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Home My WebLink About AGENDA_2014-03-04 City Council Meeting Agenda March 4, 2014 CLOSED SESSION MEETING CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, California 5:00 PM REGULAR OPEN MEETING CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 22 Civic Center Plaza 5:45 PM (Immediately following the Closed Session Meeting) Miguel A. Pulido Mayor MPulido@santa-ana.org Sal TinajeroVincent F. Sarmiento Mayor Pro Tem – Ward 6 Councilmember - Ward 1 STinajero@santa-ana.org VSarmiento@santa-ana.org Michele MartinezAngelica Amezcua Councilmember - Ward 2 Councilmember - Ward 3 MMartinez@santa-ana.org AAmezcua@santa-ana.org P. David Benavides Roman Reyna Councilmember - Ward 4Councilmember - Ward 5 DBenavides@santa-ana.org RReyna@santa-ana.org Mayor and Council telephone: 714-647-6900 Agenda item inquiries: 714-647-6520 Sonia R. Carvalho David CavazosMaria D. Huizar City Attorney City Manager Clerk of the Council NOTE:If you need special assistance to participate in this Council meeting, please contact Ellen Smiley, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 647-5340. Please call prior to the meeting date, to allow the City enough time to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting. \[Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II, 28 CFR 35.102\] Basic City Council Meeting Information Code of Ethics and Conduct - The people of the City of Santa Ana, at an election held on February 5, 2008, approved an amendment to the City Charter which established the Code of Ethics and Conduct for elected officials and members of appointed boards, commissions, and committees to assure public confidence. A copy of the City’s Code can be found on the Clerk of the Council’s webpage. The following are the core values expressed: Integrity · Honesty · Responsibility · Fairness · Accountability · Respect · Efficiency Agenda Information - The agenda descriptions provide the public with a general summary of the items of business to be considered by the Council. The Council is not limited in any way by the “Recommended Action” and may take any action which the council deems to be appropriate on an agenda item. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not listed on the agenda. Public Comments/Public Input - Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54954.3, members of the public may address either the City Council or any of the City’s other related entities, such as the Housing Authority, Successor Agency or other legislative bodies, meeting in conjunction with this scheduled meeting. Public comments may be made on any and all matters within the City of Santa Ana's jurisdiction or the jurisdiction of the other related entities. At the discretion of the Chair, at the first Public Comment portion of the meeting, all comments may be considered jointly. The public will be given the opportunity to speak three (3) minutes on any and all matters contained on any of the Consent Calendar and Business Calendar items and/or on issues of public interest within the jurisdiction of the City. For public hearings, members of the public shall be given three (3) minutes for each duly noticed hearing (unless the matter is continued prior to taking public testimony). All requests to speak shall be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Council at the beginning of the meeting and before Public Comments begin. Speaker forms will be available at the meeting. REQUESTS TO SPEAK SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION BEGINS WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR. When speaking, all persons addressing the City Council shall follow the rules of decorum as detailed on the back of the speaker form. The presiding officer shall have the power and responsibility to enforce decorum and order of the meeting as set forth in Section 2-104(c) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Consent Calendar - All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without discussion unless a member of the Council “pulls” an item(s) from the consent calendar for a separate vote. Senate Bill 343 - As required by Senate Bill 343, any non-confidential writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council members regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Clerk of the Council Office during normal business hours. Agenda & Minutes - Staff reports and documents relating to each agenda item are on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Council and are available for public inspection during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The Clerk’s office is located in City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Room 809, Santa Ana, California, (714)647-6520. Council meeting agendas, staff reports, and Minutes are available the Friday before a Council meeting at the following website address: www.santa-ana.org Televised Meeting Schedule - All regular meetings will be televised and available for viewing on the City’s cable channel. Meetings held in the Council Chamber or other designated locations which are televised live on CTV3 Time Warner Cable on the day of the meeting will be rebroadcast on Mondays at 6:00 p.m., Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 pm, Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and Sundays at 1:00 p.m. Meetings held in locations that do not have a live cable feed will be videotaped and shown on CTV3 the day after the meeting. DVD copies of the meetings for loan will be available for public circulation at the Santa Ana Main Library the day after a meeting. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 2 MARCH 4, 2014 CITY OF SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR OPEN MEETING MARCH 4, 2014 REGULAR OPEN MEETING 5:45 p.m. (Immediately following the Closed Session Meeting) CALL TO ORDER MAYOR PULIDO COUNCILMEMBERS AMEZCUA, BENAVIDES, MARTINEZ, REYNA, TINAJERO, SARMIENTO PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE VANESSA BADILLO AND JASON BARAJAS, JACKSON ELEMENTARY INVOCATION JACK ABEELEN, POLICE CHAPLAIN PRESENTATIONS EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS presented by MAYOR PULIDO to: 25 YEARS OF SERVICE Kent M. Yamaguchi, Zoo Manager, Parks, Recreation and Community Services 30 YEARS OF SERVICE Kurt A. Wiemann, Projects Manager, Public Works Agency PROCLAMATIONMAYOR PULIDO presented by to Parker Kennedy, CEO, First American Title Corporation, for his exemplary citizen participation and services to the community. PROCLAMATION MAYOR PRO TEM TINAJERO presented byrecognizing DMV/Donate Life California Month. PROCLAMATIONCOUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ presented by recognizing Women’s History Month. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 3 MARCH 4, 2014 CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITIONCOUNCILMEMBER REYNA presented by to Santa Ana Panthers Soccer Team for winning the Area 11-K League Championship. Head Coach: Richard Niedermayer Jr. Assistant Coach: Richard Niedermayer Sr. Team: Daniel Acosta, Andres Clemente, Pablo Crespo, Jonathan Espinosa, Robert Herrera, Jonathon Magana, Benjamin Montoya, Andrew Ortega, Luis Quiroz, Isaac Rubalcava, Jose Ruiz, Oscar Salas and Deryck Walker. CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITIONCOUNCILMEMBERS SARMIENTO and presented by MARTINEZ to America on Track for donating $45,000 to build an outsider exercise gym at Memorial Park. CLOSED SESSION REPORT The City Attorney will report items to be added to Consent Calendar Item 19A from the Closed Session meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54954.3, members of the public may address either the City Council or any of the City’s other related entities, such as the Housing Authority, Successor Agency or other legislative bodies, meeting in conjunction with this scheduled meeting. Public comments may be made on any and all matters within the City of Santa Ana's jurisdiction or the jurisdiction of the other related entities. At the discretion of the Chair, at the first Public Comment portion of the meeting, all comments may be considered jointly. The public will be given the opportunity to speak three (3) minutes on any and all matters contained on any of the Consent Calendar and Business Calendar items and/or on issues of public interest within the jurisdiction of the City. For public hearings, members of the public shall be given three (3) minutes for each duly noticed hearing (unless the matter is continued prior to taking public testimony). All requests to speak shall be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Council at the beginning of the meeting and before Public Comments begin. Speaker forms will be available at the meeting. REQUESTS TO SPEAK SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION BEGINS WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR. When speaking, all persons addressing the City Council shall follow the rules of decorum as detailed on the back of the speaker form. The presiding officer shall have the power and responsibility to enforce decorum and order of the meeting as set forth in Section 2-104(c) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 4 MARCH 4, 2014 CONSENT CALENDAR CONSENT CALENDAR Approve staff recommendations on the following RECOMMENDED ACTION: Consent Calendar items: Items 10A through 29A. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS MINUTES 10A. MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 18, 2014 - Clerk of the Council Office Approve Minutes. RECOMMENDED ACTION: BOARDS / COMMISSIONS / COMMITTEES 13A. NOMINATE THOMAS P. MORRISSEY TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION (ETAC) BY MAYOR M. PULIDO AS THE CITY-WIDE REPRESENTATIVE FOR A PARTIAL TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 9, 2014 – Clerk of the Council Office Appoint Thomas P. Morrissey, Ward 3 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Resident, to the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission (ETAC).(Replaces D. Cribb). 13B. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS - Police Department Receive and file Public Safety and RECOMMENDED ACTION: Neighborhood Improvement Minutes of November 26, 2013. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION 19A. CONFIRMATION OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION(S) – City Attorney’s Office 19B. EXCUSED ABSENCES – Clerk of the Council Office 19C. DESTRUCTION OF OBSOLETE CITY RECORDS – Personnel Agency and Police Department CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 5 MARCH 4, 2014 Approve the requests for the destruction of RECOMMENDED ACTION: obsolete records from various City departments in accordance with the retention schedule outlined in City Council Resolution 2013-014. The Citywide Records Retention Schedule has specific retention periods for many City documents. The Schedule is modeled after the California Secretary of State’s sample for local government and incorporates other statutory periods applicable to Santa Ana. These are minimum retention periods. Each department makes discretionary decisions on whether to retain records past the minimum requirements. 19D. QUARTERLY REPORT FOR HOUSING DIVISION PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES (OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2013) – Community Development Agency Receive and file. RECOMMENDED ACTION: BUDGETARY MATTERS APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS 20A. AGREEMENT WITH AMERICA ON TRACK AND APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT ACCEPTING DONATION FOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT AND SHADE STRUCTURE – Parks, Recreation & Community Services Agency RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: 1. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with America On Track, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney; 2. Approve an appropriation adjustment. (Requires five affirmative votes) APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT NO. 2014-069 - Recognizing donation revenue in the amount of $45,000 in the PRCSA Fees and Donations revenue account and appropriating funds to the PRCSA Fees and Donations expenditure account for the Memorial Park Exercise Zone. AGREEMENTS 25A. AGMT - CINCO DE MAYO & FIESTAS PATRIAS - Parks, Recreation & Community Services Agency RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 6 MARCH 4, 2014 1. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Christiansen Amusement, Inc., subject to non- substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. 2. Revenues in the amount of $84,000 will be deposited into the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency revenue account for the 2014 Cinco de Mayo and Fiestas Patrias carnivals. 25B. AGMT - READY OC AND "IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING™” CAMPAIGNS (GRANT FUNDED) - Police Department Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council to execute an amendment with Westbound Communications, Inc. in an amount of $385,000, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. 25C. AGMTS - CONSULTING SERVICES FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Finance & Management Services Approve and authorize the City Manager and RECOMMENDED ACTION: Clerk of the Council to execute amendments increasing compensation by $1,700,000 and extending the term for a six-month term or until the funds are expended, with an option for an additional six-month term under the same terms and conditions including compensation, exercisable by the City Manager, with the following vendors: Concorde Consulting, Inc. SoftMaster, Inc. The Comdyn Group, Inc. Telfords 25D. AGMT - CONSULTING SERVICES ASSISTING WITH ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM FUNDS - Community Development Agency Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council to execute a second amendment with MDG Associates, Inc. to add an additional $25,000 for a total aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. 25E. AGMT - DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES - Community Development Agency CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 7 MARCH 4, 2014 Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council to execute an amendment to with Keyser Marston Associates to increase the compensation by an additional amount of $25,000, for a total aggregate amount not to exceed $95,000, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the Executive Director and City Attorney. MISCELLANEOUS - BUDGET 29A. APPROVAL OF ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY AT 202-218 GRAND AVENUE FOR GRAND AVENUE WIDENING (PROJECT NO. 081732 NON- GENERAL FUND) – City Attorney’s Office and Public Works Agency Approve acquisition of real property at 202-218 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Grand Avenue and authorize City Attorney to implement Stipulated Judgment to transfer title and effectuate settlement of all acquisition issues. **END OF CONSENT CALENDAR** BUSINESS CALENDAR BUSINESS CALENDAR RESOLUTIONS 55A. RESOLUTION CALLING FOR WATER SUPPLY ALERT - Public Works Agency Adopt a resolution. RECOMMENDED ACTION: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA CALLING FOR WATER SUPPLY ALERT 55B. RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE BRISTOL STREET WIDENING PROJECT - Public Works Agency Item continued from the February 4, 2014 City Council meeting per staff request by a vote of 7-0. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 8 MARCH 4, 2014 Staff recommends further continuance to allow City Council to provide direction after the Bristol Street Widening Project Work Study Session takes place on March 18, 2014. Continue consideration of matter, at the request RECOMMENDED ACTION: of staff. PUBLIC HEARINGS 75A. PUBLIC HEARING – FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 2011- 01, VARIANCE NO. 2012-04 AND VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 2012-02 TO ALLOW A 23-UNIT SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AT 1584 EAST SANTA CLARA AVENUE (SEXLINGER FARMHOUSE AND ORCHARD) – CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY AND LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL OF ORANGE COUNTY, APPLICANTS - Planning and Building Agency Planning Commission approved recommended action on February 10, 2014 by a vote of 6-1 (Yrarrazaval opposed). Legal Notice published in the Orange County Reporter and notices mailed on February 21, 2014. Adopt a resolution. RECOMMENDED ACTION: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA CERTIFYING FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 2011-01 AND APPROVING THE MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM; APPROVING VARIANCE NOS. 2012-04(A) AND 2012-04(B) AS CONDITIONED; AND, APPROVING VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 2012-02 (COUNTY MAP NO. 17231) AS CONDITIONED FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1584 EAST SANTA CLARA AVENUE HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING (Blue Agenda) SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING (Salmon Agenda) CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 9 MARCH 4, 2014 COMMENTS PUBLIC COMMENTS (If not considered by the Chair at an earlier time. Please refer to Basic City Council Meeting Information page for details). 90A. CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS 90B. CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS 1. AB1234 DISCLOSURE - This is the time for members of the Council to provide a brief oral report on any conference, meeting or travel paid for by the City. If more than one Councilmember attended the same event, the Mayor may designate one attendee to give the report. ADJOURNMENT - The next meeting of the City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. for the Closed Session Meeting immediately followed by the Regular Open Business Meeting at 5:45 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Street Car Project Locally Preferred Alignment • Harbor Blvd. Mixed-Use Plan • Adoption of Strategic Plan (March 18, 2014) • Sunshine Ordinance (April 2014) • General Plan Housing Element Annual Progress Report (March 3, 2015) • Solar Permit Fee Waiver (April 21, 2015) • Dangerous and Abandoned Buildings (July 7, 2015) • Proactive Rental Enforcement Program Renewal (November 3, 2015) CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 10 MARCH 4, 2014