AGENDA

A REGULAR MEETING OF THE LOMITA CITY COUNCIL

MAY 17, 1999 7:00 PM

City Hall Council Chambers

24300 Narbonne Avenue

NEXT RES. NO. 99-12

NEXT ORD. NO. 607

  1. OPENING CEREMONIES
    1. Call Meeting to Order
    2. Flag salute
    3. Invocation – Councilmember Blackwood
    4. Roll Call
  1. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL

    2. The City Council may discuss and act upon items described under Council Comments; however, items which are not will be limited to Council reports, announcements or requests for clarification, or factual information, or to placement of matters on the agenda for a future meeting.

  2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

    3. Persons wishing to speak to the City Council on subjects other than those scheduled are requested to do so at this time. When addressing the council, please come to the podium and give your name and address for the record. In order to conduct a timely meeting, a 5 minute time limit per person has been established. Amendments to Government Code Section 54954.2 prohibit the City Council from taking any action on a specific item unless it appears on a posted agenda. Persons wishing discussion on Consent Agenda items should so state at this time.

  3. CONSENT AGENDA

All items under the Consent Agenda are considered by the Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There may be separate discussion of these items prior to the time the Council votes on the motion. Specific items may be removed from the Consent Agenda at the request of any Councilmember or staff.

  1. Approval of Minutes: March 15, 27 (2)
  2. Motion to waive further reading
  3. Approval of Demands – $234,053.20
  4. Report submitting letter from Grace Martinez resigning from the Gangs & Graffiti Committee. ACCEPT RESIGNATION.
  5. Report recommending acceptance of bid from Complete Landscape Care Inc. in the amount of $9,300 for a five year contract for the landscape maintenance program. RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
  6. Report submitting resolution of intention to levy and collect assessments and resolution ordering the Public Works Coordinator to prepare an engineer’s report for Landscape Maintenance District No 1. RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
  7. Report submitting proposal from Urban Design Studio to prepare a sign ordinance. RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
  8. Report submitting agreement for MAX (Municipal Area Express) commuter bus service for July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2002. RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
  9. Report submitting amendment to Municipal Code adopting by reference the 1997 Uniform Building Code, 1998 Electrical Code, 1997 Uniform Plumbing and Mechanical Codes. INTRODUCE AND CALL FOR HEARING JUNE 7TH.
  10. Report submitting recommendation from Traffic Safety Commission to post street sweeping sign on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue from PCH to southern city boundary. RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

 

 

SCHEDULED MATTERS

  1. 411 RATE INCREASE

    2. Reconsideration of resolution opposing Pacific Bell’s 411 rate increase as requested by Councilmember Blackwood.

  2. COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

Discussion of distance between commercial buildings as requested by Mayor Traina.

CLOSED SESSION

Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation – Significant Exposure to Litigation pursuant to G C Section 54956.9(b)(1) – 2 cases

Conference pursuant to G C Section 54957 personnel negotiations – City Attorney

ADJOURNMENT

Adjourn to 6:00 PM, May 24, 1999

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