CITY COUNCIL WRAP-UP

WHAT HAPPENED

The City Council accepted a grant submitted by the Children’s Needs

Task Force that proposes building a Multi-Service Family Resource Center.

WHAT IT MEANS

The center will give people a central point to ask for help regarding

after-school care, learning services and would also provide a referral

system, said Mayor Pam Julien Houchen.

VOTE: 7-0, approved

WHAT HAPPENED

The council made appointments and reappointments of youth board

members and the community services commission.

WHAT IT MEANS

Two students were reappointed for a one-year term on the Huntington

Beach Youth Board: Jessica Lim, Edison High School representative; and

Megan Feldmar, at-large representative. Seven other students were

appointed to a one-year term on the Huntington Beach Youth Board: Cheryl

From, Ocean View High School representative; Leslie Robin, Marina High

School representative; Shayna Slownan, Huntington Beach High School

representative; and Lulu Wang, Tatiana Bello, Monish Subherwal and

Carolyn Browning, all at-large representatives.

John E. Scandura was appointed to a member-at-large opening on the

community services commission to a four-year term, which began July 1,

2001 through June 30, 2005.

VOTE 7-0, approved.

WHAT HAPPENED

The council approved the use of $100,00 more for the improvement at

the Slater Channel.

WHAT IT MEANS

The original budget for the construction was $3.6 million, with

$25,000 being allocated to supplemental expenditures. The additional

$100,000 was sought to pay for surveying, concrete and laboratory testing

and soils compaction. The additional $100,000 can be used without

exceeding the total project budget.

VOTE

7-0, approved