SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
AGENDA
12:00 p.m. - Special
Finance Committee Meeting, David Gebhard Public Meeting Room,
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
SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 12:00 P.M. IN
DAVID GEBHARD PUBLIC MEETING ROOM,
1.
Subject: Fiscal Year 2008 Supplemental Appropriations
For Police And Fire Departments
Recommendation: That the Finance Committee recommend that
Council:
A. Increase Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations
and estimated revenues by $210,000 in the General Fund, Fire Department, to
cover overtime costs incurred as a result of mutual aid provided to other fire
agencies;
B. Increase Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations
by $250,000 in the General Fund, Police Department, to cover unbudgeted costs; and
C. Decrease Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations
by $250,000 in the General Fund, Finance Department, where savings were
realized due to staff vacancies, to fund the proposed increased appropriations
in the Police Department.
Recommendation: That the Finance Committee:
A. Hear a report from staff on the new
Statement of Auditing Standards No. 114 requiring the designation of a Council
member or a Council committee to serve as the liaison between the City's
independent auditors and City Council regarding matters associated with the
conduct of the annual audit of the City's financial statements; and
B. Recommend to Council the designation of
the Finance Committee Chair to serve as the liaison in connection with the
annual audit.
3.
Subject: Predevelopment Loan To Transition House For
New Affordable Units At 421 East Cota Street
Recommendation: That the Finance Committee consider and
recommend to the Agency Board approval of a $120,000 loan of Redevelopment Agency
Housing Setaside funds to Transition House for predevelopment of a new
low-income rental housing project located at
Recommendation: That the Finance Committee review the City's
Arts Advisory Committee Fiscal Year 2009 grant funding recommendations for the
Organizational Development category, and forward the recommendations to City
Council for approval.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 2:00 P.M.
AFTERNOON
SESSION
AFTERNOON SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CEREMONIAL ITEMS
1.
Subject: Employee Recognition - Service Award Pins
(410.01)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the City Administrator to express the City's appreciation to employees
who are eligible to receive service award pins for their years of service
through September 30, 2008.
2.
Subject: Proclamation Declaring September 2008 As
National Preparedness Month (120.04)
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT CALENDAR
Recommendation: That Council
waive the reading and approve the minutes of the adjourned regular meeting of August
11, 2008 (cancelled due to withdrawal of related appeal), and the regular
meetings of August 12 and August 19, 2008.
5.
Subject: Records Destruction For Community Development
Department (160.06)
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of
6.
Subject: Records Destruction For Finance
Department (160.06)
Recommendation: That Council adopt,
by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of
7.
Subject: Alcoholic Beverage Control Grant Assistance
To Local Law Enforcement Agencies (520.04)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Adopt,
by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa
Barbara Authorizing Acceptance of Funding Granted by the Department of
Alcoholic Beverage Control for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Grant Assistance
Program to Local Law Enforcement Agencies Project;
B. Authorize
the Police Chief to execute the grant agreement award; and
C. Appropriate
the City's grant allocation of $98,831 to the Miscellaneous Grant Fund.
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of
Santa Barbara Accepting Easements at 208, 210, and 212 West Haley Street,
Accepting a Quitclaim Interest in an Adjacent Portion of Mission Creek, and
Authorizing the Public Works Director, Subject to Review and Approval by the
City Attorney, to Approve an Easement Purchase Agreement and Related Documents.
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of
Santa Barbara Authorizing the City Administrator to Approve and Execute Two
Agreements with the State of California, Acting By and Through the California
Department of Transportation, Namely the Master Agreement Administering
Agency-State Agreement for Federal-Aid Projects, Agreement No. 05-5007R, and
the Master Agreement Administering Agency-State Agreement for State-Funded
Projects, Agreement No. 00167S.
Recommendation: That Council
approve a lease with Dennis Longaberger, doing business as Sunset Kidd Yacht
Sales, and introduce and subsequently adopt, by reading of title only, An
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Approving a Five-Year
Lease, with One Five-Year Option, With Dennis Longaberger, Doing Business As
Sunset Kidd Yacht Sales, Effective October 2, 2008, for a 326 Square-Foot
Office at 125 Harbor Way, Suites 13 and 24, at an Initial Base Rent of $708 per
Month, Subject to Annual Cost of Living Increases.
11.
Subject:
Lease Agreement With National Security Technologies, LLC (330.04)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Approve
and authorize the Airport Director, subject to approval by the City Attorney,
to execute a ten-year lease agreement with National Security Technologies, LLC,
a Delaware Limited Liability Company, for 8,800 square feet of Building 226 and
47,692 square feet of adjacent land at 6190 Francis Botello Road at the Santa
Barbara Airport, for a total monthly rental of $21,921; and
B. Introduce
and subsequently adopt, by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the Council
of the City of Santa Barbara Approving a Ten-Year Lease Agreement Between the
City of Santa Barbara and National Security Technologies, LLC, for 8,800 Square
Feet of Building 226 and 47,692 Square Feet of Adjacent Land at 6190 Francis
Botello Road, to Become Effective on October 15, 2008, to Conduct Research,
Development, and Light Production in Electronics and Photogrammetry, at the
Santa Barbara Airport.
12.
Subject: Community Promotion Contract With Summer
Solstice Celebration, Inc. (230.02)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Finance Director to execute a Community Promotion contract with
Summer Solstice Celebration, Inc., in an amount of $45,914 to support
year-round salary and production expenses.
13.
Subject: Agreement For Audit Services With Pyne,
Waltrip, Decker And McCoy, LLP (220.03)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Waterfront Director to execute a three-year agreement between the
City and Pyne, Waltrip, Decker and McCoy, LLP, to perform revenue examinations
for the Waterfront Department, in an amount not to exceed $127,488 over the
term of the contract.
14.
Subject: License Agreement With The Santa Barbara Swim
Club Through June 30, 2010 (330.08)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Parks and Recreation Director to execute a license agreement with
the Santa Barbara Swim Club (SBSC) for the use of Los Baños del Mar Swimming
Pool through June 30, 2010.
15.
Subject: Approval Of Map And Execution Of Agreements
For 2067 Eucalyptus Hill Road (640.08)
Recommendation: That Council
approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute and record County
Parcel Map No. 14,674 for a subdivision at 2067 Eucalyptus Hill Road (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.
Recommendation: That Council find
that the Airline Terminal Improvement Project meets a present need directly
related to general welfare and grant the project a Final Community Priority
Designation for 44,648 square feet of floor area.
17.
Subject: Rejection Of Santa Barbara Golf Club Storm
Water Management Project Phase I Bid (570.02)
Recommendation: That Council
reject the bid for construction of the Santa Barbara Golf Club Storm Water
Management Project Phase I.
18.
Subject: Notice Of Completion For Carrillo Hill
Sidewalk Improvement Project (530.04)
Recommendation: That Council accept
the work completed by Nye and Nelson, Inc. (Nye and Nelson), Contract No.
22,600, for the Carrillo Hill Sidewalk Improvement Project, Bid No. 3506,
located on the north side of Carrillo Street between Miramonte Drive and La
Coronilla Drive, in the final contract amount of $611,495.86, including
approved changes, and approve filing of a Notice of Completion.
NOTICES
19.
The City Clerk has on Thursday, September 4, 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.
20.
Cancellation of the regular Redevelopment Agency
meeting of September 9, 2008, due to lack of business.
21.
A City Council site visit is scheduled on Monday,
September 15, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. to the property located at 525 State Street
(Madison's Grill and Tavern), which is the subject of an appeal hearing set for
September 16, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.
This concludes the Consent Calendar.
REPORT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
22.
Subject: 2008 Sustainable Santa Barbara Annual
Report (630.02)
Recommendation: That Council
receive the Annual 2008 Sustainability Report that provides highlights on the
City's best practices and achievements in environmental programs.
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
23.
Subject: 535 E. Montecito Street, Los Portales
Specific Plan (SP-10) (660.04)
Recommendation: That Council
review and consider the proposed Los Portales Specific Plan ("SP-10
Zone") and direct Staff to return to the Council on September 16 and 23,
2008, to introduce and subsequently adopt, by reading of title only, An
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Adopting a Specific Plan
for the Los Portales Specific Plan Area ("SP-10 Zone") for Property
Located at 535 E. Montecito Street, Assessor Parcel Number 031-351-010.
COUNCIL AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
CLOSED SESSIONS
24.
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
Ampersand Publishing, LLC, v. City of
Scheduling: Duration, 15 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
RECESS
EVENING SESSION
EVENING
SESSION
RECONVENE
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT
MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
25.
Subject:
Federal Moratorium On Offshore Oil Leases (630.10)
Recommendation: That Council
consider the request of Mayor Blum, Councilmembers Helene Schneider and Das
Williams to adopt, by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the
City of
ADJOURNMENT
To Monday,
September 15, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. at