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Home My WebLink About11-13-2007 SSMINUTES JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY STUDY SESSION CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE 183 NORTH MAIN STREET LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2007 ~~~~**~+rrw:t:t~~~*~**xxx~r:~:t~+~~xxxr~x~r~t**tx~x~~~~~~zxxre~+~~,t~**xr~x~,t,t~,t*xr~~~~~,r*x~,r~,t*w~:~~~*+txx~:t,t~* CALL TO ORDER Mayor Magee called the Joint Study Session to order at 4:00 p.m. ROLL CALL PRESENT: MAYOR MAGEE MAYOR PRO TEM HICKMAN COUNCILMEMBER KELLEY COUNCILMEMBER SCHIFFNER ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERBUCKLEY Also present were: City Manager Brady, Deputy City Attorney Mann, City Treasurer Weber, Administrative Services Director Pressey, Community Development Director Preisendanz, Community Services Director Gonzales, Information/Communications Manager Dennis, Public Works Director Seumalo, Planning Manager Weiner and City Cierk Munson. DISCUSSION ITEMS Mayor Magee gave an overview of the presentations and confirmed that the awardees would be present at the 7:00 p.m. meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS No comments. CONSENT CALENDAR (3) Minutes - Various Meetinas No comments. (4) Warrant List Dated October 31, 2007 Mayor Magee and Mayor Pro Tem Hickman requested clarification of various checks issued on the warrant list. Administrative Services Director Pressey clarified the items. (5) Investment Reports for Julv, Auqust and September No comments. (6) Selection of Vendor for Recodification/Republication and Leqal Review of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired the last time the Municipal Code was recodified. City Clerk Munson responded the last time the Municipal Code was recodified was in 1985. ~~) Levv of a Special Tax within Annexation Area No. 24 (River's Edqe) Mayor Magee inquired if this was the last annexation that will be done for 2003-1. Administrative Services Director Pressey confirmed. (8) Resolution of Intention to Annex Propertv into Communitv Facilities District No No comments. (9) Franklin Street Rehabilitation and Storm Drain Improvements - Professional Survev Services Contract Award Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired about the work being done on Franklin. He also inquired when the paving would begin. Public Works Director Seumalo responded there was storm drain installation being done related to this project. He indicated they were preparing the streets for paving and all of the storm drain installation should begin in within a week or two. Mayor Magee inquired about the estimated completion date. 2 Public Works Director Seumalo responded the estimated completion date is around mid-February; however, he feels the project is ahead of schedule but is holding to mid-February. (10) Railroad Canvon Road/I-15 Interchanqe Update Leonard Leichnitz, LUMOS Communities, inquired about a statement made in the staff report related to the traffic report "their backlog" and inquired who had the backlog. He also inquired if the City had a policy with respect to development applications in areas that could potentially be subject to right-of-ways. Public Works Director Seumalo responded the traffic section of Cai-Trans is backlogged whereby holding up the Cal-Trans evaluation the City is waiting on. He stated the City will be meeting with Cal-Trans on November 26th and completion of the traffic evaluation would be in January. Mayor Magee aiso responded that area is not designated under the General Plan as a roadway. He stated if a development application were to be submitted, then the City would have an obligation to review and make a determination. Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired about making Franklin Street an exit. Public Works Director Seumalo responded that was part of this Cal-Trans evaluation. Mayor Magee indicated Assemblymembers Jeffries and Benoit will be at an EDC Luncheon and indicated a good question to pose to the Assembiymembers would be how the City would get Cal-Trans to perForm in a timelier manner. (11) Purchase of PC Tablets for Code Enforcement Public Works and Geoqraphic Information Technoloqv Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired why these tablets are so expensive information/Communications Director Dennis responded a tablet is a very different device from a lab top where the screen is the input device, the screen is made to be viewable upon all lighting conditions and is ruggedized. He noted the tablets also have global positioning software and hardware. Mayor Magee inquired about the life span of the tablets. Information/Communications Director Dennis responded staff feels these new generation tabiets will last longer than three years than the last one's lasted due to better upgrades. 3 City Treasurer Weber inquired if staff researched other vendors for these tablets. Information/Communications Director Dennis confirmed they had. (12) Resolution Declarinq a Local Emerqencv No comments. (13) 2010 Decennial Census Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Proqram No comments. (14) Consideration of Cancellina the December 25. 2007. Citv Council MeetinQ No comments. (15) Award Bid for Purchase and installation of Plavaround Eauipment and Authorize the Citv Manaqer to Siqn the Aareement Mayor Pro Tem Hickman inquired about the matching grant. Parks and Recreation Director Gonzales confirmed the matching grant is 45%, which provided a total grant savings of $75,314. He noted it is an offer the City could not pass up. PUBLIC HEARINGS (16) Mayor Magee inquired if there was going to be a script. Administrative Services Director Pressey confirmed. (17) Annexation No. 82 - General Plan Amendment No. 2007-05 and Zone Chanqe No. 2007-05 - Runninq Dear Annexation Mayor Magee inquired if any letters of support or opposition have been received. Community Development Director responded there was one letter received regarding the density concerns in relation to down zoning. 4 Resolution Determininq the Validitv of Prior Proceedinqs Relatinq to Annexation of Propertv into the Citv of Lake Elsinore Communitv Facilities District No 2006-5 (18) Introduction of an Ordinance Adoptinq bv Reference Various Construction Codes with Amendments and Appendices No comments. (19) Tentative Condominium Parcel Map No. 35707 "Mission Trail Professional Office Buildin4 Complex" No comments. (20) Partnership with the Lake Elsinore Unified School District to Construct a Gvmnasium at Terra Cotta Middle School City Treasurer Weber inquired if the School District approached the County of Riverside about participating in the funding for this project. Greg Bowers, representing the Lake Elsinore Schooi District, responded the County was not interested in this project because of the location of the actuai proposal. City Treasurer Weber inquired what the School District would do if they do not get this money. He expressed his concerns regarding the $750,000 the City is being asked for by the School District. Greg Bowers indicated about a year ago, the School District had conversations with the City and submitted a joint application contingent upon City Council approval. He stated the School District appreciates the City considering this item and if it does not move forward then the gymnasium is not built. Mr. Bowers explained how the gymnasium would be utilized by the City and what the joint use facilities agreement encompasses and how it would make the gymnasium available for City run programs. (21) Formation of an Ad Hoc Committee with the Lake Elsinore School District and the Selection of Committee Members Mayor Magee indicated Mayor Pro Tem Hickman expressed desire to serve on this committee. Councilmember Kelley also expressed her desire to serve on this Ad Hoc Committee. (22) Second Readinq - Ordinance No. 1233 No comments. 5 (23) Second Readinq - Ordinance No. 1234; No comments. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR (2) Minutes - Various meetinq No comments. (3) Warrant List Dated October 15. 2007 No comments. (4) Investments Report for Julv, Auqust and September No comments. PUBLIC HEARING (5) Tentative Condominium Parcel Map 35707 "Mission Trail Professional Office Buildinq Complex" No comments. BUSINESS ITEMS (6) Consider Acauisition of Downtown Propertv Mayor Magee inquired if the $8,000 estimated cost was per parcel or the total price. He also inquired from which account the appraisals would be paid from. Administrative Services Director Pressey confirmed $8,000 was the total price. He noted the average price per parcei was $200. He also indicated the appraisals would be paid from the Redevelopment Project Area 1. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Magee adjourned the Joint City Council/Redevetopment Agency Study Session at 4:39 p.m. ~) ~~ n ROBER7 E. MAG , MAYOR CITY OF LAKE SINORE 6 ATT ST: ~_.._ ~ . Y~w,C..---_ VIVIAN M. MUNSON CITY CLERK 7