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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
4:30 P.M.
NOVEMBER 5, 2002
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ferry called to order the special meeting of the City Council at 4:35 p.m.
ROLL CALL
All Councilmembers were present with the exception of Councilmember McLean.
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
There were none.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
There was none.
STAFF COMMENTS
There were none.
ITEM 1
CLOSED SESSION
Brian Pierik, Assistant City Attorney, advised of the need to conduct a Closed Session for
the purpose of discussing:
EMPLOYMENT OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
Government Code Section 54957
City Manager
RECESS AND RECONVENE
Mayor Ferry recessed the meeting to closed session at 4:36 p.m. and reconvened the
meeting at 5:21 p.m. All Councilmembers were present.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mayor Ferry reported on the recruitment process and announced that by a 5-0 vote, the
City Council agreed to offer the City Manager position to Interim City Manager Ken
Pulskamp. Councilmembers offered comments on the process and to Mr. Pulskamp.
Ken Pulskamp, Interim City Manager, thanked the Council, accepted the position, offered
comments and introduced his 2 daughters in attendance at the meeting.
ITEM 2
NEW BUSINESS
APPROVAL OF CITY MANAGER CONTRACT
-- Mayor Ferry announced that the contract would be finalized and placed on the
November 12, 2002 Council agenda for approval.
ITEM 3
NEW BUSINESS
DESIGNATION OF PICO CANYON ROAD/OAK TREE IMPACTS
Councilmember Weste reported that the development now being built by John Laing
Homes requires the construction of Pico Canyon Road to the full width of the County's
master planned highway of 100 feet. In 1999, an agreement was signed by John Laing
Homes and SCOPE (Santa Clarita Organization for Planning and Environment) which
delayed this improvement for three years, terminating on November 1, 2002.
Addressing the Council on this item was Cam Noltemeyer; Lynne Plambeck representing
SCOPE; Paul Edelman representing Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy; Bill Rattazzi
representing John Laing Homes; Diane Trautman; Barbara Wampole representing Friends
of the Santa Clara River; Sharon Koppenhaver representing Southern Oaks Neighborhood;
Mike Lyons representing Santa Clarita Oaks Conservancy; Steve Skidmore; Robert
Fredericks; and Nina Rettke. One written comment was submitted.
Motion by Weste, second by McLean, to send a letter to the County of Los
Angeles in support of saving the 400 -year-old oak tree as well as other oak
trees in the area, with staff to work with the County, the Santa Monica
Mountains Conservancy, the development community and the
environmental community in looking at solutions including downgrading
Pico Canyon Road.
On roll call vote:
Ayes: McLean, Kellar, Weste
Noes: Smyth, Ferry
Absent: None
Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ferry adjourned the meeting at 6:44 p.m.
FUTURE MEETINGS
A City Council Joint Study Session with the Planning Commission will be held Tuesday,
n the Century Room, 1" floor of City Hall,
November 5, 2002 at 5:30 P.M. i
23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at
6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1" floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa
Clarita, CA.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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