CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

 

April 20, 2010

 

WORKSHOP 6:00 P.M.

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.


WORKSHOP – 6:00 p.m.

 

W.S.1   2010-2011 BUDGET WORKSHOP – PRELIMINARY REVENUE ESTIMATES

 

The City Council will conduct a workshop to review preliminary revenue estimates for the 2010-2011 budget.

 

REGULAR SESSION – 7:00 p.m.

 

1.         ROLL CALL – COUNCIL:                                    Councilmember Yarbrough

                                                                                    Councilmember Schaefer                                                                                                                                                                                               Councilmember Webster                      

      Vice-Mayor Hunt                        

      Mayor Comnick

 

2.         INVOCATION – Amarjit Singh, Coordinator, The Sikh Centre.

 

3.         PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Councilmember Schaefer.

 

4.0              PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, INTRODUCTIONS – None.

 

5.1       SCHEDULED CITIZEN REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCILSteve Allen, Peace Officers’ Association.

 

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).

 

a.       Vice Mayor Melissa Hunt will report on attendance at League of California Cities  Community Services meeting on April 9, 2010, in Ontario.

 


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 April 6, 2010.

 

6.2       WARRANTS – Receive and file warrant 115611 to 115691 in the amount of $70,755.91; Receive and file warrant 115692 to 115759 in the amount of $129,767.81; Receive and file an ACH in the amount of $3,081.20; Receive and file 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/TREASURERReceive and file the quarterly treasurer’s report for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010.

 

6.7       PARKS AND RECREATION – None.

 

6.8       DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 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

 

7.00     PUBLIC HEARINGS – None.

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

8.0              CITY COUNCIL – None.

 

8.1       CITY ATTORNEY – None.

 

8.2       CITY MANAGER – None.

 

 

 

8.3       CITY CLERK

       Acceptance of Community Development Block Recovery Grant (CDBG-R)

 

            RECOMMENDED ACTION:

 

Adopt a resolution accepting the Community Development Block Recovery Grant (CDBG-R); approving the City’s financial match for the project; authorizing the City Manager to act on the City’s behalf in all matters pertaining to this grant application, agreement, and any amendments thereto; and authorizing the Finance Director to amend the 2009/2010 budget accordingly.

 

8.4       FINANCE DEPARTMENT – None.

 

8.5       PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT – None.

           

8.6       DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT  – None.

 

8.7       POLICE DEPARTMENT – None.

 

8.8       PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT – None.

 

9.0       STAFF REPORTS  - Steve Ayers will report on Anderson Clean Up Week.

 

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 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 May 4, 2010.