REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 26, 2008
AGENDA
12:30 p.m. - Ordinance Committee
Meeting, Council Chamber
1:00 p.m. - Finance Committee
Meeting, Room 15
2:00 p.m. - City Council Meeting
Begins
5:00 p.m. - Recess
6:00 p.m. - City Council Meeting
Reconvenes
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 12:30 P.M. IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBER (120.03)
1.
Subject: Medical
Marijuana Dispensary Permanent Ordinance
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 1:00 P.M. IN ROOM 15
(120.03)
1.
Subject:
January 2008 Investment Report
(See Council Agenda Item No. 13)
AFTERNOON
SESSION
AFTERNOON SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CEREMONIAL ITEMS
1.
Letter Of
Recognition For Peace Corps Week, February 25 - March 3, 2008 (120.08)
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY COUNCIL
Recommendation: That Council
waive the reading and approve the minutes of the adjourned regular meeting of
February 4, 2008, and the regular meetings of February 5 and 12, 2008.
3.
Subject: Records Destruction For Administrative
Services Department (160.06)
Recommendation: That Council adopt,
by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the Council of the City of
Santa Barbara Approving an Agreement Between the City of Santa Barbara and the
State of California Department of Transportation Obligating City to Maintain,
Repair, and Replace as Necessary the Special Coating Applied on Traffic Signals
and Lighting Poles and Appurtenances Installed Within the State Highway Route
101 Right-of-Way in the City.
6.
Subject: Community Promotion Contract With Spirit Of
'76 (230.02)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Finance Director to execute a Community Promotion contract with
Spirit of '76 in an amount of $12,500 to commence on March 15, 2008, and
terminate on August 30, 2008, according to the terms of the contract.
7.
Subject: Contract For Construction Of Alisos Street
Access Ramps Project (530.01)
Recommendation: That Council
award and authorize the Public Works Director to execute a contract with United
Shotcrete, Inc., waiving minor irregularities, in their low bid amount of
$41,620, for construction of the Alisos Street Access Ramps Project, Bid No.
3526, and to approve expenditures up to $6,243 to cover any cost increases that
may result from contract change orders for extra work and differences between
estimated bid quantities and actual quantities measured for payment.
8.
Subject: Lease Agreement Extension For Hope Avenue
Well Site (540.10)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Public Works Director to execute a Third Amendment to a lease
agreement between the City of Santa Barbara and the Channel Islands YMCA
(Agreement No. 17,408), extending the term of the lease and adjusting the
rental amount for the City's use of a portion of the YMCA property as a
treatment site for the Hope Avenue Well.
9.
Subject: Approval Of Map And Execution Of Agreements
For 2553 Mesa School Lane (640.08)
Recommendation: That Council
approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute and record Parcel Map
No. 20,743 for a subdivision at 2553 Mesa School Lane, finding the Parcel Map
in conformance with the state Subdivision Map Act, the City's Subdivision
Ordinance, and the Tentative Subdivision Map, and other standard agreements
relating to the approved subdivision.
10.
Subject: Trust Funds For The Fiscal Year 2008 Maintenance
Plan For Parma Park (570.05)
Recommendation: That Council
increase appropriations and estimated revenues by $100,000 in the Parks and
Recreation Department Miscellaneous Grants Fund for implementation of the
Fiscal Year 2008 Parma Park Maintenance Plan.
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Decrease
appropriations and estimated revenues in the Parks and Recreation Capital
Budget for the Franceschi Park Renovation project by $229,000, for a total
grant of $221,000; and
B. Increase
appropriations and estimated revenues for the Oak Park Bridge Replacement
project by $80,809, for a total grant of $210,809 based on accepted Proposition
12 Per Capita Grant Program applications by the California Department of Parks
and Recreation.
Recommendation: That Council
accept the work completed by Spiess Construction Company, Inc. (Spiess),
Contract No. 21,776, for the rehabilitation and repair of Primary and Secondary
Clarifiers and Aeration Basins for the El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant
Project, Bid No. 3434, located at Yanonali Street, in the final contract amount
of $2,983,874, including approved changes, and approve filing of a Notice of
Completion.
13.
Subject: January 2008 Investment Report (260.02)
Recommendation: That Council
accept the January 2008 Investment Report.
14.
Subject: Set A Date For Public Hearing Regarding
Appeal Of Architectural Board Of Review Approval For
Recommendation: That Council set
the date of April 29, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. for hearing the appeal filed by Tony
Fischer of the Architectural Board of Review's Approval of an application by
Ken Marshall, Agent for Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation, owner of
property located at 601 E. Micheltorena Street, Assessor's Parcel Number
027-270-030, C-O Medical Office Zone, General Plan Designation: Major Public Institutional/Medical
Center. The project proposes the removal
of the former St. Francis Hospital complex, including the main hospital,
convent, central plant, and other ancillary structures, and the construction of
115 residential condominiums on a 5.94 acre site. Eighty-one of the units will
be sold to Cottage Hospital employees at prices within the City's structure for
affordable units, and 34 units will be sold at market rates. The project will
provide approximately 265 parking spaces, including 254 parking spaces for the
115 condominium units and 11 spaces for the Villa Riviera facility.
NOTICES
15.
The City Clerk has on Thursday, February 21, 2008,
posted this agenda in the Office of the City Clerk, on the City Hall Public
Notice Board on the outside balcony of City Hall, and on the Internet.
16.
A City Council site visit is scheduled for Monday,
March 3, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. to the property located at
This concludes the Consent Calendar.
REPORT FROM THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
REPORT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Recommendation: That Council deny
the appeal of Mark Lloyd, L & P Consultants, Agent for
CLOSED SESSIONS
18.
Subject: Conference With Legal Counsel - Pending
Litigation (160.03)
Recommendation: That Council hold
a closed session to consider pending litigation pursuant to subsection (a) of
section 54956.9 of the Government Code and take appropriate action as
needed. The pending litigation is
Citizens Planning Association, et al., v. City of
Scheduling: Duration, 30 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS
CITY ATTORNEY
19.
Subject: Adoption Of Ordinance Regarding Peak Las
Positas Subdivision (Dept. Head: SPW)
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the Council of the City of
Santa Barbara Repealing City Ordinance No. 5403
Adopted on December 19, 2006, Initiating the Annexation of the Peak Las
Positas Veronica Meadows Property and Approving the Peak Las Positas Veronica
Meadows Specific Plan and Other Related Council Actions.
(Continued from
February 12, 2008)
COUNCIL AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
CLOSED SESSIONS
20.
Subject: Conference With Legal Counsel - Pending
Litigation (160.03)
Recommendation: That Council hold
a closed session to consider pending litigation pursuant to subsection (a) of section
54956.9 of the Government Code and take appropriate action as needed. Pending litigation considered is: John
Cornejo v. City of
Scheduling: Duration, 10 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
21.
Subject: Conference With Legal Counsel - Pending
Litigation (160.03)
Recommendation: That Council hold
a closed session to consider pending litigation pursuant to subsection (a) of
section 54956.9 of the Government Code and take appropriate action as
needed. Pending litigation considered
is: Keven Vickers v. City of
Scheduling: Duration, 10 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
22.
Subject: Conference With Legal Counsel - Pending
Litigation (160.03)
Recommendation: That Council hold
a closed session to consider pending litigation pursuant to subsection (a) of
section 54956.9 of the Government Code and take appropriate action as
needed. Pending litigation considered
is: John Culbertson v. City of
Scheduling: Duration, 10 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
RECESS
EVENING SESSION
EVENING
SESSION
RECONVENE
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT
CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
23.
Subject: Plan Santa Barbara Status Update (650.05)
Recommendation: That Council hear
a presentation by staff on the status of Plan Santa Barbara, and provide
direction as necessary.
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Authorize
the Community Development Director to execute a professional services agreement
with AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc., in the amount of $1,124,361
(including $146,656 contingency funds for extra services if determined
necessary) for preparation of the Program Environmental Impact Report and
transportation modeling and policy analysis for Plan Santa Barbara; and
B. Appropriate
$465,276 from General Fund Unappropriated Reserves to the Community Development
Plan Santa Barbara Program to augment the Environmental Review budget, with
funds to be reimbursed over time by the General Plan Update fee.
ADJOURNMENT
To Monday, March
3, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. for a site visit to