Los Alamitos — 2023-08-21

A. Warrants (Finance)\nThe attached Warrant Register contains checks and electronic funds\ntransfers for the period July 1, 2023 to July 31, 2023.\nRecommendation: Ratify the Warrants for the period July 1, 2023 to July\n31, 2023 in the amount of $2,696,005.97.

B. City Council Travel Policy (Administration)\nThis item provides a Travel Policy specific to City Council and Appointed\nOfficials.\nRecommendation: Adopt Administrative Regulation 6.2 - City Council\nTravel Policy.

C. Treasurer's Quarterly Investment Report - June 2023 (Finance)\nThe item for City Council consideration is receipt of the Treasurer’s\nQuarterly Investment Report.\nRecommendation: Receive and file the Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment\nReport – June 2023.

D. Approval of Plans and Specifications for Building Demo Project (CIP\n22/23-04) (Development Services)\nThis item seeks City Council approval to begin facilitating the Demolition\nof the Los Alamitos Television Production (LATV) and Public Works (PW)\nBreakroom Building at 10921 Oak Street Project (CIP No. 22/23-04).\nRecommendation:\n1. Approve the plans and specifications for the Demolition of the\nLATV/PW Building at 10921 Oak Street Project (CIP No. 22/23-04);\nand,\n2. Authorize Staff to advertise and solicit bid proposals.

E. Response to the 2022-2023 OC Grand Jury Report Titled: "Welcome\nto the Neighborhood" (Development Services)\nThis item contains the City's response to the 2022-2023 Orange County\n(OC) Grand Jury Report titled "Welcome to the Neighborhood."\nRecommendation:\n1. Approve the attached response to the 2022-2023 Orange County\nGrand Jury Report titled "Welcome to the Neighborhood"; and,\n2. Authorize the Mayor to sign the response letter on behalf of the City\nCouncil.

F. Response to the 2022-2023 OC Grand Jury Report Titled: "School\nShootings: How Prepared are Orange County Public Schools?"\n(Police)\nThis report contains the City's response to the 2022-2023 Orange County\nGrand Jury Report titled "School Shootings: How Prepared are Orange\nCounty Public Schools?"\nRecommendation:\n1. Approve the attached response to the Orange County Grand Jury\nReport titled "School Shootings: How Prepared are Orange County\nPublic Schools?"; and,\n2. Authorize the Mayor to sign the response letter on behalf of the City\nCouncil.

G. Notice of Completion for the New Dutch Haven Neighborhood Street\nRehabilitation Project (CIP 22/23-02) (Development Services)\nThe City of Los Alamitos hired a roadway contractor for street\nimprovements related to grind and overlay and slurry seal in the New\nDutch Haven Neighborhood as part of the City’s ongoing pavement\nmanagement program.\nStaff is recommending that City Council accept the work as completed,\ndirect filing of the Notice of Completion, and authorize retention release as\nprescribed by the Public Contract Code.\nRecommendation:\n1. Accept as complete the construction by Hardy and Harper, Inc. for the\nNew Dutch Haven Neighborhood Street Rehabilitation Project (CIP No.\n22/23-02); and,\n2. Direct the City Clerk to record the Notice of Completion/Final Report\nwith the County Recorder’s Office; and,\n3. Authorize Staff to release the 5% retention to the contractor, in the\namount of $13,636.60, thirty-five (35) days after recordation of the\nNotice of Completion.

H. Notice of Completion for the Briggeman Drive Street Improvements\nProject (CIP 22/23-03) (Development Services)\nThe City of Los Alamitos hired a roadway contractor, United Paving Co.,\nfor the Briggeman Drive Street Improvements Project (CIP 22/23-03) as\npart of the City’s ongoing pavement management program. The project\nprovided 5 feet of widening along the southern portion of Briggeman Drive,\nfrom the Briggeman Drive/Reagan Street intersection to 200 feet west of\nthe intersection. This project was necessary to continue the widening that\npreviously occurred adjacent to the newly developed hotel (Fairfield Inn &\nSuites by Marriott Anaheim/Los Alamitos) at 10650 Los Alamitos\nBoulevard.\nStaff is recommending that City Council accept the work as completed,\ndirect filing of the Notice of Completion, and authorize retention release as\nprescribed by the Public Contract Code.\nRecommendation:\n1. Accept as complete the construction by United Paving Co. for the\nBriggeman Drive Street Improvements Project (CIP 22/23-03); and,\n2. Direct the City Clerk to record the Notice of Completion/Final Report\nwith the County Recorder’s Office; and,\n3. Authorize Staff to release the 5% retention to the contractor, in the\namount of $7,517.87, thirty-five (35) days after recordation of the\nNotice of Completion.

A. Study Session and Resolution No. 2023-20 – Overruling the Orange\nCounty Airport Land Use Commission’s Inconsistency Determination\nfor the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element (Development Services)\nOn January 19, 2023, the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission\n(ALUC) found the City's 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element Update to\nbe inconsistent with the 2017 Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos\nAirport Environs Land Use Plan. On February 21, 2023, the City Council\nadopted Resolution 2023-04, providing notice of the City's intent to overrule\nthe ALUC's determination. On July 17, 2023, the City Council conducted a\nStudy Session and reviewed information related to ALUC's finding of\ninconsistency. Following a staff presentation and receipt of public\ntestimony, the City Council continued the public hearing to tonight's regular\nmeeting. The City Council will now consider adoption of a resolution\noverruling the ALUC's determination, which requires a four-fifths affirmative\nvote.\nRecommendation:\n1. Conduct a Study Session; and,\n2. Conduct the Public Hearing; and,\n3. By a four-fifths affirmative vote, adopt Resolution No. 2023-20, entitled,\n"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOS\nALAMITOS, CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS THAT THE GENERAL\nPLAN 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE IS CONSISTENT\nWITH THE PURPOSES OF THE STATE AERONAUTICS ACT AND\nOVERRULING THE ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT LAND USE\nCOMMISSION'S DETERMINATION THAT THE HOUSING ELEMENT IS\nINCONSISTENT WITH THE 2017 JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE\nLOS ALAMITOS AIRPORT ENVIRONS LAND USE PLAN"; and,\n4. Authorize the City Manager to submit Resolution No. 2023-20 to the\nOrange County Airport Land Use Commission and the State Division of\nAeronautics.

A. Los Alamitos Senior Transportation Program (Recreation)\nThis item for Council consideration is the concept of a future senior\ntransportation program.\nRecommendation:\n1. Discuss need and desire for a senior transportation program; and,\n2. Provide direction to Staff.

A. Council Member Requested Agenda Item: City Attorney Scope of\nServices (Administration)\nDuring the April 17, 2023, regular meeting, Council Member Murphy made\na motion requesting that the City Council discuss the scope of services\nprovided by City Attorney Daudt. Council Member Hibard supported the\nmotion. No vote was taken on the motion. This informational staff report is\nthe first step in the two-step process for placing items of the Agenda for\nconsideration by the Council.\nRecommendation: In accordance with the City Council’s adopted Agenda\nPolicy, this informational staff report does not request action, but seeks\nCouncil’s direction. By a majority vote of the City Council Members present,\nstaff may be directed to place this item on a future Agenda for consideration\nby the Council.

B. Council Member Requested Agenda Item: Citywide Trash Receptacle\nProject (Development Services)\nDuring the April 17, 2023, regular meeting, Council Member Hibard made a\nmotion to bring forward an item to discuss reallocation of funds from the\n2023-2024 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) – Citywide Trash\nReceptacles Project to the Police Department. Council Member Murphy\nsupported the motion. No vote was taken on the motion. This informational\nstaff report is the first step in the two-step process for placing items of the\nAgenda for consideration by the Council.\nRecommendation: In accordance with the City Council’s adopted Agenda\nPolicy, this informational staff report does not request action, but seeks\nCouncil’s direction. By a majority vote of the City Council Members present,\nstaff may be directed to place this item on a future Agenda for consideration\nby the Council.

A. Conference with Legal Counsel\nSignificant exposure to litigation pursuant to § 54956.9(b). (One potential\ncase)

B. Conference with Legal Counsel\nInitiation of litigation pursuant to § 54956.9(c): (One potential case)

A. Presentation of a Certificate to Shawn McLean, Owner of Sir\nSpeedy Printing in Recognition of Being Featured in the Mayor's\nBusiness Spotlight

B. Presentation by Sergeant Brian Gunsolley, Orange County\nSheriff’s Department, Regarding Fentanyl Awareness