WASCO CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 2, 2004
1. CALL TO ORDER- Mayor Espitia called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
2. FLAG SALUTE.
3. INVOCATION- Councilmember Neufeld.
4. ROLL CALL- Present: Mayor Espitia, Council Members Pearson, Wegman, Neufeld and West, City Manager Pennell, City Attorney Peake, City Clerk Gibson, Executive Secretary Novins, Public Works Director Jones, Engineer Whitten, Finance Director Wooner, Temporary Planning Director Leonard, Associate Planner McNamara and Sgt. McDonald.
5. PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS- a) Proclamation Celebrating 40 Years of Community Action Partnership/ Oscar Chavez, Director of Marketing and Public Relations.
Mayor Espitia presented the proclamation to Mr. Chavez. Mr. Chavez briefly addressed the Council.
6. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE- NONE.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR-
a) Approval of minutes of: 2-17-04 regular City Council meeting, 2-17-04 joint meetings of the City Council, Housing Authority and Affordable Housing and the 2-24-04 special City Council meeting.
b) Approval of bill paying list.
c) Approval of change order for the contract with Bowman Asphalt, Inc. for the “H” Street Reconstruction Project, increasing the project by $693.21 and authorizing the Mayor to sign the change order.
d) Approval of ( 04-2156) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO RECORD A “NOTICE OF COMPLETION/ACCEPTANCE OF WORK” FOR THE ROAD REBUILD PROJECT ON “H” STREET BETWEEN 6TH AND “J” STREET BY BOWMAN ASPHALT, INC.
e) Approval of (04-2157) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO RECORD A “NOTICE OF COMPLETION/ACCEPTANCE OF WORK” FOR THE RAILROAD FENCE PROJECT ALONG “H” STREET FROM 6TH STREET TO POSO BY QUALITY FENCE CO., INC.
f) Acknowledge receipt of correspondence.
g) Approve the reading of all ordinances and resolutions by title only and approve publication of all ordinances in summary form.
Motion to approve and adopt by Councilmember Wegman, 2nd by Councilmember Neufeld. Motion carried with the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Espitia, Council Members Wegman, West, Neufeld & Pearson.
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Attorney Peake read the resolution titles.
8. REPORT AND POSSIBLE MINUTE ACTION, RE: Community Development Block Grant Funded Technical Services Agreement with Willdan, at a cost not to exceed $18,020 to conduct an exterior housing conditions survey- Associate Planner McNamara reported that of the three RFP’s received, staff was recommending Willdan be approved. Mr. Albert Warot, Willdan Vice President, gave a brief overview of his company’s services.
Motion to approve the recommendation by Councilmember Neufeld, 2nd by Councilmember Pearson. All in favor, motion carried.
9. REPORT AND POSSIBLE MINUTE ACTION, RE: Appointment to Planning Commission- Motion by Councilmember West to appoint Charles Santillan to the Board, 2nd by Councilmember Espitia. Motion carried with majority vote. Councilmember Neufeld explained that he had supported the appointment of Ofie Hardin, so he voted “no”.
10. REPORT AND POSSIBLE MINUTE ACTION, RE: Future Housing Authority Board Composition- Councilmember Pearson said that since the initial concerns of the Council have now been addressed, he felt that now might be the time to consider appointing a new Board. Since Councilmember Neufeld had been against the takeover of the Housing Authority by the Council last summer, he asked that both he and Councilmember Neufeld be appointed to a Selection Committee to interview potential Commissioners. Councilmember Neufeld said that he would accept the appointment but that he would lean heavily towards the reappointment of the previous Commissioners.
Dwayne Hutson, Jake Amick and Tim Sheehan all spoke out in support of the reappointment of the old Commissioners. There was considerable discussion.
A motion was made by Councilmember Pearson to appoint himself and Councilmember Neufeld to the Selection Committee, 2nd by Councilmember Wegman. Council Members West and Neufeld voted “no”. Motion carried with a majority vote.
11. REPORTS FROM CITY ATTORNEY- NONE.
12. REPORTS FROM CITY STAFF- Temporary Planning Director Leonard briefly reported on current projects and that there would not be a Planning Commission meeting in March.
Engineer Whitten reported that the Downtown Demo Project should get started by the end of the month.
Sgt. McDonald reported on recent school presentations..
13. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER- NONE.
14. REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL- It was reported that Red Roof Inn was back on track and had paid the past due plan check fees. Staff is going to look into whether or not the intersection of Poso & “D” Street warrants a stop sign. Previous data showed that it did not. At the request of Councilmember Wegman, the problem of Valentine Day itinerant vendors who take business away from permanent businesses in Wasco will be on the next agenda. Mayor Espitia apologized to the audience for the sudden departure of Councilmember West.
15. CLOSED SESSION- NONE.
16. ADJOURNMENT- 7:55 pm. Motion to adjourn by Councilmember Wegman, 2nd by Councilmember Pearson. All in favor, motion carried.
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