HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/12/2009 - Adjourned City Council Meeting - Study SessionREGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING (STUDY SESSION) OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF COSTA MESA
May 12, 2009
The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California met in a Regular Adjourned
Meeting (Study Session), on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 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: Mayor Allan R. Mansoor
Mayor Pro Tem Wendy Leece
Council Member Eric R. Bever.
Council Member Katrina Foley
Council Member Gary Monahan
Council Members Absent: None.
Officials Present: City Manager Allan Roeder
Assistant City Manager Thomas Hatch
City Attorney Kimberly Hall Barlow
Acting Development Services Director Kimberly
Brandt
Public Service Director Peter Naghavi
Transportation Services Manager Raja Sethuraman
Neighborhood Improvement Manager Muriel Ullman
CDBG/HOME Coordinator Mike Linares
City Clerk Julie Folcik
I. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
II. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Banning Ranch Conservancy Presentation
Mayor Pro Tem Leece recused herself from the discussion and noted a potential
conflict of interest as she owns property within 500 feet of Banning Ranch.
A presentation was made by Terry Welsh, President, Banning Ranch
Conservancy, who noted that Banning Ranch was the last privately owned parcel
of undeveloped open space in the Orange County Coastal area, that it was
contiguously surrounded by wetlands and regional parks and informed the
Council of their efforts to preserve the location as open -space. No action was
taken by the City Council.
Mayor Pro Tem Leece returned to the conference room at 4:55 p.m.
2. 2009-2010 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Service Grant
Recommendations
CDBG/HOME Coordinator Mike Linares introduced Cambria Briggs, a 3-R
Committee member who made a presentation regarding the process, the rating
criteria used in the recommendations that were being proposed to Council for
the allocations of the CDBG funding;', outlined the funding requests and the
reasoning for the proposed allocations. CDBG/HOME Coordinator Mike
Linares, Neighborhood Improvement Manager Muriel Ullman, and Ms. Briggs
responded to questions from the Council regarding community and school
collaboration programs, rating criteria, measures of program success,
volunteer programs, and allocation amounts. No action was taken on this item
by City Council.
3. Orange County Transportation Authority Freeway Presentation on the Central
Corridor Study and the 1-405
Tamara Warren, Corridor Studies Project Manager, OCTA, made a presentation
regarding a major investment study that looks to address the projections of future
traffic demands through year 2035 for the central county corridor. She
highlighted the process, the milestones, and the alternative strategies that are
currently being studied to identify a locally preferred strategy. She noted that
while construction is not currently funded that this process was the first step in
identifying the project and then look for funding, public transportation options,
and a timeframe for steps to follow. She responded to questions regarding the
stakeholders, SR -55 terminus, and thel "Go Local' Program.
Rose Casey, Program Manager, OCTA, followed up with a presentation
regarding the San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405) Improvement Project. She
noted that the SR -22 and the 1-605 it is considered to have the highest volume of
traffic in the state. She identified the; current and projected traffic demands as
well as outlined the project alternatives are being studied to mitigate demand
along the 1-405. She responded to questions from the Council regarding the
alternatives, additional right-of-way, grade separation, lane widening and the
Environmental Phase schedule.
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4. Shopping Cart Regulations Update
City Attorney Kimberly Hall Barlow presented the report regarding a shopping
cart containment ordinance that was fashioned after that which the City of
Westminster adopted and noted that the containment policy was successful and
that there was a reduction in the number of shopping carts on the streets. She
responded to questions from the Council regarding the average cost of the
containment systems, the minimum number of shopping carts and the
containment systems requirement, and the current cart retrieval service and
contract.
5. Employee 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 6:30 p.m., he noted the Special
Joint meeting of the Redevelopment Agency and the City Council scheduled to
begin at 6:30 p.m. and that the next regular meeting was to be held May 19,
2009.
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
City 6TIerk of the ity of Costa Mesa
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