May 9, 2007
4:00 pm Meeting

Escondido City Council
Community Development Commission

CALL TO ORDER

FLAG SALUTE

ROLL CALL: Abed, Daniels, Gallo, Waldron, Pfeiler

PRESENTATIONS: 30 Year Service Award - Don Buman

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

At this time the public may comment on items not appearing on the agenda. State law prohibits the Council from discussing or taking action on such items, but the matter may be referred to the City Manager/staff or scheduled on a subsequent agenda. (Please refer to the back page of the agenda for instructions.)

CONSENT CALENDAR

Items on the Consent Calendar are not discussed individually. Unless members of the legislative body, staff or the public requests specific items to be discussed, all Consent Calendar items will be approved with one motion.

1. AFFIDAVITS OF PUBLICATION, MAILING AND POSTING (COUNCIL/CDC/RRB)

2. APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTER (Council/CDC)

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting of April 18, 2007

4. FIRST QUARTER 2007 TREASURER'S REPORT, JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2007

Staff Recommendations: Receive and file (City Treasurer's Office: Kenneth Hugins)

5. BUDGET ADJUSTMENT: POLICE AND FIRE FACILITY (CENTRE CITY AND DECATUR PROJECT) Request Council authorize a budget adjustment in the amount of $100,000, and authorize Change Orders in excess of 10% as allowed by current policy

Staff Recommendations: Approval (Engineering Division: Fred Luedtke)

6. PURCHASE ORDER ADJUSTMENTS FOR WATER TREATMENT PLANT CHEMICALS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-07 Request Council authorize an increase to the amount of four water treatment chemical purchase orders to cover the remainder of the fiscal year. The adjustment will increase chemical purchases by an aggregate amount of $172,000 from funds available in the Water Budget

Staff Recommendations: Approval (Utilities Administration: Richard Walker)

7. FINAL MAP FOR ESCONDIDO TRACT 863, LOCATED AT 485 NORTH CITRUS AVENUE Request Council authorize staff to file a Final Map for Tract 863, a one-lot residential condominium conversion subdivision, located at 485 North Citrus Avenue

Staff Recommendations: Approval, subject to the conditions set by the Planning Commission on January 27, 2004 as Resolution No. 5518, and conditions set by the City Council on March 10, 2004 as Resolution N. 2006-64 approving the Condominium Permit (Engineering Division: Ed Domingue)

CONSENT - RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES (COUNCIL/CDC/RRB)

CONSENT CALENDAR – RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES (COUNCIL/CDC/RRB)

The following Resolutions and Ordinances were heard and acted upon by the City Council/CDC/RRB at a previous City Council/Community Development Commission/Mobilehome Rent Review meeting. (The title of Ordinances listed on the Consent Calendar are deemed to have been read and further reading waived.)

8. CALPERS CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYEES: 3% AT 60 BENEFIT (Approved by Council on 3/21/07; vote: 5/0)

ORDINANCE NO. 2007-06 Second reading and adoption

9. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Amend Escondido Municipal Code to change the composition of the Planning Commission, to implement compensation to the Design Review Board, and to eliminate the Environmental Advisory Board (Approved by Council on 5/2/07; vote: 5/0)

ORDINANCE NO. 2007-12 Second reading and adoption

10. TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (TRACT 956, 2006-52-DA) (Approved by Council o 5/2/07; vote: 5/0)

ORDINANCE NO. 2007-10 Second reading and adoption

CURRENT BUSINESS

11. MAIN LIBRARY REFURBISHMENT NEEDS PROJECTS: BUDGET REQUEST Request Council approve an initial budget of $400,000 for those refurbishment needs at the Main Library that have been identified as healthy and safety related to ensure the effectiveness of current Library services to the community. Staff will include the remaining refurbishment needs in the FY 2007-08 Capital Improvement Budget for Council consideration

Staff Recommendations: Request Council provide direction to consider Library Building refurbishment and renovation to maintain effective library services (Community Services/Library: Laura Mitchell))

12. AMENDMENT AND RE-ADOPTION OF COUNCIL POLICIES AND RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

Staff Recommendations: Approval (City Attorney: Jeffrey Epp)

RESOLUTION NO. 2007-71

WORKSHOP

13. ORAL REPORT: INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP ON DEPARTMENT FUNCTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS Request Council receive and informational report from the Police and Fire Departments, in preparation for budget discussion in June. This Workshop is the third of four designed to provide information about the scope of services provided by City departments, the number of employees needed to provide services and the cost to do so

Staff Recommendations: Receive (Fire Department: Vic Reed; Police Department: Jim Maher)

BRIEFING (Staff)

FUTURE AGENDA

14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS The purpose of this item is to identify issues presently known to staff or which members of the Council wish to place on an upcoming City Council agenda. Council comment on these future agenda items is limited by California Government Code Section 54954.2 to clarifying questions, brief announcements, or requests for factual information in connection with an item when it is discussed

Staff Recommendations: None (City Clerk's Office: Marsha Whalen)

BRIEFING (Staff)

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

COUNCIL/COMMISSION/ MEMBERS COMMENTS

CLOSED SESSION: (COUNCIL/CDC/RRB)

CLOSED SESSION: COUNCIL/CDC/RRB)

ADJOURNMENT

UPCOMING MEETING SCHEDULE
Date	Day	Time	Meeting Type	Location
May 16	NO MEETING	-	-	-
May 23	WEDNESDAY	4pm & 7pm	Council Meeting	Council Chambers
May 30	NO MEETING	-	-	-
June 6	WEDNESDAY	4pm & 7pm	Council Meeting	Council Chambers

TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL

The public may address the City Council on any agenda item. Please complete a Speaker’s form and give it to the City Clerk. Comments are generally limited to 3 minutes.

If you wish to speak concerning an item not on the agenda, you may do so under “Oral Communications.” Please complete a Speaker’s form as noted above.

Handouts for the City Council should be given to the City Clerk.

To address the Council, use the podium in the center of the Chambers, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD and speak directly into the microphone.

AGENDA, STAFF REPORTS AND BACK-UP MATERIALS:

Agenda, Staff reports and back-up materials for agenda items are available for review:

· Online at http://www.ci.escondido.ca.us/government/agendas/PublishedMeetings.htm

· In the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall

· In the Library (239 S. Kalmia) during regular business hours and

· Placed in the lobby outside the Council Chambers immediately before and during the

· Council meeting.

LIVE BROADCAST

Council meetings are broadcast live on Cox Cable Channel 19 and can be viewed the following Sunday and Monday evenings at 6:00 p.m. on Cox Cable The Council meetings are also available live via the Internet by accessing the City’s website at www.escondido.org, and selecting: City Council/broadcasts of City Council Meetings/live video streaming.

Please turn off all cellular phones and pagers while the meeting is in session.

The City Council meets regularly on the first four Wednesdays
of the month at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Members of the Council also sit as the Community Development Commission
and the Mobilehome Rent Review Board.

Copies of City Council agendas and minutes are available at:

http://www.escondido.org

City Hall Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Closed alternate Fridays)

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ADJOURNMENT