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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 1999-06-14 6-7-99 / 6-14-99 I in Surfside, yet if the under grounding project of the beach lots is to be included, the suggestion of the Edison Company should possibly be kept in mind in terms of hold off for now. Mr. Ribal mentioned that there is always considerable discussion in District One with regarding to whose alley has been done, whose street is worse, and it may be worthwhile to create some community interest to have the utilities undergrounded so that the alleys are not concreted and then dug up to place cables, etc., possibly have a community study to work up a priority system. He again urged a final accounting of the sand replenishment project, consideration for future reserves, as there may be problems still forthcoming. Mr. Ribal said he believes that the community has a great deal of respect for the energy, time, expertise, and good nature of the Council, noting that the last time he attended a budget workshop was about eight to ten years ago where each district was doing battle for what was thought to be what their residents needed. Councilman Snow read a memorandum from the City Manager to the Mayor, Council, and Department Heads offering congratulations to Elizabeth Stoddard, Finance Officer, and her Department, upon receiving an award for outstanding financial reporting for the second year. There being no further input, Mayor Yost declared Public Comments closed. ADJOURNMENT By unanimous consent, the meeting was adjourned at 11:50 p.m. I C' Approved: ~ Attest: Seal Beach, California June 14, 1999 I The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Yost calling the meeting to order. The Girl Scout recipients of the Gold and Silver Awards were present and led the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Yost Councilmembers Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow Absent: None 6-14-99 Also present: Mr. Till, City Manager Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Mr. Badum, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Chief Sellers, Police Department Ms. Stoddard, Director of Administrative Services Ms. Beard, Director of Recreation and Parks Ms. Yeo, City Clerk I By unanimous consent, the agenda was rearranged to make the Girl Scout presentations first. RESOLUTION NUMBER 4713 - HONORING and COMMENDING CHRISTINA RYAN - GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD Resolution Number 4713 was read in full by Councilmember Campbell entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, HONORING AND COMMENDING CHRISTINA RYAN FOR ACHIEVING THE GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA GOLD AWARD." Doane moved, second by Boyd, to adopt Resolution Number 4713 as presented. Councilmember Campbell noted that only about two percent of Girl Scouts earn this Award, then presented Miss Ryan with the Resolution and a commemorative City pin, extended congratulations for her Community Service Project and achievements. Miss Ryan accepted with appreciation. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow, Yost None Motion carried I Councilmember Campbell welcomed those present from Boy Scout Troop 642, attending as a requirement of the Citizenship in the Community patch. GIRL SCOUT SILVER AWARD RECOGNITIONS Councilmember Campbell presented Certificates of Recognition to Jessica pummel, Alexandra Gornik, Lauren McKinney, Erica Lundblad, and Jackie Jensen, all having achieved the Cadette Girl Scout Silver Award, and acknowledged the community service projects of each. Congratulations was conveyed to each of the young ladies for their accomplishments. RESOLUTION NUMBER 4715 - HONORING MICHAEL MILLER - SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT Resolution Number 4715 was reading in full by Mayor Yost entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, HONORING AND RECOGNIZING SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL MILLER OF THE LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT" for his twenty-five years of service. Yost moved, second by Boyd, to adopt Resolution Number 4715 as presented, noting that Mr. Miller was unable to be in attendance at this meeting. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow, Yost None Motion carried I APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilman Boyd requested that item "G", demands on the treasury, be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration. The item of interest to Councilman Snow was noted to be under the category of new business. Doane moved, second by Campbell, to approve the order of the agenda as revised. 6-14-99 AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow, Yost None Motion carried I PUBLIC COMMENTS Mayor Yost declared Public Comments to be open. Ms. Dorothy Whyte, College Park East, made reference to issues from the last meeting, first, real estate signs prohibited from public property, to which she claimed that the Councilperson placed her signs in the referenced locations during the last election, stating if such regulations are to apply to businesses it should apply to all. Mention was made of the harassment telephone call reported by Mrs. Yost at the last meeting, that incident was unfortunate, a comment from a Councilman was that elected officials should not be subjected to that, Ms. Whyte said that should apply to the citizens as well as she has been harassed by a public official for years. Ms. Whyte mentioned a Council comment that his professional clients had been harassed, indicating in public that it was her, which she claimed has never occurred, the allegation should have at least been investigated, possibly someone used her name or made this up. Ms. Whyte said she would await information as to who and when she allegedly called someone, also a public apology during this meeting. Ms. Jane McCloud, Balboa Drive, co-chair of the Gum Grove Nature Park Group, announced the second annual Concert in the Park on June 27th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., the Concert to feature Holly Robinson and three jazz musicians and sponsored by Cameron Records, a $5 donation would be appreciated to benefit the Gum Grove, children will be free. Ms. Donna McGuire directed attention to the members of Boy Scout Troop 642 present at this meeting, and noted that a requirement of the Citizenship in the Community badge is to identify a community problem and a resolution for it. Scott Grant, Troop 642 member, read a letter prepared by the Troop at their last meeting to the Seal Beach community, identifying the problem of skateboarding in the Rossmoor Center, suggesting that the skaters be informed of the problems they cause, attend a class for community service, tell them when and where it is appropriate to skate, have more police officers or explorers, or build a skate park similar to the one in Old Town, possibly in Rossmoor Park for skating away from the Center. Mayor Yost requested that a copy of the Scout's letter be left with the Clerk to allow a future response to the Troop. Mr. Reg Clewley, Catalina Avenue, objected to the approval of the agenda, there are items that should be public hearings, items "0" and "E" are Council items to which the public can not remove or comment, item "M" is on the Consent, should be pulled, items "Q" and "R" are not subject to public participation, the urgency building code ordinance too, stating that five minutes is not enough time to address a thick agenda, public comment is being forbidden because of the arrangement of the agenda. Mr. Clewley said his survey shows that about twenty percent of the metered parking lots are empty during business hours, about forty percent of the patrons are exempted from paying parking meter fees, and made the comment that seventy percent of the Leisure World constituency utilize handicapped placards that exempts them from paying for metered parking. Lifeguard Captain Steve Cushman introduced the newly appointed Lifeguard Lieutenant, Ross Pounds, a nine year summer and three year winter season guard. Lieutenant Pounds noted his anticipation of a long career in Seal Beach. Co~ncilman Boyd made reference to the public mention of discussion to item "0", parking meters in Old Town, suggesting that three to five minutes be allowed, to that Councilman Doane objected, stating he would suggest a I I 6-14-99 public hearing at a later date. In response to Mr. Gene Vesely, Trailer Park resident, it was confirmed that Councilman Doane had indicated his intent to schedule a public input session relating to parking meters at a future date. Mr. Vesely noted discussion of this issue in his household, most of the meters seem to be in dark locations, they can not be read at night unless one has a flashlight, also, it was thought that the meters would be operational until 6:00 p.m. rather than 10:00 p.m. and persons participating in evening activities or functions have therefore received citations, to that he requested that this be kept in mind when the meters are being discussed. There being no further communications, Mayor Yost declared Public Comments to be closed. I COUNCIL ITEMS SB 1785 - REIMBURSEMENT - ANIMAL CARE SERVICES Councilman Boyd explained that SB 1785 specifies that counties and municipalities that provide animal care services are required by mandate to provide additional services, therefore in accordance with SB 90 the City could be eligible for reimbursement for those mandated services. Councilman Boyd noted the request is that staff look into additional costs incurred by Animal Control or the Animal Care Center since the implementation of SB 1785, that a letter be composed to the City's legislative representatives seeking reimbursement of those costs. Mayor Yost moved the request, Councilman Boyd seconded. To question from Councilman Snow, it was explained that there has likely been an increase of costs due to the additional services required by SB 1785, that determination is yet to be researched. I AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow, Yost None Motion carried PARKING METERS - OLD TOWN Councilman Doane stated this is a two part item, future meters and the three lots that are now metered on Main Street and off Electric, suggesting that this discussion be separated, that Councilman Boyd address the existing meters first, he would then address future meters. Councilman Boyd recalled that when the meters were installed in the Main and Electric lots, approval was given as to the fee of $1 per hour or $.25 per fifteen minutes as well as the operational hours until 10:00 p.m., that fairly consistent with other surrounding cities, Huntington Beach as an example is $1 per hour from 6:00 a.m. until midnight. He noted however that in Seal Beach there are other issues that should be considered given the local and difficulty for some businesses in dealing with the meter issue. Councilman Boyd proposed an amendment to change the operational hours to 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 pm. daily and the rate from $1 to $.50 per hour, said he would be open to comments as to whether that should be for the off season only, six or seven months, and pointed out the difficulty to go out to dinner or a movie and have to return to add money to the meter during that period of time. He mentioned again that he does favor metering of the lots, they belong to the taxpayers and this is a return on their investment for the purchase of that land some years ago. Councilman Boyd requested that staff be directed to return with an amendment to reflect the proposed hours of 9:00 a.m. I 6-14~99 I to 6:00 p.m. and a reduced rate of $.50 per hour. Councilman Doane mentioned that he made the same recommendation to the City Manager, however was given a somewhat valid reason for the Main/10th Street lot closing hour, in that there appears to have been a problem with the apartment dwellers taking up that parking since they have no parking of their own, that was likely the reason for the 10:00 p.m. hour, that may be too long so 8:00 p.m. may be a consideration. Suggestion was that both 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. be options for consideration. Councilman Doane seconded the motion. Councilman Snow inquired if a public hearing is to be held, it was indicated there would. AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Yost None Snow Motion carried I Councilman Doane referred to his interest in parking meters as a revenue source and cure of the parking problems, in all of the studies that have been done of Main Street there has always been a recognition of a parking problem, the solution to that being better parking management. He noted that there are two individuals present that have met with him with regard to parking, one being Mr. Stan Anderson who has been doing a survey of the businesses on Main Street with regard to how they would address the parking problem, as shown on his survey, the only reference to meters is with regard to the presently metered lots, it is likely the solutions to the parking problem may be found to be interesting, the other person is Mr. Ron Bennett, and it may be recalled that some time back there was a panel discussion on the Rick Paap Show with regard to parking meters on Main Street, inasmuch as there was once meters on the Street, Mr. Bennett, who is in favor of meters, provided good reasoning as to why they should be there. Councilman Doane invited Mr. Bennett to share his views of meters on Main Street and possibly portions of Ocean and Central Avenues. Mr. Bennett, Crestview Avenue, reported that in 1994 the Business Association formed a committee that consisted of Jill Ferris, Stan Anderson, and himself, Ms. Ferris provided information from her association with the Belmont Shore program, in that area the fee has always been $.50 per hour. Mr. Bennett agreed with the proposal of Councilman Boyd except with the evening hour, suggesting an 8:00 p.m. meter closing instead of 6:00 p.m., the reason is that some of the merchants asked why they were being discriminated against, they close their business at 6:00 p.m., the street is full until 9:00 p.m., it is restaurant business, yet everyone parks free under the original scenario. Mr. Bennett stated also that the prior speaker was correct in that the meters can not be seen, 10:00 p.m. is too late and $1 is too much, and the lots are only twenty-five percent full at best the majority of time. Mr. Bennett said the reason this issue came up with the Business Association is that there were beachgoers parking all day on Main Street and on residential streets, the Zucker study showed that on a sunny Saturday, July 2nd, at 1:00 p.m. the beach lots were fifty-four percent occupied but the streets were ninety-four percent occupied, in reality that would be one hundred percent because the few street parking spaces only existed for seconds. It was found that Belmont Shore, at $.50 per hour, earned $852.25 per meter per year adjusted for a seven day week as they only charge for six days, in Seal Beach the busiest day is Sunday. He said some will claim this is a tax, which it is, but it is the most democratic tax there is, you use the product, you pay, I 6-14-99 according to the Business Association projections only thirty percent of the money collected will come from people in Seal Beach, the majority of money comes from out of town from people who use Seal Beach services and facilities, to him it seems reasonable that if the people are paying one hundred percent of the utility tax it seems that thirty percent of this tax is a better deal. The projection on two hundred I fifty-seven meters on Main Street, Ocean from 8th to 10th, Electric and Central from the first alley to Main, was $220,000 per year at the rate of Belmont Shore. He noted that most of the parking in Belmont Shore is off 2nd Street behind the alley, pointing out that they purchased all of that property with parking meter income, also, they did a $2.7 million improvement all with parking meter money. From a historical standpoint when parking meters were initiated in 1938 in the mid-West it was said they were for parking regulations, yet it has been said time and time again that parking meters provide two things, income and parking management. Again in Belmont Shore, look at the streets and they are usually full, Main Street is full, if one drives down the alleys in the Shore they are usually a quarter to half full unless it is the Christmas season, therefore an honest projection should be a hundred fifty percent of what Belmont Shore collects, at a hundred twenty percent the two hundred fifty-seven meters would bring in $328,523. Mr. Bennett concluded that utilization of the lots now with the meters is not effective, too much too late, his real interest is trees on Main Street, there have been nineteen missing trees for five years, there has been a $7,500 contribution from the Business Association and the Car Show to have them replaced, if the meter money would stay on Main Street that I would replace general fund money for sidewalks, curbs, and trees, the money is needed. Councilman Doane noted that Mr. Bennett and Mr. Anderson have been assisting him on this issue, the topic should not be opened to general discussion at this time, this is merely speculation from which staff can formulate a plan, also pointed out that he had provided the Council with a copy of a snapshot of parking revenue generated in Huntington Beach for the period of two months only, it shows that the revenue is there. Councilman Doane agreed that any revenue derived should stay in the downtown, he had brought that out at the priority setting meeting, after the car show he also mentioned how obvious the poor condition of Main Street sidewalks is when the street is vacant of cars in the early morning hours, to that he noted that the Public Works Director is working on a repair program. His recommendation for consideration at a later date would be that any money derived would stay downtown, and as the meters are put in the sidewalks be repaired at the same time, that will likely reimbursement the sidewalk improvement fund and take care of other necessary improvements, his desire is that the downtown area pay a larger percent of its upkeep, that because about sixty percent of expenditures is in District One, very little is I spent in Districts Two and Five, College Park East, West, and the Hill have needs as well. Mr. Stan Anderson, Balboa Drive, said he believed the survey started about three to four months ago. In 1994 the Business Association realized there was a parking problem on Main Street, a number of members came together in an attempt to find a solution to maximizing the parking, the beach parking lots were less than half full, people were using Main Street and residential parking, it was felt important to obtain input from other cities with similar problems, and the group came up with answers to questions that was felt the City should work 6-14-99 I towards accomplishing, then there was the Zucker study, some things were changed around but it could still be seen that as the parking charges increased the lots were being used less. Questions he had posed to the people were how is the City handling the parking, the majority response was that the City needs to do a better job, how is parking affecting businesses, the lack of parking reduces business, people were asked if they were aware of the Main Street Specific Plan, about fifty percent of the Business Association members on Main Street were aware of it. He noted that the survey is not complete, when it is it will be provided to each Council person. There were three suggestions that the Zucker study made, to utilize available parking, maximize, the beach lots were under utilized, maximize, there is no parking problem, it is a management problem, maximize, when such a study is done at considerable cost it is important. This City is a destination point, whatever is done should be fair to the businesses and the residents as well as visitors, the Zucker plan emphasized that people need to park in the beach lots, most businesses on Main Street agree, the City needs to work within that Study. Mr. Anderson said he posed questions relating to the metered lots, agreed that there needs to be a reduction of hours to about 6:00 p.m. and the fees, let some businesses park there by permit, the parking situation needs to be managed, the businesses will help, but meters should not be in just some random lots, the meters are needed, if not meters then maximize the parking and utilize excess money for improvements. Councilman Doane noted that the beach lot rates have been reduced, it is understood that meters do not fair well in that environment, it should cost no more to park in the beach lots than on Main Street, at present it costs to park at the beach where it does not on Main Street, in that case the beachgoers will park on Main Street, if meters are installed they will cause problems yet there are solutions to the problems. I Councilman Doane moved that staff prepare an ordinance with regard to parking meters on Main Street, invite the business people and citizens to discuss this issue at a public forum, it is an issue, also a revenue producer. He noted that this has been the only thing recommended at budget time as a new source of revenue. Mayor Yost said he did not realize that members of the public were going to be part of this presentation, therefore requested that a resident present in the audience be allowed to address the Council. No objection was made. I Mr. Barry Hartwyk, Crestview Avenue, recalled some months back hearing a previous speaker refer to things being done in Huntington Beach, he personally did not believe that Seal Beach wants to be Huntington Beach, and the location of his employment does not have meters and is doing fine. Mr. Hartwyk said Seal Beach is trying to be a small community for the people, the reason meters were installed in the lots was for the merchants, thus far there has been no study as to whether that has been effective, now there is a different issue, the issue is not if this is the best source of revenue, he mentioned that the merchants do not want meters, he has talked to them, ask the eating establishments if they want meters until midnight, why should they be handicapped by people who can not come in and park where other businesses are not. The issue is not necessarily the meters, it is if parking is going to be controlled, there are people who can walk Main Street, write citations, and move the traffic, it is not felt that parking on Main Street is any better than 6-14-99 before meters were installed in the off-Main lots, Seal Beach interests need to be looked at first, the town, the community, and the type of community it is. Mr. Hartwyk noted that there have been several different Councils that have looked at this issue, they have all rejected meters, possibly the reason should be looked at, a comment was made that a past mayor regretted removing meters from Main Street, that was many years ago, and no Council since has supported meters, that has not been because of rust and corrosion, it is about quality of life, every decision should not be made on a financial basis. The motivation of the people supporting this needs to be looked at, the motivation of the people is to have a small town atmosphere where they can drive to a Main Street business without concern if they have a quarter for a parking meter, this money so the property owners do not have to come up with money, as they do in a number of cities, to improve the Main Street, the area in front of those businesses is their property, if a tree needs to be put in the Business Association should do that, this has nothing to do with parking, the utility tax was raised because he believes there was a water or sewer or deficit problem, that no longer exists. Mr. Hartwyk requested that this be kept a small town. I Councilman Snow expressed his op~n~on that a public hearing should be held on this matter before staff is involved. Councilman Doane explained that his motion had been to have staff draft an ordinance on this issue to be voted upon after a public hearing where all can express their views, and offered to work with staff and the District One Council representative. Councilman Snow seconded the motion. Councilman Boyd commended Councilman Doane, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Anderson for the background and argument in favor of this issue, however stated his opposition. He noted comment that the majority of money is spent in Old Town, which he said is incorrect, rather, the largest General Fund expenditure in the City is for public safety, Police and Fire services, nearly $3 million for fire and paramedic services, District Two and Five are the recipients of eighty percent of those services, but that is not an issue, each district shares. He said his belief is that there are two issues, is this proposal to merely put more money in the coffers, and it is believed there are other ways to do that, or is this to manage the parking better, that is thought to be true, the City took the wrong road by getting into the in-lieu parking program, in that case parking can be bought but it does not create more parking, there are no more spaces on Main Street than there were twenty years ago, so if one wants to build a business on the Street one had better buy some land, scale down the business to accommodate the parking requirements, or utilize the parking that exists, that is the policy issue that needs to be addressed which will start the City on the right path. Councilman Boyd noted that reducing the rates and hours have been talked about, it will take some time to get that ordinance in place, meanwhile, given the trade area, Main Street patronage shrinks every day, yet the revenue available from the trade area, given the median income, is fairly high, yet it is difficult for a Main Street business to generate a lot of revenue given the competition with shopping centers, etc., Second Street in Belmont Shore can not be compared to Main Street, Main Street is three blocks, the Shore is probably a mile or more. There are a lot of things that have to be taken into perspective if the desire is to make Main Street a better place, it is not felt that I I 6-14-99 I meters do it, this needs to be looked at from a larger policy standpoint and tell people that if they want to open a business on Main Street they need to have the parking, and further, the business needs to stay open when there are potential customers, in his opinion the businesses are affected by the parking rates and hours. What he has heard in the past is that there is not enough parking on Main Street, but there is parking, at the present time the metered lots are about fifty percent occupied, that is about $3,000 per week revenue, which in turn means there is fifty percent of the spaces available for someone to park and patronize the businesses, in the past those lots were predominately used for merchant and employee parking, not customers. His feeling is that the $1 per hour fee is too high, yet the lots are owned by the taxpayers and are due a return on their investment when the land was purchased, that is why meters have been installed, there are alternatives, none of which he would support, such as a parking structure or sale of the land for someone to manage or build upon, a rate of $.50 per hour would seem to be reasonable and not deter visitors and patronage, it is felt this may increase usage of the metered lots, it is felt that the beach lots should be metered and at the same rate and hours as Main Street. Councilman Boyd said many people in District One have said they do not want meters and some businesses have expressed opinion that it should not be done. Mayor Yost expressed his belief that there are many people who know of this issue, it has been discussed and debated for years, said he is personally opposed to meters on Main Street, that would tend to change the quality of the community, agreed that the off-Main lots are acceptable and offer a return to the taxpayer dollar, agreed too with the reduction of the rates which may increase utilization. Said he is considering the question of holding a public hearing, nonetheless he will vote no on the issue. Councilman Snow asked if the motion could be revised to address the question of public hearing only. Councilman Doane said there appears to be no support for an ordinance, yet all of the issues will need to be addressed at the public hearing, and said some time back he spent considerable time watching people go down Main Street with beach paraphernalia because they had utilized the free parking on the Street rather than pay the fee in the beach lots, that an issue that will not go away. Councilman Doane agreed to amend his motion to call for the scheduling of a public hearing on the issue of parking meters for Main Street. In response to the Mayor, the City Attorney offered that it could be titled a public forum or public comments specific to metered parking on Main Street. Mayor Yost said he is not in favor of doing things in rapid succession, the lots have been metered barely six months, the rates are going to be reduced, his preference would be to see what happens with that, his preference too would be a public forum concept with five minutes available to each interested person. Councilmember Campbell proposed two sessions to attract as many persons as possible, also due to the upcoming vacation season. Councilman Boyd asked if this issue could be delayed until after the summer months in order to gather more statistics. In response to a member of the audience who had spoken earlier in the meeting, Councilman Doane stated there are assuredly less than five percent of Leisure World residents that have handicapped placards, and expressed objection to the remarks previously made. Councilman Snow concurred. I I 6-14-99 Vote on the motion to schedule a public forum for the next meeting relating to parking meters on Main Street: AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow, Yost None Motion carried FUNDING REQUEST - LOS ANGELES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - BEACH CLEANUP Councilman Boyd recalled his previous report to the Council with regard to on-going discussions with the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Don Knabe, and his staff who have been assisting with a request from Seal Beach for financial assistance relating to beach cleaning, that in the form of an agreement or contract for a period of years and fixed amount not to exceed $150,000, this in direct relation to the debris that flows down the San Gabriel River. Councilman Boyd moved to authorize the Mayor to sign the letter seeking supplemental funding for beach cleanup operations and that same be forwarded to the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors. Mayor Yost noted that he had a meeting with the Los Angeles Director of Public Works as well, and seconded the motion. I AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow, Yost None Motion carried CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEMS "F" thru "M" Doane moved, second by Boyd, to approve the recommended action for items on the Consent Calendar as presented, except Item "G", removed for separate consideration. F. 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. I H. Authorized the purchase of one (1) Kawasaki motorcycle and emergency equipment per the bid from VIP Kawasaki at a cost of $10,411.02, and radio communications equipment per the bid from Metro Mobile Communications at a cost of $1,216.83. 1. Received and filed the staff report relating to the Draft Project Work Plan, Removal Action Installation Restoration Site 1, Wastewater Settling Pond, Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, authorized the Mayor to sign the comment letter on behalf of the City, and instructed staff to forward same to the Environmental Quality Control Board and Archaeological Advisory Committee for information purposes. I J. Adopted Ordinance Number 1447 entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH CHAPTER 23 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 23 THERETO, AND REVISING REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE OPERATION OF TAXICABS." By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance Number 6-14-99 1447 was waived. K. Adopted Ordinance Number 1446 entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AMENDING CHAPTER 28 (ZONING) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH REGARDING HEIGHT PROVISIONS OF ALL COMMERCIAL ZONES WITHIN THE CITY TO SPECIFY A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STORIES (ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 99-1)." By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance Number 1446 was waived. I L. Approved the minutes of the May 17th regular adjourned meeting and the May 24th, 1999 regular meeting. Approved the new advertising, Mountain Dew, on the beach trash receptacles through the Adopt A Highway program, as recommended by the Council review committee. M. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow, Yost None Motion carried ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR I ITEM "G" - DEMANDS ON THE TREASURY Councilman Boyd mentioned that at the last meeting he had questioned the predating of checks on the warrant list, and as yet he has not had the opportunity to meet with the Treasurer or City Manager to discuss this matter, this merely an extension of time for himself to do so. Yost moved, second by Doane, to approve regular demands numbered 23556 through 23851 in the amount of $738,026.78, payroll demands numbered 3736 through 3895 in the amount of $144,259.16, and authorized warrants to be drawn on the Treasury for same. AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Campbell, Doane, Snow, Yost None Boyd Motion carried I PINNACLE PETROLEUM - SALES TAX REBATE The City Manager stated this is a request of Council to implement the sales tax rebate provisions of the Pinnacle Petroleum agreement, the State Y2K computer conversion has caused a delay in the City receiving the income from this business however it has been verified that their point of sale has been established as Seal Beach. He noted that as a good faith effort the rebate, dating back to October, 1998, under this situation is expected to be one time only. Councilmember Campbell made mention that there had been verbal assurance that Pinnacle has reported and is current in its reporting of sales, to which she said reporting and paying are different, in the oil industry what is reported and what is remitted are often different, it is a business that is always in arrears. She inquired when Pinnacle officially established themselves in Seal Beach, which was reported to have been November, the comment was then that typically one does not pay until received, she would not be in favor of granting this request. The City Manager stated that Pinnacle has actually paid, to which Councilmember Campbell asked if that is in writing, the response was eventually. Councilman Boyd asked if the agreement states that the City is to get quarterly written reports, are their submittals reporting numbers or actual payments, what is the 6-14-99 amount. The Director of Administrative Services responded that she has received copies of the Pinnacle reporting forms, there is a line that delineates the amount the City is to receive, the one percent, the State is working on their Y2K problems continuously, it is understood the reports will be received by August, the amount under consideration is about $7,000. The Manager said this is an effort to keep a cooperative relationship with Pinnacle, and confirmed this was an offer by staff based on the frustration of Pinnacle with the lag time. To a question as to what would happen if there is an over payment, the Director explained it would be adjusted on the next rebate payment, and confirmed that future rebates will be made only after the City has been paid. It was pointed out that there is actually more owing Pinnacle than would be paid. Councilman Boyd indicated his intent to move approval of this request on a one time basis, and inquired if this is the only business affected, the response of the Director was that there are problems throughout the State, the assurance has been that by the time that the reporting period for the fiscal year is over, which is August, that all sales tax will be received that was due and possibly withheld because of the Y2K problems. Councilman Boyd asked if a problem is foreseen for the City from a liability or economic damage standpoint, for example, should pinnacle go out of business in the interim are those losses recoverable. The City Attorney mentioned that the motion to authorize this procedure just once is appropriate, also, if they were to go out of business and not pay their sales tax the State would seek them out and that money would then be forthcoming eventually. I Boyd moved, second by Doane, to authorize the advance rebate payment to Pinnacle Petroleum for sales tax reported from October through December, 1998 on a one time basis only. Mayor Yost noted there may be other benefits to the City by having such a large sales tax generating business, an example would be if the City were to purchase petroleum from them at some point it would be less expensive plus the sales tax. Councilman Snow asked if there is any indication that Pinnacle may go out of business in the next year, the response was not that there is an awareness of. I AYES: NOES: Boyd, Doane, Snow, Yost Campbell Motion carried COMCAST - COMMERCIAL ON-LINE The City Manager reported this is a two year agreement with Comcast for internet and outside e-mail service, this would upgrade the internet service, making it faster, more reliable, increase the number of work stations, etc., the cost a very small increase over what is currently being paid, and there has been negotiation of certain fees including the $7,000 installation cost, of benefit also is the ability to link with the Police Station. Boyd moved, second by Yost to authorize the two year agreement with Comcast for internet and outside e-mail service at a cost of $800 per month. Compliments were extended to the system administrator, Mr. Magaldi, for negotiating this package. I AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow, Yost None Motion carried COMMENT LETTER - ROSSMOOR RETARDING BASIN/CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS The Director of Development Services explained this is a 6-14-99 I comment letter on Public Notice/Application No. 970033900- JYC, for the Rossmoor Retarding Basin/Channel Improvements, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, the project proposes to increase the retention in the Rossmoor Basin to accept the flow from a one hundred year storm, retain the water in that Basin, and pump the water directly into the San Gabriel River rather than allowing the water to flow south and into the Los Alamitos Retarding Basin adjacent to Leisure World. This is seen as a positive impact to the drainage in the area, will reduce the event of future flood in Leisure World as the Los Alamitos Basin would not be as over extended as to its capacity. He noted this item has not been before the EQCB as their meeting is not until June 30th, the comments must be to the Army Corps of Engineers by June 17th. Councilman Snow cited the importance of this item to Leisure World, noted that after the January 4th, 1995 storm there were nine hundred plus Leisure World apartments affected, in the following weeks and months there were several discussions with Orange County Flood Control and members of the community regarding issues that would take care of the occurrence of a hundred year flood in the future, that was six years ago and nothing has been done with regard to that project, and inquired how long it will be before started. The Director of Development Services reported the project is proposed to start this year, information is that they are ready to award contracts in June, it is uncertain as to when construction will start, the project anticipated to take about a year. I Boyd moved, second by Yost, to receive and file the staff report relating to this item, authorize the Mayor to sign the response letter on behalf of the City, and that staff be instructed to provide a copy of this item to the Planning Commission and Environmental Quality Control Board for information purposes. Councilmember Campbell recalled there being four pumps at that Station, two more were to have been installed. To that, the Director explained this project is not the Los Alamitos Pump Station, this is the Rossmoor Basin near Katella, to that Councilmember Campbell inquired if there are plans to improve the Los Alamitos Station, the response was that there has been no information relating to that. The Director said he believed the basic concept in this case is to put more water into the San Gabriel River before it reaches the Los Alamitos Channel. Councilmember Campbell expressed her understanding that a great deal of the water in 1995 came from College Park East, suggesting that the pumps at the Los Alamitos Basin should be looked into. The Public Works Director explained that at present the Los Alamitos Basin serves both Rossmoor and College Park East and flows through Leisure World, the problem in 1995 was because the system is not designed to handle that kind of rainfall event, with the diverting of water coming from Rossmoor that increases the capacity of the Los Alamitos Retention Basin, that means there will be one hundred year protection from the Los Alamitos Basin without doing much to it, initially there were plans to add pumps however when looked at it was determined the real problem was when the two channels come together, not necessarily the water in the Basin rather getting the water to the Basin, by removing water further upstream that should alleviate the potential for flooding in Leisure World. There has been assurance from the County that the Rossmoor Basin is a superior project. Councilman Snow said he was in a position at the time to participate in several discussion relating to the pumps at the Los Alamitos Basin, also the proposal for the Rossmoor Basin, and he I 6-14-99 concurred with the Director, this flow will be to the San Gabriel River, his concern is with the time frame for completion of the project. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow, Yost None Motion carried ORDINANCE NUMBER 1448 - ADOPTING BUILDING CODES - URGENCY Ordinance Number 1448 was presented to Council entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 1998 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, INCORPORATING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE VOLUMES 1, 2, AND 3, 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ~L APPENDICES THERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, INCORPORATING THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THEE; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, INCORPORATION THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, INCORPORATING THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, INCORPORATING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1996 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO, AND INCLUDING THE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PROVISIONS FOR THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1996 EDITION; THE UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM SIGN CODE, 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE, 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM BUILDING SECURITY CODE, 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, 1997 EDITION, AND APPENDIX CHAPTER 1 OF THE UNIFORM CODE FOR BUILDING CONSERVATION, 1997 EDITION, MAKING AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF." By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance Number 1448 was waived. The Director of Development Services explained that adoption of Building Codes is part of a three year revision process that takes place throughout the State, they govern and impact how buildings are constructed and approved within the City, the proposed ordinance also adopts amendments that reflect certain conditions within Seal Beach, such amendments have been adopted locally for a number of years, some repeated from as far back as 1985, there are a couple of minor amendments being proposed, the local amendments relate to soil conditions, earth quake faults, fire suppression due to narrow setbacks in the downtown and Surfside areas, emergency access and egress requirements for some of the restricted building areas again with particular regard to Surfside and Old Town, a general set of amendments that the City has adopted in 1991 and 1994. with regards to corrections, reference was to sprinkler systems, Section 1003.2.2(6) to read "...when the gross square footage thereof exceeds 6,000 square feet..." and to Section 1003.2.9.1, the language is incorrect, should be the same as it is in the Building Code Section that relates to fire sprinklers, Section 904.2.9, this requires automatic fire sprinklers for all residential new construction between Pacific Coast Highway and Ocean Avenue. It was explained that the 6,000 square feet is an existing requirement. To a question of Mayor Yost, the City Attorney explained that a public hearing for the non-urgency ordinance will be noticed for the meeting of two weeks, again pointing out that the public can speak on any item on the agenda at the time of public comments. Question posed by Councilman Boyd was why the urgency ordinance, to that the City Attorney explained again that this issue comes forward every three years, the County adopts I I I 6-14-99 I a model ordinance, the Fire Authority does the same, then the cities have the opportunity to make amendments for local conditions, the urgency is the result of the lateness of those agencies as the deadline for adoption is July 1st. Boyd moved, second by Yost, to adopt Ordinance Number 1448 as presented and corrected. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow, Yost None Motion carried I ORDINANCE NUMBER 1449 - ADOPTING BUILDING CODES Ordinance Number 1449 was presented to Council for first reading entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 1998 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, INCORPORATING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE VOLUMES 1, 2, AND 3, 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, INCORPORATING THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, INCORPORATING THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, INCORPORATING THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, INCORPORATING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1996 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO, AND INCLUDING THE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PROVISIONS FOR THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1996 EDITION; THE UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM SIGN CODE, 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE, 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM BUILDING SECURITY CODE, 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, 1997 EDITION, AND APPENDIX CHAPTER 1 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE FOR BUILDING CONSERVATION, INCORPORATING APPENDIX CHAPTER 1 OF THE UNIFORM CODE FOR BUILDING CONSERVATION, 1997 EDITION, MAKING AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH." By unanimous consent full reading of Ordinance Number 1449 was waived. Boyd moved, second by Yost, to approve the introduction and first reading of Ordinance Number 1449 as presented and corrected. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow, Yost None Motion carried It was again mentioned that a public hearing will be held on June 28th relating to the adoption of Building Codes by Ordinance Number 1449. I PUBLIC HEARING / RESOLUTION NUMBER 4714 - STREET LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT - FISCAL YEAR 1999/2000 Mayor Yost read in full the text of proposed Resolution Number 4714 and declared the public hearing open to consider Street Lighting Assessment District No. 1 for fiscal year 1999/2000. The City Clerk certified that notice of the public hearing had been advertised as required, and reported no communications received relating to this matter. The City Manager noted that this is the annual renewal of the Street Lighting Assessment District and reported no increase of assessments. Mayor Yost invited members of the audience wishing to speak to this item to come to the microphone and state their name and address for the record. Mr. Stephen Reg Clewley, 6-14-99 Catalina Avenue, was duly sworn by the Clerk as requested. Mr. Clewley asked what exactly is Street Lighting Assessment District No.1, stated there is no one present speaking in favor or opposed to the matter, therefore the Council is doing no one a service by passing the ordinance as written, his belief is that the Street Lighting assessment should be increased by five hundred percent and let those persons pay for the reduction of the utility tax assessment that is being proposed by the installation of parking meters on Main Street, since no one cares about a continued levy let them bear an increased levy for their silence. There being no further comments, Mayor Yost declared the public hearing closed. I Boyd moved, second by Campbell, to adopt Resolution Number 4714 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT AND LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999/00." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 4714 was waived. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow, Yost None Motion carried CITY ATTORNEY REPORT No report was presented. CITY MANAGER REPORT The City Manager mentioned the recent profile of Seal Beach published in the Orange County Division of the League of California Cities newsletter, a nicely done historical profile prepared by Mr. Dan Dorsey. He noted that the Director of Public Works learned as of this date that the Los Angeles County Flood Control has agreed to fund a slurry seal of the San Gabriel River bike trail. The Manager announced that it was learned last week that the City has received an award for financial reporting achievement from the Government Finance Association headquartered in Chicago and commended Mrs. Stoddard, the Director of Administrative Services, and her staff for this achievement. He announced also that Mr. Badum, Director of Public Works has been selected by his peers as vice chairman-elect of the Technical Advisory Committee to the Orange County Transit Authority, that Committee prioritizes projects for funding countywide, next year it is hoped the City will be favorably considered for funding of transit projects, in fact the City has been successful in receiving its fair share by just having knowledge of how the system works. With regard to the question of warrant preparation, the Manage explained that the checks are predated, the date shown is the date of the run, however are not released until Council approval. I PUBLIC COMMENTS Mayor Yost declared Public Comments to be open. Ms. Jane McCloud, Balboa Drive, 'said if consideration is to be given to parking meters, the proposal to hold a hearing and without an accompanying ordinance is appreciated, suggested that it would be preferable to notice the public through the newspaper. She said from the discussion this evening it appears that the issue is more than just meters on Main Street, at present the lots are metered, there is not a great deal of use, yet the desire is to have persons who come to the community for a portion of a day park there rather than on the Street. The question is a definition of the real issue, are there questions to which the public may have I 6-14-99 I input, possibly eight to ten items that could be brought to the hearing, also, if there is a survey of the businesses it should not be a verbal survey done by a business owner, a questionnaire needs to be in writing, needs to be current rather than several years ago as there are different businesses and problems, it should either be yes or no or a rating system with comments. Mayor Yost clarified that there are two issues, the reduction of rates and operational hours for meters that currently exist will come back to the Council, the issue of meters on Main Street will be a public forum matter. Councilman Boyd commended Ms. McCloud and Ms. Carla Watson for their weekend efforts of removing trash from the beach. Mr. Stan Anderson, Balboa Drive, said he understood the suggestions of the previous speaker, stated a survey of the businesses is in progress, it is not a written form, the information relayed to Council is merely opinions thus far, the main thrust is to manage the parking, that has been the concern of the businesses, residents, and visitors, signage regarding the meters is inadequate, as is the lighting in the lots, the meters should be operational only until 6:00 p.m., his primary interest is not in having meters rather it is maximizing parking through a parking management program, the concern of businesses is that the metered lots are only partially used yet there is a stream of traffic looking for free street parking, question then, should a couple of hours be offered in the beach lots to steer traffic away from the streets. The only intent on his part and that of others is to help the community, in this case there needs to be a parking management program that works, that means utilizing the parking. The Mayor extended appreciation for the information being gathered by Mr. Anderson which was actually requested by the Council, and agreed that the public generally has the interest of the community at heart. Councilman Snow read a statement that 'finally between 1960 and 1968 Seal Beach had parking meters, the money collected was used to purchase the Main and 8th Street parking lots, when the lots were paid off the meters were removed', a statement of then Mayor Stan Anderson, Sr. was that the biggest mistake was removing those meters. Mr. Anderson offered that the opinion of his father had been that more could have been accomplished for Main Street with the revenue from those meters. Mr. Glen Clark, Cottonwood Lane, stated that the residents of the Trailer Park are finally getting organized, there is now a Park Association, there will be persons attending the various meetings, activities are being organized, they are part of and want to help the community, the Park is vital to the community. Mr. Reg Clewley, Catalina Avenue, responded to a comment directed to his previous remarks. The Council 'objected to his comments as out of order. Ms. Dorothy Whyte, College Park East, made reference to a statement that according to the arborist the windrow of eucalyptus trees is infected with a pest, her question would be if the windrow is coming down. The Director of Development Services advised that there is a noticed public hearing scheduled for June 23rd before the Planning Commission relating to the eucalyptus trees along Seal Beach Boulevard. Ms. Whyte said her recollection was that the EIR said the trees were not infected, now it is said they are, her memory is of the eucalyptus trees in the Gum Grove, they too had a pest, thought would die, however they only needed water. Ms. Whyte made reference also to the reproduction of Councilmember newsletters, assumed copied at City Hall, and made reference to statements and opinions made in a recent newsletter. She offered that other projects for the Bixby land were sought but the people received no help, I I 6-14-99 the quality of life has gone down, the people of College Park feel betrayed, the bulldozers were not supposed to come, without a project of some descript the tennis club could have been lost, even with the public hearings CPE did not have its day in court. Councilman Boyd posed a question as to privileges and rights of a Councilperson as that relates to speech and reproduction of a report to ones constituents. I The City Attorney advised that there is a Fair Political Practices rule as to the amount of money that can be spent on putting out newsletters, it is believed to be $50 per year for the use of copy machines, paper, etc., there are different regulations that govern mass mailings. It was mentioned that the understanding was that a newsletter could be prepared every four weeks, to that it was recommended that an estimate be sought from staff. Mr. Gene Vesely, Trailer Park, noted that it appears there is a letter being sent to the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, inquired if that is for money, has it been done in the past, and is it likely to be answered in a favorable manner. The response was that the request is consistent with an agreement of the City of Long Beach, this is tailored to their request, it is hoped the request will be looked at favorably. Ms. Fran Johnson, said she too feels that the quality of life is going down, when the bridge is being worked on people may not even come to Seal Beach. Ms. Johnson asked why money is going to be given to Long Beach to collect Seal Beach animals, asked who thought that would be good, where is that money going to come from, the understanding is that one animal control position is being cut and then Long Beach will collect the animals on certain days. The City Manager responded that that is being I done through redeployment with one and a half positions so that Seal Beach can be covered each day of the week. Mention was made that this had been discussed with some members of the Care Center board. Ms. Johnson suggested this be given considerable thought. There being no further comments, Mayor Yost declared Public Comments closed. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilman Doane mentioned having been a guest at an activity of the recently formed organization in the Trailer Park, it was very nice, offered that it is good to see those residents become an integral part of the community, neighborhood associations seem to be of benefit to other areas of the City as will this organization. with reference to the Bixby project, Councilmember Campbell mentioned that a College Park resident was pleased to read in the newspaper that California Pizza Kitchen was coming to the new Center, by a telephone call to that company it was found they have no plans to come to this location, the demographics are not what they want and they do not like big box centers, her concern is then why are names of establishments being given to the press that are in fact not coming here. She mentioned the zoning for the Bixby residential and shopping center, stating that as far back as 1991 Bixby was told they could not build south of St. Cloud, I thus when they presented a plan for development south of St. Cloud they were told again, then when the development was moved north by about one hundred fifty feet it seems as if they led people to believe they were moving just the building pads however what was done was to rearrange the commercial zoning configuration to the north and wrap the housing around the Center, to which she claimed that that configuration was not in the EIR, rather, there was a rectangular parcel for the church. Councilmember Campbell said because Bixby did something they were told not to do does that mean that the City must give it to them, too, it does not make sense to put I I I 6-14-99 housing in back of loading docks of shopping centers, it also is against the wishes of members of the Council who do not want houses along the air station boundaries and close to the end of the runway. Councilmember Campbell claimed that there was such a rush to approve the Bixby project that things were missed. She said Bixby is supposed to do dust suppression, last week it was necessary to call to have the site monitored, the next day there were water trucks, now the trees, the pest they are infected with is something all red gum eucalyptus trees in Southern California have, sometimes mild, sometimes severe infestation, it is said there are no known enemies, although it is understood in one community lady bugs were released, this should be looked into. She mentioned that the report of the arborist called for an eighteen foot buffer zone east of the windrow, fenced for the protection of the trees, that however is too late as the graders have cut a deep trench up to the forty foot setback the complete length of the windrow, the trees now effectively on an island and everything that the buffer was to protect has been destroyed, the trees are starting to look brown as if they are dying, to which she suggested that they be watered regularly by means of water trucks. Councilmember Campbell reported receiving a letter this past weekend from a College Park resident that cited the current political environment in the area as coming to a determination that College Park East would be better off politically and communitywise to secede from the City and join with Los Alamitos and Rossmoor to establish a unified city with common interests, the current Council districts are so fractioned demographically they appear to lack community interest, etc., to the communication she noted that the last time relations were this low was about twenty years ago, that when the Council determined to remove College Park East from the city, before that was done a study was requested to determine the effects on the remainder of the City, it was found the level of services could not be maintained without CPE property tax dollars, at this point the only thing that keeps College Park East in this City is the word Beach in the address. Councilmember Campbell displayed a piece of Camelia, a piece of the street, some residents are considering banding together to sue the City to have their streets paved. From the League meeting last week Councilmember Campbell reported that a letter was handed out by Ken Emanuals, the League representative in Sacramento, relating to tentative conference committee proposals for local government fiscal relief, there are items that should be of interest to the City, a local infrastructure grant, a $100 million one time grant to cities and counties for local capital improvements, awarded on a per capita basis, another is a $50 million one time grant for local street repair and maintenance, there needs to be follow up on these. Again with regard to the trees and watering of them, the Manager said that the arborist has made recommendations that are being implemented for care of the trees to assure that as many survive as possible, they include water and several other things to treat them throughout this process. Councilmember Campbell said she would urge regular watering, more than once a week as the area is very dry. Mayor Yost made reference to comments relating to the Bixby project, with regard to the location of the homes, said his recollection is seeing the layout as an "L" shape, that layout was displayed and heard at a public hearing and was voted upon, also, he too is not pleased with the looks of the Bixby property at present however the plans are that the plantings will be on a four to one ratio. With regard to the repair of College Park East 6-14-99 streets, Mayor Yost stated there is no way to do that at present, this is a sales tax poor community, sales tax is one of the few ways to get money into the City, it is ironic that the one thing that is so abhorrent to many of the people is the same thing that might actually improve the quality of service and improve streets, that being the sales tax generated by the Bixby project. Mayor Yost mentioned having attended the League meeting and receiving the same report as Councilmember Campbell, his desire is to go further than just request the grants on a one time basis, the opinion of the Governor is that the surplus is a one time situation, his intent would be to request that the monies be returned to the cities permanently, to which he requested that staff seek the one time grants and then move towards permanent return, and asked that the citizens too communicate with the Governor and State representatives seeking that action. Mayor Yost noted that the Hellman plan still remains up in the air, the decision that came out of a San Diego court essentially makes the golf course extremely unlikely, alternatives to that use are being looked at, one would be to deed restrict the entire lowlands as wetlands with the exception of the State Lands property, there would still be seventy homes, and the mineral production area would be a larger percentage, stated he generally has two rules about these issues, his desire would be to get a total disposition for the entire property, also some improvements in the short term to make the property look better, further information will be forthcoming as it is known. He expressed pleasure a~ hea~ing the bi~e trail will be slurry sealed, with regard to water quality, there is thought of doing something referred to as 'first flush', that is taking the first rainfall and amount of dirtiest water and run it though a sanitation system, this may prove to be a way to improve the cleanliness of the water. As to the Trailer park, Mayor Yost also commended their recent organizational efforts, citing the Park as always having been a valuable part of the community, it is not just low income housing, it is a special place, and he too enjoyed the recent gathering. I I CLOSED SESSION The City Attorney announced that the City Council would meet in Closed Session to discuss the items identified on the agenda, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a), a conference with legal counsel relating to existing litigation, Seal Beach Anglers vs. City of Seal Beach and League for Coastal Protection vs. Coastal Commission, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6, a conference with the labor negotiator with regard to the Orange County Employees Association, Confidential, Supervisorial, Professional and Technical Employees, Management Employees, Mid-Management Employees, and Seal Beach Police Management Employees, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b), a conference with legal counsel relating to anticipated litigation, and pursuant to Government Code Section 54957, personnel matters. By unanimous consent, the Council adjourned to Closed Session at 9:47 p.m. and reconvened at 11:08 p.m. with Mayor Yost calling the meeting to order. The City Attorney reported the Council had discussed the items previously announced, the Council gave direction, and no other action was taken. I The Mayor inquired as to the desire of the Council to hold another budget workshop or continue discussion until the next regular meeting. Councilmembers Campbell and Doane indicated their preference for another workshop. Councilman Boyd indicated his desire to meet with the City Manager at 2:30 6-14-99 / 6-28-99 I p.m. the following day. Councilmember Campbell mentioned previously budgeted monies for improvements to Lampson Avenue, there was to have been another $20,000 this year for a total of $60,000, those funds are not shown in the budget, there was also $16,000 for improvements to Bluebell Park, her desire is to use those monies for CPE street repaving this year, next year use the engineering monies for Lampson for Bluebell, and she too spoke for meeting with the City Manager the following day. Brief discussion continued with regard the hours spent thus far with budget review. ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with unanimous consent of the Council, to adjourn the meeting at 11:10 p.m. clerk Approved: "I:ayor Attest: I Seal Beach, California. June 28, 1999 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:02 p.m. with Mayor Yost calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Yost Councilmembers Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Snow Absent: None I Also present: Mr. Till, City Manager Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Ms. Stoddard, Director of Administrative Services Chief Sellers, Police Department Captain Schaefer, Police Department Mr. Danes, Assistant City Engineer Ms. Beard, Director of Recreation and Parks Mr. Dorsey, Assistant to the City Manager Ms. Yeo, City Clerk PRESENTATION A video from the Orange County Airport Alliance was shown entitled Creating A Vision For Orange County Into The Next Century, an informational presentation in support of airport