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CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AGENDA OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY |
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Mayor Pro Tem Hilda Zacarías Councilmember Mike Cordero Councilmember Bob Orach Councilmember Alice Patino |
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City City Attorney City Clerk Chief Deputy City Clerk Ex-Officio Clerk of the City Council |
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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 6, 2009 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,
The
City of
Participation
includes assistance under the Americans with Disabilities Act to provide an
equally effective opportunity for individuals with a disability to participate
in and benefit from City activities. For the hearing impaired, the City has
assisted listening equipment available. For TDD (Telecommunications Devices for
the Deaf) service, please call (800) 735-2929. In order for the City to
make reasonable accommodation arrangements for the use of this assisted
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before the meeting by calling 925-0951, extension 307. This equipment can
also be used for translation by Spanish-only speaking persons. 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 the meeting. Para permitir a la Ciudad el poder coordinar y solicitar a un traductor
para español del cuerpo de voluntarios, llame al 925-0951, extensión 307 a la
1:00 de la tarde el lunes antes de la junta.
INVOCATION:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG:
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers
Cordero, Orach, Patino, Zacarías and Mayor Lavagnino
1. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:
A. Resolution No. 2009-01 to be adopted honoring and commending:
Police Services
Technician for 23 years of outstanding service to the community and
congratulating her on her retirement.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Cordero, Orach, Patino,
Zacarías, and Mayor Lavagnino
B.
Resolution No. 2009-02 to be adopted honoring and
commending:
Police
Lieutenant for 36 years of outstanding service to the community and
congratulating him on his retirement.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Cordero, Orach, Patino,
Zacarías, and Mayor Lavagnino
2.
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.
3.
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 Cordero, Orach, Patino, Zacarías,
and Mayor Lavagnino
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
December 16, 2008.
a.
Minutes to be approved.
C.
Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council
accept as complete certain public improvements and authorize the RELEASE OF A BOND in connection with La Ventana, Tract 5886.
a.
A Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of
$16,615.50 for the installation of 165 street and easement trees, including the
cost of maintenance for one year, to be released.
D.
Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council
adopt a resolution approving a Wage and Benefit Package for Non-represented
Management and Confidential Employees.
a.
Resolution No. 2009-03 to be adopted approving the
wage and benefit package.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT:
E.
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.
F.
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.
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT:
G.
Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council
conduct the second reading by title only of ORDINANCE NO.
2008-29 establishing the Highway Commercial (HC) District as Chapter 12-13A
of the Santa Maria Municipal Code, and adopt the ordinance.
a.
Ordinance No. 2008-29 to be adopted.
H.
Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council
make a determination that public convenience will be served in the matter of
the issuance of a Type 20 (off-sale beer and wine) ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) LICENSE for the sale of packaged beer and wine at
Wal-Mart,
a.
Finding of public convenience to be made for the
ABC License for Wal-Mart.
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT:
I.
Recommendation of the Traffic Committee that the
City Council adopt a resolution to establish no stopping zones on West Main Street near Thornburg
Street.
a.
Resolution No. 2009-04 to be adopted approving
no stopping zones on
J. Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the Public Works Department to REVIEW background information on School Crossing Guards.
a.
Resolution No. 2009-05 to be adopted authorizing
access to background information.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
4. APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND BOARDS. The City Council will consider making appointments to the All-America City Committee, Code Compliance Board, Landmark Committee, Planning Commission, Recreation and Parks Commission, and Santa Maria Community Television Board of Directors, direct staff to readvertise the remaining vacancy on the Landmark Committee as insufficient applications were received, and extend the deadline for the Code Compliance Board.
a. Staff report to be made. (Chief Deputy City Clerk)
b. Appoint five members to the All-America City Committee for a regular term of two years. Recommendations for nominations to be made by individual Councilmembers. Appointments to be made by the Mayor with ratification by the City Council. Applications were received from three of the five incumbents. Two other applications were also received.
Sylvia Grayham (Low/Mod Income or Ethnic)
Robert Huber (incumbent-Ethnic) nominated
by Councilmember Patino
Samuel Marin (incumbent-Youth) nominated
by Councilmember Zacarías
Laura Mohajer (incumbent-Ethnic) nominated by Mayor Lavagnino
Karen Sanchez (Community Education)
c. Appoint two members to the Code Compliance Board for a regular term of two years. Recommendations for nominations to be made by individual Councilmembers. Appointments to be made by the Mayor with ratification by the City Council. Applications were received from two incumbents. Two other applications were also received. The expiration date of the Mayor’s appointment to the Board was determined to be in error and requires an amendment. Therefore, staff recommends the deadline for the Mayor’s appointment be extended.
David Cleveland (incumbent) nominated by
Councilmember Orach
Nancy Stewart (incumbent) nominated by
former Councilmember Trujillo
Larry Tanner
Edward Zemaitis
d. Appoint one member to the Landmark Committee for a regular term of three years. Appointment to be made by the Mayor with ratification by the City Council. Direct staff to readvertise the second vacancy as only one application was received.
Marjorie Martin (incumbent)
e. Appoint three members to the Planning Commission for terms of office coterminous with the appointing Councilmembers. Nominations will be made by Mayor Lavagnino and Councilmembers Cordero and Orach. Appointments to be made by the Mayor with ratification by the City Council. Applications were received from:
Rodger Brown (incumbent) nominated by Mayor
Lavagnino
Joan Leon
Michael Moats (incumbent) nominated by Councilmember Orach
f. Appoint three members to the Recreation and Parks Commission for terms of office coterminous with the appointing Councilmembers. Nominations will be made by Mayor Lavagnino and Councilmembers Cordero and Orach. Appointments to be made by the Mayor with ratification by the City Council. Applications were received from:
Bruno Brunello (incumbent) nominated by Mayor Lavagnino
Rebecca Carey
Sister Janet Corcoran nominated by former
Councilmember Trujillo
Monica Diaz
Kenneth George
Steven Lewis
Kirk Spry (incumbent) nominated by Councilmember
Orach
g. Appoint one member to the Santa Maria Community Television Board of Directors for a two-year term. Appointment to be made by the Mayor with ratification by the City Council. One application was received.
Mark van de Kamp (incumbent)
h. Direct staff to re-advertise the remaining vacancy on the Landmark Committee and extend the filing deadline for the Code Compliance Board.
a. Staff report to be made. (City Manager)
b. Council discussion.
c. Appointments to be made.
6.
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S CONTRACT
WITH THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM. The City
Council will consider a Resolution of Intention and an ordinance authorizing an
amendment to the contract between the City Council of the City of Santa Maria
and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement
System (CalPERS) for Section 21362.2 (3% at 50 Full Formula) for local Fire
members and a resolution approving the wage and benefit package for the Public
Safety Managers.
a.
Staff report
to be given. (Assistant City Manager)
b.
Council
discussion.
c.
Resolution No. 2009-06 to be adopted stating the Council’s
intent to amend the CalPERS Contract.
d.
Ordinance No. 2009-01 amending the contract to be introduced
by title only for first reading and continued to the meeting of February 3,
2009, for second reading and adoption.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Cordero, Orach, Patino, Zacarías and Mayor Lavagnino
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 NEGOTIATORS pursuant to
Section 54957.6 of the Government Code.
Agency Representative: Assistant City Manager
Employee Organization:
ADJOURNMENT:
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Planning
Commission |
Jan 7, 2009 |
CANCELLED |
6:30 p.m. |
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Block
Grants Advisory Committee |
Jan 12, 2009 |
City Hall
Conference Room |
5:30 p.m. |
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Landmark
Committee |
Jan 13, 2009 |
City Hall Conference Room |
4:00 p.m. |
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Recreation
and Parks Commission |
Jan 13, 2009 |
City Council Chambers |
6:30 p.m. |
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Library
Board |
Jan 13, 2009 |
Library Conference Room |
7:00 p.m. |
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Code
Compliance Board |
Jan 15, 2009 |
City Council Chambers |
4:00 p.m. |
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Jan 19, 2009 |
City Hall Conference Room |
5:30 p.m. |
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