HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-21-1996MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 21, 1996
At 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Clerk of the Council Janice C. Guy
announced the City Council would meet in the Santa Ana Library for a Work Study Session and
declared the City Council meeting adjourned to the Santa Ana Library 2nd Floor Conference Room,
26 Civic Center Plaza, to convene at 6:10 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter.
CALLED TO ORDER
6:24 P.M.
SANTA ANA LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM
26 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
ATTENDANCE
COUNCILM~MBERS
Present:
MIGUEL A PULIDO, Mayor
ROBERT L. RICHARDSON, Mayor Pro Tern
(6:37 p.m.)
TONY ESPINOZA
PATRICIA A. MCGUIGAN
LISA MILLS
TED R MORENO (6:48 p.m.)
Absent: TOM LUTZ
STAFF:
DAVID N. REAM, City Manager
JOSEPH W. FLETCHER, City Attorney
JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
BUSINESS CALENDAR
MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION
19.A. AMERICORPS "BUILDING COIVlMUNITY" GRANT ADMINISTRATION
Motion: Authorize.
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City Manager to execute an application for transfer of grant administration
responsibility for the Americorps "Building Community" Program from Civic Center
Barrio Corporation to the City of Santa Aha - Library Services
MOTION: McGuigan
VOTE: AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
SECOND: Mills
McGuigan, Mills, Pulido
None
Lutz, Moreno, Richardson
NON-VOTE: Espinoza FILE CA
Motion failed due to insufficient votes to carry.
By unanimous informal consent, the Council agreed to revote on Item 19.A. when Mayor Pro
Tern Richardson arrived.
90.A.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
SCE Public Relations Manager Pat Buttress announced her retirement from the Edison Company
at the end of the month and thanked the Council and stafffor their cooperation and assistance
during her tenure.
WORK STUDY SESSION
W.S.A. FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
Senior Management Assistant Jill Arthur introduced Bill Ferguson of The Ferguson Group, the
City's federal legislative advocate. He briefed the Council about his firm's activity on Santa
Ana's behalf regarding the Bristol Street widening project, retention of the Small Business
Administration office in Santa Ana, and private sector funding for the Artists Village. In response
to Councilmember Mills, Ferguson reported federal Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) funding was being reduced thus decreasing Santa Ana's chances for securing additional
CDBG monies, and indicated his firm would carefully monitor any California legislation
proposing to include federal highway demonstration funds in determining county allocations of
transportation dollars.
6:37 P.M. - Mayor Pro Tern Richardson joined the meeting.
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19.A.
REVOTE - AMERICOKPS "BUILDING COMMUNITY" GRANT
ADMINISTRATION
Motion: Authorize.
City Manager to execute an application for transfer of grant administration
responsibility for the Americorps "Building Community" Program from Civic Center
Barrio Corporation to the City of Santa Ana- Library Services
MOTION: McGuigan
VOTE:
SECOND: Mills
AYES: McGuigan, Mills, Pulido, Richardson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Lutz, Moreno
NON-VOTE: Espinoza
FILE CA
OFF-AGENDA ITEM - EXCUSED ABSENCE
Approve.
Excused absence of Councilmember Lutz from the October 21, 1996 Council
meeting
MOTION: McGuigan
VOTE: AYES:
NOES:
AB SENT:
SECOND: Mills
McGuigan, Mills, Pulido, Richardson
None
Lutz, Moreno
NON-VOTE: Espinoza
20.A.
APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT 97-049 - COMMUNITY ORIENTED
POLICING SERVICES ANTI-GANG INITIATIVE GRANT
By unanimous informal consent, the Council agreed to defer Item 20.A. to the November 4, 1996
Council meeting since the item required 5 votes for passage and Councilmember Espinoza was
not voting.
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W.S.B. PROPOSITION 204 (SAFE CLEAN RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT)
Water Services Manager Lee Harry introduced Metropolitan Water District Operations Services
Manager Jos6 Sfinchez who briefed the Council regarding the November ballot measure proposal
to issue $995 million in bonds for water reclamation, water conservation, and Bay-Delta
ecological restoration purposes.
6:48 P.M. - Councilmember Moreno joined the meeting.
Sfinchez distributed information packets regarding Proposition 204 to the Council and audience,
urged everyone to read the material, and responded to questions.
Harry reported the League of California Cities Orange County Division had adopted a resolution
in support of Proposition 204.
W.S.C. CITYWIDE COMPUTER AUTOMATION PLAN
City Manager David Ream introduced Information Systems Manager Tom Gergen who briefed
the Council on the Citywide Information Systems Strategic Plan. Gergen explained the
methodology used and noted major milestones in the Plan's development, delineated key goals
and objectives, discussed strategic principles such as using package application software and
adhering to industry standards, and delineated 10 major conclusions and 15 technical
recommendations. Gergen briefly touched on priority projects and the Plan's 5-year
implementation schedule, and provided benchmarking data that demonstrated Santa Ana's
investment in computer equipment, training, and personnel was less than several other comparable
California cities.
Gergen discussed the "Year 2000" problem (the inability of most computers to calculate dates
beyond 1999), and responded to Councilmembers' questions concerning both the Plan and the
Year 2000 problem.
W.S.D. STREET TERRORIST OFFENDER PROGRAM (STOP)
Police Chief Paul Walters introduced Corporal Rick Reese, Sergeant Dan Beaumarchais, and
Deputy District Attorney Randy Pawloski who briefed the Council regarding the Street Terrorist
Offender Project (STOP). Beaumarchais indicated the purpose of the project was to target
violent crimes committed by gang members, described the teamwork between the Police
Department and District Attorney's Office in making arrests and prosecuting these crimes, and
provided statistics demonstrating the success of this innovative approach to gang-related crime.
8:07 P.M. - Councilmember Moreno left the meeting.
Powlaski explained the procedures and techniques used such as "multiple house" search warrants,
detailed gang member histories, and post-incarceration interviews that contribute to successful
prosecution. Beaumarchais, Powlaski, and Reese recounted in detail how the Gang Unit worked
and responded to Councilmembers' questions.
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Mayor Pulido complimented the Police Chief on the success of the project, noting Santa Ana's
STOP program provided a model for the rest of the country.
Chief Walters encouraged the Councilmembers to attend a "ride along" with the Gang Unit and to
tour the Unit's quarters in the new Police Administration building when it opened.
9:30 P.M. - Councilmember Espinoza left the meeting.
COMMENTS
90.A. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Donald E. Miller speaking on behalf of his father requested the Council assist him in procuring a
commercial dog kennel permit that had recently been denied by City staff
Mayor Pulido indicated staff would investigate and provide Miller with a copy of staff's response.
90.B.
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
Clerk of the Council Janice Guy reported that Councilmember Moreno had requested his written
communication dated October 16, 1996 addressed to City Manager Ream be entered into the
record. City Attorney Joseph Fletcher indicated the disclosure was required by statute, but no
action was required of the Council. The communication read as follows:
On October 10, 1996, through my telephone conversation
with you, I learned I needed to disclose my interest in
Town Square.
As you know, before I purchased the property in Town
Square, I disclosed my intentions to acquire property to
both you and Cindy Nelson, Director of Redevelopment.
A-ffer my disclosure, I was not informed by either you or
Cindy Nelson that further written disclosure was necessary.
Per my conversation with you and Joseph Fletcher, I have
subsequently divested my ownership interest in the Town
Square property and do not have any interest in any real
property within the Project Areas.
RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION - 9:45 P.M.
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The Brown Act permits the City Council to discuss certain matters without members of the public
present, provided the items to be discussed are posted 72 hours prior to the City Council meeting.
The following items were received for the October 21, 1996 Closed Session.
95.A.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (G.C. Section 54957.6)
Agency Negotiator: Kermit Francis
Employee Organization: Police Officers Association
Consideration of Tentative Labor Agreement
95.B.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL (G.C. Section 54956.9)
Name of Case: Espinosa v. City of Santa Ana
Orange County Superior Court Case No. 67-87-84
Salameh, et al v. City of Santa Aha, et al.
Orange County Superior Court Case No. 76-63-54
95.C.
Clerk of the Council Annual Performance Review - Charter Section 705
CLOSED SESSION REPORT - 10:10 P.M. - Councilmembers McGuigan, Mills, Pulido and
Richardson present
Motion:
Authorize the City Attorney to prepare and the Mayor and Clerk to execute
agreement.
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa Ana and the Police
Officers Association for the period July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1997.
AGMT 96-129
MOTION: Richardson
SECOND: Mills
VOTE: AYES: McGuigan, Mills, Pulido, Richardson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Espinoza, Lutz, Moreno
No other action was taken out of Closed Session.
ADJOURNMENT- 10:11 P.M.
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