AVALON CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024. -4:30 PM 410 AVALON CANYON ROAD  MINUTES  CALL TO ORDER-4:30 p.m.  ROLL CALL-Present via Teleconference and In-Person: Mayor Anni Marshall, Councilmembers Lisa Lavelle, Michael Ponce, Mary Schickling and Yesenia De La Rosa. Also present: City Manager David Maistros, City Attorney Scott Campbell and City Clerk Gabrielle  Morones.  CLOSED SESSION: 4:33 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Closed Session to discuss the following:  Following the appropriate announcement of the Closed Session item the City Council went into  1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION  Title: City Manager  Following Closed Session Mayor Marshall announced there was no reportable action. WRITTEN COWMUNICATIONS.CHy staff received one written communication regarding Item #9. Adoption of the Cruise Ship Wharfage Fee Increase and four written communications regarding Item #10. Cruise Ship Annual Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Emails have been provided to the City Council and are on file in the City Clerk's office. CONSENT CALENDAR-There were 7 Items on the Consent Calendar. Motion to approve Items #1-#5 made by Lisa Lavelle, seconded by Michael Ponce. (All Ayes) Mary Schickling abstained from Items #6 and #7 due to a financial conflict of interest.  1. 2.  City Council Minutes Warrants  Approved minutes from the August 20, 2024 regular City Council Meeting.  Approved warrants from the US General Fund in the amount of $598,084.21, one payroll totaling $274,043.37, two electronic fund transfers totaling $53,237.16 totaling  $2,967,779.59 for August 12, 2024 through August 23, 2024. Avalon City Council Policies Manual Review Approved the revised Avalon City Council Policies Manual.  3. 4.  Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 9-7, Article 10 "Antennas" of the Avalon Municipal Code and Adoption of Exemption Findings Under the California Adopted Ordinance No. 1221-24 of the City Council of the City of Avalon, California Amending Chapter 9-7 General Standards of Development/Article 10 "Antennas And Wireless Facilities" of the Avalon Municipal Code and Adoption of Exemption Findings  Environmental Quality Act  Under the California Environmental Quality Act.    CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER3, 2024 PAGE 2 5.  OpenGov, Inc. Budget Software Renewal  Approved a one-year extension with OpenGov, Inc. for its budget preparation and transparency modules for a not-to-exceed amount of $27,022.52 with the option of expending for an additional fiscal year for a not-to-exceed amount of $30,000.00. Motion to approve made by Lisa Lavelle, seconded by Michael Ponce. (4 Ayes: Marshall, De La Rosa, Lavelle and Ponce; 1 Abstention: Schickling) Southern California Edison Community Resource Center License Agreement Authorized the City Manager to execute a Community Resource Center License Agreement with Southern California Edison granting shared use of the City Hall City Motion to approve made by Lisa Lavelle, seconded by Michael Ponce. (4Ayes: Marshall, De La Rosa, Lavelle and Ponce; 1/ Abstention: Schickling (Conflict of Cost Share Agreement with Southern California Edison regarding Five Corners Authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Southern California Edison establishing the terms and conditions of cost sharing for water utility and gas utility relocations and replacements associated with the Five Corners (4A Ayes: Marshall, De La Rosa, Lavelle and Ponce; 1 Abstention: Schickling (Conflict of  6.  Council Chambers during a "Public Safety Event."  Interest)  7.  Comprehensive Pedestrian Project  Comprehensive Pedestrian Project.  Motion to approve made by Lisa Lavelle, seconded by Michael Ponce.  Interest) GENERAL BUSINESS  8.  Engineered Solution Group On-Call Engineering Services Contract Increase for Authorized the City Manager to execute an amendment to the City's On-Call Engineering Professional Services Agreement with Engineered Solution Group (ESG), increasing the contracted maximum cumulative total for calendar year 2024 by Motion to approve made by Anni Marshall, seconded by Lisa Lavelle. (All Ayes)  Calendar Year 2024  $400,000.  9.  Adoption of the Cruise Ship Wharfage Fee Increase  Introduced and waived all readings of an ordinance repealing and replacing chapter 10- 2.402(b) of the Avalon Municipal Code, use fees for harbor cruise ship passengers, and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act. Motion to approve made by Lisa Lavelle, seconded by Michael Ponce. (All IAyes)    CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER: 3, 2024 PAGE 3  10. Cruise Ship Annual Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024  Received and filed the Cruise Ship Annual Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024; Adopted Resolution No. 24-34 of the City Council of the City of Avalon Establishing Guidelines fori the Approval of Cruise Ships to Visit Avalon for 2025-2027 1. Number of regularly scheduled cruise ship vessels shall not exceed 3 per week during the Summer Season (Memorial Day to Labor Day) without final written 2. No cruise ship vessels shall be allowed on the weekends during the Summer Season (Memorial Day to Labor Day) or during special event weekends = such as Jazz Trax -without final written approval of the Harbor Master and City Manager. 3. Number of regularly scheduled cruise ship vessels shall not exceed 3 per week during the "Off Season" (Labor Day to Memorial Day) without final written approval  and amended sections #1-#3 to read:  approval of the Harbor Master and City Manager.  of the Harbor Master and City Manager.  Councilmember Lavelle recused herself due to a conflict of interest. Motion to approve made by Michael Ponce, seconded by Mary Schickling. (3Ayes: Marshall, De La Rosa and Ponce; 1 No: Schickling; 1A Abstention: Lavelle).  BREAK: 7:50 p.m.-7:55 p.m.  11. Sidewalk Vendor Ordinance Discussion  The City Council discussed the possibility of expanding the scope of the sidewalk vending ordinance and directed City staff to gather the following information to discuss 1. City staff along with the Fire Chief were directed to measure the area by the Wrigley Stage and fountain located on Crescent Avenue along with a list of what will and not 2. Directed City staff to contact Dion & Sons regarding their leased space at the Casino Dock and inquire if they have plans to utilize the space within the next 6 to 12 months. Ifthere are no immediate plans, the City would like to allow for 1-2 sidewalk 3. Increase the City's cap on the number of total sidewalk vending permits to eight and revisit the topic in the next 6-12 months to potentially increase the City's cap to 10 4. Reach out to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to streamline the  at a future city council meeting:  be permitted for the sidewalk vendors and their carts in that area.  vendors to utilize the leased space for sidewalk vending.  sidewalk vendors. permitting process.    CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 PAGE 4  Mayor Marshall adjourned the meeting at 9:17 p.m.  1,Gabrielle Morones, City Clerk, do hereby certify that the DVD videotape of the regular City Council Meeting on September 3, 2024, is the official record of the Council Meeting and is on  file and maintained in City Hall. D.liela Merny Gabrielle Morones, City Clerk