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Home My WebLink AboutE-1 Minutes Regular Meeting, February 19, 2019CITY OF AZUSA MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2019 – 6:30 P.M. The City Council of the City of Azusa met in regular session at the above date and time in the Azusa Auditorium located at 213 E. Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, CA 91702. Mayor Rocha called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. ROLL CALL: Roll call was taken by City Clerk Cornejo. PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, MACIAS, ALVAREZ, ROCHA ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO ALSO PRESENT Elected Officials: City Clerk Cornejo. Staff Members: City Manager Gonzalez, City Attorney Martinez, Chief of Police Hunt, Director of Human Resources & Risk Management Bragg, Neighborhood Services Coordinator Quiroz, and Chief Deputy City Clerk Garcia. PUBLIC COMMENT None given. CLOSED SESSION The City Council recessed to closed session at 6:33 P.M. to discuss the following: 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 REGULAR SESSION Mayor Rocha called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. ROLL CALL: Roll call was taken by City Clerk Cornejo. Councilmember Macias arrived at 7:31 p.m., after roll call. PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, MACIAS, ALVAREZ, ROCHA ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO ALSO PRESENT Elected Officials: City Clerk Cornejo. CONSENT ITEM E-1 APPROVED CITY COUNCIL 3/4/2019 Staff Members: City Manager Gonzalez, City Attorney Martinez, Chief of Police Hunt, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Bobadilla, Director of Recreation and Family Services Carpenter, Director of Economic & Community Development Marquez, Director of Information Technology and Library Services Graf, Director of Utilities Robledo, Senior Planner Munoz, Assistant Director of Water Operations Macias, Neighborhood Services Coordinator Quiroz, and Chief Deputy City Clerk Garcia. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Pastor Daniel Simonson. The invocation was given by Pastor Daniel Simonson, Christbridge Immanuel Church. CLOSED SESSION REPORT The City Council reconvened at 7:30 P.M.; City Attorney Martinez announced the following regarding Closed Session: All Councilmembers were present with the exception of Councilmember Carrillo; Item No. 1: City Council heard a presentation from its negotiators, no reportable action; Item No. 2: City Council heard a presentation from its negotiator regarding some amendments to a Disposition and Development Agreement, City Council provided some direction, no further reportable action. PUBLIC COMMENT None. REPORTS, UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF/COUNCIL Water Supply Update (Oral Report) Director of Utilities Robledo provided an update on water supply stating that local rainfall totals are above average; Azusa Canyon Reservoirs are full; the water table is up 10 feet from an all-time low but still 45 feet below average and conservation is still recommended; and the state snow-pack is above average and will be available for purchase to replenish the SGV Basin. In response to a question posed by the Council, Director of Utilities Robledo stated that the rainfall totals presented are tracked by the City, and media may be reporting an average. Mayor Pro-Tem Gonzales thanked everyone that participated in the 14th Annual Casino Night on February 15, 2019; and requested that proceed checks be presented to Azusa American Little League, Azusa Junior All American Football, Azusa Girls Softball League, and the Recreation and Family Services Department during the March 4 Council Meeting. Councilmember Macias thanked Utilities Director Robledo for his presentation and expressed his appreciation for the canyon. Councilmember Alvarez welcomed everyone back and hoped that everyone enjoyed their holiday. Mayor Rocha announced that the meeting would be adjourned in memory of Mr. Michael L. Zarate, Longtime Azusa Resident and asked that everyone keep the service men and women and first responders in their daily prayers. SCHEDULED ITEMS None. CONSENT CALENDAR: Moved by Councilmember Alvarez, seconded by Mayor Pro-Tem Gonzales and carried by the following vote of the Council, to approve Consent Calendar Items E-1 to E-11, with the exception of Item E-5 and E-9, which were handled under the Special Call portion of the agenda. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, MACIAS, ALVAREZ, ROCHA NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO 1. The minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 4, 2019 were approved as written. 2. Resolution No. 2019-C05 was adopted and entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID. 3. The Human Resources Action Items, in accordance with the City of Azusa Civil Service Rules Section 5.75 and applicable Memorandum of Understanding(s), were approved as follows: Merit Increase and/or Regular Appointment: G. Antunez, T. Avila, E. Coulter, G. Espinoza, L. Ledezma, R. Nodarse, J. Padilla New Appointment: K. Loza-Uribe, A. Gomez. 4. The City Treasurer’s Report of Receipts, Disbursements and Fund Balances for the month of September 2018 was received, reviewed, and filed. PAGE TWO – 2/19/2019 5. Special Call. 6. Staff was authorized to release a request for proposals for the re-plastering of the child and slide pools at Slauson Park Aquatics Center located at 501 E. Fifth Street. 7. The grant award from California Library for Family Literacy in the amount of $25,000 was accepted. 8. The Cal-Recycle grant award from the City of Bradbury in the amount of $2,500 was accepted. 9. Special Call. 10. The City Treasurer’s Statement of Cash and Investment Balances for the Month of December 2018 was received, reviewed, and filed. 11. Mayor Joseph R. Rocha was approved to sign the State Homeland Security Grant Program Subrecipient Agreement Grant Year 2017 between the County of Los Angeles and the City of Azusa; the purchase of Motorola radio equipment offered through the reimbursable State of California FY 2017 Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) was approved in an amount not to exceed $93,124. Special Call REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR ON-CALL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS At the request of the Council, Director of Economic and Community Development Marquez will amend the proposed RFP to state that the services of the selected qualified environmental consultations “will” be paid for by the private developer of proposed projects. Moved by Councilmember Alvarez, seconded by Councilmember Gonzales and carried by the following vote of the Council to authorize Staff to circulate a Request for Proposals (RFP) for on-call environmental consulting services for future development projects. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, MACIAS, ALVAREZ, ROCHA NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO REQUEST TO APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KOSMONT & ASSOCIATES, INC., FOR A TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FEASIBLITY STUDY City Manager Gonzalez responded to questions posed by the Council stating that the City was awarded a grant from Metro for the study of tax increment financing in the Transit Oriented Development area; the grant allows for the hiring of a consultant to study the benefits of establishing a tax increment financing district within a Transit Oriented Development; and the purpose of the study is to determine whether there is enough inventory to form this type of district. Moved by Councilmember Macias, seconded by Councilmember Alvarez and carried by the following vote of the Council to 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 on behalf of the City. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, MACIAS, ALVAREZ, ROCHA NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned by consensus of the City Council in memory of Mr. Michael L. Zarate, Longtime Azusa Resident. TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 7:58 P.M. __________________________________________ CITY CLERK NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2019-6 (City) NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 2019-01 NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2019-R05 (Former Redevelopment Agency) NEXT MEETINGS: March 4, 2019 and March 18, 2019. PAGE THREE – 2/19/2019