Minutes 97-04-07MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
HELD
April 7, 1997
The Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Cypress City Council was called to order at 4:35
p.m., Monday, April 7, 1997, in the Administrative Conference Room, City Hall, 5275
Orange Avenue, Cypress, Mayor TOm Carroll presiding.
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers Bowman, Jones, Keenan, Piercy and Carroll
None
Also present were the Community Development Director Christine Kelly, City Attorney
John Cavanaugh, Cable Consultant Bill Marticorena, staff member Bacock, CATV
Commission Chairman Parish and Cable Commissioners Harper and Martin.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: FOr Clarification of Matters on the Agenda. NO one wished to
speak.
WORKSHOP SESSION:
1. Joint Meeting with the Cypress Cable Television Commission
Gary Bacock presented the staff report which addressed a possible name change for the
CATV Commission, a change in the Commission's duties and other items. The
Commission also wished to extend an invitation to a Councilmember to participate as a
judge in the upcoming School Video Contest.
The Council and the Commissioners discussed the name change of the Commission to
Cable Television and Technology Commission, their cable duties and other technology
duties. There was discussion on "Other Technology Duties" with wording changes
suggested by the City Attorney and Community Development Director.
It was moved by Councilmember Jones, seconded by Mayor Carroll and unanimously
carried to approve the wording changes suggested by the City Attorney and Community
Development Director to "Other Technology Duties." The City Attorney clarified, for the
record, that he would be returning to Council with the proposed wording changes.
Comments were made by the City's Cable TV Attorney addressing technical questions
regarding the suggested mission statements of the Commission, the franchise renewal
process and cable services.
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Joint Meetincj With Cypress Senior Citizens Commission to Discuss Proposed Adult
Day Care Facility and Task Force.
Staff members present for this session were the Community Development Director,
Recreation & Parks Director DeCarlo and Recreation Services Manager Raheb. Chair Elsie
Carruthers and other members of the Senior Citizens Commission were in al~endance.
Councilmember Bowman suggested that the positions on the Task Force be advertised
and filled from within the Cypress community. Councilmember Jones envisioned some
Senior Citizens Commission representatives to the Task Force. Councilmember Keenan
suggested each Councilmember appointing a member of the Task Force, with two
representatives from the Senior Commission.
Input was taken from the audience on visiting different Adult Day Care facilities,
location, social day care vs. health day care, hours of operation, HUD programs, funding,
and size of the Task Force.
After some additional discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Bowman, seconded
by Councilmember Jones and unanimously carried to select a task force of seven
members, two selected by the Senior Citizens Commission and the other five selected
by the City Council. The five positions to be selected by the City Council would be
advertised in the newspapers. Councilmember Keenan stated that the Council needs to
set parameters for the Task Force to follow.
The Recreation & Parks Director advised that the staff report for Task Force mission and
parameters will be presented at the City Council meeting of April 28, 1997. Direction
was given to staff by the Council that any data they have gathered be given to the Task
Force.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES April 7, 1997
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: For matters Not on the Agenda.
No one spoke.
ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Carroll adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m. to Tuesday, April 8,
1997 at 5:30 p.m.
ATTEST:
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS