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CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Room B-8, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
Monday, March 5, 1990
A tape recording of this meeting is
on file in the City Clerk's.Office.,
Mayor Mays called the adjourned regular meetings of the City Council and the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: MacAllister, Winchell, Mays, Erskine
ABSENT: Green, Silva, Bannister
Mayor Mays stated that Councilmen Green and Silva were in Washington on city
business and that Council'man.Bannister would be at the 7 p.m. Council meeting.
Councilman Erskine stated he would be abstaining from consideration .of the
public hearing on Code Amendment No. 90-1.
Dennis Groat, Deputy Fire Marshal, informed Council of the changes to Section
15.16.160 and Section 15.16.010 to the proposed code amendment which they had
before them.
Discussion was held between Council and staff regarding the financial
responsibility of hazardous wells and the building of homes on property over
an abandoned well. Discussion was held regarding insurance requirements and
abandonment procedures.
Councilman MacAllister stated he was concerned about code enforcement on land-
scaping on some well areas to properly hide tanks.
(600.25)
Councilwoman Winchell stated the agreement should be amended on Page 1, Para-
graph 1, to -state' -that the "PROJECT shall include demolition of existing pier
and reconstruction of a new concrete facility."
SjUdevelopment Agency) DISCUSSION HELD RE,• REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT - RELOCA-
TION OF ELECTRICAL FACILITIES IN THE EDINGER CORRIDOR - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EDISON COMPANY (600.30)
Councilman MacAllister requested that whenever there is an agreement that bids
from all bidders be presented in the back-up material:,.
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(Redevelopment Agency) DISCUSSION HELD RE: ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT -
GOTHARD/HOOVER STREET EXTENSION - IWA ENGINEERS (600.30)
In answer to Councilwoman Winchell's inquiry, the Public Works Director stated
the Gothard/Hoover Street Extension was on the Master Plan of Arterial
Highways.
(City Council) DISCUSSION HELD RE: AGREEMENT - CHEVRON USA - PACIFIC
ELECTRIC LEASE SITE - ELIMINATES 20 WELL SITES N/O THE PIER (600.10)
Councilman Erskine stated the item pertaining to the Pacific Electric Lease
Site was a milestone to the Huntington Beach coastline.
:•(City Council) DISCUSSION HELD RE: ORDINANCE NO. 3034 - ALLIED ARTS BOARD
(900.40)
In answer to Councilman MacAllister's inquiry, Councilwoman Winchell stated
who the Council liaisons for the Allied Arts Board were.
CLOSED SESSION
The Mayor called a Closed Session of the City Council pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9(a) to confer with its attorney regarding pending litiga-
tion - Larry Leicht - DBA, Rent -A -Bench v. City of Huntington Beach - OCSCC
X50 43 72.
The Mayor called a Closed Session of the City Council pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9(a) to confer with its attorney regarding pending l.itiga-
tion - City. of Huntington Beach v. State of California, et al - Superior Court
Case No. 363384 - (Malathi on Spraying).
RECESS - RECONVENE
The Mayor called a recess of Council at 6:30 p.m. The meeting was reconvened
at 6:45 p.m.
Mayor Mays adjourned the adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach to 7 p.m., March 19, 990,e at m B- Ci Center.
Clerk of the Redevelopment Agency
and City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California
ATTEST:
City Clerk/Clerk Mayor/Chairman
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MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Room B-8, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
Monday; March 5, 1990
A videotape recording of this meeting is
on file in the City Clerk's Office.
Mayor Mays called the regular meetings of. the City Council and the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 7 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: MacAllister, Winchell, Mays,,Bannister, Erskine
ABSENT: Green, Silva
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & INVOCATION
The Flag Ceremony. and Invocation was conducted by the Golden West Swim Club,
Mardi Beauregard, President.
NEW CITY ADMINISTRATOR INTRODUCED — MICHAEL UBERUAGA
Mayor Mays introduced the new City Administrator, Michael Uberuaga.
PIER PROJECT — FEMA = $1.1 MILLION
Councilman Erskine presented a report on State. funding. He stated that the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would provide $1.1 million for the
pier reconstruction project.
(City Council) OPENED PUBLIC HEARING — CONTINUED TO 3/19/90 — CODE AMENDMENT
NO. 90-1 — ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. 90-1 — OIL CODE REVISIONS — INTRODUC—
TION OF ORDINANCE NO. 3037 (520.40)
The Mayor announced that this was the day and hour set for a public hearing to
consider the fol-lowing:
Code Amendment No. 90-1/Environmental Assessment
No. 90-1
APPLICANT: City of Huntington Beach
LOCATION: City-wide
ZONE: All zones
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REQUEST: Major revisions to Title 15, Huntington Beach Oil Code, including
appointment of members to subsidence committee, change of definitions, inspec-
tions, bonds, insurance, storage limitations, screening, emergency access,
production standards and other technical revisions.
ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS Negative Declaration No. 90-1._ .
COASTAL STATUS: Following City Council Approval, Code Amendment No. 90-1
will be forwarded to the California Coastal Commission -for approval and incor-
poration into the City's Local Coastal Program.
Legal notice as provided to the City C1erk's Office by staff had been mailed,
published, and posted. Two communications were received February 27, 1990
from-Cather Production'Company regarding.
The Mayor declared the public hearing open.
A motion was made by Mays, seconded by MacAllister, to continue the opened
public hearing to March 19, 1990. The motion -carried by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: MacAllister, Winchell, Mays
NOES: None _.
ABSTAIN: Erskine, Bannister
ABSENT: Green., Silva
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Chuck Beauregard requested assistance and support from Council for the. July 28
- August 5, 1990 Huntington Beach- Junior Olympic=Long Course Championship
hosted by Golden West Swim Club. He distributed to Council two documents
dated March 5, 1990, entitled GWSC Junior Olympics Steering Committee
Dalise Lindsay,. student. of. Dwyer Middle School,_ spoke regarding. -the discon-
tinued bus. transportation for high .school. -students ..and. requested-'Counci-1
assistance. She suggested a bus pass system.
Julie Anello, one` of the co-founders of the Pier Group, spoke regarding
Harriett-Wieder's pledge for the pier project and the financial assistance
from FEMA.
Steven Schwartz, Chairman Allied Arts Board.-.- requeste.d'-Cou'nci 1 Is .support -of
Ordinance.'No. 3034 regarding-the;Allied Arts Board.
Becky Ericksen, Student Body President. of .Dwyer. Middle School:, commended
Huntington Beach for the excellent oil spill cleanup.:
Nicole Lefors, Vice President Dwyer Middle School student body, stated she was
present to observe the Council meeting.
George Arnold spoke in opposi-tion of the Chevron USA Agreement.
Arthur Rosen, representing the Pier Group, requested an updated schedule of
the pier project.
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Thomas Bagshaw, Pier Group President, welcomed the new City Administrator. He
stated the pier funding. from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and
the pledge from Harriett Wieder was good news.
The City. Administrator-• stated he would present .the intended schedule and
design for the pier at the March 19, 1990 Council meeting.
NSENT CALENDAR - (ITEMS REMOVED
The following items were requested by Councilmembers to be removed from the
Consent Calendar for separate consideration: (Winchell) Huntington Beach Pier
Project; (Bannister) Relocation of Electrical Facilities in the Edinger
Corridor.
CONSENT CALENDAR - (ITEMS APPROVED)
On motion - by Winchell, second MacAllister,. Council approved the following
items, as recommended, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: MacAllister, Winchell, Mays, Bannister, Erskine
NOES: None
ABSENT: Gr.een,,;.Si1va
(City Council) HUNTINGTON BEACH PIER PROJECT - MATCHING GRANT AGREEMENT -
COUNTY OF ORANGE - TRAILED - SEE PAGE 6 (600.25)
(Redevelopment Agency) AGREEMENT - APPROVED - EDINGER AVENUE UNDERGROUND
;UTILITY DISTRICT - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (600.30) - Approved
and authorized execution of Construction Contract between the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Huntington Beach and Southern California Edison Company
for relocation of electrical facilities situated within Edinger Avenue between
Gothard Street and Holt Avenue in the amount of $1,726,514.
(City Council) RESOLUTION NO 6120 - CRIME VICTIMS JUSTICE REFORM ACT OF 1989
- ADOPTED (640.40) - "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH URGING SUPPORT OF THE CRIME VICTIMS' JUSTICE REFORM ACT OF
1989."
(City Council) AGREEMENT - APPROVED - WATER WAREHOUSE INSPECTION SERVICES -
UNITED INSPECTION AND TESTING COMPANY - CC-719 (600.80) - Approved the
selection of United Inspection and Testing Company to provide the inspection
and quality.control-for Phase I of- the Water Warehouse and Yard Improvement
Project, CC-719, authorized the: Mayor and City Clerk to execute the.agreement
between the City and said company to provide inspection and quality control
for the Water Warehouse Project for a fee not to exceed $16,800 and estab-
lished a budget of $18,500, (included $16,800 in consultant contract .costs &
$1,700 miscellaneous costs such as additional services requested by the City,
i.e., sieve analysis, core tests, and specific gravity tests to verify ques-
tionable materials furnished by the Contractor.)
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(City Council) LICENSE AGREEMENTS TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS - APPROVED -
SPEER AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS - CC-781 (600.10) - Approved and authorized execu-
tion of License Agreements for the purpose of constructing improvements along
Speer Avenue between the City and the following property owners: Orval Akin,
Mohammed T. Younis, Chunduri V. Chelapati, and Richard J. Pariseau
(City Council) TEMPORARY LICENSE AGREEMENT - APPROVED -- HUNTINGTON BEACH
COMPANY - GOLDENWEST STREET WIDENING PROJECT - RESERVOIR HILL (600.10) -
Approved and authorized execution of a temporary license -agreement between the
City and Huntington Beach Company to permit access- to -Huntington Beach Company
property to perform excavation at three abandoned oil wells for the Goldenwest
Street Widening Project. (Goldenwest & Clay Streets) -
(City Council) RESOLUTION NO. 6121 - ADOPTED - WEED ABATEMENT - FIXES PUBLIC
HEARING DATE OF 5/7/90 (520.80) - "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF .THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON-:BEACH FINDING, -AND.; DECLARING THAT CERTAIN
WEEDS GROWING IN THE CITY, AND RUBBISH AND REFUSE DEPOSITED ON PUBLIC WAYS AND
PRIVATE PROPERTY ARE A PUBLIC NUISANCE; AND FIXING THE TIME FOR HEARING
PROTESTS AND OBJECTIONS TO THE ABATEMENT THEREOF."
(City Council) HUNTINGTON BEACH ART CENTER CONTRACT AMENDMENT - APPROVED --
THIRTIETH STREET ARCHITECTS. INC. (600.10) - Approved and authorized execu-
tion of Amendment No. 1 to Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and
Thirtieth Street Architects, Inc. for engineering design services for the
Huntington Beach Municipal Art Center in the amount of $44,512. (To proceed
with site survey, site plan and construction documents.).
(City Council) BOLSA VIEW PARK REHABILITATION - PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS/CALL
FOR BIDS - APPROVED. - CC-757_,,(600.65) - Approved the plans and specifica-
tions for the rehabilitation of Bolsa View Park located south of Slater, west
of Edwards and authori zed : the Director. of Public :Works to . sol i ci t bids for
cons truction,.,approved the contract .-subject ..to award.'of a contract .to the
Council approved. lowest -responsible bidder. and authorized staff to transfer
$188,000 from the unencumbered fund. balance for Park Acquisition and
Development.
(City Council)_ ALLI-ED_ARTS- BOARD RESIGNATION ACCEPTED ANITA NEAL
(110.20) - Accepted resignation of Anita Neal from the Allied Arts Board with
regrets.
(City Council). AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION OF PROJECT ..SELF-SUFFICIENCY
DONATIONS AND LOAN PAYMENTS (UNAPPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE) TO THE PRIVATE
SECTOR EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS - APPROVED (320.10) - Authorized appropriation
of $5,000 to the Project Self -Sufficiency Fund in order to follow standard
governmental accounting practices and procedures and to account for program
revenue and expenditures from the private sector for Project Self -Sufficiency.
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(Redevelopment Aaencv), REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT - _APPROVED - RELOCATIONOF
ELECTRICAL FACILITIES 'IN THE EDINGER CORRIDOR - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
PAN(600.30)
The Clerk presented a communication from the Executive Director pertaining to
the relocation of electrical facilities in the Edinger Corridor.
A motion was made by Mays, seconded by MacAllister, to approve and authorize
execution of Agreement between the Redevelopment Agency and Southern
California Edison Company to enter into a contract to reimburse Edison for the
relocation of electrical facilities in the Edinger Corridor if it becomes
necessary due to anticipated undergrounding of utilities along Edinger
Avenue. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: MacAllister, Winchell, Mays, Bannister, Erskine .
NOES: None
ABSENT: Green, Silva
(Redevelo met nt Agency) ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT - APPROVED - GOTHARD/
HOOVER STREET EXTENSION - INA ENGINEERS (600.30)
The Clerk presented a communication from the Director *of Public. Works request-
ing authorization to engage the services of an engineering design contractor
to provide plans, specifications and cost estimates for the Gothard/Hoover
Street Extension.
The Public Works Director presented a staff report.
Tom Andrusky, Redevelopment Specialist, gave a presentation.
A motion was made by MacAllister, seconded by Erskine, to 0.) approve the
selection of IWA Engineers to prepare plans, specifications, cost estimates
for the subject project, to (2.) establish a design budget of $330,000 (this
will include the consultant agreement of $308,435 and $21,565 for inciden-
tals), and to (3.) authorize the Redevelopment Chairman and Agency Clerk to
execute the Engineering Services Agreement between the Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Huntington Beach and IWA Engineers for the Design of the Gothard/
Hoover Street Extension for a fee not to exceed $330,000. The motion carried
by the following roll call vote:
AYES: MacAllister,,Winchell, Mays, Bannister, Erskine
NOES: None
ABSENT: Green, Silva
(City Council) AGREEMENT - APPROVED - CHEVRON USA - PACIFIC ELECTRIC LEASE
SITE - ELIMINATES 20 WELL SITES N/0 THE PIER (600.10)
The City Clerk presented a communication from the Director of Public Works
transmitting an Agreement between the City and Chevron USA to close and remove
equipment from twenty well sites north of the pier.
The Public Works Director presented a staff report.
David Villa, chief negotiator for Chevron, gave a presentation on the negotia-
tion of the agreement.
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A motion was made by Mays, seconded by MacAllister, to approve and authorize
execution of Agreement between the City and Chevron USA to close well sites
and remove equipment on the lease commonly known as the Pacific Electric Lease
Site at a cost not to exceed $650,000. The motion carried by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: MacAllister, Winchell, Mays, Bannister, Erskine*
NOES: None
ABSENT: Green, Silva
PRESENTATION - $250 000 CHECK PRESENTED BY SUPERVISOR WIEDER MUNICIPAL PIER
PROJECT
Supervisor Harriett Wieder presented a $250,000 check to Mayor Mays, Tom
Bagshaw and Julie Anello for the Municipal Pier Project.
(city Council) HUNTINGTON BEACH PIER PROJECT - MATCHING GRANT AGREEMENT -
APPROVED AS AMENDED - COUNTY OF ORANGE (TRAILED'FROM PAGE 3) (600.25)
A motion was made by Winchell, seconded by MacAllister, to approve and author-
i ze. the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an amended agreement between the City
an'd County of Orange providing funds for the Huntington Beach Pier Project in
the amount of $250,000, and on Page 1 Paragraph 1 of the Agreement is shall
read, "l. PROJECT shall include demolition of existing pier and reconstruc-
tion of a new concrete facility." The motion carried by the following roll
call voter -
AYES: MacAllister, Winchell, Mays, Bannister, Erskine
NOES: None
ABSENT:. Green, Silva
Supervisor Wieder's aide: stated .she would - verify the acceptability of the
amended agreement with the County Counsel. _
(City Council) DETENTION OFFICER FLEX HIRING POLICY - APPROVED (700.60)
The City Clerk presented a communication from the- Police Chief requesting
authorization to hire up to two. detention .officers on a temporary basis to
fill current and future anticipated vacancies due to injury on duty and/or
long term disability status.
The Police Chief presented a staff -report.
A motion was made by MacAllister; seconded by Bannister, to approve hiring up
to two detention officers..on temporary basis. The motion carried- by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: MacAllister, Winchell_, Mays, Bannister
NOES: None
ABSENT: Green, Silva (Erskine - out of the room)
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(City Council) ORDINANCE NO 3034 — ADOPTED — ALLIED ARTS BOARD (900.40)
The City Clerk presented Ordinance No. 3034 for Council adoption — "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING SECTION 2.101.030 OF THE
HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ALLIED ARTS BOARD."
Continued from 2/20/90 (Clarifies attendance requirements) (Communication
from the Acting Director of Community Services dated 2/26/90 included).
A motion was made by Winchell, seconded by Bannister, to adopt Ordinance
No. 3034. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Winchell, Mays, Bannister, Erskine
NOES: MacAllister
ABSENT: Green, Silva
EARTH DAY — 4/22/90
Councilwoman Winchell stated the Community Services Director was coordinating
Earth Day for the pier and beach area for April 22, 1990.
OIL SPILL STATUS REPORT
Mayor Mays stated that the Huntington Beaches were open except the bluff area
north of Goldenwest Street and the Santa Ana River Area and the jetty in
Newport Beach. He stated the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy was
planning the strategy for the wetlands cleanup.
ADJOURNMENT — COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY -
Mayor Mays,adjourned the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach to 5:30 p.m.; March 19, 1990, Room B-8, Civic Center..
Clerk of the RedeveleVment Agency
and. City Clerk and ex—off.icio Clerk
of the City 'Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California
ATTEST:
City Clerk/Clerk:% Mayor/Chairman
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