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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/25/1995 - City Council Special Meeting192 ROLL CALL SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COSTA MESA JANUARY 25, 1995 The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California, met in special session January 25, 1995, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Notice of the special meeting was given as required by law. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, and invocation by Council Member Hornbuckle. Council Members Present: i Council Members Absent: Mayor Joe Erickson Mayor Pro Tem Peter Buffa Council Member Mary Hornbuckle Council Member Sandra Genis (Arrived at 6:38 p.m.) Council Member Gary Monahan None Officials Present: City Manager Allan Roeder City Attorney Thomas Kathe Public Services Director William Morris Fire Chief Frank Fantino Community Services Director Keith Van Holt Deputy City Clerk Mary Elliott ORDINANCES AND A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Buffa, seconded by Council RESOLUTIONS Member Hornbuckle, and carried 4-0, Council Member Genis absent, to read all ordinances and resolutions by title only. PUBLIC HEARING The Deputy City Clerk announced that this was the time and place Federal and State set for thenpublic hearing to cosider the following disabled access Disabled Access regulations for: the Community Sbrvices, Public Services, and Fire Regulations for departments: - - - Community Services, Public Services, and Report and resolution _ finding an exemption from the ADA Fire Departments (Americans, with. Disabilities Act) guidelines and California Disabled -Access-.Regulations for all City park and recreation facilities not previously approved; and a five-year capital improvement plan to bring all facilities into compliance. Survey Report, Capital Improvement and Transition Plans, Administrative Regulation, and resolution regarding the City's. vehicle and pedestrian transportation facilities and access for persons with disabilities. Survey Report, Capital Improvement and Transition Plans, Administrative Regulation, and resolution regarding the City's fire stations and access for persons with disabilities. The Affidavit of Publication is on file in the City Clerk's office. A communication was received from Jay Humphrey, 1620 Sandalwood Street, Costa Mesa, supporting staff s recommendations and making additional suggestions. The City Manager recommended receiving public comment .after completion of presentations by the three department managers. 1 .._ 19 3 Council Member Genis arrived at 6:38 p.m. Parks and Recreation The Community Services Director summarized the Agenda Report Facilities dated January 13, 1995, noting that in order to prevent an undue financial burden on the City, staff recommended a five-year capital improvement plan to bring City -owned and leased park and recreation facilities into compliance with applicable Federal and State disabled accessibility requirements. In reference to the two leased school sites (Rea and Balearic centers), the Director reported that he anticipates reaching an agreement with the Newport -Mesa Unified School District to share in the cost of improvements. Council Member Hornbuckle had concerns with staff's recommendation that funding for the five-year plan would be taken primarily from Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). She asked if there were other funding sources. The City Manager replied that CDBG funds do form a good basis for these improvements; however, when looking at the high cost of these improvements, it would be impossible to fund all projects from CDBG funds without significantly cutting other programs which Council has supported. As the second level of funding, the City Manager suggested applications to the State for access improvement grants as well as park and recreation grants. Beyond that, he foresaw the use of general fund money and possibly park in -lieu fees, although he felt these fees should be used for new and additional facilities as opposed to modifying existing facilities. Vehicle and The Public Services Director reviewed the Agenda Report dated PedestrianTransporta- January 10, 1995, concerning disabled access to the City's vehicle tion Facilities and pedestrian transportation facilities. He reported that the estimated, present-day cost of remedying the deficiencies is over $125 million, and referred to the list of recommended priorities contained in the "Disabled Access Transition Report" dated January 11, 1995. The Director addressed several areas where the City would experience significant hardship if strict compliance with handicap access were to be met, such as, the Citywide slurry seal program. He asked Council to determine that a hardship would exist if the additional burden of constructing access improvements were done along with routine street maintenance. Fire Stations The . Fire Chief addressed the reports and plans accompanying the Fire Department's memorandum dated January 12, 1995, regarding transition _and capital improvements for the City's fire stations. He referred to Page 16 which explains two alternatives: Alternative No. 1, full compliance by January 26, 2000, at a cost of $66,100.00; and Alternative No. 2, partial compliance by January 26, 1996, at a cost of $11,500.00, with full access to Stations 1 through 4 at the time major renovations occur at these facilities. Council Member Genis asked about the requirement to provide bathroom facilities for the disabled when fire stations are used as polling places. The Fire Chief replied that he planned on using the station where the appropriate bathroom facilities are available after partial compliance, that is, the Fire Prevention facility on Royal Palm Drive, allowing Station No. 4, as well as Station Nos. 5 and 6, to be available for voting. In reference to the remaining fire stations, he stated that the City can request the registrar of voters to provide portable restrooms which are accessible to the disabled. Larry Hemming, 217 East 20th Street, Unit B, Costa Mesa, Member of the Access Appeals Board, referred to Page 3 of the Disabled 194 Access Transition Report dated January 11, 1995, and asked that Priority No. 1 be amended to read: "The highest priority is for direct written requests by persons with disabilities and members of the Costa Mesa Access Appeals Board for the removal of barriers to accommodate access". Mr. Hemming also requested that the Access Appeals Board be allowed to annually review the Capital Improvement Plan prior to its being presented to Council. The City Manager suggested submitting the Capital Improvement Plan to the Access Appeals Board for their comments prior to its being placed on the Council Agenda for final action. Nancy Palme, 1997 Kornat Drive, Costa Mesa, Member of the Access Appeals Board, felt that Alternative 2 was a common sense approach for fire station accessibility. Mrs. Palme commented that too much emphasis has been placed on the disabled who are in wheelchairs, and felt that since most handicapped people are not in that category, more emphasis should be placed on accessibility for persons with other disabilities. She mentioned that in the report from the Public Services Department, not all intersections are included since she noticed that the intersections she uses with her disabled granddaughter are not listed. In addition, she stated that there are some intersections included in the report for which it would not be feasible to make improvements. There being no other speakers, the Mayor closed the public hearing. Council Member Hornbuckle referred to a recommendation in Jay Humphrey's letter that improvements to bus facilities be moved up on the priority list, and asked if it would be possible to do these improvements at this point. The Public Services Director responded that the priorities shown in the report are based on City dollars; however, in the past several years, the City has gained approximately $150,000.00 to $200,000 from OCTA (Orange County Transportation Authority), and with the addition of SB -821 Bikeways and Pedestrian Facility money, bus facility improvements could be completed much sooner. The City Attorney mentioned that the appropriate resolution for the Parks and Recreation facilities is shown on pages 17 through 23 of the Agenda Report dated January 13, 1995. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Adopted Resolution j Council Member Hornbuckle, and carried 5-0, accepting the reports 95-6 for Parks and and plans, and adopting Resolution 95-6 (Page 17 of the Agenda Recreation Facilities Report), A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, REGARDING THE COSTA MESA PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES AND ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, with the proviso that the first and second year priorities for Rea and Balearic community centers, respectively, be dropped down to the fifth year since this represents approximately $750,000.00 of City money which would be used to improve facilities owned by the school district, and correspondingly, move up the Neighborhood and Downtown community centers. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by Adopted Resolution Council Member Hornbuckle, and carried 5-0, accepting the reports, 95-7 for Vehicle and plans, and administrative regulation; and adopting Resolution 95-7, Pedestrian Facilities A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, REGARDING THE L COSTA MESA VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AND ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, providing for sidewalks to be examined on a case-by-case basis; and amending Priority No. 1, shown on Pages 3 and 11 of the Disabled Access Transition Report dated January 11, 1995, to include "members of the Costa Mesa Access Appeals Board". MOTION A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Buffa, seconded by Council Adopted Resolution Member Genis, and carried 5-0, accepting the reports, plans, and 95-8 for Fire Stations administrative regulation, and adopting Resolution 95-8, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, REGARDING THE COSTA MESA FIRE STATIONS AND ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, approving Alternative No. 2. NEW BUSINESS The Deputy City ` Clerk presented two California Department of CALTRANS Agree- Transportation (CALTRANS) agreements for design and ments for Bristol/ construction of Bristol Street/I-405 ramp modifications and widening I-405 Improvements of the overcrossing. MOTION On motion by Council Member Hornbuckle, seconded by Council Agreements 12-093 Member Genis, and carried 5-0, District Agreements 12-093 and 12 - and 12-094 Approved 094 with the State of California for Bristol Street/I-405 improvements were approved, and the Mayor and Deputy City Clerk were authorized to sign on behalf of the City. ADJOURNMENT At 7:15 p.m., Mayor Erickson adjourned the meeting to a Town Hall meeting to discuss the Orange County bankruptcy. Ma of the City of Costa Mesa ATTEST: Deputy Ci 6 Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa