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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - October 3, 2016 10/3/2016 - 1 - AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AZUSA AUDITORIUM MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2016 213 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD 6:30 P.M. Ceremonial/Closed Session AZUSA, CA 91702 7:30 P.M. Regular Meeting AZUSA CITY COUNCIL JOSEPH ROMERO ROCHA MAYOR EDWARD J. ALVAREZ ANGEL CARRILLO COUNCILMEMBER MAYOR PRO-TEM URIEL EDWARD MACIAS ROBERT GONZALES COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER 6:30 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call CEREMONIAL 1. Presentation of Certificates to for the City of Azusa Scholarship Recipients - Destiny A. Tellez, Jesus Jaimes, and Ithzcally E. Herrera. 2. City Manager: Request for a Proclamation proclaiming the week of October 16-22, 2016 as Freedom from Workplace Bullies Week. 3. City Manager: Request for a Certificate of Recognition to Martha Villegas for her Community Service. CLOSED SESSION NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC FOR CLOSED SESSION Prior to going into closed session the City Council will convene in the Auditorium serving as Council Chambers to take public comment on the closed session items only. General public comment will be provided for during the regular portion of the meeting beginning at 7:30 P.M. 10/3/2016 - 2 - 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – THREAT OF LITIGATION/POSSIBLE INITIATION OF LITIGATION – Pursuant to California Government Code, Sections 54956.9(d)(2) & (d)(4). 1 Potential Case – Dispute with Waste Management regarding payment of landfill. 7:30 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC FOR REGULAR MEETING In compliance with Government code Section 54957.5, copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the Agenda are on file in the Office of the City Clerk - 213 E. Foothill Blvd.; copies for public view are at the Azusa City Library - 729 N. Dalton Ave., Azusa Police Department Lobby - 725 N. Alameda Ave., and the City of Azusa Web Page www.ci.azusa.ca.us. Persons who wish to speak during the Public Participation portion of the Agenda or on a Public Hearing item, shall fill out a card requesting to speak and shall submit it to the City Clerk prior to 7:30 P.M.; cards submitted after will not be accepted. A. PRELIMINARY BUSINESS 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Flag Salute 4. Invocation – Reverend LeRoy – First Assembly of God Church 5. Closed Session Report by the City Attorney B. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION This time has been set aside for persons in the audience to make public comments on items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the council/agency board that are not listed on this agenda or are listed on this agenda as an item other than a public hearing item. Members of the audience will have the opportunity to address the city council/agency board about public hearing items at the time the public hearing is held. Under the provisions of the Brown Act, the council/agency board is prohibited from taking action on oral requests, but may refer the matter to staff or to a subsequent meeting. The council/agency board will respond after public comment has been received. Each person or representative of a group shall be allowed to speak without interruption for up to five (5) continuous minutes, subject to compliance with applicable meeting rules. Questions to the speaker or responses to the speaker's questions or comments shall be handled after the speaker has completed his/her comments. Public Participation will be limited to sixty (60) minutes. C. REPORTS, UPDATES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF/COUNCIL 1. Presentation: San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Carol Anne Hagele, Education Specialist. D. SCHEDULED ITEMS 1. DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS IN RESPONSE TO PROPOSITION 64 ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016 ELECTION BALLOT. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and provide direction on potential recreational marijuana regulations. 10/3/2016 - 3 - E. CONSENT CALENDAR The Consent Calendar adopting the printed recommended actions will be enacted with one vote. If Councilmembers or Staff wish to address any item on the Consent Calendar individually, it will be considered under SPECIAL CALL ITEMS. 1. MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2016. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes as written. 2. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS OF WARRANTS BY THE CITY. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2016-C63 allowing certain claims and demands and specifying the funds out of which the same are to be paid. 3. HUMAN RESOURCES ACTION ITEMS. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Personnel Action Requests in accordance with the City of Azusa Civil Service Rules and applicable Memorandum of Understanding(s). 4. APPROVAL OF FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 73418 FOR A 70-UNIT TOWNHOME PROJECT AT 475 EAST ARROW HIGHWAY. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Find that this project complies with the General Plan and is consistent with the approved tentative tract map and any amendments thereto; and find that this project is in compliance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act; and approve Final Tract Map 73418; and authorize the City Clerk and City Treasurer to endorse the certificates on the face of the map, which embodies the approval of Final Tract Map 73418. 5. APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE JAIL FOOD SERVICE CONTRACT. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Jail Food Service Contract with the County of Los Angeles increas ing the cost per meal to $2.63; and authorize the Mayor to execute, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, Amendment No. 3 on behalf of the City of Azusa; and Authorize the Chief of Police or, City Manager with City Attorney approval to sign any additional cost increase amendments during the life of the Food Service Contract not to exceed a total of $4.00 per meal. 10/3/2016 - 4 - 6. CONSIDERATION OF A LETTER TO THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION URGING ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON NATURAL GAS LEAKAGE ABATEMENT. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Send a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) urging them to adopt the Recommendations on Natural Gas Leakage Abatement. 7. ADOPT RESOLUTION 2016-C64 EXPRESSING THE CITY’S COMMITMENT TO BECOMING A "DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITY". RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution 2016-C64 Expressing the City’s commitment to becoming a "Dementia Friendly Community" and taking necessary actions, which include participation on a task force, to create a community that is informed, safe and respectful of people living with dementia and their families. 8. CONSIDERATION OF AN OUTDOOR EVENT PERMIT APPLICATION FROM BROOKSEE, LLC, TO OPERATE A MARATHON AND A HALF-MARATHON FOOTRACE THROUGH THE CITY OF AZUSA IN 2017. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager to execute the Outdoor Event Permit agreement for the 2017 Revel Canyon Marathon, operated by Brooksee LLC., in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City. 9. CONTRACT AGREEMENTS EXECUTED BY CITY MANAGER – AUGUST 2016. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the list of agreements executed by the City Manager for the month of August of 2016. F. SUCCESSOR AGENCY RELATED BUSINESS. 1. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF WARRANTS BY THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2016-R14 allowing certain claims and demands to be paid out of Successor Agency Funds. G. ADJOURNMENT. The meeting will be adjourned in memory of Mr. Richard John Chacon, Lifelong Azusa Resident and Aurelio Carrillo, Longtime Azusa Resident. 10/3/2016 - 5 - UPCOMING MEETINGS: October 17, 2016, 6:30 p.m. Ceremonial/Closed Session, 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting November 7, 2016, 6:30 p.m. Ceremonial/Closed Session, 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a city meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 626-812-5229. Notification three (3) working days prior to the meeting when special services are needed will assist staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide access to the meeting. CERTIFICATION I, Adrian Garcia, CMC, Chief Deputy City Clerk of the City of Azusa, or my designee, hereby certify under penalty of perjury that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on September 29, 2016, seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at the City Clerk’s Office, 213 E. Foothill Blvd.; the lobby of the Police Department, 725 N. Alameda Ave.; the Civic Auditorium, 213 E. Foothill Blvd.; the City Library, 729 N. Dalton Ave.; and on the City’s Web Page at www.ci.azusa.ca.us. ______________________________________ Adrian Garcia, CMC Chief Deputy City Clerk Azusa City Clerk’s Office