HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-10-05 - MINUTES - STUDY SESSION NOTES (2)City Council Study Session
October 5, 2004
CALL TO ORDER 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL All Councilmembers were present with the exception of Mayor Pro Tem
Smyth.
FLAG SALUTE Councilmember McLean led the flag salute.
Council consensus to hear Item 2 first.
ITEM 2 ELECTION CONSOLIDATION — Ken Pulskamp, City Manager,
introduced the item and Darren Hernandez, Director of Administrative
Services, who gave the presentation outlining options for possible election
consolidation with other jurisdictions. Sharon Dawson, City Clerk, was
also on hand to answer any questions of the Council.
Council questions, concerns and comments included: move of primary
election to June; would consolidating produce a higher voter turnout; wanting
citizens to focus on Council without getting confused with other elections;
new voting systems eradicating some of the current issues; how would it
affect school boards; City's boundary being different from other agencies.
Suzan Solomon, Newhall School District Trustee, commented that the
consolidated election may be overshadowed by Council, but may help
citizens to see the difference between the other agencies.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION — There was none.
ITEM 1 SOUTH COAST WILDLANDS PROJECT PRESENTATION —
Councilmember McLean introduced Kristeen Penrod of The South Coast
Wildlands Project who gave a short presentation outlining the purpose of the
project stating that it is a non-profit public benefit corporation formed in
2001 whose primary objective is to develop regional science -based
conservation area designs to protect and restore the full range of species and
ecosystems native to the South Coast Ecoregion.
Council questions, concerns and comments included: wanting to maintain
greenbelt; information given being invaluable when seeking grants;
protecting TMC site; threats to the connectivity; opportunity for planners to
engage in challenge of connecting open space.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION — There was none.
ADJOURNMENT —Mayor Kellar adjourned the meeting 6:08 P.M.
usan Coffman, Deputy City Clerk