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Home My WebLink About1989-09-25MINUTES CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY' Huntington. Beach Inn 21112 Pacific Coast Highway Huntington Beach, California Monday, September 25, 1989 A partial tape recording of this meeting is on file in the City Clerk's Office.. Councilman4 Erskine, in the absence of Mayor Bannister. and Mayor Pro Tempore Mays, called the adjourned regular meeting of the. City Council/Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach to order at'5 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: MacAllister, Green, Winchell, Silva, Erskine (Mays arrived.5:12 p.m.., Bannister arrived 6:50 p.m.) Absent: None Councilwoman Winchell stated that originally the meeting was scheduled for a closed session on certain items and that she opposed consideration .of any other items as it was not in accordance with Council direction to have off -site meetings vidiotaped. She stated that if non -closed items were to be considered the meeting should have been scheduled to be held in the Council Chamber. Mayor Pro Tempore Mays arrived at the meeting. Discussion was held by Council regarding the direction given at the September 18, 1989 meeting relative to the purpose of this: meeting. The City Attorney read code sections pertaining to matters which could be discussed at closed sessions. Further discussion was held.. A motion was 'made by Erskine, seconded by Mays.. that the agenda items pertain- ing to the presentation by Steve Bone representing the Robert Mayer Corporation, Personnel Evaluations, Procedure for Selection of New City Administrator, and, the Discussion of Redevelopment Staff Options would be considered .in open session. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: MacAllister, Green Winchell, Mays, trskinei NOES: Silva ABSENT: Bannister 11 Page 2 --.Council/Agency Minutes - 9/25/89 Mr. William Watson, attorney -at -law, member of the audience, was advised that the. item pertaining to the Main -Pier Redevelopment Project Area Phase I - California Resorts Exclusive Right To Negotiate would be considered at 8 p.m. PUBLIC CENTS Mayor. r- Tempore Mays opened the Public Comments., No one spoke CLOSED.SESSION The Mayor Pro Tempor.e stated that the City Council would recess to closed "session to.confer :with its City Attorney regarding pending I i ti gati on. pursuant to; Governrtient ,Code Section 54956.9(b)(1) regarding Mills Land ,And. -Water Company°and Daisy Thorpe Piccirelli property. RECESS-.—. RECONVfNE The Mayor Pro Tenipore called a recess of Council at 6:35 p.m. The meeting was reconvened at 6:50 p.m. with Mayor Bannister present. A .communication from Mayor Bannister, dated September 23, 1989 entitled, "Monday, September 250 Agenda Item #f .'Redevelopment Staff Options" was distributed to,. Council by the Mayor.; PRFQFNTATTr* _RY CTFVF Rnmr. DVPDFr.FMTTYG Tur DARCDT YAVCD ryWDADATTnu Dr.. Councilwoman.Winchell stated reasons,why she did not beliteve it appropriate to make the presentation on. the Second Phase of the Waterfront Project Main -Pier Redevelopment Project Area without it being videotaped. Steve Bone, Executive Director of Robert L. Mayer Corporation, stated. that. he wished to comply with Council wishes. An 'informal vote was taken to hear the presentation which,cartted.as follows: AYES: MacAllister., Bannister, Mays, Silva, Erskine NOES: Green.,Winchell ABSENT: None Councilwoman:Wi.nchell left the room. Discussion was held regarding. the presentation to be .giveh,by Steve Bone, representing the Robert Mayer Corporation. Councilwoman Winchell returned to the room. Steve Bone,,T.epretenting The Robert Mayer Corporation,,. presented a .report regardin.,g the Second Phase of the Waterfront Project. Discussion was held regarding the intent of!the.discussion to be held on the agenda .items.; explaining the purpose of Agenda ItemNo.. 4"'e' -.,'Personnel Evaluations:}. I Page 3 - Council/Agency Minutes - 9/25/89 1 RECESS - RECONVENE The Mayor called a recess of Council for dinner at 7:15 p.m. The meeting was reconvened at 8:25`p.m. with Councilwoman Winchell absent. The following communication was distributed to Council during the meeting: "Development of Block 101, Lake Street and Pacific Coast Highway" from the City Administrator, dated September 25, 1989 transmitting a communication dated September 11, 1989 from Agency Legal Counsel Tom Clark regarding Main Pier Redevelopment Project Area - Block 101. The City Administrator presented a staff report. Tom Clark, Redevelopment Agency Counsel, presented a recommendation. He referred to a letter he wrote to Paul Cook, dated .September ll, 1989, outlining his recommendations. Mayor Bannister referred to the Community Redevelopment Agency code which had been provided to the Agency by Mr. Clark. Discussion was held regarding the intent of Agency Resolution No. 48. Councilman Mays referred to a letter from Tom Clark dated September 11, 1989. The City Administrator stated that research could. be done to determine if a Request for Proposal had been,done in the past. Discussion was held regarding a letter received by the City Attorney, dated December 19, 1989, from Jack McNamarra, South Coast Oil. The City. Attorney reported on said letter. The City Administrator read aloud a letter, from South Coast Oil and Gas A motion was made by Green, seconded by Winchell, to follow the direction of. Agency/Council, to .recommend that the Agency fulfill its owner participation obligation by use of Request for Proposal process similar to that employed.for Phase II. Discussion was held between the Council and City Attorney. Mayor Bannister inquired of the City Attorney as to whether the motion.made at a previous meeting.needed to be rescinded. j A motion was made by Erskine, seconded by Green, for reconsideration of the motion on this matter made at a previous Council meeting. The motion to reconsider. failed so the previous council action stands by the following vote:. (all ayes raise your hand, all noes raise your hand.. No vote was announced) ( it was clarified later that only Block 101 was meant for this motion) AYES: Green, Winchell, Erskine NOES: MacAllister, Bannister, Mays, Silva ABSENT: None Discussion was held regarding the procedure to return this item to Council for the October 2, 1989, Council meeting. RI Page 4 - Council/Agency Minutes - 9/25/89 (City Council) PERSONNEL EVALUATIONS A motion was made by Silva, seconded by Erskine, to discuss the issue of Agenda Item 4, Personnel Evaluations.. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: MacAllister, Green, Winchell, Bannister, Mays, Silva, Erskine NOES: None ABSENT: None Councilman Silva inquired regarding the procedure being used for personnel evaluations starting With.-the,,;,City Administrator as it was his understanding that many employees had,not°had their annual reviews. The. City, Admf-Rtstrator reported that the Personnel Departmervt:should notify departmen# h-ads annually;A,n order ,to evaluate.. employees. The City Attorney read Article IV, Section 401, Paragraph (h) from the City Charter, Appointive Offices and Personnel. The City Administrator stated he would present Council with a report on individual departments in, the city for informative purposes. CLOSED SESSION The Mayor called a Closed Session of the City Council pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 to consider- ersonnel matters. RECESS - RECONVENE The Mayor called a recess of Council at 9:20 p.m. The meeting was reconvened at 10:50 p.m. ADJOURNMENT - COUNCIUREDEVELMENT AGENCY The Mayor/Chairman 'adjouraed the; adjourned regular :meetings of the City Council and Redevelopment :.Agency. of the City of Huntington Beach to 5:30 p.m., Monday, October 2, 1989, in Room B-8, of the Civic Center Complex. Clerk of ithe Redevel ment Agency and :City,,Cterk-and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Hunting n Beach, California ATTES U"a, �� City Clerk/Clerk a or/C a rma ' P