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City Council Agenda June 25, 2002 - Hermosa
Beach
"Smile, it's free. Have one on me!"
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, June 25, 2002
Regular Session - 7:10 p.m.
Closed Session - Immediately following Regular Session
Hermosa Beach Community Center, Room 4
710 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach
- MAYOR
- Kathy Dunbabin
- MAYOR PRO TEM
- Sam Y. Edgerton
- COUNCIL MEMBERS
- Michael Keegan
J. R. Reviczky
Art Yoon
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- CITY CLERK
- Elaine Doerfling
- CITY TREASURER
- John M. Workman
- CITY MANAGER
- Stephen R. Burrell
- CITY ATTORNEY
- Michael Jenkins
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All council meetings are open to the public. PLEASE
ATTEND.
The Council receives a packet with detailed information and
recommendations on nearly every agenda item. Complete agenda
packets are available for public inspection in the Police
Department, Fire Department, Public Library, Office of the City
Clerk, and the Chamber of Commerce. During the meeting, a
packet is also available in the Council Chambers foyer.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CLOSED SESSION REPORT FOR MEETING OF JUNE 11, 2002: NO
REPORTABLE ACTIONS.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Although the City Council values your comments, the Brown Act
generally prohibits the Council from taking action on any
matter not listed on the posted agenda as a business item.
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ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Members of the public wishing to address the City
Council on any items within the Council's jurisdiction, or
to request the removal of an item from the consent
calendar, may do so at this time. Comments on public
hearing items are heard only during the public hearing.
Comments from the public are limited to three minutes
per speaker.
Members of the audience may also speak:
- during discussion of items removed from the Consent
Calendar;
- during Public Hearings; and,
- during discussion of items appearing under Municipal
Matters.
The City Council acknowledges receipt of the written
communications listed below. No action will be taken on
matters raised in written communications.
The Council may take action to schedule issues raised in
oral and written communications for a future agenda.
Citizens with comments regarding City management or
departmental operations are requested to submit those
comments to the City Manager.
NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
The following more routine matters will be acted upon by
one vote to approve with the majority consent of the City
Council. There will be no separate discussion of these
items unless a Council member removes an item from the
Consent Calendar. Items removed will be considered under
Agenda Item 4, with public comment permitted at that
time.
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Recommendation to receive and file
memorandum from City Clerk Elaine
Doerfling regarding the minutes of the Regular
meetings of May 28 and June 11, 2002
(PDF File)
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Recommendation to ratify check register and
to approve cancellation of certain checks as
recommended by the City Treasurer.
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Recommendation to receive and file
Tentative Future Agenda Items
(PDF File)
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Recommendation to receive and file the May
2002 financial reports:
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Revenue and expenditure
report;
(PDF File)
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City Treasurer's report; and,
(PDF File)
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Investment report.
(PDF File)
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Recommendation to receive and file notice of
closed claims.
Memorandum from Personnel
Director/Risk Manager Michael Earl dated June 11,
2002
(PDF File)
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Recommendation to extend the current contract
for City advertising (legal and display ads) with the
Easy Reader newspaper and approve contract for a term
of three years.
Memorandum from City Clerk Elaine
Doerfling dated June 14, 2002
(PDF File)
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Recommendation to deny the following claim and
refer it to the City's Liability Claims
Administrator.
Memorandum from Personnel
Director/Risk Manager Michael Earl dated June 18,
2002
(PDF File)
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Claimant: Suanne White
Date of Loss: 05-25-02
Date Filed: 06-04-02
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Recommendation to receive and file action
minutes from the Parks, Recreation and Community
Resources Advisory Commission meeting of June 4,
2002
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Recommendation to receive and file
action minutes from the Planning
Commission meeting of June 18, 2002
(PDF File)
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Recommendation to award Construction Contract
for CIP 01-167, Street Improvements - Concrete Pavement
Repair at Various Locations, to Damon Construction Co.
in the amount of $79,720; authorize the Mayor to
execute and the City Clerk to attest the construction
contract subject to approval by the City Attorney; and,
authorize the Director of Public Works to make changes
in an amount not to exceed $20,280.
Memorandum from Public Works Director
Harold Williams dated June 18, 2002
(PDF File)
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Recommendation to adopt resolution approving
Final Map #25226 for a 2-unit condominium project at
228 Ardmore Avenue.
Memorandum from Community Development
Director Sol Blumenfeld dated June 18, 2002
(PDF File)
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Recommendation to adopt resolution approving
installation of a 3-way stop at Ardmore Avenue at 16th
Street.
Memorandum from City Manager Stephen
Burrell dated June 17, 2002
(PDF File)
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Recommendation to approve amendment to City
Manager's employment agreement effective January 1,
2002 through December 31, 2003.
Memorandum from Councilmember Reviczky
and Councilmember Keegan dated June 20, 2002
(PDF File)
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Recommendation to adopt resolution finding that
public convenience and necessity demand that the Area
II Parking Permit District be extended to include the
west side of Cypress Avenue between 11th Street and
Pier Avenue.
Memorandum from Public Works Director
Harold Williams dated June 19, 2002
(PDF File)
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Recommendation to accept work by Torres
Construction for Project No. CIP 01-628, Community
Center Improvements - Courtyard; authorize the Mayor to
sign the Notice of Completion; and, authorize staff to
release payment to Torres Construction (10% retained
for 35 days following filing of Notice of
Completion)
Memorandum from Public Works Director
Harold Williams dated June 18, 2002
(PDF File)
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Recommendation to authorize the appropriation
of $23,997 from the 301 Capital Improvement fund and
authorize the transfer of expenditures in the amount of
$23,997 from the 150 Grant fund to the 301 Capital
Improvement fund for Project No. CIP 94-620, Pier
Renovation - Phase I.
Memorandum from Public Works Director
Harold Williams dated June 19, 2002
(PDF File)
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Recommendation to approve the renewal of the
City's Property Insurance and Auto Physical Damage
Insurance as quoted through the Independent Cities Risk
Management Authority and purchase excess workers'
compensation insurance in joint program with selected
cities as proposed by Wexford Insurance and pursue a
pooled self-insurance option through the Independent
Cities Risk Management Authority.
Memorandum from Personnel
Director/Risk Manager Michael Earl dated June 20,
2002
(PDF File)
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CONSENT ORDINANCES
NONE
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ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE
DISCUSSION
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PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 7:30 P.M.
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REVIEW DELINQUENT REFUSE BILLS FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ORDERING SAID DELINQUENT CHARGES BE PLACED ON THE
PROPERTY TAX BILL AS A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. THE
ASSESSMENT WOULD AFFECT ONLY THOSE PROPERTIES WITH
REFUSE BILLS DELINQUENT AS OF MARCH 31, 2002.
Memorandum from City Manager Stephen
Burrell dated June 11, 2002
(PDF file)
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RECOMMENDATION:
1) Receive testimony from affected property owners
regarding their delinquent refuse bills; 2) Adopt
resolutions authorizing and directing the County
Assessor to include delinquent refuse charges, which
remain ten days following this hearing, as a special
assessment for collection as part of the County tax
collection process; and, 3) approve request from
Consolidated Disposal Service to include an
Administrative Fee of $25.00 as part of each property
tax assessment.
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MUNICIPAL MATTERS
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REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY PROVIDING
EVALUATION OF ISSUES RAISED IN MR. JACK JANKEN'S
CORRESPONDENCE OF APRIL 22 AND APRIL 25,
2002.
RECOMMENDATION:
Council discretion.
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PROJECT NO. CIP 95-507, VALLEY PARK
IMPROVEMENTS, AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.
Memorandum from Public Works Director
Harold Williams dated June 17, 2002
(PDF file)
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RECOMMENDATION:
1) Reject the bid from Ecology Construction, apparent
low bidder; 2) award construction contract to Terra-Cal
Construction, Inc. of Baldwin Park, California in the
amount of $1,075,044.00; 3) approve additional
$196,810.20 for alternate bid items; 4) authorize the
Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the
construction contract subject to approval by the City
Attorney; 5) authorize the Director of Public Works to
make minor changes as necessary within the contingency
of $130,000.00; 6) authorize the City Clerk to attest
and the Mayor to execute said agreement upon approval
as to form by the City Attorney; and, 7) approve
estimated revenue of $235,214.00, $178,000 from the Per
Capita Grant and $57,214 from the Roberti Z'berg Grant,
and appropriate the funds to this project.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
NONE
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY COUNCIL
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DESIGNATE A VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR
THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL
CONFERENCE.
Memorandum from City Manager Stephen Burrell dated
June 3, 2002.
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OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL
Requests from Council members for possible future agenda
items:
Recommended Action:
1) Vote by Council whether to discuss this item; 2) refer
to staff for a report back on a future agenda; or, 3)
resolution of matter by Council action tonight.
NONE
ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN
CLOSED SESSION AS FOLLOWS:
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- Approval of minutes of Closed Session meeting held on
May 28, 2002; and,
- Approval of minutes of Closed Session meeting held on
June 11, 2002.
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
The City Council finds, based on advice from
legal counsel, that discussion in open session will
prejudice the position of the City in the
litigation.
Existing Litigation: Government Code Section
54956.9(a)
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Name of Case:
Gaines v. Wolcott, et al.
Case Number:
YC041272
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Name of Case:
Ryan v. City of Hermosa Beach, et al.
Case Number:
YC041782
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Name of Case:
Hallstein v. City of Hermosa Beach, et al.
Case Number:
CV 01-6202 RJK (Ex)
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Name of Case:
Burd v. City of Hermosa Beach, et al.
Case Number:
CV 00-10016 CAS (CWx)
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Name of Case:
Macpherson v. City of Hermosa Beach
Case Number:
BC172546
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
ORAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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