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item also agendized with a place holder, if additional time was needed, on the March 9, <br /> 2005 Special City Council/New Town Hall Committee meeting. <br /> • Cahill explained that a town-wide public notice of the Planning Commission and City <br /> Council public hearings would be sent out to advise the residents of the meetings. <br /> City Attorney Steve Mattas clarified that at the March 8"' meeting, the City Council <br /> would be considering issues on the map but that their final action at the meeting would be <br /> the adoption of a General Plan amendment to approve the map. Mattas added that this <br /> was a legislative action of the City Council and at the meeting the Council would be <br /> considering the entirety of the issue including the recommendations of the Pathways <br /> Committee and the Planning Commission, they would hold the public hearing, take <br /> comments and then potentially take final action that night. If additional time was <br /> required, Council could continue the item to the March 9, 2005 Special City Council/New <br /> Town Hall Committee meeting with the appropriate Brown Act noticing of the agenda. <br /> 5.2 Request for Supplemental Funding from the Supporters of Westwind <br /> Community Barn for Westwind Barn Door Replacement Project <br /> Councilmember Warshawsky recused himself from discussion of the item due to the <br /> proximity of his property to the project. <br /> City Manager Maureen Cassingham introduced this item to Council. Council had before <br /> them a request from the Supporters of Westwind Community Barn for $13,100 to <br /> augment the SWCB's $20,000 grant to the Town for the Westwind Barn Door <br /> Replacement Project. Cassingham provided Council with an overview of the project and <br /> explainined that in the course of bidding the project, the lowest and best bid to replace the <br /> doors came in at $29,500 plus $3,600 for painting. Elaine Nelson, SWCB President, had <br /> apprised the Town of the shortfall in funding and had requested Council consideration of <br /> the funding difference. Her letter was available to Council in their meeting packet. Staff <br /> was suggesting that the allocation be funded from reserves. <br /> Council discussed the request. Councilmember Jones advocated that this was ag ood <br /> example of public and private partnership for a Town project and improvement to a <br /> valuable Town asset. Councilmember Mordo disclosed that he formerly served on the <br /> Board of Directors of SWCB but had resigned his position. He explainedlained that the concept <br /> of sharing in the expense for the project was to leverage funds from donors and Town <br /> funds which are derived from the citizens. This is a fair way of distributing the burden of <br /> project costs. Mayor Pro Tem Kerr applauded the project but hoped that for future <br /> projects the use of Park Bond monies would be investigated. City Manager Cassingham <br /> advised Council that staff was working with the State of California Park and Recreation <br /> Department to address issues with using state funds for financing improvements at the <br /> Barn. Mayor O'Malley suggested that it would be appropriate to see if the Friends of <br /> Westwind Barn would be willing to defer their maintenance projects at the Barn to July 1, <br /> 2005 to free up the $6,500 balance in the Town's operating budget line item for barn <br /> maintenance to complete the Door Project with the balance of the request from Town <br /> • reserves. Council concurred and directed the City Manager to approach the Friends of <br /> Westwind Barn with the request. <br /> 4 <br /> City Council Meeting Minutes <br /> January 6,2005 <br />