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Home My WebLink About1970-08-18MINUTES Administrative Annex, Civic Center Huntington Beach, California Tuesday, August 18, 1970 Mayor Pro Tempore Matney called. the regular adjourned. meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 7:00 P. M. The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present in the Council Chamber. ROLL CALL Councilmen Present: Councilmen Absent: MEADOWLARK AIRPORT Green, Bartlett, Coen (arrived at Gibbs, Shipley STUDY McCracken, Matney, 7: 05 P. M. ) Mayor Pro Tempore Matney stated. that at the Council meeting of August 17, 1970, the Home Council had been requested, to form a committee to explore and report on the situation at Meadowlark Airport, and. that Mr. Robert Dingwall would. give a preliminary report for Council's in f o rmat ion . Mr. Robert Dingwall stated. that his committee had discussed. the problems at Meadowlark Airport with representatives of the Business and Trans- portation Department of the State of California. He said that the State engineers had. conducted a survey of Meadowlark Airport to check their compliance with State and. Federal requirements and. that their report and. recommendations regarding this matter would. be transmitted to Council as soon as possible. Mayor Pro Tempore Matney stated. that he would. work with Councilman McCracken and. Mr. Dingwall, and. continued. the matter to the September 8, 1970 Council meeting. 20 /a Sri UTILITIES TAX - ORDINANCE NO. 1598 The City Administrator stated. that the Finance Director was prepared to discuss% the proposed Utilities Tax Ordinance for Council's information. Mr. Arguello, City Finance Director, addressed. Council and explained. the various provisions of the Utility Tax and, its relationship to the funding of the Capital Improvement Program. Mr. Jack Feehan, District Manager of Southern California Gas Company, addressed Council and stated that his company was in general agreement with the provisions of the proposed Ordinance but suggested that charges for gas used. in water pumping by water corporations and gas used in propelling motor vehicles be excluded from the base on which the tax is imposed. Following considerable d..�_scussion, Council directed that S.1763 (b) be amended. to exempt that gas used in water pumping by water corporations. The City Clerk was directed to give Ordinance No. 1598 a first reading by title -- "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE BY ADDING THERETO ARTICLE 176 PERTAINING TO A UTILITIES TAX." On motion by Green, Council waived. further reading of Ordinance No. 1598, as amended, by the following unanimous roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Green, Bartlett, McCracken, Matney, Coen NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Gibbs, Shipley �.3 RESOLUTION NO. 3209 - SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION -- ADOPTED The Clerk presented. Resolution No. 3209 for Council consideration - "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, ORDERING, CALLING PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HLD IN SAID CITY ON NQVEMBER 3, 1970, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMIT- TING TO THE. QUALIFIED.VOTERS OF SAID CITY VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER AND.CONSOLIDATING SAID -ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON. SAID. DATE." Page #2 - Council Minutes - 8/18/70 Considerable discussion was held by Council regarding the proposal to make the position of City Attorney elective. A motion was made by Councilman Coen to amend proposed Resolution No. 3209 by eliminating Sections 703.1 and 703.2 in their entirety. When put to vote, the motion was passed by the following roll call: AYES: Councilmen: Green, Bartlett, McCracken, Coen NOES: Councilmen: Matney ABSENT: Councilmen: Gibbs, Shipley Council then held considerable discussion regarding the election of a full-time Mayor for the City of Huntington Beach. A motion was made by McCracken -to amend proposed. Resolution No. 3209 to include that a Municipal Election for Mayor be held in April, 1971, and. every four years thereafter. The motion was passed, by the follow- ing roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Green, Bartlett, McCracken, Matney, Coen NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Gibbs, Shipley A motion was made by Councilman McCracken to amend. the proposed. resolu- tion to set forth that the elected Mayor shall have the right to vote in the absence of any Council member, or when a Council member abstains from voting, or in order to break a tie vote of Council, and that he shall not be a member of the City Council but shall be the presid.ing officer. When put to vote, the motion passedon the following roll call: AYES: Councilmen: Green, NOES: Councilmen: Coen ABSENT: Councilmen: Gibbs, Bartlett, McCracken, Matney Shipley At Council's direction, the Clerk read. Resolution No. 3209 by title, as amended v "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING, CALLING, PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON NOVEMBER 3, 1970, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER AND CONSOLIDATING SAID ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SAID DATE." A motion was made by Councilman Bartlett, that the salary of City Councilmen and. Mayor be fixed by ord.inance by a vote of two-thirds of the membership of Council, with the Mayor excluded. from the vote; and further that the right of the Mayor to vote.in the absence of a Council member be forfeited when the matter being voted upon pertains to the salary of Mayor and. further that the title "Mayor Pro Tempore" be changed. to "Vice -Mayor" in all sections involving same. When voted. upon, the motion passed. on the following roll call: AYES: Councilmen: Green, Bartlett, McCracken, Matney, Coen NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Gibbs, Shipley On motion by Green, Council waived further reading of Resolution No. 3209 as amended and, passed. and. adopted. same by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Green, Bartlett, MCCMCken, Matney, Coen NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Gibbs, Shipley At the request of the City Attorney, Mayor Pro Tempore Matney authorized all Councilmen present to review the final draft of Charter Amendments as prepared. by the City Attorney when notified. by him, and, are authorized to approve miscellaneous changes in the draft of any amendments. Mayor Pro Tempore Matney named. Councilmen Green, Bartlett, McCracken, Coen and himself to file the written arguments for various City measures. Page #3 - Council Minutes - 8/18/70 s'3 RESOLUTION NO. 3210 - ADOPTED - FILING OF WRITTEN ARGUMENTS The Clerk read Resolution No. 3210 by title - "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OF ITS MEMBERS AND PERSONS TO FILE WRITTEN ARGUMENTS FOR VARIOUS CITY MEASURES . " On motion by Green, Council waived. further reading of Resolution No. 3210 and passed. and. adopted. same by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Green, Bartlett, McCracken, Matney, Coen NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Gibbs, Shipley .c�, r RECONSIDERATION - RESOLUTION NO. 3209 A motion was made by Councilman Green to reconsider the adoption of Resolution No. 3209. When put to a vote the motion to reconsider Resolution No. 3209 was unanimously carried. A motion was made by Councilman Green to eliminate S. 1207 of Resolution No. 3209 which provides that Council shall not levy a property tax for municipal purposes in excess of One Dollar and forty cents annually on. each One Hundred Dollars of assessed value of taxable property. The motion passed by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Green, Bartlett, McCracken, Matney, Coen NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Gibbs, Shipley The City Clerk was directed to again read. Resolution No. 3209 by title - "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, ORDERING, CALLING, PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON NOVEMBER 3, 1970, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER AND CONSOLIDATING SAID ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SAID DATE." On motion by Bartlett, Council waived, further reading of Resolution No. 3209 and adopted. same as amended, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Green, Bartlett, McCracken, Matney, Coen NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Gibbs, Shipley RESOLUTIONc'NO. -�208 - ADOPTED - FIXES TAX RATE S �s- The Clerk read Resolution No. 3208 by title - "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH FIXING THE TAX RATE FOR SAID CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1970-71." On motion by Green, Council passed and adopted Resolution No. 3208 by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Green, Bartlett, McCracken, Matney, Coen NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Gibbs, Shipley F! - '3 RECREATION & PARKS DEPARTMENT CHARTER PROVISION The City Administrator presented a recommendation from the Recreation and Parks,Commission that the City Council levy the entire 200 tax rate as allowed. by City Charter rather than the current 190 proposed. rate for the operation and. Capital Improvement Program of the Recreation and. Parks Department for the Fiscal Year 1970-71. He stated. that this item had. been deferred from the meeting of August 17, 1970 for consid- eration at this time. The City Administrator stated that it was his recommendation that the current 190 proposed rate for the operation and Capital Improvement Program of the Recreation and. Parks Department be retained.. Page #4 - Council Minutes _ 8/18/70 On motion by Coen, Council approved the recommendation of the City Administrator and directed that a tax rate of 190 be levied for the operation and. Capital Improvement Program of the Recreation and. Parks DeparLirient for the fiscal Year 1970-71. Motion carried. Ms GROSS RECEIPTS TAX - BUSINESS LICENSE INCREASE Discussion was held by Council regarding proposals for the increase of business license fees or the establishment of a gross receipts system of business licensing as a method of increasing revenue for the City's Capital improvement Program. A motion was made by Councilman Coen to direct the City Attorney to prepare an amendment to the ordinance code to increase business license fees in all categories with the exception of apartment dwellings by 50 per cent, effective immediately with respect to new applicants, and effective July 1, 1971 for all present business licensees. The motion was passed. by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Green, Bartlett, McCracken, Matney, Coen NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Gibbs, Shipley On motion by Green, Council directed the City Attorney to prepare an amendment to the ordinance code to increase business license fees for apartment units to $5 per unit annually, prorated. at the time of its effective date of the ordinance amendment, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Green, Matney, Coen NOES: Councilmen: Bartlett, McCracken ABSENT: Councilmen: Gibbs, Shipley 3s - f« MOBILE HOMES - BUSINESS LICENSE FEE RESEARCH Council requested that the Finance of levying a business license tax City, for report to Council. ADJOURNMENT Director research the feasibility on mobile home dwellings within the On motion by Green, the regular adjourned meetingg of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned at 10:45 P. M. Motion carried. ATTEST: Paul C. nes City Clerk Paul C. es City Clerk and ex -off icio Clerk of the City Council of the City ofIuntington Beach, California f ferry A. matney Mayor Pro Tempore