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AGENDA OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS |
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Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Hilda Zacarías Councilmember Mike Cordero Councilmember Bob Orach Councilmember Alice Patino |
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City Manager City Attorney City Clerk Chief Deputy City Clerk Ex-Officio Clerk of the City Council |
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REGULAR MEETING JULY 21, 2009, AT 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
listening equipment, notification is required by at least 4:00 p.m. the Friday
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: Mayor
Lavagnino
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers
Cordero, Orach, Patino, Zacarías and Mayor Lavagnino
1. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:
A. Recreation and Parks Volunteer of the Month for July 2009:
for his
dedication and commitment in working with the Newlove neighborhood to help
promote physical activity and healthy nutrition as part of the City’s Health
Education and Recreation Training (HEART) Grant from Catholic Healthcare West.
B. Proclamation declaring July 24, 2009, as:
in the City
of
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 July 7, 2009.
a. Minutes to be approved.
C. Recommendation of City Staff that the City
Council accept as complete the public improvements associated with Concha Investments, Tract 5855, and authorize the release of
two Faithful Performance Bonds.
a. Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of
$85,186.40 for the construction and installation of public improvements to be
released, with the order that the Contractor, Labor and Material Bond be
retained until January 2010 and the Guarantee and Defective Material Bond be
retained until July 2010.
b. Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of
$156,860 for the removal of overhead utilities and undergrounding improvements
to be released, with the order that the Contractor, Labor and Material Bond be
retained until January 2010.
D. Recommendation of City Staff that the City
Council adopt a resolution approving facility rental fees for the City-owned
building occupied by Santa Maria Community Television.
a. Resolution No. 2009-103 to be adopted
approving the facility rental fees.
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.
G. Recommendation of City Staff that the City
Council adopt a resolution establishing the City of Santa
Maria’s appropriation limit for 2009-10.
a. Resolution No. 2009-104 to be adopted setting
the City’s appropriation limit.
H. Recommendation of City Staff that the City
Council adopt a resolution approving an Entertainment
License for Café Monet located at 1555 S. Broadway to allow
entertainment in the form of non-amplified music, guitarist, etc., on Sunday
from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m.
a. Resolution No. 2009-105 to be adopted
approving an Entertainment License for Café Monet.
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT:
I. Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council adopt a resolution awarding the bid for 2009 Water Line & Sewer Line Replacement, Bid No. 2009/08, and approving a contract with Mainline Underground Construction, Inc., in the amount of $337,593.00.
a. Resolution No. 2009-106 awarding the bid to and approving a contract with Mainline Underground Construction, Inc., to be adopted.
J. Recommendation of City Staff that the City
Council adopt a resolution awarding the bid for South Blosser
Road Reconstruction, Bid No. 2009/11, and approving a contract with G. Sosa
Construction, Inc., in the amount of $428,914.30.
a. Resolution No. 2009-107 awarding the bid to and approving a contract with G. Sosa Construction, Inc., to be adopted.
K. Recommendation of City Staff that the City
Council adopt a resolution awarding the bid for Street
Maintenance (Chip Seal), Bid No. 2010/01, and approving a contract with
International Surfacing Systems in the amount of $1,761,608.45.
a. Resolution No. 2009-108 awarding the bid to and approving a contract with International Surfacing Systems to be adopted.
RECREATION AND
PARKS DEPARTMENT:
L. Recommendation of City Staff that the City
Council adopt a resolution supporting the California
Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights and encouraging residents and their children
to participate in the endorsed outdoor activities in order to improve their
physical and mental well-being, as well as experience the wonderful outdoor
parks our community has to offer. [Exhibits A-C
– Bill of Rights]
a. Resolution No. 2009-109 supporting the
California Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights to be adopted.
UTILITIES
DEPARTMENT:
M. Recommendation of City Staff that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the City of Santa Maria Sewer System Management Plan. [Attachment A – Sewer System Management Plan]
a. Resolution No. 2009-110 to be adopted approving the Sewer System Management Plan for the City.
APPOINTMENTS:
4. APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS
COMMITTEES AND BOARDS. The City Council will consider making five
appointments to the Block Grants Advisory Committee for a term of three years,
one appointment to the Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens/Area Agency
on Aging for a term of two years, and two appointments to the Library Board of
Trustees for a term of three years.
a. Staff Report to be made. (Chief Deputy City Clerk)
b. Block Grants Advisory Committee – five
appointments
Nominations will
be made by each Councilmember.
Applications were received from the four incumbents listed below. Applications were also received from
Nicolette Burke, Robert Cullatti, Kate Ferguson, Patricia Lala, John Venable,
and Kenneth Wolf.
Incumbent Nominated by
Karen
Cordary Councilmember
Patino
Robert
Doyle Former
Councilmember Mariscal (Zacarías)
Robert
Litizinger Mayor Lavagnino
John
McCoy Councilmember
Orach
Vacant Councilmember
Cordero
c.
Nomination to be
made by the City Council to the Board of Directors. Applications were received from incumbent Lee
(Lino) Diaz, as well as from Kenneth Wolf.
d. Library Board of Trustees – two
appointments
Nominations are
made by the Mayor. Applications were
received from incumbents Phillip Alvarado and Margaret Cooper. No other applications were received.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
5. ZONING
TEXT AMENDMENT TO TITLE 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO SECTION 12-34.11
CONCERNING OFF-SITE SIGNS, Z-2009-002. The
City Council will consider a recommendation from the Planning Commission
regarding an ordinance amending Section 12-34.11(q) of the Santa Maria
Municipal Code to permit off-site signs on certain City-owned property, with
the City controlling the number and design of those off-site signs. The amendment would apply citywide. The project is both a Class 3 and Class 5
categorically exempt project under the California Environmental Quality Act
Guidelines. No further environmental
review is required.
On June 17, 2009,
the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 2546 recommending the City
Council approve the Zoning Text Amendment on a 4-1 vote with Commissioner Lopez
voting against.
a. Staff report to be made. (Director of Community Development)
b. Written communications.
c. Those in favor to be heard.
d. Those in opposition to be heard.
e. After
all persons have been heard, hearing to be closed.
f. Ordinance
No. 2009-16 amending Section 12-34.11(q) of the Municipal Code relating to
off-site signs to be introduced by title only for first reading and continued
to the next meeting for second reading and adoption.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Cordero, Orach, Patino,
Zacarías, and Mayor Lavagnino
6. ANNUAL WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM
ASSESSMENTS. The City Council will consider
protests to the proposed assessments for the City’s Annual Weed Abatement
Program to be collected as part of the 2009-10 property tax rolls.
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, hearing to be closed.
f. Resolution
No. 2009-111 to be adopted confirming the report of weed abatement costs and
directing the costs to be submitted to Santa Barbara County for collection with
the 2009-10 property taxes.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Cordero, Orach, Patino,
Zacarías, and Mayor Lavagnino
REGULAR BUSINESS:
7. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PREPARATION
OF THE EIR FOR THE AREA 9 SPECIFIC PLAN.
The City Council will consider approving financial assistance to advance
$100,000 for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the Area 9
Industrial/Business Park.
a. Staff Report to be made. (Director of Community Development)
b. Council discussion.
c. Resolution No. 2009-112 to be adopted
approving the financial assistance.
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 LEGAL COUNSEL - regarding
EXISTING LITIGATION pursuant to Subsection (a) of Government Code Section
54956.9 to discuss ORCUTT CITIZENS FOR BETTER ENVIRONMENT v. CITY OF SANTA MARIA,
Case No. 1314150.
ADJOURNMENT:
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Planning
Commission |
Aug 5,
2009 |
City
Council Chambers |
6:30 p.m. |
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Block
Grants Advisory Committee |
Aug 10,
2009 |
City Hall
Conference Room |
5:30 p.m. |
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Landmark
Committee |
Aug 11,
2009 |
City Hall Conference Room |
4:00 p.m. |
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Recreation
and Parks Commission |
Aug 11,
2009 |
City Council Chambers |
6:30 p.m. |
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Library
Board |
Aug 11,
2009 |
Library Conference Room |
7:00 p.m. |
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Code
Compliance Board |
Aug 13,
2009 |
City Council Chambers |
4:00 p.m. |
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Aug 17,
2009 |
City Hall Conference Room |
5:30 p.m. |
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