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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2008-10-13 #AAGENDA STAFF REPORT DATE: October 13, 2008 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council THRU: David Carmany. City Manager FROM: Linda Devine, City Clerk SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Approve minutes for City Council: adjourned and regular meeting of September 8, 2008. BACKGROUND: None . FINANCIAL IMPACT: None RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes for City Council: adjourned and regular meeting of September 8, 2008. SUBMITTED BY: NOTED AND APPROVED: C.C._-~ Li da Devine, City Clerk David Carmany, City Manager Attachments: A. Minutes Agenda Item Q Seal Beach California September 8, 2008 CLOSED SESSION The City Clerk posted the cancellation and adjournment of the closed session. City Clerk City of Seal Beach The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Antos calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Antos; Council Members Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan Also present: David Carmany, City Manager Quinn Barrow, City Attorney Patrick Importuna, Interim Assistant City Manager Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Vince Mastrosimone, Director of Public Works Robbeyn Bird, Director of Administrative Services/Treasurer Captain Joe Bailey, Lifeguard Department Lt. Tim Olson, Seal Beach Police Department Lt. Chris Pierce, Lifeguard Department Nick Bolin, Lifeguard Department Tim Kelsey, Acting Recreation Program Facilitator Battalion Chief Jose Valbuena, OCFA Linda Devine, City Clerk APPROVAL OF AGENDA & WAIVER OF FULL READING OF RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES Shanks moved, second by Levitt, to approve the agenda as presented. AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITIONS Seal Beach Lifeguard -Captain Joe Bailey and Lt. Chris Pierce Tower Guard of the Year -Brett Curran Area Supervisor of the Year -'Alex Parton Junior Lifeguard Instructor of the Year - Mlke Diller Captain Bailey, Lifeguard Department, presented the 2008 Lifeguard awards. ORAL COMMUNICATION Mayor Antos declared Oral Communications to be open. Speakers: Issue of American Flags with realtor business cards attached being removed from the beach area along Seal Way on Labor Day. A petition was submitted to the City Clerk with 68 signatures to allow flags along the boardwalk and speakers that support allowing the placement of the flags: Susan Davenport, Seal Way; Margene Walz, Seal Way; Joan Ward, 12th Street; and Linda Rounds, Seal Way. Oppose allowing realtors to place flags with business cards on the beach: Geri West, Electric Avenue; Roger West, Electric Avenue; and Ron Deaton, 4th Street. Regarding zoning issue/referendum effort -Ordinance #1576: Oppose: Page 2 -City Council 09-08-08 Joan Lyons, Seal Beach; Mitri Morton, 13th Street; and Ellery Deaton, 4th Street. Support: Eldon Alexander, 8th Street; Joyce Parque, 6th Street; and Mary Lewis, 8th Street. Support City Council: Joan Wolfelt, 16th Street; Robert Atwood, 12th Street; Melinda Howe, Seal Beach; and Mario Voce, Seal Beach. Other Speakers: Richard Barbazette, Seabreeze, comments regarding recall of Mayor Antos; Mike Buhbe, Central Way, spoke in favor of ballot Measure Z (height limit); Karen Hadley, Seal Beach, expressed her support for ballot Measure Z; Beretta Fielding, Seal Beach Boulevard, stated concerns about the priority list of storm drain improvements; and Robert Goldberg, Bridegeport, said he is concerned about drainage project costs. There were no other speakers; Mayor Antos declared Oral Communications closed. With no objection Mayor Antos recessed the meeting at 8:20 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 8:30 p.m. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT No report was given. CITY MANAGER REPORT City Manager announced that an Emergency Preparedness Expo would be held on September 20th at the Shops at Rossmoor from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. -this is a coordinated effort with other agencies lead by Todd Devoe, Emergency Services Coordinator -Seal Beach Police Department. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayor Antos commented on several issues that have been brought up during oral communications; Councilman Shanks responded to an ad in the Sun newspaper regarding issues on zoning and recall; Mayor Pro Tem Levitt clarified that the undergrounding of utilities is not for Leisure World but for the fire station on Beverly Manor Road; Councilman Miller stated there is no Brown Act violations or conspiracies; and Mayor Antos continued his comments to issues regarding zoning code, recall, referendum, Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce, Save Our Seal Beach committee, etc. COUNCIL ITEM There were no items. CONSENT CALENDAR -ITEMS "A" thru "G" Shanks moved, second by Miller, to approve recommended actions for the items on the Consent Calendar as presented. AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried A. Approved the minutes of the City Council Adjourned and Regular Meeting held on August 25, 2008. B. Approved regular demands numbered 72509 through 72833 in the amount of $2,415,788.67; payroll demands numbered 72699 through 72774 in the amount of $271,679.39 and authorized warrants to be drawn on the Treasury for same. C. Adopted Resolution Number 5779 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING BUDGET AMENDMENT NO. 09-03-01 FOR THE INCREASE OF APPROPRIATIONS." (item "D") D. Adopted Resolution Number 5780 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN SEAL BEACH AND DIEHL, EVANS, AND COMPANY FOR AUDIT OF THE CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE AGREEMENT." Page - 3 City Council 09-08-08 E. Adopted Resolution Number 5781 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING THE AGREEMENT FOR LAMPSON AVENUE SEWER REPLACEMENT, PROJECT NO. SW0901 (#50215)." (awarded to Ken Thompson, Inc.) F. Adopted Resolution Number 5782 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR CANDLEBERRY AVENUE STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. SD0901 (#50221)." (awarded to Palp Inc. dba. Excel Paving Co.) G. Adopted Resolution Number 5784 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR SEAL BEACH BOULEVARD RESURFACING PROJECT NO. ST0907." ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR No items were removed. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM "H" /RESOLUTION NUMBER 5783 /FEES AND CHARGES SCHEDULE / GOODS. SERVICES. AND FACILITIES Mayor Antos announced this was the time and place for a public hearing for Council to consider Resolution Number 5783 -establishing fees and charges for goods, services, and facilities provided by the City and supersedes Resolution Number 5569. The City Clerk stated that the public hearing notice was published in the Sun newspaper on August 28, 2008 and September 4, 2008, and no correspondence for or against the matter was received. Staff report was given by the Director of Development Services stating this is an annual process to update the fee resolution and indicated the in-depth summary of changes were in the staff report. Mayor Antos then opened the public hearing. Speaker: Eldon Alexander, 8th Street, stated that he believed that the copy charges for documents and maps should be reduced; Joyce Parque, 6th Street, said that the taxpayers should not be burdened with the increased charges; and Mary Lewis, 8th Street, inquired about the Quimby fees and expressed that the City should provide more recreation for the youth. There being no other speakers the Mayor closed the public hearing. Council comments: suggested the cost for the Community Gardens be reduced; inquired about the need for the $100 key deposit; and suggested that the City hold the key deposit instead of refunding it every year. After Council deliberation Sloan moved, second by Miller, to adopt the amended Resolution Number 5783 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH ESTABLISHING FEES AND CHARGES FOR GOODS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AND SUPERSEDING INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF RESOLUTION 5569." Amended language regarding Section 6. Recreation Fees: A. Community Center Facilities - Resident groups shall be those groups with at least sixty percent (60%) of their active membership residing within the City of Seal Beach or attending a school in the Los Alamitos Unified School District. Such student groups are defined as persons 18 years and under. Resident groups have preference over non- residentgroups. The following group categories are listed in order of priority use. And; E. Fees for Use of Municipal Athletic Facilities -The following rates shall be in effect for all reservations made through the Recreation Office. Resident groups are defined as a group having at least sixty percent (60%) of its membership residing within in the City of Seal Beach or attending a school in the Los Alamitos Unified School District. Youth resident groups are defined as persons 18 years and under. The following group categories are listed in order of priority use. And; F. Edison Community Garden Fees -Rental of Garden plots change from 13.9¢ to 8~ per square foot. Page 4 -City Council 09-08-08 AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried NEW BUSINESS ITEM "I" /RESOLUTION NUMBER 5785 /MASTER JOINT USE AGREEMENT / LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT The City Manager indicated that a revised agreement was given to the Councilmembers and available to the public at the City Clerk's desk. The wording in the agreement in the agenda packet only dealt with school district facilities; the Seal Beach Tennis Center was added to the list for joint use to allow the high school tennis team to use the City facility. After the City Manager reviewed the revised agreement with the Council it was the consensus of the Council to continue this item to October 13, 2008, in order to give the Council more time to study the agreement. UNFINISHED BUSINESS No items at this time. ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council, to adjourn the City Council meeting in memory of long time resident, Virginia Hadley at 10:08 p.m. to Monday, October 13, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. to meet in closed session, if deemed necessary; and canceled the September 22, 2008 Council meeting. City Clerk City of Seal Beach Approved: Mayor Attest: City Clerk Seal Beach California September 22, 2008 By action of the City Council the regular City Council meeting scheduled for this date was canceled due to the lack of business items in need of consideration. City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk Of the City of Seal Beach THESE ARE TENTATIVE MINUTES ONLY, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE C/TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH.