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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 1989-02-21 2-9-89 / 2-21-89 I offset the loss of the existing pad, a Redevelopment Agency could fund that public parking structure. ' In response to Councilmember Wilson, Mrs. Risner clarified that a voluntary paramedic subscription prog~am would allow for those services to be p~ovided at ,no cost in return for a reasonable per household fee, possibly ,$25 annually. Mr. Nelson advised that Leisure World has that program. The City Manager stated that a list, of the issues and desires discussed ,at this session would be compiled and provided to each member of the Council. ADJOURNMENT With unanimous, consent of the the Council, Mayor Hunt adjourned the meeting at 8:53 p.m. ( -r --." I the , Approve'!: \ Attest: I Seal Beach, California February 21, 1989 The City Council of the ,City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:02 p.m. with Mayor Hunt calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Hunt ' , Councilmembers Grgas, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson Absent: None Also present: Mr. Nelson, City Manager Mr. Barrow, Assistant City ,Attorney Mr. Thomas, Finance Director Chief Stearns, Police Department Mr. Knight, ,Director of Development Services Mr. Jue, Director of Public Works/ City, Engineer Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk I WAIVER OF FULL READING Risner 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. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried 2-21-89 PRESENTATION The City Manager introduced Mr. Bob Eagle, Parks Supervisor, Public Works Department, and Lt. David Van Holt, Police Department, nominees forc 1989 Employee of the Year. Mr. Nelson rceviewed the background-and achievements of their employment, and personal involvement with the community. Mayor Hunt and members of the Council commended Mr. Eagle and Lt. Van Holt on their nomination. I PROCLAMATION ' Mayor Hunt proclaimed the month of March, 1989 as nWomen's History Month.n CONTINUED JOINT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING -,AMENDMENT NO.4 - RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN Mayor Hunt declared the continued joint public hearing open to consider Amendment No. 4,to the Riverfront Redevelopment Plan. The City Clerk reported no communications had been received rcelating to this matter since January 16, 1989, at which time the joint public hearing was continued. The City Manager reported revised Resolutions and Ordinance had been provided the Council, separating out the Department of Water and Power property from Amendment ,No. 4 as originally proposed. The Assistant City Attorney advised that if it were ,the ,desire ,of the City Council to consider- only the Department--of Water ,and Power portion of Amendment No.4, he would ,recommend that public testimony ,be taken, the public hearing closed, and action be taken on the documents applicable to Amendment No. 4 relating to the Department of Water- and ,Power, property. Mr. Barrow clarified that if the Department ,of Water and Power and Hellman property issues ar-e separated, that ,would not preempt an individual from commenting on the Hellman ,issue however no action could be taken on that porction of ,the..proposed,Amendment at this time, and that ,he would ,recommend that ,the public hearing be renoticed-to ,considerc,the Hellman property amendment to the Riverfront Redevelopment Plan. Grgas moved, second by Wilson, to separate the Department of Water ,and Power portion of the amendment to the Riverfront Redevelopment Plan for consideration at this time. I AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried There being no comments-from the audience,regarding this matter, Mayor Hunt declared the public hearing closed. RESOLUTION NUMBER 88-3 - APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 4 - RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN - DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER-PROPERTY Resolution Number 88-3 was considered by the Agency entitled nA RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.n By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution I Number 88-3-was,waived. Risner- moved, ,second by Laszlo, to adopt Resolution Number 88-3 as presented. AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried In, response ' to ,Councilman Laszlo, the Development Services Di~ector clar-ified that the current adopted Specific Plan for the Department ,of ,Water and Power site calls for seventy perccent parck and thirty ,percent commercial development, proposed ,to, be hotel-use, and ,that Amendment No.4 brings the ,Redevelopment Plan ,into conformance with the Specific Plan and zoning of that property. 2-21-89 I RESOLUTION NUMBER 3819 - APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 4 - RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN - DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER PROPERTY Resolution Number 3819 was presented to the Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3819 was waived. Risner moved, second by Laszlo, to adopt Resolution Number 3819 as presented. AYES: NOES: G~gas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried ORDINANCE NUMBER 1278 - AMENDING RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN - DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER ,PROPERTY Ordinance Number 1278 was presented to Council for first reading entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AMENDING THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR-THE RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT." By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance ,Number 1278 was waived. Risner moved, second by Laszlo, to approve the introduction of O~dinance Number 1278 an~ that it be passed to second reading. AYES: NOES: G~gas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried ADJOURNMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT ,AGENCY MEETING Grgas moved, second by Risner, to adjourn the Redevelopment Agency meeting. I AYES: NOES: G~gas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried The meeting was adjourned at 7:24 p.m. RESOLUTION NUMBER 3841 - RECORDING REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY INDEBTEDNESS, Resolution Number 3841 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RECORDING A LOAN TO THE RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF SEAL BEACH IN THE AMOUNT OF $717,060." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3841 was waived. Risner moved, second by Wilson, to adopt Resolution Number 3841 as presented. AYES: NOES: G~gas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I RESOLUTION NUMBER 3842 - SUPPORTING RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM -,COUNTY OF ORANGE Resolution Number 3842 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING SECTION 8 CERTIFICATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3842 was waived. Councilmember Wilson ,asked if the~e are any Leisure World persons,receiving assistance under this Program as she felt there are,a number- who would qualify. The City Manager responded ,that he has no direct knowledge of the ,individuals, that, he receives statistical information only as to applications made, p~ocessed and ,approved from the Orange County Housing Authority, the agency that administe~s the program. Councilman Grgas noted that there is occasionally ,an open enrollment period for such assistance, that this Resolution is advising the,federal government that this City is not in support of further cuts in this program. Wilson moved, second by Risner, to adopt Resolution Number 3842 as presented. 2-21-89 AYES: NOES: Grgas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried Councilmember Risner stated she would hope local citizens interested in assistance under this program would contact the County for information, and Mayor Hunt suggested that a local news article would be helpful in informing the public of the availability of the program. CONSENT ,CALENDAR - ITEMS "H" THROUGH "L" Wilson moved, second by Laszlo, to approve the recommended action for the items on the Consent Calendar as presented. In response to Councilman Grgas' question relating to Item "K", Chief Stearns-stated he was unaware of the final decision by the City,of,Los,Angeles on their proposed ordinance to ban assault weapons, that he understood the City of ,Cypress had a similar ordinance for consideration this date, and at ,this time he would recommend support of pending legislation at ,the State level rather than at the local ,level. Councilmember Risner noted that the League's Public ,Safety ,Committee did, ,in recent ,years, recommend legislation to,ban.semi-automatic weapons, and some cities are cur~ently adopting regulations ,in an effort to send their message to the State legislature. I H. Approved the minutes of the regular meeting of January 3, 1989. I. Approved regular demands numbered 72461 through 73632 in the amount of $464,310.63, payroll demands numbered 33931 through 34090 in the ,amount of $175,075.99 as approved by the,Finance Committee and authorized warrants to be drawn on the Treasury for same. I J. Authorized the City Manager to advertise for bids for ,Soil Testing at ,the City Yard as the result of, leakage from the diesel fuel tank, and appropriated $13,000 from General Fund Reserves,to fund the testing as required by the County of Orange. K. Supported the ,adoption of SB 292 ,(Roberti) and-AB 357 (Roos) relating to the usage of assault weapons. L. Approved termination of the ,easement near First Street and Ocean Avenue granted to Exxon Company USA for electrical distribution facilities on City-owned property. AYES: G~gas, Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson NOES: None Motion carried REQUEST - RUBY'S DINER,- PIER SIGN- The ,City Manager reported Ruby,',s has ,requested that this item be ,held ove~ until ,the meeting of March 20th. Councilmember,Risne~ asked that the item be,held over until the first meeting--in April as she would be absent from the March 20th meeting. CITY ,COUNCIL, ITEMS, ,- , , Councilman Laszlo reported College Park East is experiencing a,noise prOblem that,appears to,be coming. from the diesel pump located in the farming area of the Naval Weapons Station, and requested that the ,staff investigate the annoyance. Mr. Laszlo ,also ,announced that the Airport Site Coalition would be meeting ,on ,Saturday from approximately 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Fluor building in Irvine I 2-21-89 1 and invited any interested person to attend. Councilmember Risner inquired when the,scoping sessions ,are scheduled on the supplement to the Environmental Impact Report for the Hellman property. The City Manager stated the scoping sessions are anticipated to be held,early in April upon completion of the draft environmental analysis, ,and that those sessions will be noticed in the press. He explained that the consultant is presently addressing questions posed by the Council, thereafter they will be presenting their initial work to the public prior to the normal public review process and then respond in depth ,to the ,issues raised. Councilmember Risner referred to the four hundred forty-nine plan and noted that the consultant would be generating population densities and,traffic generation and requested that an addendum be prepared on the basis of a four hundred scenario. Councilmember ,Wilson ,referred to consideration of affordable housing in regards to the Mola development, and requested clarification of the cost of the proposed condominium units, initially thought to be between $112,000 and $175,000, and a ,more recent indication,was that they would be in the range of $200,000. The City Manager stated initially the estimated prices ,were between $112,000 and $275,000, and,suggested that du~ing the present analysis process ,a unit of greater than the minimum size could be looked at in order to estimate what the price may be. He also verified that the City has no authority in establishing the price of units. Councilman ,Laszlo recalled his past experience with regard to the condominiums in the Rossmoor area where the final cost, was more than three times what was initially projected. Mayor Hunt referred to a recent editorial in the ,Seal Beach Journal, which he felt was predicated on comments at the pre-budget workshop, suggesting that the a committee be selected by the Council to explore ideas to promote and enhance retail sales in this community, and asked that the City Manager, with the concurrence of the Council, to make suggestions as to how the City might proceed to organize such a committee. I I ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Hunt declared Oral Communications open. Ms. Carla watson, 1635 Catalina Avenue, spoke ,regarding the trees that had ,existed on the Zoeter School site, voiced her strong objection to them being ,cut down, and inquired if the small brick wall would also be demolished. The City Manager reponded that demolition of the building is now underway, explaining that part of the building will be retained, the eucalyptus tree located at the corner ,of Pacific Coast Highway and Twelfth Street will be retained, through modern technology there is an attempt to retain ,the architectural integrity of the building, and noted that there will be parking in the area,between the ,building and Pacific Coast Highway, and that existing landscaping will be replaced with a irrigation system ,and with landscaping greater than what is required for commercial development. Councilmember Risner also voiced her concern with the brick wall, which she said was part of the foundation of the original school building, and-asked that the ,Council be provided with a schematic of,the plan for the site. She noted that the bricks-are valuable and should not be disposed of by the developer, suggesting that the City retain the bricks for use or that they be offered ,to the public for their historical value. Mayor Hunt noted that Public Works has been on-site ,and salvaging any ,materials that are felt to be reasonable to save. Councilman Grgas pointed out that the City had proposed bonding to the voters to save the entire site, however ,was not ,approved. Ms. Norma Strohmeier, Seal Beach Boulevard, stated she ,felt she has spoken with everyone possible in her, attempt ,to alleviate the on-going problems and conditions that exist due to the construction 2-21-89 of eight dwelling units at Electric Avenue and Seal Beach Boulevard, yet it ,seems apparent no one has any control. She said no one has yet been able to interpret the meaning of construction, she also made reference to the local ordinance that places a limit on the hours that construction may,take,place, however she has been ,given a different answer each time,the Police ,Department has been called, she also questioned who is responsible for the sub-contractors, and reported the alleys are not being restricted to vehicles. Ms. Strohmeier voiced her complaint with regard to working ,on holidays, hours of construction, delivery of supplies and loading/unloading of ,equipment during nightime hours, and the project that was to have been concluded in December is still going on. She requested that her complaints and questions ,receive response. The City Manager ver-ified that the Code does restrict construction to normal weekdays between, specific hours, ,with an exception provided for homeowners, and explained that he is attempting to reconstruct the series of events that have allegedly occurred in ,order ,to pose ,these ,questions, including what is determined to be ,construction, to,the City Attorney, and with regard to one ,of the ,incidents, the Police Department has, advised that ,under the Vehicle Code the operator of the truck had ,the-right to opercate his vehicle ,on the City streets and ,was not considered to be involved in the construction., Mr. Nelson advised of ,his intent to follow up on ,Ms. ,Strohmeier's concerns., Ms. Strohmeier stated one of the elements of defining construction could be ,whether or not it would, be considered a commercial project. Councilmember Risner suggested that possibly a provision could be ,added to the Code-regulating delivery of construction,materials to a site, also placing the responsibility for any non-compliance or violation of the Code with the general contractor. Discussion continued. Ms. ,Alice Davis, 224 - 4th Street, ,expressed her surprise at what ,may be the-selling price ,for-the condominium units pr-oposed by Mola Development and thought to be affordable housing, also her disappointment that the trees on the Zoeter site were cut ,down. Recalling a previous personal experience, ,she, suggested-that perhaps the City could impose a,requirement that developers replace trees like for like when they are removed, making specific reference to street trees. In,response to Councilmember Risner, the City Manager- stated that the street tree policy,previously reviewed by, the ,Council and referred to staff, is on the list of projects,to be accomplished however at this time he was not certain as to when ,it would,be completed. Mr. Galen Ambrose conveyed his observation ,that the--palm trees on Bolsa,Avenue are surrounded by asphalt rather than grass, and stated that Mr. Walt Wright has ,a list ,of trees that would be ,acceptable for cities, suggested that the asphalt be removed, that grass and nice trees be planted along Bolsa, and ,possibly put an island down Seal Beach Boulevard. He ,also suggested,that Seal Beach, could be designated as a mitigation site.,requiring developers who remove trees to place them in Seal Beach. ,There being no further comments, Mayor Hunt declared Oral Communications closed. CLOSED SESSION ' No Closed Session was held. ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with unanimous consent of the Council, to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 p.m. I I I 2-21-89 / 3-6-89 of the c' I I A,P)?F~~~d : Attest: Seal Beach, California March 6, 1989 The City Council of the City of ,Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:00 o'clock p.m. with ,Mayor Hunt calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Hunt Councilmembers Laszlo, Risner, Wilson Absent: Councilmember Grgas I Councilman Grgas arrived at 7:12 p.m. Also present: Mr. Nelson, City Manager Mr. Barrow, ,Assistant City Attorney Mr. Jue, ,Director of Public Works/ City Engineer 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 ,afte~ reading of ,the title unless specific request is made at ,that time for the reading of such ordinance or resolution. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Hunt, Laszlo, Risner, Wilson None Grgas Motion carried I PRESENTATION Ms. Rosemary Happsoldt and Ms. ,Linda Havens made a presentation to the Council requesting ,City support and contribution towards the first Los Alamitos High School Grad Night celebration, the intent being to provide seniors with an all night celebration that is safe and substance free. They explained that the party ,would commence ,at Los Alamitos High School and include ,dancing, food, entertainment, photographs, decorations and prizes, thereafter there would be a ship cruise of the Los,Angeles/Long Beach/San Pedro Harbors with games, ,prizes and entertainment, the party concluding ,with a ,breakfast at the School. Ms. Happsoldt explained that ,there are five hundred ten students in the senior class, that the .budget for ,Grad Night represents the attendance ,of two-hundred ,seventy-five as that is the number necessary to ,guarantee the cruise, however it is hoped that at least three hundred fifty students will participate. Ms.