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may 5, 2009
5:00 P.M.
AGENDA POSTED: APRIL 30, 2009
“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 CLOSED SESSION AGENDA:
CLOSED SESSION
(Items 1-2) 5:00 P.M. – 5:45 P.M.
Legal Counsel
ITEM NO. (1)
CONSIDERATION
OF RESOLUTION NO. 09-051 - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 09-051, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, CALLING A CLOSED SESSION TO CONFER
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A
SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION IN TWO (2) CASES."
ACTION:
Labor Negotiator
ITEM NO. (2)
LABOR
NEGOTIATIONS: ALL GROUPS / CITY MANAGER / ELECTED OFFICIALS
|
City Negotiators: |
City
Manager, Administrative Services General Manager and |
|
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 CLOSED SESSION
5:45
P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
A.
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE
DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.
B.
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE VOLUNTEERS FROM
THE LATINO/HISPANIC SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF
C.
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 3 - MAY 9, 2009 AS "MUNICIPAL
CLERKS WEEK" TO BE RECEIVED BY HELEN
D.
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 2009 AS "ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN
HERITAGE MONTH" TO BE RECEIVED BY NELLIE LUA, TRUSTEE AND LIFETIME MEMBER
OF THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES, AND CAROL ALMEDA, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER, AADAP (ASIAN AMERICAN DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM)
E.
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 2009 AS "MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS
MONTH" TO BE RECEIVED BY JOHNNY O'KANE AND ABATE (AMERICAN BROTHERHOOD
AIMED TOWARD EDUCATION) MEMBERS
F.
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 17 - MAY 23, 2009 AS "NATIONAL
PUBLIC WORKS WEEK" TO BE RECEIVED BY ULI FE'ESAGO, SUPERINTENDENT, PUBLIC
WORKS MAINTENANCE, AND DENNY BACON, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, PUBLIC WORKS
MAINTENANCE
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
6:00 P.M.
INVOCATION: On May 16, 2006, the City Council unanimously approved the
offering of a brief invocation at the commencement of all meetings of the City
Council or Redevelopment Agency. In
doing so, the City Council is cognizant of its legal obligation to assure that
such invocations are “legislative prayers,” and that they do not purport to
advance any particular religion or religious denomination.
Consistent with
the so-called “
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 give
them to 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:
TUESDAY,
MARCH 17, 2009 (REGULAR)
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 18, 2009 (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
INTRODUCTIONS
(Items 3-6)
ITEM NO. (3)
INTRODUCTION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES
ITEM NO. (4)
EMPLOYEE INTRODUCTIONS
ITEM NO. (5)
PRESENTATION FROM TRUC DEVER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS/GREATER
LOS ANGELES COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT REGARDING LOCAL
ITEM NO. (6)
PRESENTATION FROM A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE SWINE FLU OUTBREAK NOW AT PANDEMIC LEVEL 5
NEW BUSINESS CONSENT
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.
NEW BUSINESS
CONSENT (Items 7-18)
These
items are considered to be routine items of Council/Agency business and have,
therefore, been placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
If Council/Agency 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.
ITEM NO. (7)
CONSIDER
RESOLUTION NO. 09-052 CREATING A UTILITY USERS' TAX (UUT) CITIZENS OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 09-052, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, CREATING A UTILITY USERS' TAX (UUT)
CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE."
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (8)
CONSIDER
OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILL 155 (MENDOZA) - LOCAL GOVERNMENT: BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
DIRECT
staff to transmit a letter of opposition regarding Assembly Bill 155 to
Assembly Members Mendoza, Torrico, Brownley, Coto, De Leon, Fuentes, Furutani,
Ma, Nava, John A. Perez, V. Manuel Perez and Yamada; and Senators Wiggins and
Oropeza.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
SET
for discussion an item regarding the Homeowners and Bank Protection Act of 2007
for the May 20, 2009 City Council Agenda.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
Standard Management Procedure (SMP) No. 1.62 - Information Technology Business
Contingency Plan.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (11)
CONSIDER
INITIATING MANAGEMENT AUDITS OF CERTAIN CITY OPERATIONS BY OUTSIDE CONSULTING
FIRMS (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
INSTRUCT
staff to seek proposals for management audits.
2.
INSTRUCT
staff forward a recommendation and cost analysis for audit services to the City
Council within 90 days.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (12)
CONSIDERATION
OF REFUND OF BUSINESS LICENSE PERMIT FEES PAID BY CERTAIN LOCAL BUSINESSES
(ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
APPROVE
a partial refund, in the amount of $1,875.00, to Sonia's Hair Salon.
2.
APPROVE
a partial refund, in the amount of $1,250.00, to
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (13)
CONSIDER
ACCEPTING A $3,500.00 DONATION FROM SEE'S CANDIES, INC. (ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
ACCEPT
the $3,500.00 donation from See's Candies, Inc.
2.
INCREASE
the revenue projections in the General Fund by $3,500.00.
3.
DESIGNATE
the $3,500.00 to offset the costs of the Youth Conference scheduled for May 23,
2009.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
AWARD
a construction contract for Project No. 995:
Del Amo Park Improvements Phase II and Project No. 1254: Del Amo Park Improvements Phase III in the
amount of $685,000.00, to the lowest responsible bidder, W.E. Construction Inc.
2.
AUTHORIZE
construction contingencies in the amount of $102,750.00 (15%) for change orders
such as the removal and remediation of contaminated soil, substructure
conflicts, and other unforeseen construction work that may be required to
complete this project.
3.
APPROPRIATE
$500,000.00 from the Park Development Fee fund balance to augment the amount
currently budgeted for Project No. 995:
Del Amo Park Improvements Phase II.
4.
AUTHORIZE
the Mayor to execute the contract following approval as to form by the City
Attorney.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (15)
STATUS
REPORT ON THE CARSON CIRCUIT - FIRST QUARTER (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
RECEIVE
and FILE.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (16)
CONSIDER
APPROVAL TO CONDUCT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR PARKING ENFORCEMENT
SERVICES (PUBLIC SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
INSTRUCT
staff to release a Request For Proposals (RFP) for parking enforcement
services.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (17)
CONSIDER
DISCONTINUING CROSSING GUARD SERVICE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CARSON AND MARTIN
STREETS (PUBLIC SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
DISCONTINUE
the crossing guard assignment at the intersection of
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
AUTHORIZE
the Parks and Recreation Commission to hold its monthly regular meetings in the
Executive Conference Room in City Hall, and its quarterly awards meetings in
the City Council Chambers.
ACTION:
DEMANDS
DEMANDS (Item
19)
ITEM NO. (19)
RESOLUTION
NO. 09-053 ALLOWING CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,905,931.27, DEMAND
CHECK NUMBERS 085279 THROUGH 085437
ACTION:
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
SPECIAL ORDERS
OF THE DAY (None)
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS (None)
NEW BUSINESS
DISCUSSION (Items 20-22)
ITEM NO. (20)
COMMISSION,
COMMITTEE, AND BOARD APPOINTMENTS BY MAYOR DEAR (CITY CLERK)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
Mayor
Dear to CONSIDER, APPOINT, or REAPPOINT members to the Commissions and Boards
in accordance with Ordinance No. 04-1330, with the approval of a majority of
the entire City Council present, including the Mayor, as listed on Exhibit No.
1, respectively:
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
CONSIDER
and PROVIDE direction.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (22)
CONSIDERATION
OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES AND MOTOR HOMES PARKING ON CITY STREETS (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
CONSIDER
and PROVIDE direction.
ACTION:
ORDINANCE SECOND
ORDINANCE
SECOND
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
ORAL
COMMUNICATIONS I (STAFF)
ORAL
COMMUNICATIONS II (COUNCIL/AGENCY)
UNFINISHED/CONTINUED CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
REPORT ON CLOSED
SESSION