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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 2000-07-24 7-10-00 / 7-24-00 The Council reconvened at 8:52 p.m. with Mayor Campbell calling the meeting to order. The City Attorney reported the Council discussed the item identified on the agenda, no action was taken. I ADJOURNMENT Consensus of the Council was indicated to adjourn the meeting until July 24th at 6:30 p.m. to meet in Closed Session. By unanimous consent, the meeting was adjourned at 8:52 p.m. t Clerk and the City of clerk Approved: ~dXicW~t~~ f),,~iJ);( ~ City Clerk Attest: I Seal Beach, California July 24, 2000 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular adjourned session at 6:31 p.m. with Mayor Campbell calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Campbell Councilmembers Boyd, Doane, Yost Absent: Councilmember Larson Councilman Larson was present however out of the City Council Chambers. Also present: Mr. Dorsey, Acting City Manager Mr. Steele, Assistant City Attorney Ms. Yeo, City Clerk I CLOSED SESSION The City Clerk announced that the City Council would meet in Closed Session to discuss the items identified on the agenda, personnel matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957, and a conference with legal counsel relating to existing litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a). The Council adjourned to Closed Session at 6:32 p.m. and reconvened at 6:49 p.m. with Mayor Campbell calling the meeting to order. The Assistant City Attorney reported the Council had discussed the items identified on the agenda and that no reportable action was taken. 7-24-00 ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council, to adjourn the meeting at 6:50 p.m. o clerk I Approved: YJ~~ Attest: Seal Beach, California July 24, 2000 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:08 p.m. with Mayor Campbell calling the meeting to order with the Salute to ~he Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Campbell Councilmembers Boyd, Doane, Larson, Yost I Absent: None Also present: Mr. Dorsey, Acting City Manager Mr. Steele, Assistant City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Mr. Badum, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Chief Sellers, Police Department Ms. Beard, Recreation and Parks Director Ms. Yeo, City Clerk APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilman Boyd requested that Item "K" be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration, Councilman Yost requested Item "J" be removed, and a member of the audience requested Item "I" be removed. Yost moved, second by Boyd, to approve the order of the agenda as revised. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried I ANNOUNCEMENTS Councilman Boyd announced the passing of Buster DuBrock, a member of Seal Beach Fire Department from its inception and then the Orange County Fire Authority with service credit of thirty years, an active participant in this community, services in his memory to be held on wednesday. Councilman Boyd requested that this meeting be adjourned in memory of I I I 7-24-00 Stanley "Buster" DuBrock. Mayor Campbell announced again the mailing of the survey to College Park East residents on July 1st, the request was that they be returned by July 14th however due to late delivery asked that they continue to be returned to City Hall. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mayor Campbell declared the Public Comment period to be open. Mr. Thomas Lazarak, judge advocate for the American Legion and member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, spoke with regard to the flag pole at the head of the municipal pier and the inability to lower the flag without the use of a fire truck and tall ladder, that evidently due to the potential for theft or vandalism when the flag pole was put in place. Mr. Lazarak informed the Council that there is now a lanyard lock available that could be installed at the base of the pole which is lockable and would allow tpe.lowering of the flag to half-staff when necessary, and requested that the Council take action to place a lanyard on the pole and purchase the lock for same. Mr. Lazarak was informed that the Council could not take action on a non-agendized issue, however inquiry was made as to information and cost of the device. Mr. Lazarak responded that he could provide that information, the Acting City Manager also agreed to look into the request. Ms. Dorothy Whyte, College Park East, questioned the number of trees being taken down on Seal Beach Boulevard where seventy percent were to have been saved, said the Mayor has claimed to be against this development and campaigned for open space, only open space is what there now is. Ms. Whyte claimed that since 1992 the Mayor campaigned for open space and no commercial, then mentioned a series of meetings held at City Hall where she alleged discussion with Bixby for an all commercial use of their property, said Bixby was given guidelines for size and areas of development, Target, Walmart, or K-Mart not a consideration, so how did the City get a Target, Bixby then presented conceptual site plans for review, when leaks of information to the people of College Park East were perceived the meetings stopped, at a town hall meeting it was said there was no truth that the Council representative was engaged in talks with Bixby for commercial development of their property, then a letter in July of 1996 from the Council representative to the Bixby Ranch Company related to the review of information pertaining to commercial development of two parcels of Bixby land, to which she claimed even made reference to an automart. Ms. Whyte accused the Council representative of falsehoods while others were being accused of being on the Bixby payroll. With regard to Mr. Till, Ms. Whyte said even if he was not liked the majority of the Council has left the City in the hands of a non-professional, even though she felt the Acting Manager would do a good job, also a parking control employee is now the Assistant to the Manager, this is a City Manager run City however there are two members of the Council who want to run the City. Ms. Sandra MacSween, north Seal Beach, stated she had the opportunity to purchase a residence in the north of Seal Beach just a block from a golf course, but now she will be a block from a Target, that will be an impact on her property value, the Council seems to focus on their area of the community, the north of Seal Beach has its own way of life, there was open space with the golf course and Navy base, there are many children in that area, it will no longer be safe to allow them to walk for ice cream. Ms. MacSween said that the recent appeal for the trees and changing the driveway locations was an insult to the residents. She said every day she will have to look at the Target symbol just one 7-24-00 block from her house, also, the Mayor will leave her position being known as the 'Target' lady rather than the 'tree' lady, and accused others of making false statements to her as well. A recess was called',at 7:28 p.m. The Council reconvened at 7:30 p.m. with Mayof Campbell calling the meeting to order. Ms. Seretta Fielding, Seal Beach Boulevard, nearly seventeen year resident, responded to the previous comments that if a Target were built in the 200 or 300 blocks of the Boulevard there would be revenue to do something to that area of the community that has looked terrible for a number of years. Ms. Fielding said she realizes that the proposal for trees, etc. for Ocean Avenue is to be done with private funding but she would not want any funds diverted from the possibility of improving the most in-need street in town which it has been for at least seventeen years, it is time, barring the Musso project, the beautification of Ocean or any street, that the most in-need streets be taken care of, and requested that the members of the Council become creative and find a way to do that which has not come about in all of these years. Mr. Riley Forsythe, Seal Beach, said he had hoped to create some clever speech to convince the three members of the Council to give Mr. Till his job back, however he is not a speech writer or public speaker, merely a concerned citizen. Mr. Forsythe said he and his wife chose to make Seal Beach their home some twenty-one years ago and have watched it change, mostly for the better, but keeping Seal Beach the wonderful little town they discovered has always been a struggle, which it should not be, the question is why is it a struggle, that is when the elected officials are not working in the best interest of the town, when their actions become self-interest. Mr. Forsythe stated that the record shows that Mr. Till has been good for the town, he turned finances around, he has been tough, some employees did not like him, but tough is what was needed, he may have been tough with the Council as well, now the Council can bring in an easy, compliant City Manager, someone who will not be honest with the Councilor argue if he feels the ideas brought forth are too far out, who will not rattle the employees, in his opinion it is not the job of the Council to get involved with disgruntled employees, that is not serving the City. Mr. Forsythe claimed that the members of the Council fired Mr. Till for all of the wrong reasons, for doing what he was hired to do, run the City cheaply and efficiently and keep the Council on the right path, serving Seal Beach, now, the Council is free to run into trouble and the citizens will watch the destruction, the only recourse is recall but all know what a difficult and costly process that is. He said now it is time to return to the struggle, there were eight easy years, but it is time to prepare for battle, expressed his pride in Councilmembers Doane and Yost for not joining this effort, his hope is that Councilman Larson will drop the self-serving majority and join the Seal Beach serving majority. Ms. Pam Sheldon, College Park East, said she lives in Seal Beach because she likes it, whatever is going on regarding the Boulevard is going to happen and the people will have to live with it, hopefully they will not have to look at dirt much longer, and from earlier comments it appears there have been falsehoods. She too applauded Councilmembers Doane and Yost, questioned how one could learn enough about a person in a forty-five day period to release them from employment, how many times did Councilman Larson have conversations with Mr. Till, if on a leave of absence maybe Councilmember Larson will reconsider his decision and take the time to look at what that City I I I 7-24-00 I Manager, whether he is personally liked or not, did for the City professionally in the last three to five years, then bring him back to finish the job he started. Mr. John Unrath, Dogwood Avenue, referred to the letter previously mentioned and identity of those who participated in meetings in 1996, pointing out that Mr. Till was present at all of them, instead of calling the new shopping area the Target Center possibly it should be the Keith Till Towne Center. Mr. Unrath made reference also to the letter supporting Mr. Till authored by former mayors, citing his accomplishments relating to water quality, beach maintenance, lifeguards, Measure M monies, not much of which is seen for the much needed resurfacing of Lampson, restructuring of water and sewer, which increases the bills to the residents for many years, Marina bridge, beach sand, refurbished pier restrooms, removal of Bolsa Avenue power lines, most of which is for the Old Town and Hill areas, not much for College Park East in those accomplishments that Mr. Till was allegedly responsible for. Mr. Unrath expressed his opinion that the Council did a good job by allowing the Manager to leave with honor. Mr. Gordon Shanks, Surf Place, said he would hope that the town would get back together with some degree of unity, the average life span for a city manager is about five years, managers do most things properly and accurately and should be commended for them but they must also maintain the respect of those they report to, over the past couple years it has been obvious that two members of the Council have not felt they were being given the respect of leadership of following their directives from Mr. Till, the Council changed, the new member had been on the Planning Commission and was not unaware of City politics given his experience as having been a city attorney in a number of cities plus many other government positions over the years, he is not unknowledgable of what it takes to get support. Mr. Shanks expressed his opinion that what is needed is five people who work together and have confidence in a city manager, a manager that works with them equally so that the Council feels they are a part of and have equal access to the manager and city government, in this case there were three people who felt they were not getting that kind of support. Mr. Shanks stated that the community will get through this, if Mr. Till is a good city manager there will be good people under him that can carryon whether or not there is an Assistant City Manager or Acting Manager, that is part of leadership, if there was not that backup then he would not have been good and deserves to be fired. He asked that people work towards pulling the City together. Mr. Ron Bennett, thirty-three year resident, mentioned that some thirty years ago Lee Risner was fired, he went to La Habra, was there for some twenty-five years, five years may be the average but La Habra had the benefit of Mr. Risner's abilities for twenty-five, the city manager before Till took over the position of Mr. Risner in La Habra and hopefully he too will be there for a long time. He noted that the Council who voted out Mr. Risner was recalled or left town within a short period, one stayed, in this case he can understand that one Councilmember wanted more control, he does not understand the Mayor, he is disappointed with the new member of the Council as he felt he would be a great hope given his background, experience, and abilities, being a city manager is not a popularity contest. Mr. Bennett said he has heard over and over that the treatment of the former Finance Director was one of the reasons for releasing Mr. Till, and explained in some detail his experiences with the then Finance Director where he had done a project on Main Street, was obligated to five installment payments for in-lieu I I 7-24-00 parking, the first paid before the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, subsequent payments due a year apart however no billings for the payments were ever received, it was he who approached the City to make the payments, at one point he was questioned as to whether he had made the payments to which he produced the canceled checks. Mr. Bennett said it was the City's accountant that won the national recognition award that never billed him and towards the end was not certain if he had even paid, that would not be the case in another city, if he was not getting billed how many others were not getting billed. He concluded that if the removal from employment of the Finance Director was one of the reasons to remove Mr. Till, that was a mistake, a business can not be run that way. There being no further comments, Mayor Campbell declared Public Comments to be closed. I CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEMS "A" thru "K" Boyd moved, second by Larson, to approve the recommended action for items on the Consent Calendar as presented, except Items "I, J, and K", removed for separate consideration. A. 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 reading of the title unless specific request is made at that time for the reading of such ordinance or resolution. B. Approved warrants numbered 28403 through 28636 in the amount of $758,042.65, payroll demands numbered 8257 through 8463, 27691, payroll accounts numbered 9000320 through 9000332 in the amount of $322,103.60, and authorized warrants to be drawn on the Treasury for same. I C. Approved the minutes of the regular adjourned and regular meetings of June 26th, 2000, and the regular meeting of July 10th, 2000. D. Approved the First Amendment to Agreement No. 26745 for Animal Control Services between the City of Long Beach and the City of Seal Beach extending the term of the Agreement for one additional year to June 30, 2001. E. Received and filed the Building Department Activity Summary for April, 2000. F. Received and filed the Home Improvement Program Status Report from Civic Stone dated June 22, 2000. G. Received and filed the quarterly report from the Police Department relating to the Daytime Curfew Ordinance. I H. Adopted Ordinance Number 1465 entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 20A TO THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RELATING TO TREE PRESERVATION. By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance Number 1465 was waived. 7-24-00 AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR I ITEM "I" - ORDINANCE NUMBER 1466 - CODE ENFORCEMENT - CITATION AUTHORITY Mr. Joe Ribal, Seal way, said he believes that all agree that safety and health issues come up on occasion that require immediate attention in terms of resolution. Mr. Ribal said he had some questions relating to this item, Councilman Larson did not give a reason for his vote to not approve the first reading, his belief is that sometimes people have good reason to worry about a process that is simply reduced to a citation and the potential of jail in the event of some misunderstanding, lack of clarification, or other issues, that might not happen but care needs to be taken to assure that constitutional rights are preserved in this kind of issue, not just hand a piece of paper to someone and call it a citation and they do not demand to go before a commissioner, when talking about misdemeanors they are serious violations where there needs to be some protection for those who may be accused. Mr. Ribal suggested there be some community education as to the problems that usually occur in terms of Code enforcement, as president of the Old Town Rental Improvement Association since 1984, he continues to be the chancellor of its funds as well as those of the Seal Way Improvement Group, those funds still exist, none have been spent, therefore he believes that he represents some of the concerns of the Seal Way people where sixty-five parcels exist, that area often a focal point of Code enforcement attention, is true there are a number of problems associated with these properties, a high level of absentee ownership, a lot of things too that are not the personal product of negligent owners, they are people that need to be informed as to what is wrong. Mr. Ribal recalled that the Mayor had requested some form of appropriate warnings. He said this proposal is a powerful tool, in a democratic society it needs to be watched carefully, people can not be accused of misdemeanors and not have that recognized as a criminal violation, his belief is that there needs to be some type of process that provides in the final analysis some judicial adjudication of. any differences, that could even mean differences in interpretation of instructions to the Planning Commission, differences that may involve negligence on the part of City personnel in designating what should be done. Mr. Ribal said in conferring with the Apartment Association of Orange County the need is to develop a greater community sense in terms of how to enforce areas of serious violation of health and safety standards, and requested that this item be held over for the period of a month to allow the Old Town Rental Improvement Association and the Seal Way Improvement Group to go over this proposal with City staff, also try to enlist the Homeowners Association, this is important, the desire is to have a city that conforms to health and safety issues, rather than going about this in a punitive spirit the attempt should be to gather community support of a process that is reasonable and provides proper oversight in the event of an employee that may go forward in a direction that may not be consistent with the wishes of the director, possibly this citation process should not be relegated to a new employee but be signed by the director of the planning and building departments. Mr. Ribal asked that this item be held over until September, in the meantime should there be health or safety issues they should be dealt I I 7-24-00 with to protect the people, there are many violations in this City, some may have been inadvertently created by the Council itself and people that approve projects, it is known there are things that do not purport to the Building Code, some occurred due to the lack of diligence and competence of inspection personnel. Ms. Reva Olson, Seal Beach, stated her belief that the City has violated more of its own Codes than have others, her concern is with civil rights issues, this is typical to a police state, people should be allowed to improve their properties, there are properties that are not well kept and that should be corrected, she had no idea that the proposed ordinance was so strong, the residents are not aware of it, they have a right to know, Code enforcement has been a controversial issue, so there should be more time for review. I Mayor Campbell advised that this is the second reading, the issue has been researched, in fact there have been many complaints because there has not been Code enforcement, this will do something to resolve that. At the invitation of the Mayor, the Director of Development Services noted the concern with a violation being a misdemeanor, yet a violation of the Code is presently a misdemeanor, this would establish an infraction process with issuance of a citation, a lesser type violation that allows a different avenue to achieve enforcement rather than the current process of working through the City Attorney's office on enforcement issues when there is a difficult situation that is not easily resolved, most Code enforcement issues are resolved fairly quickly, unfortunately not all people respond in a timely manner when the City brings an issue to them, those are the ones that this process will aide in resolving sooner, also, the office of the City Attorney has worked with the Council on this issue for some time. Councilman Yost inquired as to the judicial or appeal process if someone does not agree with the infraction process. The Assistant City Attorney stated that every violation of the Code goes through the last chance process, that would be violations that are so egregious or on-going that they can not be settled amicably, whether it be an infraction or a misdemeanor it must go to municipal court for judicial review, what is proposed is a different step in the process to get to the municipal court stage, today in Code enforcement situations if the Planning Department has a difficult case that requires legal recourse the office of the City Attorney is requested to file an infraction or misdemeanor complaint with the municipal court, the complaint is served on the violator, then there is a court appearance to seek resolve. The Assistant City Attorney explained that this proposes a different start to the process which allows the Code Enforcement Officer or Building Officials to issue a citation, similar to that for a traffic violation, it is a notice to appear in court, but by no means is it a conviction of a misdemeanor or infraction, it is an initial step in the process to get to court, in most instances issues are resolved before they finish the court process, again, the citation is a determination of probable cause and notice to appear. Councilman Yost mentioned that at present if there is a violation it is necessary to request the services of the Police Department, that is a much more heavy handed approach, it was hoped that this process could be eased by allowing a member of the Planning or Building staff to issue citations. Ms. Olson mentioned that in the opinion of the Apartment Association once a house is built it is in violation of the Uniform Building Code. Councilman Boyd pointed out that the City Code, the rules under which the City is run and does I I 7-24-00 I business, for years when there is a violation the process is to take the individual to court with the expenditure of legal fees to enforce compliance with the Code provisions, it is felt this is a much simpler process, similar to receiving a parking ticket, a means of enforcing the City Code without bringing a police officer into the situation and utilizing the services of the City Attorney's office. Councilman Larson explained that he had voted no on the first reading for reasons similar to those expressed by Mr. Ribal, there is no rush to create easier ways to enforce the law, most people who are dealing with a building or zoning problem think they are running afoul of the criminal law, rather, it is merely a civil problem with a building ordinance, to make sure that the rights of people are protected you go with procedures that are expensive some times, he has no problem using the Police Department, they are trained, know how to handle violation situations, how to address people, his concern was that the Ordinance specified that anyone designated by the City Manager could do this which could mean any number of people having the ability to issue citations as that is much easier than talking and trying to work out the problem. Councilman Larson moved to hold this item over for a couple of meetings to allow review by the people concerned. Councilman Boyd seconded the motion. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, D9ane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried I Mayor Campbell suggested that Mr. Ribal meet with the Acting City Manager and the Director of Development Services. ITEM "J" - COASTAL COMMISSION COMMENT LETTER - BOLSA CHICA PROJECT Councilman Yost announced that the Bolsa Chic a project will be heard by the Coastal Commission at their August 9th meeting in Huntington Beach, a major issue to Seal Beach, to further develop the mesa could impact Seal Beach in a number of ways. Mayor Campbell mentioned that a similar letter of support of lesser housing units was recently sent to Governor Davis from the City, that in response to a Bolsa Chica Land Trust newsletter request, of which she is a member. Yost moved, second by Boyd, to authorize the Mayor to sign the proposed comment letter to the California Coastal Commission regarding the Bolsa Chica project, specifically to limit residential development on the lower bench of the Mesa. Councilman Larson mentioned that he would be voting no for the reason that he has no confidence in the California Coastal Commission. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Yost Larson Motion carried I ITEM "K" - RESOLUTION NUMBER 4822 - INVESTMENT POLICY AND GUIDELINES - 2000/2001 For information of the public, Councilman Boyd mentioned that each year the Council is requested to establish policy with regard to the investment of idle funds, the objectives of this policy is to ensure the safety of principal investments, liquidity, and define yield, also authorizes the types of investments, and each month a report is provided summarizing the activity of the investment pool in which funds are invested. He noted that the Council sets policies on-going, that is the reason he brought forward the concept of a 7-24-00 Council policy manual, this is the type of information that should be made available to the public at each counter or over the internet. Boyd moved, second by Larson, to adopt Resolution Number 4822 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 2000/2001." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 4822 was waived. I AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried CITY ATTORNEY REPORT There was no report from the Assistant City Attorney. CITY MANAGER REPORT There was no report from the Acting City Manager. COUNCIL COMMENTS In response to a comment by a speaker with regard to the Towne Center, Councilman Yost stated that the issue of an upscale shopping center related to Lowe's, it was frustrating to lose that tenant, the reason it was lost was due to the City of Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, and the Rossmoor Shopping Center lawsuit and where Lowe's would not continue the process under that situation, said he personally is not totally satisfied with the Center, what will be there is good but it could have been better, the project is smaller than initially proposed, there are a number of traffic mitigating measures, the uses along the Boulevard and Lampson are less than had been proposed, the golf course is enlarged, there will be a buffer between the homes and Rossmoor Highlands and the commercial center. Councilman Yost expressed his displeasure with the removal of the trees as well, seventy percent were to have been saved, it looks like just the opposite and he would ask that the City Manager verify that, also ensure that those that are left will remain and be watered. Councilman Yost said he has been in a difficult spot for some time, he understands his fiduciary responsibilities to the City and role as a councilmember, the primary responsibility is to the taxpayers, something he takes seriously. After the last meeting he pondered what he could do to support the City Manager, whom he felt did a good job, former mayors also felt he had done a good job, that led to the preparation of the letter signed by the four mayors citing the accomplishments of the Manager, intended to be somewhat of a resume, however as with any collaboration things often turn out to not be what was intended, in this case the negative comments did not come from him yet his name is on the letter, for that he offered apology. Distressful also is the association between the leave of absence of the City Manager and the issue surrounding the former Finance Director, the two are juxtaposed, he reported having discussed divulging this information with the City Attorney, he would not be doing his job as being duly elected without doing so, he did not vote for settlement because he felt the City Manager did anything wrong, in fact he did not think he did anything wrong, he voted to settle the matter because it was necessary to litigate that particular issue and he had been given information that the litigating party knew what was transpiring in closed sessions, down to the dollar amounts being discussed, the situation created was such that he felt there could be several lawsuits including lawsuits I I 7-24-00 I against the City Council, his decision was that the least expensive way to deal with the issue and the least destructive to the City was to settle, otherwise he felt that the City would have been in chaos as well as being very expensive. Councilman Yost again stated his understanding of his responsibilities, it is the people for whom he is working, and will continue to do so. Mayor Campbell spoke to public accusations that had been directed towards her. She said during her first election she stood by her decision on the Planning Commission, the Commission turned down the residential project, after the election Bixby indicated intent to close the tennis club and develop that site, the people living on the west end of College Park East were concerned that it would be commercial development, the City Manager suggested a zone swap, seven acres of the tennis club site which was zoned R/G for seven acres on the Boulevard, that would have given Bixby seventeen acres of commercial, discussions were held, Bixby came back with sixty acres of development, then there were the accusations of secret meetings, to that she said there were discussions for the purpose of negotiating but there were no secret meetings, other things said are also not true. She noted that a speaker referred to her as the tree lady, some weeks ago she noticed that the trees at the American Bank building were gone, then a letter in the newspaper questioned where the tree lady was when she was needed, yet nothing can be done about people cutting trees down on private property, and when the Bixby project was going through the process she tried to save the trees on the Boulevard, she had spoken to the City Attorney firm with regard to an appeal however the City Manager assured her that it could be worked out, a later attempt to save more trees and relocate driveways was also overruled. To the comment that she wanted commercial all along, the Mayor again stated that is not true, it is unfortunate that some people go in the direction they do, she has never told untruths to the people of College Park East and there is no intention of starting now. Councilman Boyd reminded that the meeting would be adjourned in memory of Buster DuBrock. I I CLOSED SESSION The Assistant City Attorney announced that the Council would meet in Closed Session to discuss the items identified on the agenda, a conference with the City's labor negotiator, personnel matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957, and a conference with legal counsel relating to existing litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a). The Council adjourned to Closed Session at 8:25 p.m. and reconvened at 9:22 p.m. with Mayor Campbell calling the meeting to order. The Assistant City Attorney reported the Council had discussed personnel matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957, the Council granted a temporary salary increase to the Acting City Manager to an amount of $8,200 per month, and with regard to the matter of existing litigation the Council gave direction to staff and took no reportable action. ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council, to adjourn the meeting until Thursday, August 3rd at 4:00 p.m. By unanimous consent, the meeting was adjourned at 9:23 p.m. in honor of Buster DuBrock. 7-24-00 / 8-3-00 . y Clerk and of the City of clerk Approved: ~~j~pjJ I Attest: Seal Beach, California August 3, 2000 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular adjourned session at 4:00 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 Absent: Councilmember Yost Councilman Yost arrived at 4:03 p.m. I Also present: Mr. Dorsey, Acting City Manager Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Ms. Yeo, City Clerk APPROVAL OF AGENDA Doane moved, second by Boyd, to approve the order of the agenda as presented. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Larson Yost Motion carried PUBLIC COMMENTS The City Attorney advised that to comply with the Brown Act the City Council should provide an opportunity for the public to speak on any items on the agenda at this time. There were no public comments presented. Councilman Yost arrived at 4:03 p.m. CLOSED SESSION The City Attorney announced that the Council would meet in Closed Session to discuss the items identified on the agenda, a personnel matter pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and a matter of existing litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a). The Council adjourned to Closed Session at 4:04 p.m. and reconvened at 5:08 p.m. The City Attorney reported that the Council met in Closed Session to discuss the items previously identified, and in Closed Session accepted the resignation of Mr. Keith Till effective as of 5:30 p.m. this date, no other action was taken. I