HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-10-1992MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
DECEMBER 10, 1992
CALLED TO ORDER
LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM
26 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
5:52 P.M.
ATTENDANCE
COUNCILMEMBERS
Present:
DAN YOUNG, Mayor
MIGUEL A. PULIDO, Mayor Pro Tem
(6:38 P.M.)
TOM LUTZ
LISA MILLS
TED R MORENO
ROBERT L. RICHARDSON
Absent:
RICK NORTON
STAFF
Present:
DAVID N. REAM, City Manager
JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council
Absent:
EDWARD J. COOPER, City Attorney
(Excused)
NEW COUNCIL ORIENTATION
MEETING SCHEDULE
With the unanimous informal consent of the Council, the New Council Orientation Schedule
was amended to reschedule the meeting of December 15 to December 23, 1992.
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THIRTY-YEAR MASTER PLAN
City Manager David Ream began the session by explaining a shared vision was essential to
the accomplishment of any organization's goals and indicated that staff would be presenting
for the Council's consideration a vision for Santa Ana as outlined in a 30-Year Master Plan.
The City Manager encouraged the Council to actively participate in the formulation of the
Master Plan which the Council would ultimately be voting upon.
Community Development Agency Executive Director Cindy Nelson introduced the Public
Facilities segment of the Plan followed by Redevelopment and Real Estate Manager Bob
Hoffman who outlined the major public facilities projects anticipated for completion in the
Master Plan.
Downtown Development Manager Roger Kooi reported on several Orange County projects
planned for the Civic Center area.
Public Works Agency Director Jim Ross opened the Public Infrastructure section of the Plan
and introduced the following Public Works Agency management staff members who then
proceeded to discuss their respective topics:
Engineering Services Manager George Alvarez--Street Improvements
including pavement management, street widenings, medians, utility
undergrounding, traffic control systems, and neighborhood traffic plans;
- Transportation Manager Joyce Amerson--Central Orange County Fixed
Guideway Project;
- Administrative Services Manager Teri Cable--Street Lighting; and
- Water Resources Manager Lee Harry--Water and Sewer Systems.
Staff showed slides demonstrating both current and proposed infrastructure improvements and
responded to Councilmembers' questions.
7:58 P.M. - Councilmember Richardson left the meeting.
Councilmembers requested more information concerning the following: a landscape and
median strategy; annual costs of maintaining parkway medians per block; designing the
City's communications infrastructure to include fiber optics technology; additional ways to
protect neighborhoods from traffic intrusion; and methods to disseminate the Master Plan to
neighborhood leaders and the community.
The Council by unanimous informal consent requested staff to conduct a separate study
session on the light rail component of the fixed guideway project.
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ADJOURNMENT - 8:18 P.M. - To 5:30 p.m. on December 16, 1992 in the Conference
Room of the Santa Ana Library, 26 Civic Center Plaza
Clerk of the Council
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