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1993 JUN 01 CC MIN-7MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL June 1, 1993 - 7:00 P.M. CALLED TO ORDER by Mayor Jacobson at 7:03 P.M. INVOCATION given by Reverend Dr. David Tinoco, United Methodist Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Mayor ProTem Wise. PRESENTATIONS 1. Distinguished Public Service Awards. Chief David Sloan gave a brief history of the incident, and Battalion Chief Gary Chandler thank all those involved, and commented on the cooperation between the departments. Mayor Carl Jacobson presented Battalion Chief Gary Chandler, Captain David Sharp, Captain Rod Pabst, Engineer Carson James, Engineer Mike Archambault, Firefight- er /Paramedic Mark Harrison, Firefighter /Paramedic Mark Simpson, Firefighter Richard Guyer, Firefighter Dennis Korach, Firefighter Scott Martinez, El Segundo Police Sergeant Roger Stephenson, Officer David Cooper, Officer Christine Vukelkich, and Officer Andrew Usmani, the Distinguished Public Service Award. 2. Proclamation for Volunteer Recognition Day, to announce a "Sunday in the Park" on June 13, 1993 to honor the City of El Segundo's 300 volunteers. Mayor ProTem Wise presented a Proclamation for Volunteer Recognition Day to: June Cox, Terry Cerrito, Mary Shah, Gina Barrett, George Wiley, Bill Mason, and Sandra Jacobs. 3. Proclamation proclaiming June 3, 1993 as Law Enforcement Records and Support Personnel Day. Councilman Robbins presented a proclamation for Law Enforcement Records and Support Personnel Day to Veronica Diaz - Ciulik. ROLL CALL Mayor Jacobson Mayor ProTem Wise Councilman West Councilman Switz Councilman Robbins - Present - Present - Present - Excused - Present PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - (City Business Only - 5 minute limit) Four (4) individuals addressed Council 1. Jean Spear, BPW; extended an invitation to all to attend their wine tasting event to support their scholarship program. 2. Lynn Lipinski, West Basin Municipal Water District; an- nounced that shower head kits and toilet kits are available at the Chamber of Commerce and the Public Works De- partment throughout the month of June. 3. Erick Bimber, 913 Sheldon Street; expressed his dis- agreement with the CUP for the Imperial Street School site and requested information regarding cost, refund, and pro- 1 Council xlnute• June 1. 1993 cess on filing an appeal on an anticipated Planning Com- mission action. 4. Willard Krick, 1414 E. Mariposa; submitted a letter, read by Clerk Mortesen, stating questions he requested be answered regarding the use of the Imperial Street School site. A. SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS - Public hearing - abatement of nuisance weeds. Mayor Jacobson stated this is the time and place hereto fixed for a Public Hearing on the abatement of nuisance weeds, and was public hearing notice published in a timely manner, and were any written communications received regarding this matter. Clerk Mortesen responded that public hearing notice was published by the Public Works Department and no written communications had been received by the City Clerk's Office. Ken Putnam, Director of Public Works gave a brief staff report. MOVED by Councilman Robbins SECONDED by Councilman West to close Public Hearing. MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE 4/0, ABSENT COUNCIL- MAN SWITZ. MOVED by Mayor ProTem Wise SECONDED by Councilman West to Notice property owners again giving them a deadline of 6/21/93 to abate weeds; proceed with abatement of weeds on those properties where weeds exist as of 6/21/93; send bills for City abatement expenses to owners no later that 7/13/93; for those bills unpaid as of 8/2/93, send bill amounts to County Auditor - Controller to be added to County 1993 -94 Tax bills. MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE 4/0 COUNCILMAN SWITZ, ABSENT B. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - 1. Program for former water plant 1.75 mg reservoir site. MOVED by Councilman Robbins SECONDED by Councilman West to authorize staff to proceed with the project as outlined; appropriate Water Enterprise funds in the amount of $69,000 for this project from Account No. 501 - 400 - 7103 -8227. MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE 4/0, COUNCILMAN SWITZ, ABSENT 2. Requested information pertaining to City /School District Agreement and use of sports fields. Council received and filed report pending further consideration. C. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - Schedule an interview date with applicants for the Planning Commission vacancy for the week of June 7 -11, 1993. Council scheduled June 21, 1993 at 7:00 P.M. for the Interviews. 2. Applications to the El Segundo Public Library Board of Trustees and Metropolitan Cooperative Library System Advisory Board. Council scheduled June 21, 1993 at 7:00 P.M. for the Interviews. 2 Council Minute• J.ne 1" 1993 Directed staff to advertise applications to the E! Segundo Public Library Board of Trustees for two (2) more weeks. D. 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. Warrant Numbers 205006 - 205323 on Demand Register Summary Num- ber 24 in total amount of $1,620,956.65. Approved Warrant Demand Register and Authorized staff to release. Ratified: Payroll and Employee Benefit checks; checks released early due to contracts or agreements; emergency disbursements and /or adjustments. 2. CALLED FOR DISCUSSION BY COUNCILMAN ROBBINS. 3. CALLED FOR DISCUSSION BY CITY MANAGER MORRISON 4. CALLED FOR DISCUSSION BY COUNCILMAN ROBBINS. 5. CALLED FOR DISCUSSION BY CITY MANAGER MORRISON 6. CALLED FOR DISCUSSION BY CITY MANAGER MORRISON. 7. Request for the City Council to approve the lowest bid for eleven police unit emergency lighting devices in the amount of $19,946.13. Approved the bid of Hi- Standard Automotive to supply the Police Department with eleven new emergency lighting devices for the marked patrol units and reject all other bids. 8. Request Council approval to provide training for one Guaymas police officer and one Guaymas firefighter, for a period of approximately four weeks. Approved participation with the El Segundo Sister City Committee in providing public safety training to one Guaymas police officer and one firefighter, from approximately July 5th to August 1st, 1993. 9. Structural rehabilitation of elevated 200,000 gallon water tank. Recommendation - Authorize staff to readvertise the project for public bidding. Authorized staff to readvertise the project for public bidding. 10. El Segundo golf course - retention of professional consultant to provide surveying services. 1) Approved retention of professional consultant services of RBF/ Sholders and Sanford to provide surveying services for the El Segundo golf course in an amount not to exceed $30,000. 2) Authorized the Mayor to execute the consultant agreement. 11. El Segundo golf course - retention of consultant to provide professional soils engineering and inspection services. 1) Approved retention of the professional consultant services of Hunting- ton /Schaefer Dixon Associates, Inc. to perform soils engineering and inspection services for the El Segundo golf course in an amount not to exceed $30,000. 2) Authorized the Mayor to execute the consultant agreement. 12. CALLED FOR DISCUSSION BY COUNCILMAN ROBBINS MOVED by Councilman West SECONDED by Mayor ProTem Wise to enact all Consent Items except those consent Items Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 12. MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE 4/0, COUNCILMAN SWITZ ABSENT. June 7­79 ;3 CALLED ITEMS FROM CONSENT AGENDA 2. City Council meeting minutes of May 17 and 18, 1993. MOVED by Mayor ProTem Wise SECONDED by Councilman West to approve the minutes of the May 17 and 18, 1993 meetings. MOTION PASSED BY THE FOL- LOWING VOICE VOTE: AYES; MAYOR JACOBSON, MAYOR PROTEM WISE AND COUNCILMAN WEST, NOES; COUNCILMAN ROBBINS. 3/1 COUNCILMAN SWITZ, ABSENT 3. Resolutions fixing the employer's contribution under the Public Em- ployees' Medical and Hospital Care Act. MOVED by Councilman West SECONDED by Councilman Robbins to adopt Resolution Numbers 3815, 3816, 3817, 3818, and 3819 fixing the employer's contributions under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act, as presented to the Council in by the City Manager, Jim Morrison. MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE 4/0 COUNCILMAN SWITZ, ABSENT 4. Proposal to temporarily increase the authorized sworn complement of the Police Department from 67 to 68 in order to participate with County- wide Auto Theft Prevention Task Force. MOVED by Mayor ProTem Wise SECONDED by Councilman West to approve proposal and allow the Chief of Police to enter into agreement to participate if space becomes available. MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE 4/0 COUNCIL- MAN SWITZ, ABSENT 5. Request Council approval to increase the Police Department's sworn complement to 69 and to reassign one Police Officer to U.S. Customs as Narcotics /Liaison Officer. Also to approve one additional full -time clerical person to be assigned to the U.S. Customs Service special program. MOVED by Councilman Robbins SECONDED by Councilman West to approve the increase in sworn personnel to 69 and the addition of one full -time clerical person to be hired from a temporary agency, reimbursed from the Asset Forfeiture Fund. MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE 4/0, COUNCILMAN SWITZ, ABSENT 6. Approval of contract between A.L. Roark and Associates and the Police Department for Police computer system. ITEM HELD TO THE JUNE 15, 1993 BY REQUEST OF THE CITY MANAGER 12. Replacement /installation of water mains, 1990 -91; Specifications No. PW 90 -3. MOVED by Councilman West SECONDED by Councilman Robbins to approve 1) Approve Change Order No. 2 in the net additional amount of $3,200.64; 2) Accept the work as complete in the total amount of $330,940.64, as completed by the contractor, Majich Bros., Inc., within the contract time; 3) Authorize the City Clerk to file in the County Recorder's Office the Notice of Completion prepared by the City Engineer, and 4) Direct that the 10% retention required by contract be retained pursuant to law a minimum of thirty -five (35) days after the recording of the Notice of Completion, or until the patch work is corrected, whichever is later. MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE 4/0, COUNCILMAN SWITZ, ABSENT E. NEW BUSINESS - CITY MANAGER - Presentation of preliminary plan for acoustical modification of homes in El Segundo under FAA Part 150 and Department of Airports funding programs. 4 Counc 11 Mlnuee• Juna 1, I'M Assistant City Manager, Don Harrison, gave a brief staff report. Mayor ProTem Wise suggested a separate Corporation be formed for this type of venture, and would that be possible. City Attorney, Lee Dolley, responded that there is a section in the government code to deal with this and it can be identified and researched if that is the pleasure of the Council. Councilman Robbins asked if there is an indemnification clause in the proposed contracts. City Attorney, Lee Dolley, stated there is one in all City contracts. RECEIVED the preliminary plan, and DIRECTED STAFF to solicit comments from the Noise Abatement Committee, provide comments to staff from the City Council, and to finalize the plan based upon these comments. Mayor Jacobson introduced Harvey Holden the new Airport Projects Administrator. 2. City solid waste program. City Manager, Jim Morrison, gave a brief staff report. Councilman Robbins suggested the letter to be very explicit. Councilman West requested that "Commercial Apartment trash pick -up services" be placed under his name for Council's June 15, 1993 agenda. MOVED by Mayor Pro Tem Wise SECONDED by Councilman West to direct staff to send a letter of Notice of Discontinuance of trash pickup service to businesses presently served by the City. MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE 4/0, COUNCILMAN SWITZ, ABSENT 3. Proposed one -day City Council Planning/Team Building session. City Manager, Jim Morrison, gave a brief staff report. Councilman Robbins stated he disagrees with the concept of holding the Planning/ - Team Building workshop out of the city and believes the workshop will not be beneficial. Mayor Jacobson stated he would prefer it locally, but will go along with the City Managers recommendation, and also stated he felt the Council owed it to the Com- munity to attend this seminar. MOVED by Mayor ProTem Wise SECONDED by Councilman West to approve the proposed workshop and authorize the City Manager to engage the services of Dr. Laree Kiely to conduct and facilitate a one -day Planning/Team Building session to include the Councilmembers and the City Manager. The session to be held at the Red Lion Hotel in Bakersfield, Ca. MOTION PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOICE VOTE, AYES; MAYOR JACOBSON, MAYOR PROTEM WISE, AND COUNCILMAN WEST, NOES: COUNCILMAN ROBBINS, ABSENT; COUNCILMAN SWITZ. 3/1, COUNCILMAN SWITZ, ABSENT 5 co "I.n ■mute. Juna 1. 1997 Councilman Robbins stated for the Public Record: he will not be attending any workshop held outside of El Segundo city limits, any Team Building Workshop that is. 4. Metro Green Line Light Rail project coordination services. Director of Public Works, Ken Putnam, gave a brief staff report. MOVED by Mayor ProTem Wise SECONDED by Councilman West to authorize staff to accept an amount of $60,000 granted by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reimburse the City for its costs related to project coor- dination; approve Amendment No. 3 to the current City -BSI Consultants, Inc. agreement to extend the consultant services at a cost no to exceed $60,000 and the authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment No. 3. MOTION PASSED BY THE FOL- LOWING VOICE VOTE, AYES; MAYOR JACOBSON, MAYOR PROTEM WISE AND COUNCILMAN WEST, NOES; NONE, NOT PARTICIPATING; COUNCILMAN ROBBINS, ABSENT; COUNCILMAN SWITZ. 3/0/1 F. NEW BUSINESS - CITY ATTORNEY - NONE G. NEW BUSINESS - CITY CLERK - NONE H. NEW BUSINESS - CITY TREASURER - NONE I. NEW BUSINESS AND REPORTS - CITY COUNCILMEMBERS Councilman West - NONE Councilman Robbins - NONE Councilman Switz - ABSENT Mayor Pro Tern Wise - 1. Request by City Council to address fire inspection fees and impact on vacant buildings. Gary Wallace, 516 Oregon, reported on the history of the fire inspection fees. He recommends the fee schedule be adjusted so vacant buildings be categorized with buildings under 15,000 square feet. Councilman West responded to Mr. Wallace's concerns, and further stated that empty buildings can cause more of a hazard than occupied ones. Councilman Robbins questioned if he had a conflict of interest regarding this matter. City Attorney, Lee Dolley, stated no, this concerned the public, generally. Councilman Robbins stated he is concerned about continually changing the fee structure. Mayor Jacobson stated a vacant building may take less time to inspect, but is more of a liability to the City. MOVED by Mayor ProTem Wise SECONDED by Councilman West to adjust the current fire fees to read; Category III, Vacant Building: Initial Inspection No Cost Reinspection 1 $1044.00 Reinspection 2 $1044.00 * No charge for first reinspection if all violations have been corrected on Inspection Category III. 6 Couneal Minute• June 1, 1993 MOTION FAILED BY THE FOLLOWING VOICE VOTE: AYES; MAYOR PROTEM WISE AND COUNCILMAN WEST, NOES; MAYOR JACOBSON AND COUNCILMAN BOB- BINS, ABSENT COUNCILMAN SWITZ. M Mayor Jacobson - Mayor Jacobson wished City Attorney Lee Dolley, Happy Birthday, Council Concurred. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - (City Business Only - 5 minute limit) Two (2) individuals addressed Council 1. Joe Vitori, 124 W. Oak; stated he is going to state a move- ment towards getting the bedroom portion of the commu- nity gated. 2. J. Wilson, Resident; stated she appreciates the Police Department efforts towards preventing auto theft, and thanked the BPW for the fine Memorial Day Services. MEMORIALS - NONE CLOSED SESSION - NONE ADJOURNMENT At 8:36 P.M. to June 9, 1993 5:30 P.M. Cindy Moqe6eo, City Clerk' '7 Connell Minute• June 1, 1997