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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - February 19, 2019 2/19/2019 - 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 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2019 213 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD 6:30 P.M. Closed Session AZUSA, CA 91702 7:30 P.M. Regular Meeting 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. 2/19/2019 - 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: Southeast Corner of Azusa Avenue and 9th Street (826, 830, 832 and 858 N. Azusa Avenue) Negotiating Parties: Chris Costanzo, Costanzo Investments, LLC Under Negotiation: Price and Terms 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 – Pastor Daniel Simonson, Christbridge Immanuel 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. 2/19/2019 - 3 - C. REPORTS, UPDATES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF/COUNCIL 1. Water Supply Update. (Oral Report) D. SCHEDULED ITEMS - None 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 REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 4, 2019. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes as written. 2. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS OF WARRANTS BY THE CITY DATED JANUARY 31, 2019 THROUGH FEBRUARY 14, 2019. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2019-C05 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 Section 5.7.5 and applicable Memorandum of Understanding(s). 4. CITY TREASURER’S ACCOUNTING OF ALL RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND FUND BALANCES FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2018. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive, review, and file the City Treasurer’s Reports of Receipts, Disbursements and Fund Balances for the month of September 2018. 5. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR ON-CALL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize staff to circulate a Request for Proposals (RFP) for on-call environmental consulting services for future development projects. 2/19/2019 - 4 - 6. AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE RE- PLASTERING OF CHILD AND SLIDE POOLS AT SLAUSON PARK AQUATICS CENTER LOCATED AT 501 E. FIFTH STREET, AZUSA. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize staff to release a request for proposals for the re-plastering of the child and slide pools at Slauson Park Aquatics Center. 7. ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FROM CALIFORNIA LIBRARY FOR FAMILY LITERACY. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the grant award from California Library for Family Literacy in the amount of $25,000. 8. GRANT ACCEPTANCE CAL RECYCLE GRANT. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the Cal-Recycle grant award from the City of Bradbury in the amount of $2,500. 9. REQUEST TO APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KOSMONT & ASSOCIATES, INC., FOR A TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FEASIBILITY STUDY. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Kosmont & Associates Inc., for a tax increment financing feasibility study in an amount not to exceed $141,000; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement, in substantial form, subject to minor modifications acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City. 10. CITY TREASURER’S STATEMENT OF CASH AND INVESTMENT BALANCES FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2018. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive, review, and file the City Treasurer’s Report for the month of December 2018. 11. EXPENDITURE PLAN – 2017 REPROGRAMMING OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Mayor Joseph R. Rocha to sign the attached State Homeland Security Grant Program Subrecipient Agreement Grant Year 2017 Between the County of Los Angeles and the City of Azusa; and Approve the purchase of Motorola radio equipment offered through the reimbursable State of California FY2017 Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) in an amount not to exceed $93,124. 2/19/2019 - 5 - F. ADJOURNMENT. The meeting will be adjourned in memory of Mr. Michael L. Zarate, Longtime Azusa Resident. UPCOMING MEETINGS: March 4, 2019, 6:30 p.m. Closed Session, 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting March 18, 2019, 6:30 p.m. 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, MMC, 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 February 14, 2019, 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, MMC Chief Deputy City Clerk Azusa City Clerk’s Office