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Home My WebLink About07-22-2008 SS MINUTES JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY STUDY SESSION CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE 183 NORTH MAIN STREET LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, JULY 22,2008 **************************************************************************************************** CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hickman called the Joint Study Session to order at 4:05 p.m. ROLL CALL PRESENT: MAYOR HICKMAN MAYOR PRO TEM KELLEY COUNCILMAN MAGEE COUNCILMAN SCHIFFNER ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BUCKLEY Also present were: City Manager Brady, City Attorney Leibold, Administrative Services Director Pressey, Finance Manager Riley, Parks and Recreation Director Gonzales, Lake and Aquatic Resources Director Kilroy, Director of Community Development Preisendanz, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Seumalo, Planning Manager Weiner, Building Division Manager Chipman, Code Enforcement Officers Burks and Burns and City Clerk Munson. DISCUSSION ITEMS Mayor Hickman gave an overview of the presentations and confirmed that the presenters would be present at the 7:00 p.m. meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS Ron Hewison, HOPE, thanked the City Council and staff for issuing the check for the current year's funding. He also announced he received a call from the County who had some surplus CDBG funding and agreed to provide HOPE another $15,500. He also provided a status report on the amount of meals HOPE provides. 1 CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM(S) (6) Minutes of the Followinq Meetinq(s) No comments. (7) Warrant List Dated July 15, 2008 Mayor Hickman inquired about Check Nos. 96602 and 96609. Administrative Services Director Pressey responded to his inquiry. (8) Investment Report - June 2008 No comments. (9) Resolution Confirminq Fiscal Year 2008-09 Special Taxes for CFD's Mayor Hickman inquired how many homes are in foreclosure in Tuscany. Dennis Anderson, Harris & Associates, responded the number of homes in Tuscany Hills on the CFD foreclosures is around 50 to 60 properties and stated the most tax rates can be increased, in anyone year, is ten percent (10%), that is limited by the Mello Roos Act and this is being done to ensure that there is a cash flow to pay the debt service on the bonds when they come due in September and March. (10) Professional Landscape Plan Check and Inspection Services - David Evans and Associates No comments. (11) Selection of Landscape Architectural Firms for Landscape Desiqn Services and Award of Aqreement Councilman Magee inquired if IDL gets back into the game at a future date, what do they need to do to be successful. Parks and Recreation Director Gonzales responded the City received 13 very competitive proposals. He stated IDL gave a presentation and one of his recommendations was to provide a presentation using a PowerPoint presentation in lieu of a presentation on a board. He stated in the future, when the economy picks up and based on the number of projects the City has coming forward, the City will increase the number of firms that will be used. 2 (12) License Renewal - ESRI Geoqraphic Information System (GIS) Software Mayor Hickman recommended City staff to attend computer/electronic software shows at convention centers to maybe get better deals. (13) Approval of New Web Site Policies and Disclaimer No comments. (14) Professional contract Services with Bureau Veritas for Development Plan Checkinq on an On-call Basis Councilman Magee indicated the City's goal of the turn around time for plan check is two weeks and inquired if the City is meeting this goal. Public Works/City Engineer Seumalo confirmed. He noted staff estimates for three plan checks. (15) Professional Contract Services with Harris and Associates for Development Plan Checkinq and Construction Inspection on an On-Call Basis No comments. (16) Franklin Street Rehabilitation and Storm Drain Improvements - Notice of Completion Mayor Hickman indicated all the people where he lives would like to thank staff for this one. (17) 1-15/Railroad Canyon Road and 1-15/SR-74 Interchanqe Update Councilman Magee indicated he was frustrated with the lack of progress. He inquired why was there not a biological study done in Spring. Public Works/City Engineer Seumalo responded biological studies are not done until a project is identified. He noted the City is going through the process of evaluating the options. Mayor Hickman inquired how much money had been spent. Public Works/City Engineer Seumalo responded somewhere between $300,000 to $400,000. He also indicated he disagreed with the City going sideways with the value analysis, and believes the City has been righted on the value analysis. He noted Cal Trans was really pushing for a partial closure at that location which he believes would have prohibited the City from maintaining viable circulation on the local streets. He summarized why it was taking longer and explained why the project is a little more complicated than the average interchange. 3 Councilman Magee indicated if dropping out is not an option, then Council supports being more aggressive. He indicated Council needs to be aware with respect to the TUMF Program that the City of Beaumont has left and has kept all of their TUMF money, $55,000,000 and they are not turning it over to the Program and nine years from now, he indicated he wonders how many other cities will have gone away. He noted the City has contributed over $40,000,000 and has gotten back $400,000 and over the long haul, if it works, the City becomes a benefit community and not a donor community. He also noted if the City cannot ever get a permit, it does not matter, because all the money has been spent. He also requested staff to include him in the next project delivery team meeting. Public Works/City Engineer Seumalo responded the team meets the first Wednesday of every month at 2:00 p.m. Public Works/City Engineer Seumalo indicated because of the $2,000,000 Grant the City received from Measure A, the City will be receiving $1.5 million of TUMF money for the Phase I Interchange Improvements for Highway 74. (18) General Plan Update No comments. (19) Purchase Orderfor Contract Plan Check Services for Fiscal Year 2008/09 No comments. (20) Purchase of Crossroads Software Collision Database and Automated Handheld Citation Systems Usinq Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund Grant (SLESF) No comments. PUBLIC HEARING(S) There were no public hearings. APPEAL(S) (21) Appeal - Decision of the Nuisance Abatement Board Declarinq the Property Located at 606 East Minthorn Street No comments. (22) Consideration of Two Appeals of the Planninq Commission's Decision to Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-09. a Request for the Establishment of Live 4 Music. Dancinq, and Entertainment Within Areas of an Existinq Bowlinq and Entertainment Center (Trevi Lanes) No comments. BUSINESS ITEM(S) (23) Pilot Proqram to Water Foreclosure Properties No comments. (24) Resolution Amendinq City Council Policy 300-3 Reqardinq City Credit Cards, Meals, Meetinqs and Travel Expenses No comments. (25) Appointment of Approvinq Body for Determinations of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Department of Alcoholic Beveraqe Control Mayor Pro Tem Kelley inquired why the Planning Commission is being requested to review these determinations. City Manager Brady responded it is assign to the Council to determine who will be reviewing the determinations of public convenience. He noted the Police Chief can still have review and input and provide his recommendation to the Planning Commission and then they would act on it. He noted this process provides an appeal process for the applicant to the City Council. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM(S) (2) Approval of Redevelopment Aqency Minutes No comments. (3) Warrant List Dated July 15. 2008 No comments. (4) Investment Report - June 2008 No comments. (5) Resolution Confirminq Fiscal Year 2008-09 Special Taxes for CFD 90-2 (Tuscany Hills Public Improvements) 5 No comments. PUBLIC HEARING(S) There were no public hearings. BUSINESS ITEM(S) There were no business items. PUBLIC COMMENTS - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS - 3 MINUTES There were no public comments. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hickman adjourned the Joint City Council/Redevelopment Agency Study Session at 4:50 p.m. AF: ~ LL \7IVIAN M. MUNSON, CITY CLERK CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE 2i:r:!lv HI KMAN, MAYOR CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE 6