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Seal Beach, California
october 14, 1985
The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular
session at 7:00 o'clock p.m. with Mayor Risner calling
the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Present:
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Mayor Risner
Councilmembers Brownell, Clift, Grgas, Wilson
Absent: None
Also present: Mr. parker, City Manager
Mr. Stepanicich, City Attorney
Mr. Joseph, Assistant City Manager
Mr. Baucke, Director of Development Services
Mr. Thomas, Finance Director
Mr. Hemphill, Director of Public Works/
City Engineer
Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk
WAIVER OF FULL READING
Brownell moved, second by Clift, 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:
Brownell, Clift, Grgas, Risner, Wilson
None Motion carried
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PROCLAMATIONS
Mayor Risner proclaimed the month of october, 1985 as
"Toastmasters Communications Month."
The Mayor proclaimed November 1st, 1985 as the beginning
of the fall season of the "Orange County Special Olympics."
The month of November, 1985 was proclaimed "Alzheimer's
Disease Public Awareness Month" by Mayor Risner.
PUBLIC HEARING - APPEAL 4-85 - ROSSMOOR BUSINESS CENTER -
SIGNAGE
Mayor Risner declared the public hearing open to consider
Appeal 4-85 to two conditions of approval placed on
Conditional Use Permit 8-85 by the Planning Commission.
The City Clerk certified that notice of public hearing
was advertised as required by law and reported no
communications had been received either for or against
this matter. The Director of Development Services reviewed
the background of this item, and provided a comparison
of the signage proposed by the Rossmoor Center, which includes
one additional identification sign and six tenant signs,
versus signage allowed by Code, a deviation from Code of
six, the height deviation of seventeen feet over the Code I
allowable fifteen feet for the six pylon signs and nine
feet for the Center identification sign, and a deviation
from the total sixty feet allowable signage for the Center
by one thousand three hundred seventy square feet. The
Director reported the action of the planning Commission
approving Conditional Use Permit 8-85 with the following
conditions: 1) that pylon sign '9 not be permitted as
shown on the submitted plans; 2) that the double-faced
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75 square foot readerboard not be permitted as part of
the existing Rossmoor Center; 3) that the applicant provide
modified drawings of pylon signs #2 and #3 showing the
Thrifty and Lucky signs as they exist if the applicant
wants such signs to be authorized as part of the sign program;
and 4) that the Rossmoor Bowl and Town & Country Bank signs
be included with the application. The Director noted Appeal
4-85 is to Conditions land 2. Mr. Baucke provided a slide
presentation of signage at thirteen similar shopping areas
in the southland. The Director reported staff's recommendation
would be to affirm the Planning Commission's approval as
conditioned, based upon the fact the sign program as proposed
by the Center includes signs which are too high and too
great in number when compared to similar commercial centers,
and the excessive deviation from the sign regulations as
provided by the Municipal Code. Mayor Risner 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. Charles vose, attorney with the law firm of
Oliver, stover and Laskin, 1000 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles,
representing the Rossmoor Center, spoke in support of Appeal
4-85. Mr. Vose noted that the pylon signs exist as they
do pursuant to a 1980 agreement between the City and the
Center, and based upon that agreement more than $100,000
was spent by the Center to remodel and upgrade the signs
as they exist. Mr. Vose described the Rossmoor Center
as a valuable asset to Seal Beach, noting however that
the Center has to compete with other shopping centers in
the area for its clientele, stating that the additional
pylon sign to the north of the Center would serve to balance
the signage and provide identification for those businesses
located in that area. He explained that the readerboard
proposed to be located underneath an existing pylon should
not pose an environmental concern to the City and would
serve to advertise upcoming events as is done in other
areas of the community. Margaret Chapman, Security Pacific
Bank, Marketing Department, spoke in support of the requested
additional signage, citing the ineffectiveness of wall
and roof signs given the distance of business locations
from the street, noted the continuing effort of the Center
and its tenants to abate the existing building signs, and
expressed the need for businesses in the Center to attract
customers who are traveling Seal Beach Boulevard, this
being accomplished through sign identification of tenants
of the Center. Mr. Tom Gould, Gould Music Company, referred
to the cost and effort that has gone into upgrading the
signage of the Center since 1980 and continuing effort
to abate nonconforming building signs, stated his feeling
that the slides presented were not an equitable comparison
to the Rossmoor Center, stating however that even though
the Rossmoor merchants appreciate their association with
Seal Beach, question has been raised as to whether the
Center should be associated with Seal Beach or Los Alamitos.
Mr. Bob Keenan, representing the Sign Users Council of
California, Norwalk, referred to the annexation of the
Rossmoor Center to Seal Beach which, due to the traffic
flow, made the Center a valuable economic asset, expressing
concern that the economic value to the City could be damaged
by restricting its signage and draw of the retail market
from that traffic flow. He spoke in support of the additional
signage which would provide increased tenant identification,
enhance traffic safety for ingress and egress to the Center,
and also spoke in support of grandfathering the existing
signage on the buildings. There were no other communications;
Mayor Risner declared the public hearing closed.
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Councilman Clift noted conflicting comments of the speakers,
one referring to continued sign abatement, which would
present some justification for the requested additional
pylon sign, another requesting the additional signage as
well as grandfathering existing signs, citing vehicular
safety as justification. In response to Council the Director
of Development Services explained that the sign amortization
period was adopted in 1979, afterwhich a Rossmoor sign
proposal was presented to the City which resulted in upgrading
of the signs to what currently exists, noting that the
procedure set forth by Code to approve a sign program is
through the Conditional Use Permit process. Mr. Baucke
noted that the sign issue came to attention recently when
the market in the Center requested replacement of their
sign, and that investigation had shown that although City
permits had been issued, the Rossmoor sign matter had not
been considered by the Planning Commission nor had the
required CUP been approved. Mr. Baucke confirmed that
the signs proposed at that time were not in conformance
with existing Code requirements, adding that recent Planning
Commission action approved the existing signage due to
a legal situation based upon the previous issuance of permits
by the City. The City Attorney advised that the legality
of the Rossmoor signs had been discussed at the Planning
Commission, that it was felt by the Commission that a hardship
had been experienced by the property owner due to their
reliance on the City'S issuance of 'the permits to approve
their signs, and that in this case the Conditional Use
Permit was appropriate to legalize their existing signs,
noting that there was a potential for legal action on the
part of the property owner in this particular case. Mr.
vose requested to again address the Council.
It was the unanimous consensus of the Council to reopen
the public hearing. Mr. Vose recalled that approximately
1967 annexation of the Rossmoor Center took place and as
part of that annexation an agreement was executed between
the City and the Center which dealt with regulations specific
to the Center. He stated that when the sign ordinance
came into effect in 1979 it is his understanding that the
Center took the position that because of the annexation
agreement the sign ordinance did not effect the Center,
with the City taking the position that it was applicable,
and that after more than a year of discussion agreement
was reached that the Center would upgrade their signs and
eliminate, in time, the nonconforming signs on the buildings.
Mr. vose stated that the Center proposed a sign program
at that time, agreed to by the City whether or not it was
approved through the CUP process or another manner, and
that building permits were then issued for new signs and
remodeling of existing signs. Mr. vose added that it is
the Center's position that the existing signs are valid,
that the CUP application presently before the City was
not a voluntary proposal of the Center but at the request
of the City, that it is a complete sign program including
color, height, etc., to represent a final adopted sign
program for that Center. Mr. vose stated again that
discussions relating to the Center's signs took place for
more than a year in the early 1980'S, that Commission and
Council members were aware of the ongoing discussions,
and concluded that the Center had acted in good faith.
Councilman Grgas referred to the previous plans submitted
for approval, noting that the signs that were sUbsequently
erected were not in compliance with existing Code at that
time, that building permits were issued without proper
authority, that the signage received no Planning Commission
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or Council review and approval, and added that whether
the annexation agreement superceded the sign Code provisions
is a matter of interp~etation. Mayor Risner declared the
public hearing closed.
Mayor Risner stated she did not object to the proposed
readerboard, however recommended that the Planning staff
develop a provision of the sign ordinance for shopping
centers over thirty acres, taking into consideration their
advertising needs. Councilmember Wilson expressed her
feeling that the Rossmoor Center is a credit to Seal Beach
both financially and asthetically, noting that the needs
of that area differ substantially from others, and pointing
out that the additional signage will be tied into that
which currently exists. Councilmember Wilson moved to
approve Appeal 4-85 and Conditions 1 and 2 for sign #9
and the readerboard. Mr. Baucke confirmed that all pylon
signs are thirty-two feet in height. There was no second
to the motion. Councilman Brownell acknowledged Rossmoor
Center's value to the community and expressed his recognition
of their problems, however stated he did not want to overturn
the determination made by the planning Commission nor approve
an item that is contrary to the requirements of the City
Code. Mr. Brownell suggested that this matter be referred
back to the planning staff for amendment of the sign ordinance
recognizing the problems of the Rossmoor Center and those
of other shopping areas. Mayor Risner moved to approve
CUP-8-85, that Condition Number 1, sign #9, not be approved,
that Condition Number 2, the double-faced readerboard,
be approved, and that the staff be directed to prepare
an amendment to the sign ordinance dealing with shopping
centers of thirty acres or more. It was clarified that
Conditions 3 and 4 also be approved as recommended.
Councilmember Wilson seconded the motion. Discussion
continued. The City Manager suggested that the Council
may wish to take action on each point separately, and in
addition, stated it was his understanding that the readerboard
would have been acceptable to both the planning staff and
Commission if certain compromises had been forthcoming,
such as elimination of certain existing signage. Councilman
Grgas questioned whether or not special privilege was being
shown certain areas of the City. Mr. Clift noted that
the Planning Commission did not disapprove of the concept
of the Rossmoor plan, disapproved only two areas of their
sign program, stating that given the location of the signs,
a tradeoff for signs from one location to another would
seem to have been a reasonable consideration. Discussion
continued. Mr. Parker pointed out that the Rossmoor Center
was planned thirty years ago, as was its signage, and due
to past actions on the part of the City, the Planning
Commission has legalized the existing signage at the Center,
and explained that the Center is merely requesting the
addition of a readerboard and a pylon sign in keeping with
the 1950 signage theme. He added that the existing signage
of the Center is no longer negotable, and questioned whether
the additional signs would be objectionable. Mayor Risner,
with consent of the second, withdrew the motion before
the Council. Councilmember Wilson moved to approve
Conditional Use permit 8-85, that pylon sign #9 be permitted
as shown on the submitted plan, and that the double faced
75 square foot readerboard be permitted under sign #6.
with consent of Mrs. Wilson, Mayor Risner amended the motion
to direct the Planning staff to prepare an amendment to
the sign ordinance addressing shopping centers of thirty
acres or more, and seconded the motion.
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AYES:
NOES:
Brownell, Clift, Grgas, Risner, Wilson
None Motion carried
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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1192 - NON-CONFORMING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES -
ADDITIONS/MODIFICATIONS
Ordinance Number 1192, as amended, was presented to Council
for first reading entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH ESTABLISHING SPECIFIC REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR
ADDITIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO NONCONFORMING RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES AND AMENDING THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE."
By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance Number I
1192 was waived. The City Attorney reviewed in detail
his memorandum addressing changes proposed to the Ordinance
by Mr. Robert Cook, and verified that all previous Council
amendments had been incorporated in the Ordinance. Risner
moved, second by Grgas, to approve the introduction of
Ordinance Number 1192 and that it be passed to second reading.
AYES:
NOES:
Brownell, Clift, Grgas, Risner, Wilson
None Motion carried
ORDINANCE NUMBER l193 - SPECIFIC PLANS - REGULATION ZONE/
PROCEDURES
Ordinance Number 1193 was presented to Council for second
reading entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
ESTABLISHING A SPECIFIC PLAN REGULATION ZONE AND SPECIFIC
PLAN PROCEDURES AND AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH, CALIFORNIA." By unanimous consent, full reading
of Ordinance Number 1193 was waived. Clift moved, second
by Brownell, to adopt Ordinance Number ll93 as presented.
AYES:
NOES:
Brownell, Clift, Grgas, Risner, Wilson
None Motion carried
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1198 - MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS/MASSAGE
TECHNICIANS I
Ordinance Number 1198 was presented to Council for first
reading entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH RELATING TO REGULATION OF MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
AND MASSAGE TECHNICIANS." By unanimous consent, full reading
of Ordinance Number 1198 was waived. The City Manager
reported the proposed Ordinance amends existing provisions
relating to educational requirements and investigative
fees. Brownell moved, second by Clift, to approve the
introduction of Ordinance Number ll98 and that it be passed
to second reading.
AYES:
NOES:
Brownell, Clift, Grgas, Risner, Wilson
None Motion carried
RESOLUTION NUMBER 3526 - SUPPORTING SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
'30 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION
Resolution Number 3526 was presented to Council entitled
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION '30 RELATIVE
TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION." By unanimous consent, full
reading of Resolution Number 3526 was waived. Risner moved,
second by Clift, to adopt Resolution Number 3526 as presented.
AYES:
NOES:
Brownell, Clift, Grgas, Risner, Wilson
None Motion carried
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CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEMS "I" THROUGH "R"
The Clty Manager requested Item "Q" be removed from the
Consent Calendar, and the City Attorney requested Item
"Nil removed. Cl i ft moved, second by Brownell, to approve
the recommended action for items on the Consent Calendar,
except Items "N" and "Q", as presented.
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I. Approved the minutes of the regular City Council
meeting of September 23, 1985.
J. Approved regular demands numbered 57959 through
58196 in the amount of $766,322.24, and payroll
demands numbered 15038 through l5403 in the amount
of $302,144.19 as approved by the Finance Committee
and authorized warrants to be drawn on the Treasury
for same.
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K. Denied the claim of Edith Juarez and referred
same to the City's insurance adjuster.
L. Approved the Merchant Parking Agreement for a
period of one year, expiring September 30, 1986,
and authorized the City Manager to execute the
Agreement on behalf of the City.
M. Approved the renewal of the parking Citation
processing Agreement with provincial Data Systems,
Inc. for a period of one year, expiring June 30,
1986, and authorized the City Manager to execute
the Agreement on behalf of the City.
O. Approved a Change Order to R. J. Noble in an amount
not to exceed $42,000 for College Park East Street
Reconstruction, and authorized the City Manager
to execute the Change Order on behalf of the City.
P. Bids were received until 2:00 p.m., October 8,
1985, at which time they were publicly opened
by the City Clerk for project Number 514-B, Armed
Forces Reserve Center park, as follows:
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Mathis Environmental,
Inc.
Allied Sprinkler, Co.,
Inc.
Artistic Landscape &
Engineering
Excel paving Co.
Hondo Company, Inc.
Terra-Cal Construction,
Inc.
McGrew Construction
Co . , Inc.
Wakeham Construction,
Inc.
valley Crest Landscape,
Inc.
Hacienda Landscape,
Inc.
Basic Bid Alternate Bid
$178,570.70 $179,410.70
207,145.16
214,984.00
224,990.00
225,294.00
239,425.00
239,627.50
252,602.00
265,160.40
296,607,06
207,144.66
214,081.00
227,517.00
223,278.00
232,075.00
245,402.50
255,752.00
266,210.40
291,384.06
Transferred $15,000 from the Environmental Reserve
Fund to the AFRC Park Fund, Account 8099-01, and
awarded the contract for project Number 514-B
to the low bidder, Mathis Environmental, Inc.
in the amount of $178,570.70, and authorized the
City Manager to execute the contract on behalf
of the City.
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Authorized the staff to advertise for bids for
the demolition of B-114 Surfside.
AYES:
NOES:
Brownell, Clift, Grgas, Risner, Wilson
None Motion carried
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ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEM "N" - AGREEMENT - CHEVRON U.S.A., INC. - BOAT LANDING
FACILITY
With regard to the use of parking spaces, the Assistant
City Manager reported twenty spaces are made available
to Chevron in the beach parking lots. After further
discussion, the City Attorney recommended Section l7 of
the Agreement be amended clarifying that the parking spaces I
would be located in the "Eighth and Tenth Street beach
parking lots," and that Section 6 be amended to read "Landing
Number One and Landing Number Two." Brownell moved, second
by Wilson, to approve the Agreement with Chevron U.S.A.
as amended by the City Attorney, for the term expiring
October 14, 1986 and authorized the City Manager to execute
the Agreement on behalf of the City.
AYES:
NOES:
Brownell, Clift, Grgas, Risner, Wilson
None Motion carried
ITEM "Q" - AWARD OF BID - BACKHOE and BEACH TRACTOR
Bids were received until 2:00 o'clock p.m. on October 7,
1985 at which time they were publicly opened by the City
Clerk for one backhoe and one beach tractor as follows:
Bengal Tractor, Inc.
Colton Equipment Co.
Case Power & Equipment
Eberhard Equipment
Empire Tractor Co.
BACKHOE
$28,845.99
36,333.62
36,509.58
41,837.l4
No Bid
TRACTOR
No Bid
No Bid
$38,523.58
37,312.00
39,685.34
Staff recommendation: 1) reject the backhoe bid from Bengal I
Tractor, Inc. and Colton Equipment Company and reject the
tractor bid from Eberhard Equipment Company all for not
meeting specifications; 2) award the bid to Case Power
and Equipment Company for both the backhoe and tractor
in the amount of $75,033.l6; and 3) transfer $4,000 from
Account 6296 (backhoe purchase), to Account 5096 (beach
tractor purchase). The Director of Public Works reported
he was not familiar with the JCB equipment prior to the
bidding process, that the JCB did not meet the technical
specifications for the backhoe, and that staff's concerns
were with reliability over several years, parts availability
and future service. He reported that based upon the
recommendations of the Public Works Department Superintendents,
it is felt that the Case backhoe is reliable and will more
adequately meet the needs of the City. Mr. Hemphill reported
that the most substantial deviation from the specifications
of the Bengal backhoe was its digging force. Mr. Mike
Judd and Mr. Del Castle, Bengal Tractor, Corona, distributed
literature describing the JCB backhoe, noting that the
JCB model bid won the test of this type of construction
equipment conducted by the Detroit Testing Laboratories.
Mr. Judd reported JCB Company has been in business for
forty years, second largest backhoe manufacturer in the
world, the U.S. subsidiary located in Maryland and a parts
depot in Riverside. Mr. Judd reported the purchase of I
JCB equipment by the Los Angeles Department of Water and
Power and the City of Ontario. He stated their understanding
of the specifications to be a Case 580 or equal, and of
the fifty-five bid responses only four did not meet
specifications: 1) engine system coolant, two quart difference;
2) fuel capacity, one gallon difference; 3) extended load
height, two inch difference; 4) front bucket, JCB eight
inches higher which could be adjusted; and 5) bucket cycle
force, the JCB being greater. Mr. Judd described the warranty
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on the equipment as set forth in the brochure provided
to Council. The City Manager recommended that the backhoe
bid not be awarded at this time pending further evaluation
of the equipment and contact with the Los Angeles DWP and
the City of Ontario. Brownell moved, second by Clift,
to reject the bid of Eberhard Equipment Company for not
meeting specifications for the beach tractor, and award
the bid for the tractor to Case Power and Equipment in
the amount of $38,523.58.
AYES:
NOES:
Brownell, Clift, Grgas, Risner, Wilson
None Motion carried
COMPUTER SYSTEM
The Finance Director presented the staff report regarding
selection of a computer system within the 1985/86 budgeted
amount of $29,000. Mr. Thomas reported nine computer vendors
had been invited to respond to the Request For proposal,
specifying the type of systems and items needed, to which
four vendors responded as follows:
Sun Computers
Apex Computers
pacific Computers
California Micro Computers
IBM Equipment
Altos Equipment
North Star Equipment
IBM Equipment
$38,879
36,374
28,695
15,669
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Mr. Thomas reviewed in depth the proposals received, the
quality of the equipment, and responded to questions posed
by Council. After discussion, Clift moved, second by Brownell,
to determine it to be in the best interest of the City
to dispense with formal bid procedures for the acquisition
of a computer system, as permitted by Municipal Code Section
2-25(f), and to accept the proposal of Pacific Computers
for the computer system in the amount of $28,695. The
City Attorney advised that the record should reflect that
the city Council dispensed with bidding procedures for
reasons stated in the staff recommendation.
AYES:
NOES:
Brownell, Clift, Grgas, Risner, Wilson
None Motion carried
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BUS SERVICE REROUTING
The City Manager presented the staff's report regarding
moving the existing bus layover location on 8th Street
at Pacific Coast Highway to another location, as requested
by residents of the area. Mr. Parker reported that subsequent
to discussions, Long Beach Transportation presented two
alternative layover sites for consideration: 1) adjacent
to the new Taco Bellon the west side of Marina Drive;
and 2) the present passenger landing area of Main Street
and Electric Avenue. He noted the first alternative posed
three major problems: 1) the bus service would have to
be rerouted, never reaching Main Street; 2) there is no
connective service for those passengers wishing to transfer
to an OCTD bus line; and 3) a loading/layover zone at this
location would result in passengers traveling through
residential areas in order to get to and from the beach.
The City Manager recommended the second alternative, however
due to concern with site distance restrictions for vehicles
exiting the parking lot area to travel west on Electric
Avenue, recommended that the entrance/exit area of that
parking lot be posted to prohibit egress onto Electric
Avenue. William Harris, 8th street, spoke in favor of
moving the 8th Street bus route and layover location.
Marie RObinson, 7th Street, spoke for increased bus service
with east/west routing on Electric Avenue. Grgas moved,
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second by Wilson, to approve alternative number two, the
layover location at Main Street and Electric Avenue, and
posting of the parking lot entrance/exit as recommended
by the City Manager.
AYES:
NOES:
Brownell, Clift, Grgas, Risner, Wilson
None Motion carried
ANNUAL CONGRESS OF CITIES - VOTING DELEGATE
Council indicated no attendance at the National League
of Cities Congress of Cities, December 7th through llth,
1985 in Seattle, therefore no action was taken to select
a voting delegate.
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APPOINTMENT - CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
Councilman Grgas moved to appoint Mr. Joseph Rullo, A-43,
Surfside to the Civil Service Board representing District
One for the full term expiring July 1991. Mayor Risner
seconded the motion.
AYES:
NOES:
Brownell, Clift, Grgas, Risner, Wilson
None Motion carried
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Risner declared oral communications open. Mr. James
Funk, 215-1/2 - lOth Street, noted the resignation of Mr.
parker as City Manager and spoke to the selection process
for his replacement, stating that the City could retain
a recruiting firm, or as alternatives, the Council could
aPPoint a citizens panel to review applications, or a panel
of City Managers to screen the applicants. Mr. Funk
congratulated Mr. Parker on his new position in Half Moon
Bay and conveyed appreciation for his contribution to Seal I
Beach as City Manager. Marie Robinson, 113 - 7th Street,
spoke to her complaints of a neighboring home occupation,
piano lessons and day care, a garage conversion without
providing the required carport resulting in parking problems,
and to a sideyard encroachment. The staff reported the
day care is subject to State permit and enforcement, noting
that more than the allowable six children have been observed
at this center, reported that conditions of the garage
conversion have never been met, that the permits are no
longer valid, and reported this matter has been referred
to the City Attorney for further action. Richard Eldridge,
Seal way, spoke in support of the alternative City Manager
selection processes suggested by Mr. Funk. The City Manager
and members of the Council explained that the difficulty
with citizen involvement in the City Manager selection
process would be the confidentiality of the applicants.
Councilman Grgas presented a petition containing ninety-
nine signatures objecting to hazardous conditions existing
on a vacant lot located at Neptune and Seal Way, and requested
that the City Attorney and staff take whatever action is
necessary to alleviate the problem. The City Attorney
advised that a report would be forthcoming regarding
establishment of a weed and nuisance abatement program.
It was the consensus of the Council to excuse the absence
of Mayor Risner from the next regular meeting. There were I
no other oral communications; Mayor Risner declared oral
communications closed.
CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney reported Council would meet in Closed
Session to discuss pending litigation pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9(c) and personnel matters. The Council
adjourned to Closed Session at 9:51 p.m. The Council
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reconvened at 10:44 p.m. with the Mayor calling the meeting
to order. The City Attorney reported that the Council
had discussed pending litigation and personnel matters
as previously reported.
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ADJOURNMENT
By unanimous consent, Council adjourned the meeting to
Monday, October 21st at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 10:46
p.m.
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Seal Beach, California
October 21, 1985
The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular
adjourned session at 7:00 o'clock p.m. with Mayor Risner
calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Mayor Risner
Councilmembers Brownell, Clift, Wilson
Absent:
Councilman Grgas
Mr. Grgas arrived at the meeting at 7:10 p.m.
Also present: Mr. parker, City Manager
Mr. Stepanicich, city Attorney
Mr. Joseph, Assistant City Manager
Mr. Baucke, Director of Development Services
Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk
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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:
Brownell, Clift, Risner, Wilson
None
Grgas Motion carried