City Council Review - July 19

At Tuesday night’s council meeting there was very little on the public agenda, despite the many items that have been unaddressed. Here’s what happened –

BONUS FOR CITY MANAGER

The Council voted to give the City Manager a generous bonus, but for some reason the specifics were not given. I voted against the bonus. I’m still trying to get the specifics and will share with you when they finally appear.

SPORTS PARK FEES

Thanks to Councilman Nick residents of Lake Forest and people who work in Lake Forest will not have to pay fees for using the Sports Park, except for League play.

SPILLOVER PARKING

Councilman Nick and I put this item (parking permits) on the agenda and I submitted a 6 page report on the topic (previously published in The Patch). The Council unanimously voted to move forward and have the staff provide more information on this issue, give it to the Planning Commission to investigate, and then return to the Council with positive recommendations to deal with this problem.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Jim Gardner is on the City Council for Lake Forest. You can check him out on LinkedIn and/or Facebook and you can share your thoughts about the City at Lake Forest Town Square on Facebook. His comments are not meant to reflect official City Policy.

Dr. Gardner has office hours every Tuesday from 4 pm to 6 pm at the City Hall. In addition, he holds a Town Hall meeting every quarter. The next meeting will be on August 13 at 2 pm at the Foothill Ranch Public Library.

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