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Moorpark, California April 2, 2003
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Moorpark
was held on April 2, 2003, in the Community Center of said City
located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Hunter called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL:
Present: Councilmembers Harper, Mikos (arrived at
6:06 p.m.), Millhouse (arrived at 6:05
p.m.), Parvin, and Mayor Hunter.
Staff Present: Steven Kueny, City Manager; Joseph Montes,
City Attorney; Hugh Riley, Assistant City
Manager; Barry Hogan, Community Development
Director; Walter Brown, City Engineer; and
Deborah Traffenstedt, Assistant to City
Manager /City Clerk.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
4. PRESENTATION /ACTION /DISCUSSION:
CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the Council to consider
Item 4.B. prior to Item 4.A.
B. Consider Parcel Map No. 5371. Staff Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign and the
City Clerk to cause Parcel Map 5371 to be recorded in
the office of the Ventura County Recorder.
There was no staff report. In response to Mayor
Hunter, Ms. Traffenstedt stated that there were no
speaker cards.
MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember
Parvin seconded a motion to authorize the Mayor and City
Clerk to sign and the City Clerk to cause Parcel Map 5371
to be recorded in the office of the Ventura County
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Recorder. The motion carried by voice vote 3 -0,
Councilmembers Mikos and Millhouse absent.
AT THIS POINT in the meeting, Councilmember Millhouse
arrived at 6:05 p.m. and Councilmember Mikos arrived at
6:06 p.m.
A. Consider Letter of Support for Public Safety Funding.
Staff Recommendation: Authorize letter of support to
the County Board of Supervisors to be signed by the
Mayor.
Mayor Hunter provided and discussed a draft letter of
support for Council consideration.
Councilmember Mikos questioned language which might be
interpreted as a Council position that no cuts in
funding for public safety should be made.
In response to Mayor Hunter, Ms. Traffenstedt stated
that there were no speaker cards.
CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the Council to revise
the letter to clarify that there should not be
disproportionate cuts in County public safety funding.
MOTION: Mayor Hunter moved
seconded a motion to authorize
County Board of Supervisors to
amended to clarify that
disproportionate cuts in public
carried by unanimous voice vote.
5. CLOSED SESSION:
and Councilmember Harper
a letter of support to the
be signed by the Mayor, as
there should not be
safety funding. The motion
Mr. Kueny announced that the City Council would be going
into closed session for discussion of one case under Item
5.A.
Mr. Montes announced that the facts and circumstances
creating significant exposure to litigation for one case
under Item 5.A., which facts and circumstances are known to
potential plaintiffs, consist of procedural issues
associated with the proposed Asadurian Investments project
No. IPD 2000 -10.
MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved and Councilmember Millhouse
seconded a motion to adjourn to closed session for a discussion
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of one case under Item S.A. The motion carried by unanimous
voice vote. The time was 6:15 p.m.
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to
Subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9 of the Government
Code: (Number of cases to be discussed - 4)
Present in closed session were Councilmembers Harper,
Mikos, Millhouse, Parvin, and Mayor Hunter; Steven Kueny,
City Manager; Joseph Montes, City Attorney; Hugh Riley,
Assistant City Manager; Barry Hogan, Community Development
Director; and Deborah Traffenstedt, Assistant to City
Manager /City Clerk.
The closed session for the one case under Item S.A. was
recessed at 6:31 p.m. and then reconvened at 6:40 p.m.,
with the same attendance as listed above. The closed
session for the one case under Item S.A. was recessed at
6:44 p.m. and then reconvened at 6:46 p.m. with all
Councilmembers; Steven Kueny, City Manager; Joseph Montes,
City Attorney; and Deborah Traffenstedt, Assistant to City
Manager /City Clerk in attendance.
The Council reconvened into open session at 6:50 p.m. Mr.
Kueny stated that only one case under Item S.A. was
discussed and that there was no action to report.
6. ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Hunter adjourned 1
ATTEST:
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Deborah S. Traffen edt
City Clerk