HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 2003 0416 CC REGMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Moorpark, California April 16, 2003
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Moorpark
was held on April 16, 2003, in the Council Chambers of said City
located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Hunter called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Captain Richard Diaz led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL:
Present: Councilmembers Harper, Millhouse, Parvin,
and Mayor Hunter. Councilmember Mikos
arrived at 6:34 p.m.
Staff Present: Hugh Riley, Assistant City Manager; Mary
Lindley, Community Services Director; Barry
Hogan, Community Development Director;
Cynthia Borchard, Administrative Services
Director; Walter Brown, City Engineer;
Captain Richard Diaz, Sheriff's Department;
Julie C.T. Hernandez, Senior Management
Analyst; Deborah Traffenstedt, Assistant to
City Manager /City Clerk; and Blanca Garza,
Deputy City Clerk.
4. PROCLAMATIONS AND COMMENDATIONS:
A. Proclamation for National Volunteer Week
Mayor Hunter read the Proclamation and presented one
copy to Mary Lindley, Community Services Director, and
one to Captain Richard Diaz, Ventura County Sheriff's
Department, in recognition of the many City of
Moorpark volunteers, including Community Services
Department and City Police volunteers.
B. City Manager's Monthly Report.
Mr. Riley introduced Mary Lindley, Community Services
Director, who gave the monthly report.
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She gave a brief overview of the following
events /projects:
• Ground breaking of Arroyo Vista Phase II
scheduled for April 21St.
• Spring Day Camp will kickoff on April 21St at
Arroyo Vista Community Park.
• Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for April 19th at
Arroyo Vista Community Park at 10 a.m. Activities
include: Easter Egg Hunt, Pony Rides, Amusement
Rides, Carnival Games, and Face Painting.
• Recreation Staff is busy planning the Apricot
Festival scheduled for May 9 -11 at Arroyo Vista
Community Park. It is a very special event
including a Midway Carnival.
• The 20 -Year Anniversary Celebration is being
planned in culmination with the 3rd of July
Fireworks.
She also reported on various sports leagues including:
Winter Adult Basketball, Adult Softball League, Women
30+ League, Co -ed Volleyball League, Winter Youth
Basketball League, and Special Olympics.
Ms. Lindley stated that the Teen Programs are going
strong and reported on the After Dark Dance, the Band
Jam, and the Battle of the Bands.
She reported on the recent Volunteer Recognition Event
held by the Senior Center and mentioned they had 170
participants attend the dinner and entertainment. She
added that the Senior Center was awarded approximately
$9,000 from a Area on Aging Grant to provide various
health screenings free of charge.
She stated that the bocce ball courts have been
completed at Tierra Rejada Park and will be dedicated
on April 26.
She concluded by reporting that the Serenada Trail
continues to have problems in regard to dirt bike
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jumps going up that are being taken down as soon as
they are discovered. She stated this issue might need
to be looked at further to possibly provide a site for
dirt bike use in a location that is not a sensitive
natural habitat area.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
AT THIS POINT in the meeting, the City Council recessed to
convene a meeting of the Moorpark Redevelopment Agency. The time
was 7:23 p.m. The City Council meeting reconvened at 7:25 p.m.
6. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA:
Councilmember Mikos requested Items 10.C. and 10.I. be
pulled from the Consent Calendar.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
Mayor Hunter requested a future agenda item from staff by
May 21, 2003, on options available for Council to consider
facilitating moving traffic more efficiently on Tierra
Rejada Road, from the State Route 23 off ramp to Spring
Road, including synchronization of traffic signals.
8. PUBLIC HEARING:
None.
9. PRESENTATION /ACTION /DISCUSSION:
A. Consider City Letter of Support on the Draft Summary
Report of the County of Ventura Open Space District
Advisory Committee ( OSDAC). Staff Recommendation:
Direct staff to prepare a letter to the OSDAC for the
City Manager's signature and final language approval
including: The City Council's support of the Draft
OSDAC Summary Report and requesting the revisions
discussed in the agenda report.
Ms. Traffenstedt gave the staff report.
Councilmember Mikos concurred with staff's
recommendation that language be added to recognize the
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potential for restoring /enhancing natural habitat and
she provided several recommendations on language
revisions to the Purpose Statement and two of the Open
Space Selection Criteria.
In response to Councilmember Mikos, Ms. Traffenstedt
agreed with the recommended revisions to the Purpose
Statement and Open Space Selection Criteria and stated
that the Advisory Committee was recommending some
flexibility with regard to funding, including that
there should be funding available that would not be
tied to a specific region, to allow a good opportunity
purchase to be made, when there is a willing seller.
Councilmember Mikos concurred with the other staff
recommendations in the agenda report.
CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the Council to direct
staff to prepare a letter to the OSDAC for the City
Manager's signature and final language approval, including
the City Council's support of the Draft OSDAC Summary
Report and requesting the revisions discussed in the agenda
report and as recommended by Councilmember Mikos.
Mayor Hunter concluded by commenting on Ms.
Traffenstedt's participation on this panel and added
that Ms. Traffenstedt represents the City in addition
to her other responsibilities as the Assistant to the
City Manager /City Clerk and in the past as the Acting
Director of Community Development. He added that her
Planning experience made her the logical choice to
represent the City and has done it very capably and
wanted to point it out to Council to acknowledge her
as well as all staff for their ability to do more with
less and all the work they do is work well done.
10. CONSENT CALENDAR:
MOTION: Councilmember Millhouse moved and Councilmember
Parvin seconded a motion to approve the Consent Calendar
with the exception of Items 10.C. and 10.I., which were
pulled for individual consideration. The motion carried by
unanimous roll call vote.
A. Consider Approval of Minutes of Special Joint Meetin
of the City Council and the Planning Commission of Ma
8, 2002.
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Consider Approval of Minutes of Special Joint Meeting
of the City Council and the Planning Commission of
February 26, 2003.
Consider Approval of Minutes of Special Meeting of
March 19, 2003.
Consider Approval of Minutes of Special Meeting of
April 2, 2003.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the minutes.
B. Consider Approval of Warrant Register for Fiscal Year
2002 -2003 - April 16, 2003.
Manual Warrants
Voided Warrant
Payroll Liability
Warrants
Regular Warrants
112252 &
112391 - 112392
112269
$ 32,240.97
$ 1,803.00
$ (200.00)
112468 -
112474
$
7,958.22
112393 -
112467 &
$
51,329.19
112475 -
112479 &
$
140,812.08
112480 -
112507
$
286,284.80
Staff Recommendation: Approve the warrant register.
D. Consider Bond Reduction for JIN Industrial Investment,
LLC, Located on the Easterly Side of Condor Drive.
Staff Recommendation: 1) Authorize the City Clerk to
reduce sureties #128830 and #128831 to 100; and 2)
Authorize the City Clerk to fully exonerate surety for
IPD 99 -04 one year after this approval of the
reduction of surety bond and upon written confirmation
from the City Engineer that no warranty work is
required.
E. Consider Bond Reduction for Special Devices,
Incorporated, Tract 5004, Located East of the
Intersection of the 23 Freeway and New Los Angeles
Avenue. Staff Recommendation: 1) Authorize the City
Clerk to reduce sureties #083S103531861BCM and
#B2881823 to 100; and 2) Authorize the City Clerk to
fully exonerate sureties one year after this approval
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of the reduction of surety bond and upon written
confirmation from the City Engineer that no warranty
work is required.
F. Consider Recordation of Quitclaim Deed of Easements
for Disposal of Storm Water to Archstone Communities
Project (RPD- 97 -1). Staff Recommendation: Approve
the acceptance of the Quitclaim Deed of Easement and
authorize the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to
record the Quitclaim Deed of Easement in the office of
the Ventura County Recorder.
G. Consider the Reduction of the Parkland Dedication Fees
for the Affordable Unit in Tract Map No. 5181 (TR
Partners). Staff Recommendation: Set the parkland
dedication fee for the Tract No. 5181 affordable unit
at sixty percent (60 %) of the market rate units.
H. Consider Report of Annual Development Agreement
Review, Established in Connection with West Pointe
Homes, Located on the West Side of Walnut Canyon Road,
Approximately 3,500 feet North of Casey Road, on the
Application of William Lyon Homes, Inc. Staff
Recommendation: 1) Accept the Community Development
Director's Report and recommendation, and find, on the
basis of substantial evidence, that William Lyon
Homes, Inc. has complied in good faith with the terms
and conditions of the agreement; and 2) Deem the
annual review process complete.
J. Consider Report of Annual Development Agreement
Review, Established in Connection with 43.32 Acres of
Land Located West of Gabbert Road, North of the
Westerly Extension of Poindexter Avenue (A -B
Properties and Southern California Edison Company) .
Staff Recommendation: 1) Accept the Community
Development Director's Report and recommendation, and
find, on the basis of substantial evidence, that A -B
Properties and Southern California Edison Company have
complied in good faith with the terms and conditions
of the agreement; and 2) Deem the annual review
process complete for A -B Properties' Development
Agreement and for Southern California Edison Company's
Development Agreement.
K. Consider Adoption of Resolution, Amending the Fiscal
Year 2002/2003 Budget by Appropriating Additional
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Older Americans Act (OAA) Grant Funds for Senior
Center Health and Wellness Programs. Staff
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 2003 -2076 amending
the FY 2002/2003 Budget by appropriating $4,200 in OAA
grant funds for Senior Center Health and Wellness
Programs. ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED
The following items were pulled for individual
consideration:
C. Consider the 2003 Legislative Program. Staff
Recommendation: Adopt the 2003 Legislative Program.
Councilmember Mikos stated that she pulled this item
for two reasons: to remind staff to always have the
Legislative Program as a Presentation /Action/
Discussion item and to make language suggestions. She
stated the Legislative Program should be discussed so
the public may be made aware of its importance.
In response to Councilmember Mikos, Mr. Riley and
Mayor Hunter stated that there was no need to amend
the platform statement No. 2.F. on stamped page 60.
Councilmember Mikos also suggested adding language to
at the end of platform statement 3.C. on stamped page
60 as follows: "...as long the legislation does not
create less flexibility for using such funds for
public transit."
Mayor Hunter stated he did not agree with the proposed
amendment and that greater flexibility is gained by
not narrowing the scope of the item.
Councilmember Millhouse stated he agreed with the
Mayor.
Councilmember Harper referenced
legislation that limits all gas
state and all vehicle license
improvement construction. He
Mikos did not want to see use
local mass transit prohibited.
an example of proposed
taxes collected by the
fees to only highway
stated Councilmember
)f gas tax revenues for
Councilmember Parvin stated that she is comfortable
with the way it is currently written and understands
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it that way. She likes the flexibility of the current
language.
Councilmember Millhouse stated that he does not think
the proposed language change provides greater
flexibility for how local transportation funds are
used. He stated that problems have not occurred in
regard to positions being taken on legislation.
In response to Mayor Hunter, Mr. Riley stated there
have not been any changes from the 2002 Legislative
Program to the 2003 Legislative Program.
Councilmember Mikos suggested as an alternative that a
new, separate item be added to the 2003 Legislative
Program in regard to opposing legislation that would
limit our ability to spend local transportation
dollars on public transit.
In response to Councilmember Mikos, Mayor Hunter
stated that it would then be worded exactly the
opposite of Item 3.C, "oppose legislation that
provides narrower flexibility for the use of local
transportation funds." He also added that the whole
intent of the Legislative Program is to allow staff to
react without Council approval on a pre- adopted
program so they can send letters of support or
opposition when there is insufficient time for the
Council to meet and take a position. He stated the
Legislative Program is philosophical and broad based
and the lack of specificity with respect to Item 3.0
implies we oppose legislation that reduces our
flexibility.
Councilmember Mikos stated that she feels there is an
interest by certain groups within the State to reduce
public transit funds in support of road construction.
She also stated that it may not be the Council's
concurrence to protect those funds; however, she
stated she wants to go on record as wanting to do
something to protect those funds and that this is a
reason to discuss this item in a public forum.
Councilmember Millhouse commented that if a specific,
significant piece of legislation comes forward, it
will be addressed by the Council, and that he
disagreed to some extent with Councilmember Mikos in
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terms of everyone wanting to spend their
transportation money on bus services instead of roads.
Councilmember Harper proposed adding a new platform
statement 3.F. stating: "Oppose legislation that would
reduce our local share of transit funds intended for
public transit."
Mayor Hunter stated he does not oppose a new item, but
that he does not want to create wording that limits or
defines Council Policy through this document. He
stated the Legislative Program is to enable staff to
take a position on behalf of the City when specific
direction is not provided.
Councilmember Harper stated that the document has to
reflect Council Policy, because we are directing staff
to respond on behalf of the Council. He suggested the
item be continued to allow additional time to draft
language for the Council to consider.
CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the Council to continue
this item to the May 7, 2003, meeting to allow
Councilmember Mikos, Councilmember Harper and staff to
develop revised language for the Council to consider.
I. Consider Report of Annual Development Agreement
Review, Established in Connection with Industrial
Planned Development (TR No. 5004 /IPD No. 95 -02)
Special Devices, Incorporated (SDI). Staff
Recommendation: 1) Accept the Community Development
Director's Report and recommendation, and find, on the
basis of substantial evidence, that SDI has complied
in good faith with the terms and conditions of the
agreement; and 2) Deem the annual review process
complete.
Councilmember Mikos stated that she pulled this item
to ask a couple of clarifying questions.
In response to Councilmember Mikos, Mr. Hogan
confirmed that under stamped page 91, regarding
reforestation, this only covers the landscaping around
the interchange and does not deal with outstanding
landscaping issues that have yet to reach resolution.
He also confirmed that there are outstanding issues
that have not yet been dealt with in regard to
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drainage /irrigation and verified that on stamped page
91, there is a typographical error that needs to be
corrected to change 2002 to 2003.
MOTION: Councilmember Mikos moved and Councilmember Harper
seconded a motion to: 1) Accept the Community Development
Director's Report and recommendation, as amended on page
91, and find on the basis of substantial evidence, that SDI
has complied in good faith with the terms and conditions of
the agreement; and 2) Deem the annual review process
complete. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
11. ORDINANCES:
None.
12. CLOSED SESSION:
None was held.
13. ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Councilmember Harper moved d Councilme er Parvin
seconded a motion to adjourn. The ti n y unanimous
voice vote. The time was 7:23 p.m.
ATTEST:
Deborah S. Traffenstkt
City Clerk
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