CITY OF
Los Alamitos, CA
90720
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR
MEETING
MONDAY,
June 1, 2009 – 7:00 p.m.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
This Agenda contains a brief general
description of each item to be considered, and has been posted by the City
Clerk as required by law. Copies of
relevant material for each item are available for review at the City Clerk’s
office during business hours, and on the City’s website (www.ci.los-alamitos.ca.us)
after posting and distribution to the City Council. Except as provided by law,
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Council Member Mejia
Council Member Stephens
Council Member Zarkos
Mayor Pro Tem Poe
Mayor Edgar
3. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Zarkos
4. INVOCATION Mayor Edgar
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
At this time, any individual in the
audience may come forward to speak on any item within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the City Council. Please
state if you wish to speak on an item on the Agenda. Remarks are to be limited to not more than
five minutes.
6. REGISTER OF
MAJOR EXPENDITURES
June 1, 2009.
Roll
Call Vote
Council Member Mejia
Council Member Stephens
Council Member Zarkos
Mayor Pro Tem Poe
Mayor Edgar
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
All Consent Calendar items may be
acted upon by one motion unless a Council Member requests separate action on a
specific item.
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CALENDAR********************************
1. Approve minutes
of the Special Meeting -
May 4, 2009.
2. Approve minutes
of the Special Meeting – May 11, 2009.
3. Approve minutes
of the Regular Meeting – May 18, 2009.
4. Approve minutes
of the Special Meeting – May 22, 2009.
B. Warrants (Finance)
June
1, 2009.
C. Pool
Service and Maintenance Contract Att1 (Recreation)
This agenda item is a
contract for service and maintenance of the pool.
Recommendation: Authorize the City
Manager to execute a one-year extension of the pool maintenance contract in an
amount not to exceed $21,000 with Deckside Pool Service for service and
maintenance of the pool at the Joint Forces Training Base.
D. Activities
Guide Brochure Printing Contract Att1 (Recreation)
This agenda item is a
contract for the printing of the Recreation and Community Services Activities
Guide.
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to execute a
one-year extension of the printing contract in an amount not to exceed $24,500
with Media Lithographics, Inc. to provide the printing of the Recreation and
Community Services Activity Guide.
E. OCTA/Senior
Meals Transportation Agreement Att1
This report seeks City
Council consideration of contract renewal with the Orange County Transportation
Authority (OCTA) for Senior Citizen Transportation Services for the one (1) year
period from: July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010.
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor
and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 14 to Agreement No. C-8-0192,
which extends existing transportation services between the City of Los Alamitos
and OCTA in an amount not to exceed $3491.25 for the provision of
transportation services through June 30, 2010 for senior citizens participating
in the Los Alamitos Senior Meals & Services Program.
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CONSENT CALENDAR***************************
8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A.
Consideration
of Revised Resolution 2009-04, Establishing No Parking- Katella Avenue, Lexington
Drive to Midway Drive Att1 Ex1 (CD)
This item is being
returned to City Council to clarify minor changes to the resolution necessitated
as a result of differences between the City Council’s direction and the actual
staff recommendation approved during consideration of this item at the May 4,
2009, meeting.
Recommendation: Approve Resolution No.
2009-04, “A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS ESTABLISHING
NO PARKING- KATELLA AVENUE, LEXINGTON DRIVE TO MIDWAY DRIVE.”
B.
City
of Los Alamitos Response to Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) (SeaCoast Grace Church) - 5100 Cerritos Avenue, Cypress Att1 Att2
Att3
Att4
(Community
Development)
The Cypress City Council will be
considering a Conditional Use Permit Amendment (91-3) for the expansion of
SeaCoast Grace Church located at 5100 Cerritos Avenue during their June 8, 2009,
meeting. Staff, with the assistant of a Traffic Consultant, has prepared a
response to the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND). The 20-day
comment period began May 15, 2009, and ends June 3, 2009. Los Alamitos staff
received the notice and the MND on May 19, 2009.
Recommendation:
1. Review
and modify the attached letter as necessary; and,
2. Direct
staff to forward the letter to the City of Cypress.
The recruitment period for the Cable,
Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs and Planning Commissions has
expired. Staff is seeking direction regarding the appointment process.
Recommendation: Provide direction to staff regarding the
status of the Commission recruitment process.
The City Council voted
to dissolve the City-created non-profit entity of Los Alamitos Television
(LATV) in December 2007 and formed a Cable Commission to make recommendations
regarding the City’s PEG programming post-LATV.
The Commission did not make a recommendation to the City Council. Since the dissolution of LATV, the City of
Recommendation:
1.
Authorize
the CSMP to submit to the City Manager a detailed work plan and schedule of
activities, including composition of the governing board of the proposed
non-profit entity by June 8, 2009; and,
2.
Authorize staff to negotiate and present to Council an appropriate operating
agreement formalizing the arrangement between the City and CSMP pending the creation
of CSMP as an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation for the purpose of
providing for PEG programming in Los Alamitos and Rossmoor; and,
3.
Once the CSMP is formed and a contract is approved by the City Council with
CSMP, formally dissolve the Los Alamitos Cable Commission.
9. MAYOR AND COUNCIL INITIATED BUSINESS
Council
Announcements
At this time, Council Members may also
report on items not specifically described on the Agenda that are of interest
to the community, provided no action or discussion is taken except to provide
staff direction to report back or to place the item on a future Agenda.
10. ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
11. CLOSED
SESSION
A. Conference
with Labor Negotiator
Agency Negotiators: Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager and
Dean Derleth, City Attorney
Employee Organization: Executive Management, Middle Management and
Non-Management Employees; and, the City Employees’ Association
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6
12. ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the City Council
is scheduled for Monday, June 15, 2009, in the City Council Chambers.
I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury
under the laws of the State of
Susan C. Vanderpool, City Clerk