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Moorpark__California _ _ _ _ , March 21, 1987
The first Town Hall Meeting of the City of Moorpark was held on March 21,
1987, in the Council Chambers of City Hall of said City, located at 799
Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The Town Hall Meeting was called to order by Mayor Clint Harper at
9:50 a.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was lead by Councilmember Galloway.
3. ROLL CALL:
Present: Councilmembers Eloise Brown, Thomas Ferguson, John
Galloway, Bernardo Perez and Mayor Clint Harper.
Steven Kueny, City Manager; Patrick Richards, Director
of Community Development; Dennis Delzeit, City
Engineer; John Knipe, Assistant City Engineer; Lt.
Mike Brown, Sheriff's Department; Gerald Forde,
Director of Community Services; Thomas P. Genovese,
Director of Administrative Services; and Maureen W.
Wall, City Clerk.
4. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION WITH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
A. Status Report on Current_ Projects_ in the City including the
Tierra Rejada Bridge, Los Angeles Avenue widening project,
Princeton Avenue Signal, Peach Hill Park Improvements,
Measure "F" Implementation, General Plan Update and other
street, park, community development, and administrative
projects.
Steven Kueny, City Manager, introduced each staff member
present outlining each one's areas of responsibilities.
Those present reviewed the list of Current City
Projects /Activities for each area.
B. Desired Goals and Priorities for the City.
The thirty -five to forty citizens present voiced concerns
that there would be a delay in the construction of the
traffic_ signal at Princeton Avenue, that Moorpark Road should
be renamed to Spring Street (as it was previously), that
there should be more citizen involvement in the preparation
of the budget, and that the downtown area needed more parking
spaces. They additionally requested a traffic signal at the
intersection of Peach Hill Road and Tierra Rejada Road,
requested street signs be changed to indicate High Street as
opposed to Highway 118, requested resolution of traffic
congestion problems within the City with the possibility of a
lobbying effort in Sacramento to resolve those problems.
Citizens also suggested the City produce a news letter with
each Councilmember writing a section to inform the City what
projects they are working on, and soliciting responses from
the citizens.
6. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 11:53 a.m. to Wednesday, March 25, 1987
at 7:00 p.m. on a motion by Councilmember Brown, seconded by
Councilmember Perez, and approved unanimously on a voice vote.
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Clint D. Harper, Ph.D.
Mayor
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