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2011/09/27ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR AND REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 27, 20 The City Council meeting of September 27, 2011 was called to order at 3:00 P.M. in the Chambers of Anaheim City Hall and adjourned to 5:00 P.M. for lack of a quorum. The September 27, 2011 regular adjourned meeting was then called to order at 5:15 P.M. in the Chambers of City Hall located at 200 South Anaheim Boulevard. A copy of the agenda was posted on September 23, 2011 on the kiosk outside City Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Tom Tait and Council Members: Gail Eastman, Lord Galloway, Kris Murray and Harry Sidhu. STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Tom Wood, City Attorney Cristina Talley, and City Clerk Linda Andal Invocation: Pastor Ed Caballeros, Anaheim Community Church Flag Salute: Council Member Kris Murray Presentations: Recognizing the 2010 Mills Act recipients John Woodhead, Community Development Acting Executive Director, offered a brief overview of the Mills Act. He reported Anaheim had begun efforts to preserve historic structures in the community and to that end, four historic districts in the City were created: Anaheim Colony, Five Points, Historic Palm, and Hoskins. Within those districts, he noted, there were approximately 1,400 structures of historical interest, 287 which were declared historic structures. To encourage preservation of all of these structures, the City enacted the Mills Act Historic Preservation Property Tax Benefit program which resulted in a property tax reduction for those homeowners agreeing to preserve the historical integrity of their structures in exchange for reduced property tax assessments. He added Council had recently approved a new citywide Historic Preservation Plan outlining the management of historic structures and programs available to residents and business owners and the California Preservation Association would be honoring the City with a prestigious award for that plan on September 30th. Under that plan, he stated, historic properties throughout the entire city were eligible to obtain the Mills Act designation. For 2010, 14 historic homes were approved for Mills Act designation and for the first time, four of those homes were historically significant structures located outside the four districts. Mr. Woodhead recognized those homeowners who would receive a certificate of distinction and a bronze plaque for their homes, bringing the total Mills Act recipients to 253, third in California behind Los Angeles and San Diego. Recognizing the Flag Day essay contest winners Sixteen years ago, Mayor Tait remarked, Frank and Sally Feldhaus felt it was important to celebrate Flag Day in the City and established an annual celebration event which included an essay contest on "What the American flag means to me." Maria McFarland, member of the 15 Annual Flag Day Committee, remarked that over 30,000 essays had been written over those years, and this year, 700 students from various school districts had submitted an essay. She recognized and introduced some of the 33 first place winners. Council Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2011 Page 2 of 12 Anaheim Firefighters /Police presentation from the World Trade Center Memorial Joe Gutierrez, Fire Department, remarked that since September 11, 2001, Anaheim had participated in and honored the first responders and families who had lost their lives on that day. Their involvement began weeks after the 9/11 attack, when a group of over 20 Anaheim firefighters traveled to New York to attend firefighter funerals and distribute over $80,000 collected in donations from the Anaheim community. That first trip, he explained, evolved into the current tradition of observing sacrifices made on 9/11 by marching in procession with the firefighters and families of Dean Street firehouse in Brooklyn on the same path those firefighters would have followed if they had lived and returned to their own firehouse. This year for the 10 anniversary remembrance of 9/11, over 120 Anaheim families, friends and colleagues traveled to New York at their own cost to attend various ceremonies and events and over 75 marched in that traditional procession. He then presented Council with a symbol of the 9/11 memorial, a rubbing transfer of the name of "Chip Burlingame ", pilot of hijacked Flight 77 and a member of the Anaheim community. Acceptance of Other Recognitions (To be presented at a later date): Recognizing the National Society of Hispanic MBAs ADDITIONS /DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA: None PUBLIC COMMENTS (all agenda items): At 5:45 P.M., Mayor Tait called to order the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency and the Anaheim Housing Authority for a joint public comment session. Reverend Karen Stoyanoff, Unitarian Universalist Church and member of the Poverty Task Force, thanked the City for their work done in addressing the issue of homelessness. She stressed this was an issue that faith groups were concerned about and were ready to work with the city to provide any support. She hoped to meet with council members to discuss the passage of the Poverty Task Force's Five Year Plan to address homelessness and poverty. Art Beas, Historical Society, emphasized that this year all Historical Society events would be open to the public and invited the community to participate. Barbara Girvack, Historical Society announced the next event was on October 8` an Oktoberfest featuring music, dance, food and Anaheim Brewery beer at the Center Street Promenade. Bob Reid, resident, addressed potential cuts to Anaheim's libraries, stressing they provided a safe haven for freedom of thought and were a reminder that government supports and protects that right. Eric Orrick, Maxwell Elementary teacher, remarked that students used the Haskett Library weekly and it served as a safe place and a resource for those students in West Anaheim without home computers and for parents seeking employment. Dorothy Rose, Orange County Symphony, announced an old tradition had been revived and on October 23` a free concert would be offered to all children in costume along with their family. This was one of the seven concerts offered this year under direction of a new conductor. Council Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2011 Page 3 of 12 Jeff Kohl, teacher, addressing potential library reductions, remarked that youth crime was highest after school ends and before parents come home. Libraries, he added, offering after school programs and havens for kids, decreased crime. Joe Purtell, Anaheim Senior Librarian thanked Council for emphasizing there were no plans to outsource library services in the City. He remarked that staff constantly looked for internal efficiencies and had outsourced repetitive tasks and had taken a fair share of staff cuts, from 68 full -time staff several years ago to the current 40. To meet the current budget reductions, staff would be reduced to 32. These cuts, he stressed, would reflect longer waits for assistance and check -out times, less outreach and fewer partnership opportunities and fewer class visits, bookmobile and story times. He hoped that despite the times, Council would reconsider restoring funding for library services. Juan Rafael poet, talked about the value of library workshops, volunteering and helping others work on school projects and teaching youth how to write and extend their reach. Kathleen Kerr, Anaheim City School District librarian, offered statistics on the makeup of the school district, with 77 percent of students English language earners. She added the District had laid off 150 employees in June due to their budget crisis and now school libraries were stretched to capacity running two libraries at two schools every other week, giving students half a year of services. She added this area was a community that needed access to free reading materials in order to grow and thrive in the future. Meda Aleesha, former resident, explained as a Muslim Arab American, she had always taken advantage of library services and felt others should have the same opportunities that she and her children experienced in Anaheim. With a greater influx of immigrants from the Middle East, libraries could help immigrants assimilate in the American way of life. Julian Nguyen, student, remarked that having library resources available maximized his education. He added the Haskett Library had allowed Youth Leadership of America to host their meetings and events on site and limiting library hours would have a specific impact on their organization. Yuki Ramirez, fellow youth member, remarked the library had been a crucial part of the Youth Leadership America program. He added the library offered other outreach programs to the community from literacy programs to computer classes and allowed access to technology that many of the financial challenged residents could not otherwise have. He added volunteers could only do so much and could not replace the scope of tasks that full -time staff managed. Dwayne Roberts, resident, alluding to recent news of police misconduct in the city of Fullerton, urged elected officials to demand police staff adhere to the highest ethical standard and receive the best training possible to insure problems don't occur in Anaheim. Joanne Hardy, Orange County Library Association, stated that what makes Anaheim's library system special was because staff treated their jobs like a calling and what they provided to citizens was more than hours on a paper, it was their thinking, planning and preparation of what goes into programs. She urged Council keep public libraries as a vibrant place of service to the community Judy Holly, resident, remarked that as a child her parents insured she and her seven siblings had access to Anaheim's library and as a parent of four children, she continued the tradition. Council Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2011 Page 4 of 12 She valued the programs offered through the library system, emphasizing she wanted to put a face to the people who use these programs. John Leos, resident, urged Council to consider his proposed Anaheim Transparency Disclosure and Accountability act, a reform measure to bring back faith in local government. Karen, a student addressed her comments to Item No. 17 on the agenda. She stated she represented her parents and other neighbors on Rose Street who disagreed with the parking permit program charging $30 per permit for parking on public streets as being unfair and too costly. Erica, also addressing Item 17, asked Council to reconsider the permit parking program as many residents could not afford the permits. Steve McLaughlin, teacher, opposed additional cuts to library programs, stating the community could not do without the existing experienced staff and the diverse programs in place. Alan Yam, student, stated he volunteered 300 hours to the library this year while others had volunteered 3,000 hours. He had seen first hand how librarians improved the quality of life for the kids. Aston, student, remarked he had begun volunteering at Haskett library and had seen how programs benefited the community and the time and effort librarians put into their work. A young student urged Council to reconsider library funding cuts, remarking librarians inspired the kids, provided a safe place for them and was a better investment of funds than in repairing city infrastructure. Joanna Martinez, student, remarked she volunteered at Euclid Library and considered staff members as family helping after school children with homework or the internet and providing story times and arts and crafts. Jenny Ochihara, student, stated she had also volunteered for a few summers and recognized that the programs and assistance given would not be possible without experienced library staff who cared about patrons. Hien Le, resident, remarked his volunteering at Euclid library had a huge impact on him and he felt it was important to give his opinion and ask Council to reconsider any library funding cuts. Martin Majia, student, had volunteered 400 hours to library services and stated he was moved to speak out against any budget cuts because he understood what that action would mean to kids who did not have a place to go after school with parents working long hours. Tina Phan, student, discussed on a personal level how library staff encouraged and helped her bring her grade point average up and become more successful in school. She stated she was just one of many students who had been motivated and that she now had a 4.3 GPA and was president of two clubs. Cameron Wolf, student, stated the staff at Euclid library branch were a fundamental part of the community and helped kids grow and interact. Without them, he added, the library would not be the same. Council Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2011 Page 5 of 12 Minh Nguyen, student, stressed that the libraries were fundamental to a student's education and by keeping youth off streets and away from gang activities, had an impact on reducing crime in the community. Julia Chow, student, stated libraries offered a place for students to do homework and read and as a volunteer for three years, she recognized that what made a program successful was the experienced library staff. Norma A., American All Star Towing, remarked that her firm, although not selected for Anaheim's towing services, did not have a super duty tow truck in service as it was rare to use on city streets and instead chose to have multiple common tow trucks in service 24 hours /day. She added if needed a super duty tow truck call could be rerouted to another towing company provider and urged Council reconsider retaining her firm along with the others. Marina Angeles, speaking on behalf of the Ponderosa community, thanked council members for attending the recent community forum and looked forward to following up on issues presented at the forum. In addition, she requested Council reconsider any proposed library cuts as one of the concerns of the Ponderosa community was how to ensure their library was open in the evenings. Rob Nothoff, OCCORD, reported that poverty rates were at their highest in more than 50 years, and reducing library staff and disposing of good paying jobs and benefits placed these workers at risk of poverty and set the stage for potential outsourcing to keep city services functioning. He hoped Council would exhaust all alternatives before laying off workers. Apache De Bruglia Running Hawk, spiritual advisor to Native Americans, talked about the necessity to respect nature and its animals and explained his opposition to the killing of coyotes in Anaheim. Randall Masero, former Greenpeace member, explained Native Americans had attended this meeting under the impression that Anaheim was disposing of coyotes. He added that in speaking with Mayor Tait earlier, he now understood that the City did not condone the killing of coyotes and it was actually residents who had lost pets to coyotes that were initially, but no longer, considering taking this option. With that said, he emphasized that in this country, thousands of dollars were wasted killing wild horses and burros and these atrocities should be stopped. Carlos White Eagle urged the community to have respect for wildlife and to live in harmony with all. George Pulido remarked the creator gave man the responsibility of stewardship over our families and the animal kingdom. Lois Wattle, Los Alamitos resident, talked of her personal experience in living in harmony with coyotes that roam the US Naval Supply station and the Joint Armed Forces Training Base near her home. Michael Kim, Brookhurst Towing, addressing his remarks to Item No. 15, stated it was a privilege to serve Anaheim and he was grateful to continue to do so in the new contract. He added to insure his success he had invested in acquiring a Class B truck to tow big rigs and had added more security cameras in the yard facility. He urged Council to not delay the new contract to allow him to recoup the costs of upgrading his facility as soon as possible. Council Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2011 Page 6 of 12 Sammy Alek, Irvine resident, urged the City to implement a more humane approach to relocating coyotes if problems reoccur. He felt the animals were a vital part of the ecosystem and should be protected and respected. Cecil Corcoran Jordan, Outreach Homeless ministry, stated he would pray for Council's decisions. At 7:10 P.M., the Council session was briefly recessed to consider the Agency and Housing Authority agendas, subsequently reconvening at 7:11 P.M. CONSENT CALENDAR: Mayor Pro Tern Sidhu removed Item No. 16 from the consent calendar for further discussion. Council Member Murray pulled Item No. 17 and Council Member Eastman removed Item No. 21. Mayor Tait declared he would abstain from voting on Item's 13 and 15 so as not to have the appearance of a conflict of interest; his firm was in the same business as those listed in Item No. 13 and his firm had done business with AT &T (Item No 15). Mayor Pro Tern Sidhu moved to waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions and to adopt the balance of the consent calendar in accordance with the reports, certifications and recommendations furnished each council member and as listed on the consent calendar, seconded by Council Member Galloway. Roll Call Vote: Ayes — 5: Mayor Tait and Council Members: Galloway, Eastman, Murray and Sidhu. Noes — 0. Motion Carried 6. Receive and file minutes of the Library Board meeting of August 8, 2011. 8105 D117 7. Approve the Investment Portfolio Report for August 2011. 8. Approve carryover expenditure appropriations, in the total amount of $128,841,148, from D106 fiscal year 2010/11 to fiscal year 2011/12 for projects previously approved by the City Council but not yet completed. 9. Approve the Termination of Easements with MMI /BDI Anaheim Magnolia Avenue, LLC, AGR -6921 in favor of the City of Anaheim, for easements generally located at 1201 North Magnolia Avenue (Abandonment No. ABA2011- 00213). 10. Approve the Agreement for Purchase and Sale and Escrow Instructions with HSBC AGR -6922 Bank USA, National Association, in the acquisition payment amount of $504,000, for real property located at 1602 South Brookhurst Street for the Brookhurst Street Widening project from Ball Road to Katella Avenue (R/W ACQ2009- 00355). 11. Approve the Agreement for Purchase and Sale and Escrow Instructions with Maria Corchis, in the acquisition payment amount of $697,000 including a relocation allowance AGR -6923 payment of $2,000, for real property located at 1610 South Brookhurst Street for the Brookhurst Street Widening project from Ball Road to Katella Avenue (R/W ACQ2009- 00353). 12. Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute and deliver the Acquisition and Funding Agreement between the City, Anaheim Community Facilities District No. 08 -1 (Platinum AGR -6924 Triangle), and Coastal SFA Anaheim I, LLC, in the purchase price not to exceed $862,400, for the City to acquire public facilities relating to storm drain improvements on State College Boulevard and Orangewood Avenue, and authorize and direct the Director of Public Works to approve request(s) for payment in accordance with provisions of the agreement and its exhibit and to take any and all actions necessary to accomplish the purposes of the agreement. Council Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2011 Page 7 of 12 13. Approve and authorize the Public Utilities General Manager to execute and take the necessary actions to implement and administer thirty (30) agreements and its related documents to provide professional civil engineering and easement services to the Public AGR -6924 to Utilities Department (AESCO, APA Engineering, Inc., Berg Power Engineers, Inc., AGR -6949 Cardno TBE, David Evans & Associates, Inc., DMc Engineering, Forkert Engineering & AGR- 5417.A Surveying, Inc., Geo Design Inc., Harris & Associates, Henkels & McCoy, Inc., Herman AGR- 5418.A Weissker, Inc., IDS Group, Joseph C. Truxaw & Associates, Inc., Kabbara Engineering, AGR- 5419.A KFM Engineering, Inc., KOA Corporation, Kreuzer Consulting Group, MARRS Services, AGR- 5420.A Inc., Martin & Ziemniak Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors, Mayers & Associates Civil AGR- 5423.A Engineering, Inc., Merit Municipal Engineering Services, Moore Twining Associates, Inc., Penco Engineering, Inc., Pike Energy Solutions, Inc., RBF Consulting, Sega Inc., Sun Engineering Services, Inc., TMAD Taylor & Gaines, VA Consulting, Inc., and Vanderweil Power Group). Mayor Tait recorded an abstention on this item to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest as his firm was in the same business as those listed identified above. 14. Approve and authorize the Public Utilities General Manager to execute and take the AGR- 5426.A AGR- 1646.E necessary actions to implement and administer twenty -one (21) agreements and its AGR- 5429.A related documents to provide professional electrical engineering P P g g services to the Public AGR- 5431.A Utilities Department (Asplundh Construction Corporation, Berg Power Engineers, Inc., AGR- 5432.A Dahl, Taylor & Associates, Electrical Consultants, Inc., Engineering Partners, Inc., Faith AGR- 5433.A Com, Inc., Gausman & Moore, Henkels & McCoy, Inc., Herman Weissker, Inc., AGR- 5436.A Integrated Engineers & Contractors Corporation (IEC), K &B Engineering, Par Electrical AGR- 5438.A AGR- 5439.A Contractors Inc., LLC, Pike Energy Solutions, Inc., Q3, Inc., SAIC Energy, Environment AGR- 5440.A & Infrastructure, Sega Inc., Sun Engineering Services, Inc., Sunrise Engineering, AGR -6950 to Stanley Consultants, Inc., TOR Engineering Corporation, and Vanderweil Power Group). AGR -6959 15. Approve and authorize the Public Utilities General Manager to execute and take the necessary actions to implement and administer the Agreement for Replacement of AGR -6960 Overhead with Underground Communication Facilities and related documents with Pacific Bell Telephone Company, dba AT &T of California, to facilitate joint trench construction and cost sharing for work within Underground District No. 53 - La Palma /Brookhurst. Mayor Tait recorded an abstention on this item as his firm had worked with AT &T. 18. RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -133 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF P124 THE CITY OF ANAHEIM accepting certain deeds conveying to the City of Anaheim certain real properties or interests therein (City Deed Nos. 11445, 11446, 11447). 19. RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -134 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF P124 THE CITY OF ANAHEIM accepting certain deeds conveying to the City of Anaheim certain real properties or interests therein (City Deed Nos. 11448 and 11449). 20. RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -135 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHIEM approving the Agreement to Transfer Tax Increment by and D155 between the City of Anaheim and the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency for transfer to the County of Orange as required by AB 27 and making certain findings in connection therewith (related to Agency Item No. 01). 22. ORDINANCE NO. 6225 (INTRODUCTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF C280 ANAHEIM amending the zoning map referred to in Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Council Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2011 Page 8 of 12 Code relating to zoning (Reclassification No. 2011 - 00243; DEV2010- 00179; 3323 West Ball Road). 23. Approve minutes of Council meeting of September 13, 2011. END OF CONSENT: 16. Approve extensions of eight existing agreements with Standard Enterprises, Inc., dba AGR- 4206.1 To' n' Mo Towing; P & H Enterprises, Inc., dba Anaheim - Fullerton Towing; Quick Service AGR- 1606.C.1 Towing, Inc., dba Brookhurst Towing; and Country City Towing, Inc.; Action Southland AGR- 2773.A.1 Enterprises, Inc., dba Action Southland Towing; Dubois, Boggs & Schaible. Inc., dba AGR - 1609.6.1 Dubois Towing; MetroPro Towing, Inc.; Orange County Towing Service, Inc. for Police AGR- 1607.C.1 Department towing services for an additional six months ending on March 31, 2012, AGR- 1610.C.1 accept the proposals and approve agreements with Standard Enterprises, Inc., dba To' AGR- 1608.C.1 n' Mo Towing; P & H Enterprises, Inc., dba Anaheim - Fullerton Towing; Quick Service AGR- 1611.D.1 Towing, Inc., dba Brookhurst Towing; and Country City Towing, Inc. for vehicle towing AGR- 4206.A and associated services, commencing on April 1, 2012, for a one year period with up to AGR- 1606.D four one -year optional renewals and authorize the Chief of Police to exercise the AGR- 2773.6 renewal options (continued from Council meeting of September 13, 2011, Item No. 12). AGR- 1609.0 Police Chief John Welter announced Item No. 16 contained an amendment to the Department's towing agreements to extend the existing eight towing contracts for an additional six months through the period ending March 31, 2012 and to accept the proposals and approve four new agreements with To' n Mow Towing, Anaheim Fullerton Towing, Brookhurst Towing and County City Towing effective April 1, 2012. Providing background, he remarked, Anaheim's Purchasing Division issued a request for proposal (RFP) to eleven interested contractors and had also posted the RFP on the internet. Sealed bids were received on July 13 from nine towing companies and the recommendation that Council approve the four proposed new agreements was discussed at the Council meeting of September 13 with Council continuing the matter to September 27 to allow the towing companies to receive the scoring data resulting from the RFP. Council had also suggested delaying the implementation of the new agreement in order to provide a longer period of transition for the four existing towing companies not receiving new agreements. Chief Welter explained, the scoring results were discussed and distributed to all nine companies and all eight incumbent towing contractors confirmed their willingness to extend their existing agreements to allow for transition time. The existing towing agreements would expire September 30, 2011, and the six month extension period would provide that either party could opt out of the agreement with 10 days notice. He stated there were reasons for reducing towing companies from eight to four, primarily because the Department lost staff and having eight towing services required significant staff time to monitor and inspect. Limiting the number of agreements would allow the Department to more closely monitor the companies resulting in better service to the city and the community. He emphasized, his staff felt strongly that the Department should be doing a better job of managing, inspecting and insuring tow contracts were delivering the best service possible to the City, keeping complaints down, and ensuring the trucks were safe on the road. To accentuate that point, he stated during the evaluation period, two trucks had to be removed from the road because of safety violations. Council Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2011 Page 9 of 12 Mayor Pro Tem Sidhu asked if each bidder was aware of the seven evaluation criteria used in determining the top ranking companies. Bob Wingenroth, Finance Director, responded that all bidders were given the seven criteria and also given information on how each one of those criteria would be graded. In addition, the City also applied weighting to those scores and none of the bidders, he stated, received that weighting information but all were treated equally. To answer the question of who evaluated each business, Lt. Eric Carter stated there were five personnel involved in evaluating each business: two sergeants, two commercial officers and one civilian. Those scores were tabulated and independently submitted to the Purchasing Division who applied the weight factor to the scores and came up with the final results. He added the Police Department did not know where each company ranked until the final results were given. Mayor Pro Tem Sidhu asked if the weighting process was used in other proposals and Mr. Wingenroth responded the same process was used for collection agency services, computer systems replacement, and the Department had used this process many times in the past. Mayor Pro Tem Sidhu then asked how much of a burden it would be to retain the eight existing tow companies. Chief Welter responded the five personnel being used for inspections had many other duties in the Traffic Division and he wanted to limit the services to four companies to enable the department to conduct more inspections and to be proactive in maintaining security and safety. As personnel was lost, Chief Welter's priority was to make sure core functions were maintained especially as the Department expected to lose more personnel through retirements with no foreseeable revenue in the immediate future to allow for hiring. He added to him this was a business decision, there were no problems with the eight current towing companies, but he had to best use the remaining personnel he had and having officers doing inspections on eight towing yards was costing the Department time, effort and money. Council Member Eastman stated she would support this and felt it was a fair adjustment to extend the transition period. Council Member Galloway asked why the weighting process was not explained prior to submittal of the bids as she felt it was unfair to not have all the scoring information provided. Bob Wingenroth responded that a purposeful approach was used in this process and in this case, the bidders knew what the City was looking for but did not know the specific weighting for each criteria. This was done, he added, because these businesses would be serving the community for the next five years and it was necessary to observe their true business condition and judge them as they were, not have them adjust their operations to the criteria. She asked if the money saved could be covered by asking the bidders to participate in an inspection fee with Chief Welter responding that it wasn't the dollar figure but the amount of time and cost in personnel that could be used for more important duties. Council Member Murray would also like a better understanding of the procurement process and possible discussion about standardizing procedures. In this case, she stated, the facts were that all bidders had the same parameters with the end result the four companies being awarded contracts were a mix of large and small. She stated it was important to underscore that all eight companies had done a good job for the City and recommended following up with a letter thanking them for their service. She also appreciated the six month extension for the current contracts. Mayor Tait remarked that the Police Chief, as well as other department heads, had been tasked with making operational efficiencies and he would support this recommendation; Mayor Pro Tem Sidhu concurred. Mayor Tait then moved to approve Item No. 16, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Sidhu. Roll Call Vote: Ayes — 5(Mayor Tait and Council Members: Eastman, Galloway, Murray and Sidhu.) Noes — 0. Motion Carried. Council Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2011 Page 10 of 12 17. RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -132 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHIEM designating Rose Street from Wilhelmina Street to Sycamore D175 Street as "Permit Parking Only" street within Permit - Eligible Parking District No. 20 (Permit Parking Area No. 20) (continued from Council meeting of September 13, 2011, Item No. 17). Natalie Meeks, Public Works Director, reported in December of 2010, a permit eligible parking district was established for a general area and once that process was completed each of the street segments in that area were allowed to vote on whether they wanted their particular street to implement permit parking. Over two- thirds of the returned ballots for the area of Rose Street and one side of Wilhelmina voted for permit parking, Ms. Meeks stated, and with the adoption of the proposed ordinance, the area would be designated Permit Park Area No. 20 based on the votes of the neighborhood. She explained that the permit parking policy was one of the tools the City had established to help neighborhoods manage themselves. She indicated the neighborhood would have an opportunity in a year to petition for a revote if the neighbors felt permit parking was not working out for them. Council Member Murray inquired if all residents in this area had to pay for parking permits with Ms. Meeks responding that if residents wished to park in the street, permits would be required for two years, at a cost of $30 per permit. Guest passes were sold for $1 each in packages of 25. Council Member Murray stated she would support this item as two- thirds of the residents had voted to support it. Mayor Tait confirmed with staff that a resident could gather neighbors' signatures on a petition indicating the permit process was not working and staff would go through a meeting process with neighbors and discuss the situation. Council Member Eastman questioned how the $30 fee was established since the fee was a hardship for low income residents. Ms. Meeks replied that staff had tried to reduce the cost to manage this program however, $30 was the minimum amount possible. Mayor Tait moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -132 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHIEM designating Rose Street from Wilhelmina Street to Sycamore Street as "Permit Parking Only" street within Permit - Eligible Parking District No. 20 (Permit Parking Area No. 20, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Sidhu. Roll Call Vote: Ayes — 5: (Mayor Tait and Council Members: Eastman, Galloway, Murray and Sidhu.) Noes — 0. Motion Carried. 21. ORDINANCE NO. 6224 (INTRODUCTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF M142 ANAHEIM adding Chapter 18.34 to Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code pertaining to the Residential Opportunity (RO) Overlay Zone. Sheri Vander Dussen, Planning Director, reported this ordinance would add a new residential opportunity overlay zone to the City zoning code. It was also a required action of the Housing Element and would give property owners the opportunity to develop condominiums or apartments on housing opportunity sites listed in the Housing Element. This, she explained, meant sites could be developed with residential use without having to go through a discretional process which usually involved public hearings before the Planning Commission. All of the housing opportunities site to which this overlay zone would be applied were already designated for higher density residential development by the City's General Plan, most of them in 2004. The sites, she added, were currently zoned for and developed with non - residential uses and many were older commercial or industrial uses. She further explained State law considered the permitted density conducive to the development of lower income housing so there was no required obligation for the City to develop the sites with affordable housing units and that they could be either market rate or affordable or a combination of the two. She emphasized the use Council Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2011 Page 11 of 12 of the overlay zone would give property owners the option of either continuing the existing zoning or develop their sites under the provisions of the overlay with residential uses. She pointed out this action would serve only to create the residential overlay as a chapter in the zoning code and would not apply the overlay to any of the parcels. Before application of the zones to the parcels, environmental review and public hearings before the Planning Commission would be required. Council Member Eastman brought this to the attention of the public to be cognizant of that fact this action would provide an additional opportunity for property owners without the imposition of any requirement in keeping with the "freedom friendly" options for property owners. She then moved to introduce Ordinance No. 6224 ORDINANCE NO. 6224 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM amending the zoning map referred to in Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code relating to zoning (Reclassification No. 2011 - 00243; DEV2010- 00179; 3323 West Ball Road); seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Sidhu. Roll Call Vote: Ayes — 5 (Mayor Tait and Council Members: Eastman, Galloway, Murray and Sidhu.) Noes — 0. Motion Carried. Council Communications: Council Member Eastman remarked she had enjoyed attending the Historical Society Citrus Culture Celebration at Heritage Park, a site that had become a real asset to the City, with the Mother Colony Park and the Woelke- Stoffel homes open for tours to the public. She announced the Oktoberfest was scheduled for October 8 an event also sponsored by the Historical Society with the public invited to participate. She had also represented City Council at the Simone Family Foundation awards dinner honoring eight Anaheim high school students who would be receiving college scholarships from the foundation and suggested certificates of recognition be presented to those students for their achievements. Mayor Pro Tern Sidhu announced September was National Preparedness Month with the theme of "Be Red Cross Ready ". He also mentioned the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast at the Convention Center was coming up and on October 29 a free medical and dental clinic was available to the public at the CareMore Center. Council Member Galloway recognized city employee, Peggy Russell of the Public Works Department and announced the grand opening of Jollibee restaurant in Anaheim, a popular fast food restaurant from the Philippines serving burgers, spaghetti and chicken joy as well as traditional Philippine food. Council Member Murray responded to earlier comments received concerning library services and commended the speakers for carrying out their civic duty and making their concerns known. She added Council heard those concerns and it was her hope that a collaborative approach be made through the city staff and library services as well as through community leadership. She announced Bruno Serato of the Anaheim White House was selected by CNN as one of the Top 10 Heroes finalists and encouraged all to vote for him at the CNN website until December 7th She added the winner would receive $250,000 toward their charity, and in Bruno Serato's case, that would be the Katarina Club, where he served meals every single day to motel children of Anaheim to honor his mother, Katarina. She also spoke of her attendance at the Ponderosa community forum, reporting it was an honor and pleasure to be part of this process and mentioned the Muzeo Visionaries Gala scheduled for October 22 to fund free educational programs for school children throughout the year. Mayor Tait stated he was impressed with the high school students speaking during public comments and standing up in support of the library system. The strategy staff was working on, he added, was to ensure no library hours were reduced recognizing that a 'safe haven' was one Council Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2011 Page 12 of 12 of the most important points raised by library advocates. He added that staffing Ponderosa Library would be a discussion for the future. Council Member Eastman pointed out the Ponderosa community had pledged to raise $10,000 towards Ponderosa Library services on their own. Mayor Tait remarked that ultimately, by encouraging businesses and jobs to locate in Anaheim, revenues would grow and there would be additional funds to work with. He added he had attended the grand opening of Pure Barre, a fitness facility, and the owners had commented on the friendly customer service they had received in Anaheim during the process of opening their business. He stated Anaheim was becoming known for its business friendly staff and accelerated permit process and commended staff for this culture flourishing at City Hall. Adjournment: With no other business to conduct, Mayor Tait adjourned the September 27, 2011 meeting at 8:24 P.M. Re ec ly submitted, Linda N. Andal, CIVIC City Clerk