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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - 12-11-01 - Adjourned w CDC MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL /COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION . 013996 OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 11, 2001 The City Council /Community Development Commission of the City of Downey held an adjourned regular meeting at 6:33 p.m., December 11, 2001, in the Council Chamber of the Downey City Hall, Mayor /Chairman Meredith H. Perkins presiding. PRESENT: Council Members /Commissioners: Meredith H. Perkins Mayor /Chairman Rick Trejo Mayor Pro Tem/Vice- Chairman Kirk 0. Cartozian Keith McCarthy Robert C. Winningham ALSO PRESENT: Gerald M. Caton, City Manager /Executive Director Charles Vose, City Attorney Kathleen Midstokke, City Clerk/Secretary Lee Powell, Assistant City Manager Darrell George, Director of Community & Economic Development/ Assistant Executive Director Steven Yee, Economic Development Coordinator Ed Velasco, Manager of Housing Christina Vogel, Assistant to the City Manager APPROVAL OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES -- NOVEMBER 20 AND 27, 2001 It was moved by Council Member /Commissioner Trejo, seconded by Council Member/ - Commissioner Winningham, and so ordered to approve the Closed Session Minutes of November 20 and 27, 2001. CLOSED SESSION Mayor /Chairman Perkins announced the Council /Commission is recessing to Closed Session (6:34 p.m.) to discuss the following Sections of the Government Code: A. SECTION 54956.9 - Subdivision (c) — Conference with legal counsel — anticipated litigation — initiation of litigation (two potential cases). B. SECTION 54956.8 — Conference with real property negotiators Gerald Caton and Darrell George re property: 11013 La Reina Avenue; 8144 -48 Third Street and 8132 Third Street; negotiating parties: Los Angeles Community Design Center; under negotiation: price and terms of payment. City Council /Community Dev. Comm. Minutes (adj .) 12/11/01 -1- , 1 3 Vi The meeting reconvened in open session at 7:25 p.m. with all Council Members/ - Commissioners present. There were no Closed Session actions to report. The meeting recessed at 7:25 p.m. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None The meeting reconvened for Oral Communications at 8:38 p.m. with all Council Members/ - Commissioners present (see Oral Communications under the Regular City Council Meeting) and recessed at 8:39 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 9:32 p.m. with all Council Members /Commissioners present. ADJOURNMENT: 9:32 p.m. • p ♦ CIAV1 s Kathleen L. Midstokke, City - Clerk/Secretary Meredith H. Perkins, Mayor /Chairman h: \cclerk\sconte\aj mn 1211 City Council /Community Dev. Comm. Minutes (adj.) 12/11/01 -2- r { r MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY OCTOBER 24, 2000 TABLE OF MINUTE ACTIONS SUBJECT ACTION PAGE NO. Application by Union De Taxistas Independientes Taxi/U.T.I. Taxi to operate taxicab service in the City Approved 2 Citizen group re shortage of space at Rio San Gabriel Park for Pop Warner Football/Downey Razorbacks League Ref. to staff 3 Res. #6404, ordering Vacation of Margaret St., (alley) between Brookshire Ave. & Patton Rd. Adopted 3 Ord. approving Zone Change #00 -56 for properties at 11914 & 11920 Downey Avenue Introduced 4 Ord. adopting Downtown Plan #00 -77 establishing a Downtown Overlay Zone Introduced 7 Zenaida Guerra re ongoing problems with the gas station next to her home on 2nd St. 7 David Bowers requested a review of light pole #929 at 8243 Duesler Ln. that is extremely dim Ref. to staff 7 Richard B. Pridham indicated things are going well in the City, particularly in the downtown area 7 Ord. amending the DMC re front yard areas & maintenance for Single- Family Residential & Two - Family Residential zones & permitting carports as an accessory structure in the rear yard in Single- Family Res. zone Introduced 9 Removal of Items from Consent Calendar 11 Council Minutes: Adj. & Reg. Mtgs. 10/10/00 Approved 11 - Res. #6405 approv. program supplement #M004 to Downey /State Master Agreement #07 -5334 for construction of street improvements on Stewart & Gray Rd. pursuant to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. (re Cash Contract #S. S. 490, Stewart & Gray Rd. pavement rehabilitation from Paramount Bl. to Lakewood Bl. Adopted 11 PAGE 1 OF 4 COUNCIL MINUTES, OCTOBER 24, 2000 TABLE OF MINUTE ACTIONS (CONTINUED) SUBJECT ACTION PAGE NO. Cash Contract #620 — Downtown Streetscape proj., Downey Ave. from Union Pacific Railroad to 5th St.: Approve an amendment to the existing contract w /Construction Management Inspection & Assoc. to perform construction inspection svcs. & auth. the City Manager to execute Approved 11 i Cash Contract #S. S. 499, Paramount Bl. at Suva St., traffic signal modifications — add protected left -turn signal phases: Accept the traffic signal modifications completed & maint. responsibility for improvements constructed & approve extra work under Change Order No. 1 Approved 11 Cash Contract #620 — Installation of irrigation system along west side of Paramount Bl. between Imperial Hwy. & Gardendale St. & widening southerly side of Firestone Bl. at Old River School Rd.: Change order with L. A. Eng. Co.: Auth. Dir. of Pub. Wks. to issue a change order under the Downtown Streetscape Proj. Approved 12 Warrants Issued: 160460 — 160892; wire transfer #149 & #30000016 — 23, $4,101,466.55 Approved 12 Contract for utility bill auditing using State Master Agree- ment: Approve a contract w/Richard Heath & Assoc. Approved 12 Consulting agreement w/KJServices Environmental Consulting to implement the City of Downey 6th Cycle Used Oil Recycling Block Grant: Approve the agreement & grant authority to the City Manager to execute Approved 12 Agreement w /artist Terry Schoonhoven for "Art in Public Places" artist design services re the Downey Transit Center: Approve an agreement to design & produce a tile mural Approved 12 Res. #6406, designating Borson St. as a through street at g g g its intersection w /Glenshire Rd. Adopted 12 Res. #6407, supporting the Central Basin Municipal Water District's Recycled Water Project grant application Adopted 12 PAGE2OF4 COUNCIL MINUTES, OCTOBER 24, 2000 TABLE OF MINUTE ACTIONS (CONTINUED) SUBJECT ACTION PAGE NO. Res. #6408, amending the Memorandum of Understanding between the City & the Downey City Employees' Assoc./ Maintenance Unit Adopted 12 Res. #6409, approv. & auth. the filing of a petition for intervention in the Nueva Azalea Power Plant project w /the California Energy Comm. Adopted 13 Ord. #1089, amend the DMC by adding wall, roof & penthouse mounted wireless cellular antennas as a permitted use subject to approval by the City's Design Review Board Adopted 13 Fire Dept. - Automated External Defibrillator Prog. Rec. & file 13 Implementation of Cal -Card Prog.: A purchasing card prog. through the State of Calif. to assist employees w /the purchasing of goods & materials & auth. the Finance Dir. to execute a Master Service Agreement w /the State Dept. of General Services to participate in the program Approved 14 Skateboard Park development, consider appropriation of design funds & retention of design architect : Appropriate Capital Proj. Funds & auth. an agreement w /Purkiss -Rose- RSI Architects Approved 15 Mayor McCarthy mentioned his neighbor received an absentee ballot for the wrong Council District 16 Mayor McCarthy commented on items approved on the Consent Calendar 16 Mayor McCarthy mentioned progress on the project at the former Tahitian Village site 16 Mayor McCarthy indicated the YMCA/Rotary breakfast will be held on Saturday at Downey High School 16 Mayor McCarthy commended the Fire Dept. for response to the explosion at the Coca -Cola Plant 16 PAGE3OF4 COUNCIL MINUTES, OCTOBER 24, 2000 TABLE OF MINUTE ACTIONS (CONTINUED) SUBJECT ACTION PAGE NO. Mayor McCarthy suggested putting in access to Independence Park through the new storage park being developed on Imperial Hwy. 16 Mayor McCarthy suggested future consideration of a pedestrian mall on 3rd St. between City Hall & the Rives Mansion on Paramount Blvd. 16 Cn. Winningham referred to the map submitted by Mr. Ingalls of Pop Warner Football 16 Cn. Winningham felt Mr. Sterner's suggestion that the youth "buy in" to the skateboard park was good 16 Cn. Winningham announced the Pumpkin Patch to be held on Halloween at Furman Park 16 Cn. Perkins wished everyone remaining in the audience a Happy Halloween 16 Cn. Perkins mentioned attending the City Employees' service awards & complimented those employees 16 Cn. McCaughan requested staff come back at the next meeting w /data on instituting an annual neighborhood assessment prog. 16 Mr. Caton complimented the Fire, Police & Public Works Depts. for their response to the explosion at Coca -Cola 17 Mr. Caton commented on tonight's Fire Dept. demonstration of the Automated External Defibrillator 17 H: \cclerk \sconte \tabl 1024 PAGE4OF4