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Home My WebLink AboutCC Min 2009-09-28Seal Beach California September 28, 2009 The adjourned meeting on this date was cancelled due to lack of business items in need of consideration. The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Shanks calling the meeting to order and Councilman Levitt leading the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Shanks; Council Members: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Sloan Staff present: David Carmany, City Manager Quinn Barrow, City Attorney Captain Tim Olson, Seal Beach Police Department Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Vince Mastrosimone, Director of Public Works Robbeyn Bird, Director of Administrative Services/Treasurer Jill Ingram, Assistant to the City Manager Chief Joe Bailey, Seal Beach Lifeguard Department Battalion Chief, Mike Rohde, Orange County Fire Authority Linda Devine, City Clerk APPROVAL OF AGENDA & WAIVER OF FULL READING OF RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES Items pulled from the Consent Calendar: Shanks -items "F" and "I". Sloan moved, second by Antos, to approve the agenda as amended. AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITIONS ~r Recognition -Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services -retirement Mayor Shanks presented a city the plaque to Lee Whittenberg and thanked him for his 20 years of dedication to the City and Mayor Pro Tem Sloan presented his wife, Gail, with flowers. ~ Presentation - 2009 Weapons Destruction - Seal Beach Police Department -Captain Tim Olson Captain Olson gave a brief presentation on this year's weapons destruction. ~ Proclamation - "Fire Prevention Week" -October 3-10, 2009 Orange County Fire Authority -Battalion Chief Mike Rohde Mayor Shanks read the proclamation and Mayor Pro Tem Sloan presented it to Battalion Chief Rohde. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Shanks declared Oral Communications to be open and stated that members of the audience will have an opportunity to speak on item "H" later in the meeting under "New Business". Speakers: Jeri West, Electric Avenue, expressed her interest in the DWP property issues; Dave Soren, representative from Bubalo Construction, stated his objections to rejecting all bids for the storm drain project; Laura Herzog, Los Alamitos Joint Forces Base, reminded everyone of their annual run/walk this weekend; Eldon Alexander, 8th Street, hand-out - campaign disclosure for Save Our Seal Beach committee; Seth Eaker, SB Chamber president, provided hand-out and introduced their new Director of Operation, Ruth Harrell; Ruth Harrell, SB Chamber, indicated that several cities Page 2 -City Council 09/28/09 are passing urgency ordinances regarding temporary signs for businesses; and Robert Goldberg, Clipper Way, stated the city will have a hard time replacing Lee Whittenberg and commended the public works department for the traffic light synchronizing along Seal Beach Boulevard to Los Alamitos. There were no other speakers; Mayor Shanks declared Oral Communications closed. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT Quinn M. Barrow, Esq., City Attorney No report given. CITY MANAGER REPORT David N. Carmany, City Manager No report given. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilman Levitt reported on his attendance at the League of California Cities Conference in San Jose, California; Councilman Miller indicated he would like to have the trip reimbursement for mileage policy be placed on the agenda for council consideration and stated that he has had some complaints from his constituents regarding the odor coming from the composting on the joint forces property; Councilman Antos reported on his attendance at the League of California Cities Conference in San Jose, California and inquired about when the tree master plan would be completed; Mayor Shanks said he also received a call regarding the smell from the composting and requested to have the clarification on calculating mileage reimbursement be placed on the agenda. COUNCIL ITEMS ITEM "A" /APPOINTMENT /PLANNING COMMISSIONER /DISTRICT 4 Miller moved, second by Antos, to confirm the appointment of Jerry Galbreath as the representative to the Planning Commission for District 4 -serving the unexpired term ending 2012. AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried ITEM "B" /RESOLUTION NO. 5919 /COUNCIL POLICY 100-03 /COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE (Shanks) Council consensus was that more time is needed to review the proposed policy and the added comments that were provided to Council. With no objections Mayor Shanks ordered this item to be continued to the next City Council meeting. ITEM "C" /COVERED ACCESS TO OPEN ROOF DECKS (Antos) Antos moved, second by Sloan, to direct staff to refer this matter to the Planning Commission to provide a recommendation to eliminate all covered accesses to open roof decks. AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried CONSENT CALENDAR Items requested to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action: Mayor Shanks removed items "F" and "I". Sloan moved, second by Antos, to approve the recommended actions on the Consent Calendar as amended. AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried D. Approved Minutes of Adjourned and Regular City Council Meeting of September 14, 2009. Page - 3 City Council 09/28/09 E. Approved Demands on Treasury Warrants: 79261-79439 $1,550,084.00 Year-to-Date: $12,720,764.76 Payroll: Direct Deposits & Checks 79253-79260 $298,945.44 Year-to-Date: $1,871,478.02 Year-to-date are actual cash disbursements and do not reflect actual expenditures due to year-end accruals. IJ F. Item removed for separate consideration (Shanks). *F. Winter Sand Berm Construction/Removal -Adopt Resolution No. 5922 awarding a 3-Year contract to Post Earthworks Constructors, Inc. in the amount of $199,962. G. Adopted Resolution No. 5923 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SOIL AND WATER MONITORING AND REPORTING SERVICES TO STANTEC CONSULTING INC." - in the amount of $6,325. Item removed for separate consideration (Shanks). **I. Electric Avenue Storm Drain Improvement Project No. SD1001 - Reject all bids and authorize staff to re-advertise the project for bids. n ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR "F" / RESOLUTION N SUCTION/REMOVAL WINTER SAND BE Mayor Shanks removed this item to point out that there was a revision to the resolution to include the dollar amount. Antos moved, second by Levitt, to adopt Resolution No. 5922 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AWARDING THE BID FOR THE ANNUAL SAND BERM CONSTRUCTION AND REMOVAL CONTRACT" - 3 year agreement with Post Earthworks Constructors, Inc. in the amount of $199,962. AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried ITEM I /ELECTRIC AVENUE STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENT /PROJECT NO. SD 1001 Mayor Shanks removed this item to indicate that this item was added to the agenda after Council received their agenda packet but before the 72 hour posting requirement. Councilman Antos asked for clarification from staff -response: all bidders were not bidding on the same type of materials (gaskets) and to preserve the integrity of the process felt it was better to reject all bids and re-notice for the project. Antos moved, second by Sloan, to reject all bids for the Electric Avenue Storm Drain Improvement Project No. SD1001 and authorized staff to re- advertise the project for bids. AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried PUBLIC HEARING No hearings at this time. UNFINISHED BUSINESS No items at this time. NEW BUSINESS ITEM "H" / LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION (LAFCO) / ANNEXATION OF ISLAND VILLAGE Staff gave a brief update on the current status from LAFCO. Bob Aldrich, Assistant Director -Orange County LAFCO, was present to answer any council Page 4 -City Council 09/28/09 questions. Island Village Annexation Committee spokespersons presented their request to council -not asking for commitment but to allow them to go through the process and research of the possible annexation into Seal Beach. Members of the Seal Beach community expressed their opinions. Sloan moved, second by Miller to authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the Island Village Annexation Committee, copy both Los Angeles and Orange County Board of Supervisors and both county LAFCO agencies -indicating that the City Council has no opposition at the current time and would be willing to work with the committee in exploring the possible annexation. AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council, to adjourn the meeting at 9:06 p.m. to Monday, October 12, 2009 at 6:30 p.m., to meet in closed session if necessary. City lerk City of Seal Beach Approved: ~~ Mayor Attest: City Clerk u 1