AVALON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2022
410 AVALON CANYON ROAD
THIS VIRTUAL MEETING WAS HELD PURSUANT TO AB 361
MINUTES
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CALL TO ORDER -5: 01 p. m.
ROLL CALL --Present via Teleconference and In -Person: Mayor Anni Marshall, Councilmembers Cinde Cassidy, Lisa Lavelle, Michael Ponce, and Yesenia De La Rosa. Also present: City Manager David Maistros, City Clerk Denise Radde, and City Attorney Scott Campbell. Absent: Deputy City Clerk/ Senior Administrative Assistant Gabrielle Morones.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS -The City Clerk Denise Radde received many written communications regarding Item # 10 Consider Resolution of Intention to Establish the Catalina Island Tourism Business Improvement District.
PRESENTATIONS - None
CONSENT CALENDAR - The City Manager removed Item # 10 Consider Resolution of Intention to Establish the Catalina Island Tourism Business Improvement District at the request of Love Catalina, the item will be scheduled for a future City Council Meeting. There were 4 Items on the Consent Calendar.
Motion to approve Item # 1-# 4 made by Cinde Cassidy, seconded by Lisa Lavelle. ( All Ayes)
1. Minutes
Approved minutes from the February 1, 2022 regular City Council Meeting.
2. Warrants
Approved warrants in the amount of $ 999, 876. 30, Successor Agency warrants in the amount of $ 127, 500. 0, one payroll in the amount of $ 186, 243. 98, and four electronic fund transfers totaling $ 171,6. 60 for a total of $ 814, 373. 16 for January 24, 2022 through February 4, 2022.
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3. Resolutions of the City Council of the City of Avalon Appointing a Director and Alternate Director to the California Intergovernmental Risk Authority ( CIRA) Board of. Directors and California Transit Systems Joint Powers Authority ( CaITIP) 1) Adopted Resolution No. 22- 05 of the City Council of the City of Avalon Appointing a Director and Alternate Director to the California Transit Systems Joint Powers Authority CALTIP) Board Of Directors.
2). Adopted Resolution No. 22- 06 of the City Council of the City of Avalon Appointing a Director to the California Intergovernmental Risk Authority (CIRA) Board of Directors.
4. Wastewater Treatment Plant Sewer Outfall - California State Lands Commission Lease Agreement No. 4695
Adopted Resolution No. 22- 07 of the Council of the City of Avalon Approving and Authorizing Execution of Lease Agreement No. 4695 with the State Lands Commission Regarding State Lands Utilized by the Wastewater Treatment Plant for a Sewer Outfall Pipe.
GENERAL BUSINESS
5. FY22 Mid -Year Financial Results and Proposed Budget Amendments Received the report of the Mid -Year Financial Results for FY 2021-022; and 2.
Authorized the proposed budget amendments as outlined in Exhibit A to this report. The revenue and expenditure figures for activity through December 31 have been compiled to provide a comparative update to the adopted budget.
Motion to approve made by Cinde Cassidy, seconded by Michael Ponce. ( All Ayes)
6. City of Avalon General Municipal Election — June 7, 2022 1) City Council approved the candidates' statements to be no more than 200 words.
Motion made by Cinde Cassidy, seconded by Anni Marshall. ( All Ayes) la) City Council decided that the candidates will pay for the printing cost of the candidate statement and translation cost of the candidate statement in the voter pamphlet.
Motion made by Anni Marshall, seconded by Cinde Cassidy. (4 Ayes -Marshall, Cassidy, De La Rosa and Ponce; 1 No -Lavelle).
2) City Council adopted the following Election Resolutions:
Adopted Resolution No. 22- 08 of the City Council of the City of Avalon, California, Calling and Giving Notice of a General Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, for the Election of Certain Officers as required by the Provisions of the Laws of the State of California Relating to General Law Cities.
Adopted Resolution No. 22- 09 of the City Council of the City of Avalon, California, requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to Consolidate a General Municipal Election with the Statewide Direct Primary to be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 and to render specific services to the City.
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Adopted Resolution No. 22- 16 of the City Council of the City of Avalon, California, Providing for the Filing of Primary and Rebuttal Arguments and Setting Rules for the Filing of Written Arguments Regarding a City Measure to be Submitted at the June 7, 2022 General Municipal Election.
Motion to approve made by Lisa Lavelle, seconded by Anni Marshall. ( All Ayes)
9. Appointment to Fill One Unexpired Term on the Planning Commission City Council appointed Bruce Fertig to serve as a Planning Commissioner for an unexpired term, expiring June 2022.
Motion made by Michael Ponce, seconded by Anni Marshall. ( 4 Ayes -Marshall, Cassidy, Lavelle and Ponce; 1 No -De La Rosa).
REMOVED ITEM
10. Consider Resolution of Intention to Establish the Catalina Island Tourism Business Improvement District
Mayor Marshall adjourned the meeting at 6: 47 p. m.
I, Gabrielle Morones, Deputy City Clerk, do hereby certify that the DVD videotape of the City Council Meeting on February 15, 2022, is the official record of the Council Meeting and is on file and maintained,_ in City Hall.
Gabrielle Morones,,, Deputy City Clerk / Sr. Administrative Assistant