City Council Announcements
February 15, 2011
D. Information Needed by Council Staff
1. The Council web team has coordinate with IMS and the branding team to create a new design for the Council web pages. The website will be published by February 28. Please note that the website is dynamic and information will be adjusted as the Council calendar proceeds.
Do Council Members have any concerns or adjustments to the proposed design changes? Cindy Gust-Jenson said they wanted the Council’s feedback on how the page looked, what type of information they wanted on the page and those types of things. She said they would get back to the Council on how best to get back information to staff.
2. Councilmember JT Martin talked about an article about dogs and wildlife that had come out in the journal BioScience. He said he had given each Council Member a copy. (attached)
3. Councilmember Turner talked about the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. He asked the Council to remember the parade.
ADDITIONAL
City Council Announcements
February 15, 2011
A. Information Needed by Council Staff
1. Council staff inadvertently omitted an item from tonight’s consent agenda. Noticing has gone out for a public hearing on March 1st regarding an ordinance to change the intent statement for the commercial zoning districts and the purpose statements for the residential, commercial, manufacturing, downtown, gateway and special purpose zoning districts. The City Recorder has already noticed this matter for a public hearing on March 1st. After consulting with the City attorneys, Council staff has determined that the Council Chair may add the public hearing to the March 1st agenda.
Do Council Members have any objections to a public hearing on March 1st at 7:00 p.m.? A majority of Council Members were in favor of proceeding with the March 1st hearing. Council Members Simonson and Garrott were absent for the announcement.
2. In September 2009, the Council approved an interlocal agreement with the County allowing the County ownership interest in $6 million worth of proposed improvements at the Tracy aviary, to be funded by a GO Bond approved by voters in 2008. This ownership interest (County 40%/City 60%) covered only the improvements funded by the bond, and only lasts the life of the bond (21 years). The total GO Bond authorized in 2008 was $19.3 million. The Aviary is now ready for another $10 million in improvements, and the County is ready to issue the bonds. However, before the County can issue the bonds, the City must enter into a similar interlocal agreement and give the County ownership interest in these additional improvements for the life of the $10 million bond. Because of the County’s bond-sale schedule, the Administration requests that the Council approve this by March 1st.
Is the Council ok briefing this issue and adopting the resolution authorizing the interlocal with the County on the same night, March 1st? Council Members were ok with briefing this issue and adopting a resolution on March 1st. Councilmember Simonson was absent.
As a side note, the Council will be receiving a briefing from the Tracy Aviary on March 1st, on projects constructed in 2010 and future exhibits