BOLSA CHICA ANNEXATION Councilman Dave Sullivan is...

BOLSA CHICA ANNEXATION

Councilman Dave Sullivan is asking the mayor to form a special ad

hoc committee to assist city staff members in their negotiations over

the annexation of the Bolsa Chica mesa.

Sullivan said the public and various environmental groups will be

better represented in the process if members of the council get

involved.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The council will likely approve the request.

The real question centers around who will be chosen to sit on the

committee, and in particular whether it will include Councilwoman

Debbie Cook.

While Cook voted against annexation, she has been very active in

the Bolsa Chica Land Trust, the group responsible for saving the

lower wetlands at Bolsa Chica. Cook enjoys some of the closest ties

to the land trust of anyone on the council.

FEDERAL MONEY

The council will be asked to approve a five-year consolidated plan

to lay out the city’s annual appropriation of federal dollars from

the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

WHAT TO EXPECT

While there might be some discussion over cost figures and

allocations, the council will likely approve the plan put forward by

city staff.

The city’s annual allocation from the Department of Housing and

Urban Development is spent on home purchase assistance and a number

of city services for low-income residents, including Project

Self-Sufficiency and the Oakview Community Center.

LOBBYISTS

The council will consider extending its contract with

Sacramento-based Avocation Inc. to assist the city in the acquisition

of state funding for priority projects and to assist in lobbying on

state legislative issues.

To renew the $67,000 contract, the city must waive a local law

prohibiting the extension of a city contract beyond three years.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The item is on the consent agenda and already has the backing of

Councilmen Keith Bohr and Gil Coerper.

It is expected to pass.

IF YOU GO

WHAT: City Council meeting

WHEN: 6 p.m. Monday

WHERE: City Hall, 2000 Main St.

INFO: (714) 536-5553