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Moorpark, California March 21, 2007
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Moorpark was held on March 21,
2007, in the Council Chambers of said City located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark,
California.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Pro Tempore Millhouse called the meeting to order at 7:14 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Joseph Montes, City Attorney, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL:
Present: Councilmembers Mikos, Parvin, Van Dam, and Mayor Pro
Tempore Millhouse.
Absent: Mayor Hunter.
Staff Present: Steven Kueny, City Manager; Joseph Montes, City Attorney;
Hugh Riley, Assistant City Manager; Mary Lindley,
Parks /Recreation and Community Services Director; Johnny
Ea, Finance Director; Yugal Lall, City Engineer /Public Works
Director; David Bobardt, Planning Manager; Senior
Management Analyst John Brand; Captain Jeff Matson,
Sheriff's Department; Deborah Traffenstedt, Administrative
Services Director /City Clerk; and Maureen Benson, Deputy
City Clerk.
4. PROCLAMATIONS AND COMMENDATIONS:
A. Proclamation Declaring March 26 through March 30, as Boys & Girls Club
Week in Moorpark.
Mayor Pro Tempore Millhouse presented Gary Cabrioles, President of the
Board of Directors of the Moorpark Boys and Girls Club, with a
proclamation declaring March 26 through March 30, as Boys and Girls
Club Week in Moorpark.
B. Introduction of New City Employee Michael Atkin, Recreation /Community
Services Manager.
Mayor Pro Tempore Millhouse introduced new City employee Michael
Atkin, Recreation /Community Services Manager.
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C. Introduction of New City Employee Luis Gonzalez, Landscape /Parks
Maintenance Superintendent.
Mayor Pro Tempore Millhouse introduced new City employee Luis
Gonzalez, Landscape /Parks Maintenance Superintendent.
D. City Manager's Monthly Report.
Mr. Riley gave the monthly report.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Debbie Heaslip, member of the Board of the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce,
gave a monthly update on membership, upcoming events, and the anticipated
move to High Street.
6. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA:
CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the Council to pull Items 10.A. and 10.13. from
the Consent Calendar for individual consideration upon the request of Councilmember
Mikos.
CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the Council to pull Item 10. L. from the Consent
Calendar for individual consideration upon the request of Mr. Kueny.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
Mayor Pro Tempore Millhouse announced a game of golf with friends can be a
tax deductible donation of $200 while helping to support the City's Youth
Recreation Scholarship Program. Moorpark Country Club will issue a certificate
for golf for a party of four, a golf cart, and the use of the practice range. Contact
Patty Lemke at City Hall for more information.
Mayor Pro Tempore Millhouse announced there will be a free landfill day for
Moorpark residents on Sunday, April 15th, at the Simi Valley Landfill and
Recycling Center at 2801 Madera Road. Household waste only may be dumped
or recycled without charge from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. No appointment is
necessary; however, proof of residency is required. For more information,
contact Moorpark City Hall at or the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center.
Councilmember Parvin stated she had attended a meeting of the Ventura County
Local Agency Formation Commission ( LAFCO) today, March 21. She requested
a Council box item memo from staff before the next LAFCO meeting to provide
information regarding a Moorpark property discussed by LAFCO in the Municipal
Services Review that is outside the City's Curb Line, but within the Sphere of
Influence and City Limits.
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8. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None.
9. PRESENTATION /ACTION /DISCUSSION:
A. Consider Time Warner Cable TV Customer Service Performance.
(continued from March 7, 2007) Staff Recommendation: Direct staff as
deemed appropriate.
Mr. Brand gave the staff report.
Ben Hall, a Time Warner digital subscriber in Simi Valley, spoke about the
changes in his programming, costs associated with the Time Warner
product; and his unsuccessful attempts to contact Time Warner.
Councilmember Parvin and Mayor Pro Tempore Millhouse, members of
the Cable Ad Hoc Committee reported on discussions with Time Warner
representatives.
A discussion followed among the Councilmembers regarding the lack of
progress in resolving issues with Time Warner.
MOTION: Mayor Pro Tempore Millhouse moved and Councilmember Parvin
seconded a motion to direct staff to: 1) Transmit in writing, a Notice of Material
Default to Time Warner for failure to meet the Customer Service Standards of the
Franchise Agreement and the Moorpark Municipal Code for at least the last three
months; and 2) Agendize this item for the April 18 Regular City Council meeting
to review any steps taken by Time Warner to cure the default, and /or to set a
public hearing to consider the imposition of penalties and /or fines under the
terms of the Franchise Agreement and Moorpark Municipal Code. The motion
carried by voice vote 4 -0, Mayor Hunter absent)
B. Consider Approval of Conceptual Design for the Construction of Raised
Landscaped Medians on Los Angeles Avenue Between State Route 23
and Tierra Rejada Road. Staff Recommendation: Approve the
Conceptual Design for the subject project.
Mr. Lall gave the staff report.
In response to Mayor Pro Tempore Millhouse, Ms. Traffenstedt stated
there were no speakers.
MOTION: Councilmember Mikos moved and Councilmember Van Dam
seconded a motion to approve the Conceptual Design for the subject project.
The motion carried by voice vote 4 -0, Mayor Hunter absent.
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C. Consider Allocation of ACTUAL Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Funds ($206,961) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007/2008. Staff
Recommendation: Allocate the entire $19,538, the full increase in the
actual HUD -CDBG funding, into the Human Services Center complex
project. ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED
Mr. Bobardt gave the staff report, correcting the transposition of numbers
in the allocation amount to be $19,583.
In response to Mayor Pro Tempore Millhouse, Ms. Traffenstedt stated
there were no speakers.
MOTION: Councilmember Parvin moved and Councilmember Mikos seconded a
motion to allocate the entire $19,583, the full increase in the actual HUD -CDBG
funding, into the Human Services Center complex project. The motion carried by
roll call vote 4 -0, Mayor Hunter absent.
10. CONSENT CALENDAR: (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED)
MOTION: Councilmember Mikos moved and Councilmember Parvin seconded a
motion to approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of Items 10.A, 10.13, and
10.L, which were pulled for individual consideration. The motion carried by roll call vote
4 -0, Mayor Hunter absent.
C. Consider Approval of Warrant Register for Fiscal Year 2006 -2007 — March
21, 2007. Staff Recommendation: Approve the warrant register.
D. Consider Resolution Authorizing Mid -Year Amendments to _2006 /2007
Fiscal Year Budget. (continued from March 7, 2007) Staff
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2007 -2573, amending the FY
2006/07 Budget as noted in Exhibits A and B of the agenda report. ROLL
CALL VOTE REQUIRED
E. Consider Notice of Completion for 2006 Asphalt Pavement Repair Project.
Staff Recommendation: Accept the work as complete and direct the City
Clerk to record the Notice of Completion.
F. Consider Agreement with Public Health for Vaccine Distribution. Staff
Recommendation: Approve the Agreement, subject to final language
approval by the City Manager and City Attorney; and authorize City
Manager to execute the agreement.
G. Consider Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2006/07 Budget for Diesel
Retrofit of Four Moorpark City Transit Buses. Staff Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2007 -2574. ROLL CALL VOTE
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H. Consider the City of Moorpark 2006 General Plan Annual Report Including
the Housing Element Progress Report. Staff Recommendation: 1)
Receive and file report; and 2) Direct staff to forward a copy of this report
to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, the California
Department of Housing and Community Development, and the County of
Ventura — Planning Division.
Consider Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2006/07 Budget by
Appropriating General Funds (Older American Act Title III -B Health
Screening and Education Program Contract Grant) to Fund an Additional
Grant of One - Time -Only Funds for the Grant - Funded "Strike Out Stroke"
Program. Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2007 -2575.
ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED
J. Consider Resolution Authorizing the Destruction of Certain Records. Staff
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2007 -2576.
K. Consider Rejection of Claim: Jesus Ortiz Alvarez. Staff
Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct staff to send a standard
rejection letter to the claimant.
The following items were pulled for individual consideration.
A. Consider Approval of the Special Meeting Minutes of March 7, 2007. Staff
Recommendation: Approve the minutes.
Councilmember Mikos stated she had pulled these minutes to correct the
error in naming the Mayor Pro Tempore.
MOTION: Councilmember Mikos moved and Councilmember Parvin seconded a
motion to approve the Special Meeting minutes of March 7, 2007, as amended,
to correctly identify Mayor Pro Tempore Millhouse and Councilmember Mikos
throughout the document. The motion carried by voice vote 4 -0, Mayor Hunter
absent.
B. Consider Approval of the Regular Meeting Minutes of March 7, 2007.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the minutes.
Councilmember Mikos stated she had pulled these minutes to amend her
announcement under Item 7; and to reflect her dissention for Item 9.6.
MOTION: Councilmember Mikos moved and Councilmember Van Dam
seconded a motion to approve the Regular Meeting minutes of March 7, 2007, as
amended to reflect Councilmember Mikos' announcement under Item 7.
regarding her summary of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy's Agenda
should include she reported on items relevant to Moorpark and the East Ventura
County Area; and for Item 9.D. to add language that Councilmember Mikos was
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not in favor of directing staff to schedule May 23, 2007, for Joint City
Council /Parks and Recreation Commission meeting at 6:00 p.m. and Joint City
Council /Planning Commission meeting at 6:45 p.m. to be followed by the Budget
Workshop at 7:30 p.m. The motion carried by voice vote 4 -0, Mayor Hunter
absent.
L. Consider Final Map Approval for Tract Map No. 5147 (A -B Properties).
Staff Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the
map and the City Clerk to cause Tract Map 5147 to be recorded in the
office of the Ventura County Recorder.
Mr. Lall requested the verbiage on the Final Map reflect that North Hills
Parkway would not be a private street.
MOTION: Councilmember Mikos moved and Councilmember Parvin seconded a
motion to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the map, as amended by the
staff report and including a further amendment to reflect that North Hills Parkway
would not be a private street. The motion carried by voice vote 4 -0, Mayor
Hunter absent.
11. ORDINANCES: (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED)
None.
12. CLOSED SESSION:
None was hel
13. ADJOURNME
Mayor Pro Te
ATTEST:
Deborah S. Traffenstedt
City Clerk