CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA
February 16, 2010
REGULAR SESSION–7:00 P.M.
CLOSED SESSION FOLLOWING
ANDERSON
CITY HALL
1887 Howard
Street
PARTICIPATION
BY PUBLIC IN MEETING
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subject you wish to discuss is scheduled for Council consideration. If it is on the Agenda, you will have an
opportunity when that matter comes up for discussion to briefly address the
Council.
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Form (on Clerk’s table) and present it to the City Council Clerk. You will have the opportunity to speak on the
subject under Item 5.2. However, if the
item is not on the Agenda, each speaker will be limited to one five (5) minute
opportunity to speak, unless the City Council makes an exception due to special
circumstances.
The Brown
Act prohibits the Council from taking action on any item not placed on
the printed Agenda in most cases.
Effective July 1, 2008, the Brown Act requires
any non-confidential documents or writings distributed to a majority of the
City Council less than 72 hours before a regular meeting will be made available
to members of the public at the same time they are distributed.
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Disabilities Act, the City of Anderson will make available to members of the
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Equal Opportunity Program.
Discrimination is prohibited by Federal Law. Complaints of discrimination may be filed
with the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.
REGULAR
SESSION – 7:00 p.m.
1. ROLL
CALL – COUNCIL: Councilmember
Yarbrough
Councilmember
Schaefer Councilmember
Webster
Vice-Mayor
Hunt
Mayor
Comnick
2. INVOCATION
– Pastor Al Rountree, Valley Christian Center
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Comnick.
4. INTRODUCTIONS, PRESENTATIONS,
PROCLAMATIONS – None.
5.1 SCHEDULED
CITIZEN REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL - John F. Watkins: Radio
Controlled Flyers use of Anderson River Park
5.2 PUBLIC
COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Anyone in the audience who wants
to address the Council on a subject which is not on tonight’s agenda is now
invited to come to the podium. Please
provide your name and the subject you wish to discuss. Please limit your remarks to 5 minutes or
less.
5.3 STUDENT
REPORTS
a. Anderson New
Tech High School student representative Bryan Barnes will give an update on
school activities.
b. Anderson Union High School student
representative Shannon Westmorland will
give an update on school activities.
5.4 COUNCIL REPORTS - City Councilmembers
will report on attendance at conferences/meetings reimbursed at City expense
(Requirement of Assembly Bill 1234).
6.0 CONSENT AGENDA - Consent Agenda items are expected to be routine and
non-controversial. They will be acted
upon by the Council at one time without discussion. Any member of the public, staff or City
Council may request that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda for
separate discussion. Are there any
requests to remove any items from the Consent Agenda?
6.1
MINUTES - Approve the minutes of the regular
meeting of February 2, 2010.
6.2
WARRANTS – Receive and file warrant 115051 to
115117 in the amount of $257,038.20; warrant 115118 to 115177 in the amount of
$155,036.45; an ACH in the amount of $3,081.20; and a Wire Transfer in the
amount of $67.00.
6.3 CITY ATTORNEY - Enact Ordinance
No. 764 (second reading) allowing liens to be placed on motels for
delinquencies in paying motel taxes to the City, as introduced on February 2,
2010 (first reading).
6.4 CITY CLERK - Waive reading, except by title, of any
ordinances under consideration at this meeting for either introduction or
passage per Government Code Section 36934.
6.5 CITY
MANAGER – None.
6.6 FINANCE
DIRECTOR/TREASURER - None.
6.7 PARKS AND RECREATION – None.
6.8 PLANNING
DEPARTMENT – None.
6.9 POLICE
DEPARTMENT – None.
6.10 PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT – None.
END OF CONSENT
CALENDAR
6.11 ITEMS (IF ANY) REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Any person may speak on items scheduled
for hearing at the time the Mayor declares the hearing open. ALL LEGAL NOTICES HAVE BEEN GIVEN
ACCORDING TO LAW.
7.0 PUBLIC HEARING ON
FINAL ANNUAL GRANTEE PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR 04-STBG-1949
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1.
Direct the City
Clerk to read the published public hearing notice.
2.
Conduct the
public hearing.
3.
Subject to testimony received at the public
hearing, receive and file Final Grantee Performance Report.
The City
Council will recess and the Anderson Redevelopment Agency will convene.
ANDERSON
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ROLL CALL: Director
Yarbrough
Director
Schaefer
Director Hunt
Director Webster
Chairperson
Comnick
ARA.1 MINUTES – Approve minutes of the meeting of January 5, 2010.
ARA.2 SHASTEC AND SOUTHWEST PROJECT
AREAS BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR STATE MANDATED TRANSFER OF TAX INCREMENT
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a Resolution Increasing the Shastec and Southwest Project Areas Budget Appropriations
for the 2009-2010 fiscal year for State-Mandated Transfers of Property Tax
Increment Funds to the Supplemental Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund
(SERAF).
The Anderson
Redevelopment Agency will adjourn and the City Council will reconvene.
REGULAR
AGENDA
8.0 CITY
COUNCIL – None.
8.1 CITY
ATTORNEY – None.
8.1
CITY MANAGER – None.
8.3 CITY
CLERK -
None.
8.4 FINANCE
DEPARTMENT – None.
8.5 PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT
RECOMMENDED
ACTION:
Adopt a resolution approving the lease
agreement with Shasta Head Start for the relocation and placement of new
modular classrooms located at Veterans Park and authorizing the City Manager to
sign the lease agreement.
8.6 PLANNING DEPARTMENT
PLACE LIEN ON PROPERTY TAX ROLLS TO
RECOVER CITY EXPENSES IN ABATING NUISANCE
RECOMMENDED
ACTION:
Move
to adopt the resolution finding the costs incurred by the City to be
reasonable, levying an assessment against the property in the amount of
$6,057.85 and providing for collection of the assessment on the tax rolls.
8.7 POLICE DEPARTMENT
APPROVAL
OF A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT FOR A CLOSED CRUISE ON FRIDAY APRIL 23, 2010, FOR THE
AMERICAN AUTO SHOWS HOT-O-RAMA
RECOMMENDED
ACTION:
After
receiving Public Comment, approve the request for the Closed Cruise with all of
the conditions and recommendations.
8.8 PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT
8.8a AUTHORIZATION
TO BID THE AUTOMATIC METER READING (AMR) METER REPLACEMENT PROJECT
RECOMMENDED
ACTION:
Adopt a resolution:
1)
Approving the Plans, Specifications,
Estimates and Contract Documents prepared by Pace Engineering of Redding,
California for the Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) Meter Replacement Project, and
2)
Increasing the Water Operations Budget
for fiscal year 2009/2010 by $290,000.
3)
Instructing the Public Works Director to
advertise for bids, and
4)
Authorizing the opening of bids at 2:00
p.m. on Thursday, March 25, 2010, in the City Council Chambers at City Hall.
8.8b CITY
ACCEPTANCE OF THE SOUTHWEST BOOSTER PUMP STATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt
a resolution accepting the Southwest Booster Pump Station Project as complete
and ready for public use.
9.0
STAFF REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
Public Comment on Closed
Session Item(s):
Anyone in the audience who wants to address the City Council on a
subject which is listed under the Closed Session agenda is now invited to come
to the podium. Please provide your name
and the subject you wish to discuss.
Please limit your remarks to 5 minutes or less.
The
City Council will convene to closed session.
C.S.1 CONFERENCE
WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Govt. Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Negotiators:
City Manager
and Rick Haeg, Nickolaus and Haeg, LLC
Negotiations with: Anderson
Police Officers Association and
Teamster’s
Local 137
The
City Council will reconvene to Open Session.
10.0
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT – The mayor will announce the outcome of
the closed session.
11.0 ADJOURN - The City Council will adjourn to March 2,
2010.