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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-08-02; City Council; MinutesI* c r - a/L MINUTES Meeting of: CITY COUNCIL (Adjourned Regular Meeting) Date Time of of Meeting: Meeting: August 4:OO p.m. 2, 1983 \b *% Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers COUNCIL % ?$%? MEMBERS 2. 8 2. CALL, 'Io ORDER: I ~ The Meeting was called to order by Mayor Casler at ROLL CALL was taken by the Deputy City Clerk as follows: 4:02 p.m. Present: Council Mehrs Casler, Lewis, Kulchin and Presmtt. Absent: Councilman Chick arrived at 5:05 p.m. during closed session. (48) 1. DISCUSSION Ora PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER FINANCING AND BALIMT WORDING. City Manager Frank Aleshire referred to his report date July 26, 1983, showing the architect's estimate for the Public Safety Center and the mney available to finance the project. Mr. Aleshire referred to the Resolutions attached and the Alternative Ballot Measures listed on E. sheet distributed to the Council Members. Mr. Aleshire read the last alternative which was a combination of numbers 7 and 8: "Do the voters of the City of Carlsbad approve spending $15 million dollars to build a Public Safety and Service Center m City-owned land? The enter will include police and fire headquarters, shops and service yards, parking, offices, a purchasing warehouse and fire station. Funds for the project will mme from $3.5 million in tax funds previously set aside and the balance will come from fees on new developments." Mr. Aleshire stated the ballot wording auld be anythin? the Council decided upon. Mayor Casler stated she would favor a short question an6 two short sentences, such as the wording read by the City Manager. She added there had been some doubt as tc what wording auld be used. The City Attorney answered that any wording auld be used. The City Clerk had checked with the Registrar's Office, and any wording would be accmmdated. Mayor Casler asked for the Council Members to express their cpinions on the amount of mney to be asked for in the election. The Council Members all agreed the full amount should be asked for on the initial ballot. Mayor Casler stated that some people had suggested putting all projects on the ballot at the same time as the Public Safety Center. The Council Members agreed they would not want to include other projects at this time. They felt this ballot should be for the Public Safety Center only. Council agreed that the wording as read by the City Manager was what they would like to have on the ballot. They did, hawever, request a change to show $15.2 million dollars, rather than $15 million. 1 " 2 I/ ./ MINUTES COUNCIL \\y s% % %%y August 2, 1983 Page 2 MEMBERS Z. 6 Z. The next question Mayor Casler brought up was the date for the election. After a discussion, the consensus of opinion was to hold this election November 8, 1983. Council adopted the following Resolutions: RESOLUTION NO. 7323, CALLING AND GIVING KITICE OF THE Casler X HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIa 'IO BE HELD SN Lewis X SAID CITY aJ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1983, FOR THE Kulchin QUESTICPJ RELATING 'IO A PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER. xx Prescott SUBMISSION 'IO ME QUALIFIED ELEmRS OF SAID CITY OF A X RESOLUTION NO. 7324, REQUESTIN2 ME BOARD OF SUPERVISORS xx Kulch,in TUESDAY, hWMBER 8, 1 983, AND 'IO CONSOLIDATE 'IHAT X Lewis TO CloNDUcT THE ELECTION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, ON X Casler DAY. X Presmtt ELECTION WITH OTHER ELECTIONS 'IO BE HELD ON ?HE SAME RESOLUTION NO. 7325, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OF ITS MEMBERS X Presmtt xx Kulchin X Casler RESOLUTION NO. 7326, DIRECTING THE CITY IATIO- 'IO Casler X PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF THE PRXOSITION Lewis X Kulchin PEIiTAINING 'IO ME PUBLIC SAFJ3TY CENTER. xx Prescott X City Manager Frank Aleshire stated the recent poll indicated the voters in Calrsbad want to be informed about irrportant public issues and need mre information. However, 75 percent said they had never heard of this project. Mr-Aleshire felt this indicated a need for a strong public information program to accompany this election, during the three mnths before the election. He asked the Council for authorization to hire a public information coordinator to prepare the necessary brochures, plblic statements, planning, etc., and to prepare Council and others to make speeches before service clubs, put out cable TV information pieces, and to really make an effort to see that the public is well-informed about the issue. Council directed the City Manager to mme back with a Casler X public information program for the Public Safety Center Lewis X election. Kulchin X Prescott xx CLOSED SESSION: Council adjourned at 4:42 p.m. to a closed session, and Mayor Casler announced that labor relations would be discussed. Council reconvened at 5:34 p.m., and Mayor Casler announced that labor relations had been discussed and no action was taken. ADJOURNMENT: By proper mtion, the meting was adjourned at 5:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, TO FILE A WRITEN ARGUMENT REGARDING A CITY MEASURE. X Lewis ?6 pg u KUNDTZ De ty City Clerk Harriett Babbitt, Minutes Clerk