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SPECIAL MEETING OF:
DATE OF MEETING: TIME OF MEETING:
PLACE OF MEETING:
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION September 18,2002
11:OO a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Faraday Administration Center F173A
The Special Meeting was called to order by the Mayor at I1 :04 a.m. Council Member Hall
arrived at 11:06 a.m. and Mayor Pro Tern Kulchin was absent. Also present were the City
Manager and the City Attorney.
The Mayor called for a discussion of Item 3 regarding the Community Activity Grant
Program and events qualified thereunder.
Council Member Finnila suggested contingency funding for the ARTSPLASH event in the
amount of up to $15,000 in the event revenue ARTSPLASH is insufficient to cover
expenses. Event sponsors must submit an accounting and appropriate back-up
information justifying the request if funding is sought. The Mayor and other Council
members concurred and directed the City Manager to prepare an agenda bill appropriating
the funds if such a request is received.
The Mayor then called for a discussion of the production, distribution and delivery of water
and water related services by public or private entities, and other water associated issues.
Administrative Services Director Elliott, Community Development Director Holder and
Planning Director Holzmiller joined the Council for this discussion. Following that
discussion, the City Council directed the City Attorney to prepare an agenda bill for
consideration by the Redevelopment Agency, CMWD and the Council adding three
additional principles to the ”Principles for Desalination Negotiations” adopted June 11, 2002
as follows:
The Redevelopment Agency shall cooperate with any other public agency proposing
a desalination project within its boundary so that any possible loss in anticipated tax
increment is reduced or eliminated.
The projects of the Redevelopment Agency shall not be prejudiced or compromised
as a consequence of a desalination project.
A desalination project shall provide water reliability so that the annual base need, not
including recycled water, is met which shall be subject to local control and
appropriation and remainder amounts shall be subject to drought allocation rules as
established by the County Water Authority and applied equally to all other member
agencies.
The Mayor then called for Council reports on regional roles and assignments. Council
Member Matt Hall reported on the Buena Vista Lagoon JPA activities and the status of
mosquito abatement. The City Manager is preparing a report on the status of County
activities regarding mosquito abatement.
Council Member Nygaard reported that NCTD had prevailed at the hearing before
the Federal Surface Transportation Board confirming the District's right to develop
double-tracking in the City of Encinitas and that requests for the stay of this
decision have been denied.
There being no public comment, the Mayor thanked everyone for their thoughtful and
careful participation in this meeting and adjourned it at 1:18 p.m.
submitted,
RONALD R. BALL
City Attorney as Clerk Pro Tem
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