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1988 NOV 01 CC MINEL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING - NOVEMBER 1, 1988 -7:00 PM CALL TO ORDER by Mayor Jacobson at 7:00 p.m. INVOCATION given by Rev. David Tinoco, United Methodist Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Former Mayor Charles Armstrong PRESENTATIONS 1. Council recognized November Employee of the Month -Helen Capo, Fire Department. 2. Mayor ProTem Dannen proclaimed Youth Appreciation Week - November 13 -19, 1988. 3. Councilman West proclaimed Buckle Up for Life Challenge! ROLL CALL Councilman Anderson - present Councilman Clutter - present Councilman West - present Mayor Pro Tem Dannen - present Mayor Jacobson - present PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS (City business only -5 minute limit) 1. Letter from Ellen A. Avak, 731 West Pine Avenue, expressing support to Councilman Clutter and offering a donation to the airport signage. 2. Letters signed by 15 residents, expressing disapproval of funds approved for airport signage. 3. Letter from Concerned and Interested City Employees regarding insurance premium increase. 4. Letter from Joel A. Schaff, C.P.A. regarding common driveway easement at 123 West Palm. Council direction 5. J.B. Wise, 519 Maryland asked the status of the report regarding Mr. West's property and urged Council to spend the taxpayers money prudently. City Manager stated the entire investigation has not yet been concluded. 6. Joel Schaff, 123 W. Palm asked of the status regarding a driveway easement and requested some relief to his problem. Planning Director Lynn Harris stated there is a problem with this property because there are two owners and the driveway reciprocity is in question. The Planning Commission followed Council direction on this matter. The code may need to be better defined with the assistance of Council. Tim Smith Architect for Joel Schaff stated the code is ambiguous and the original plan for the driveway could be constructed but it does not add to the aesthetics of the building or convenience of the potential owners. Mayor ProTem Dannen recommended that this project be sent back to the Planning Commission for additional review. Council Minutes November 1, 1988 PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS (continued) Mayor ProTem Dannen suggested this item be sent instead to staff for review. Councilman Clutter MOVED, to uphold the original direction with regard to reciprocity and driveways in the code and refer this item back to the Planning Commission for final review. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOICE VOTE: AYES: Councilmen Anderson, Clutter, Dannen and Mayor Jacobson NOES: Councilman West 7. Chin Armstrong, 753 Hillcrest expressed concern regarding the airplanes and their "early turns." Mayor Jacobson stated the threat of the airport signage is bringing notoriety to the City. 8. Frank Wong, 435 Valley St. informed the City of the 50th Assembly District opening and informed citizens of the opportunity to write in a candidate on election day. 9. Eileen Sullivan Representative of the City Employees and ES Police Association informed Council of the Health Insurance crisis affecting City Employees. Ms. Sullivan submitted additional petitions signed by concerned employees and citizens and urged Council to consider financial aid to City employees. City Manager Sorsabal stated in order to designate the PERS System, it would require a resolution and approval of Council. This option would not go into effect until the 10th of December. A $24,000 allocation from reserves would be required in order to cover all employees for a month. Director of Personnel, Fred Weiner stated it was agreed to have a modified benefit package to minimize the out -of- pocket expense. 10. Gary Shultz, 227 E. Oak stated the City has not shopped for a better insurance company. Most insurance companies can legally raise their rates with a 30 -day written notice. 11. Gary Delaney, Representative for PGA Services stated the City approached fifteen other insurance carriers and have received declinations from all. Most cities are declined because of excess claims. Mr. Delaney suggested the PERS system. Mayor ProTem Dannen suggested a Special Council Meeting for Tuesday, November 8, 1988 to resolve the Health Insurance issue for City Employees. Mayor ProTem Dannen MOVED to hold an Adjourned Council Meeting Tuesday November 8, 1988 regarding insurance matter, Councilman Clutter SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. At the hour of 8:50 p.m. Council recessed. At the hour of 8:55 p.m. Council reconvened in the Council Chambers with all members present and answering roll call. 12. Hal McNichol, 617 Virginia stated the City can find better use for the money being considered for the airport sign. 13. Rich Reed, 414 W. Oak stated he was closer to gaining acceptance of his reformed Music system. (2) Council Minutes November 1, 1988 PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS (continued) 14. Barbara Hanson, 335 Center stated the "rock garden" is not the solution. Ms. Hanson offered assistance with regard to "early turns" and contacting those officials with regard to this matter. 15. Pat Smith, 917 Virginia opposed the concept of the airport signage and felt it was more a political ploy than a solution to the problem. 16. Dennis Martin, 722 Indiana Crt. supported the airport signage proposal. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Proposed 19 -Unit Townhouse Condominium Project 526 Sierra Deputy City Attorney Robert V. Wadden Jr. read the title of the following: [611,104e ud)muelm AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (EA -171), AND APPROVING PRECISE PLAN 88 -2/ AND SUBDIVISION 88 -6 /VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 46511, TO ALLOW 19 CONDOMINIUM UNITS AT 526 SIERRA STREET; PETITIONED BY NICK OLAR. Mayor ProTem Dannen MOVED, Councilman Clutter SECONDED to waive further reading. MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. Councilman West MOVED, Mayor ProTem Dannen SECONDED to adopt the ordinance as written. MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. Councilman West introduced. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 1. Request Council to Set Date to Interview Senior Housing Board Applicants It was the consensus of Council to meet Monday (tentatively), November 7, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. to interview Senior Housing Board Applicants. NEW BUSINESS - CONSENT AGENDA All items listed are to be adopted by one motion without discussion and passed unanimously. If a call for discussion of an item is made, the item(s) will be considered individually under the next heading of business. 1. Minutes of the Adjourned Regular City Council Meeting- September 28, 1988- 7PM. Approve as written 2. Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting- October 4, 1988 Approve as written 3. Minutes of the Adjourned Regular City Council Meeting - October 6, 1988. Approve as written 4. Minutes of the Adjourned Regular City Council Meeting - October 10, 1988. Approve as written (3) Council Minutes November 1, 1988 CONSENT AGENDA (continued) 5. Minutes of the Adjourned Regular City Council Meeting - October 11, 1988. Approve as written Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting- October 18, Approve 7. Renewal of Agreement with Liebert. Cassidy and Frieson Approve agreement 8. Joint Tax Sharing Resolution for Annexation No. 50 of a Property to the Los Angeles County Sanitation District Number 5. Adopt resolution 9. Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Refurbishment for George E. Gordon Clubhouse at Recreation Park. Reject Additive Alternate Number 1 Bid of all Bidders and Award Contract for the Base Bid to Airemasters Air Conditioning of Santa Fe Springs, California for the Refurbishment of the HVAC for George E. Gordon Clubhouse at the Recreation Park. 10. Resolution Consenting to Establishment of the Portion of the Intersection of Aviation Boulevard at 120th Street within said City as Part of the Systems of Highways of the County of Los Adopt resolu 11. Warrants Nos. 16688 -16937 on Demand Register Summary Number 10 in total amount of $835,146.41 Approve: Warrant Demand Register and authorize staff to release checks.Ratify: Payroll and Employee Benefit checks; checks released early due to contracts or agreements; Emergency disbursements and or adjustments. Mayor ProTem Dannen MOVED, Councilman West SECONDED to approve all items on the Consent Agenda. MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. CALL ITEMS FROM CONSENT AGENDA - NONE NEW BUSINESS -CITY MANAGER 1. Proposed Annual Compensation Adjustment for Management and Confidential Employees. City Manager Sorsabal asked that this item be discussed in Closed Session. 2. Establishment of a Development Services Department and an Administrative Services Department in the City. City Manager Fred Sorsabal stated this is an effort to encourage City departments to work together more effectively and efficiently and deliver quality service to the community. The proposed two new departments would be added to Section 2.28.025 of the E1 Segundo Municipal code. These departments, Developments Services Department and Administrative Services Department might coordinate efforts which jointly provide development services and administrative services respectfully; and could result in improved service by avoiding overlap of effort. Deputy City Attorney Robert V. Wadden Jr following: (4) read the title of the Council Minutes November 1, 1988 NEW BUSINESS - CITY MANAGER (continued) ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISHING A DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND PROVIDING CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS FROM THE PERSONNEL MERIT SYSTEM Mayor ProTem Dannen MOVED, Councilman Clutter SECONDED to waive further reading. MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. Mayor ProTem Dannen introduced. IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL TO TAKE THESE ITEMS OUT OF ORDER. NEW BUSINESS- CITY ATTORNEY 1. Presentation of draft ordinances on Utility Users Tax and Council discussion ensued regarding the PERS Tax. Councilman West expressed concern regarding the direction given to staff and the item presented to Council. Deputy City Attorney Robert V. Wadden Jr. stated that upon review, there were legal impediments to Council's original directions. It was decided to rework the original and present this document instead. Councilman Clutter, Mayor ProTem Dannen and Mayor Jacobson were not in favor of the document as written. Councilman Anderson objected to the document as written, although indicated its potential for acceptability if reworked with more consideration given to senior citizens, a differentiation in developed property and a non - specific use of the revenue. Councilman Anderson requested a meeting with City Manager Sorsabal to re -draft the PERS ordinance. Councilman West expressed a desire to attend that meeting. It was the consensus of Council to send the PERS ordinance back to staff with Councilman Anderson and Councilman West providing feedback. At the hour of 10:40 p.m. Council recessed. At the hour of 10:45 Council reconvened in the Council Chambers with all members present and answering roll call. Council discussion ensued regarding the Utility User's Tax Darcy Skaggs. Representative of Southern California Edison stated his company was not against the Utility Users Tax, but against the company's elimination of its exemption. It was the consensus of Council to accept the Utility User's Tax Ordinance as written pending compromises and changes to the draft presented (Section 3, page 8). 2. Presentation of ordinance Section 5.04.011 to Title 5 of the El Segundo Municipal Code and Deleting Paragraph (6) of Section 2.16.020 of Title 2, thereby transferring the administrative and fee requirement responsibilities of the Business Regulations and Licensing for the City from the Finance Director to a Licensing Authority designated by the City Manager. (5) Council Minutes November 1, 1988 NEW BUSINESS - CITY ATTORNEY (continued) Deputy City Attorney Robert Wadden V. Jr. read the title of the following: ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 5.04.011 TO TITLE 5 OF THE EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE AND DELETING PARAGRAPH (6) OF SECTION 2.16.020 OF TITLE 2, THEREBY TRANSFERRING THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE REQUIREMENT RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BUSINESS REGULATIONS AND LICENSING FOR THE CITY FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTION TO A LICENSING AUTHORITY DESIGNATED BY THE CITY MANAGER Councilman Anderson MOVED, Mayor ProTem Dannen SECONDED to waive further reading. MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. Councilman Anderson introduced. 3. Revenue Considerations. City Manager Sorsabal stated it is recommended that the City Council consider additional measures to raise revenue in its effort to provide better fiscal conditions for the City. He reiterated that Council has been pursuing this project since mid summer. Mr. Sorsabal emphasized that decisions must be made if additional issues were to be presented to the voters in March of 1989. City Manager Sorsabal reminded Council that some of the "short fall" could be absorbed through increases in efficiency, and staff would continue to seek ways of deriving more public service from each dollar the City spends. Mr. Sorsabal added and stressed to Council among the revenue measures proposed but not acted upon were as listed: Benefit Assessment Districts, Business License, Oil Refining Tax, Refuse Fees, and Transient Occupancy Tax. NEW BUSINESS -CITY CLERK 1. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, Calling and Giving Notice of the Holding of a Special Election to be Held on Tuesday, March 7, 1989 for submission to the Voters a Ouestion Relating to Utility User Tax 2. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California Setting Priorities for Filing (a) Written Argument(s) Regarding a City Measure (and) Direction the City Attorney to Prepare and Impartial Analysis. 3. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to Render Specified Services to the City Relating to the Conduct of a Special Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, March 7. 1989. 4. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, Ordering the Canvass of the Special Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, March 7, 1989, be made by the It was the consensus of Council to hold the above four items over to the next City Council Meeting of Tuesday, November 15, 1988. 5. Appropriate $25,000 from the General Fund for the March 7, 1989 Special Municipal Election. (6) Council Minutes November 1, 1988 NEW BUSINESS - CITY CLERK (continued) Councilman Anderson MOVED, Councilman West SECONDED to approve the appropriation of $25,000 from the General Fund to Election Account No. 1302. MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS - Councilman Anderson Requested that the LATC Candidate Support item be place on the November 15, 1988 Agenda. Councilman Anderson also praised the ESHS Football Team and their recent wins. - Councilman Clutter - NONE - Councilman West - NONE -Mayor Pro Tem. Dannen 1. Request Council Vote to designate the Philip R. Schwartze Report, 303 Virginia Street, dated August 29, 1988, a public record pursuant to Government Code Section 6254. Mayor ProTem Dannen MOVED, Councilman Clutter SECONDED to release the above document as public record. Council discussion ensued. Mayor ProTem Dannen withdrew his Dolley an opportunity to review ramifications. This item will be Meeting of November 15, 1988. motion to give City Attorney the document and note any legal placed on the next City Council 1. Alan West, 303 Virginia stated that documents he released were not marked confidential. Mayor ProTem Dannen requested the "Tiffany and Feffer Reports" (Building Safety Department Operations) be placed on the November 15, 1988 agenda, so that they may be released for his review. -Mayor Jacobson - NONE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS- (City business only -5 minute limit) - NONE MEMORIALS - Joan Libby Combs CLOSED SESSIONS Pursuant to the California Government Code a Closed Session will be held on the following matters: GC 54956.9(a) (City a party to pending litigation) GC 54956.9(b) (City might have significant exposure to litigation 0 matters GC 54957.6 Employee Group Negotiations 0 matter It was the consensus of Council and City Manager sorsabal to discuss the Proposed Annual Compensation Adjustment for Management and Confidential Employees at the Adjourned Council Meeting of November 7, 1988. (7) Council Minutes November 1, 1988 ADJOURNMENT At the hour of 11:21 p.m. Council adjourned to Monday, November 7, 1988 at 7:00 for senior Housing Board interviews. RECORDED, RONALD L. HART, CITY CLERK, CMC (8) Council Minutes November 1, 1988