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Home My WebLink About06/28/11Th<Jt which you c<Jnnot give <lW<ly, you c!o not possess. It possesses you. -I vern B<JII AGENDA HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, June 28, 2011 -Council Chambers, City Hall 1315 Valley Drive 6:00p.m.-CLOSED SESSION: See attached Closed Session Agenda 7:00p.m.-REGULAR MEETING MAYOR Peter Tucker MAYOR PROTEM Howard Fishman COUNCIL MEMBERS Patrick 'Kit' Bobko Michael DiVirgilio Jeff Duclos CITY CLERK Elaine Doerfling CITY TREASURER JohnM. Workman CITY MANAGER Stephen R. Burrell CITY ATTORNEY Michael Jenkins 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. City Council agendas and staff reports are available for your review on the City's web site located at www.hermosabch.org. Complete agenda packets are also available for public inspection in the Police Department, Fire Department, Public Library and the Office of the City Clerk. During the meeting, a packet is also available in the Council Chambers foyer. Written materials distributed to the City Council within 72 hours of the City Council meeting are available for public inspection immediately upon distribution in the City Clerk's office at 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, California, durin normal business hours. All written communications from the public included in the agenda will be posted with the agenda on the City's website To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) will be available for check out at the meeting. If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, you must call or submit your request in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at (310) 318-0203 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. ' Your participation in this meeting is in the public domain. Meetings are both cablecast and streamed live over the Internet. Minutes of this meeting will reflect your participation in this meeting and are posted on the city's website I CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLLCALL CLOSED SESSION REPORT APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE: A. Designate Mayor for a term ending AprillO, 2012; B. Designate Mayor Pro Tempore for a term ending AprillO, 2012; and, C. Intergovermnental agencies requiring appointment of Mayor as delegate. Memorandum from City Clerk Elaine Doerfling dated June 20, 2011. RECESS RECONVENE ANNOUNCEMENTS 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. 1. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS This is the time for members of the public to address the City Council on any items within the Council's jurisdiction not on this agenda, on items on this agenda as to which public comment will not be taken, or to request the removal of an item from the consent calendar. Comments on public hearing items are heard only during the public hearing. Members of the audience may also speak: 1) during discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar; 2) during Public Hearings; and, 3) during discussion of items appearing under Municipal Matters. Comments from the public are limited to three minutes per speaker. 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 2 2. 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. (a) Recommendation to approve the following minutes: 1) Minutes of the Regular meeting held on May 10, 2011; 2) Minutes of the Adjourned Regular meeting held on May 24, 2011; and, 3) Minutes of the Regular meeting held on May 24,2011. (b) Recommendation to ratify check register. (c) Recommendation to receive and file 1) Tentative Future Agenda Items; and, 2) City Council Directives (d) Recommendation to receive and file the May 2011 financial reports: 1) Revenue and expenditure report; 2) City Treasurer's report; and, 3) Investment report. (e) Recommendation to receive and file Project Status Report. Memorandum from Interim Public Works Director Frank Senteno dated June 20, 2011. (f) Recommendation to approve request from USA Beach Volleyball to change the date of the Hermosa Beach Open to the weekend of September 23, 24 and 25, 2011 due to the traffi.c concerns associated with the 405 Freeway closure on the July 14-17, 2011 weekend. Memorandum from City Manager Stephen Burrell dated June 21, 2011. (g) Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of June 7, 2011. (h) Recommendation to set Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 7:00pm for a Special Meeting to receive a report on a 10% Citv cost reduction report. Memorandum from City Manager Stephen Burrell dated June 22, 2011. (i) Recommendation to award the repair and maintenance of the Citv's Opticom System for traffic signal preemption to DDL Traffic, Inc. of Chino Hills, California in the amount of $28,057.84. Memorandum from Fire Chief David Lantzer dated June 21, 2011. G) Recommendation to authorize the appropriation of $19,757 from the 115 TDA Fund for Project No. CIP 11-137 Hermosa Valley School Traffic Signal Modification. Memorandum from Interim Public Works Director Frank Senteno dated June 20, 2011. 3 (k) Recommendation to authorize the appropriation of COPS funds to purchase training software and digital recorders in the amount of $15,756.27. Memorandum from Police Chief Greg Savelli. (I) Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Green Task Force meeting of June 20, 2011. (m) Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of June 21, 2011. (n) Recommendation to approve a speed hump on 71h Place between Prospect Avenue and Hollowell Avenue. Memorandum from Interim Public Works Director Frank Senteno dated June 21, 2011. (o) Recommendation to adopt resolution in opposition to SB 776 (DeSaulnier) concerning the use of funds received by Workforce Investment Boards. Memorandum from City Manager Stephen Burrell dated June 23, 2011. 3. CONSENT ORDINANCES NONE 4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION * Public comments on items removed from the Consent Calendar. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS-TO COMMENCE AT 7:30P.M. a. 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, 2011. Memorandum from City Manager Stephen Burrell dated June 14, 2011. RECOMMENDATION: Receive testimony from affected property owners regarding their delinquent refuse bills and adopt the attached resolution 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. 4 6. MUNICIPALMATTERS a. STATUS OF GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT AND REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION PROCESS. Memorandum from Community Development Director Ken Robertson dated June 22, 2011. RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. 7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS -CITY MANAGER NONE 8. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS -CITY COUNCIL a. BOARD/COMMISSION EXPIRATION OF TERMS -APPOINT PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSIONERS. Memorandum from City Clerk Elaine Doerfling dated June 20, 2011. RECOMMENDATION: Appoint from among the five applicants to fill two expiring terms on the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission. Each appointment is for a four-year term ending June 30, 2015. b. APPOINTMENT TO BAY WATERSHED COUNCIL OF THE SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION COMMISSION. Memorandum from Community Development Director Ken Robertson dated June 21, 2011. RECOMMENDATION: Appoint a member and alternate to the Bay Watershed Council of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission. c. DESIGNATE A VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Memorandum from City Manager Stephen Burrell dated June 23, 2011. RECOMMENDATION: Appoint a delegate and alternate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference. 9. OTHER MATTERS -CITY COUNCIL Requests from Council members for possible future agenda items. No discussion or debate of these requests shall be undertaken; the sole action is whether to schedule the item for consideration on a future agenda. No public comment will be taken. NONE ADJOURNMENT 5 AGENDA CLOSED SESSION MEETING HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, June 28, 2011 -Council Chambers, City Hall 1315 Valley Drive 6:00p.m. The City Council finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will pr~udice the position of the City in existing and anticipated litigation. CALL TO ORDER 1. PUBLIC COMMENT: This time has been set aside for members of the public to address the City Council on Closed Session items. 2. MINUTES: a. Approval of minutes of Closed Session meeting held on June 13,2011. b. Approval of minutes of Closed Session meeting held on June 14,2011. 3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Government Code Section 54957.6 City Negotiator: Employee Organizations: ADJOURNMENT Stephen Burrell Hermosa Beach Police Officers' Association Hermosa Beach Firefighters' Association Teamsters Union, Local 911 Professional and Administrative Employee Group Hermosa Beach Management Association Hermosa Beach Police Management Association Hermosa Beach Professional Engineers Bargaining Group Unrepresented employees 6 AGENDA ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, June 28, 2011-6:30p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall 1315 Valley Drive MAYOR Peter Tucker MAYOR PROTEM Howard Fishman COUNCIL MEMBERS Patrick 'Kit' Bobko Michael DiVirgilio Jeff Duclos CALL TO ORDER ROLLCALL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INTERVIEW APPLICANTS FOR: CITY CLERK Elaine Doerfling CITY TREASURER John M. Workman CITY MANAGER Stephen R. Burrell CITY ATTORNEY Michael Jenkins PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA PACKET FOR JUNE 28, 2011 UNDER ITEM Sa APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT FOLLOWS THIS INTERVIEW MEETING. ADJOURNMENT