HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-12-07 - MINUTES - STUDY SESSION NOTES (2)City Council Study Session
December 7, 1999
Call To Order: 5:35 p.m.
Roll Call: All Councilmembers were present.
Flag Salute: Was led by Laurens Weste
ITEM 1 ONE-STOP CAREER CENTER UPDATE — Adele Macpherson,
Community Services Superintendent, presented Council with an
update on the One -Stop Career Center including the status of the
operation over the past year of the operation as well as a breakdown
of the grant monies that have been awarded to the City for this
Program.
Council questions and concerns: age range of citizens using the
facility; funding; welfare to work program; long term mentoring
program; companies seeking recruits from this program; downsizing of
companies within the area; please with the program and realize the
long term positive affects.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: John Steffen requested clarification on
the breakdown of the figures, and how much the program would cost
the average tax payer.
ITEM 2 MCBEAN PARKWAY SIX -LANE STRIPING — Tony Nisich,
Director of Transportation and Engineering Services, presented
Council with an overview and options regarding the constraints to
accomplish six lanes, and provided potential alternatives that would
need to be considered if this proposal is pursued. Assisting Tony
Nisich in the presentation were Bill Dvorak and Ed Ruzak of Kimley-
Horn and Associates, Inc., consultants on the project.
Council questions and concerns: Add an Option 3 — (do nothing);
liability issues; notice issues; speed limits; visibility issues; left -turn
restrictions; improvements on signalization; 25-40 trees affecting the
area; request for more documentation in the agenda packets on these
kind of issues; shifting of traffic on Lyons Avenue; sacrifice of
eucalyptus trees is minor compared to the positive outcome; must be
sensitive to this issue before decision is made; desire for
community/neighborhood meeting; median concerns; concern for
emergency vehicles in the area of the hospital; design concerns;
request for a tour of the area; accident figures from this area; traffic
model requested; minimizing the number of trees to be removed;
larger investment on more mature trees; weight all risks involved;
concerns of people in Allegro neighborhood; notify schools with flyers
notifying them that trees are going to be fazed out.
Mayor Darcy called for general public participation. There was none.
Mayor Darcy adjourned the meeting at 7:04 p.m.
Gen K Bryan
Deputy City Clerk