AVALON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
7:00 P.M. – CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
410 AVALON CANYON ROAD, AVALON
A G E N D A
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / INVOCATION
ROLL CALL
ANNOUNCEMENTS / WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Members of the public may address the City Council at this time. No action will be taken on non-agenda items at this meeting. Speakers should limit comments to three (3) minutes each.
PRESENTATION - None
CONSENT CALENDAR
All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the Council and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a specific item is removed from the Consent Calendar for further discussion and possible action.
1. Motion to Waive
Government Code Section 36934 provides that all ordinances shall be read in full either at the time of introduction or passage, unless the City Council adopts a motion to waive further reading following the reading of the titles of the ordinance. The following is on tonight’s agenda:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVALON
MODIFYING LIMITATIONS ON THE ISSUANCE OF NEW RESIDENT VEHICLE PERMITS
2. Actions
Although the live recording is the official record of public meetings, actions
are prepared for the Council’s approval.
Recommended Action
Approve the actions from the November 4, 2008 City Council meeting.
3. Expenditures
Approve warrants in the amount of $265,589.12 and payroll amounting to $188,759.82 for total expenditures in the amount of $454,348.94.
Approve expenditures in the amount of $454,348.94.
There is a correction to the warrants approved at the September 2, 2008 City Council meeting. Check number #94104 should have been $2,132.72 not $23,123.72.
Approve expenditures in the amount of $889,269.05 for the September 2, 2008 City Council meeting.
5. A Resolution Authorizing the Finance Director to Execute the Transportation Development Act Claim Form for Article 8 Local Transportation Funds for Fiscal Year 2008/2009
Each year the City is allocated monies from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Local Transportation Fund for either local streets and roads construction and maintenance, or for any unmet public transportation needs.
Adopt the resolution authorizing the Finance Director to execute the Transportation Development Act Claim Form for Article 8 Local Transportation Funds for Fiscal Year 2008/2009.
6. Ordinance Modifying Two-for-One Issuance of New Resident Vehicle Permits
This ordinance provides that notwithstanding the possible transfer of a resident vehicle permit, upon the death of the permittee the permit will be treated as having expired and will satisfy the two-for-one rule for purposes of issuing a permit to the next person on the waiting list upon the expiration or non-renewal of one other permit.
Adopt the ordinance providing that the transfer of permits by devise to persons who establish residency will not impact issuance of new resident vehicle permits to persons at the top of the waiting list.
GENERAL BUSINESS
7. Avalon Seafood Request for Rent Reduction
The City has received a request from Avalon Seafood to reduce their monthly rent because of today’s economic times.
Defer this item until such time as a thorough review of all the City’s leases can be conducted. Once the review is completed the City Manager will bring back recommendations for appropriate action. It is further recommended that a payment plan be put in place for Avalon Seafood’s past due rent for the months of August through October 2008.
The City’s contract with Siria and Luis Bastida for maintenance of City owned restrooms expires January 31, 2009. Proposed changes and a one year extension to the contract are being requested.
Approve the one year extension of the contract with the proposed changes.
9. Conditional Use Permits for Transient Rentals
City Council has discussed this item at many previous meetings. From those discussions City Staff has come up with further questions to be answered.
Review recommendations and give direction to staff.
10. Funding for a Public Utility District Feasibility Study to be done by California Strategies
At the last City Council meeting on November 4, 2008 Councilmember Rikalo proposed that the City of Avalon consider forming a water and gas utility district with other stakeholders. Staff was directed to explore this possibility.
The City of Avalon should not participate in the formation of the district nor expend funds to further study the feasibility of forming a water and gas district.
CLOSED SESSION
Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 to discuss Public Employee performance evaluation - City Attorney.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
MAYOR’S REPORT
COUNCILMEMBER’S REPORT
ADJOURN
NOTICE OF POSTING
I, Denise Radde, declare that the City Council Agenda for November 18, 2008, was posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008, at City Hall, 410 Avalon Canyon Road, and on the City’s website www.cityofavalon.com. Copies of agendas and staff reports are available to the public at City Hall.
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Denise A. Radde, City Clerk / Assistant to the City Manager