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May 9, 2011
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“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)
Agenda posted - Approval of Executive Session Agenda (Closed
Session)
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
CLOSED SESSION
Executive Session (Closed Session) - Ceremonial Presentation
CLOSED SESSION (Item) 5:00 P.M. – 5:45 P.M.
Legal Counsel
ITEM NO. (1)
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
1.
A closed
session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(a), to confer with
legal counsel regarding pending litigation to which the City is a party. The
title of such litigation is as follows: Palisades Mobile Home Estates, LLC v.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (2) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
RECOMMENDATION
for the City Council:
1.
A closed
session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(e) because the city
is considering whether to initiate litigation in 1 case.
ACTION:
Labor Negotiator
ITEM NO. (3)
CONFERENCE
WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
1. A
closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, with
Clifford W. Graves, its negotiator(s) regarding labor negotiations with Part
Time and Full Time AFSCME.
ACTION:
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
REPORT ON CLOSED
SESSION
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 MINUTES:
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 3, 2010 (REGULAR)
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 4, 2010 (SPECIAL JOINT)
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 given to the City Clerk/Agency Secretary at the beginning of the meeting.
INTRODUCTIONS
INTRODUCTIONS
A.
INTRODUCTION OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES
B.
REPORT ON THE SENATE
TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING COMMITTEE HEARING RELATING TO SB 444 AND AB 579
C.
REPORT FROM SUMMER
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.
NEW
BUSINESS CONSENT
NEW
BUSINESS CONSENT (Items 4-14)
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:
TAKE the following actions
1. ACCEPT as complete Project No. 1240 [Federal CDBG-R No. B-09-MS-06-0514]: Annual Concrete Maintenance Replacement Program, Various Locations.
2. APPROVE a Mutual Release and Settlement Agreement between the city of Carson / Carson Redevelopment Agency and American Contractors Indemnity Company, the bonding company for Project No. 1240 [Federal CDBG-R No. B-09-MS-06-0514]: Annual Concrete Maintenance Replacement Program, Various Locations.
3. AUTHORIZE payment to American Contractors Indemnity Company, the bonding company for Project No. 1240 [Federal CDBG-R No. B-09-MS-06-0514]: Annual Concrete Maintenance Replacement Program, Various Locations, in the amount of $82,509.07.
4. AUTHORIZE staff to file a Notice of Completion.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (5) MEETING DISPOSITION: CITY COUNCIL POLICY SUB-COMMITTEE (CITY MANAGER)
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE the City Council Policy Sub-committee's recommendation to approve the fee waiver request for the Juneteenth Celebration in the amount of $3,155.00 for city equipment rental and park usage to the Apollo West Carson Players.
2. INCREASE the FY 2010/11 general fund revenue projection by $3,178.16 in account number 01-00-999-617-4949.
3. APPROPRIATE $3,178.16 from the unreserved, undesignated general fund balance to account numbers 01-90-954-048-5002 - $1,053.43, and 01-90-954-048-5004 - $1,809.65 to cover the staff costs required to assist the Apollo West Carson Players with this event and 01-90-954-048-6005 - $315.08 to cover the costs associated with security for this event.
4. RECEIVE the recommendation from the City Council Policy Sub-committee on business license fees for brokers and realtors to further discuss at a future sub-committee meeting and FILE the report.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (6) MEETING DISPOSITION: CITY COUNCIL PERSONNEL SUB-COMMITTEE, APRIL 18, 2011 (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
1. RECEIVE and FILE.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
TAKE the following actions:
1. ACCEPT the donations received in March 2011 in the amount of $7,200.00.
2. APPROVE an increase in the FY 2010/11 General Fund revenue budget by $7,200.00.
3. APPROPRIATE the $7,200.00 to the FY 2010/11 expenditure budget in the account numbers listed in Exhibit No. 1.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
1. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 11-059, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION PLAN, RESOLUTION NO. 77-111, BY ADOPTING NEW AND/OR REVISED JOB SPECIFICATIONS."
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE the request to reclassify the Senior Administrative Analyst position in the City Manager's Office to Principal Administrative Analyst.
2. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 11-060, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION PLAN, RESOLUTION NO. 77-111, BY ADOPTING THE REVISED JOB SPECIFICATION FOR THE PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST POSITION."
3. APPROPRIATE $669.00 from the unreserved, undesignated general fund balance to cover the FY 2011/12 cost of the reclassification of the Senior Administrative Analyst position to a Principal Administrative Analyst position.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
TAKE the following actions:
1.
WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No.
11-061, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION PLAN, RESOLUTION NO. 77-111, BY
ADOPTING THE REVISED JOB SPECIFICATION AND
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
TAKE the following actions:
1. ACCEPT the Keep America Beautiful, Inc. 2011 Beautification and Community Greening Grant in the amount of $2,000.00.
2. ACCEPT the Keep America Beautiful, Inc. 2011 Great American Cleanup Lowe's Grant in the amount of $250.00.
3. ACCEPT the West Basin Municipal Water District Grant in the amount of $15,000.00.
4. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute Agreement No. W2246 between West Basin Municipal Water District and City of Carson Regarding Street Median Retrofit Program following approval as to form by the City Attorney (Exhibit No. 1).
5. APPROVE the increase in the FY 2010/11 revenue projection by $2,250.00 in general fund account no. 01-00-999-000-4522.
6. APPROVE the addition of $15,000.00 in the FY 2010/11 revenue projection for the West Basin Municipal Water District Grant Fund account no. 69-00-999-000-4569 and place those funds in an interest bearing account.
7. APPROPRIATE the Keep America Beautiful, Inc. 2011 grant funds totaling $2,250.00 to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System / Water Quality account no. 01-80-820-285-6009 and DIRECT staff to expend those funds in accordance with the 2011 Beautification and Community Greening Grant and the Great American Cleanup Lowe's Grant.
8.
APPROPRIATE the West Basin Municipal Water
District Grant funds in the amount of $15,000.00 to account no. 69-90-500-003
8024/0095401 and DIRECT staff to expend those funds in accordance with
Agreement No. W2246 between West Basin Municipal Water District and City of
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
1. REFER this issue to the City Council Policy Sub-Committee.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (13) CONSIDER AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM (NSP) (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT)
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
1. TAKE the following actions:
2.
APPROVE the acquisition of
3. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute and finalize the purchase agreements for the acquisition of the identified properties as it relates to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (14) CONSIDER EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE FINGERPRINT PROCESSING AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CERRITOS (PUBLIC SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
TAKE the following actions:
1.
APPROVE a contract extension with the city of
2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the contract following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
ACTION:
DEMANDS
DEMANDS (Items 15)
ITEM NO. (15)
RESOLUTION
NO. 11-056 ALLOWING CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,111,952.43, DEMAND
CHECK NUMBERS 098388 THROUGH 098614
ACTION:
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY (Items 16-19)
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 Agency/Council
are requested to select three speakers to represent your opinion.
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
TAKE the following actions:
1. OPEN the Continued Public Hearing, TAKE public testimony and CLOSE the Continued Public Hearing.
2. WAIVE further reading and INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 11-1470, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A NONPUBLIC UTILITY PIPELINE FRANCHISE TO CARDINAL PIPELINE, L. P."
3. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 11-048, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, DELINEATING CERTAIN LOCATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF PIPELINES OR OTHER FACILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH A NONPUBLIC UTILITY PIPELINE FRANCHISE AWARDED TO CARDINAL PIPELINE, L. P.
ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
TAKE the following actions:
1. OPEN the Continued Public Hearing, TAKE public testimony and CLOSE the Continued Public Hearing.
2. WAIVE further reading and INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 11-1471, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A NONPUBLIC UTILITY PIPELINE FRANCHISE TO E & B NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION."
3. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 11-050, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, DELINEATING CERTAIN LOCATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF PIPELINES OR OTHER FACILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH A NONPUBLIC UTILITY PIPELINE FRANCHISE AWARDED TO E & B NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION."
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. 11-1472, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, FOR A
MODIFICATION TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 03-10 BETWEEN THE CITY 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 ADOPT Resolution No. 11-057, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA AFFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DENY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUESTS NOS. 803-10, 804-10, 811-10, 812-10, 814-10, 815-10, 816-10, 817-10, 818-10 AND 828-10 FOR TEN (10) EXISTING AUTO REPAIR FACILITIES LOCATED AT 336-348 E. CARSON STREET."
ACTION:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Items 20-21)
ITEM NO. (20)
COMMISSION,
COMMITTEE, AND BOARD APPOINTMENTS BY MAYOR DEAR (CITY CLERK)
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
RECOMMENDATION for the Mayor:
1. Mayor Dear to CONSIDER, APPOINT, or REAPPOINT members 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, including the Mayor, as listed on Exhibit No. 1.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (21) CONSIDERATION OF CITY-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS (CITY CLERK)
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
1. REAFFIRM, RE-DESIGNATE and/or DESIGNATE delegates and alternates to the City-Affiliated Organizations listed on Exhibit No. 1, respectively.
ACTION:
NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION
NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION (Items 22-24)
ITEM NO. (22)
CONSIDERATION
OF CITY COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEES (CITY CLERK)
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
Mayor Dear to TAKE the following actions:
1. REAFFIRM, RE-DESIGNATE and/or DESIGNATE member assignments to the City Council Sub-committees.
2. CONSIDER the status of any City Council Sub-committee.
3.
CONSIDER and CREATE any
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (23) CONSIDERATION OF FY 2011/12 PROPOSED BUDGET CALENDAR (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
1. REVIEW and DISCUSS the FY 2011/12 proposed budget calendar.
ACTION:
ITEM NO. (24) CONSIDER BUDGETARY STATUS REPORT ON PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE DIVISION (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES)
RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:
1. RECEIVE and FILE report.
ACTION:
ORDINANCE SECOND
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS I (STAFF)
ORCOMMUNICATIONS
II (COUNCIL/AGENCY)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS II (COUNCIL/AGENCY)
CIL MEMBERS
PRESENT QUESTS TO ADD ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT REQUESTS TO ADD ITEMS
TO FUTURE AGENDAS
UNFINISHED-CONTINUED
EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS (CLOSED SESSION)
UNFINISHED/CONTINUED
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
REPORT
ON EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED SESSION)
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT