Council Meets on Dec. 2

The agenda for Mission Viejo’s Dec. 2 council meeting is posted on the city website: http://dms.cityofmissionviejo.org/sirepub/pubmtgframe.aspx?meetid=2111&doctype=agenda . To view backup material, go to the agenda and click on the blue links.

Those wanting to participate by making public comments can either attend the meeting or email the city clerk. Members of the public can request that their comments be made part of the public record. Email khamman@cityofmissionviejo.org . Please reference the agenda item number.

At the 6:00 p.m. beginning of the open meeting are five presentations. According to city policy, the business portion of the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Presentations have been running up to two hours in length.

The Consent Calendar carries various check registers and financial reports, including the Quarterly Check Register (Item No. 5), which shows General Fund expenditures, and the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (Item No. 7).

Consent Calendar Item No. 8 is a staff recommendation to go out for bid on the Cattery Expansion.  

Consent Calendar Item No. 16 is a claim against the city. Watchdogs say this will be an “interesting” item, although some records are not posted. The records on this would be open to the Public Records Act.  It will be difficult to get the records, but the city is legally required to respond.

Consent Calendar Item No. 17 is authorization to retain Authority to Award the Ambulance Contract.

Under Public Hearings, Item No. 18 is adoption of more Building Code 0rdinances.

Item No, 24 is Councilwoman Cathy Schlicht’s request to re-agendize the Community Services Program funding of $75,000 to various cultural arts and human services organizations.

Under Council Comments is Item No. 27, an item Councilwoman Schlicht agendized in opposition to the OCTA's proposal to create toll lanes in Orange County. 

During this council meeting, the council will select the mayor and major pro-tem for 2014. All current council members have served as mayor for at least one year except for Councilwoman Cathy Schlicht.