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SPECIAL MEETING – JANUARY 13, 2015
MORRO BAY VETERAN’S HALL
209 SURF STREET – 4:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Jamie Irons Mayor
Christine Johnson Councilmember
John Headding Councilmember
Matt Makowetski Councilmember
Noah Smukler Councilmember
STAFF: David Buckingham City Manager
Joe Pannone City Attorney
Dana Swanson City Clerk
Rob Livick Public Services Director
Joe Woods Recreation & Parks Director
Eric Endersby Harbor Director
Amy Christey Police Chief
Susan Slayton Administrative Services Director
Scot Graham Planning Manager
ESTABLISH QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Irons established a quorum of the City Council and called the meeting to order at 4:05pm.
PUBLIC COMMENT RE: ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
The public comment period for Item I was opened.
Robert Davis, Morro Bay resident, stated he is happy the City is updating their goals and
encourages them to keep citizen values in mind. Vision needs to reflect the values of the
citizens, and be the foundation of everything we do.
Walter Heath, Morro Bay resident, spoke regarding item B under Goal #6 – fiber connectivity.
He asks the item be expanded to include option for high speed connectivity for the entire city to
bring more head-of-household jobs and telecommuters to Morro Bay.
The public comment period was closed.
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA ITEM:
I. STUDY SESSION TO AFFIRM, AND AS REQUIRED, MODIFY AND REPRIORITIZE
THE CURRENT 10 CITY GOALS AND EXTEND THOSE GOALS THROUGH JULY
2016.
AGENDA NO: A-1 MEETING DATE: January 27, 2015
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MINUTES - MORRO BAY SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING – JANUARY 13, 2015
City Manager Buckingham presented the staff report and suggested Council focus on affirming
or redefining the 10 goals in this meeting, then discuss program objectives for each of those 10
goals at the January 27 Goal Setting Session.
Staff identified six goals they recommend remain as is: 1) Develop New WRF, 2) Improve
Streets, 3) Maintain Core Public Safety Services, 4) Ensure Fiscal Sustainability, 5) Support
Economic Development, and 6) Enhance Quality o f Life. Council concurred.
Staff asked Council to consider modifying “Improve City Infrastructure” to include “and
Facilities.” Council concurred.
Staff recommends the remaining three goals be refined or redefined. Council discussion
included the following:
• “Update GP/LCP for current and future land use needs” will be the top program objective
under a larger goal.
• “Boost Disaster Preparedness” will become a program objective of public safety to make
room for a new goal, “Improve Water Supply Diversification”.
• Goal #10 “Leverage Outside Resources” will become “Improve City Operations,” and
include the leveraging of outside resources as a key program objective.
• Improving City’s public spaces will be a key objective under either Goal #3 or #7.
The Mayor reopened public comment; seeing none, the public comment period was closed.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:46 p.m.
Recorded by:
Dana Swanson
City Clerk