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<br />WORK STUDY SESSION <br /> <br />. Proposal - clearer distinction between public works and non public <br />works contracts <br />. Elimination of the specific dollar amount of $10,000 for approval <br />authority for the City Manager <br />. Authority for City Manager to bind City established by ordinance <br />. City Manager to provide council with quarterly reports on contracts <br />. City Council to establish rules and procedures for competitive bidding <br />for non-public works contracts and rules for public works contracts <br />. Ability to utilize alternate project delivery systems <br />. Deletion of playgrounds from the definition of public works projects <br />. Charter Section 1200 relates to municipal elections <br />. Current Charter requires an ordinance for calling a municipal election <br />. Proposal = allows elections to be called by resolution or ordinance <br />· Shortens time by eliminating the need to wait two weeks for second <br />reading <br /> <br />Following the presentation, Council discussion ensued. Councilmembers <br />and the Mayor raised several questions about the proposals and asked for <br />additional information including a comparison of the City's charter to that of <br />other large cities in the state. Members noted that they were not prepared <br />to approve the measures without additional information. <br /> <br />Motion: Continue matter for two weeks, and instruct staff to provide additional <br />information. <br /> <br />MOTION: Bist <br /> <br />SECOND: Solorio <br /> <br />VOTE: <br /> <br />AYES: <br /> <br />Alvarez, Bustamante, Pulido, Bist, Christy, <br />Garcia, Solorio (7) <br /> <br />NOES: None (0) <br />ABSTAIN: None (0) <br />ABSENT: None (0) <br /> <br />W.S.B. <br /> <br />UPDATE ON SR-22 LANDSCAPING - Jim Ross, Director of the Public <br />Works Agency <br /> <br />Staff presentation by Jim Ross, Executive Director of Public Works, Rick <br />Grebner, Program Manager of OCTA, and David Tatsumi, Tastumi & <br />Associates. Mr Grebner and Mr. Tatsumi updated the Council on the <br />progress of the landscaping project on the SR-22. <br /> <br />Alma Ramirez addressed the Council relative to complaints about OCTA <br />buses. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />APRIL 3, 2006 <br /> <br />