New Council Seated Tuesday & More (Amended)

CLOSED SESSION AT 5 TO DISCUSS ROEDER'S REPLACEMENT

Before that happens, though, at 5 p.m. the "old" four, minus Righeimer, will go into a closed session to discuss the replacement of Allan Roeder as City Manager. Nobody is talking about what kind of an effort they are mounting to find his replacement yet - perhaps we'll get some kind of an indication following the closed session Tuesday evening. (Two additional items were added to the Closed Session late Friday evening. One deals with the appeal of the Benito Acosta case and the other deals with pending litigation)
FOLEY FOR MAYOR?

The agenda for Tuesday's meeting, while not particularly long, does have some items sure to draw a crowd.
FINES FOR USING UN-PERMITTED TRASH HAULERS
Buried deep in the Consent Calendar, at #11, is a resolution to charge a $1,000 administrative penalty and deferral of Certificates of Occupancy for builders who fail to use a solid waste hauler permitted to do business in the city. Seems like a curious move in a city trying to encourage development.
RDA ANNUAL REPORT
Also in the Consent Calendar, at #13, is the Redevelopment Agency's 2010 Annual Report, which apparently tells us it is still in the black.
SEGERSTROM'S SENIOR HOUSING PLAN
The first Public Hearing - which theoretically will happen at 7:00 - deals with the planned Senior Housing Development at Mesa Verde Center. The three segments of this plan are long, as are the staff reports, but it actually shouldn't take too long on the agenda. It's a good deal and will almost certainly pass.
TEMPORARY BANNERS
Then come items dealing with new rules for temporary banners and perimeter walls on multi-family residential projects.
GET THAT JUNK CAR OFF YOUR DRIVEWAY!
The first Old Business item is the ordinance dealing with storage of inoperable vehicles on residential properties, so all you guys out there with project cars under a tarp with flat tires on your driveways are going to get "the word" Tuesday.
DON'T FEED THOSE CRITTERS!
Item 3 under Old Business is the ordinance that makes it "disorderly conduct" to fish or feed water fowl in city parks. This is aimed directly at the lake at TeWinkle Park. I suspect more than a few residents will show up for this one - particularly residents from Mesa Del Mar and College Park, who use this recreational facility frequently.
POOL CLOSURE?
Item 4 deals with adjustments to the Administrative Services budget for our current fiscal year. The three sub-sections involve a decision on whether to close the Downtown Community Pool or not; elimination of the ROCKS Program at some schools and an amendment to CDBG-R funds for the Whittier School site ROCKS Program.
BIKE TRAILS AND RECYCLING (AND BUDGET ITEMS)
Way down at the end of the agenda, under New Business, there will be a discussion of the feasibility study for a bicycle trail connection between the Santa Ana River and the Upper Newport Bay and, finally, a zoning code amendment for Recycling and Collection Facilities. (A third item was added late Friday - a review of the FY 2009/2010 budget and Calendar Year Financial Status)
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
With that to chew on for the weekend, I leave you with my first of what may be many little video clips to get you into the holiday spending frame of mind. I present to you, one more time, Stan Freberg's GREEN CHRI$TMA$.
Labels: Allan Roeder, Eric Bever, Gary Monahan, Jim Righeimer, Katrina Foley, Merry Christmas, Wendy Leece