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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 1994-09-14 I I I 9-26-94 Seal Beach, California September 26, 1994 The regular adjourned city Council meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. this date was cancelled due to the lack of Closed Session it s in need of discussion. . Seal Beach, California September 26, 1994 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:05 p.m. with Mayor Brown calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Brown Councilmembers Doane, Forsythe, Hastings, Laszlo Absent: None Also present: Mr. Bankston, City Manager" Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk " APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilmember Hastings requested that Items "0" and "P" be removed from the Consent Calendar, Councilmember Forsythe requested Item "Q" removed, and Councilman Laszlo requested Items "H" and "U" removed. Forsythe moved, second by Doane, to approve the agenda as revised. AYES: NOES: Brown, Doane, Forsythe, Hastings, Laszlo None Motion carried ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Brown declared Oral Communications open. Mr. Michael Rosandich, College Park West, requested Council input to a conceptual suggestion that College Park West become a gated community, the streets could be private or maintained as public roadways yet allow access to the area by some method of name accountability. He explained this is proposed as a means of increasing security given the public use of Edison Park, concerns relative to parking, etc., possible benefit to the city as well with improvement of the area, less law enforcement, etc. The city Manager offered to agendize this matter for possibly the next meeting. Mr~ Jerry Dominguez, Area Manager for Southern California Edison, noted recent news articles regarding debris found on the beach, apparently attributed to the Edison generating stations in the area, to which he offered to answer any questions, and explained that additional netting has been installed and that an expenditure will be made to change the color of the scrubbers for ease of source identification in the 9-26-94 future. He extended an invitation to the Council and general public to tour their facilities. Ms. Ashley Eagle, 1993 Miss Seal Beach Princess, invited the council and public to attend the upcoming Miss Seal Beach pageant to be held October 1st at Los Alamitos High School. There being no further comments, Mayor Brown declared Oral Communications closed. PRESENTATIONS PROCLAMATION Mayor Brown proclaimed the week of October 9th through October 15th as "Fire Prevention Week" and presented the proclamation to Battalion chief Don Hayden. Chief Hayden accepted on behalf of Chief Holms and the o~ange county Fire Department with appreciation, and called attention to the importance of routine maintenance of fire detectors. I SEISMIC IMAGING SURVEY Mr. Gary Fuis introduced himself as a member of the U. S. Geologic Survey, Menlo Park, accompanied by Mr. Jim Mori, Chief Scientist at the U.S.~.S. Pasadena office, Mr. Joe Davidson, Public Affairs Officer at Naval Weapons station, Seal Beach, also present. Mr. Fuis advised that commencing next month the U.S.G.S. and the Southern California Earthquake center, a consortium of seismologists from several Southern California universities, will be conducting a seismic imaging survey of the Los Angeles region, supported by the National Science Foundation, an effort towards earthquake hazard reduction. He explained that the goals of the project are: 1) to obtain an image, or photograph, of the subsurface of the Los Angeles basin region accomplished by emitting two different types of sound waves, the echoes of the sound waves to be recorded on I seismographs, which w.ill then be converted into a sonogram, or CAT scan, of the region beneath the basin; the oil companies have already explored to depths of about three miles, yet damaging earthquakes occur at depths of about six to ten miles; 2) with the sound wave energy, to estimate which areas of the Los Angeles basin are likely to experience exaggerated or amplified shaking during a large earthquake, an influence to that is the thickness of sedimentary rocks, the thicker the sedimentary rock the harder and longer the shake, there are also rock layers that behave like mirrors and focus energy into unexpected areas, this realized after the Lorna Prieta quake which focused energy some sixty miles away into the marina; 3) to locate earthquake centers, or planes, in the basin, this done through tracing the sound wave speed back to the source and then image quakes as they line up on faults, thus identify the active faults; and 4) for public information, awareness, and preparedness. While making a graphics presentation, Mr. Fuis stated the first survey will be accomplished by small compressed airwave bubbles emitted from a ship on the specific test course off-shore for a perio~ of seven days, the ship a research vessel owned by LaMont/Doherty Earth Observatory in the State of New York, funded by the National Science Foundation. He said the off-shore course is an extension of the on-shore course that will be investigated during the experiment, the underwater air I bursts produce a source of sound wave energy that will travel through the water into the rock at the bottom of the ocean and can be seen on sensitive seismomitors as far north as the Mojave Desert, this being a standard technique used by oil companies in search of off-shore oil, in this case a search for off-shore faults. The survey will involve about eight seismographs on the ocean floor, some on the islands, then nearly six hundred seismographs will be aligned on-shore from Seal Beach to approximately Barstow in order to execute about sixty varying explosions to create a second type of sound wave energy that is needed to image the sub-surface. The reason this particular I I I 9-26-94 route was chosen for the first on-shore explosion survey is that it is one of the few places where the mountains can be crossed in a perpendicular direction, the route also runs through or near the epicenters of three major earthquakes, the sierra Madre, Whittier Narrows, and Long Beach, a corridor with dangerous faults beneath it, this corridor also goes through one of the lesser populated areas of the Los Angeles basin thus allows the seismographs to record the signals at a lesser noise level as well as causes less disturbance to people. The sixty shoots to take place at night, when noise levels are the lowest, commencing approximately october 24th. Mr. Fuis said a commonly asked question is whether the testing will trigger earthquakes, to which the answer is no, these types of "experiments have been conducted for thirty years in seismically.active and inactive areas of various regions using much larger blasts than is planned for this survey, to which he explained that there are much larger constructIon and mining blasts detonated daily in the Los Angeles basin that likewise do not trigger earthquakes. He said the scientific blasts are approximately one hundred feet down from the earth surface, damaging earthquakes originate about six to ten miles down, therefore by.the time the testing signals reach those depths the amplitudes are infinitesimal, the only event that is known to have caused an earthquake is another earthquake, the Landers quake as an example, which had approximately ten million times the energy of the largest of the scientific blasts. He noted that the blast to be detonated on the Naval Weapons station may be felt by some persons within a few thousand feet, will take the form of a dull thud, within a few seconds of the blast and near the site there is sometimes a hiss, a dull roar, and steam vented from the hole. Mr. Fuis said the blasts are safe, will do no structural damage, there will be proper clearances from station bunkers and residences, there will be no significant effect on the environment, the explosive used is ammonium nitrate which is almost totally consumed in the blast, an explosive that has been tested even under water and only infinitesimal traces were found to remain. Mr. Fuis again mentioned that the experiments will take place for one week towards the end of October, and assured that there is no reason for alar~, the tests will not trigger an earthquake or impact ordnance at the Naval Weapons Station. In response to Mayor Brown, Mr. Fuis said the results of such experiments usually take about five years to compile and make the results public, however this project is being fast-tracked and may be complete within three years, noting that the major discovery basically takes place in the first year. ~o that he also displayed a graphic depicting information compiled by the oil companies to a depth of about three miles, described a blind thrust fault as one that does not break the earth surface, such as the Compton/Los Alamitos fault, the Sierra Madre fault thrust does break to the surface, a goal of the experiments is to determine how the Sierra Madre fault interacts with the San Andreas fault, whether they cross-cut eacq:other at depths, also the Compton/Los Alamitos fault ramp that has been postulated to cut underneath the Newport/Inglewood. Councilmember Forsythe questioned why the U.S.G.S. is conducting these experiments, what is expected to ba accomplished other than the four goals unless predictability is a goal, and cited the fact that California is criss-crossed with earthquak~ faults and there is a statewide need for retrofitting requirements. Mr. Fuis responded that prediction is a long term g~al, however the most money and lives will be saved by improving earthquake codes, and from studies thus far it is shown that improved building construction requirements is working. Councilmember Forsythe expressed her concern with detonating explosives in an area in such close proximity to a potentially dangerous fault, questioning whether the goals are worth t~e risk. Mr. Fuis advised that two surveys were recently shot in the Bay area 9-26-94 along the San Andreas fault and the Hayward fault, and being in the business of earth'~uake hazard reduction, such tests would never be conducted if they were felt to be hazardous, reiterating that it is not possible for man to trigger an earthquake with such tiny explosions, and now, given the ability to develop the complex, computerized models, there is an ability to predict future hazards when there is slippage on one fault ,- which is then transferred to another fault. To Councilmember Hastings, Mr. Fuis sald there are a number of potential interfaces of depth that can focus energy in unexpected directions, one such mirror area was found in the Bay area, the L. A. basin to be studied for similar mirrors. Mr. Mori agreed that it would be good strategy to build everything as strong as possible in California however that is not likely to be economically feasible, therefore to make intelligent decisions as to how resources are used is really the basis for obtaining this knowledge to better understand the natural features and processes that are going on, this type of experiment is a first step in that process. Councilman Doane asked if the use of the word triggered is in reference to an immediate reaction to an explosive detonation and if there is any evidence that earth substructures have been weakened by such detonation to where a fault may be more conducive to a future earthquake. Mr. Mori said that may be so, however no more likely than with the day to day construction, mining, traffic, etc. activities, that the blasts occur on the surface trace of the fault line, not near where an earthquake begins, which is five to ten miles underground, and damage from an earthquake is on the surface because that is where there are people. Mr. Mori explained that the Bay area experiment was done in 1991 and last year utilizing a dozen shots on the Hayward/Rogers Creek system and an equal number directly on the San Andreas fault, that experiment showed I that the damage in the marina area was focused at the cross- mantle boundary, about twenty miles down, by a quasi-parabolic mirror into the marina area, therefore it is now known that for earthquakes in that area in the future the marina will need to be better designed, also reported it is felt that a new fault was discovered connec'cing the Hayward and San Andreas faults. He emphasized that th~ models being developed allows one to see where the stress is transferred, where the next danger is likely, however before the models can be produced the geometry must be collected. Mr. Mori confirmed that there are areas that do need further testing to produce better images. Appreciation was expressed to the U.S.G.S. representatives for their presentation. RESOLUTION NUMBER 4336 - TELEVISION LOS ALAMITOS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES Resolution Number 4336 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH SUPPORTING AND ENCOUR~GING THE SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION TO COMMENCE THE TELEVISING OF ALL LOS ALAMITOS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 4336 was waived. Councilman Laszlo said he had requested this item, asked that it be forwarded to the Cable Foundation for authorization and funding, and noted that televising the games can be done for about $100 each, covering I the cost of the Los Aiamitos Cable Foundation. Laszlo moved, second by Forsythe, to adopt Resolution Number 4336 as presented. AYES: NOES: Brown, Doane, Forsythe, Hastings, Laszlo None Motion carried I I I 9-26-94 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CONFERENCE - VOTING DELEGATE! ALTERNATE ( Noting that he would not be attending the Conference, Mayor Brown appointed Councilman Doane as the designated voting delegate and Mayor ProTem Laszlo as the alternate voting delegate. CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEMS "E" thru "U" with reference to Item "I", Mayor Brown corrected the termination date of the Seal Beach Playgroup Co-Op Lease to reflect June 14th, 1995. Doane moved, second by Laszlo, to approve the recommended action for items on the Consent Calendar as presented, except Items "H, 0, P, Q, and U," removed for separate consideration. E. 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 Councilmembars unless specific request is made at that time for the reading of such ordinance or resolution. F. Approved regular demands numbered 6645 through 6796 in the amount of $969,893.55, payroll demands numbered 8317 through 8522 in the amount of $245,275.26, and authorized warrants to be drawn on the Treasury for same. G. Received and filed the 1994 Legislative Status Report and instructed staff to forward same to the Planning commission for information. I. Approved renewal of the Lease Agreement of the Seal Beach Playgroup Co-Op for use of the Marina Community Center, -the term of said lease for the period of. September 14, 1994 through June 14th, 1995. J. Approved the minutes of the September 12, 1994 regular meeting and the September 14, 1994 regular adj ourned meeting. ' K. Approved second reading and adoption of Ordinance Number 1390 entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REGARDING ADJUSTMENT OF THE PER-BARREL TAX ON OIL, GAS, PETROLEUM OR OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCE PRODUCTION AND AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH." By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance Number 1390 was waived. " L. Received and filed the staff report relating to Unified Hazardous Materials Program Implementation, SB 1082, and instructed staff to provide further direction at the appropriate time, with a final recommendation no later than December 12, 1994. M. proclaimed october, 1994 as "Independent Living Month. N. proclaimed October, 1994 as "Escrow Month." 9-26-94 R. Authorized the use of the 8th street beach parking lot for vehicle parking at no cost on October 30, 1994 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. for the Founder's Day Parade. Adopted Resolution Number 4337 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEA~H DECLARING WORK TO BE COMPLETED AS TO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PROJECT #643, SIDEWALK RECONSTRUCTION FISCAL YEAR 1993-94, CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN D. J. CONSTRUCTION AND THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 4337 was waived. S. I T. Received and filed the memorandum noticing the intent to make minor amendments to the City'S Conflict of Interest Codes prior to December 25th. AYES: NOES: Brown, Doane, Forsythe, Hastings, Laszlo None Motion carried ITEM "H" - DRAFT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MILITARY AIR BASE STUDY - ~ Councilman Laszlo mentioned that the Southern California Association of Govern~ents has made some major aviation studies of the six county regions of Southern California, pointed out that SCAG has conclud.~d that Orange County will be in need of another commercial airport in addition to John Wayne, and has recommended EI Toro as the site for that facility. He noted I' that EI Toro does not have the noise problems that John Wayne does, and called attention to a measure that will appear on the November ballot relating to the use of EI Toro, south County cities do not necessarily want EI Toro as an airport however some west Orange County cities have taken a stand that the EI Toro site should be the location of a second airport. Laszlo moved, second by Hastings, to receive and file the staff report and instructed staff to forward same to the Ad Hoc Federal Base Closure Committee for information purposes. AYES: NOES: Brown, Doane, Forsythe, Hastings, Laszlo None Motion carried Councilman Laszlo mentioned that he is the representative to the EI Toro Re-use Committee, and asked that appointment of an alternate representative be placed on the next Council agenda. ITEM "0" - PROCLAMATIt;lN Councilmember Hastings apologized for having removed this item from the Consent Calendar in error, and moved to approve Item "0" proclaiming October 16th through October 22nd, 1994 as "Flu Prevention Week." Councilman Doane seconded the motion. AYES: NOES: Brown, Doane, Forsythe, Hastings, Laszlo None Motion carried I ITEM "P" - CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH GENERAL PLAN UPDATE From the staff report, Councilmember Hastings read the projected fiscal impact on Seal Beach, "If increased traffic flow upon the City circulation system is experienced as a result of projects proposed or anticipatad.....the costs of appropriate mitigation measures should be th~ responsibility of the project proponent....Seal Bea~h may ultimately have to incur significant expenses to adequately mitigate underfunded/unfunded traffic mitigation improvemen:-.s" as a resul:t of an assumed maximum I I I 9-26-94 addition of 18,400 residential dwe1linq units, the maximum addition of 3,161,650 square feet of commercial space, 1,570,450 square feet of office space, 2,057,800 of industrial space, and 2,800 overniqht room accommodations up to the year 2010. Members of the Council expressed concern with the impacts on this and other communities should such chanqes occur in the City of Huntinqton Beach. The Director of Development Services clarified that the fiscal impact statement is standard lanquaqe for any project havinq traffic impacts, also that the General Plan does not approve projects or the amount of development proposed, rather a proposed project would ,be in the form of an individual application to which comments would be made specific to that project, also once the Draft EIR is prepared for the General Plan Update comments will likewise be made to that document. Councilmember Forsythe noted that should an application be submitted to Huntinqton Beach that meets the parameters set forth in their General Plan it would be difficult to object or deny such project. ITEM "0" - PROPOSED BOLSA CHICA PROJECT - REVISED DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT The Director of Development Services explained that the County of Oranqe has submitted a draft Environmental Impact Report for the Bolsa Chica area which basically involves two project alternatives, in 1993 the County submitted an EIR for a 4,286 unit project proposed by the Xoll Company, the County received over three hundred fifty responses to that EIR, one of which was from this City, mostly related to the traffic analysis which was felt to not be well prepared, and as a result of analysis of those comments a new document has been prepared. The 4,286 unit development is no 10nqer a project that the County is seriously considerinq, the project scaled back to an alternative that would allow for a maximum of 2,500 housinq units on the mesa area with no housinq on the low lands, which is basically the wetlands and oil production area, another alternative, Low Land Option B, would allow a total of 3,200 units of which no more than 900 could be built on the low lands and 2,300 on the mesa. The Director reported that an analysis of :the Draft EIR has been prepared, a comment letter for the Mayor's siqnature with attachments citinq staff concerns re1atinq to technical issues felt to not be adequately addressed based upon the comments to the 1993 document, the comment letter and technical concerns have been reviewed by the City'S Environmental Quality Control Board, chanqes were proposed and are hiqhliqhted for information of the Council. He pointed out that in qenera1 the response to the Draft EIR is that the city's concerns.reqardinq the project are related to those areas that will have direct impact on Seal Beach, basically traffic related. issues, traffic qeneration beinq primary, secondary traffic impacts, noise, air quality, and cumulative impacts of this project with other projects in the area. The Director recalled that in the 1993 document all of the proposals indicated that the way to mitiqate traffic impacts was to upsize Pacific Coast Hiqhway to six travel lanes, the City's comments to that was how was that qoinq to be done, who would pay for it, for what distance would it be upsized, how would it impact the National wildlife Refuqe, etc. He explained that this draft EIR basically states that Pacific Coast Hiqhway is not qoinq to be widened and will remain four lanes from Warner Avenue north to the county boundary, as a trade-off the developer has proposed an area transportation improvement plan which will make a number of road and intersection improvements a10nq Bo1sa Chica,.Edinqer, Warner, and Beach Boulevard, this an attempt to qenerate more traffic from the,area north to the freeway system rather than trave1inq pacit,ic Coast Hiqhway. The city's comments basically support that plan with notation that no project could be supported that would entail the wideninq of Pacific Coast Hiqhway north of Warner Avenue, ,another comment, 9-26-94 as proposed by the EQCB and modified for clarity, reads IrOn balance the city of Seal Beach, for the benefit of its citizen~ would prefer an alternative such as the "Biodiversity Park" th~t would provide a natural area for our citizens to enjoy over proposed residential development. However we do strongly urge the county of orange to consider only those alternatives that would have the least traffic and associated I impacts on the city of Seal Beach, alternatives such as A, B, and I." The Director also mentioned that staff proposes that a description of alternatives A, B, and I be incorporated into the response comments as well in that the EIR document refers to Low Land options A and B with residential housing of either 2,500 or 3,200 units where alternatives A, B, and I are no housing development. The Director clarified that the Xoll company proposed project of 4,286 units is reflected as alternative G, the Board of supervis~rs will be the approving authority, County staff is suggesting either the 2,500 or 3,200 development, yet the Board of supervisors will have the option to approve a project that could include alternative G. Comments to Pacific Coast Highway are that it will be over-crowded even without the project as it relates to roadway traffic, that as a State highway CalTrans is responsible for the preparation of a deficiency plan as required by Growth Management criteria, however there is no information as to when that plan will be prepared or what the impacts of the plan will be, therefore the response comments point out that those issues need to be clarified as part of the EIR document. Another statement is that the portion of P~cific Coast Highway from Warner Avenue to the Orange/Los Angeles County boundary will be developed to its full, current Master Plan of Arterial Highways designation, which is one hundred feet of right-of-way, the current configuration through Seal Beach, and the response is that there I are still things that need to be clarified even with one hundred feet of right-of-way, as an example, the previously striped bike lanes, things that will be done as part of the full implementation such as curbs and gutters in the Sunset Beach area, etc. A deficiency plan is likely given the understanding that the problems will not be solved with the widening of PCB, rather, other means can be utilized to improve traffic flows such as right turn only designations, signal coordination, those types of improvements can be accomplished by the deficiency plan and the cost thereof should be borne by the applicant because the impact is related to that project. The approving body could also adopt a statement of overriding considerations if there are significant adverse impacts yet it is still felt that the project is good and will be approved. The Director explained that the impact area of this project does extend into Los Angeles County and the L.A. CalTrans District office, as well as the Orange county District, has also prepared comments to the EIR. Councilman Laszlo expressed his belief that CalTrans will be an ally to the cities with regard to impacts and improvements to Pacific Coast Highway. The Director clarified that the first traffic analysis was ~repared a traffic consultant hired by Huntington Beach, the current analysis was done by a consultant retained by the County, noted also the concerns of CalTrans with the proposed Balsa Chica project, and reported that the city's I draft comments of 1993 and the present have been provided to CalTrans for their review for accuracy and coordination of statements. Councilmember Forsythe requested that a sentence be added to the comments to basically read that "based upon the facts that the traffic impacts to the City of Seal Beach are unmitigatable, the ci~y opposes any development." The city Attorney advised that the City can take a position as to the draft EIR however this would not be the appropriate time to take an opposition positio~ to the entire project, the new language proposed to page six of the response letter would be preferable at this time. I I I 9-26-94 Forsythe moved, second by Hastings, to receive and file Item IIp'', the staff report and response letter to the city of Huntington Beach General Plan Update Notice of Preparation and that same be forwarded to the Planning Commission and ' Environmental Quality Control Board for information purposes, and instructed staff to forwarded the revised comments to Item "Q", the Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Bolsa Chica Project, to the County of Orange. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brown, Forsythe, Hastings, Laszlo None Doane Motion carried STATUS OF LEGISLATIVE and BALLOT ISSUES -.SMOKING I TOBACCO CONTROL Councilman Laszlo requested a brief explanation of the differences between the recently approved State smoking/ tobacco law and the upcoming ballot initiative. The city Manager explained that AD 13 was recently signed into law, to be effective January, 1995, and establishes smoking and tobacco controls, prohibitions in restaurants, work places, etc., and a League of Cities synopsis of that law is being readied for public information. He advised that the State initiative, Proposition 188, is sponsored and primarily funded by the tobacco industry, and should it receive voter approval the State law and local government ordinances will be replaced by the provisions of the Initiative and local jurisdictions will be prohibited from adopting future regulations. The Proposition would impact the more restrictive local controls in a number of areas, one being cigarette vending machines which could make cigarettes more available to minors. Laszlo moved, second by Forsythe, to receive and file the staff report. AYES: NOES: Brown, Doane, Forsythe, Hastings, Laszlo None Motion carried " ANIMAL LICENSE CANVASSING The City Manager recalled a concern and complaint brought forth by a member of the public at last meeting with regard to the licensing of cats and the animal license canvass procedure to which the Council requested that a report be forthcoming. He explained that the canvassing firm is a non-profit organization, provides animal sheltering, their facility is located in Downey however is not affiliated with that City, .and some funding to their shelter is accomplished by providing canvassing services to other communities. He reported that the canvass was concluded this past week, through the canvass four hundred fifty cats and two hundred fifty dogs were licensed, the numbers indicative that there is more awareness of the need to license dogs than there is cats. He reported als~ that through the course of the canvass only ten complaints were logged, all relating to cat licen~ing. The Manager explained that the initial intent was to submit the request ~or the canvass to the Council last March or April however it was felt desirable to first input current license information into the computer system in order to generate a license list, eliminating the need for door-to-door canvass where animals were validly licensed, therefore the canvass was done at residences where there was either no licensed animal for the past twelve months or there was no information. The Manager reported that the cost of the canvass was $8,700, the estimated new license revenue about $11,000, the information obtained is being computerized to keep licensing current, and avoid the necessity for another canvass. l ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Mayor Brown declared Oral Communications 9pen. Mr. Gordon Shanks, 215 Surf Place, claimed that an 8mm howitzer produces 9-26-94 much more noise and ground shaking than will the detonation~ for the earthquake testing. Mr. Shanks also requested that an 1tem be placed on the next agenda to fo~ a committee to re~ook at the election campaign financing ord1nance which he cla1med.to be overly burdensome and impractical. He asked that the comm1ttee include campaign treasurers from the last election, the City Clerk, as well as proponents of the original ordinance. The I city Manager suggested a resolution to form the committee, the parameters of same, and membership as mentioned. Ms. Reva Olson, Seal Beach, announced a public meeting to be held at the Huntinqton Beach city Hall on Wednesday, September 28th, 4:00 p.m. with regard to the Bolsa Cbica project. She v~iced her support of Linda Moulton-Patterson, Board of Superv1sors candidate, given her opposition to any development on the Bolsa Chica and support of campaign reform. Ms. Francis Johnson, Coastline Drive, expr~ssed appreciation for the greenwaste bins located at the Public Works Yard, also stated for those persons who object to licensing their cats, a benefit of licensing is that the animal can be returned to the owner in the event it gets lost. There being no further comments, Mayor Brown declared Oral communications closed. COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Hastings expressed concern that there is inadequate sand on the beach for the upcoming winter season. Councilmember Forsythe requested a brief update as to the status of the removal of the dome from the covered roof access structure on the Hill. The Director of Development Services reported that the revised covered roof access structure ordinance requires th3t the structure commonly referred to as the observadome be removed, that plans for a different type of structure cover have been submitted and are being reviewed by I staff and the City Attorney, and.those plans will require final approval by the Planni.ng Commission. He noted that the property owner had been noticed in July of their need.to comply, therefore they are technically past the deadline. He explained that staff review will take approximately thirty days, if the plans are acceptable the matter will be scheduled for Planning Commission consideration, if not acceptable the property owner will be requested to revise the plans for conformance with the Code. Mr. Jerry Anderson, neighboring property owner, asked that the observadome matter be scheduled for the next meeting as his understanding is that the dome was to have been removed by August. He said if the plans are not acceptable it appears the property owner is merely buying time, and suggested there must be a penalty for non-compliance. The City Attorney advised that it would not be appropriate to agendize discussion of the dome as the new plans will be submitted to the Planning Commission for consideration and their decision is appealable to the city Council, he offered however there could be a general discussion as to what occurs when persons violate City Codes and fail to comply with City directives. To a question of persons continuing to submit plans merely to delay compliance, the City Attorney advised that is not legally acceptable, however if there is an effort of good faith to comply, generally an extension of time is afforded, that policy extended to all I persons. Question was raised as to who and how compliance is mandated. Councilmember Forsythe reported the participation of herself and Councilma~ Laszlo on the Ad Hoc Federal Base Closure Committee as it relates to the potential closure of the Naval Weapons station in 1995, that an informative presentation was made by the Chairman of the Long Beach Save Our Shipyard Committee, and mentioned having contacted the offices of Senator Bergeson and Congressman Rohrabacher, both agreeing to look at this concern further. Councilmember Forsythe also reported she and the city Manager met with OKS Engineering with regard to the traffic impacts on Balsa near MCGaugh School, to which the firm I I I 9-26-94 / 10-10-94 has acknowledged a traffic/pedestrian problem in that area, and various solutions are being looked into. ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council, to adjourn the meeting until Monday, October 10th, 1994 at 6:30 p.m. to meet in Closed Session if deemed necessary. By unanimous consent of the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. of the C Clerk and ex-off c't of Seal Beach APproved~'-~~<JU1J' ~ Attest: Seal Beach, California October 10, 1994 The city Council of the City of Seal Beach met-in regular adjourned session at 6:27 p.m. with Mayor Brown calling the meeting to order. ROLL CJI. T.T. Present: Mayor Brown . Councilmembers Doane, Forsythe, Laszlo Councilmember Forsythe Absent: . Councilmember Forsythe arrived at 6:29 p.m. Also present: Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Mrs. Yeo, city Clerk APPROVAL OF AGENDA Forsythe moved, second agenda as presented. .. by Doane, to approve the order of the AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brown, Doane, Forsythe, Laszlo None Hastings Motion carried CLOSED SESSION By unanimous consent, the Council adjourned to Closed Session at 6:29 p.m. to discuss the items set forth on the agenda, existing litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a), Stark versus City of Seal Beach, Appeals Court Case 94-55435, and Mola versus city of Seal Beach, Appeals Court Case G014576 and superior Court Case 63-67-85, and one potential case that may