The City Council met on Tuesday Oct 3 and made the following decisions –
RECALL
The date for the special election was set at Jan 2, 2018. This is the earlier date possible. The vote was 4 to 1 with Mayor Pro Tem Basile asking for a Jan 9 date.
Based on the Jan 2 date, final results will be here no later than Feb 6. Voters should expect to see the ballots in their mail at the beginning of December.
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DISTRICTS
After a lengthy session and lots of good discussion, the Council settled on 5 maps. Each Council member recommended one map
- Basile - #115
- Gardner - #109
- Robinson - #110
- Voigts - #116
Councilman Hamilton asked the demographers to create a map with a single district down by the 5 Freeway and then 4 “fingers” extending East.
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At the first meeting in December, residents will be able to comment on these maps and the Council is expected to select one of these maps which will then be applicable at the November 2018 election.
WIRELESS TOWERS
The Council voted 4 to 1 to enter into an exclusive agreement with a provider for the 100 poles controlled by the city. This will allow the city to control the aesthetics on these poles which are strategically located. The rest of the poles in the city are controlled by SCE.
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 mini town meeting every quarter. The next meeting will be on Dec 2 at 2 pm at the El Toro Public Library.
