HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 (03 18) General Discussion of TCA Fee CreationEmergency Medical S~;st~ms
The City Manager presented a report to the Council on Emergency Medi-
cal Services which implamented the Council action of August 20, 1984,
retaining paramedic services within the Fire Department and continuing
the tax subsidy for the program. Deputy City Manager Perkins reported
to the Council the findings and recommendations contained in the
Study dated March 19, 1985, outlining such provisions as the need to
establish a separate Emergency Medical Services division in the Fire
Department, to raise paramedic service fees, to install a subscription
program, to provide continuing education for paramedics, to establish
a Quality Assurance Review Board and an Emergency Medical Services
Advisory C~ission. She explained that the program would not have
full-cost recovery, reflected increased costs for paramedic services,
and did not include centralized dispatch. Councilm~nbers co~ented on
the program and raised concerns regarding staffing, marketing of the
program, cc~unications/dispatch and program financing, including the
subscription rate level.
The Council recessed at 2:35 p.m., and reconvened at 2:50 p.m., with
all Councilmembers present.
Corridor Development Fees
The Executive Director of the Public Services Agency provided an over-
view of the County's proposed major thoroughfare and bridge develop-
ment program, indicating the San Joaquin Corridor was projected to
cost $350 million, the Eastern Corridor, $250 million, and the Foot-
hill Corridor, $420 million. He explained the purposes of the program
were to relieve congestion on existing freeways and to assist develop-
ment, noting that an assessment would be levied on developers with the
assessment fee to be dete~minedby proximity to the freeway, as well
as trip ends. Councilmembers discussed extensively the proposed cor-
ridor program and requested the City Manager prepare a statement of
endorsament relative to the San Joaquin Corridor program and rejection
to the Eastern/Foothill Corridors. See Minutes page 12~.
Councilm~nbers discussed their concerns relative to Consent Calendar
The Council recessed at 4:07 p.m., and reconvened at 4:14 p.m., in the
Council Chambers.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The Mayor announced that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of
March 4, 1985 were to be approved, but that c~L,,,ents by Councilmember
Acosta during Oral Co~a~unications should be added by the Clerk. Itam
Nos. 2C and 19C were ramoved fram the Consent Calendar. Item No. 12A
was deferred to the evening session. Councilm~mbers Acosta and
Luxembourger registered "no" votes on Item No. 19A.
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MOTI ON:
MOTION: Hart
VOTE: AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
MINUTES
MOTION: Approve.
Approve staff rec~,~L~ndations on the following Consent
Calendar it~ns.
SECOND: McGuigan
Acosta, Griset, Hart, Johnson, Luxembourger,
McGuigan, Young
None
None
Adjourned Regular Meeting of February 22, 1985
Adjourned Regular Meeting of February 23, 1985
Adjourned Regular Meeting of February 26, 1985
Regular Meeting of March 4, 1985
BID CALLS/REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS
MOTION: Approve plans and specifications and authorize
advertis~nent for bids or requests for proposals
as appropriate.
A. Refurbish Aerial Ladder Truck (Vehicle #56563) - Fire
Depar~nent. SPEC 85-002
B. Installation of a New Traffic Signal at Main & Owens
Drive - Public Services Agency. PROJ 2500
3. BID AWARDS
MOTION: Award in accordance with bid stm~nary reports.
One Mobile Air C~npressor - Fire Depar~nent; San Diego Fire
Equipment Company in the amount of $153,404.26.
SPEC 84-015
Traffic Signal Installation at Warner Avenue and Yale
Street - Public Services Agency; J R J Construction
in an ~nount of $55,895.00. PROJ 2504
Equipment Purchase SA-1 Hydroelectric Facility on the Metro-
politan Water District's Orange County Feeder - Water
Utilities Agency; Mark Industries in an amount of $183,162.00.
PROJ 7105
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D. CITY'S SELF-FUNDED INSURANCE PROGRAM
MOTION:Accept $1,300,000 quota share liability insurance
coverage reduction in the City's existing $9,000,000
second layer insurance policy and authorize execution
by Mayor and Clerk of Coverage Reduction Endorsement.
MOTION: Young SECOND: Acosta
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Acosta, Griset, Hart, Johnson, Luxembourger,
McGuigan, Young
None
None FILE 435.20
E. FISCAL YEAR 1986 FEDERAL FUNDING PRIORITIES
MOTION:Approve Fiscal Year 1986 Federal Funding
priorities contained in the Request for Council
Action dated March 18, 1985, prepared by the
City Manager.
MOTION: Young SECOND: Acosta
VOTE:AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Acosta, Griset, Hart, Johnson, Luxembourger,
McGuigan, Young
None
None FILE 310
Fe ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS - DEVELOPER FEE
PROGRAMS
MOTION: Adopt the following policy statements:
1) The City of Santa Ana agrees to participate in
planning and construction of the San Joaquin
Transportation Corridor, pending the implementation
of the following conditions:
a. Reassessment of the designated areas of
benefits; and
be Incorporation of the elements proposed in
the 5~year Transportation Improvement
Program developed and submitted to the
Board of Supervisors by the Inter-City
Liaison Co~nittee.
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2) The City of Santa Ana rejects participation in the
Eastern/Foothill Corridor Fee Program, given the
current lack of information and need to study the
following issues:
Se The impact of construction of the
Eastern/Foothill Corridor on urban sprawl and
traffic congestion, due to land development and
corridor access needs;
b. An evaluation of financing alternatives,
including the toll road concept;
The impacts of construction on mobility,
com~uter patterns, and ~ployment access for
residents of all cities of the County, not
only those located within designated areas of
benefit;
The impact of construction on the enviror~nent,
including meeting ~issions standards for the
South Coast Air Quality Manag~ent District; and
The relationship of the proposed corridor to
transit develoument plans, currently identified
freeway improv~aents and maintenance schedules
provided in the 5-year State Transportation
Improvement Plan, with projected ~ployment and
residential growth County-wide.
MOTION: Griset SECOND: Young
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Acosta, Griset, Hart, Johnson, Luxembourger,
McGuigan, Young
None
None FILE 1025
12. AGREEMENT
MOTION: Approve agreement and authorize execution by Mayor and
Clerk.
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