HomeMy WebLinkAbout11_27_2007 - Council Minutes - Adjourned Regular MeetingAPPROVE BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 11, 2007
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES ORANGE, CALIFORNIA
OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING November 27,2007
The City Council of the City of Orange, California, convened an Adjourned Regular Meeting at 8:15
p.m. on November 27,2007 in the Weimer Room, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, California.
STUDY SESSION
1. OPENING
1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
1.3 ROLL CALL
PRESENT - Smith, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau ABSENT -
Murphy 1.4
PRESENTATIONS/ ANNOUNCEMENTS/ INTRODUCTIONS - None.2. PUBLIC COMMENTS -
None.3. CONSENT CALENDAR - None.
4. REPORTS FROM MAYOR CA
VECCHE - None.5. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS - None.6.
REPORTS FROM BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS -
None.7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS 7.1 Discussion of proposed
Strategic Plan (C2500.
A.2)Mr. Rick Otto, Sr. Assistant to the City
Manager, reviewed the timeline of the Strategic Plan process.Marie Knight, Community Services Director, reviewed the
planning
process for the Plan.Mission and Vision Statement Mr. Steven Pham, Personnel
Director, reviewed the Mission
Statement, noting it was the consensus of staff to retain the current Statement,
which was developed approximately five years ago; and reviewed the draft Vision Statement - As
an organization, the City of Orange is the leader in delivering the highest level of service to
meet current and future needs of the community.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES November 27,2007
Values
Lt. Dan Cahill, reviewed the draft values - Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence - and definingqualities of
each value.Goals Proposed
draft
goals - Provide a safecommunity; Be a fiscally healthy community; Enhance and promote quality
of life in the community; Provide outstanding public service; and Recognize, promote and
preserve Orange's rich heritage.Mayor Cavecche suggested
that the strategies under the goal - Be a fiscally healthy community -be expanded to include more
emphasis on tracking expenditures.Councilmember Bilodeau suggested incorporating renewable
energy programs under the goal -Enhance and promote quality of life
in the community.Councilmember Smith suggested it would be
nice to see measurable results.Nora Jacob, Library Director, and Police
Chief Gustafson provided a final summary of the process.8. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER -
None.
9. LEGAL AFFAIRS-None.10. ADJOURNMENT - The
City Council adjourned
at 9:00 p.m.Declaration of City Clerk, Mary E. Murphy,
declaring posting of the City Council Agenda of an Adjourned Regular Meeting of November 27,2007 at
Orange Civic Center kiosk, Police Facility at 1107 North Batavia,and Main Library at 407 E. Chapman;
all of said locations being in the City of Orange and freely accessible to members of the public at least
72 hours before commencement of said Adjourned Regular Meeting.I ~M. MURPHY LERK -2