Tune in to Council Meeting

To view the agenda for the Nov. 18 Council meeting, go to http://dms.cityofmissionviejo.org/sirepub/pubmtgframe.aspx?meetid=2110&doctype=agenda . To view backup material, click on the blue links in the agenda.

A Mission Viejo watchdog forwarded the following information, calling attention to items of interest on Monday’s agenda.

If you cannot attend the meeting but would like your comments to be part of the public record, consider expressing your point of view by sending an e-mail to Karen Hamman, the city clerk, asking for inclusion in the public record: KHamman@cityofmissionviejo.org . Don’t forget to reference the Agenda Item Number on your correspondence.

The Consent Calendar carries various check registers and treasurer’s reports. 

Under Old Business, Item #10 is a five-year agreement with Tyler Technologies in the amount of $968,522 for a core financial software system. The city’s current program dates back to 1992.

Item #11 is awarding $75,000 to various cultural arts and human services organizations.

Under City Manager Reports is Item # 18 – Amendment to the Orange County Fire Authority Joint Powers Agreement.  This agreement was created by the OCFA to redistribute property tax dollars to the General Fund accounts of cities whose citizens overpaid into the Structural Fire Fund. To date, Villa Park and Aliso Viejo have voted NO. The Fire Authority needs 16 of the 24 members to vote YES.

Item # 20 is the Farmers Market Item that Councilwoman Cathy Schlicht placed on the agenda.  The city has spent approximately $21,000 in promoting the Farmers Market. Is this expenditure a valid use of public funds?