HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-17-1999MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
MAY 17, 1999
At 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Deputy Clerk of the Council
Maria Ruano announced the City Council would meet in the Community Room of the
Police Administration Building for a Work Study Session and declared the City Council
meeting adjourned to the Santa Ana Police Community Room, 60 Civic Center Plaza, to
convene at 6:15 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter.
CALLED TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE
POLICE COMMUNITY ROOM
60 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
6:27 P.M.
COUNCILMEMBERS present:
MIGUEL A. PULIDO, Mayor
TOM LUTZ, Mayor Pre Tem
LISA BIST
ALBERTA CHRISTY
BRETT FRANKLIN
PATRICIA A. McGUIGAN
TED MORENO (6:41 P.M.)
Absent:
None
STAFF present:
DAVID N. REAM, City Manager
JOSEPH W. FLETCHER, City Attorney
JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MINUTES (Removed from Consent Calendar for separate action)
Motion: Approve minutes.
10.A. ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 3, 1999
10.B. REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 3, 1999
Note: City Council Minutes are available at the following website:
www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us
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MAY 17, 1999
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Franklin SECOND: Bist
Bist, Christy, Franklin, Lutz, Pulido
None
McGuigan, Moreno
90.A. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Taken out of Agenda Order)
Jaime Perez, Edwin Irwin, and Eric Perez reported parking spillover and excessive noise
stemming from Armory events were negatively impacting their neighborhood (2200 block
of S. Oak Street) and requested City assistance with enforcement of permit parking.
At Mayor Pulido's request, Councilmembers Bist and Christy indicated they would work
with the neighborhood to solve the problems.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Pulido announced the following modification to the Consent Calendar:
* Removal of item 50.A. for separate discussion.
Consent
Motion:
Approve staff recommendations on the following Consent Calendar
items.
MOTION: Franklin SECOND: Christy
AYES:
NOES:
Bist, Christy, Franklin, Lutz, McGuigan, Pulido
None
ABSENT: Momno
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CONSENT CALENDAR
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
ORDINANCES/SECOND READING
Votes in this category may differ from the vote on the Consent Calendar. The decision on
these items was made at a previous Council meeting and the vote carded forward. However,
if a Councilmember was absent from the previous meeting, but is present for this meeting
and does not declare otherwise, his/her vote is recorded as affirmative. Absences from the
current meeting are recorded as such.
11.A. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - KAISER PERMANENTE - 3401 S. HARBOR
BOULEVARD
(Placed on first reading on May 3, 1999 by a 5/0 vote with Christy and Pulido
absent)
Published in the Oranqe County Reporter on May 7, 1999
Motion: Place ordinance on second reading and adopt.
ORDINANCE NS-2385 - An ordinance of the City of Santa Ana adopting
the First Amended and Reinstated Development Agreement between
the City of Santa Ana and Kaiser Foundation - Planning and Building
Agency
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES
Motion: Instruct Clerk to enter report into the Minutes.
13.A.
VACANCY REPORT - MAY 12, 1999
Boards/Commissions
Cable Advisory Television Board
Community Redevelopment/Housing Commission
Environmental and Transportation Advisory
Committee
Library Board
Private Industry Council
Recreation and Parks Board
TOTAL
Vacancies
2
2
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CONSENT CALENDAR
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL POSTING REPORT
The following notices were posted pursuant to the Brown Act and the Maddy Act. Council
Agendas and Board and Commission resignations are posted on the door of the Council
Chambers at 22 Civic Center Plaza and Committee Agendas on the door of City Hall at 20
Civic Center Plaza.
Motion: Instruct Clerk to enter notice of posting into the Minutes.
15.A.
15.B.
15.C.
15.D.
Council Meeting
Aqendas
City Council Agenda
Supplemental Council
Agenda
City Council Closed Session
Agenda
Notice of Adjournment
Meeting Date Time
Date Posted Posted
05/03/99 4/29/99 2:30 p.m.
05/03/99 4/30/99 5:00 p.m.
05/03/99 4/30/99 5:00 p.m.
05/03/99 05/04/99 5:10 p.m.
Council Committee
Aqendas
15.E. Plan/Build/Dev
15.F. Public Safety
Meeting Date Time
Date Posted Posted
05/10/99 05/06/99 5:15 p.m.
05/17/99 05/12/99 4:00 p.m.
MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS/CERTIFICATES
Motion: Declare and instruct Clerk to enter proclamations into
16.A.
16.B.
16.C.
16.D.
16.E.
16.F.
16.G.
Honoree
Regional Occupation Students
Lathrop School Business Partners
St. Edna Rehabilitation Center
Arts for Abused Children
Carolyn Jimerson Retirement
Don Blankenship
Girl Scout Troop 1186
Date
O5/O4/99
05/04/99
O5/O8/99
05/11/99
05/14/99
05/14/99
05/15/99
the Minutes.
MISCELLANEOUS
19.A.
ADMINISTRATION
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
No decisions were reported for action from the 5:30 p.m. Closed
Session.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
BUDGETARY MATTERS
APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS
20.A.
APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS 1999-202 AND 1999-201 - FLOWER
STREET AND PACIFIC ELECTRIC BIKE TRAILS IMPROVEMENTS
Motion: Approve appropriation adjustments. (Requires five affirmative
votes.)
APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT 1999-202 - Recognizing $20,000.00
in National Recreational Trails Fund grant funds from the State
Department of Parks and Recreation and appropriating same for
improvements to the Flower Street Bike Trail - Finance and Management
Services
APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT 1999-201 - Recognizing $50,000.00
in National Recreational Trails Fund grant funds from the State
Department of Parks and Recreation and appropriating same for
improvements to the Pacific Electric Bike Trail - Finance and
Management Services
20.B.
Motion:
APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT - TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT BRISTOL
STREET AND RIVERGLEN LANE
· ~1999-203
1. Approve appropriation aujustment. (Requires five affirmative
votes.)
Recognizing $50,000.00 in new Transportation System Improvement
Area F revenue and appropriating same for traffic signal installation at
Bristol Street and Riverglen Lane - Finance and Management Services
2. Approve deed and authorize execution by Mayor and Clerk of the
Council of all necessary documents.
EASEMENT FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC
SIGNAL - With PA Heritage Village, L.P. And Richard Elliott, Trustee Of
The Leonard Beneficiaries Trust - Southwest corner of Bristol Street
between Hesperian and Memory Lane - Public Works Agency DEED
3. Award contract.
INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT BRISTOL STREET AND
RIVERGLEN LANE - To F. J. Johnson, Inc. in the amount of $98,754.00
with a total estimated construction cost of $123,900.00 - Public Works
Agency PROJ 2588
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AGREEMENTS
Motion:
25.A.
25.B.
25.C.
Motion:
Authorize the City Attorney to prepare and the Mayor and Clerk of
the Council to execute agreements.
AMENDMENT TO HOPWA GRANT AGREEMENT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF AN AIDS COMMUNITY CARE RESIDENCE - 807
- 809 N. GARFIELD - With Mercy House Transitional Living Centers for
construction of a community care residence in an amount not to exceed
$60,000.00 - Community Development Agency
AGMT 1999-089
AMENDMENT TO REHABILITATION LOAN - HISTORIC PARKER
GARAGE BUILDING - With Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
(OCCCA) to amend agreement to pay property taxes in the approximate
amount of $35,000.00 - Community Development Agency
AGMT 1999-090
RECLAIMED WATER PROGRAM
1. Terminate agreement.
JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND
UTILIZATION OF RECLAIMED WATER - With Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California et al - Public Works Agency
(AGMTS 1991-089, 1996-137, 1997-083, 1998-016)
2. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and the Mayor and Clerk of the
Council to execute agreement.
LOCAL RESOURCES PROGRAM CONVERSION AGREEMENT - With
the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California et al - Public Works
Agency AGMT 1999-091
ORDINANCES FIRST READING
(Public hearing held and ordinance placed on first reading on April 19, 1999. Second
reading failed due to insufficient affirmative votes (3-1-2-1) on May 3, 1999. Placed on first
reading per City Attorney.)
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CONSENT CALENDAR
Skip Loverin and James Kendrick expressed concerns of the Wilshire Square
Neighborhood regarding the proposed McMain project, and asked that a Conditional Use
Permit be required in lieu of "grand fathering" the project as allowed by the April 19 B-
suffix ordinance.
Howard Glasser whose project had also been grand fathered under the previous ordinance
inquired as to whether any negative feedback had been received by the Council regarding
his project.
Youssef Ibrahim reported that he was in escrow to purchase the McMain project from the
previous developer and offered to sign a legal document prepared by the City Attorney in
lieu of the project's being subject to a Conditional Use Permit.
Motion: 1.
Amend Section 5 of Ordinance NS-2386 to reflect that the
requirement for a Conditional Use Permit shall not apply to
the property at 504 S. Cypress, place ordinance on first
reading, and authorize publication of title.
ORDINANCE NS-2386 - An ordinance of the City of Santa Ana
amending Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to require a
conditional use permit for property zoned with the "B" suffix zone district
designation - Planning and Building Agency
Approve and certify Addendum to the Mitigated Negative
Declaration.
Instruct staff to complete processing a Conditional Use
Permit within 60 days for the project at 1015 South Main
Street including arrangement for ingress and egress to the
site during the McFadden Ave realignment construction
project.
MOTION: Bist SECOND: Christy
AYES:
NOES:
Bist, Christy, Franklin, Lutz, McGuigan, Pulido
None
NOT-VOTING: Moreno
ABSENT: None
***END OF CONSENT CALENDAR***
RECESSED TO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - 7:15 P.M.-7:16 P.M.
COUNCIL RECESS - 7:16 P.M.-7:34 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 152 MAY 17, 1999
WORK STUDY SESSION
WS.A. 1999-2000 CITY BUDGET
City Manager David Ream expressed his pleasure at presenting the Council with the City's
budget for the upcoming Millennium. He reviewed the City's purpose, vision, values and
goals and briefly explained 14 objectives for the coming year including such projects as the
widening and reconstruction of Bristol Street from Edinger to McFadden and implementing
the first year strategy for the recently awarded Empowerment Zone.
Ream stated the total annual City budget was approximately $240 million, discussed
General Fund Revenue sources totaling approximately $145 million, presented charts
showing Sales, Utility Users, and Property Tax trends and noted the City had suffered
approximately $59 million in State budget cuts since 1990.
Community Development Administrative Services Manager Gina Schuchard (former
Budget Officer) presented the 1999-2000 Proposed Fees and Fee Adjustments, explaining
such fees as "Kitchenette Rental" and an "Accelerated Plan Check for Public
Improvements and Traffic Studies." She noted several fees such as a "Wild Animal Permit
Fee" previously adopted by the Council were being incorporated into the Miscellaneous
Fees resolution.
Ream reviewed appropriations for the City's departments, noting Public Safety
expenditures including Police, Fire and the Debt Service for the Police Building comprised
more than 66% of the General Fund budget. He presented charts depicting a steady City
population growth while almost no change for the same period in the number of City
employees.
In the course of the budget presentation, Councilmembers raised the following "Issue Bin"
items that would require more detail to be provided at a later date:
· Water Meter Test Fee
· Wild Animal Permit Fee
· Possible increase in the Adult Entertainment Business Land Use Permit Fee
· Trench Cut Fee
· Water rate increase
· Employee compensation for new and reclassified positions including salary and benefits
and a cost comparison of contract services versus in-house hiring
· Breakdown of revenue, operating cost, and debt service for the City jail
· Possibility of reconstructing one major street with concrete per year
The following department heads provided justifications for proposed new, reclassified, and
upgraded positions in their respective agencies and responded to Councilmember
questions:
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WORK STUDY
· City Attorney Joseph Fletcher
· City Manager David Ream
· Community Development Executive Director Cindy Nelson
· Finance and Management Services Executive Director Rod Coloma
Tony Aguilar from Southern California Edison and Judy Woolen from The Gas Company
explained they were available to answer questions.
Desi Reyes representing the ComLink Executive Board, Dave Murray, and Dave Lopez
expressed support for the proposed trench cut fee.
Judy Edge requested asphalt patching in the Sandpointe Neighborhood, particularly on
Birch and Aurora streets.
Mike Metzler, Executive Director of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, suggested the
trench cut fee be analyzed further to avoid penalizing responsible utility providers.
Mayor Pulido and Councilmember Franklin left the meeting at 9:11 p.m. Councilmember
Lutz left the meeting at 9:14 p.m.
The following department heads continued with justifications regarding position changes
in their departments:
· Library Director Rob Richard
· Recreation and Community Services Executive Director Cleve Williams
· Personnel Services Executive Director Henry Alva
· Planning and Building Agency Executive Director Robyn Uptegraff
· Police Chief Paul Walters
· Public Works Agency Executive Director Jim Ross
Dave Lopez opined the City needed additional residential Code Enforcement positions.
City Manager Ream summarized the budget presentation with the comment that a
downsized City organization was providing more and higher quality programs despite a
50% increase in its customer base.
COMMENTS
90.A. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Councilmember McGuigan asked that staff investigate photos showing apparent Code
violations on Harbor Boulevard given to the Council by John Wesson who had filed to
speak under Public Comments but had left the meeting.
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COMMENTS
Benjamin Grabiel informed the Council that the City owned four pamels of land within a
proposed Property and Business Improvement District along Main Street and asked
that the appropriate City officials execute a petition opposing formation of the District.
Councilmember McGuigan explained the Brown Act prohibited the Council from acting
on his request since it was not on the Agenda.
90.B. COUNCIL COMMENTS
Councilmember McGuiqan
· Asked staff to provide the Council with a status report on the Racquetball World site
on 1st Street; and
· Requested the Council meeting be adjourned in honor of long term resident and
community activist Hector Godinez, Sr.
ADJOURNMENT - 9:58 p.m. - In honor of Hector Godinez, Sr.
To 5:30 p.m. on June 7, 1999 in Room 831, City Hall, 20 Civic
Center Plaza for Closed Session
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