Mar
5
Planning Commission Meeting 3/8/10
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[Ed Note: JM - Still. Yeah I wish Dave were back doing this too...]
7:00 PM at the City Council Chambers.
On the agenda, 2 Public Hearings
1) 5122 Katella Avenue – Roof mounted wireless facility Recommendation: Continue the public hearing to the April 12, 2010 meeting of the Planning Commission (Ed Note: This is the same building that Councilman Edgar had issues with regarding signage)
2) a request to allow non-medical office uses in specific units not to exceed thirty (30) percent of the total units of the Los Alamitos Business Park (Cerritos and Los Al – where the Sizzler is). Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 09-18 (approval)
Then there are 2 community development reports.
1) Commissioners Andrade and Commissioner Grose will summarize the February 8 hearing regarding LAFCO Boundary Report
2) SCAG Compass Blueprint Update powerpoint presentation by staff
There is nothing on the agenda relating to the decision from last Monday regarding the zoning on Katella.
Feb
26
Council Meeting – 3/1/10 – 7PM
Filed Under 2010 Issues, City Council Meetings, Development, Planning & Zoning | 18 Comments
[Ed Note: JM still... Dave is still away so I'm still posting for him. It's Friday, the City Council Agenda has been posted... ]
Don’t go to City Hall! As part of our historic 50th celebration, the City Council Metting has been moved to…
ST. ISIDORE PLAZA, 10961 REAGAN STREET
Not much to discuss… unless you consider the Consent Calendar.
A little background and then…
Feb
15
Traffic Commission, Solid Waste, Melting Pot, & City Clerk on Los Al agendas for Tuesday, 2/16
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(2/15/2010, Los Alamitos) Several items of interest are scheduled for two separate City Council Meetings that were moved back to Tuesday due to the Presidents’ Day Holiday today.
At a 5 p.m. Special Meeting the Council will meet in closed session to Read more
Feb
1
Feb 1: YOUR reporting on tonight’s 2 Los Al Council Meetings
Filed Under 2010 Issues, City Council Meetings, Commission Meetings, Planning & Zoning, The Base | 5 Comments
(2/1/2010, Los Alamitos): Once again it’s your turn to be the reporter on our City Council meetings. Tonight is interesting because it features Read more
Jan
29
Joint Los Al City Council and Planning Commission Special meeting @ 5:30 Monday
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(1/29/2010) A number of important zoning and planning issues will be on the table this Monday, 2/1/2010, when the Los Alamitos City Council meets jointly with the Planning Commission at 5:30, before the Council’s Regular Meeting.
Key issues on the agenda include the Read more
Jan
28
Los Alamitos needs your input on Katella/Los Al Blvd. study
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(1/28/2010, Los Alamitos) The city is finally moving forward with the SCAG-funded Compass study of the Los Alamitos Blvd. and Katella corridors.
Part of the initial phase involves a very important Read more
Jan
27
(1/27/2010, Los Alamitos) As tonight’s State of the Union address stretched on, with solution after solution to every problem that’s confronted our nation for the past 12 months, I was reminded of the old saying, “When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.”
And when politicians go shopping, you can guess who’s money they’re spending.
By the time our politician-in-chief was 3/4 of the way through (hopefully), it was beginning to look like Read more
Jan
19
Los Al solid waste contract: Rolls Royce? Tax increase? Payback to Briggeman?
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(Los Alamitos, 1/19/2010) 
As reported here earlier, tonight’s Los Alamitos City Council meeting includes discussion and recommended approval of almost 200 pages of documents relating to the Request for Proposals (RFP) for solid waste collections services for 2011 – 2020.
It’s interesting that for at least the last 20 years our trash contract never went out to bid. The hope was that an open bidding process would result in lower costs for Los Alamitos residents and businesses.
Some were, suspicious, however of Read more
Jan
19
Los Al drains overwhelmed? Rain’s over, water’s rising!
Filed Under 2010 Issues, Community News, News you can use | 6 Comments
(1:50 p.m., 1/19/2010, Los Alamitos) Reporting from just west of Little Cottonwood Park: After one of the most intense downpours I’ve witnessed, it wasn’t surprising to see local streets filled above the curbs with water about a half hour ago.
Nor was it a surprise when the water began receding after the rain stopped.
What was a surprise was that Read more
