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AGENDA OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS |
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Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Alice Patino Councilmember Jack Boysen Councilmember Mike Cordero Councilmember |
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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 JANUARY 18, 2011, AT 6:00 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.
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers
Boysen, Cordero, Orach, Patino, and Mayor Lavagnino
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 the
Closed Session item only. 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.
RECESS: THE
CITY COUNCIL WILL IMMEDIATELY RECESS TO A CLOSED SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to
Section 54957.6 of the Government Code.
Agency Representative: Assistant City Manager
Employee Organizations:
RECONVENE: CITY
COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION AT 6:30 P.M.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
INVOCATION:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG:
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor
Lavagnino
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers
Boysen, Cordero, Orach, Patino, and Mayor Lavagnino
1. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:
A. Recreation and Parks Volunteer of the Month for January 2011:
for her
dedication and commitment over the past 15 years as the coordinator of the
Senior Book Exchange held twice each month at the
B. Proclamation declaring the month of
February 2011, as:
“SCAM ALERT – PREVENT LOAN MODIFICATION FRAUD MONTH”
in the City of Santa Maria
and encouraging the residents of Santa Maria to report loan fraud activity by
contacting the office of the District Attorney of the County of Santa Barbara.
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 Boysen, Cordero, Orach,
Patino, 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 January 4, 2011.
a. Minutes to be approved.
C. Recommendation of City Staff that the City
Council accept as complete the public improvements associated with Hunter’s Landing at Stowell Road and State Highway 101, and
release a Faithful Performance Bond in the reduced amount of $50,000, with the
order that the Contractor, Labor and Material Bond be retained until July 2011.
a. Faithful Performance Bond in the reduced
amount of $50,000 for Hunter’s Landing to be released.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT:
D. 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.
E. 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.
APPOINTMENTS:
4. ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS TO
VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS. The City
Council will consider making appointments to the All-America City Committee,
the Code Compliance Board, the Planning Commission, the Recreation and Parks
Commission, and the Santa Maria Community Television Board of Directors; and
direct staff to readvertise one Youth/Education vacancy on the All-America City
Committee and one vacancy on the Landmark Committee as insufficient
applications were received.
a. Staff
report to be made. (Chief Deputy City
Clerk)
b. Appoint three members to the All-America City Committee for a regular term of two years to fill vacancies in the “At-Large” category. Nominations to be made by Councilmembers Boysen, Cordero, and Patino. Appointments to be made by the Mayor with ratification by the City Council. The following applications were received.
Esther Acosta (incumbent) nominated
by Councilmember Cordero
Timothy Larson
August (Bud) Narachi
c. Appoint three members to the Code Compliance Board for a regular term of two years. Nominations to 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 the three incumbents only.
Justin Randall (incumbent) nominated by Mayor
Lavagnino
Nancy Stewart (incumbent) nominated by
Councilmember Cordero
Larry Tanner (incumbent) nominated by
Councilmember Orach
d. Appoint two members to the Planning Commission for four-year terms, coterminous with the nominating Councilmember’s term. Nominations to be made by Councilmembers Boysen and Patino. Appointments to be made by the Mayor with ratification by the City Council. Applicants must be City residents. The incumbents did not reapply. Two new applications were received.
Fred
Quigley
Etta Waterfield
e. Appoint two members to the Recreation and Parks Commission for four-year terms, coterminous with the nominating Councilmember’s term. Nominations to be made by Councilmembers Boysen and Patino. Appointments to be made by the Mayor with ratification by the City Council. Applicants must be City residents. Both incumbents reapplied and two new applications were received.
Peggy Blough
Rebecca Carey
Henry Grennan (incumbent) nominated by Councilmember Patino
Terri Zuniga (incumbent) nominated by former Councilmember Zacarías
f. 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. The incumbent reapplied, and two new applications were received.
Linnie Kam
Jeanne Sparks
Mark van de Kamp (incumbent)
g. Direct staff to readvertise one Youth/Education vacancy on the All-America City Committee and one vacancy on the Landmark Committee as insufficient applications were received.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Boysen, Cordero, Orach,
Patino, and Mayor Lavagnino
a. Staff report to be made. (City Manager)
b. Council discussion.
c. Appointments to be made.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
6. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
– LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES. The City Council will consider awarding an agreement
for Request for Proposal (RFP) 11-04 to J.D. Humann Landscaping, Inc., and
authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to execute the agreement for
landscape maintenance services. [Attachment A] [Attachment B]
a. Staff Report to be made. (Director of Recreation and Parks)
b. Public Input.
c. Council discussion.
d. Resolution No. 2011-08
to be adopted approving an agreement with J.D. Humann Landscaping, Inc., for
landscape maintenance services.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Boysen, Cordero, Orach,
Patino, and Mayor Lavagnino
7. FINDING OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
OR NECESSITY IN THE MATTER OF THE ISSUANCE OF A TYPE 20 (OFF-SALE BEER AND
WINE) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE FOR CARNICERIA EL AMIGO ABAD, 717 E. MAIN
STREET, SP-2010-029. The City Council is requested to adopt a motion
specifically declining to make a finding of public convenience or
necessity. This item was continued from
the December 7, 2010, City Council meeting at the applicant’s request.
a. Staff Report to be made. (Director of Community Development)
b. Public Input.
c. Council discussion.
d. Motion to be made finding that the public
convenience or necessity would not be served by the issuance of the license.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Boysen, Cordero, Orach,
Patino, and Mayor Lavagnino
a. Staff Report to be made. (Assistant City Manager)
b. Public Input.
c. Council discussion.
d. Resolution No. 2011-09 to be adopted approving an amendment to and an extension of the current Memorandum of Understanding with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
e. Resolution No. 2011-10 to be adopted approving a wage and benefit package for the Non-Represented Management and Confidential Employees.
f. Resolution No. 2011-11
to be adopted approving a wage and benefit package for the public safety
managers.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Boysen, Cordero, Orach,
Patino, and Mayor Lavagnino
a. Staff Report to be made. (Assistant City Manager)
b. Public Input.
c. Council discussion.
d. Resolution No. 2011-12 to be adopted resolving the calendar year 2011 meet and confer impasse between representatives of the City and the Santa Maria Police Officers Association (SMPOA) employees.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Boysen, Cordero, Orach,
Patino, and Mayor Lavagnino
REPORT BY CITY MANAGER:
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(INCLUDING AB1234 REPORTS):
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CITY CALENDAR |
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BOARD/ COMMISSION |
NEXT MEETING |
MEETING
PLACE |
MEETING
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Planning
Commission |
Jan 19,
2011 |
City Council Chambers |
6:30 p.m. |
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Landmark
Committee |
Feb 8, 2011 |
Library Study Room C |
4:00 p.m. |
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Feb 8,
2011 |
City Hall Conference Room |
5:30 p.m. |
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Recreation
and Parks Commission |
Feb 8,
2011 |
City Council Chambers |
6:30 p.m. |
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Library
Board |
Feb 8,
2011 |
Library Conference Room |
7:00 p.m. |
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Code
Compliance Board |
Feb 10,
2011 |
City Council Chambers |
4:00 p.m. |
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Block
Grants Advisory Committee |
Feb 14,
2011 |
City Hall
Conference Room |
5:30 p.m. |
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City
Furlough Day |
January
21, 2011 |
City
Offices Closed |
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