HomeMy WebLinkAbout3_23_2004 - Council Minutes - Adjourned Regular MeetingAPPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 13, 2004
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES ORANGE, CALIFORNIA
OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING March 23, 2004
The City Council of the City of Orange, California convened an Adjourned Regular Meeting at
3:00 p.m. in Conference Room C, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, California.
3:00 P.M. STUDY SESSION
1. OPENING
1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Led by Mayor Murphy
1.3 ROLL CALL
PRESENT - Alvarez, Mayor Murphy, Cavecche ABSENT -
Ambriz, Coontz 1.4
PRESENTATIONS! ANNOUNCEMENTS! INTRODUCTIONS - None.2. PUBLIC COMMENTS -
None.3. CONSENT CALENDAR All
items on the
Consent Calendar are considered routine and are enacted by one motion approving the recommended action
listed on the Agenda. Any member of the City Council, staff or the
public may request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion or separate
action. Unless otherwise specified in the request to remove an item from the Consent
Calendar, all items removed shall be considered immediately following action on the
remaining items on the Consent Calendar.3.1 Declaration of
City Clerk, Mary E. Murphy, declaring posting of the City Council Agenda of an Adjourned
Regular Meeting of March 23, 2004 at the Orange Civic Center north facing kiosk,
Police Facility at 1107 North Batavia, and Shaffer Park;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; and available at
the Orange Civic Center City Clerk's Office and Main Library at 101 N.
Center Street.ACTION: Accepted Declaration of
Agenda Posting and authorized its retention as a public record in the
Office of the City Clerk.MOTION - Cavecche SECOND - Alvarez
AYES - Alvarez, Murphy,
Cavecche ABSENT - Ambriz,
Coontz The Consent Calendar was
approved as recommended.PAGE
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Adjourned Regular Meeting
March 23, 2004
4. REPORTS FROM MAYOR MURPHY - None.5.
REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS - None.6. REPORTS
FROM BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS - None.7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
7.1 Review
aspects ofthe East Orange Development Plan.Mr. Stan SooHoo,
Assistant Community Development Director, reported this Study Session was to review issues
relating to Biology. He introduced Rob Hamilton, City-hired Biologist.Tony Bonkamp,
Glenn Lukos Associates, provided a summary of biological investigations for East Orange.
He reviewed the types of surveys in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and provided a chart for VariOUS specIes.
Mr. Bonkamp
reviewed a vegetation map, sensitive plants that have been found, the California Gnatcatcher Survey,
and surveys for sensitive birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and wildlife movement throughout
the area.Mayor pro
tern Cavecche asked about the mitigation for gnatcatchers.Mr. Bonkamp
reported there would be no active relocation, but rather passive relocation during construction; and
the mitigation is covered through the NCCP.Mr. Art
Homrighausen, LSA, reviewed surveys for Santiago Hills II, along with a vegetation map, sensitive
plant and species surveys and the Gnatcatcher survey.Councilmember Alvarez
asked about mitigation measures during construction.Mr. Homrighausen
noted it is their intent to reduce harm to any species and that all habitat that is to be
preserved, is preserved.Councilmember Alvarez
clarified the habitat is flushed out to start grading and once development begins,
the habitat will naturally relocate elsewhere in a new habitat.Mr. Homrighausen
pointed out that during the brush clearing phase, there are monitors in front of the
bulldozers ensuring that the habitat is out ofthe way.Mr. Dan
Miller, The Irvine Company, pointed out that outlying areas have been preserved to create opportunities
for habitat to migrate to; and will be able to support the habitat.PAGE 2
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Adjourned Regular Meeting
March 23, 2004
7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS (Continued)
Councilmember Alvarez asked about the habitat near the proposed settling ponds.
It was reported that water quality features are separate from the mitigation area. The project was
designed so that each neighborhood would have a water quality feature that would cleanse the
urban pollution before it actually goes into the mitigation site. The mitigation site itself
reestablishes native habitat.
8. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER - None.9.
LEGAL AFFAIRS - None.10. ADJOURNMENT
The City
Council adjourned at 4:05 p.m.lj~S;~
CITY CLERK
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