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Home My WebLink AboutCC Min 2010-01-25Seal Beach California January 25, 2010 Mayor Sloan called the adjourned meeting of the Seal Beach City Council to order at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Sloan Council Members Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks Also present: David Carmany, City Manager Quinn Barrow, City Attorney Linda Devine, City Clerk CLOSED SESSION The Mayor stated that this would be the time for members of the public to comment on the items identified on the agenda, there were no speakers. The City Attorney announced that pursuant to Government Code §54957 the City Council would meet in closed session to discuss the item identified on the closed session agenda (Public Employment Evaluation — City Manager). ADJOURNMENT The City Attorney reported at the regular City Council meeting that no reportable action was taken. It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Council to adjourn the Closed Session at 7:01 p.m. City Clerk City of Seal Beach Approved: i; � � �1 Mayor Attest: 11ji, Ln4m- I City Clerk 1 A5 Page 2 - City Council 0114 -1'110 Seal Beach California January 25, 2010 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:05 p.m. with Mayor Sloan calling the meeting to order and Girl Scout Troop 1083 - Hopkinson Elementary School led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Sloan; Council Members: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks Staff: David Carmany, City Manager Quinn Barrow, City Attorney Chief Jeff Kirkpatrick, Seal Beach Police Department Terrence Belanger, Interim Director of Public Works Robbeyn Bird, Director of Administrative Services/Treasurer Mark Persico, Director of Development Services Jill Ingram, Assistant to the City Manager Chief Joe Bailey, Seal Beach Lifeguard Department Battalion Chief Jose Valbuena, OC Fire Authority Linda Devine, City Clerk APPROVAL OF AGEND & WAIVER OF FULL READING OF RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES The City Manager added to the consent calendar Resolution No. 5964 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY BY THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PROCLAIMING THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY ". The City Attorney stated that pursuant to the City Charter and the Government Code the City Council has the power to act quickly in states of emergency and pursuant to the Brown Act the City Council can add an item to the agenda with the finding that this came to the attention to the City Council after the posting of the agenda and requires action before the next City Council meeting - Antos moved, second by Levitt, to add the resolution to the consent calendar. AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried Items pulled from the consent calendar: Miller - items "A" and "C ". Shanks moved, second by Antos, to approve the agenda as amended. AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried PRESENTATIONS /RECOGNITIONS Proclamation - USS Dewey Commissioning Day - March 6th Mayor Sloan introduced Commander Warren R. Buller the commissioning officer of the USS Dewey and presented him the proclamation - Commander Buller announced the commissioning of the USS Dewey will be March 6, 2010 at the Naval Weapon Station in Seal Beach, the first for Orange County. Recognition - Certificate of Appreciation to: Project: "Impact Seal Beach" Jeff Shaw - Chairman - Sea Coast Grace Church - Damascus Church - Grace Community Church, First United Methodist Church Mayor Sloan introduced Jeff Shaw and presented him with the certificate of appreciation. Mr. Shaw said they had about four churches in cooperation with the City staff, Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce, and a group from Los Alamitos High School - 125 participants came out to show how they care about the City - this was 4 churches - 4 hours - 4 projects; they cleaned the beach, planted 24 trees at Gum Grove Park, put 30 flats of flowers in Eisenhower Park, 1 1 A5 Page-3 City Council 01 /4-VlO and painted a couple of the entrance signs; he then introduced and acknowledged those representatives from the participating churches - the next "Impact Seal Beach" day will be October 23rd. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Sloan declared Oral Communications to be open. Speakers: Carla Watson, Seal Beach Founder's Day Chairman, asked council for a loan to help with start-up costs and indicated the new T -shirts and sweatshirts are on sale at the pier on weekends ( *Shanks requested this be put on the agenda for Council discussion); Raul Alvarez, Cypress College Foundation, announced the Americana Awards will be held on February 20th at the Disneyland Hotel - Seal Beach Citizen of the Year for 2010 is Bill Ayres; Bill Ayres, 5K/10K Chairman and resident on Central Avenue, offered the Founder's Day committee a loan from the 5K/10K committee and indicated he would not like to see pavers in the parkway and not delay the road resurfacing project; Robert Goldberg, Clipper Way, spoke on issues of his concern - would like to see pavers in the parkways and storm drain issue - there was flooding in the Bridgeport area; Seth Eaker, Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce and resident on 13th Street, stated everyone should focus on the right things - "Small town feel - Big time destination" - thanked the Seal Beach CERT volunteers for their efforts in providing filled sand bags to residents and businesses - should give residents the choice to have pavers or sod in front of their homes - announced up- coming chamber events; JP Ferguson, Manager for Pacific Inn, mentioned his establishment was flooded and requested the City to look into the pump station; Joan Lyon, Bridgeport, said the flooding in her area caused great damage to her car (was totaled); Nancy Rasmus, 6th Street, said she would prefer pavers in the parkway as part of conservation of water; Gentleman from Clipper Way, thanked staff for their efforts with the ARCO issue - expressed his concerns about the storm drain in his area and stated the pumps should be monitored; Laura Herzog, representative for JFTB, announced that they received the funding to repair runway 22; Patty Campbell, Ironwood, reiterated her concerns regarding the new fire station and the city manager's involvement; and Nancey Kredell, Seal Way, thanked staff for all their work during the rain storm. There were no other speakers - Mayor Sloan declared Oral Communications closed. With no objections Mayor Sloan called for a recess at 8:10 p.m. and reconvened the City Council meeting at 8:20 p.m. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT Quinn M. Barrow, Esq., City Attorney The City Attorney reported that the City Council met in closed session to discuss the item on the agenda (Public Employment Evaluation — City Manager) and no reportable action was taken - adjourned at 7:01 p.m. CITY MANAGER REPORT David N. Carmany, City Manager The City Manager announced the next community meeting on the Bridgeport/ARCO issue would be January 27th at 7:00 p.m. in the Mary Wilson Library - Senior Center room. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilman Miller acknowledged the outstanding job the police chief has done with the detention center (item "F ") - thanked the police department, public works staff, and the Seal Beach CERT volunteers for there response to the rain storm - requested 2 agenda items: 1) asphalt, curb, and gutter repair in College Park East and 2) tennis center economics from July 1st to December 31st and membership report from January 1st to December 31st - asked for the City Attorney to confirm that the allegations filed against him: 1) that no allegations were of ethics nature and 2) the accusations were found to have no merit and deemed unsubstantiated - the City Attorney confirmed Councilman Miller's statements were correct; Councilman Antos praised the police department and public works staff for their hard work during the rain storm and the reverse 911 warning of a potential tornado; Mayor Pro Tern Levitt commented that the Leisure World residents are looking forward to the improvements to Beverly Manor Road; '95 Page 4 - City Council 011-1-Yt10 Councilman Shanks would like to have a report on what staff will be doing for the improvements in Bridgeport area and commented about all the debris that came down the San Gabriel River; and Mayor Sloan expressed how bad he felt about the areas that were flooded and commented on how well the Seal Beach Emergency Operation Center (EOC) ran and commended the volunteers involvement in filling 13,000 sandbags. COUNCIL ITEMS No items at this time. CONSENT CALENDAR Antos moved, second by Shanks, to approve the recommended actions on the Consent Calendar as amended - add Resolution No. 5964 to the consent calendar and item "C" was pulled for separate action. (item "A" was placed back on the consent calendar by Councilman Miller) AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried A. Approved the Minutes of Regular City Council Meeting of January 11, 2010 as corrected (clerical changes). B. Approved the Demands on Treasury. Warrants: 80928 -81136 $1,449,187.28 Year -to -Date: $24,041,698.49 Payroll: Direct Deposits & Checks $295,520.83 Year -to -Date: $4,410,265.60 Year -to -date are actual cash disbursements and do not reflect actual expenditures due to year -end accruals. C. Item removed for separate consideration. (Miller) *C. Classification Specifications for Director of Public Works - Adopt Resolution No. 5963 amending the classification specifications for the position of Director of Public Works. D. Adopted Ordinance No. 1589 entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPLYING THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ROADS AND AREAS WITHIN SUNSET AQUATIC PARK, ESTABLISHING SUNSET AQUATIC PARK PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND AMENDING TITLE 8 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) OF THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE ". (amended Municipal Code section 8.05.015 Applicability to Private Roads and Parking Areas and add section 8.20.015 Sunset Aquatic Park Parking Restrictions) E. Adopted Ordinance No. 1590 entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH REVISING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING AT MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING LOTS, AND AMENDING TITLE 8 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) OF THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE ". (added subsection (C) of Section 8.20.010 - Parking Without Payment Prohibited) F. Received and filed the Seal Beach Detention Center Operation Update. G. Received and filed the report: "Release of the California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment Report" (League of California Cities). ** *Added item * ** Adopted Resolution No. 5964 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY BY THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PROCLAIMING THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY ". Page-5 City Council 014/10 ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM "C" / CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATIONS / DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Councilman Miller provided a hand out with what he thought should be included in the classification specifications for the position of Director of Public Works. The Assistant to the City Manager clarified that provision in the proposed staff report should cover his concerns. It was mutually agreed to add the word "Professional" in the following sentence under Licenses, Certificates: Special Requirements: Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a "Professional" Civil Engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Civil Engineers. Miller moved, second by Levitt, to adopt as amended Resolution No. 5963 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION OF THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ". AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried PUBLIC HEARING No items at this time. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM "H" / PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS / LOCAL STREET RESURFACING PROGRAM / OLD TOWN / PROJECT NO. ST0906A Interim Director of Public Works gave the staff report pointing out there are 6 street sections to be improved throughout the Old Town area with an estimated engineer's cost of $2.7 million for construction and $170,000 for project inspection. Council deliberated the pros and cons of the issue of putting pavers or grass in the parkways and /or allowing residents to have a choice which they would prefer in front of their house. The Interim Director of Public Works stated that the parkways will go in last and Council will have an opportunity to direct staff to make any changes, current plans and specs call for sod. Antos moved, second by Miller to approve the plans and specifications for Project No. ST0906A and authorize staff to solicit bids. AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried ITEM "I" / LOCAL STREET RESURFACING PROGRAM / COLLEGE PARK EAST / PROJECT NO. ST0906B Interim Director of Public Works stated this item involves 9 street sections throughout College Park East with an estimated engineer's cost of $1.7 million for construction and $80,000 for inspection costs. Councilman Miller indicated there are no parkway issues in this area: staff response: curbs and gutter will not be done unless they are in need of repair, no sidewalks will be repaired /replaced, and only those driveways that need repair from street - would like to have Elder Avenue between Fuchsia Street and Ironwood Avenue be listed as an option in the bidding so if it is possible it will be resurfaced. The City is still waiting to hear from the State regarding the funding for sewer repair and the policy is that a street can not be cut into for 10 years after being resurfaced. The City Engineer said that the sewer line will be upsized whether or not the City receives the funding - the plans and specifications for the sewer project is shovel ready and could go out for bid immediately. Miller moved, second by Levitt to approve as amended the plans and specifications with a bid alternate: Elder Avenue between Ironwood Avenue to Fuchsia Street for Project No. ST0906B and authorize staff to solicit bids. 25 Page 6 - City Council 01110 AYES: Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan NOES: None Motion carried NEW BUSINESS No items at this time. ADJOURNMENT With no objections the Mayor adjourned the City Council at 9:00 p.m. to Monday, February 8, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. to meet in closed session, if deemed necessary. r )MI&J tiiq Clerk City of Seal Beach Approved: Mayor Attest: City Clerk D D