January 21, 2009
4:00 pm Meeting

Escondido City Council
Community Development Commission
Mobilehome Rent Review Board

CALL TO ORDER

FLAG SALUTE

ROLL CALL: Abed, Daniels, Diaz, Waldron, Pfeiler

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

At this time the public may comment on items not appearing on the agenda. State law prohibits the Council from discussing or taking action on such items, but the matter may be referred to the City Manager/staff or scheduled on a subsequent agenda. (Please refer to the back page of the agenda for instructions.)

CONSENT CALENDAR

Items on the Consent Calendar are not discussed individually. Unless members of the legislative body, staff or the public requests specific items to be discussed, all Consent Calendar items will be approved with one motion.

1. AFFIDAVITS OF PUBLICATION, MAILING AND POSTING (COUNCIL/CDC/RRB)

2. APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTER (Council/CDC)

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting of December 10, 2008

Regular Meeting of December 17, 2008

4. BID AWARD FOR POLICE AND FIRE FACILITY (BID PACKAGE 3B) Request Council authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement with Hazard Construction Company in the amount of $1,254,900 for Bid Package 3B, for site concrete and paving of the Police and Fire Facility located at 1163 N. Centre City Parkway

Staff Recommendations: Approval (City Manager's Office: Joyce Masterson)

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-04

5. AMENDMENT TO THE ESCONDIDO CITY EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION ADMINISTRATIVE/CLERICAL/ENGINEERING UNIT AND SUPERVISORY UNIT CONTRACTS

Staff Recommendations: Approval (Human Resources Dept.: Sheryl Bennett)

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-12

CONSENT - RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES (COUNCIL/CDC/RRB)

CONSENT CALENDAR – RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES (COUNCIL/CDC/RRB)

The following Resolutions and Ordinances were heard and acted upon by the City Council/CDC/RRB at a previous City Council/Community Development Commission/Mobilehome Rent Review meeting. (The title of Ordinances listed on the Consent Calendar are deemed to have been read and further reading waived.)

PUBLIC HEARINGS

6. SHORT-FORM RENT INCREASE APPLICATION FOR CASA DE AMIGOS Casa de Amigos is requesting a short-form rent increase of 75% of the change in the CPI for an 18 month period of consideration (4.19%), which equals an average increase of $22.83 per space per month for the 59 spaces subject to rent control

Staff Recommendations: Approve the short-form rent increase request for an average amount of $22.83 per space, per month (Community Services/Housing Division: Michelle Henderson)

RESOLUTION NO. RRB 2009-01

PUBLIC HEARINGS

7. ZONING CODE AMENDMENT: SIGN ORDINANCE (CASE NO. AZ 08-0007 Request Council authorize revisions to Zoning Code Article 66, the sign ordinance, to allow additional types of residential development to lease directional panels on the City's Real Estate Kiosk signs, add community districts to public facilities eligible for directional panels, and allow other types of development-related logos on he panels

Staff Recommendations: CONTINUE ITEM TO FEBRUARY 18, 2009 (Community Dev./Planning: Jon Brindle)

BRIEFING (Staff)

CURRENT BUSINESS

FUTURE AGENDA

8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS The purpose of this item is to identify issues presently known to staff or which members of the Council wish to place on an upcoming City Council agenda. Council comment on these future agenda items is limited by California Government Code Section 54954.2 to clarifying questions, brief announcements, or requests for factual information in connection with an item when it is discussed

Staff Recommendations: None (City Clerk's Office: Marsha Whalen)

COUNCIL/COMMISSION/ MEMBERS COMMENTS

CLOSED SESSION: (COUNCIL/CDC/RRB)

CLOSED SESSION: COUNCIL/CDC/RRB)

9. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code §54956.8)

a. Property: City-owned property at the southwest corner of South Citrus and

Sunny Slope Drive (APN 234-240-05)

Agency Negotiators: Anne Marc-Aurele

Negotiating parties: City and Nhut Hoang Do

Under negotiation: Terms of Transaction

10. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code §54957.6)

a. Agency negotiator: Sheryl Bennett, Clay Phillips

Employee organization: Escondido Firefighters' Association

b. Agency negotiator: Sheryl Bennett, Clay Phillips

Employee organization: Non-Sworn Fire

c. Agency negotiator: Sheryl Bennett, Clay Phillips

Employee organization: Escondido Police Officers' Association

d. Agency negotiator: Sheryl Bennett, Clay Phillips

Employee organization: Non-Sworn Police

ADJOURNMENT

UPCOMING MEETING SCHEDULE
Date	Day	Time	Meeting Type	Location
January 28	NO MEETING	-	-	-
February 3	TUESDAY	12:30pm	Council Action Plan	Mitchell Room
February 4	NO MEETING	-	-	-
February 11	WEDNESDAY	7pm	State of the City	Council Chambers
February 18	WEDNESDAY	4pm & 7pm	Council Meeting	Council Chambers

TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL

The public may address the City Council on any agenda item. Please complete a Speaker’s form and give it to the City Clerk. Comments are generally limited to 3 minutes.

If you wish to speak concerning an item not on the agenda, you may do so under “Oral Communications.” Please complete a Speaker’s form as noted above.

Handouts for the City Council should be given to the City Clerk. To address the Council, use the podium in the center of the Chambers, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD and speak directly into the microphone.

AGENDA, STAFF REPORTS AND BACK-UP MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE:

· Online at http://www.ci.escondido.ca.us/government/agendas/PublishedMeetings.htm

· In the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall

· In the Library (239 S. Kalmia) during regular business hours and

· Placed in the Council Chambers (See: City Clerk/Minutes Clerk) immediately before and

· during the Council meeting.

AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS AFTER AGENDA POSTING: Any supplemental writings or documents provided to the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at 201 N. Broadway during normal business hours, or in the Council Chambers while the meeting is in session.

LIVE BROADCAST

Council meetings are broadcast live on Cox Cable Channel 19 and can be viewed the following Sunday and Monday evenings at 6:00 p.m. on Cox Cable The Council meetings are also available live via the Internet by accessing the City’s website at www.escondido.org, and selecting: City Council/broadcasts of City Council Meetings/live video streaming.

Please turn off all cellular phones and pagers while the meeting is in session.

The City Council is scheduled to meet the first four Wednesdays
of the month at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. (Verify schedule with City Clerk’s Office)
Members of the Council also sit as the Community Development Commission
and the Mobilehome Rent Review Board.

City Hall Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Closed alternate Fridays)

If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact our ADA Coordinator at 839-4641. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.

Listening devices are available for the hearing impaired – please see the City Clerk.

ADJOURNMENT