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ITEM 2 FLOODING COMMENTS AND INPUT.
a) PUBLIC COMMENT.
Bailey: First we'll start with public comment. If you have comments specifically
related to the flood incident, please approach the podium, state your name
for the record, and limit your comments to five minutes or less.
Crawford: Thank you, Mayor, and City Council, I'm Mike Crawford from Idyllwild,
and uh, I will be very brief. Uh, the Mayor, City Manager, Jeff were at
our meeting on, uh, whatever night that was this week, and uh, and uh,
know that we have presented you with a petition. It's on your desk. There
was a cover letter with that petition. I won't read those things you...you
have in front of you already to read. I...I would make special, uh, point of
mentioning a paragraph in a letter that, uh, that, uh, in addition to the
petition, uh, that we ask you to review, uh, testimony for the City Council
back in the late 80's and early 90's relative to decision that were made
concerning, uh, Idyllwild becoming, uh, an area for development.
We...we plan, so that you're aware, to review that more carefully
ourselves and think that that's something that should be investigated in
addition, uh, to our presenting you a petition. I would tell you also, uh, for
the benefit of the Mayor and others that were at our meeting on, uh, the
other night, uh, that, uh, there was a spirited discussion, uh, for about three
hours relative to a resolution. We did ultimately pass a resolution with
only one dissenting vote of the 92 members, and that resolution was to
continue the condominium association or regime in legal terminology to
assure that we continue as one unit, working with you, relative to, uh, the
future of that area. Uh, in addition, we, uh, made the decision to defer
rebuilding, uh, at this time, as we investigate all of the possible avenues
relative to, um, what happens to that area in the future. Uh, and then
relative to what we've in the midst of right now, as I think you know,
remediation, the cleanup, the mold eradication, the drying out, uh, we have
a contract with a company doing that. We, uh, agreed that each of us
needs to be assessed to pay for that amount, and that we need to be about
the business of assuring that that company is paid so that part of the
project is completed. So that will be done, uh, by the end...we think in
about a month. Then we'll be dealing with the other questions as to the
future. So, uh, we...we came away from that meeting united which is
extremely important in working with you for the future. We appreciate it
very much. Thank you.
Bailey: Thank you. Other public comments related to the flood? Okay, seeing
none, I would entertain a motion to accept correspondence.
b) CORRESPONDENCE ON FLOOD MATTERS RECEIVED
FROM: Jessica McAllister (2), Susan Salterberg, Kurt
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Kimmerling, John and Jo Cunningham, Ana and Leonard Terry,
Karen Fox, Martha Monick.
Hayek: So moved.
Wright: Second.
Bailey: Moved by Hayek, seconded by Wright. All those in favor say aye. Those
opposed same sign. Motion carries.
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ITEM 4 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION WAIVING ALL CITY-OWNED
UTILITY CHARGES FOR CONSUMPTION IN JUNE AND JULY,
2008, FOR ALL PROPERTIES (RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL,
OR INDUSTRIAL) WHICH HAVE SUFFERED INTERIOR
STRUCTURE PENETRATION BY FLOOD WATER AS A RESULT
OF THE 2008 FLOODING.
Champion: Move the resolution.
Correia: Second.
Bailey: Moved by Champion, seconded by Correia. Discussion? Kevin, would
you like to speak to us regarding this?
O'Malley: Honorable Mayor, Esteemed Council. Public Works and Finance
recommend this...recommend adoption of this resolution. One of the
other issues we're finding out, it's difficult to, uh, find mailing addresses,
or keeping up with these, uh, individuals, so to help relieve some of our
extra efforts, plus their cleanup. Are there any questions?
Bailey: Any questions for Kevin? Matt?
Hayek: I just...two, the first is, um, by limiting this to Parkview and Idyllwild, are
we omitting anyone who is in a similar situation, with some of the
businesses?
O'Malley: We're not limiting to those. We, uh, the...
Hayek: There's the 12 commercial accounts.
O'Malley: ...Stevens Drive and Gilbert Street, and Riverside, so we're trying to hit
all the areas, and uh, Eric Goers in our Legal Department took some time
to draft these...this so that if somebody is out there that we don't know
about, and they have this interior damage, we will come to their support.
Hayek: Okay. I wanted to be sure there was an open ended aspect to this, and then
the second question is, in looking at the staff comment under Item 4, it
estimates about $20,000 a month.
O'Malley: That's correct.
Hayek: So this is an anticipated $40,000 move...covering two months.
O'Malley: It's a nominal amount, compared to our 26,000 customers, and between $2
million annual revenues, this should not impact our rate structure.
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Hayek: Okay.
Bailey: Other questions?
Correia: Is this something we can put on a, like a public assistance grant, as.. .
O'Malley: Well, we can look into that for you.
Correia: Okay.
O'Malley: I'm not sure it's eligible, but we can look into it.
Correia: Yeah.
Bailey: Connie?
Champion: Um, does this also include Landfill?
O'Malley: No, this does not.
Champion: Okay.
O'Malley: Just water, sewer and refuse.
Dilkes: Refuse to individual accounts where we provide pickup.
Bailey: Other questions for Kevin? Just to build on Matt's question about, um,
who's included. So if somebody is not necessarily on this list, they just
have to talk to your office.
O'Malley: Correct. Just contact us.
Bailey: Okay.
O'Malley: And our water plant will go out and check the properties out.
Wright: One more question. Will the people, um, the residents be notified in some
way...
O'Malley: That's the difficulty. We're trying to notify them. We've kind of
segregated them now, and we haven't been sending any, uh, late due
notices or billing information, because there was no mail delivery during
that time, and so now we're just going through the process o£ ..do they
have service. Put a water meter in...put a fresh new water meter in, and
then see if they're going to be there to accept the notices.
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Wright: Okay.
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Bailey: Other discussion, questions for Kevin? Thank you. Roll call. Item carries
6-0.
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