HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - August 16, 1999 - CC••••••AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CIVIC AUDITORIUM MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1999
213 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD 7: 30 P.M.
AZUSA CITY COUNCIL
CRISTINA C. MADRID
MAYOR
DIANE BEEBE DAVE HARDISON
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
DICK STANFORD JOSEPH R. ROCHA
MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCILMEMBER
I. PRELIMINARY BUSINESS
• Call to Order
• Pledge to the Flag
• Invocation - Reverend Rick Mac Donald of the Foursquare Gospel Church.
• Roll Call
II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
(Person/Group shall be allowed to speak without interruption up to five (5) minutes maximum time,
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 time.)
1. Mrs. Linda Bean to address Council announcing Golden Days activities.
REPORTS, UPDATES, COUNCIL BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF
No scheduled reports.
III. SCHEDULED ITEMS
“If you challenge the City’s proposed actions in court, you may be limited to raising those issues
that you or someone else raised at the public hearings described in this Agenda, or in any written
correspondence delivered to the City on or prior to the public hearing.”
A. PUBLIC HEARING - on proposed vacation of the southerly four foot of Santa Fe Avenue to the West
of Vernon Avenue. Recommendation: Open the Public Hearing; receive testimony, close the
Hearing. Adopt Resolution No. 99-C106, approve the vacation of a portion of Santa Fe Avenue, west
of Vernon Avenue, and approve the quitclaim deed in favor of the applicant for the negotiated sum of
$4,000 to cover staff time and City expenses.
B. PUBLIC HEARING - on adoption of Resolution finding the City to be in conformance with the
Congestion Management Program (CMP) and adopting the CMP Local Implementation Report.
Recommendation: Open the Public Hearing; receive testimony, close the Hearing. Adopt Resolution
No. 99-C107, adopting the 1999 local implementation report and self-certification.
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar adopting the printed recommended action will be enacted with one vote. If
Staff or Councilmembers wish to address any item on the Consent Calendar individually, it will be
considered under SPECIAL CALL ITEMS.
A. Approval of Minutes. Recommendation: Approve minutes as written.
B. Notice of Completion for the Installation of Supplemental HVAC System Equipment. Pro
Mechanical Corporation has completed the installation of the Supplemental HVAC System at the Light
& Water Administration Building. Recommendation: Accept the project as complete, and authorize
the City Clerk to file same with the Los Angeles County Recorder.
C. Notice of Completion for Project No. D97045-97, Water Main Replacements Brkich Construction
Company has completed the construction of Water Main Replacements (First Street from Cerritos
Avenue to Azusa Avenue, Second Street from San Gabriel Avenue to Pasadena Avenue, and
Pasadena Avenue from First Street to Fifth Street). Recommendation: Accept the project as
complete, and authorize the City Clerk to file same with the Los Angeles County Recorder.
D. Hewlett Packard LPQ500 Line Printer Technical Specifications. The one line printer the Light and
Water department has is obsolete and will no longer be covered under a service agreement.
Recommendation: Approve the Specifications and authorize the City Clerk to advertise for bids.
E. Purchase of 13 PCs to Dell Computer Corporation. Each year the Light and Water Department’s
staff develops plans for the orderly rotation of PC hardware; these thirteen new PCs will result in a
total of 30 inter-Department rotations of hardware to provide optimal resource distribution and
specifically to address the need for standardization. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 99-
C108, waiving formal bidding due to the fact that Dell is covered under the California Multiple Award
Schedule, and authorize staff to donate surplus computer equipment to the Azusa Head Start State
Preschool Program.
F. Notice of Completion for City-Wide Concrete Improvements. Kovac Incorporated completed the
project in accordance with specifications. Staff is requesting approval of extra work in the contract in
the amount of $7,610.75. Recommendation: Accept the project as complete; approve extras and
authorize the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion with the County Recorder’s Office.
G. Notice of Completion for the Re-roof and Repairs at the Senior Center. The project required two
change orders; one to repair dry rot and the other for an application of an elastromic coating
substance. Recommendation: Accept the Project as complete; approve change orders 1 & 2, and
authorize the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion with the County Recorder’s Office.
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H. Acceptance grant of easements at various locations. Landowners installing utility-owned electric
facilities in their private property are required to grant an easement to Azusa Light & Water
Department. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 99-C109, accepting Grant of Easement for
each location and authorize the City Clerk to file them in the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office.
I. Human Resources Action Items: Recommendation: Approve
Merit Increase and/or regular appointment: T. De La Torre.
J. Proposed resolution adopting class specifications, revising class specifications, and/or reclassifying
employees. City Manager and Directors of noted departments requested the class specifications,
revisions and reclassifying of certain employees. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 99-C110.
K. Renewal of Child Care Food Program Contract for 1999/2000 fiscal year. This program provides
breakfast and lunch for the Head Start Preschool children. Recommendation: Approve the Child
Care Food Program contract for fiscal year 1999/2000.
L. Traffic Safety Committee Report: Stop Signs on Dalton Avenue. The Traffic Safety Committee
(TSC) met on July 29, 1999, to discuss items related to traffic safety on Dalton Avenue.
Recommendation: Post stop signs on Dalton and 2nd, 4th, and 6th Streets.
M. Notice of Completion - Street Improvements 98-99, Various Locations. All American Asphalt has
completed the project in accordance with plans and specifications on August 9, 1999.
Recommendation: Accept the project as complete, and authorize the City Clerk to file the Notice of
Completion with the County Recorder’s Office.
N. Water Sale & Purchase Agreement - Western Water Company. The City has the opportunity to
purchase 16,000 acre feet of pre-1914 Non-State Project water for a price not to exceed $125.00 per
acre foot. Pre-1914 water rights are water rights held by individuals or agencies prior to the adoption
of State rules in 1914. Recommendation: Approve the Water Sale and Purchase Agreement with
Western Water Company.
O. General Plan Consultant Contract. Planning Division sought proposals from planning, environmental
review, urbanists, scientists, economists, engineers, and public participation experts to supplement the
City Staff’s expertise. Recommendation: Award the General Plan Consultant Contract to Moore
Iacofano Goltsman.
P. Proposed Resolution authorizing Job Sharing - CAPP. There is a need for some employees with
many years of experience to reduce working full time to less hours. Job sharing for specified positions
will give more flexibility in retaining qualified employees and meet the needs of the City’s workforce. It
will not result in any increased cost to the city. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 99-C111,
authorizing Job-sharing for members of the Civilian Association of Police Personnel.
Q. Head Start Mental Health Professional. Request For Proposals for the Head Start Mental Health
Professional; three were received and reviewed by staff on August 9, 1999. Selection was based on
the qualifications, the cost of service, and the individual service requirements. Recommendation:
Approve the Azusa Pacific University Child and Family Center to provide the service of Mental Health
Professional for the Azusa Head Start.
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R. Additional Blanket Purchase Orders over $5,000, for Fiscal Year 1999/00. These additional purchase
orders are for power agencies with whom the City has previously purchased power and may or may
not incur costs; each P.O. is estimated and each vendor is a potential source of power at a good price.
As the cost of electric power fluctuates from day to day, it is imperative that the City maintain a
business relationship with each vendor. Recommendation: Waive formal bidding procedures to
avoid needless delay, unpractical and additional cost, and approve issuance of the purchase orders
detailed on the schedule.
S. Two separate resolutions authorizing payment of warrants by the City. Recommendation: Adopt
Resolution Nos. 99-C112 and 99-C113.
V. AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar adopting the printed recommended action will be enacted with one vote. If
Staff or Boardmenbers wish to address any item on the Consent Calendar individually, it will be
considered under SPECIAL CALL ITEMS.
A. Approval of Minutes. Recommendation: Approve minutes as written.
B. Agreement for Professional Services -Amendments to Redevelopment Plan & Establishment of New
Project Areas. The Redevelopment Agency received proposals from two firms in response to
Request for Proposals (“RFP”) issued for the amendment to the City of Azusa Redevelopment Plan
including the merged Central Business District and West End redevelopment area, and the
establishment of new, non- contiguous redevelopment project areas at selected locations throughout the
City. Recommendation: Approve the agreement for professional services with Katz Hollis,
Redevelopment Consultants.
VI. ORDINANCES/SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
A. Second reading of proposed Ordinance amending Chapter 54, Article II, Section 54-36, of the
Azusa Municipal Code, changing the membership of Planning Commission by reducing the number
of members from seven to five. Recommendation: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance
No. 99-O15.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
A. Adjourn.
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