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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/06/1987 - Adjourned City Council Meeting172 ROLL CALL Appropriations Limit Ballot Language Percentage Breakdown of Funds to be Used ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COSTA MESA August 6, 1987 The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California, met in adjourned regular session on August 6, 1987, at 6:30 p.m., in the fifth -floor Conference Room of City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The meeting was duly and regularly ordered adjourned from the regular meeting of August 3, 1987, and copies of the Notice of Adjourn- irent were posted as required by law. The meting was called to order by the Mayor. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Hall, Amburgey, ��heeler, Hornbuckle, Buffa COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Ibne OFFICIALS PRESENT: City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk The Mayor announced that the meting was adjourned to continue discussion on the appropriations limit. The City Manager explained the proposed measure to appear on the ballot: "To provide more safety for the public, to improve the condition of the City streets, curbs, gutters, parkways and sidewalks, and to fund the construction of new sidewalks for pedestrian safety arra canmunity improvement, shall the appropriations limit of the City of Costa Mesa be increased to the amount of the actual proceeds of taxes received in each year for the four fiscal years starting with the Fiscal Year 1985-86?" The City Manager explained that the increase in the appropriations limit if approved by the voters shall be for four years. The total appropriations limit for the City for each of the four years shall be the amount calculated by the usual method plus all additional proceeds of taxes actually received each year above the appropriations limit thus calculated. The City Manager recammnded that the additional pro- ceeds of taxes authorized for appropriation by the masure shall be used as follows: (a) 50 percent of the funds shall be allocated for street maintenance projects throughout the City. (b) 30 percent of the funds shall, be allocated for the replacement of damaged curbs, gutters, parkway trees and sidewalks throughout the City. (c) 20 percent of the funds shall be allocated for the construction of new sidewalks, throughout the City with priority hereby granted to the construction of sidewalks where currently missing on the "Safe Route Tb School" plan on arterial highways for pedestrian safety. The City Manager also recanmended that to insure that the funds appropriated by reason of an election masure would constitute an increased level of public safety, that an amount not less than $1,500,000.00 for street maintenance, and $437,000.00 for curb, gutter, parkway tree and sidewalk replacement be annually appropriated in addition to the excess over the appropriations limit. These amounts were arrived at by averaging the budgeted amounts for these items for the past four years. Council Member Wheeler expressed his wish that funds in the budget not be shifted and wanted to be sure that the usual budget funds were spent in addition to any funds released by the election measure if it is passed by the voting public. Jan Luymes, 592 -Park Drive, Costa Mesa, asked whether or not the citizens could submit areas that they would like to see improved, and the answer was yes; arra she said that there were major parts of the city that were in need of improvement. Mark Knrando, 582 Park Drive, Costa Mesa, was in agree- ment with staff's proposal. John Feeney, 1154 Dorset Lane, Costa Mesa, said that he would prefer that the excess appropriations be returned to the people. MOTION After discussion, on motion by Council Member Hornbuckle, Resolution 87-86 seconded by Council Member Buffa, Resolution 87-86, Adopted being A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, DIRECTING THAT THE ELECTION BE Election Called HELD ON NUMBER 3, 1987, FOR THE VOTERS TO DECIDE November 3, 1987 WIETHER CR NOT TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT, was adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Hall, Amburgey, Hornbuckle, Buffa NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Wheeler ABSENT : COUNCIL MEMBERS: None MOTION On motion by,Council Member Hornbuckle, seconded by Vice Resolution 87-87 Mayor Amburgey, Resolution 87-87, being A RESOLUTION OF Adopted THE CITY COUNCIL CP THE CITY CF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, RDDUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF Requesting ORANGE TO C10NSOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE Election Consoli- HELD ON NWEMBER 3, 1987, WITH THE SCHOOL ELECTION TO BE dation with Orange HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 23302 OF THE ELEC- County TIONS CODE, was adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Hall, Amburgey, Hornbuckle, Buffa NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Wheeler ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None Council Member Wheeler expressed the desire to write the opposing argument to the election measure, and Council was in total agreement. MOTION On motion by Council Member Hornbuckle, seconded by Authorized City Council Member Buffa, the City Attorney was authorized Attorney to to write an impartial analysis of the measure. The Write Analysis motion carried 4-1, Council Member Wheeler voting no. MOTION On motion by Council Member Buffa, seconded by Council Authorized Member Ibrnbuckle, four Council Members were authorized Council Names to to add their names to the analysis prepared by the City be Added to Attorney, these nares being: Mayor Eonn Hall, Vice Analysis Mayor Orville Amburgey, Council Member Mary Hornbuckle, and Council Member Peter Buffa. The motion carried 5-0. COUNCILMANIC COMMENTS There were no Councilmanic Comments and Suggestions, with one exception, Council Member Hornbuckle requested Study Session/Late that her topic of late Council meetings discussed in a Council Meetings mexorandum to the City Manager be included on the agenda of a future study session, and the City Manager agreed to so schedule this topic. ADJOURNMENT The Mayor adjourned the meet' at'�7:30 p.;. May the City of Cos a Mesa ATTEST: City Clerk of the City of Co Me