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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 1988 0326 CC SPCMINUTES OF THE TOWN HALL MEETING Moorpark, California March_26,1988 The Special Town Hall Meeting of the City Council of the City of Moorpark, California was held March 26, 1988 in Roorn A of the City Hall, located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California. 1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 9:07 p.m. by Mayor John Patrick Lane. Seven residents were in the audience. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Bernardo Perez. 3. ROLL CALL: Present: Councilmembers Eloise Brown, John Galloway, Clint Harper, Bernardo Perez and Mayor John Patrick Lane. Steven Kueny, City Manager; Thomas P. Genovese, Deputy City Manager; Patrick Richards, Director of Community Development; Lt. Michael Brown, Sheriff's Department; Dennis Delzeit, City Fngineer; Philip Newhouse, Director of Community Services; and Maureen W. Wall, City Clerk. 4. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION WITH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: A. Update on all programs_and projects included in the add _ d 1987/88 budget as well as those added by the Council during the year. B. Ci t goals and Driorities as established by the—Council. C. Gann.. _Appropriations Limit and June 7, 1988 Special_ Election reguesting an increase in_the limit. D. History and explanation _of the Areas of Contribution -(AOC which are used to fund major street improvements_ related_ to development projects. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Due to the low number of people in attendance, Mayor Lane opened the floor to those present for their remarks. A. Mr. Paul Coyle, asked the Council to end the Council meetings at midnight. Minutes of the Town Hall Meeting Moorpark _Calif ornia _ _ 2 . March 26,_1988 Councilmember Galloway responded that the meetings are in a format to be very open to the public, and this tends to make meetings longer. In the future, the meetings will be a live cablecast, so residents may watch the proceedings from their homes. Additionally, the Council must now reorder the agenda at 11:30 p.m., and the Consent Calendar is being utilized more. These measures are helping to keep the meeting time shorter. Councilmember Harper suggested Closed Sessions might be held at 5:00 p.m. He also thought the Consent Calendar might also be expanded to include more items. 2. Mr. Paul Lawrason, stated he liked the ideas discussed concerning shortening the length of the Council meetings. He felt the City was moving towards more efficient meetings. 3. Mr. Bill Mitchell, felt that much improvement had been made since the early days of incorporation. 4. Ms. Linda Symchek, stated the Town Hall Meeting date was not very convenient for some, since it was the same day as Little League sign -ups. 5. Mr. John Roberts, asked what. the City's future plans were to fund parks maintenance. Steven Kueny, City Manager, responded the City would be using the excess proceeds of taxes from 1986/87. Mr. Roberts was added to the ad hoc committee for review of the Gann Measure to be placed on the June election ballot. Councilmember Brown commented the "Gann" money could be returned to the taxpayer, but to do so would only return approximately $15 per household, not including the administrative costs necessary to return those funds. The City was interested in keeping only those monies already collected. AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING, there are twelve people in the audience. 6. Mr. Bill Lanahan, asked when the landscaping along Los Angeles Avenue between Gabbert Road and Maureen Lane, would be completed. Patrick Richards, Director of Community Development, gave an overview of how the landscaping is to appear in this area. CalTrans and the City are working on an agreement to allow this to proceed. Councilmember Harper commented the City needed design standards which would have avoided the problems which were occurring in this area. The Los Angeles Avenue Corridor was not looking very nice, in his opinion. Minutes of the Town Hall Meeting Moorpark,_California _ _ _ 3 March 26 1988 Mr. Lanahan then asked if anything could be done to keep people from parking cars for sale in this area. He suggested the City might create a two hour parking zone. Mr. Kueny responded the City would have to have permission from CalTrans to do this, since the roadway is Highway 118. Councilmember Galloway commented that making the area in front of the Town Center a no parking zone, only seemed to cause more problems for the City. 7. Mr. Paul Coyle, asked when the rubberized railroad crossings would be installed. Councilmember Brown responded the City was currently working on the project for the Moorpark Avenue crossing, with the paperwork from CalTrans to be forthcoming. 8. Mr. Bill Mitchell, asked about. sidewalks along the north side of High Street. Mr. Kueny responded staff was in the planning stages, and hoped to be going out to bid in July with the project to be completed during the summer months. The matter of permanent truck scales also came up. Lt. Michael Brown, Sheriff's Department, responded they were looking for a full truck scale station which could be constructed within the City's limits. He reported that 20% of all vehicle traffic_ within the City was comprised of trucks. 6. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11:07 p.m. by Mayor John Patrick Lane. Mayor ATTEST: