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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/14/1987 - City Council Special MeetingROLL CALL Council Goals Q SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COSTA MESA MARCH 14, 1987 At the call of the Mayor, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California, met in special session on Saturday, March 14, 1987, at 9:00 a.m., at the Neighbor- hood Cammunity Center, 1845 Park Avenue, Costa Mesa. Notice of the special meeting was duly given as required by law. OJUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Hall, Amburgey, Wheeler, Hornbuckle, Buffa COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None OFFICIALS PRESENT: City Manager, Public Services Director, Police Chief, Communications Director, Secretary to the City Manager, City Clerk The following topics were listed and numbered as possible Council goals for the next two years: 1. Opposition to off -shore oil 2. Senior Citizens Center 3. Increasing cultural support 4. Transportation 5. Repair streets and sidewalks 6. Increased Code enforcement 7. Complete General Plan Review 8. Citizen education on City services 9. Marina 10. Westside 11. Protection of residential area 12. Bluff Road 13. Improve relations with ethnic community 14. Route 55 15. Ccmmity involvement 16. White collar crimes supression 17. Fairview and Canyon Parks 18. CATV 19. Victoria Street 20. City facilities 21. Internalization of service and infrastructure costs ,1I 22. Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Ordinance 23. Campaign signs 24. hnphitheatre 25. CALTRANS 26. Elimination of obsolete laws 27. Gann limitation 28. Youth Center 29. Mass transit 30. Tax reduction 31. Funding for social programs 32. Trees 33. Citizen committees 34. Socially responsible investments 35. Funding for the arts 36. Signal coordination 37. Privatization 38. Sidewalks on main streets 39. East/west thoroughfare/bridge 40. Property tax reform/housing 41. Bridge construction 42. Liability 43. Park ranger program 44. Fair Board relations 45. Abandoned buildings 46. Auto dealers 47. K-9 48. Del Mar Avenue/University Drive 49. Sound walls 50. Emergency plan 51. Contribution to nonprofit groups 52. Haneless aid 53. More town meetings 54. Drug abuse program 55. Street repair.policy 56. Response to community needs 57. Day care 58. Street closure policy 59. Expanded community newsletter 60. Council computers 61. Street sweeping policy 62. Police recruitment 63. After-school recreation programs 64. Earthquake preparedness 65. Bicycle trails 66. Employee relations 67. Increased parkway and sidewalk repairs 68. Employee training 69. Open space 70. New plan at Lions Park 71. Literacy Center 72. Fairview Park 73. Halecrest Club 74. Environmental preservation 75. North Costa Mesa Specific Plan 76. Transportation supporters (reduce traffic program) 77. Neighborhood Watch 78. Prevent nuclear war 79. Continue canputerization 80. Inter -city cooperation 81. Transportation coordinator 82. Intra -city cooperation 83. Rental housing 84. Overcrowding 85. Neighborhood upgrading program 86. Transportation authority 87. Campaign reform 88. Sign enforcement 89. Transit authority 90. Direct election of Mayor 91. Ombudsman program 423 92. Council staff direction policy 93. Fire/police service levels 94. Reserve policy 95. Public information (City information) 96. City/Chamber liaison 97. Joint -protection agreements 98. Risk management. 99. Hazardous materials 100. Increased national presence 101. City TV information 102. Policy for seeking caiunittee members 103. User fee policy 104. Green acres 105. City/Water/Sanitary Districts liaison 106. City/school liaison 107. Academic recognition 108. Beautification 109. Trout lake 110. Storm drains 111. Skate Board Bowl RECESS The Mayor declared a lunch recess at 12:15 p.m., and the meeting reconvened at 1:10 p.m. Council Goals The Council further discussed, combined and discarded, (continued) categorized, and prioritized the goals as follows: * Indicates tied for priority. 1. TRANSPORTATION Transportation coordinator (*1st) Bluff Road (*1st) Victoria Street Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Ordinance Route 55 East/west thoroughfare bridge (*6th) Street closure policy (*6th) Signal Coordination (*8th) Del Mar Avenue/University Drive (*8th) Mass transit Bicycle trails Transportation supporters (reduce traffic program) 2. INFRASTRUCTURE Increased parkway and sidewalk repairs Street repair policy Trees Sound walls Sidewalks on main streets Storm drains 3. FISCAL POLICY Funding for social programs Gann limitation Funding for the arts (*3rd) Contribution to nonprofit groups User fee policy Reserve policy Liability Socially responsible investments Privatization (*9th) Internalization of service and infrastructure costs (*9th) Tax reduction 4. SERVICE LEVELS Risk management Fire/police service levels Street sweeping policy Increased code enforcement Police recruitment (*5th) Emergency plan (*5th) White collar crimes suppression 5. SOCIAL PROGRAMS Druge abuse program Senior Citizens Center Day care Literacy Center Homeless aid 6. COMMUNITY AWARENESS (*3rd) Community involvement (*1st) Citizen education on City services More town meetings (*1st) Response to community needs Improve relations with ethnic community (*6th) Earthquake preparedness (*6th) Neighborhood Watch Policy for seeking committee members City/Chamber liaison 7. ENVIRONMENT Open space Environmental preservation Beautif icat ion Sign enforcement 8. ADMINISTRATION Complete General Plan Review North Costa Mesa Specific Plan Intra -city cooperation Continue computerization Council staff direction policy Employee relations (*5th) Council computers (*7th) Police recruitment (*7th) Eliminate obsolete laws (*1st) (*5th) 1 9. RECREATION. Fairview and Canyon Parks New plan at Lions Park After-school recreation programs City facilities Park ranger program Halecrest Club Youth Center Trout lake Skate Board Bowl 10. HOUSING Neighborhood upgrading progr&n Overcrowding Rental housing *11. ELECTIONS Campaign signs Campaign reform *11. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS Inter -city cooperation (*1st) Amphitheater (*1st) Fair Board relations City/school liaison CALTRANS City/Water/Sanitary District liaison Joint -protection agreements Green acres Property tax reform/housing Opposition to off -shore oil Academic recognition Increased national presence Prevent nuclear war 13. MISCELLANEOUS Auto dealers Marina Council Member Wheeler Leaves Council Member Wheeler left the meeting at 2:45 -p.m. ADJOURNMENT The Mayor declared the me ng adjo rned 9A 4:00 M. Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa ATTEST: City Clerk of the City of Costa sa z25