HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/13/2012 - Adjourned City Council Meeting - Study SessionREGULAR ADJOURNED/STUDY SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
L CITY OF COSTA MESA
March 13, 2012
The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California met in a regular Study Session on
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 4:45 p.m. in 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 Eric R. Bever
Mayor Pro Tem James M. Righeimer
Council Member Wendy Leece
Council Member Stephen M. Mensinger
Council Member Gary Monahan
Council Members Absent: None
Officials Present: CEO Thomas R. Hatch
City Attorney Thomas Duarte
Economic Develop Dir./Deputy CEO Peter Naghavi
Transportation Services Manager Raja Sethuraman
Interim Development Services Dir. Khanh Nguyen
CDBG/HOME Coordinator Mike Linares
Neighborhood Improvement Mgr. Muriel Ullman
City Clerk Julie Folcik
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
1. 2012-2013 Community Development Block Grant Public Service Grant
Recommendations (00:14:55)
CDBG/HOME Coordinator Mike Linares presented the report and 3R Committee
Member Andrew Smith presented the recommendations of the Public Service Grant
Sub -committee. For Fiscal Year 2012-2013 the City received $1,050,015, a
decrease of approximately 14.5 percent from the previous years' grant. Of this grant
amount $157,502 would be available for public service programs.
Mr. Smith explained the criteria and considerations used by the Public Service Grant
Sub -Committee to rate the applicants and make grant recommendations. Fifteen
agencies and seventeen programs applied for funding totaling $374,890, which
exceeds available funding by $217,388. The Sub -Committee recommended
funding a Homeless Outreach Worker at twenty-five hours per week with a $35,000
grant.
Mr. Linares, Mr. Smith and Neighborhood Improvement Manager Muriel Ullman
responded to questions from council members regarding the Homeless Outreach
Worker, senior programs, location and type of programs the non-profit agencies
were operating. Discussion took place on the use of CDBG grant funding for
administrative costs rather than services.
Mayor Bever thanked the Public Service Grant Sub -Committee and staff for their
hard work in developing the grant recommendations.
The City Council took no action on this item.
2. Vision for Harbor Boulevard Improvements (00:36:44)
Economic Development Director/Deputy CEO Peter Naghavi presented the report,
providing an overview of improvements made over the last twenty years in the
northern part of the city. Students of Orange Coast College presented an animation
depicting Harbor Boulevard from Gisler to 19' Street currently, and possible
improvements of crosswalks, lighting, signage, parking, parkways and medians.
The cost of the improvements was estimated at $9 million.
Mr. Naghavi reported that some projects are in process such as new monument
signs, Harbor/Adams crosswalks to be completed late summer or early fall, and
palm trees for the Harbor/Gisler landscaping to be completed within one year.
Council Members thanked Mr. Naghavi and the Orange Coast College students for
the presentation and asked staff to consider improvements to other areas of the city
as well, encourage private development, and requested that staff research parking
problems in certain areas. Council Members stated support for the Harbor
Boulevard improvements in the five year budget plan.
The City Council took no action on this item.
COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORTS, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS (01:28:26)
Council Member Wendy Leece asked about the Employee of the Month program
and suggested considering nominations at future Study Sessions, and spoke about
her recent attendance at Costa Mesa High School and Estancia High School drama
programs.
Council Member Mensinger commented on reallocating CDBG funding to
infrastructure rather than charities.
Mayor Bever requested an assessment of the CDBG program for the past 10 years.
L ADJOURNMENT (01:31:57)
The Mayor adjourned the Study Session at 6:19 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Acting Deputy City Clerk of the
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Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa