HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-14-2010 Council MinutesAPPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES ORANGE, CALIFORNIA
OF A REGULAR MEETING September 14, 2010
The City Council of the City of Orange, California convened on September 14, 2010 at 4:30
p.m. in a Regular Meeting in the Council Chambers, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange,
California.
4:30 P.M. SESSION
1. OPENING
1.1 INVOCATION
Given by Pastor Rob Curington, Orange Villa Bible Church
1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Led by Councilmember Mark A. Murphy
1.3 ROLL CALL
PRESENT - Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau ABSENT -
None 1.4
PRESENTATIONS/ ANNOUNCEMENTS/ INTRODUCTIONS Introduction of
Miss City of Orange 2011 Contestants.2. PUBLIC
COMMENTS -Tom Maldonado, Senior
Center Executive Director, thanked the Council for use of a City parking lot
for fundraising during the International Street Fair.Page 1
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3. CONSENT CALENDAR
September 14, 2010
All items on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and are enacted by one
motion approving the recommended action listed on the Agenda. Any member of the
City Council, staff or the public may request an item be removed from the Consent
Calendar for discussion or separate action. Unless otherwise specified in the request to
remove an item from the Consent Calendar, all items removed shall be considered
immediately following action on the remaining items on the Consent Calendar.
3.1 Confirmation of warrant registers dated August 19, 26 and September 2, 2010.
ACTION: Approved.
3.2 City Council Minutes, Regular Meeting of August 24, 2010. (C2500.D.4)
ACTION: Approved.
3.3 Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the Agenda.
ACTION: Approved.
3.4 Investment Oversight Committee's Report, period ending August 31, 2010.
OR1800.0.27.16)
ACTION: Received and filed.
AGREEMENTS
3.5 Reimbursement Agreement between the City of Orange and the Orange
Redevelopment Agency for FY 2010-11. (A2100.0 Agr-
3283.x)See Redevelopment Agency Minutes ItemNo.
3.3.)ACTION: Approved the Reimbursement Agreement between the City of
Orange and the Orange Redevelopment Agency, and authorized the Mayor and City
Clerk to execute the Agreement on behalf of
the City.3.6 Agreement to purchase property at 230 S. Main Street for the purpose
of street widening. (A2100.
0 Agr-5627)ACTION: Authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the
Settlement Agreement and executed the necessary escrow
and related
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3. CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued)
3.7 Extension to the N. Harris Computer Corporation Utility Billing computer
software maintenance agreement for another three years with an additional three
one-year optional extensions. (A2100.0 Agr-
4345.A)NOTE: Councilmember Murphy recorded an abstention on this item due to
a potential conflict of interest with
his employment.ACTION: Approved the agreement with N. Harris Computer Corporation
for computer software support not to exceed $95,000 annually, and authorized the Mayor
and the City Clerk to execute the agreement on behalf of
theCity.3.8 Second Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding -Theo Lacy
jail facility.A2100.0
Agr-1669.2)NOTE: Mayor pro tem Smith and Councilmember Bilodeau
recorded abstentions on this item due to a potential conflict of interest
with their employment.ACTION: Approved
the
Second Amendment.CONTRACTS REMOVED
AND HEARD SEPARATELI~3.9 Bid No. 101-01; Award of contract for the construction of
the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Santiago Canyon
Road Traffic Safety Improvement
Project. A2100.0 Agr-5623)beakers -thanked Council and City staff for
the safety improvement
project on
Santiago Canyon
Road.Peter
Jacklin Tom
Davidson Laura Thomas
MOTION -Bilodeau SECOND - Dumitru AYES -Smith,
Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau Moved to: 1) Reject the bid received from low bidder,
SoCal Engineers, Inc, a California corporation, on the basis that the bid was not responsive
to the City's imitation to bid; and 2) Award the contract in theamount of $587,567.
00 to La Strada Contracting Company, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk
to execute the contract on
behalf of
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3. CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued)
3.10 Final Acceptance of Bid No. 090-32; CDBG 2009-10 Street
Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project performed by All American Asphalt; and
authorization to file the Notice of Completion with the County Recorder. (No staff
reportrequired)A2100.
0 Agr-5567)ACTION: Accepted public work improvements, authorized release
of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, Bond No. 7616371 in the amountof $758,910.
00 to the contractor on said job, and authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to
execute the
Notice
ofCompletion.RESOLUTIONS 3.11 RESOLUTION NO. 10508 (
T1100.0.2)A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange authorizing
and directing the City Manager to execute on behalf of the City, all
Construction Escrow Agreements under the Acquisition Agreement for the City of Orange
Community Facilities District No. 06-1 (
Del Rio
Public Improvements).ACTION: Approved.3.12 RESOLUTION NO.
10509 (A2100.0 Agr-5624)A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Orange approving and authorizing the execution of a Cooperation Agreement
with the Orange Redevelopment Agency relating to reimbursement by the Orange Redevelopment Agency
for a portion of the cost of street widening and improvements affecting the
intersection of Tustin Street and Meats Avenue within the Orange Merged
and Amended Redevelopment Project Area.See Redevelopment Agency
Minutes Item No. 3.5.)ACTION: 1) Adopted Resolution No. 10509; and
2) Approved deposit with Southern California Edison in the amount of $805,000 to proceed
with the relocation of its facilities in connection with the Tustin Street
and
Meats Avenue
Critical Intersection
Project.MOTION -Murphy SECOND -Cavecche AYES -
Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau Councilmember Murphy recorded an abstention on Item 3.7
due to a potential conflict of interest with his employment. Mayor pro
tem Smith and Councilmember Bilodeau recordedan abstention on Item 3.8 due to a potential
conflict of interestwith their employment. Item 3.9 was removed and heard separately.
All other items on the Consent
Calendar were approved as
recommended.END
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4. REPORTS FROM MAYOR CAVECCHE -None
5. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS -None
6. REPORTS FROM BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS -None
7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
7.1 Implementation of a :Military Banner Program. (C2500.N)
Discussion - Community Services Director Marie Knight reported that the program will be open
to active duty military personnel who are current residents, or an immediate relative (son,daughter,
grandson, or granddaughter) of a resident. The cost of the program will be funded by donations,
with banners running at approximately $150.00 each. The banners will be hung on 54
poles in the downtown plaza area, with expansion onto West Chapman, and then Tustin Street,
if necessary. She added that the program will be coordinated with the current banner program
administered through the Economic Development Department to save costs. Banners will
be hung twice a year with applications taken leading up to these biannual dates, and removed
once the person is no longer active.Mayor
Cavecche clarified with staff that the first banners will be hung by Veterans Day.Councilmember
Bilodeau reiterated the definition of immediate family member as son,daughter,
grandson or granddaughter; and stated he preferred residents be given preference over
relatives of residents.Mayor
Cavecche announced that the Orange Rotary offered a donation to jump start the program.
Speaker -
Michael Merino stated that the term active duty should include mobilized reserve and the
National Guard.City Manager
John Sibley clarified that when personnel are called up, they becorr~e activeduty.Councilmember Dumitru
stated that it is valuable to honor those who serve; and agreed with giving preference
to residents.MOTION - Dumitru
SECOND -Murphy AYES -
Smith, Murphy,
Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau Moved to approve
the implementation of the proposed Military Banner Program.Page 5
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8. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER -None
9. LEGAL AFFAIRS -None
10. RECESS TO THE MEETING OF THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
11. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
The City Council recessed at 5:20 p.m. to a Closed Session for the following purposes:
a. Conference with Legal Counsel -Existing Litigation pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9(a):
1. Avila v. City of Orange, OCSC Case No. 30-
2009-00125665.b. To consider and take possible action upon such other matters as
are orally announced by the City Attorney, City Manager, or City Council prior to
such recess unless the motion to recess indicates any of the matters will not be considered
in
Closed Session.12. ADJOURNMENT -The City Council adjournedat 6:15
p.m.There was no 7:00 p.m. Session. The next Regular Meeting is scheduled
for September 28, 2010at 4:30
p.m.Declaration of City Clerk, Mary E. Murphy, declaring posting of City Council agenda
of a regular meeting of September 14, 2010 at Orange Civic Center kiosk, Police facility
at 1107 North Batavia, and the Main Public Library at 407 E. Chapman; all of said locations being
in the City of Orange and freely accessible to members of the public at least 72
hours before commencement of said regular meeting; and available at the Civic Center City Clerk'
s Office.
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