CITY OF
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY
HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
701
EAST CARSON STREET
CARSON,
CA 90745
May 15, 2007
Agenda posted - Approval of Executive
Session Agenda (Closed Session)
AGENDA POSTED: MAY 10,
2007
“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
EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED SESSION) (Items) 5:00
P.M. – 5:45 P.M.
Legal Counsel
Labor Negotiator
ITEM NO. (1)
LABOR
NEGOTIATIONS: ALL GROUPS / ELECTED
OFFICIALS
|
City Negotiators: |
City Manager, Administrative Services General Manager and Assistant City Attorney |
|
Employee Organizations: |
Unclassified, AME, Supervisors Association, Professional Association, AFSCME Local 809, ACE and Elected Officials |
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
1. INSTRUCT labor negotiators.
ACTION:
REPORT ON EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED
SESSION)
REPORT ON EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED SESSION)
5:45 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
Flag Salute - Approval of Minutes
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
6:00 P.M. – 9:45 P.M.
FLAG SALUTE:
INVOCATION:
PASTOR
ROMAN PEL, CARSON CHRISTIAN CHURCH
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. (2)
INTRODUCTION
OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES
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.
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
INSTRUCT
staff to coordinate with representatives from the South Bay Realtors
Association to establish a free webpage link.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (5)
RESOLUTION
NO. 07-051 SUPPORTING THE EXONERATION OF MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 07-051, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE EXONERATION OF MARCUS
MOSIAH GARVEY."
2.
DIRECT
staff to transmit an executed copy of the resolution to Congressman Charles B.
Rangel, Senator Barbara Boxer, Senator Dianne Feinstein and President George W.
Bush.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (6)
RESOLUTION
NO. 07-061 URGING SUPPORT FOR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR CARSON HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETIC PROGRAMS (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 07-061, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, URGING SUPPORT FOR FUNDRAISING
EFFORTS FOR CARSON HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC PROGRAMS."
2.
INSTRUCT
staff to transmit a copy of the executed resolution to Carson High School and
the school boardmember for District Seven of the Los Angeles Unified School
District.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (7)
RESOLUTION
NO. 07-062 SUPPORTING THE UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS (UFCW) UNION (CITY
MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 07-062, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE UNITED FOOD AND
COMMERCIAL WORKERS (UFCW) UNION."
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 07-063, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING SENATE BILL NO. 840
(KUEHL) - THE CALIFORNIA UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE ACT."
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
Standard Management Procedure (SMP) No. 6.50 - Cellular Telephone/Blackberry
Allowance for Elected Officials and Unclassified Employees, effective May 1,
2007.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
AWARD
a purchase contract in the amount of $113,010.45 to LNI Custom Manufacturing
Inc., to provide and install 180 trash receptacles with lids at designated
locations.
2.
AWARD
a purchase contract in the amount of $73,495.18 to Seating Component
Manufacturing, to provide and install 185 benches at designated locations.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (11)
APPLICATION
FOR FIREWORKS STORAGE PERMITS (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
the issuance of Fireworks Storage Permit to the Carson High Boosters Club, Inc.
and to the Filipino Community of Carson, Inc., contingent upon their compliance
with Section 3101.8 of the Carson Municipal Code.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (12)
APPROVAL
TO AWARD A PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR ONE STUMP CUTTER AND TRAILER (ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
WAIVE
the formal bidding procedures as defined by the Carson Municipal Code Section
2607.
2.
AWARD
a purchase contract, in the amount of $44,067.22, to Vermeer Pacific/RDO
Equipment Company for the purchase of one stump cutter and trailer.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
APPROVE
the Agreement for Professional Services with Quantum Consulting, Inc. to
provide constructability review; project management and inspection for
Hemingway Park Pool, Project No. 1020, for a negotiated fee not-to-exceed
$180,000.00.
2.
APPROVE
the Agreement for Professional Services with Bureau Veritas North America, Inc.
to manage the oil well abandonment verification process and to test soils and
construction materials for Hemingway Park Pool, Project No. 1020, for a
negotiated fee not-to-exceed $40,000.00.
3.
APPROVE
a time-and-materials purchase order for an amount estimated not-to-exceed
$30,000.00 to Ce Allencompany Inc. dba AllenCo for the oil well abandonment
verification and related services.
4.
AUTHORIZE
the Mayor to execute both professional services agreements following approval
as to form by the City Attorney.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 07 052, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, CONSENTING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
AVALON BOULEVARD BRIDGE OVER DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL, WILMINGTON AVENUE BRIDGE OVER
DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL AND SANTA FE AVENUE UNDER UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD BRIDGE,
WITHIN CITY OF CARSON, AS PART OF THE SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES."
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 07-058, "A JOINT RESOLUTION OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES; THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE GREATER LOS ANGELES COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT; THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 8 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 8); THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA;
AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE NEGOTIATED EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY TAX
REVENUES RESULTING FROM ANNEXATION OF PARCEL MAP NO. 27014 TO COUNTY LIGHTING
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT 1697."
2.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 07-057; "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING CONSENT AND JURISDICTION TO
THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IN THE MATTER OF COUNTY LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
1697 AND COUNTY LIGHTING DISTRICT LLA-1, CARSON ZONE, CITY OF CARSON PARCEL MAP
NO. 27014."
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 07-059, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM AND URGING THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE TO INCREASE CDBG FUNDING FROM $3.7 BILLION TO $4.1 BILLION."
2.
DIRECT
staff to transmit an executed copy of the Resolution to each of California's
United States Senators, along with a letter from the Mayor and City Council
urging those Senators to support action in the Senate Appropriations Committee
to increase CDBG funding from $3.7 billion to $4.1 billion.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
APPROVE
renewal of the agreement with the County of Los Angeles Probation Department,
in the amount of $64,000.00, from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, to
provide Gang Crime Suppression Program (GCSP) services to the city of Carson.
2.
APPROVE
renewal of the agreement with the County of Los Angeles Probation Department,
in the amount of $64,000.00, from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, to
provide Gang Alternative Prevention Program (GAPP) services to the city of
Carson.
3.
AUTHORIZE
the Mayor to execute the GCSP and GAPP services agreements for FY 2007/08,
following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (18)
THIS
ITEM LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
ACTION:
DEMANDS
DEMANDS (Items)
ITEM NO. (19)
RESOLUTION
NO. 07-060 ALLOWING CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,772,349.33, DEMAND
CHECK NUMBERS 070800 THROUGH 071035.
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.
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
OPEN
the public hearing, TAKE public testimony, and CLOSE the public hearing.
2.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Ordinance No. 07-1386U, "AN INTERIM URGENCY
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 07-1374U, TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICAL
MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES AND PROHIBITING EXISTING BUSINESSES FROM DISPENSING
MEDICAL MARIJUANA, FOR AN ADDITIONAL TEN MONTHS AND FIFTEEN DAYS."
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
OPEN
the joint public hearing, TAKE public testimony, and CLOSE the joint public
hearing.
2.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 07-056, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND
APPROVING A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CARSON
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND VICTORIA CARSON HOMES, LLC."
3.
AUTHORIZE
the Mayor to execute the aforementioned agreement following approval as to form
by the City Attorney.
ACTION:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Items)
NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION
NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION (Items)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 07-1381, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, PROHIBITING SPECTATORS FROM
CONGREGATING AT ILLEGAL SPEED CONTESTS AND EXHIBITIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF
CARSON."
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (23)
CONSIDERATION
OF ORDINANCE NO. 07-1382 PROHIBITING
CRUISING ON CITY STREETS (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 07-1382, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, PROHIBITING CRUISING ON CITY
STREETS."
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (24)
CONSIDERATION
OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE 2007 "JUNIOR NATIONAL YOUNG
LEADERS CONFERENCE" (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
CONSIDER
and PROVIDE direction.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 07-040, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ITS ACTION OF APRIL 3,
2007, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE APPROVAL TO DESIGN AND INSTALL A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT
THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND 231ST STREET."SIDER and PROVIDE
direction.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (26)
THIS
ITEM LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK
RECOMMENDATION
for 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