SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
AGENDA
12:00 p.m. - Special Ordinance
Committee Meeting, Council Chamber
2:00 p.m. - City Council Meeting
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
SPECIAL ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 12:00 P.M. IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBER (120.03)
1.
Subject: PlanSB Interim Zoning And Design Ordinance
Recommendation: That the Ordinance Committee begin
discussions and provide initial direction to Staff on issues and standards to
be addressed in a possible interim ordinance applicable to new buildings in
those commercial zones of the City with a 60-foot height limitation and where
residential uses are allowed.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 2:00 P.M.
AFTERNOON SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CEREMONIAL ITEMS
1.
Subject: Proclamation Declaring September 26, 2008, As
Meso Awareness Day (120.04)
3.
Subject: Proclamation Declaring September 22-29, 2008,
As Suicide Prevention Week (120.04)
4.
Subject: Helen I. Pontius National Award Of Merit 2008
Presented To Nancy Rapp, Parks And Recreation Director (120.08)
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY COUNCIL
Recommendation: That Council
waive the reading and approve the minutes of the special meeting of September
4, 2008 (cancelled due to lack of a quorum), the special meetings of September
8, 2008, and the regular meeting of September 9, 2008.
6.
Subject: Santa Barbara Airport World War II Memorial
(560.04)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Authorize
the General Services Manager to issue a Purchase Order to Alliance Contracting
Inc., in their low bid amount of $177,335, for construction of the Santa
Barbara Airport World War II Memorial, Bid No. 4855;
B. Authorize
the Airport Director to approve expenditures up to $17,734 to cover cost
increases that may result from contract change orders for extra work and
differences between estimated bid quantities and actual quantities measured for
payment;
C. Authorize
the General Services Manager to issue a Purchase Order to David Black and
Associates, in the amount of $2,800 for general construction support services
related to site layout, landscaping and graphic design;
D. Authorize
the General Services Manager to issue a Purchase Order to Smith Engineering
Associates, in the amount of $2,550 for construction support services related
to electrical design; and
E. Authorize
the General Services Manager to issue a Purchase Order to Penfield and Smith
for $38,265 for construction engineering services.
7.
Subject: Agreements For Afterschool Recreation
Programs (570.06)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Authorize
the Parks and Recreation Director to enter into three agreements with the Santa
Barbara School Districts (SBSD) for the Recreation Afterschool Program (RAP),
Junior High Afterschool Sports and Recreation Program, and Afterschool
Opportunities for Kids (A-OK!); and
B. Appropriate
$230,591 in expenditures and $122,791 in revenues to the Parks and Recreation
Department Fiscal Year 2009 General Fund budget for the Recreation Afterschool
Program (RAP) and
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Grant
conceptual approval for the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club to replace their
two existing radio equipment shelters with one new shelter at Vic Trace
Reservoir;
B. Authorize
the Public Works Director to draft a Joint Use Agreement and Site Lease that
provides for a new roof for the existing City communications shelter to be
integrated with the new Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club shelter; and
C. Direct
the Public Works Director to return to Council and submit the Joint Use
Agreement and Site Lease for review and consideration of approval.
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Public Works Director to execute a contract with Linjer, Inc.
(Linjer), in an amount not to exceed $210,700 for the Maintenance Program and
Inventory Management Project at the El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant (El
Estero), and authorize the Public Works Director to approve $21,000 for extra
services that may result from unanticipated changes in the scope of work.
10.
Subject: Cancellation Of November 4, 2008, City
Council And Redevelopment Agency Meetings (120.09)
Recommendation: That Council cancel
the November 4, 2008, City Council and Redevelopment Agency meetings.
NOTICES
11.
The City Clerk has on Thursday, September 18, 2008,
posted this agenda in the Office of the City Clerk, on the City Hall Public
Notice Board on the outside balcony of City Hall, and on the Internet.
12.
The public hearing scheduled for September 23,
2008, at 2:00 p.m. to hear the appeal of the Planning Commission approval for
13.
A City Council site visit is scheduled on Monday,
September 29, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. to the property located at
This concludes the Consent Calendar.
REPORT FROM THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS
AIRPORT DEPARTMENT
14.
Subject: GAP Fire Flood Protection And Mitigation
Project (150.04)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Approve
and authorize the Airport Director, subject to approval by the City Attorney,
to execute an Agreement for Cost Sharing of the Gap Fire Flood Protection and
Mitigation Project: Aerial Hydromulching between the City of Santa Barbara,
Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and the
City of Goleta; and
B. Appropriate
$70,000 to be funded from Airport reserves above policy.
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
15.
Subject: Introduction Of Compatibility Review Criteria
Ordinance (640.02)
Recommendation: That Council
introduce and subsequently adopt, by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the
Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Chapters 22.22, 22.68, 27.07,
28.05 and 28.06 of Title 28 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code Formalizing the
Project Compatibility Analysis Process for the City Non-Residential Design
Review Boards.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
16.
Subject: Measure G Fiscal Impact Report (110.03)
Recommendation: That Council
accept the Fiscal Impact Report on Measure G, the Telecommunication and Video
Users Tax Reduction and Modernization Ordinance.
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT
17.
Subject: Underground Utility Assessment District
Program Level Of Support Update (530.07)
Recommendation: That Council
receive an update and provide direction on the Underground Utility Assessment
District (UUAD) Program, including the program's level of neighborhood support
thresholds.
COUNCIL AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
CLOSED SESSIONS
18.
Subject: Conference With Legal Counsel - Pending
Litigation (160.03)
Recommendation: That Council hold
a closed session to consider pending litigation pursuant to subsection (a) of
section 54956.9 of the Government Code and take appropriate action as
needed. The pending litigation is Javier
Bravo, et al., v. City of Santa Maria, et al., USDC Case Number CV 06-6851 FMC
(SHx).
Scheduling: Duration, 10 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
ADJOURNMENT
To Monday,
September 29, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. at