CITY OF
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY
HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
701
EAST CARSON STREET
CARSON,
CA 90745
December 13, 2005
Agenda posted - Approval of Executive
Session Agenda (Closed Session)
AGENDA POSTED:
DECEMBER 8, 2005
“In
accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, if you require a
disability related modification or accommodation to attend or participate in
this meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please call the City
Clerk’s office at 310-952-1720 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.”
(Government Code Section 54954.2)
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE
SESSION AGENDA (CLOSED SESSION)
Executive Session (Closed Session) -
Ceremonial Presentation
CLOSED SESSION (Items) 5:00 P.M. – 5:45 P.M.
Legal Counsel
ITEM NO. (1)
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION, RESOLUTION NO. 05-130 (CITY ATTORNEY)
One
matter of existing litigation, Government Code Section 54956.9)a): La Mirada v.
City of Carson, Case No. BC-248284.
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 05-130, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO
CONFER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING ONE MATTER OF EXISTING LITIGATION: LA
MIRADA V. CITY OF CARSON, CASE NO. BC-248284."
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (2)
CONFERENCE
WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: Streets and Rights-of-Way
owned by the City of Carson
City
Negotiators: Jerome G. Groomes,
William W. Wynder
Negotiating
Party: Time Warner
Under
Negotiation: Terms, Price and
Conditions
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
INSTRUCT
real property negotiators
ACTION:
Labor Negotiator
REPORT ON EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED
SESSION)
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
5:45 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
A.
CERTIFICATE
OF APPOINTMENT:
BEAUTIFICATION
COMMITTEE
BARBARA
PALMATIER
B.
RECOGNITION
OF FORMER COMMISSIONER AND BOARD MEMBERS TO BE RECEIVED BY:
FINE ARTS
AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION
GEORGEANN
ROBERTSON
RELOCATION
APPEALS BOARD
JENNY
BETHUNE
ESTRELLA
BUMACOD
WILMA
WILSON
D.
PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING DECEMBER 2005 AS WORLD AIDS MONTH TO BE RECEIVED BY VALARIE
MCDONALD
Flag Salute - Approval of Minutes
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
6:00 P.M. – 9:45 P.M.
FLAG SALUTE:
INSPIRATIONAL:
APPROVAL OF REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA:
Mayor/Chairman requests the audience to fill out
Speaker Forms to indicate those items on which they want to speak, and turn
them into the City Clerk/Agency Secretary at the beginning of the meeting, in
order to be recognized by the Mayor/Chairman.
Agenda arranged so that speakers may be heard early. Council/Agency to indicate items to be
pulled.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Notice to the Public- - Oral Comm Public
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Public testimony may be given on any agenda item
as it is called and will be LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. Please fill out a Speaker Form in order to be
identified correctly in the minutes. The
forms are provided on the podium in the Council Chambers. All Speaker Forms must be turned in to the
City Clerk/Agency Secretary at the beginning of the meeting.
INTRODUCTIONS
INTRODUCTIONS (Items)
ITEM NO. (3)
EMPLOYEE
INTRODUCTIONS
NEW BUSINESS CONSENT
NEW BUSINESS CONSENT (Items)
These items
are considered to be routine items of COUNCIL business and have, therefore,
been placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR. If
COUNCIL wishes to discuss any item or items, then such item or items should be
removed from the CONSENT CALENDAR. For
items remaining on the CONSENT CALENDAR, a single motion to ADOPT the
recommended action is in order.
JOINT ITEM WITH CRA ITEM #8
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
APPROVE
a First Amendment to and Extension of Temporary Employee Employment Contract in
the amount of $18,450 for work completed from August 1, 2005 to December 12,
2005, after the contract termination date of July 31, 2005.
2.
AUTHORIZE
the Mayor to execute the First Amendment to and Extension of Temporary Employee
Employment Contract with Christine M. Ketz following approval as to form by the
City Attorney
3.
APPROVE
a Professional Services Agreement with Christine M. Ketz in the amount of
$7,200 for Planning Consultant Services from December 13, 2005 to June 30,
2006.
4.
AUTHORIZE
the Mayor to execute the agreement following approval as to form by the City
Attorney.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 05-128, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY BILL 714, THAT
WOULD REQUIRE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO PROVIDE A SECURE AND CONVENIENT WAY FOR
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS TO ACCESS INFORMATION NEEDED TO HAVE REPLACEMENT CAR KEYS
MADE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK."
2.
DIRECT
staff to transmit the resolution to the Automobile Club of Southern California.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 05-129, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE PRESCHOOL FOR ALL
ACT, THAT WOULD PROVIDE FREE, PART-DAY PRESCHOOL FOR ALL CALIFORNIA CHILDREN IN
THE YEAR BEFORE KINDERGARTEN."
2.
DIRECT
staff to transmit the resolution to Preschool California.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
AUTHORIZE
the CSCA Chairperson to attend the Sister Cities International 50th Anniversary
Celebration Conference in Washington, D.C., July 13-15, 2006.
2.
APPROVE
a transfer of $945 from the City's contingency account to cover the costs of
the conference.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
ACCEPT
$79,200 of State Office of Homeland Security 04 Urban Area Security Initiative
(UASI) Grant funds to upgrade the emergency generator at City Hall.
2.
APPROVE
the plans, specifications and estimates, order the work, and call for bids to
upgrade the emergency generator at City Hall.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (9)
STATUS
REPORT - PROJECT NO. 970: ANNUAL CAPE
SEAL PROJECT (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
RECEIVE
and FILE.
ACTION:
DEMANDS
DEMANDS (Items)
ITEM NO. (10)
RESOLUTION
NO. 05-127, ALLOWING CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,171,709.43, DEMAND
CHECK NUMBERS 060926 THROUGH 061315.
ACTION:
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY (Items)
Any person
wishing to testify is requested to complete a speaker card, available on the
podium in the Council Chambers.
TESTIMONY WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. Any subject of controversy will be limited to
a total of fifteen minutes of testimony per side; those wishing to address the
Council are requested to select three speakers to represent your opinion.
JOINT ITEM WITH CRA ITEM #11
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
OPEN
the joint public hearing, TAKE public testimony and CLOSE the public hearing.
2.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 05-126, A RESOLUTION OF THE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND
APPROVING THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND
BETWEEN THE CARSON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND AVALON COURTYARD."
ACTION:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Items)
ITEM NO. (12)
CONSIDERATION
OF STATUS FOR CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES (CITY CLERK)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
CONSIDER
the status and/or membership of City Council Committees.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (13)
CONSIDERATION
OF CITY-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS (CITY CLERK))
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
CONSIDER
the designations of delegates and alternates to City-affiliated organizations.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (14)
REVIEW,
RECONFIRM OR CONSIDER COMMISSION/COMMITTEE/BOARD APPOINTMENTS BY MAYOR DEAR
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
REVIEW,
RECONFIRM or CONSIDER appointments to the following:
2.
Planning
Commission
3.
Parks
and Recreation Commission
4.
Environmental
Commission - one vacancy with unexpired term ending 3/31/07 (Thomas Clayton)
5.
Fine
Arts and Historical Commission
6.
Human
Relations Commission
7.
Citywide
Advisory Commission
8.
Economic
Development Commission
9.
Mobilehome
Park Rental Review Board
10.
Public
Relations Commission
11.
Public
Works Commission
12.
Public
Safety Commission
13.
Relocation
Appeals Board - one vacancy with unexpired term ending 3/31/07 (Barbara
Palmatier)
14.
Women's
Issues Commission
15.
Senior
Citizens Advisory Commission
16.
Youth
Commission - one vacancy with unexpired term ending 6/30/06 (Morgan Homer)
17.
Veterans
Affairs Commission
18.
Beautification
Committee
ACTION:
NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION
NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION (Items)
ITEM NO. (15)
REVISED
STANDARD MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE (SMP) NO. 1.55:
CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR ISSUANCE OF PRESS RELEASES (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
Standard Management Procedure No. 1.55 dated December 13, 2005.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
Standard Management Procedure No. 1.56 dated December 13, 2005.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No.
05-117, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,
CALIFORNIA, CONDITIONALLY APPROVING A TRANSACTION INVOLVING COMCAST CORPORATION
AND TIME WARNER CABLE INC., AND THE TRANSFER OF THE CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE
TO C-NATIVE EXCHANGE I, LLC."
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
DISCUSS
and ADVISE staff of any comments to be forwarded to LAFCO for the December 14,
2005 public hearing regarding the proposed Draft Municipal Services Review
Report for the Gateway area and expansion to the sphere of influence boundary.
2.
INSTRUCT
staff to submit written or oral comments to LAFCO based upon direction from the
City Council.
ACTION:
ORDINANCE SECOND READING
ORDINANCE SECOND READING: (Items)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
This is the appropriate time
for members of the general public to address those matters under the
jurisdiction of the Council/Agency, and not on the posted Agenda. Any person wishing to address the
Council/Agency is requested to complete a Speaker Form, available on the podium
in the Council Chambers. TESTIMONY WILL
BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.
Under the provisions of the Brown Act, no action can be taken on these
items, and there can be no discussion of the items, other than to place it on
the agenda for a future meeting.
Oral Communication (Staff) - Adjournment
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS I (STAFF)
9:45 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS I (STAFF)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS II (COUNCIL/AGENCY)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS II (COUNCIL/AGENCY)
UNFINISHED-CONTINUED EXECUTIVE SESSION
ITEMS (CLOSED SESSION)
UNFINISHED/CONTINUED
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
REPORT ON EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED
SESSION)
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT