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Present-
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Council Members
Golonski, Gordon and Reinke. |
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Absent - - - - |
Council Members
Bric and Ramos. |
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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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4:34 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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Conference with Legal Counsel � Anticipated Litigation:
Pursuant to
Govt. Code �54956.9(b)(1)
Number of potential case(s):
1
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5:04 P.M. |
The meeting was
reconvened at 5:04 p.m. for a Fiscal Year 2007-08 Budget Study Session.
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Present-
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Council Members
Bric, Golonski, Gordon, Reinke 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. Wilson, Deputy City Clerk.
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801-2
801-2
FY 2007-08
Budget Study
Session
Departmental
Budget Presentations
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Mr. Torrez,
Financial Services Director, gave a brief introduction and the following
staff members presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2007-08 budgets for their
departments: Ms. Cohen, Library Services Department; Ms. Sarquiz,
Management Services Department; and, Mr. Davis, Burbank Water and Power.
Ms. Teaford,
Public Works Department, presented the Infrastructure Subcommittee Report.
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6:37 P.M.
Recess
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The Council
recessed at this time. |
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Regular Meeting
Reconvened in
Council Chambers |
The regular
meeting of the Council of the City of Burbank was reconvened at 6:49 p.m.
by Mrs. Ramos, Mayor.
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Invocation
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The invocation
was given by Dave Cameron, First Presbyterian Church.
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Flag Salute
ROLL CALL |
The pledge of
allegiance to the flag was led by Sydney Coblentz.
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Present-
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Council Members
Bric, Golonski, Gordon, Reinke 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. Wilson, Deputy City Clerk.
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301-1
Public Works
Week Proc
|
Mayor Ramos
presented a proclamation in honor of Public Works Week to Bonnie Teaford,
Public Works Director.
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301-1
Youth Board
Awards |
Mayor Ramos
invited Steve Ferguson, Youth Board Chair, to lead the Youth Board
Recognition. Certificates of Recognition were presented to the following
Youth Board Members for their exceptional actions and commitment as
recipients of the Outstanding Youth Award: Natasha Christofferson, Burbank
High School; Frances Tecson, John Muir Middle School; Catherine Kestenian,
Burbank High School; Freddy Cupen-Ames, Bellarmine-Jefferson High School;
and, Sydney Coblentz, Luther Burbank Middle School.
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301-1
Youth Art
Expo
Award
Winners |
Mayor Ramos
invited Ms. Freed, Recreation Supervisor, Park, Recreation and Community
Services Department, to comment on the Youth Art Expo and to introduce the
award winners. Mayor Ramos presented Certificates of Recognition to the
following students for their award-winning entries.
Kindergarten
Category: Trent Anderson, Jefferson Elementary School; Grace Vinyard,
McKinley Elementary; and, Megan Sawyer, Providencia Elementary.
First Grade
Category: Chloe Tilton, Emerson Elementary; Genesis Gonzalez, Walt Disney
Elementary; and, Shant Barseghian, Emerson Elementary.
Second Grade
Category: Giovanna Putrino, Washington Elementary; Jenny Alvarez,
Providencial Elementary; and, Mary Christina Battle, Emerson Elementary.
Third Grade
Category: Bernice Romani and Anna Brown, Stevenson Elementary; and, Eileen
Eckles, Edison Elementary.
Fourth Grade
Category: Sanaz Hossinpour and Marlene Kokanian, Emerson Elementary; and,
Alysia Mendez, Washington Elementary.
Fifth Grade
Category: Shavigh Barseghian, Emerson Elementary; Allison Voehringer, Bret
Harte Elementary; and, Mark Salgado, Washington Elementary.
Three
Dimensional Category: Micah Ramirez, Second Grade, Stevenson Elementary;
Sarah Rogers, Sixth Grade, Luther Burbank Middle School; and, Nicolas
Estrada, Twelfth Grade, Providence High School.
Middle School
Division: John Detiquez, Eight Grade, John Muir Middle School; Andrew
Roxas, Seventh Grade, Saint Finbar Middle School; and, Branden Sun,
Seventh Grade, John Muir Middle School.
High School
Division: Rebecca Edwards, Twelfth Grade, John Burroughs High School; and,
Yvonne Kaptein, Twelfth Grade, Providence High School.
Best of Show
Category: Daniel Alajajian, Twelfth Grade, Providence High School; and,
Chris Lightfoot, Twelfth Grade, John Burroughs High School.
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Council
Comments |
Mrs. Reinke
reported on attending: the Library Volunteers Luncheon; the Armenian
National Committee dinner; Peyton-Grismer neighborhood event; and, the
Magnolia Park Magical Bike Tour. She also stated that she met with the
Airport attorneys together with Mr. Bric, and with the developer of the
Universal Masterplan and the Screenland Drive and Olive Avenue Project.
She commended the Youth Art Expo winners and the Youth Board awardees.
Mr. Bric
reported on attending the Arroyo-Verdugo Cities meeting and the Armenian
National Committee dinner. He also reported on meeting with the Airport
attorneys.
Dr. Gordon
reported on attending the Armenian National Committee dinner and meeting
with Mr. Tom Smith on the NBC Universal Masterplan.
Mrs. Ramos
reported on meeting with Mr. Tom Smith of NBC Universal and on a trip to
Sacramento for legislative action days as part of the League of California
Cities. She also stated that she attended the Communities for Healthy
Kids Committee meeting, the Magnolia Park Magical Bike Tour and the
Peyton-Grismer neighborhood event.
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406
Airport
Authority Report
|
Commissioner
Wiggins reported on the Airport Authority meeting of May 21, 2007. He
stated that the Authority approved a: contract amendment for the parking
management service with Central Parking; third amendment to the Sunrise
Ford month-to-month ground lease; and, first amendment to the development
ground lease with Avjet Corporation.
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7:23 P.M.
1600
Project No.
2006-008, ZTA
Ext of DR Sunset
Provision
|
Mayor Ramos
stated that �this is the time and place for the hearing on Project No.
2006-008, Zone Text Amendment which involves an extension of the sunset
provision for the Development Review process for projects with potential
traffic impacts.�
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Notice
Given
|
There were no
meeting disclosures.
|
|
Notice
Given |
The Deputy City
Clerk was asked if notices had been given as required by law. She replied
in the affirmative and advised that the City Clerk�s Office received no
correspondence on the matter.
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Staff Report
|
Mr. Forbes,
Principal Planner, Community Development Department, requested the Council
consider extending the sunset date of the 2006 ordinance that amended the
Development Review process to introduce additional discretionary findings
and requirements for certain projects based upon their potential traffic
impacts. He also stated that staff has presented the results of the
analyses conducted on the proposed Trip-based Intensity Measurement
Standard (TIMS). He noted that in April 2006, draft updates to the Land
Use and Mobility Elements (LUME) of the General Plan (Plan) were released
for public review. He added that one of the major issues in the draft
LUME was traffic congestion and different approaches to manage it. He
noted that the Council had endorsed a development forecast that presented
a certain level of development and associated traffic impacts. He stated
that staff sought an effective method of controlling the intensity of
commercial and industrial development Citywide based upon the amount of
traffic that the development was expected to generate. He explained that
TIMS would assign a traffic budget to each commercial and industrial
parcel in the City and as such, the intensity would be limited to projects
that would not exceed the allocated trip budget.
Mr. Forbes
reported that following the release of the draft documents, the Chamber of
Commerce (Chamber), business owners and property owners all expressed
concern about the potential impacts of TIMS. In response, the Council
directed staff to seek outside consultants to evaluate TIMS and make
recommendations regarding its viability and appropriateness as a
development control measure. He added that in June 2006, the Council
directed staff to return with recommendations for an interim measure to
modify the Development Review process until the Council considered the
Plan update and TIMS. Consequently, on July 25, 2006, the Council
approved Ordinance No. 3702 to change the Development Review process such
that all Development Review applications for non-residential projects that
are expected to generate 50 or more vehicle trips during the AM or PM peak
traffic hours are processed as discretionary applications and are subject
to environmental review.
Mr. Forbes noted
that since the ordinance was intended to serve as an interim measure, it
was adopted with a sunset date of July 31, 2007. He stated that if the
Council does not extend the ordinance, the previous Development Review
process would again take effect, where non-residential projects that are
not regionally significant and not located within 150 feet of a
single-family residential zone are processed as ministerial applications.
He recommended extending the sunset provision until July 31, 2008, in
anticipation that the Plan update and related environmental review will be
completed by that time.
Mr. Forbes also
informed the Council that staff and the consultants, Keyser Marston
Associates (KMA) and Kaku Associates, now known as Fehr & Peers (F & P),
have evaluated TIMS from economic and traffic perspectives. He reported
that KMA concluded that TIMS would result in adverse impacts as it allows
for a lesser intensity of development than existing zoning regulations.
This causes the land value of commercial and industrial properties to be
lower under TIMS than under existing zoning. Furthermore, KMA found that
projects developed under TIMS limitations would create fewer jobs and
result in lower tax revenues than projects built under current zoning
regulations.
Mr. Forbes added
that F & P concluded that the TIMS approach has merit as a method for
informing elected officials and project applicants about traffic impacts
of new development as they relate to the overall land use forecasts in the
City. However, the analysis identified a number of technical issues that
should be addressed if the TIMS standard were to be implemented. He noted
that based upon the findings of KMA and F & P, and additional analysis
performed by staff, staff recommended Council direction to make several
revisions to TIMS and its underlying methodology, if there is a desire to
continue pursuing a traffic-based development regulation.
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Public
Comment
|
Appearing to
comment were: Howard Rothenbach, urging the Council to extend the sunset
period of the ordinance; Mark Stebbeds, on the need for stronger measures
to limit the amount of development with potential traffic impacts; and,
David Piroli, expressing concerns with the TIMS methodology and in support
of extending the ordinance.
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Staff Response |
Mr. Forbes
responded to public comment.
|
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7:47 P.M.
Hearing
Closed
|
There being no
further response to the Mayor�s invitation for oral comment, the hearing
was declared closed.
|
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Motion
|
Following
Council deliberation, it was moved by Mr. Golonski and seconded by Dr.
Gordon that �the following ordinance be introduced and read for the first
time by title only and be passed to the second reading.�
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURBANK AMENDING CHAPTER 31 OF THE BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE EXTENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 3702, WHICH RELATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS
(Project No. 2006-008, Zone Text Amendment).
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Introduced |
The ordinance
was introduced by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members Bric, Golonski,
Gordon, Reinke and
Ramos.
Noes:
Council Members None.
Absent:
Council Members None.
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Reporting on
Closed Session |
Mr. Barlow
reported on the item considered by the City Council during the Closed
Session meeting.
|
|
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.
|
|
Citizen
Comment |
Appearing to
comment were: William Harrold, in support of his application to serve on
the Police Commission; Kelly Miller and Beverly Hartley, on the approved
project at Evergreen Street and Magnolia Boulevard; Matt Pentecost, in
support of his application to serve on the Landlord-Tenant Commission,
Youth Endowment Services Fund Board or Park, Recreation and Community
Services Board; Gary Garrison, on the Joslyn Adult Center karaoke program;
Jay Geinsenheimer, on the Rancho Masterplan; Esther Espinoza, on the
Mexican war; Amy Lawrence, in support of her application to serve on the
Planning Board; and, Lee Paysinger, in support of her application to serve
on the Board of Library Trustees or Police Commission.
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|
Staff
Response |
Members of the
Council and staff responded to questions raised.
|
|
Agenda Item
Oral
Communications
|
Mrs. Ramos
called for speakers for the agenda item oral communications at this time.
|
|
Citizen
Comment |
Appearing to
comment were: Amy Lawrence, in support of her application to serve on the
Planning Board; Hoori Chalian, in support of her application to serve on
the Youth Endowment Services Fund Board; Steven Ferguson, in support of
his application to serve on the Park, Recreation and Community Services
Board; Esther Espinoza, on the extension of the sunset provision of the
Development Review Ordinance and on boards and commissions appointments;
and, Eden Rosen and David Piroli, on boards and commissions appointments.
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|
Staff
Response |
Members of the
Council and staff responded to questions raised.
|
|
Motion |
It was moved by
Mr. Golonski and seconded by Dr. Gordon that "the following items on the
consent calendar be approved as recommended.�
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1301-3
801-2
Olive Ave. &
Alameda Ave.
Improvement
Proj. (BS 1205) |
RESOLUTION NO. 26,472:
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURBANK APPROVING AND ADOPTING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS, AND DETERMINING THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, ACCEPTING
THE BID, AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR THE OLIVE AVENUE AND
ALAMEDA AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (BID SCHEDULE 1205) TO SHAWNAN AND
AMENDING THE 2006-2007 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET TO PROVIDE $926,708.32 FOR THE
PROJECT.
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401
410
801-2
Amend FY 06-
07 Budget for
TDA Bicycle &
Pedestrian Funds |
RESOLUTION NO. 26,473:
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURBANK AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007 ANNUAL BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING
$120,079 WHICH WILL BE REIMBURSED BY THE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT (TDA)
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITY FUNDS AND AUTHORIZING THE WITHDRAWAL OF
CERTAIN TDA FUNDS.
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1007-1
Revise Spec. &
Re-Title from Admin. Asst. to Admin. Analyst I |
RESOLUTION NO. 26,474:
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURBANK REVISING THE SPECIFICATION AND RE-TITLING THE CLASSIFICATION OF
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (CTC No. 0017 AND CTC No. 5017) TO ADMINISTRATIVE
ANALYST I (CTC No. 0017 AND CTC No. 5017).
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|
1007-1
Revise Spec. &
Re-title from
Admin. Analyst I
to Admin.
Analyst II |
RESOLUTION NO. 26,475:
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURBANK REVISING THE SPECIFICATION AND RE-TITLING THE CLASSIFICATION OF
ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST I (CTC No. 0014 AND CTC No. 5014 TO ADMINISTRATIVE
ANALYST II (CTC No. 0014 AND CTC No. 5014).
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|
1007-1
Revise Spec. &
Re-title from
Admin. Analyst
II to Sr. Admin.
Analyst
|
RESOLUTION NO. 26,476:
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURBANK REVISING THE SPECIFICATION AND RE-TITLING THE CLASSIFICATION OF
ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST II (CTC No. 0015 AND CTC No. 5015 TO SENIOR
ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST (CTC No. 0015 AND CTC No. 5015).
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Adopted |
The consent
calendar was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members Bric, Golonski,
Gordon, Reinke and
Ramos.
Noes:
Council Members None.
Absent:
Council Members None.
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202
203
Boards and
Commissions Appointments
|
Mrs. Wilson,
Deputy City Clerk, requested the Council make appointments to the
identified boards, commissions and committees with members whose terms
expire June 1, 2007. She reported that on April 2, 2007, the City Clerk's
Office began advertising and accepting applications for vacancies created
by the June 1, 2007 term expirations on various City boards, commissions
and committees. She stated that notice of the vacancies was sent to
newspapers and placed on the City�s website, the Channel 6 Scroll and in
the February 2007 utility billing envelopes in order to obtain qualified
candidates. The deadline to submit applications to the City Clerk�s
Office was Friday, May 4, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.
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202-1
Building and
Fire Code Appeals
|
For the Board of
Building and Fire Code Appeals, the Council made the following
appointments: Nicholas L. Trotta (2011); and, Timothy G. Behunin (2011).
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|
202-8
BWP Board |
For the Burbank
Water and Power Board, the Council made the following appointments: Lee J.
Dunayer (2011); Lynn C. Kronzek (2011); Wendy M. James (2011); and, Rod
Kurihara (2011).
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|
202-2
Civil Service
Board |
For the Civil
Service Board, the Council made the following appointments: Theodore F.
Milner (2011); and, Mary Lou Howard (2011).
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|
202-13
Heritage
Commission |
For the Heritage
Commission, the Council appointed Arthur M. Solis to serve the unexpired
term ending June 1, 2010.
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|
203-3
Civic Pride
Committee |
For the Civic
Pride Committee, the Council made the following appointments: Robert
Idavia (2009); Eileen Cobos (2009); Patty I. Dilibert (2009); Lisa S.
Lonsway-Baker (2009); J.J. Connaughton (2009); and, Linda F. Silvas
(2009).
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|
202-11
Landlord-Tenant
Commission |
For the
Landlord-Tenant Commission, the Council made the following appointments:
Razmik Hovanessian (2011); and, Marla A. Martinez (2011).
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|
202-4
Library Board |
For the Library
Board, the Council made the following appointments: Lee Paysinger (2011);
and, Connie M. Wilson (2011).
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202-5
Park, Rec. &
Com. Services
Board |
For the Park,
Recreation and Community Services Board, the Council made the following
appointments: Whit Prouty (2011); and, Steven l. Ferguson (2011).
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202-6
Planning Board |
For the Planning
Board, the Council made the following appointments: Jonathan M. Cornelio
(2011); and, Kenneth H. San Miguel (2011).
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|
202-7
Police
Commission |
For the Police
Commission, the Council made the following appointments: David B. Ahern
for an unexpired term ending June 1, 2009; Elise M. Stearns-Niesen with a
term ending June 1, 2009; Nathan W. Rubinfeld (2011); Hagop Hergelian
(2011); and, Robert Frutos (2011).
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202-9
Senior Citizen
Board |
For the Senior
Citizen Board, the Council appointed Gloria O�Donohoe to fill the
unexpired term ending June 1, 2008.
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|
203-2
T &T Committee |
For the Traffic
and Transportation Committee, the Council made the following appointments:
Paul W. McKenna Jr. (2009); Robert F. Heins for an unexpired term of June
1, 2008; and, Celeste R. Francis (2009).
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202-12
Transportation
Commission |
For the
Transportation Commission, the Council made the following appointments:
Alfred Aboulsaad (2011); Paul Dyson (2011); and, Susan T. Robles (2011).
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203-5
YES Fund Board |
For the Youth
Endowment Services Fund Board, the Council made the following
appointments: Michael Porco (2011); Matt Pentecost (2011); and, Hoori
Chalian (2011).
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1600
206
Amend Chapter
29, Vehicles & Traffic, of the BMC
|
Ms. Keeler,
Parking Analyst, Public Works Department, requested Council approval to
amend Chapter 29, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Burbank Municipal Code to
bring the Code in line with procedural practice and to revise obsolete
language. She noted that over the years, the Council adopted ordinances
amending particular items within this chapter to update and clarify the
Code relative to current practices and procedures. She noted that the
proposed ordinance amends Chapter 29 in its entirety to remove outdated
references such as the Golden Mall and streetcars, and to eliminate
practices such as bicycle licensing that are no longer performed with
current procedures or operations. She added that in cases where an item
was more appropriately addressed in the California Vehicle Code, the
section was deleted in its entirety.
Ms. Keeler
informed the Council that all proposed changes were reviewed, modified and
approved by the Police and Community Development Departments. She also
noted that the Traffic and Transportation Committee endorsed the proposed
changes for the Council�s consideration during their February 2007
meeting.
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Motion
|
It was moved by
Mr. Golonski and seconded by Mrs. Reinke that �the following ordinance be
introduced and read for the first time by title only and be passed to the
second reading.�
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|
AN ORDINANCE OF
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 29
OF THE BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC.
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Introduced |
The ordinance
was introduced by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members Bric, Golonski,
Gordon, Reinke and
Ramos.
Noes:
Council Members None.
Absent:
Council Members None.
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801-2
801-2
Continuation of
FY 2007-08
Budget Study
Session
|
Ms. Alvord
identified the discussion papers that have already been included in the
budget and requested Council direction on the items that are still pending
or any other modifications.
The Council
agreed with the discussion papers already included in the budget and
directed that consideration of pending discussion papers be continued to
the following week.
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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.
|
|
Citizen
Comment |
Appearing to
comment was Eden Rosen on appointments to boards, commissions and
committees.
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10:58 P.M.
Adjournment |
There being no
further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at
10:58 p.m.
Josephine Wilson
Deputy City
Clerk
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