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Present-
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Council Members
Golonski, Gordon, Ramos and Vander Borght. |
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Absent - - - - |
Council Member
Campbell. |
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Also Present - |
Ms. Alvord, City
Manager; Mr. Barlow, City Attorney; and, Mrs. Wilson, Deputy 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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5:09 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 Legal Counsel � Anticipated Litigation (City as
potential defendant):
Pursuant to
Govt. Code �54956.9(b)(1)
Number of
potential case(s): 1
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b.
Conference with
Real Property Negotiator:
Pursuant to
Govt. Code �54956.8
Agency Negotiator:
Community Development Director/ Susan Georgino
Property:
2721 West Burbank Boulevard
Parties with Whom City is Negotiating:
Family Service Agency
Name of Contact Person:
Ruth Davidson-Guerra
Terms Under Negotiation:
Instruction to negotiator will concern price and terms of payment
concerning the lease of City-owned real property located at 2721 West
Burbank Boulevard.
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c.
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: Burbank Firefighters Chief
Officers Unit.
Summary of
Labor Issues to be Negotiated: Contracts and Retirement Issues.
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Regular Meeting
Reconvened in
Council Chambers |
The regular
meeting of the Council of the City of Burbank was reconvened at 6:39 p.m.
by Mr. Campbell, Mayor.
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Invocation
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The invocation
was given by Bob Kramer, Community Assistance Coordinator.
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Flag Salute
ROLL CALL |
The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by
Laurent Jean.
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Present-
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Council Members
Golonski, Gordon, Ramos, Vander Borght and Campbell. |
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Absent - - - - |
Council Members
None.
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Also Present - |
Ms. Alvord, City
Manager; Mr. Barlow, City Attorney; and, Mrs. Wilson, Deputy City Clerk.
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Charter Review
Committee Public Hearing
Announcement
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Mr. Campbell
invited the public to attend a public hearing on the Charter Review
Committee�s proposal to amend the City Charter. He stated that the
hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.
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301-1
Helen Putnam
Award
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Mr. Campbell
announced that the League of California Cities has selected Burbank, along
with the cities of Beverly Hills, Culver City, Glendale, Montebello and
Pomona as the 2006 Helen Putnam Award winners in the category of Effective
Advocacy, Intergovernmental Relations and Regional Cooperation. He noted
that these cities were selected for this distinguished honor for their
collaboration on the Interagency Communications Interoperability System (ICIS),
which is a seamless communication within Los Angeles County which
significantly improves public safety for these communities. He invited
Jennifer Quan, of the League of California Cities, Don Write, ICIS
Director; Greg Simay, ICIS Board Member and Burbank Water and Power
Assistant General Manager; and, Mrs. Ramos Vice Mayor and the City�s ICIS
Liason, who presented Mr. Campbell with the City�s award. Mayor Campbell
recognized Dennis Gibbons, Communications Systems Manager and Lianne
McGinley, Legislative Analyst, for their contribution to this project.
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301-1
Burbank Men�s
Golf Club |
Mr. Campbell
presented a Certificate of Recognition to Laurent Jean, representing the
Burbank Men�s Golf Club, in appreciation of their cooperative spirit in
support of the High School Club Sponsorship, hosting charitable events and
exceptional community representation.
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301-1
Burbank Men�s
Golf Club
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Mr. Campbell
presented Certificates of Recognition to the Burbank Men�s Golf Club Team
for their achievement as winners of the Public Links Gold Association
Tournament for two years in a row.
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301-1
National
Immigrants Day
Proclamation
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Mayor Campbell
also presented a proclamation in honor of National Immigrants Day to
Sister Regina Palamara and Wilhemine Kanga.
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Reporting on
Council Liaison
Committees
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Dr. Gordon
reported on the Environmental Oversight Committee meeting he attended with
Mr. Campbell. He also reported on meeting with residents along the
proposed Beachwood/Sparks Enhanced Bikeway and commented on the Joint
Council/Board of Education meeting.
Mr. Golonski
reported on the Infrastructure Subcommittee and the DeBell Clubhouse
Public Art Subcommittee meetings he attended with Mr. Vander Borght. He
also reported on a tour he made with Mrs. Ramos of the Mary Alice O�Connor
Child Care Center and commented on the Joint Council/Board of Education
meeting.
Mr. Vander
Borght also commented on the Joint Council/Board of Education meeting.
Mr. Campbell
reported on the Environmental Oversight Committee meeting he attended with
Dr. Gordon and commented on the Joint Council/Board of Education meeting.
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406
Airport
Authority
Meeting Report
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Commissioner
Brown reported on the Airport Authority meeting of October 16, 2006 at
which the Authority received information on the regional airport passenger
statistics. He also provided the Council and public with an update on an
incident that happened at Bob Hope Airport on Friday, October 13, 2006,
during which a private jet over ran the normal runway and was arrested by
the Engineered Material Arresting Systems.
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Reporting on
Closed Session |
Mr. Barlow
reported on the items considered by the City Council during the Closed
Session meeting.
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Initial Open
Public Comment
Period of Oral
Communications |
Mr. Campbell
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:
Nicholas de Wolff, requesting the Council listen to the citizens� comments
on the proposed Beachwood Bikeway Project; Mary Schindler, commending the
Council for their support on the Glendale-Burbank Interceptor Sewer
Project; Eden Rosen, commending staff for resolving her issues and
providing her with the information she needed; Howard Rothenbach,
inquiring as to the effect of the State Measures on the City; and, Esther
Espinoza, on the Family Service Agency lease negotiations.
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Staff
Response |
Members of
the Council and staff responded to questions raised.
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Agenda Item
Oral
Communications |
Mr. Campbell
called for speakers for the Agenda Item oral communications at this time.
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Citizen
Comment
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Appearing to
comment in opposition to the proposed Beachwood Bikeway Project were:
Nicholas de Wolff; Jay Geisenheimer; Ray Ferrante; Deon Jozov; Tommy
Grafman; Eric Wolf; Jim Franz; Patty Dilibert; Elizabeth Bax; BC Cameron;
Suzanne Holiday; Brian Ralph; Mary Schindler; Carol Simone; Randy
Schackmann; Eden Rosen; Linda Cozakos; Marshall Lambert; Mike Gay; Frank
Schindler; and, Gia Trasatti.
Also appearing
to comment were: Marta Weiskopf, on finding alternatives for bike paths;
Kastle Lund and Frank Schindler, in support of bike paths; David Piroli,
stating that more study is needed with regard to the proposed bike path
and on oral communications at study sessions; and, Kreigh Hampel, in
support of the proposed bikeway project.
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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
Mrs. Ramos and seconded by Mr. Golonski that "the following items on the
consent calendar be approved as recommended.�
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204-3
Candidate
Statements
For 2007
Mun. Elections |
RESOLUTION NO. 27,338:
A RESOLUTION OF
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES� STATEMENTS
FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 27, 2007 AND APRIL 10,
2007.
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1007-1
Specification
for Classification of Manager Energy Control Center |
RESOLUTION NO. 27,339:
A RESOLUTION OF
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK ESTABLISHING THE TITLE AND
SPECIFICATION FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF MANAGER ENERGY CONTROL CENTER (CTC
No. 0542) AND PRESCRIBING CLASSIFICATION CODE NUMBER, SALARY AND
SPECIFICATION THEREOF.
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907
1507
Purchase of A
Mobile Data Terminal Comm.
Package
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RESOLUTION NO. 27,340:
A RESOLUTION OF
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A MOBILE
DATA TERMINAL COMMUNICATIONS PACKAGE FOR THE BURBANK POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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411
Natural Gas
Project Development Agreement with SCCPA
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RESOLUTION NO. 27,341:
A RESOLUTION OF
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN THE CITY OF
BURBANK�S PARTICIPATION IN THE NATURAL GAS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG THE CITY OF BURBANK, VARIOUS OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POWER AUTHORITY.
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Adopted |
The consent
calendar was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members Golonski,
Gordon, Ramos, Vander
Borght and Campbell (Except Reso. No. 27,338 only)
Noes:
Council Members None.
Absent:
Council Members None.
Abstain:
Council Member Campbell (Reso. No. 27,338 only)
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1601-1
Beachwood
Bikeway Project |
Mr. Kriske,
Senior Planner, Community Development Department, requested direction from
the Council regarding further implementation of the Beachwood/Sparks
enhanced Class III Bikeway Project. He stated that on January 25, 2005,
the Council directed staff to accept a California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) grant to
construct an Enhanced Class III Bikeway for the purpose of connecting the
Chandler Bikeway with the Riverside Drive bike lanes. He noted that the
project, identified in the Bicycle Master Plan adopted in 2003, would
serve the dual purpose of providing a regional connection between two
Class I bike path facilities as well as an additional neighborhood
north-south street connection serving residents and providing linkages in
an evolving City bicycle network.
Mr. Kriske
stated that the proposed project would be implemented as a Class III
facility, which includes installing bicycle route signs along the route
and painted stencils in the street notifying motorists that the route is a
bicycle-friendly corridor. In addition, the project proposes the
installation of a new traffic signal at Beachwood Drive and Alameda
Avenue, and the relocation of a traffic signal from Reese Place and
Magnolia Boulevard to Sparks Street and Magnolia Boulevard, one block to
the east. Also, existing signals at Sparks Street and Olive Avenue/Verdugo
Avenue, and Beachwood Drive and Riverside Drive would be modified to
include bicycle detection.
Mr. Kriske
informed the Council that in July 2006, staff received a petition from
residents of the 600 and 700 block of Sparks Street objecting to the
proposed project routing along their street. In response to this
petition, staff held two community meetings in August 2006 for the purpose
of providing information on the proposed project to residents along the
route, and to solicit comments on the bikeway proposal. Residents cited
concerns over increased bicycle and vehicular travel in their neighborhood
as a result of the bikeway and the proposed signal improvements, as well
as a fear that the introduction of non-residents to the street on bicycles
would increase crime and loitering. He noted that additional comments
included concern over parking impacts to neighboring residences, safety of
pedestrians and children living on the route, desire to confine bicycle
facilities to commercial streets, desire for bicycle facilities to serve
Downtown Burbank, and concern over conflicts between bicycles and
equestrian users in the Rancho neighborhood. The overall message from
residents in attendance at the community meetings was a near unanimous
show of opposition to the project.
Mr. Kriske
reported that in addition to the community and neighborhood concerns
regarding the Beachwood Bikeway project, staff has encountered a funding
shortfall that may require changes to the project scope or a delay in
implementation of some of the project components. With increased costs
due to escalating traffic signal equipment costs, revised construction
estimate costs project a budget shortfall of approximately $220,000.
Mr. Kriske
stated that overall, staff believes that the proposed project represents
the best alternative for an on-street north-south facility that balances
the need to provide a direct north-south linkage throughout the City and
links two Class I regional facilities along low-volume local streets as an
alternative to higher volume collector or arterial streets. He noted
staff�s belief that installation of new traffic signal equipment will not
have a significant effect on increased through traffic, as routing of the
bikeway with a jog at Oak Street and timing of the existing and new
traffic signals will not provide an attractive cut-through alternative to
motorists. He added that the traffic volumes on the selected streets
provide a safer alternative to cyclists than alternatives of busier
streets and that installation of an on-street bikeway will not increase
crime or loitering on the residential streets. He noted that statistics
on Chandler Boulevard indicate a significant decrease in crime. He also
noted that the relatively low volume of bicycle traffic destined to use
the facility does not pose a significant impact to equestrian users along
Beachwood Drive. He recommended the Council approve of proceeding with
the project.
Following
Council deliberation, staff was directed to abandon the proposed project
route and continue to look for other alternatives. Staff was also
directed to contact Caltrans to see if the grant funding can be
reprogrammed for other bicycle improvements in locations already
identified. Direction was also given that the local match be programmed
for other bicycle enhancements, in particular bicycle signal detection
that�s part of the overall Bicycle Master Plan. The Council also
requested that prior to any implementation of a bicycle route, input be
received from the neighborhood.
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204-3
Ordinance
ordering the 2007 Municipal Elections
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Mrs. Wilson,
Deputy City Clerk, requested the Council introduce and adopt an ordinance
ordering the 2007 Municipal Elections. She noted that as mandated by the
Charter and Burbank Municipal Code, a Primary Nominating Election will be
conducted on February 27, 2007, to nominate or elect candidates to two
offices for Member of the City Council and three offices for Member of the
Board of Education for four-year terms. She added that a General
Municipal Election will be conducted on April 10, 2007 to elect the
candidates nominated at the Primary Nominating Election. She stated that
the Nomination Period for the elections opens on Monday, November 6, 2006.
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Ordinance
Introduced
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It was moved by
Mr. Golonski and seconded by Mrs. Ramos that �the following ordinance be
introduced and adopted.�
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204-3
Ordinance
ordering the 2007 Municipal Elections
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ORDINANCE NO. 3709:
AN ORDINANCE OF
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK ORDERING A PRIMARY NOMINATING ELECTION
ON FEBRUARY 27, 2007 AND ORDERING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON APRIL
10, 2007. |
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Ordinance
Adopted |
The ordinance
was introduced and adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members Golonski,
Gordon, Ramos, Vander
Borght and Campbell.
Noes:
Council Members None.
Absent:
Council Members None.
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201-1
Oral Comm.
at Study
Sessions
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Mr. Barlow, City
Attorney, reported that at the Council meeting of September 19, 2006,
Council Member Ramos requested Council consideration of an additional
period of oral communications at the beginning of study sessions.
Mr. Golonski
suggested that rather than take or give direction at study sessions, the
study session also be placed on the agenda as an item for the Council to
give direction or take action. He stated that this will provide the
public an opportunity to give testimony at the oral communications periods
after they have received the information discussed at the study session.
The Council concurred.
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Motion
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It was moved by
Mr. Golonski, seconded by Mrs. Ramos and carried that, �whenever the
Council has a study session, the item also be placed on the agenda for the
Council to give direction or take action, such that the public can give
testimony at the oral communications periods.�
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Final Open
Public Comment
Period of Oral
Communications |
There was no
response to the Mayor�s invitation for speakers for the final open public
comment period of oral communications at this time.
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10:03 P.M.
Adjournment |
There being no
further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at
10:03 p.m.
Josephine
Wilson
Deputy City
Clerk |
