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AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
&
REGULAR MEETING
&
REGULAR JOINT MEETING WITH LA HABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY





Monday, March 18, 2013
7:00 p.m.


ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING - 4:00 P.M.:

CALL TO ORDER: Administrative Conference Room 106

I. Conduct interviews for annual expiring terms and vacancies on the Planning Commission, the Community Services Commission, and the Beautification Committee.

Comm & Cmt Interviews

II. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR CLOSED SESSION MATTERS:

III. CLOSED SESSION:

a. Conference with Real Property Negotiator per Government Code Section 54956.8- Property: 981 N. Euclid Street, 341 Hillcrest, 343 Hillcrest Street, 350 S. Hillcrest Street, 311 S. Euclid Street, 221 E. La Habra Blvd, 215 N. Orange Street; City Negotiator: Don Hannah, City Manager; Negotiating Parties; Help for Brain Injured Children (HBIC), The Gary Center, Community Resources Care Center (CRCC), Boxing Club, La Habra Depot Theatre, Historical Society Museum, and La Habra Art Association, Under Negotiation: Price and Terms.

b. Conference with Labor Negotiator per Government Code Section 54957.6 - Agency Representative: Don Hannah, City Manager; Employee Organizations: Police Sworn Employees, Police Civilian Employees, La Habra Municipal Employees Association, General Services Employees, and Professional Employees.

REGULAR MEETING & REGULAR JOINT MEETING

CALL TO ORDER: Council Chambers

INVOCATION: City Attorney Jones

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Espinoza

ROLL CALL: Councilmember Shaw, Councilmember Blazey, Councilmember Gomez, Mayor Pro Tem Beamish, Mayor Espinoza.

CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT:

I. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:

a. Presentation by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to Officer Jason Sanchez receiving the "Century Award" for making over 100 DUI arrests in 2012.

b. Presentation by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to Officer Sumner Bohee receiving the "Deuce Award" for making over 25 DUI arrests in 2012.

c. Presentation by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to Corey Barrow receiving the "Deuce Award" for making over 29 DUI arrest in 2012.

II. PUBLIC COMMENTS:

This is the time for the public to address any item of City Council/Authority/Agency business NOT appearing on this Agenda. Speakers must limit their comments to three (3) minutes each. The total time period for public comment is 30 minutes.
(Note: Per Government Code Section 54954.3(a), the City Council/Authority/Agency cannot take action or express a consensus of approval or disapproval on any public comments regarding matters which do not appear on the printed agenda.)

III. CONSENT CALENDAR:

All matters on Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a Councilmember/Director or member of the audience requests separate action or removal of an item. Removed items will be considered following the Consent Calendar portion of this agenda. Members of the audience will have the opportunity to address Authority on removed items at that time. Speakers must limit their comments to three (3) minutes each.

A. COUNCIL PROPOSED ITEMS:

1. PROCEDURAL WAIVER: Waive reading in full of resolutions and ordinances and approval and adoption of same by reading title only.

2. Receive and files Planning Commission Minutes of:

a. December 10, 2012

b. January 28, 2013

PC Minutes

3. Waive formal bid requirements per La Habra Municipal Code, section 4.20.050 "When the City Council finds that negotiations shall best serve the City due to the nature of the goods, supplies, equipment or services"; and authorize City Manager to execute agreement with Pyro Spectacular for the 2013 4th of July fireworks program.

4th of July

4. Approve the 2013-2014 Head Start and Early Head Start Program Refunding Application and authorize City Manager to execute agreement to provide services for 214 Head Start and 30 Early Head Start La Habra children.

HS EHS refunding

5. Approve, execute, and authorize the recordation of the Quitclaim Deed for the abandoned sewer line that bisects a portion of the lot at 400 South Monte Vista Street.

400 S Monte Vista

6. Approve the transfer of nineteen parcels to Caltrans in connection with the Imperial Highway Smart Street Project and authorize City Manager and City Clerk to sign transfer documents.

Imperial Hwy transfer

7. Approve and authorize Public Works Director to execute agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad Company of Omaha, Nebraska, for a Public Highway At-Grade Crossing Improvement Agreement at Lambert Road in the total amount of $10,438.

Railroad Crossing

8. Authorize City Manager to place City’s primary earthquake insurance policy with Landmark American Insurance Company at a policy limit of $5 million and the excess coverage of $37.8 million to be assigned to Everest Indemnity, QBE Specialty Insurance and Hiscox Insurance Company for the period of April 19, 2013, through April 19, 2014, at a 10 percent deductible and an annual premium cost of $228,328.

Earthquake Policy

9. WARRANTS:  Approve Nos. 00090349 through 00090509 totaling $1,391,187.07.

Warrants

B. UTILITY AUTHORITY PROPOSED ITEMS:

1. Approve Utility Authority Minutes of:

a. February 4, 2013

b. February 19, 2013

c. March 4, 2013

Utility Autority Minutes

IV. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION:

V. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

NOTE: If a challenge is made by any party in court from actions arising out of a public hearing, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered at the public hearing or prior thereto.

1. Duly noticed public hearing to consider a proposed ordinance that repeals Chapter 8.18 of the La Habra Municipal Code relating to solicitation of employment or business from public streets and highways.

RepealLHMC Ch8-18

VI. CONSIDERATION ITEMS:  Any member of the audience may request to address the Council on any Consideration Item, prior to the City Council taking a final vote on the Item.  The Mayor will invite interested persons to come forward to the podium and speak as each Item is called. Speakers must limit their comments to three (3) minutes each.

Any member of the audience may request to address the City Council/Authority/Agency on any Consideration Item, prior to the City Council/Authority/Agency taking a final vote on the Item. The Mayor will invite interested persons to come forward to the podium and speak as each Item is called. Speakers must limit their comments to three (3) minutes each.

1. Consider an appointment of a Delegate to the Orange County Library Advisory Board for which no compensation or a stipend is provided to complete a two-year term expiring December 2014.

OC LAB

OC LAB

2. Consider a resolution to place the City owned alleys into the City’s Street and Road System.

Gas Tax Alleys

3. Consider appointment to one expiring term and one unscheduled vacancy on the Planning Commission, three expiring terms on the Community Services Commission, and one vacancy on the Beautification Committee; and ratify one Chamber appointment to the Beautification Committee.

a. Appoint one individual to fill one, 4-year term expiring March 31, 2017, to the Planning Commission.

b. Appoint one individual to fill one vacancy expiring March 31, 2015.

c. Appoint three individual to fill three, 3-year term expiring March 31, 2016, to the Community Services Commission.

d. Appoint one individual to fill one vacancy with an indefinite term to the Beautification Committee.

e. Ratify the La Habra Chamber of Commerce appointment of Vanessa Perkins.

Comm Cmte appt

4. Approve staff’s recommendations regarding the construction of the Residential Street Rehabilitation Fiscal Year 2012-2013, Project No. 1-R-12; and the Annual Water Main Replacement Program for Fiscal Year 2012-2013, Project No. 1-W-12 as follows:

a. Approve Plans and Specifications for the Residential Street Rehabilitation Fiscal Year 2012-2013, Project No. 1-R-12, and the Annual Water Main Replacement Program for Fiscal Year 2012-2013, Project No. 1-W-12.

b. Award construction contract for the Residential Street Rehabilitation Fiscal Year 2012-2013, Project No. 1-R-12, and the Annual Water Main Replacement Program for Fiscal Year 2012-2013, Project No. 1-W-12 to Sully-Miller Contracting Co. of Brea, California in the amount of $6,098,720 and reject all other bids.

c. Authorize City Manager to execute agreement with Sully-Miller Contracting Co. and authorize staff to issue a purchase order to Sully-Miller Contracting Co. in the amount of $6,708,592, which includes a 10% contingency.

d. Appropriate $242,211 from the Gas Tax Fund.

e. Appropriate $400,091 from the La Habra Utility Authority Water Fund.

Residential Str award

Residential str award

VII. MAYOR’S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:

Mayor’s Calendar

VIII. COMMENTS FROM STAFF:

IX. COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:

X. ADJOURNMENT:  Adjourned the Regular Meeting of the City Council to Monday, April 1, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room 106, followed by the Regular Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.

Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not appearing in the foregoing agenda. A copy of the full agenda packet is available for public review at the Office of the City Clerk during regular business hours or on the City's webpage at http://www.lahabraca.gov/.
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council/Authority/Agency after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office at 110 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, during normal business hours.
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        Laurie Swindell, CMC, City Clerk