Minutes 85-02-04
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MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
HELD
February 4, 1985
The adjourned regular meeting of the Cypress City Council was called to order at 6:00 p.m.,
on Monday, February 4, 1985, in the Administrative Conference Room of City Hall, 5275
Orange Avenue, Cypress, California, Mayor John Kanel presiding.
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Council Members Coronado, Lacayo, Mullen, Partin and Kanel
None
Also present were City Manager Darrell Essex, Assistant City Manager David Barrett,
Finance Director Larry Hurst and Planning Director Christine Eynon.
The City Manager requested an Executive Session for matters of litigation to discuss the case
of Linda Johnson VS. the City of Cypress.
The City Council reviewed the budget materials and approved the budget calendar as
submitted. After considerable discussion regarding the mid-year budget review of revenues
and expenditures and the departmental goals and objectives, the City Council requested the
City Manager to prepare cost estimates on additional Lincoln A venue Steeet Improvements
and the acquisition of additional property adjacent to the Civic Center. The City Council
further suggested that the staff investigate the possibility of including some of the
Recreation and Park District Capital Improvement needs in the City budget.
The Council also discussed the existing video machine regulations. After discussion, Council
agreed that staff should not give high priority to a study on video machine regulations at the
present time.
RECESS: At 7:00 p.m. the City Council recessed to the Cypress School District Board of
Trustees Meeting Room. The meeting reconvened at 7:15 p.m. and all of the Council
members were present with the exception of Councilman Coronado.
The Mayor called the meeting to order as a joint meeting between the City Council and the
Cypress School District Board of Trustees.
Mayor Kanel and President South field indicated that the purpose of the meeting was to
discuss the issues concerning the various school district surplus properties, and requested
staff to review their reports.
COUNCILMAN CORONADO ARRIVED AT 7:20 P.M.
The City Manager reviewed the report from the City Planning Department which summarized
the advantages and disadvantages of forming a second redevelopment project area for surplus
school sites.
At this time the City Council and School Board members agreed to consider the Cypress
School Senior Housing Project issue since several residents of the community were in the
audience who were interested in this project. Following considerable discussion, both the
City Council and Board of Trustees directed their staffs to work toward obtaining an
appraisal for the Cypress School acreage which is required to apply for a HUD grant for
affordable senior housing, with this to be the first phase of considering the entire Cypress
School site for development. The School Board members indicated that they would consider a
sale agreement for the approximately 1.7 acres needed for the senior housing project with
the understanding that the City and School District continue working together to maximize
benefits in developing the rest of that site.
At this time the School District Consultant Wayne Wedin reviewed portions of his report
dealing with the advantages and disadvantages of redevelopment of the four vacant school
sites, and considerable discussion took place regarding the options and limitations of the City
and District in regard to these properties. It was generally agreed that the City and School
District should continue to cooperate in reference to the disposition of these properties and
the possible advantages of using a redevelopment area.
The City Council and School Board members discussed the advisablity of forming a jointly-
established Community Advisory Committee and it was agreed that this Committee be
established at the Board of Trustees meeting of February 26, 1985, with the City Council to
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submit five names to the Board prior to that time. It was agreed that the Advisory
Committee Task will be to review recommendations made by the District's 1978, 1980 and
1982 advisory committees on school closures and use of surplus space to determine if
recommendations on use of surplus space should be updated.
COUNCILMAN CORONADO LEFT THE MEETING AT THIS TIME.
It was generally agreed that the future discussion regarding the new redevelopment project
area including Damron, Landell, Mackay and Morris sites will be conducted at a future joint
meeting after the Advisory Committee has met and the District has additional information
on State requirements relative to surplus properties.
ADJOURNMENT:
It was moved by Councilman Lacayo and seconded by Councilman Partin to adjourn the
meeting at 9:30 p.m.
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