2021 08-17CITY OF POWAY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
August 17, 2021
City Council Chambers
13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway, California
(Per Government Code 54953)
(Meeting Called to Order as City Council/City of Poway Planning Commission/Poway Housing Authority/Public Financing
Authority and Successor Agency to the Poway Redevelopment Agency)
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Vaus called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
John Mullin, Caylin Frank, Dave Grosch, Barry Leonard, Steve Vaus
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
City Manager Chris Hazeltine; City Attorney Alan Fenstermacher; Interim City Clerk Deborah
Harrington; Development Services Director Bob Manis; Finance Director Aaron Beanan; Human
Resources and Risk Management Director Jodene Dunphy; Public Works Director Eric
Heidemann; Interim Fire Chief Scott Post; Captain Dave Schaller, Sheriff's Department
(Note: Hereinafter the titles Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councilmember, City Manager, Assistant City
Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk and Director of Finance shall be used to indicate Mayor/Chair,
Deputy Mayor/Vice Chair, Councilmember/Director, City Manager/Executive Director, Assistant
City Manager/Assistant Executive Director, City Attorney/Counsel, City Clerk/Secretary and
Director of Finance/Finance Officer.)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Deputy Mayor Leonard led the Pledge of Allegiance.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
Mayor Vaus led a moment of silence.
PRESENTATIONS
None.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Yuri Bohlen supported increasing the wages of the Poway Firefighters.
Pete Babich, via teleconference spoke regarding an independent commission on Redistricting.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
Motioned by Deputy Mayor Leonard, seconded by Councilmember Frank to approve
Consent Calendar Items 1 through 5. Motion carried by the following roll -call vote:
Ayes: Mullin, Frank, Grosch, Leonard, Vaus
Noes: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
Disqualified: None
1. Approval of Reading by Title Only and Waiver of Reading in Full of Ordinances on this Agenda
2. Approval of the July 20, 2021 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
3. Adoption of Resolution No. 21-070 entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Poway, California, Finding and Declaring the Continued Existence of an Emergency within
the City due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Pandemic"
4. Adoption of Resolution No. 21-071 entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Poway, California, Authorizing the Acceptance of Grant Funds Through the Urban Area
Security Initiative Grant Program"
5. City's Investment Report as of June 30, 2021
ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION
None.
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
STAFF REPORTS:
Principal Civil Engineer Shadi Sami presented the report along with a PowerPoint presentation
on Items 6 through 8 relative to the Consultant Agreement with Infrastructure Engineering
Corporation (IEC) for engineering design services for the Clearwell Replacement Project, the
Reimbursement Agreement with the San Diego County Water Authority for the design of the
Poway 5 Flow Control Facility and a Third Amendment to the Kennedy/Jenks Consultant
Agreement for Design Management Services of the Clearwell Replacement Project.
6. Approval of Consultant Agreement between the City of Poway and Infrastructure Engineering
Corporation for Engineering Design Services for the Clearwell Replacement Project, RFP No.
21-032
Yuri Bohlen requested clarification on the definition of raw water.
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In response to Council inquiry, Ms. Sami responded that the new connection with the San
Diego County Water Authority would be with a treated water pipeline.
In response to Council inquiry, Ms. Sami explained that IEC supplied the most complete bid,
demonstrated a better understanding of the project and provided a complete scope of work.
She went on to explain that there was a site tour and a question -and -answer session for all
potential vendors. Ms. Sami added that additional scope of work was negotiated into the
project at no increase in the bid amount with IEC.
Motioned by Councilmember Mullin, seconded by Deputy Mayor Leonard to approve
the Consultant Agreement with Infrastructure Engineering Corporation (IEC) for
Engineering Design Services for the Clearwell Replacement Project, per the outlined
terms of the Consultant Agreement and authorize the City Manager to execute the
necessary document. Motion carried 5/0.
7. Approval of a Reimbursement Agreement between the City of Poway and the San Diego
County Water Authority (SDCWA) for the Design of the Poway 5 Flow Control Facility
No speakers.
Motioned by Councilmember Frank, seconded by Mayor Vaus to approve the
reimbursement agreement between the City of Poway and the San Diego County Water
Authority for the design of Poway 5 Flow Control Facility and the deposit amount of
$150,000. Motion carried 5/0.
8. Approval of Third Amendment to the Agreement with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants for Design
Management Services of the Clearwell Replacement Project
No speakers.
Motioned by Mayor Vaus, seconded by Councilmember Frank, to approve the Third
Amendment to the Agreement for Program Management Services, RFQ No. 20-001 with
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc. and authorize the City Manager to execute the
necessary document. Motion carried 5/0.
WORKSHOPS:
None.
COUNCIL -INITIATED ITEMS:
None.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pursuant to AB1234 - (G.C.
53232(d))
The Mayor and Council made announcements and reported on various events taking place in the
City. No action was taken.
Director of Public Works Eric Heidemann provided an update on the San Diego County Water
Authority. Mr. Heidemann stated that the Metropolitan Water Districted voted to appoint Adel
Hagekhalil as Metropolitan General Manager. Mr. Heidemann then reported that Fallbrook and
Rainbow filed an application with the Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCO) to detach
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from the San Diego County Water Authority which could impact the City of Poway. Mr. Heidemann
concluded his update noting that due to severe drought conditions, Governor Newsom and the
Water Authority have advocated a voluntary 15 percent reduction in water usage.
CITY MANAGER ITEMS:
None.
CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS: (Including any public report of any action taken in closed session)
9. Conference with Labor Negotiators
Government Code Section 54957.6
Designated City Representatives: Chris Hazeltine, Wendy Kaserman, Aaron Beanan and
Jodene Dunphy
Employee Organizations: Poway Firefighters' Association
City Attorney Alan Fenstermacher announced there was no reportable action taken at the
August 3, 2021 City Council Closed Session. At his request, Mayor Vaus adjourned the
meeting into Closed Session at 7:30 p.m.
City Council came out of Closed Session at 8:50 p.m.
City Attorney Alan Fenstermacher announced there was no reportable action taken at the
August 17, 2021 City Council Closed Session.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:51 p.m.
Deborah Harrington
Interim City Clerk
City of Poway, California
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