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2007/03/06ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING MARCH 6, 2007 The regular meeting of March 6, 2007 was called to order at 3:00 P.M. and adjourned to 3:30 P.M. for lack of a quorum. Mayor Pringle called the March 6, 2007 regular adjourned session to order at 3:38 P. M. PRESENT: Mayor Curt Pringle and Council Members: Lorri Galloway, Bob Hernandez, Lucille Kring and Harry Sidhu. STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Dave Morgan, City Attorney Jack White, and City Clerk Linda Nguyen HOME AND REAR UNDERGROUNDING WORKSHOP Marcie Edwards, Utilities General Manager, announced the workshop presentation would include an overview of the existing undergrounding program and the relationship and recommendations associated with two subprograms, Home Undergrounding and Rear Property Undergrounding, to be presented by Dukko Lee, Public Utilities Department. Providing background on the City's Undergrounding Program, Mr. Lee reported the main program was established in the 1990's for the purpose of undergrounding high voltage electric circuits along the City's major transportation corridors and was funded by a four percent surcharge to all ratepayers collecting approximately $9 to $10 million annually for that purpose. To date, he remarked, 84 circuit miles had been undergrounded. A snapshot of the Utility Department's five- year plan was shown, with the City divided into three geographical areas -east, central and west regions. He indicated the five-year plan contained projects under construction and those in the design and planning stages, all of which were distributed geographically throughout the City. Mayor Pringle requested an undergrounding schedule for the five-year plan be provided to Council. Council Member Sidhu asked if surcharge funds could be used for landscaping and sidewalk repairs associated with undergrounding work. Ms. Edwards responded the Department did restore and made minor improvements, however, she pointed out surcharge funds were to be expended solely on undergrounding and were tracked separately in the budget process. She added the Department also coordinated with Public Works projects whenever possible. Council Member Sidhu asked how decisions were made for new undergrounding projects and Ms. Edwards replied staff,submitted recommendations on proposed projects to Council annually for their approval. Council Member Sidhu asked how the program worked with involvement of the various telecommunication firms; Ms. Edwards replied when an undergrounding district was created, the other agencies involved were compelled to underground their facilities as well. She indicated some joint trenching was done when other agencies could meet the Department's schedule. Referencing Southern California Edison (SCE), Ms. Edwards stated the CPUC Rule 20 was the only law compelling SCE to underground but that its requirements were minimal and Anaheim, with its own utility, could not force SCE to underground their service lines within the City. There was some dialogue referencing the lack of incentive by SCE to underground any utilities in a city not utilizing SCE service and the fact that Anaheim was precluded from using utility ratepayer funds to 51 March 6, 2007 -Page 2 underground SCE lines. She pointed out the cost of undergrounding was $2 million per mile and that general fund monies could be used for landscaping improvements or for undergrounding SCE lines. Council Member Kring asked how many circuit miles were in the City and Mr. Lee indicated there were a little over 200 circuit miles in the transportation corridors and 800+ circuit miles in the City as a whole. Mr. Lee added in 2006107, nine circuit miles would be added to the 84 circuit miles already completed. Rear Property Undergrounding and Home Undergrounding Programs Rear Property Undergrounding: Mr. Lee explained rear property undergrounding addressed utility poles along rear property lines with overhead voltage lines and transformers which then provided electricity to nearby residences with the various telecommunications wiring located below. This program would involve multiple homes and the cost for undergrounding 8 to 10 poles or 1,000 to 1,200 feet would be approximately $500,000. He added much of the cost was for design, project management, trenching, and installing electrical conduits. He pointed out for side streets and rear properties, telephone and cable companies were not compelled to pay for undergrounding therefore these expenses would be included in the project cost for Council's information. Council Member Sidhu asked if many of the properties in the City had alley access, recommending where alleys existed, it might be an incentive to the homeowner to have their backyards extended by removing the alley and undergrounding the utilities. Ms. Edwards remarked the Department was considering all aspects to these programs and would consider this option along with other customer incentives but she emphasized the Department's first step was to Insure all barriers were removed from customers who were interested in doing undergrounding themselves and in trying to encourage that process. Council Member Kring asked if telecommunications companies were not required to underground wires in this instance, would the City be picking up the cost. Mr. Lee indicated this was still an open issue as to whether the Utility Department would be allowed to spend ratepayers' funds in this instance. Mr. Lee explained with this program, the Utility Department could cover the design cost which was approximately $50,000 for each project and help facilitate the design process which required coordination, permitting assistance and any other steps necessary to make it easier for a group of customers who were interested in rear property line undergrounding. Marcie Edwards interjected the action staff was recommending as a result of this workshop was to revise the Utility Department's Rule 20 to allow customers to be able to take this step. Mayor Pringle stated this type of program could be part of the neighborhood toolbox recently discussed by Council to simplify residents ability to take part in these types of programs. He asked if financing was available, whether assessment districts would be developed or if an additional amount be could be invoiced on the utility bill to cover this program. Ms. Edwards remarked staff was evaluating the applicability of assessment districts as well as low and zero cost financing options through the Department, but again, the first step was to get government out of the way to allow this type of program to move forward. Home Undergrounding Program: Mr. Lee pointed out residents who were remodeling, installing a swimming pool or upgrading their electric panel to a higher value, would find this an opportune time to install facilities necessary to underground service wires. He added this program was designed to help customers with financial March 6, 2007 -Page 3 incentives to help buy down the cost of installation of more conduits. The Department would provide the electric materials and installation of the electricity and an incentive to help cover the substructure cost. The Utility would provide an incentive based on the customer's long-term contribution of the surcharge equal to half of the customer's estimated contribution to the undergrounding program over 20 years. Based on a $100 per month utility bill, a $480 incentive would be available to the customer, reducing their substructure installation of $1,000 to $2,000 to $520 to $1,520. Mr. Lee added for a typical installation this incentive represented a 24 to 48 percent buy down of the substructure material and labor costs. He further added to insure that incentive funds were spread among as many customers as possible; there would be a $10,000 per property maximum limit. He further explained twenty percent of the available funds ($60,000) would be made available for the three underground regions on a first-come, first-serve basis. The remaining $70,000 would be available for any overflow in those regions and $50,000 would be earmarked for design contribution should there be groups of residents interested in rear property undergrounding. Ms. Edwards commented these figures were arbitrary and staff was interested in findings ways to use undergrounding funds while capping potential risks for any unforeseen consequences. She indicated this was also a method of determining market interest in the programs. Council Member Kring remarked that $300,000 would not go very far if the Department was getting 100 calls a year from residents interested in undergrounding utility poles. She added many residents would pay for this type of work themselves during major remodels and she would prefer the funds be utilized for major transportation corridors. Ms. Edwards remarked this was a pilot program, structured in this manner to test out assumptions and recommended giving this a try to see what happened. The question was raised could additional cable or telephone companies utilize existing utility poles in the future or should there be a prohibition for future use because the poles would ultimately be undergrounded. Ms. Edwards remarked Mr. Tom Wood of the City Manager's Office had been involved in this issue and would provide an answer to Council. Council Member Hernandez asked if there was a corresponding savings with power lines underground versus those overhead requiring tree trimming or repairs of downed power lines. Ms. Edwards responded there were tradeoffs with both methods but that the aesthetic value added more weight to the undergrounding program. Council Member Sidhu was supportive of this quality of life issue and thanked staff for the presentation. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO CLOSED SESSION: NONE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: NONE Mayor Pringle recessed to consider closed session items at 4:30 p.m. CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code) March 6, 2007 -Page 4 Name of case: Walt Disney World Co. v. City of Anaheim, et al., Orange County Superior Court Case No. 070001210. The City Council meeting was reconvened at 4:25 P.M. Invocation: Deacon Raymond Duthoy, St. Justin Martyr Catholic Church Flag Salute: Mayor Pro Tem Hernandez Presentations: Recognizing Chris Galippo as the U. S. Army All-American Bowl Most Valuable Player Acceptance of Other Recognitions (To be presented at a later date): Recognizing the Order of DeMolay on its 88'h anniversary -Ron Salvo received the declaration, thanking Council for their support. ADDITIONSIDELETIONS TO THE AGENDA: Item 22, at the request of the applicant, would be continued to April 17, 2007. PUBLIC COMMENTS (ALL MATTERS EXCEPT PUBLIC HEARINGS): Reverend Lou Sheldon, resident, spoke of the graffiti defacing public places that he saw during his early morning walks, and requested Council find creative ways to fund increases in police officers to keep up with the increased public safety issues facing Anaheim citizens and to address graffiti prevention. Mayor Pringle pointed to Police Chief Welter's recent staffing report which was available to any interested person on the City's website and the Chief's on-going program to increase the numbers of officers in the department. He also remarked the City's graffiti phone hotline or online contact program was the quickest method for providing graffiti locations to City staff for immediate cleanup. Sherry Cain announced the Miss Anaheim Outstanding Teen pageant to be held on March 11 at the Grove and spoke of the benefits of the program. Stephanie Marrow, Anaheim 2006 Outstanding Teen, thanked Council for their continued support of the pageant organization, remarking on the wealth of information she had learned about Anaheim as she represented the City through the past year. Carolyn Yellis, Sesquicentennial Commission, provided an update on the March/April events related to the City's 150th anniversary which included recognition of the third Walk of Star honorees, Henry and Susan Samueli, owners of the Anaheim Ducks organization. Armando De La Libertad, commented on the pressing affordable housing needs in Orange County, especially within the resort area, asking for Council's support in working towards the American dream of home ownership. Paul Andreason, Anaheim YMCA, announced the 40th annual Good Friday breakfast to be held at the Marriott Hotel for the purpose of celebrating good works happening in the community. CONSENT CALENDAR: Council Member Hernandez requested Item No's. 9 and 11 be removed from the Consent Calendar for further discussion, Mayor Pringle removed Item No. 10 and Council Member Kring removed Item No. 15. Council Member Sidhu waived reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions and to approve the balance of the consent calendar in accordance with March 6, 2007 -Page 5 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 Pringle, Council Members: Galloway, Hernandez, Kring and Sidhu. Noes - 0. Motion Carried MOTION: SIG Waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions and adopt the consent calendar. 1. Reject certain claims filed against the City. C118 2. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, R. J. Noble, in the amount of 4497 $883,813.50 for the State College Boulevard Improvements project from 500' south of Ball Road to Cerritos Avenue project, and approve and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. 3. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, R.J. Noble, in the amount of 4498 $528,645.76 for the Kraemer Boulevard Street Improvements project from 85' south of Coronado to 446' south of La Palma Avenue project, and approve and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. 4. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, All American Asphalt, in the amount of 4499 $283,899.02 for the Magnolia Avenue Improvements project, and approve and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. 5. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, All American Asphalt, in the amount of 4500 $262,038.95 for the Miraloma Avenue Improvements project, and approve and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. 6. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, All American Asphalt, in the amount of 4501 $469,972.30 for the Crescent Avenue Improvements project from Alamo Street to Brookhurst Street, and approve and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. 7. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Hardy & Harper, Inc., in the amount of 4502 $288,013.50 for the East Street Improvements project from 800' south of SR-91 Freeway to Belmont Avenue, and approve and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. 8. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Fluoresco Lighting & Signs, in the 4503 amount of $197,407 for the installation of Anaheim Canyon monument signs at Tustin and La Palma Avenue, and approve and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. 12. Approve an amendment to the agreement with Covey Homeowners Association for 4105.1 financial assistance for repair of Pegasus Street. 13. Review the need for continuing the local emergency heretofore proclaimed by the Director D175 of Emergency Services as ratified by previous action of the City Council concerning land movement and property damage in the vicinity of 357, 365 and 373 Ramsgate Drive and the Hidden Grove Lane/Fox Glen Drive area in the City of Anaheim and determine that the need for continuing the local emergency exists. March 6, 2007 -Page 6 14. RESOLUTION NO. 2007-028 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE P124 CITY OF ANAHEIM ACCEPTING CERTAIN DEEDS CONVEYING TO THE CITY OF ANAHEIM CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES OR INTERESTS THEREIN. (CITY DEED NOS. 11008-11012). 16. RESOLUTION NO. 2007-030 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF D182 THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AUTHORIZING THE DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN CITY RECORDS MORE THAN TWO YEARS OLD (Public Utilities Department). 17. ORDINANCE NO. 6050 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM C280 AMENDING THE ZONING MAP REFERRED TO IN TITLE 18 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ZONING (RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2006-00180). (606 East Orangewood Avenue) (Introduced 2/27/07, Item No. 26). 18. ORDINANCE NO. 6051 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM C280 AMENDING THE ZONING MAP REFERRED TO IN TITLE 18 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ZONING (RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2006-00189). (1881 West Lincoln Avenue) (Introduced 2/27/07, Item No. 27). 19. ORDINANCE NO. 6052 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM C280 AMENDING THE ZONING MAP REFERRED TO IN TITLE 18 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ZONING (RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2006-00182). (3105 West Orange Avenue) (Introduced 2/27/07, Item No. 28). 20. Approve the regular Council meeting minutes of February 27, 2007. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR: 9. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Tait Environmental Systems, in the 4504 amount of $561,345 for the Fleet/Facility Underground Fuel Storage Tank Replacement project, and approve and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign and execute project related documents. Gary Johnson, Public Works Director, reported Item No. 9 was a recommendation to award a construction contract to remove and replace fuel storage tanks at the Public Works operations yard. He stated there were three 20,000 gallon tanks not in conformity with current standards which required replacement and the City had received eight bids on the project. He also remarked the City had received a letter from the low bidder asking for relief alleging that a mistake had been made, and later rescinding that letter. He explained staff had met with members of the City Attorney's office to discuss this matter and that the recommendation from both departments was to award the bid to the low bidder, Tait Environmental Systems (TES). Council Member Hernandez had pulled this item from the consent calendar to more fully explain what had occurred. He reiterated the low bidder had withdrawn his bid and subsequently retracted that withdrawal. The bid itself remained unchanged and was $135,000 less than the second low bidder who had then raised objections to the award believing the low bidder should be disqualified. Council Member Hernandez remarked the City Attorney did not recommend disqualifying the low bidder and since the City needed to move forward with the project, it would not have been fiscally prudent for several reasons to continue the bid process and have bids resubmitted. Mayor Pringle March 6, 2007 -Page 7 asked the City Attorney whether any action had been taken that would have disqualified the low bidder and Jack White, City Attorney, responded that Section 51.01 of the California Public Contracts Code stated a bidder could not be relieved of the bid unless by consent of the awarding authority. He indicated Council was the awarding authority for Public Works contracts and even though Tait Environmental Services had requested withdrawal of their bid, Council had not consented to the withdrawal and Tait Environmental had the right to rescind the request to withdraw that bid at any time until the Council had acted upon that request. He added it was the recommendation of his office that award be granted to Tait Environmental Services as the low bidder. Council Member Sidhu asked what the engineer's estimate for this project was and Mr. Johnson responded it was $600,000. Council Member Sidhu remarked the bid award was close enough to the engineer's estimate and he believed the City was proceeding correctly. Mayor Pringle emphasized the $561,345 contract award should remain unchanged with no future modification to the award amount. Council Member Sidhu moved to approve Item No. 9, seconded by Council Member Galloway. Roll Call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Galloway, Hernandez, Kring and Sidhu. Noes - 0. Motion Carried 10. Approve the Acquisition Agreement for the purchase of real property located at 1671 W. 4505 Katella Avenue and authorize the payment of $50,000 to Saba Farooquee and Waqar Farooquee for the Katella Avenue Smart Street project. Mayor Pringle asked for an update on the Katella Avenue widening project. Natalie Meeks, Deputy City Engineer responded Item 10 was an acquisition agreement related to the Katella Avenue Smart Street project from 9th Street to Humor Drive, a project that should be awarded by the end of the calendar year. She explained there were some complicated acquisitions at the corner of Katella and Euclid where the project took portions of buildings and staff had been working with those property owners and tenants to resolve issues, understand the scope of the work, how tenants were going to be relocated and how the dental office could remain open during construction. She indicated the Katella widening project had been divided into phases and that the last phase, from Humor to Jean Street was in design and the acquisition process was beginning. Mayor Pringle remarked that since this was a 100 percent Orange County Transportation Authority funded project, why not construct more than one segment at a time especially since the project was taking two or three years to implement and had been under discussion for 8-10 years. Ms. Meeks responded acquisitions for the last phase were underway and the process would be expedited. Council Member Kring asked if one of the properties was the Pizza Hut restaurant on the Katella/Euclid corner. Ms. Meeks replied staff was working with that property owner on certain requests and to insure the parking layout would provide the same number of parking spaces but that it was one of the complications delaying acquisition. Council Member Kring moved to approve Item No. 10, seconded by Council Member Hernandez. Roll Call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Galloway, Hernandez, Kring and Sidhu. Noes - 0. Motion Carried 11. Approve Contract Change Order No. 1, in the amount of $115,179 in favor of Brownco 4437 Construction Company, Inc., for the Angel Stadium of Anaheim Perimeter Security System project. March 6, 2007 -Page 8 Gary Johnson, Public Works Director, reported Item No. 11 was an award of contract for a security system for Angel Stadium. The construction drawings and the bid documents indicated a certain quantity of materials were required, however, the contractor working on the site with the City's architect and Public Works team determined additional bollards and security system components were necessary. He indicated this would be done on a unit price basis, increasing the original bid documents. Council Member Hernandez noted this change order was also to make modifications to insure the City maintained ADA accessibility. Council Member Kring asked when this project would be completed and Mr. Johnson responded it would be done before the start of baseball season, however, should it not be completed by the opening of the freeway series, the project would be finalized while the team was away from the stadium. Council Member Sidhu commented contractors historically charged premiums for any change orders and the planning process should be more thorough to avoid this type of change. Council Member Hernandez moved to approve Item No. 11, seconded by Council Member Galloway. Roll Call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Galloway, Hernandez, Kring and Sidhu. Noes - 0. Motion Carried 15. RESOLUTION NO. 2007-029 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE D182 CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING RATES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY AS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 71 R-478 AND MOST RECENTLY AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 96R-25. Mayor Pringle remarked the earlier workshop had addressed the changes to Rule 20 to assist single family residents and groups of residents in undergrounding utility poles. Council Member Kring announced this program would beautify individual neighborhoods and she appreciated the Public Utility staff's creative thinking and moved to approve Resolution #2007-029 amending rates, rules and regulations for the sale and distribution of electricity as originally adopted by Resolution #71 R-478 and most recently amended by Resolution #96R-25, seconded by Council Member Hernandez. Roll Call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Galloway, Hernandez, Kring and Sidhu. Noes - 0. Motion Carried 21. ORDINANCE NO. 6049 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF M142 ANAHEIM AMENDING SECTION 1.09.050 CHAPTER 1.09 OF TITLE 1 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE CITY OF ANAHEIM CAMPAIGN REFORM LAW. (Introduced 2/27/07, Item No. 25). Mayor Pringle explained there was an adjustment to the contribution limit allowed after each election based upon the cost of living and this amendment would round any dollar amount to the nearest $100. Council Member Kring stated since she did not support the use of a cost of living increase tied to the campaign contribution limit, she would also not support this amendment which retained the cost of living increase and rounded off to the nearest $100 rather than to the nearest $10 as originally stated in the campaign reform ordinance. Council Member Sidhu moved to adopt Ordinance #6049 amending Section 1.09.050 of Chapter 1.09 of Title 1 of the Municipal Code relating to campaign reform law, seconded by Council March 6, 2007 -Page 9 Member Galloway. Roll Call vote: Ayes - 3; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Galloway, and Sidhu. Noes - 2; Council Members Hernandez and Kring. Motion Carried PUBLIC HEARINGS: 22. Applicant has requested a continuance to April 17, 2007. C330 This is a public hearing to consider the request for a waiver or reduction of Public Safety Facilities, Vehicle, and Impact Fees fora 320-unit apartment complex within the Platinum Triangle. CEQA DETERMINATION -CEQA EXEMPTION 15061 (B) (3) -GENERAL RULE CASE NO. DAG2005-00001 LOCATION: This irregularly-shaped, 14.46-acre property has frontage of 585 feet on the north side of Katella Avenue, a maximum depth of 1300 feet, and is located 739 feet west of the centerline of State College Boulevard (1515 East Katella - BRE Properties Stadium Park Residential). A request for a waiver or reduction of Public Safety Facilities, Vehicle, and Impact Fees for a 320-unit apartment complex within the Platinum Triangle. MOTION: No action taken, item continued to April 17, 2007. Report on Closed Session Actions: Although no formal action was necessary by the City Council in closed session, Mr. White announced that the City would be defending the lawsuit filed by the Walt Disney World Company and the defense would be a joint effort between the City Attorney's office and the law firm of Rutan & Tucker, retained by SunCal Companies to represent the City at no cost to the city. Council Communications: Mayor Pro Tem Hernandez announced the 60th anniversary of the Mendez vs. Westminster School District decision, an important case related to segregation in schools. He indicated there was an expert in the county who spoke to the importance of this decision and he requested a workshop be considered for Council's information. Council Member Galloway had recently attended the Miss Anaheim fundraiser and met the contestants competing in the Miss Anaheim Outstanding Teen Pageant. She thanked Miss Anaheim, Crystal Soule and Miss Anaheim Outstanding Teen, Stephanie Narrow, for representing the City in 2006 and wished the contestants good luck on March 11tH March 6, 2007 -Page 10 Council Member Kring addressed graffiti problems in the City remarking she had been working with the private sector to increase after school programs for kids of all ages from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. as a proactive method towards preventing graffiti. She recognized Elan Alekzander who had won a regional ballet competition and would now represent the Anaheim Ballet Company at the annual Grand Prix event in New York. She discussed the sale of Anaheim Memorial Hospital to Prime Health Services, afor-profit hospital, remarking she would take the lead in fighting the sale of the hospital and retaining it as snot-for-profit hospital and asked for the community's support in this endeavor. Council Member Sidhu commented he supported the sale of Anaheim Memorial Hospital indicating his preference would be to see the hospital sold rather than having it go under. He discussed and supported having an I.C.E. officer available at the City jail on a 24/7 basis to address immigration arrest issues. He noted that Costa Mesa had an I.C.E officer in place since December and 46 illegal immigrants had been arrested. He asked City staff to prepare a report to Council related to having a I.C.E. officer deployed at Anaheim jail full-time and if necessary the Council could work on the congressional level to get this accomplished. Mayor Pringle responded that it may not be necessary to have an officer posted on a 24/7 basis and supported getting an overview from staff of what the program entails, how many hours a week would be appropriate and what value this effort would bring to the City. Council Member Hernandez stated he was chair of the board of the Anaheim Memorial Hospital and that a vote to sell the hospital had been taken last week. He reported he was one of the two dissenting votes to move forward and accept the bid from Prime Health but that the sale had now entered escrow. Mayor Pringle asked that the Council meeting date be reflected on the cable telecast to allow viewers to know the specific meeting was being televised. He also reported March 9th was the last date for students to apply for the Mayor's Tech Scholar program. He also reported the Governor had appointed him to the California High Speed Rail Authority and that as a board member he would have an opportunity to advocate for a connection from Anaheim to Los Angeles Union Station. In addition, Mayor Pringle announced Governor Schwarzenegger had also appointed him to the Public Employee POST Employee Benefits Commission to help resolve the State pension crisis. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business offered, Mayor Pringle adjourned the March 6th meeting at 6:45 P.M. Respe Ily submitted, /; inda Nguyen City Clerk