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CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AGENDA OF THE CITY COUNCIL |
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Mayor Larry Lavagnino Mayor Pro Tem Leo Councilmember Bob Orach Councilmember Alice Patino Councilmember Hilda Zacarías |
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City Manager Tim Ness City Attorney Gil Trujillo City Clerk Patti Rodriguez Chief Deputy City Clerk Patricia Perez Ex-Officio Clerk of the City Council |
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REGULAR MEETING JULY 17, 2007 6:30 P.M. |
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This agenda is prepared and posted pursuant to
Government Code Section 54954.2. By
listing a topic on this agenda, the City Council has expressed its intent to
discuss and act on each item. In
addition to any action identified in the summary description of each item, the
action that may be taken by the City Council shall include: a referral to staff with specific requests
for information; continuance; specific direction to staff concerning the policy
or mission of the item; discontinuance of consideration; authorization to enter
into negotiations and execute agreements pertaining to the item; adoption or
approval; and disapproval. Items not on
the agenda may not be discussed or acted upon except under emergency
circumstances. (Government Code Section
54954.2).
Copies of the staff reports or other documentation
relating to each item of business referred to on the agenda are on file in the
Office of the City Clerk, available for public inspection during City Hall
business hours, and in the Library the Friday before the meeting. If requested, the agenda and supporting
documents shall be made available in alternative formats to persons with a
disability. The City Clerk will answer
any questions regarding the agenda.
The City of
Participation includes assistance under the
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To allow the City to coordinate and request a Spanish translator from
the volunteer corps, call 925-0951, extension 307 by 1:00 p.m. on Monday before
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INVOCATION:
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG:
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Lavagnino
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Orach,
Patino,
1. PROCLAMATIONS/COMMENDATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
A. Recreation and Parks Volunteers of the Month for July 2007:
for their exemplary commitment as volunteers for the Northern Santa Barbara County Special Olympics for over 20 years.
A. Proclamation declaring July 21 and 22, 2007 as:
in the
City of
1. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (NOT TO EXCEED A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES):
The Council values your input. Individual speakers are limited to three minutes or as directed by the Mayor. To address the Council you are asked to fill out a Request to Speak Form and provide it to City Staff PRIOR TO this part of the agenda. This assists the Clerk in accurately preparing the minutes of the meeting. Once the public comment period commences, no other speakers will be allowed to submit a Request to Speak Form. This time is reserved to accept comments from the public on Consent Agenda items, Closed Session items, or matters not otherwise scheduled on this agenda. Direction to staff may be given; however, State law does not allow action to be taken by the Council on matters not on the printed agenda at this meeting. The law requires that notice be given to the public at large to allow for full disclosure and discussion and decisions on important public issues. To have City Council discussions and decisions on unnoticed items would prevent the type of public input necessary to make governmental decisions.
2. CONSENT CALENDAR:
The following routine items are presented
for City Council approval without discussion as a single agenda item in order
to expedite the meeting. The Consent
Calendar is approved by roll call vote with one motion. These items are discussed only on request of
Councilmembers. Members of the public
may speak on Consent Calendar items during the Public Comment Period.
SHOULD A COUNCILMEMBER WISH TO DISCUSS OR
DISAPPROVE ANY ITEM, it must be dropped from the blanket motion of approval and
considered as a separate item.
ROLL
CALL: Councilmembers Orach, Patino,
CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK:
A. Recommendation of City Staff to waive the reading in full of all ORDINANCES and RESOLUTIONS. Ordinances on the Consent Agenda will be adopted by the same vote cast at the first meeting, unless City Council indicates otherwise.
B. Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council approve the MINUTES of the Regular City Council Meeting of July 3, 2007.
a. To be approved.
C.
Recommendation
of City Staff that the City Council adopt a resolution amending City
Administrative Memo (CAM) 98-05 “MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
POLICY,” thereby providing for an additional 180 days of salary
continuation and health benefits for those employees called to active military
duty.
a.
Resolution
No. 2007-96 to be adopted approving the amended
D. Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council adopt a resolution approving a property tax exchange agreement between the City of Santa Maria and the County of Santa Barbara pertaining to Annexation No. AN-105, Quail Run Reorganization.
a. Resolution No. 2007-97 to be adopted providing for a negotiated exchange of property tax revenues pertaining to the Quail Run Reorganization.
E. Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council adopt a resolution approving a property tax exchange agreement between the City of Santa Maria and the County of Santa Barbara pertaining to Annexation No. AN-106, Wastewater Treatment Plant Reorganization.
a. Resolution No. 2007-98 to be adopted providing for a negotiated exchange of property tax revenues pertaining to the Wastewater Treatment Plant Reorganization.
F. Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council accept as complete certain public improvements and authorize the release of a bond posted in connection with LA VENTANA, TRACT 5886:
a. Faithful Performance bond in the amount of $544,873.45 for the construction and installation of boundary walls with an order that the Contractor, Labor and Material Bond be retained until January 2008.
G. Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council accept as complete certain public improvements and authorize the release of a bond posted in connection with FOXENWOOD TOWNHOMES, TRACT 5763:
a. Faithful Performance bond in the amount of $140,530 for the construction and installation of boundary walls with an order that the Contractor, Labor and Material Bond be retained until January 2008.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT:
H. Payment of WARRANTS.
a. To be ordered ratified subject to having been certified as being in conformity with the budget and having been approved for payment by the Director of Administrative Services.
I. Payment of PAYROLL.
a. To be ordered ratified subject to having been certified by the proper Department Heads, as shown on records on file in the Department of Administrative Services, and having been approved for payment by the Director of Administrative Services.
CITY ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT:
J. Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council conduct the second reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 2007-13, an ordinance re-enacting the Daytime Juvenile Anti-Loitering Ordinance (Chapter 6-3A of Title 6 of the Santa Maria Municipal Code).
a. Ordinance No. 2007-13 to be adopted.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT:
K. Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council give approval to CALL FOR BIDS on the plans and specifications for Alvin Avenue and Railroad Avenue Traffic Signal, Bid No. 2008/03.
a. Approval to call for bids to be granted.
L. Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council approve the NOTICE OF CONTRACT COMPLETION for North Blosser Road Widening from West Main Street to Taylor Street, Bid No. 2006/03.
a. Notice of Contract Completion to be approved and the Chief Deputy City Clerk directed to record same.
M. Recommendation of the Traffic Committee that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the establishment of NO PARKING on Southside Parkway between Centerpointe Parkway and South College Drive from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., seven days a week.
a.
Resolution No. 2007-99 to be adopted approving
the establishment of no parking on
N. Recommendation of the Traffic Committee that the City Council adopt a resolution establishing ANGLE-PARKING on North McClelland Street between Fesler Street and Mill Street.
a.
Resolution No. 2007-100 to be adopted approving
angle-parking on
UTILITIES DEPARTMENT:
O. Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council conduct the second reading and adopt ORDINANCE No. 2007-14 authorizing a five percent increase in water and sewer rates.
a. Ordinance No. 2007-14 to be adopted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
a. Staff report to be made. (Director of Recreation and Parks)
b. Written communications.
c. Those in favor to be heard.
d. Those in opposition to be heard.
e. After all persons have been heard, and all communications filed, hearing to be closed.
f. Resolution No. 2007-101 to be adopted ordering the assessments for the South Miller Street/South College Drive Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. DS-6.
g. Resolution No. 2007-102 to be adopted ordering the assessments for the Northwest Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. DS-9.
h. Resolution No. 2007-103 to be adopted ordering the assessments for the Northeast Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. DS-10.
i. Resolution No. 2007-104 to be adopted ordering the assessments for the Southwest Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. DS-11.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers
Orach, Patino,
a. Staff report to be made. (Director of Public Works/City Engineer)
b. Written communications.
c. Those in favor to be heard.
d. Those in opposition to be heard.
e. After all persons have been heard, and all communications filed, hearing to be closed.
f. Resolution No. 2007-105 to be adopted approving the charges and ordering the assessments for the City’s 2007 Annual Weed Abatement Program.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers
Orach, Patino,
5. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE REALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM INCOME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDS. The City Council will consider reallocating $8,864 in 2006 Program Income to fund non-profit organizations as part of the 2007-08 allocations and to reprogram $425,044 in unused Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund to the Library Construction Project to help bridge the financial gap of the anticipated project budget.
a. Staff report to be made. (Director of Administrative Services)
b. Written communications.
c. Those in favor to be heard.
d. Those in opposition to be heard.
e. After all persons have been heard, and all communications filed, hearing to be closed.
f. Resolution No. 2007-106 to be adopted approving the reallocation of CDBG Program Income and Economic Development Funds.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Orach, Patino,
REGULAR
BUSINESS:
6.
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND
COMMITTEES. The City Council will consider making appointments to the Block Grants
Advisory Committee and the Library Board of Trustees.
a. Staff report to be made. (Chief Deputy City Clerk)
b. Appoint five members to the Block Grants Advisory Committee for a regular term of three years. Recommendations for nominations to be made by each Councilmember. Appointments to be made by the Mayor with ratification by the City Council. Applications were received from:
Sandy Bierdzinski
David Frances (Incumbent) Councilmember Patino
Rosalie Marquez (Incumbent) Councilmember Trujillo
Jose Ponce (Incumbent) Mayor Lavagnino
Barry Sigman
Suzanne Valery
Donna Wolcott (Incumbent) Councilmember
Orach
c. Appoint two members to the Library Board of Trustees for a regular term of three years. Appointment to be made by the Mayor with ratification by the City Council. Applications were received from:
Jeanne Breunig
Avery Gallas (incumbent)
Michael Johnson
Barry
Sigman
Barbara Witterick (incumbent)
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Orach, Patino,
REPORT BY CITY MANAGER:
ORAL REPORTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS AND OFFICERS
(INCLUDING AB1234 REPORTS):
CLOSED SESSION: The City Council will recess to a Closed
Session to discuss:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6.
Agency
representative: Assistant City Manager
Employee organization:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - LIABILITY CLAIMS
(Subdivision (a)
of Section 54956.95)
Claimant: Norma Hess (City Claim No. 06-56)
Agency Claimed
Against: City of
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BOARD/ COMMISSION |
NEXT MEETING |
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Planning
Commission |
July 18,
2007 Aug 1,
2007 |
City Council Chambers |
6:30 p.m. |
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Block
Grants Advisory Committee |
Aug 13,
2007 |
City Hall
Conference Room |
5:30 p.m. |
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Landmark
Committee |
Aug 14,
2007 |
City Hall Conference Room |
4:00 p.m. |
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Recreation
and Parks Commission |
Aug 14, 2007 |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Library
Board |
Aug 14,
2007 |
Library Conference Room |
7:00 p.m. |
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Code
Compliance Board |
Aug 16,
2007 |
City Council Chambers |
4:00 p.m. |
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Aug 20,
2007 |
City Hall Conference Room |
5:30 p.m. |