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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 1998-08-10 8-6-98 I 8-10-98 I of being on the District is to frequent Sacramento to secure and protect funds as there is always a conflict between the UC, USC, and Community College Systems for funds, and if there was a potential for conflict between a local school district and City Council persons it is certainly believed that a case could be made that there would be a conflict with the Community College District whether or not there is a campus in this City. Mr. Reg Clewley, Catalina Avenue, acknowledged that the Council motion is to take no action to place Charter amendments on the upcoming election ballot, said the citizens are not anxious to spend their tax dollars on an election, objected to the wording of the proposed amendments as misleading, they suggest a vote in favor, and that as worded too much control would be afforded the State. Dr. Rosenman, Seal Beach, also commended the decision of Mayor Brown. He said since the position of Community College Trustee has a stipend attached thereto it would seem to him that there would be an inherent conflict of interest if someone is voting to place an amendment on the ballot that would allow them to hold two offices. The vote on the motion to take no action to place Charter amendments on the November 3rd election ballot: AYES: NOES: Boyd, Brown, Campbell, Doane, Yost None Motion carried I Ms. Mitzi Morton, Seal Beach, stated she was proud of the decision of Mayor Brown, that he would be missed as a member of the Council however he has done the right thing. ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council, to adjourn the meeting at 4:44 p.m. Attest: Approved: I Seal Beach, California August 10, 1998 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Brown calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Brown Councilmembers Boyd, Campbell, Yost 8-10-98 Absent: Councilmember Doane Brown moved, second by Yost, to excuse the absence of Mr. Doane from this meeting. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Boyd, Brown, Campbell, Yost None Doane Motion carried I Also present: Mr. Till, City Manager Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Ms. Beard, Director of Parks and Recreation Chief Sellers, Police Department Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilmember Campbell requested that Item "F" be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration. Brown moved, second by Campbell, to approve the order of the agenda as revised. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Boyd, Brown, Campbell, Yost None Doane Motion carried PRESENTATION - AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION Mayor Brown clarified that this presentation is for the purpose of receiving procedural information, is not to take a position either for or against the EI Toro Reuse. Mr. Thomas Wall, stated he is the fourth year Chairman of the Airport Land Use Commission, fourteen year member of the Commission, prior to that taught the base closure process at the Pentagon, has worked on base closures for a number of years, was Director of Facilities at the Marine Corps Station, Tustin for two years, a retired Marine aviator with about thirty-five hundred hours in eight different types of airplanes and helicopters, and the past Chairman of the Irvine Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Wall requested about twenty minutes to describe the base closure process, his roll is not to convince the Council that an airport is the right solution or that the non-airport plan is the correct solution, rather, to review the closure process at it exists at EI Toro, a summary of chronological events that led to the closure of EI Toro, the two proposed alternatives, identification of the major combatants, the public and private entities that have a stake in the closure process, which is helpful to the public to know where the various fliers are coming from and what the motivation is, a look at key issues to be resolved before the base closes, factors affecting the process, and Tom Wall predictions for the future. I As to chronology of events, Mr. Wall stated it is believed fair to say no one in Orange County expected Marine Corps Station EI Toro to close, however in the Country today there is about one hundred percent more base capacity than there are airplanes. The Commanding General at EI Toro is responsible for the Air Stations at EI Toro, Tustin, Twenty- nine Palms, Camp Pendleton, Mira Mar, and Yuma, yet he has only enough budgeted money to manage about four bases, that is the typical case throughout the Country. When the Base Closure Commissions were announced, there have been four and will likely be two more, the process was organized in a very I 8-10-98 I deliberative and meaningful way in that they said when the Commission identifies a series of bases for closure, the Congress has only two options, to approve the list in total without any modification or reject the list in total, that was an important condition in that it did not allow any Congressman or Senator to remove a base in their district, the President then has two options, to either approve or reject the list, El Toro being on the 1993 list, it will close, there was no debate about that in the Department of Defense because there is just no money to operate the infrastructure as the military downsizes. He noted that in 1994 the El Toro Reuse Planning Authority was formed, it was made up of the five County Supervisors, cities of Irvine, Lake Forest, and Mission Viejo, and about fifty-one business entities such as Chambers of Commerce, professional organizations, and concerned citizens, their job was to plan the base closure process. Mr. Wall recalled the passage of Measure A in November, 1994, it proposed to take twenty-two hundred acres of the base, change the County General Plan, and make that an airport planning area, it did not mandate the construction of an airport, however it did say that unless there was a fatal flaw or unless there is a reason not to build an airport, one would be constructed, Measure A passed with fifty-one percent for and forty-nine percent against. In January, 1995 the County withdrew from ETRPA, the question remains why, but the Supervisors said they did not need that large, cumbersome organization to plan the process, they were going to submit an application to be designated as a local redevelopment authority, that designation occurred in April, 1995, an important designation. Consider yourself as the Department of Defense, there are about a hundred bases closing throughout the country, a deliberate process is needed in order to close the bases, and the Secretary of Defense wants only one final plan submitted to him so that it can be approved based upon what is perceived as broad based community support, however he noted that only two bases have closed out of the original one hundred where there has been what is considered to be broad based and unanimous community support, thus it has been very contentious everywhere a base is closing, why, it is the impact of the base on the local economy, they like the revenue that is generated from the base and like working with the military personnel. In the case of El Toro the Board of Supervisors were designated, that made them in charge of the process in two important ways, first, their plan is the only plan that will be reviewed by the Secretary of the Navy and the Department of Defense, no one else can submit a plan, secondly, they received federal dollars to help prepare that plan, therefore when the designation was made ETRPA was upset but they continued the Joint Powers Authority, the seven South County cities and two ex-officio members that make up the ETRPA. He recalled also that in March, 1996 Measure S was on the ballot, that an attempt to overturn Measure A, however the crafters of'S' went a little too far in the minds of many voters as it was not only an attempt to overturn 'A' but to also prevent the construction of an airport at El Toro, Measure'S' was defeated sixty percent to forty percent, thus Measure 'A' stands. I I In December, 1996 the Reuse Plan, remember that that Plan called for, as a planning wedge, consideration of an airport with thirty-eight million passengers, that Plan was approved by the Board of Supervisors, sent to the Department of the Navy as what is called a Community Reuse Plan. Everyone knows that any project in California is driven by the 8-10-98 California Environmental Impact Review process, the EIR a standard document that must be prepared for any major project, understanding that process, it requires that a series of options be looked at, anything from the no project alternative where you close the gates and walk away, to the largest project that could be built on the site, the idea being, if you evaluate a number of options you can determine what mitigation measures can be required and then as a function of the document the local land use authority can then choose a plan that they want for further analysis. The El Toro Reuse process is really a two step process so in December, 1996 when the Board chose the Community Reuse Plan, the biggest plan available, the thirty-eight million passenger airport, they simply said this is the end of phase one, now we will take that plan and refine it, and come up with a specific plan and airport master plan which may be somewhat larger or smaller than the initial plan, at that point you move into phase two of the planning. Mr. Wall noted that in August, 1997 the County hired consultants who began preparing what will be the second phase of the environmental impact report, then in October, 1997 the local redevelopment authority made an important concession to the EI Toro Reuse Planning Authority, that being the South County cities that are in opposition to an airport, and allowed them to prepare what is called a non-aviation plan or the millennium plan, as it is known today, it is a non-aviation alternative but the Board of Supervisors placed restrictions on it, saying that first and foremost the Community Reuse Plan is an airport plan, however if there is a fatal flaw in the airport plan there would be the non-aviation plan as a backup, they said also that they would only analyze that plan to a comparable level of detail with the aviation plan if it comes in a form and substance to allow them to do so, the County is still determining if the millennium plan has that sufficient detail in order for them to evaluate it, thus there are some open questions remaining. The next major step in phase two is what is called the notice of preparation which will likely happen next month, that is the outline for the next environmental impact report, which will come out in late August or early September, and will tell what will be analyzed in the EIR for phase two, there will be thirty days to comment on that, then the County will retain its consultants and prepare the EIR between now and the fall of 1999. He noted that when the County chose the Community Reuse Plan they put some restrictions on this next phase of planning, they downsized the airport from thirty-eight million to twenty-four million passengers, also that restrictions such as nighttime curfews, preferential runways, and the types of aircraft flying in and out of El Toro would be looked at, therefore what is being seen now are the modifications that are going to be required by the local community to make this airport plan go when it is ultimately reviewed by the Board of Supervisors, that will take place in the fall of 1999 when the local redevelopment authority selects its reuse option. Prior to then there is a base closure, the military base at El Toro is winding down at this point, all of the operational units will be out by March of next year and the flag will be dropped about July 3rd or 4th, the Base Commander is leaving in October so it will be downgraded from a Marine Corps air station, now a master jet base, to a Marine Corps air facility, less and less activity will be seen at the base between now and next summer, at this point personnel are not spending any energy or money on the base, so the dilemma is that the base will lie fallow while the reuse plan gets underway, the best solution of course I I I 8-10-98 would be to implement whatever reuse plan is going to be the moment the base closes yet it does not look like that is going to happen for a number of reasons. I Mr. Wall said that a question a lot of people raise, and it is believed to be a legitimate one, is why do we need an airport at EI Toro. He offered the figures that the County is using to date to determine the demand for aviation use at EI Toro, what they are saying is that in the seven county region, Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties, assuming that the present airports that exist, and that their planned expansion plans happen, the demand would be: in 1996/97 the current demand is 91.8 million passengers per year in the seven county region, the consultants say that by the year 2020 there will be 178 million passengers per year, of that demand, there is domestic and international, international as an example goes from 14.2 to 50.5 million, in the cargo area the total demand will go from 2.5 million tons of cargo per year to 8.9 million tons, that is domestic and international cargo demands. It should be noted that there is currently 2.6 million people in Orange County, there will be about 800,000 more in the next fifteen years, a twenty percent increase, that is going to be through births, move ins, immigration of all types, businesses that move here, therefore the demand is going to happen and it is going to impact all of us, the question is how is it going to be dealt with. What there is at EI Toro is an existing air facility that has been around for fifty years, the location for an airport has been looked at for twenty-five years, that has been unsuccessful, so, those in support of an airport are saying we have an airport albeit a fairly restricted facility in terms of runway design, an airport that could handle twenty to twenty-five million passengers should that facility be used as we move into the next century, the opponents are then saying that would be absolutely detrimental to our local environment if we had an airport in this vicinity, why not just add a thirty-second city, which is what the millennium plan does, a city about the size of Laguna Beach, about 7.5 square miles. Mr. Wall displayed an artist rendering of EI Toro, and described the location of the Santa Ana Freeway, Sand Canyon Avenue, and the base entrance off Trubuco, the eastern transportation corridor would come across from the 91 freeway and connect at the 5 freeway, the surrounding cities consist of Irvine, Mission Viejo, Lake Forrest, and Leisure World. He noted that the runway structure takes up about twenty-two hundred acres of the base, there is a large section of the base that would be available for development, it is a cross- runway design, not very efficient by today's runway standards, if one were going to build a new airport somewhere it would be built like the facility in Dallas, or Dulles or even LAX where there are parallel runways widely spaced apart, more than twenty-five hundred feet apart, because airports today are just bus terminals, they move people and cargo, and in most airports it is desirable to get as many planes in and out of the facility twenty-four hours a day as possible, the EI Toro runway design naturally restricts the amount of traffic that can be handled, just like San Francisco International Airport, it is a design that is fifty years old, when EI Toro was built there was no worry about moving as many passengers, rather it was efficiency of design, a small space having a compass rose layout so that the old prop-planes that were used could take off into the wind, they were much more sensitive than aircraft today. EI I I 8-10-98 Toro has two parallel runways, there would be some modifications to the runways, they would be lengthened, they are now five hundred feet apart, they will be moved to seven hundred feet apart when the demand allows in order to make simultaneous visual flight rule take offs and landings, there must be twenty-five hundred feet to make instrument take offs and landings, there is not enough space and it would not be cost effective to do that at EI Toro, so, there are some limits because of the size of the facility. There are also things in common between the two plans, there are about eleven hundred acres that will go to the Department of Interior for habitat reserve, there are two golf courses on about four hundred fifty acres of land, there are twenty-two hundred acres for the runway, there would be a passenger terminal, cargo terminal, also some room for other development that would support the airport at this site, if there is not an airport built the runways would be dug up and taken to a class one dump, another city built of about forty- seven hundred acres with a central park theme that would have office, retail, industrial and housing, that is the millennium plan, therefore it will either be a runway or a city. Again, the local redevelopment authority is the Board of Supervisors, they will make the decision as to whether EI Toro is an airport or not, that is if there is not an initiative that overthrows the opportunity to make that decision. As to the various groups, ne noted the EI Toro Reuse Planning Authority is a Joint Powers Authority made up of the seven South County cities, that Authority funded by the local cities that are in opposition to the airport and it is they who developed the millennium plan; TRP, Taxpayers for Responsible Planning, is a private group opposed to an airport and raising funds in support of the millennium plan; project '99 is a privately funded group, headed by a former Mayor of Irvine, in opposition to the airport; the Orange County Regional Airport Authority, OCRAA, a primarily North County group in support of an airport, somewhat of a sister of ETRPA; the Airport Working Group is individuals who negotiated the restrictions on John Wayne Airport with the County so that there are nighttime restrictions and the preferential runway; the Orange County Business Coalition which is a group of about forty businesses that are in opposition to an airport; Citizens For Jobs and the Economy, the primary funder of Measure A, they support an airport; the Orange County Business Council, the former Industrial League and Chamber of Commerce who merged with about eleven hundred members, they support an airport I and the Base Realignment and Closure Office, that is the Marine Corps operation, their job is to close the base and provide the support information. In terms of these issues it is very important to be concerned about retrocession, a government term that means the transfer of civil and criminal jurisdiction from the federal government to the local authority, without it, for example at EI Toro, the federal district attorney and the military police have jurisdiction over the base, the city and county police agencies do not have jurisdiction for crimes committed on the base, in fact, the Orange County Fire Department would need to be called onboard by the base if needed because it has its own fire authority, it is about an eighteen month process to transfer that jurisdiction, it is underway but behind schedule, nothing can be done on the base until that takes place. with regard to interim leases, at EI Toro there is a city that can be rented, there are golf courses, stables, fitness centers, houses, office buildings, and an I I I 8-10-98 I airport, considerable money could be raised for the reuse process if the facilities are interim leased on a one year lease with perhaps five one year options that would allow generation of revenue from the base until closure takes place, at the rate things are moving that could be quite some time, yet there is considerable excitement with the interim lease opportunity, it is just not known when that will be available, sometime after July, 1999. Annexation is a tactic or tool that can be used, for example the City of Irvine would like to annex four hundred forty acres that would ultimately be under their planning control, that would give them land use authority once the Plan is implemented and they could either block or move forward with the Plan development, that is not seen as a viable option because in order to do an annexation you must have agreement between the County and the cities in terms of the property tax split, it is not likely they could agree on that at this point, but it is an option. I The base closure process, the federal reuse process, is a twenty year process, this plan would not be implemented and completed until about year 2020, superimposed on that is the local election cycles for federal, state, and city council candidates, all of whom have their own agenda for their cities, therefore this must move forward carefully to make certain it can be discerned what the agendas of the various individuals and cities and organizations are as they move forward with their particular goals and objectives. In terms of predictions for the future, there will likely be an initiative on the ballot in the fall of 1999, probably a non- aviation plan, the ETRPA group has already hired a consultant to prepare that initiative, another chance for the voters to determine if they want an airport or non-airport use. Litigation, everybody has been suing everybody, the problem this presents is that the Secretary of the Navy has already said he will not issue a final approval of the Plan, called a Record of Decision, if he fears that there is significant litigation that could affect the implementation of the Plan, with the numbers of litigation it could be a long term process. The ultimate reuse, at this point the Board of Supervisors will make that decision, at this time there is a three to two vote in favor of an airport, if the Board majority should change to a three to two vote in opposition to an airport, then the Board could reverse their decision and move forward with the non-aviation plan. Another issue, the fact that EI Taro is an existing air facility, perfectly safe and feasible, there really are no fatal flaws, the Plan could be implemented without major modification, the FAA has the responsibility for approving the airspace management plan, which means the arrival and departure of all airplanes that come to the facility however they do not issue the operating certificate, the certificate is actually issued by CalTrans Department of Aeronautics. I Councilmember Campbell noted a concern of a number of persons from South County is that they will become another Inglewood because of their closeness to the runway, however the nearest runway is some five miles away, also noted having seen overlays showing a comparison of runway distances with LAX and John wayne airports. Mayor Brown requested that the discussion be limited to procedures rather than the reuse of EI Taro. Mr. Wall said the overlays were prepared by the noise consultant for the County which shows an EI Taro runway and the surrounding cities, making specific reference to the superimposed Santa Ana Heights off of the departure end of the runway if it were relocated near the airport, that shows 8-10-98 the closeness to existing cities, another diagram shows the buffer zone around the base. Councilman Boyd inquired if the Airport Land Use Commission actively looks at sites elsewhere in the County for airports or reuse. To that Mr. Wall explained that the ALUC is a State chartered commission under the Public Utilities Code, there is an ALUC for every county, in Orange County the task is to protect people from airports and airports from people, the ALUC deals with any real estate development project around Los Alamitos, John Wayne, Fullerton, EI Toro or Tustin airports, to determine the noise and safety impacts of the development on airport operations and on any potential resident or occupant of that facility, the ALUC rules whether the project is consistent or inconsistent with the ALUC plan, this agency one of the factors that would present information to a City Council to be used when evaluating whether or not to approve a project, at EI Toro for example there is a buffer zone which is established by a sixty-five community noise equivalent standard, a sixty-five decibel line around the base, that line is the demarkation of what the Marines have said is the extent of the sixty-five decibel noise level outside the base, it includes about thirteen thousand acres outside the base at EI Toro, and to that the ALUC has been successful in preventing residential and other development within that area, the ALUC does the same thing at Los Alamitos and Fullerton although their noise footprints are a lot smaller. The project will come before the City Council in terms of the planning process, when the master plan is ultimately developed it will go before the Airport Commission, the Orange County Planning Commission, the Airport Land Use Commission, and then to the Board of Supervisors. The ALUC is merely advisory however if the agency were to rule on a project in Los Alamitos as an example and found the project to be inconsistent, the City could over rule the decision however they would then assume any liability generated from that project, thus cities are reluctant to do that. Councilman Yost inquired for whom Mr. Wall works and as to compensation for his presentation such as at this meeting. Mr. Wall stated as the ALUC Chair he receives no salary, he is a volunteer, there is mileage compensation 'back and forth to the Commission meetings, and noted that he had been asked to come to Seal Beach by the representatives of OCRAA, in this case the slides were obtained from the County and OCRAA is paying for the presentation. Mr. Wall advised again that this is the beginning of phase two of the reuse process, the notice of preparation will be distributed next month, an EIR will be prepared, and the plan will likely be before the Board of Supervisors in the fall of 1999 for a final decision. Councilman Boyd asked if the ALUC has alternative sites identified throughout the County, whereas the County in their General Plan has identified possible airport sites, of concern would be the Armed Forces Reserve Center as an example, which would have a severe impact on this community. Mr. Wall responded that the ALUC does not look for sites, rather, deals with existing airports, however there have been working groups established to try to locate a site, and as part of the next environmental impact process the County is going to look at Alternative C as the primary alternative, a twenty-four million capacity airport, however also look at seven other primary alternatives and a number of other options which will include existing sites that are not airports, that will all be in the EIR, and as said, when the City gets the Notice of Preparation it will be important to review it and that the Council can make comments on anything that is going to be studied, the key being to ask as many I I I 8-10-98 I questions as possible. To a question relative to alternatives, Mr. Wall noted they are not necessarily sites rather different configurations of the airfield, one would be to dig up the existing runways and build parallel runways, the primary alternatives will those discussed in the most detail, it is believed the Notice of Preparation will contain language such as 'evaluate any possible alternative sites in Orange County,' that would include any existing airport, probably Christianitos, Camp Pendleton, something off the coast, all of that will be listed, staff and Council should follow that closely as there will be comments on it. Mayor Brown said he hears March Air Force Base mentioned frequently, if that becomes a contingent asked how that fits in with the EI Toro scenario. Mr. Wall said the issue is demand, Long Beach seems to be a good contender yet there has never been a demand study that shows there would be more than about three million passengers that would leave out of Long Beach, the airlines have had very contentious battles with that City, they have high landing fees, the airlines are really not interested in Long Beach, March is too far away to service the demand, it is also going to be the major reserve Air Force base so there will be a requirement for joint use, and March does not lend itself well to joint use, only a few bases in the Country that do, Dallas and Yuma as examples, the runway configuration has to be such that military aircraft does not interfere with civilian aircraft takeoff times. The Mayor and Council thanked Mr. Wall for his informative presentation. I ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Brown declared Oral Communications open. Mr. Gordon Shanks, Surf Place, said, in reference to the presentation, in the mid-1970's there was a plan in Long Beach to do something similar to what Hong Kong has done, the plan was to dredge and build an airport off-shore, at that time another possibility was that what is now the Armed Forces Reserve Center along with the Naval weapons Station would be enough land to create an airport. He said people may be wondering what EI Toro has to do with Seal Beach however this community needs to be watchful that something is not created that is not wanted, one of the things that makes this City unique is the Weapons Station that isolates the community. If EI Toro is not used as an airport then an alternative will be sought, Seal Beach could be impacted by a buyout of College Park East, that property melded with the Naval Weapons Station and the AFRC, the reuse of EI Toro is serious, it should be watched carefully. Ms. Nancy Herbert, College Park West, said she was present as a member of the Seaside Lions to promote their First Annual Golf Tournament on September 21st, applications are to be submitted by August 31st, the cost is $100 per person which includes green fees, lunch and dinner, there will be a four person scramble, the proceeds from the event will benefit local organizations, youth groups, the library, etc. Councilman Boyd suggested that possibly each Councilperson could make a small donation to sponsor a hole. Mr. Reg Clewley, Catalina Avenue, said his intent had been to request items E, F, and H be removed from the Consent Calendar. Mr. Clewley made reference to the Council Concerns segment of the last meeting where pleasure had been expressed with the report prepared by the Long Beach Ports concluding that a wetlands restoration project on the Hellman property was not financially feasible, citing a project cost of $28 million, forty-five credits at $852,000 per credit, to which Mr. Clewley disputed the cost of a credit as $662,000 per, the letter also stated that about half of the cost would be I 8-10-98 for removal of fill from the site, to that Mr. Clewley stated the Army Corps of Engineers placed the fill on the site in the past therefore they can also remove it, all of which will cut the cost of the restoration to about half. Mr. Bill Brown, Marina Drive, said he lives in the vicinity of 4th Street and Central, noted the downward grade from 5th Street towards Long Beach where he claimed cars increase their speed and expressed concern with the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and animals at that location, and urged the installation of a stop sign at the 4th and Central intersection. Mayor Brown responded that the City Manager has been requested to look into this concern and report back to Council. There being no further comments, Mayor Brown declared Oral Communications closed. I COUNCIL ITEMS APPOINTMENTS - BOARD I COMMISSIONS Archaeoloqical Advisorv Committee councilman Boyd requested that the District One appointment to the Archaeological Advisory Committee be held over and Mayor Brown requested that the District Two appointment be held over as well. Environmental Qualitv Control Board Mayor Brown appointed Mr. Steve Jones as the District Two representative to the Environmental Quality Control Board for the unexpired four year term ending July, 1999. civil Service Board Mayor Brown appointed Mr. Charles Shulthies as the District Two representative to the civil Service Board for the unexpired six year term ending July, 2000. I Parks and Recreation Commission Mayor Brown reappointed Ms. Lisa ChattIer as the District Two representative to the Parks and Recreation Commission for the three year term expiring July, 1999. Brown moved, second by Boyd, to confirm the appointments as stated. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Boyd, Brown, Campbell, Yost None Doane Motion carried ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY Councilman Boyd noted that the City is a member of the OCRAA, the question is whether the City wishes to remain a member inasmuch as participation to some degree indicates the stance of the City with regard to El Toro, said he attended the last meeting, there is a meeting tomorrow, and requested Council direction. Mayor Brown noted the public comment that Seal I Beach should be involved for the purpose of protecting its interest. The City Manager offered that the consensus of the Orange County City Managers is that OCRAA membership is not necessarily looked upon as a formal position in support of an air facility, there have been discussions as well as to ways that there can be participation and encourage rational discussions and debate without being an advocate. Councilman Boyd noted that the meeting of tomorrow is somewhat critical in that there is projected adoption of objectives and goals for the OCRAA. Brown moved, second by Boyd to continue participation in the OCRAA. 8-10-98 AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Boyd, Brown, Campbell, Yost None Doane Motion carried Mayor Brown designated Councilman Boyd to attend the OCRAA meetings on behalf of the City. I CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEMS "D" thru "K" Brown moved, second by Campbell, to approve the recommended action for items on the Consent Calendar as presented, except Item "F", removed for separate consideration. D. 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. E. Approved regular demands numbered 20360 through 20525 in the amount of $585,472.53, payroll demands numbered 296 through 487 and 27622 and 27623 in the amount of $211,088.79, and authorized warrants to be drawn on the Treasury for same. G. Received and filed the City of Seal Beach 1996/97 Annual Financial Statement - Single Audit of Federally Assisted Grant Programs. I H. Approved the minutes of the May 26th, 1998 regular adjourned and regular meetings, and the June 4th, 1998 regular adjourned meeting. I. Received and filed the staff report relating to the response to Notice of Preparation of Draft EIR-24-98, Rancho Los Alamitos Education Center, City of Long Beach, authorized the Mayor to sign the response letter and that it be forwarded to the City of Long Beach. J. Ratified the preliminary 1998/99 fiscal year budget of the West Orange County Water Board. K. Received and filed the seventh quarterly report relating to the Daytime Curfew Ordinance. I AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Boyd, Brown, Campbell, Yost None Doane Motion carried ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM "F" - COUNCIL MINUTES Campbell moved, second by Brown, to approve the minutes of the November 24, 1997 regular adjourned and regular meetings. AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Brown, Campbell None Boyd, Yost Doane Motion carried 8-10-98 CITY MANAGER REPORTS The City Manager made reference to the news article this past weekend relating to Department of Water and Power properties, including the site in Seal Beach, this an issue that has been monitored for the past couple of years, the last report was that DWP might auction the site, that strategy has likely changed, and offered to report to Council any new information regarding the Florida based developer who reportedly has an interest in the site as it becomes available. I ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Brown declared Oral Communications open. Mr. Gordon Shanks, Surf Place, commended the Council for taking action to be represented at the Orange County Regional Airport Authority, also urged that the Council consider taking a formal stand with regard to the El Toro reuse. There being no further comments, Mayor Brown declared Oral Communications closed. COUNCIL CONCERNS Councilman Boyd offered that the Council has not quite decided on the direction it will take with regard to the El Toro reuse, the desire is to do the right thing, that may be getting easier when news articles report the opinion of councilmembers of another city suggesting the AFRC for an airport, this Council will attempt to look at everything, take an objective position as to what is best for this community as well as the County. Councilman Yost requested letters from the community in support of the Hellman project, offered an explanation to Mr. Clewley at the conclusion of the meeting as to the numbers reflected in the letter from the Port, reported that a potential development at the Long Beach Marina is being watched closely as it could adversely impact Seal Beach, and inquired if the City is making any plans for the upcoming year 2000. The City Manager responded that with the Council approved new computer system most of that issue will have been taken care of, arrangements are being made with West Covina for certain police computer services as well, and noted an Orange County Grand Jury inquiry with regard to year 2000 planning by cities. Councilman Yost said his concern is more with utility companies and program logic circuits that include a date where they can automatically shut off or alter various things. The Manager added that there has been some discussion through the City Manager Association as to how far into the private sector problem local agencies should go, consensus at this point is that the local agency problems should be dealt with first. Councilman Boyd noted the reference to the proposed development in Long Beach to which he announced that this Thursday the Coastal Commission will hear the Anchor Inn bed and breakfast component issue, that meeting at the Huntington Beach Hilton. Mayor Brown announced that Councilman Doane was not present at this meeting due to his wife's surgeries, another this evening. I ADJOURNMENT By unanimous consent, the meeting was adjourned until August 24th at 6:30 p.m. It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council, to the meeting at 8:05 p.m. I C. 8-10-98 / 8-24-98 Approved: Attest: I Seal Beach, California August 24, 1998 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular adjourned session at 6:30 p.m. with Mayor Brown calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Brown Councilmembers Boyd, Campbell, Doane, Yost Absent: None Also present: Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk The City Manager joined the City Council in Closed Session. I APPROVAL OF AGENDA Doane moved, second by Boyd, to approve the order of the agenda as presented. AYES: NOES: Boyd, Brown, Campbell, Doane, Yost None Motion carried CLOSED SESSION The City Attorney announced that the Council would meet in Closed Session to discuss the three items identified on the agenda, a conference with legal counsel relating to two potential cases of anticipated litigation pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(b) and (b)A, and a case of existing litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a), Lockley versus City of Seal Beach. By unanimous consent, the Council adjourned to Closed Session at 6:32 p.m. and reconvened at 7:01 p.m. with Mayor Brown calling the meeting to order. The City Attorney reported the Council had discussed the items previously identified, the Council gave direction with regard to one item, received status reports on the others, no other action was taken. I ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council, to adjourn the meeting at 7:02 p.m. clerk