CITY OF
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY
HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
701
EAST CARSON STREET
CARSON,
CA 90745
July 3, 2007
Agenda posted - Approval of Executive
Session Agenda (Closed Session)
AGENDA POSTED: June
28, 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:
ROBERT
WARING, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CARSON
INVOCATION:
PASTOR
DENNIS MASCARDO, CALVARY CHAPEL OF SOUTH BAY.
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:
March
21, 2007 (Adjourned Regular)
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)
PRESENTATION
BY WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES
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.
AWARD
a purchase contract to Konica Minolta Business Solutions, USA, Inc., in the
amount of $56,893.83, for the purchase of the high-speed black and white
digital imaging system.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
the deal points of the Memorandum of Understanding for the period July 1, 2007
through June 30, 2010 between the city of Carson and the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Union, Council 36, Local 809.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
the deal points of the Memorandum of Understanding for the period July 1, 2007
through June 30, 2010 between the city of Carson and the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Union, Council 36, Local 809,
for the unclassified part-time employees.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
the deal points of the Memorandum of Understanding for the period July 1, 2007
through June 30, 2011 between the city of Carson and the Association of
Confidential Employees (ACE).
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
the deal points of the Memorandum of Understanding for the period July 1, 2007
through June 30, 2011 between the city of Carson and the Association of
Management Employees (AME).
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
the deal points of the Memorandum of Understanding for the period July 1, 2007
through June 30, 2011 between the city of Carson and the Professional
Association (PA).
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
the deal points of the Memorandum of Understanding for the period July 1, 2007
through June 30, 2011 between the city of Carson and the Supervisors
Association (SA).
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (11)
APPROVAL
OF THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT (COLA) FOR THE CITY CLERK AND CITY
TREASURER (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
a 4% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) effective June 30, 2007, for the City
Clerk and City Treasurer in parity with all city employees.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (12)
APPROVAL
OF THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT (COLA) FOR UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
a 4% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) effective June 30, 2007, for the
Unclassified Employees in parity with all city employees.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (13)
APPROVE
A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR ANNUAL BUS STOP MAINTENANCE FOR THE CARSON CIRCUIT
BUS SYSTEM (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
WAIVE
the proposal process as defined by the Carson Municipal Code 2610(a).
2.
APPROVE
a purchase contract for bus stop maintenance in the amount of $57,000.00 to
Goodwill Industries - Long Beach and South Bay for the annual maintenance of
the Carson Circuit bus stops.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
APPROVE
the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Westgroup
Design, Inc., to reflect an increase in the scope of work to prepare PS&E,
that will result in a negotiated fee not-to-exceed $306,498.00.
2.
AUTHORIZE
the Mayor to execute the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement
following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
3.
AUTHORIZE
staff to administratively amend the agreement with Westgroup Design, Inc., for
the expenditure of up to an additional $101,000.00 to cover the cost of
additional services such as traffic studies, surveying, inclusion of
landscaping and geo-technical investigations, etc. that staff may assign to
Westgroup Designs, Inc., if necessary.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
AUTHORIZE
staff to conduct a warrant analysis to add left-turn phases to the traffic
signal at the intersection of Avalon Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
Priority Marketing & Promotions' application for a used car sales event
from Wednesday, July 25, 2007 through Wednesday, August 1, 2007 for the hours
of operations specified in the body of this report, contingent upon approvals
being received from all inspecting agencies.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
APPROVE
an agreement between the Housing Rights Center and the city of Carson, to
administer a fair housing program for the period of July 1, 2007 through June
30, 2008.
2.
AUTHORIZE
the Mayor to execute the agreement following approval as to form by the City
Attorney.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (18)
THIS
ITEM INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
ACTION:
DEMANDS
DEMANDS (Items)
ITEM NO. (19)
RESOLUTION
NO. 07-075, ALLOWING CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,478,882.81, DEMAND
CHECK NUMBERS 071656 THROUGH 071952.
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.
ITEM NO. (20)
PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE FY 2007/08 PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
OPEN
the Public Hearing, TAKE public testimony, and CLOSE the Public Hearing.
ACTION:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Items)
ITEM NO. (21)
COMMISSION,
COMMITTEE, AND BOARD APPOINTMENTS BY MAYOR DEAR
(CITY CLERK)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
Mayor
Dear to REVIEW, RECONFIRM or CONSIDER appointments to the Commissions,
Committees, and Boards in accordance with Ordinance No. 04-1330, with the
approval of a majority of the entire City Council present, as listed on Exhibit
No. 1.
2.
Mayor
Dear to REVIEW, RECONFIRM or CONSIDER appointments to the Youth Commission, in
accordance with Ordinance No. 04-1330, with the approval of a majority of the
entire City Council present, as listed on Exhibit No. 1 (terms expired June 30,
2007).
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPOINTMENT
by Mayor Dear of additional alternate member(s) and/or filling of vacancies to
the 40th Anniversary Steering Committee, with ratification by a majority of the
entire City Council present, including the Mayor.
ACTION:
NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION
NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION (Items)
ITEM NO. (23)
DESIGNATION
OF SECOND ALTERNATE VOTING DELEGATE - LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL
CONFERENCE 2007 (CITY CLERK)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
REAFFIRM
Mayor Pro Tem Santarina as the voting delegate.
2.
REAFFIRM
Councilmember Williams as the first voting alternate delegate.
3.
DESIGNATE
a second alternate voting delegate to represent Carson at the Annual Conference
of the League of California Cities in Sacramento, California, September 5-8,
2007.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (24)
ANALYSIS
OF DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR IN GENERAL LAW CITIES AND ANALYSIS OF OPTION TO
BECOME A CHARTER CITY (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
CONSIDER
and PROVIDE direction.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
DISCUSS
and PROVIDE direction.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
CONSIDER
and PROVIDE direction.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (27)
REPORT
ON SUMMER AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM PROPOSED BY MITCHCORP, INC. (PUBLIC SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
RECEIVE
report and PROVIDE direction to staff.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 07-1384, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, REVISING A PORTION OF THE
REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY'S HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION."
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (29)
CONSIDERATION
OF CITY COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEES (CITY
CLERK)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
CONSIDER
changes, if necessary, to City Council Sub-Committees listed on Exhibit No. 1,
Listing of Active City Council Sub-Committees dated April 4, 2007.
2.
CONSIDER
changes, if necessary, to City Council Sub-Committees listed on Exhibit No. 2,
Listing of Inactive City Council Sub-Committees dated March 22, 2007.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (30)
THIS
ITEM INTENTIONALLY LEFT 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