HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-16-1999 City Council Study SessionMINUTES
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
130 S. MAIN STREET
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1999
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CALL TO ORDER
The City Council Study Session was called to order by Mayor Kelley at 9:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: BRINLEY, METZE, PAPE,
KELLEY
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: VACANT
Also present were: City Manager Watenpaugh, Assistant City Manager Best,
City Attorney Leibold, Administrative Services Director Boone, Community
Development Director Brady and City Clerk Kasad.
CITY COUNCIL INTERVIEWS (F:44.1)
Mayor Kelley detailed the proposed ground rules for this interview process, which
was necessary due to the court ordered removal of Councilman George G. Alongi.
City Attorney Leibold stressed the importance of consistency in this process. The
City Council agreed to a 20 minute interview process involving a rotation of the
following questions:
1. Describe any past or current community involvement you may have
had in Lake Elsinore or other communities in which you have lived.
2. What do you see as three major issues facing the City of Lake
Elsinore currentiy and in the next five years?
3. How do you see yourself in the role of a City Councilmeinber?
4. How do you currently perceive the City's image, and how would you
change that image, if needed?
5. As a Councilmember, how much weight should you give the publids
input?
6. How do you perceive the role of City Staff in support of the City
Council?
7. A City Councilmember needs to be available for City Coiuzcil
Meetings, Special Meetings, and occasionally an out uf ~~wn rr:eeting.;
Are you prepared and available to dedicate this much ?im,e to fne
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position? How would you establish and keep open lines of
communication with staff Council and the public?
8. What do you see as your goals in serving as a City Councilmember?
9. What is the strongest asset you bring to the Council?
10. Do you intend to seek election in November?
11. How do you see the role of the Redevelopment Agency, as a useful
tool to be used to encourage development or as a misuse of public tax
dollars to finance developers?
12. All cities ha~e Sphere's of Influence. How do you feel about the
Communities of Interest being created around the City of Lake
Elsinore? Do you think they have an effect on the economic growth
of the City?
13. Could you give us your thoughts with regard to the City's new
economic program called "Economic Gardening Strategy"? How do
you feel this will serve the needs of our local businesses, and will it
help to promote new business?
The above listed questions were asked of the following City Council Applicants:
Robert Polk, Robert Schiffner, Kenneth Olivarez, Daniel DeSimone,
David Cheney, Raymond Moon, Chris Hyland, Beverly Gibson.
John Seepe, George Alongi, Max Aragon, Jason Marquez, James
Gray, Kenneth Niemi
(Applicant George Rivera was not present for interview)
There was general discussion of the procedure for appointing the new
Councilmember at the next regular City Council meeting on February 23, 1999.
ADJOURNMENT
'~'HE CITX COUNCIL STUDY SESSION WAS ADJOURNED AT 2:55 P.M.
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