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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-09-02 - AGENDAS - STUDY SESSION (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA City Council Study Session* Tuesday, September 2, 1997 7:00 P.M. Orchard Rooms, 1st Floor 23920 Valencia Blvd. Santa Clarita, CA 91355 AGENDA *Study Sessions are for the purpose of allowing the City Council and staff to informally discuss and better understand major issues currently before the City. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE CLOSED SESSION Item 1 10TH ANNIVERSARY VIDEO - As part of the celebration of the 7:00-7:30 p.m. City's 10th anniversary, a City video was created. RECOMMENDED ACTION. View the 18 minute video. Item 2 STUDENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM REPORT - This program 7:30-8:00 p.m. offers the student a chance to better themselves through a smaller student -to -teacher ratio, community service opportunities, individual and group counseling, and on-site job educational model. The program opens a door for at -risk youth to fully participate in a learning service educational model. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive, comment on, and file the Student Partnership Report. Item 3 SHARE THE VISION III - THE NEXT DECADE - More than ever 8:00-8:30 p.m. before, communities are being forced to find new and innovative ways to meet the challenges before them. The issues facing community problem solvers and visionaries have never been so complex. New approaches are needed to address the realities of the present and future. RECOMMENDED ACTION. Receive report regarding the Community Visioning and Strategic Planning effort and provide staff with direction to proceed. 8:30 - 5:45 p.m. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 8:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the General Services Division, (805) 286-4185. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28CFR 35.102.104 ADA Title II) cnclagn.sssept2.97 City Council Study Session September 2, 1997 Call To Order: 7:05 p.m. Roll Call: All Councilmembers were present with the exception of Councilmember Boyer due to a death in the family. Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Mayor Smyth Item 1 10TH ANNIVERSARY VIDEO - Public Information Officer Gail Ortiz showed the City's 10th Anniversary Video. Council discussion and concerns: would have liked more information on small businesses and equestrians. Public Participation: There was none. Item 2 STUDENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM - Community Services Superintendent Adele MacPherson introduced Lou Trabone, President of the Los Angeles County. Office of Education and members of the Student Partnership Program, who explained the goals of the program, outlined statistics and some of the activities the students participate in. Council discussion and concerns: the location of the school; whether any youths were from group homes; long-term followup on the success of the program; having talks with the youth so they understand the cost to the community for graffiti and shoplifting; looking at a program that leads the youth into further education and how the curriculum is developed. Public Participation: There was none. Item 3 SHARE THE VISION III - THE NEXT DECADE - City Manager George Caravalho requested Council input on how to proceed with the Community Visioning and Strategic Planning effort. Council discussion and concerns: doing a community report card; working with agencies whose boundaries overlap, such as CalTrans, non profit organizations, utilities; not supporting an elitist group; giving baseline information to groups in various areas and going forward; and asking for creative sources of money. Public Participation: There was none. Mayor Smyth called for general Public Participation; there was none. Mayor Smyth adjourned the meeting at 8:43 p.m. Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk