CITY COUNCIL WRAP-UP

-- Tariq Malik and Torus Tammer

* Here’s a rundown of some of the action taken at Tuesday’s meeting.

ISSUE: FLOOD MANAGEMENT PLAN

Vote: 5-0, with council members Peter Green and Pam Julien absent.

Summary: The City Council approved a plan that identifies potential

flood hazards within the city, as well as problems associated with the

hazards. The flood management plan also establishes goals to reduce or

mitigate flood hazards and makes recommendations to achieve those goals.

The plan was prepared by the city’s Planning Department and is a

requirement for the city to continue to participate in the Community

Rating System of the National Flood Insurance Program, sponsored by the

Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The goal is to ensure flood insurance premium reductions for

residents.

ISSUE:YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX

Vote: 7-0

Summary: The council approved a master plan agreement with Ocean View

School District to develop a youth sports complex at Park View Elementary

School and Murdy Park.

The joint-use agreement would allow the city and the district to

develop Park View Elementary into a multiuse complex to be used by soccer

and Little League baseball teams, as well as adult sport teams.

ISSUE: URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES

Vote: 7-0

Summary: The council approved plans to update the city’s guidelines

for citywide urban design. The guidelines affect how housing and

commercial developments are built and updates city plans for the overall

design of the Downtown area.

Regulations covering street signs and public art are included in the

update, as well as special consideration for office buildings, car

dealerships and other automotive businesses, hotels and drive-up

businesses.

Council members also voted 6-1, with Councilman Ralph Bauer

dissenting, to establish a public art committee to choose artistic

representations. Sixty percent of the group’s members will be

unaffiliated with the arts.

ISSUE:REDEVELOPMENT STUDY

Vote: 7-0

Summary: The council approved a professional services contract with

the Rosenow Spevacek Group Inc. to study the southeast coastal area along

Pacific Coast Highway, between Beach Boulevard and Magnolia Street, to

determine if the area should be considered for redevelopment.

In October, the city commissioned preliminary feasibility studies for

the redevelopment of the 266 acres located east of Pacific Coast Highway.

The city has agreed to pay $172,000 for the consulting service.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

* Here’s a rundown of some of the action taken at Tuesday’s meeting.

ISSUE: FIBER OPTIC CABLE PROJECT

Vote: 5-0

Summary: The City Council approved the construction project and the

agreement with Time Warner Communications for the installation of fiber

optic cable and the completion of the supervisory control and data

acquisition communications system at the new City Corp. yard at 17300 Mt.

Herrmann St.

ISSUE: NEW COMPUTERS

Vote: 5-0

Summary: The council approved a 12-month agreement with

Hewlitt-Packard for technical support for the Police Department system

and the city’s finance system.ISSUE: NEW POLICE CARS

Vote: 5-0

Summary: Council members agreed to waive the bidding requirements and

authorized the purchase of six police vehicles through the existing

$138,000 contract with the city of Los Angeles, held by Magic Ford. Five

older vehicles will be sent to auction.ISSUE: ADVERTISING FOR BIDS

Vote: 5-0

Summary: The council approved plans, specifications and authorization

to advertise for bids on the reconstruction and resurfacing of Heil

Avenue from Magnolia Street to Brookhurst Street, as well as the

reconstruction and resurfacing of Ward Street from Slater Avenue to

Warner Avenue.