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Costa Mesa Housing Authority
Agenda
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
Eric R. Bever
Mayor/CMHA Board Member
Jim Righeimer Stephen Mensinger
Mayor Pro Tem/CMHA Chair Council Member/CMHA Vice Chair
Wendy Leece
Council Member/CMHA Board Member
City Attorney/CMHA General Counsel
Thomas Duarte
Gary Monahan
Council Member/CMHA Board Member
Chief Executive Officer/CMHA Executive Dir.
Thomas R. Hatch
Economic and Development Public Services Director Interim City Clerk
Services Director Peter Naghavi Ernesto Munoz Brenda Green
Council Chambers, 77 Fair Drive
4 p.m. — Special Joint Closed Session of the
City Council and Costa Mesa Housing Authority, and
6 p.m. — Regular Meeting of the City Council and Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency
TIME LIMIT FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS: Except by majority vote of the City Council to continue,
meetings shall conclude at midnight. If there is unfinished business on the agenda, those items will be
continued to the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting, pursuant to Resolution No. 05-8.
Welcome to the City Council Meeting
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In accordance with Costa Mesa Municipal Code, Sec. 2-64 (1): No person in the audience shall
"engage in disorderly, disruptive, disturbing, delaying or boisterous conduct including but not
limited to, handclapping, stomping of feet, whistling, making noise, use of profane language or
obscene gestures, yelling or similar demonstrations, which may disrupt the peace and good order
of the Council proceedings."
2. All cell phones and other electronic devices are to be turned off or set to vibrate. Members of the
audience are requested to step outside the Council Chambers to conduct a phone conversation.
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3. In accordance with City Council Policy 000-11, and among other requirements, any video
submitted for display at a public meeting must have been previously reviewed by staff to verify
appropriateness for general audiences. A copy of this policy is available at City Hall during
normal office hours.
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communications, requests, and/or questions to the mayor.
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NOTE: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to
participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225. Notification of 48 hours prior
to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this
meeting. [28 CFR 35.102.35.104 ADA Title II].
SPECIAL JOINT CLOSED SESSION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL AND COSTA MESA HOUSING AUTHORITY
4 p.m.
Please note that if there are not any closed session items listed, the City Council and Housing
Authority will convene at its regular meeting time of 6 p.m. If there are closed session items,
the City Council and Housing Authority will recess to Conference Room 18 for Closed Session
at the conclusion of public comments.
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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Members of the public are welcome to address the City Council and
Housing Authority only on those items listed on the Closed Session
agenda. Each member of the public will be given three minutes to
speak.
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CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION:
1. Conference with Thomas R. Hatch, Chief Executive Officer, and Labor
Negotiator, Agency Negotiator regarding Employee Organizations: Costa Mesa
City Employee Association (CMCEA), Costa Mesa Firefighters Association
(CMFA), Costa Mesa Police Association (CMPA), Costa Mesa Police
Management Association (CMPMA), Costa Mesa Fire Fighters Management
Association, and Costa Mesa Division Managers Association pursuant to
Government Code Section 54957.6
JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY CLOSED SESSION:
1. Conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation, significant
exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b) and
whether or not to initiate litigation pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(c) for one potential case.
RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
6 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER Mayor Eric R. Bever
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Eric R. Bever
MOMENT OF SOLEMN
EXPRESSION
[Per Council Policy 000-12, these presentations are made by community volunteers stating their own
views. The City Council disclaims any intent to endorse or sponsor the views of any speaker. To view a
copy of the policy or to volunteer to provide the moment of solemn expression at a future meeting,
please contact the City Clerk's office.]
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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ANNOUNCEMENTS There's always something happening in Costa Mesa!
The mayor will play a video clip of the "Costa Mesa Minute,"
featuring upcoming events and activities in the community.
Please refer to the last page of this agenda for a detailed list
of announced events and activities.
PRESENTATIONS Honoring Our Hometown Olympians
PUBLIC COMMENTS: To ensure fair and equal treatment of all who appear before the City
Council and to expedite City business, speakers will be limited to three minutes each to
address any item within the City Council's jurisdiction and not listed on the agenda. Speakers
are also invited to comment on items on the agenda, but only at the time in which the agenda
item is being heard, and will also be limited to three minutes each. The three minute per
speaker time limit may be extended for good cause by the mayor or by a majority vote of City
Council.
Questions and comments made by public speakers may be addressed by the City Council
during Council Comments or by the Chief Executive Officer during the CEO's Report. Additional
follow-up responses to questions and concerns may also be addressed in the weekly CEO E -
Briefing newsletter. To subscribe to the newsletter, please visit the city's website at
http://www.costamesaca.gov.
SPEAKERS: FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCURATE RECORDING OF THE OFFICIAL MINUTES,
PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE SPEAKER FORM(S) AND SUBMIT TO THE
CITY CLERK.
PLEASE NOTE:
➢ YELLOW FORM IS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS OF TOPICS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
GREEN FORM IS FOR ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA. PLEASE FILL OUT A SEPARATE
SPEAKER CARD FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM YOU WISH TO ADDRESS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS' REPORTS, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS
1. Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer
2. Council Member Wendy Leece
3. Council Member Stephen Mensinger
4. Council Member Gary Monahan
5. Mayor Eric R. Bever
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REPORT — CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)
CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be
routine and will be acted upon in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these
items unless members of the City Council, staff, or the public request specific items to be
discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion. Items removed from the
Consent Calendar will be discussed and voted upon immediately following City Council action
on the remainder of the Consent Calendar.
Members of the public who wish to discuss Consent Calendar items should come forward to
the microphone upon invitation by the mayor, state their name, city in which they reside, and
item number to be addressed.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NOS. 1 THROUGH 7
Written Communications
1. Reading Folder.
No Reading Folder items.
Minutes
2. Regular Meeting of July 17, 2012; and Special Meeting of August 9, 2012.
Recommendation: Approve
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3. WARRANT RESOLUTION 2435: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS
AND DEMANDS, INCLUDING PAYROLL REGISTER NO. 12-17 AND
PAYROLL REGISTER NO. 12-16A AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF
WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID, funding Payroll No. 12-17 for
$2,139,645.20 and Payroll No. 12-16A for $1,251, and City operating expenses
for $653,351.37, including payroll deductions.
Recommendation: Approve
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4. WARRANT RESOLUTION 2436: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND
DEMANDS, AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH THE SAME ARE
TO BE PAID, funding City operating expenses for $362,001.75.
Recommendation: Approve
Administrative Actions
5. Completion of 2011-2012 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Alley
No. 122 Improvement Project, City Project No. 12-02, by Sequel Contractors,
Inc., 13546 Imperial Highway, Santa Fe Springs, California.
Recommendation: Accept work; authorize City Clerk to file a Notice of
Completion; release retention monies 35 days thereafter; exonerate the
Labor and Material Bond seven (7) months thereafter; and exonerate the
Faithful Performance Bond twelve (12) months thereafter
6. Authorize release of performance and labor and material bonds (Certificate No.
661119371) in the amounts of $489,672 each to Oxbow 101, LLC, 3 San
Joaquin Plaza, Suite 100, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, California, in connection
with Encroachment Permits Nos. PS06-00630 and PS09-00238 for street
improvements for Tract No 16917 located at 1011-1045 EI Camino Drive.
Recommendation: Approve
7. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER THE VACATION OF A
PORTION OF FULLERTON AVENUE AT 164 FLOWER AVENUE, setting a
public hearing on October 2, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Recommendation: Adopt resolution
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SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
No Successor Agency items scheduled.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS — 7 p.m. (Resolution No. 05-55)
1. PUBLIC HEARING: Appeal of Planning Commission's determination regarding
Planning Application Amendment PA -07-43 Al, for Stantech Architects, to
amend Conditional Use Permit PA -07-43 for hours of operation (8 a.m. to
midnight, seven days a week permitted; 24 hours a day, seven days a week
requested), in conjunction with a person-to-person transfer of a State Alcoholic
Beverage Control License Type 21 (Off -Sale General) for a proposed 7 -Eleven
convenience store/mini-market located at 1548 Adams Avenue, Suite A, in a C1
(Local Business District) zone. Environmental Determination: Exempt.
ATTACHMENT 1 ATTACHMENT 3 ATTACHMENT 5 ATTACHMENT 7
ATTACHMENT 2 ATTACHMENT 4 ATTACHMENT 6
Recommendation: Adopt resolution to uphold, reverse, or modify
Planning Commission's decision
OLD BUSINESS
1. Continued from the meeting of August 21, 2012, Neighborhood Improvement
Task Force update.
Recommendation: Receive and file
2. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 19, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 4, SECTIONS 19-
14 AND 19-15 OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 12-6, to be read by title only, and
waive further reading
3. Civic Openness in Negotiations (COIN) Ordinance
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(a) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA
MESA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER VI OF TITLE 2 OF THE
COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ORGANIZE EXISTING
SECTIONS INTO ARTICLE 1 AND ADD A NEW ARTICLE 2
REGARDING CIVIC OPENNESS IN NEGOTIATIONS.
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 12-7, to be read by title
only, and waive further reading
NEW BUSINESS
1. Request for "Resident Only" parking restriction on Ballow Lane between Mission
Drive and EI Camino Drive.
Recommendation: Approve; authorize Transportation Services Manager to
extend "Resident Only" parking restriction for a maximum of 1,000 feet as
needed
(a) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA
MESA, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING PERMIT PARKING ON BALLOW
LANE BETWEEN MISSION DRIVE AND EL CAMINO DRIVE.
Recommendation: Adopt resolution
2. Side Letters of Agreement to the July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2013 Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the Costa Mesa Firefighters Association (CMFA), and
the October 26, 2010 to June 30, 2014 MOU with the Costa Mesa Fire
Management Association (CMFMA).
Recommendation: Approve
REPORT — City Attorney
ADJOURNMENT — Regular Adjourned Meeting/Study Session of September 11, 2012 has
been cancelled. Next Regular City Council Meeting: September 18, 2012.
Note regarding agenda -related writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council
after distribution of the City Council agenda packet (GC §54957.5):
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Any related writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this
agenda will be made available for public inspection during normal business hours at the City Clerk's
Office at City Hall, located at 77 Fair Drive, 1st Floor, Costa Mesa. In addition, such writings and
documents may be posted—whenever possible or as part of the agenda—on the city's website at
www.costamesaca.gov.
UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
SEPTEMBER 2012
• American Red Cross Blood Drive — September 6 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Emergency
Operations Center (EOC), 99 Fair Drive. Appointments preferred with a limited number
of walk-ins available until 3 p.m. To schedule an appointment to donate blood, call the
American Red Cross at 1 -800 -RED -CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org
and enter sponsor code, cmpolice.
• First Fridays Road Show — September 7 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the parking lot of City Hall.
Display your vehicle or come out for the food and show. Free food truck vouchers for the
first 100 show cars in the lot. Event and parking are free. For more information, visit
www. costa mesaca.aov/firstfridays.
• The CAMP's 10 -Year Anniversary Eco Fest — September 9 from noon to 3 p.m. In
celebration of 10 years of providing a retail and dining campus mindful of
environmentalism, The CAMP will host an afternoon Eco Fest of like-minded
organizations, live music, interactive art, and FREE O.N.E. Coconut Water. For more
information, visit www.thecampsite.com.
• On September 11, 2012, a brief ceremony will occur at City Hall to honor the 11 t"
anniversary of 9/11. The ceremony will begin at 9:50 a.m. and a moment of silence will
be observed at 9:59 a.m., marking the collapse of the South Tower. The public is invited
to attend and will be able to sign a special banner that will be sent to New York City. For
further information, please visit the city's website at www.costamesaca.gov.
• 32nd Annual Cross -Country Classic - September 14-15 at Estancia High School, 2323
Placentia Avenue. The event is co -hosted by Woodbridge, Estancia and Costa Mesa high
schools, and the Newport -Irvine Rotary Club, and will feature over 90 schools with over
5,000 runners. For additional information, please visit
www.runnerspace.com/el)rofile.l)hp?event id=361.
• Project Independence's 3rd Annual Walk for Independence 2012 will be held on Saturday,
September 15 at Tewinkle Park. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the walk begins at
8 a.m. Each registration comes with a free event t -shirt, snacks, and goodie bag. To
register or for more information, visit www.proindependence.org.
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