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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
MONDAY- JUNE 4, 2007
6:00 P.M. – Council Chambers – Regular Business Meeting
Civic Center, 2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, California 92648
4:00 P.M. – Room B-8
Call City Council/Redevelopment Agency Meeting to Order
Roll Call Bohr, Carchio, Cook, Coerper, Green, Hansen, Hardy
Pursuant to the Brown (Open Meetings) Act the City Clerk Announces Late Communications Received by Her Office Which Pertain to Items on the Closed Session Portion of the Agenda (1) The Brown (Open Meetings) Act requires that copies of late communications submitted by City Councilmembers or City Departments are to be made available to the public at the City Council meeting. (2) Late communications submitted by members of the public are to be made available to the public at the City Clerk’s Office the morning after the Council meeting. (Late Communications are communications regarding agenda items that have been received by the City Clerk’s Office following distribution of the agenda packet.)
Public Comments Regarding 4:00 P.M. Portion of Council Meeting for Closed Session Agenda Items
Roll Call - CPAB - J. Michael Johnson, Sr., Chairperson; Richard Lara, Vice-Chairperson; Patricia Jacobs-Pillette, Secretary; Peter Andrez; Patrick Burns; Diane Campbell; Rick Campbell; Linda D. Couey; Robert Cummings; Angie Dahman; James G. Hayden; Gerald Lipson; Andy Ruiz; Ann Spiratos; and Charles V. Tyler.
Communications titled City of Huntington Beach Action Plan - FY 2007/08 - Community Development Block Grant HOME Investment Partnership and Citizen Participation Plan for the Consolidated Plan 2005-2010 Community Development Block Grant & HOME Programs are included in the agenda packet.
Call Closed Session of City Council/Redevelopment Agency
Recommended Action: Motion to recess to Closed Session on the following items:
(City Council) Closed Session - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6, the City Council shall recess to Closed Session to meet with its designated labor negotiators: Penelope Culbreth-Graft, City Administrator; Bob Hall, Deputy City Administrator; Dan Villella, Finance Director; and Renee Mayne, Chief Negotiator, regarding labor negotiations with the following employee organizations: MEA, HBFA, SCLEA, and Non-Associated.
(City Council) Closed Session - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957, the City Council shall recess to Closed Session to discuss the following personnel matter: Contract for Human Resources Director.
(City Council) Closed Session - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9, the City Council shall recess into Closed Session to confer with the City Attorney regarding the following and potential lawsuits:
A. Barbara L. Agee, et al. v. City of Huntington Beach, et al., Orange County Superior Court Case No. 06CC00125. This suit concerns the affordability covenant for the Cape Ann and Promenade subdivisions, both of which are located near the intersection of Main Street and Promenade.
B. Whether the City Attorney should be directed to file a lawsuit regarding the enforcement of the affordability covenant at Brisas del Mar a condominium project located at 409 Utica.
C. The appeal filed by 7-9-11 Downtown, LLC (Ed Bonnani, managing partner), for the Quimby Fee for Final Tract Map #16682 (located at 16811 Roosevelt St., near Meadowlark Golf Course), and the related appeal by Bonanni Properties & D. S. Products (Ed Bonanni, managing partner) for the Quimby Fee for Final Tract #16846 (located at Main and Gothard).
The City Council and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach will regularly convene in joint session for the purpose of considering the following City Council-Redevelopment Agency Agenda Items. The Huntington Beach Parking Authority, Civic Improvement Corporation, and the Huntington Beach Public Financing Authority are also agencies on which Council serves as members. On each Agenda these Agencies may have items scheduled. When an Agenda Item requires action by any of these Agencies, it will show in parenthesis preceding the item, for example (City Council-Redevelopment Agency).
6:00 P.M. - Council Chambers
Reconvene City Council/Redevelopment Agency Meeting
The City Attorney Shall Determine If Any Actions Taken By The City Council or Redevelopment Agency In Closed Session Shall Require A Reporting On Those Actions As Required By Law (Government Code §54957.1(a) (3) (B)).
Roll Call Bohr, Carchio, Cook, Coerper, Green, Hansen, Hardy Councilmember Jill Hardy requested permission to be absent pursuant to Resolution No. 2001-54)
Pledge of Allegiance/Flag Salute - To be led by Brownie Troop 798
In permitting a nonsectarian invocation, the City does not intend to proselytize or advance any faith or belief. Neither the City nor the City Council endorses any particular religious belief or form of invocation.
Invocation - To be announced by Mayor Coerper
Hello and welcome to the Huntington Beach City Council meeting. If you would like to address the Council, please fill out the pink public comment sheet attached to the agenda. After completing the form, hand it to the Sergeant at Arms and he will give it to the City Clerk. As a courtesy to those in attendance, I would ask that cellphones and pagers be turned off or set in their silent mode. Thank you.
Pursuant to the Brown (Open Meetings) Act the City Clerk Announces Late Communications Received by Her Office Which Pertain to Items on the Agenda (1) The Brown (Open Meetings) Act requires that copies of late communications submitted by City Councilmembers or City Departments are to be made available to the public at the City Council meeting. (2) Late communications submitted by members of the public are to be made available to the public at the City Clerk's Office the morning after the Council meeting. (Late Communications are communications regarding agenda items that have been received by the City Clerk's office following distribution of the agenda packet.)
Presentation - Mayor Coerper to call on Huntington Beach Human Relations Task Force Chair Alan Chancellor to recognize June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.
Presentation - Mayor Coerper to call on Huntington Beach Children's Needs Task Force Chair Shirley Carey to present the Youth Character Award Wall of Fame Honorees.
Presentation -Mayor Coerper to call on Huntington Beach Community Services Commission Chair Dr. David Bloom to present the Youth Sports Grant Awards.
Presentation - Mayor Coerper to present a commendation to Huntington Beach Resident and Teacher Greg McFall for being named an Orange County Teacher of the Year for 2007.
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time of the meeting for the Council to receive comments from the public regarding items of interest or agenda items OTHER than Public Hearings. Generally, Council will not enter into a dialogue during this period.
Pursuant to the Brown (Open Meeting) Act, the City Council may not discuss items unless they are on our agenda. So if you are speaking on an item not on the agenda, we cannot discuss the issue with you at this meeting. However, if you wish to meet with any of us please call the Council's Secretary at 714-536-5553. Thank you for taking the time to come to the council meeting to address the Council. Councilmembers strive to treat members of the public with respect, and we ask that you also express your concerns and opinions in a civil and respectful manner.
Each speaker is allowed 3 minutes and time may not be donated to others. No action can be taken by Council/Agency on this date unless the item is agendized.
Complete the attached pink form and give to the Sergeant at Arms (the Police Officer located near the speakers' podium).
C-1. Council Committee/Appointments/Liaison Reports and All AB 1234 Disclosure Reporting
(This is the opportunity for Councilmembers to make announcements regarding Council committees, appointments or liaison reports and all individuals as appropriate to disclose any conferences, training, seminars, etc. attended at the agency's expense, per Government Code §53232.3 (d))
C-2. City Administrator's Report
C-4. City Attorney's Report of Litigation Filed
E. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council and Redevelopment Agency to be routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed.
Recommended Action: Approve all items on the Consent Calendar by affirmative roll call vote.
E-2. (City Council) Approve a Three-Year Agreement With an Option for an Additional Three-Year Extension with Pacific Shoreline Marathon, LLC (PSM) to Conduct the Pacific Shoreline Marathon on Super Bowl Sunday of Each Year, Commencing in 2008, and Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to Execute the Agreement - Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement Between the City of Huntington Beach and Pacific Shoreline Marathon, LLC to Provide the Pacific Shoreline Marathon in Huntington Beach. Submitted by the Director of Community Services. Funding Source: Not applicable.
E-3. (City Council) Approve the Project Plans and Specifications and Authorize the Director of Public Works to Request Bids for the Greenview Lane Maintenance Project, MSC 446 to Replace Two Existing Concrete Cross Gutters - Approve the project plans and specifications and authorize the Director of Public Works to request bids for the Greenview Lane Maintenance Project, MSC 446. Submitted by the Director of Public Works. Funding Source: Funds are available from the General Fund Maintenance Account 10085410.64620. The engineer's estimate for this project is $75,000.
E-4. (Redevelopment Agency) Receive and File the 2005-2006 State Controller's Report Comprised of Information Regarding the Agency's Financial Transactions, Blight Progress and Loan, Property and Housing Activities for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 - Receive and file the 2005-2006 State Controller's Report. Submitted by the Deputy Executive Director. Funding Source: Not Applicable.
E-5. (City Council) Approve a Ten-Year Lease Agreement with Park Bench Café, Inc. dba Kokomo's Surfside Grill for the Operation of a Beach Food Concession on the First Floor Level of the Marine Safety Education Center, and Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to Execute the Agreement - Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Lease Between the City of Huntington Beach and Park Bench Café for a Beach Food Concession on the First Floor Level of the Marine Safety Education Center. Submitted by the Director of Community Services and the Director of Economic Development. Funding Source: Not applicable.
E-6. (City Council) Adopt Resolution No. 2007-34 Authorizing Execution of Administering Agency-State Master Agreement No. 00035S and Program Supplement Agreement No. 0D38 Rev. 000 for the Safe Routes to School Program for Improvements in the Vicinity of Newland School - Adopt Resolution No. 2007-34, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to Execute Administering Agency-State Master Agreement No. 00035S and Program Supplement Agreement No. 0D38 Rev. 000 for the Safe Routes to School Program in the Vicinity of Newland School." Submitted by the Director of Public Works. Funding Source: The grant amount, including construction, is $251,700. Matching funds are budgeted in the Gas Tax Fund.
E-7. (City Council) Adopt Resolution No. 2007-35 Amending the City's Classification Plan to Incorporate Changes Considered by the Personnel Commission - Adopt Resolution No. 2007-35, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Amending the Classification Plan by Revising the Class Specifications and Changing the Job Titles for the Positions of GIS Administrator, Associate Civil Engineer, Associate Traffic Engineer and IS Computer Operations Supervisor; and Establishing a New Job Specification and Setting Compensation for the Position of Senior Supervisor, Cultural Affairs; and Deleting the Class Title and Job Specification for the Position of Office Automation Systems Administrator." Submitted by the Deputy City Administer. Funding Source: Funding for the amendments is included in the Fiscal Year 2006/2007 budget and funding will be included in the budgets for Fiscal Years 2007/08 and 2008/09.
F. Administrative Items
Communication from Councilmember Jill Hardy, Chair on behalf of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Members Councilmember Don Hansen and Councilmember Keith Bohr transmitting the following
Statement of Issue: Approve a City Council position as recommended by the City Council Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IRC) on legislation pending before a federal, state, or regional government, thereby authorizing the Mayor to communicate the City's position to the elected members of the federal or state legislature, or regional body.
Funding Source: Not Applicable
Recommended Action: Motion to:
1. SUPPORT HR 1684, Section 1112 (Thompson) - Homeland Security Authorization Act to authorize funding for the Metropolitan Medical Response System - as amended on May 11.
2. SUPPORT HR 1865 (Davis) - To amend Title 31 of the United States Code to allow certain local debt to be collected through the reduction of federal tax refunds - as introduced on April 17.
3. OPPOSE AB 1338 (Huffman) - Local Coastal Program - Nonpoint Source Pollution - as amended April 11.
4. SUPPORT AB 1634 (Levine) - California Healthy Pets Act - as amended May 9.
5. SUPPORT SB 857 (Correa) - Air Quality Incentives - as introduced.
6. SUPPORT AB 630 (Price) - Authorization for local Mobile Source Standards or Requirements - as amended on May 1.
7. SUPPORT SB 1028 (Padilla) - Necessary Measures to Attain Clean Air Standards - as amended on May 8.
G. Ordinances
G-1. Ordinance for Adoption
G-1a. (City Council) Adopt Ordinance No. 3768 Amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 13.48 Relating to the Consumption and Possession of Alcohol and Public Intoxication Within City Parks. Approved for Introduction May 21, 2007.
Recommended Action:
After City Clerk reads by title, Adopt Ordinance No. 3768, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Chapter 13.48 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to the Consumption and Possession of Alcohol and Public Intoxication Within City Parks" by roll call vote.
H. City Council/Redevelopment Agency Items
Communication from Mayor Gil Coerper transmitting the following
Statement of Issue:
The Huntington Beach Human Relations Task Force (HBHRTF) has as its mission to promote and celebrate diversity in our community through education and understanding. The HBHRTF believes that citywide participation in a "Read One Book" project will help to advance this mission and to develop communication among a variety of groups and individuals in the city.
Recommended Action: Motion to:
1. Adopt Three Cups of Tea to be read in the Huntington Beach Reads One Book, 2008 project, under the sponsorship of the Huntington Beach Human Relation Task Force and in partnership with the Huntington Beach Public Library.
and
2. Direct city staff to work with the Human Relations Task Force and the Library Board to facilitate the Huntington Beach Reads One Book project.
Council Comments - (Not Agendized)
At this time Councilmembers may report on items not specifically described on the agenda which are of interest to the community. No action or discussion may be taken except to provide staff direction to report back or to place the item on a future agenda.
Council/Agency Adjournment to Monday, June 18, 2007, at 4:00 p.m., in Room B-8, Civic Center, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California.
City of Huntington Beach
2000 Main Street - Second Floor
Huntington Beach, California 92648