CITY OF
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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June 16, 2009
AGENDA POSTED: JUNE 12, 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
(None) 5:00 P.M. – 5:45 P.M.
REPORT ON 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
FLAG SALUTE:
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 the
completed form 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,
MAY 5, 2009 (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 1-3)
ITEM NO. (1)
INTRODUCTION
OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES
ITEM NO. (2)
EMPLOYEE
INTRODUCTIONS
ITEM NO. (3)
ASSEMBLYMAN
WARREN FURUTANI - STATE BUDGET ISSUES
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 4-15)
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.
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
and ADOPT the Amended Statement of Investment Policy.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (5)
CONSIDERATION
OF RESOLUTION NO. 09-066 OPPOSING ENACTMENT OF ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 761
(CALDERON) (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 09-066, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING ADOPTION OF ASSEMBLY BILL
NO. 761."
2.
INSTRUCT
staff to transmit an executed copy of Resolution No. 09-066 to all
Assemblymembers and Senator Oropeza.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
INSTRUCT
staff to transmit a letter of support to U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro,
Senators Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein and Congresswoman Laura Richardson
urging their support of H.R. 1691 the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of
2009.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
APPROVE
the District Office Agreement between the City of
2.
AUTHORIZE
the City Manger to execute the agreement following approval as to form by the
City Attorney.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
SET
the matter for public hearing on July 7, 2009.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (9)
CONSIDERATION
OF ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICE CLUBS REQUESTS TO OPERATE FIREWORKS STANDS (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
the applicants contingent upon their compliance with all governing rules and
regulations, approvals from all inspecting agencies and the applicants'
attendance at a Fireworks Stand Operators' Safety Seminar and Orientation
Session as mandated by Section 3101.5(e) of the Carson Municipal Code.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (10)
CONSIDERATION
OF APPLICATIONS FOR FIREWORKS STORAGE PERMITS
(ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
the issuance of a Fireworks Storage Permit to the Carson High Boosters Club,
Inc. and New Philadelphia A.M.E. Church Family, contingent upon their
compliance with Section 3101.8 of the Carson Municipal Code.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (11)
CONSIDER
APPROVAL OF A RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
SERVICES (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
APPROVE
an increase of 14.40% to the Integrated Commercial/Industrial Waste Management
Services price matrix for the FY 2009/10.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
APPROPRIATE
$90,000.00 from the unreserved, undesignated Proposition C fund balance to
account no. 19-80-999-180 7310 to cover the cost of the CNG fuel for the Carson
Circuit buses for FY 2008/09.
2.
WAIVE
the formal bidding procedures as defined by the Carson Municipal Code Section
2607.
3.
AWARD
a purchase order contract to Clean Energy for fuel costs associated with the
Carson Circuit Program, for a 5-year period beginning January 1, 2009 and
ending in December 31, 2013, not to exceed an amount of $200,000.00 per
calendar year.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
CONTINUE
this item to July 7, 2009.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
APPROVE
the Memorandum of Understanding to allow the city of
2.
AUTHORIZE
the Mayor to execute the Memorandum of Understanding with the city of
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
APPROVE
the agreement with the County of Los Angeles Probation Department, in the
amount of $64,806.00, from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, to provide Gang
Crime Suppression Program (GCSP) services to the city of
2.
APPROVE
the agreement with the County of Los Angeles Probation Department, in the
amount of $64,806.00, from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, to provide Gang
Alternative Prevention Program (GAPP) services to the city of
3.
AUTHORIZE
the Mayor to execute the GCSP and GAPP services agreements for FY 2009/10,
following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
ACTION:
DEMANDS
DEMANDS (Item 16)
ITEM NO. (16)
RESOLUTION
NO. 09-068 ALLOWING CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,959,717.71, DEMAND
CHECK NUMBERS 086006 THROUGH 086322
ACTION:
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
SPECIAL ORDERS
OF THE DAY (Items 17-19)
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. (17)
PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE FY 2009/10 GENERAL FUND BUDGET
(ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
CANCEL
the Public Hearing originally scheduled for tonight.
2.
SET
the Public Hearing for Monday, June 22, 2009.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
OPEN
the Public Hearing, TAKE public testimony, and CLOSE the Public Hearing.
2.
APPROVE
the NSP Joint Cooperation Agreement with the city of
3.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 09-059, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE
SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM (NSP), AND THE EXECUTION OF A GRANT
AGREEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO."
4.
AUTHORIZE
the City Manager to sign the grant agreement, and any subsequent amendments
thereto, with the State of
ACTION:
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 INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 09-1426, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, TO AMEND THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING
ARTICLE IX (PLANNING AND ZONING), CHAPTER 1, PART 2, SECTION 9121.1, SECTION 9123,
AND SECTION 9126.21 TO ALLOW PARKING STRUCTURES WITHIN THE RM-25 ZONE WITH THE
APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT."
ACTION:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS (Item 20)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
RECEIVE
and FILE.
ACTION:
NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION
NEW BUSINESS
DISCUSSION (Items 21-23)
ITEM NO. (21)
BOARD
AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS BY MAYOR DEAR
(CITY CLERK)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
Mayor
Dear to CONSIDER and APPOINT members to the Mobilehome Park Rental Review Board
and the Beautification Committee 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:
ITEM NO. (22)
IMPLEMENTATION
OF UTILITY USERS TAX AND CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST TO EXEMPT CHURCHES FROM
PAYMENT OF SUCH TAX (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
TAKE
the following actions:
2.
RECEIVE
and FILE this report.
3.
CONSIDER
and PROVIDE direction on the proposal of Mayor Dear to exempt
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
TAKE
the following actions:
1.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 09-061, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY ON
ILLEGAL STREET VENDORS."
2.
WAIVE
further reading and ADOPT Ordinance No. 09-1427U, "AN INTERIM URGENCY
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, PROHIBITING THE VENDING OF
MERCHANDISE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, STADIUMS, ATHLETIC FIELDS, COMMUNITY CENTERS OR
ABANDONED PROPERTY AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREFORE."
3.
WAIVE
further reading and INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 09-1427, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, PROHIBITING THE VENDING OF MERCHANDISE ON PUBLIC
PROPERTY, STADIUMS, ATHLETIC FIELDS, COMMUNITY CENTERS OR ABANDONED
PROPERTY."
4.
SET
a public hearing for July 7, 2009 to adopt Ordinance No. 09-1427.
ACTION:
ORDINANCE SECOND
ORDINANCE
SECOND
ORAL
COMMUNICATIONS I (STAFF)
ORAL
COMMUNICATIONS II (COUNCIL/AGENCY)
UNFINISHED/CONTINUED CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
REPORT ON CLOSED
SESSION