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.
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