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Home My WebLink About03-10-2009 Council MinutesAPPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 24, 2009 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING ORANGE, CALIFORNIA March 10, 2009 The City Council of the City of Orange, California convened on March 10, 2009 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 Ron Martin, St. Paul's Lutheran Church 1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Led by Mayor Carolyn V. Cavecche 1.3 ROLL CALL PRESENT -Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau ABSENT -None 1.4 PRESENTATIONS/ ANNOUNCEMENTS/ INTRODUCTIONS Presentation of Awards to Orange Police Officers by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Presentation of Building Department of the Year Award to City of Orange Building Division. Presentation recognizing the Community Services Special Events and Program sponsors. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS -Karen Finn, address on file, asked where the majority of drunk driving arrests are made; and suggested 7:00 a.m. was too early for construction work to begin because of the noise. Page 1 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 3. CONSENT CALENDAR March 10, 2009 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 Request Council Confirmation of warrant registers dated February 5 and 12, 2009 continued from February 24, 2009); and February 19 and 26, 2009. ACTION: Approved. 3.2 Request approval of City Council Minutes, Regular Meeting, February 24, 2009. C2500.D.4) ACTION: Approved. 3.3 Consideration to waive reading in full of all ordinances on the Agenda. ACTION: Approved. 3.4 Audited Financial Statements and Related Financial Reports for the Year Ended June 30, 2008. (C2500.J.1.3) ACTION: Received and filed. AGREEMENTS 3.5 Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., Trustee of the 7-Eleven, Inc. Employees'Trust and 7-Eleven Inc. for improvements associated with the Main Street WideningProject. (A2100. 0 Agr-5395)ACTION: Approved Agreement and authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of theCity.APPROPRIATIONS 3.6 Appropriation of funds received from Santa Ana College for Fire Department training. (C2500.H)ACTION: Appropriated $39,013.50 from 100- 3023-292100 (Santa Ana Training Funds) to CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 10, 2009 3. CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued) BIDS 3.7 Bid No. 089-23; Pipeline Renewal Project for FY 2008-2009. Approval of plans and specifications and authorization to advertise for bids. ( C2500.P)ACTION: Approved plans and specifications and authorized advertising for bids for construction of Pipeline Renewal Project for FY 2008-2009 (W-652).3. 8 CLAIMS (C3200.0)SUMMARY: The following claim(s) have been received and investigated by the City Attorney's Office and/or the Risk Manager. After a thorough investigation with the involved departments, it is the recommendation of the City Attorney' s Office that the claim(s) be denied.a. Amber Jeffers b. James Patrick Suehr c. Constance Celaya d. Donna Hyslop e. Puiman Tang and Sue WanLee ACTION: Denied Claim(s) for damages and referred to City Attorneyand Adjuster.CONTRACTS 3.9 Final Acceptance of Bid No. 089-06; Fairhaven Avenue and Prospect Street Concrete Replacement Project - Belaire-West Landscape, Inc. (No staff report re uired (A2100.0 Agr-5349)ACTION: Accepted public work improvements, authorized release of Arch Insurance Company of Missouri, Bond No. SU5025762 in the amount of $40,440 and authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Notice of Completion.3.10 Award of Contract for Bid No. 089-19; Community Development Block Grant CDBG) Fiscal Year 2008-09 Street Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Projects:Shaffer Street, Chestnut Avenue, Maple Avenue, and Fir Street Improvements.A2100.0 Agr-5396)ACTION: 1) Transferred $23,000 to 310-9645-483300- 3075 (Fir Street Rehabilitation:Maple to South End) from the following accounts:310- 9645-483300-3073 (Chestnut Avenue Rehabilitation) $10,000 310-9645-483300-3074 (Maple Avenue Reconstruction) $13,000; and 2) Awarded the contract in the amount of $399,569.00 to International CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 10, 2009 3. CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued) PURCHASES 3.11 Purchase of an e-policing product from Highpoint, Inc. to provide the Police Department a mechanism to a-mail crime alerts, public service announcements,and other information tailored to meet the needs of the subscribers. ( C2500.K)ACTION: Appropriated $3,600 to 100-4011-471301 (Equipment) and $ 35,355 to 357-4011-471301 (State (15%) Asset Forfeiture- Equipment) to fund this purchase from Highpoint, Inc.RESOLUTIONS3.12 RESOLUTION NO. 10357 (A2100.0 Agr-5397; 5398)A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange approving and authorizing the execution of a Cooperation and Reimbursement Agreement with the Orange Redevelopment Agency relating to Reimbursement by the Orange Redevelopment Agency for a portion of the cost of sidewalk improvements within the Orange Merged and Amended Redevelopment Project Area.Award of contract for Bid No. 089-13 -Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) Project -Taft Avenue and Main Street Sidewalk Improvements.See related Redevelopment Agency Minutes Item No. 3.3)ACTION: 1) Transferred all unencumbered balances from accounts 550-5011-483300-4700 ($182,876), 550-5011-483300- 4701 ($202,617), 550-5011-483300- 4702 176,201), and 550- 5011-483300-4707 ($156,235) to 550-5011-483300-4711 (Taft Avenue and Main Street) $717,929;2) Adopted Resolution No. 10357;3) Awarded contract in the amount of $ 582, 341 to Belaire-West Landscape, Inc.; and 4) Authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to execute necessary documents on behalf of the City.MOTION - Murphy SECOND - CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 10, 2009 4. REPORTS FROM MAYOR CAVECCHE -Mayor Cavecche asked for a report back from the Police Department on the status of day laborers, including numbers of laborers, numbers of citations written and officers assigned to this issue.5. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS -None 6. REPORTS FROM BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS -None 7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS 7. 1 Professional Engineering Services for the Santiago Canyon Road Safety Improvements Project. (A2100.0Agr-5399) Discussion -Public Works Interim Director Joe DeFrancesco gave the staff report. Councilmember Bilodeau commented that this is the site of Councilmember Steve Ambriz's fatal car accident in 2006, and that accidents continue to occur here. Councilmember Dumitru commended Councilmember Biodeau for pursuing the grant for this project. MOTION -Bilodeau SECOND -Murphy AYES -Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau Moved to 1) Appropriate $698,670 from the unallocated 550 funds to 550- 5011-483300-6104 for the federal share of reimbursable engineering and construction costs of the Santiago Canyon Road Safety Improvements; and 2) Approve Agreement with VA Consulting in an amount notto exceed $68,370 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement.8. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER - CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 9. LEGAL AFFAIRS March 10, 2009 9.1 ORDINANCE N0.2-09 (FIRST READING) (A2500.0 Ord- 02-09 Traffic)An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amendingSection 10. 59.030 of Chapter 10.59 the Orange Municipal Code pertaining to No Pedestrian Crossing Zones.Katella Avenue, between Struck and West City Limits.Discussion -Public Works Interim Director Joe DeFrancesco gave the staff report.Councilmember Dumitru questioned expenditure of resources and enforcement costs while knowing that people will continue to cross Katella Avenue unsafely.Council discussed additional strategies to ensure a safe crossing, including a pedestrian undercrossing at the river; language on signs indicating the safe locations to cross; barriers to prevent crossings; and the suggestion to work with Anaheim and the County for a viable solution for safe pedestrian crossings.MOTION - Bilodeau SECOND -Cavecche AYES -Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau Moved to continue Ordinance No. 2-09, and direct staff to bring back a report on strategies to provide safe pedestrian crossings on Katella Avenue, between Struck and the west city limits.10. RECESS TO THE MEETING OF THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 11. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION The CityCouncil recessed at 5:15 p.m. to a Closed Session for the following purposes:a. Conference with Labor Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6:City Negotiators: City Manager John Sibley and Personnel Director Steven Pham Employee Organizations: All Bargaining Units b. Conference with Legal Counsel- anticipated litigation. Initiation of litigation pursuant to CaliforniaGovernment Code Section 54956. 9(c): One potential case.c. 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 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 10, 2009 12. ADJOURNMENT There was no 7:00 p.m. Session. The City Council adjourned at 5:50 p.m. to an Adjourned Regular Meeting, Study Session, on March 10, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Weimer Room at City Hall, to review the proposed FY 09- lOBudget. An Adjourned Regular Meeting, Joint Study Session with the Planning Commission, Traffic Commission and Park Planning and Development Commission, is also scheduled for March 24, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. in the Weimer Room at City Hall to review the proposed Capital Improvement Program Budget. The next Regular Council Meeting is scheduled for March 24, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Declaration of City Clerk, Mary E. Murphy, declaring posting of City Council agenda of a regular meeting of March 10, 2009 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. 7 M .MURPHY CITY CLERK L V. CAVEC YOR Page 7