CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS

3191 Katella Avenue

Los Alamitos, CA   90720

 

AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, July 6, 2009 – 7:00 p.m.

 

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

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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 Mejia

 

4.         INVOCATION                                                                         Council Member Zarkos

 

5.         PRESENTATIONS

 

A.        Presentation to Brigadier General James P. Combs, on the occasion of his retirement from the Joint Forces Training Base

 

B.        Presentation to Susan C. Vanderpool, City Clerk, on the occasion of her retirement from the City

 

6.         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.

           


7.         REGISTER OF MAJOR EXPENDITURES

July 6, 2009.

           

Roll Call Vote

            Council Member Mejia

Council Member Stephens

Council Member Zarkos

Mayor Pro Tem Poe

            Mayor Edgar

 

8.         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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A.           Approval of Minutes                                                                        (City Clerk)

1.    Approve minutes of the Regular Meeting – June 15, 2009.

2.    Approve minutes of the Special Meeting – June 19, 2009.

 

B.        Warrants                                                                                                (Finance)

            July 6, 2009.

 

C.        Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with City of Brea (BreaIT) for Information Technology Support Services  Att 1     (Finance)

The purpose of this report is to amend the Professional Services Agreement with the City of Brea (BreaIT) to extend the term for information technology support services for one additional year until June 30, 2010.

 

Recommendation:  Authorize the City Manager to execute the Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with City of Brea for Information Technology Support Services in an amount not to exceed $87,570.

 

D.        Award of Professional Services Agreement for Design of Fiscal Year 2009-10 Residential Street Resurfacing Project  Att 1 2                 (Public Works)

This report recommends actions to provide professional design services for Fiscal Year 2009-10 Residential Street Resurfacing Project.

 

Recommendation:  Authorize the City Manager to approve a Professional Services Agreement with DGA Consultants in the amount of $34,661.00 for design of Fiscal Year 2009-10 Residential Street Resurfacing Project.

 

E.        Award of Contract Lexington Drive Rehabilitation from the Old Railroad Crossing to Cerritos Avenue. (CIP No. 08/09-04) Att 1 2                   (PW)

This report recommends City Council award a construction contract to R.J Noble Company, on the basis of the lowest qualified bid, for the Lexington Drive rehabilitation from the Old Railroad Crossing to Cerritos Avenue.

 

Recommendation:

 

1.      Award the contract for the Lexington Drive rehabilitation from the Old Railroad Crossing to Cerritos Avenue (CIP No.08/09-04) for the lowest responsible bid to R.J. Noble Company in the amount of $116,092.50, and reject all other bids; and,

 

2.      Authorize the Mayor to execute the contract for the project; and,

 

3.      Authorize staff to execute change orders, if necessary, in an amount not to exceed the contingency reserve of $11,609.00, which is 10% of the original contract amount.

 

F.         Consideration of 2-Hour, 7am-6pm Time Limit Parking Request on the South Side of Katella Avenue East and West of Cherry Street (Gerald Bertram) Att 1 2 3 4 5 Ex A                                  (Public Works)

 Mr. Gerald Bertram, property and business owner, at 3700 Katella Avenue, as well as several neighboring businesses are requesting the City install 2-hour time limit parking on the south side of Katella Avenue east and west of Cherry Street, to provide patron parking currently being lost due to long term parking users. Staff has reviewed the request and associated issues, and concurs with the request. The Traffic Commission has reviewed the item at its June 10, 2009 meeting and recommends City Council support the requested parking restriction.

 

Recommendation:  Approve Resolution No. 2009-11, “A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS ESTABLISHING 2-HOUR  PARKING, 7AM TO 6PM - KATELLA AVENUE,  APPROXIMATELY 190 FEET WEST TO 200 FEET EAST OF CHERRY STREET.”

 

G.        Consideration of a One-Year Extension of the Agreement between the City and the Los Alamitos City Employees Association and Approval of Side Letter of Agreement Authorizing an Eleven (11) Day Employee Furlough Program  Att 1 2 3                 (Administration)

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the Los Alamitos City Employees Association (CEA) expired on April 30, 2009.  The City and CEA have been engaged in negotiations for a successor MOU since January.  In recognition of the City’s budget constraints anticipated during FY 2009-2010, the City and CEA have tentatively agreed to extend the current MOU through June 30, 2010 with no changes in contract language.  In addition, the City and CEA have agreed to a Side Letter of Agreement specifying the implementation of an eleven (11) day furlough program.  Approval of the MOU, Side Letter Agreement and the proposed furlough program would result in an estimated budget savings of $68,300.

 

Recommendation:

 

1.    Adopt Resolution No. 2009-09, entitled “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS TO EXTEND A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS AND THE LOS ALAMITOS CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION THROUGH JUNE 30, 2010”; and,

 

3.    Approve the Side Letter of Agreement authorizing the employee furlough program; and,

 

4.    Authorize the closure of non-public safety City facilities during the “holiday furlough period” between December 24, 2009, and January 3, 2010 (four (4) business days).

 

H.        Resolution No. 2009-12 Revising the Salaries and Benefits Resolution for Non-Represented Employees and Repealing Resolution 2009-01 Att 1                          (Administration)

This report addresses the repeal of Resolution No. 2009-01 and the adoption of Resolution No. 2009-12, in order to extend the Salaries and Benefits Resolution for Non-Represented Employees through June 30, 2010.

 

Recommendation:  Adopt Resolution No. 2009-12, entitled “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS ESTABLISHING SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2009-01"

 

I.          Consideration of a One-Year Extension of the Agreement between the City and the Los Alamitos Police Officers Association Att 1 2     (Admin.)

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the Los Alamitos Police Officers Association (POA) expired on June 30, 2009.  The City and POA have been engaged in negotiations for a successor MOU.  The City and POA have tentatively agreed to extend the current MOU for a period of one year through June 30, 2010.  Both sides have agreed also to continue to meet during the course of the extension to discuss mutually beneficial ways of addressing the City’s ongoing budget issues.      

 

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2009-13, entitled “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS TO EXTEND A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS AND THE LOS ALAMITOS POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION THROUGH JUNE 30, 2010”.

 

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9.         DISCUSSION ITEMS

 

A.           Consideration of a of Change Order Policy Regarding Public Works Projects Awarded by the City in Accordance with the California Public Works Code  Att 1 & 2 ­­­­­                                                           (Public Works)

This report provides a Change Order Policy for City Council consideration.

 

Recommendation:  Adopt the proposed Change Order Policy.

 

B.           Consideration of Fiscal Year 2009-10 Investment Policy Att 1 2

This report seeks City Council consideration for the adoption of the Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2009-10.

 

Recommendation: Adopt the Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2009-10.

 

10.       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.

 

A.        Update of City Commissions Att 1

Council Member Zarkos requested staff bring forward an update on the status of the recruitment for open Commissions.  The recruitment period for the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts and Planning Commissions expired July 1, 2009.  Staff is seeking direction regarding the appointment process.

 

Recommendation:  Action as Council deems appropriate.

 

11.       ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER

 

12.       ADJOURNMENT

The next meeting of the City Council is scheduled for Monday, July 20, 2009, in the City Council Chambers.

 

  

 

 

I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing Agenda was posted at the Community Center, Museum and City Hall not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.  Dated this 2nd day of July, 2009.

 

                                                                       

Susan C. Vanderpool, City Clerk