Minutes 2000-07-24MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
HELD
JULY 24,2000
INTERVIEW SESSION:
The City Council met at 5:30 p.m., to interview four applicants for the Cultural Arts
Commission. Also present was the Assistant City Attorney, Dan Slater.
A regular meeting of the Cypress City Council was called to order at 6:25 p.m. by Mayor
Piercy in the Board Room, West Wing of City Hall, 5275 Orange Avenue, Cypress,
California.
PRESENT:
Council Members Keenan, McCoy, Sondhi, Mayor Pro Tem McGill,
Mayor Piercy
ABSENT: None
CLOSED SESSION:
At 6:28 p.m., the Council convened in Closed Session in the Council Chamber
Conference Room to discuss the following agendized item: CONFERENCE WITH
LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54957.6 A.qency negotiator:
Richard Storey. Employee organizations: Cypress Police Manaqement Association
and Cypress Police Officers Association.
7:00 P.M. SESSION:
The 7:00 p.m. session of the City Council meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by
Mayor Piercy.
PRESENT: Council Members Keenan, McCoy, Sondhi, Mayor Pro Tem McGill, Mayor
Piercy.
ABSENT: None
Also present were City Manager Importuna, Assistant City Attorney Slater, and staff
members Angus, DeCarlo, Hensley, Liu, Sinn and Storey.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Keenan.
INVOCATION:
The invocation was given by Mayor Pro Tem McGill.
PRESENTATION:
A presentation was made by Kristi Shaw, chairperson for the Cypress School District
and Cypress Boys and Girls Club Collaborative Council, a partnership between the
Boys & Girls club and King Elementary school. They have begun an after school
program to children. She introduced Jim Miley, Executive Director of the Cypress Boys
& Girls Club, Jeanette Lorman, Principal of King Elementary School, Ed Southfield,
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member of the Board of Trustees, and various other members of the Collaborative
Council.
Jim Miley states that in 1998, the Boys & Girls Club of Cypress Board of Directors in a
retreat, targeted an outreach approach to the community for children that cannot afford
their services. They wanted to attract partners to it, and therefore became primary
partners to the collaboration. Their desire was to establish a partnership between,
school, district, county, city, state organization, youth, and their families to provide an
after school program at no cost. Mr. Miley apprised the Council of the need for this type
of program in our community.
Ms. Jeanette Lorman, principal of King Elementary School, thanked the Council and
spoke also of the program, explaining the need at King School for a safe place to be
after school. The Boys and Girls Club and the King Elementary teachers equally share
the responsibility of the curriculum. The cost of the program is approximately $60,000
per year, with funding from the Bureau of Justice, Mitsubishi Electric Employees,
Anderson Trust, Cypress School District, and the Boys & Girls Club.
Mr. Miley also stated that the Boys & Girls Club is beginning an Adopt a Child
Campaign, and would like to raise $25,000 from the community to help fund this
program.
Mayor Pro Tem McGill stated that he was stunned at the demographics of the program
area, jumping from a $70,000 median in the city as a whole to a $28,000 median in this
particular area. Ms. Lorman also responded to Mayor Pro Tem McGill, that Jump Start
is a 2 week summer program beginning August 14, 2000 through August 25, 2000, for
Ist through 5t' grade students only.
At the request of Mayor Pro Tem McGill, the Police Chief responded that approximately
one third of the calls for police service are north of Lincoln Avenue in the King
Elementary area.
At the request of Council Member Keenan, Mr. Miley states that anyone wishing to help
or make a donation should contact the Cypress Boys and Girls Club at (714) 527-2697.
In response to Council Member Sondhi, Ms. Lorman stated that there is a target group
of sixty 3rd-6t' grade students. Fifty percent, of the 450 students enrolled students at
King School, qualify for this program, and the Council is currently working towards
expanding the program.
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION:
The Mayor asked for the report of the Interview and Closed Session Agenda items
discussed earlier in the evening.
Assistant City Attorney Slater advised that the City Council met in closed session to
consider: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government code Section
54957.6 Agency negotiator: Richard Storey. Employee organizations: Cypress Police
Management Association and Cypress Police Officers Association. No further action
was taken nor solicited with respect to this item.
A second item was added to consider: Pursuant to Government code Section 54954.2
pending litigation and settlement of pending litigation pursuant to Government code
Section 54956.9 and report pursuant to Government code Section 54956.1 that the
settlement of the litigation matter with Steven Spurnac vs The City of Cypress, a
Workers Compensation Appeal Board case was settled in the amount of $10,000.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: L/M/TED TO ONE-HALF HOUR. (THREE MINUTES
PER SPEAKER, SPEAKING ONCE.)
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Mayor Piercy asked anyone who wished to speak on any topic not included on the
meeting agenda to come forward.
John Lyon & Julie Porche came forward and introduced the 14 and under Cypress Girls
Softball, All Star team. They played in two state qualifying tournaments, qualified for
the Southern California state finals, Placed 4th in the state finals and have been invited
to the National finals. They are seeking support from the local residents and
businesses, to help offset the cost to send the girls to Texas on August 8, 2000. The
mayor congratulated the girls and also mentioned if anyone would like to make a
donation to call the City and she also gave the team special City of Cypress pins to
exchange with the other teams. Council Member Keenan reminded the team to let the
press know of any fund-raisers that may be coming up.
Mr. Robert Sunwall, 5486 Vista Sierra, Cypress, came forward to commend and show
his appreciation for the Police Department. He also stated various Public Works
complaints.
A Mr. Rodney Roberson, 5151 Marcella Ave., Cypress, came forward to speak about
the City's Exclusive Agreement with Briggeman Disposal. He expressed dissatisfaction
with his inability to rent a roll off bin from another solid waste disposal company. He
found that Briggeman's price was 25% higher than other similar companies. Mr.
Roberson proposed amending the agreement with Briggeman to take care of this type
of work only or to instruct Briggeman to lower their price to the best possible price
available with others.
At the request of Council Member Keenan, the Public Works Director responded that
due to the exclusive contract, and to prevent several different haulers to be driving
around the city, the only other option would be hiring a private contractor.
The Mayor appreciated the Mr. Roberson's proposal, but the contract cannot be re-
negotiated at this time.
Council Member McCoy would like to receive a copy of the contract with Briggeman to
review the types of areas if there is a need to be more competitive. At the consensus
of the Council, staff was directed to discuss with Briggeman the contract issues and to
let Mr. Roberson know when this will be agendized.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Ail matters listed on the Agenda under "Consent Calendar' are to be considered by the
City Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion approving the
recommendations listed on the Agenda.
Council Member Keenan requested that Item No. 1, Approval of City Council Minutes of
the Regular Meeting of July 10, 2000, be pulled from the Consent Calendar, and staff
requested that Item No. 6, Special Tax Levy for Fiscal year 2000-01 Within Community
Facilities District No. 1 (Sorrento Homes) of the City of Cypress, be pulled from the
Consent Calendar.
It was moved by Council Member McCoy and seconded by Council Member Keenan to
approve the Consent Calendar, Items No. 1 through 7, with the exception of Item No. 1
and 6. The motion unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
COUNCILMEMBERS: Keenan, McCoy, Sondhi, McGill and Piercy
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Item No. 2: MOTION TO INTRODUCE AND/OR ADOPT ALL ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED FOR CONSIDERATION BY TITLE ONLY AND TO
WAIVE FURTHER READING.
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Item No. 3: APPROVAL Of DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PERMIT NO. 2000-18,
A REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A SECOND-STORY ADDITION TO AN EXISTING
RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 6681 SAMBAR CIRCLE IN THE RS-6000 RESIDENTIAL
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONE.
Recommendation: That the City Council, adopt the Resolution by title only, title as
follows, approving Design Review Committee Permit No. 2000-18 - with conditions
RESOLUTION NO. 5274
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PERMIT NO. 2000-18
WITH CONDITIONS
Item No. 4: APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PERMIT NO. 2000-19,
A REQUEST TO ADD A NEW BUILDING ENTRY, FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS, AND
THREE (3) LOADING DOORS TO AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUILDING LOCATED
AT 5757 PLAZA DRIVE IN THE PC-3 PLANNED COMMUNITY BUSINESS PARK
ZONE.
Recommendation: That the City Council, adopt the Resolution by title only, title as
follows, approving Design Review Committee Permit No. 2000-19 - with conditions
RESOLUTION NO. 5275
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW COMMI'I-FEE PERMIT NO. 2000-19
WITH CONDITIONS
Item No. 5: RENEWAL OF AGREEMENT FOR SHARED COURT LIAISON
SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITIES OF CYPRESS, SEAL BEACH AND LOS
ALAMITOS.
Recommendation: That the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute
contract renewal with the Cities of Seal Beach and Los Alamitos for court liaison
services for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001.
Recreation & Park District Matters:
Item No. 7: ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ANNUAL GRACE LACHINA OUSTANDING
SENIOR RECOGNITION AWARD, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SENIOR CITIZENS
COMMISSION ON JUNE 14, 2000.
Recommendation: That the City Council, acting as the ex officio governing Board of
Directors for the Cypress Recreation and Park District, approve the establishment of an
annual Grace Lachina Outstanding Senior Recognition Award, as recommended by the
Senior Citizens Commission on June 14, 2000.
Regarding Item No. 1, Approval of City Council Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July
10, 2000, Council Member Keenan made changes to page 17, the roll call for
Resolution No. 5271 should read "Absent 0 (zero)".
It was moved by Council Member Keenan and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem McGill that
the City Council approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 10, 2000, as
amended. The motion unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Keenan, McCoy, Sondhi, McGill and Piercy
None
None
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Regarding Item No. 6: Special Tax Levy for Fiscal year 2000-01 Within Community
Facilities District No. 1 (Sorrento Homes) of the City of Cypress, the Director of Finance
made a change to the Resolution on the second page, the final Whereas should read
"levy and collect the special taxes for fiscal year 2000-2001..."
It was moved by Council Member Keenan and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem McGill, that
the City Council, acting as the legislative body of Community Facilities District No. 1
(Sorrento Homes), authorize the levy of a special tax for fiscal year 2000-01 within the
District by adopting the Resolution by title only, title as follows, and authorize the Mayor
to sign the Proposition 218 Certification with changes.
Council Member McCoy noted that he will be abstaining from this item.
RESOLUTION NO. 5276
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
ACTING AS THE LEGILATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1
(SORRENTO HOMES) OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING
THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 WITHIN SUCH
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT.
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCILMEMBERS: Keenan, Sondhi, McGill and Piercy
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN I COUNCILMEMBERS: McCoy
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
NEW BUSINESS:
Item No. 8: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS REQUIRED TO HOLD THE GENERAL
MUNICPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 7, 2000. The City Clerk reviewed the 2
resolutions that are required to hold the General Election.
Council Member Sondhi asked if this was time sensitive, and the City Clerk responded
that, yes this must be signed by August 11, 2000.
It was moved by Council Member Sondhi and seconded by Council Member McCoy, to
adopt the resolution calling and giving notice of the holding of a General Municipal
Election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, for the election of certain officers
as required by the provisions of the City Charter, and adopt the resolution requesting
the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange to consolidate a General Municipal
Election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, with the statewide General Election
to be held on the same date pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code.
RESOLUTION NO. 5277
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA,
CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2000, FOR THE ELECTION
OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY
CHARTER.
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RESOLUTION NO. 5278
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA,
REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO
CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 7, 2000, WITH THE STATEWlDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON THE SAME DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE.
The motion unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
COUNCILMEMBERS: Keenan, McCoy, Sondhi, McGill and Piercy
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Mayor Pro Tem McGill reiterated that Item #7 was approved on the Consent Calendar
and Mayor Piercy also reiterated that this was recommended by the Senior Citizens
Commission, because of the outstanding contributions of Grace Lachina to the Senior
Center. This will remain an annual award.
Item No. 9: APPROVAL OF COMMERCIAL WARRANT LIST FOR WARRANTS NO.
44029- 44227.
It was moved by Council Member Keenan and seconded by Council Member McCoy
to approve the Warrant List for Warrants No. 44029 through 44227 in the amount of
$1,104,501.95. The motion unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
COUNCILMEMBERS: Keenan, McCoy, Sondhi, McGill and Piercy
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Item No. 10: ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-01.
The Director of Finance presented the report in which staff is recommends that due to
unforeseen expenditures, which were not budgeted, the City Council appropriate
$50,000 from the unreserved fund balance of the General Fund.
It was moved by Council Member McCoy and seconded by Council Member Keenan to
appropriate $50,000 from the unreserved fund balance of the General Fund to the
following accounts in the amounts of:
Account 4206-11-101-01 (Travel & Meetings-Legislative) $ 5,045
Account 4206-11-111-02 (Travel & Meetings-City Manager) $ 6,165
Account 4130-11-111-02 (Contingency-City Manager) $ 38,790
The motion unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
COUNCILMEMBERS: Keenan, McCoy, Sondhi, McGill and Piercy
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNClLMEMBERS: None
RECREATION & PARK DISTRICT MATTERS: The Cypress City Council, Acting as the
Ex Officio Governing Board of Directors. No items were presented.
CYPRESS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MATTERS: The Cypress City Council,
Acting as the Cypress Redevelopment Agency.
No items were presented.
REPORT BY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE ON COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
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Council Member Keenan:
Attended a meeting at the City of Garden Grove, on behalf of OCTA, representing the
2® District along with Supervisor Jim Silva. A presentation was made by Cai Trans and
OCTA regarding the expansion of the 22 freeway the existing need for a sound-wall, for
which this area has been on a waiting list for some time. The current budget has
currently allocated over 200 million dollars for the widening. Cai Trans Director, Ken
Nelson, indicated that similar to the 91 freeway, the sound-wall will be built prior to the
widening. Council Member Keenan is committed to following this program very closely.
He also attended a committee meeting last week for OCTA, where a presentation was
made to upgrade freeway call boxes to accommodate deaf users. A few alternatives
were presented and OCTA is now waiting for feedback from the deaf community and
also looking at the most cost effective solution.
Also attended the OCTA Board meeting today, and notified the Council that the CEO of
OCTA, Lisa Mills, has tendered her resignation. The Board has hired a recruiter to find
her replacement. Assistant CEO, Steve Wiley will be the interim CEO.
There was also a presentation from Los Alamitos Council Member Ron Bates, who is
also the President of SCAG (Southern California Association of Governments). Mr.
Bates spoke about a program which has been designed by SCAG and is being
submitted to the Federal Government for funding. There was also a presentation by the
lobbyists in Washington to talk about the potential for Federal funding for Centerline.
Council Member Sondhi:
Attended a few one on one meetings with certain OC Regional Airport Authorities
representatives who spoke with individual Board of Supervisor Silva and tomorrow with
talk with Supervisor Smith and Code about the transition for El Toro. This is to get a
better insight in terms of what the Board Of Supervisors are thinking about.
The Orange County Housing and Development Commission will be meeting this
Thursday and she will report back at the next meeting.
Mayor Piercy:
Attended a meeting for the Orange County Sanitation District which presented the
completed Environment Impact Report for the Santa Ana river interconnect. She further
discussed that eighteen feet of the pipeline which runs down the river has been eroded.
The EIR was finally accepted..
On Saturday she attended a workshop for the Groundwater Replenishment Project,
meeting with representatives from San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, and Dublin who
discussed their efforts at putting online a wastewater reclamation project. Orange
County is also working to educate the public on this project.
Tomorrow, Mayor Piercy will attend a breakfast 7:30 a.m. with Supervisor Silva for all
the Mayors in his area.
Mayor Pro Tem McGill:
No meetings to report.
Council Member McCoy:
No meetings to report.
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: For Matters Not on the Agenda.
Council Member McCoy thanked all the volunteers of the Cypress Festival, stating what
an excellent job they had done, and what fun he had. He participated in the Boys &
Girls club Dunk Tank and was dunked several times by his own son.
Council Member McCoy also stated that a citizen had made a recommendation for the
Traffic Commission to look into the possibility of a crosswalk at the T-intersection at
Graham Street near Oak Knoll Park.
Mayor Pro Tem McGill agreed with Council Member McCoy and also requested that
there should be a crosswalk at Peach Street.
Council Member Keenan stated that crosswalks sometimes provide pedestrians a false
sense of security and could be dangerous mid-block. An option would be a traffic light.
Council Member Keenan also stated that parking situation was still a problem during the
festival. The Car Fair at the High School, which requires half of the high school parking
lot, was not canceled. These problems should be addressed and solved in the future.
We need more parking!
Mayor Piemy concurred with Council Member Keenan and Council Member McCoy
regarding the crosswalk at Orange Ave. and Graham St. and suggested a possible
temporary crosswalk. The City Manager responded that in the case of a single event, a
better solution would be officers temporarily assigned to duty.
Council Member McCoy asked for clarification as to the process of notifying area
residents affected by the 5k and 10k run. The Recreation and Parks Director responded
that street signs were posted and flyers were hand carried to the homes on the route.
There were also notices delivered to each home in the area of Oak Knoll Park
regarding the event. Council Member McCoy stated he had received complaints from
residents north of Ball Road and east of Moody Street, who stated they had not
received notification and were not able to exit their tract.
Mayor Pro Tem McGill asked for clarification to the Wicker Drive issue that was brought
up at the request of Council Member McCoy at the last meeting. He asked the Mayor if
there was consensus from the Council and the City Manager on this issue. The Mayor
stated that no consensus was achieved at the last meeting, but this is a problem that
we have to face.
Council Member Sondhi responded that the Council should reference back to the last
workshop, verify if this was on the work plan for this year, and clarify the timeline. She
shares Council Member McCoy's frustration on this issue.
Council Member McCoy discussed that Wicker Drive was an election issue for three of
the Council Members. He feels the property has been vacant too long, and as the
economy is booming, should be sold or developed.
Mayor Piercy disagrees, indicating that the Community feels we should use this
property for public use only and not to rush into developing it. But she also agrees that
we do need an approximate idea from staff regarding timelines.
The City Manager reports that the emphasis of the staff recently has been on the north
west corner of Walker and Katella, as this represents the largest piece of land the city
has vacant. The City Manager has asked the Community Development Director to form
an internal subcommittee to work with him on generating ideas for the Wicker Drive
property. No timeline has been set, but staff will be back sometime in the near future
with a progress report.
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Mayor Pro Tem McGill would like a timeline to better answer questions of inquiring
residents. The City Manager states that Staffwill submit one as soon as possible.
Mayor Piercy also stated that the Community Festival was outstanding. She began the
race then attended the great Kiwanis Pancake breakfast. She also complemented the
children's birthday party on Tuesday and reported that the Mayor's Breakfast on
Wednesday was very well attended. The mayor then commended Marjorie Lewis,
Cypress College, for working with the City and opening up the college for the mixer.
Council Member Sondhi reiterated that she enjoyed the festival, everyone she ran into
had a smile on their face. There was great energy in the manned booths, as well as the
guests. It was a delight for herself and her husband.
Council Member Keenan also acknowledged the hard work of the staff who kept
everything running smoothly and also thanked the Fire Department for their presence.
He then commended the Sponsors for their contributions.
Because of the outstanding accomplishments of Tiger Woods, and his ties to the City,
Council Member Keenan recommended either naming a park or possibly the nature
center after him. At the consensus of the Council, staff was directed to explore this and
other options.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: For Matters Not on the Agenda.
No items were presented.
ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting at 8:50 p.m. to Monday, August
14, 2000, at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room, West Wing of City Hall, 5275 Orange
Avenue, Cypress, California.
MAYOR OF' THE CITY OE' C-'¢PRESS
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