ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

 

Tom Tait

Mayor

 

Harry S. Sidhu, P.E.

Mayor Pro Tem

 

Lorri Galloway

Council Member

 

Gail E. Eastman

Council Member

 

Kris Murray

Council Member

AUGUST 8, 2012

SPECIAL MEETING
Meeting Location: Anaheim High School, Cook Auditorium

811 W. Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, California

 

TELECONFERENCE NOTICE

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953, Subdivision (b), the Closed Session special meeting will include teleconference participation by Council Member Gail Eastman from: 8803 Waruf Avenue, Portage, MI 49002.

 

This Notice and Agenda will be posted at the teleconference location. Public comment on the Closed Session agenda from this address shall be allowed pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3.

 

§                 ORDER OF BUSINESS:  Public sessions of all regular meetings of the City Council/ Housing Authority/Public Financing Authority/Public Improvement Corporation begin at 5:00 P.M.  Public hearings begin at 5:30 P.M. unless otherwise noted. Closed sessions begin at 3:00 P.M. or such other time as noted.  Closed sessions may be preceded by one or more public workshops.  If a workshop is scheduled, the subject and time of the workshop will appear on the agenda.  Not all of the above agencies may be meeting on any given date. The agenda will specify which agencies are meeting. All meetings are in the Anaheim City Hall, Council Chambers 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805 or such other location as noted.

 

§                 REPORTS:  All agenda items and reports are available for review in the City Clerk’s Office, the Central Library and www.anaheim.net.  Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda (other than writings legally exempt from public disclosure) will be made available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, located at 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., 2nd Floor, Anaheim, CA 92805, during regular business hours.

 

§                 PUBLIC COMMENTS:  Prior to the business portion of the agenda, the City Council and all other related agencies meeting on such date will convene in joint session to receive public comments regarding any agenda items or matters within the jurisdiction of any such governing bodies.  This is the only opportunity for public input except for scheduled public hearing items.  The Mayor or chairperson will separately call for testimony at the time of each public hearing.  If you wish to speak, please step to the podium at the appropriate time and state your name and address for the record. The time limit established for public comments is three minutes per speaker unless a different time limit is announced. Testimony during public hearings is subject to the following time limits: Project applicant or issue initiator: twenty minutes for initial presentation and ten minutes for rebuttal; Residents within the noticed area of the subject property: ten minutes; All other members of the public: three minutes. Public hearings regarding legislative matters: five minutes. The Mayor or chairperson may limit the length of comments during public hearings due to the number of persons wishing to speak or if comments become repetitious or irrelevant. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2(a)(2), no action or discussion by the City Council shall be undertaken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, except to briefly provide information, ask for clarification, provide direction to staff, or schedule a matter for a future meeting.

 

§                 ADDITIONS/DELETIONS: Items of business may be added to the agenda upon a motion adopted by a minimum 2/3 vote finding that there is a need to take immediate action and that the need for action came to the attention of the City or Agency subsequent to the agenda being posted. Items may be deleted from the agenda upon request of staff or upon action of the Council or Agency.

 

§                 CONSENT CALENDAR:  Consent Calendar items will be acted on by one roll call vote unless members, staff or the public request the item be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.

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ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING – AUGUST 8, 2012
4:00 p.M.

 

TELECONFERENCE NOTICE

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953, Subdivision (b), the Closed Session special meeting will include teleconference participation by Council Member Gail Eastman from: 8803 Waruf Avenue, Portage, MI 49002.

 

This Notice and Agenda will be posted at the teleconference location. Public comment on the Closed Session agenda from this address shall be allowed pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3.


Location
:        Anaheim High School, Cook Auditorium

                        811 W. Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, California            


Call to order the special meeting of the Anaheim City Council.

Invocation:              Father Gilberto Escobedo, St. Boniface Church

Flag Salute:            Council Member Kris Murray

 

ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA:

PUBLIC COMMENTS (all agenda items):

CITY COUNCIL:

1.                  Issues effecting Anaheim - Listening to our Anaheim community.

2.                  Consider a ballot measure for the November 6, 2012 General Municipal Election, amending the City Charter to add a new Section 1223 requiring voter approval for any waiver, exemption or refund of Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) as economic assistance for hotel development, and voter approval to extend the time for performance under an existing and future agreements for a waiver, exemption, or refund of TOT as economic assistance for hotel development.

 

MOTION:                   

 


If the City Council places the measure on the November 6, 2012 ballot, it is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolutions:

 


RESOLUTION NO.                             A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA ordering the submission of a proposed amendment to the City Charter to the electors of said City at the General Municipal Election to be held in said City on November 6, 2012 (Measure No. __ – Voter approval for waiver, exemption or refund of transient occupancy tax for hotel development and for extension of time for performance under agreement for waiver, exemption or refund of transient occupancy tax).

 

RESOLUTION NO.                             A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA setting priorities for filing written arguments regarding city measure to be submitted to the electors of the City at the General Municipal Election to be held in said City on November 6, 2012, and directing the City Attorney to prepare impartial analyses of such measure.

RESOLUTION NO.                             A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA providing for the filing of rebuttal arguments for city measure submitted to the electors of the City at the General Municipal Election to be held in said City on November 6, 2012.

3.                  Consider a ballot measure for the November 6, 2012 General Municipal Election to amend Sections 500 and 501 of the City Charter and add new Sections 500.1 and 500.2 to i) increase the number of council members from four to six, ii) require that the six members of council be elected by his or her home district and only by the registered voters of that district, and iii) establish a Districting Commission to Advise the City Council on the District Boundaries.

MOTION:                   

 

If the City Council places the measure on the November 6, 2012 ballot, it is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolutions:

RESOLUTION NO.                             A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA ordering the submission of a proposed amendment to the City Charter to the electors of said City at the General Municipal Election to be held in said city on November 6, 2012  (Measure No. __ – Increase Council Members to six; require district elections for Council Members; establish Districting Commission).

RESOLUTION NO.                             A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA setting priorities for filing written arguments regarding city measure to be submitted to the electors of the City at the General Municipal Election to be held in said city on November 6, 2012, and directing the City Attorney to prepare impartial analyses of such measure.

RESOLUTION NO.                             A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA providing for the filing of rebuttal arguments for city measure submitted to the electors of the City at the General Municipal Election to be held in said City on November 6, 2012.

 

 

4.                  If the City Council approves any measures for the November 6, 2012 General Municipal Election, amend Resolution Nos. 2012-060 and  2012-061 which call and give notice of the November 6, 2012 General Municipal Election and requests the Orange County Board of Supervisors consolidate the November 6, 2012 General Municipal Election.

RESOLUTION NO.                             A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM amending Resolution 2012-060 to include the adoption of ___ measure(s) to amend the City Charter.

RESOLUTION NO.                             A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM amending Resolution 2012-061 requesting the Orange County Board of Supervisors to consolidate a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election to be held on November 6, 2012, to include in said municipal election the adoption of __ ballot measure(s).

5.                  Consider a resolution to establish a Citizens Advisory Committee on elections and community involvement.

RESOLUTION NO.                             A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM establishing the Citizens Advisory Committee on elections and community involvement.

Council Communications:

Adjournment:

Next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for August 21, 2012.


All agenda items and back-up materials are available for review at the Anaheim City Clerk’s Office, www.anaheim.net and Central Library.  Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda (other than writings legally exempt from public disclosure) will be made available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, located at 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., 2nd Floor, Anaheim, CA 92805, during regular business hours.

 

If requested, the agenda and backup materials will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof.

 

Any person who requires a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in the public meeting may request such modification, accommodation, aid or service by contacting the City Clerk’s Office either in person at 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, California, or by telephone at (714) 765-5166, no later than 10:00 AM on the day preceding the scheduled meeting.

 

POSTING STATEMENT:  On August 7, 2012, a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted on the kiosk outside City Hall, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd.  Internet Access to City Council/Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority agendas and related material is available prior to City Council Meetings at www.anaheim.net.