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2006/09/12 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 12,2006 The September 12, 2006 regular City Council meeting was called to order at 3:15 P.M. in the Council Chambers of Anaheim City Hall, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard. PRESENT: Mayor Curt Pringle and Council Members: Richard Chavez, Lorri Galloway, Bob Hernandez and Harry Sidhu. STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Manager Tom Wood, City Attorney Jack White, and City Clerk Sheryll Schroeder. A copy of the agenda for the September 12th meeting was posted on September 8, 2006 at the City Hall exterior bulletin board. CANYON BRANDING WORKSHOPS Sheri Vander Dussen, Planning Director, presented information on the City's effort to create a technology hub for Anaheim's primary industrial area with the purpose of attracting businesses and diversifying the City's economy. She indicated the Canyon industrial area adjacent to the SR91 between the 57 Freeway and Imperial Highway was home to 26 percent of Orange County's manufacturing businesses and generated more than 50,000 jobs. The largest employers included Boeing, Pacific Sunwear, Multi-Fineline Electronix, Fremont Banks, Time Warner, Sunny Delight and Taormina Industries. Most of the Canyon, she pointed out, was in a redevelopment project area and was covered by the Northeast Area Specific Plan. She acknowledged that approximately 20 percent of the land area was owned by non-business entities such as public agencies and religious institutions, whose uses did not provide many jobs nor generate sales or property tax revenues. Staff from the Redevelopment Agency, Public Utilities and the Planning Departments had worked together to devise a method to facilitate development in the Canyon. In 1994, using a grant of $1.3 million, the Anaheim Technology Center, a high tech style structure, was built to attract high technology companies. The Utilities Department insured industries in the Canyon had stable and secure electricity and water by investing in a new substation, expanding and improving existing facilities and completing numerous undergrounding projects. Ms. Vander Dussen reported the Metrolink station also enhanced the Canyon's attractiveness to businesses whose employees resided in the Inland Empire with the Redevelopment Agency having invested over $1.3 million to construct the station. In addition to those improvements, the Redevelopment Agency and Caltrans had invested over $1.2 million with an additional $300,000 allocated this fiscal year for beautification along the 91 freeway corridor. Ms. Vander Dussen commented the Public Utilities also offered an Economic Development Business retention rate to targeted industries and the Redevelopment Agency had the ability to enter into agreements with businesses that could provide significant public revenues. She added the activities and investments made by the City, the Redevelopment Agency and Anaheim Public Utilities had contributed to the creation and retention of more than 34,000 jobs citywide since the early 1990's. Branding the Canyon as Orange County's high tech hub was part of the City's strategy to further diversify its economic base by attracting more high growth, high tech industries and Ms. Vander ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 2 Dussen detailed the tactics involved in that approach. The initial phase of the branding strategy was to install banner type signs featuring a stylized "C" placed at 26 intersections and the Metrolink Station. The branding campaign was kicked off by a "Meet the Canyon" business partners' event held at dawn at the Canyon Metrolink station. The next phase of the branding program, Ms. Vander Dussen announced, would include installation of new monument signs at two key intersections on La Palma and Imperial Highway and on Tustin at La Palma. In addition, a web page was created to provide an opportunity for businesses interested in the Canyon to easily find information and to utilize the Canyon logo in their own marketing if they wish. She informed Council the City had conducted an active marketing program based on an economic development approach and the City was also developing relationships with organizations and individuals involved in technology and innovation in order to draw their attention to Anaheim and the appropriate business opportunities in the Canyon. She noted a recent event sponsored in conjunction with Orange County Technology Action Network (OCT AN) informed 100 innovators, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists about Anaheim's advantages, particularly in the Canyon area, with promising results. A recent target industrial analysis recommended focusing on technology and innovation to complement the City's existing revenue sources - tourism and hospitality, construction and manufacturing. The higher wages offered by technology and innovation-related industries would assist the economy and diversity in the City's economic base to help offset changes such as disruption of travel or a slow down in construction. She noted staff was not pursuing an aggressive business attraction program at this time as there was little vacant land available in the Canyon stressing efforts were being focused on business retention and entrepreneurial support and to that end the City was working with the community college districts and other educational resource partners to promote work force training and branding the Canyon's image as a tech center and by joining with resource partners to help Anaheim companies become more innovative. She reported the Agency and the Utilities Department had agreed to establish a pilot program to help Anaheim businesses that were interested in using technology to create new products and operate more efficiently or access wider markets. The Business Innovation Resource Center (BIRC) would be a one-stop location for Anaheim businesses interested in learning new technologies or using employee training or other programs. The BIRC would also provide innovators with access to equipment such as wet labs and rapid prototyping machinery. She indicated that a similar project in Pasadena had been successful in attracting biotech firms to an area that had been occupied by older, declining businesses. She explained rapid prototyping allowed inventors of new products to progress through testing and approvals in a faster, more cost effective manner. The BIRC, stated Ms. Vander Dussen, would operate as part of the City's economic development program in partnership with the Anaheim Workforce Investment Board. Other major partners would be the North and the South Orange County Community College Districts and OCTAN. She explained a wide range of partners in education, government, nonprofit and private sector companies had offered to participate in the BIRC by offering in-kind services, donating equipment and machinery and providing cash. Ms. Vander Dussen added that a lease for a building located in the Canyon for purposes of locating the BI RC would be considered by Council at their next meeting on September 26th. With the loss of Boeing Corporation, a 100 acre site became an unanticipated opportunity to further the City's goals to attract more high tech, high growth companies. Ms. Vander Dussen remarked this site together with four major planned or proposed projects could result in the development of more than 170 acres with more than 10,000 new jobs for Anaheim. Those projects included a transit-oriented development proposed adjacent to the Metrolink station which would include 312 condominium units, Kaiser Permanente's construction of a new medical campus in the canyon, consisting of hospital medical offices and ancillary building with more than 1 million square ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 3 feet of build-out, and the new owners of the Pacific Center at La Palma/Tustin discussing options for building on their remaining vacant parcel of land. In addition, she explained $1 million had been set aside for landscaping areas adjacent to some of the water percolation sites owned by Orange County Water District (OCWD) near Tustin and the 91 freeway with improvements visible from the freeway and enhancing the appearance of the surrounding area. She emphasized the City was interested in working with OCWD to pursue opportunities to allow the District to replenish the underground aquifer while restoring vacant land to uses which could provide community benefits. Ms. Vander Dussen ended her presentation stating the Citywide WIFI system had given Anaheim a national reputation for leadership in innovation and the new developments such as the Platinum Triangle would attract professionals interested in Anaheim as a business and employment location. Council Member Chavez emphasized the need to create higher paying jobs and recommended it be a priority of the City as it worked toward development of the Canyon area; staff concurred. Mayor Pringle agreed it was a priority to replenish high paying jobs that had been or were being lost to the City, commenting that in his discussions with Boeing Real Estate, Boeing had planned to redesign their business park, working along with the City and other high-tech partners to ensure entrepreneurs and new business ventures would have an opportunity and a place to create high paying jobs. Referring to the Business Innovation Resource Center (BIRC), Mayor Pringle asked for more details on the operation of the facility, specifically what value the Center would bring to entrepreneurs and businesses, which would be operating and manning the facility and how private sector partners would be a part of the process. Janet Coe, Planning Department, responded that as industrial manufacturing changed, and aerospace engineering and defense industries declined, bringing existing resources such as rapid prototyping, bio-wet labs or other technologies to the business community could assist businesses evolve into areas of advanced manufacturing. The South Orange County Community College District could provide not only employee training in new technologies but also help businesses figure out which type of rapid prototyping technology was best suited for their needs or determine what type of equipment they might need. OCTAN, another partner, could provide vertical integration incubator services and if a business needed the services of a patent attorney that would be available at no cost to the business. She emphasized those kinds of services were available and out there, but were not delivered efficiently and staff believed the BIRC would be a center for businesses to come in and meet one on one with experts from these different resource partners and permit businesses access on a short-term basis to expensive equipment which would help set Anaheim apart as a technology and innovation leader. She added that several private sector groups were supportive of the effort and the City had offers of donations of equipment from Haus machinery as well as providers of rapid prototyping machinery. Mayor Pringle asked if the City was purchasing equipment; Ms. Code responded it was being donated by private sector vendors who saw it as a demonstration opportunity and also received a tax advantage benefit from their donation. She added the BIRC would share supervision of the day-to-day operations; Ms. Coe would staff the facility as well as representatives from the North Orange County Community College District Center for Applied Technology. She added the Anaheim Workforce Investment Board would be a major partner as well and would also provide some managerial oversight. Mayor Pringle asked if the Chamber of Commerce was involved; Ms. Coe indicated they had helped organized a focus group to participate in a feasibility study last June and that staff had conducted the study to determine what Anaheim businesses were seeking and to find out if there were resources the City could deliver to meet those needs. Mayor Pringle requested copies of the feasibility study be provided to Council. ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 4 He added that he was cautious of government's involvement in this type of program, believing typical programs were directed more towards large businesses rather than smaller businesses and that generally it was more difficult for small businesses to access resources. He then requested the Assistant City Manager define specific measurements to determine whether the goals of the BIRC were being met, or it they were not being met, allow the City to pursue other avenues to broadcast the message that Anaheim was a great place in which to do business. He also wanted to insure the business community, particularly the Chamber of Commerce, had an active and complete role in the process. BILLBOARDS Sheri Vander Dussen indicated that at a workshop last December, Council had requested further information regarding the locations, size and ownership of existing billboards and options for reducing the number of neighborhood billboards pointing out this workshop would provide an overview of a subsequent written report provided to Council last April. By definition, she explained, a billboard was a large free standing sign used to advertise a business, service or product that was not located on the same lot as the sign. She noted billboards were prohibited adjacent to freeways and in most parts of the City except on certain commercial and industrial properties where they were conditionally permitted. In the last 17 years, she indicated the City received a small number of requests for billboards and all of them had been denied and that no building permit had been issued for a billboard in Anaheim since 1989. Ms. Vander Dussen provided the following details specific to Anaheim billboards: 1) Billboards could be oriented to the street or to the freeway; 2) Street oriented billboards ranged in size from 72 square feet up to 1,200 square feet, however the majority of Anaheim's street billboards were about 300 square feet; 3) Billboards could be double-faced or single-faced; 4) Billboards located on arterials may be seen from up to 27,000 vehicles per day and the size and location of a billboard definitely affected its value. 5) A study completed in 2003 estimated that the annual revenues generated from 72 square foot billboard were approximately $5,000; a 300 square foot billboard generated approximately $6,500, and the annual revenue from a 1,200 square foot billboard was approximately $126,000. 6) Lastly, freeway oriented billboards could be seen by more than 245,000 vehicles each day and back in 2003 it was estimated they generated from $170,000 to $342,000 annually. According to a field survey completed earlier this year, Ms. Vander Dussen reported there were 83 billboards in Anaheim, six of which were oriented to the freeway. She explained that five of the six billboards were approved by the County of Orange prior to annexation of the underlying property to Anaheim and the sixth sign was on the Anaheim stadium property. The remaining 77 billboards were street oriented. She indicated there were four major billboard operators in Anaheim: Clear Channel, Vista Media, Viacom and Regency. She stated that five billboards within the City were independently owned and Angels Baseball operated two on the Anaheim stadium property. Ms. Vander Dussen identified options available for removing billboards from neighborhoods included zoning strategies, purchasing billboards, and exchange programs. Zoning strategies required compensation as owners of legal billboards could be compensated for removal of their billboards as required by state law based on the value of the billboards. State law considered any illegally erected billboard as legal if it was present for more than five years. She noted this type of option could be expensive, remarking that billboards removed for the 1-5 widening in the late 90's required six figure settlements to compensate billboard owners based on the billboard's location and the loss of future advertising revenue. Another tool was to establish an amortization program; ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 5 which would require legal nonconforming billboards to be removed after a specified number of years determined by the state. Billboards constructed legally, but which did not meet current code requirements could be considered legal nonconforming. She explained the City took a similar approach to phasing out signs in the resort that did not conform to current standards and over time, most of these nonconforming signs in the resort had come down. She added compensation was required for the removal of legal nonconforming billboards in nonresidential areas but was not required for the removal of legal nonconforming billboards in areas zoned and designated by the General Plan for residential uses. She reported there were eight street oriented billboards that would meet this criterion for no compensation. Council Member Sidhu asked who would pay the compensation; Ms. Vander Dussen responded the City would pay based on criteria specified by the state. Mayor Pringle confirmed that if a billboard owner agreed to an exchange program, there would be no compensation required. Since 41 of the 83 billboards were located within redevelopment project areas, Ms. Vander Dussen indicated another option would permit redevelopment funds to be used to pay for the removal of billboards in these areas. Another method which had been successful in the past in Anaheim was attrition, as properties were remodeled or redeveloped with new buildings; the property owners often voluntarily removed billboards. The City could also prohibit new billboards. More than 700 communities nationwide prohibited the construction of new billboards and in Orange County many cities prohibited new billboards and all of the cities adjacent to Anaheim with freeway frontage prohibit billboards. From time to time, Ms. Vander Dussen explained, the City had received requests from outdoor advertisers to construct new freeway oriented billboards in exchange for the removal of street oriented billboards. She stated freeway oriented billboards had been prohibited in Anaheim since 1958, and if they were now to be allowed within the City, they would have to meet state requirements adding that staff had identified locations where billboards might be allowed under state provisions. She noted that In addition to state requirements, Anaheim enacted ordinances imposing more restrictive standards prohibiting freeway oriented billboards and prohibiting billboards in most areas except for certain commercial and industrial zones. In 1965, Anaheim adopted an ordinance to protect two special areas from the proliferation of billboards - the center city and the major tourist routes along Harbor Boulevard and Katella Avenue. When all of these layers of billboard regulations were combined, Ms. Vander Dussen stressed that only six locations remained within the City where freeway oriented billboards could be located subject to state and City requirements and those sites were also depicted on a map for Council. She pointed out that even those sites had concerns as five of the sites were designated for residential uses by the general plan and the sixth site was at the entrance to a single family neighborhood. At a previous billboard workshop, Ms. Vander Dussen pointed out Council had been interested in prohibiting future billboards within a one mile radius of another billboard which further complicated the six identified sites. Because of this lack of many viable locations for freeway oriented billboards under current regulations, the City would have to revise regulations to allow for more freeway oriented sites. She reported on other municipal billboard exchange programs. Culver City entered into an exchange program with Clear Channel and billboards had been reduced from 25 citywide to five freeway oriented billboards, a 5 to 1 exchange ratio. Los Angeles considered and then rejected a billboard exchange program where the exchange ratio which varied depending on the size of the sign to be removed was estimated to be as high as 77 street oriented billboard for one freeway oriented billboard. Oakland permitted Clear Channel to exchange 12 smaller street oriented billboards for two freeway billboards, a 6 t01 exchange ratio. In 2004, Clear Channel submitted a ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 6 proposal to the City of Anaheim to remove eight to 11 street oriented billboards in exchange for four freeway oriented billboards, less than a 3 t01 exchange ratio. She remarked that prior studies by consultants retained by the City suggested there was equity in using exchange rates of up to 36 two-sided street oriented arterial billboards for each freeway oriented billboards, based on allowances for site acquisition, construction and profits. Another option for billboard exchange, could remove billboards from Central and Western Anaheim in exchange for billboard placement in certain areas of the Anaheim Canyon Business Center since there were so few suitable sites along the freeway. Ms. Vander Dussen outlined possible actions Council could take: 1) a request for information inviting outdoor advertisers to submit information regarding recommendations for a billboard exchange program could be utilized to give staff a sense of the locations the industry feels would be suitable for new freeway billboards and whether the City's regulations would need amendment, 2) if Council wishes to prohibit new arterial highway billboards, staff could draft an ordinance for that purpose; 3) Council could also direct staff to pursue removal of existing billboards through compensation and/or the removal of billboards from residential areas where compensation was not mandated by State law or 4) decide to take no action and see billboards reduced through attrition. Laine Lawson, Clear Channel, remarked that his firm was seeking to come up with an exchange program to remove billboards out of residential areas and place them in more industrial commercial areas along the freeways. He commented that Clear Channel had identified other locations to choose for billboard sites and recommended the RFI process to help the City decide whether to move forward on this type of program. Mayor Pringle recommended the RFI process and asked the City Attorney if billboard exchange agreements could be written in such a way as to be extremely limiting in its scope. Mr. White indicated staff could draft such an ordinance to accomplish Council's goals. He pointed out the time constraints involved should Proposition 90 pass on the November ballot, stating it contained a component indicating any public agency taking action to reduce the value of private project could be subject to liability for compensation to the owner of that private property. He informed Council there was enough time left to begin the process of drafting an ordinance to prohibit billboards on arterial streets in the City if the first reading was scheduled September 26th. Mayor Pringle recommended staff begin that process and consider how to further proceed at the next meeting. Council Member Galloway was supportive of removing billboards from arterial streets in exchange for relocation to another area. As this was a sensitive issue, she recommended the public be a part of the process. Mayor Pringle responded he was willing to engage in a billboard exchange discussion, but wanted to see what private sector companies had to offer, emphasizing the exchange would have to be of an equivalent value for the tradeoff to be worth it to him. Once the RFI's had been received, at that point, he stated, there could be discussion with neighborhood groups. Part of the challenge, he remarked, was the narrow set of opportunities identified by staff. Council Member Chavez expressed support for the RFI, stating the billboard clusters at the west end should be addressed. Council Member Sidhu recommended there be a limitation on the numbers of signs allowed on the 91 freeway. Mayor Pringle asked staff to take into consideration Council comments made on the RFI process and to return the document to Council for final approval. Ms. Vander Dussen responded the draft RFI would be revised to ask the billboard industry to identify potential freeway locations that complied with state law but would not necessarily comply with existing city regulations and could also ask them to provide some information regarding value as to the numbers and types of ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 7 billboards to be removed in exchange for the freeway billboard sign. Mayor Pringle was interested in limiting the numbers of signs allowed as mentioned by Council Member Sidhu, but recommended the RFI be received first and limitations be determined later. With Council's consent, Mayor Pringle requested the city attorney begin preparation and bring back an ordinance that limited billboards on arterial highways. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO CLOSED SESSION: None PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: None CLOSED SESSION 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9) Name of case: City of Anaheim v. Angels Baseball, LP, et aI., Orange County Superior Court Case No. 05CC01902. 2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9) Name of case: Moussa Raiszadeh and Akram Mahammadi v. City of Anaheim, et aI., Orange County Superior Court Case No. 050000072 (and consolidated cases) 3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54956.9) Number of potential cases: one or more. Existing facts and circumstances: significant land movement and property damage to the properties located at 357,365 and 373 Ramsgate Drive. Invocation: Council Member Sidhu FlaQ Salute: Mayor Pro Tem Chavez Acceptance of Other Reco{:lnitions (To be presented at a later date): Proclaiming September 16, 2006 as Boys and Girls Clubs Day for Kids - Michael Baker thanked Council for the recognition and invited all to attend the Saturday event celebrating kids. Proclaiming September 17 - 23, 2006 as Constitution Week Declaration recognizing Frank Garcia for his response to Hurricane Katrina victims Recognizing Anaheim Masonic Lodge No. 207 Proclaiming September 28 -30, 2006 as Anaheim Business Women's Association Week - Donna Ham-Burke thanked Council for the recognition, announcing the organization was hosting their National Convention in Anaheim during that time. At 5:10P.M., Mayor Pringle called to order the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency for a joint public comment session. ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 8 ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO ANY OF THE AGENDAS: None PUBLIC COMMENTS (ALL MATTERS EXCEPT PUBLIC HEARINGS): Mitzy Ozaki, resident on Timken Road, requested Council's assistance in denying occupancy to a home under construction on Timkin Road stating the terms and conditions related to the construction permit had not been fulfilled. Mrs. Ozaki provided Council with a packet of related materials. William Fitzgerald, Anaheim Home, made allegations about the Eli Home, the Family Justice Center and certain Council Members. Mayor Pringle responded that public comments were for the purpose of hearing legitimate concerns from the community rather than listening to deliberately untrue statements by Mr. Fitzgerald. Council Member Galloway concurred that statements made by Mr. Fitzgerald relative to the Eli Home and Council Members were untrue and slanderous. Council Member Chavez remarked he had spoken to Mr. Fitzgerald after listening to his allegations four years ago and that Mr. Fitzgerald admitted making inaccurate statements during that conversation however stating he would not stop as he was angry about other issues. Council Member Chavez pointed to the benefits the community would receive from the model Family Justice Center which would deal with all types of abuse in a manner not done in southern California which was to deal with abuse when it happened and give the victims comprehensive immediate care. Phil Joujon-Roche, Via Vista, president of Santa Ana Canyon Property Owners Association, offered a letter from Brian Day, attorney for Audrey T. Day, owner at 359 Timkin Road, asking Council to accept this letter in support of the request by homeowners to deny occupancy permit until such time as the conditions of the zoning ordinance, grading plan and road repair were completed on 347 Timkin Road. Mayor Pringle remarked this was the first time Council had heard of this matter and asked the City Attorney if there was any information regarding the legal issue to be shared. Jack White, City Attorney, replied he was aware of pending action relating to the illegal importation of dirt and grading of the site and would find out the specifics and provide Council with an update. Mayor Pringle asked the City Attorney if conditions relating to construction of a property site were looked at and satisfied before an occupancy permit was issued; Mr. White responded adherence to conditions were verified prior to issuance of an occupancy permit. Ted Ozaki, Timkin Road resident, stated the neighborhood's concern was that there would be no incentive to settle litigation with the first owner except through the second owner which was why the neighbors were asking that the occupancy permit not be granted. Kevin Moynihan, Timkin Road resident, took issue with the way staff had handled this matter and spoke of having to divert water away from his home due importation of dirt on 347 Timken Road. Claire Moynihan, Timkin Road resident, provided a packet of email correspondence between City staff and residents, stating she was dissatisfied with staff's response and concerned over flooding that could occur as a result of the importation of dirt on the site. Mayor Pringle also recommended Timkin Road residents speak with the Public Works Director and the Planning Director to go over the issues they had raised. Lynn Manuel, resident, addressed Council on the negative impacts occurring from clientele of Cuban Pete's club. She reported that the nightclub had been cited after her first visit to Council and they were no longer operating with a cover charge, but that the nuisances continued. . ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 9 A resident on Kaplan Street also expressed concern over graffiti, late night foot traffic and disturbances from Cuban Pete's customers asking that the City close the fences facing Ball Road and Kaplan to stop the foot traffic in their neighborhoods. Mayor Pringle asked Mr. Wood to look into the neighborhood's concerns and provide information to the neighbors and to Council. Ed Burr, resident of West Vermont Avenue, expressed concern with the same situation resulting from Cuban Pete's stating his neighborhood was inundated on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights with illegal parking, open containers, damage and vandalism. Mayor Pringle requested Police Chief Welter and Bill Sell, Community Preservation office, speak with residents impacted by Cuban Pete's club to see of there was anything the City could do in terms of enforcement. Linda Glowacki, Traveler's RV Park, stated she had met with Council and owners of the RV Park related to relocation and the hardships it would cause residents of the Park. Council Members at that time indicated the City did not have an ownership in the property and there was nothing that could be done for the residents other than to have them apply for affordable housing and place them on a priority list. She provided Council with a document from a title company showing the City did have some primary ownership of the property at 333 West Ball Road and asked if there was anything the City could do for displaced residents who had financial and medical hardships. Mayor Pringle requested Mr. Wood provide specific answers to Ms. Glowacki's questions regarding ownership interests, relocation support issues, particularly through the Housing Authority and the Redevelopment Agency as well as the list that was promised relating to potential vacancies and opportunities at other trailer parks in the area. Paul Rubin, Traveler's World, asked if residents were entitled to any government benefits related to relocation or displacement. Mayor Pringle requested Mr. Wood follow up on this matter and that Ms. Stipkovich prepare a response memo, adding Mr. Rubin on the distribution list as well. Larry Slagle, Visitor and Convention Bureau board member, Chamber board member and commissioner on the Convention Center Authority, spoke in support of the tourism industry as a vital component to the financial well being of the City. He expressed concern about the City considering residential development in the resort district emphasizing that it was in the best interests of the City to value and retain resort related activities. David Linskens, Timkin resident, reported the residents had received notices from the Anaheim Fire Department requesting the road be repaired to allow emergency access and that he and others had assumed it would be repaired by the owner of 347 Timkin and asked Council to investigate. Bill O'Connell also expressed concern that the City would consider residential development in the resort district, remarking there were many stakeholders in the district concerned about keeping the momentum going in the tourist and convention business and felt it was critical to the industry to keep it resort-related businesses. Todd Ement, Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of Item No. 33 believing the amendment would help stimulate the hotel industry. He added that the business community was forming a coalition consisting of the Orange County Business Council, Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, the Gas Company and Disney to find creative, progressive solutions to affordable housing. ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 10 Todd Priest, Orange County Business Council, express gratitude to Council on its efforts in providing all types of housing in the County. He stated the City had invested a great deal of time and money in the resort area and asked Council to go slowly when deliberating placing additional housing units in that area. CONSENT CALENDAR: Mayor Pringle removed Item No's. 8 and 22, Council Member Chavez removed Item No. 33. Council Member Galloway moved approval of the balance of the Consent Calendar Items 4- 34, seconded by Council Member Sidhu to waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions and to approve the following in accordance with the reports, certifications and recommendations furnished each Council Member and as listed on the Consent Calendar. Roll Call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Chavez, Galloway, Hernandez, and Sidhu. Noes - O. Motion carried 4. Receive and file the Housing and Community Development Commission minutes of August B105 23,2006, the Community Services Board minutes of June 8, 2006 and July 13, 2006, the Senior Citizens Commission minutes of June 8, 2006 and July 13, 2006, the Cultural and Heritage Commission minutes of May 22, 2006, and the Workforce Investment Board minutes of June 8, 2006. 5. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Robert G. Castongia, Inc., in the 4185 amount of $263,836.35, and approve and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions for the Harding Avenue Water Main Installation project. 6. Approve an agreement for the City of Anaheim to sell an abandoned water well site located 4186 adjacent to 613 South Agate Street (Well No. 18-City Property No. 231) at a cost of $7,700. 7. Approve the agreement for the acquisition of Tenant-Seller's Interest of Real Property 4187 located at 1780 South Euclid Street and authorize the payment of $150,000 to Narain Singh and Shirley Singh for the Katella Avenue Smart Street-Ninth Street to Humor Drive Project (RIW ACQ2004-00193). 9. Accept funding in the amount of $765,000 from Caltrans Safe Route to School (SR2S) D175 grant, increase the expenditure appropriation in fund 278 of the FY 2006/2007 Public Works budget by $850,000, and authorize the Director of Public Works to install six radar speed feedback signs on Sunkist Street at Jamison Street (Juarez Elementary School), on Sunkist Street between Tryon Street and Paladin Street (Guinn Elementary School), and at Riverdale Avenue and Finch Street (Riverdale Elementary School). 10. Approve the final map of Tract NO.16825 located at 1818 S. State College Boulevard within 4189 the Katella District of the Mixed-Use Overlay Zone of the City of Anaheim's Platinum Triangle area. 11. Approve an increase in the amount of the purchase order with U. S. Armor Corporation, by 0180 $39,100, for a not-to-exceed amount of $64,000, including taxes, for body armor vests for the Police Department for the remainder of the contract year ending December 31, 2006; and approve the increased expenditure for future renewals to a not-to-exceed amount of ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 11 $82,100 a year, including taxes; and authorize the Purchasing Agent to exercise renewal options. 12. 2728 Approve an amendment to an agreement with Marina Landscape, Incorporated, to extend the term for an additional six months and add $27,299.02, increasing the not-to-exceed amount to $81,897.06 to perform landscape maintenance for Public Works, Anaheim Resort Maintenance District. 13. D180 Waive the competitive bid process and authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue purchase orders in an amount not to exceed $252,832, including tax, for the purchase of global positioning system (GPS) software, tracking devices, and computer equipment to establish a mapping and tracking system for the City's police and utility vehicles and establish annual service and maintenance agreements for the necessary airtime and software maintenance for the ongoing operation of the GPS system. 14. Approve a License Agreement with Disney GOALS, Inc., to expand their transportation 4190 program and authorize one-time funding of $10,000 during Fiscal Year 2006-2007. 15. Approve a License Agreement with Disney GOALS, Inc., to continue using two City 1605 buildings at 1170 North La Palma Parkway for its program headquarters in connection with its roller hockey program. 16. Approve Master Consultant Agreements with David Volz Design, Dougherty & Dougherty 1909 Architects, Richard Fisher Associates, Moore lacofano Goltsman, Inc., Osborn Architects, 1910 Willdan, and Wraight Architects, for professional services on parks, recreation, 4191 neighborhood revitalization, and library capital projects. 1485 4192 1911 4193 17. Approve the Performing Rights License Agreement between the American Society of 4194 Composers, Authors, and Publishers and the City of Anaheim at a cost of $4,728 for two years and authorize the Director of Community Services to approve annual renewals as long as the license fee does not increase by more than the increase in the CPI. 18. Authorize the Community Services Department to accept a fund reimbursement award from D150 the Federal Government in the amount of $39,007.26 for network equipment purchased and installed in the newly constructed Haskett Branch Library. 19. Approve the recommendation of the Anaheim Workforce Investment Board for the selection 0155 of agencies to provide occupational skills training for participants under the Workforce Investment Act and other certain funding sources through June 30, 2007. 20. Approve the program year 2006-07 modification of the Anaheim Workforce Investment Area 2780 Strategic Five-Year Plan and authorize the Mayor to execute the stated modification on behalf of the City for submittal to the State. 21. Approve an agreement with the County of Orange, to transfer $88,827 in funds for Fiscal 3989 Year 06/07 for the 2006 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 12 for the countywide PROACT task force. 23. Determine that the property owner has complied in good faith with the terms and conditions 3622 of Development Agreement No. 2005-00006 (Gateway Centre Condominiums) for the 2005-2006 review period. 24. Approve the Indemnity Agreement between RPG Orange LLC, and the City of Anaheim for 4195 the Archstone Gateway project. 25. Determine that the property owner has complied in good faith with the terms and conditions 3621 of Development Agreement No. 2005-00005 (Beazer Homes) for the 2005-2006 review period. 26. Approve the 2007 Health and Welfare Plan Rates and authorize the Human Resources D154 Manager to sign all required renewal documents on behalf of the City. 27. Approve the Joint Trench Agreement with Pacific Bell Telephone Company, DBA AT&T 4196 California, for Underground District No. 52 - Broadway Phase 2 and authorize the Public Utilities General Manager to execute the agreement and related documents and take such actions as necessary to implement the agreement. 28. Approve a Wireline Crossing Agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad for the installation 4197 of three, 12kV and one, 69kV circuits on Cerritos Avenue, and authorize the Public Utilities General Manager, on behalf of the City, to execute the agreement and related documents and take such actions as necessary to implement the agreement. 29. RESOLUTION NO. 2006-207 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY P124 OF ANAHEIM ACCEPTING CERTAIN DEEDS CONVEYING TO THE CITY OF ANAHEIM CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES OR INTERESTS THEREIN. (CITY DEED NOS. 10979 & 10980). 30. RESOLUTION NO. 2006-208 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY D155 OF ANAHEIM AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR A WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT RAPID RESPONSE SPECIAL PROJECT, AND, IF AWARDED, AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-07 ACCORDINGLY. 31. ORDINANCE NO. 6033 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE P105 CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVING AMENDMENT NO.3 TO THE NORTHEAST AREA SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 94-1 AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5518 ACCORDINGLY (SPN2006-00035). (Introduced at August 8, 2006 meeting, Item 40) 32. ORDINANCE NO. 6034 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE ARA CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE AMENDMENTS TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE ALPHA, RIVER VALLEY, PLAZA, COMMERCIAUINDUSTRIAL, AND A PORTION OF THE WEST ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. (Introduced at August 22, 2006 meeting, Item 3, Redevelopment Agency) ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 13 34. Approve the regular meeting minutes dated August 8, 2006 and August 22, 2006. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR: 8. Approve the agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the 4188 city-initiated Metrolink Extension Grant, authorize the City Manager to enter into letter of agreements with the cities of Villa Park, Orange and any other cities who maybe interested in partnering with the City of Anaheim as the lead agency for the Go Local Program and Studies, approve a Cooperation Agreement between the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency and the City of Anaheim to provide $100,000 for the transit studies, and increase the Department of Public Works' Fiscal Year 2006/07 expenditure appropriations by $450,000 including $200,000 from Gas Tax reserves (fund 272) and $250,000 from OCT A Measure M grants. (See Redevelopment Agency Item # 01) Shohreh DuPuis, Transit Manager, reported Item 8 and Item 1 were complementary matters requiring action by the Council and by the Redevelopment Agency. She stated that for the first time, Orange County Transit Authority (OCT A) was turning transit planning back to cities and asking the local cities in the county to initiate their own transit programs. OCT A was awarding every city in the county $100,000 of Measure M funds to begin a transit planning study. She explained Anaheim had worked with partnering with neighboring cities and had met with Villa Park, Orange, Yorba Linda and Placentia to see how to expand beyond the boundaries of Anaheim. To date, she noted, the city of Villa Park agreed to provide their grant to Anaheim to lead the study and look at transit opportunities in the city of Villa Park, Orange agreed to provide half of their grant toward this study and Anaheim Redevelopment Agency was interested in looking at Anaheim Canyon station to maximize its usage and recommended an award of another $100,000 toward the study. To complete a comprehensive study and to look at transit opportunities in Anaheim, staff recommended approval of $200,000 of additional sales tax revenue funds to be used for the City to create a comprehensive transit vision for Anaheim, looking at opportunities of high capacity advanced technology transit alignments between the resort area and the new multi-modal transportation center (ARTIC). Mayor Pringle emphasized this was an initiative of OCT A and all cities in Orange County had received $100,000 to come up with some discussion on how to bring about transit use in their community. OCTA's concern was that municipalities not be pushed by some regional command and control model as to how to move people within the cities and to ensure programs originating elsewhere would not negatively impact their communities. A part of this program was for cities to come up with ideas and submit them competitively to OCT A and if Measure M was renewed in November, to competitively go after those funds to bring about local transit connectors into those Metrolink hubs. Council Member Hernandez remarked Mayor Pringle sat on the OCT A board, along with ten other Orange County city mayors and it was appropriate to take this action in moving forward with this program. Council Member Hernandez moved Item No.8, seconded by Council Member Chavez. Roll call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Chavez, Galloway, Hernandez and Sidhu. Noes - O. Motion carried. ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 14 At this point, Mayor Pringle reconvened the Redevelopment Agency to consider Item No.1, the agenda item related to Item No.8, and after adjourning the Agency meeting, continued with the City Council agenda. 21. Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the third amendment of a contract with the 1784 Orange County Fire Authority allowing the City's Fire Department to provide service to a small unincorporated area in southwest Anaheim (Garza Strip). Chief Roger Smith reported staff had discussed this issue with the Orange County Fire Authority and had a revised formula for providing service to the Garza strip. That formula was 50 percent of the assessed value of the property within that area and therefore an increase in the dollar amount for reimbursement with annual cost of living increases. Mayor Pringle moved to approve Item No. 22, second by Council Member Chavez. Roll call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Chavez, Galloway, Hernandez and Sidhu. Noes - O. Motion carried. 33. ORDINANCE NO. 6036 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE P105 CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVING AMENDMENT NO.7 TO THE ANAHEIM RESORT SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 92-2, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5453, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED, AND AMENDING ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18.116 OF TITLE 18 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE. (Introduced at the August 22,2006 meeting, Item 44) Council Member Chavez stated that at a previous Council meeting, a discussion on this item had been held and the majority of Council indicated they were supportive of residential on this specific site with a 15 percent affordability component. He felt it would be appropriate to discuss what steps the City would undertake for an affordability component. Mr. Wood responded the report received earlier in this day by the Council provided the exact steps to take and would be calendared for Council action in November. Council Member Chavez moved to adopt Ordinance No. 6036, seconded by Council Member Hernandez. ORDINANCE NO. 6036 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVING AMENDMENT NO.7 TO THE ANAHEIM RESORT SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 92-2, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5453, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED, AND AMENDING ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS SET FORTH Roll call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Chavez, Galloway, Hernandez and Sidhu. Noes - O. Motion carried. 35. RESOLUTION NO. 2006-209 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY D175 OF ANAHEIM (i) REISSUING A PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AS HERETOFORE PROCLAIMED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AND RATIFIED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2005-17, AND (ii) DETERMINING THAT THE NEED FOR CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY EXISTS. City Attorney Jack White reported this item would continue the local emergency originally declared on February 9, 2006 relating to Ramsgate area. At the present time, he stated, the City was pursuing nuisance abatement for the four properties that had construction and demolition debris on the premises; one had been completely abated, two were finaled, and there was one appeal filed, a hearing held and decision by the hearing officer with recommendation to Council was due by no ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 15 later than September 17th and would be before Council on September 26th. In the interim, Public Works would be instituting a process to solicit bids to have the actual abatement work done in the event the three remaining property owners did not voluntarily abate the nuisance. Council Member Sidhu moved to approve Resolution No. 2006-209, seconded by Council Member Hernandez. RESOLUTION NO. 2006-209 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM (i) REISSUING A PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AS HERETOFORE PROCLAIMED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AND RATIFIED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2005-17, AND (ii) DETERMINING THAT THE NEED FOR CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY EXISTS. Roll call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Chavez, Galloway, Hernandez and Sidhu. Noes - O. Motion carried. 36. Consider appointing one member to the Budget Advisory Commission, term to expire June B105 20,2007 and one member to the Investment Advisory Commission, term to expire June 30, 2010. With the consent of Council, Mayor Pringle continued this appointment to the next meeting. Investment Advisory Commission (Jack Schrader) term to expire June 30, 2010 Council Member Hernandez nominated Neil Malley to the appointment and with no other nominees offered, Mr. Malley was unanimously appointed to the Investment Advisory Commission. 37. RESOLUTION NO. 2006-210 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 0148 OF ANAHEIM AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO JOIN THE FOUR CORNERS TRANSPORTATION COALITION AND COMMITTING $10,000 ANNUALLY FOR THREE YEARS FOR MEMBERSHIP DUES. (Council Member appointment to be named. Council Member Galloway moved to approve Resolution No. 2006-210, second by Council Member Hernandez. RESOLUTION NO. 2006-210 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO JOIN THE FOUR CORNERS TRANSPORTATION COALITION AND COMMITTI NG $1 0,000 ANNUALLY FOR THREE YEARS FOR MEMBERSHIP DUES. The appointment of a member to serve on the Four Corners Transportation Coalition was continued to September 26, 2006. Roll call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Chavez, Galloway, Hernandez and Sidhu. Noes - O. Motion carried. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 38. This is a public hearing to consider an amendment to the Public Works Department fee D175 schedule for final map service fee. ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 16 RESOLUTION NO. 2006-209 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING THE FINAL MAP SERVICE FEE IN THE FY 2006-2007 FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION 2006-150. James Ling, Public Works Development Services Manager, reported that recently the County of Orange provided on-line access to recorded final tract and parcel maps via a publicly accessible web site which eliminated the need for the Public Works Department to require customers to pay service fees for duplicate mylars for the City permanent record for any approved final maps or parcel maps. He stated this was a continuing effort to provide better services for residents and the development community and would reduce the final map and parcel service fees from $118 per sheet to $29 per sheet. . Mayor Pro Tem Chavez opened the public hearing and receiving no comments, closed the hearing. Council Member Hernandez moved to approve Resolution No. 2006-211, seconded by Council Member Sidhu. RESOLUTION NO. 2006-209 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING THE FINAL MAP SERVICE FEE IN THE FY 2006-2007 FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION 2006-150 Roll call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Chavez, Galloway, Hernandez and Sidhu. Noes - O. Motion carried. 39. This is a public hearing to consider creation of Anaheim Community Facilities District No. T104 06-2 (Stadium Lofts). (Continued from the August 22,2006 meeting, Item 43.)The public hearing will concurrently consider (1) formation of Anaheim Community Facilities District No. 06-2 (Stadium Lofts) and (2) incurring bonded indebtedness for the City of Anaheim Community Facilities District No. 06-02 (Stadium Lofts). Mayor Pringle read a prepared script explaining the public hearing proceedings. Before he formally opened the hearing, Mayor Pringle asked if there were any property owners or persons registered to vote in the community facilities district area who wished to file written protest, asking those protests be filed with the City Clerk at this time. Seeing no one, Mayor Pringle then opened the hearing. Ed Zacherl, Finance Department, reported the purpose of the hearing was to consider the formation of Community Facilities District #06-2, Stadium Lofts, and to consider the need to incur bonded indebtedness in the community facilities district and levy special taxes in the district. At the Council meeting held on July 11, 2006, he stated a resolution of intent to form the district was adopted by the Council as well as a resolution to incur bonded indebtedness for the district. This evening was a continuation of the process that could result in the actual formation of the district. He indicated the primary purpose of the district would be to create a financing mechanism to provide funding for various public improvements in the district and if the electors in the district voted in favor of forming the district and Council approved the appropriate resolutions, eventually bonds could be sold to provide a source of funding for certain public improvements to be created in the district. Mayor Pringle called for comments by the public and hearing none, he closed the hearing. ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 17 Mayor Pringle offered the first two resolutions for consideration; Council Member Chavez moved to approve Resolution No. 2006-12 Resolution No. 2006-213, seconded by Council Member Galloway. The Clerk read the following two Resolution titles: RESOLUTION NO. 2006-212 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVING SUPERSEDING BOUNDARY MAP FOR CITY OF ANAHEIM COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 06-2 (STADIUM LOFTS). RESOLUTION NO. 2006-213 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM MODIFYING RESOLUTION OF INTENTION AND APPROVING AMENDED RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT. Roll call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Chavez, Galloway, Hernandez and Sidhu. Noes - O. Motion carried. Mayor Pringle then offered the next three resolutions listed on the agenda. Council Member Sidhu moved to approve Resolution No. 2006-214, Resolution No. 2006-215 and Resolution No. 2006- 215, seconded by Council Member Hernandez. RESOLUTION NO. 2006-214 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM OF FORMATION OF CITY OF ANAHEIM COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 06-2 (STADIUM LOFTS), AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND ESTABLISHING AN APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR THE DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO. 2006-215 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DEEMING IT NECESSARY TO INCUR BONDED INDEBTEDNESS WITHIN CITY OF ANAHEIM COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 06-2 (STADIUM LOFTS). RESOLUTION NO. 2006-216 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM CALLING SPECIAL ELECTION FOR CITY OF ANAHEIM COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 06-2 (STADIUM LOFTS). Roll call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Chavez, Galloway, Hernandez and Sidhu. Noes - O. Motion carried The City Clerk opened the ballot and announced the election results for the formation of the Community Facilities District No. 06-2, consisting of one property owner. The Clerk indicated there was one vote cast as an affirmative vote. The clerk completed the Canvass and Statement of Results of Election. Mayor Pringle announced that the election being unanimously in favor of the incurring of bonded indebtedness, the levy of the special taxes and the establishment of the appropriations limit, he then offered the remaining resolutions and ordinance declaring the results of the election, levying special taxes and approving the agreement. Council Member Hernandez moved to approve Resolution NO.2006-217 and Resolution No. 2006-218 and introduction of Ordinance No. 6037, seconded by Council Member Galloway. ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2006 - Page 18 RESOLUTION NO. 2006-217 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DECLARING RESULTS OF SPECIAL ELECTION AND DIRECTING RECORDING OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL TAX LIEN. ORDINANCE NO. 6037 (INTRODUCTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM LEVYING SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN CITY OF ANAHEIM COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 06-2 (STADIUM LOFTS). RESOLUTION NO. 2006-218 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AN ACQUISITION AND FUNDING AGREEMENT AND DEVELOPER LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT. Roll call vote: Ayes - 5; Mayor Pringle, Council Members: Chavez, Galloway, Hernandez and Sidhu. Noes - O. Motion carried. Report on Closed Session Actions: None Council Communications: Council Member Galloway announced she had attended the California League of Cities conference in San Diego, representing Anaheim, attending many of the meetings on housing. She also announced the kick-off of the Anaheim 150th celebration, Thursday, October 5th with a city hall open house and a number of other events. Council Member Sidhu spoke of 9/11 commemoration events marked in communities across the nation. He also commented on increased hotel occupancy statistics for the City, which positioned Anaheim in the top 25 resorts in the nation. Council Member Chavez provided his thoughts related to 9/11 as well, commenting that he and other Anaheim firefighters had attended funerals for firefighters who had perished in 9/11, speaking to surviving family members and offering donations of $80,000 raised for that purpose. He had also attended Anaheim's first mariachi festival which had raised $20,000 to be donated to local charities by the Rotary Club. He recommended the City consider health care benefits for part-time Council assistants and to rectify policy changes that had occurred in the Firefighters' contract without a meet and confer process. Mayor Pringle reported on annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast scheduled for October 4, 2006. Adjournment: At 7:03 p.m., Mayor Pringle adjourned the meeting of September 12, 2006. ~esp ctfully sub~itted, VJt{ ~ Sheryll ~-hroeder, MMC City Clerk