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2010/06/08ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING OF MAY 18, 2010 HELD ON JUNE 8, 2010 & REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 8, 2010 The regular adjourned City Council Session of May 18, 2010 was called to order at 2:07 P.M. on June 8, 2010 in the Chambers of Anaheim City Hall located at 200 South Anaheim Boulevard. A copy of the agenda was posted on June 4, 2010 on the kiosk outside City Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Curt Pringle and Council Members: Lord Galloway, Bob Hernandez, Lucille Kring and Harry Sidhu. STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Tom Wood, City Attorney Cristina Talley, and City Clerk Linda Andal FISCAL YEAR 2010 BUDGET HEARING: City Manager Tom Wood announced this hearing would be the first of two sessions to review, consider and adopt the Anaheim FY 2010/11 budget. He reported the budget was slightly more than $1.3 billion, a decrease from the current adopted budget and continued to rely heavily on funds from reserves accumulated during previous years as a means to continue providing City services. He emphasized that absent a more robust economic recovery than anticipated, the financial plan would need revisions in the coming months to insure Anaheim remained fiscally sound in the years ahead. Recognizing the City's mission was one of service, spending reductions to eliminate further draws on reserves were not being recommended at this time, with a monthly fiscal review being proposed identifying the fluid nature of the economy and the potential for a stronger economic recovery. This monthly evaluation of revenues and expenses, he remarked, was intended to insure maximum levels of service would be provided within available resources. Introduction of 2010/2011 Budget Kristine Ridge, acting Finance Director, prefaced her remarks stating that the last few years had proven to be one of the worst recessions experienced and the City had not been immune to its negative impacts. When the current year budget was built, she noted, it was assumed that revenues would be down but would level off and show signs of recovery by now. Because of the steeper downturn this year, Anaheim was forced to make significant mid -year cost reductions with current indicators pointing to a measured recovery for the next fiscal year. Nationally, the real gross domestic product which measured output of U.S. goods and services was 3.2 percent in the first quarter of 2010, which some economists believed would pick up strongly in the second half of the year. There were also positive signs on existing home sales nationally, up 11.4 percent between the first quarter of 2009 and the second quarter of 2010. Unemployment numbers continued to be a concern with April reported at 9.9 percent, up from the same time last year and most predictions indicated unemployment numbers would stay around 9 percent through the 2011 calendar year. Consumer spending which was directly related to two of Anaheim's primary general fund (GF) revenue streams appeared to be stabilizing in 2010 but, she added, there were no real predictions for a robust recovery. At the state level, California outpaced the nation in the unemployment rate which continued to be in the double digits at 12.6 percent in April, an increase from the same period last year. Personal income was expected to grow by about 2 percent, which after factoring in inflation was Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 2 of 21 essentially flat. She noted this marked the 3` consecutive year that consumer purchasing power did not improve as evidenced by the drop in taxable sales in California by 15 percent last year. Re -sales of single family home prices declined 23.4 percent in 2009 throughout the state but were expected to increase by about 5.8 percent in 2010. Locally the County unemployment rate was less than the state at 9.5 percent with Anaheim's unemployment rate exceeding that at 12.1 percent. The median housing price in the County had increased by 14 percent in the last year after losing 43 percent of its highest value. She noted only modest price increases were expected over the next 18 months and any further increases would have to wait until a robust recovery expected at year 2012 and beyond. Sales taxes also declined for the County level at 15.2 percent with Anaheim faring better than most jurisdictions with a decline of 14.3 percent. Ms. Ridge explained the proposed budget document had a new look, restructured to improve its readability as well as its relevance. The streamlined format reflected the focus on providing core services and increasing accountability and consisted of five sections. The first provided an executive summary, the second highlighted services that City departments provided grouped by new functional categories and for the first time, included within the section were key performance indicators and a breakdown of restricted and unrestricted resources. She further explained that the third section provided revenues and expense information for all City funds; the fourth section provided General Fund details; and the fifth section was dedicated to the 5- year capital improvement plan. She explained the five functional categories for individual operating departments enabled readers to focus on services of interest to them beginning with the core government responsibility of "Keeping Us Safe" where both Police and Fire information could be found. "Providing the Necessities" reflected Public Utilities and Public Works Departments whose services were relied upon every day by residents and represented the backbone of city infrastructure, "Ensuring Quality of Life" contained those departments whose services helped turn a city into a community (Planning, Community Development, Community Services and Convention, Sports and Entertainment). "Serving City Council Directly" were those departments headed by council appointees tasked with the responsibility of efficient function of city government followed by the last category "Supporting Activities" reflecting behind the scene departments that made everything work (Finance and Human Resources). She noted the citywide proposed budget totaled slightly more than $1.3 billion which represented an overall decrease of .8 percent from the current adopted budget and would continue to provide funding to improve the City for residents and visitors. Breaking down proposed expenditures by funding mechanisms, Ms. Ridge reported the largest component were the Enterprise functions (predominantly electric and water operations) at 46 percent with the next largest component reflecting the General Fund at 19 percent. The remaining expenses were spread among other fund types including Internal Service funds at 14 percent, which accounted for items such as general benefits, insurance, fleet and facility operation; and Special Revenue funds at 11 percent, which accounted for revenue streams designated for specific uses such as gas tax. Debt Service funds used to pay existing debt services and Capital Project funds, both individually represented 4 percent of the total budget. The Other General Purpose funds accounted for items such as outside police reimbursements and library donations along with Fiduciary funds that accounted for assets held on behalf of other entities, such as Mello -Roos money to make up the remaining 2 percent of the proposed budget. She noted the enterprise, general and fiduciary funds were lower than the current year adopted budget, and the remaining other types of funds were slightly higher than current year. Mayor Pringle asked how gas tax funds were handled with Ms. Ridge responding when gas tax Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 3 of 21 monies were received they were initially deposited into Special Revenue funds and when the street work was underway; those monies were transferred into the General Fund and spent. Focusing on personnel, Ms. Ridge stated the full -time position count for Anaheim was 2001, the fewest number of full -time positions in more than 20 years. She noted the decreases were spread throughout most of the departments and all but small operating departments and enterprise operations had reduced full -time positions. She explained the decrease was due to 49 previously unfunded and frozen positions from the current year, 60 positions vacated by retirement, transition and accelerated separation programs and 15 layoffs. The remaining decrease was through natural attrition combined with the on -going hiring freeze. Addressing the General Fund in more detail, she noted the current year should close at slightly less than the adopted budget, down by 1.6 percent. Sales and use tax were projected to close lower than the budget by $8 million or 14 percent. Property taxes appeared to be tracking on the budget amount of $59 million, and other revenues combined with net transfers were estimated to be down almost $4 million associated with lower than anticipated transfers in gas tax and revenue from golf operations. She reported the good news was that due to proactive cost cutting measures taken mid -year, expenses were decreased by over $11 million with the projected net impact on reserves slightly higher than the adopted budget due to a downturn in revenues however, the reserves ended up being $3million higher than anticipated. She indicated this would leave the City with a starting rainy day fund of 12.2 percent of General Fund expenditures for the upcoming fiscal year. Providing detail on GF revenues, Ms. Ridge stated the total would be just under $276 million. The largest revenue stream continued to be the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) for about 30 percent and staff was proposing a 3.7 percent increase due to the current year performance attributed to a full year of the Grand Californian expansion and new vacation club time shares., adding that it also reflected a one -time boost from the All Star game in July. Property taxes were the second largest revenue stream at 21 percent of General Fund and reflected a slight reduction of about 1.4 percent due to lower assessed valuations working its way through the property tax rolls. Sales taxes were proposed to increase from current year performance by 1.7 million or 3.5 percent next year, within a range projected by local economists from 2.6 to 4 percent. After some discussion regarding the projection of a 3.5 percent sales tax increase, Mayor Pringle commented that OCTA, Chapman University and Cal State Fullerton had lower projections for sales tax and asked for more information at the next hearing as to how that percentage was projected. Council Members Galloway and Kring concurred. Ms. Ridge indicated transfers from other funds represented 13 percent of the GF revenues, with fees, permits and buildings licenses revenues projected lower than current year and other revenue category such as donations, fines and prop tax transfer fees anticipated to be fairly flat. TOT peaked in FY 07/08 followed by an 8 percent reduction the following year. Since that time the TOT had been fluctuating slightly and was projected at $81.1 million for the next fiscal year, significantly below the peak year of 2007/08. She added it was important to note that only about 47 percent of the proposed revenue stream was available after accounting for debt service obligations ($28 to 30 million for the resort area, $8 million for the Convention Center, Arena for $1.8 million and the Visitors & Convention Bureau contractual obligation of $6 million). Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 4 of 21 Sales and use tax revenue growth was projected at 3.5 percent, an 11.9 percent decrease from what was originally adopted for the current year. A quarter by quarter sales tax chart was provided with Ms. Ridge indicating the 4 th quarter for the current fiscal year would be available in two weeks which would reflect activity in the first quarter of the calendar year and would include activity occurring as a result of the City's purchase incentive program. The largest contributor in 2009 with 27 percent of sales tax was for general retail operation (department stores, furniture, appliances and drug stores). Following that is revenue from food stores. Transportation included auto part sales, new and used auto sales, as well as gas, with Ms. Ridge pointing out this category could fluctuate based on gas prices alone. The decline in this area was attributed to the loss of new auto dealerships. She noted that prior to 2008, the City was home to 15 different new auto dealerships and was now down to 11. Mayor Pringle requested a year -by -year comparison of each one of these sectors to see annual trends and how they fluctuate. He noted auto parts and repairs seemed relatively constant and he did not see growth in new car sales. Discussion was held as to how sales tax flows to the City and whether projections were accurate. Mr. Wood remarked that staff and consultants were attempting to give their best counsel and a budget would be adopted which would be revised every month and every quarter. He did not want to recommend a reduction in services greater than necessary and as revenues performed during the coming fiscal year, there could be further reductions if the 3.5 percent in sales tax or 3.7 percent in TOT was not realized. Relative to consumer confidence index, Mayor Pringle asked for information on what the consumer confidence index was projected to be at the time transactions took place, to determine if there was some degree of correlation between the consumer confidence index when the dollars actually came in. Referencing revenues, Ms. Ridge noted the General Fund was 1.3 percent below the current year at approximately $252 million. The largest expense was in the area of police and fire at 62.1 percent, still 2 percent below current year's adopted budget. The 2 nd greatest expense was in the category of "insuring quality of life" and again Community Services and Planning had expenses below current fiscal year levels by a combined 5 percent. The other 19 percent of GF expenditures came from "supporting activities at 4 percent, "serving City Council" at 6 percent, and "providing the necessities" at 9 percent of which most of the financial activities were not reported in the GF. Council Member Galloway remarked that based on information she had received in April, she had been boasting that the City Council had decreased their budget by 21 percent and it appeared that was not the case. Ms. Ridge remarked those departments which saw a decrease were Public Works, Police, Fire, Public Utilities, Community Services and Community Development; however for those departments "serving Council activities," increases were proposed. Mayor Pringle stated that he did not feel the term "Serving City Council Directly" was appropriate since all Council appointee departments managed a separate budget from the City Council. He further stated, with Council Member Galloway's concurrence, that any influx in budget expenditures could be misunderstood as Council's budget. He suggested such be changed to "City Administration" to more accurately reflect those departments which provided overall administration services to the city. Ms. Ridge noted the type of expenses for the GF fit into four purposes: 1) personnel costs which included all costs associated with employing fulltime and part-time employees at 73 percent, 2) operating expenses of 27 percent which included supplies, leases, equipment, rent and Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 5 of 21 insurance and 3) debt service of 1 percent and 4) capital outlay (small capital purchases) of 1 percent. In summary, she stated the proposed GF budget included modest increases in revenue growth, with constrained expenses offering no salary increases and carried forward all of the current year cost reduction efforts, along with reliance once again on the unrestricted general fund reserves of $18.6 million, leaving a projected balance in the reserve of just over $11 million. This reserve balance, she remarked, while positive was below the informal policy of falling between 7 to 10 percent. She added the GF budget was being recommended with the understanding that both the revenue performance and expenditure performance would be closely monitored with mid -year cost corrective measures being taken immediately in response to any negative performance. She noted the next four years did not look good but based on a modest revenue growth of 3 to 4 percent in those outlying years, property taxes of 2 percent and keeping expenditure growth between 1 ' / 2 to 2 percent primarily to account for escalating costs in health and welfare, the impact on the reserve would exceed the amount of rainy day funds beginning in FY 2012/13. She indicated that looking over the future years, it was clear additional cost reduction measures would be necessary if projections held true. As the GF continued to struggle with economic challenges, she reported the City would be able to honor its commitment to creating and maintaining a vibrant community. Ms. Ridge ended her presentation with specifics on the capital improvements for the next year totaling $134 million. Through available resources restricted to capital improvements, those capital improvements would deliver necessities and insure improving quality of life for residents. OCTA was bringing to Anaheim the largest transportation hub in Southern California, other necessities reflected wastewater, street and traffic improvement projects as well as electric and water projects. Improvements to the Tennis Center, development of Colony Park, the historical rehabilitation of Packing House and pedestrian improvements would add to the Anaheim's quality of life. Mayor Pringle confirmed that no general fund monies would be used for these capital improvements. Mayor Pringle remarked that he was open to hearing departmental presentations but may not be comfortable with relying on reserves and that he was concerned about property tax growth and the projected sales tax revenues that had been presented. At 3:13 P.M. Mayor Pringle adjourned the regular adjourned meeting of May 18th and called to order the June 8"' meeting. Police Department 2010/11 Proposed Budget John Welter, Police Chief, stated the primary goal of the Police Department (PD) was to insure the safety of nearly 350,000 residents, thousands of businesses and millions of visitors to Anaheim's resorts, sports and convention venues. He noted the department recognized the importance of the community as they maintained Anaheim's safety record and were committed to expanding their problem- oriented policing approach to public safety. His performance indicators included patrol officer response time to emergencies as a critical measure of the department's success. The 2009 average response times were seven minutes and 54 seconds and responses to priority calls averaged under eight minutes, a goal set for this current fiscal year. In 2009, almost 5,500 high priority calls for service were received, 200 less than 2008 and Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 6 of 21 1,500 less than 2007. He noted priority calls for service and response times continued to go down and these performance measures were testament to the success of the problem - solving approach and other strategies, not the least of which was the process of examining the highest priority calls, service locations and deploying resources to impact all three sides of the crime triangle — criminal offenders, locations and victims when responding to calls. He noted the Anaheim community continued to support crime prevention activities to target vulnerable locations and to educate community members on how to best avoid becoming victims. Anaheim's crime rate continued to decline and was down overall by approximately ten percent from last year. Violent crimes, he stated, remained the lowest of the top ten cities in California. The PD also remained actively involved in regional policing issues, some of which included regional community information sharing system between police agencies, a countywide officer subpoena scheduling system and a more robust homeland security intelligence center. Community outreach was expanded and this past year, the Department supported events such as neighborhood park celebrations throughout the city, family justice center victim education programs, national night out, cops for kids fund raisers, neighborhood watch meetings and various school crime prevention presentations. The proposed budged was $111.5 million, and included revenues from five funding sources, the GF, police outside reimbursements, narcotics asset forfeiture funds, urban areas security initiative grant funds and state grant awards. Personnel reflected 370 sworn police officers, 184 professional civilian staff for a total of 554 full -time employees and 60 full -time equivalent part-time employees. He indicated violent crimes and property crimes continued to fall in Anaheim as reported by the California Department of Justice with the biggest decrease in the area of vehicular burglaries, which dropped more than 17 percent. Robberies were down 11.6 percent and property crimes down 15.5 percent, an excellent example of what could be done to reduce crime when real partnerships with the community were made. In addition to burglaries, robberies were down 11.6 percent, property crimes down 15.5 percent and all violent crimes down almost eight percent from the previous year. Highlights for 2009 included an intelligence led policing structure and reporting system which used a combination of computer generated data and human intelligence to enhance crime analysis work. As a result, he explained, patrol officers and detectives were getting more information on crime patterns and current specific criminal activity. He added Anaheim's officers now have a reputation in the County as being among the best at detecting and investigating crime and then locating and arresting those responsible. In 2009, the City hosted the 25 Annual International Problem Oriented Policing Conference with more than 500 police experts and researchers from around the globe gathering to share success stories, new police strategies and common challenges to engage the public in the fight against crime. He emphasized the Department believed that problem solving strategy was more efficient and effective than focusing primarily on arrests. He added that crime prevention was usually the first strategy to suffer when financial challenges hit an agency, but the Department was committed to not let that happen. An audit and inspection bureau was created in 2009 which provided for special reviews and inspections department -wide to improve efficiency and effectiveness. An operational analysis of the jail facility resulting in getting arrested criminals through the booking process faster and officers back on the streets sooner. The subpoena process was reviewed Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 7 of 21 which resulted in changes that reduced personnel overtime costs. This new unit was currently helping to develop analysis on the use of force and vehicle pursuits which was expected to increase effectiveness and reduce future liability. The Cops for Kids program had over 800 youths participating and received the 2009 Chamber of Commerce non - profit award highlighting the success at giving at -risk youths the tools and interpersonal skills needed to stay in school and to eventually become productive adults. In 2009, the Department also received a second California Gang Reduction Intervention Partnership award which targeted school children at the greatest risk of truancy, drop -out and future gang involvement. The Behind the Badge web link on the Department's web page was the latest example of how information was shared and the community was engaged in policing activities. This year the Department sponsored a number of college student police cadets at the regional Police Academy to prepare them for future employment with the Anaheim Police Department. As a result of the Mayor's initiative to use JD Power & Associates to measure customer service in the PD, a customer service training program called "from good to great" was created and all sworn and professional civilian staff were going through the training and once completed, would work within their units to develop specific strategies to improve customer service throughout the different areas of its department. He announced the Family Justice Center Board of Trustees hired an executive director for their foundation and Kerith Dilley has been steadily bringing in new private partners and raising private funds needed to prevent family violence in many areas. He remarked this was a one -of- a -kind center and had touched over 48,000 lives by providing many services to victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and elder abuse. The Victim's Survivors Academy broke new ground in the area of helping victims survive after the police and courts had intervened. Job search and interviewing skills were offered along with goal setting, positive thinking and the empowerment of women. He outlined the Department's focus for the coming year including the anti - graffiti efforts, the tourist - oriented policing team, empowering the community to prevent crime, truancy and gang reduction intervention partnerships, and the RSVP volunteer program. He ended his presentation stating the Department would continue to invest in the latest proven technology to detect, prevent and eliminate criminal activity wherever possible indicating that past strategies and successes positioned Anaheim PD to maintain the crime reduction of this year. Council Member Galloway thanked the Chief for his leadership which had made a difference in the department. Mayor Pringle discussed the jail rent program and the possibility of expansion. Anaheim Fire Department Proposed 2010/11 Budget Larry Waterhouse, Acting Fire Chief, reported the primary purpose of the department was to be the ultimate resource for fire protection, prevention, rescue, emergency services and life safety educational assistance. He stated performance indicators reflected a response time average of six minutes or less, a 90 percent completion of life safety business inspections, an annual exercise of mutual and automatic aid plans and to increase neighborhood resiliency. In 2009, the FD average response time was five minutes 19 seconds, they had completed a total of 11,579 business inspections which was 96 percent of total, and this year, exercised the wildland interface response plan, activated the emergency operations center and activated a point of dispensing site at Magnolia Baptist Church administering flu vaccinations to the public. In Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 8 of 21 regard to neighborhood resiliency, the department trained 2,982 volunteers, to date, who supported emergency responders and neighborhood needs during a disaster. CERT volunteers, he pointed out, donated over 1,000 hours annually participating in training exercises and response support. In addition, the Fire Core Reserves assisted daily by working in administrative support functions within all divisions. He announced the proposed fiscal year 2010/11 operating budget was $60,249,249 with funding support from the general fund, service fees, contract revenues and federal and state grants. It reflected 277 full -time employees, 215 of which were sworn and 62 professional civilian staff and 8 full -time equivalent part-time employees. The total calls for service in 2009 were 28,407, a slight increase of 93 calls for service as compared to 2008. Eighty -five percent of those calls were medical aids, both advanced and basic life support; six percent were other emergency calls such as electrical shorts or natural gas leaks; five percent were service calls such as assisting a citizen to bed, child locked in vehicle or odor investigation. Three percent were fire calls of all types and one percent was hazardous materials spills. The total numbers of strike team mutual aid hours given by Anaheim firefighters was 3,672, and he emphasized all of those expenditures were reimbursed through agreements. Mayor Pringle requested a chart on mutual aid responses outside of the City and any automatic aid into the City. Council Member Hernandez asked for an update for reimbursements for major incidents in which Anaheim provided strike teams. Acting Chief Waterhouse indicated it was trickling in but the City was still owed $350,000 from the State. Mayor Pringle inquired as to how that was denoted in the budget with Ms. Ridge responding the City would record a receivable, stating that although it was a cash flow issue, it would be recognized as a revenue and recorded as a receivable. She added that whether or not a realistic figure was denoted in the proposed budget for future mutual aid, whatever the expenses entailed, those actual expenses would be reimbursed and the budget adjusted accordingly. Acting Chief Waterhouse provided detailed highlights of the past year. The department recently completed and published a comprehensive response plan for the deployment of firefighting resources in the Wildland Urban Interface which included jurisdictions in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. This plan was recently exercised in Tonner Canyon with representatives from all fire agencies participating and included the use of Anaheim's Interoperable Communication System. Additionally thru the Metropolitan Medical Response System, the capability to respond to field incidents requiring treatments of up to 1,000 casualties was maintained. He explained this resource was funded by a homeland security grant allowing the department to purchase up to $155,840 dollars worth of protective equipment this year for treatment of chemical, biological and nuclear exposure. He indicated the department continued to work collaboratively to serve the special event needs for customers of the Convention, Sports and Entertainment Department and other resort area partners. These requests increased by 70 percent this year with no cost to the City. The Department's nurse educator reduced overtime costs by offering all required training for personnel on duty, thus lowering the paramedic overtime expenses. The EMS manager established and exercised a point of dispensing site to rapidly administer vaccines to first responders when exposed to biological agents such as anthrax. The training section continued to develop and conduct cutting edge training for Anaheim Fire and firefighters across the nation and the department had hosted and instructed courses required by state and federal governing the maintenance of FEMA compliance as well as delivering over 15,000 hours of individual education to Anaheim members. The disaster Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 9 of 21 manager established and exercised Anaheim's point of dispensing site to rapidly administer vaccines to public when needed, with eight sites located throughout the city. Acting Chief Waterhouse remarked that fire prevention was part of the city design /review team for the ARTIC and ARC projects, now under development. Inspectors conducted monthly workshops for Anaheim business owners to assist in completion of the required fire prevention forms. Plan check duties were outsourced to improve turnaround times and implementation of new voice recognition inspection request lines would minimize the need for multiple phone calls to schedule inspections. The newly adopted festival permit would replace the need to apply for multiple permits with the applicant being issued one comprehensive permit for large events and multiple venues. Referencing community relations, staff attended and participated in over 200 events city wide including parades, health fairs, school programs, station tours, carnivals, career days and other service club functions. Last year, staff conducted eleven cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automatic external defibrillation classes for 176 employees and there were currently 97 units placed in City facilities. The Metronet communications was a Joint Powers Authority center managed by Anaheim in partnership with six Orange County cities. In 2009, 99 percent of 911 calls were answered in 10 seconds or less, an impressive performance given the fact that Metronet dispatched a total of 88,000 calls during that period. Acting Chief Waterhouse ended his presentation with the remark that in this challenging financial climate, the department continually evaluated service to both internal and external customers through a combination of analysis, customer feedback, and cooperative agreements. Meeting this year's fiscal goal required strategic reductions in areas of labor, equipment and materials. As part of this plan, 12 full -time safety positions had been eliminated and two administrative captain positions were reassigned to suppression duties with their workload and projects redistributed throughout the organization. He detailed the creative efforts staff had taken to meet service goals with limited resources with the successful award of various federal and state grants. Mayor Pringle discussed the online capability of the department, stressing that he would like to move forward with on -line inspection scheduling and any other Fire Department contact with the public which could be enhanced by online capability. Anaheim Public Utilities Proposed FY 2010111 Budget Marcie Edwards, Public Utilities General Manager, announced the Anaheim Public Utilities (APU) was the only Orange County customer - owned, not - for - profit water and power utility. The APU ensured the electric utility was in full compliance with the Power Resource Adequacy Plan, mandated by federal tariff under which the electric system operated and required the utility to obtain well in advance of the actual need adequate energy to meet customer's requirements. She noted the Department also closely tracked the water utility complied with 100 percent of all federal and state water quality standards by conducting over 44,000 water quality checks per year. She reported that last year's 09/10 budget was established at a level under the 08/09 budget because there were signs of softening in the economy. However, the economy continued to decline past initial assumptions and APU then instituted a mid -year course correction and cut its Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 10 of 21 plan spending by an additional five percent. Although there were now some signs of recovery, the new budget being recommended was almost $20 million less (or a little under 4 percent) than this year's adopted budget. As an aside, she remarked, there appeared to be further softening in the revenue picture on a month -by -month basis, mostly in the residential arena and it would not be surprising if another mid -year course correction was necessary. Personnel for the next fiscal year reflected 377 full -time employees with 39 part-time employees. She noted the Canyon Power Project was moving forward, with permits in place, and the bond ratings of AA3 and AA- being reaffirmed by all three rating agencies. She added a few weeks ago the bonds were sold at an interest cost of 3.91 percent for 30 year money. The Nohl Canyon Water Storage Tank was a major multi -year project for the water utility and consisted of a 10 million gallon tank located strategically between the hill and canyon areas in Anaheim, in the flatlands. Its completion would increase the reliability of the entire water system. The tank was nearly complete with the facility scheduled to be placed into operation in November 2010, which came in under budget and seven months ahead of schedule. The electric circuit undergrounding program, with the completion of Euclid from the 91 freeway to north of Crescent, brings the total circuit miles done at 98 miles, half of the overall program. Two new water wells were set to come on line soon, one at the Anaheim substation and the other in Willow Park. Well 54 was located next to Anaheim substation, just a few blocks south of city hall and featured an exterior brick fagade designed by a local architect and endorsed by Anaheim Historic Preservation Ad Hoc Committee. The well located in Willow Park was jointly designed with the Community Services Department and included new ADA restroom facilities. The combined capacity of these two wells was over 8,000 gallons per minute which was enough water to supply about 20,000 homes. These new deep wells insured reliable access to high quality groundwater and enabled the Department to remove more shallow water wells from service. Two key aspects that helped sustain the Electric Utilities high ratings and reliability was to proactively replace field equipment. In 09/10, 43 transformers were scheduled to be replaced with 37 completed by the end of May. Transformers in the field were assigned a replacement level based on a combination of age, type and size and allowing staff to identify transformers nearing the end of their useful life and proactively change them out before failure, thus reducing impact to customers. Another way the utility improved electric system reliability was by installing high voltage protective devices throughout the electric system similar in concept to circuit breakers but installed closer to where the energy was being used. With this new technology, problems were detected and isolated faster which reduced the impact of power outage on the balance of customers. To date, the electric division installed 11 of these switching devices with four more planned to be installed by the end of the fiscal year. The Water Division had also been working on keeping their equipment appropriately sized to meet customer needs; the Parkview Pump station near the Oak Canyon Nature Center was being expanded and doubling its pumping capacity to 9,500 gallons per minute. This expansion provided increased supply reliability and increased pressure to fire hydrants located in the higher elevation areas of East Anaheim. She noted the Utility was awarded $5.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars by the Department of Energy to provide for even more sophisticated control of the electric grid as well as provide enhanced energy management capability. This, she explained, was a rapidly evolving area of the electric power industry and the standards developed and was expected that these new technologies would provide customers alternatives to reduce their electric bill and also help Utilities operate the electric grid in the most efficient and reliable manner. In addition to this grant funding, the Utility also received a $3.2 million energy efficiency and conservation block grant for a variety of energy efficiency programs such as lighting retrofits, including retrofits of illuminated city street Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 11 of 21 signs, double the number of rebates to home appliances and to business customers for commercial grade air conditioning and refrigeration. These programs were expected to save enough energy to supply over 2,500 Anaheim homes for 10 years. Another interesting project associated with the grant was the first application of a green roof in Anaheim, a project in conjunction with Anaheim Convention Center, where grass and herbs would be planted on the roof of the box office, reducing water runoff, absorbing heat from the sun, reducing cooling requirements for the building and be aesthetically pleasing. She noted that Anaheim must obligate these funds within 18 months of the award date and expend all funds within 36 months, so the project was moving forward quickly. Planned for 2010/11, one of the major water projects, announced Ms. Edwards, was the Water Recycling Demo Project. This demonstration facility which would be built next to city hall would allow development of more local recycled water and reduce dependence on imported water. Rather than an overall all -or- nothing approach, staff chose to pilot a decentralized approach in order to raise public awareness of the use of recycled water as a new drought proof supply. This plant would have the capacity to produce 100,000 gallons of recycled water per day, equating to savings of 35 million gallons a year of drinking water. The recycled water would be used for toilet flushing in the Anaheim West Tower, landscape irrigation around city hall, and potential indoor and outdoor uses in nearby parks, schools and future development. The ground breaking for this project was scheduled for this August and was expected to be operational in summer 2011. Water Division planned to expand the existing pump station located at Hidden Canyon Road in Serrano, which would improve its pumping capacity by 25 percent, adding an additional 1600 gpm in improved fire flow capacity and water system reliability in the high elevation areas of East Anaheim. This $2.6 million project also included the installation of an emergency standby generator to insure water service to customers was maintained even in the event of a power outage. In the Linda Vista storage complex near Tustin and Mira Loma, a new 4 million gallon water storage tank for about $6.5 million would be constructed. The Linda Vista site was a strategic supply source for both the east and west areas of Anaheim's water system as the existing reservoir were over 50 years old and in need of replacement. Additionally the water utility would complete fire proofing its facilities in East Anaheim, which she explained in greater detail. New technology would be deployed in 2011. The Department would bring on line a new web based energy efficiency consumer engagement tool developed and hosted by oPOWER. This platform would allow connection with customers over the internet in a simple and understandable way with the intention of increasing energy efficiency program participation and overall customer satisfaction. Implementing a consumer engagement solution to provide the department with the ability to clearly and simply communicate power usage information to customers and offer customer options to reduce power usage and save money should they choose to do so. In summary, both water and electric utilities continued to strive to keep their rates the lowest in the region. The reliability of the systems was second to none in southern California and staff continued to insure customers had the technology as well as service options that they want and need with respect to water and electric service and were continually surveyed for constructive comments. Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 12 of 21 Mayor Pringle congratulated Ms. Edwards for the department's accomplishments. He commented the Department had transformed novel approaches to address business needs, future growth and innovation and congratulated Ms. Edwards for her leadership. Public Works Department Proposed 2010/11 Budget Natalie Meeks, Public Works (PW) Director, announced the Department's purpose was to provide a wide range of comprehensive services to meet the City's infrastructure, construction, development and maintenance needs. Performance indicators reflected an efficient and safe traffic flow of 30 miles per hour on major corridors, the pavement condition rating for arterial roadways was 80, representing a good status and a very satisfied rating was received in solid waste collection and recycling efforts based on customer surveys conducted throughout the year. She reported the department's proposed budget was approximately $147 million and included funding for six divisions. This budget included 240 full -time positions, down from 252 in FY 9/10 and 11.25 full -time equivalent part-time positions down from 17 in FY 9/10. The Department received $3.4 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for several street rehabilitation projects throughout the City. She noted three additional projects were able to be added due to bid savings and the department's proactive approach in designing shelf ready projects. She added the East Street 91 freeway project recently completed construction on time and on budget and would relieve congestion at this interchange by relocating the sidewalks behind the bridge column so that thru lanes and left turn pockets of adequate length could be added. This project had been funded by grants through OCTA and with matching funds from Fullerton and Anaheim. The Kraemer /La Palma intersection improvement was designed and built to improve the traffic flow at the intersection of La Palma and Kramer with the addition of a northbound thru lane and south bond left turn lane at Kramer Boulevard and would improve traffic capacity from the freeway to the Canyon area. She noted the sewer program had replaced 2.6 miles and repaired 5.9 miles of deficient sewer pipe. Public Works was also busy providing core services to residents. Despite uncertainties brought about by the state's continuing financial crisis, resources were reallocated so that the service impact to Anaheim's residential neighborhoods was minimally affected. Six miles of arterial streets had been repaired along with 4.7 miles of residential streets, and 10.5 miles residential roadway was slurry sealed and 42,000 square feet of sidewalk replaced. The solid waste program successfully applied for an anti -litter campaign grant sponsored by the County and was awarded $234,000. Through education and community outreach, PW would achieve the goal to reduce litter in neighborhoods, roadways and waterways and promote a cleaner and healthier environment. Grant funds would also be used to purchase solar powered trash receptacles that would be strategically placed throughout the city. These receptacles collected, sorted and compacted trash in high pedestrian traffic areas. She noted that the department had continued a long and successful partnership with Anaheim Disposal to provide efficient and reliability solid waste disposal services and exceeded the state's recycling mandate by nine percent. The Department was also focused on carrying out its mission of maintaining the City's vehicles, buildings, equipment and grounds. She noted during the current fiscal year, fleet services retrofitted 28 pieces of equipment to meet state emission requirements, replaced 20 police department sedans and completed conversion of the police motorcycle fleet. A multi -year Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 13 of 21 program to replace the department's aging street sweeper fleet had begun and efforts to build a green fleet continued. She added that PW would continue to leverage its funds to design, construct and maintain projects throughout the City from the routine to the more complex special projects. The final design and agreements for the Gene Autry Way 1 -5 Interchange project would be completed this month and the final $19 million for construction provided by OCTA would see construction start in the fall and completed by 2012. With an overall project cost of $65 million, this project completed the west half of the HOV interchange and connected Gene Autry Way to Haster Street bringing much needed HOV connectivity to the resort and a vital connection between the resort and the Platinum Triangle. Another project to be completed this year was in conjunction with MetroLink service expansion program, the 14 quiet zone grade crossing improvements. To improve traffic flow throughout the City, PW also developed a four year plan to coordinate signals on various roadways leveraging City and Measure M funds for the traffic signal synchronization program. As of today, she reported, approximately 151 intersections had been coordinated. Ms. Meeks stated Public Works created cost effective ways to deliver core services through these difficult economic times, explored and implemented new technologies and ways of doing business and continued partnerships with other City departments and external agencies. To preserve the safety and quality of neighborhoods, PW was focusing on preventive measures to extend the useful life of residential streets. Also in line with City's effort to maintain safety and conserve energy, PW in partnership with APU successfully received grant funding for citywide replacement of illuminated street name signs which would replace current florescent lighting with energy efficient LED lamps. Council Member Sidhu asked how all this was accomplished lacking gas tax funds. Ms. Meeks answered that when the state threatened to take away gas tax funds, the department did not spend the money ahead of receiving it. This year, the department projected receiving the gas tax funds but would again be careful to not spend it until it was actually received. She noted that a portion of City's irrigation system would be upgraded with new technology involving smart controllers and sprinkler heads to decrease water consumption and allow for sustainability of existing landscaping in public right -of -way. A pilot project utilizing this smart controller technology was recently completed and would be tested to determine if the decrease in water consumption could be attributed to this smart technology. In addition, employees were now using handheld GPS units to report items of concern, such as graffiti, debris in public right of way, overwatering and potholes. The GPS unit immediately recorded the exact location of f concern and automatically generated work orders or Anaheim Anytime requests which allowed for efficient use of resources. The department would continue to maintain the City's fleet of over 1,200 vehicles, replacing vehicles on an as- needed basis. The 2010/11 budget included the acquisition of 39 police vehicles necessary to maintain their operational readiness. In addition, fleet services would continue the retrofitting of vehicles to meet the latest air quality standards with 16 vehicles being replaced with hybrid or alternate fuel vehicles. The Central Library roof was scheduled for replacement in the proposed fiscal year as well as the 25 year old fire system in City Hall. In order to maintain stability and solvency of facilities services fund, a careful review of maintenance priorities was made and some capital projects deferred to later years. Referencing transit planning, Ms. Meeks reported grant funding provided Anaheim with an opportunity to plan and build for current and future transportation needs. The final EIR for Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 14 of 21 ARTIC would be available in the fall with final environmental approval scheduled for winter. ARTIC's design would be functional, adaptable and flexible to meet the needs of the users and service providers. Design was expected to be completed in 2011 with construction beginning shortly after. Anaheim Rapid Connection, ARC, was a planned high capacity system providing transit connections to Platinum Triangle, Resort and Convention Center from ARTIC. This would make transit a convenient way for residents, employees and visitors to travel. Environmental clearance and funding opportunities would be focused on in 2010/11. The high speed rail proposed alignment would travel along the existing LOSAN corridor between the future ARTIC station and the LA Union Station and staff was working closely with High Speed Rail and OCTA to insure Anaheim was served by high speed rail, while still protecting the community. This was currently in the environmental review process with ARC designed to allow high speed rail to integrate into the ARTIC facility. She added that AConnects was a new web site debuting later this month that would encompass all the City's transportation initiatives providing information and well as functionality for schedules and ticket purchases. She concluded with a short video demonstrating the transit projects to Council. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON FISCAL YEAR 2010/2011 BUDGET: None Mayor Pringle continued the fiscal year 2010/2011 budget public hearing to June 22, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. ADDITIONS /DELETIONS TO CLOSED SESSION: None PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: None At 4:47 P.M., Mayor Pringle recessed to closed session for the following items: CLOSED SESSION 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code) Name of Case: Priceline.com, Inc., et al. v. City of Anaheim, et al., Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 30- 2009 - 00244120 and related cases. 2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNCIL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code) Name of Case: Sieni Patu v. City of Anaheim, et al., United States District Court, Case No.CV 09 -04199 RGK (Ex). 3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNCIL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code) Name of Case: Giddens v. City of Anaheim, Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 30- 2009 - 0028996. At 5:20 P.M., City Council session was reconvened. Mayor Pringle indicated Council Member Galloway would be excused from the remaining Council meeting. Invocation: Pastor Kien Do, The Rock Four Square Church Flag Salute: Council Member Lucille Kring Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 15 of 21 Presentations: Recognizing the Anaheim Achieves program Mayor Pringle and Council recognized the Anaheim Achieves program, which through a partnership with various school districts and the Anaheim YMCA, it provided over 5,000 kids at 46 different schools with after school care promoting homework assistance, literacy development, mentoring and enrichment activities. School superintendents congratulated Paul Andresen of the YMCA on providing this needed student support. Recognizing the Loara High School ROP Auto Team National Automotive Technology Competition National Champions North Orange County ROP Automotive Technician students recently won the ROP Auto Team National Automotive Technology Competition that pitted school teams against each other in various automotive repair challenges. Ben Hicks and Jonathan Greenhalgh thanked NOCROP for providing an up -to -date technological classroom and for Instructor Russ Bacarella's assistance and experience enabling the students to win this competition. Acceptance of Other Recognitions (To be presented at a later date): Recognizing Madhvi Pathak, 2009 -2010 Young Legislators Program ADDITIONS /DELETIONS TO THE AGENDAS: Referencing the South Street project and Avon Dakota project, Public Hearing Item No. 5 and its consent calendar related items, No's. 3, 6 and 18 were requested to be continued to June 22, 2010 by staff. At 5:35 P.M., Mayor Pringle called to order the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency and the Anaheim Housing Authority for a joint public comment session. PUBLIC COMMENTS (all items except public hearings): Barbara Gonzales, resident, spoke in support of the Item No. 1 referencing the ABR Brewery and Restaurant. She explained that several years ago, the City sponsored an activity to identify strategies and activities to enliven and invigorate the downtown area and making it more pedestrian friendly. She supported the Anaheim Brewery Restaurant as one of those activities that would be ideal for the downtown and serve as a link between the proposed Packing House and the core downtown area. Greg and Barbara Garavack, also spoke in support of Item No. 1. As owners of the new brewery and residents of Anaheim, they expressed excitement on being able to reopen the Anaheim Brewery. Sean Pfifer, resident, requested information on the proposed neighborhood permit parking district across from Twila Reid Park. He explained he was willing to pay for parking passes if he was guaranteed a spot for every driver. Mayor Pringle referred Mr. Pfifer to the Public Works Director, Natalie Meeks, who would provide a more detailed explanation of the parking permit process. James Robert Reade, resident, read in full his rejection to a proposed settlement by the City regarding a police harassment complaint. Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 16 of 21 Phyllis O'Neil, Director of Public Services for Anaheim City School District and one of the Board of Directors for Cops for Kids Program, spoke in support of this afterschool program stating it provided a variety of different activities while striving to develop respectful, responsible and disciplined youths. She reported the program had been very successful with a significant waiting list and requested Council's financial support to expand the program. Bill Taormina, resident, also addressed the Cops for Kids program explaining it had been operating without a budget for 10 years and because of its success, it was not appropriate to begin funding support. He encouraged Council to allocate $300,000 towards a permanent budget for this fiscal year. Alma Ramirez encouraged celebration of the birthday of Vicente Fox and Mayor Curt Pringle and Lucille Kring. At this time, Council session was recessed to consider the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency and Anaheim Housing Authority agendas. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING (Redevelopment Agency, Housing Authority and City Council) 5. This is a joint public hearing among the Redevelopment Agency, Housing Authority and City Council to consider three resolutions relating to a Cooperation Agreement between the Agency and Authority and an Affordable Housing Agreement among the Agency, Authority and South Street Anaheim Housing Partners, L.P. Council Action: RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM approving a Cooperation Agreement (transfer of 700 E. South Street Affordable Housing Site) by and between the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency and the Anaheim Housing Authority and making certain findings in connection therewith. No action taken — this item continued to June 22, 2010 as requested. At 5:58 P.M., the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency and Anaheim Housing Authority were recessed and Council session continued. CONSENT CALENDAR: Council Member Sidhu moved to waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions and to adopt the consent calendar in accordance with the reports, certifications and recommendations furnished each council member and as listed on the consent calendar (excluding Item No. 18), seconded by Council Member Kring. Roll call vote: Ayes - 4 Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Hernandez, Kring and Sidhu. Noes - 0. Excused Absence — 1: Council Member Galloway. Motion Carried. 8. Receive and file minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting of March 24, B105 2010; Golf Commission meetings of March 25, 2010 and April 22, 2010 and Community Services Board meeting of April 8, 2010. 9. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Mike Bubalo Construction Company, Inc., in the amount of $1,316,344, for the Citywide Sanitary Sewer AGR -6250 Improvement Program /Projects Group 4 Model 22 on Water Street from West Street to Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 17 of 21 Lemon Street, and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. 10. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Republic ITS, Inc., in the amount of $308,306, for the Knott Avenue Intelligent Transportation System Improvement Project, AGR -6251 from Ball Road to Lincoln Avenue, and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. 11. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Steiny & Company, Inc., in the amount of $305,755.25, for the Broadway Intelligent Transportation System Signal AGR -6252 Improvement Project, from Manchester Avenue to East Street, and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. 12. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, International Line Builders, in the amount of $236,891, for the Weir Canyon Road Intelligent Transportation System AGR -6253 Improvement Project, from La Palma Avenue to Serrano Avenue, and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. 13. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, International Line Builders, Inc., in the amount of $927,740, for the Citywide Corridor Illuminated Street Sign Replacement AGR -6254 Program and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works to execute Contract Change Order No. 1 in favor of International Line Builders, Inc., in the amount of $309,692, to maximize grant funding from the Department of Energy and increase the scope of the project pertaining to replacement of illuminated signs. 14. Approve an agreement with Orange County Striping Service, Inc. for pavement AGR -6255 delineation maintenance services from June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011 with annual renewal options up to a maximum of five years. 15. Approve an agreement with Blais & Associates, Inc., in a total not -to- exceed amount of AGR -6256 $250,000, for on -call grant application services (Public Works, Community Services, and Public Utilities Departments). 16. Approve the Second Amendment to Agreement with Republic ITS, Inc., extending the term of the traffic signal maintenance services agreement from June 1, 2010 through AGR - 5186.2 May 31, 2011. 17. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute and administer the Cooperation Agreement with the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency for use of United States AGR- 5961.I Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 108 Loan to fund improvements to the Packing House Property (related to Agency Item No. 01). 18. Approve and authorize the Executive Director of Community Development to execute and administer the Cooperation Agreement with the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency and Anaheim Housing Authority for the Transfer of HOME, NSP, CDBG and set -aside Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 18 of 21 funds for the revitalization of the Avon /Dakota Neighborhood (related to Agency Item No. 03 and Housing Item No. 06). No action taken - This item continued to June 22, 2010. 19. RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -057 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF D159 THE CITY OF ANAHEIM concerning the status of the Circulation Element of the General Plan for the City of Anaheim. 20. RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -058 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM authorizing the Director of Community Services or designee to submit a grant application on behalf of the City of Anaheim to the State Department of R100 Parks and Recreation for the Nature Education Facility Program, and if awarded, authorizing the acceptance of such grant on behalf of the City and amending the budget for fiscal year 2010 -11 accordingly. 21. RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -059 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM calling and giving notice of the holding of a General Municipal E127 Election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, for the election of certain officers and certain ballot measures as required by provisions of Article XIII, Section 1300 of the City Charter. RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -060 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange to consolidate a General Municipal Election to be held on November 2, 2010, with the Statewide General Election to be held on that date pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code. RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -061 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM adopting regulations for candidates for elective office pertaining to candidate statements submitted to the voters at an election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. 22. RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -062 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, ordering the submission of a proposed M100 amendment to the City Charter to the electors of said City at the General Municipal Election to be held in said City on November 2, 2010 (Measure No. 1 - Red Light Cameras). 23. RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -063 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, ordering the submission of a proposed M100 amendment to the City Charter to the electors of said City at the General Municipal Election to be held in said City on November 2, 2010 (Measure No. 2 - Design -Build Public Works Contracts). 24. RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -064 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, setting priorities for filing written arguments M100 regarding city measures to be submitted to the electors of the City at the General Municipal Election to be held in said city on November 2, 2010, and directing the City Attorney to prepare impartial analyses of such measures. Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 19 of 21 RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -065 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, providing for the filing of rebuttal arguments for city measures submitted to the electors of the City at the General Municipal Election to be held in said City on November 2, 2010. 25. ORDINANCE NO. 6171 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM amending the zoning map referred to in Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal C280 Code relating to zoning (Reclassification No. 2010 - 00234; DEV2010- 00005; 336 -500 South Anaheim Boulevard; Packing House; Introduced at Council meeting of May 18, 2010, Item No. 24). 26. Approve minutes of the Council meeting of May 18, 2010. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 27. This is a public hearing to consider a resolution confirming the diagram and assessment and providing for the levy of the annual assessment in and for the Anaheim Resort T106 Maintenance District for fiscal year 2010/11. RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -066 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM confirming the diagram and assessment and providing for the levy of the annual assessment in and for the Anaheim Resort Maintenance District. Dan Oregel, Public Works Department, Resort Superintendent, reported in July 1999, Council approved formation of the Anaheim Resort Maintenance District based on votes to do so by property owners of the Anaheim Resort area. These property owners voted to levy an assessment upon themselves to insure the long -term quality of maintenance, repair and replacement of resort area public improvements consistent with the operation of a unique and outstanding destination area. He noted that on May 18, 2010, Council initiated the FY 2010/11 annual levy by accepting the assessment engineer's report and scheduling this public hearing. The assessment engineer's report indicated the levy would generate approximately $4,437,711 to be deposited into the resort maintenance district fund for the operation and maintenance of the district. He added the Resort District Advisory Board reviewed and approved the levy and proposed budget and Council's approval would approve the assessment and provide for the levy. Mayor Pringle opened the public hearing and receiving no comments, closed the hearing. Council Member Kring moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -066 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM confirming the diagram and assessment and providing for the levy of the annual assessment in and for the Anaheim Resort Maintenance District, seconded by Council Member Hernandez. Roll Call Vote: Ayes — 4: Mayor Pringle and Council Members: Hernandez, Kring and Sidhu. Noes — 0. Excused Absence - 1: Council Member Galloway. Motion Carried. 28. Requests continuance to the Council meeting of June 22, 2010. CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, CLASS 1 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2010 -05395 Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 20 of 21 PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY NO. 2010 -00064 (DEV2010- 00006) OWNER: Kook Hoon Cho, 590 South Whispering Ridge Lane Anaheim, CA 92808 APPLICANT: Dick Evitt, All Star Realty, 5905 Winncliff Drive Riverside, CA 92509 LOCATION: 1151 North Euclid Street The applicant proposes to expand a previously- approved convenience market with sales of beer, wine and distilled spirits into an adjacent unit Environmental Determination: The proposed action is Categorically Exempt from the requirement to prepare additional environmental documentation per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines - Class 1 (Existing Facilities). ACTION TAKEN BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION: Vote 6 -1: Chairman Romero and Commissioners Agarwal, Ament, Buffa, Faessel and Karaki voted yes. Commissioner Ramirez voted no. Approved Conditional Use Permit No. 2008 -05395 (Resolution No. 2010 -022) Approved Public Convenience or Necessity No. 2010- 00064 (DEV2010- 00006) (Resolution No. 2010 -023) (Planning Commission meeting of April 12, 2010; Appealed by applicant) No action taken — Item No. 28 continued to Council meeting of June 22, 2010. Report on Closed Session Actions: None Council Communications: Council Member Hernandez encouraged residents to continue to provide information to census advisors. He announced the All Star Game Fanfest to be held from July 9 13 and mentioned that the Anaheim Community Volunteer Emergency Response Team would have a booth at the Downtown Farmer's Market on Thursday, June 10 providing useful information on disaster response. Council Member Kring addressed the Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Anaheim Cemetery remarking it was a celebratory tribute to the men and women who lost their lives in service to our country. She also attended the Trash for Treasures event held at the Anaheim Hilton sponsored in part by Muzeo. She explained every school student could participate by finding and arranging trash as competitive art work. She announced the Anaheim Family Justice Center 5K Walk /Run event was scheduled for June 12 and encouraged participation in the Animal Wellness Expo to be held by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine at the Convention Center. She also remarked on the Major League Baseball giant Mickey Mouse statues placed throughout Orange County in celebration of the 2010 MLB All Star Week festivities in July. Council Member Sidhu reported on the success of the Anaheim /OC Job Fair held on June 2 at the Anaheim Gardenwalk thanking event sponsors, businesses and volunteers that helped in this effort. He also reported on his attendance at the Trash for Treasures event. Mayor Pringle congratulated Council Member Sidhu's annual job fair event, remarking it was a great success and a positive way to use the resources we have to benefit the community. On the next agenda, he indicated the annual issue of boards and commissions would be Council Meeting Minutes of: Regular Adjourned meeting of May 18, 2010 (held June 8, 2010) and Regular meeting of June 8, 2010 Page 21 of 21 considered and requested a discussion related to board and commission meetings times including encouraging the Planning Commission to meet in the evenings, as well as an item to review the options of combining certain boards and commissions be placed on the June 22, 20101 agenda. Adjournment: At 6:21 P.M., Mayor Pringle adjourned the meeting to June 22, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. for the continued fiscal year 2010/11 budget public hearing. Res ec ully submitted, Linda N. Andal, CIVIC City Clerk