2003/05/20
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MAY 20, 2003
The City Council of the City of Anaheim met in special session. Notice of the Special
Meeting was prepared, sent and posted May 19, 2003, calling the meeting for a
workshop on the proposed 2003/2004 fiscal year budget.
PRESENT: Mayor Curt Pringle, Council Members: Tom Tait, Shirley McCracken, Bob
Hernandez and Richard Chavez.
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager David Morgan, City Attorney Jack White, City Clerk
Sheryll Schroeder.
A copy of the agenda for the meeting of the Anaheim City Council was posted on May
16, 2003 at the City Hall outside bulletin board.
Mayor Curt Pringle called the special meeting to order at 2:12 P.M. in the Council
Chambers of the Anaheim City Hall, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard.
WORKSHOP:
City Manager Dave Morgan began by explaining that the workshop was for review of
the City's fiscal year 2003/2004 budget pursuant to City Charter Sections
1202, 1203, and 1204. He noted that Council had been provided with the proposed
budget and line item report, which had been available since May 2, 2003 for public
inspection as legally advertised. He explained that Council would hear from the
Finance Director that preparing the proposed budget for the fiscal year was very
challenging, due to a disappointing local economy, reduced tourist travel and other
related issues.
He noted the proposed budget totaled $1,097,841,809, which represented a decrease
of approximately 3.2 percent from the current adopted budget. It included 2,085 full
time positions, which represented a net decrease of 15 positions from the current
budget. He explained that even with the economic issues that have impacted the
budget, staff was still recommending that the funds earmarked for neighborhood
improvements continue. For a third year in a row, he noted, $3 million dollars was
budgeted for transfer to the Community Improvement Fund for specific improvements to
the neighborhoods and communities.
City Manager Morgan introduced the Finance Director, William Sweeney, who provided
an overview of the proposed fiscal year 2003/2004 budget.
City Manager Morgan then introduced Assistant City Manger, Tom Wood, who
provided an overview of the capital improvement plan and the Council Department and
Administration Department's budget.
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At approximately 3: 13 PM, Mayor Pringle adjourned the special meeting of the Anaheim
City Council and called to order the regular meeting of May 20, 2003.
City Clerk, Sheryll Schroeder, presented the City Clerk's Department proposed budget.
Jack White, City Attorney, presented the City Attorney's Department proposed budget.
Charlene Jung, City Treasurer, gave a presentation for the City Treasurer's Department
budget.
Human Resources Director, Dave Hill, gave the Human Resources Department
proposed budget presentation.
The last presentation was given by William Sweeney, Finance Director, which outlined
the Finance Department proposed budget.
At approximately 4:25 PM, after the presentations, Mayor Pringle called for public
comments and hearing none, he continued the budget presentation workshop to June 3,
2003 at 2:00 PM.
ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO CLOSED SESSION: None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: None.
Mayor Pringle recessed the meeting to Closed Session at 4:30 P.M.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code)
Name of case: City of Anaheim v. Huntcor, Inc. et aI., Orange County Superior
Court Case No. 02CC18801.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Initiation of litigation pursuant to Subdivision (c) of Government Code
Section 54956.9)
Number of potential cases: 1 potential case
AFTER RECESS:
Mayor Pringle called the regular Council meeting of May 20,2003 to order at 5:10 P.M.
and welcomed those in attendance.
INVOCATION: Provided by Jimmy Gaston, Church of Christ
FLAG SALUTE: Presented by Mayor Pro Tern Tom Tait
Recognitions to be presented at a later date were:
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Recognizing the recipients of the Silver and Gold Awards from the Orange Association
of Girl Scouts.
Proclaiming May 2003, as Hire a Veteran Month.
Proclaiming June 1, 2003, as Heritage Day at Oak Canyon Nature Center.
Recognizing the Natasha Sarah Jaievsky Legacy Foundation.
Recognizing Allen Ashby, The Boeing Company.
Proclaiming June 14, 2003, as Army Appreciation Day.
At 5:15 P.M., Mayor Pringle recessed the City Council meeting until after the
Redevelopment Agency meeting.
Mayor Pringle reconvened the City Council meeting at 5:19 P.M.
ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA:
City Attorney White requested that Item A30A be added to the agenda, noting that the
item came to the attention of staff after posting of the agenda.
Council Member Chavez moved to add approval of a letter agreement with Riggs &
Company for temporary police command post during the Stanley Cup Finals to the
agenda as Item A30A, seconded by Council Member Tait. Roll call vote: Ayes - 5;
Mayor Pringle, Council Members Tait, McCracken, Chavez, Hernandez. Noes - O.
Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
James Reade spoke regarding harassment by the Anaheim Police Department.
Barbara Gonzalez spoke regarding the updating of the parking permit process as it
related to single family dwellings. She said she did not agree with the City's one year
moratorium on reviewing the parking permit process and offered to serve as a member
on the Administrative Manager's Committee dealing with parking problems.
Mayor Pringle requested that City Manager Morgan respond to Ms. Gonzalez's
statements. City Manager Morgan stated that the item on the agenda suggested that
the issue would be resolved in four months. Mayor Pringle said that he was under the
impression that the new Administrative Manager's Committee would consist of city staff
who would report back to Council for additional discussion and that anyone who wished
to be notified of a meeting or a workshop would be contacted. Mayor Pringle requested
that City Manager Morgan add Ms. Gonzalez's name and any others who wished to be
included. City Manager Morgan agreed.
Richard Delgado reminded Council that eight months ago he sent a letter to the Council
regarding the parking situation in the downtown area and had not received a response.
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Mr. Delgado echoed Ms. Gonzalez's request to be on the Administrative Manager's
Committee.
Mayor Pringle said that there had been many parking issues that had been brought
before Council in the last four to five months and that was why Council asked the staff
to re-Iook at the issue and start exploring new solutions to the problem. Mayor Pringle
said that Mr. Delgado would be notified when the topic was brought before the Council
again.
Ken Chinn said that the Council should leave the existing parking process in place and
not rush with changes. He also thanked the Council for being sensitive to the parking
problems in Anaheim.
Mayor Pringle responded to Mr. Chinn that one of the problems with the Council policy
was that it said "this is what you have to do to get permitted parking in your
neighborhood" and neighborhoods went through the process, even if some people
voted against it, it would give a false impression to some individuals of pending
approval. He said that he felt that it was unfair to give direction that if residents did this,
they would get that, meaning permit parking in their neighborhood.
Alma Ramirez addressed the Council regarding issues with the Police Department.
Ken Chinn noted that he did not agree with the concept of office holder accounts and
requested that it be removed from Item A27.
CITY MANAGER/DEPARTMENTAL CONSENT CALENDAR A1 - A30:
Council Member Hernandez requested that Item A27 be removed from the Consent
Calendar for separate action.
Council Member Tait requested discussion on Item A17. He thanked Council for
moving the east Anaheim gymnasium project ahead, adding that currently there was
only one gym in the area in Anaheim Hills and the community was looking forward to it.
Council Member McCracken moved, seconded by Council Member Chavez, to waive
reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions and approve the following in accordance
with the reports, certifications and recommendations furnished each Council Member
and as listed on the Consent Calendar. Resolutions Nos. 2003R-78 through 2003R-86
and Ordinance Nos. 5859 was offered for adoption. Roll Call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor
Pringle, Council Members McCracken, Tait, Chavez, Hernandez. Noes - O. Motion
carried.
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A 1. Reject certain claims filed against the City.
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A2. Reject an application for leave to present a late claim.
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A3. Receive and file the Investment Portfolio Report for April 2003; minutes of the
Deferred Compensation Committee held January 8, 2003; and minutes of the
Public Utilities Board meeting held April 3, 2003.
A4. Accept the low bid of Generator Services Company, in an amount not to exceed
$39,263 (including tax), for the purchase and installation of a standby generator
for the Emergency Operations Center in accordance with Bid #6382.
A5. Waive Council Policy No. 306 and accept the low bid of Botach Tactical, in an
amount not to exceed $35,791 (including tax and freight), for twenty-eight ballistic
vests for the Police Department's SWAT team.
A6. Approve Contract Change Order No.1 in favor of All American Asphalt, in the
amount of $208,376.91, for Nohl Ranch Street Improvements from Imperial
Highway to Rolling Hills Road.
A7. Approve a four year agreement with three one-year options to renew with
Metavante Corporation for the continued application and support of electronic
utility bill presentment and payment services and authorize the Purchasing Agent
to issue annual purchase orders necessary for the monthly processing fees and
additional support services, as needed, in an amount not to exceed $45,000 per
year, for a period of up to seven years.
A8. Approve the Final Map and Subdivision Agreement with Olson-Anaheim 29, LLC
for property located at 226 - 230 North Rio Vista Street.
A9. Approve the Final Map and Subdivision Agreement with Olson-Anaheim 21, LLC
for property located at 3302 West Ball Road.
170 A10. Approve the Final Map and Subdivision Agreement with Western Pacific
Housing, Inc. for property located at 2360 West La Palma Avenue.
150 A 11 . Approve the Administering Agency-State Agreement for Federal Aid Projects No.
12-5055, Program Supplement No. 115-M, for the Anaheim Boulevard Street
Improvement Project from Santa Ana Street to Vermont Avenue.
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A 12. Approve an agreement with Orange County Sanitation District establishing the
City's participation in a study to help coordinate efforts to control the amount of
fats, oil and grease discharged to the sanitary sewer systems in Orange County
as prescribed in the Sewer Waste Discharge Permit.
A13. Approve an agreement with Taormina Industries, LLC, in the amount of
$150,000, to construct a new liquefied/compressed natural gas refueling facility.
A14. RESOLUTION NO. 2003R-78 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM approving the receipt of a grant award from the
California Energy Commission.
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Approve a grant agreement with California Energy Commission for the receipt of
funds from the California Energy Commission, in the amount of $150,000, for the
construction of a liquefied/compressed natural gas refueling facility at Taormina
Industries.
A15. RESOLUTION NO. 2003R-79 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM authorizing the destruction of certain City records more
than two years old (Public Works Department and Planning Department).
A16. RESOLUTION NO. 2003E-80 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM initiating proceedings for the annual levy of
assessments in, and accepting an assessment engineer's report for the Anaheim
Resort Maintenance District.
RESOLUTION NO. 2003R-81 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM declaring its intention to provide for an annual levy and
collection of assessments in the Anaheim Resort Maintenance District and
setting a time and place for a public hearing thereon.
Public hearing scheduled for June 10, 2003 on item A16.
A17. Approve an agreement with Osborn Architects, in the amount of $206,250, for
the master planning, preparation of construction documents and construction
observation services for the East Anaheim Gymnasium Project.
A 18. Accept an award of funds by the County of Orange Board of Supervisors and
approve the agreement with the County of Orange for the provision of
Community Service activities.
156 A 19. Authorize the transfer of ownership of retired police canine, Rony, to his former
handler, Officer Jeff Burke.
A20. Approve and authorize the Human Resources Director to execute an agreement
with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 47, to lease a City
employee to Local 47.
A21. Approve the Grand Jury Report concerning wood roofs.
A22. RESOLUTION NO. 2003R-82 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM giving notice of its intent to approve an amendment
to the contract between the City of Anaheim and the Board of Administration of
the California Public Employees Retirement System.
ORDINANCE NO. 5860 (INTRODUCTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM authorizing an amendment to the contract between the City of
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Anaheim and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees
Retirement System.
153 A23. RESOLUTION NO. 2003R-83 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ANAHEIM approving a Letter of Understanding between the Anaheim
Police Association and the City of Anaheim (establishing a Police Limited Hours
Position Pilot Program).
153 A24. RESOLUTION NO. 2003R-84 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM approving a Letter of Understanding between the City
of Anaheim and the Anaheim Firefighters Association, Local No. 2899 (amending
Article 55.1.3 of the Memorandum of Understanding).
153 A25. RESOLUTION NO. 2003R-85 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM approving a Letter of Understanding between the City
of Anaheim and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 47
(amending Article 62.2.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding).
153 A26. RESOLUTION NO. 2003R-86 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ANAHEIM approving a Letter of Understanding between the City of
Anaheim and the Anaheim Police Association (amending Article 59.1.3 of the
Memorandum of Understanding).
179 A28. ORDINANCE NO. 5859 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM amending Ordinance No. 5378, as previously amended, relating to
Specific Plan Adjustment NO.5 to the Disneyland Resort Specific Plan No. 92-1
(Chapter 18.78 of the Anaheim Municipal Code) (Introduced at the Council
meeting of May 13, 2003, Item A13).
. 117 A29. Approve the Amended 2003 Investment Policy.
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A30. Approve minutes of the Council meeting held May 13, 2003.
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A30A Approve a letter agreement with Riggs & Company, a division of Riggs Bank,
relating to a temporary command post of private property adjacent to the
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim during the Stanley Cup Finals.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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A27. ORDINANCE NO. 5858 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM amending Chapter 1.09 of Title 1 of the Anaheim Municipal Code
relating to Campaign Reform (Introduced at the Council meeting of May 6, 2003,
Item A 18 and continued from the meeting of May 13, 2003, Item A 12).
Council Member Hernandez noted that he would attempt a third time to amend the
ordinance to remove the office holder's account provision. He stated his reason was
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that to ask people to donate to a campaign so that an elected official could spend that
money for city business left the door open for abuse and he said that was not the right
message that he wanted to send to the tax payers. He moved to amend Ordinance No.
5858 to remove the office holder account provision, seconded by Council Member
McCracken.
Mayor Pringle stated that Council Member Hernandez was possibly missing the mark in
the context that part of the motivation when the State established office holder accounts
and when the County established office holder accounts, was that there were times
while serving in public office that the official was interested in doing things that may cost
additional money. Right now, office holders can legally use campaign funds to do that,
he explained, the proposed ordinance allows an account to be set aside, it was not
directly pulling funds from campaign dollars. The alternative was, he noted, there were
reimbursement requests put in by members of Council. He said that while there were
certainly legitimate reimbursements that could be made, but some members of Council
did not necessarily feel that under every circumstance the public tax dollars should be
used for those expenses. He noted his concern about the continual use of a
reimbursement of taxpayer dollars for those office holder expenses. He said the voters
had seen concepts of office holder accounts because they understood that there were
some expenses in holding an office that should not come out of campaign contribution
limited accounts. And also, he added, some people did not believe that the taxpayers
should have to foot the bill as an expense of those in office, so this was a proposed
alternative. He explained that under this plan, Council could establish an office holder
account and anyone who wished to contribute or support that within the limits, could do
that. He noted there were three ways an office holder expense could be paid; one was
through campaign funds, two through reimbursement by the government or three
through the creation of an office holder account.
Council Member McCracken said she supported the amendment, asking who would be
checking the books to watch for the $1,000 limit. She said she did not think that it
solved the problem of submitting for reimbursement. She noted the proposed ordinance
did not say a Council Member could not submit for reimbursement. She expressed her
concern about having an office holder account when they still had a campaign account
in existence, which could be used for re-election and an office holder account for
expenses. She noted her reluctance about who was going to see that the account was
operated efficiently and correctly without any violations.
Council Member Chavez explained that he agreed with the idea of an office holder
account as a good way of doing business and that he did not think the city should pick
up the tab for every community event that he may want to go to. He noted it provided
for full disclosure just like campaign accounts, any money coming into the office holder
account would be accounted for and any money that went out would be accounted for
and it was all public information. It was a way of accounting for those dollars and gave
the Council a way to be more involved with the community.
Council Member Tait said that he was not in favor of the amendment, explaining that
when he was sworn in, there was a little reception that was paid for by the taxpayers. If
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Council had office holder accounts, the reception could have been paid for by the
account.
Council Member Hernandez reiterated that he was not in favor of the taxpayers picking
up the tab for certain expenses. If Council was going to attend a function and it was not
specifically connected to doing city business, then that expense should be born by the
person who was attending and they should pay for it out of their own pocket.
Mayor Pringle stated that Council Member Hernandez's amendment was before the
Council, which was to remove the portion of ordinance dealing with office holder
accounts. Roll call vote: Ayes - 2; Council Members Hernandez and McCracken. Noes
- 3; Council Members Chavez, Tait and Mayor Pringle. Motion failed.
Council Member Chavez moved to adopt Ordinance No. 5858, seconded by Council
Member Tail. . Roll call vote: Ayes - 3; Council Members Tait, Chavez and Mayor
Pringle. Noes - 2; Council Members Hernandez, McCracken. Motion carried.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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A31. Consider appointing a citizen to serve on the Investment Advisory Commission to
a term which will expire on June 30, 2005 (Continued from the Council meeting
of May 13, 2003).
Council Member McCracken nominated Dominic Daddario. Hearing no further
nominations, Council Member Tait moved to close nominations.
Council Member McCracken moved to approve the appointment of Dominic Daddario to
the Investment Advisory Commission for a term to expire June 30, 2005, seconded by
Council Member Chavez. Roll call vote: Ayes; 5 - Mayor Pringle, Council Members
McCracken, Tait, Chavez, Hernandez. Noes - O. Motion carried.
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A32. Consider appointing a citizen to serve on the Planning Commission to a term
which will expire June 30,2003.
Council Member Tait nominated Jerry O'Connell, past Chairman of the Anaheim
Chamber of Commerce and involved in local charities. Hearing no further nominations,
Council Member Chavez moved to close nominations.
Roll call vote on approval of appointing Jerry O'Connell to the Planning Commission for
a term to expire June 30, 2003: Ayes; 5 - Mayor Pringle, Council Members McCracken,
Tait, Chavez, Hernandez. Noes - o. Motion carried.
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A33. Consider rescinding City Council Policy No. 217 which authorizes the creation of
new preferential parking zones or areas.
Council Member Hernandez stated that Council had spoken about shorting the time
needed to study the issue, that staff was asking for a 12 month moratorium.
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City Manager Morgan said that staff had shortened the time to four months instead of
one year.
Council Member Hernandez said that he was in agreement with the shortened time
frame, but that four months was still a little long.
Mayor Pringle asked what the four month process time would entail.
City Manager Morgan replied that there would be a creation of a committee of staff from
key departments, the leader of that group, Mr. Lower, was currently on medical leave
recovering from surgery and because of that, staff would need the entire four months.
Mr. Morgan said that it might be possible to complete the work in less than four months
and he would like to meet with some of the citizens before he brought it back to City
Council.
Council Member Hernandez moved to adopt Resolution No. 2003R-87 and to make the
time period as close as Mr. Lower needed to get into service and expedite the process,
seconded by Council Member Chavez.
RESOLUTION NO. 2003R-87 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM rescinding City Council Policy No. 217 and Resolution No.
89R-359 regarding preferential parking zones.
Roll call vote: Ayes - 5: Mayor Pringle, Council Members McCracken, Tait, Chavez,
Hernandez. Noes - O. Motion carried.
5:30 P.M. Public HearinQs:
B1. WAIVER OF CODE REQUIREMENT
179 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2003-04674
AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION:
OWNER: Carlos D. Vargas, 816 North Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
AGENT: Benjamin Zecua, 816 North Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
LOCATION: 816 North Anaheim Boulevard. Property is 0.16-acre, having a
frontage of 50 feet on the east side of Anaheim Boulevard, located 90 feet south
of the centerline of Mills Drive (Babies "R" Us Nutritional).
To permit a W.I.C. convenience store within a two-unit office building with waiver
of minimum number of parking spaces.
ACTION TAKEN BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION:
Waiver of Code Requirement denied (4 yes votes, Commissioners Bristol and
Vanderbilt voted no and Commissioner Boydstun absent).
Conditional Use Permit No. 2003-04674 denied (PC2003-61).
Negative Declaration approved.
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Deputy City Manager, Joel Fick, presented the staff report.
Mayor Pringle opened the public hearing.
Yolanda Perez stated that the store would be basically for low income, a family who did
not have transportation and that was why she was petitioning for the parking waiver.
She also stated that there was a shuttle service that provided transportation to and from
the W.I.C. store.
Council Member Chavez asked if there were any other W.I.C. stores.
Ms. Perez said there was another one in Santa Ana and somewhere else in Anaheim,
but not in this immediate location.
Barbara Gonzalez stated her concerned about a parking waiver for the store due to the
existing lack of adequate parking for the neighborhood. She said another issue was
that people were arriving without vehicles and taking shopping carts which created
another problem.
Fernando Rodriquez said he represented Rodriquez Auto Parts, located directly next to
the building in question and stated that they already had an existing problem with
parking. He was concerned with patrons of the W.I.C. store that would cause parking
problems in front of his establishment.
Ms. Perez said that she had viewed for herself the traffic flow in the area and she did
not believe that the W.I.C. store would create more parking problems.
Council Member Chavez wanted to know if the W.I.C. store carried different products
than the neighboring stores.
Ms. Perez said a person could only go to a W.I.C. store if they qualified, the items that
are sold were not items that people could buy at a regular store. She noted she did not
have demographic information on her clientele, but people had to be in a certain income
bracket to qualify for the State to issue coupons to use at the store. She also stated
that the W.I.C. store did not have shopping carts.
Council Member McCracken made reference to the Planning Commission public
comments that there was a store one-half block away that accepted coupons also.
Deputy City Manager Fick said that he could not validate that there was another store of
that type.
Council Member McCracken pointed out that even Ms. Perez did not know the location
of another type of this store in her area and that was her concern, that like stores might
be competing against each other. Council Member McCracken asked if the conditional
parking permit went with the property.
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Mr. Fick stated that the conditional use permit would only be for this specific use and
there was a parking study that supported the analysis. Mr. Fick said that if the use of
the store changed in the future, the parking regulations for that kind of store would be in
effect.
Mayor Pringle acknowledged that it would be a requirement for the store to maintain a
shuttle van and he said he would like to see this as a condition. He noted that the store
was short 40 percent of their parking and Mr. Fick agreed.
Mr. Fick said that in the Santa Ana store, 75 percent of that store's customers did not
arrive by automobile.
Mayor Pringle said that if in fact they had the 14 spaces, this would not be much of an
issue. Therefore if they were short 40 percent of the parking spaces for a traditional
market, it could be a condition that a certain percentage of customers be served by a
shuttle service.
Mr. Fick agreed that making the shuttle service a requirement would be a good idea
before approving the waiver. Also he suggested that an additional provision be added
that there would be no shopping carts at this store.
Council Member Tait agreed with the shopping cart issue, that there should not be any
at the store, but said to make a certain percentage of the customers use the shuttle
service was an unworkable situation because no one could monitor the number of
customers who walked to the store and based upon the traffic study he felt that the
shuttle service condition should be added as a requirement.
Mayor Pringle suggested that the issue be held over to the next meeting so that staff
could work on a wording recommendation.
Council Member McCracken said that she would recommend that the waiver be passed
with two conditions; one that there be no shopping carts and two, that there be a shuttle
service provided and staff would word it appropriately.
Council Member Chavez stated that there should be a designated area for loading and
unloading the van on the premises, there was parking available already in the alley and
it could be designated for this purpose.
Council Member Hernandez moved to adopt the conditional parking waiver with the two
conditions that were discussed, including the shuttle van being available during hours of
operation and taking parking from the rear of the store and the condition regarding
shopping carts, approve the CEQA finding of Negative Declaration and adopt
Resolution No. 2003R-88, seconded by Council Member Chavez.
RESOLUTION NO. 2003R-88 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2003-04674.
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Roll call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members McCracken, Tait, Chavez,
Hernandez. Noes - O. Motion carried.
Report on Closed Session Actions: None
Council Communications:
Council Member Hernandez noted the passing of one of the city's retired employees,
Lanna Gordon who worked for the Utilities Department.
Council Member McCracken presented to the Mayor an art figure from the Children's
Art Festival.
Council Member Chavez reported from a recent Orange County Water Board meeting,
noting that the Mayor and other members of the board took a tour recently of the
reservoirs and lakes in Anaheim. Mayor Pringle stated that he would like the District to
be more sensitive to these areas and he asked that the Water District spend a little
more money in beautifying these facilities.
Mayor Pringle noted to Council Member McCracken that the Sanitation District would be
considering rates and possible increases. He noted the permit expired in 2003 and they
would seek a new permit.
Council Member McCracken said that meetings had been going on for two years with
discussion regarding the upgrading of these facilities and services. There is a
possibility that Anaheim might get federal funding assistance for this. There will be
many challenges to upgrade and have secondary water treatment for use in reclamation
and by 2012 the County may be able to reclaim 250 million gallons of water a day, she
explained.
Mayor Pringle asked Council Members who were a part of different county boards who
proposed to raise fees, that they report it at the Council meetings to inform citizens. He
said that the Sanitation Board voted two weeks ago to increase fees over 100 percent
over a five year period. He said that was a significant fee increase that everyone would
feel, especially businesses. He expressed a desire to create a process that kept
everyone informed.
Mayor Pringle spoke on the issue of shopping carts and said he wished to explore
different options and be proactive to figure out a way to have an incentive based
program, not cash or monetary incentives, but in the development process. He
explained a program in Santa Ana that was a condition of some stores that a wheel
locking device is placed on the cart and once the cart was beyond a certain distance
from the front door, it stopped the cart from moving. He said he would like to have the
idea considered or other innovated ways.
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Council Member Hernandez indicated that he agreed with Mayor Pringle's statements
and he invited input from local shop and store owners on solutions to the problem.
Deputy City Manager Fick said that he would put a report together and possible
solutions to the problem.
Adjournment:
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Pringle
continued the meeting to June 3,2003 at 2:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitt~d:
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Sheryll Schroeder, CMC
City Clerk