COUNCIL TO OUTLINE PRIORITIES.Byline: Gloria Gonzales Daily News Staff Writer The City Council will meet tonight to chart the city's course over the next year, deciding which of several pressing issues will take priority during the coming year. ``The discussion will help us establish priorities, not only in terms of goals and objectives, but also in terms of funding priorities,'' said Mayor Pat Hunter. ``That's why we look at the two documents - the goals and the budget - at close to the same time.'' The budget, which can be amended a·mend v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends v.tr. 1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive. 2. , was approved in mid-June, and helps point the direction of the year's goal-setting, Hunter said. During its meeting at 7 p.m. at the Moorpark Community Center, 799 Moorpark Ave., the council will weigh several broad goals including: Expanding and encouraging community involvement. Moving ahead with the downtown revitalization re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. plan. Improving traffic circulation through the city. Strengthening the city's financial well-being and planning for long-term financial growth. Increasing juvenile crime prevention and intervention A procedure used in a lawsuit by which the court allows a third person who was not originally a party to the suit to become a party, by joining with either the plaintiff or the defendant. efforts. Improving bus, library and inspection services. Each council member will lobby for efforts in certain areas. ``Public safety is high on the list,'' Hunter said. ``Just as our budget shows, it's an important, necessary expenditure. If we make this city safe, then we can build from that foundation . . . When residents feel safe, they go out more, shop more and visit parks more.'' Councilman Bernardo Perez shared Hunter's focus on public safety, but said he hoped the city could focus on youth programs in the coming year. ``I hope we can re-establish a commitment to youth programs like Project Pride,'' Perez said. ``I'd like to look into some four-day youth camps that could be followed up by a mentoring program . . . because it has to be an ongoing effort.'' Councilwoman Debbie Teasley said she hoped the city would review its sign ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been . ``With the growth of the city and the Downtown Revitalization Plan about to come out again, maybe it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to look at it again,'' Teasley said. ``We've made some exceptions as new businesses have come in, maybe it's time to review it.'' And Councilman Christopher Evans Christopher Evans or Chris Evans may refer to:
``Not every single decision has to go through the council,'' Evans said. ``We need to speed up the decision-making process, and encourage city employees to make decisions rather than always looking to outside consultants to verify (1) To prove the correctness of data. (2) In data entry operations, to compare the keystrokes of a second operator with the data entered by the first operator to ensure that the data were typed in accurately. See validate. or debunk de·bunk tr.v. de·bunked, de·bunk·ing, de·bunks To expose or ridicule the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of: debunk a supposed miracle drug. plans.'' |
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