HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/09/2008 - Study Session - City CouncilREGULAR AJOURNED MEETING (STUDY SESSION) OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF COSTA MESA
December 9, 2008
The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California met in a Regular Adjourned
Meeting '(Study Session), on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at 4:35 p.m., in the
Conference Room 1A of City Hall, 77, Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The meeting was
called to order by the Mayor.
ROLL CALL:
Council Members Present:
Council Members Absent
Mayor Allan R. Mansoor
Mayor Pro Tem Wendy Leece
Council Member Katrina Foley
Council Member Gary Monahan
Council Member Eric R. Bever.
Officials Present: City Manager Allan Roeder
Assistant City Manager Thomas Hatch
Assistant City Attorney Harold Potter
Police Sergeant Bryan Glass
City Clerk Julie Folcik
I. PUBLIC COMMENT
1. Lynn Copeland, Huntington Beach, former volunteer of the Huntington Beach
Shelter spoke in support of the proposed contract with the shelter although
expressed a concern for the need of enough kennels to house the animals that
Costa Mesa would be bringing into the shelter.
2. Anne Hogan Shereshevsky, Costa Mesa, encouraged the Council to practice a
non-partisan and thanked the City Council for supporting the senior center and of
the newly approved low-income senior housing project.
3. Kevin Nelson, member of the Banning Ranch Conservancy Group, commented
by stressing that the banning ranch area is the last stretch of open space that
Orange County has along the coast. He supports creating and preserving a
natural preserve area and extended an invitation to take a park tour to
understand its value.
4. James Quigg, spoke in favor of preserving the open space. of the -banning ranch
parcel.
II. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Bannina Ranch Presentation
City Manager Allan Roeder introduced the item and Mike Mohler, Project
Manager of the Banning Ranch, LLC, who made a presentation regarding an
application that is on file with the City of Newport Beach relative to a
development proposal for the Banning Ranch property. He gave an overview
of the existing property, a perspective of the two options proposed project for
the 402 acre parcel, and mentioned outreach opportunities. He along with
George Basye, Aera Energy, and Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager of
Newport Beach, responded to questions from the council regarding the existing
oil operations and clean-up on the property, the subcommittee makeup, current
zoning, ties into the regional park system, proposed residential density, the
General Plan, timelines, access to property and traffic impacts. No action was
taken by the City Council.
2. Costa Mesa Animal Shelter Services
Assistant City Manager Thomas Hatch presented a review of the recent
history of the animal shelter agreements that the City has had with various
shelters, the criteria for a Request for Proposal for such services and the
comparison of the responses from Orange County Animal Care (located in
Huntington Beach) and the Irvine Animal Care Center. With the termination
of the current contract he reviewed the proposed contract with the Huntington
Beach shelter (Orange County Animal Care) for animal shelter services.
Police Sergeant Bryan Glass gave an overview of the recently reconstructed
facilities for the center. They responded to questions from the council that
included capacity limits, the city's involvement with the outreach activities of
the shelter, and the monitoring of operations. No action was taken by City
Council.
3. Discussion of Citv Council Reorganization
City Manager Allan Roeder gave an overview of the topics of
Committee/Board/Agency appointments, commission appointments,
establishing of joint meetings with the Planning Commission and the Parks
and Recreation Commission and the setting of priorities. There was no action
taken on this item.
4. Emplovee of the Month
The City Council reviewed applications for Employee of the Month a
preference was indicated, absent any objection. Announcement of the
Employee of the Month would be made at a subsequent City Council meeting.
III. COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORTS, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS
There were no comments by the Council.
IV. ADJOURNMENT:
The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m. The next Regular
Meeting will be held on January 6, 2009.
Allan R. Mansoor, Mayor
ATTEST:
Julie olcik, City -Clerk
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