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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

July 15, 2008

REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 P.M.

ANDERSON CITY HALL
1887 Howard Street

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REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 p.m.

1. ROLL CALL- CITY COUNCIL Councilmember Burnett
Councilmember Hunt
Councilmember Webster
Vice-Mayor Comnick
Mayor Schaefer

2. INVOCATION - Elder Dan Eckley, Anderson-Cottonwood Neighborhood Church.

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Butch Schaefer.

4.0 INTRODUCTION - Finance Office Manager Liz Cottrell will introduce new Account Clerk Dina Duncan.

4.1 PROCLAMATION - Honoring Shasta County Court Executive Officer Susan Null on the occasion of her retirement.

5.1 SCHEDULED CITIZEN REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL - Linda Lingo regarding a new Edward Jones Office.

5.2 PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Anyone in the audience who wants to address the Council on a subject which is not on tonight's agenda is now invited to come to the podium. Please provide your name and the subject you wish to discuss. Please limit your remarks to 5 minutes or less.

6.0 CONSENT AGENDA Consent Agenda items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They will be acted upon by the Council at one time without discussion. Any member of the public, staff or City Council may request that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion. Are there any requests to remove any items from the Consent Agenda?

6.1 MINUTES - Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of July 1, 2008.

6.2 WARRANTS - Receive and file warrant 108702 to 108771 in the amount of $711,082.44; warrant 108772 to 108822 in the amount of $91,805.06; warrant 108823 to 108908 in the amount of $184,605.26; a Wire Transfer in the amount of $3,621.48; and a Wire Transfer in the amount of $251.93.

6.3 CITY CLERK - Waive reading, except by title, of any ordinances under consideration at this meeting for either introduction or passage per Government Code Section 36934.

6.4 CITY MANAGER - None.

6.5 CITY ATTORNEY - None.

6.6 ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER - None.

6.7 FINANCE DIRECTOR/TREASURER - None.

6.8 PARKS AND RECREATION - None.

6.9 PLANNING DEPARTMENT - None.

6.10 POLICE DEPARTMENT - None.

6.11 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - None.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

6.12 TEMS (IF ANY) REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Any person may speak on items scheduled for hearing at the time the Mayor declares the hearing open. ALL LEGAL NOTICES HAVE BEEN GIVEN ACCORDING TO LAW.

7.0 PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ENGINEER'S REPORT AND LEVYING A 2008-2009 ASSESSMENT FOR LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1993-2

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution confirming the Engineer's Report and levying a 2008-2009 assessment for Landscaping and Lighting District No. 1993-2 with no rate increase or change in assessment methodology.

7.1 PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ENGINEER'S REPORT AND LEVYING A 2008-2009 ASSESSMENT FOR LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 2006-1

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution confirming the Engineer's Report and levying a 2008-2009 assessment for Landscaping and Lighting District No. 2006-1.

7.2 PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ENGINEER'S REPORT AND LEVYING A 2008-2009 ASSESSMENT FOR SOUTH RIDGE TERRACE UNIT 1 LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution confirming the Engineer's Report and levying a 2008-2009 assessment for South Ridge Terrace Unit 1 Landscaping Maintenance District.

7.3 PUBLIC HEARING - ANNUAL GRANTEE PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS AND REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNTS

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Direct the City Council Clerk to read the published public hearing notice, conduct the public hearing, and subject to testimony received at the public hearing, receive and file Annual Grantee Performance Reports.

7.4 PUBLIC HEARING - PROSPECTIVE APPLICATIONS FOR STATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Direct the City Council Clerk to read the published public hearing notice and conduct the public hearing.

REGULAR AGENDA

8.1 CITY ATTORNEY - None.

8.2 CITY MANAGER

CITY OF ANDERSON RESPONSES TO 2007-2008 GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT