AVALON CITY COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2010

7:00 P.M. – CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

410 AVALON CANYON ROAD, AVALON

A G E N D A

 

In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Denise Radde, City Clerk (310) 510-0220. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.  (28 CFR 35. 102-35.104 ADA Title II). All public records relating to an agenda item on this agenda are available for the public inspection at the time the records are distributed to all, or a majority of all, members of the City Council.  Such records shall be available at City Hall located at 410 Avalon Canyon Rd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / INVOCATION / ROLL CALL

 

PRESENTATION  

Norris Bishton, representing the Catalina Island Consortium, will be giving the City Council an update on the status and progress of class action lawsuits against Edison.

   

ANNOUNCEMENTS / WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

  

ORAL COMMUNICATION

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.

 

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.        Actions

 Although the live recording is the official record of public meetings, actions

 are prepared for the Council’s approval.

 Recommended Action

Approve actions from the July 6, 2010 and July 20, 2010 City Council meetings. 

 

 

2.        Expenditures

            A.        Warrants in the amount of $432,725.04 and payroll in the amount of  $196,827.21  for a total expenditure amount of $629,552.25 are submitted for City         Council’s approval.

B.        Warrants in the amount of $355,405.55 are submitted for City Council’s approval.

Recommended Action

A.        Approve warrants in the amount of $432,725.04 and payroll in the amount of $196,827.21 for a total expenditure amount of $629,552.25.

B.        Approve warrants in the amount of $355,405.55.

             

 

3.         Request to Amend Avalon Beach Stand Lease

            The Avalon Beach Stand is requesting that their current lease be amended to add    sales of airbrushed body art as a permitted use.     

            Recommended Action

Grant applicant’s request on a trial basis until current lease expires on December 31, 2010.  

 

4.         “Old Ben “ Park- Phase II

Avalon Beautiful would like to proceed forward with Phase II of “Old Ben” Park, which is placing a serpentine seawall, with bench seating, around the area of the sea lion statue. 

            Recommended Action

            Approve Avalon Beautiful’s Phase II plans for “Old Ben” Park.

 

PUBLIC HEARING

5.         Authorization of Direct Assessments on County Tax Rolls FY 2010/2011 and Adoption of Resolutions Authorizing Direct Assessments FY 2010/2011

            The County of Los Angeles requires the City Council to annually adopt resolutions authorizing the sewer, saltwater, trash and grease assessments be placed on the County Tax  Rolls.

            Recommended Action

            Open the Public Hearing to public comment regarding fees and charges to the County Tax Rolls for Fiscal Year 2010/2011 and adopt resolutions authorizing direct assessments on the County Tax Roll for Fiscal Year 2010/2011.

 

GENERAL BUSINESS

6.         Amendment to Catalina Transportation Services (CTS) Contract

The money available to fund the three operations (ART/DAR, and ACT) of CTS has been reduced. Staff has worked with CTS to develop a new contract which will reflect the reduced funding. Trolley hours of service will be reduced to accommodate this. The Dial-a-Ride and taxi subsidy will remain the same.        

            Recommended Action

            Amend Catalina Transportation Services (CTS) agreement to:

§         Reduce allocations to the trolley service

§         Permit the operator to reduce trolley operations as specified

§         Add two years onto the term

 

CITY MANAGER REPORT

COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS

 

MAYOR REPORT

 

CLOSED SESSION

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- EXISTING LITIGATION

Subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9 

Title: City of Avalon v. Allstate Tower, et al

   

ADJOURN

 

 

NOTICE OF POSTING

I, Denise Radde, declare that the City Council Agenda for August 3, 2010 was posted on Friday, July 30, 2010, on the City’s website www.cityofavalon.com, and at City Hall, 410 Avalon Canyon Road.  Copies of agendas and staff reports are available at City Hall.

 

 

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Denise A. Radde, City Clerk / Assistant to the City Manager