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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES 12-06-82MINUTES OF & ~ ~TING OF ',~ T~STIN C~'£x ~O~NCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 300 Centennial Way December 6, 1982 T ,, ~ltT.T. TO O~DER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Edgar at 4:05 p.m. II. BO~-~- CBT.T. Councilpersons Present: councilpersons Absent: Others Present: III. P~BLIC OONCE~N8 - None. Edgar, Hoesterey, Kennedy, Saltarelli Greinke (arrived at 4:30 p.m.) William A. Huston, City Manager James G. Rourke, City Attorney Mary E. Wynn, City Clerk Michael Brote~rkle, COnua. Dev. Director Roy Gonzales, Personnel Director Robert Ledendecker, Dir. of Public Works Ron Nault, Finance Director Royleen White, Community Services Director R. Kenneth Fleagle, Planning Consultant Eva Solis, Deputy City Clerk Approximately 20 in the audience I~. CONS~T C~T.~DAR It was mDved by Hoesterey, seconded by Kennedy, to entire Consent Calendar. Carried 4-0, Greinke absent. Ve approve the 1. ~AL OF MIBuT~S - November 15, 1982 2. RATIFICATI~H~ OF PAYI%OI~ in the amount of $98,253.85 APPI%O~AL 0~ ~h%~DS in the amount of $1,155,270.46 5O 3® ~ES~]TION NO. 82-89 - A Resolution of the City Council of ~%e City of Tustin, APPROVING FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 11330 (North- easterly corner of San Juan and Red Hill Avenue) Adopt Resolution No. 82-89 as recommended by the Planning Agency. 99 4e DENIAL OF ~ ~ Z. A. KAZAR~AN; ~%IM NO. 82--27; DATE OF LOSS: 7/26/82; DATE F,,.~n w~'ru CIT~: 10/19/82 Deny subject claim as recommended by the City Attorney. 40 O~DINANCES FOR IBT~ODUCTION - None. FOR ADOPTIO~ - None. VII. B~SI~S 1. TWIUD ~NDMEITT TO r~aSE W-'£u[ BOYS'CLUB OF TUSTIN/COt~UNICO~ As recommended in the inter-com dated November 30, 1982, pre- pared by the City Attorney, it was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Hoesterey, to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Third Amendment to Lease and Consent to Sublease on behalf of the City. Carried 4-0, Greinke absent. 45 In response to the Mayor, the Director of Public Works provided an update report on Conununicom's progress in providing cable television service to Tustin residents and stated that a written report is forthcoming. 2. SIDEWALK INSTaT~.~TION - PACIFIC~x~x~x .... It was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Hoesterey, to confirm Council's desire to continue with the sidewalk construction sur- vey affecting the eight parcels along Pacific Street as detailed in the report dated November 18, 1982, prePared by the Director of Public Works. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 2, 12-6-82 VIII. NEW 1. Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy suggested that staff investigate the feasibility of installing meandering sidewalks so that the vari- ous trees and shrubs will not have to be removed. Council con- curred that the suggestion was an excellent one. The motion carried 4-0, Greinke absent. 92 Mayor Edgar expressed a thought that the City should commit to the sale of water services in Orange and Santa Ana with the intent that the proceeds of that be used to reduce the bonded indebtedness and make up the difference with a surcharge. Pur- suant to the report dated December 1, 1982, prepared by the Director of Public Works, Council concurred to continue the mat- ter to December 20, 1982. 107 2. WA'I'ER RA'I'E POBLIC m~R.ING As recommended in the report dated November 29, 1982, prepared by the Director of Public Works, it was moved by Hoesterey, sec- onded by Saltarelli, to set a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 1983, for the purpose of receiving public input regarding a proposed water rate adjustment. Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy requested that the public hearing be post- poned for the second meeting in January to eliminate any possi- bility of citizens overlooking the public notice during the Holiday season. The Director of Public Works suggested that if January 3 is not acceptable, the public hearing could be set for another evening. The Mayor commented that a public hearing would more likely be missed if scheduled for a non-standard evening. The motion carried 3-1, Kennedy opposed, Greinke absent. 107 BID AgFA~D - ANN~AL PA3FEMENT MARKinG PROGP~%M Bids for subject project were received as follows: J & S Sign Company, Inc., Orange Orange County Striping Service, Inc., Orange Safety Striping Service, Inc., Fillmore Consley & Montigny Company, Inc., E1 Monte Traffic Operations, Inc., La Puente Traffic Engineering, Inc., Anaheim Pacific Striping, Hacienda Heights $21 $22 $23 $24 $31 $33 $33 972.80 764.75 916.77 636.30 987.65 285.20 952.00 As recommended in the report dated November 29, 1982, it was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Hoesterey, to award the bid for the Annual Pavement Marking Program to J & S Sign Company, Orange, in the amount of $21,972.80. 'Carried 4-0, Greinke absent. 95 4. NEWPORT Av~u,~ ~A'r~SION EIR Pursuant to the report dated November 30, 1982, prepared by the Director of Public Works, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Saltarelli, to authorize staff to proceed with the expanded environmental document for the Newport Avenue extension to include the feasibility study for a grade separation at Red Hill Avenue at the AT&SF railroad tracks. Following a brief discussion period, the motion carried 4-0, Greinke absent. 95 5. SOLID ~AST~ COT.~.~CTION AG~ENT -- SCA -~K-~ICES OF OP~%NG~ (]OUNTY It was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Hoesterey, to approve the requested revision of $0.40 per month for solid waste collection for commercial bins as detailed in the report dated November 30, CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 3, 12-6-82 1982, prepared by the Director of Public Works. The mDtion car- ried 4-0, Greinke absent. 45 The City Manager presented the staff report and recommendation as contained in his inter-com dated Decentber 1, 1982, to autho- rize establis}unent of a fee for residential and conunercial can service to be collected by the City through the bi-monthly water bill effective January 1, 1983. It was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Edgar, to continue the matter, and direct staff to agendize same for the December 20 meeting and provide Council with a brief synopsis of what other cities charge for residential collection, what the City's cost is per unit of type of collection we have, and the proposed user fees, including the adjoining County area. Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy stated that she was disturbed by the item and the manner of its inclusion on the agenda; the matter prob- ably deserved a public hearing; when the report states this is being done to offset fees increased by the O.C. Board of Super- visors and then entirely tacked onto the residential conununity after it's already been budgeted this fiscal year borders on generating a fee without real cause; and she is deeply disap- pointed at deserting a policy used as incentive in annexations (free trash pickup) without much thought. She acknowledged that a plan must eventually be adopted, but did not see any data sup- porting an increase now, since it is currently budgeted. Councilman Hoesterey Stated his support of the motion. Council- ~n Saltarelli clarified that in years past the Council resisted individual user fees on the basis that when the cost of trash collection increased, the City property tax rate would be raised (one-haif cent to one cent overall) to absorb the increase. This was done specifically because taxes are deductible, user fees are not, so that taxpayers were getting trash collection on a tax deductible basis. Since Proposition 13, this ability no longer exists. The motion carried 4-0, Greinke absent. 102 Mayor Edgar suggested that Dr. Fleagle be utilized in the Plan- ning Commission training workshops. The Conununity Development Director responded that he has already requested Dr. Fleagle to participate in same. It was then n~ved by Hoesterey, seconded by Edgar, to receive and file the report dated November 30, 1982, prepared by the Co~mnunity Development Director. Carried 4-0, Greinke absent. 81 2. WINDSOR C-i~RD~S ~ COt~VERS'rOt~ Mayor Edgar acknowledged that the subject need not be a formal agenda item unless there is a serious incident. It was then moved by Edgar, seconded by Hoesterey, to receive and file the report prepared by the Community Development Department dated Decenkber 1, 1982. Motion carried 4-0, Greinke absent. 43 Councilman Greinke returned to the Council dais at 4:30 p.m. 3. BUSINESS LICENSE The motion by Kennedy to direct staff to seek input from the Chaf~ber of Conunerce and produce alternative amendments to the business license fee schedule as recommended in the report dated December 6, 1982, prepared by the Co~u~unity Development Depart- ment, died for lack of a second. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES~ Page 4, 12-6-82 Councilman Saltarelli commented that the timing is wrong in view of the current economic climate and would prefer that the matter be tabled until the economy improves. The Community Development Director interjected that even if amendments were forthcoming, they would not be implemented until Fiscal Year 1983-84. Coun- cil discussion followed. The Community Development Director added that one reason this item was brought before Council is that requests have been made for the information that was surveyed, and staff wanted Council to be aware of same before it was released to the public. At this point, staff is requesting authorization to formally com- municate with the Chamber and nothing formal will be reported until concerns of both the small and large business community are aired. It was then moved by Hoesterey, seconded by Edgar, to direct staff to seek input from the Chamber of Commerce and report back after the end of the third fiscal quarter. Carried 5-0. 31 RECESS - RED~q~OPMENT- At 4:33 p.m. the Council recessed to the Redevelopment Agency by unanimous informal consent. The City Council meeting was reconvened at 5:05 p.m. with all members present. X. SPECIAL PI~ESENTATI(~S PBOCLAMATION - TOYS FOR TOTS Mayor Edgar read and presented to Lt. Col. Joe Snyder a procla- mation designating the period December 1-20, 1982, as the "Toys For Tots" Official Campaign. 84 2. P~0CLAMATIO~S - T~STIN T~?.~.~ ~AYS A proclamation commending the Tustin Tiller Days Committee was read by Mayor Edgar and presented individually to each committee member. Cherrill Webb, Chairperson, thanked the Council for the recognition. She presented each Councilmember with copies of information sheets prepared by the Committee, and the responses and suggestions received by participants on same. 84 3. P~0CLA~ATIO~S - ~STIN "SILVER EA~.~$~ SENIOR SOFTB~r.r. TEAM Mayor Edgar read a proclamation acknowledging members of the "Silver Eagles" as the recently crowned 1982 National Champions of the Fourth Annual Senior Softball Tournament and presented each team member with same. Captain Jack Avey expressed grati- tude to Royleen White, Community Services Director, and Russell Churchman, Recreation Supervisor, for their assistance, and acknowledged special accomplishments of several team members. 84 4. OATHS OF 0~FICE - PLANNING C0~ISSION The Oath of Office was administered by the City Clerk to each of the following newly-appointed Planning Commission members: Mark Ainslie Charles E. Puckett James B. Sharp Kathy Weil Ronald H. White Councilmembers offered congratulations to all Planning Commis- sioners. 81 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page 5, 12-6-82 XI. OTW~ B~SINESS 1. PA~9~NT OF ~ED~q~uOPM~T LOANS As recommended in the report dated December 2, 1982, prepared by the City Attorney, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Hoes- tere~, to adopt a Minute Order that the City Council calls, declares due and demands payment in full forthwith from the Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency of all loans heretofore made by the City of Tustin to the Tustin Co~aunity Redevelopment Agency. Carried 5-0. 81 2. B~.?.~T ~ Councilman Saltarelli inquired on the status of correspondence to Tustin legislators requesting specific legislation to require the normal environmental process also be applied to the Bullet Train. Councilman Hoesterey reported on Tustin's unsuccessful attempt to obtain support from other Orange County cities in opposing the Bullet Train at the last League meeting. He felt they are looking at it from the s~andpoint that if the train is not going through their co~nunity, then there's no problem. However, they should be made to realize that there is a much greater impact from the standpoint that the State has preempted local government authority which may set a dangerous precedent for future projects - airports, waste dumps, etc. After further Council discussion, it was moved by Greinke, seconded by Salta- relli, to authorize the Mayor to send a letter to Tustin's legislators requesting specific legislation that would require an environmental impact report for the bullet train, with copies to the Orange County Division, League of California Cities, Tustin's legislators, The Register, The Los Angeles Times, and the Tustin News. Motion carried 5-0. 102 Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy suggested that all Councilmembers attend the January League of Cities, Orange County Division, meeting. 2. SANTIAGO ~ AI~PO~ Mayor Edgar requested that a resolution opposing the Santiago Canyon Airport be agendized. There was indecision on this mat- ter until it is determined which cities oppose the airport. 3. C~u~STMAS I~CO~ATI~8 IN DOWNTOWN T~STIN Following Council/staff discussion, Council concurred to com~it to $4,000.00 for Christmas tree lights for the downtown area for 1983, and if the merchants come up with a plan for 1982 within the next few days, Council could call a special meeting. 29 ADJOUR~NT At 5:45 p.m. it was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Greinke, to adjourn to an Executive Session for discussion of legal matters, and thence to the next regular meeting on December 20, 1982. Carried 5-0.