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Home My WebLink About1998-08-10MINUTES CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH 5:00 P.M. — Council Chamber Civic Center, 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, California Monday, August 10, 1998 An audio tape recording of this meeting is on file in the Office of the City Clerk. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Dettloff called the adjourned regular meetings of the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber. CITY COUNCIUREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ROLL CALL Present: Julien, Green, Dettloff, Bauer, Garofalo Absent: Harman, Sullivan PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING STUDY SESSION AND CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS MARGARET CARLBERG, member of the Public Art Committee, addressed Council in support of the preservation of the Seacliff artwork and its relocation to the Civic Center. Ms. Carlberg spoke regarding the computer assisted artwork that her husband had prepared which shows how beautiful the artwork will be in its new location at the Civic Center. She requested that Council approve the staff recommendation on this item. SALLY SATTERFIELD addressed Council and recommended that $1,000,000 be used for replacing the downtown sewer infrastructure. She stated reasons for her recommendation including heavy use of facilities in the downtown area and additional building construction in the downtown area. Ms. Satterfield recommended that rather than spending funds for pothole repair that the streets be resurfaced. She complimented Council on downtown development and the Waterfront Hotel Project. RON SATTERFIELD informed Council that building was going on in the city but that he does not believe the building of infrastructure is keeping pace. He questioned what was the amount of matching funds from the Orange County Transportation Authority for street repairs. Mr. Satterfield informed Council that he does not believe the Police Department Dispatch 13 Page 2 - Council/Agency Minutes — 08/10/98 Center is a one-time expenditure as set forth in the proposed budget. Mr. Satterfield stated that he had expected to see improvements to City Hall included in the proposed budget. MOTION TO RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION By unanimous consent, the City Council recessed to closed session to consider the following item: Closed Session — City Council pursuant to Government Code Section 54946.9(c) to confer with its attorney regarding pending litigation. (Based on existing facts and circumstances, the legislative body of the local agency has decided to initiate or is deciding whether to initiate litigation.) Subject: Potential Litigation Against City of Santa Fe Springs. (120.80) RECONVENE Mayor Dettloff reconvened the adjourned regular meetings of the City Council and Redevelopment Agency in the Council Chamber. CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ROLL CALL Present: Julien, Green, Dettloff, Bauer, Garofalo Absent: Harman, Sullivan CITY CLERK ANNOUNCES LATE COMMUNICATIONS WHICH PERTAIN TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA Pursuant to the Brown (Open Meetings) Act, City Clerk Brockway announced the following late communication regarding an agenda item which had been received following distribution of the agenda: Preliminary Budget 1998/99-Update to Second Year of Two -Year Budget dated August 10, 1998 Copies of Preliminary Budget Message and Summaries - Update: Second Year of 2-Year Budget, Fiscal Year 1998199 are available in the Office of the City Clerk. (CITY COUNCIL) STUDY SESSION - APPROVED TWO CONTRACTS FOR REMOVAL OF SEACLIFF ART FROM SEACLIFF VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER AND REINSTALLATION AT CIVIC CENTER - (CONSERVART ASSOCIATES, INC. & PUBLIC ART MANAGEMENT) AND APPROVED SALE OF 30 STEEL PELICANS/APPROVED INSURANCE WAIVER The City Council considered a communication from the Community Services Director informing Council that the city has been granted the Seacliff Shopping Center public artworks. Mayor Dettloff informed the Council and audience that interest is very high in the community for 14 08/10/98 - Council/Agency Minutes- Page 3 the Seacliff Art Project and that the city has thus far sold 16 steel pelicans. Community Service Director Hagan presented a staff report. A motion was made by Green, second Garofalo to approve the following recommended action: Approve Professional Services Contract with ConservArt Associates, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $217,836 for the removal, conservation and re -installation of Seacliff artwork to the Civic Center and authorize Mayor and City Clerk to execute same; and 2. Approve Professional Services Contract With Ann Thorne, Public Art Management, to manage orderly transfer of artworks to the Civic Center for an amount not to exceed $30,000, to provide supervision and coordination of the project; and authorize Mayor and City Clerk to execute same and approve waiver of insurance pursuant to Settlement Committee action; and 3. Authorize the sale of thirty steel pelicans from Seacliff to raise the remaining funds for the artwork relocation. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Julien, Green, Dettloff, Bauer, Garofalo NOES: None ABSENT: Harman, Sullivan (CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY) STUDY SESSION REGARDING FISCAL YEAR 1998-99 CITY BUDGET Pursuant to the Brown Act, City Clerk Brockway announced the following late communication regarding this agenda item which had been received following distribution of the agenda: Slide report titled - Preliminary Budget 1998/99-Update to Second Year of Two -Year Budget City Administrator Silver presented a report which covered issues including the items set forth in the slide report titled Preliminary Budget 1998/99-Update to Second Year of Two -Year Budget dated August 10,1998. Subjects in the City Administrator's Report included an overview of revenues, actual and projected property tax/sales tax 1980-2003, overview -city services, budgeted positions, recommended changes for 1998/99 budget, one-time capital expenses, salary and benefit cost, revenue related new costs, outside legal and Fire-Med recommended changes, budget uncertainties, a sample of unfunded needs, effect of state budget on city revenues, major revenues being less than public safety cost, city share of property taxes and sales tax, city share of gas taxes and VLF(Vehicle License Fees) fees, city share of state and federal income taxes, an overview of infrastructure, city approach to addressing unfunded infrastructure needs, a summary of changes to the 1998/99 budget, and the calendar for budget study sessions, meetings, and public hearings. 15 Page 4 - Council/Agency Minutes — 08/10/98 Discussion was held between Council and staff. Councilmember Green spoke regarding the need to examine the MSI Fee Report to determine if the city is getting sufficient fees for the services the city provides; that funding sources from private foundations be investigated. He recommended on the state level and perhaps the county level examining the coordination of the municipal employee associations and the police officers and fire department associations as well as the city itself to lobby at the state level to reach the effectiveness of the teachers or other powerful unions that lobby in Sacramento. Councilmember Bauer commented on what he believes could be potential income sources including enacting a street cut ordinance to pay the city for damages, making the downtown parking structure support itself, in -lieu park fee issue, bus shelter/bus bench program, corporate naming opportunities, and a geo-based revenue information program such as presented by John O'Sullivan, consultant, during a recent League of Cities meeting. He also recommended joint programs between the Library and universities and private fund-raising efforts addressed by Gary Phillips at the League meeting be investigated. He referred to a letter from KPMG Marwick regarding audit opportunities as well as obtaining full revenue from the cable company as had been brought to the city's attention by city staff and an auditor. He stressed the importance of pursuing such revenue which is due or potentially due the city and which will not negatively impact taxes in the city. Councilmember Garofalo recommended the addition of a column by each category and project name in the budget document which would show the revenue that is anticipated to be derived from the budget item. ADJOURNMENT — CITY COUNCILIREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Mayor Dettloff adjourned the regular meetings of the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach to Tuesday, August 11, 1998 at 5:00 p.m. in Room B-8, Civic Center, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California. City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach and Clerk of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach, California ATTEST: City Clerk/Clerk ay /C airman U-1