CITY OF ELK GROVE Incorporated July 1, 2000  MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL  REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, March 8, 2006  CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL  Mayor Soares called the regular City Council meeting of March 8, 2006 to order at  6:31 p.m.  Present: Absent:  Mayor Soares, Mayor Pro Tem Scherman, Counciimembers  Briggs, Cooper and Leary  None  Mayor Soares led the Pledge of Allegiance.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA  Motion: M/S Briggs/Cooper to approve the March 8, 2006 City Council meeting agenda. The motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: 5; Noes: 0  PRESENTATIONSIANNOUNCEMENTS  None.  PUBLIC COMMENT  Steve Detrick, spokesperson for EGCAPP, commented on the Council's position on adopting a big box ordinarice (February 22, 2006 Council meeting). He Olga Batey recognized the Council's effort to secure proportional funding to support additional staffing and hours for the Elk Grove Library branch. She urged Councimembers to become members of the Friends of the Library. Lynn Wheat spoke of her participation in City-related workshop discussions and offered her opinion that the City carries a "commuter community" attitude. She urged planning a bicycle/pedestrian friendly environment. She felt that the cumulative impact of projects has not been considered and piecemeal consideration does not produce the best result. She was concemed about the  characterized Councimember Briggs' comments as disrespectful.    safety of bicyclists and pedestrians and expressed concern that the Council does  not support public input.  CONSENT CALENDARITEMS  Prior to action on the consent calendar items approval, Councilmember Leary read the following statement of recusal on behalf of himself and Councimember  Cooper into the record:  Myself and Mr. Cooper are employed by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department; therefore, we will not be participating in Agenda Item No. 5.8. The record should reflect our recusal on this item and our abstention from participating in the matter. In addition to our recusal, we have not made, participated in making, or otherwise influenced or attempted to influence this decision.  With no public requests to speak, Mayor Soares closed the public comment Motion: M/S Briggs/Cooper to approve the consent calendar with abstention noted on Agenda Item No 5.8. The motion passed by the following vote: Agenda Item No. 5.1: Adopt Ordinance No. 5-2006, an ordinance amending the City of Elk Grove Zoning Map from RD-2, RD-4, RD-5, RD-5(F), O to RD-5, RD- 10, Of for the Vintara Park Project No. EG-04-784. Second Reading  opportunity.  Ayes: 5; Noes: 0  Approved by Consent  Agenda Item No. 5.2: Adopt Ordinance No. 6-2006, an ordinance amending the City of Elk Grove Zoning Map from AR-5 to AR-2 for Conway Rezone, Parcel Map,  and Exception Project No. EG-05-895. Second Reading  Approved by Consent  Agenda Item No. 5.3: Adopt Ordinance No. 7-2006, an ordinance amending the City of Elk Grove Zoning Map from AR-5 to AR-2 for McCown Rezone Project No.  EG-04-720. Second Reading Approved by Consent  Agenda Item No. 5.4: Adopt Ordinance No. 8-2006, an ordinance amending the City of Elk Grove Zoning Map from AR-5 to AR-2 for JACC Investments Project  No. EG-05-826. Second Reading Approved. by Consent  Elk Grove City Council Regular Meeting, March 8, 2006  Page 2of8    Agenda Item No. 5.5: Adopt Ordinance No. 9-2006, an ordinance amending the City of Elk Grove Zoning Map from AR-5 to RD-4 for a Tentative Subdivision Map known as Vista Creek Village, Unit 3 Project No. EG-05-840. Second Reading Agenda Item No. 5.6: Adopt Ordinance No. 10-2006, an ordinance amending the City of Elk Grove Zoning Map from AR-2 to LC for the Sheldon Farms Rezone  Approved by Consent  Project No. EG-05-963. Second Reading  Approved by Consent  Agenda Item No. 5.7: Resolution No. 2006-59 adopted authorizing the City Engineer to call for bids for the Street Name and Stop Sign Replacement Project  2006  Approved by Consent  Agenda Item No. 5.8: Resolution No. 2006-60 adopted authorizing the City Manager, or his designee to negotiate and execute a contract with CDCE Incorporated for Panasonic Toughbooks for Police vehicles and amend the Police Approved by Consent by the following vote: Ayes: 3; Noes: 0; Absentions: 2 Agenda Item No. 5.9: Approve a proclamation of recognition celebrating the  Department fiscal year 2005-06 budget (Police Services)  (Cooper, Leary)  naming of Carroll Elementary School Approved by Consent  Agenda Item No. 5.10: Resolution No. 2006-61 adopted accepting the Street Name and Stop Sign Replacement Project 2005 as complete and authorize the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion with the Sacramento County Recorder Agenda Item No. 5.11: Approve a proclamation of recognition celebrating the  Approved by Consent  naming of Pleasant Grove High School Approved by Consent California Arbor Day Approved by Consent  Agenda Item No. 5.12: Approve a proclamation of recognition celebrating  Agenda Item No. 5.13: Approve a proclamation of recognition celebrating the  National Teen Leadership Program Approved by Consent  Elk Grove City Council Regular Meeting, March 8, 2006  Page 3of8    PUBLIC HEARINGS  Agenda Item No. 6.1: Study Session: Comprehensive Zoning Code Update as RECOMMENDATION: Consider staff presentation, hear public testimony, and provide direction for staff to prepare an Ordinance for adoption of the Zoning Code  recommended by the Planning Commission  Update  Mayor Soares declared the public hearing open at 6:40 p.m.  Pam Johns, Special Project PlannerDeyelopment Services, provided an extensive overview of the staff report and recommendation (presentation filed).  Mayor Soares opened the public comment.  The following persons provided public comment regarding the Zoning Code update for Council consideration: Tom Shine (enumerated authority and responsibility assigned to Planning Director and stated it is a lot of responsibility given to a non-city employee); Will Weitman (representing property owner at Waterman Road/Kent Street, commented that furniture sales should be allowed in either the M-1, M-2 zones); Leo Fassler (requested change to provision disallowing sleeping in an RV on private property); Mark Gastineau (representing California Sign Association stated there are problems with the provisions of the code applicable to signs and reported a meeting is scheduled with the project manager to review their concerns); Sharon Lynes (thanked the Council for its decision on Library funding and requested the distance between adult businesses and schools or parks be increased from 500 to 1000 feet); Janet Toppenberg (supported code as it relates to home-based businesses, questioned the allocation of industrial area, questioned the blanket prohibition of reader boards): Barbara Lemar (enumerated typographical, graphical errors, missing references). Mayor Soares closed the public comment opportunity at 7:21 p.m. Motion: M/S Cooper/Scherman to close the public hearing. The motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: 5; Noes: 0; Abstentions: 0 REGULAR AGENDA ACTION ITEMS/RECOMMENDATIONS Guidelines (Continued from the February 22 meeting)  Agenda Item No. 7.1:  Consider Community Service Grant Funding  Katy Baumbach, Management Analyst, provided an overview of the staff report  and recommendation.  Elk Grove City Council Regular Meeting, March 8, 2006  Page 4 of8    Counclimember Leary asked that the application process require applicants to  identify other funding sources and amounts.  Mayor Soares opened the public comment opportunity.  Constance Conley (honor the established deadline for submittals, grant funds to organizations previously denied funding); Peggy Forseth-Andrews (proof of leveraging is important; consider second-tier for groups who have been funded for three consecutive years; establish specific date on financial reporting) provided On a separate matter, Ms. Forseth-Andrews recognized the City of Elk Grove as a voting member on the Senior Center Board. In response to rumors in the community that the Center was forced into accepting an Elk Grove representative on its Board, Ms. Forseth-Andrews acknowledged that was not the case.  comment for Council consideration.  Mayor Soares closed public comment at 7:38 p.m.  Council discussion-was related to:  General:  Require applicants to identify other funding sources Identify the number of persons served by the program  and amounts. on the application.  Consider smaller grant requests annually. Reduce the funds annually on a sliding scale. Develop a performance standard. Consider granting funds on a sliding scale.  Consider teen and senior funding as budget line items. organizations which have received funding for three consecutive years, particularly for youth and senior  Provision No. 4: Develop altematives to a hiatus of funding to  services. discussion.  Provision No. 5: Remove catastrophe" and retum for additional  By Council consensus, guideline provisions 4 and 5 will be returned for  additional discussion.  Elk Grove City Council Regular Meeting, March 8, 2006  Page 50f8    Motion: M/S Scherman/Cooper to adopt guideline provisions 1, 2,3, and 6. The Mayor Pro Tem Scherman recognized and welcomed Therese Schulz, Executive  motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: 5; Noes: 0  Director of the Elk Grove Senior Center.  Agenda Item No.7.2: Adopt a resolution establishing Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 (Laguna Ridge), determining necessity to incur bond indebtedness and calling a special election, and declaring results of the special election, and first reading of an ordinance levying and apportioning the special tax Joe Chinn, Finance Director, provided an overview of the staff report and With no public requests to speak, Mayor Soares closed public comment. Motion: M/S Leary/Cooper to adopt a resolution (Resolution No. 2006-62) establishing Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 (Laguna Ridge), determining the necessity to incur a bonded indebtedness and calling an election for the purpose of submitting the levy of the special tax, the incurrence of bonded indebtedness and the establishment of an appropriations limit to the qualified electors of the district. The motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: 5; Note: The election was closed five minutes after the adoption of the proceeded to and completed Agenda Items 8, 9, and 10. This item resumed City Clerk Peggy Jackson announced that of a possible 1,303 votes, 1,303 affirmative votes were cast in favor of levying the special tax. No "no" votes were Motion: M/S Leary/Scherman to adopt a resolution (Resolution No. 2006-63) declaring the results of the Special Election held on March 8, 2006 in Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 (Laguna Ridge). The motion passed by the Motion: M/S Leary/Briggs to introduce and waive the full reading, by substitution of title only, an ordinance (Ordinance No. 11-2006) levying and apportioning the Special Tax in Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 (Laguna Ridge). The  recommendation.  Noes: 0  aforementioned resolution. following agenda item 10.  During tabulation of the ballots, the Council  cast.  following vote: Ayes: 5; Noes: 0  motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: 5; Noes: 0  Elk Grove City Council Regular Meeting, March 8, 2006  Page 6 of8    GENERAL ADMINISTRATIONI INFORMATION There were no General Administration Information reports. COUNCIL COMMENTS/FUTURE AGENDAITEMS  Councllmember Cooper  Reported that the JPA Rancho Cordova/EI Dorado/Elk Grove connector subcommittee has been given additional direction to address specific Reported on a meeting held at Laguna Town Hall last evening to discuss unmet traffic needs. He noted receiving comments on how to better the e-  issues.  tran services delivery. Councilmember Briggs  Reported STA will be meeting tomorrow for discussion on future financing Requested costs for connectivity of pedestrian/bicycle over-crossings, such as that on Laguna Boulevard west of Laguna Springs Drive.  for Measure A.  CounclImember Scherman  Requested City Engineer Bob Lee attend the next Old Town Merchants Association meeting to provide an update on the punch list status for the Reported that the SRCSD Board met this morning. The retirement of District Director Robert Shanks effective the end of the month was announced. Mary Snider was appointed to District Director. Announced the retirement of Lt. Barbara Bravos from the Police Requested consideration of establishing an Ombudsman position. Questioned whether any member would be attending the study program in Councimember Briggs noted he is looking into the possibility. Recognized several members of the Elk Grove Police Department for a  Elk Grove Boulevard improvement project.  Department.  Dublin, Ireland.  Elk Grove City Council Regular Meeting, March 8, 2006  Page 7of8    variety of awards received.  Announced the resignation of Planning Commissioner Patrick Hume and  confirmed the Clerk will proceed with recruitment.  Mayor Soares  Announced that the enabling legislation for Regional Transit governance He reported on a trip to Washington, D.C., at which time an application to the Preserve America Foundation for the City's historical designation was Reported that Legislators are positive on considering funding for additional buses, the intelligent traffic system, and police equipment.  can now move to the Legislature for consideration.  presented.  CLOSED SESSION None.  ADJOURNMENT adjourned at 8:12 p.m.  With no additional business to conduct, the regular meeting of March 8, 2006  -    PEGGEHACKSON, CITYCLERK  ATTEST:  Kud br RICK SOARES, MAYOR CITY OF ELK GROVE  Elk Grove City Council Regular Meeting, March 8, 2006  Page 8 of8