Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the La Mesa City Council Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 8130 Allison Avenue, La Mesa, ______

Mayor Arapostathis called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

ROLL CALL

PRESENT: Mayor Arapostathis; Vice Mayor McWhirter; Councilmembers Alessio, Baber and Parent.

ABSENT: None.

STAFF: City Manager Garrett; City Attorney Sabine; City Clerk Wiegelman; Assistant City Manager Humora.

INVOCATION – COUNCILMEMBER PARENT

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

CITY MANAGER COMMENTS

There were no comments.

COMMUNITY BULLETIN REPORTS

The Mayor, Council and staff made announcements and reported on various events taking place in the City. No action was taken.

PRESENTATION

RECOGNITION OF AYSO 2017 AREA AND SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS

Mayor Arapostathis and Vice Mayor McWhirter presented certificates of recognition to the head coach, assistant coach, and players of the Iron Maidens, the AYSO 2017 Area and Sectional Champions.

Head Coach Jeff Bergeleen and Assistant Coach Scott Schultz spoke on the ’s exceptional season and thanked the Mayor and Council for the recognition.

La Mesa City Council Meeting Minutes 1 Tuesday, April 11, 2017 ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA

There were no additions or deletions to the agenda.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Francis Jenks, spoke regarding a groundwater issue on Harris Street.

Kim and Ken Seedorf submitted a written statement regarding a groundwater issue on Harris Street.

Cheryl Marquis submitted a written statement regarding a groundwater issue on Harris Street.

Dan Perkins submitted a written statement regarding a groundwater issue on Harris Street.

CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1 through 6)

1. APPROVAL OF MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING OF THE TEXT OF ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS AT THIS MEETING

Approved.

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING HELD THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017 AND THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING HELD TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2017

Approved.

3. RATIFICATION OF THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD’S APPROVAL OF DRB 16-17 (6140 LAKE MURRAY HF-HRI, LLC) – A REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A NEW COFFEE SHOP INCLUDING AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA AT 6140 LAKE MURRAY BOULEVARD IN THE CN-D (NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL / URBAN DESIGN OVERLAY) ZONE

Ratified.

4. RATIFICATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S APPROVAL OF TENTATIVE TRACT MAP TTM 16-04 (WINDMILL SUMMIT LLC) – A TEN UNIT COMMERCIAL SUBDIVISION OF A 0.6 ACRE PROPERTY ADDRESSED AS 9400 GROSSMONT SUMMIT DRIVE IN THE RB (RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS) ZONE

Ratified.

5. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE FOR OLIVE AVENUE EMERGENCY SEWER REPLACEMENT

Resolution No. 2017-023 was adopted.

La Mesa City Council Meeting Minutes 2 Tuesday, April 11, 2017 6. RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF EMERGENCY REPAIR OF STORM DRAIN PIPE ON WELLESLEY STREET

Received and filed.

ACTION: Motioned by Vice Mayor McWhirter and seconded by Councilmember Alessio to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 through 6.

Vote: 5-0 Yes: Mayor Arapostathis, Vice Mayor McWhirter, Councilmember Alessio, Councilmember Baber and Councilmember Parent No: None Abstained: None Absent: None

Motion passed.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS (3 MINUTE LIMIT)

The Mayor and Council reported on various outside boards, commissions and committee meetings they attended. No action was taken.

AB 1234 REPORTS (GC 53232.3(d))

Councilmember Baber reported on his attendance at the League of California Cities Policy Committee meeting on March 30, 2017 in Ontario regarding Housing, Community and Economic Development.

COUNCIL INITIATED

Council Initiated Items 7 and 8 were discussed concurrently.

7. COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION TO STATE ASSEMBLY REGARDING AB 805 (GONZALEZ FLETCHER) – COUNCILMEMBER ALESSIO

Councilmember Alessio announced that Council Initiated Item No. 7 was co-authored by Councilmember Baber and herself.

Councilmember Alessio provided a brief overview of AB 805 and its impact on the City of La Mesa.

Craig Maxwell spoke in opposition to AB 805.

Bohdan Khiahynyckyt spoke in opposition to AB 805.

La Mesa City Council Meeting Minutes 3 Tuesday, April 11, 2017 A discussion ensued between Council regarding the negative impact AB 805 would have on the voice of the City of La Mesa in SANDAG and MTS, the positives and negatives of the bill, the voting structure AB 805 proposes, SANDAG's miscalculation of revenues and poor handling of reporting the miscalculation, the enhanced audit process proposed by the bill, the influence of large versus small cities in SANDAG, the current structure and status quo of SANDAG, and the sections of the bill each councilmember supports and/or opposes.

ACTION: Motioned by Councilmember Baber and seconded by Councilmember Alessio to (1) form an ad hoc committee comprising of Councilmember Alessio and Councilmember Baber; (2) have the ad hoc committee with the support of staff compose a letter in opposition to AB 805 unless amended, to include the following: (a) support for the sub-regional voting and enhanced audit process; (b) opposition to the weighted voting structure, the requirement that the Chair and Vice Chair of SANDAG be the Mayors of the largest city and the second largest city, and the requirement that the Mayor of each city serve on the Board of Directors; (c) that the City Council of the City of La Mesa supports the letter by a majority vote; and (d) the Mayor’s signature; and (3) send the letter to the author of AB 805 and California Senate.

Councilmember Parent stated that he supports the weighted voting structure that AB 805 proposes and for that reason would be voting no on the motion.

Vote: 4-1 Yes: Mayor Arapostathis, Vice Mayor McWhirter, Councilmember Alessio, and Councilmember Baber No: Councilmember Parent Abstained: None Absent: None

Motion passed.

8. ANALYSIS OF AB 805 AND LA MESA’S INTERESTS – COUNCILMEMBER PARENT

No action was taken.

CITY ATTORNEY REMARKS

There were no remarks.

ADJOURNMENT

Mayor Arapostathis adjourned the meeting at 5:21 p.m.

Megan Wiegelman, CMC City Clerk

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