CITY OF
Los Alamitos, CA
90720
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR
MEETING
TUESDAY,
September 8, 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
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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 Stephens
4. INVOCATION Mayor Pro Tem Poe
5. PRESENTATIONS
A.
Presentation of Plaques of
Appreciation to outgoing Planning Commissioners Matthew Harty and Jody Shloss,
and Personnel Appeals Commissioner Elliott Singer
B. Presentation
of Certifi
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
September 8, 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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CALENDAR********************************
1. Approve minutes of the Regular Meeting
– August 3, 2009.
2. Approve minutes of the Regular Meeting
– August 17, 2009.
B. Warrants (Finance)
September
8, 2009.
C. Recovery Act
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (PD)
Under
the 2009 Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
(JAG), the City of Los Alamitos is eligible to receive $10,784 in federal
funding to assist law enforcement efforts in the prevention and/or reduction of
crime.
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to execute the
Agreement to Transfer Funds for FY 2009 Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.
D.
Approval of Professional Services
Agreement with KFM Engineering Inc. for Pavement Management Program Services (Public Works)
Attachment 1
July of 2009, staff
solicited proposals from qualified firms to provide an update of the City’s
Pavement Management Program (PMP) as required under the voter approved
countywide Measure M Funding Program. The update is required in order for the
City to receive funding through the Measure M Program.
Recommendation:
Authorize the
City Manager to approve a Professional Services Agreement with KFM Engineering
Inc., in the amount of $18,160 to update the City’s Pavement Management
Program.
The Orange County
Council of Governments (OCCOG) is requesting cities to consider the amended and
restated Joint Powers Agreement.
Recommendation:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2009-17, entitled,
“A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED ORANGE COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (OCCOG) JOINT
POWERS AGREEMENT; and,
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the
amended and restated Joint Powers Agreement
and transmit the signed OCCOG Joint Powers Agreement to the OCCOG Interim
Executive Director.
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CONSENT CALENDAR***************************
9. ORDINANCES
A.
Introduction of Ordinance No. 2009-16 -
Establishing a Floodplain Management Ordinance Attachment 1 (Public
Works)
The City met with the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) in the summer of 2008, to assess the City’s floodplain programs. By in
large, the review was favorable since the City currently follows all floodplain
management practices. The one exception
is the City has not adopted a Floodplain Management Ordinance. The ordinance is
needed for compliance with Federal regulations and to receive Federal emergency
disaster funding. Staff has prepared such an ordinance based on the Federal
model ordinance and is presenting it for City Council’s review and approval.
Recommendation: Introduce by title only and waive further
reading of Ordinance 2009-16, first reading of “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 15.16 OF THE
LOS ALAMITOS MUNICIPAL CODE TITLED ‘FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE’.”
10. DISCUSSION
ITEMS
A.
Application
Deadline for Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Commission
(City Clerk)
Availability Notice for the opening on
the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Commissions as sent to local newspapers
and posted at City Hall, the Community Services Center, the Museum and the
City’s website.
Recommendation:
1. Direct staff to arrange interviews with the
City Council for the applicants to the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts
Commission; or,
2. Direct
staff to re-open the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Commission filing
period for an additional 30 days.
B.
Extending
Time Limits for Temporary Banners (Com Dev)
Attachment
1
Consider extending the time limit for
businesses to display banners until January 18, 2010.
Recommendation: Authorize staff to prepare appropriate Code Amendments to allow
for a time extension for banners (temporary signs) and present at future Council
meeting.
C.
Cost, Schedule and Information for a
General Plan Update (Com Dev)
During the August 3, 2009 Council meeting, Council requested that
information regarding a General Plan Update be brought forward including estimated
costs and a preliminary schedule for the tasks.
Recommendation:
Action as Council deems appropriate.
D.
Wings,
Wheels, Rotors & Expo Attachment
1 (Recreation)
The
Los Alamitos Area Chamber of Commerce is requesting the City’s assistance with
the Wings, Wheels, Rotors & Expo, to be held on the Los Alamitos Army
Airfield at the Joint Forces Training Base on Sunday, October 25.
Recommendation: Consider authorization of resources as
specified in this report to the Wings, Wheels, Rotors & Expo, hosted by the
Los Alamitos Area Chamber of Commerce.
11. 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.
Potential Follow Up to
Traffic Collision at the Intersection of Florista and Chestnut Streets
A traffic collision involving two
vehicles occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m., September 1, 2009, at the
intersection of Florista and Chestnut Streets.
The incident resulted in one minor injury. Council Member Zarkos requested that the
issue be placed on the Council agenda for discussion and potential action.
Recommendation: Should the Council
wish to review existing traffic safety measures at the intersection of Florista
and Chestnut Streets, staff recommends forwarding this issue to the Traffic
Commission for additional study.
The
City Council took action on July 20, 2009, to fill all expired terms on the
Planning Commission. The Planning
Commission was slated to meet on August 10, 2009, but did not do so due to a
lack of quorum. Additionally, there have
been recent concerns regarding the standards and practices of the Planning
Commission regarding the manner in which issues are forwarded to the City
Council for consideration and the method of providing final approvals for new
businesses in the City. Accordingly, the
City Council may seek to provide direction to the Planning Commission regarding
desired future practices and policies, consider the current caseload of the
Planning Commission and discuss potential changes in the membership of the
Commission.
Recommendation:
Should
the City Council choose to take action on this item, it would be appropriate to
consider options including the following:
1. Provide
specific direction to the Planning Commission regarding its policies and
practices; and/or,
2. Request a status report on the current
caseload of the Planning Commission; and/or,
3.
Schedule a joint workshop with the Planning Commission; and/or,
4. Consider alternatives to the current
composition of the Planning Commission; and/or,
5.
Action as Council deems appropriate.
12. ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
13. CLOSED SESSION
A. Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Title: City
Manager
Authority: Government Code Section 54957
14. ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the City Council
is scheduled for Monday, September 21, 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 3rd day
of September, 2009.
Windmera Quintanar, Department Secretary