CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
PORTERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
AUGUST 8, 2000 7:00 P.M.

Pledge of Allegiance Led by Mayor Virginia Gurrola
Invocation by Pastor Scott Riaubia, Shekinah Christian Fellowship Church Roll Call

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This is the opportunity to address the Council on any matter of concern, including all items not scheduled for public hearing.

CONSENT CALENDAR

All Consent Calendar Items are considered routine and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these matters unless a request is made, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar. 1. Approval of Minutes of May 16 and July 18, 2000

2. Approval of Purchases
Re: Purchase of various Items (list on file in the City Clerk’s Office) in the amount of $17,159.85. Recommend: Authorize Purchases

3. Award of Contract for Engineering Services for the Henderson Avenue Hazard Elimination Safety (HES) Project
Re: Negotiating a contract with Omni-Means for the project; with authorization to negotiate with Hank Mohle & Associates if unable to reach an agreement with Omni-Means.

4. Acceptance of the Olive Avenue Reconstruction Project - Mitch Brown Construction, Inc.
Recommend: Accept the project for $1,155,126.70, authorize filing the notice of completion, and releasing the 10% retention 35 days after recordation provided no stop notices have been filed.

5. Acceptance of the Orange Avenue Railroad Crossing Reconstruction Project - Halopoff & Sons, Inc.
Recommend: Accept the project for $69,472.71, authorize filing the notice of completion, and releasing the 10% retention 35 days after recordation provided no stop notices have been filed.

6. Acceptance of the Corona Heights Control Valve Project - Halopoff & Sons, Inc.
Recommend: Accept the project for $13,900, authorize filing the notice of completion, and releasing the 10% retention 35 days after recordation provided no stop notices have been filed.

7. Acceptance of Street Right of Way Dedication - Tentative Parcel Map 3-99 - (Roy Manning)
Re: 10 feet of right of way along the frontage of property located at 645 W. La Vida Avenue.

8. Acceptance of Street Right of Way Dedication - Tentative Parcel Map 1-00 - (Hans Borm)
Re: 1 foot of right of way with Walch Way cul-de-sac.

9. Quit Claim Deed Relinquishing a Portion of Plano Street Right of Way
Re: Property to Theta McComb which was formerly abandoned.

10. Acceptance of Grant of Easement for Property located on the Southeast Corner of Indiana Street and Tomah Avenue - Southern California Edison Property - Indiana Street Project
Re: Payment of $16,275 for 15,420 square feet of right of way

11. Reimbursement for Construction of Master Plan Facilities, Plano Self Storage - (Don Abbott)
Re: Reimbursing $12,302.36 for Storm Drain Master Plan facilities along Gibson St. between 4th and the westerly line of the Plano Self Storage

12. Reimbursement for Construction of Master Plan Facilities, River Springs, Phase One Subdivision - (Greg Woodard)
Re: Reimbursing $12,983.44 for Water Master Plan facilities along Date Avenue between Newcomb Street and Lotas Street.

13. Consolidated Waste Management Authority Appointment
Re: Appointing Council Member Wilson to replace Mayor Gurrola on this JPA.

14. Request Approval of Land Lease at Porterville Municipal Airport - Ernest Freeman
Recommend: Approve a ten year lease for Lot 37, with a five year option at $0.2088 per square foot per year.

15. Approval for Community Civic Event - Main Street Porterville, Inc. Crazy Daze - Aug. 18 & 19, 2000 Re: Approval of this annual event subject to the application restrictions.

16. Amendments to Employee Pay and Benefit Plan
Re: Accepting the Porterville Police Officer Associations signed Memorandum of Understanding.

17. Renewal of Personnel Examining Services Contract Between the City of Porterville and Cooperative Personnel Services
Re: Approval of a two-year agreement to provide written testing programs for employment purposes.

18. Approval of Annual Transportation Agreement with Tulare County Re: Entering an agreement to provide transit service to County residents within the service area.

19. Request to Enter into Agreement - Dept. of Justice
Re: Approving a one year agreement with the Department of Justice to provide alcohol analysis services, intoxilyzer testing and maintenance, expert testimony, and certain accessories required to conduct blood and urine samples to the Police Department at $35.00 per test.

19a. Executive Session per Government Code 54956.9 - Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation: Westel L. Creager, MD, Bille Vandersande, Travis Bierman, Porterville Airport Users Assoc., California Pilots Assoc. vs. City of Porterville PUBLIC HEARING

20. Temporary Off-Site Directional Signs - Conditional Use Permit 1-2000 (“River Springs” - Woodard Homes)
Re: Placing three temporary advertising signs at Newcomb/Westfield, Morton/Prospect, and the northwest corner of Morton/Newcomb.

SECOND READING

21. Ordinance 1587, Amendment to City Contract with CalPERS - Local Miscellaneous Plan
Re: Approving the Post-Retirement Survivor Allowance option for Local Miscellaneous Plan Members.

SCHEDULED MATTERS

22. Downtown Parking
Re: Consideration of options regarding parking lots downtown.

Adjourn to a Meeting of the Porterville Redevelopment Agency.

PORTERVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AGENDA
Roll Call: Redevelopment Agency

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

SCHEDULED MATTER

PRA-1. Consideration of Agency Member Insurance Benefits
Re: Consideration of insurance provided to the Redevelopment Agency Members by the City.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

Adjourn to City Council Meeting

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
OTHER MATTERS

EXECUTIVE SESSION

19a. Executive Session per Government Code 54956.9 - Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation: Westel L. Creager, MD, Bille Vandersande, Travis Bierman, Porterville Airport Users Assoc., California Pilots Assoc. vs. City of Porterville

ADJOURNMENT to Executive Session, then to August 12 2000

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