CONSENSUS SOUGHT ON IDEAS FOR CITY CENTER.The city staff will draw up a contract for a facilitator to help build a consensus among council members whose divisiveness threatens to kill a proposed Civic Center. The proposed contract with the town-planning firm of Freedman freed·man n. A man who has been freed from slavery. freedman Noun pl -men History a man freed from slavery Noun 1. , Tung and Bottomley of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden is expected to come before the council Oct. 3. ``There are five council members and seven different opinions,'' City Manager Don Duckworth said Wednesday. ``We don't want to throw out the work (already done on the project), but that is where it's headed unless we galvanize gal·va·nize tr.v. gal·va·nized, gal·va·niz·ing, gal·va·niz·es 1. To stimulate or shock with an electric current. 2. consensus.'' Mayor Janice Lee cast the sole no vote, questioning how dissension could be assumed when the full council hasn't even reviewed the conceptual plan, approved by the Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle last month. A report from Duckworth recommended that council members bridge their differences or abandon the 51,000-square-foot project, which would include a library and performing arts center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. . Consultant Michael Freedman Michael Hartley Freedman (born 21 April 1951 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is a mathematician at Microsoft Station Q. In 1986, he was awarded a Fields Medal for his work on the Poincaré conjecture, one of the most famous problems of the 20th century. warned that hiring his firm could result in a months-long delay on the project. ``If you don't want delay, send me home,'' said Freedman, who recommended that the city interrupt the design process to talk about the focus of the project. In other actions, the council: --Voted 4-1 to rescind a policy adopted in June that prohibited the city from endorsing or donating money to groups that support or receive support from developers of Ahmanson Ranch project, a 3,000-home project in southeastern Ventura County. The council is opposed to the project because of potential traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and other environmental problems. Council members said the resolution was vague and hard to enforce. Councilwoman Leslie Devine voted no. --The council unanimously tabled a proposal to lease space for five years at the Calabasas Park Centre office complex for the library. Council members said library commissioners should be given a chance to review the proposed lease. The library has outgrown its space in the City Hall building. Library commissioner Fred Gaines expressed concerns about the proposal, saying the office complex ``happens to be the newest, most expensive place in the city.'' |
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