The council...

LAND PURCHASE

WHAT HAPPENED

The council, meeting in closed session, authorized City Manager

Mark Alexander to make an offer to Los Angeles County for purchase of

some of its flood-control property located along the Flint Canyon

Trail.

WHAT IT MEANS

Alexander will negotiate with the county to purchase a

5,220-square-foot parcel midway between Cherry Canyon and the Devils

Gate Reservoir to be used as a small park or a rest area for hikers

or riders using the trail.

VOTE

The council voted 4-0 to authorize making an offer for the

purchase, with Councilwoman Laura Olhasso absent.

CABLE STUDY

WHAT HAPPENED

The council voted to appropriate $8,000 for consulting services

and a cable-TV needs survey.

WHAT IT MEANS

Consultant REX Telecom Group will perform several functions,

including surveying residents on the performance of Charter

Communications as the city's cable television provider. The city will

use the information as leverage during negotiations for a new

contract with the cable provider.

VOTE

The council voted 4-0 to appropriate the funding, with Olhasso

absent.