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MINUTES of THE MEETING of THE CITY COUNCIL October 4, 1976 CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE TO THE FLAG Mayor Robert Philcox called the City Council Neighborhood Meeting to order at 8:00 P.M., at Valley View School for the residents of Vintage Hills, and then led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL The roll is recorded as follows: Councilmembers Brandes, Herlihy, LeClaire, Mercer, and Mayor Philcox were present. Mr. Edgar, City Manager, Mr. Scheidig, City Attorney, Mr. Campbell, Assistant CityManager/Director of Public Works, Mr. Harris, Director of Planning, Mr. Sooby, Director of Engineering Services, Mr. Caporusso, Recreation Superintendent, and Mr - Eaton, Director of Field Services, were present. I~ELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS ~yor Philcox welcomed the residents of the Vintage Hills area to the Neighborhood meeting and indicated that this was the second in a series of Neighborhood meetings that will be held throughout the City. Mayor Philcox stated that the objective of these meetings was to elicit comments and sug- gestions from people in the neighborhood regarding local matters. He stated that it was the objective of the Council to keep the agenda to a minimum in order to allow as much public input as possible. Mayor Philcox then introduced members of the City Council and the City staff. DETAILED DISCUSSION Streets Mayor Philcox asked Councilmember Brandes to comment on the matter of streets in the neighborhood. Councilmember Brandes, utilizing several displays, described the current traffic circulation pattern in the Vintage Hills area and stated that it was the Council's intent to improve the situation by the future widening of Vine- yard Avenue and the completion of Pico Avenue. Councilmember Brandes said, however, that the implementation of these matters was dependent upon funding and since, at this time, funding is very limited there was no timetable that could be established. Planned Residential Development Councilmember LeClaire stated that as a result of the y s adoption Cit ' of the n~ General Plan, the growth bench marks which are included in the Plan, and the adherence to the State mandated E-0 growth rate, there would be very little residential development occurring in the Vintage Hills area from now on. Councilmember LeClaire stated that except for approximately 40 additional single family dwelling units to be constructed by H. C. Elliott there were no further plans for residential development in the area. The question of sewer capacity was raised and Councilmember LeClaire explained that the construction of the LAVWMA pipeline together with the expansion of the V.C.S.D. Plant would be accomplished in accordance with the limited growth policies of the City. Parks and Recreation Councilmember Mercer reviewed the.organization of the parks and recrea- tion functions of the City and explained the revenue and expenditures re- lated to these various functions. He pointed out that a large portion of the revenue pattern was generated from fees in ord,er to keep taxes at a minimum. He also pointed out that several booklets and pamphlets contain- ing detailed information were available for citizen review.