Special Meeting 3rd St. Hearing

Elsinore Magazine 2

April 19, 2005 EM2 has just learned that a hearing between the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, EVMWD, and property owner, the City of Lake Elsinore, has been scheduled for Wednesday April 20, 2005 in the second floor conference room at 9/10 a.m. The hearing is to consider an adoption of a "RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY" for purchase of city property. Description of Property: A portion of Third Street between Collier Street and the Interstate 15 Freeway, 60 feet wide of North Elsinore Tract in the City of Lake Elsinore, County of Riverside, as shown on MAP in file book 5, page 105 records of San Diego County. It appears that the City of Lake Elsinore and EVMWD will now at last negotiate a Purchase Price on a project known as the 3rd St. Booster Station. EM2 finds this news surprising, due to the fact that there was an item on the City of Lake Elsinore's agenda at the regular council meeting on April 12, 2005 on this issue. But the City Attorney did not announce an upcoming hearing on the matter. What EM2 also finds very peculiar is, that the Mayor nor the City Attorney reported on the "CLOSED SESSION" item at the beginning of the council meeting, the usual reporting time. But the Mayor reminded the City Attorney of the announcement at the end of the meeting at comment time. At which time the City Attorney announced "NO REPORTABLE ACTION" happened during the closed session. Interested parties were in the audience waiting to hear whether or not any reportable action would be announced. The parties had already left by the time the "NO REPORTABLE ACTION" was announced. EM2 also discovered that known interested parties were not specifically notified on the hearing date and time nor where it was to be held!!! Question...Did the City Attorney or EVMWD know about this hearing at the council meeting on April 12, 2005 ??? It is known that a director from EVMWD is always present at the councvil meetings.