HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-11-28; City Council; MinutesSPECIAL MEETING:
DATE OF MEETING:
TIME OF MEETING:
PLACE OF MEETING:
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
November 28,2005
10:30 a.m. - approximately 4:30 p.m.
1635 Faraday Ave, Room 173A
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 10:37 A.M. All Council Members were present
as well as the City Manager, City Attorney and Organizational Effectiveness specialist
Michele Tamayo.
The Mayor introduced Michele Tamayo who explained that one of the primary purposes
of this special workshop was to clarify priorities so the City Manager can direct staff
appropriately. She overviewed the agenda for the day.
She then led a discussion of the current realities and asked each Council Member to
identify five top issues facing the City today. Following this identification, a Council
discussion ensued and the top issues were summarized and categorized as follows:
0 Financial health
0 Traff ic/Circu lation/Growth
0 Open SpacelEnvironment
0 Communication between the Council and citizens
0 Regional growth and political issues
0 Community Center vision
0 Downtown redevelopment.
Ms. Tamayo distributed the prior City Council “Five Year Vision Statement”, “Mission,
Vision and Values’’ and “Quality of Life Strategic Goals”. She asked the Council to
indicate what criteria are important in deciding how to decide. What basic criteria
should be applied to set priorities. Ms. Tamayo explained that they are usually value-
based. For example cost, quality and service might be the lens through which each
priority is examined. Council then engaged in discussion and determined that the
following criteria were important in evaluating priorities:
Alignment with the number of Council values, strategic goals and vision.
Preparation for the future e.g. traffic circulation and acquisition of property.
Confidence of citizens.
Communications with citizens in an effective way to explain in a simple and
straightforward manner as to why a particular decision has been reached.
Evaluation and application of the overall good of the City.
Consistent application of the laws and ordinances.
Understanding and giving appropriate weight to local neighborhood objections.
Appropriate weight to economically sound and long-term fiscal health criteria.
The Mayor called for a working lunch at 12:Ol p.m. Ms. Tamayo distributed a document
entitled “Common Themes or What You Want” (attached). The City Manager then
distributed a draft report entitled “Projects and Initiatives” and a list of dedications of
groundbreakings for 2005-2006 (both documents on file in the office of the City Clerk).
Ms. Tamayo asked for Council members to identify the top ten projects from the list of
90 projects set forth on the draft report. Council discussion ensued and concluded the
following priorities:
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PRIORITY / PROJECT
Agua Hedionda Channel Dredging, Lake Calavera Outlet Repair, NE
Quadrant Park Acquisition and Robertson Ranch Priority Processing
Communications Strategic Plan Implementation
Redevelopment Standards
SCRRA (Ponto) Strategy (EIR)
Encina Wastewater Authority South parcel/Car County expansion
Westfield Plaza Camino Real
Golf Course
Alga Norte ParWAquatic Complex
Centre City Gateway and Civic Center
Development Process Improvement
Desalination
Open Space Committee and HMP Implementation
JFRTF (fire) and JFRTF (shooting range)
The City Manager will prioritize the projects as identified by Council above and redistribute
the report. He will make it part of the monthly Council special workshop so the Council can
determine the progress on those projects and review and make adjustments as
appropriate. Ms. Tamayo then reviewed the decision-making priorities developed earlier
and the Council made positive concluding comments on the agenda progress for the day.
The Mayor called for public comment, and there being none, he Mayor thanked Council,
staff and the consultant for their thorough attention and input and adjourned this special
meeting at 239 p.m.
ectfully submitted,
RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney
as Clerk Pro
Common Themes
Or
-What You Warit-
Clarify Priorities and Give Clear Direction to the Staff
Establish Criteria for Making Decisions.
Improve Responsiveness to Issues and Citizens.
Improve Communication-among Council, with Staff, with Community.
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Read each of the statements below. Answer each question following the statement.
The proposal was approved overwhelmingly. (What percentage of the vote was
in favor of the proposal?)
I recently saw an article on this subject. (How long ago was it?)
A mechanic looks at your car's engine and says, "This will take while." (How /ong
will it take 7)
Many people were standing in line. (How many people were in line?)
I filed my income tax early. (When did you file?)
I saw several movies this summer. (How many did you see?)
My boss is an older man. (How old is he?)