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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes-04-14-98-Regular Meeting MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY APRIL 14, 1998 V TABLE OF MINUTE ACTIONS SUBJECT ACTION PAGE NO. Certificate of Achievement to Michael Shelton (who was not present) for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, Troop 406 1 p ) S g p Proclamation declaring the month of April 1998 as Arbor Day 1 Proclamation celebrating the 25th anniversary of Mended Hearts Chapter 82 1 Proclamation declaring the week of April 19 -25, 1998, as National Library Week 1 Proclamation declarin g Ap ril 1998 as Fair Housing Month 1 Removal of Items from Consent Calendar 2 Council Minutes: Adjourned & Regular Meetings 3/24/98 Approved 2 Cash Contract #S. S. 467 Citywide Slurry Seal - FY 1997 -98: • Approve specs. & grant authority to advertise for bids Approved 2 Warrants Issued: 141972 - 142663, $1,946,661.37 Approved 2 Appeal Hearing - Revocation of Massage Technician Permit: Refer appeal of Ms. Young Joo Kim to a hearing officer Approved 2 pp g g pp Street closure for Chamber of Commerce Street Faire: Approve a request to close Downey Av. from Firestone Bl. to La Villa St. as identified in application for a one -day event & consider waiver of associated City costs of $3,800 Approved 2 Agreement for crossing and service: Authorize the City gl� Y Manager to sign the Amended Agreement extending the agreement with All City Management Services, Inc. for 'll Approved year pp roved 2 i n PAGE 1 OF 4 COUNCIL MINUTES, APRIL 14, 1998 TABLE OF MINUTE ACTIONS (CONTINUED) SUBJECT ACTION PAGE NO. 1998 -99 Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) & HOME Investment Partnership Grant Set hrg. 7:30 p.m. (HOME) 4/28/98 2 Consider application for taxicab service (Applicant: All Set hrg. 7:30 p. m. Yellow Taxi, Inc.) 4/28/98 2 Res. #6156, establishing new salary ranges for Executive Management & Middle Management Classifications Adopted 3 Ord. adopting the L. A. County Code, Title II, as amended through 2/28/98, as the health code for the City & adopting the provisions of Ord. 97 -0071 of the County of L. A. requiring the posting of inspection grades for food establishments & requiring food handler training certification Contd. to 4/28/98 3 Ord. amending Part 5 of Chapter 5 of Article VI of the DMC pertaining to massage establishments Introduced 4 Ord. amending DMC re Utility Users Tax Introduced 4 Geographic Information System: Receive & file the GIS feasibility study, authorize staff to contract with Map Visuals to complete Phase II, system design, & contract with the County of L. A. for a digitized parcel map Approved 5 John McDonald requested a proclamation re Motorcycle 00-4. Awareness Month 6 Dennis & Kathryn Burgess requested the City's assistance in rectifying a lot line dispute with their neighbor 6 Kathryn Burgess noted traffic problems at the intersection of Brock Av. & Luxor St. & suggested stop sign be re- installed 6 Roger Miller spoke in favor of preserving the Boeing - Rockwell site in the City 6 PAGE 2 OF 4 • COUNCIL MINUTES, APRIL 14, 1998 TABLE OF MINUTE ACTIONS (CONTINUED) SUBJECT ACTION PAGE NO. Barbara Farquar stated she was in favor of the Rockwell site being developed as a space camp, space museum, space theme park & space library 6 Virginia Syke read a letter from the Director of the Aerospace Legacy Foundation who hoped a museum of aerospace memorabilia would be located on the former Rockwell property 6 Curtis Crooks spoke in favor of aerospace preservation & urged the Council to study the idea of using a portion of the former Rockwell property for a space museum & technology center for youth 6 Rob Armstrong stated he hoped the Boeing site would not be turned into a shopping mall or parking lot, noting it should be pp g p g � g preserved as a historical site 6 Richard Kitchen read a section out of the Downey Chamber of Commerce Membership Business Directory titled "Downey & Rockwell working together ", noting he was in favor of keeping p g the site as a place where people can learn about space & better the community 6 Mr. Caton re the Boeing site & the City's study re an aerospace museum 7 Energy Services Feasibility Study: Appropriate $24 400 from the gY Y Y Civic Center Fund & the Water Fund & authorize the City Attorney — to prepare an agreement with Energistics, Inc. to perform an engineering feasibility study of energy service alternatives for City facilities & authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement Approved 8 g pp Library Circulation Area Renovation: Approval of plans &s pp p specs. & authorize solicitation of bids Approved 8 Res. #6155, approving Program Supplements 6 & 7 to State- Downey Master Agreement SLTPP -5334 covering State -Local Transportation Partnership Program funding for pavement p g g p resurfacin & rehabilitation on Firestone Bl. & on Brookshire Av. Adopted g 8 p Res. #6157, adopting an opposed position to proposition 224, State - funded design & engineering services Adopted 9 g g g p PAGE3 OF COUNCIL MINUTES, APRIL 14, 1998 TABLE OF MINUTE ACTIONS (CONTINUED) SUBJECT ACTION PAGE NO. Cn. McCarthy reminded everyone about the ARC Walk scheduled for 4/18/98 at Stonewood Mall 9 Cn. McCarthy encouraged attendance at the Street Faire on 5/2/98 9 Cn. McCaughan commented on the old Avenue Theater 9 Cn. McCaughan commented on the Rockwell site & requested info. on the video mentioned by a prior speaker 9 Cn. Lawrence noted one of her main interests is in the history rY of the community 9 Cn. Lawrence discussed the need to improve the flow of info. & coordination or cross - referral of complaints & requested a report back 9 Cn. Brazeiton commented on the Energy Feasibility Study & felt staff should look into all alternatives 10 Mayor Riley asked if the new budget will reflect a police position at Apollo Neighborhood Center 10 Adjourned in Memory of Judge Carroll Dunnum, former Downey Mayor & City, Council Member 10 Meeting adjourned to 6:30 p.m., April 28, 1998 10 A: it itc table PAGE4OF4 f I 10864 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY APRIL 14, 1998 The City Council of the City of Downey held a regular meeting at 7:40 p.m., April 14, 1998, in the Council Chamber of the Downey City Hall, Mayor Barbara J. Riley presiding. PRESENT: Council Members: Barbara J. Riley Mayor Gary P. McCaughan, M.D. Mayor ProTem Robert S. Brazelton Keith McCarthy Joyce L. Lawrence ALSO PRESENT: Gerald M. Caton, City Manager Ed Lee, Acting City Attorney Judith McDonnell, City Clerk- Treasurer • Lee Powell, Assistant City Manager Desi Alvarez, Director of Public Works Greg Caldwell, Police Chief • Ron Irwin, Fire Chief Lowell Williams, Director of Finance Robert Brace, City Engineer Vicki Jenkins, City Librarian Kathy Simmons, Integrated Waste Coordinator Ed Velasco, Manager of Housing . Ron Yoshiki, Asst. Director of Community Dev. /City Planner June Yotsuya, Assistant to the City Manager r Shirley Conte, Executive Secretary PRESENTATIONS Mayor Riley advised that Michael Shelton was not present to receive his Certificate of Achievement for earning the rank of Eagle Scout, Boy Scout Troop 406. Mayor Riley presented to Pat Welter and Martha Sodetani, Daughters of the American Revolution, a Proclamation declaring the month of April, 1998, as Arbor Day. Mayor Riley presented to Tony Medeiros a Proclamation celebrating Mended Hearts Chapter 82's, 25th year of service to the community's hospital and medical teams. Mayor Riley presented to City Librarian Vicki Jenkins and Bill Glenn and Jean Simons, Literacy Program Participants, a Proclamation declaring April 19 -25, 1998, as National Library Week. Mayor Riley presented to Susie Davis, Fair Housing Foundation of Long Beach, a Proclamation declaring April 1998, as Fair Housing Month. Council Minutes 4/14/98 -1- 1 0 8 6 5 HEARINGS: None CONSENT CALENDAR - ITEMS FOR REMOVAL Agenda Item VI - - LIBRARY CIRCULATION AREA RENOVATION was removed at the request of Council Member Lawrence; and Item VI - F - 1, STATE - LOCAL TRANSPORTA- TION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM - FUNDING AGREEMENT, was removed at the request of Council Member McCarthy. CONSENT CALENDAR It was moved by Council Member Brazelton, seconded by Council Member McCaughan, and unanimously carried to waive further reading of the Resolutions and approve the remainder of the Consent Calendar as recommended: COUNCIL MINUTES: ADJOURNED AND REGULAR MEETINGS, MARCH 24, 1998: Approve. CASH CONTRACT NO. S.S. 467 CITYWIDE SLURRY SEAL - FISCAL YEAR 1997- 98 (ACCOUNT NO. 26 Approve s specifications and grant authority to advertise for p g y bids: Approve. WARRANTS ISSUED: NO. 141972 - 142663, $1,946,661.37: Approve. APPEAL HEARING - REVOCATION OF MASSAGE TECHNICIAN PERMIT: Refer the appeal of Ms. Young Joo Kim to a Hearing Officer in accordance with Downey Municipal Code Section 6404: Approve. STREET CLOSURE FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STREET FAIRE: Approve a request to close Downey Avenue from Firestone Boulevard to La Villa Street, with partial closure of 2nd and 4th Streets as identified in application for a one -day Downey Chamber of Commerce event and consider waiver of City costs associated with this event in the amount of approximately $3,800: Approve. AGREEMENT FOR CROSSING GUARD SERVICES: Authorize the City Manager to sign the Amended Agreement extending for one (1) year the City's Crossing Guard Agreement with y g g with All City Management Services, Inc.: Approve. 1998 -99 ACTION PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP GRANT (HOME): Schedule a public hearing for action on the proposed 1998 -99 Action Plan submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Set ublic hearin for 7:30 p public hearing .m. P April 28, 1998, in the Council Chamber of Downey City Hall. SET DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPLICATION FOR TAXICAB SERVICE IN THE CITY OF DOWNEY (applicant: All Yellow Taxi, Inc.): Set public hearing for 7:30 p.m., April 28, 1998, in the Council Chamber of Downey City Hall. Council Minutes 4/14/98 -2- iO86 RESOLUTION NO. 6156 (ADOPT) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY ESTABLISHING NEW SALARY RANGES FOR EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND MIDDLE MANAGEMENT CLASSIFICATIONS ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY ADOPTING THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, TITLE II, AS AMENDED , THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 1998, AS THE HEALTH CODE FOR THE CITY OF DOWNEY, AND ADOPTING THE PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 97-0071 OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES REQUIRING THE POSTING OF INSPECTION GRADES FOR FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND REQUIRING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION Ms. Yotsuya explained that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 97 -0071, which establishes changes in their program for inspection and posting guidelines for food establishments as well as a training certification program for all food handlers. It is requested that all cities in the county adopt similar Ordinances to accept this program. The Board of Supervisors made policy changes to the restaurant program in March, directing their staff to amend the program to provide the option of paying for a more expedient reinspection of facilities to allow them to raise their grade level; to provide for access to a user friendly manual of California's Health and Safety Codes, including the grading criteria and policies on the grading process; and to establish an ombudsperson to resolve issues involving consistency of inspections and complaints about restaurant inspections by • business owners. An amended Ordinance has not yet been considered for adoption by the Board of Supervisors. She explained the steps the City would be required to take in order to implement a restaurant grading system for Downey and responded to questions from the Council. Council Member Lawrence suggested continuing introduction of the Ordinance until the County Board of Supervisors have made their amendments. The Ordinance was read by title only. It was moved by Council Member McCarthy, seconded by Council Member Brazelton, and carried by the following vote to delay introduction of the Ordinance until the meeting of April 28th to give the public and the Chamber of Commerce time to review the information as well as time to hear more from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. AYES 4 Council Members: McCarthy, Lawrence, Brazelton, Riley NOES 1 Council Members: McCaughan Prior to the vote, Council Member McCaughan stated he was in favor of introducing the Ordinance, noting a delay in the process postpones the requirement for City restaurants to post their inspection grades. Council Minutes 4/14/98 -3- iO 8f;7 I ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY AMENDING PART 5 OF CHAPTER 5 OF ARTICLE VI OF THE DOWNEY MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS Ms. Yotsuya commented on an administrative hearing held last year on an appeal for denial of a massage technician permit, where the hearing officer upheld the appeal and directed that the City reissue the permit. The hearing officer determined that the City did not have a specific standard by which it could determine whether or not a past offense or conviction may be considered for a current application for a police permit. To remedy the deficiency in the Municipal Code, the City Attorney's office and staff reviewed the appropriate sections pertaining to the permit application process for pp p massage establishments and determined that cleanup language and conformity to current law also needed to be addressed. She reviewed the key changes noted in an April 1, 1998 memorandum from the City Attorney's office. Council Member McCarthy requested in the future when introducing Ordinances changing the City's Municipal Code, that strikeouts be used for sections deleted and bolding underlines for substitutions, which he felt would simplify reading the text in one document. He was informed this will be done in the future. The Ordinance was read by title only. It was moved by Council Member McCaughan, seconded by Council Member Lawrence, and unanimously carried to w aive further reading and Y g introduce. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY AMENDING SECTION 6181, 6182, 6184, 6185, AND 6187 OF THE DOWNEY MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING SUBSECTION 6184.1 AND 6185.1 TO THE DOWNEY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO UTILITY USERS TAX Mr. Williams explained that the revision to the Utility Users Tax Ordinance was brought about by the deregulation of the electric utility industry. This, coupled with recent decisions by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on metering and billing services, will have a direct impact on the administration of the Utility Users Tax (UUT) Ordinance within the City. He advised that Southern California Edison had the sole responsibility for calculating, collecting and remitting the UUT on the electricity used in the City, and this will change with deregulation, as customers will have the choice of other providers and billing agents, who will have the responsibility for calculating and remitting their portion of the UUT on the products and /or services they provide. The City's UUT Ordinance was reviewed to insure that each provider will be responsible for collecting and remitting the UUT and that the consumer's chosen billing agent will collect the UUT. The changes are language g changes and do not increase the UUT or bring previously exempt consumers under the Ordinance. He responded to comments from the Council. The Ordinance was read by title only. It was moved by Council Member Brazelton, seconded by Council Member McCarthy, and unanimously carried to waive further reading and introduce. Council Minutes 4/14/98 -4- 10868 RESOLUTIONS: None ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM Mr. Powell described the Geographic Information System (GIS) as a computerized record - keeping and display system related to the City's geography, containing data on parcel lines and street center lines throughout the City and relate land based data, such as ownership, zoning, criminal activities, business license data, water billing data, fire incidents, etc., to the parcels contained in the GIS system. It shows public improvements, such as curbs, water lines, fire hydrants and sewer lines and relates data US these public improvements, such as materials used, the size of a pipe, installation date, etc., and relates geographic features of the City with tabular data so that records of the features can be maintained and information is more readily.available and displayed on maps. The City Council authorized staff to contract with a consulting firm to complete a feasibility study for a GIS system, which has been completed and submitted for the Council's review. Staff is recommending contracting with Map Visuals to complete Phase II, which is a System Design for the City of Downey at a cost of $18,000, and contracting with the County of Los Angeles to prepare a digitized parcel map for the City at a cost of $44,000, noting this is the starting point of any GIS system. This would be a multi- year project and the first phase, establishing more data for the City, would cost in excess of $300,000. The funding for these future stages would be derived from the Water Fund and Sewer and Storm Drain Funds as well as special funding sources related to specific items that the Police and Planning Departments receive that are targeted towards Planning and Police services. Additional phases would include expanding the system to all City departments as well as training for all employees. He referred to the ongoing operating expenses, up to $200,000, for additional staff that may be required to support the additional work the system will require. When asked how the GIS system will benefit the citizens of Downey, Mr. Powell explained that the benefit for residents is that the system will hopefully allow the City to run more efficiently with better information available to the City's decision makers. He mentioned the example stated by Council Member Lawrence whereby the system would benefit a rooky police officer by providing the officer with a map showing the hot spots in his area. An engineer having to design a plan or blueprint for a street project would be able to do this faster, easier and more accurately using GIS data. Mr. Ken Miller, 7336 Cleargrove Drive, asked if funding for the GIS system would continue to come out of funds other than the General Fund and, if so, what impact will this have on his water bill, asking if this will be a new type of revenue the City will use. Mr. Caton stated what is being proposed tonight will not affect the water rates. It was moved by Council Member McCaughan, seconded by Council Member Lawrence, and unanimously carried to receive and file the GIS Feasibility Study, authorize staff to contract with Map Visuals to complete Phase II, System Design for $18,000, and contract with the County of Los Angeles for a digitized parcel map for $44,000. Council Minutes 4/14/98 -5 0 8 6 9 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS John McDonald, 11028 Elmcroft Avenue, requested the Council to proclaim the month of May as Motorcycle Awareness Month, in an effort to alert motorists to pay more attention to motorcycles. Dennis and Kathryn Burgess, 7120 Luxor Street, requested assistance in rectifying a lot line dispute with their neighbor and a shared fence the neighbor plans to remove and replace with a block wall, which, if built on the property line, would limit vehicular access to their garage. They were asked to meet with the City Attorney tomorrow morning. Kathryn Burgess also noted traffic problems since a stop sign was removed at the intersection of Brock Avenue and Luxor Street and suggested this be reinstalled. She was asked to speak to the Director of Public Works. Roger Miller, 8650 Lowman Avenue, spoke on behalf of preserving the Boeing - Rockwell site in the City. He stated the City only has one chance to preserve the site but has forever to redevelop it. He requested permission to run a ten minute video tape in the future that zeroes in on what has happened at this site. Barbara Farquar, La Mirada, 32 year retiree from Rockwell, stated she was in favor of the Rockwell site being developed as a space camp, space museum, space theme park and space library. She mentioned receiving hundreds of signatures from 33 communities by people who want this project to succeed, noting public discussion is needed now to preserve this plot. Virginia Syke, Mattock Street, retired teacher, noted that both Downey and Warren High Schools have won prizes in the science department. She read a letter from the Director of the Aerospace Legacy Foundation, who hoped a museum of aerospace memorabilia would be located on the former Rockwell property. She stated it would be nice for the City to be called the "City of Space Industry." Curtis Crooks, 3225 South Main Street, Long Beach, was very much in favor of aerospace preservation, and read a letter from a member of the Aerospace Legacy Foundation, referring to the City's rich heritage, which includes the site formerly known as North American Rockwell. He urged the City Council to take a study of the idea of using a portion of this property as a space museum and technology center for the youth and asked for more discussion about this site. Rob Armstrong, 8035 East Seventh Street, read a letter from Mr. Magnison, President of the Vultee Club, who was an employee of Vultee Aircraft in Downey in 1940, advising that this company was sold to North American Aviation where the Apollo Space Craft was produced. It is hoped this site would never be turned into a shopping mall or parking lot, noting too many wonderful things were done on the facility not to recognize it as a historical site. Richard Kitchen, 9608 Cloverwood, Bellflower, mentioned he is working on projects with students who are very interested in science. He read a section out of the Downey Chamber of Commerce Membership Business Directory titled "Downey and Rockwell working together" that recapped the "Evolution of an Aircraft Turned Spacecraft Industry", noting he was in favor of keeping the site as a place where people can learn about space and better the community. Council Minutes 4/14/98 -6- 4 10870 Mr. Caton suggested the Aerospace Legacy Foundation invite the City to one of their meetings g8 p g Y and could show the video mentioned by Mr. Miller at that time. He mentioned the City sponsored a study several years ago for an aerospace museum at this site and paid a consultant to look at the costs, noting the City had hoped the next generation space craft would be built at the site, which was felt would have been the best legacy for the site. It now looks as if Boeing will be moving out of Building 1. He noted the cost to run the Smithsonian Museum is $25,000,000 per year. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS (CONTD.) ENERGY SERVICES FEASIBILITY STUDY Mr. Williams advised that for the past year staff has been researching alternatives available to the City regards energy. re ards to ener . The focus has been on electricity and the impacts and effects of deregulation. The firm Energistics, Inc. specializes in all aspects of energy related projects and has submitted a ro osal to conduct an engineering feasibility study. The study would be done in two p p phases, with Phase I focusing on the overall financial and regulatory practicality and would be used to determine if the City has sufficient annual electrical and thermal load profile to warrant the installation of an energy savings option and if there is a true economic benefit to the City to avoid an outage. If the results of Phase I are positive, Phase II would then commence. This phase would be used to evaluate more specific items that would include identifying available options favorable to City facilities, identifying sites, selecting equipment, preliminary design and cost estimates and executing economic studies and making recommendations. Phase I would cost $9,500 and Phase II $14,900, with an additional performance fee of 20% per year for two years of the savings realized from the implementation of any of Energistics recommendations. Council Member McCarthy asked if staff had data on what savings have occurred on other projects and was informed that the Kaiser facility project J Yp ect in Riverside, which has two 200 kilowatt fuel J cells, cost a total of $100,000 for installation, with the remainder financed through grants, and the payback period was one year. Council Member Brazelton referred to the one page Letter of Agreement requesting confirmation that the City only was onl contracting with Energistics, Inc. for plans and specifications for this process and was informed the recommendation of staff is that the City Attorney prepare an ► agreement. Mr. Caton commented that even if savings did not occur, the concern is that the City is very dependent on well water (100°/x), which is electrically generated, and if there was a major blackout in the City, the ability to pump water would be significantly impacted, even though the City has emergency generators. An alternative energy source, such as natural gas, would allow continued use of the well at full capacity and be a major advantage. ► Richard B. Pridham, 10402 Bellman Avenue, was opposed to the City generating its own power, stating he felt it costs a large amount of money for the kilowatts generated on small applications . He suggested the Council delay its action to see what everyone else is doing and if payouts are as good as alleged. He gave several examples of high priced energy and noted he was the one who suggested the City have a portable o gg Y generator. P g Council Minutes 4/14/98 -7- 10 871 . It was moved by Council Member McCarthy, seconded by Council Member McCaughan, and Y ' unanimously carried to appropriate a total of $24,400 from the Civic Center Fund and the Water Fund and authorize the City Attorney to prepare an agreement with Energistics, Inc. to y P P g g perform an engineering feasibility study of energy service alternatives for the City of Downey facilities, and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement. OTHER BUSINESS - Consent Calendar - Items removed by Council Approval LIBRARY CIRCULATION AREA RENOVATION: APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZE SOLICITATION OF BIDS Council Member Lawrence advised she pulled this item to compliment the library for this project, particularly to quiet noise and to comply with ADA p requirements. She pointed out that the q projected cost for this project is born mostly by Friends of the Library donations from the community. She asked that a copy of the report be on hand for all groups who want to come and ask that certain things be provided for them, noting the community can all work together on these special projects. • It was moved by Council Member Lawrence, seconded by Council Member Brazelton, and unanimously carried to approve plans and specifications, and authorize the solicitation of bids for the renovation of the library circulation area. Mayor Riley asked Vicki Jenkins how much money the Friends of the Library have generated for the Library this year and was informed $105,250. RESOLUTION NO. 6155 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY APPROVING PROGRAM SUPPLEMENT NOS. 6 AND 7 TO STATE - DOWNEY MASTER AGREEMENT NO. SLTPP -5334 COVERING STATE - LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUNDING FOR PAVEMENT RESURFACING AND REHABILITATION ON FIRESTONE BOULEVARD FROM WEST CITY LIMITS TO OLD RIVER SCHOOL ROAD, AND ON BROOKSHIRE AVENUE FROM DAVIS STREET TO FIRESTONE BOULEVARD, RESPECTIVELY Council Member McCarthy noted a typographical error in the second paragraph where it refers to the resurfacing of Firestone and Paramount Boulevards respectively, which should read Firestone Boulevard and Brookshire Avenue respectively. He mentioned that Paramount Boulevard from Warren High School north has been resurfaced, however, the strip between Imperial Highway and Gardendale Street is in need of attention and asked that this be addressed. The Resolution was read by title only. It was moved by Council Member McCarthy, seconded by Council Member Lawrence, and unanimously carried to waive further reading and adopt. Council Minutes 4/14/98 - � I i I I _ 1.0872 OTHER BUSINESS - Council Members RESOLUTION NO. 6157 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY ADOPTING AN OPPOSED POSITION TO PROPOSITION 224, STATE- FUNDED DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES ' McCarthy entioned of the nine ballot propositions on the June Ballot, there Council Member McCarty p p 1 the Council could all agree on in terms of a is one he feels t g opposition, noting other municipal agencies have stated their opposition. The title on the Ballot is "The Government Cost Savings and Taxpayer Protection Amendment." Opponents refer to it as the competition killer initiative. He advised that passage of this Proposition would have a major economic impact on local economies by delaying p construction and repair of critically needed infrastructure. The biased cost comparison formula contained in the initiative effectively halts private firms from engineering and designing any public works - ass J ro'ects with State or Federal pass-through funding or bond funding. If all work is done by p p g State employees, instead of consultants hired and managed by local officials, local control is surrendered. He asked the Council to go on record in opposition along with the League of California Cities, California Contract Cities, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and the Downey Unified g y School District in expressing opposition to Proposition 224. ' by Council Member McCarthy, The Resolution was read by title only. It was moved y seconded b y g Council Member McCaughan, and unanimously carried to waive further reading and adopt. Council Member mber McCarthy issued a reminder of the ARC Walk scheduled for April 18th at the Stonewood Mall and asked everyone to participate. ry p Council Member McCarthy encouraged everyone to attend the Street Faire on May 2nd, y g eve ry which is a nice cooperation between the Chamber of Commerce and the City. Council Member McCaughan commented on the old Avenue Theater site, stating this could be developed into a first rate theater, with old nostalgic benefit, and hoped the City would look into this. He felt it could become a popular theater site and a possible bridge between that facility and the Krikorian Theatre. Council Member McCaughan referred to the Rockwell site, noting the first priority is to save the jobs presently at the site, but felt if Boeing ever says they no longer want to continue manufacturing at this site, dialogue can be held with the groups interested in a space museum, etc. He noted he would like to see the video mentioned and asked for more information on this. He felt the Cit y and the speakers were on the same side in most respects. Council Member Lawrence noted one of her main interests is in the history of the community and did not want her impatience with an earlier speaker to be interpreted as a lack of concern for the ideas proposed. Council Member Lawrence discussed the need to improve the flow of information and of complaints and requested a report back on how this might be coordination or cross-referral p q p g accomplished. Council Minutes 4/14/98 -9- O873 Council Member Brazelton commented on Agenda Item IX -B, Energy Feasibility Study, ' deregulation, S noting, with ulation, there may be some very attractive sources of electric energy other than the City providing its own. He felt staff should look into all alternatives before charging ahead with an alternative to the - present source provided for the City, including any operative and other problems the City could incur in attempting to provide its own service. r Mayor Riley asked if the new budget will reflect a police position at Apollo Neighborhood Center, and the response was yes. OTHER BUSINESS - Staff Members: None ADJOURNMENT: 9:45 p.m. The meeting was adjourned in memory of Judge Carroll Dunnum, former Downey Mayor and City Council Member, who was elected to serve on the first City Council after the City of Downey's incorporation. Judge Dunnum was also a former member of the Downey School Board and served as a Judge for the Downey Municipal Court and the Long Beach p Superior Court, to 6:30 p.m., April 28, 1998, in the Council Chamber of Downey City Hall. p C / 1 1 s,, i i t 4 _ I K . r ._ • 4 ' ' E d ith E. Mc r onnell, City Clerk Barbara J. ley, Ma • le 11 1 u y J./ Y :, HACCLERKASCONTE\MINUTEMCCM T 0414.wPD rm•. { 1 Council Minutes 4/14/98 -10- .....