Council Meets Feb. 17

To view the agenda for the Feb. 17 Mission Viejo City Council meeting, go to http://dms.cityofmissionviejo.org/sirepub/pubmtgframe.aspx?meetid=2181&doctype=agenda

Forwarded by a city watchdog:

Read through the Consent Calendar Items (Nos. 2 – 13), including the Minutes, the Check Registers and numerous financial reports.

There is one item under Old Business, Item No. 14:  Pavion Park Rehabilitation (CIP 303).

Under Council Comments, note Councilwoman Cathy Schlicht’s Item No. 20, asking for an investigation into the fiscal management of the November 2013 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Wheelchair tournaments:

“Recommended Action: Order an Independent Investigation to evaluate compliance with established city fiscal policies and ordinances, internal controls and processes; to verify that there was not a gift of public funds; to document that the terms and conditions of the ITF contracts were met; to check that the invoices charged to ITF met the terms of the contractual commitments; to ascertain if purchasing policies as well as internal communication policies were followed; to establish if check and balance mechanisms were in force; find out what revenue was received and how those funds were disbursed; to authenticate the number of individuals that where an expenditure, obligation or debt was created; demonstrate that sufficient back-up material needed for the City Council to take its action was received.”

Those who are unable to attend the meeting but wanting their comments to be part of the public record, can email City Clerk Karen Hamman, KHamman@cityofmissionviejo.org , asking for inclusion in the public record. Don’t forget to reference the agenda Item Number on correspondence.