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Council Agenda for Monday, June 15, 2009: Waste disposal, Grose replacements, budget, pool & more!

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Talking trash: According to a 7 page staff report, the landfill deal OCs offering us cant be beat!

Talking trash: According to a 7 page staff report, the landfill deal OC's offering us can't be beat!

(6/13/09, Los Alamitos)   Looks like it could be another long night for the Los Alamitos City Council this Monday.

The agenda for the regular meeting (below, with links) includes a number of important topics, including those above and another closed session for labor negotiations, this time with the Police Officers’ Association.

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We’ve already devoted a complete post to one of key item, a proposed letter to General Combs (see Los Al Council urged to seek “full partner” status in Base planning), but we’ve included links to some of the staff reports in the agenda below.

We’ll put up another post on Monday for your live comments if you watch the 7 p.m. meeting on LosAlTV3 or in person.  We’ve got a graduation party for Nate that night, so you’re on your own.  (Hey, if you wanted me to be at the meeting, you should have elected me last November!) (I’m not sure, but I think I may owe a debt of “Thanks” for sparing me the mandatory attendance!)

Here’s the agenda, for your review:

AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, June 15, 2009 – 7:00 p.m.

1.         CALL TO ORDER

2.         ROLL CALL

3.         PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE      Council Member Stephens

4.         INVOCATION     Mayor Pro Tem Poe

5.         PRESENTATIONS

A.           Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to Rotary “Student of the Month” Winners for February, March, April and May.

B.        Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to the Los Alamitos High School Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse Team for winning the Division I Girls’ CIF Southern Section Championship

C.        Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to the Los Alamitos High School Men’s Vocal Group “Xtreme” for Placing First at the All Southern California Show Choir Invitational in San Diego

6.         ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

At this time, any individual in the audience may come forward to speak on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council.  Please state if you wish to speak on an item on the Agenda.  Remarks are to be limited to not more than five minutes.

7.         REGISTER OF MAJOR EXPENDITURES

June 15, 2009.

8.         CONSENT CALENDAR

All Consent Calendar items may be acted upon by one motion unless a Council Member requests separate action on a specific item.

A.           Approval of Minutes
Approve minutes of the Regular Meeting – June 1, 2009.

B.        Warrants          June 15, 2009.

C.        Resolution No. 2009-08 – Establish New Part-Time Position Classifications in the City of Los Alamitos Hourly Positions Resolution and Amend Hourly Rate Schedule             (Administration)

Attachment 1 Exhibit A B C D

This agenda item seeks authorization to establish three new classifications within the hourly employee resolution and adjust the hourly rate schedule to include these new positions.

Recommendation:  Adopt Resolution No. 2009-08 entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS AMENDING THE CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS HOURLY RATE SCHEDULE TO ESTABLISH NEW PART-TIME POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.”
**END OF CONSENT CALENDAR**

9.         DISCUSSION

A.           Waste Disposal Agreement with the County of Orange (PW)
Attachment 1 2 3 4 5
Orange County Waste Recycling is requesting cities approve a new Waste Disposal Agreement. The Agreement requires the City and its hauler to deliver all refuse to the Orange County landfill system for disposal, and increase the rate from $22.00 to $29.95 per ton for a 10-year period.

Recommendation:
1.         Review and Discuss Waste Recycling Agreement; and,
2.         Action as Council deems appropriate.

B.        Pool Service and Maintenance Contract (Recreation)
Attachment 1 2
This agenda item is a contract for service and maintenance of the pool and a 5-year snapshot of pool expenditures and revenue.

Recommendation:  Authorize the City Manager to execute a one-year extension of the pool maintenance contract in an amount not to exceed $21,000 with Deckside Pool Service for service and maintenance of the pool at the Joint Forces Training Base.

C.        Review of Proposed Adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Preliminary Operating Budget (Finance)
Attachment 1 2
This report provides the City Council with a follow-up discussion of the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Proposed Operating Budget, including a listing of all recommended budget adjustments to the originally proposed budget.

Recommendation:
1.    Review the Fiscal Year 2009-10 recommended budget adjustments to the originally proposed budget as outlined in the attached list; and,
2.    Direct staff to include City Council comments and/or revisions to the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Proposed Operating Budget for formal adoption on June 19, 2009.

D.        Approval of Notice of Completion and FY 2008/09 Capital Improvement Program Budget Modification for Ball Road and Bloomfield Avenue Storm Drain Project (CIP No. 06/07-01) (PW)
Attachment 1 2
The Ball Road and Bloomfield Avenue Storm Drain Project is complete and in compliance with the plans and specifications. Due to unforeseen subsurface conditions and utility re-work costs, the final project costs are considerably higher than the original contract. Staff is therefore recommending a budget modification to move cancelled Measure M funds from another project to the Ball Road and Bloomfield Avenue project.  The budget modification and anticipated utility reimbursements will result in a small project surplus.  Staff is also recommending the City Council accept the work as complete, accept the project change orders, direct filing the Notice of Completion, and retention release as provided by the Public Contracts Code.

1.    Accept as complete the construction contract by All American Asphalt for the Ball Road and Bloomfield Avenue Storm Drain Project project; and,
2.    Accept the project change orders in the amount of $282,827.73; and,
3.    Approve the modification to the 2008-09 Capital Improvement Program, cancelling the Cerritos at I-605 Interchange Feasibility Study and reallocating the project’s $45,000 in Measure M funds to the Ball Road and Bloomfield Avenue Storm Drain Project; and,
4.    Direct the City Clerk to record the Notice of Completion with the County Recorder’s office; and,
5.    Authorize staff to release the 10% retention, in the amount of $90,188.69, thirty-five (35) days after recordation of the Notice of Completion.

E.              Consideration of a Letter to the Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) Stating Concerns Regarding the Modification of Truck Routes Serving the JFTB Composting Pilot Program (Administration)
Attachment 1
Consideration and possible action to forward a letter to the JFTB stating the City’s concerns regarding plans to modify the truck routes serving the JFTB Pilot Composting Program.

Recommendation:  Review and authorize the Mayor to sign the attached letter to General James B. Combs.

10.       MAYOR AND COUNCIL INITIATED BUSINESS

Council Announcements

At this time, Council Members may also report on items not specifically described on the Agenda that are of interest to the community, provided no action or discussion is taken except to provide staff direction to report back or to place the item on a future Agenda.

A.        City Council Assignments – Appointments of City Council Members as Representatives to Other Agencies                      (Administration)
Attachment 1 (list of all current assignments, reproduced below after agenda)

This report provides relevant information for City Council consideration regarding the filling of positions left vacant by the resignation of former Mayor, Dean Grose.

Recommendation:  Action as City Council deems appropriate.

11.       ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER

12.       CLOSED SESSION

A.        Conference with Labor Negotiator
Agency Negotiators:            Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager and Dean Derleth, City Attorney
Employee Organization:     Police Officers’ Association
Authority:                               Government Code Section 54957.6

13.       ADJOURNMENT

The next meeting of the City Council is scheduled for Monday, June 15, 2009, in the City Council Chambers.

As promised, here is the list of current City Council Assignments, including those previously held by Dean Grose.  City staff proposes replacing Dean now that his replacement on the Council has been selected by the Council:

2009 CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS

1. League of California Cities
Delegate: Dean Grose
Alternates: Marilynn Poe

2. Orange County Sanitation District Board of Directors 4th Wednesday of every month, except Nov. and Dec., (earlier in month)
Delegate: Troy Edgar
Alternate: Ken Stephens

3. Orange County Fire Authority Board of Directors 4th Thursday, odd numbered months, except in November (3rd Thursday)
Delegate: Troy Edgar
Alternate: Ken Stephens

4. West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority Board 3rd Tuesday in February, May, August & November – 4:00 p.m.
Representative: Marilynn Poe
Alternate: Dean Grose

5. Orange County Library Advisory Board Dates to be determined (4 meetings a year)
Representative: Marilynn Poe
Alternate:

6. Orange County Vector Control District 3rd Thursday of every month
Delegate: Ken Parker
Alternate: not allowed

7. Growth Management Area (GMA) Group No. 2 Meeting scheduled to be determined
Delegate: Dean Grose
Alternate: Marilynn Poe

8. Los Alamitos Unified School District/City Working Group Meets on an as-needed basis
Representative: Gerri Mejia
Representative: Marilynn Poe

9. OCTA – I-405 Policy Working Group Meets on an as-needed basis
Representative: Dean Grose

10. California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) Meets once a year in July at CJPIA Office
Delegate: Marilynn Poe
Alternate: Ken Stephens

11. Los Alamitos/JFTB Ad Hoc Committee (Enhanced Use Leasing Program) Meets on an as-needed basis
Representative: Dean Grose
Representative: Gerri Mejia

Well, there’s your up-to-the-minute Agenda for this Monday’s Los Alamitos CityCouncil meeting.  If you have any comments or thoughts, please share them below.  Just try to keep your tone respectful and polite.

Thanks.

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