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CC 2013-06-11_08.d. Approval of Minutes 05-28-13ACTION MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2013 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 EAST BRANCH STREET ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Ferrara called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL City Council: Council Member Jim Guthrie, Council Member Caren Ray, Council Member Tim Brown, Mayor Pro Tern Costello, and Mayor Tony Ferrara were present. City Staff Present: City Manager Steven Adams, City Attorney Timothy Carmel, Director of Legislative and Information Services /City Clerk Kelly Wetmore, Director of Administrative Services Debbie Malicoat, Director of Public Works Geoff English and Director of Community Development Teresa McClish. 3. FLAG SALUTE Members of Boy Scout Troop 489 led the Flag Salute. 4. INVOCATION Reverend Valerie Hart, St. Barnabus Episcopal Church, delivered the invocation. 5. AGENDA REVIEW 5.a. Closed Session Announcements: Mayor Ferrara reported that on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, met in Closed Session regarding the following item, and announced that no reportable action was taken: - Conference with Labor Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6: Agency Negotiators: Deborah Glasser Kolly, Steven Adams Represented Employees: Arroyo Grande Police Officers Association 5.b. Ordinances Read in Title Only. Council Member Brown moved, Council Member Guthrie seconded, and the motion passed unanimously that all ordinances presented at the meeting shall be read by title only and all further readings be waived. 6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 6.a. Special Presentation by the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments on the Highway 101 Mobility /Aesthetics Study. Jessica Berry, representing SLOCOG, provided a presentation on the Highway 101 Mobility /Aesthetics Study. Item 8.d. - Page 1 Minutes: City Council Page 2 Tuesday, May 28, 2013 7. CITIZENS' INPUT, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS None 8. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Ferrara invited public comment on the Consent Agenda. Speaking from the public was John Keen, N. Elm Street, in support of Item 8.e. and recommended the proposal be expanded to convert the street lights on E. Grand Avenue at the Courtland and Elm Street intersections to LED lights Council Member Ray requested Item 8.e. be pulled. Action: Council Member Brown moved, and Council Member Guthrie seconded the motion to approve Consent Agenda Items 8.a. through 8.h., with the exception of Item 8.e., with the recommended courses of action. The motion passed on the following roll -call vote: AYES: Brown, Guthrie, Ray, Costello, Ferrara NOES: None ABSENT: None 8.a. Consideration of Cash Disbursement Ratification. Action: Ratified the listing of cash disbursements for the period May 1, 2013 through May 15, 2013. 8.b. Consideration of Statement of Investment Deposits. Action: Received and filed the report listing the current investment deposits of the City, as of April 30, 2013, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b). 8.c. Consideration of Approval of Minutes. Action: Approved the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of May 14, 2013, and the Special City Council Meeting of May 20, 2013, as submitted. 8.d. Consideration to Approve a Consultant Services Agreement with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. to Prepare a Water and Wastewater Rate Study Update. Action: Approved a Consultant Services Agreement with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. in the amount of $39,990 to prepare a Water and Wastewater Rate Study Update. 8.f. Consideration of Agreement of Lease Renewal for Portion of Car Corral Public Parking Lot Located Between 103 and 109 E. Branch Street for an Additional Five -Year Term from August 1, 2013 to July 31, 2018. Action: 1) Approved the Agreement of Lease with The David Family Trust, Nancy T. Loomis Revocable Living Trust, and the Matthews Children's 1997 Irrevocable Trust, and 2) Authorized the Mayor to execute the lease on behalf of the City. 8.g. Consideration of a Second Amendment to Agreement for Consultant Services with Garing Taylor & Associates for the Well No. 11 Project, PW 2010 -07. Action: 1) Approved a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Consultant Services with Garing Taylor & Associates to increase the "not to exceed" amount by $19,841 for additional design and construction support services for the subject project; and 2) Authorized the Mayor to execute the Second Amendment. Item 8.d. - Page 2 Minutes: City Council Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Page 3 8.h. Consideration of a Resolution Finding that the Loan by the City of Arroyo Grande to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Arroyo Grande, dated July 25, 2006 as amended February 23, 2010, was for Legitimate Redevelopment Purposes and Approving a Loan Repayment Schedule. [SUCCESSOR AGENCY] Action: The Successor Agency to the Dissolved Redevelopment Agency adopted Resolution No. SA- 2013 -001 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE DISSOLVED ARROYO GRANDE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FINDING, PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 34191.4(B) (1), THAT THE LOAN BY THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE, DATED JULY 25, 2006 AS AMENDED FEBRUARY 23, 2010, WAS FOR LEGITIMATE REDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES AND APPROVING A REPAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY LOAN ". ITEM PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA 8.e. Consideration of Purchase of Street Lights and Poles on East Grand Avenue. Recommended Action: Approve an expenditure of $30,000 for the purchase of seven LED street lights and poles on East Grand Avenue. City Manager Adams responded to questions from Council Member Ray regarding cost, ownership and operational issues regarding the street lights and poles. He also commented that he would continue discussions with PG &E regarding replacement poles at the Courtland Street and Elm Street intersections. Action: Council Member Ray moved, and Council Member Guthrie seconded the motion to approve an expenditure of $30,000 for the purchase of seven LED street lights and poles on East Grand Avenue. The motion passed on the following roll -call vote: AYES: Brown, Guthrie, Ray, Costello, Ferrara NOES: None ABSENT: None 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 10. CONTINUED BUSINESS None. 11. NEW BUSINESS None. 12. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS The Mayor and Council Members provided brief reports from the following committee, commission, board, or other subcommittee meetings that they have attended as the City's appointed representative. Item 8.d. - Page 3 Minutes: City Council Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Page 4 (a) Mayor Ferrara: (1) San Luis Obispo Council of Governments /San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (SLOCOG /SLORTA) (2) South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD) (b) Mayor Pro Tern Costello: (1) Air Pollution Control District (APCD) (2) Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA) (c) Council Member Guthrie: (1) South County Area Transit (SCAT) (2) Homeless Services Coordinating Council (HSOC) (d) Council Member Ray: (1) Economic Vitality Corporation (EVC) (2) Zone 3 Water Advisory Board (3) California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) (4) Tourism Committee (e) Council Member Brown: (1) Integrated Waste Management Authority Board (IWMA) (2) County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC) 13. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS None. 14. CITY MANAGER ITEMS None. 15. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS Council Member Brown stated that long time residents Howard Mankins and Judy Tappan had recently passed away and he hoped that the City would acknowledge them due to their significant contributions to the community. Mayor Ferrara acknowledged both Howard Mankins and Judy Tappan for their connections and contributions to the City and stated he would like to adjourn the meeting in their honor. 16. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS City Manager Adams announced that tomorrow was the AP Senior Student Work Day. 17. COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS None. 18. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION Mayor Ferrara invited public comment on the closed session item. No public comments were received. At 6:36 p.m., Mayor Ferrara adjourned the open session and the Council proceeded to closed session. Item 8.d. - Page 4 Minutes: City Council Tuesday, May 28, 2013 19. CLOSED SESSION Page 5 a. Conference With Labor Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6: Agency Negotiators: Deborah Glasser Kolly, Steven Adams Represented Employees: Arroyo Grande Police Officers' Association 20. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION 21. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Ferrara adjourned the meeting at 6:52 p.m. Tony Ferrara, Mayor ATTEST: Kelly Wetmore, City Clerk (Approved at CC Mtg ) Item 8.d. - Page 5 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Item 8.d. - Page 6