May 25, 2011
3:30 p.m. Meeting

 

Escondido City Council

Community Development Commission

 

CALL TO ORDER

CALL TO ORDER

 

ROLL CALL:               Diaz, Gallo, Morasco, Waldron, Abed

 

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

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.)

CLOSED SESSION:  (COUNCIL/CDC/RRB)

CLOSED SESSION:  COUNCIL/CDC/RRB)

 

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

a.   Agency Negotiator:                   Sheryl Bennett, Clay Phillips

Employee organization:             Escondido City Employee Association

Supervisory Bargaining Unit

b.   Agency Negotiator:                   Sheryl Bennett, Clay Phillips

Employee organization:             Escondido City Employee Association

Administrative/Clerical/Engineering (ACE) Bargaining Unit

c.    Agency Negotiator:                   Sheryl Bennett, Clay Phillips

Employee organization:             Maintenance & Operations, Teamsters Local 911

d.   Agency Negotiator:                   Sheryl Bennett, Clay Phillips

Employee or organization:         Escondido Police Officers' Association

 

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

a.   Property:                                 401 N. Spruce Street

      City Negotiator:                        Clay Phillips

      Negotiating parties:                   City and Interfaith Community Services

      Under negotiation:                    Price and terms of payment

 

ADJOURNMENT

4:00 P.M. - Regular Meeting

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

May 25, 2011
4:30 p.m. Meeting

Escondido City Council
Community Development Commission

Mobilehome Rent Review Board

 

CALL TO ORDER

CALL TO ORDER

 

MOMENT OF REFLECTION:

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FLAG SALUTE

 

ROLL CALL:               Diaz, Gallo, Morasco, Waldron, Abed

 

PRESENTATIONS:       Webelos Special Achievement Award

 

PROCLAMATIONS:     National Historic Preservation Month

 

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

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.)  NOTE:  Depending on the number of requests, comments may be reduced to less than 3 minutes per speaker and limited to a total of 30 minutes.  Any remaining speakers will be heard during Oral Communications at the end of the meeting.

CONSENT CALENDAR

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

Items on the Consent Calendar are not discussed individually and are approved in a single motion.  However, Council members always have the option to have an item considered separately, either on their own request or at the request of staff or a member of the public

 

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

 

2.                  APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTER (Council/CDC)

 

3.                  APPROVAL OF MINUTES:   Regular Meeting of April 13, 2011

 

4.                  TREASURER'S INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 - Request Council receive and file the Quarterly Investment Report.

 

Staff Recommendations:  Receive and file (City Treasurer's Office:  Kenneth Hugins)

 

5.                  SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH MR. B's LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE - Request Council approve a second amendment to the Public Service Agreement with Mr. B's Landscape Maintenance in the amount of $18,525 per month for landscape maintenance services in the City of Escondido Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) that will extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2012, and add maintenance responsibilities for one additional LMD zone.

 

Staff Recommendations:  Approval (Engineering Services:  Frank Schmitz)

 

            RESOLUTION NO. 2011-61

 

6.                  STREET VACATION - PORTION OF NORTH ELM STREET - Request Council set a public hearing date of June 8, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. to consider approving the vacation of a portion of North Elm Street.

 

Staff Recommendations:  Approval (Engineering Services:  Ed Domingue)

 

            RESOLUTION NO. 2011-57

 

7.                  INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

 

8.                  CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, ESCONDIDO - Request Council approve an advance payment of $270,000.00 to CCAE to meet cash flow needs for the balance of Fiscal Year 2010-11.

 

Staff Recommendations:  Approval (City Manager's Office:  Clay Phillips)

 

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

PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

9.                  SHORT FORM RENT INCREASE APPLICATION FOR WESTWINDS MOBILEHOME PARK - Request Council approve the short-form rent increase, granting an increase of seventy-five percent (75%) of the change in the Consumer Price Index, or an average of $3.32 per space per month for the period of December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2010.

 

Staff Recommendations:  Approval (Community Services/Housing Division:  Jerry VanLeeuwen)

 

            RESOLUTION RRB NO. 2011-03

 

CURRENT BUSINESS

CURRENT BUSINESS

 

10.              DEMONSTRATION OF NEW LIBRARY WEB SITE - A presentation on the new features of the Escondido Library's new online services.

 

Staff Recommendations:  None (Community Services/Library:  Laura Mitchell)

 

11.              REAL PROPERTY PURCHASE - 455 & 525 N. QUINCE STREET - Request Council authorize an expenditure of $6,600,000.00 plus related closing costs for the purchase of property addressed as 455 & 525 N. Quince Street; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute all documents related to the purchase; and accept the Grant Deeds on behalf of the City.

 

Staff Recommendations:  Approval (City Manager's Office:  Charles Grimm)

 

            RESOLUTION NO. 2011-69

 

12.              BID AWARD FOR FLEET REPLACEMENT OF TWELVE TRUCKS - Request Council award the bid for fleet replacement of twelve trucks to North County Ford of Vista, California in the amount of $264,314.  Continued from May 11, 2011

 

Staff Recommendations:  Approval (Finance Department:  Gil Rojas)

 

13.              FUND BALANCE POLICY AND COMMITMENT OF FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND - Request Council approve the Fund Balance Policy in compliance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 54, Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions, and commit fund balance in the General Fund for Economic Uncertainty and Economic Development.

 

Staff Recommendations:  Approval (Finance Department:  Gil Rojas)

 

            RESOLUTION NO. 2011-56

 

 

 

14.              RESOLUTION OPPOSING SENATE BILL 468 - Request Council oppose Senate Bill 468 which would impose additional, unnecessary requirements on capacity-increasing highway projects in the coastal zone, as well as prevent the implementation of the Regional Transportation Plan.  Continued from May 11, 2011

 

Staff Recommendations:  None (Mayor Sam Abed and Councilmember Marie Waldron)

 

            RESOLUTION NO. 2011-62

BRIEFING (Staff)

WORKSHOP

 

15.              UTILITIES BOND FINANCING - Presentation of information relating to the Fiscal Year 2011/2012 CIP Budget, which will propose that water and wastewater use bond financing to fund $17.8 million dollars in capital projects.

 

Staff Recommendations:  None (Finance Department:  Gil Rojas)

 

FUTURE AGENDA

 

16.              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)

 

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.

 

COUNCIL/COMMISSION/ MEMBERS COMMENTS

COUNCIL MEMBERS’ COMMITTEE REPORTS/COMMENTS/BRIEFING

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

UPCOMING MEETING SCHEDULE

Date

Day

Time

Meeting Type

Location

June 1

 

 

No Meeting Scheduled

 

June 8

Wednesday

3:30 & 4:30 p.m.

Council Meeting

Council Chambers

June 15

Wednesday

3:30 & 4:30 p.m.

Council Meeting

Council Chambers

June 22

Wednesday

3:30 & 4:30 p.m.

Council Meeting

Council Chambers

 

ADJOURNMENT