Reviving the use of a freestanding pole sign at the Alliance Gas Station on the corner of East Harvard Boulevard and Palm Avenue is being appealed after the request to again use the sign was rejected by the Planning Commission. In January the Commission upheld staff’s report that the sign had been abandoned and does not meet current code for signage. The impact of the sign on area improvements was also a factor in the Commission’s decision.The Council will be asked to decide whether or not to explore the possibility of again trying for a tax to benefit public safety that would appear on the November ballot.The city tried such an initiative in 2004 – Measure J and K, a flat rate utility tax totaling $24 a month and the creation of a spending oversight committee – that failed.Staff is recommending a different approach with more modest costs and benefits and is asking the Council if they should move ahead to develop specifics and hold a community workshop for input. If the Council gives the go-ahead a report will be presented in May.In other business, the Council will hear a presentation on the “Housing at the Millennium” study by Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation and a report on the status of the Council’s housing creation goals, housing element policies and program implementation.The rest of the meeting will be devoted to appointing members to various commissions and committees as well as setting a date for the Council’s 2006-2007 Goal Workshop.
Council: New public safety initiative, CDBG grant awards Monday
March 17, 2006
Santa Paula City Council
The City Council will be considering another try at a public safety tax, considering Community Development Block Grant awards and hearing an appeal on a tall sign ordered removed from a Harvard Boulevard gas station at Monday’s meeting.
By Peggy KellySanta Paula TimesThe City Council will be considering another try at a public safety tax, considering Community Development Block Grant awards and hearing an appeal on a tall sign ordered removed from a Harvard Boulevard gas station at Monday’s meeting.The March 20 meeting - held at City Hall Council Chambers, 970 E. Ventura St. – will open at 5:30 p.m. and the Council will adjourn into closed session to discuss various workers’ compensation and liability claims.When the Council reconvenes at 6:30 p.m. the meeting will be broadcast live on Adelphia Cable Channel 10 and rebroadcast later.The De Colores Art Group will discuss the upcoming 12th annual art show and festival, new employees will be introduced and a proclamation presented to ARC Ventura County during the presentations’ portion of the meeting.Also scheduled is the ceremonial badge pinning of new Santa Paula firefighters and a presentation on proposed “biosolids handling” at the Toland Road Landfill by Mark Lawler, the general manager of the Ventura Regional Sanitation District.Public hearings will be held to consider the award of Community Development Block Grant funds as recommended by the Citizens Advisory Committee; the Council can adjust the award amounts or consider additions or deletions to the list of projects and programs recommended for the federal grants.
