OCTOBER 21, 2008
AGENDA
12:00 p.m. - Special
Finance Committee Meeting, David Gebhard Public Meeting Room,
2:00 p.m. - City Council Meeting
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 12:00 P.M. IN THE
DAVID GEBHARD PUBLIC MEETING ROOM,
Recommendation: That the Finance Committee consider and
recommend to the Agency Board approval of an increase of $1,200,000 in
Redevelopment Agency Housing Contingency funds to the existing loan to the
Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County for development of an
affordable housing project at 617 Garden Street.
2.
Subject: Upper State Street - Design Guidelines And
Transit Lane Study
Recommendation: That the Finance Committee consider possible
options regarding schedule, scope and funding for the Upper State Street Study
Design Guidelines and Dedicated Transit Lanes Feasibility Study.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AFTERNOON SESSION
AFTERNOON SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CEREMONIAL ITEMS
1.
Subject: Proclamation Declaring October 18-26, 2008,
As Red Ribbon Week (120.04)
2.
Subject: Proclamation Declaring October 2008 As Work
And Family Month (120.04)
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY COUNCIL
Recommendation: That Council
waive the reading and approve the minutes of the regular meetings of September
30 and October 7, 2008, and the special meeting of October 8, 2008.
4.
Subject: Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
Proposition 50 Agreements (540.08)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Public Works Director to execute the Santa Barbara Countywide
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) Proposition 50 sub-grant
agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with the Santa Barbara County
Water Agency for administration of the Santa Barbara Countywide IRWMP grant
funds.
5.
Subject: Purchase Order Increase For Hoist 4 Repair
Project (570.03)
Recommendation: That Council
approve a $29,206 increase to Purchase Order No. 378828 from $67,259 to $96,465
for the Santa Barbara City Pier Hoist 4 Repair Project.
6.
Subject: Set A Date For Public Hearing Regarding
Appeal Of Single Family Design Board Prelimiary Approval For
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Set
the date of November 25, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. for hearing the appeal filed by
Jacqueline Page and Joyce Searls, of the Single Family Design Board Preliminary
Approval of an application for property owned by Ann and Paul S. De Bruyn
Kopps and located at 1057 Arbolado Road, Assessor's Parcel
No. 019-241-013, E-1 One-Family Residence Zone, General Plan
Designation: Residential 3 Units per
Acre. The proposed project involves one-
and two-story additions and alterations to an existing one-story single-family
residence located in the Hillside Design District; and
B. Set
the date of November 24, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. for a site visit to the property
located at
7.
Subject: Set A Date For Public Hearing Regarding
Appeal Of Planning Commission Approval For El Encanto Hotel And Garden Villas,
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Set
the date of December 9, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. for hearing the appeal filed by Farrokh
Nazerian, on behalf of adjacent neighbors, of the Planning Commission approval
of an application for property owned by Orient Express Hotels, Trains &
Cruises and located at 1900 Lasuen Road, Assessor's Parcel No. 019-170-022,
R-2/4.0/R-H Two-Family Residence/4 Units per Acre/Resort-Residential Hotel
Zones, General Plan Designation:
Residential, 3 Units per Acre.
The proposal is Phase One of a Revised Master Plan for the El Encanto
Hotel, which phase would consist of a Central Plant of approximately 2,718
square feet that would be located predominantly underground in the northwest
corner of the project site. The
discretionary applications required for the project are Modifications and
Development Plan Approvals; and
B. Set
the date of December 8, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. for a site visit to the property
located at
NOTICES
8.
The City Clerk has on Thursday, October 16, 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.
9.
Cancellation of the regular Redevelopment Agency
meeting of October 21, 2008, due to lack of business.
10.
A City Council site visit scheduled for Monday,
October 27, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. to the property located at
11.
Received a memorandum advising of the resignation
of Rental Housing Mediation Task Force Member Esther Aguilera; the vacancy will
be part of the current City Advisory Group recruitment.
This concludes the Consent Calendar.
REPORT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
12.
Subject: Infrastructure Financing Taskforce Report And
Recommendations (230.01)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Receive
the Infrastructure Financing Taskforce Report and recommendations; and
B. Forward
the report and recommendations to the City Finance Committee for review and
recommendation.
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
13.
Subject: Human Services And Community Development
Block Grant Funding Application Release (230.06)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Review
and provide input and direction on the current Community Development and Human
Services Committee (CDHSC) program funding criteria and priorities for Fiscal
Year 2010 Human Services and Community Development Block Grant funding decisions;
B. Authorize
staff to release the Fiscal Year 2010 funding application along with the
Committee's review process and schedule for review of those applications; and
C. Establish
a Fiscal Year 2010 General Fund funding commitment in the amount of $703,256
for the Human Services Program.
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Introduce
and subsequently adopt, by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the Council
of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Section 10.60.015 of the Municipal Code,
Reducing the Prima Facie Speed Limit on Haley Street from Chapala Street to
Milpas Street from 30 to 25 Miles per Hour and Increasing the Prima Facie Speed
Limit on De La Vina Street from Micheltorena Street to Haley Street from 25 to
30 Miles per Hour; and
B. Direct
Staff on the appropriate course of action to address the establishment of speed
limit determinations on City Streets.
COUNCIL AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
CLOSED SESSIONS
15.
Subject: Conference With Legal Counsel - Potential
Litigation (160.03)
Recommendation: That Council hold
a closed session to consider potential litigation pursuant to subsection (c) of
section 54956.9 of the Government Code and take appropriate action as
needed. There is significant exposure to
litigation: one potential case.
Scheduling: Duration, 10 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
16.
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
Protect Our Village v. City Of
Scheduling: Duration, 10 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
17.
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, v. Peak-Las Positas Partners, Mark Lee, Michael
Bollag, et al., SBSC Case Number 1243174.
Scheduling: Duration, 10 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
18.
Subject: Conference With Labor Negotiator (440.05)
Recommendation: That Council hold
a closed session, per Government Code Section 54957.6, to consider instructions
to City negotiator Kristy Schmidt, Employee Relations Manager, regarding
negotiations with the General, Treatment and Patrol, Hourly, Police Management,
and Supervisory bargaining units, and regarding salaries and fringe benefits
for unrepresented management and confidential employees.
Scheduling: Duration, 30 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
ADJOURNMENT