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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 101399 WA' Ik 6': 19181 VOW cAn> NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Wednesday, October 13, 1999 6:00 p.m. City of Atascadero 6500 Palma Avenue, 4th floor Atascadero, California Citi Council Appointment PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Johnson ROLL CALL: Mayor Johnson Mayor Pro Tem Arrambide Council Member Clay Council Member Luna [Vacancy] APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Roll Call City of Atascadero Special Meeting Notice October 13, 1999 Page 2 CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT: 1. Public Comment 2. Candidate Forum 3. Appointment ADJOURNMENT: The City Council will adjourn to the next Regular Session on Tuesday, October 26, 1999 at 7:00 p.m STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ) CITY OF ATASCADERO ) MARCIA MCCLURE TORGERSON, being fully sworn, deposes, and says: That she is the duly elected City Clerk of the City of Atascadero and that on Tuesday,October 12, 1999,she caused the above Notice to be posted on the doors of the City's Administration Building,6500 Palma Avenue in Atascadero,California. 07 MARCIA MCCLURE TORGERSON City Clerk City of Atascadero y+flrr'' Approved 11/09/99 MINUTES 1918 1979 ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1999 City Council Appointment Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Present: Council Members Arrambide, Clay, Luna and Mayor Johnson Absent: One Vacancy Others Present: City Clerk Marcia Torgerson APPROVAL OF AGENDA: MOTION: By Council Member Luna and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Arrambide to approve the agenda. Motion passed 4:0 by a roll-call vote. CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT: Mayor Johnson explained the process that would be followed for tonight's meeting. Since this is a special meeting, there will be no Community Forum. However, there will be a Public Comment period for the item listed on this agenda. The Council will ask questions of the candidates and the public will be asked to submit questions on cards supplied by the City Clerk. As time permits, the City Clerk will ask the questions submitted by the public. The Council discussed the options for voting and decided to vote for three candidates during the _ first round. During the second round, the Council will vote for only one candidate from a list containing only those candidates who received at least one vote on the first round. After the second round, if there is a tie, there would be a third round to break the tie. CC 10/13/99 Page 1 Approved 11/09/99 PUBLIC COMMENT Livia Kellerman, 5463 Honda, expressed in a prepared statement read by Geraldine Brasher, her desire for the Council to select the person who received the next highest votes in the previous election. If not, she asked them to select someone with a broad perspective of the needs of the community. (See Attachment A) Bruce Boniface, Atascadero, stated in a prepared statement read by Rick Mathews, that he would like the Council to choose someone who would reflect the views of all the City's voters. He recommended Marge Mackey as the best candidate. Rick Mathews, 6950 Navarette Ave., stated that he supports Marjorie Mackey for the Council vacancy. We could benefit from her previous Council experience, her historical perspective and her moderate voice. Dorothy McNeil, 8765 Sierra Vista, stated in a prepared statement that the Mayor said in the Atascadarian that the Council Members are obligated to listen to the community. She encouraged the Council to select someone that all Council Members can support. (see Attachment B) Mayor Johnson closed the Public Comment period. CANDIDATE FORUM: Each candidate was given three minutes to give an opening statement. The Council Members took turns asking the candidates their questions. The City Clerk asked the questions submitted by the public. APPOINTMENT: The Citv Clerk distributed to the Council ballots listing all candidates' names. The Council voted for three candidates each. The votes were as follows: Round One Council Member Clay: Ted Jacobson, Kim Jeanes, Wendy Scalise Council Member Luna David Graham, Marge Mackey, Bill Zimmerman Mayor Pro Tem Arrambide: Kim Jeanes, Wendy Scalise, Dennis Schmidt Mayor Johnson: Ted Jacobson, Kim Jeanes, Wendy Scalise Round Two Council Member Clay: Wendy Scalise Council Member Luna: Marge Mackey Mayor Pro Tem Arrambide: Wendy Scalise Mayor Johnson: Wendy Scalise CC 10/13/99 Page 2 Approved 11/09/99 Mayor Johnson announced that Wendy Scalise has been appointed by the City Council to fill the vacancy. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m. to the next Regular Session on Tuesday, October 26, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. MEETING RECORDED BY AND MINUTES PREPARED BY: iAtj a 4--1 ai 6-� /. -� �) �'Iltl z�Tn' Marcia McClure Torgerson, City Cle> k ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A— Prepared statement of Livia Kellerman Attachment B—Prepared statement of Dorothy McNeil CC 10/13/99 Page 3 Attachment: A Atascadero City Council Meeting Date: 10-13-99 To the present City Council This City Council has a golden moment to night to enter the millenium making a better choice for the community. The most honrabie thing would be to pick the person that got next to the higest vote in the previous election.. Next to that would be a person who has a broad perpective on the needs of the community. Many of us feel our voices are being ignored and our town is going by the wayside ] could give many examples but the most recent is the intent to change the general plan which is the blue print for our town as well as a safety net against abuse in planning.Please choose some one that respects that safety net and is respected by the whole community. Thank You Livia Kellerman 5463 Honda Attachment: B Atascadero,City Council Meeting Date: 10-13-99 October 13, 1999 Honorable Council : I read in the Atascaderian of Sept . 1009 that Mayor Johnson said "we need to hear from the community. . .what Atascadero is to become. " And he said the survey is . . "the first real opportunity that the community has had to begin the process of deciding the future for Atascadero. " He reported that "every member of the City Council is committed to listening to the community and following through with real action. " These pledges to listen to the community sound hopeful. In the past whenever the Council has acted , it has been in direct opposition to the large crowds from neighborhood after neighbor- hood who have cone to appeal to you not to downgrade their neigh- borhoods . The vote is always predictable--"yes" to the proposed development . When I read these pledges in the Atascaderian, I hoped tonight ' s meeting would produce a sincere effort to bring consensus to the community by choosing someone all Councilmembers could approve . I hope you have not been programmed by the godfather to approve someone who is never seen at Council or Planning Commission meetings . Dorol y F. McNeil 87ierra Vista Rd. At cadero, CA 93422 '�rrr►'