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December 9, 1996
AGENDA ITEM
TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council
FROM: Joseph F. Hsu, Director of Utilities -.).--
VIA:
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VIA: Henry Garcia, City Administrator
. RE: Resolution Granting a Permit to CALMAT CO. for
Operation of City Well 1903119
San Gabriel Canyon Spreading Grounds
BACKGROUND
The City of Azusa Water Division recently acquired the old Owl Rock industrial water well located at the San
Gabriel Canyon Spreading Grounds. Owl Rock developed and used said industrial water well for approximately
thirty years. Upon completion of the quarry operation at the San Gabriel Canyon Spreading Grounds, Owl Rock
dedicated the water well to the City of Azusa. Insomuch as the well was developed for industrial uses it may not
be used for potable water purposes.
The Azusa Water Division was contacted by CALMAT CO., who purchased complete interest in the Owl Rock
property from Robertson's Ready Mix. CALMAT would like to continue use of the water well for industrial rock
and sand operations. CALMAT will be responsible for complete operation and maintenance of the well, and their
use will continue to benefit the Azusa Light &Water utility.
• The permit is for a term is not to exceed 34 years; or
AZUSA ROCK depletes its reserves; or
CALMAT no longer has water rights in the basin.
• The permit fee is for$1.00 consideration.
• CALMAT CO.will transfer to the City water rights equal to the pumped water, and offer to the City all
of its excess at a price of less than 90% the replacement water rate.
• The well will continue to be provided electric service from the Azusa municipal utility.
• All improvements and alterations are subject to City approval.
• The well may only be used for CALMAT's industrial purposes.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend the City Council adopt the Resolution Granting the Permit to CALMAT CO. for the purpose of
continued use of City Well 1903119, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the same.
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RESOLUTION NO. 96-C194
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
RESOLUTION GRANTING CALMAT CO.
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
A PERMIT TO TAKE CITY PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa (CITY), a municipal corporation, Water Division, owns a
certain water well No. 1903119 (WELL) situated in the City of Azusa, located on a parcel of
land described as shown in Exhibit "A" attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, Calmat Co. (CALMAT) is the owner of a hard rock quarry at 3901 Fish Canyon
Road in the City of Azusa, more commonly known as Azusa Rock, Inc. (AZUSA ROCK); and
WHEREAS, AZUSA ROCK has requirements for water in its day-to-day operations for dust
control and product enhancement; and
WHEREAS, the CITY has granted CALMAT a Conditional Use Permit with respect to
CALMAT's mining activities at AZUSA ROCK (Resolution No. 3546, et seq.), including a land
conveyor from CALMAT's AZUSA ROCK quarry to its processing plant in Irwindale; and
WHEREAS, CALMAT has been adjudicated certain water right (WATER RIGHTS) pursuant to
judgement of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, legal action entitled,
Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District v. City of Alhambra, et al. (Case No.
924128); and
WHEREAS, CALMAT desires to secure a permit from the CITY to use said WELL upon the
following terms and conditions and in consideration of their mutual covenants and conditions,
the parties agree as follows:
1. Description of Property. The CITY grants a Permit to CALMAT and CALMAT
takes from the CITY the WELL together with all equipment, piping and appurtenances as
shown in Exhibit "A", which document is hereto and by this reference made a part hereof as
though fully set forth.
2. Term. This Permit shall commence on the date of its adoption and will
continue unabated until one of the following occurs:
a. AZUSA ROCK's quarry reserves are fully depleted; or
b. CALMAT gives written notice to CITY of its desire to terminate; or
c. CALMAT no longer has WATER RIGHTS for pumping within the basin.
The forgoing notwithstanding, in no event shall the term of this Permit exceed
thirty (34) years.
3. Permit Fee. CALMAT shall pay to CITY one dollar in consideration of this
Permit to use said WELL during the term hereof.
4. Additional Consideration. CALMAT shall temporarily transfer one-acre foot
of Main San Gabriel Basin production right, bucket for bucket, equally for one-acre foot of
water produced at said WELL to CITY at the end of each production year. Should CALMAT
determine that it has excess water rights available after any said production year, then
CALMAT agrees to offer CITY, as additional consideration, a first right of refusal to lease any
excess stored water in the Main San Gabriel Basin, as determined and regulated by the Main
San Gabriel Basin Watermaster. The fee for said leased water shall be negotiated on a year-to-
year basis, however, CALMAT agrees that such fee shall be less than 90% of the then current
replacement price per acre foot, as established by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California for untreated replacement water.
Further, CALMAT currently purchases electrical power from CITY for that portion of the
conveyor system which lies within the City of Azusa, and will continue to do so until such
time CITY allows its customers direct access within Azusa. CITY understands that CALMAT
is a large industry user of electrical power, and the deregulation of the electric industry in
California may present opportunities for the CITY to provide additional competitive energy
services to CALMAT in the future. CALMAT and CITY agree to conduct further discussions
regarding CALMAT's electrical service needs in the future to the extent such discussions are
of mutual benefit to the parties.
5. Maintenance. CALMAT, at its sole cost and expense, shall be responsible for
any and all maintenance of the WELL and related appurtenances including pipes, pump,
internal components, etc. excluding metering and backflow devices, for the duration of the
term of this Permit.
6. Utilities. CALMAT, at its sole expense, shall establish, secure and maintain
electrical service to the WELL. CALMAT shall pay, prior to delinquency, all charges for
electricity ( and any similar charges that may accrue with respect to the WELL) during the term
of this Permit.
7. Indemnity. To the extent that it may legally do so, CALMAT agrees that it
shall indemnify and hold harmless the CITY, its employees , agents, successors and assigns,
from and against all claims liens, encumbrances, actions, loss, damage, expense and liability
arising from or growing out of loss of or damage to property, including CITY's own property
or injury to or death of persons, resulting in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, by
reason of the exercise of the Permit hereby granted; provided however, that this covenant shall
not apply to those claims, liens, encumbrances, actions, loss, damage, expense and liability
that are proximately caused, in whole or in part, by any active negligence, or willful
misconduct, of CITY, or its employees or agents; Provided however, that this exception
shall extend only to that portion of negligence or wilful misconductattributable
tbr)the City.
8. Successors. This Permit shall bind and inure to the benefit of the successors
and assign of the Parties hereto, subject to the provisions
9. Assignment. This permit shall not be assigned by CALMAT without the prior
written consent of CITY, which will not be unreasonably withheld.
10. Entry by CITY. CALMAT shall permit CITY's officers or agents to enter upon
the premises at all reasonable times to make reasonable inspection thereof or for any lawful
purpose.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Azusa hereby
grant CALMAT a permit for the use of CITY WELL for the purpose of beneficial water
production.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Azusa at the
regular meeting thereof held on the 21st day of October 1996.
STEPHA '. ALEXANDER
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF AZUSA
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Azusa, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 16 day of December1996, by the
following vote of the City Council:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: HardisonMadrid,Naranjo,Beebe,Alexander
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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December 12, 1996
AGENDA ITEM
TO: Honorable Mayor&Members of the City Council
FROM: Joseph F. Hsu, Chair of MIS Committee"J1'�-
VIA: Henry Garcia, City Administrator
RE: Approval of Server Replacement Project Technical Specifications and Request for
Bids.
BACKGROUND
The City of Azusa has for several years had an internal network which started out small,but has grown continuously
with additional users,printers and other resources which are brought online every month. When the network was first
installed the value and importance of the servers was limited due to the number of people affected;but today a server
failure effects almost every PC in the City Hall complex. The servers perform three primary tasks which impact most
users;file storage and sharing,printer sharing and email. All but a few users depend upon the servers for printing and
most save all or a part of their data on the server. The City Hall Data Center servers are the repository of data for
Administration,Finance,Community Development,Human Resources,Redevelopment and more recently City Clerk,
Purchasing and Library.
FINDINGS
Currently three servers of various ages are operating at City Hall. One serves West Wing, another City Hall and
Library,and the most recent server performs the backup of the entire system. All of these servers are standard clone
PCs which have a reliability consistent with their configuration. Additionally,the use of multiple servers creates
bathers to printer and file sharing since users find it either troublesome or inefficient to be switching between multiple
servers. Since the servers have become the keystone of all PC applications and the repository of an invaluable amount
of information a more mission critical class of server is called for at this time.
To enhance functionality and improve ease of use,it is proposed that one high end server replace the three currently in
use. Additionally,the hardware should be fault tolerant,with high availability and have the ability to swap out a
defective hard drive without downing the server or loosing any time or data. Dual high speed network interface cards
connected to a switch will keep the data flowing faster than is currently available.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the following Server Replacement Project Technical Specifications
for a Hewlett Packard Netserver LII Pro 6/200 and authorize the City Clerk to advertise for bids. Funds were budgeted
and are available in account 243-400-2200-7150 Project#750915.
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777 North Alameda Avenue, P.O. Box 9500, Azusa, California 91702-9500 U
City of Azusa
Information Services Division
Server Replacement Project Technical Specifications
HARDWARE:
Description Model Number
Hewlett Packard NetServer LH Pro 6/200 D4840A
Standard Features
HP 32MB 6Ons EDO DIMM D4295A
Keyboard,mouse, 1.44 floppy
Internal SCSI-2 4X CD-ROM D2992B
Netserver Navigator D4914-60001
Standard Warranty
Add-on
HP 256MB 6Ons DIMM D4296A
2.1 G.B.hot-swap F&W SCSI-2 D3582B (Qty.2)
SCSI Cable,2.5m,68 to 68 pin HD D3636A
4.2 G.B.hot-swap F&W SCSI-2 D3583B (Qty.3)
PCI dual channel F&W SCSI-2 DAC C3610A
HP/Mylex PCI RAID Controller
Netserver Cable Kit D4845A
HP Ergo Ultra VGA 15"Display D2806B
Netserver LH Pro Rackmount Kit J1492A
HP PowerWise L1250 VA UPS C5225B
Power Wise Rackmount Shelf C5233A
Intel EtherExpress Pro 100 PCI PILA8465B:RJ-45 (Qty.2)
HP Remote Assistant w/o modem D2968C
SOFTWARE:
Novell Intranetware 4.11 (100 user license)
(Upgrade pricing from 50 user 4.1 +50 user 3.12)
CONFIGURATION NOTES:
1.) Netserver and PowerWise UPS will be rack mounted in an existing 1.6m HP rack. All hardware and cables
necessary(this may be in addition to those already noted)to perform this must be included in bid price.
2.) The system volume on the 2.1 G.B. SCSI drive will be mirrored on the additional 2.1 G.B.drive.
3.) The user data on the 3 -4.2 G.B. SCSI drives will be configured for RAID-5.
4.) Proof of Novell licenses will be provided to the vendor upon award of purchase by the City Council.
NOTICE INVITING BIDS
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Azusa, County of Los
Angeles, State of California,will receive at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Azusa, California,
up to the hour of 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 30, 1996 sealed bids for the following:
Hewlett Packard Netserver LH Pro 6/200 as specified in the
"Server Replacement Technical Specifications."
Specifications may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, 213 E. Foothill Blvd. Azusa, California,
Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
Bids will be opened and declared in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 213 E. Foothill Blvd.,
Azusa, California, at 10:00 a.m. on Monday,December 30, 1996. Action will be taken on these bids
by the City Council, City of Azusa, at 7:30 p.m., Monday, January 6, 1997, at a regular meeting of
the City Council in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Azusa, California.
No bid shall be considered unless it is made on a proposal form provided for that purpose, sealed and
filed with the City Clerk at the above address, on or before the time specified for receiving bids.
The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts thereof and to waive informality
in such bids.
ADOLPH A. SOLIS, CITY CLERK
CITY OF AZUSA
San Gabriel Valley Tribune, December 20, 1996.
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: STEPHEN P. DEITSCH, CITY ATTORNEY
DATE: DECEMBER 16, 1996
SUBJECT: PROPOSED URGENCY ORDINANCE RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A
VOLUNTARY EXPENDITURE CEILING FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES IN
AZUSA. (Proposition 208)
SUMMARY
Proposition 208 is a campaign finance initiative passed in the November 1996 election. The
provisions of Proposition 208 become effective January 1, 1997, and will be in force during the
City's upcoming March 4, 1997 election. As with other recent statewide initiatives,Proposition 208
is a broad, complex document that will require guidelines from the Fair Political Practices
Commission and possibly implementing legislation. However,one clear impact on the City's March
election is that in local races in jurisdictions with fewer than 100,000 residents, contributions to
candidates are limited to$100 per contributor. However, if the City Council enacts, and a candidate
accepts, a voluntary spending limit,then the contribution limit is increased to $250 per contributor.
Under Proposition 208,Council established voluntary spending limits may not exceed$1.00 per city
resident per election and must be adopted by ordinance. The proposition does not specify a
minimum on the voluntary spending limit a Council may enact. Should the Council decide not to
take action at this time, action can be taken to enact voluntary spending limits at a later date.
Options for Council consideration are:
1. Take no action to enact a voluntary spending limit. Under this option candidates can
receive maximum contributions per contributor of$100. However,there is no limit on the
amount of money a candidate may spend on their campaign.
2. Adopt an Ordinance enacting voluntary spending limits in an amount per resident per
election as determined by Council. Under this option candidates who agree in writing,
before accepting contributions, to be bound by the voluntary spending limits may receive
contributions of up to $250 per contributor. Campaign spending by these candidates would
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be limited to the figure set by the Council by ordinance. This figure cannot exceed
approximately$45,000, i.e., $1.00 per Azusa resident. The Council may pick a lower figure
if it prefers. There are no guidelines in the proposition on minimum levels. However, if the
spending limit is too low, candidates are not likely to accept it. An urgency ordinance is
attached (Attachment A) to this report in the event Council desires to enact voluntary
spending limits. Council will need to determine the spending limit to be inserted into the
ordinance. If the Council wishes to proceed with an urgency ordinance it will also need to
make a finding that immediate adoption of the ordinance is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health, safety or welfare. A possible basis for such a finding is
included in the draft ordinance attached.
The City Attorney recommends Council consider this report and either take no action, or adopt an
ordinance establishing voluntary spending limits in an amount determined by the Council. In the
event Council desire to enact an ordinance, the City Attorney has attached a draft of an urgency
ordinance such that the limits will be in effect at the same time as Proposition 208. Such action
could reduce candidate confusion over campaign requirements during the March 1997 election.
However, the FPPC has not yet given any direction on whether candidates who accepted
contributions before January 1, 1997, will be eligible to accept a voluntary spending limit.
RECOMMENDATION
The City Attorney recommends that City Council consider this report and either take no action, or
adopt an urgency ordinance establishing voluntary spending limits in an amount determined by the
Council.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AZUSA,CALIFORNIA,ESTABLISHING A VOLUNTARY
EXPENDITURE CEILING FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES IN AZUSA
Whereas, Proposition 208 was enacted by the voters at the November 5, 1996 General
Election of the State of California;and
Whereas,Proposition 208 will become effective Janray 1, 1997;and
Whereas, Proposition 208 allows cities to establish, by ordinance,voluntary expenditure
ceilings for local elections.
NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,CALFORNIA,
DOES FIND AND DECLARE THAT:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36937 it is necessary to adopt this
ordinance as an urgency matter for the immediate preservation of the public peace,health or safety
in that enactment of this ordinance on a non-urgency basis would create damaging uncertainty in the
election process of the City.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2, Article I, of the Azusa Municipal Code is hereby amended by
adding Section 2-2 to read as follows:
Section 2-2.Voluntary expenditure limits. Pursuant to Governement Code Section 85400(c),
a voluntary expenditure ceiling of is hereby established for
candidates and controlled committees of such candidates for elective office for each election
in the City in which the candidate is seeking elective office.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to Government Code Section 36937 and
shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by a four-fifths vote of the City Council.
SECTION 4. A summary of this Ordinance shall be published in the manner required by
law.
PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of December, 1996.
MAYOR,STEPHEN J.ALEXANDER
ATTEST:
ADOLPH A.SOLIS,CITY CLERK