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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02 MINUTES 11-16-98 M1'NUTES REGULAR MEETTNG OF THE CTTY COUNC:ZL CI'TY OF TUSTI'N~ CAL1'FORNI'A NOVEMBER 2~ 1998 NO. 2 11-16-98 CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGI'ANCE/ZNVOCAT1'ON The meeting was called to order by Mayor Saltarelli at 7:00 p.m. at the Council Chamber, 300 Centennial Way, Tustin, California. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Boy Scout Troop 36. The Invocation was given by Rev. Allan Waterson, Aldersgate United Methodist Church. ROLL CALL Council Present: Council Absent: City Clerk: Others Present: Thomas R. Saltarelli, Mayor ' Tracy Wills Worley, Mayor Pro Tern Mike Doyle Jim Ports ]effery M. Thomas None Pamela Stoker William A. Huston, City Manager Lois Jeffrey, City Attorney George Jeffries, City Treasurer Elizabeth Binsack, Director of Community Development Steve Foster, Chief of Police Ronald A. Nault, Finance Director Tim Serlet, Director of Public Works Pat Sanchez, Director of Parks and Recreation Services Dana Kasdan, Engineering Services Manager' Rita Westfield, Assistant Director/Com. Development Valerie Crabill, Chief Deputy .City Clerk Justina Willkom, Associate Planner Approximately 50 in the audience PROCLAMAT:ZON TUSTI'N HI'GH SCHOOL AND FOOTHI'LL HI'GH SCHOOL KEY CLUBS Mayor Saltarelli read a proclamation honoring Tustin High School and Foothill High School Key Clubs for their community service. A Key Club representative thanked Council for the proclamation. PUBLI~C i'NPUT COMMENDAT:I:ON - COUNCI'L/STAFF Irwin Gross, 125 N. B Street, Tustin, thanked Councilmember Potts and staff, for their time and responSiveness to his various issues. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 2, 11o2-98 PUBLIC HEARING ( ~I'EM '1 ) 11 CODE AMENDMENT 98-004~ AMENDMENT TO TUSTIN CITY CODE RELATED TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN THE CULTURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT , Elizabeth Binsack, Director of Community Development, reported the proposed, amendment clarified the Municipal Code allowing multi-family residential development on existing parcels within the Cultural Resources Overlay District that met the develoPment standards of the zoning district; currently if R-3 lots in the Cultural Resources Overlay District were substandard or less than 15,000 Square feet, only a single family residence could be developed on the site; and the Planning Commission had recommended approval of the code amendment. Mayor Saltarelli opened the Public~ Hearing at 7:15 p.m. subject and the Public Hearing was closed. There were no speakers on the It was moved by Thomas, seconded by Worley, to adopt the following Resolution No. 98- 97 approving the environmental determination for the project: RESOLUTION NO. 98-97 - A RESOLUTION OF THE C~T'Y COUNCIL OF THE C~TY OF TUSTIN, .CAI TFORN~, ADOP'i'~NG THE FINAL NEGATE/E DECLARA'i'~ON AS ADEQUATE FOR CODE AMENDMENT 98-004 INCLUDING REQUIRED. FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNL~ ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT Motion carried 5-0. It was moved by Thomas, seconded by Worley, to have first reading by title only of Ordinance No. 1207. Motion carried 5-0. Following first reading by title only of Ordinance No. 1207 by the City Clerk, it was moved by Thomas, seconded by Worley, to introduce the following Ordinance No. 1207: ORDINANCE NO. 1207 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE C~-I'Y COUNCIL OF THE C~I'Y OF TUS'I-~N, CAITFORN~, APPROVING CODE AMENDMENT 98-004, AN AMENDMENT TO TUST[N CITY CODE SECT[ON 9252j2b RELATED TO RESIDENTL~L DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN THE CULTURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT Motion carried 5-0. CONSENT CALENDAR ( ~rl'EMS 2 THROUGH 7 ) It was moved by Thomas, seconded by Doyle, to approve the Consent Calendar as recommended by staff. Motion carded 5-0. 11 APPROVAL OF MINUTES- OCTOBER 19, 1998 REGULAR MEEI-[NG Recommendation: Approve the City Council Minutes of October 19, 1998. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 3, 11-2-98 Sm APPROVAL OF DEMANDS AND RATIFICATION OF PAYROLL Recommendation: Approve Demands in the amount of $1,784,589.42 and ratify Payroll in the amount of $361,906.96. al DECLARATION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY Recommendation: (1) Declare one Kustom Signal "Falcon" radar gun surplus property, and (2) Authorize staff to donate the surplus radar gun to the California Cruisers Girls Softball Team as recommended by the Police Department. 1 RESOLUTION NO. 98-94 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING FINAL PARCEL MAP 98-161,. SUBDIVIDING A 4-ACRE SITE BETWEEN SIXTH STREET AND EL CAMINO REAL INTO TWO (2) NUMBERED LOTS FOR CONVEYANCE PURPOSES ONLY (APPLICANT: DEBEIKES INVESTMENT COMPANY) Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 98-94 approving Final Parcel Map 98-161 as recommended by the Community Development Department. PLANNING COMMISS]:ON ACTION AGENDA- OCTOBER 26, 1998 All actions of the Planning Commission become final unless appealed by the City Council or member of the public. Recommendation: Ratify the Planning Commission Action Agenda of October 26, 1998. g RESOLUTION NO. 98-98 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUS-I-IN, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION PLAN Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 98-98 amending the Classification Plan to change the current classification of Administrative Assistant to Management Analyst, and updating the class specifications to meet the needs of the Finance Department as recommended by Personnel Services. REGULAR BUSZNESS (I'TEMS 8 THROUGH 9 ) 8. PAID CALL F~'REFTGHTERS PROGRAM Captain Scott Brown, Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), presented an overview of the Reserve Firefighter Program including a historical perspective of volunteer firefighters in Orange County; changes in demographics, demands for service and the technical nature of fire service required redefining the current Paid Call Firefighters (PCF) Program; 1997 statistical data and percentage of PCFs arriving on incident scene first; federal regulations governing how volunteers were compensated; operational and administrative changes; fiscal impact; changes to the PCF Program would not affect the City; formation of the Reserve Firefighter Program on' .lanuary 1, '1999; and 82% of existing PCFs submitted applications to participate in the new Reserve Program. Captain Dan Drake, Orange County Fire Authority, showed a graphic presentation of response times from OCFA stations to Tustin. Captain Brown stated that the Orange County Fire Authority Board Administration and Personnel Sub-Committee met.in October to allow input from the public and PCFs on the implementation of the Reserve Firefighter Program with focus on emergency response, (]TY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 4, 11-2-98 routine extended incidents, officers, training, and all issues related specifically to the Reserve Firefighter Program; no recommendations were given to the sub-committee; the role of PCFs at Tustin Station 21; all three Tustin fire stations were staffed with full time employees; during FY 97-98, Station 21 lost 50% of their PCFs; 163 PCFs left the program last year; and retention and recruitment were on-going issues to sustain a community based volunteer program. Councilmember Doyle questioned why the Fire Authority had been reviewing the issue for two years and had not informed the PCFs of the problem; the number of PCFs that would be negatively affected by the elimination of the PCF Program; stated his displeasure with the method the Fire Authority used to notify the PCFs of the elimination of the program; he considered PCFs as part-time employees; stated his concern that other fire districts were not encountering problems with Fair Labor and Standards Act guidelines; and he had been told that current PCFs were applying to the Reserve Program under duress. Council/Captain Brown discussion followed regarding employee benefits and costs; employee definition; Council's desire to maintain volunteer firefighters; the method of how the PCFs were notified of the elimination of the PCF program; the PCF program had been under review for over two years; the program must be in compliance with the law; Orange County was the only fire district experiencing a problem with the PCF program and the Fair Labor and Standards Act; the OCFA wanted to sustain the volunteer program as the Reserve Firefighter Program; PCFs submitted applications 'to the Reserve Program under duress from threat of termination; the move from the OCFA union to eliminate the PCF and volunteer programs; the harassment of PCFs by professional firefighters; changing the PCFs to part time employees; primary cover during calls for service; and Volunteer Service Awards. IVlayor Saltarelli recessed the meeting at 8:05 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 8::~3 p.m. Council/Captain Brown discussion followed regarding the number of Tustin PCFs who had signed up for the Reserve Firefighter Program; the Fire Authority 'was unaware of PCFs who had submitted applications to the Reserve Program under duress; and the lVlove Up and Cover Program would be utilized in the event an insufficient number of individuals signed up for the Reserve Program. Councilmember Ports stated he supported the reorganization of the Fire Authority to include a Reserve Firefighter Program but with the caveat that current PCFs be grandfathered in and continue with the existing wages; commented on the oUtstanding job the PCFs did during the last wild fires; stated his concern that many qualified PCFs would not sign up for the Reserve Program; believed that the few PCFs signing up for the Reserve Program were applying under duress; and encouraged the Fire Authority to compromise by grandfathering the PCFs into the Reserve Program. Council/Captain Brown discussion followed .regarding Council's desire to maintain the PCFs was a moot point; Tustin's Fire Authority Board of Directors representative could provide input at the Fire Authodty's meeting on November :~9, :~998; and all PCF applications for the Reserve Program had been accepted. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 5, 11-2-98 Councilmember Thomas nOted the intent of the Firefighters Union to eliminate the PCF program; the importance of maintaining a quick response time to calls for service in the City; commented on the excellent job the Fire. Authority had performed on a service call to his home; and the importance of the Council's input in support of the PCF Program to the Fire Authority meeting on November 19, 1998. Mayor Pro Tem Worley stated as the City's representative on the Fire Authority Board of Directors, she had addressed the Fire Authority Administrative and Personnel Hearing Board regarding the City's opposition to elimination of the PCF Program and the Hearing Board's disregard of the City's concern. Council/Captain Brown' discussion followed regarding preference was not given to the PCF applicants to the Reserve Program; and increasing the minimum wage for the Reserve Program. Mayor Saltarelli thanked the Fire Authority representatives for addressing Council; remarked on the difficulty of establishing the Fire Authority; the importance of maintaining a high level of fire service to the City; the potential impact of losing the volunteer firefighters; the contributions made by both the professional firefighters and the PCFs to the county; and the significance of working toward a viable resolution. The following members of the audience spoke in favor of the Paid Call Firefighter Program: 'timothy Brun, 13901 N. Yorba #25, Tustin Dan York, 2312 Redwood, Santa Ana Grady Glover, Director of the Paid Call Firefighters Association Clint Worthington, Mission San Juan Capistrano PCF Mayor Salta.relli stated he was hopeful that all comments made on this issue would be forwarded .to the Fire Authority for their consideration. ! COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT OVERVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF ALLOWABLE USE OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999-00 -.lustina Willkom, Associate Planner, reported the Federal Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, created the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to return, federal funds to local communities for the purpose of developing viable urban communities by providing adequate housing, suitable living environments, and expanding economic opportunities, specifically for Iow and moderate income persons. Availability of funding applications would be advertised in the local newspaper; completed applications must be submitted to the Community Development Department by December 14, 1998; staff would mail applications to approximately 71 non-profit public service providers and City departments; and staff would advise Council of workshops and meetings regarding the CDBG program. Mayor Pro Tem Worley stated that Council's preference was to fund Tustin based non-profit organizations. It was moved by Ports, seconded by Thomas, to receive and file subject report. Ci-I'Y COUNCIL MINUTES Page 6, 11-2-98 Motion carried 5-0. PUBLTC ]:NPUT- None OTHER BUSI'NESS NOVEMBER 3, 1998 ELECTI'ON Mayor Pro Tem Worley reminded everyone to vote on November 3, 1998. Councilmember Thomas clarified that the swearing-in of newly elected Councilmembers would take place on December 7, 1998. TUSTTN H1'GH SCHOOL STAD'rUM BLEACHERS AND SWZMMI'NG POOL Councilmember Potts requested staff meet with the Superintendent of Schools to discuss an interest-free Redevelopment Agency loan for purchase of permanent stadium bleachers and swimming pool improvements at Tustin High School. PARKZNG RESTRZCT1'ONS- FZRST STREET Councilmember Thomas reported residents were experiencing problems with 2-hour parking restrictions on First Street 'between Newport Avenue and El Camino Real and requested staff meet with the residents. CROSSWALK VTOLATI'ONS - ESTOCK SCHOOL Councilmember Thomas reported crosswalk violations at Estock School and requested police enforcement. TRAFFZC CONGESTI'ON- TUSTI'N AVENUE/FOURTH STREET Councilmember Thomas reported heavy traffic congestion at the intersection of Tustin Avenue and Fourth Street. William Huston, City Manager, stated that staff would contact the City of Santa Ana for cooperative police enforcement and traffic engineering review. HERITAGE PARK DEDI'CATI'ON Mayor Saltarelli reported the Heritage Park dedication on October 31, 1998, was very well attended and commended staff for an excellent event. SHOPPZNG CARTS Mayor Saltarelli reported while on vacation in France, he observed a possible solution to the local shopping cart problem, payment was required for use of a cart and payment was refunded upon return. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 7, 11-2-98 .1ANUARY COUNCIL MEETINGS Mayor Saltarelli requested the ]anuary 1999 Council meetings be moved to Tuesday, January 5 and January 19, due to conflicts with the New Year holidays and Martin Luther King observance. COMMITTEE REPORTS TRANSPORTATZON CORRIDOR Councilmember Ports reported on the successful opening of the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor and delays experienced by motorists should be reported to local law enforcement or OCI'A. Councilmember Thomas noted difficulty with merging between the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor and the 91 express lanes at Gypsum Canyon. CLOSED SESSION - None AD.1OURNMENT Mayor Saltarelli adjourned the meeting at 9:23 p.m. The next regular meeting of the City Council was scheduled for Monday, November 16, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at 300 Centennial Way. THOMAS R. SALTARELLI, MAYOR PAMELA STOKE~' CZTY CLERK