City Council Tuesday night passed a $136-million 2011-12 budget
by taking less than half of what officials had projected from
reserve funds.
Council Tuesday approves a $25,000-per-month no-bid contract for
a San Francisco-based firm to generate public-private partnership
deals at the park.
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Irvine Councilman Larry Agran refers to backup plans if the park
loses redevelopment funds. Yet no one else seems to know what those
plans are.
The Great Park Board of Directors Thursday approved a no-bid
contract with a $25,000-per-month consultant to do something that
its $100,000-per-month consultant is already being paid to do.
Irvine City Council members vote to renew City Manager Sean
Joyce’s contract ending speculation that his job was in
jeopardy.
Joyce faces a performance evaluation four months before his
contract is up — not a good sign for a city manager who has had
strained relations with council members.
She replaces Larry Agran who said the politics of being chairman
wouldn’t allow him to focus on projects he’s interested in — like
a massive forestation effort at the park.
Reporter David Nazar checks in on two of Orange County’s hottest
— and long running — issues.
New council same as old with Democratic and Republican council
members voting along party lines for the largely ceremonial
post.
Irvine Unified School District officials say not if the housing
developer, FivePoint Communities, has its way. Meanwhile, a source
close to the developer says the district is exaggerating its
facilities needs.
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