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APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & On the motion of Council- COMMISSIONS BY WARD - POLICY man Brandt, seconded by ADOPTED - IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORIZED Mayor Evans and carried 6:0 unanimously, the Council adopted the policy of appointing members to Boards and Commissions on the basis of ward representation rather than appointment-at-large; and the five point implementation method presented by Ann Marie Gallant, Staff Services Aide III, in her January 10, 1978 request for Council action was authorized as the procedure to be used for future appointments. The report analyzed the effect of the proposed policy in contrast to the present policy, and the suggested method of appointment resulted from discussions at a meeting held January 3, 1978, with Council- men Bricken, Ortiz, Yamamoto and Staff members participating. CA 80.9; CA 80.6 City Manager Bruce Spragg received verification that it was Council's intent that those persons serving their first term are eligible to be reappointed if they so desire, and that the new policy would take effect only with respect to new appointees. SPEEDING ON STANFORD STREET The interim report dated REFERRAL NO. 1-78 - DELETED January 31, 1978 prepared CONTINUED TO MARCH 13 by Joe Foust, Traffic Engineer, in response to a petition from citizens asking for a solution to the speeding problem on Stanford Street, was received and filed, and the matter was continued to March 13, 1978 to allow Staff to meet with the managers'of the adjacent commercial area to discuss a solution satisfactory to the residents of Stanford Street. This action was taken on the motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Garthe, and carried 6:0 unanimously, and the motion also deleted Council Referral No. 1-78 from the Summary. CA 18.3; CA 151.5 EIR & SPECIFIC PLAN FOR STREET On the motion of Council- ALIGNMENT 49 COLLEGE AVE. man Brandt, seconded by CONTINUED; COST ANALYSIS REQUESTED Councilman Garthe, and carried 6:0 unanimously, consideration of Environmental Impact Report and Specific Plan for Street Alignment No. 49, College Avenue from Seventeenth Street to 354.16 feet north, was continued to February 21, 1978 to allow Staff time to provide Council with a report show- ing a cost analysis and proposed funding process for the proposed project. John Stevens, Director of Public Works, stated that it is a budgeted project that will utilize gas tax funds for the widening of Seventeenth Street; and that the project was recommended by the Planning Commission in an action taken on January 9, 1978. CA 29.8; CA 29.7 STATUS REPORT - SOUTH COAST The status report dated TOWN CENTER January 25, 1978, prepared STAFF AUTHORIZED by Associate Planner John Richards, was received and filed on the motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Brandt, and carried 6:0 unanimously. The motion also directed Staff to a) Maintain a liaison with the City of Costa Mesa Staff to insure adequate mitigation measures, with particular emphasis on the traffic issues; and b) Monitor the South Coast Town Center Development and advise the City Council as appropriate; and c) Monitor the status of the South Coast Town Center Environmental Impact Report and to be prepared to take legal action prior to the 30-day statute of limitations, if necessary. CA 78.12 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 45 FEBRUARY 6, 1978