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Ojai City Council Meeting Minutes for March 13, 2007

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Ojai City Council Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 13, 2007, 7:30 pm
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ROLL CALL
On a call of the roll the following Council Members reported present: Steve Olsen, Rae Hanstad, Sue Horgan and Carol Smith. Also present were: City Manager, Jere Kersnar; City Attorney, Monte Widders; Chief of Police, Capt. Bruce Norris; Finance Director, Susie Mears; and City Clerk, Carlon Strobel.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Girl Scouts

INVOCATION Moment of Silence

PRESENTATION
• March 11-17 2007 as Girl Scout Week

PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
The following persons addressed Council:
Frank Heldman, Golden State Water Company
Pete LaFollette
Dennis Leary

1. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Motion to approve the reading by title only of all ordinances and resolutions. Said ordinances and resolutions which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve.
b) Warrants for February 22, 2007, and Payroll Warrants for March 1, 2007 in the amount of $408,235.05.
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize payment.
c) Minutes of Ojai City Council meeting of January 23, 2007
RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted.
d) Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting of February 1, 2007
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
e) Approve the Engineer’s Report and Schedule Public Hearing for the Plaza Maintenance Assessment District

RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 07-10 approving the Engineer’s Report for the Plaza Maintenance Assessment District; and
2. Set March 27, 2007 for a Public Hearing to receive public comment relative to the setting of assessments.
MOTION: Council Member Hanstad moved and Council Member Horgan seconded to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted.
The result of the vote:
AYES: Olsen, Hanstad, Horgan, Smith
NOES: None
ABSENT: DeVito

Ojai City Council Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 13, 2007, 7:30 pm
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DISCUSSION
2. Formation of a Housing Element Task Force
City Manager Kersnar presented an overview of the staff report.

MOTION: Council Member Olsen moved and Council Member Hanstad seconded to adopt Resolution No. 07-11 creating a Housing Element Task Force; and direct staff to publicize and collect applications from interested citizens to comprise the public members of the task force. The motion passed unanimously.

JOINT CITY COUNCIL / REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
3. City of Ojai and Ojai Redevelopment Agency 2006 Annual Audited Financial Statement and 2006 Single Audit Report for the City of Ojai
Craig A. Hartzheim, Moss, Levy & Hartzheim, certified public accountants, presented an overview of the audit reports.

MOTION: Council Member Hanstad moved and Council Member Horgan seconded to receive and file the City of Ojai and Ojai Redevelopment Agency Annual Audited Financial Statements for the year ended June 30, 2006; and receive and file the Single Audit Report for federal grant funds for the City of Ojai for the year ended June 30, 2006.
The result of the roll call vote:
AYES: Olsen, Hanstad, Horgan, Smith
NOES: None
ABSENT: DeVito

The Ojai City Council and the Redevelopment Agency then recessed and reconvened as the Redevelopment Agency. Subsequent to hearing those items before them, the Redevelopment Agency adjourned and reconvened as the Ojai City Council.

REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS

ORAL REPORT(S) FROM CITY MANAGER

ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
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Carol Smith, Mayor
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Carlon Strobel, City Clerk