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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 2001-05-29 5-14-01 / 5-29-01 an attempt to accomplish the desires of the Council, staff will also continue to hold additional discussions with Bixby as to additional plantings on Lampson, there has been discussion however nothing final as yet. Councilman Larson offered that it is impossible to average out the comments of Council, suggesting that staff merely do the best possible to satisfy the Council desires. I I GRAND JURY REPORT - RESPONSE LETTER - SEWAGE SPILLS/BEACH CLOSURES Boyd moved, second by Larson, to authorize the City Manager to execute and forward the response letter to the Orange County Grand Jury relating to their report entitled "Sewage Spills, Beach Closures - Trouble in Paradise." I AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried CITY ATTORNEY REPORT No report was presented. CITY MANAGER REPORT No report was presented. COUNCIL COMMENTS No comments were presented. ADJOURNMENT It was the consensus of the Council to adjourn the meeting until Tuesday, May 29th at 6: 30 p.m. to meet in Closed Session. By unanimous consent, the meeting was adjourned at 9:58 p.m. I CijY Clerk and ex-of icio clerk of the City of Seal Be~ch Approved: '/J~~l f~ /) Mayor , I I , Attest: Seal Beach, California May 29, 2001 I The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular adjourned session at 6:30 p.m. with Mayor Campbell calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Campbell Councilmembers Boyd, Doane, Larson, Yost 5-29-01 Absent: None Also present: Mr. Bahorski, City Manager Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Ms. Yeo, City Clerk D The City Attorney announced that anyone wishin9 to address an item on the agenda could do so at this time. CLOSED SESSION The City Attorney requested that the agenda be amended to add one Closed Session item, Seal Beach versus Ribal, to consider a settlement offer that was received this date, this after the posting of the agenda and where action is necessary before June 6th. Yost moved, second by Boyd, to approve the order of the agenda as revised to include the additional . item. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried By unanimous consent, the Council adjourned to Closed Session at 6:34 p.m. and reconvened at 6:55 p.m. with Mayor Campbell calling the meeting to order. The City Attorney reported that the Council discussed the items identified on the agenda, gave direction to staff, no other reportable action was taken. I ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council, to adjourn the meeting at 6:56 p.m. C't Clerk and the City of Approved: ~fI-;;;:;IH}~ ,I ~;d/ Mayor 9~~A Attest: I Seal Beach, California May 29, 2001 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:06 p.m. with Mayor Campbell calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Campbell Councilmembers Boyd, Doane, Larson, Yost Absent: None 5-29-01 Also present: Mr. Bahorski, City Manager Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Mr. Badum, Director of Public Works, City Engineer Ms. Arends-King, Director of Administrative Services Mr. Dancs, Assistant City Engineer Mr. Dorsey, Assistant to the City Manager Ms. Yeo, City Clerk I APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mayor Campbell requested that Items "G, H, and I" be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration,' Councilman Yost requested "H" removed as well and that Item "R", the resident and guest parking permits, be considered before Item "P". The City Attorney noted that Council had been provided a memorandum relating to Council redistricting, recommended that it be added to the agenda, an issue that came to attention after the posting of the agenda and requiring an action prior to the next meeting. Doane moved, second by Boyd, to add the Item IIZ". , , redistricting, item as ; AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost , None Motion carried Boyd moved, second by Larson, to approve the order of the agenda as revised. I AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried ANNOUNCEMENTS Councilman Boyd encouraged all to attend the Trees For Seal Beach Foundation event to be held on June 23rd, the e~ent a benefit for the purpose of obtaining trees for the community. Mayor Campbell noted the annual program in College P~rk East for the spraying of insects, this year on June 1 ,t and 2nd, 8th and 9th, the program is administered by one pesticide company, is guaranteed for sixty days, there are some one hundred CPE participating residences and the program is now being opened up to the community in general. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mayor Campbell declared Public Comments to be open. Mr. Tom Blackman, Beryl Cove Way, noted that City Council's in the past have also dealt with the issue of parking, members of the audience are likely present to speak to that issue, and offered that a number of people may feel as if they are being disenfranchised by the proposal before the Council when it comes to parking in different areas of the City in that they pay taxes the same as others, to draw lines whereby some can and some can not park on certain streets is unfair. He mentioned that current City policy has worked quite effectively, there are some residents that are inconvenienced because they have no parking, that is because their garage is filled with things other than cars or the garage is too small to accommodate modern day cars, there is an impact on certain areas too in that there is a beach nearby, all citizens help pay for the beach and should be allowed to park within an access area that is fairly distributed. Mr. Blackman stated I 5-29-01 I the fees are an issue that could impact certain residents, another issue is whether there are to be restrictions placed on some residents by saying that what has been accepted as a reasonable parking structure will now be changed and become more restrictive than it has been in the past. He noted his residence is in the vicinity of McGaugh School where there are families that participate in soccer, baseball, etc. that frequently pose an inconvenience to the residents in that area. Having been informed that this issue had been removed from the Consent Calendar to which the public will be provided the opportunity to address, also an item of public hearing, Mr. Blackman chose to withhold further comments until those items were heard. With regard to the Trees For Seal Beach event, Mr. Rallie Rallis reported that two hundred fifty tickets have been sold thus far, which covers the $25,000 cost of the event, they will move forward in an attempt to sell the remaining two hundred tickets which will resul t in funds to make grant applications. M.r. Rallis thanked the Council for their support. There being no further speakers, Mayor Campbell declared Public Comments to be closed. I RECOGNITION Seal Beach Leo's Club members were invited to come forward to be recognized for their community service involvement and fund raising efforts during the past year. The Mayor recognized and presented Certificates of Appreciation to Matt Mokhtarian, Director, for one hundred one hours devoted to fourteen community service projects, Adam Denny, Director, for one hundred hours towards twelve projects, Ben Puig, Director, one hundred one hours towards twelve projects, Grant Newton, President, for one hundred fifteen hours to nineteen projects, Dan Rowlands, District Treasurer, for one hundred forty hours towards seventeen projects, and Keri DaPron, District President, for one hundred fifty-three hours towards twenty community service projects. As to the types of progr(ims to which services were donated, th,e Leo's responded with the Crabfest, Art Show, a project at Camp Wilderness, the Fish Fry, the McGaugh Carnival, Car Show, and Seal Beach Kids Baseball where they cooked hamburgers and hot dogs. It was noted that the Leo'S have been involved in the River cleanups, also raised more than $6,300 from various fundraising activities that has in turn been donated to various community service organizations, examples being the Los Al High School weight room, CASA Youth Cen.ter, the Every 15 Minutes drunk driving program, etc. Leo Advisor, Mary Newton, mentioned that Keri DaPron is the only Leo to have donated five hundred hours in the past five years, and suggested that any youths interested in participating contact the Leo's or the schools. The Leo's and their parents were commended for their efforts. COUNCIL REORGANIZATION I Selection of Mavor Mayor Campbell declared nominations open for the position of Mayor for year 2001/2002, turning to Councilman Larson. Councilman Larson nominated Councilman Boyd for the position of Mayor. Councilman Boyd moved the close of nominations, there was no second to the motion indicated. 'ro the call of Mayor Campbell for a vote on the nomination of Councilman Larson, the Councilman responded that he did not understand he was being nominated merely called upon to m,~ke a motion, that he has indicated it is not his turn to be Mayor and declined serving in that capacity. 5-29-01 Vote on the nomination of Councilman Boyd: AYES: NOES: Boyd, Larson Campbell, Doane, Yost Motion failed Councilman Larson nominated Councilman Doane for the position of Mayor. I I AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Doane, Larson, Yost None Boyd, Campbell Mr. Doane was declared Mayor for year 2001/2002. Motion carried Mayor Doane requested that Mrs, Campbell conduct of this meeting, stating he will duties at the next meeting. continue with the assume the M~yoral i Selection of Mavor ProTemoore Nominations were declared open. nominated Councilman Larson. It nominations were closed. Acting Mayor Campbell was indicted that Vote on the selection of Councilman Larson as Mayor ProTem: AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried Councilman Larson was declared Mayor ProTem for year 2001/2002. PRESENTATIONS: I PROCLAMATION Acting Mayor Campbell declared June, 2001 as "Drowning Prevention and Awareness Month." Scott Lake, Communications and Education Specialist with the Orange County Fire Authority, Division One, which includes Seal Beach, noted that last year there were twenty-seven drownings, thr~e of which were children ages three to five which is the tkrget group of the 'Children Drown without a Sound' program\ this year there have been thirteen drownings, seven of which were in the three to five age group, as mentioned, children drown in less than three inches of water, in buckets, bath tubs, sinks, etc. in less than three seconds. The representative expressed appreciation for the Proclamation, and urged that Seal Beach residents work together to keep an eye on the children and have a designated water watcher. RESOLUTION NUMBER 4895 - RENTAL ASSISTANCE AWARENESS MONTH Acting Mayor Campbell read in full Resolution Number 4895 entitled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DECLARING JUNE 2001 RENTAL AWARENESS MONTH." Boyd moved, second by Larson, to adopt Resolution Number 4895 as presented. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried I PROCLAMATION June 3, 2001 was proclaimed as "Cancer Survivors Day" by Acting Mayor Campbell. CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEMS "F" thru "0" Boyd moved, second by Doane, to approve the recommended 5-29-01 action for items on the Consent Calendar, except Items "G, H, and I", removed for separate consideration. F. I Approved the waiver of reading in full of all ordinances and resotutions 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. J. Approved an Energy Services Agreement and a Maintenance Service Agreement with CAL-AIR, Inc. to retrofit lighting systems and procure, install, and maintain the City's heating, ventilation, and air condition systems (HVAC) at seven City building facilities, a twelve year Lease Agreement with Municipal Financial to finance the improvements, and authorized the City Manager to execute the agreements on behalf of the City. K. I L. I AYES: NOES: Adopted Resolution Number 4896 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DECLARING WORK TO BE COMPLETED AS TO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PROJECT #820, CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN STREET ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS, ENTERED INTO BETWEEN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRADING, INC. AND THE CITY OF Seal BEACH." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 4896 was waived. Received and filed the memorandum relating to the Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for the Santa Ana Region, the renewal of same to be heard before the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board on July l't, 2001. M. Approved the minutes of the May 14th regular adjourned and regular City Council meetings. N. Approved regular demands numbered 32182 through 32273, 32274 through 32999 (voided), 33000 through 33064 in the amount of $275,695.77, payroll demands numbered 11803 through 11949 in the amount of $157,651.51, payroll liability accounts numbered 9000587 through 9000958 in the amount of $82,673.51, and authorized warrants to be drawn on the Treasury for same. O. Denied the claim for damages of Kathe.rine F. Morrissey and referred same to the City's liability attorney and adjuster. Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM "G" - AWARD OF BID - PAVING REHABILITATION 2000/2001 - PROJECT NUMBER 49673 Bids were received until May 22~ at 10:00 a.m. for Project Number 673, 'the 2000/2001 Annual paving Rehabilitation project, at which time they were publicly opened by the City ...... 5-29-01 Clerk as follows: R J Noble Sully Miller Industrial Paving Palp, Inc./Excel Paving Sequel Contractors All American Asphalt $227,963.17 $237,136.50 $237,616.50 $246,185.50 $247,621.50 $251,613.84 I Acting Mayor Campbell corrected the staff report to reflect that the streets that are in line for rehabilitation in College Park East all commence at Almond Avenue, not Aster Street. Councilman Yost noted that Coastline Drive was included on the rehabilitation list as well. Boyd moved, second by Yost, to award the contract for project Number 49673 to R J Noble, the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $227,963.17, and authorized the City Manager to execute the contract for same. TO the question as to anticipated commencement of this project, the Assistant City Engineer responded that a contract will be returned to the City within twelve calendar days, a pre-construction meeting will be scheduled within one week, within two weeks thereafter paving will begin, the residents will have advance notice by means of a flier with the contractor giving twenty-four hour notice as well. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried ITEM "H" SUNSET HARBOUR MARINA - COMMENTS - NOTICE 'OF INTENT NEGATIVE DECLARATION IP01-017 Acting Mayor Campbell made reference to Overarching Comment 3 of the response letter, noted that the subject area is owned by the County yet within the City limits of Seal Beach, permits need to be obtained from Seal Beach, her congern is that the County knows that they can not go forward o~ their own, as an example, the County put in a CalTrans facility in Costa Mesa despite objections by the City. The Direttor of Development Services explained that that issue is adaressed in Overarching Comment 5, there has been a meeting with County representatives and the operators of the facility, at that time the County representatives agreed that the permits would be issued by Seal Beach. Question was posed if the County representatives would like to address this proposal prior to the Council taking an action. Councilman Yost noted a concern that this facility is next to the National Wildlife Refuge, a Negative Declaration was issued which reflects that there will likely be no impacts on the Refuge yet the water quality in Huntington Harbour is already bad, this proposes an additional five hundred dry storage slips and a restaurant so how can it be said that there will be no impact, it seems as if there should have been some type of environmental report. I Mr. Sherman Gardner introduced himself as one of the partners in the Marina, stated they built this facility in 1969, it is old and needs to be improved, this has gone through the process with the County, before Harbors, Beaches and Parks, as to the restaurant they could hold that in abeyance as it is understood there is a problem with water or sewer lines, what they are trying to do is provide a public benefit, what has been found is that the facility, although the space is there, does not have enough parking spaces to increase the I -?" 5-29-01 I launch ramp, upgrade the facility, etc., there is a program that has been issued to the County that speaks of water quality, etc., they could provide more information about that. Mr. Gardner said there is also an issue with the Negative Declaration with regards to redoing and recirculating that document, they have been working a long time on this project, his reason for coming before the Council is that they want to work with Seal Beach, they are concerned with that, they do not want to circumvent the authority of anyone, they are trying to upgrade the facility for people to enjoy, provide a public benefit, the time frame will likely cost the project another three to six months, they were hoping to work with the City during that period, and requested that the recirculation of the Negative Declaration be avoided. Councilman Yost noted that Seal Beach does not have a Local Coastal Plan as the City does not meet all of the requirements of the Coastal Commission, this is in the coastal zone and will require a hearing before the Coastal Commission. He inquired also how many dry storage boats are accommodated now. Mr. Tim Basley, project engineer, responded that there are presently about one hundred forty boats in dry storage but they are encroaching on the area set aside for the launch parking lot, this is proposed to be expanded to six hundred thirty-five, acknowledged that that is a lot however when one looks at the demand for the boat launch, the next closest ramps are in Long Beach and Dana Point to the south, this is a popular launch, again this is dry boat storage for people to get boats out of their backyards to be stored on-site with ready access to a launch ramp and coastal facilities. Mr. Basley said they fully intend to respect the wildlife impacts, go through the normal grading plan process and deal with each of the regulatory agencies, Regional Water Quality, Fish and Game, and other agencies involved in the wildlife area. Councilman Yost said he has considerable concerns with that in that it is the last major and largest untouched wetland in the Southern California area, the thought of expanding the dry boat storage is a concern. Mr. Sherman said he also wanted to point out costs, their residents are saying that with the cost to trailer their,boats and the gasoline they welcome the fact that they could keep their boat within this facility, that is the reason for trying to provide that opportunity for this summer. Mr. Basley said he wished to point out that this is development on a parcel that is currently used for dredged spoils, there is only a thin edge along the boundary of the parcel and then a dredge disposal basin that is actually becoming emerged wetlands, the public parking lot will be for use of the hand launch area, so as far as impacts to the adjacent wetland area the intent is to improve the site in that currently runoff is free flow across and into the dredged spoil areas, by doing this they are trying to minimize and reduce those flows, include buffer zones, etc. to minimize impacts to the wetland area. Councilman Yost said he would take dredge spoils over spoils resulting from power boat engines. Mr. Basley said they are planning to use a decomposed gravel granite surface so should any of the boats leak it will spot on the ground where it can be cleaned up immediately before it gets into the water or watershed, this will be an on-going operation that the operator is willing to undertake where they actually walk the surface on a regular basis monitoring such things. Councilman Yost mentioned that the comment letter addresses some of those issues, there are concerns with that and the potential effectiveness as well. Acting Mayor Campbell said she believed that what is of concern is reflected at the end u I 5-29-01 of Overarching Comment 1 citing the potential for water quality violations as significant, the intent is that nothing harm the National wildlife Refuge. Mr. Gardner mentioned again that they have been at this site for twenty-five plus years, they are cognizant or the concern, yet merely trying to provide this benefit to the public, it is known that they must go through the process to do that, but the demand is there and people are just not in a position to trailer their boats, they are anxious to provide this amenity for trem. To that Acting Mayor Campbell responded that to the Coun~il the environmental issues are more important than the demahd, to her the response is that they have to fully adhere to the issues. The City Manager stated that staff did meet with the project applicant and the County, the concerns of the City remain the same as expressed in the comment letter, emphasis was placed on the comment that the City wants to retain authority of the grading and permitting, concern remains that with the service they are using it will still drain into the Refuge, Huntington Harbour is already impacted, the Council received and filed the report on the NPDES permit which is going to increase requirements of cities, and more importantly when there is a problem the regulatory agencies do not go to the applicant, they come to the cities, the City would be required to defend the NPDES permit should there be a cease and desist order, therefore it is felt very important that the City have control over this project, it needs to meet the high water quality standards that this Council wants. Councilman Larson noted that this is a County project, it is their land, the City has offered good comments with regard to the project, he expects the County to take the comments into consideration and take care of the issues rather than place the responsibility on the City then have the County say that the City gave approval, the project goes forward, and then the City has to impose the conditions. Mr. Gardner emphasized again that they are the owners, not syndicators, and they want to be certain that they are addressing the concerns as well. Acting Mayor Campbell said the Council is aware of their lengthy ownership however the project is going to be enlarged, the concern is thatithis part of the project does not create environmental problems that will have to dealt with in the future. To the mention that this project is going from about one hundred thirty spaces to six hundred thirty spaces, Mr. Gardner stated again it is dry boat storage, which exists now, explaining also that a person with a small boat can not afford to even own the boat unless it can be kept in close proximity to that property, this land accommodates that use, it is County-owned land, it is thirteen plus acres that has been fallow for many years, there is no impact with regard to over-crowding, the one who benefits is the boater. Councilman Yost inquired as to why they do not do a wetland restoration on that property, it would be easier to do that on this property than on Hellman which has been cut off from the ocean. Mr. Basley noted that the project has gone through a couple of iterations that do not address things that will likely need to be prepared for the Coastal Commission, the original project was much larger and included some areas that were historically used for dredge disposal basins yet they now have emerging wetlands coming up into them because they have been left unattended for so long, so this project has been scaled back to leave those areas for future restoration projects, they are being sensitive to those uses and are making every effort to maximize the use of the wetland areas, and minimize impacts of existing facilities. Mayor Doane asked if there is presently anything on the land that is I I I J , :;....--, 5-29-01 I lying fallow, to which Mr. Basley responded there is not. Acting Mayor Campbell noted that the City of Huntington Beach has been involved as it is seen concerns were expressed with the impacts of increased traffic on the residents along Edinger Avenue. With regard to the City's comment letter, Councilman Boyd inquired if it were not so that the project components could express thanks for the comments and then move forward with the project. The Development Services Director responded that there is a procedure under CEQA when agencies provide comments on an environmental document that the agency that provided the document must provide responses to the comments back to the City ten days prior to any action by the Board of Supervisors to adopt a Negative Declaration, at that point and depending on the responses, the City would attend the Board meeting and make additional comments if felt to be appropriate, also under CEQA there is provision that if the County were to revise its mitigation measures based on the comments received, they would need to hold a public hearing to consider either adoption of new measures and/or modification of existing mitigation measures and make a finding that they addressed the issues brought forth during the public comment period and reduced the environmental impacts to a level of less than significant, if the County were to make those findings then technically they would not need to recirculate the document, in this case that will be an ultimate decision by the Board of Supervisor's. Question was posed as to why this would not require a full Environmental Impact Report. The Director explained that an EIR is required when there are significant environmental impacts that can not be mitigated to a level of less than significant, the document the County prepared indicates that they feel all of the impacts can be reduced to that criteria, there is not necessarily disagreement with those conclusions rather the way in which the conclusions were reached, the comments did not however include information in the document that the City had that was available to the County when the document was prepared which not only related to water quality issues but sewage issues offsite where it is felt their conclusions, although they may ultimately be proper conclusions, were not based on available information and that that information should be considered. He noted this is a comment period for a document that has been circulated to a number of other agencies in the State and other local jurisdictions therefore it is felt the County will receive comments from the Water Quality Control Board, the Coastal Commission, Huntington Beach, the National wildlife Refuge, etc., at that point the County will need to go through the process of responding and determine what their next action will be, staff will be following that process. He mentioned that Public Works/Engineering and the Development Services Departments prepared the comment letter, staff met with the County and the representatives of Goldrich & Kest who have been helpful in providing additional information as well as bringing forth things that were not included in the Negative Declaration as far as ways to mitigate project impacts, unfortunately under CEQA that information can not be taken outside the circulated document, response must be to the written document issued by the County, the comment letter addresses those concerns with the understanding that some of the issues can be properly dealt with as far as review of grading plans, soils reports, etc. Acting Mayor Campbell expressed belief that the Council may be thinking there should be an EIR due to concerns with water quality impacts that may not be mitigated properly, Councilman Yost agreed, his concern is primarily with the proximity of 1:he parking I I 5-29-01 lot for the boat storage to the wetlands. The Director noted that that was the major thrust of the comment letter, realistically if they do proper grading and control of surface flows from the parking lots and other areas it is likely they can reach a conclusion that the project would not have significant impacts to the Wildlife Refuge through control of runoff, properly treating and holding runoff on- site, but in the opinion of staff that level of detail has not been set forth in the County mitigation measures, that is the concern of staff. The City Manager offered that the comment letter basically provides a blueprint of what needs to be done, the adopted Coastal Commission guidelines have been attached, if the County and the leaseholder were to follow the issues of the letter there would be no need to do an EIR, merely implement these measures, the letter is geared to what was provided the City, that was the basis fo~ the comments, again, if the letter is followed there sho~ld not be a problem particularly with the issuance of building and grading permits controlled by the City of Seal Beach.! The Development Services Director noted that there is a revised page to the letter that contains an additional paragraph, copies of which have been provided the Council. I Doane moved, second by Larson, to receive and file the staff report, authorize the Mayor to sign the response letter, and directed that this information be forwarded to the Environmental Quality Control Board for information purposes. AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson None Yost Motion .carried I ITEM "I" ORDINANCE NUMBER 1469 - RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT REGULATIONS The City Manager pointed out that Ordinance Number 1469 was being presented for second reading, the Resolution setting forth the areas from which residents would be allowed to purchase parking permits was adopted at the last meeting. Acting Mayor Campbell stated her intent to vote agaiAst adoption of this Ordinance, and since the Resolutionlwas adopted that would only allow residents of Old Town the opportunity to purchase parking permits, does that mean that can not be changed. The Manager offered that should the Council determine to revise the area it would be appropriate to approve second reading of the Ordinance, which makes language revisions to current Code, then direct staff to bring back a resolution that could then expand the area. Councilman Boyd mentioned that the resident and guest permit fees is a public hearing item for later in the meeting. Mr. Charles Antos, 14th Street, said he read' in the newspaper of the consideration to raise the price of parking permits, to limit their purchase to only persons in the Old Town area, and to allow the purchase of just one guest permit. From a historical view, Mr. Antos mentioned that before 1970 there was a parking district formed to pay for the Main/lOth Street parking lot, all of the businesses on Main Street and the 100 and 200 blocks of Electric were obligated to pay for that lot if the parking meters did not generate enough revenue to do so, visitors that did not want to use the meters proceeded to park on 8th and lOth Streets, that created an impact on City Hall, the Fire Station, the church, and the residents, as a result the City issued parking stickers and posted both sides of 8th and lOth for one hour parking. He noted that in 1972 his first assignment with the City was to conduct a parking I ;/ 5-29-01 I study of the downtown area, there were a number of resulting recommendations, they were considered by the Planning Commission and City Council, one was to post one half of all streets from Electric Avenue to the beach for one hour parking and issue resident parking stickers, the reason for that was that the City had three beach parking lots, the cost was a quarter per day, no one would park there, rather, the visitors utilized all of the free parking on the streets, others had to use the beach lots, with that the City started to receive quarters, the stickers allowed the :L'esidents to park in the one hour zones, for twenty-nine years that has worked. At that time there was somewhat of an agreement by the Council that this was to not be a revenue generator, rather a fee to pay for the stickers and administration of the program, the cost remained the same for a long time, now it is said the cost is proposed to be raised to $20 per sticker, yet it takes no more than five minutes to issue a sticker therefore unless staff is being paid $100 an hour the sticker cost is too high, with regard to limiting guest stickers to one, he pointed out that there are many people who have relatives and guests that come to town, in his opinion it is not out of line to have two per household which has been the case for years. Mr. Antos claimed that what this says to people in other areas of the community is that they are not wanted in Old Town to shop, go to the beach, etc., also claimed there are not that many people from outside the downtown area that purchase stickel~s, if parking is a problem, alternatives may be to have people clean out their garages and use them for what they are intended, do away with the converted garages, maybe discontinue allowing the intensification of commercial uses without providing the requisite parking, do away with in-lieu parking, also, redistricting will soon be discussed yet the census shows that there is less population, if there is a parking problem maybe the City should not allow special events every other weekend to crowd the streets, use some discretion. Mr. Antos suggested that the parking sticker program stay as it has been since the early 1970's. If a committee is going to study parking and develop recommendations they should be provided the history, the past studies are still valid, parking stickers should be available to all residents and two guest passes allowed per residence. He predict:ed that to not allow the remainder of the community to purchase parking stickers for easier access to the downtown arecl will adversely impact the Main Street businesses, when they do not earn an adequate living they will then request conversion to an alcohol use to increase revenue, which will then become an annoyance to those residing in the immediate aI:ea. Mr. Tom Blackman, Beryl Cove Way, thanked Mr. Antos for his detail of what occurred while he was a member of the Council. Mr. Blackman said he would not want to see the community divided, that is what the proposal will do, this is a lovely place to live, people like to visit Seal Beach, however the parking problem will be here forever. Mr. Blackman mentioned that many people in the volunteer organizations are also impacted by the parking problem, they are of all ages, live throughout the community, and would be severely impacted if they could not purchase a parking pass, additionally, ther'e are some who would not be able to afford a permit if the cost is increased as proposed, these people all contribute to the community through the library, the childrens programs, the Womans Club, etc. To make parking such an issue is not right, if there is a small increase in cost that is one thing, how'ever the residents in other parts of the City are being told through this proposal that they do not deserve to come to Old Town I I 5-29-01 and park on a public street that is paid for with public money~ the public money spent on alleys did not come just from Old Town, rather throughout the City, as does the money to improve the Old Town streets. Mr. Blackman said this proposal will not solve the parking issue, only create more problems, will divide the City, and hurt the City Council and residents. I Councilman Boyd mentioned that he and Councilman Doane serve on the Ad Hoc Parking Committee, the intent was to make things better however he has learned that when 'something is proposed to do that there is always a segment of the community that objects. Councilman Boyd moved to table this item, refer it back to the Parking Committee for further discussion of other: solutions. Mayor Doane concurred, pointing out that the meetings are held in Council Chambers on the non-Council meeting Mohdays, are open to the public, and given the phone calls, letters, and public comments this issue does warrant further discussion. The City Attorney advised that the Ordinance could be tabled, the proposed fee increase is scheduled later on the agenda under public hearing, the Resolution adopted at the last meeting relating to the areas goes hand in hand with the Ordinance, if this Ordinance is not adopted there is an Ordinance already on the books that allows anyone in the City to purchase the parking stickers. Councilman Boyd restated his motion to table this ite~ and refer it back to the Parking Committee for further , discussion, if the recommendation is to move forward the ordinance could be considered for second reading, or if so determined it will not be passed. Councilman Doane seconded the motion. The City Manager reminded that the new parking stickers will go on sale July l't. I Ms. Fran Johnson, Coastline Drive, questioned the doubling of the parking permit fee. Ms. Sue Corbin, Seal Beach, 'asked how the City is getting around consideration by the Coastal Commission where that has been required of other parking changes. Even though there may not be a legal requi~ement to notice the residents, Ms. Corbin complained that the I published notice of hearings is not sufficient, notice should be delivered to all affected residences. Motion to table: AYES: NOES: Boyd, Doane, Larson Campbell, Yost Motion carried To a question from a member of the audience as to how the community will know what the decision on the parking permit issue may be, it was suggested that they attend the committee meetings or call City Hall to check if the item is on the agenda. It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council to declare a recess at 8:28 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 8:46 p.m. with Acting Mayor Campbell calling the meeting to order. I ITEM "P" - PUBLIC HEARING / RESOLUTION NUMBER 4899 - PARKING PERMITS - REVISED FEE SCHEDULE 1 Acting Mayor Campbell declared the public hearing open to consider adjustment of the fees for resident and guedt parking permits. The City Clerk certified that notice of the public hearing had been published as required by law; and ~ 5-29-01 I reported that no communications have been received relating to this item. The Assistant to the City Manager presented the staff report and the proposed fee schedule for resident and guest parking permits as recommended by the Ad Hoc Parking Committee, explained that the City has not raised parking permit fees since 1989, specifically the City has not recouped the escalating costs associated with inflation, parking enforcement and the cost to purchase pl3rmits during the past decade. He noted the Committee recommended that the resident permit cost be increased from the cur:L'ent $10 to $20 and the guest permit from $14 to $20, adoption of the proposed fees would be approximately $30,000, most of the additional revenue would be an offset of the costs associated with the parking permit program. Councilman Larson inquired if the Committee had more concern with the nuw)er of persons who would obtain a permit or the amount of money involved, the Assistant Manager responded that the Commi1:tee spent the greater amount of time defining the geographic boundaries of Old Town in order to possibly increase the availability of parking for people who reside in areas where parking is restricted on one side of the street, then the increase of fees. Councilman Boyd asked if there is an estimate of costs to issue parking permits. The Assistant Manager responded that there is not, the consensus was primarily that the fees had not been adjusted for twelve years to cover associated costs, should an increase bring forth additional revenues all may not be spent in the current fiscal year yet felt that it would be exhausted within the following two to three years, and offered to attempt to compile more precise costs if desired. It was clarified that the resident and guest permits are issued for the fiscal year. Councilman Boyd said he would not like to raise fees if it is not necessary to cover the cost of issuance, there was discussion of this by the Committee with a consensus that issuance, staff time, and other costs were in the range of $25,000 to $30,000 thus the recommendation to increase the fee to $20. I I Acting Mayor Campbell invited members of the audience wishing to address this item to come to the microphone and state their name and address for the record. Ms. Sue Corbin, Seal Beach, questioned again how the City is getting around Coastal Commission consideration of this matter, she felt their approval is needed. She claimed that the in-lieu parking fee is illegal, that the City collected that money to purchase land for parking, an example would have been the Proctor House site, yet that money was used for beautification and restriping, also, the businesses on Main Street were not required to have parking, parking was authorized where parking does not exist, none of this would be necessary if those on Main Street had the parking that the law requires, the root of the problem will never be addressed. Acting Mayor Campbell noted that the Proctor house was a very expensive parcel to be used for parking, and inquired if this item in fact needs Coastal Commission approval. The City Attorney responded that the fees would not require Coastal approval, that is the only issue under consideration at this time. There being no further comments, Acting Mayor Campbell declared the public hearing closed. It was the consensus of the Council to not adjust the annual parking permit fees, that they remain at $10 for the resident permit and $14 for the guest permit, therefore Resolution Number 4899 was not acted upon. 5-29-01 ITEM "P" - PUBLIC HEARING / RESOLUTION NUMBER 4897 - STREET LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT - 2001/2002 Acting Mayor Campbell declared the public hearing open to consider continuation of the Street Lighting Assessment District for fiscal year 2001/2002. The City Clerk certified that ~otice of the public hearing had been advertised as required by law, that no communications have been received. The City Manager presented the staff report, explained that the total estimated costs for fiscal year 2001/2002 is $277,500, at the end of this fiscal year the surplus is estimated at $117,829, therefore the proposed assessment has been established at $145,312 with a contribution from the General Fund of $14,359, which reflects no change to the by parcel assessments. There being no public comments, Acting Mayor Campbell declared the public hearing closed. I Boyd moved, second by Larson, to adopt Resolution Number 4897 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT AND iLEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001/2002." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 4897 was waived. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried ITEM "0" PUBLIC HEARING / RESOLUTION NUMBER 4898 - URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2000 Acting Mayor Campbell declared the public hearing op~n to consider adoption of the Urban Water Management Plan 2000. The City Clerk certified that notice of the public hearing had been advertised as required by law, and that no communications have been received relating to this item. The Director of Public Works presented the staff report, explained that the Urban Water Management Plan is a requirement of the California Water Code, the Plan was prepared by the City's consultant, in part provides measures for water conservation, requires some additional staff time however is worthwhile for the City and the State. With , reference to the Best Management Practices, Councilman Yost said he did not find a provision that would require tetention of a certain amount of rainwater on site. The Director explained that this is essentially a drinking water plan, not a water quality/runoff plan, which is presently in draft form, that requirement would help to recharge the water basin, not quite as important to this City as it lies over the salt water zone. Councilman Yost said it is interesting to see how all of these issues are inter-related, the more there is water conservation and more water returned 'to the ground water system the more water there is available for drinking, the less pollution and urban runoff as well. Actin Mayor Campbell mentioned interesting news articles this date relating to the aquifer. She also asked that a couple of misstatements be corrected in the Plan. There being no public comments, the public hearing was closed. I Boyd moved, second by Yost, to adopt Resolution Number 4898 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH ADOPTING THE URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN - 2000". By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 4898 was waived. I AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried 5-29-01 BUDGET WORKSHOPS It was the consensus of the Council to hold budget workshops at 5:00 p.m. on June 11th and 25th, and that the public hearing to consider the comprehensive fee, schedule and budget adoption be scheduled for June 25th. By unanimous consent the staff memorandum was received and filed. I BIXBY OLD RANCH TOWNE CENTER PROJECT - OPERATING MEMORANDUM NUMBER TWO The Director of Development Services presented the staff report, noted that this item is brought to the Council to provide an opportunity to direct comments to the City Manager, this document has been negotiated between the Bixby Ranch Company and the City to deal with some of the remaining outstanding issues and implementation of all of the conditions of approval for the Bixby Old Ranch Towne Center development. He noted that under the terms of the Development Agreement the City Manager is authorized to execute Operating Memorandums, however the document is presented to allow comments prior to said execution. As to highlights of Memorandum Two the Director explained that at the time the project was approved Bixby Ranch Company agreed to dedicate the Old Ranch Tennis Club property and facility to the City for use as a recreation complex and provide $1 million to the City for rehabilitation of the facility based upon the ultimate plans of the City, as part of that process the funding was not to be provided to the City until actual dedication and acceptance of the property and transfer of title to the City, however the City is asking for an advance of $100,000 to pay for the plans and specificat,ion preparation, Bixby has agreed to that request, this amendment will provide for that transfer of monies within ten days of execution of the Memorandum by both Bixby and the City, the remaining $900,000 will transfer to the City in accordance with the existing Development Agreement. He explained further that Bixby will pay $210,000 for expenses that would have been related to the land dedication and construction of the community policing facility which at this point has been determined by the City to not be necessary, this with an additional provision that if that land area is eventually reauthorized for residential development as part of the Centex Homes project, the City will receive an additional $100,000 upon those land use entitlement approvals. Additionally, there were a number of small items that were required of the Bixby Ranch Company with regard to improvements along Lampson Avenue, a speed radar trailer, etc., this Memorandum would require Bixby to provide cash to the City for those items and in turn the City would complete the work or purchase the equipment, those funds are $106,000, there is a requirement as well for Bixby to dedicate land to the City for a future water well site on the golf course at the extreme eastern end of the property, the initial Development Agreement only required Bixby to allow the City to use that area for a facility without transfer of ownership to the City, the Memorandum requires a fee dedication to the City then the City would lease the area back to Bixby for their use until such time as the City is ready to construct the water well. The Director noted there were a number of public improvements along Seal Beach'Boulevard, those were to be shared responsibilities between Bixby Ranch and the City, this Memorandum memorializes the understanding between the parties as to who is responsible for those activities along the Boulevard, agreed upon by the City Engineer and Bixby, the Memorandum also clarifies some previous dedications accepted by the City for the greenbelt area along Seal Beach I I 5-29-01 Boulevard that conflicted with a site plan review approved by the Council in 1998 on the far northern end of the property in the vicinity of where the World Savings building used to be, this is clarified and matched to the 1998 site plan review. The Director mentioned that this document has been reviewed by and approved as to form by the City Attorney. Acting Mayor Campbell referred to page six, item 2, relinquishing the community safety building for $210,000, noted that there is no longer need for facilities for the cable foundation yet there is need for the community 'safety building, the site is ideal given the frontage to Seal Beach Boulevard, the residents north of the freeway were promised that facility and her feeling is that it should not be taken away from them, her feeling also that the $210,000 is too low, she would estimate the value between $350,000 to $500,000, and opposes giving up that facility. with regard to page seven, section 6, Acting Mayor Campbell asked what' is going to be done with the money in lieu of the decorative pavers. The Development Services Director explained that this merely relieves Bixby of the responsibility to install the pavers, that does not mean that the City will ultimately do that work, but that has not been determined, this requires the payment of the funds to do so at such time as the City has made a decision to install the pavers, adding that there is some concern with the ability of pavers in that area to withstand the speed limits of that street and the weight of certain vehicles. As to the use of some other type of paving product, the City Manager offered that it could possibly be a stamped concrete, colored concrete, or any other number of various product options, and confirmed the belief that $25,000 is adequate to cover the cost thereof, depending of course on the type of material. Page seven, section 7, Acting Mayor Campbell referred to the $32,000 in lieu of the radar trailer, inquiring if the City intends to purchase that equipment or use the money for something else, the response of the Development Services Director was that the City will purchase based upon the estimate provided by the Pol~ce Department. With regard to page eight, section 3, frontage improvements contemplated by the City, Acting Mayor Campbell noted the proposal to eliminate the free right hand turn lane from westbound Lampson to northbound Seal Beach Boulevard to accommodate the future design of street improvements, said that is basically improvements to the Boulevard from St. Cloud to the freeway, that means the taking out of thirty more trees and loss of the free right turn lane onto the Boulevard, all of these improvements are covered by the development fee, they are not in addition to, this means widening of the roadway to accommodate the widening of the overpass and loss of trees. The Development Services Director noted that in the area being discussed the trees have already been issued permits for removal, those would be the only trees removed based upon the preliminary plans that have been seen, this due to the curvature of Seal Beach Boulevard as it transitions from the off-ramp up to Lampson and then back to the existing alignment along Seal Beach Boulevard where the intersection will actually move more into the right-of-way to eliminate the free right turn then more of a ninety degree intersection than currently exists. The Acting Mayor restated that this will eliminate the free right turn because there will be three lanes coming off the bridge in a northbound direction, the Director clarified they will blend with the current three northbound lanes on Seal Beach Boulevard with a normal right turn lane controlled by a signal, and based upon the preliminary plans at this point I I I 5-29-01 I the assumption is that the point of that inter:section will move more into the right-of-way of the Boulevard because of the free right turn lane. The Acting Mayor said her concern is that when roadway improvements are done from Lampson to St. Cloud there will be further cuts into the 'trees. The Public Works Director explained that the original plan showed there would be some trees lost in that process however for now they will stay, in order to get six lanes between Lampson and St. Cloud, which will happen in conjunction with the bridge project, the curb needs to move about five feet which could mean that there will be one or two trees that will be too close, it is not anticipated that many treE3S will be lost, there is no way to accommodate six lanes without moving the curb over. Acting Mayor Campbell reiteratE3d her concern with the loss of the community services building, amenities are put into the development agreement and one by one they come out, this facility is needed, it is on thE3 Boulevard which is important, and requested that section 2 on page 6 be deleted from the Operating Memorandum, stating she could support the Agreement if that is deleted. Councilman Yost mentioned that he too was not pleased with relinquishing that facility yet it can not be afforded if the City intends to purchase the Old City Hall which provides the facilities for the cable foundation, his belief is that the City is committed to establishing a safety building thE3re, it is felt it is owed to the community even though there is an existing safety 'center to the rear of the Rossmoor CentE3r, and noted that the City has had considerable discussion as to the financial aspects of the purchase of the Old City Hall as it relates to the safety building. Councilman Yost noted that Councilman Boyd had suggested that the safety facility be incorporated as part of the other retail center and it is felt there are ways that could be done by working with Mr. Bradshaw. Acting Mayor Campbell suggested a location at the corner of Lampson and Seal Beach Boulevard in lieu of the proposed bank. Councilman Larson pointed out 1:hat the Council made the decision that the money was needed, personally he would not like to see a police facility at an entry into the City, in addition the Police Department said they did not mind the safety office at its present location. The Acting Mayor said again that her first location choice would be as originally proposed, this was part of the Development Agreement, let them build it, all t:hat is needed is a shell, this was a promise to the residents, with regard to the Old City Hall the City was going to buy it anyway. I Boyd moved, second by Doane, to receive and file the staff memorandum. AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Boyd, Doane, Larson Campbell Yost Motion carried I Councilman Yost stated his willingness to consider some of the comments of Acting Mayor Campbell however he would need to know fiscally how they could be done. BIXBY OLD RANCH TOWNE CENTER PROJECT - LANDSCAPE PLANS The Director of Development Services noted that: this item was before the Council at the last meeting at which time the Council made several comments relating to the Plan, the landscape architect was present, upon review of the Council comments the feeling was that staff should cont,inue to recommend approval of the Plan as submitted and with the changes noted in the staff report. The Director commenced 5-29-01 review of the recommendations, noted that the initial recommendation for the area in front of the shopping center was to increase the size of the Liquidamber and Tristania trees from fifteen gallon to a twenty-four inch box, in talking to the City's Landscape Supervisor and the landscape architect staff is now comfortable in recommending that those be planted as fifteen gallon trees, with regard to the Lampson Avenue planting program initially staff recommended that the trees at Lampson/Seal Beach Boulevard be increased in size, that recommendation stands that the Sycamore trees be forty-eight inch box and the Bottle trees be thirty-six inch box, also a new item whereby the Bixby Ranch Company would provide thirty-nine fifteen gallon trees for the City to plant within the existing center landscaped medians on Lampson Avenue between Basswood and the east City limit, the species and specific locations to be determined by the Park/Tree Maintenance Supervisor. The Director offered that the staff report has attempted to address the various) comments brought forth at the last meeting. Councilman Boyd inquired as to the reason for the Liquidamber and Tristania trees remaining at fifteen gallon plantings. The Dir~ctor reported that in speaking with the landscape architec~ and the City'S park/Landscape Supervisor, the opinion was that the smaller the initial planting of any species of tree the quicker it will adapt to the environment of a replanting location, also within two years the fifteen gallon tree will be the same size as a twenty-four inch boxed tree at the same point in time yet the root structure will be much healthier, the same would apply to the other trees as well. The: intent was to balance the initial impact of the size of the ~rees in the area against the long term health and viability, the concerns of Council to try to have some impact trees ~t the intersection and the entry points to the shopping center were understood, in the opinion of staff this Plan does that, it will allow the background trees to be smaller initially yet in a relatively short period of time they would be equal in size and healthier than would a larger tree planted in the same location. Acting Mayor Campbell said her conce~n with smaller trees is that they will sustain damage from children walking through the area, etc. that the reason for h~r support of the twenty-four inch box, she also inquir~d as to the width of the tree planting area. The Director explained that it will vary, there is a total area for the bikeway and planting of forty feet, the bikeway is twelve feet, the area for tree planting is twenty-eight feet, in some instances the plantings are on one side of the sidewalk, in others the sidewalk is in between two separate plantings, in front of the shopping center there would be a windrow of eucalyptus along the Boulevard, behind the sidewalk and in front of the shopping center parking lot there will be Liquidamber and Tristanias, then the evergreen elm thirty-six inch boxed trees planted at the driveway entrance locations to give the canopy affect over the sidewalk areas. The Acting Mayor mentioned the building being constructed very close to the Boulevard, and inquired how close that will that be to the treeline, the response was that the building is required to be set back at least five feet from the property line separation. It was noted that eucalyptus is a vertical tree, as are the Tristanias and Liquidamber, even though some of the buildings are fairly close there are walkways around the buildings for safety purposes, etc. Acting Mayor Campbell stated her preference again for twenty-four inch boxed Liquidamber and Tristania trees versus the fifteen gallon size, again concern with damage to the trees caused by children, with regard to more and larger trees, stated that I I I 5-29-01 I the drawings of the planting areas show a number of gaps, that is where more trees should be planted to fill in rather than shrubs, the third comment was to consider replanting with only eucalyptus trees, that could be considered with a variety, not all red gum because of the pests, reviewing the proposed planting areas as described in the staff report, she suggested there be an addition of fifteen to nineteen trees, her preference would be trees over Lilly of th,e Nile or other shrubbery. Councilman Boyd inquired if the proposal of the landscape architect is to plant everything at once or in phases, is there or could there be a provision to phase in additional trees. The Director responded that there is nothing that provides for additional plantings, if Bixby Ranch Company offered more trees it is likely 'the City would accept them, at this point in time that offer has not been made, the proposal before the Council, with thl3 additional thirty-nine trees, has been discussed with the Bixby Ranch Company and they are in agreement with the plan as staff has recommended that it be modified. With regard to filling in the gaps, it is thought that in any windrow there should be some gaps rather than a row of trees set twenty feet apart to allow some variability, a variety of shrubs and groundcovers are suggested, some that will reach six to eight feet. To the question once again if it would be possiblE3 to plant an additional fifteen to nineteen trees, the Director responded that in his conversations with the landscape architect the opinion is that that would not be the most desirable for the heal th of the grove as it reaches maturity, thE3re needs to be some shade and sunlight capability in between 1:he trees for growing purposes, that is the reason for the spacing as proposed, a landscape architect is a person who deals with how trees should be planted to maintain their health over time, this is his recommendation to the City, however, if the Council as a body desires more trees the staff could work with him to try to accommodate that, yet that could impact the number of trees that will be provided the City for the Lampson medians, there may be tradeoffs of which the Council should be aware. The Acting Mayor asked if it is the City who will select the species, can they be canopy trees. The response of the Director was that it would be the Parks/ Landscape Supervisor that would make the determination of species, likely a combination of canopy and deciduous trees. Acting Mayor Campbell noted that from Heather t:o the easterly City line the median trees seem to have reached their maximum height of twelve to fifteen feet, from Basswood to Heather they are eucalyptus, from Candleberry to Heathe!r a number of trees have been lost, in discussion of trees with the Director of Public Works the canopy trees are said to produce a calming affect, that is something desirable t:o create on that section of Lampson, stating she would support the additional thirty-nine trees for Lampson provided the City can select the trees that will be acceptable. The Development Services Director said the intent is to recreate a windrow effect through the Plan proposed but it needs to be understood that when trees are taken out the affect can not be attained within two to three years, most likely three to five years is when there will be trees of thirt,y to forty feet again which will then establish the affect back on the street, it is felt that the planting Plan before the Council will do that very effectively, it will be necessary also to watch the tree plantings closely to assure their health and viability over time, also, a Landscape Maintenance District will be established to assure that and pay for the cost of replacements should that become necessary. It was verified that an irrigation system will be installed. I I 5-29-01 Boyd moved, second by Larson, to receive and file the staff report with the recommended changes. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried REDISTRICTING The City Manager presented the staff report, noted the requirement of the Charter to appoint a committee to study and report on the advisability of redistricting the City in th , 1980 and each 10 year thereafter. He noted that census information has now been received, recommended a time, table to take action, and recommended, given the minimal changes based on the census data, that a Council sub-committee be , appointed to work with staff to develop a redistricting model for Council consideration. Councilman Boyd pointed out that there may be no or very minimal change, and moved to appoint a Council sub-committee of two members. Councilman Doane suggested an amendment to the motion that the sub-committee consist of Councilmembers Boyd and Larson, the districts having the greatest percentage of change, and secondea the motion as amended. Councilman Boyd accepted the amendment. I AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried CITY ATTORNEY REPORT No report was given. CITY MANAGER REPORT No report was given. Councilman Larson presented City gavel plaques to Councilman Yost for his service as Chairman of the Redevelopment Agency for 2000/2001 and to Councilmember Campbell for her service as Mayor for year 2000/2001. I COUNCIL COMMENTS I Councilman Yost expressed appreciation to either Cit~ staff or the School District for the fence along Riviera Drcive, it looks wonderful. He also requested that the feasibi]ity of a hazardous waste cleanup day be looked into. Members :of the Council mentioned that there is a hazardous waste facility located in the Huntington Beach area. It was noted too that the disposal company provides for a Clean-Up Week in ,the City twice during the year however that does not include hazardous or toxic materials. Acting Mayor Campbell expressed appreciation to the members of the Council for allowing her to serve as Mayor this past year, and extended congratulations to Councilman Doane upon his selection as Mayor for the upcoming year. ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council, to adjourn the meeting until June 11th at 5:00 p.m. for a budget workshop and Closed Session if deemed necessary. By unanimous consent, the meetin~ djourned at 9:52 p.m. I ( I 5-29-01 / 6-11-01 Attest: Approved: I Seal Beach, California June 11, 2001 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular adjourned session at 5:07 p.m. with Mayor Doane calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Doane Councilmembers Boyd, Campbell, Larson, Yost Absent: None I Also present: Mr. Bahorski, City Manager Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Chief Sellers, Police Department Chief Cushman, Lifeguard Department Mr. Dancs, Interim'Director of Public Works/City Engineer Ms. Beard, Director of Recreation, Parks, and Community Services Ms. Arends-King, Director of Adnlinistrative Services Captain Schaefer, Police Department Captain King, Police Department Sgt. Zanone, Police Department Ms. Hull, Assistant Finance Director Ms. Yeo, City Clerk Members of the public were invited to present their comments to the Council relating to the budget or other matters at this time. I Mr. Rallie Rallis, Seal Beach, mentioned that in looking over the Budget Summary he saw no money earmarked for the storm water master plan, is that because the plan is not complete, also nothing for grant money nor for improvements to Main Street. Mr. Tom Fallon, Seal Beach Kids Baseball Association, said he too saw no allocation for their project, replacement of McGaugh School lighting. He stated that Kids Baseball, a small organization, is finding it increasingly difficult to fund this project which serves about three hundred seventy-five children, three hundred sixty-two of which are Seal Beach residents. He stated of concern is that most of the facilities they use are at McGaugh School, school property, the School Board has taken the position that much of the equipment and materials there do not help the Board with its projects and their contention is that it ,is the expense of Kids Baseball to bear, the issue is the light standards, last year the Association replaced many of the