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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 1988-01-18 1-18-88 Seal Beach, California January 18, 1988 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:03 p.m. with Mayor Wilson calling the meeting to order. Mr. Mike Martin, Southern California Edison Company, led the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Wilson Councilmembers Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner Absent: None I Also present: Mr. Nelson, City Manager Mr. Stepanicich, City Attorney Mr. Joseph, Assistant City Manager Mr. Jue, Assistant City Engineer Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk WAIVER OF FULL READING Clift moved, second by Hunt, 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: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried Mayor Wilson reported that the City Manager had requested that the agenda be amended to consider an emergency Resolution relating to the storm. RESOLUTION NUMBER 3752 - CONFIRMING LOCAL EMERGENCY I The City Manager reported that the City's emergency operations center was activated this date as a precautionary measure in response to high tides and the potential for damage from heavy wave action, and that he had proclaimed the existence of a local emergency which is subject to ratification by the City Council within seven days. Clift moved, second by Risner, to amend the agenda to consider Resolution Number 3752, stating that the reason for this action relates to emergency conditions, the need arising since the agenda was posted. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried Resolution Number 3752 was presented to Council and read in full by the City Manager entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY." The City Manager reported that there was loss of one piling at the end of the pier, damage to another, and eight to ten cross members broken and in need replacement. He advised that the estimated cost of damages to public property, the pier, parking lots, etc., is most likely $25,000 or less, and as of this afternoon there I' were some reports of minor damages to private property. He stated the forecast is that the wind and high tide will continue for another day, thus the pier will be closed to the public until approximately noon, that persons are being advised to stay out of the water, the beach closed due to the operation of heavy equipment, and that City crews and equipment are available on a standby basis in case of further emergency. He advised that once the storm has subsided the City Engineer will meet with a structural 1-18-88 engineer to determine the full extent of damage to the pier and if immediate repairs are necessary. Discussion continued. Risner moved, second by Clift, to adopt Resolution Number 3752 as presented. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I RESOLUTION NUMBER 3751 - IMPROVEMENT OF BOLSA AVENUE - ARTERIAL HIGHWAY FINANCING PROGRAM Resolution Number 3751 was presented to Council entitle "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE ARTERIAL HIGHWAY FINANCING PROGRAM THE IMPROVEMENT OF BOLSA AVENUE." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3751 was waived. The Assistant City Engineer explained that Bolsa Avenue is classified as a secondary roadway therefore qualifies for AHFP funds, and that the City's fifty percent match will be included in the 1988/89 proposed budget. Risner moved, second by Hunt, to adopt Resolution Number 3751 as presented. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I ORDINANCE NUMBER 1268 - CABLEVISION FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT Ordinance Number 1268 was presented to Council for first reading entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE TO THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AND COMCAST CABLEVISION." By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance Number 1268 was waived. The Assistant City Manager reviewed the request from Mr. Tom Kezar, General Manager of Comcast Cablevision, regarding proposed changes to the existing cable franchise agreement with the City. Mr. Joseph stated that the staff would recommend continuation of the present local origination programming practices for a period of three years, that there are no concerns with allowing performance testing to comply with FCC requirements, that maintenance of existing requirements for documentation of gross receipts, with the elimination of the financial statement from the regional controller, is sufficent and is current practice, however noted that the City Attorney has recommended that the $75,000 Letter of Credit be retained as it is for the purpose of security throughout the term of the franchise. He also noted for the record that all reference to Comcast Cablevision should be changed to read Comcast Cablevision of Seal Beach, Inc. Discussion followed regarding the FCC testing regulations, and Mr. Pete Arnold, 1615 Seal Way, Chairman of the Cable Foundation, stated he could foresee no problem in using FCC requirements for performance testing, those standards sophisticated and more than adequate for Seal Beach, noting that the ultimate measure of performance lies with the user. With regard to the financial statement, the City Attorney stated he felt that the language proposed continues to insure that the City will receive an accurate, certified financial report. Grgas moved, second by Clift, to approve the introduction of Ordinance Number 1268 and that it be passed to second reading. I AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried 1-18-88 CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEMS "C" THROUGH "H" Councilman Hunt requested Item "G" removed from the Consent Calendar. Grgas moved, second by Risner, to approve the recommended action for Items on the Consent Calendar, except Item "G", as presented. Councilmember Risner requested that the Council be provided a list of the sidewalk repair locations. C. Approved the minutes of the regular City Council meeting of November 16, 1987. D. Approved regular demands numbered 68509 through 68617 in the amount of $257,487.21, and payroll demands numbered 28550 through 28989 in the amount of $179,513.55 as approved by the Finance Committee, and authorized warrants to be drawn on the Treasury for same. I E. Approved the specifications for Sidewalk Reconstruction, Project Number 592, and authorized the City Manager to advertise for bids. F. Denied the claim for indemnification of Modern Alloys, Inc. and referred same to the City's insurance adjuster. H. Awarded the janitorial service agreement to California Janitorial Services, the sole bidder, in the amount of $47,692.80, and authorized the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM "G" - AB 2624 - BROWN ACT REVISIONS Councilman Hunt stated he disagreed with the recommendation and the position of League of Cities in opposition to AB 2624, a bill that would require cities to record all Council closed sessions and release same after ,one year unless by four-fifths vote the recordings are approved to be kept confidential. Grgas moved, second by Risner, to authorize the City Manager to contact members of the Governmental Organizations Committee and express opposition to the passage of AB 2624. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Risner, Wilson Hunt Motion carried Councilman Hunt reiterated his personal conviction of making information available to the public, even though he understood there could be ramifications and additional costs involved under this bill. The City Attorney advised the proposed bill would pose some difficulty with respect to matters of litigation and discussions relating to how to proceed or what action to pursue, noting that the 1 confidentiality would need to be confirmed by a four-fifths vote of the Council on an annual basis, and without such affirmative vote the information would become fully discoverable to any party to a litigation at that time. The City Manager noted that this legislation should be looked at from a standpoint of long term'effect, also taking into consideration the requirement for retention and storage of such confidential recordings, indexing of same, all of which 1-18-88 I could lead to substantial cost and workload. The Assistant City Manager added that the bill could also have an adverse impact on personnel negotiations. INITIATIVE MEASURE "A" The City Manager advised that the staff is working on the report regarding the administrative impact of Measure "A", which will be submitted to the Council at the earliest date possible and made available to the public. APPOINTMENT - PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE Councilman Grgas requested that the District One appointment to the Project Area Committee be held over. CITY COUNCIL ITEMS Councilman Hunt extended appreciation to the City Manager, Councilman Grgas, and the entire City staff for their efforts in dealing with the problems resulting from the high tides. Councilman Hunt also recalled his comments with regard to Council consideration of a donation to the Friends of the Library towards construction a new building at the Leisure World library, and requested that that matter be placed on the next agenda. Members of the Council concurred with Mr. Hunt with regard to the efforts of the City employees during the storm and flooding and requested that resolutions of appreciation be prepared recognizing those efforts. The City Manager reported that the town hall meeting that is to be focused on zoning has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 9th at 7:00 p.m., and that Comcast Cable will be making a video of that presentation. Mr. Nelson also advised he would be attending the State City Manager's Conference in San Diego starting February 10th. I ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Wilson declared Oral Communications open. Mr. LeRoy Brown, 705 Ocean Avenue, submitted a petition of sixty-five signatures, twenty-seven of which were Main Street business persons, requesting that a permit not be issued to the United Way to hold their Sand Castle Event in 1988 until they submit a traffic control plan that would insure the safety of visitors and citizens of Seal'Beach. He noted that although the City Manager, rather than the Council, issues such permits, he requested that the concerns of citizens and the business community be taken into consideration. The City Manager pointed out that approval or disapproval of the permit, with conditions, is an administrative process, and that any interested person could appeal the staff decision to the Council. He advised that the staff would be meeting the following day to review the concerns expressed at the town hall meeting regarding the Sand Castle event, and reported that to date United Way has not provided a resolution of the problems that have been expressed, most particularly traffic control and parking. Mr. Brown stated it was his understanding that most of the persons from the business community that signed the petition preferred the competitive sand castle event as opposed to the expanded event held in 1987. There being no further communicatins, Mayor Wilson declared the public hearing closed. I ADJOURNMENT Grgas moved, second by Hunt, to adjourn the meeting at 8:02 p.m. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, None . carried 1-18-88 / 2-1-88 Approved: ~t.'~A ~..J Mayor Attest: Seal Beach, California February 1, 1988 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Wilson calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. I ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Wilson Councilmembers Clift, Hunt, Risner Absent: Councilman Grgas Also present: Mr. Nelson, City Manager Mr. Rudell, Assistant City Attorney Mr. Joseph, Assistant City Manager Chief Stearns, Police Department Mr. Knight, Director of Development Services Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk Mayor Wilson announced the untimely death of Mr. Dudley Hemphill, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, and those present observed a moment of silence in his memory. The City Manager advised that City Hall would be closed from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. the following day to allow I employees and friends to attend a memorial service for Mr. - Hemphill. AGENDA AMENDED Risner moved, second by Hunt, to amend the agenda to consider Items "G" and "V" as first items of business. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Clift, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Grgas Motion carried WAIVER OF FULL READING Clift moved, second by Wilson, 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: ABSENT: Clift, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Grgas Motion carried ITEM "G" - RESOLUTION NUMBER 3755 - STORM ASSISTANCE - I HUNTINGTON BEACH JEEP-EAGLE Resolution Number 3755 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO HUNTINGTON BEACH JEEP-EAGLE DEALER FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE DURING THE JANUARY 1988 STORMS." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3755 was waived. Clift moved, second by Hunt, to adopt Resolution Number 3755 as presented.