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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 1986-12-08 11-24-86 / 12-8-86 ADJOURNMENT Wilson moved, at 9:44 p.m. AYES: NOES: second by Risner, to adjourn the meeting Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried Attest: I Approved: Seal Beach, California December 8, 1986 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:24 p.m. with Mayor Clift calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. 1- ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Clift Councilmembers Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson Absent: None Also present: Mr. Nelson, City Manager Mr. Stepanicich, City Attorney Mr. Joseph, Assistant City Manager Mr. Knight, Director of Development Services Mr. Osteen, Recreation Director Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk WAIVER OF FULL READING Wilson moved, second by Grgas, 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 I REPORT - ASSEMBLY BILL 2674 The City Attorney reviewed the provIsIons of Assembly Bill 2674, amendments to the Ralph M. Brown Act taking effect on January 1, 1987. Mr. Stepanicich summarized the amendments relating to the content and posting of agendas, limitation of the items on which decisions may be made to those matters listed on the agenda, and the exceptions thereto, a requirement to allow the opportunity for public discussion, and a provision 12-8-86 setting forth the procedure for challenge of an action should said action be in violation of the Brown Act. With regard to public communications, Councilman Grgas moved to direct staff to place a notation on the agenda, for clarification to the public, advising that the Council is restricted from taking action on any matter not appearing on the posted agenda. Councilmember Risner seconded the motion. The City Attorney clarified that the provisions I of the Brown Act apply to any established body of the City. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried PROCLAMATION Mayor Clift proclaimed December 14th through December 20th, 1986 as "Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week." PUBLIC HEARING - RECONSTRUCTION - FLOOD DAMAGED/DESTROYED LEGAL NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS Mayor Clift declared the public hearing open to consider reconstruction of legal non-conforming buildings damaged or destroyed to an extent greater than fifty percent by flooding. The City Clerk certified that notice of the public hearing had been advertised as required by law, and reported no communications had been received either for or against this matter. The Director of Development Services presented the staff report and recommendations of the Planning Commission. Mayor Clift 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. Ms. Joyce Ross, 1109-1/2 Seal Way, spoke in support of the proposed Ordinance, however requested that it be expanded to include all types of casualty loss. Ms. Ross cited the inability to obtain adequate loans from financial institutions for income property. Ms. Ross was advised that the proposed Ordinance will be in effect until July 1, 1987 pending further study and resolution of this matter. Mr. Joe Ribal, Seal Way, member of the Old Town Rental Housing Improvement Association, expressed appreciation to the staff and Council for their efforts to resolve the reconstruction issue, however noted that the original proposal by their organization was broader in nature and proposed reconstruction in the case of all natural disasters. Mr. .Art Boyington, 1111 Seal Way, also referred to the difficulty of obtaining loans for income properties, and spoke in favor of reconstruction resulting from any natural disaster. There were no further communications; Mayor Clift declared the public hearing closed. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1234 - RECONSTRUCTION - DAMAGED/DESTROYED NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS Ordinance Number 1234 was presented to Council for second reading entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, RELATING TO THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEGAL NONCONFORMING BUILDINGS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY FLOODING." By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance Number 1234 was waived. The City Attorney advised that should it be the intent of the Council to expand the proposed Ordinance to cover all natural disasters, it would be necessary to refer the matter back to the Planning Commission for consideration. It was the consensus of the Council to act on the Ordinance as proposed in order to implement interim provisions pending adoption of permanent regulations. Council requested that the staff and Planning Commission move forward with this matter at the earliest possible date. Grgas moved, second by Hunt, to adopt Ordinance Number 1234 as presented. I I 12-8-86 AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I ORDINANCE NUMBER 1236 - RECONSTRUCTION - DAMAGED/DESTROYED NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS - URGENCY Ordinance Number 1236 was presented to Council entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH RELATING TO THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEGAL NONCONFORMING BUILDINGS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY FLOODING AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF." By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance Number 1236 was waived. Grgas moved, second by Risner, to adopt Ordinance Number 1236 as presented. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I PUBLIC HEARING - HOUSING and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - YEAR XIII Mayor Clift declared the public hearing open to consider Housing/Community Development projects as recommended for funding by the Citizens Participation Committee for year thirteen of the Program. The City Clerk certified that notice of the public hearing had been advertised as required by law, and reported no communications had been received either for or against this item. The Director of Development Services presented the staff report setting forth the Committee's recommended projects for funding: 1) reconstruction of the Third Street alley between the Ocean Avenue alley and Central way alley, including water and sewer mains, $70,000; 2) Zoeter School bleacher reconstruction, renovation of storage areas and restrooms, construction of dugouts and an awning, $40,000; 3) housing rehabilitation loans, $50,000; and 4) implementation of Seal Beach Boulevard Improvement Program, $25,000. There were no communications from the audience regarding this item; Mayor Clift declared the public hearing closed. RESOLUTION NUMBER 3659 - HOUSING/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - YEAR XIII - PROJECT SUBMITTAL Resolution Number 3659 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3659 was waived. Risner moved, second by Grgas, to adopt Resolution Number 3659 as presented. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I ORDINANCE NUMBER 1235 - ESTABLISHING CERTAIN LIMITATIONS - RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT Ordinance Number 1235 was presented to Council for second reading entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH ESTABLISHING CERTAIN LIMITATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH." By unanimous consent, full reading of Ordinance Number 1235 was waived. Risner moved, second by Grgas, to adopt Ordinance Number 1235 as presented. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried 12-8-86 RESOLUTION NUMBER 3660 - AUTHORIZING DESTRUCTION - POLICE RECORDS Resolution Number 3660 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN POLICE RECORDS." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3660 was waived. wilson moved, second by Risner, to adopt Resolution Number 3660 as presented. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I RESOLUTION NUMBER 3661 - COMPLETION - COLLEGE PARK EAST STREET RECONSTRUCTION - PROJECT NUMBER 568 Resolution Number 3661 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DECLARING WORK TO BE COMPLETED AS TO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PROJECT #568, CPE STREET RECONSTRUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN BLAIR PAVING COMPANY AND THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3661 was waived. Wilson moved, second by Risner, to adopt Resolution Number 3661 as presented. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEMS "I" THROUGH lip" Councilmember Risner requested Item "M" removed from the Consent Calendar. Wilson moved, second by Risner, to approve the recommended action for items on the Consent Calendar, except Item "M", as presented. I. Approved the minutes of the regular City Council meeting of November 24, 1986. I J. Approved regular demands numbered 63142 through 63236 in the amount of $649,8l5.0l, and payroll demands numbered 23443 through 23596 in the amount of $158,325.01 as approved by the Finance Committee, and authorized warrants to be drawn on the Treasury for same. K. Denied the claim for damages of Robert Leverenz and referred same to the City's insurance adjuster. L. Denied the claim for damages of Daniel J. Kelley and referred same to the City's insurance adjuster. N. Authorized the City Manager to enter into a contract with the Friends of Seal Beach Animal Care Center, Inc. for construction and operation of an animal care center on Agency-owned property on Regency Drive. O. Approved the waiver of the liability insurance requirement for the Senior Woman's Club, Craft Section, for use of the Marina Community Center. P. Accepted the resignation of Mr. Vernon Trexel from the Citizens Participation Committee, District Two, and declared the position vacant. I AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried 12-8-86 ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR I ITEM "M" - PALM TREE REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY Councilmember Risner noted the importance for the public be made aware of the mutual agreement reached between the City and the Southern California Edison Company for removal and replacement of the palm trees on Bolsa Avenue, Balboa Avenue and the west side of Seal Beach Boulevard, the trees having dangerously encroached into the electrical facilities. The City Manager advised that an exact schedule for the removal/replacement program will be developed in cooperation with the Edison Company, and that it is anticipated that the project will commence by late January. He stated that a notice advising of the project will be forwarded to the residents served by the affected streets, as well as publicized through a news release. Risner moved, second by Hunt, to receive and file the memorandum from the Director of Public Works relating to the palm tree removal/replacement program. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried APPOINTMENT - ORANGE COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT Clift moved, second by Wilson, to reappoint Councilmember Risner to the Orange County Vector Control District, Board of Trustees, for the two year term commencing January 1, 1987 and expiring December 31, 1988. I AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Wilson None Risner Motion carried NOMINATION - ORANGE COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL Councilmember Risner nominated Ms. Joan Ellen Goldberg, 285 Clipper Way, for the position of representative to the Orange County Senior Citizens Advisory Council, Second Supervisorial District. Mayor Clift seconded the motion. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried APPOINTMENT - PLANNING COMMISSION Councilman Grgas requested that the District One appointment to the Planning Commission be held over. CANCELLATION OF MEETING Risner moved, second by Hunt, to cancel the regular City Council meeting of December 22nd. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I CITY COUNCIL ITEMS Councilman Hunt referred to a recent news article and letter to the editor appearing in the Seal Beach Journal commending the many volunteers who worked to provide dinners for the needy on Thanksgiving, and added his appreciation of the generosity and compassion of those individuals. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Clift declared Oral Communications open. Mr. Steve Friedman, member of the Old Zoeter School Cultural Center, urged that efforts now be concentrated on saving the remaining, entire Zoeter School site, rather than chance the buildings 12-8-86 being razed to allow maximum use and economic return to the School District or a developer. He stated he felt the Zoeter property will appreciate in accordance with any beach property, and requested that consideration be given to sOliciting interest in a long term lease of the existing Pacific Coast Highway fronting buildings, which would also provide for interior renovation. Councilman Grgas requested that the Council consider establishing a new Downtown Task Force as a follow-up of the Downtown I Revitalization Plan for the specific purpose of studying , traffic and a means of creating additional parking in the downtown area, as well as other recommendations of the Plan. Mr. Grgas requested that evaluation of one-way Main Street traffic be included in the study. Grgas moved, second by Risner, to direct the staff to prepare recommendations for reorganizing a Task Force for continued study of implementing the Downtown Revitalization Plan. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried Mr. Norman Shutzberger, 228 - 13th Street, requested that the City Manager include on each upcoming agenda, an update regarding negotiations for the Zoeter site on future agendas. Grgas moved, second by Risner, to direct that a Zoeter update be included on future Council agendas, in view of the new Brown Act restrictions, until the issue is resolved. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried There being no further communications, Mayor Clift declared Oral Communications closed. CLOSED SESSION I The City Attorney reported the Council would meet in Closed Session to discuss a personnel matter, and the on-going negotiations with the Los Alamitos School District for acquisition of the Zoeter School site. The Council adjourned to Closed Session at 8:14 p.m. and reconvened at 9:22 p.m. with Mayor Clift calling the meeting to order. The City Attorney reported that the Council had discussed the items previously reported, and gave further direction to staff regarding negotiations with the School District. Mr. Stepanicich announced that a press conference would be held by the City Council and the School District the following morning in City Council Chambers to announce the current status of the negotiations. Grgas moved, second by Risner, to authorize the City Manager to retain consultant services to assist in the negotiations with the Los Alamitos School Board for the acquisition of the Zoeter School property, the cost not to exceed $5,000. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried Grgas moved, second by Hunt, to close City Hall on Friday, December 26th. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried I ADJOURNMENT Grgas moved, 9:24 p.m. second by Wilson, to adjourn the'meeting at AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried 12-8-86 / 12-22-86 / 1-12-87 City Seal I Approved: $~Vq Attest: Notice of Cancelled Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the regular City Council meeting of Monday, December 22, 1986 is hereby cancelled pursuant to action taken by the Seal Beach City Council. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Monday, January 12, 1987. DATED this 9th day of December, 1986. J I Seal Beach, California January 12, 1987 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:00 o'clock p.m. with Mayor Clift calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Clift Counci1members Hunt, Risner, Wilson Absent: Counci1member Grgas I Councilman Grgas arrived at the meeting at 7:29 p.m. Also present: Mr. Nelson, City Manager Mr. Stepanicich, City Attorney Mr. Knight, Director of Development Services Chief picascia, Police Department Capt. Garrett, Police Department Mr. Osteen, Recreation Department Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk