City Council Agenda - 01/16/06

MISSION VIEJO AGENDA

City Council, Community Development Agency,

Community Development Financing Authority,

Public Improvement Corporation, and Library Board of Trustees

 January 16, 2006, at 5:00 P.M.

 City Hall, 200 Civic Center, Mission Viejo, California, 92691     City Council Chamber

 

 

CALL TO ORDER—CITY COUNCIL, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AUTHORITY, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION, AND LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Roll Call:
Council/Agency Member Kelley
Council/Agency Member Ledesma
Council/Agency Member Reavis
Mayor Pro Tempore /Vice Chair Ury
Mayor / Chair MacLean

Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, Musical Presentation, Presentations, Public Comments, and Public Hearings will be held at 6:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter.

CLOSED SESSION

CS1. Conference with City Attorney Concerning One Matter of Existing Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a). The Litigation is the City of Mission Viejo v. Commonwealth Insurance Co.

CS2. Public Employee Performance Evaluation for the Position of City Attorney Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.

CS3. Public Employee Dismissal/Release for the Position of City Attorney Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.

CS4. Public Employee Appointment and Compensation Consideration for the Position of City Attorney (Permanent, Interim and/or Advisory) Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 54957 and 54957.6. The City Council Shall Interview Candidates for the Unrepresented Position of City Attorney Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957 and May Direct Its Negotiators, If Necessary, Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6 as Regards an Employment Contract

REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION

INVOCATION:  Mayor Pro Tempore /Vice Chair Ury

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council/Agency Member Reavis

MUSICAL PRESENTATION: Performance by the Capistrano Valley High School Camerata Singers

PRESENTATIONS

P1. Recognize Citywide Volunteers for Their 1,000 Hours of Volunteer Service (0410-80)

Recommended Action: Present certificates of appreciation to (1) Mary Jo McQueen for volunteer hours at the Mission Viejo Library; (2) Jeanne Barrett for volunteer hours at the Mission Viejo Library; and (3) Dick LaReau for volunteer hours with the Senior Community Activity Team (SCAT).

PUBLIC COMMENTS

(Request-to-speak forms must be turned in before the Mayor announces this agenda item. Each speaker may be allotted three minutes. This portion of the agenda is limited to thirty minutes. Any remaining public comments will be heard at the end of the meeting.)

CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Waive Reading of Ordinances and Resolutions

Recommended Action: Approve the reading by title of all ordinances and resolutions and declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.

2. City Council Minutes (0410-60)

Recommended Action: Approve the Open Session Minutes for the Special Meeting of December 28, 2005, as presented or amended; (2) approve the Closed Session Minutes for the Special Meeting of December 28, 2005, as presented or amended; and (3) approve the Open Session Minutes for the Regular Meeting of January 3, 2006, as presented or amended; and (4) approve the Closed Session Minutes for the Regular Meeting of January 3, 2006, as presented or amended.

3. Number not used.

4. Check Register Dated December 16, 2005, in the Amount of $1,887,468.77 (0300-30)

Recommended Action: Ratify the accompanying check register.

5. Check Register Dated December 23, 2005, in the Amount of $1,627,722.70 (0300-30)

Recommended Action: Ratify the accompanying check register.

6. City Treasurer’s Monthly Report for November 2005 (0320-80)

Recommended Action: Receive and file the report.

7. Community Development Agency (CDA) Treasurer’s Monthly Report for November 2005(0320-80)

Recommended Action: Receive and file the report.

8. Community Development Financing Authority (CDFA) Treasurer’s Monthly Report for November 2005 (0320-80)

Recommended Action: Receive and file the report.

9. Evaluation of City Attorney Firms (0400-10)

Recommended Action: Approve the second amendment to the contract with Thomas W. Allen in the amount of $3,600.

10. Mission Viejo Library’s One-Year Subscription to InfoTrac (0750-20)

Recommended Action: Authorize the issuance of a purchase order to Thomson Gale in the amount of $32,835.45, for a one-year subscription renewal to InfoTrac’s General Reference Center Gold Magazine Database, the Business and Company Resource Center Database, and the Biography Resource Center Database. 

11. Jeronimo Creek Habitat Restoration

Recommended Action: Approve Maintenance Contract Amendment 1 with Spectrum Care in the amount of $79,795.50 for a habitat restoration project in Jeronimo Open Space.

ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR

PUBLIC HEARINGS

12. Ordinance Amending Chapter 9.45 “Minor Exceptions” of the Mission Viejo Municipal Code

Recommended Action: Introduce Ordinance 06-XXX Amending Chapter 9.45 “Minor Exceptions” of the Mission Viejo Municipal Code.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

MAYOR’S, COMMISSION, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

13. Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Report (0410-40)

Recommended Action: Receive the report.

14. Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Report (0410-40)

Recommended Action: Receive the report.

15. San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Report (0410-40)

Recommended Action: Receive the report.

16. Measure M Reauthorization Super Committee (0410-40)

Recommended Action: Receive the report.

STAFF REPORTS

City Manager’s Report

City Attorney’s Report

COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS

Council/Agency Member Kelley

Council/Agency Member Ledesma

17. Traffic Signal Timing and Coordination

Recommended Action: Direct staff to make a public presentation of the capabilities of our traffic control system and the capabilities of our traffic signal coordination.

Council/Agency Member Reavis

Mayor Pro Tempore/Vice Chair Ury

Mayor/Chair MacLean

ADJOURNMENT TO FEBRUARY 6, 2006, AT 5:00 P.M.

NOTE: At the hour of 9:30 p.m., the City Council will review the remaining agenda items and make a decision regarding the items to be considered before the 11:00 p.m. adjournment and the items to be continued to the next meeting.