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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 2002-08-12 7-22-02 / 8-12-02 Attest: Seal Beach, California August 12, 2002 I The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular adjourned session at 6:30 p.m. with Mayor Larson calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Larson Councilmembers Antos, Campbell, Doane, Yost Absent: None Also present: Mr. Bahorski, City Manager Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Mr. Dancs, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Ms. Yeo, City Clerk COUNCIL STUDY SESSION The Director of Public Works explained that what is being presented is a proposed policy for Main Street encroachments, the Engineering Division is currently not issuing permits for encroachments into the public right-of-way but there may have been permits in past years on a non-regular basis, the intent is to create an area where there can be encroachments yet allow for safe access for pedestrians. He noted that staff is looking at about eight different issues, such as, where wil the encroachments be allowed, what type of encroachments will be allowed, how much will be charged for the application, will the City charge an appropriate rental fee for use of the public right-of-way by the private business, will temporary encroachments be allowed, will the City use proactive Code enforcement on encroachments such as temporary signs that are currently in the right-of-way under existing City Code, outdoor dining, and catilever projections over the public right-of-way. The Director mentioned that this process started with creating a location standard as a result of going through the ADA access guidelines, talking with the building official as to ingress and egress to buildings, staff looked at everything possible that could be a liability, that in order to create a safe travel walkway for pedestrians, an ADA walk zone is mentioned in the standard which is about five feet wide, that is what ADA calls for in order for two wheelchairs to pass each other, there is a twelve foot wide sidewalk therefore that leaves approximately seven feet for encroachments on either side, a three foot area remains open around a light pole, fire hydrant, any type of public works structure, that is for the purpose of maintenance, etc., a one and a half foot area is proposed for I I 8-12-02 I the frontage of cars as there 'are no bumper stops and it is important that the overhang of cars not encroach over the curb area where it could possibly knock over a bench or other structure, it is also desired that pedestrians have the ability to exit their car in a two foot area where the parking spaces intersect, this allows car passengers to leave the vehicle without walking around the rear of the car. He pointed out the ten foot zone on each side of a crosswalk, the reason for that is that an 8.43 percent minimum slope is needed and minimum 2 percent crossfall yet still maintain the five foot pedestrian isleway and landing area, with that information in mind, it is felt that most of the Main Street encroachments could be accommodated yet they would be spread out more. The Public Works Director mentioned that staff was sent to Main Street to identify where the encroachments exist, of which they took photographs, examples were a bench not affixed to the public right-of-way and in an area where a car could tip the bench over, benches need to be secured and an inability for a car to tap any encroachment, there were free-standing tables and signs, there are encroachments in and out of the five foot walkway area, that is what needs to be regulated, there are benches facing each other in the same area, that could be resolved with some minimum relocation to keep the walkway area open, this could accommodate the number of benches yet comply with the encroachment standards, there should be a three foot clear area around the trash receptacles also for maintenance purposes. With regard to temporary encroachments, this has drawn a great deal of consideration as to how they could be allowed, especially through the Public Works Department, these would be things that would not normally be allowed unless it is through an ordinance or special event permit, a sidewalk sale would be an example, otherwise it is difficult to enforce what is and is not in the travel iSleway, temporary chairs and tables another example, another issue is use of the public right-of- way for marketing purposes by the fronting business. A photo was shown of a small fence with flowers on the street side fronting a business, up to that point is public right-of-way, again there is the issue of ingress and egress standards for ADA purposes for getting in and out of a building, bike racks could be relocated somewhat to center a parking space to allow the travel walkway for pedestrians going in and out of their car also the five foot walkway, bike racks chained to trees or too close to trees are not wanted, they need to be appropriately placed in the right-of-way. Another photo depicted newsracks, sandwich board signs, a display of products all in one area, under current Code sandwich board signs are not allowed however are enforced on a reactive basis, business products would not be allowed to be displayed in the right-of-way without a special event or activity permit, the newsracks will be addressed in a separate ordinance, with'regard to signs in the right-of-way the question is whether the Council wants staff to enforce the Code proactively. Again with regard to crosswalks, benches that crowd that passageway, a wheelchair pedestrian needs to have a clear landing area, benches could be moved somewhat to allow that, much of this could be accommodated if the location standards are followed so that a safe travel walkway can be provided yet still allow some of the streetscape improvements to remain, in the instance of a bench being chained to a light pole staff would suggest that the bench merely be relocated somewhat and affixed to the sidewalk, in some instances things can be resolved by merely informing the property owner of the standards. with regard to outdoor dining, a photo was shown of a small encroachment into the I I 8-12-02 right-of-way, to this a direction from Council is sought if they want to allow outdoor dining, if so staff would need to investigate that further for a policy. with regard to the types of encroachments, staff is asking Council, within the pOlicy, for discretion to approve benches, bike racks, kiosks, tables, cans, yet for anything else staff would want to bring it back to Council for review prior to approval. As to an application cost, that would cover application review to make certain the request meets the standards, staff also requests consideration of establishing a rental license for use of the public right-of-way, the range of costs in other cities have been found to be between $1 and $3 per square foot for outdoor dining, public meetings could be held with the business owners to seek their input. With regard to temporary encroachments, staff is proposing to not allow those unless allowed by a special sidewalk permit. Proactive Code enforcement would include the existing sandwich board signs, question is should a code enforcement officer be directed to clear those signs from the public right-of-way. With regard to outdoor dining, in the event a business were to come to the City under the scenario that there is a twelve foot sidewalk and they request to encroach by seven feet, leaving a five foot area for pedestrian traffic, would that use be allowed, as to cantilever projections and overhangs, staff is recommending that anything that currently exists be grandfathered and any new requests would only be required to pay the application fee but not the rental charges associated with the use of walkable pedestrian space. Staff has also received requests to investigate permitting encroachments in this area. I Councilman Antos stated that the Main Street Specific plan calls for standardization of street furniture, upon looking at the photos shown one can see there is a variety of types of bike racks, a variety of benches, including concrete ones, it would seem that since the Main Street Specific Plan has already been looked at in terms of newsracks, then there should be an attempt to establish a standard for benches, bicycle racks, etc. as well. In regards to news racks it has already been pointed out that there are places where they can and cannot be located, the City will likely be purchasing them, that needs to be taken into consideration before an application is made for a bench in a specific location that may be in conflict. As to the temporary displays, tables, chairs, signs, Councilman Antos stated he is not in favor of them, it is known that there are periodic sidewalk sales throughout the year and tied to other activities that the City is involved in sponsoring, businesses do put out displays in those instances for a day or two then removed, he would not like to see temporary, permanent displays. A suggestion was made to him also that in other cities that have trees on a main street such as Seal Beach they have installed semi-circular benches around the trees, that would seem to be something that could preclude the need for benches on either side of the sidewalk walkway area. I Councilman Larson inquired as to direction, will the staff be meeting with business people, will there be an ordinance change or whatever. The Public Works Director stated staff would like to do a public outreach with the businesses, meet and discuss their concerns, bring back a policy with any Council suggestions, then formally adopt a policy, it would include where allowed, type allowed, charges, feeling on outdoor dining, cantilever projections, also at this time staff would request direction as to proactive Code I 8-12-02 I enforcement of the sandwich board signs now rather than on a reactive basis. To that there was an indicated preference for proactive Code enforcement at this time by Concilmembers Doane, Antos, and Yost. Councilman Yost offered that he has received comments from residents who are not necessarily pleased with the temporary permanent displays taking place on the sidewalks, that involves the usage of the public right- of-way to expand the square footage of a business, there is also the permanent occupancy of the public space issue, an example are the eves on the Watson building that extend into the public right-of-way, using public real estate permanently, or the case of the railing that is on public property as well, a use of taxpayers space for which they should be reimbursed permanently, they are two different issues, he would not want to do damage to any business yet there should be a uniform environment with the same rules for everyone. Councilman Doane spoke in support of the idea of circular benches, possibly staff could be directed to look into the cost, to that caution was raised as to the birds that frequent the trees over which such benches would be placed. With regard to some standardization of benches, the Director stated that if that is a direction of Council he would bring back further information, and seek input from the public and businesses during the public outreach meetings in that there are a number of benches that presently exist. Councilman Yost made reference to certain existing benches that are nice and charming, yet not everyone could afford that type, possibly there could be a minimum standard, not necessarily a cookie cutter design up and down the street. I CLOSED SESSION The City Attorney announced that pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b) and 54956.8, the Council would meet in Closed Session to discuss one case anticipated litigation, and to confer with the City's real property negotiator relating to the one hundred acre deed restricted Hellman Ranch Wetlands parcel. The Council adjourned to Closed Session at 6:50 p.m. and reconvened at 7:16 p.m. The City Attorney reported the Council discussed the real property issues pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 and that no reportable action was taken. ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council, to adjourn the meeting at 7:17 I Approved: Attest: 8-12-02 Seal Beach, California August 12, 2002 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:17 p.m. with Mayor Larson calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Larson Councilmembers Antos, Campbell, Doane, Yost I Absent: None Also present: Mr. Bahorski, City Manager Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Mr. Dancs, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Mr. Vukojevic, Deputy City Engineer Ms. Yeo, City Clerk APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilmember Campbell requested that Item "Q" be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration, and Councilmember Antos requested that Items "K" and "N" removed. Yost moved, second by Campbell, to approve the order of the agenda as revised. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried I ANNOUNCEMENTS Councilman Antos noted that the Ad Hoc Parking Committee will meet the following Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers to discuss the issue of parking meters on Main Street before that matter is brought to the Council. Councilmember Campbell announced that on August 17th the College Park East Neighborhood Association will be hosting a Kids Swap Meet at Heather Park, the Police Department will be present to fingerprint children, the Fire Department will be in attendance. PRESENTATIONS RECOGNITION - RETIRED FIRE CAPTAIN AL BELANGER It was noted that Captain Belanger was not present at this time. METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY - 50th ANNIVERSARY Mr. Ed Royce, Sr., Director of the MWDOC, stated he was pleased to be present as the City's representative to the MWDOC Board of Directors. He stated that MWDOC has played an integral role during the last half century in not only identifying and meeting the existing water needs of Orange County but also working with its member agencies to manage this precious natural resource locally and plan for the County's future. He noted that voters approved the formation of MWDOC in 1951 to import water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, from the Colorado River, to supplement and protect the local water supplies, this role has evolved over the years as the needs of MWDOC member I 8-12-02 I agencies have changed, in this day MWDOC provides water and a variety of related services to the cities, water districts, and two private water companies that comprises the thirty member agency, they comprise over two million people and about seventy percent of the county population. MWDOC has enjoyed strong relationships with its member agencies over the years including its relationship with the City of Seal Beach, all working together to manage the water supplies to provide reliable, high quality water service to MWDOC customers, in addition the MWDOC public education programs have helped to foster greater understanding of water related issues affecting society, and its legislative advocacy efforts have advanced and protected Orange County interests, also, the water use efficiency programs have helped the County to conserve millions of gallons of water each year, this becoming more and more important. Mr. Royce reported that MWDOC is now increasing its role in addressing water quality concerns through the promotion of new landscape irrigation practices and technologies that will help reduce urban runoff into streams, ponds, and the ocean, also conserves water. On behalf of the Board of Directors, Mr. Royce presented the Mayor and Council with a framed poster commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of MWDOC's cooperation and collaboration with all of its member agencies, and extended appreciation from the Board for the efforts of Seal Beach to provide high quality water and cooperation with MWDOC to ensure continued prosperity of the County and a bright future for generations to come. Mayor Larson expressed appreciation on behalf of the Council. I RESOLUTION NUMBER 5045 and RESOLUTION NUMBER 5046 - EAGLE SCOUT AWARDS - JAECKEL and SHELTON Mayor Larson read in full Resolution Number 5045 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, HONORING AND COMMENDING MATTHEW JOHN JAECKEL FOR ACHIEVING THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AWARD." Mayor Larson presented Resolution Number 5045 to Matthew Jaeckel with congratulations. Yost moved, second by Campbell, to adopt Resolution Number 5045 as presented, also, adopt Resolution Number 5046 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, HONORING AND COMMENDING MICHAEL TORRANCE SHELTON FOR ACHIEVING THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA EAGLE AWARD." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 5046 was waived. It was noted that Michael Shelton was not present to receive the commending Resolution. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried I PROCLAMATION Mayor Larson proclaimed September 23, 2002 as "Race For The Cure Day." Doane moved, second by Campbell, to acknowledge the Proclamation. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried Councilmember Campbell mentioned that one out of every nine women nationwide will get breast cancer, in Orange County that number is slightly greater than in all of Southern California, the survival rate has increased twenty percent over the last ten years, today eighty percent of those diagnosed should survive, about ten percent appears to be 8-12-02 hereditary, the reason for that is unknown, all cancers are genetic, one is either born with a gene that will go bad at some point in life or one comes across something in the environment that reprograms a gene to go bad. Councilmember Campbell reminded that the Newport Fashion Island Race For The Cure takes place on September 22nd, and the prior day, September 21st the Team Spirit Walk takes place in Long Beach with a hundred percent of the proceeds going to the Long Beach Memorial Hospital Foundation and only for breast and ovarian cancer research, and encouraged those interested to participate. I PUBLIC COMMENTS Mayor Larson declared Public Comments to be open. Ms. Seretta Fielding, Seal Beach Boulevard, spoke with regard to the Long Beach Junior Crew, a high school rowing program which is open to every student from 8th to 12th grade. Ms. Fielding noted that this past weekend a member of Junior Crew achieved a bronze medal in the Womens Eight in Lithuania, she is the first woman in California to ever achieve a medal in rowing competition, also announced that a Los Alamitos student won a gold medal in the Mens Double, two years ago her son achieved a bronze medal in Croatia. Ms. Fielding praised the program, it has goal oriented responsibilities for young people with competition nationally and internationally, it is a non-profit organization, and anyone interested should contact the Long Beach Crew coach. Ms. Rita Brenner, Trailer Park, voiced a complaint with regard to a recent article in the local paper, her feeling is that there should be honesty and integrity when writing about someone or some thing, the article made reference to an incident in Rossmoor some years ago, also made a comparison of Leisure World with personalities in the Trailer park, she is pleased to see that something may be done so that residents of Leisure World can express themselves and participate, with regard to conflicts in Rossmoor, Leisure World and the Trailer Park it was suggested that those are personality conflicts and instead of litigation perhaps the people should have counselors and mitigators, to that she stated in the Trailer Park it is not personality conflicts rather fraud and misrepresentation that has gone on for years. Ms. Brenner noted the earlier study session with regard to a Main Street encroachment policy, said that should be given careful consideration because there are already a number of things on the sidewalk, people mingling, sitting, etc., she could not see how that would bring in more business, it could however lead to more lawsuits. Ms. Sue Corbin, Seal Beach, criticized the suggestion to give up the Main Street sidewalk area easement to the businesses. She said only one in four see fit to pay their business license, the City is paying for the rent and board of the Chamber as well as their directory, they are engaging in politics illegally, they do not have a PAC, they are raising money illegally. Ms. Corbin mentioned a tree at Main and Electric that she claimed is dead, yet the City hired an arborist who said it was still alive, his idea was that the salt water rose and killed the tree, and to that Ms. Corbin said apparently the City has not reported to the State that there is sewage under that area, it is the responsibility of the Council to determine if there is sewage there, the Council could be liable. Ms. Corbin suggested that the City invest in a time clock for employees as stealing time is grand theft. She stated that the local newspaper speaks out against violence yet when their candidate attacked a member of the Council they did not speak out against that, the paper I I 8-12-02 does not report what is going on, they fact check letters but do not fact check political ads. There being no further comments, Mayor Larson declared Public Comments to be closed. COUNCIL ITEMS I APPOINTMENTS Ad Hoc General Plan and Local Coastal Plan Citizens Advisorv Committee Councilman Yost appointed Mr. Bruce Monroe as a District Three representative. Councilmember Campbell appointed Mr. Bruce Fitzpatrick as the District Four representative. Larson moved, second by Yost, to approve the District Three and District Four appointees. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried Citizens particioation Committee Councilmember Campbell appointed Mr. Rich D'sa as the District Four representative for the unexpired term ending July, 2004. Larson moved, second by Campbell, to approve the District Four appointee as presented. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried I Oranqe Countv Council of Governments Larson moved, second by Yost, to approve the appointment of Councilmember Antos as the City's representative to the OCCOG General Assembly on August 15th, 2002. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEMS "G" thru "S" Doane moved, second by Yost, to approve the recommended action for items on the Consent Calendar as presented, except for Items "K, N, and Q", removed for separate consideration. G. Approved the waiver of reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions and that consent to the waiver of reading shall be deemed to be given by all Councilmembers after the reading of the title unless specific request is made at that time for the reading of such ordinance or resolution. H. Approved regular demands numbered 38470 through 38732 in the amount of $1,087,981.76, payroll demands numbered 16752 through 17l3l, and 927725-29, and authorized warrants to be drawn on the Treasury for same. I 1. Ratified the San Gabriel Parks Society appointment of Ms. Mitzi Morton to the Project Area Committee for the two year term expiring July, 2004. J. Approved the plans and specifications for the Annual paving Rehabilitation, Fiscal Year 2002/2003, Project Number 49673, and authorized staff to initiate the bidding process. 8-12-02 L. Adopted Resolution Number 5047 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING CUP NO. 02-12, PERMITTING THE OPERATION OF A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE LAND USE ON THE GROUND FLOOR AT 218-1/2 MAIN STREET, SEAL BEACH (HOME LOAN ONLINE)." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 5047 was waived. I M. Adopted Resolution Number 5048 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF GOALS AND POLICIES FOR THE USE OF THE MELLO-ROOS COMMUNITY FACILITIES ACT OF 1982"; and Adopted Resolution Number 5049 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH TO ESTABLISH CITY OF SEAL BEACH COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2002-01 (HERON POINTE) AND TO AUTHORIZE THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX WITHIN CITY OF SEAL BEACH COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2002-01 (HERON POINTE)"; and Adopted Resolution Number 5050 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH TO INCUR BONDED INDEBTEDNESS WITHIN PROPOSED CITY OF SEAL BEACH COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2002-01 (HERON POINTE)." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolutions numbered 5048, 5049, and 5050 was waived. I O. Approved the minutes of the regular meeting of May 13, 2002, the regular adjourned meeting of May 21, 2002, and the regular meeting of May 28, 2002. P. Adopted Resolution Number 5051 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AND FILING THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2002/2003." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 5051 was waived. R. Ratified the appointment of Mr. John Unrath and Mr. Mario Voce by the Environmental Quality Control Board to the Ad Hoc General Plan and Local Coastal Program Advisory Committee. S. Received and filed the status report relating to the Seal Beach Boulevard Zoning Study, Limited Commercial Zone I AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM "K" PROGRAM PROJECTS - AWARD OF BID - ALLEY UTILITY REPLACEMENT - 13th/14th / 14th/DOLPHIN / 15th/16th ALLEYS - NUMBERED 498l3C and 50062C 8-12-02 Bids were received until 10:00 a.m., July 11, 2002 for Alley Utility Improvements (water and sewer), Projects Numbered 49813C and 50062C, for 13th/14th and 14th/Dolphin alleys from Ocean Avenue to Electric Avenue and the 15th/16th alley from Electric Avenue to Pacific Coast Highway, at which time they were publicly opened by the City Clerk as follows: I universal Construction and Maintenance palp, Inc. dba Excel Paving Company $ 934,660.00 $1,059.808.00 Councilman Antos asked if the 13th/14th and 14th/Dolphin alleys could be staggered so that they are not both torn up at the same time in the interest of finding alternative parking. The Deputy City Engineer responded in the affirmative, explained that eighty working days have been scheduled to complete the work, it is felt that once the contract has been awarded something can be arranged where possibly only two can be under construction at one time, also a community meeting is planned for possibly the last of August or the first part of September to discuss the scheduling, parking, trash, etc., notices will be sent to all of the affected residences. I Doane moved, second by Campbell, to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Palp, Inc. dba Excel Paving Company, in the amount of $1,059,808, rejected the lowest bid on the grounds that it was non-responsive, and authorized the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried ITEM "N" - COUNCIL MINUTES Larson moved, second by Yost, to approve the minutes of the regular adjourned and regular meetings of April 22, 2002. AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Antos Motion carried I ITEM "0" - AGREEMENT - SPRINGBROOK SOFTWARE - ONLINE UTILITY PAYMENTS Councilmember Campbell noted that there will be a fee for utilizing this service and asked if the fee will be paid by the City or the residents. The Administrative Services Director responded that the fee would be paid from the fees collected through the Water Department, it would be a cost of doing business, it will be similar to the customer currently being able to pay by credit card, it is not a significant fee, it is a courtesy to the customer to give them the service that has been asked for, it will be $83.33 per month for the service. Yost moved, second by Campbell, to approve the software subscription agreement with Springbrook Software to provide utility billing customers the ability to check their account balances, activity, request service, and pay their utility bill by means of the internet. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried 8-12-02 RESOLUTION NUMBER 5052 - SPEED SURVEY / SPEED LIMITS The consulting traffic engineer, Mr. Zimmerman, presented the staff report, explaining that action on this item will establish speed limits within the City, accept the State speed survey, and will enable radar enforcement of the speed limits in Seal Beach. Mr. Zimmerman reported that the California Vehicle Code requires that a justified engineering and traffic survey be performed once every seven years, the last survey was conducted in 1995, page two of the staff report highlights certain streets that have increased speed, that is based on an eighty-fifth percentile, also detailed in the Traffic Study Report, pointed out too that by accepting these speed surveys, specifically the McGaugh School area, enforcement of the school zone will be reduced to twenty-five miles per hour during school hours, noted too that the City Council has the option of setting any speed limits desired between twenty-five and fifty-five however that would impede radar enforcement of traffic violators. Mr. Zimmerman made reference to the options available for Council consideration, to adopt the Resolution which will establish speed limits within the City of Seal Beach, approve the speed survey, and accept the State speed survey, with that action the City would be in compliance with the California Vehicle Code, or, adopt a modified resolution with changed speed limits, with that the use of radar for ticketing would not be enforceable, or, do not accept the resolution or the speed survey which in turn would make radar for ticketing unenforceable. I Councilmember Campbell expressed concern with the proposal to increase the speed on Almond Avenue from twenty-five to thirty miles per hour, that would make it the only street in College Park East that would not be twenty-five miles an hour, that would be confusing, also, she does not support raising the speed limit just because there are vehicles exceeding the speed limit, she understands too that if the posted speed is left at twenty-five and someone is stopped for going thirty-two they are not going to get a ticket because in theory they could say that the recommendation was to go to thirty, her concern is that there are people that do not drive thirty rather fifty and fifty-five, and to that the residents complain and want police surveillance. For the sake of uniformity, and since Almond Avenue is not that long, she would request that the speed limit be twenty-five throughout the tract. The Public Works Director explained that at present that section of roadway is unenforceable by radar as the speed was left at twenty-five miles an hour where it should have been thirty-five miles, it could be left at twenty-five but that would mean it will be in the same position as it has for the past seven years where radar enforcement has not been used, allowing the speed limit increase will in turn give the Police Department an additional tool to cite the intentional violators. with regard to why those doing fifty or so miles an hour are not being cited now, the Director responded that they can not use radar because the speed survey would not hold up in court, the California Vehicle Code states that if the traffic engineering speed survey, basically the eighty-five percentile speed taken of all of the people traveling on the road, and if the speed is then not set at that speed limit it is defined as a radar trap under law. To a query relating to Wisteria, the Director explained that Wisteria has fronting residential units and prima facie or self evident speed limits are those that are defined as any time residents abut the street, on Almond the problem is that there is the freeway wall on one side and pursuant to the Vehicle Code I I 8-12-02 I definition the houses front the cul-de-sacs and not Almond Avenue, that is why it could not be established at twenty- five miles an hour, an independent traffic engineer was hired to do the surveys and statistically that is the speed that people are traveling, the numbers do not dictate twenty-five miles an hour. Councilmember Campbell again said to write the speed limit to what people are traveling does not work for her, and because there are so many cul-de-sacs coming out onto Almond between Aster and Jasmine that that would justify keeping the speed at twenty-five, around the area of Almond Park there are homes that front onto Almond, therefore although she understands the staff point of view she still has a problem with raising the speed to thirty, she does not like seeing one street at thirty when the rest of the tract is twenty-five. Mr. Zimmerman read the definition of a residential street as set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 515. In response, Councilmember Campbell said her understanding of the definition is that there needs to be a certain number of houses yet there are none except those fronting Almond Park, however the area from Aster to Jasmine has more cul-de-sacs than the area from Oleander to Violet, there are cul-de-sacs that empty onto Almond on both sides of the Park, one side is just longer and has a stop sign. Mr. Zimmerman noted that page seven of the Survey shows that the eighty-fifth percentile between Aster and Jasmine is actually forty-three yet the Vehicle Code allows a reduction because of the parks on both ends, that is the reason for recommending twenty-five miles an hour in that area, for the Oleander to Violet area research was done of the Vehicle Code for a basis for reduction of the speed but that was not possible because that area does not fit the definition of a residential district in that it does not have frontage to Almond, only side streets, therefore under the definition it is considered a collector street. Mayor Larson suggested that a decision be made as to whatever speed is desired, understandably the lower speed, yet cautioned that when residents request that there be radar enforcement of that street they need to be informed that that is not possible and why. Mr. Zimmerman explained that if the speed limits are adopted then they will be enforceable by law. The Public Works Director mentioned that the eighty-five percentile was done on that segment of street, it was at thirty-five and has been reduced by five miles an hour to thirty as allowed in the CalTrans Traffic Manual, to reduce it further there would need to be some type of intense justification or accident history rating to do so. For clarification Councilmember Campbell noted that the area from Oleander to Violet will be posted at thirty, the area by Almond Park and down to Aster will be posted twenty-five. The Director responded that staff could look at posting in order to advise motorists that they are transitioning into a higher speed limit, explained that speed limit signs are generally not placed in residential neighborhoods but in this instance it is felt that a traffic engineering justification can be made to do so on Almond Avenue. Councilman Doane asked if the same radar enforcement ruling applies to the Seal Beach Boulevard/ Westminster to 1-405 Freeway as well. The Director responded that that is correct, the speeds are established based on the eighty-fifth percentile, that means setting the speed limit at what most people are traveling, that was legislated into the Vehicle Code so that agencies, cities, and counties could not set radar traps, it is therefore a fair speed limit, and the driving public can see that the speed limits, and where they are set, are being established and enforced fairly, the safety factor as well. Councilman Doane reported having I I 8-12-02 observed an injury accident at St. Andrews/Seal Beach Boulevard while traveling to this meeting, noted too that there are a number of exits from the Seal Beach shopping center onto the Boulevard which requires easing into traffic, this has been a cause of accidents in the past, he has a concern with raising the speed limit on the Boulevard from the shopping center frontage to the Golden Rain Road entry, possibly it could be raised from Golden Rain to the Freeway entrance, and inquired if the only way to issue tickets is through the use of radar. The Public Works Director confirmed that the enforcement officers are allowed to pace. With regard to speeding, the Director noted that there have been accident histories done, and now proven, that it is the speed differential between the traffic and the speed that people are traveling that causes accidents, therefore technically if an artificially low speed limit is set, forty miles an hour as an example and there are ten percent that obey the forty miles, the remaining traffic is traveling a higher speed, that creates a situation for accidents to occur, what is desired is a free flow of traffic. The Director pointed out that what the outside traffic consultant does is not only look at the raw numbers, what eighty-five percent of the people are driving, but also checks accident reports and histories for a three year period, checks site distances and conditions, that survey is certified, and explained that when a police officer goes into court where a driver is fighting a ticket there is often a public records request for a copy of the traffic engineering survey, the survey must be done by a licensed professional engineer who is willing to place his stamp on the document, if the document does not have that and radar is used then a judge will throw the issue out of court. He noted again that speeds have been lowered by five miles an hour where appropriate in accordance with the CalTrans Traffic Manual, yet cautioned that when speed limits are lowered between ten to fifteen miles an hour without some type of justification or accident pattern history, the engineering guidelines of the California State Traffic Manual does not allow that prerogative, they hold cities to the standards. Councilman Doane stated he understands the restrictions yet does have concern with the one area of the Boulevard. Councilman Yost mentioned Bolsa Avenue between Pacific Coast Highway and Seal Beach Boulevard, McGaugh School, thirty miles an hour, his understanding is that it is a residential collector street. The Public Works Director reported that in front of McGaugh School when children are present it is a twenty-five mile per hour zone similar to Seal Beach Boulevard, the Police Department can site at any time children are present, when children are not present there is no leeway unless there is a high incidence of accidents or site distance problems, that the traffic engineer did not find that situation. Councilman Yost stated it would seem rational to have the street that runs by the park that is used by much of the community to be twenty-five, with regards to Marina Drive with a speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour, that will be going to two lanes, to that he inquired if that street will need to be resurveyed. The response of the Director was that it will be resurveyed, according to the Vehicle Code once the seven year speed survey is done, anytime that there is a roadway alteration, whether it be an improvement project, narrowing, or whatever, it is necessary to do a new speed survey to adjust the speed limits accordingly. As to the speed survey of Seal Beach Boulevard between Pacific Coast Highway and Electric, the Director confirmed that the survey was done after the Boulevard improvements. I I I 8-12-02 Doane moved, second by Campbell, to adopt Resolution Number 5052 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS ON CITY STREETS AND RESCINDING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 5052 was waived. I AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried PRESENTATION - RETIRED CAPTAIN BELANGER The commemorative plaque for the years of service for Retired Fire Captain Al Belanger was given to another member of the Orange County Fire Authority for presentation to Captain Belanger. Councilman Doane mentioned that Captain Belanger was recently honored on the Talk of the Town Show as well. PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 2002 - UPDATE The Director of Public Works presented the staff report, explained that the Pavement Management System update is required to be done yearly or bi-yearly by the Orange County Transportation Authority, in this case this is basically a review of a prior presentation. * Roads have to be managed, not just maintained, streets need to be maintained using the most cost effective methods and basically not letting them deteriorate totally; * Seal Beach has about forty-three centerline miles of road, 1.1 million square yards approximately, equal to about two hundred twenty-five football fields, a very high replacement cost, bottom line is pay now or pay later; I * Good roads basically cost less, if roads are allowed to degradate, not maintained through seals or maintenance overlays, they will last a much shorter time and will cost considerably more money over the long run than it will if they are maintained properly; * A diagram was shown of a twenty-five year life cycle for a road, for every dollar that is spent in maintenance, if delayed five times as much will be spent later as the street degradates in quality, different ,agencies have different methodologies to do what and when, good to excellent roads - slurry sealed, roads in fair condition - an overlay, poor roads - a thick overlay or reconstruction, that is the last place the City would want to be; * Staff goes through the program and does an engineering analysis of the treatments needed, what type of treatments to apply and where to apply them, this is an effort to get the street to last as long as possible, trying to stretch every penny out of the Gas Tax and Measure M turnback dollars; I * The paving condition index was shown, also included in the staff report, it is a rating system, recently Orange County Transportation Authority informed the City that basically the entire of Orange County will be on the same rating condition index, the condition of excellent, very good, good, fair is what is being dictated by OCTA, that is good in that it allows the 8-12-02 City to compare itself with the County, the question will come up as to who dictates the PCI, last year it was done inhouse, this year the City hired a an engineering consultant expert, the same one that OCTA uses to evaluate all of the conditioning mixes of the streets; * There are different distresses, the one that is disliked the most is the alligator cracking, that is when the street surface is coming up, Seal Beach has a lot of that, riding depressions will be seen a lot on the arterials, weather and raveling, transverse cracking is seen a lot for different reasons especially where there is an overlay of concrete streets; I * The City must retain good roads while repairing poor roads; * To the distress where the streets pull apart, the explanation was that that is not distress it is from a past project where there was not a good adhesion when they laid the rubberized asphalt and it is basically tearing the mat up, that is not a standard condition, it comes from the quality of workmanship; * with the rating system everyone wants to know if the worst streets are done first or how they are going to be done - the quality of the pavement is about seventy percent of the rating system, fifteen percent will be the classification of the street, which is an easy way of saying that streets that get more vehicles will get paved first because they degradate faster, an arterial with a lot of traffic will get paved first, those with truck traffic get another fifteen percent rating because the pavement curves go down rapidly with truck traffic; I * There is a lot of benefit to pavement management, it is basically the most efficient use of the resources; * Cost, that is the greatest concern - with a million square yards of pavement the replacement costs for the fixed asset is about $45 to $60 million dollars, that is dependent upon how the streets are done, and when small sections of streets are done because of the lack of money the reconstruction costs go much higher, that is one of the differentials for the range; * The current backlog to put all of the streets in good condition - it would take about $8 to $10 million based on preliminary estimates to pave, seal, bring them up to a good condition; I * Regular maintenance - an analysis was done and without getting into engineering and accounting for inflation, but if that was factored into the engineering formulas, for streets to be maintained in good condition it is $460,000 per year, if no maintenance is done, let the streets degradate, the cost would be about $1.1 million per year, the number has inflation factored in so they are not real numbers but are comparative numbers, that would be about a sixty-five percent differential, I I I 8-12-02 therefore it pays to maintain the streets in a timely manner; * Staff worked out what it would take to improve the streets on a preliminary level, the estimate is $1.1 million, that number is somewhat high in that no money is being reserved for the reconstructions that will come, streets eventually wear out and need to be reconstructed, there will be a time when there will be a lot of reconstruction; * Allocation for street paving - the local street paving program has about $150,000, the sealing program has about $75,000, the arterial program has about $200,000, about a half million is spent on paving at present, looking at that overall in the recommended funding level commitment, there is a shortage of about $640,000, that is about where the City needs to be to fund the streets adequately; * Good news - staff has been applying vigorously for all of the grant money possible, the City has been successful in the AHRP program, Seal Beach Boulevard was paved from Lopez Drive to Westminster, from Westminster to the 405, recently completed Lampson Avenue, OCTA has just put out their proposed next program, that will be for Seal Beach Boulevard north of the 405, the programs are good in that they offer a fifty/fifty match, that is the best thing to keep the pavement dollars going; * The next program - the report programs the streets over an eight year span, the next street will be College Park Drive, then Corsair, Caraval Way, and Clipper for 2003/2004, in actuality streets are only programmed for a three year period because they degradate at different levels, if there was about $150,000 per year that would be the rate at which the program could slowly be done, again, these are preliminary estimates, they change when it comes to design; * It is important to get onto the slurry seal program, it is anticipated to start in March/April of 2003, a lot of streets are coming due, a number were done in 1995, the intent is to slurry seal every seven years, this is where the cycle starts, if streets are paved and they are not sealed by seven years later then they start to deteriorate while money is put into the overlays of the other streets then there is the same situation; * What is next - staff could do a lot more detailed comprehensive pavement modeling system, there is a software program that will give more analysis than anyone ever wanted to know, funding projections, what if scenarios, in this City the intent is to keep the reports relatively simple and on a staff level basis, this is alright for now, saves the approximate $30,000 which can be used for local paving rather than paying for a program that tells in detail how much money the City does not have to fund streets, that is a program that can be anticipated in the future, the City also uses GIS 8-12-02 to locate streets and not allow cutting into the streets after they are paved, which also degragates the pavement. Councilmember Campbell inquired as to when this presentation will be online, people will be interested to see when their street is scheduled, the response of the Public Works Director was that the inventory list will be posted in about a month, the priority rating system as well, in addition a color coded GIS map is being prepared that will be on the web site and show the condition of all of the streets, the number of streets, the rating methodology, also it is necessary to group the streets together as best can be done which brings a lower price from the contractor, it is less cost effective to try to do streets in their ranked order if they are in completely different locations in the City. The Director confirmed that this is for paving and slurry, patching is different, in those cases the maintenance crews are dispatched, the intent is to hot mix patch two days a month. I Yost moved, second by Campbell, to approve the 2002 Pavement Management System Update. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried STATUS REPORT - SPECIAL EVENT POLICY The Associate Planner presented the staff report, noted that the Special Event Ordinance is approximately one year old and certain problems have arisen relating to how staff processes some of the events. The Planner explained that there is currently a sixty day application window, the process is that someone brings a completed application to staff, notices of the event are sent to the affected property owners or tenants located within one hundred feet of the proposed activity, there is a ten day comment period where anyone can present their opinions, a decision is then made by staff and notification is given to the applicant, at that time the applicant can appeal the decision of staff or any conditions imposed by staff to the City Council, that process takes approximately sixty days to guarantee the applicant their due process rights of appeal, that has been found to be creating problems in that a number of the nonprofit groups will come in significantly closer to the date of the event to obtain a permit. He reported that shortly after the ordinance was passed staff did a public outreach program through the Chamber of Commerce, placed a letter in the Chamber newsletter, at that time permits were being approved without going through the actual steps of the ordinance and informing the applicants that they would need to follow the procedures for the following year. The Planner stated it has been noticed that nothing has really changed, applications are still being received close to the actual event dates, that poses a dilemma as to whether the permit requests should be approved without adhering to the provisions of the ordinance that sets forth the application window and guarantees the applicants due process rights or should the application be denied because they have not met the requirements of the ordinance, many of the events are not ones that staff would want to deny, rather approve with some level of conditions. The Planner mentioned that to this concern staff has proposed options for Council consideration relating to this item, 1) change the ordinance to allow the Director of Development Services to issue all special event permits with an appeal I I 8-12-02 I procedure to the City Manager rather than the City Council, that would allow appeals to be heard in a shorter time frame and would shorten the process by about half the time, that could help the processing of special events where most applications are seen between two to four weeks prior, and within this option the Council could consider eliminating the noticing requirement, while this would have no impact on the overall time frame to process a special event permit, the noticing seems to be confusing for the average person or volunteer of the groups that want to hold fund raisers as to how to produce those types of address labels, the pros and cons of having the noticing requirement within the ordinance are that there is some confusion by the applicants yet on the other hand the affected persons receive notification that an event is proposed and they have the opportunity to advise staff of their opinion, to that he suggested that if the Council chooses to leave the noticing requirement in the ordinance then direct staff to prepare the labels rather than the applicant, then just increase the fee to cover the cost. The second option would be to change the definition of what a special event is under the Council adopted policy statement and keep the same procedures in place, at present the policy statement sets forth the types of events that would go through this procedure, the statement itself is fairly broad yet the interpretation has been that things that would typically happen on private property, live music an example, would need to go through the process in that it is not permitted by right, another example would be someone who wants to have Christmas trees or pumpkins in a parking lot that would otherwise be required parking for businesses on site or someone who wants to set up a tent at the Rossmoor Center to sell things would need to go through the process, a wedding in the City Hall courtyard or rental of the Marina Center for a function would require a special event permit, closure of public streets for the Car Show or a block party too, those are things that is felt that the public may want to receive notification of, the policy statement was felt to be the most appropriate means of handling those types of applications, the Council could provide further clarification within the policy statement or rework the statement in total, possibly redefine or remove certain events so that they would not have to go through this process. Last, if it is the desire of the Council there could be no change thus require all applicants to comply with the ordinance as written, a caveat to that is that as applications come in close to the time when the event is going to take place there has not been strict enforcement, when the procedures have been explained there are some persons who have responded that they will just do it anyway, in those instances staff is seeking direction as to what level of enforcement would the Council be comfortable with. I I Councilman Yost inquired as to how many special event permits have been appealed to the Council, the response of the Planner was none to his knowledge. Councilman Yost said his preference would be option one yet would not like to give up the ultimate appeal authority to the City Council, that could be included as an additional level, he did not feel that the ultimate decision should lie with the City Manager as it is the Council that has to be responsive. Councilman Antos stated he would not be in favor of changing the ordinance to allow the Director of Development Services to issue the permits, to loosen the definition of special events, to that he reminded that a number of special events take place in the downtown area, he receives calls relating to them, also, at 8-12-02 the last Planning Commission meeting there was a direct request to be noticed of special events, specifically there was a car sale in the Leisure World shopping center area with a large helium balloon, the Commissioners from that area were desirous of being noticed of such things, the Council needs to be noticed, the notice procedure needs to continue particularly issues related to music, alcohol, and blocking off of streets, he is not comfortable with delegating this matter down, the City would be better served if the Council is noticed when event applications come in while the processing is going on because there is then the opportunity for the Council to make their comments known, and if an applicant pursues the appeal process because they did not submit within the time frame then the Council is aware of it. Councilman Antos said he would favor no change other than notification to the Planning Commission as well as the Council. Councilman Yost spoke in favor of staff preparing the mailing labels, possibly send them within three hundred feet rather than one hundred, and have any review of applications included in the weekly newsletter from the City Manager. Councilman Yost said he would like to find a resolution of the situations that staff is dealing with relating to late applications, resolve and possibly strengthen the process yet not give up the authority, find a way to make the system work better. Councilman Antos noted that some of the special events are annual, the Christmas Parade, Easter parade, Rough Water Swim, 10K Run, when the Recreation brochure is distributed people know these events are upcoming, including those sponsored by nonprofits such as the Sandcastle Contest, these are all known well in advance and are likely not a problem, also, if people are making application for a special event and the staff response is that there is not enough time, the applicant says they will have it anyway, then call the Police Department, let them know they are violating the City ordinance, the Police can cite and they probably ought to. Councilmember Campbell noted the upcoming kids swap meet in College Park East, when the representative of the event came to City Hall she was informed that the properties around the area needed to be noticed, this is around Heather Park, this and other activities are annual events, to notice residents within three hundred feet is an expense that the City should not have to incur, yet there is understanding too that every applicant needs to be treated the same. The planner noted that there are a number of events that are held every year and as the policy statement reads currently they still need to make application for a special event permit. The Manager mentioned too that the presidents of organizations change and there is not always a transition of knowledge that application must be made within sixty days, etc. Councilmember Campbell expressed her feeling that the sixty days places a burden on some of the organizations, especially with transitions, they are not aware of or why the City has these requirements. To put on a sizeable event the sixty days may be reasonable, but in other instances it would seem that thirty days would be workable. Mayor Larson recalled the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion wanting to put on an event at Eisenhower Park where there was a conflict of dates, his understanding was that the Council approved the Memorial Day and Veterans Day dates from now forward for those activities, and inquired if they have to make application annually and notice. The Planner confirmed that those would be considered a special event, and as there is a calendar of annual events the intent was to send notices and process those just after the first of the year, what was I I I 8-12-02 I found was that the applications did not come in until just before the event. Mayor Larson inquired if the Diesel Boaters require a permit to be on Navy property, the response was no. Councilman Doane asked if the Lions Club requires an application and do they request in advance, the response was that they do require a permit and they are supposed to request in advance. Since most of the annual events and their approximate time of year are known, Councilman Antos said it would seem that staff could contact the various organizations that participate in those events and request that they complete the paperwork to get it on file for current year calendar, by doing so staff would also have a contact. Councilman Yost spoke in support of a thirty day process. To that the Planner stated that the concern with thirty days is that there would not be time to circulate the application to the various departments for conditions, assuming approval, or for the appeal process before the Council before the date of the event. Councilman Yost then suggested forty-five days. The City Manager suggested that he be allowed to handle the appeal and if the event turns out to be a problem there could be a provision in the ordinance for Council review and directive to not issue a permit for that event in the future, that would still provide the Council with a voice in the permitting retrospectively, also notify the Council of the event application in the weekly newsletter. Councilman Yost said provided that the Council retains the ultimate authority to grant or not grant the appeal if the decision is not acceptable, again, it is the Council who are elected by the public and are accountable to them. Councilman Doane recalled that over the past two or three years there was only one event where the public complained that the terms of the special event were not complied with. Mayor Larson offered that he had no problem with the City Manager approving permits so long as the Council receives timely and appropriate notice, in that case if a member of the Council is not pleased with the decision it could then come before the Council. Councilman Yost suggested too that the staff do the notice mailing within one hundred feet. As a for instance, the Mayor said what bothers him is that people will say that they did not think that Seal Beach allowed a used car lot in the Leisure World Shopping Center, however had he known it was there he could have responded, yet he understands in that because of September 11th the Navy Credit Union could not hold the event on Navy property. With regard to a question as to whether the City receives sales tax from such a car sale, the Council was advised that sales tax is received with the sale of any vehicle sold in the City of Seal Beach, the understanding is that inasmuch as this was through the Credit Union, which is not a usual Navy base activity, that the City does receive sales tax upon the sale of vehicles. I I Mayor Larson asked if the Council was satisfied with the changes as discussed, a second was indicated by Councilman Yost. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried CITY ATTORNEY REPORT No report was presented. CITY MANANGER REPORT The Manager expressed appreciation to Mayor Larson and Councilmember Campbell for attending and listening to his 8-12-02 / 8-26-02 presentation relating to water quality at the recent League meeting. Mayor Larson offered that one of the Manager's qualifications was his ability, knowledge, and experience in that particular area. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Campbell noted that when there are special activities in College Park East she tries to thank all of the people who help, this time she forgot a person from the July 4th event, and expressed appreciation to Rob Roy of Seal Beach TV 3. She mentioned that this City is so attentive to the environment, that is one reason she appreciates the opportunity to serve on the Sanitation District, she was one who helped stop the waiver, she would like to eventually see the Sanitation District stop dumping some four plus miles off of the coast of Huntington Beach, also, she will be serving on the District's Urban Water Runoff Committee, noting that before you can clean up the ocean you must first stop polluting it. Councilman Yost requested that staff look at and agendize a grading ordinance for the City, there are some residents that have an issue with a property on the Hill, and Mayor Larson added that he understands that the Planning Commission will also be reviewing such ordinance, the Manager added that they will be reviewing the process. Councilman Antos said he supports that. I CLOSED SESSION No Closed Session was held. ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council, to adjourn the meeting until August 26th at 6:30 p.m. to meet in Closed Session if necessary. By unanimous consent, Mayor Larson adjourned the meeting at 9:02 p.m. I ~ Clerk and ex-off~cio he City of Seal Beach Approved: Attest: Seal Beach, California August 26, 2002 I The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular adjourned session at 6:30 p.m. with Mayor Larson calling the meeting to order. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Larson Councilmembers Antos, Campbell, Doane, Yost