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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - August 20, 2018 8/20/2018 - 1 - AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AZUSA AUDITORIUM MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 213 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD 6:30 P.M. Closed Session AZUSA, CA 91702 7:30 P.M. Regular Meeting/Ceremonial AZUSA CITY COUNCIL JOSEPH ROMERO ROCHA MAYOR ROBERT GONZALES EDWARD J. ALVAREZ MAYOR PRO-TEM COUNCILMEMBER ANGEL CARRILLO URIEL E. MACIAS COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER 6:30 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 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. 8/20/2018 - 2 - 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS - Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54957.6. City Negotiator: Sergio Gonzalez, City Manager and Tanya Bragg, Director of Human Resources & Risk Management Organizations: SEIU (Service Employees International Union- Local 721), ACEA (Azusa City Employees Association), AMMA (Azusa Middle Management Association), APOA (Azusa Police Officers Association), CAPP (Civilian Association of Police Personnel), and APMA (Azusa Police Middle Management Association) 2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS – Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54956.8. City Negotiators: Sergio Gonzalez, City Manager Property Address: Various Properties Adjacent to the 210 Freeway. Negotiating Parties: Mark A. Kudler, President-Bulletin Displays, LLC. Under Negotiation: Price and Terms, Lease/License Agreement 3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION - Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54956.9(d)(1). Case Name: Francine Marques v. City of Azusa.; L.A. County Superior Court Case No. BC660884 7:30 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY, 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 – Mr. Greg Benton, Canyon City Church 5. Closed Session Report by the City Attorney CEREMONIAL 1. Presentation of “Employees of the Quarter” Certificates to Lislene Ledezma – Human Resources/Risk Management Analyst and Yasmine Cardona-Bryne – Community Resource Specialist. 2. Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to Krisna Morya G. Floriano for winning the National Accounting Competition. 3. Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation to all who contributed to the 2018 Kathy’s Cool Kutz for Kids Event. 8/20/2018 - 3 - 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. City Clerk: Request for City Council to set a time and date to hold the interviews of applicants received for City Commissioners. D. SCHEDULED ITEMS 1. PUBLIC HEARING - 2018 JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PRE-APPLICATION. RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Open the Public Hearing, receive public testimony regarding, close the Public Hearing; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice for the purchase of specified equipment; and 3) Authorize the City Manager to execute all contracts, reports, and other documents required for receiving such funds pursuant to the terms and conditions of the U.S. Department of Justice. JOINT SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND CITY COUNCIL 2. CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT TO AND ASSIGNMENT OF THE OWNER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT NO. 1, FROM SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO CITY. RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) That the Successor Agency approve the Consent to and Assignment of Owner Participation Agreement No. 1, transferring its interests and obligations contained therein to the City. 2) That the City Council approve the Consent to and Assignment of Owner Participation Agreement No. 1, and accept the assignment by the Successor Agency contained therein. 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. 8/20/2018 - 4 - 1. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 16, 2018. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes as written. 2. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS OF WARRANTS BY THE CITY DATED JULY 12, 2018 THROUGH AUGUST 1, 2018. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-C50 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 following Personnel Action Requests in accordance with the City of Azusa Civil Service Rules Section 5.7.5 and applicable Memorandum of Understanding(s). 4. APPROVAL OF OFF-CAMPUS FEDERAL WORK STUDY PROGRAM AGREEMENTS WITH AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve an agreement with Azusa Pacific University for Azusa Reads, Writes, Counts & Azusa Calculates; and Approve an agreement with Azusa Pacific University for Kids on the Move/Computer Lab Training Programs; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the amendments, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City. 5. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU) AND THE CITY OF AZUSA FOR UNIVERSITY RESOURCE OFFICER (URO) SERVICES. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the one year agreement between the City of Azusa and APU to provide a full-time police officer to serve as a URO for the 2018/2019 APU undergraduate academic school year. 6. PURCHASE OF THREE (3) 2019 FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY VEHICLES. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the purchase of three (3), 2019 Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles from Wondries Fleet Group, 1247 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 3850 Alhambra, CA 91801 in an amount not to exceed $97,229.40; and Approve the purchase of this vehicle based on the competitive bid process previously completed by the County of Los Angeles, from which they ordered (317), 2019 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles, Purchase Order #DPO-SH-18361203-1, as authorized under Azusa Municipal Code Section 2-523(e). 8/20/2018 - 5 - 7. AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize staff to solicit a Request for Qualifications for on-call professional engineering services. 8. APPROVAL OF PROGRAM AGREEMENT WITH AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY’S CENTER FOR ACADEMIC SERVICE LEARNING. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve an agreement with Azusa Pacific Universit y Center for Academic Service Learning; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the amendments, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City. 9. ADOPTION OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS POLICY AND PROCEDURES. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt and file the Unclaimed Funds Policy and Procedures. 10. CITY TREASURER’S STATEMENT OF CASH AND INVESTMENT BALANCES FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2018. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive, review, and file the City Treasurer’s Report for the month of June 2018. 11. CITY TREASURER’S ACCOUNTING OF ALL RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND FUND BALANCES FOR THE MONTHS OF MARCH 2018 THROUGH MAY 2018. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive, review, and file the City Treasurer’s Reports of Receipts, Disbursements and Fund Balances for the months of March 2018 through May 2018. 12. CLASS SPECIFICATION REVISION – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES – ELECTRIC OPERATIONS. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the class specification for the position of Assistant Director of Utilities – Electric Operations. 13. CLASS SPECIFICATION REVISION – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES – RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the class specification for the position of Assistant Director of Utilities – Resource Management.