CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA
March 16, 2010
REGULAR SESSION–7:00 P.M.
CLOSED SESSION FOLLOWING
ANDERSON
CITY HALL
1887 Howard
Street
PARTICIPATION
BY PUBLIC IN MEETING
Please review the Agenda to determine if the
subject you wish to discuss is scheduled for Council consideration. If it is on the Agenda, you will have an
opportunity when that matter comes up for discussion to briefly address the
Council.
If the subject is not on tonight’s Agenda, please complete an Agenda
Request Form (on Clerk’s table) and present it to the City Council
Clerk. You will have the opportunity to
speak on the subject under Item 5.2.
However, if the item is not on the Agenda, each speaker will be limited
to one five (5) minute opportunity to speak, unless the City Council makes an
exception due to special circumstances.
The Brown
Act prohibits the Council from taking action on any item not placed on
the printed Agenda in most cases.
Effective July 1, 2008, the Brown Act requires
any non-confidential documents or writings distributed to a majority of the
City Council less than 72 hours before a regular meeting will be made available
to members of the public at the same time they are distributed.
City Council meetings are televised and can be
seen live on Cable Public Access Channel 11 and on tape delay the following
morning at 10:00 a.m.
In compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, the City of Anderson will make available to members of the
public any special assistance necessary to participate in this meeting. The public should contact the City Clerk’s
office (378-6646) to make such a request.
Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
This is an
Equal Opportunity Program.
Discrimination is prohibited by Federal Law. Complaints of discrimination may be filed
with the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.
REGULAR
SESSION – 7:00 p.m.
1. ROLL
CALL – COUNCIL: Councilmember
Yarbrough
Councilmember
Schaefer Councilmember
Webster
Vice-Mayor
Hunt
Mayor
Comnick
2. INVOCATION
– Pastor Paul Tilley, Faith Assembly.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Councilmember Webster.
4.0
PRESENTATION – Pam Lewis of the City of Anderson
Parks and Recreation Department will make a presentation concerning Relay for
Life.
4.1
PROCLAMATION – Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day to
be presented to Barry Clausen, Dennis Hipley and John Coonradt, Vietnam
Veterans of America Chapter 357 Color Guard.
5.1 SCHEDULED
CITIZEN REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL - None.
5.2 PUBLIC
COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Anyone in the audience who wants
to address the Council on a subject which is not on tonight’s agenda is now
invited to come to the podium. Please
provide your name and the subject you wish to discuss. Please limit your remarks to 5 minutes or
less.
5.3 STUDENT
REPORTS
a. Anderson New
Tech High School student representative Bryan Barnes will give an update on
school activities.
b. Anderson Union High School student
representative Shannon Westmorland will
give an update on school activities.
5.4 COUNCIL REPORTS - City Councilmembers will report on
attendance at conferences/meetings reimbursed at City expense (Requirement of
Assembly Bill 1234).
6.0 CONSENT AGENDA - Consent Agenda items are expected to be routine and
non-controversial. They will be acted
upon by the Council at one time without discussion. Any member of the public, staff or City
Council may request that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda for
separate discussion. Are there any
requests to remove any items from the Consent Agenda?
6.1
MINUTES - Approve the minutes of the regular
meeting of March 2, 2010.
6.2 WARRANTS – Receive and file
warrant 115288 to 115362 in the amount of $245,624.87; warrant 115363 to 115421
in the amount of $65,682.13; an ACH in the amount of $3,081.20; and a Wire
Transfer in the amount of $67.00.
6.3 CITY
ATTORNEY – None.
6.4 CITY CLERK - Waive reading, except by title, of any
ordinances under consideration at this meeting for either introduction or
passage per Government Code Section 36934.
6.5 CITY
MANAGER – None.
6.6 FINANCE
DIRECTOR/TREASURER - None.
6.7 PARKS AND RECREATION – None.
6.8 PLANNING
DEPARTMENT – None.
6.9 POLICE
DEPARTMENT – None.
6.10 PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT – None.
END OF CONSENT
CALENDAR
6.11 ITEMS (IF ANY) REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Any person may speak on
items scheduled for hearing at the time the Mayor declares the hearing
open. ALL LEGAL NOTICES HAVE BEEN
GIVEN ACCORDING TO LAW.
RECOMMENDED
ACTION:
1.
Conduct a
Public Hearing.
Citizen Request – Mr. Rodney Jones will make a
presentation.
2.
Upon conclusion
of the Public Hearing, and subject to testimony received:
a.
Introduce Ordinance No. 765 adding
Section 17.65, Medical Marijuana Cultivation, to the Anderson Municipal Code;
and
b.
Readopt and extend Urgency Ordinance No.
763 adding Chapter 17.57 to the Anderson Municipal Code prohibiting the
establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries, collectives and cooperatives
from April 4, 2010 for a period of one year, until April 3, 2011 pursuant to
Section 65858(a) of the California Government Code (4/5 vote required).
REGULAR
AGENDA
8.0
CITY COUNCIL – None.
8.1 CITY
ATTORNEY – None.
8.2 CITY
MANAGER –None.
8.3 CITY
CLERK -
None.
8.4 FINANCE
DEPARTMENT
RECOMMENDED
ACTION:
Adopt a resolution increasing water user
fees to recover costs of providing services.
8.5 PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT – None.
8.6 PLANNING DEPARTMENT
– None.
8.7 POLICE
DEPARTMENT – None.
8.8 PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT
8.8a. GRANT
APPLICATION TO CALTRANS FOR A COMMUNITY BASED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GRANT
RECOMMENDED
ACTION:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City
Manager to submit an application to Caltrans for a Community Based
Transportation Planning Grant and, if awarded, execute appropriate agreements.
8.8b. NOTICE
OF COMPLETION: BRUCE STREET, EMILY DRIVE AND
PINON AVENUE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT
RECOMMENDED
ACTION:
Direct
the Public Works Director to prepare and record a Notice of Completion for the Bruce Street, Emily Drive and Piñon Avenue Safe
Routes to School Project, and authorize the Finance Director to
make payment for the project in compliance with the contract documents.
9.0 STAFF REPORTS - None.
CLOSED SESSION
Public Comment on Closed
Session Item(s): Anyone
in the audience who wants to address the City Council on a subject which is
listed under the Closed Session agenda is now invited to come to the
podium. Please provide your name and the
subject you wish to discuss. Please
limit your remarks to 5 minutes or less.
The
City Council will convene to Closed Session.
C.S.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – POTENTIAL LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Govt. Code Subdivision
(b) of Section 54956.9)
One potential case
The
City Council will reconvene to Open Session.
10.0 CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT –
The Mayor will announce the outcome of the closed session.
11.0 ADJOURN - The
City Council will adjourn to April 6, 2010.