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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 2001-04-28 4-23-01 I 4-28-01 Saturday and Sunday, the trash situation is not an image that the City wants to portray, Main Street is a jewel of the City, great lengths are taken to preserve its character and charm, that is not done by overflowing trash cans. Question was raised if there are not enough trash cans or is it that they are just not being emptied on the weekends. The response was that the trash contractor collects the refuse on Saturday mornings, if staff determines there is not enough money to resolve the problem they will present that to the Council. The Manager offered to bring back a report for information of the Council. Councilman Larson requested that the Manager review the beach parking lot situation as he was made aware of a person who wished to visit the beach 'area however there was no one to direct where to park, no' direction to the parking ticket machine, the consequence of which was the cost of a parking citation, and the comment of the person was that they would now frequent other beaches. Councilman Larson asked if this is a single incident or have there been others, are more signs needed, inasmuch as the intent is to bring people to the beach. Councilman Doane asked if this is an issue that the Parking Committee could consider, and Councilman Boyd confirmed that the Committee will be making recommendations to the Council with regard to signage and other beach lot issues. Mayor Campbell reported that the College Park Neighborhood Association held its annual Bunny Bash the week before Easter, one of the best events ever, well attended, and expressed appreciation to all who helped. I ADJOURNMENT By unanimous consent, the Council adjourned the meeting until Saturday, April 28th at 9:00 a.m. to meet at the Oakwood Garden Apartments Conference Room for a goal setting workshop with the City Manager. It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council, to adjOu~n-;he meeting at 8:13 p.m. I f f I Approved: Attest: Seal Beach, California April 28, 2001 I The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular adjourned session at 9:15 a.m. at the Oakwood Gardens Apartments Conference Room, 333 First Street. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Campbell Councilmembers Boyd, Doane, Larson, Yost 4-28-01 Absent: None Also present: Mr. Bahorski, City Manager Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Dr. Garcia, Facilitator I GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP / INTERIM CITY MANAGER'S REPORT At the conclusion of discussion, the following goals were established by consensus of the City Council: I. Improve the quality of life for all residents. . Develop a plan to improve access to City businesses and services; . Address water quality issues within the City's sphere of influence; . Develop an advocacy plan to address external water quality issues; . Repair all water and sewer infrastructure within five years; . Investigate using reclaimed water for irrigation; . Repair/repave streets/alleys in the City consistent with the Pavement Management Plan; . Allocate more resources to maintaining and enhancing City facilities. II. Create sustainable revenues for essential services. . Increase sales tax revenues by attracting resident serving businesses; Develop a plan to be pro-active in attracting resident serving businesses; Create a fiscal policy for'the City (utility Users Tax); Develop a financial management system: reporting, tracking, performance milestones/benchmarks, cost versus profit centers; Explore feasibility of selling City services to other agencies, example, Police and animal control services; . Explore feasibility of cost effectiveness of annexations; Identify core businesses. I . . . . . . III. Deliver responsive user-friendly customer service. . Comprehensive review of Charter, General Plan, zoning ordinance, Local Coastal Plan; . Develop and implement a records retention and destruction policy; . Develop interactive access to government services, permits and payments; . Create a public outreach plan; . Develop standard operating procedures for each department; . Support City Manager in implementation of management systems and programs. I IV. Adopt a pro-active, constructive approach to land use issues. . Dedicate resources to proper acquisition and restoration of Hellman properties. ADJOURNMENT It was the consensus of the Council to adjourn this meeting until Monday, May 14th at 6:00 p.m. to meet in Closed Session. With unanimous consent of the Council, the meeting 4-28-01 / 5-14-01 was adjourned at 2:54 p.m. /~ ( , /./ I Attest: ~tJftici/JJ~ rJ~ Mayor ../j ;' I, Approved: Seal Beach, California May 14, 2001 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular adjourned session at 6:03 p.m. with Mayor Campbell calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Campbell Councilmembers Boyd, Doane, Larson I Absent: Councilman Yost Councilman Yost arrived at 6:08 p.m. Also present: Mr. Bahorski, City Manager Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Ms. Yeo, City Clerk The City Attorney announced that any member of the audience wishing to speak to the items on the agenda could do so at this time. Ms. Sue Corbin, Seal Beach, made reference to the three items of potential litigation for Closed Session discussion. She spoke for retention of a new law firm, made allegations as to the cost to the City of a recent case brought by an employee as a result of harassment by a former City Manager. She stated also that no more than one person should be authorized to attend League of Cities meetings. Ms. Corbin spoke in support of the right of Councilman Boyd to be selected as the next Mayor, and if a statement made relating to open and honest government is true then why would the Council hold their last meeting at Oakwood Apartments where only one member of the press attended and no public. The Mayor responded that Oakwood was open for anyone who wished to attend that meeting. There being no further comments, Mayor Campbell declared Public Comments closed. I Councilman Yost arrived at 6:08 p.m.