AVALON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022 - 5:00 P.M.
THIS VIRTUAL MEETING IS HELD PURSUANT TO AB 361
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AVALON'S CITY COUNCIL and PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS SHALL GENERALLY BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC REMOTELY. The general public may attend the meeting in the Council Chambers however must adhere to social distancing requirements. The public is encouraged to watch and participate from the safety of their homes while practicing social distancing.
Council Chambers are open to a maximum 30 members of the general public. Once the Council Chambers reach maximum occupancy, the general public may participate in Oral Communication and address the City Council on an agenda item in person by waiting in the City Hall Court Yard and entering the Chambers one at a time at the appropriate time. No one will be admitted into the Council Chambers who is ill or exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19.
Additionally, the general public may participate in Oral Communication and address the City Council on an agenda items by providing comments via Zoom or by sending comments to [email protected].
CALL TO ORDER-5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL-Present via Teleconference and In-Person: Mayor Anni Marshall, Councilmembers Lisa Lavelle, Michael Ponce and Mary Schickling. Also present: City Manager David Maistros, City Attorney Scott Campbell and Deputy City Clerk Gabrielle Morones. Absent: Councilmember Yesenia De La Rosa.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS-None.
PRESENTATION - Representatives from Southern California Edison provided an update regarding Phase | Mandatory Water Conservation, provided information on SCE scholarships and employment, and recognized Chet's Hardware Store with the Catalina Water Conservation Recognition Program Award. Councilmember Schickling recused herself due to a Conflict of Interest.
CONSENT CALENDAR-There were 6 Items on the Consent Calendar. Motion to approve items #1#6 made by Lisa Lavelle, seconded by Michael Ponce. (4 Ayes-Lavelle, Ponce, Schickling and Marshall; 1 Absent-De La Rosa).
1. Minutes
Approved minutes from the November 1, 2022 regular City Council Meeting.
2. Warrants
Approved warrants in the amount of $562,339.93, one payroll in the amount of $216,046.80, three electronic fund transfers totaling $111,705.65 totaling $890,092.38 for October 24, 2022 through November 4, 2022.
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3. Findings to Continue to Hold Remote Teleconference/Virtual City Council Meetings Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361
Determined that the COVID-19 state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor still exists and has been considered by the City Council in deciding to continue to have teleconference meetings and that state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing in connection with COVID-19, and that as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees.
Authorize the Purchase of a Used Electric Utility Golf Cart Authorized the City Manager or his designee to procure, per the City's purchasing policy, a used electric utility golf cart that meets the required specifications outlined by Staff, for a total not to exceed $12,000.
Authorize Purchase of a Used Forklift for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Authorized City Manager or their designee to procure per the City's purchasing policy a used forklift that meets the required specifications outlined by staff, for a total not to exceed $35,000.
Amendment to the On-Call Engineering Services Contract to ESG Engineering Authorized the City Manager to execute an amendment to the On-Call Engineering Services contract with ESG Engineering, Inc. to increase the total contract sum for fiscal year 2021-22 by $100,000.
GENERAL BUSINESS
7. Annual Love Catalina Tourism Authority Report
City Council received and filed the report.
Mayor Marshall adjourned the meeting at 6:41 p.m.
1, Gabrielle Morones, Deputy City Clerk, do hereby certify that the DVD videotape of the Regular City Council Meeting on November 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