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CITY OF TUSTIN REGULAR JANUARY 17, 2017
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBER
AND TUSTIN HOUSING AUTHORITY , 300 CENTENNIAL WAY, TUSTIN
Al Murray, Mayor Pro Tem Jeffrey C. Parker, City Manager
Rebecca Gomez, Councilmember Dr. Allan Bernstein, Mayor David E. Kendig, City Attorney
Charles E. Puckett, Councilmember Erica N. Rabe, City Clerk
Letitia Clark, Councilmember Jeffrey C. Parker, City Treasurer
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
5:30 P.M.
Brown Act Training
City Manager's Conference Room
CALL TO ORDER — 5:31 p.m.
Adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
6:15 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER — Meeting #2404 at 6:18 p.m.
ROLL CALL — City Clerk
Present: Mayor Dr. Allan Bernstein, Mayor Pro Tem Murray, and
Councilmembers Rebecca Gomez, Charles E. Puckett and Letitia
Clark
Absent: None
City Clerk: Erica N. Rabe, City Clerk
Others Present: Jeffrey C. Parker, City Manager; David E. Kendig, City Attorney
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PUBLIC INPUT — None
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS - The Brown Act permits legislative bodies to discuss certain
matters without members of the public present. The City Council finds, based on advice
from the City Attorney, that discussion in open session of the following matters will
prejudice the position of the City in existing and anticipated litigation:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION -
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2):
(2 cases)
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - Initiation
of litigation pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(4): (1 case)
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS [Government Code §
54956.8] — (2 cases)
A. Property 430-371-18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
Address/Description 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68
Agency City of Tustin
City Negotiators Jeffrey C. Parker, City Manager and John
Buchanan, Director of Economic Development
Negotiating Parties OliverMcMillan Tustin Legacy Inc.
Under Negotiation Price and Terms of Payment
B. Property 15171 Del Amo Avenue (430-251-27); 1021
Address/Description Edinger Avenue (430-252-05 & 430-252-06)
Agency City of Tustin
City Negotiators Jeffrey C. Parker, City Manager & Jerry Craig,
Economic Development & Housing Manager
Negotiating Parties Oremor of Tustin, Inc.; Sterling Collision Center, LLC
Under Negotiation Price and Terms of Payment
4. LIABILITY CLAIMS [Government Code § 54956.95] — One Case
a. Claim of Alfredo Valdivia, Claim No. 16-19
5. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - [Government Code §
54957(d)(1)] — (1 case)
a. Title: City Manager
Recessed at 6:18 p.m.
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AND TUSTIN HOUSING AUTHORITY
7:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER — Meeting #2404 at 7:12 p.m.
PRESENTATION OF COLORS, INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE —
American Legion
ROLL CALL — City Clerk
Present: Mayor Dr. Allan Bernstein, Mayor Pro Tem Murray, and
Councilmembers Rebecca Gomez, Charles E. Puckett and Letitia
Clark
Absent: None
City Clerk: Erica N. Rabe, City Clerk
Others Present: Jeffrey C. Parker, City Manager; David E. Kendig, City Attorney
CLOSED SESSION REPORT — City Attorney David E. Kendig: The City Council
unanimously denied Claim No. 16-19. Other than that, there was no reportable action.
PRESENTATIONS —
Mayor Bernstein presented a Certificate of Recognition to Master Reserve Officer George
Vallevieni in honor of being a Gem of Tustin.
Mayor Bernstein provided a PowerPoint presentation of his 2017 Goals.
ORAL COMMUNICATION/PUBLIC INPUT — None
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1-6
It was moved by Councilmember Puckett and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Murray to pull
Item No. 4, as requested by Mayor Pro Murray, and approve the balance as
recommended by staff.
Motion carried: 5-0
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1. WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ON
THE AGENDA
Motion: That the City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances and
resolutions on the agenda and declare that said titles which appear on the
public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading
waived.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
HELD ON DECEMBER 20, 2016 AND THE SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION
MEETINGS HELD ON DECEMBER 20, 2016
Motion: That the City Council approve the Action Minutes of the Regular
Meeting of the City Council held on December 20, 2016 and the Special
Meetings held on December 20, 2016.
3. RATIFICATION OF DEMANDS AND RATIFICATION OF PAYROLL
The City Council has approved the use of Government Code Section 37208 to
expedite the payment of City of Tustin obligations that are in accordance with
the approved budget or continued operations authorizations.
Motion: That the City Council approve Payroll in the amounts of $723,564.43
and $1,285,784.85; and demands in the amount of $4,792,460.37.
4. APPROVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY OF IRVINE FOR
THE TUSTIN RANCH ROAD/VON KARMAN AVENUE AND EDINGER
AVENUE/IRVINE CENTER DRIVE REGIONAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL
SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECTS (PROJECT P)
Staff is requesting that the City Council approve the Cooperative Agreements
with the City of Irvine for implementation of the Tustin Ranch Road/Von Karman
Avenue and Edinger Avenue/Irvine Center Drive Regional Traffic Signal
Synchronization Projects. Engineering and construction will be performed in
collaboration with and led by the City of Irvine. Work will be performed under the
OCTA Competitive Measure M2 Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization
Program (Project P).
It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Murray and seconded by Councilmember
Puckett to approve the Cooperative Agreements with the City of Irvine for the
Tustin Ranch Road/Von Karman Avenue and Edinger Avenue/Irvine Center
Drive Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Projects, authorize the Mayor and
City Clerk to execute the agreement on behalf of the City, and amend the
adopted Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2016/17 to appropriate
Gas Tax (Fund 130) in lieu of Measure M2 Fair Share (Fund 139) for both
projects.
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Motion carried: 5-0
5. SALARY RESOLUTION FOR UNREPRESENTED PART-TIME NON -
BENEFITTED EMPLOYEES
Adoption of the attached Resolution will authorize terms and conditions of
employment for unrepresented Part -Time Non -Benefitted employees in
accordance with California state law.
Motion: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 17-02 amending the City's
Classification and Compensation Plan for unrepresented Part -Time Non -
Benefitted employees.
RESOLUTION NO. 17-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN
RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR UNREPRESENTED PART-TIME NON -
BENEFITTED EMPLOYEES AND SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 15-47
6. CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AN AMENDED ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET
AND AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN ELEVENTH AMENDED
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
City Council approval is requested of an amended Administrative Budget and
authorization for the City and Successor Agency to enter into an Eleventh
Amended Agreement for reimbursement of administrative support.
Motion: That the City Council approve and authorize the City to enter into an
Eleventh Amended Agreement for Reimbursement of Costs and City/Successor
Agency Operations Loan with the City acting as Successor Agency to the Tustin
Community Redevelopment Agency.
REGULAR BUSINESS ITEMS 7-10
7. WATER CONSERVATION UPDATE - NOVEMBER 2016
As a result of the drought, the City of Tustin is required to provide the State
Water Resources Control Board with a monthly report regarding water
consumption and restrictions. This report summarizes the information provided
to the State for the month of November 2016 and provides the City Council and
the public with general information on previous and upcoming actions taken by
the City.
It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Murray and seconded by Councilmember
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Puckett to receive and file this report.
Motion carried: 5-0
8. COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED
JUNE 30, 2016
The City engages an independent certified public accounting firm to complete
an annual audit of the City's financial records. There are a number of reports
such as the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), produced as a
result of the annual audit and there are actions that are required by the City's
governing board (City Council) to meet the requirements of various auditing
standards, such as meeting with the auditing firm that conducted the audit to
discuss the audit and internal control issues.
Nitin P Patel, CPA from White Nelson Diehl Evans LLP provided a presentation.
Finance Manager Jenny Leisz provided a PowerPoint presentation.
It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Murray and seconded by Councilmember
Puckett to:
1. Receive and file the CAFR for the year ended June 30, 2016.
2. Discuss the audit and internal controls with the independent
certified public accounting firm, White Nelson Diehl Evans LLP,
who conducted the audit.
Motion carried: 5-0
9. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Staff has prepared a brief summary of California laws most relevant to the City
of Tustin or that may be of particular interest in the coming year. These laws
went into effect on January 1, 2017.
It was moved by Councilmember Clark and seconded by Councilmember
Gomez receive and file this report.
Motion carried: 5-0
10. 2017 COMMISSION VACANCIES
Due to term expirations, staff requested that the City Council provide direction
on the desired process to fill upcoming vacancies on the Planning and
Community Services Commissions.
It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Murray to poll current Commissioners whose
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terms will expire to receive confirmation of their interest to continue to serve and
reappoint if interested. If a vacancy exists, appoint an ad hoc committee of two
Council Members to interview the candidates and make a recommendation to
the full City Council; and direct staff to examine the current policy regarding
terms limits and return for Council's consideration.
Amended Motion: It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Murray and seconded by
Councilmember Gomez to appoint an ad hoc committee (Mayor Pro Tem
Murray and Council Member Gomez) to interview the candidates and make a
recommendation to the full City Council; and direct staff to examine the current
policy regarding terms limits and return for Council's consideration.
Motion carried: 5-0
OTHER BUSINESS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
City Manager Jeffrey C. Parker
Thanked the Finance Department for their hard work with the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (CAFR); the City of Tustin's General Fund budget balance is up which
gives the city the ability to move forward with a lot of projects; appreciated the hard work
and effort of all the departments.
Councilmember Puckett
Wished everyone a Happy New Year.
Attended the Transportation Corridor Agencies meeting.
January 13
Attended the Tustin Police Department Annual Awards Dinner at the Tustin Marconi Auto
Museum; honor to see the quality of Tustin Police Officers; thanked Chief Charles F.
Celano for the great job the Tustin Police Department does.
Councilmember Gomez
January 11
Attended the Tustin Chamber of Commerce Breakfast; nice to see Tustin Police Officers
recognized as well seeing their stories on the website.
January 12
Attended the Library Advisory Board meeting in Tustin, many new members were
welcomed; the 2017 meeting schedule was approved and a brief update was given
regarding library renovations; in 2016 there were 6.2 million visits with over 500,000 new
library cards issued; there was over 2,500 story times for those at a pre -reading level; the
Literary Orange program will be held on April 1; early bird pricing is available until March
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1; please visit www.LiteraryOrange.org for more information.
January 13
o Attended the Orange County Senior Advisory meeting; the presentation for the
month was an orientation for all new members and to elect this year's officers;
Tustin Senior Advisor Board member, Sherry Geyer has served as the committee's
chair for the past two years.
o Attended the presentation "A Vision for Orange County's Future"; provided a
fascinating look at our demographics and economics and how governance will
change based on these characteristics.
o Attended the Tustin Police Department Awards Dinner; was one of the most
inspirational evenings of the year.
Councilmember Clark
January 7
Joined Senator Janet Nguyen and the Tustin Girl Scout Troop to talk about public policy
and women in government before they left for their trip to Washington D.C.
January 12
Was sworn into the Orange County Vector Control Board; had orientation and is excited to
serve on the board.
January 13
Attended the Tustin Police Department Annual Awards Dinner at the Tustin Marconi Auto
Museum; was honored to attend the event; congratulated Officer Matt Roque on receiving
the Officer of the Year Award and Sergeant Del Pickney on receiving the Lifetime
Achievement Award; thanked Police Chief Chares F. Celano on the great work he does
with Tustin Police Department.
January 14
Was inducted into the Orange County Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame with the Woman
of Distinction Award; was very humbled to receive the award.
January 18-20
Will be attending the League of California Cities Conference in Sacramento with Mayor
Bernstein and City Manager Jeffrey C. Parker.
Mayor Pro Tem Murray
January 3
Attended the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Human Resource (HR) Committee
meeting.
January 4
Attended the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Executive meeting.
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January 11
o Attended the Association of California Cities of Orange County (ACCOC)
Homelessness Task Force meeting; thanked Officer Melissa Trahan for her
phenomenal job on the panel discussion; explaining the challenges in her
experience with dealing with the homelessness issue in the Tustin community.
o Attended the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Budget and Finance
Committee meeting.
January 12
Attended the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Transit Committee meeting.
January 13
Attended the Tustin Police Department Annual Awards Dinner at the Tustin Marconi Auto
Museum; outstanding job by the Tustin Police Department.
January 16
Complimented the Tustin Police Department and Operation Warm Wishes for working
together on sponsoring a shopping spree at the Albertson's in Tustin for 115 Tustin
elementary school students.
Congratulated Councilmember Clark on receiving the Woman of Distinction Award.
Announced that January 16th, was a day to honor Martin Luther King Jr.; shared a quote
from Martin Luther King Jr.: "Life's most persistent and urgent question is what are we
doing for others?"
Mayor Bernstein
December 28
Attended the Orange County Sanitation District Board meeting.
December 29
Attended the Menorah Lighting ceremony at the Tustin City Hall Courtyard; was a
wonderful event; thanked Rabbi Ezriel and his wife for making donuts and latkes; thanked
Jonathan and Lori Abelove for their participation with the event.
January 6
Attended the Municipal Water District of Orange County Advisory Board meeting;
announced California has received a significant amount of rain this season but
unfortunately still not out of the drought; water conservation is the key.
January 12
Had the opportunity, with Stephanie Najera, to meet with the Family Readiness Officers of
the City of Tustin adopted squadrons Erika Capistran and Lynn Sheffer; planning many
events for the year with the adopted squadrons; very proud the City of Tustin adopted the
squadrons.
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January 13
Attended the Tustin Police Department Annual Awards Dinner at the Tustin Marconi Auto
Museum; congratulated all those who were nominated and those who received an award;
congratulated Chief Charles F. Celano for the exceptional Police Department.
Congratulated Councilmember Clark on receiving the Woman of Distinction Award.
Congratulated Operation Warm Wishes and those who participated for sponsoring a
shopping spree at the Albertson's in Tustin for 115 Tustin elementary school students;
another successful event; congratulated TyRon Jackson for his work with Operation Warm
Wishes.
Wished everyone a Happy New Year
Dedicated Council Meeting in the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; his memory will
serve as a blessing.
Recessed to Closed Session at 8:30 p.m.
Reconvened in Open Session at 9:15 p.m.; no public input
CLOSED SESSION REPORT — City Attorney David E. Kendig: The City Council took no
reportable action.
ADJOURNED at 9:16 p.m. The next meeting scheduled is on Tuesday, February 7,
2017 for the Closed Session Meeting at 5:30 p.m. and the Regular Business Meeting at
7:00 p.m. in the Community Center, 300 Centennial Way, Tustin, California.
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