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Present- |
Council Members Campbell, Golonski, Vander Borght and Ramos. |
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Absent - - - - |
Council Member Murphy. |
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Also Present - |
Ms. Alvord, City Manager; Mr. Barlow, City Attorney; and, Mrs. Campos,
City Clerk.
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Oral
Communications |
There was no response to the Mayor�s invitation for oral communications on
Closed Session matters at this time.
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4:39 P.M.
Recess |
The Council recessed at this time to the City Hall Basement Lunch
Room/Conference Room to hold a Closed Session on the following:
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a. Conference with Real Property Negotiator:
Pursuant to Govt. Code �54956.8
Agency Negotiator: Community Development Director/ Susan Georgino.
Property:
A new advertising sign (billboard) is being proposed on City property at
the Recycling Center located at 500 South Flower Street which is bounded
by Verdugo Avenue and Providencia Avenue.
Parties with Whom Agency is Negotiated:
Ken Spiker and Associates, Inc. representing Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc.
Name of Contact Person:
Ruth Davidson-Guerra
Terms Under Negotiation:
Possible lease of City property to Clear Channel.
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b. Conference with Labor Negotiator:
Pursuant to Govt. Code �54957.6
Name of the Agency Negotiator: Management Services Director/Judie
Sarquiz.
Name of Organization Representing Employee:
Represented: Burbank City Employees Association, Burbank Management
Association, Burbank Firefighters Chief Officers Unit, and Burbank Police
Officers Association; Unrepresented, and Appointed Officials.
Summary of Labor Issues to be Negotiated:
Current Contracts and Retirement Issues.
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c. Conference with Legal Counsel � Anticipated Litigation (City as
potential defendant):
Pursuant to Govt. Code �54956.9(b)(1)
Number of potential case(s): 2
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d. Conference with Legal Counsel � Anticipated Litigation (City as
possible plaintiff):
Pursuant to Govt. Code �54956.9(c)
Number of potential case(s): 1
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Regular Meeting
Reconvened in
Council Chambers |
The regular meeting of the Council of the City of Burbank was reconvened
at 6:47 p.m. by Mrs. Ramos, Mayor.
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Invocation
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The invocation was given by Mr. Kramer, Community Assistance Coordinator.
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Flag Salute
ROLL CALL |
The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Taylor Buliavac.
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Present- |
Council Members Campbell, Golonski, Murphy, Vander Borght and Ramos. |
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Absent - - - - |
Council Members None. |
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Also Present - |
Ms. Alvord, City Manager; Mr. Barlow, City Attorney; and, Mrs. Campos,
City Clerk.
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301-1
Heartbreakers
Girls� Softball
Team |
Mayor Ramos
recognized the Burbank Heartbreakers Softball Team, who finished their
little league regular season with an impressive record of eighteen wins,
two losses and one tie. She noted that the team members are softball
pioneers for the City of
Burbank as they are
the first team to ever represent the City in Little League Fast Pitch
Softball. Certificates of Recognition were presented to Manager/Coach
Richard Escamilla; Coaches Steve Dalley, Aaron Escamilla and Samantha
Valenzuela; and, team members Taylor Buliavac, Kayla Dalley, Emili
Escamilla, Kristina Gobble, Hattie Linares, Nesleen Lobarbio, Sarah Riojas,
Elizabeth Rivera, Solana Sanchez, Tatiana Sanchez and Hallie White.
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Reporting on
Council Liaison
Committees
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Mr. Vander Borght
reported on the Environmental Oversight Committee meeting he attended with
Mr. Campbell.
Mrs. Ramos reported
on a meeting she attended with the Library Services Director regarding the
City�s library grant application. She also reported on a League of
California Cities Conference she attended and requested that the Council
consider action to support Proposition 1A.
Mr. Golonski
reported on the Mayor�s Youth Task Force meeting he attended with Mrs.
Ramos.
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Reporting on
Closed Session |
Mr. Barlow reported on the items considered by the City Council and the
Redevelopment Agency during the Closed Session meetings.
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Initial Open
Public Comment
Period of Oral
Communications |
Mrs. Ramos called for speakers for the initial open public comment period
of oral communications at this time.
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Citizen
Comment |
Appearing to comment were
Paul McKenna, Mark
Hungerford and Dr. Keith Sanneman, encouraging the Council to make
independent decisions with regard to Airport issues; Don Elsmore, on
statements made by Special Airport Counsel Peter Kirsch with regard to
Airport issues; Garen Yegparian, Caroline MacLeod, Evelyn Alexander, Lia
Caprara, Hani Antar, Loucin Mekhjian, Delphine Trowbridge and Dean
Walcraff, in opposition to the proposed Canyon Hills Development in the
Verdugo Mountains; Phil Berlin, Carolyn Berlin, David Piroli, Ron
Vanderford and Howard Rothenbach, on the proposed Airport Development
Agreement.
Also, Eden Rosen,
commented on a real estate sign which was placed on a public sidewalk
obstructing pedestrians, on cars blocking driveways and the law with
regard to billboards; Larry Applebaum, announced an upcoming fundraiser
for the Burbank Priority in Education, �In Concert�, scheduled for October
2, 2004 at the Starlight Bowl; and, Mark Barton, commented on the
Wayfinding Signage Program.
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Staff
Response |
Members of the Council and staff responded to questions raised.
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Motion |
It was moved by Ms. Murphy and seconded by Mr. Vander Borght that �the
item regarding the Transient Occupancy Tax be postponed to a future date.�
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Carried |
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members
Campbell, Murphy, Vander Borght
and Ramos.
Noes: Council Member Golonski.
Absent: Council Members None.
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Agenda Item
Oral Communications |
Mrs. Ramos called for speakers for the agenda item oral communications at
this time.
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Citizen
Comment |
Appearing to comment were
Michael Pfeiffer,
Hotel Association of Los Angeles, requesting to reserve his comments until
the Transient Occupancy Tax item is considered; Katherine Cook, in support
of the Magnolia Park Action Plan; Carolyn Berlin, requesting a copy of the
Magnolia Park survey, stating tax increment revenue coming from general
aviation should be used for employee contracts and infrastructure
improvements and supporting the sale of the B-6 property; Don Elsmore, on
the Notice of Failure to Execute a Development Agreement; Phil Berlin, on
the chronology of grandfathering in the Airport curfew; Mark Barton, on
billboards design; Michael Bergfeld, on legal issues with regard to
Airport litigation; Howard Rothenbach, inquiring about the proposed
billboards and commenting on redevelopment indebtedness; David Piroli, on
the criteria of the Airport Trust Agreement and the intent of the voters
who passed Measure B; Mike Nolan, inquiring as to why Airport zoning
issues are not included in the Community Development Department Work
Program Goals and questioning the validity of the Trust Agreement; Ron
Vanderford, on the proposed Airport Development Agreement and various
Airport issues; and, Yasmine Wolfe, in support of the Magnolia Park Action
Plan.
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Staff
Response |
Members of the Council and staff responded to questions raised.
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Jt. Mtg. with
Redev. Agency
203
Magnolia Park
Action Plan |
Mr. Garcia,
Redevelopment Project Analyst, Community Development Department, reported
that in October 2003, staff conducted several focus group meetings to
determine the present situation and future needs for
Magnolia
Park
with a desire to achieve a roadmap that would lead the district through a
series of steps to improve the area. He added that staff presented the
findings of the focus groups meetings to the Council in January 2004, at
which time the Council directed staff to share those findings with the
Magnolia Park Citizens Advisory Committee (Committee) and develop an
Action Plan to carry out the various findings. He added that following a
review of the findings, the Committee requested that the neighboring
community be surveyed to make sure that the focus group findings reflect
the views of the neighborhood. He noted that the survey was sent out to
approximately 3,000 households and the results echoed the findings of the
focus groups.
Mr. Garcia added
that the Committee then moved forward with developing an Action Plan which
outlined the following five categories: streetscape, landscaping and
facility upgrades; increasing retail leasing; parking improvements;
promotions and events; and, general maintenance. He noted that many
capital items have already been partially or fully funded by the City and
Redevelopment Agency (Agency), and the only additional capital
appropriation that was being requested is $125,000 in Agency funds for
parking improvements. He added that the Committee has unanimously agreed
to study the formation of a Business Improvement District to help fund the
remaining expenses.
Mr. Garcia also
informed the Council that three of the 15 Committee members have resigned
due to the sale or relocation of their businesses. He added that because
all three of the Committee members who have resigned were merchant
appointees, the current make-up of the Committee consists of eight
residents and four merchants. He presented the Council with the following
options with regard to filling the Committee vacancies: reducing the size
of the Committee from 15 to 12 members; or, filling one or all of the
vacancies by opening up a new application process, with a recommendation
that the new applicants be restricted to merchants and/or property owners
to create a more balanced representation.
The Council expressed support for the second option.
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Motion |
It was moved by Mr. Vander Borght and seconded by Mr. Campbell that �the
following resolutions be passed and adopted:�
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203
Magnolia Park
Action Plan |
RESOLUTION NO. 26,797:
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK APPROVING THE TERMS AND
PROVISIONS OF A COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF
THE CITY OF BURBANK AND THE CITY OF BURBANK AND AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR
2004-2005 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $125,000.00 FOR THE MAGNOLIA PARK ACTION
PLAN.
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Redev. Agency
Reso. Adopted |
Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. R-2116 Approving the Terms and
Provisions of a Cooperation Agreement between the Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Burbank and the City of Burbank and Amending the Fiscal Year
2004-2005 Budget in the Amount of $125,000.00 for the Magnolia Park Action
Plan was adopted.
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Adopted |
The resolutions were adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members
Campbell, Golonski, Murphy,
Vander Borght and Ramos.
Noes: Council Members None.
Absent: Council Members None.
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1502
Shuttle
Connection to
the Metro Red
Line Station |
Mr. Herrmann,
Assistant Community Development Director/ Transportation, reported that on
August 10,
2004, the Council directed staff to proceed with the first step of a
two-step process to determine Council support for exploring the
feasibility of implementing a transit service between the Media District
and the Metro Red Line.
Mr. Herrmann
explained that five of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
transit lines that operate within
Burbank make
connections with one or both of the Valley Red Line stations at Universal
City and North Hollywood. He added that two MTA bus lines connect the
Universal City Station to the Media District and to other Burbank
destinations with no lines providing direct connections between the North
Hollywood Station and the Media District.
Mr. Herrmann further
reported that the Council appointed a Transit Services Task Force to study
existing transit services within the City and to develop a recommendation
for expanding local service. He added that the Task Force reviewed the
existing Red Line bus connections and supports the implementation of a
local shuttle service between the Red Line and Media District, and that
the Burbank TMO is also supportive of the service.
Staff was directed to proceed with a feasibility study for implementing a
transit service connection between the Media District and the Metro Red
Line.
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206
304-1
Accepting Small
Money Donations |
Mr. Hanway,
Financial Services Director, requested Council approval of a Burbank
Municipal Code change to the City�s current procedure of accepting small
monetary contributions from the public. He noted that the modification in
policy would streamline the existing process that is inefficient while at
the same time still encourage public donations of all amounts to the City.
He explained that under the current policy, departments receiving
donations must initiate an appropriation request for every monetary
donation for its expenditure. As a result, each item needs to be placed
on the Council agenda for approval.
Mr. Hanway informed
the Council that the proposed Code change would provide automatic
appropriation authority for contributions less than $1,000. He explained
that the change would grant departments administrative authority to accept
and appropriate donations of less than $1,000.
It was the Council�s
consensus that the amount be raised to $5,000.
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Ordinance
Introduced |
It was moved by Mr. Golonski and seconded by Mr. Campbell that �the
following ordinance be introduced and read for the first time by title
only and be passed to the second reading.� The ordinance was introduced
and the title read as amended:
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206
304-1
Accepting Small
Money Donations |
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK ADDING SECTION 14-110
TO THE BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE REVISING CITY PROCEDURE IN ACCEPTING SMALL
MONETARY DONATIONS.
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Carried |
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members
Campbell, Golonski, Murphy,
Vander Borght and Ramos.
Noes: Council Members None.
Absent: Council Members None.
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804-5
Exempt Impound
or Storage Fees
Charged by Tow
Operators from
the TPT |
Mr. Hanway,
Financial Services Director, requested that the Council adopt an ordinance
amending Article 19 of Chapter 14 of the Burbank Municipal Code pertaining
to the City�s Transient Parking Tax (TPT). He reported that the amended
Code would provide that fees charged by duly licensed Tow Operators for
the impound or storage of vehicles incidental to services performed by
such Tow Operators shall be exempt from the TPT. He explained that the
proposed ordinance would clarify that storage facilities associated with
tow operations are exempt from its provisions. Although the TPT was not
intended to apply to this type of storage facility, the language of the
current Code could be interpreted to apply. He noted that there are
currently no taxes being collected from Tow Operators and the added
exemption would not affect current revenue.
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Ordinance
Introduced |
It was moved by Mr. Golonski and seconded by Mr. Vander Borght that �the
following ordinance be introduced and read for the first time by title
only and be passed to the second reading.� The ordinance was introduced
and the title read:
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804-5
Exempt Impound
or Storage Fees
Charged by Tow
Operators from
the TPT |
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING ARTICLE 19,
CHAPTER 14, SECTION 14-1906 OF THE BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE TO EXEMPT
IMPOUND OR STORAGE FEES CHARGED BY TOW OPERATORS FROM THE TRANSIENT
PARKING TAX.
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Carried |
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members
Campbell, Golonski, Murphy,
Vander Borght and Ramos.
Noes: Council Members None.
Absent: Council Members None.
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201-2
Work Program
for BWP, CDD
and Fire |
Mr. Davis, General
Manager, Burbank Water and Power, presented the Work Program Goals and
Performance Indicators for the Burbank Water and Power Department.
Mrs. Georgino,
Community Development Director, presented the Work Program Goals and
Performance Indicators for the Community Development Department.
Mr. Mehling, Interim
Fire Chief, presented the Work Program Goals and Performance Indicators
for the Fire Department.
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Ordinance
Submitted |
It was moved by Ms. Murphy and seconded by Mr. Campbell that �Ordinance
No. 3648 be read for the second time by title only and be passed and
adopted.� The title to the following ordinance was read:
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703
804-2
Park Permits for
Commercial Uses on City-
Owned Property |
ORDINANCE NO. 3648:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING SECTION 5-802,
5-804 AND 5-805 OF THE BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING THE TIME
DEADLINES FOR PARK FACILITIES USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND ESTABLISHING THE
PERMIT APPEALS PROCESS FOR RECREATIONS AND COMMERCIAL USE PERMITS.
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Adopted |
The ordinance was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members
Campbell, Golonski, Murphy,
Vander Borght and Ramos.
Noes: Council Members None.
Absent: Council Members None.
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Ordinance
Submitted |
It was moved by Mr. Campbell and seconded by Ms. Murphy that �Ordinance
No. 3649 be read for the second time by title only and be passed and
adopted.� The title to the following ordinance was read:
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1402
Prima Facie
Speed Limits on
Various Streets |
ORDINANCE NO. 3649:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING SECTION
29-1501 AND CONSOLIDATING AND DELETING SECTIONS 29-1502 AND 29-1503 OF THE
BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPEED LIMITS.
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Adopted |
The ordinance was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members
Campbell, Golonski, Murphy,
Vander Borght and Ramos.
Noes: Council Members None.
Absent: Council Members None.
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Final Open
Public Comment
Period of Oral
Communications |
Mrs. Ramos called for speakers for the final open public comment period of
oral communications at this time.
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Citizen
Comment |
Appearing to comment were
Kevin
Muldoon, on decisions made by the Council; and, Mike Nolan, on the actions
of the Burbank Airport Commissioners.
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Staff
Response
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Members of the Council and staff responded to questions raised.
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Adjournment |
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting
was adjourned at 11:07 p.m.
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Margarita Campos, City Clerk
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