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Home My Public Portal About03-07-2006LIIThzs Agenda contains a brief general description of each ~tem to be considered Cop~es of the Staff reports or other written documentation relating to each ~tem of buszness referred to on the Agenda are on file ~n the Office of the C~ty Clerk and are available for pubflc ~nspect~on A person who has a question concermng any of the agenda ~tems may call the C~ty Manager at (310) 603-0220, ext 200 Procedures for Address~nq the Council IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS, WE ASK THAT ALL PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FILL OUT A FORM PROVIDED AT THE DOOR,~AND TO TURN IT IN TO THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING FAILURE' TO FILL OUT SUCH A FORM WILL PROHIBIT YOU FROM ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL IN THE AB~I'~CE OF THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT OFTHE COUNCIL ~" ~'; ~'~ L: ~, L~ ~ ~ CI i~¥0F f?[', W0t}~) AGENDA ITEMS ON FILE FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LYNWOOD INFORMATION INC. TO BE HELD ON MARCH 7, 2006 500PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS 11330 BULLIS ROAD, LYNWOOD, CA 90262 ~' LETICIA VASQUEZ CHAIRPERSON REVEREND ALFREDDIE JOHNSON, JR. VICE-CHAIRMAN LOUIS BYRD DIRECTOR CITY MANAGER N ENRIQUE MARTINEZ CITY CLERK ANDREA L HOOPER FERNANDO PEDROZA DIRECTOR MARIA TERESA SANTILLAN DIRECTOR CITY ATTORNEY J ARNOLDO BELTRAN CITY TREASURER IRIS PYGATT OPENING CEREMONIES 1 CALL TO ORDER 2 ROLL CALL OF DIRECTORS Lou~s Byrd Reverend Alfredd~e Johnson, Jr Fernando Pedroza Maria T Sanbllan Lebc~a Vasquez 3 CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING BY SECRETARY 4 PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS League of Cahforma C~hes C~ty Manager's Report - Look~n' Good Lynwood PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Regarding Agenda Items Only) PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS IF AN ITEM IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, THERE SHOULD BE NO SUBSTANTIAL DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE BY THE COUNCIL, BUT IT IS ALL RIGHT FOR COUNCIL TO REFER THE MATTER TO THE STAFF OR SCHEDULE SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION FOR A FUTURE MEETING (The Ralph M Brown Act, Government Code Secbon 54954 2 (a)) CONSENT CALENDAR All matters I~sted under the Consent Calendar wdl be acted upon by one mobon affirming the acbon recommended on the agenda There wdl be no separate d~scuss~on on these ~tems prior to voting unless members of the Agency or staff request specific ~tems be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate acbon 5 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS Regular Meeting - February 7, 2006 6 APPROVAL OF THE WARRANT REGISTER Comments C~ty of Lynwood warrant register dated March 7, 2006 for FY 2005-2006 Recommendabon Staff recommends that the Board of D~rectors of Lynwood Informabon Incorporated approve the warrant register DISCUSSION ITEMS 7 REPORT--CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Comments On February 15, 2006, the Cal~forma Contract C~bes Association held ~ts February Board of D~rectors meebng Recommendation Staff recommends that Chairperson Vasquez prowde a detaded report to the community ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 21, 2006 AT 5 00 P M IN COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM, CITY HALL, CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA AGENDA STAFF REPORT DATE TO APPROVED BY PREPARED BY March 7, 2006 Lynwood Information Inc Chairman & Members N Ennque Marbnez, City Ma~n~ager Andrea L Hooper, City Clerll~ Albert Esplnoza, Deputy City Clerk SUBJECT Lynwood Information Inc Minutes Recommendation: Staff recommends the Lynwood Information Inc adopt the following Minutes · Regular Meeting, February 7, 2006 Background: N/A Fiscal Impact N/A Coordinated With N/A AGENDA- ITEM 5 LYNWOOD INFORMATION, INC. REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 7, 2006 The Lynwood Information, Inc of the C~ty of Lynwood met m a regular meebng ~n the Councd Chambers, 11330 Bulhs Road on the above date at 5 15 p m Chairman Vasquez presiding D~rectors Byrd, Johnson, Pedroza, Sanbllan, and Vasquez answered the roll call Also present were C~ty Manager Marbnez, C~ty Attorney Beltran, Secretary Hooper, and Treasurer Pygatt Secretary Hooper announced that the Agenda had been posted ~n accordance w~th the Brown Act Item PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS · Mayor Teacher Apple Award - Doris Stokes · C~hzen Athlete of the Month Award - Ohver Calhoun · Pnnc~ple of Purpose Award - Dr Yvette Harps · Cachorntos Youth Soccer Team - Coaches Ramon Salazar, Hugo De La R~va, and Mart~n Martmez presented awards to the team · Black H~story Month Proclamabon - Jameel Rasheed · Rally Behind the C~bzen Award - Andrea L Hooper · C~ty Manager's Report - Resident Survey Announcement PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Regarding Agenda Items Only) Sylwa Herron commented on ~tem #7 - REVIEW OF QUARTERLY SPECIAL EVENTS She wanted to know ~f the grand opemng for the semor center was scheduled for May On ~tem #9 - REPORT ON PENDING RECALL, she beheves th~s ~tem should not have been placed on the agenda Armando Rea commented on ~tem #9 - REPORT ON PENDING RECALL He requested the D~rectors to table th~s agenda ~tem He beheves It's against the law to put th~s ~tem on the agenda and c~ted case law ~nd~catmg why ~t's ~mportant to table the ~tem Albino Star commented on ~tem #9 - REPORT ON PENDING RECALL He beheves the re-call is wrong and he asked people not to support the proponents Tony Miranda commented on ~tem #9 - REPORT ON PENDING RECALL He commented he ~s against the re-call He requested the clbzens to stop the hate Lorraine Reed commented on item #7 - REVIEW OF QUARTERLY SPECIAL EVENTS As a Parks and Recreabon Commissioner, she was under the ~mpresslon the City would have 5 major events per year PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Pearhne Calderon commented on item #9 - REPORT ON PENDING RECALL She would like to see the residents put their d~fferences aside and work for the betterment of the community Margaret Araujo commented on the Chinese New Year W~th respect to the attorney fees she would hke to see the Councd lower the fees Furthermore, she commented that it was a m~stake to put the re-call ~tem on the agenda Frank Calderon commented he ~s against the re-call He beheves the re-call ~s ludicrous Lorna Hawkins commented on ~tem #9 - REPORT ON PENDING RECALL She stated she ~s against the re-call elechon She beheves the C~ty does not have money to pay for the re-call Irene Garc~a commented on ~tem # 9 - REPORT ON PENDING RECALL She said that the C~ty may have wolated FPPC laws because they used staff and other resources to put the pending re-call item on the agenda CONSENT CALENDAR All matters hsted under the Consent Calendar wdl be acted upon by one mobon affirming the achon recommended on the agenda There wdl be no separate d~scuss~on on these ~tems pnor to vobng unless members of the Agency or staff request specific ~tems be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate acbon It was moved by D~rector Pedroza, seconded by D~rector Byrd, to approve the m~nutes, adopt the resolutions, and receive & file reports Item #5 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS · Regular Meebng - January 3, 2006 Item #6 APPROVAL OF THE WARRANT REGISTER RESOLUTION NO. 2006.002 ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE LYNWOOD INFORMATION INC OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE DEMANDS AND WARRANTS THEREFORE Item #7 REVIEW OF QUARTERLY SPECIAL EVENTS - MARCH THROUGH JUNE, 2006 Receive and file the special events report Item #8 COMMENTS TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ON LOCAL FRANCHISING PRACTICES RESOLUTION NO. 2006.003 ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE LYNWOOD INFORMATION INCORPORATED AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF COMMENTS WITH THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ROLL CALL AYES NOES ABSTAIN ABSENT DIRECTOR BYRD, JOHNSON, PEDROZA, SANTILLAN, AND VASQUEZ NONE NONE NONE DISCUSSION ITEMS (DIRECTOR REQUESTS) Item #9 REPORT ON PENDING RECALL (AS REQUESTED BY VICE - CHAIRPERSON JOHNSON) Mayor Pro Tem Johnson made some brief remarks about why he brought this ~tem to the Council He later tabled the item ADJOURNMENT Having no further discussion, ~t was moved by V~ce Chairman Johnson, seconded by Director Pedroza, and carned to adjourn the Regular Lynwood Informahon Inc, meeting at 6 38 p m, in memory of Elaine Barbero and Coretta Scott King Leticla Vasquez, Chairman Andrea L Hooper, Secretary DATE TO APPROVED BY PREPARED BY SUBJECT AGENDA STAFF REPORT March 7, 2006 Honorable Chairperson and Directors of Lynwood Information Incorporated N Enr,que Mart,nez, C,ty Manager~./~' Mananna Marysheva, Assistant C~ty Manager - Rnanc~/Y/~ Momca Castellanos, Accounbng Techmc~an ./- Approval of the Warrant Register Recommendation: Staff respectfully recommends that the Board of Information Incorporated approve the warrant register O~rectors of Lynwood ..................... Attached Warrant Register dated March 7, 2006 ................ AGENDA ITEM AGENDA STAFF REPORT DATE TO APPROVED BY PREPARED BY March 7, 2006 Honorable Chairman & Directors of Lynwood Informahon Incorporated N Ennque Marhnez, C~ty Manager Autra C Adams, Asst to the City Manager' Delan~a Wh~taker, Admm~strahve Analyst I1'~/,~''' SUBJECT Report--California Contract Cities Association Board of Directors Meeting Recommendation: Staff recommends that Chairperson Vasquez provide a detaded report to the community Background: On February 15, 2006, the Cahforma February Board of D~rectors meehng Contract C~bes Assoc~ahon held ~ts Discussion & Analysis: The purpose of the meebng was to d~scuss three ~tems ~n which the Cahforn~a Contract C~t~es Assoc~ahon Board of D~rectors were to vote on The following were the vohng ~tems addressed at the meeting · A Resolubon Supporting the 2006 Cahforn~a State L~brary Bond · A Resolubon Supporting Enhanced Municipal Representabon on the A~r Quahty Management Board of D~rectors · Amend Current Leg~slabon or Introduce a Bdl Enhancing C~t~es to Jo~n the School Pedestr~an-B~cychst Safety Program Fiscal Impact: The acbon recommended ~n this report does not have a fiscal ~mpact on the C~ty Coordinated W~th F~nance Department C~ty Attorney's Ofhce A~ENDA ITEM 10535 Paramount Blvd, Suite #100 · California Contract Cities Association Downey, Cahforma 90241 · (562) 928-5533 www cont ractCltles org FAX (562) 928-9557 E-mall ccca97@aol eom EXECUTIVEBOARD PRESIDENT DAVID A SPENCE La Canada Fhntndge VICE PRESIDENT JEFFREY PRANG West Hollywood SECRETARY/TREASURER SALLY FLOWERS DIRECTOR AT LARGE LOiS GASTON Duartc DIRECI OR AT LARGE RAY T SMITH BellBowe~ BUDGET & AUDIT COMMITTFE STAN CARROLL, CHAIR La Habra Heights BY-EAWS COMMIT I EE RANDY BOMGAARS, CIIAIR Bellflower 2ITY/COUNTY CONTRACTS COMMII TEE GREGORY C BROWN, CHAIR La Canada Fhnmdge CITY MGRS/CITE ADM COMMITTEE MARK ALEXANDER, CHAIR La Canada Fhntndge LEGAL COMMITI'EE JUDY MITCHELL, CHAIR Rolhng Halls Estates I EGISLATIVE COMMITTFE FRANK ZERUNYAN, CHAIR Rolhng Hdls Estates RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE MARK WARONEK, CHAIR SELECTION COMMITTEE TONY CARTAGENA, CHAIR Wahmt SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE GLORIA A KAPPE, CHAIR PAST PRESIDENT MARGARET E FiNLAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR February 7, 2006 TO MAYORS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGERS/CITY ADMINISTRATORS RE ACTION ITEMS FEBRUARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING THE FEBRUARY MEETING WILL HAVE THREE VOTING ITEMS. THEY ARE: · A Resolution Supporting the 2006 California State Library Bond · A Resolution Supporting Enhanced Municipal Representation on the Air Quahty Management Board of D~rectoi s · Amend Current Legislation or Introduce a Ball Euabling C~t~es t@ Jolu the School Pedestrian-Bicyclist Safety Program q HUS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EACH CITY SEND ITS VOTING DELEGATE OR ALTERNATE TO THE MEETING SO THAT ACTION CAN TAKE PLACE ON THE THREE ITEMS IF THE VOTING DELEGATE OR ALTERNATE CANNOT ATTEND THE MEETING, THE MAYOR, BY LETTER TO THE SECRETARY OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, CAN ~/AME ONE OF 7'HE REMAINING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY TO VOTE FOR THE CITY DATE PLACF TIME RSVP Februaly 15, 2006 The Washington Mutual Campus 4900 Rwergrade Road - It wmdale, CA 91706 (Entel through Gumd Shack #49 I0, just off of Commerce Drive) 6 p in Social Horn & 7 00 p m Droner Please RSVP no latin than 12 p m, F]May, FcNtuuy 10~ 2006, to the CCCA Staff Of bce at (562) 928-5533, Ext 3 o~ 4 A RESOLUTION OF THE CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES ASSOCIATION SUPPORTING ENHANCED MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATION ON THE SCAQMD BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEREAS ~t is tn file interest of all lnumclpal governments that cities be eqtntab!y represented on pohcy-makmg ~eg,onal boaids, and, WHEREAS, the cunent numbei of mumc,pal representatives on the South Coast An Quahty Management D,sn let (SCAQMD) does not fully recogmze cities In the South Bay and Westside Sectors of Los Angeles County and places the cities of Calabasas and Mahbu in what is identified by statute as thc Easte~ n Secto~ ot the SCAQMD jmtsdict,on, and, WHEREAS, providing sepaiate seats roi a city within the Western Sector and the C~ty of Los Angeles wdl en',ule that the population of the City of Los Angeles and the popular,ohs of smallm crees ,n the Western and Eastern Sectors are lepresented on the SCAQMD Boa, d commensurate with then populatmns, dud, WHEREAS, ~eahgnmg crees w~thm Los Angeles County ~nto secto, s which ale nlole geoglaplncally eqtntable ~s stgmficaut and nnpottant to leg,onal policy dec,sion-making, aud, WI[EREAS, p~owdmg the crees of Oiange, Rlveislde, and San Bema,dmo Countm,, w~th rep~esematmn which moic fanly lepiesents then growing popular,on and gieatel pollut~on levels fostms g~eatet 'buy-in" by ploy,drag mote local input and partmlpanon by elected officials throughout the Dtstuct, and, WHEREAS Ihe ciuleut pmpo~,a] would mtam tile expethse ol the Sacramento appointees, and, WHEREAS, thc cuuent p~oposal has ~ecmvcd the suppmt of the South Bay Cities Council ol Government's, thc Las Vngeues-Mahbu Councd ol Governments, the League ot Cahlomla CiHes, Los Angeles Counly D~v~s,on, C~ty ol Los Angeles, and the Gateway Councd ol Governments, and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cahfo, ma Cont,act C,nes Association supports a change m state leg~slaUon to add fora (4) addmonal municipal membe, s to the SCAQMD Boa,d one (I) addmonal mumc,pal leptesentanve to, each county repiesented by the District, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Cahforma Contract Crees Assoc,,mort should commumcate poMHon lo the South Coast Au Quahty Management D~stnct, the South Bay Crees Council of Goxcmments members of tile Cahfoima Contract Crees A%ocmt~on, and appropriate members of tile ~[atc [.cg~sl,uu~c APPROVED b? tile Exectmve Bored of the Cahfolnla Conaact C,tms Assoctauon at a mgulai mcctmg held on the 1't day ol Febma, y 2006 and to be fo~w,uded to the Bored ol Dnecto~s loi consicle~atton oll Febiuaiy 15, 2006 DavldA Spence Ple~,ldent Cd[llol girl Con[l ,Icl Cme', A~,soc~,mon DAte A RESOLUTION OF THE CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES ASSOCIATION SUPPORTING THE 2006 CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY BOND Whet cas. Governm Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law tile Caldornla Reading and L~tel acy hnprovement and Pubhc Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act ot 2006. and Wheleas, approval by voters of that bond would authorize the State to sell $600 mdhon m bonds to assist local gove~ mnents m the construcnon of public hbt aries, and ¥¥ hereas, passage ol that bond, which wdl appear on the June 2006 ballot, will permit many crees and cotume~ across tile State to construct hbrary lacdmes, and Whereas. the CaMo] ma State L~brmy has ~denghed that at least 579 unfunded hb~my construcnon projects which total $4 4 bdbon m need statew~de, and Whereas, the bond wdl provide a 35 percent Iocal/65 percent State match in funding for g~ant ~ec~plents, and Whereas grants wdl be awarded fo~ a nlmunum ot $50.000 and a maxunom of $20 mdhon, anti Whereas li~st pllomy wdl be g~ven to ehg~ble apphc[mons not hmded tn tile thnd upphcatton cycle of Ihoposmon 14 Tile amount aw,uded lm these first pHoHty p~olects ma}' not exceed filly percent ol the $600 nnlhon autho~ Ized. and Whereas, the .creaming $300 ~mlhon of funds not aw,uded tot tile thtrd apphcatmn cycle wdl be awarded on a statew~de coolpetltwe bas~s, and Whereas. use o~' ex~stmg hblanes m Cahforma conttnues to grow and expand as new hbrattes ale added, new serwces of lined, und hou~s increased, and Now Tberelore, Be It Resolved. that tile Cahlo~ ma Contl act Crees Assoc~atton suppm ts Ihe passage hmdmg of tile Cahforma Reading ,md Litela~y hnprovement and Pubhc L~btary Constructton and Rcoovutmn Bond Act ol 2006, and lie [[ ]~'Ul thel Resolved Ihdt thc Cdh[olOta Contract Cities Assocla[lon should cOlnlllUnlc,lle its posl[ton to the camp,ngn m suppmt ol the Bond Act. members of the Cahfomla Contract Crees Assoclattom and ull o[hel appl Opl late O] ganl/atlOll% and Approved by tile Executwe Board of the Cahforma Contract Crees Assoctat~on at a regular meelmg held oo the 1'' day of Februa:y 2006 and to be forwmded to the Board of Duectots for constderatmn on Feblua~y 15. 2006 D,t~,~d A Spencc P~c,udent Date Traffic Frees m School Zones AB 1324 (Vmgas) would allow San Dingo County, and c~t~es w~thm that conuty, to estabhsh until January 1, 2007, a school pedestnan-bmycbst safety program and receive funds from a special account m the county treasnry ~f those funds are used to finance programs that enhance the safety of puptls travehng to and i~rom school on foot o~ by b~cycle The program includes prov~smns that ~nclease frees for specified traffic v~olat~ons occurring within school zones The Countleq of Alameda, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and any c~ty within those counting, am the only local governments allowed to adopt a program through approval of its board of superv~sms and ctty counmls Many contract clt~es m Cahforma are ~nterested tn joining the program As a result, tile Leg~slauve Committee and Exeeut~¥e Boald voted on February I to contact the authm oi AB 1324 to see if other counties could be amended into that b~ll along w~th San Diego County If nol, another author would be sought to introduce the legislation on behalf of the Cahforma Connact Ctt~es Association The Board of D~rectors ~s being asked to approve the recommendation of the Leg~slatwe Committee and Execunve Bored to see ~l AB 1324 can be amended to include other c~t~es and countm% and, d not, to seek an authm to umoduce a new bill on the school pedest~an-b~cych~,t '~alety p~ og~ am