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MOTION/VOTE: Motion/second by CM Grimsby/Sanders to ratify the appointments of Elsie Holtz to the Code Enforcement Commission and Mike Carlstrom to the Utility Commission. Motion carried with no opposition. AGENDA REVIEW: MOTION/VOTE: Motion made by Mayor Gaytan, seconded by CM Cook, to approve the Consent Calendar and to continue Agenda Item No. 16, the Mystery Shop report to February 1, 2000. Discussion followed: Item 5 - CM Chastain asked for status report on the alternative vehicles for citizen volunteers. Item 12 - Regarding the traffic Signal on Mt. Vernon, off of I-10, CM Chastain asked if the City's lights could be upgraded. She said there were two poles with dim lighting, resulting in a blind corner. Item 11 - CM DeLaRosa inquired if G.F.R. Enterprise was the developer. City Manager Garcia confirmed the information. CM DeLaRosa stated there was a problem on Johnston and 8" Streets and past responses had indicated they did not know the origin of the standing water but the residents insisted the water was coming from this development that was about to be signed off. He asked that if the job was signed off, would it release this developer from liability if a problem surfaced. City Manager Garcia said he was correct; however, the final acceptance of the tract map in no way implied liability with reference to the water. He explained it was significantly separate from the run-off from sprinklers. The tract map only entailed specific findings regarding the development of the project related to the housing tract, related to the size of the lot. The developer's liability would not be known unless he spoke with Community Development Department and Public Works and pulled out the tract map, looked at the specific hydrology and determined the flow of the water. CM DeLaRosa asked that the item be pulled until it could be determined who was responsible for the standing water problem. He stated he did not want to sign off on a development with a problem that had not been corrected. City Manager Garcia said that Staff would return at the next meeting with information regarding some of the questions raised. Item No. 6 - CM Bennett asked if this item was taken to the Planning Commission or the Historic Commission and, if not, would they be included to help in the selection of the contractor. Director Zamora reported that the item did go before the Historic Preservation Commission and that it would not go before the Planning Commission until after City Council acted. CM Bennett requested that future agenda reports indicate which commission had reviewed the item and whether it was approved or denied. Item No. 7: Mayor Gaytan inquired about the bids and the allocation. Principal Planner Soto said the present request was for approval to put the item for public bid. He stated it would be out for a minimum of 30 days and Community Development would return to City Council within 45- 55 days with the information. He confirmed the $115,000 allocation for construction was still available and that if the bids came in above that, he indicated that $34,000 was set aside in the contingency account. City Council Mins Jan 18, 2000 3