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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 1983-10-24 lO-24-83 Seal Beach, California October 24, 1983 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:03 p.m. with Mayor Grgas calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: I Mayor Grgas Councilmembers Brownell, Laszlo, Risner Absent: Councilmember Vanderstaay Also present: Mr. Parker, City Manager Mr. Joseph, Assistant City Manager Mr. Johnson, Director of Public Works/ City Engineer Mr. Thomas, Finance Director Chief Dorsey, Lifeguard Department Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk WAIVER OF FULL READING Risner moved, second by Brownell, 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, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried I AGENDA AMENDED Risner moved, second by Laszlo, to amend the agenda to include a presentation by the Los Alamitos/Seal Beach Rotary Club and a presentation from the Town and Country Bank. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried PRESENTATION - ROTARY CLUB OF LOS ALAMITOS AND SEAL BEACH Mr. Bob Morgan, President of the Rotary Club of Los Alamitos and Seal Beach, presented a $500 donation to the Save Our Pier fund for reconstruction of the Municipal pier and commended the community effort in meeting this goal. Mr. Jim Funk, member of the Save Our Pier Group, accepted the check on their behalf and expressed appreciation for the donation. PRESENTATION - TOWN and COUNTRY BANK Mr. Jay Covington reported the sale of seventeen Games of Seal Beach and presented those proceeds to Councilmember I Risner. Mrs. Risner accepted the checks on behalf of the Seal Beach Womens Club and reported that $8,000 has been raised from the sale of the Game to date. PROCLAMATIONS Mayor Grgas proclaimed the month of November, 1983 as "Alzheimer's Disease Public Awareness Month." Mayor Grgas proclaimed November, 1983 as "Army College Fund Month." 10-24-83 I The week of November 27th through December 3rd, 1983 was proclaimed "National Home Health Care Week" by Mayor Grgas. "California's Safe Schools Week", October 24th through October 28th, 1983, was proclaimed by Mayor Grgas. Mayor Grgas proclaimed November 13th through November 19th, 1983 as "Winter-wise Your Family - Prepare for Storms Week", and urged all beachfront residents to participate in the flood insurance program. RESOLUTION NUMBER 3317 - COMMENDING TOYOTA MOTORS, U.S.A. - 25th CORPORATE CITIZEN ANNIVERSARY Resolution Number 3317 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, COMMENDING TOYOTA MOTORS, U. S. A. ON THEIR 25th ANNIVERSARY AS A CORPORATE CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3317 was waived. Laszlo moved, second by Brownell, to adopt Resolution Number 3317 as presented. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried I Mayor Grgas announced that Seal Beach was recently the recipient of a four-wheel drive pickup truck donated to the Lifeguard Department by Toyota Motors. Councilman Brownell commended Chief Dorsey and Lifeguard Steve Cushman for their efforts towards obtaining this contribution. Chief Dorsey and Mr. Cushman accepted the resolution on behalf of Toyota Motors and expressed their appreciation to the Council. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER 3318 - HONORING PATRICK C. SULLIVAN - POLICE OFFICER - DEDICATED SERVICE Risner moved, second by Brownell, to hold this item over until next meeting so that Officer Sullivan can be present. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried I RESOLUTION NUMBER 3319 - CITY ENGINEER AUTHORIZATION - STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT NO. I ASSESSMENT CHANGES Resolution Number 3319 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO CERTIFY CHANGES IN STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT NO.1 ASSESSMENTS." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3319 was waived. The City Engineer explained that the proposed resolution will provide the necessary authorization, as required by the Orange County Assessor, to correct errors and/or make changes to assessment amounts. Councilmember Risner requested that the Council be notified of any future changes to assessments that are made. Risner moved, second by Brownell, to adopt Resolution Number 3319 as presented. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried RESOLUTION NUMBER 3320 - HONORING DUANE WINTERS - SERVICE - LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES Resolution Number 3320 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH lO-24-83 HONORING DUANE WINTERS FOR HIS SERVICE ON THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3320 was waived. Risner moved, second by Brownell, to adopt Resolution Number 3320 as presented. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried I AGENDA AMENDED Brownell moved, second by Laszlo, to amend the agenda to include consideration of proposed Resolution 3321. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried RESOLUTION NUMBER 3321 - DESIGNATING COUNTY OF ORANGE AS AGENT - SERVICE OF PROCESS - ACTIONS UNDER REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE Resolution Number 3321 was presented to Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DESIGNATING THE COUNTY OF ORANGE AS ITS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR ACTIONS UNDER THE REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 3321 was waived. It was explained that the proposed resolution will authorize the County of Orange to act on the City's behalf in instances where actions are brought against the City relating to property taxes. Brownell moved, second by Risner, to adopt Resolution Number 3321 as presented. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried I CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEMS "J" THROUGH "R" Councilman Laszlo requested Item "M" removed from the Consent Calendar and the City Manager requested that Item "R" be removed. Risner moved, second by Brownell, to approve the recommended action for items on the Consent Calendar, except Items "M" AND "R", as presented. J. Approved the minutes of the regular meeting of September 26, 1983. K. Approved the minutes of the October 10, 1983 regular meeting. L. Approved regular demands numbered 49754 through 49919 in the amount of $556,608.43 and payroll demands numbered 6S14 through 6676 in the amount of $145,584.44 as approved by the Finance Committee and authorized warrants to be drawn on the Treasury for same. N. Approved agreements between the City of Seal Beach I and the Los Alamitos School District for community recreational use of swimming pool. facilities and baseball diamond, night lights and outfield area at McGaugh School, softball field, night lights and outfield area at Zoeter School, and authorized the Mayor to execute the agreements on behalf of the City. lO-24-83 O. Denied the claim of Elsie S. Strauss and referred same to the City's insurance adjuster for investigation. I P. Denied the claim of Signal Maintenance, Inc. and referred same to the attorney of record in this case. Q. Denied the claim of Lawrence McNerney. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR I ITEM "M" - FEDERAL AID URBAN PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - 1983/84 THROUGH 1987/88 In response to Councilmember Laszlo, the Director of Public Works reported that the Federal Aid Urban (FAU) Program funds improvements to major highways with a distribution of funding being eighty-six percent (86%) federal and fourteen percent (14%) local, and stated that the Orange County Transportation Commission is requesting submittal of new projects to be considered for FAU funding during the next five year program, noting that projects are considered on a competitive basis. The Director stated that the staff is recommending submittal of the reconstruction/rehabilitation of Seal Beach Boulevard between the San Diego Freeway (1-405) and the northerly city limits as the highest priority project. Mr. Johnson stated further that the staff has been working with the City of Los Alamitos and that tentative agreement has been reached to submit a joint project that would extend the northerly limit of the project on Los Alamitos Boulevard to Katella Avenue. In addition, Mr. Johnson stated it is recommended that the traffic signals be interconnected and upgraded from Westminster Avenue to the Los Angeles County line. The Director reported that the preliminary cost estimate for the project is $1.5 million, the federal share $1.3 million and local share $200,000 to be equally borne by the cities of Seal Beach and Los Alamitos, explaining that the most logical source of local funding would be through gas tax funds. Mr. Johnson clarified that 75% to 80% of the project cost would likely be allocated to reconstruction, the remainder to upgrading of traffic signals. Council discussion continued regarding a previous traffic signal interconnect program with Los Alamitos, use of gas tax funds, and local street repair needs. I Risner moved, second by Brownell, to authorize the submittal of the rehabilitation/reconstruction and traffic signal improvements on Seal Beach Boulevard and Los Alamitos Boulevard between the limits of Westminster Avenue and Los Alamitos north city limits to the Orange County Transportation Commission for consideration for funding under the 1983 Federal Aid Urban Program/Transportation Improvement Program (Fiscal Years 1983/84 through 1987/88). Discussion continued. Mayor Grgas requested that the staff investigate funding for safety improvements on Pacific Coast Highway from Anderson Street to Seal Beach Boulevard. Councilmember Risner inquired if additional improvements to Seal Beach Boulevard in the vicinity of Leisure World are planned. The Director of Public Works reported that another portion 10-24-83 of the Seal Beach Boulevard improvements will commence in the spring, continuing the project that began at the Leisure World main gate and ending in the vicinity of the Rockwell facility. Vote on the motion to authorize submittal of the Seal Beach Boulevard Project for FAU funding: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Risner Laszlo Vanderstaay I Motion carried ITEM "R" - ANNUAL AUDIT Risner moved, second by Brownell, to hold this item over until next meeting to allow for review of the annual audit prior to its acceptance, as requested by the City Manager. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried REPORT - CABLE TELEVISION LEGISLATION - "CITIES OF CABLE COALITION" The Assistant City Manager reported that a letter had been received from Paul E. Zeltner, Mayor of the City of Lakewood, requesting that the City of Seal Beach join the "Cities for Cable Coalition" and support their lobbying efforts on behalf of favorable cable legislation with a contribution to "C.C.C." of one cent per capita, $265. In reference to recent enactment of the Cable Telecommunications Act (S-66), Mr. Joseph stated that the City Attorney had provided a written analysis of that legislation, indicating that I the new law would have little impact and no adverse effects on the Seal BeaCh/Group W cable franchise at this time. The Assistant City Manager also referred to legislation expected to be introduced in the near future which, according to Mayor Zeltner, will severely limit local authority over cable franchises, which could impact refranchising in Seal Beach. The Council discussed further the City Attorney's communication relating to regulation of subscriber rates, regulations for franchise renewals, also the exemption of the private community of Leisure World from provisions of the Act, as well as Leisure World's option to secure cable service from another source upon expiration of the Leisure World contract in 1993. Discussion continued. Risner moved, second by Brownell, to authorize the expenditure of $265 to the "Cities for Cable Coalition" as requested. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried STATUS REPORT - GROUP W CABLE TELEVISION A status report from Group W Cable had been provided to the Council addressing the City Council's questions regarding I the progress of interconnection with Los Alamitos and with C.S.U.L.B., and in brief explained that I) interconnection with adjacent communities is being studied, many of the systems still under construction, and that Group Wand California Cable in Los Alamitos are investigating possible microwave interconnection; and 2) that the microwave interconnection with C.S.U.L.B. has been discussed and is postponed at this time, as requested by the University, pending completion of a University-wide interconnection study, and subsequent agreement and permit approvals for lO-24-83 I the interconnect. Mr. Jim Bray, Manager, Group W, responded to Councilmember Risner, stating that construction of the McGaugh School system would commence the following day, and that the system has been redesigned to provide the school with the subscriber as well as the institutional network, and indicated the system should be completed by the end of this week. With regard to cable service to Oak Junior High, Mr. Bray explained that Oak is not within the jurisdiction of Group W, and confirmed that the upgrading of the Leisure World system is complete with the exception of Mutual 15, which will require some additional work to be performed by the Golden Rain Foundation. Councilmember Risner requested that a letter be forwarded to Mr. Biederbach who had expressed his concerns to the Council at last meeting, providing him with the responses of Group W. No action was taken on the Group W'status report. TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE SALE The Finance Director presented an update on the TRAN sale for which negotiations with the Bank of America are now complete, stating that the City was assigned a MIG I rating by Moody's and that the Notes are to be purchased by the Bank of America on Thursday, October 27th at 6.25% interest, subsequently the proceeds will be transferred to the Seal . Beach branch Bank of America for investment by the City. Brownell moved, second by Risner, to approve the terms of the TRAN sale as negotiated. I AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried In response to Mayor Grgas, the Finance Director reported that negotiations are continuing with Rauscher pierce for the GAN sale, noting that there has been some concern by Rauscher Pierce regarding the pier construction time frame, the amount of the City's contribution, and the possible funds forthcoming from the Orange County Harbors, Beaches and Parks District and the State Wildlife Conservation Board. APPOINTMENTS - D.W.P. ADVISORY COMMITTEE Councilman Laszlo moved to appoint Mr. Jay Covington to the Advisory Committee from District Four. Councilman Brownell seconded the motion. In response to a Council member, the City Manager clarified that the Advisory Committee will be making its recommendations directly to the Council and that it is not foreseeable that the D.W.P. development will require further Planning Commission action unless an amendment to the Specific Plan is deemed necessary. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried I APPOINTMENT - ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE - TRACT 6345 Mayor Grgas requested that Councilmember Risner recommend an appointee to this Committee from Tract 6345 which is within District Three. APPOINTMENTS - DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION STUDY TASK FORCES The membership of the Task Forces was clarified, as approved at the October lOth meeting. Councilmember Risner moved to appoint Michael Gallier and Ed Hirsch to the Marketing/Business Analysis Task Force, and Tom Hermstad and Hal Halldin to the Traffic and Parking and Urban Design 10-24-83 Task Force from District Three, confirming that an additional appointment to the Traffic/Parking/Urban Design Task Force will be forthcoming. Councilman Brownell seconded the motion. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried I Councilman Brownell nominated Maury Gutkin to the Marketing/Business Analysis Task Force and Elsworth Donaldson to the Traffic/Parking/Urban Design Task Force from District Five. Councilmember Risner seconded the motion. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas,.Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried The Mayor clarified that appointments to the Task Forces from Districts One, Two and Four as well as one additional appointment from District Three, and the appointments of the Merchants Association will be held over to next meeting. The City Manager stated that the Task Forces will not meet until all appointments are made, at which time the first meeting will be called, and he estimated that the studies/recommendations of the Task Forces should be completed within four meetings. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Grgas declared oral communications open. Mr. Terry Wallace, Huntington Beach, spoke regarding the recent denial of his application to conduct a christmas tree sale business I on a vacant site located at Balboa Drive and Pacific Coast Highway. Discussion followed with the staff explaining that although the Municipal Code provides for the temporary sale of christmas trees under the Business License Chapter, the Zoning Ordinance prohibits commercial activities in a residential zone, noting that the proposed site is an R-I zone. The Council suggested that Mr. Wallace look into other locations in the City. There were no other oral communications; Mayor Grgas declared oral communications closed. AGENDA AMENDED It was the consensus of the Council to amend the agenda to include a Closed Session as requested by the City Manager. CLOSED SESSION The Council recessed to Closed Session at 8:20 p.m. and the meeting reconvened at 8:25 p.m. with the Mayor calling the meeting to order. The City Manager reported that the Council had discussed a legal matter. ADJOURNMENT Risner moved, at 8:26 p.m. second by Brownell, to adjourn the meeting AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner None Vanderstaay Motion carried I I I I IO-24-84 / 1l-l4-83 Approved: of Attest, ~_.,@c /2 CJ.ty CIl(rk ~eal Beach, California November 14, 1983 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:00 o'clock p.m. with Mayor Grgas calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Grgas Councilmembers Brownell, Laszlo, Risner, Vanderstaay Absent: None Also present: Mr. Parker, City Manager Mr. Stepanicich, City Attorney Mr. Joseph, Assistant City Manager Mr. Johnson, Director of Public Works/ City Engineer Mr. Thomas, Finance Director Mr. Stickney, Assistant City Engineer Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk AGENDA AMENDED Risner moved, second by Brownell, to amend the agenda to , consider Resolution Number 3318, honoring retiring Police Officer, Pat Sullivan. AYES: NOES: Brownell, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner, Vanderstaay None Motion carried WAIVER OF FULL READING Risner moved, second by Vanderstaay, 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, Grgas, Laszlo, Risner, Vanderstaay None Motion carried