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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 1990-02-12 2-12-90 Seal Beach, California February 12, 1990 The City council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular adjourned session at 6:02 p.m. with Mayor Grgas calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Grgas Councilmembers Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson I Absent: None Also present: Mr. Nelson, city Manager Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Mr. Jue, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk INFORMAL WORKSHOP - SUPERVISOR WIEDER Mayor Grgas introduced Harriett Wieder, Supervisor, representing the Second District. Supervisor Wieder said that over the years she has found that study sessions prior to Council meetings have been the most effective, and that Ms. Ducey of her staff and the City Manager had discussed areas of concern that would be of interest for this meeting. She suggested the Air Quality Management Plan as a topic for discussion at a future meeting given the roll of cities in that mandate. The Supervisor introduced Mr. Rich Witesman, Chief of Strategic Planning for the orange County Fire Department, and Mr. Mike Ruane, Director, Orange County Environmental Management Agency. Mr. Witesman reported his responsibility for the implementation of the Orange County Fire Department Master Plan, a Plan that was prepared pursuant to a 1988 directive of the Board of Supervisors, the study presented to the Board in August, and in turn the Board directed that an implementation study be prepared covering the four major elements of the Plan, the revenue generation program, major reorganization in the Fire Department, vehicle replacement plan, and a mid-range facility plan. Mr. witesman reported of greatest interest in the revenue generation program is the paramedic fee, which is a major portion of the emergency services of the Fire Department both in the unincorporated areas and the contract fire service cities. He reported the goal to reach a stabilized source of funding for the Fire Department, explaining that Department is presently funded under a structured fire fund, with additional revenues through contract cities and contract services, with forty- three percent of the annual budget from the Special District Augmentation Fund. He noted that it has been recognized that the demand on the Augmentation Funds are greater than the revenues, and given the rapid growth of calls for service, a source must be found to stabilize funding through the year 2000 otherwise there will be an inadequate number of units available to provide services at the present level. I 1 Mr. Witesman recalled that two years ago the Board chose to defer implementation of paramedic fee pending the Master Plan study. He clarified that the, paramedic fee is a fee for services and would be based upon whether the need is for basic life support or advanced life support services, advanced life support being a life threatening medical need, with basic service usually handled by an engine company. 2-12-90 I Mr. Witesman explained that a.call for BLS or ALS services would be billed, O~ covered.through a subscription program for either a residence or business, the report recommending a fee between $30 to $45 per residence and a.yet to be determined fee for businesses, most likely based upon the number of persons involved. .He noted a number of questions raised regarding the impact of the fee on the senior community, persons with a diminished income or inability to pay for needed paramedic services, another question being whether the subscription program could be paid through a homeowners association that would result in a reduction of the base cost, and that all of those elements were included in his direction from the Board. Mr. Witesman said a committee is presently being formed to be comprised of representatives of the Fire Department, contract cities and members of the community, an appointment that Councilman Hunt recently accepted. He advised that committee assignments are being finalized, that a meeting agenda will be prepared, then the committee will commence to develop a methodology to determine from the base fees and subscription fees what kind of discounts and/or incentives can be provided to insure that the ability to pay, the needs of seniors, and community based subscription incentives have been covered. He noted the committee should complete their task by April, the remainder of the. fee program will then be developed, which .will be reviewed by the County Revenue Committee, and considered by the Board of Supervisors. Mr. Whitesman said that once the recommendations of the Revenue Committee are known, additional briefings will be held with the contract cities. I Mr. Witesman responded to several points for clarification of the Council. He explained that since Proposition 13 a certain amount of property tax monies are placed in the Special District Augmentation Fund, the remainder to other agencies and the General Fund, that the agencies that are dependent on SDA funds go through an approval process for early in the budget year, however funding requests are much greater than monies available.. He noted the intent to offset a projected $77 million deficit of Fire Department funding by the year 2000, about one-half of that amount to be made up through the revenue generation program as proposed, and based upon a subscription fee of $36, approximately $2.1 million the first year, the balance through frugality. Mr. Witesman explained it is currently presumed that if an individual is under the paramedic subscription program and there is a call for service anywhere within the County Fire Department protection area, which presently consists of fourteen contract cities and the unincorporated areas, the cost of the call for service would be covered. He reported there are preliminary discussions at the Fire Chiefs level to develop a conceptual plan that will allow for the honoring of paramedic subscriptions between cities, a concept similar to the .mutual aid program, however that would require the approval of a number of local legislative bodies. With regard to honoring a Medicare payment as payment in full, Mr. Witesman responded if an individual is not a subscriber, they would be billed for the services and in turn may submit the amount to their insurance company. He noted the preference for a subscription p~ogram stems in part from a poor return for direct billed services, clarified that there is a difference between ambulance and paramedic fees, and stated Medicare will pay a certain amount towards BLS and ALS services when billed as such, however said he could not confirm that would be accepted as full payment. Councilman Hunt reported receipt of a communication from the Golden Rain Foundation of Laguna Hills regarding their proposal, and pointed out I 2~12-90 that their conditions are uniquely different from those of Seal Beach Leisure World. Mr. Ruane, EMA Director, reported there is one regional traffic model that is used by the Transportation Commission, Transit Dist~ict, the County of Orange, the Transportation Corridor Agency, and is used as base data for smaller traffic models for cities. The trend from that model is that inter-county traffic has become a significant portion of the freeway traffic throughout Orange County, the housing moving towards Riverside and San Bernardino counties, with the job creation from Orange County, creating a tremendous impact on Route 91 as.an example. He said that given current trends there would be a doubling of traffic, or 400,000 cars, on that freeway by year 2010, noting however it may be.physically impossible for traffic to reach that point. He made r,eference to a recent study showing three jobs for every household in Irvine. Mr. Ruane noted the importance for each City Council to be aware of the Congestion Management Plan, comparing the impact of the Plan to that of the Coastal Act. He explained that the Management Plan is included in the gas tax legislation on the June ballot, and in addition to raising the Gann limit, which is important to more than just transportation issues, the ballot measur,e includes a requir,ement that each county have a Congestion Management Plan developed, prepared, and implemented within approximately one year. He reported the Plan would require establishing traffic level standards on all impacted intersections, a requirement similar to recent initiatives, of level of service nE", a two light wait, as a minimum standard, however if an intersection is currently less than "E" it could remain at that level, an arbitrary standar,d which received no county or city input. He advised this would not go into effect unless SCA 1 is approved, however, there may be a Congestion Management Plan requir,ement coming from the State whether or .not SCA 1 passes, therefore it was the consensus of var,ious agencies in the County that some preparation should commence in anticipation of a State action, otherwise the County and the cities may be required to abide by requirements based upon other areas of California which may not meet local conditions. He noted that the current legislation does not accommodate or recognize. the fact that much of the traffic on city streets is through trips and is uninfluenced by land use within a city such as Seal Beach, another, requirement being to implement the Air Ouality Management measures and the transit standards. Mr. Ruane cited some of the issues, in addition to through trips, that will need to.be addressed in a countywide plan, some form of local autonomy, and definition of the county, regional and local rolls in the adoption of the Plan. He pointed out the importance of approval, adoption and implementation of the County Plan by each jurisdiction, where the consequences of not doing so is that the legislation provides that gas tax subventions would be cut off by the auditor. Mr. Ruane distributed a CMP initial development process outline, and a news article regarding a proposed regional transportation panel. Mr. Ruane stated the intent is to look at the mandate in a positive manner if it is approved, and that he has requested a matrix showing the inter-connection. between the regional SCAG plans, the Air Ouality Management Plan, and possibly use the mandate to document how all requirements can be accomplished, ideally through one plan as opposed to five or six. I I I Supervisor Wieder urged that local officials become more involved with.the local and county jurisdictions, the State now looking at issues on a more regional level and imposing I I I 2-12-90 requirements they feel are in the best interest of county and local governments rather than local control. She reported the County has adopted a Growth Management Plan, and offered that as a model for local application if desired. With regard to State review powers of a County.Congestion Management Plan, Mr. Ruane said there is no State agency with a scope broad enough to deal with a CMP, suggesting that the Plan would be adopted locally however some aspects would need to be approved.by SCAG, the Air Ouality District, and implemented by the.Transportation Commission or a jOint powers agency. With regard to funding for regional and local transportation improvements, he repo~ted there would be a share of SCA 1 gas tax proceeds for each type of improvement, freeway improvement funds basically already spoken for, that there would be a certain amount turned back to local jurisdictions, possibly some competitive monies for projects such as signalization improvements, however without the gas tax increase.there would not be funds to make improvements in terms of the Management Plan. With regard to levels of service, Mr.. Ruane explained that if an intersection were at level "D" there would have to be a program adopted to try .to not allow that level to worsen, that the County level of service is "D" with the exception of certain deficient intersections, and that the June 5th legislation proposes level "E" with no exceptions. Mr. Roane again described the approval process for a County Congestion Management Plan, a countywide plan, applying to the County as well as the cities, however allowing some flexibility for local situations. Discussion continued. Supervisor Wieder said she hoped that the study .session had provided the Council with.information of value relating to the issues discussed. The City Manager reported fifty-two bills have been introduced at the state level that would effect regional governments and local home rule. Mr. Roane responded to Mr. Hunt that there is a countywide transportation model with a level of accuracy that is basically applicable to the freeway system and major arterials, that cities apply the regional numbers of what is impacting their system, which results in a local traffic model. The City Manager noted that the County has a model, Long Beach has a model, however the models do not agree, which is .a r-eason for the ~egional .transportation study underway through SCAG. The Mayor requested that a future work session be held to discuss the Air Ouality Management Plan. Appreciation was expressed to Superviso~ Wieder and the other participants for the workshop session. By unanimous consent of the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 6:59 p.m. Clerk and ex-of of Seal Beach 1(' J MA,,,t4- ~ APproved:-!/- ~ q: ~r~7J iJi Attest: 2-12-90 Seal Beach, California February 12, 1990 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:07 p.m. with Mayor Grgas calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Grgas Councilmembers Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson I Absent: None Also present: Mr. Nelson, City.Manager Mr. Barrow, Assistant.City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Mr. Jue, Director of Public Works/ City Engineer Chief Stearns, Police Department Captain Maiten, Police Department Mr. Archibold, Assistant to the City Manager Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk WAIVER OF FULL.READING Wilson moved, second by Risner, to waive the 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. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I AGENDA AMENDED The Assistant City.Attorney explained the procedure to amend the agenda to include three proposed resolutions and discussion of.the .emergency situation resulting from the oil spill, as .requested by Mayor Grgas. The.City Manager reported the subject matter of the resolutions, stated the items were presented to the City after posting of the agenda for.this meeting and require an action prior to the next meeting. . Wilson.moved, second by Risner, to amend the agenda to include the three proposed resolutions. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried RESOLUTION NUMBER 3915 - SUPPORT WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION DESIGNATION - COUNTYWIDE.TASK FORCE Resolution Number 3915 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, TO SUPPORT DESIGNATION OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION AS THE COUNTYWIDE TASK FORCE UNDER AB 939, THE CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1989.n By I unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3915 was waived. Wilson moved, second by Risner, to adopt Resolution Number 3915 as presented. AYES: NOES: Gr-gas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried RESOLUTION NUMBER 3916 - SUPPORTING EFFORTS OF KOCE-TV - BROADCAST SIGNAL IMPROVEMENT Resolution Number 3916 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF KOCE-TV (ORANGE COUNTY 2-12-90 PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION)." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3916 was waived. Wilson moved, second by Risner, to adopt Resolution Number 3916 as presented. I AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried RESOLUTION NUMBER 3617 - SUPPORTING FUNDING REQUEST - TRAFFIC SIGNAL - LOS ALAMITOS HIGH .SCHOOL . Resolution Number 3617 was presented to Council entitled lOA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REOUESTING THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE ORANGE COUNTY UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION TRUST (OCUTT) FUND THE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL SERVICING LOS .ALAMITOS HIGH SCHOOL ON CERRITOS AVENUE.n By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 36l7.was waived. Wilson moved, second by Laszlo, to adopt Resolution Number 3617 as presented. AYES: NOES: G~gas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried AGENDA AMENDED Risner moved, .second.by Wilson, to amend the agenda to receive a report regarding the recent emergency, and to take any action deemed necessary. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I I REPORT - STATUS OF EMERGENCY The City Manager presented a detailed report relating to the emergency that arose from the February 7th oil spill offshore of Huntington Beach from the British Petroleum tanker, American Trader. He advised an oil sheen was observed offshore of Seal'Beach on February 9th, the existence of a local emergency was proclaimed at 1:45 p.m. that date with the Emergency Operations Center- activated at 2:30 p.m. He advised to.date the City has.worked in conjunction with the Orange County Fire Department, the Naval Weapons Station, Long Beach Lifeguard and Fire Departments, the State Fish and Game, Or-ange County EMA Public Works, Harbors, .Beaches and Parks, .cities of Huntington Beach.and Newport Beach, the County in general, and the Coast Guard. Diagrams and maps of the oil spill, showing locations and movement of the oil, were projected and described for information.of the Council and public. Mr. Nelson reported the San Gabriel River, Alamitos Bay, and Anaheim Bay had been boomed in order to deflect any oil from those sensitive areas, especially the wildlife refuge, also that many persons volunteering their services for cleanup have been turned away be the responsible agencies as a result of not having received the required training. He advised that Huntington.Beach has been conducting a wildlife training program however has now requested no additional volunteers, locally the Friends of the Seal Beach Animal Car-e Center are .being trained to assist with the rescue of birds in this area, and noted' as of.this date two hundred ten live birds have been rescued countywide. The City Manager reported Seal Beach continues under a modified emergency alert, however the Coast Guard predicts the City will be spared. He requested that the Council meeting be adjourned until February 15th in order to take action to extend the emergency proclamation if determined necessary. He noted that all City costs incurred relating to the emergency are being recorded and will be submitted to British Petroleum. Members of the City staff were commended 2-12-90 by the City Manager and members of the Council for their diligent efforts in dealing with the emergency. Mr. Nelson added that the local beach was closed to the public at 10:00 a.m. this date at the request of the State Fish and Game to allow contaminated or ill birds access of the beach, undisturbed. He noted only one location currently exists for the cleaning of .birds, that an attempt is being made to I establish a second site on the Naval Weapons Station however . advised there is.a shortage of experienced, trained personnel for that purpose. . PUBLIC HEARING - ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT 1-90 - COLLEGE PARK WEST LOT COVERAGE Mayor Grgas declared the public hearing open to consider Zoning Text Amendment 1-90. The City Clerk certified that notice of the public hearing had been advertised and mailed as required by law, and reported no communications had been received either for .or against this matter. The Director of Development Services presented the s~aff report, reviewing the background and history of lot coverage in other areas of the City. He explained that Zoning Text Amendment 1-90 would place College Park West in Planning District Five, thus allowing an increase of lot coverage from forty to forty-five percent, a percentage equal to that of the Marina Hill and COllege Park East areas. He reported the Planning Commission considered ZTA 1-90 and recommended approval to the City Council. Mayor Grgas invited members of the audience wishing to speak to this item to come to the microphone and state their name and address for the record. Mr. Galen Ambrose, Seal Beach resident, stated this action would cause greater density, I that changes of lot coverage and heights should cease. Mr. . Gordon.Logan, 308 Harvard Lane, was dUly sworn by the City Clerk as requested, and spoke in favor of the lot coverage increase for College Park West. Mr. Logan pointed out that the value of College Park West homes has increased substantially during the past .fifteen years, that the homes were built without family rooms, that families require additional living space, and that a second story addition is not always "in the best interest of a neighborhood. He pointed out the open space of Edison Park and playground area adjacent to College Park West, and the Naval Weapons Station and beach area also providing considerable open space to the community. Mr. Logan added that currently a second story is allowed, without neighborhood notification, if no variances are required, and that the additional five percent.lot coverage is not significant. He also referred to a petition in support of this change containing twenty- three signatures of College Park residents. There being no further comments, Mayor Grgas declared the public hearing closed. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1299 - COLLEGE PARK WEST LOT COVERAGE - PLANNING DISTRICT FIVE Ordinance Number 1299 was presented to Council for first I reading entitled nAN ORDINANCE OF THE C~TY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 28-300(1) (e) OF CHAPTER 28 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH PLACING COLLEGE PARK WEST IN PLANNING D~STRICT V." By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance Number 1299 was waived. Brief discussion followed. The Development Services Director noted that a previous.Ordinance had .listed the Marina Hill and College Park East tracts incorrectly, and that Ordinance Number 1299 corrects that error. Wilson moved, second.by Risner, to approve the introduction of Ordinance Number 1299 and that it be passed to second reading. 2-12-90 AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I ORDINANCE NUMBER 1298 - FISHING.- BEACB and PIER Ordinance Number 1298 was presented to Council for second reading entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RELATING TO FISHING FROM THE PUBLIC BEACH AND THE MUNICIPAL PIER." By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance Number 1298 was waived. Grgas moved, second by Wilson, to adopt Ordinance Number 1298 as presented. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson .None Motion carried RESOLUTION NUMBER 3910 - ORANGE COUNTY-CITY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE AUTHORITY - ASSIGNING INTERESTS IN COLLECTION COSTS INCURRED Resolution Number 3~10 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNING INTERESTS IN COLLECTION COSTS INCURRED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY/CITY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE AUTHORITY FOR SERVICES RENDERED." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3910 was waived. Risner moved, second by Wilson, to adopt Resolution Number 3910 as presented. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I ORDINANCE NUMBER 1300 - CALLING SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - JUNE 5. 1990 Ordinance Number 1300 was presented to the Council entitled nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1990, FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT AND ORDERING THE CONSOLIDATION OF SUCH SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 5, 1990.n By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance Number 1300 was waived. Wilson moved, second by Risner, to adopt Ordinance Number 1300 as presented. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I RESOLUTION NUMBER 3911 - REOUESTING CONSOLIDATION - SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - JUNE 5. 1990 Resolution Number 3911 was presented to Council entttled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REOUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO CONSOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 5, 1990, WITH THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THAT DATE PURSUANT .TO SECTIO~ 23302 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3922 was waived. Wilson moved, second by Risner, to adopt ReSOlution Number 3911 as presented. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried RESOLUTION NUMBER 3912 - AUTHORIZING CITY COUNCIL ARGUMENT Resolution Number '3912 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OF ITS MEMBERS TO FILE A WRITTEN ARGUMENT REGARDING A CHARTER AMENDMENT.n By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution.Number 3912 was waived. The City. Clerk noted the final submittal date 2-12-90 for primary arguments is March 8th, and that Section 2 of the Resolution provides for an impartial analysis to be prepared by the City Attorney. Risner moved, second by Laszlo, to adopt Resolution Number 3912 as amended to include the names of all members of the City"Council. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I RESOLUTION 'NUMBER 3913 - PROVIDING FOR REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS Resolution Number. 3913 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF ,REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES SUBMITTED AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3913 was waived. Laszlo moved, second by Risner, to adopt Resolution Number 3913 as presented. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried RESOLUTION NUMBER 3914 - VOTING PRECINCTS/POLLING PLACES/PRECINCT 'BOARDS - PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - . MARCH 27. 1990 Resolution Number 3914 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING VOTING PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES, APPOINTING PRECINCT BOARD MEMBERS AND FIXING COMPENSATION FOR THE PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1990, CALLED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 1293 OF THE CITY COUNCIL." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution 1- Number 3914 was waived. Risner moved, second by Wilson, to adopt Resolution Number 3914 as presented. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEMS "I" throuqh "R" Councilmember Wilson asked that Item "I" be removed from the Consent Calendar,. noting that Councilmember Risner was absent from that meeting, and Councilman Laszlo requested Items .0", ~P", and "R" removed. Wilson moved, second by Risner, to approve the recommended action for items on the Consent Calendar, except Items "I, 0, P, and R", as presented. J. Approved the minutes of the regular meeting of January 22, 1990. K. Approved regular demands numbered 77677 through 77924. in the amount of $796,104.97, January 23rd payroll numbered 38457 through 38626 in the amount of $199,848.70, and the February 6th payroll numbered 38627 through 38797 in the amount of $197,310.65 as approved by the Finance Committee, and authorized warrants to be drawn on the Treasury for same. L. Denied the claim for damages of John Boag and referred same to the City's liability attorney and adjuster. I M. Approved the specifications for janitorial services and authorized the City Manager to advertise for bids. N. Approved the plaDs and specifications for Project Number 609, beam repair at the Mary 2-12-90 Wilson Library, and authorized .the City Manager to advertise for bids. O. Received and filed the public.info~mation process for the Bixby Old Ranch Specific Plan. ~ AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM "In - MINUTES Wilson moved, second by Grgas, to approve the minutes of the January 9th regular adjourned meeting. AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Wilson None Risner Motion carried ITEM "0" - AGREEMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT - EIR CONSULTANT - BIXBY RANCH SPECIFIC'PLAN Councilman Laszlo stated his prceference to hold over this item and more specifically Item "P", for further review. Risner moved, second by Hunt, to approve the Agreement for Reimbursement of consulting costs ~elating to EIR consultant services and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I ITEM "pn --REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL - CONSULTANT SERVICES ~ EIR PREPARATION - BIXBY OLD RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN Councilman Laszlo moved to hold this. item over. Councilmember Risner. seconded the motion. Councilman Laszlo explained that the agenda.was delivered Friday afternoon, that he had not had adequate time to review this item, and that .the~e were several questions he wanted to pose. With rega~d to time frames, the Development Services Director stated that if the RFP were approved at this meeting, the Request could then be circulated, with a .response anticipated by March 2nd and presented to Council for consideration at the fi~st meeting in Ma~ch. He said it was desired that.the EIR consultant be retained by the scheduled public meetings, therefore.if the selection of.the consultant is. postponed that would also set the scoping session back until April, .however offered that the scoping session and public meeting dates could be rescheduled if the Council so desired. Councilmember Risne~ withdrew her second to the motion. Discussion continued. I At the rcequest of the-Mayo~, the.Development Services Director explained that agenda item."O".set forth a proposed public information process with regard to development proposals for the Bixby Old Ranch property, that the program developed by City staff, the consulting staff retained by the City, in coopercation with the Bixby Company and their staff, includes a monthly newsletter that will explain the general procedure of the proposed five informational meetings to be held at the North Seal Beach.Community Center, the newsletter to be sent to residents of College Park East, the press, inte~ested agencies, adjoining cities, Leisure World, Rossmoor, and other intercested persons and orcganizations. He reviewed the tentative agendas for presentations and discussions of the meetings proposed to be held February 24th, Ma~ch 24th, ~pril 28th, May 19th, and June 23rd, afterwhich the Bixby Company would make their 2-12-90 decision as to whether they choose to .submit a formal application to the City for processing. After.brief discussion, Wilson moved, second by Hunt, to authorize staff to circulate the Request for Proposal relative to the preparation of the Environmental Impact Report for the Bixby Old Ranch Specific Plan. Mayor Grgas requested that the Council receive copies of the proposals submitted to the City upon their receipt. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson Laszlo I Motion carried RECORDING EQUIPMENT PURCHASE - POLICE DEPARTMENT Councilman Laszlo inquired as, to the specific cost to lease/ purcchase this equipment. Capt. Maiten explained that the cost per month for lease/purchase would be $549 for a total of $32,940.00 over the five year lease .period, that the recorcding equipment was not included in the budget, however the existing unit is now beyond repair, with no maintenance contract. The City Manager explained that the interest that would.be.lost through.investment would almost equal the finance charcge over the five year period, and noted that a lowerc interest rate may be available through financing methods used.in.recent past, however it has been found that the processing time and administration costs were quite high to finance a relatively small amount. The Captain reported that maintenance would be provided under the .lease/purchase plan. Wilson moved, second by Hunt, to authorize the lease/purchase of a twenty channel recording system from Dictaphone Company for 'the Police Department, the City staff to resolve the financing details. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried 1 With the consent of the Council, Mayor Grgas declared a recess at 8:34 p.m. The Council reconvened at 8:47 p.m. with Mayor Grgas calling the meeting to order. 75th CITY,ANNIVERSARY.- STEERING COMMITTEE Councilman Laszlo appointed Dorothy Whyte to the Steering Committee, Councilmember Risner appointed Barbara Wright, Councilmember Wilson appointed Terri Jones and Albercta Carlson, and Mayor Grgas appointed Nancy Grgas. The City Manager suggested that an organizational meeting of the Committee be scheduled since there have now been eight of the ten appointments. CITY.COUNCIL ITEMS Councilmember Wilson reported a call frcom a College Park West .resident who expressed concern regarding a disturbance on Friday afternoon resulting from alleged gang activity, graffiti .and a weapon, and requested the .Police Department look into the complaint. She also requested an update regarding .removal of the soil from the Arco Station site. The Police Chief requested that any citizen who observes a I suspicious activity, fight, or weapon, to .call 911 immediately. .The Development Services Director reported the soil being removed from the Arco site is non-contaminated and with the approval of the Health Department, the contaminated soil will go through a remediation program, and once. the final disposition agreement is approved, it will be forwarded to Council for information. Councilman Hunt. inquirced as to. the procedure for adjusting the compensation of .the.Planning Commission and other boarcds and commissions. The .City Attorney advised that the Charter sets forth language for .reimbursement of expenses when authorized by the Council similar to the language applying to the Council, 2-12-90 I the Code setting forth.the specific amount, which could be amended. Councilman. Hunt requested that an item be placed on an upcoming agenda to adjust the expense amount(s). Councilman Laszlo suggested such consideration be postponed until budget discussions. Mayor Grgas asked that the staff prepare a report setting forth .the amount of compensation for boards and commissions in other cities of comparable size and duties. Councilman Hunt suggested it may be of interest and value to develop an organizational chart showing the responsibilities of.all agencies involved in an emergency.situation such as occurred the past.week. The City Managerc advised that the organizational structure is well known to the City emergency operations staff, and although there are overlapping jurcisdictional authorities in certain instances, such as for the wildlife refuge, there is coordination and cooperation of efforts. He pointed out however that in this particular disaster it was necessary to develop contacts specific to the British Petroleum operations. Mr. Nelson stated he was satisfied that the City staff knows their responsibilities and those of the other agencies, however.an on-going goal is that the members of the Council receive formal training as to their responsibilities in the event of disaster. Mayor Grgas announced that Cypress College will be hosting a special function honoring cer,tain individuals for their public service in the communities, and that Seal Beach rcesident, Mrs. Wendy Rothman, is one of those nominees. He reported the City of Los Alamitos has authorcized the purchase of a table for their attendees at the event, and asked if the Council wished to take a similar action or authorize the attendance of certain members of the Council since there is a local nominee, and noted the funds are used to benefit the School District. I AGENDA AMENDED 'Risner moved, second by Laszlo, to amend the.agenda to consider, this item since there is need to take an action prior to the next regular meeting. AYES: NOES: Grcgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried After brief discussion, .Risner moved, second by Laszlo, to authorize the purchase of two tickets, $125 each, for the attendance of the Mayor and Mayor ProTem at the Cypress College citizen recognition event. AYES: NOES: Grcgas, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson Hunt Motion carried I ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Grgas declarced Oral Communications open. Ms. Dorothy Whyte, 4416 Candleberr,y Avenue, thanked Councilman Laszlo for her appointment to the Anniversary Committee, objected to the Council action.approving the RFP for the EIR consultant for the Bixby.project against the wishes of Councilman Laszlo, and asked to be kept informed regarding all aspects of the project so that people will have the opporctunity to participate in the process. Mr. Galen Ambrose, Seal Beach resident, complained about truck traffic on Bolsa Avenue with an apparent destination of the market in.the Seal Beach Center, and stated there should be signs prohibiting truck traffic on Bolsa. Mr. Ambrose charged that.the State .as a whole is being reactive rather than proactive regarding oil spills, .that he felt there should be training sessions to educate people who want to volunteer their, services to care for injured.birds, and stated the entire estuary system is being endangered. He said he would , J 2-12-90 favor double hulled ships as a partial solution to the oil spill problem, and-that AB 2603 will supposedly.enact stricter terminal and shipping laws. Mr. Ambrose suggested that there should be consideration of the Hellman Ranch wetlands which are further inland and easier to contain and protect in the event of an oil spill. Councilmember Risner stated she had suggested that commercial traffic be banned on.Bolsa Avenue some time past, and suggested a sign be placed on Pacific Coast Highway in the direction of Bolsa to that effect. The City Engineer reported staff had contacted the Vons Store advising them not to allow their drivers to use Bolsa, also that in discussing this matter with the Police Department they advised in order to issue citations it would be necessary to place .signs on PCH and on Seal Beach Boulevard, however it was felt there is only a small number of .trucks that travel Bolsa. He agreed to look into the signage. Ms. Mitzi Morton, 153 - 13th Street, stated her.disappointment that the Council did not agree with Mr. Laszlo's request to hold over the Bixby EIR consultant item, and noted that the public meetings are scheduled in the midst of the busy Council campaign .period. Mr. David Mokhtarian, resident and business owner, added his objection to the action taken on item np", the Bixby RFP. Mr. Mokhtarian reported his ownership of DJ's Beachside Grill located between the Irisher and Clancy's. He stated he is often at his place of business between 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m., and has observed a number of people intoxicated beyond the .allowable limit and causing disturbances, to which he expressed great.concern. He noted the Police Department has responded to his calls on several occasions, however suggested the need to police the taverns inside and out, and possibly involve the ABC. Mr.. Mokhtarian asked that the Council direct that the problem be looked into, be dealt with in a stronger manner, and stated there are disturbances of one type or another on a daily basis. Councilman Hunt explained that the action taken on Item "P" merely authorized staff to solicit proposals from. consultants interested in preparing the EIR for the Bixby project. Mayor Grgas told Mr. .Mokhtarian he felt certain the problems he described would. be looked into. There being no further comments, Mayor Grgas declared Oral Communications closed. CLOSED SESSION No Closed'Session was held. ADJOURNMENT Laszlo moved, second by Wilson, to adjourn until Thursday, February 15th at 7:00.p.m. to consider extension of the. emergency proclamation, if deemed necessary. Mayor Grgas advised he would be unable to attend, and requested that his absence be excused. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Grgas, with unanimous consent of the Council, at 9:31 p.m. of the I I I 2-12-90 / 2-26-90 I Seal Beach, California February 26, 1990 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:05 p.m. with Mayor Grgas calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Grgas Councilmembers Hunt, Laszlo, Wilson Absent: Councilmember Risner Hunt moved, second by Laszlo, to excuse the absence of Mrs. Risner from this meeting. I AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Wilson None Risner Motion carried Also present: Mr. Nelson, City Manager Mr. Barrow, Assistant.City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Mr. Jue, Director of Public Works/ City Engineer Chief Stearns, Police Department Mr. Archibold, Assistant to the City Manager Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk WAIVER OF FULL .READING Wilson moved, second by Laszlo, to waive the reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions and that consent to the waiver of reading shall be deemed to be given by all Councilmembers after reading of the.title unless specific request is made at that time for the reading of such ordinance or resolution. I AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Wilson None Risner Motion carried PRESENTATION - LOS ALAMITOS HIGH SCHOOL - GRAD NIGHT Mrs. Rosemary Happlodt, member of the Grad Night Committee introduced members Mrs. Linda Havens and Mrs. Sadie Sachs, and reported that preparation is underway for the 1990 class "Mardi Gras in Rio" grad night. She noted their goal for every graduate, four hundred ninety-five students, to attend Grad Night, a safe, supervised evening of festivities that will commence at the school with food, dancing, games, and entertainment, the graduates then transported to a ship for a three hour harbor cruise, and then returned to the school for breakfast and drawings. Mrs. Happlodt said there has