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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1 MINUTES 06-21-93 MINUTES REGDk4~R MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA JDI~E 7, 1993 CONSENT CALENDAR NO. 1 6-21-93 CALL TO O~DER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The meeting was called to order by Mayor Potts at 7:08 p.m. at the Tustin Area Senior Center, 200 South "C" Street, Tustin, California. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Pontious. II. INVOCATION The Invocation was given by Rev. Jan Holland, St. Paul's Episcopal Church. III. ROLL Ci%LL Council Present: Council Absent: City Clerk: Others Present: Jim Potts, Mayor Thomas R. Saltarelli, Mayor Pro Tem Leslie Anne Pontious Charles E. Puckett Jeffery M. Thomas None Mary E. Wynn William A. Huston, city Manager Alan Watts, Assistant City Attorney Rita Westfield, Asst. Dir'./Comm. Development W. Douglas Franks., Chief~of Police Robert Ledendecker, Director of Public Works Ronald A. Nault, Finance Director Dana Kasdan, Engineering Services Manager Richard Zimmer, Redevelopment Program Manager Rick Brown, Building official Gary Veeh, Water Services Manager Robert Ruhl, Field Services Manager Bettie Correa, Senior Personnel Analyst Susan Jones, Recreation Superintendent Doug Anderson, Transportation Engineer Gary Magill, Recreation Supervisor Valerie Whiteman, Chief Deputy City Clerk Approximately 50 in the audience ANNOUNCEMENT Mayor Potts announced that Tustin resident, Michael Boyes, had achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and congratulated him on behalf of the City Council. IV. PROCLAMATIONS 1. FORMER MISS TUSTIN, CARMELLA LOUISE VANN Mayor Potts read and presented a proclamation' to former Miss Tustin, Carmella Louise Vann. Carmella Vann thanked the Council for the proclamation, and she thanked the community for the scholarship she received as CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 2, 6-7-93 Miss Tustin 1992. Margarete Thompson, Miss Tustin Scholarship Pageant Director, introduced Sara Smallwood, Miss Tustin 1993, and Sarah Novak, second runner-up; and she thanked the Council for providing financial support to the pageant. 2. KIWANIS CLUB - MCFADDEN/PASADENA PARKETTE IMPROVEMENTS MayOr Potts read and presented a proclamation to the Kiwanis Club for their efforts to improve the McFadden/Pasadena Parkette. Councilmember Puckett accepted the proclamation on behalf of the Kiwanis Club. WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE CONTEST WINNERS, HERBERT OKAMOTOAND' CORE LANDSCAPE Mayor Potts read and presented proclamations to Mrs. Herbert Okamoto and Core landscape architects honoring them as the first annual Water Efficient Landscape contest winners. A Core representative thanked the Council for th9 proclamation. PUBLIC HEARING - None VI. PUBLIC INPUT - None VII. CONSENT CALENDAR Item No. 8 was removed from the Consent Calendar 'by Mayor Potts. It was moved by Potts, seconded by Puckett, to approve the remainder of the Consent Calendar as recommended by staff. Motion carried 5-0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Recommendation: 17, 1993. - MAY 17, 1993 REGUI2tR MEETING Approve the City Council Minutes of May APPROVAL OF DEF~tNDS AND P~%TIFICATION OF PAYROLL Recommendation: Approve Demands in the $1,451,929.07 and ratify Payroll in the $311,045.18. amount of amount of CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION PROJECT SCHEDULE Recommendation: Approve subject schedule of projects to be -completed under the 1993 Series Water System Revenue Certificates of Participation as recommended ~y the Public Works Department/Water Division. RESOLUTION NO. 93-56 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT AND AUTHORIZING RECORDATION OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR STREET REHABILITATION ON RED HILL AVENUE BETWEEN WARNER AVENUE AND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 3, 6-7-93 VALENCIA AVENUE AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODIFICATION AND INTERCONNECT AT THE INTERSECTION OF RED HILL AVENUE AND VALENCIA AVENUE Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 93-56 accepting said work and authorizing the recordation of the Notice of Completion as recommended by the Public Works Department/Engineering Division. 5. R~SOLUTION NO. 93-55 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT AND AUTHORIZING RECORDATION OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE BARRIER NETTING FOR COLUMBUS TUSTIN PARK Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 93-55 accepting said work and authorizing the recordation of the Notice of Completion as recommended by the Public Works Department/Engineering Division. 6. RESOLUTION NO. 93-53 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCI~ OFTHE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 14366 ' Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 93-53 approving Final Tract Map No. 14366, as submitted or revised, as recommended by the Community Development Department. 7. AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR MODIFICATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS INTERCONNECT AT MAIN STREET & PACIFIC S~REET, MAIN STREET'& "B" STREETt AND EL CAMINO REAL .& 6TH STREET Recommendation: Award contract for subject project to Steiny & Company, Inc., in the amount of $33,400.00 as recommended by the Public Works Department/Engineering Division. 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONSULTING SERVICEs FOR ./DESIGN VARIOUS WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECTS Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to execute a professional services agreement with the firm of Nolte and Associates, Mission Viejo, to prepare plans, specifications, and provide geotechnical, topographic and surveying work for new water mains on 17th Street, Brenan Way, Ethelbee Way, DeBusk Lane, walter Avenue, Raleigh Place, and E1 camino Lane for the City of Tustin Water Service as recommended by the Public Works Department/Engineering Division. CONSENT CALENDAR NO. 8 - AWARD OF GRAFFITI REWARD Mayor Potts commended the Anaheim Police Department for a recent undercover operation in the Anaheim School District resulting in numerous graffiti vandal arrests, and noted that if the offenders were convicted, they would be ordered by the court, to ,serve 200 hours of community service. He requested staff investigate a similar penalty for juvenile offenders and incorporate a $250.00 restitution program utilizing the recovered funds for future graffiti rewards. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 4, 6-7-93 It was moved by Potts, seconded by Thomas, to award a $250.00 reward out of non-departmental funds to a witness, who wished to remain anonymous, for his actions leading to the arrest of a graffiti vandal; and staff investigate initiation of a $250.00 restitution program for juvenile offenders. Motion carried 5-0. Mayor Pro Tem Saltarelli noted that the Anaheim Police Department arrests'resulted in confiscation of a large amount of spray paint cans used for graffiti tagging. Councilmember Puckett announced the next Graffiti Committee meeting would be held June 8, 1993. VIII. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION - None IX. ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION - None X. OLD BUSINESS PROPOSED ADOPTION OF THE UPDATED EDITION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE WITH LOCAL MODIFICATIONS Rick Brown, Building official, reported.that at the May 17, 1993 meeting, Council continued this item for clarification of several issues. He stated that Orange County Fire Marshal,- Sam Husoe, had prepared a written response to th9 concerns raised by Council and was available for questions. Mayor Potts requested Fire Marshal Husoe present a synopsis of the Fire Department's response to Council concerns. ~ Orange County Fire Marshal Sam Husoe gave a summary of the Fire Department's response to various concerns raised by Council including: 1988 Building Industry Association and 1989 Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board of Southern California survey results regarding whether home buyers wanted fire sprinkler systems; added costs to the home buyer and/or the developer for fire sprinkler installation; fire flow requirements in residences with fire sprinklers and their affect on water meters/mains; insurance companies' discount rates and reimbursement for losses/damage caused by fire sprinklers; maintenance and inspection requirements for fire sprinklers; limited fire safety provided by smoke detectors and fire retardant roofs; the age of buildings was not a determinant in causing fires; and the number of Tustin fires in 1991 and 1992. Mayor Potts stated he had given the Orange. County Fire Department Residential Sprinklers video to the Tustin Library. Council/staf.f/Fire Marshal discussion followed regarding fire sprinkler leakage; East Tustin fire station completion date; fire departments' mutual aid plan; response time for the East Tustin fire station; number of minutes for fire sprinkler CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 5, 6-7-93 activation; average fire department inspection costs. response time; and fire The following member of the audience spoke in favor of residential fire sprinklers: Paul Methot, Central Sprinkler Corporation representative The following member of the audience spoke in opposition to an ordinance requiring mandatory residential fire sprinklers: Kelly Sylvester~ representative Building Industry Association Council/speaker/staff discussion followed regarding the numbe? of builders constructing housing and the number of homes in excess of 3,600 square feet in the East Tustin area; the size.. of water mains required to accommodate fire sprinklers; and ramifications for offering fire sprinklers as a buyer's option. '. Councilmember Thomas stated that Council's origina% vote for mandatory installation of fire sprinklers in single-family residences over 3,600 square feet should be re-examined,, and said he favored Option No. 1, which was currently adopted ih the Uniform Fire Code. Councilmember Puckett said that because of the economy, over regulation was not appropriate at this time and s~ated once the economy improved, he would be willing to review this matter. He said he favored maintaining the status quo. Councilmember Pontious stated she empathized with the. economi~ situation; however, this matter had been discussed in the past and it was time to be resolved. She said that because the information presented showed considerable savings to the citizens and the City for fire protection services; Tustin Ranch was near complete development; and Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin's future development; stricter requirements were necessary. She did not favor requiring residential fire sprinklers in all new detached single family dwellings and the homes exempted this year would eventually become higher fire risks, so maintaining status quo was only postponing the problem. Mayor Pro Tem Saltarelli said that according to the statistics provided he did not believe increased government regulation was warranted. He said the municipal ordinance currently required fire sprinklers in multi-family dwellings and believed focus should be placed on older homes ~it~ aluminum wiring. He stated support for maintaining the status quo, Option No. 1. William Huston, City Manager, stated that if Council supported option No. 1, status quo, staff would be required to prepare a new ordinance for introduction. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 6, 6-7-93 It was moved bv Puckett, seconded by Thomas, to direct staff to prepare a new ordinance for introduction based on Option No. 1: fire sprinklers required for residential occupancies greater than 6,000 square feet in area or more than two stories in height, and in all new multi-family structures (triplex and larger). Motion carried 4-1, Pontious opposed. 2. BUDGET WORKSHOP William Huston, City Manager, reported the draft 1993-94 budget would be finalized by June 11, 1993, without taking into account anticipated additional revenue reductions imposed by the State. He said the State budget was due to be adopted next week and additional impacts to the City would be reported during the budget workshops. Council/staff discussion followed regarding the State's possible adoption of a two-year budget rather than'a one-year budget. Council concurred to schedule a budget workshop on June 1993, 5:30 p.m., at the Tustin Area Senior Center. NEW BUSINESS 21, APPROVAL OF PUBLIC WORKS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TUSTIN AND TUSTIN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL PROJECT AREA Ronald Nault, Director of Finance, reported the State Health and Safety Codes governed Redevelopment Agencies ':throughout the State and dictated that tax increment revenues generated in a Redevelopment Agency Project Area could only be transferred to an Agency incurring debt to be repaid from the tax increment and, the debt must be equal to or greater than the total tax increment. He stated that loans between the City and the Agency had been utilized in the South Central Project Area to secure the City's annual tax increment and in fiscal year 1992-93, the City loaned the Agency $3 million to be earmarked for the South Central Project Area, and the loan was scheduled to be repaid prior to June 30, 1993. Staff and the City's Redevelopment consultant reviewed the existing loan agreements between the City and the Agency for the South Central Project Area and prepared the Public Works Agreement addressing the Newport Avenue Extension to Edinger Project in the South Central Project Area. The agreement could be utilized to facilitate the accumulation of funds for major projects and qualified as debt under the current definition of the Code. Mr. Nault stated that staff had evaluated financing alternatives available to the Agency and discovered there were no other means available to finance this project. William Huston, City Manager, noted that approval of staff's recoma~endation would be subject to minor language CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 7, 6-7-93 modifications by the City Attorney's office. It was moved by Potts, seconded by Thomas, to make a finding as to the lack of other means of financing this project; make a finding as to the benefit of the Newport Avenue Extension Project to the Project Area as discussed in the staff report and authorize the Mayor to execute the subject Public Works Agreement between the city and the Agency subject to final language review by the City Attorney's Office. Councilmember Puckett stated that the development of the South Central Project area was dependent upon the extension of Newport Avenue and this agreement would allow commencement of the project. Motion carried 5-0, XII. REPORTS 1. PLANNING COMI(ISSION ACTION AGENDA - MAY 24v 1993 It was moved by Pontious, seconded bv Thomas, to ratify the Planning Commission Action Agenda of May 24, 1993. Motion carried 5-0. 2. SPORTS PARK MASTER PL~,N UPDATE . It was moved by Pontious, seconded by Thomas to receive and file subject report. Motion carried 5-0. STATUS REPORT: CROSSING GUARD BRYAN AND BROWNING AVENUES STUDY AT THE INTERSECTION 'OF It was moved by Pontious, seconded by Thomas, to receive and file subject report. Motion carried 5-0. 4. I~¥ESTMENT SCHEDULE AS OF APRIL 30, 1993 It was moved by Pontious, seconded by Thomas, to receive and file subject report. Motion carried 5-0. XIII. PUBLIC INPUT 1. EMPLOYEE COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE REGULATIONS Berklee Maughan, 14331 Green Valley, Tustin, expressed concern that City employees may not be in compliance with Internal Revenue Service regulations related to expense reporting. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 8, 6-7-93 William Huston, City Manager, responded that effective January 1993, all employee expense reporting procedures were in compliance with Internal Revenue Service regulations. 2. COMPLAINT - ST. CECELIA CHURCH CARNIVAL Don Studebacker, Tustin Green Homeowner Association representative, expressed displeasure with sound levels, hours of operation, and permit violations of the St. Cecilia Church carnival held May 14-16, 1993. XIV. William Huston, City Manager, stated staff would meet with the Tustin Green Homeowner Association and St. Cecilia Church to negotiate a solution for next year's event. OTHER BUSINESS 1. 1993 CHILI COOK-OFF Mayor Pro Tem Saltarelli, and Councilmembers Pontiou~, Puckett and Thomas co,amended staff and volunteers for an enjoyable and successful Chili Cook-Off event. 2. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/PLaNNING COMMISSION MEETING Councilmember Pontious requested staff s~ a date for a joint Council/Planning Commission meeting. 3. ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY OF FORMER MAYORS - ART CHA~LETON AND STEPHEN "SPEED" SCHUSTER Councilmembers Pontious and Puckett requested adjournment in memory of former Mayors, Art Charleton and Stephen "Speed"' Schuster. Councilmember Puckett read a poem from Speed Schuster's funeral service and requested that City flags be flown at half-mast for two days in honor of the former Mayors. 4. TOWN MALL MEETING Councilmember Thomas requested a date be determined for the next Town Hall meeting and suggested possible area meetings. 5. COUNCIL PLANNING SESSION Councilmember Thomas requested Council set a meeting date for a future goal planning session. 6. CITIZEN COMPLAINT - MOVING HEAVY EQUIPMENT Mayor Potts reported a complaint had been received regarding moving of heavy equipment at 3:00 a.m. and requested the Police Department strictly enforce the municipal code and issue citations. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 9, 6-7-93 7. SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES Mayor Potts reported the First Street bridge was open and encouraged residents to support businesses in that area. 8. CIF FINALS - TUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM Councilmember Puckett reported the Tustin High School baseball team had advanced to the CIF finals. CLOSED SESSION Mayor Potts announced city Council would recess to Closed Session to meet with its designated representatives regarding labor relations matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54967.6. XVI. ADJOUP~WMEI~ Mayor Potts adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m. in memoryof former Mayors, Art Charleton and Stephen "Speed" Schuster.. The City Council had scheduled a budget workshop on June 21, ~1993, 5:30 p.m., at the Tustin Area Senior Center; and the next regular meeting of the City Council was scheduled for Monday, June 21, 1993, 7:00 p.m., at the Tustin Area Senior Center. JIM POTTSs MAYOR MARY E. WYNN, CITY CLERK