HomeMy WebLinkAboutMARCH 2,1993
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CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
CLERK
ROLL CALL
DOWNTOWN
REVITALIZA-
Db g(l-O~TION
STRATEGY
MTG. (March
15,1993)
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CDBG FUNDS
INCREASED
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CLOSED
SESSION
CABLEVISION
(Franchise
Fee)
0110- 30
ADJOURNMENT
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA
and the
ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 2, 1993
The City Council and the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency met in an
Adjourned Regular Meeting at 7:00 p. m., Tuesday March 2, 1993
in the Council Chambers Conference Room.
PRESENT: Councilmen Ciraulo, Harbicht, Lojeski, Margett and
Fasching
ABSENT: None
The City Manager distributed a draft of a letter for the Mayor's
signature inviting members of the community to participate in the
first meeting of the Downtown Revitalization Strategy Task Force
scheduled for Monday, March 15, 1993 at 6:30 p.m., at the
Community Center. The City Manager requested that Council review
the letter and the list of those persons to be invited to this
meeting, and add any other names Council may wish to include.
The City recently received an additional $48,000 in CDBG funds
for the coming fiscal year, which will bring the total allocation
of Community Development Block Grant funds for FY 1993-94 to
$307 , 501. This figure could change depending on HUD' s final
allocation to the County, according to staff's information. The
proposed allocations to City proj ects, which will include the
additional funds, must be received by the Community Development
COlllIllission by Monday, March 8, 1993. This matter will be an
additional agenda item at the regular meeting this date for
Council's approval of the revised proj ect distribution of the
funds.
The City Manager requested two Closed _Sessions this evening,
before and after the regular 7:30 p.m. meeting.
Mayor Fasching noted that CableVision raised their basic rates
about nine months ago and at that time he believes they chose to
cover up that increase in cost to the subscriber by listing on
the bill the 5% franchise fee that the cable company pays to the
City. This franchise fee is the cable company's cost of doing
business and should not be listed on the bill implying that the
customer is paying an additional fee so that the cable company
can pay the franchise fee to the City. The Mayor does not think
this is an appropriate way to do business. lie does not object
to CableVision's charge for their services, however, if they want
to increase their prices they should incorporate the increase
into the monthly charge for services and not cover-up this
increase by listing the franchise fee. Mayor Fasching requested
that staff look into this matter and see if the 5% franchise fee
could be removed from the bill. Councilman Harbicht reminded
Council that CableVis10n had sent out a letter to their
subscribers some time ago explaining that the 5' fee was not a
new fee and that the cable company had in fact raised their
prices. Staff affirmed this.
At 7:15 p.m. the City Council entered the CLOSED SESSION,
RECONVENED and ADJOURNED sine die at 7:35 p.m.
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ATTEST:
J~~d~~rk
Mayor
3/2/93