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CITY Or IIVERSIDE CITY COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER~ Minutes of: Time of Meeting: Place of Meeting: Date of Meeting: Regular Meeting of the City Council 3p.m. Art Pick Council Chamber, City Hall September 4, 2001 Roll Call: PUBLIC HEARINGS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT 2001 PROGRAM - SUPPL. APPROPRIATION 3 P.M.--Hearing was called to receive oral and written presentations relative to the appropriation by Congress of $523 million for the continuation of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants (LLEBG) Program to be administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U. S. Department of Justice to provide funds to units of local government to underwrite projects to reduce crime and improve public safety. No one was present wishing to speak on the matter. No protests were presented. The public hearing was officially closed. The City Council (1)authorized the filing of ali understandings and assurances contained as part of acceptance of the grant award and authorized the City Manager or his designee to act in connection with the application and to provide such additional information as may be required; (2) accepted $594,466 from the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program (LLEBG) in Trust Account 0000721-2XXXXX; (3) transferred and appropriated as spent $594,466 and any interest earned into Account 9XXXXXX-4XXXXX and $66,052 to Police Asset Forfeiture Expenditure Account 9XXXXXX-4XXXXX; (4) approved the expenditure of the funds as outlined in the written staff report; and (5) authorized the City Manager or his designee to execute the necessary documents. ZONING CASE CU-071-001 - 501 ALESSANDRO - APPEAL DENIED 3 P.M--Hearing was called to consider the appeal of S. Craig Yamasaki, ARCO Products Company, from the decision of the Planning Commission in approving subject to conditions the proposal of Combs-Marr Architects, on behalf of ARCO Produets Company, to establish an automobile service station with concurrent sale of fuel and alcohol, on approximately 1.51 vacant acres at 501 Alessandro Boulevard situated on the southwest corner of Northrop Drive and Alessandro Boulevard in Zones C-2-SP. In conjunction with conditional use permits, the City Council is authorized to grant variances to the Zoning Ordinance as deemed appropriate. In conjunction with the above case, consideration will also be given the determination by the Planning Commission that the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment and that a Mitigated Negative Declaration be adopted. Mr. Yamasaki spoke regarding the project. No protests, written or oral, were presented. Following discussion, the public hearing was officially closed. The City Council (1) denied the appeal thereby upholding the action of the Planning Commission in approving Zoning Case CU-071-001 subject to conditions; (2) adopted the staff report and environmental assessment as findings; (3) upheld the Commission's determination that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment because of the mitigation 87-75 WARDS Present Motion Second All Ayes X