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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CIVIC AUDITORIUM MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 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 Wilson of Jerusalem Christian Worship Center.
• Roll Call
• Ceremonial - A. Mrs. Audrey Lohr, Chairperson of the Golden Days
Committee to introduce Honored Citizens for the 1999 Azusa Golden Days
celebration. (Since there was no video at last meeting, there was a request to
reintroduce the Honored Citizens.)
B. Senior Librarian Cheryl Stewart to recognize sponsors of the Summer Reading
Program.
C. Presentation of Proclamation proclaiming October 4th through the 8th as Rideshare
Week.
D. Presentation of Proclamation to Ms. Lupe Landeros, Certified Escrow Officer,
proclaiming October as Escrow Month in the City of Azusa.
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.)
A. Ms. Norma Rios to address Council regarding request to re-zone her property located at 513-515 No.
Azusa Avenue.
B. Ms. Patricia Martinez, President of Soroptimist International Azusa/Glendora, to addressed Council
regarding campaign to end domestic violence.
REPORTS, UPDATES, COUNCIL BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF
1. City Manager Cole to provide an update on sound walls.
2. City Manager Cole to provide an update on supermarket attraction.
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 or Agency on or prior to the public hearings.
THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO CONVENE JOINTLY TO ADDRESS
THE FOLLOWING:
A. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING - to consider the approval of a Disposition and Development Agreement
between the Agency and Azusa Pacific University which provides for the sale of certain real property
located at 575-647 E. Foothill Boulevard, Azusa.
RECOMMENDATION: Open the Public Hearing and continue to October 18, 1999.
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO RECESS AND THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONTINUE.
B. PUBLIC HEARING - regarding Electrical Industry Deregulation and the establishment of Competitive
Transition Charge. 1) Update on Deregulation, and 2) Azusa’s plan to open its service territory for
competition.
RECOMMENDATION: Open the Public Hearing; receive testimony, close the Hearing. Adopt
Resolution No. 99-C126, conditionally establishing a competition transition charge to become effective
upon establishment by adoption by the City Council of a Competition Transition Charge Tariff, and upon
the City Council authorizing Direct Transactions between Electricity suppliers and end use customers.
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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. Resolution changing the time/schedule for City Council Meetings. In recent months, Council has
called a number of special meetings to handle workshop and closed session items prior to the regular
meeting and over time ceremonial functions, public comment and staff and Council update portions
have grown to usually more than an hour. By starting earlier with a regular slot for closed session or
workshop items business will be handled more efficiently. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
No. 99-C126, changing the time of regular meetings of the City Council.
C. Resolutions appointing members to various Boards and Commissions. At the last meeting Council
took action to interview applicants for Boards and Commissions that had more applicants than number
of positions available. The following resolutions are for positions that had only one applicant per
position:
1. Resolution reappointing Romy T. Pangilinan to the Architectural Barriers Commission.
2. Resolution appointing Margaret Barcelo to the Architectural Barriers Commission.
3. Resolution reappointing Alberto Prado to the Planning Commission.
4. Resolution appointing Jake Bushey to the Personnel Board.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Nos. 99-C127, 99-C128, 99-C129, and 99-C130.
D. City Treasurer’s Report as of August, 1999. Recommendation: Receive and file.
E. City’s Investment Policy. The City adopted its Investment Policy in October of 1988 and has renewed
and/or amended it each year since that time, as required by law. The City’s independent auditors and
City Attorney have recommended several changes which have been incorporated. Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 99-C131.
F. Amendment to Agreement with Los Angeles County for Dial-a-Ride. The agreement is to provide
Dial-a-Ride services to eligible elderly and disabled persons in the unincorporated County areas of
Azusa and Glendora. Recommendation: Approve the Amendment to the Agreement to continue
transit service as clarified in appendix A, and authorize Mayor, City Attorney and City Clerk to sign.
G. Human Resources Action Items: Recommendation: Approve.
New Appointments: R. McMinn, Street Maintenance Worker II, effective October 18, 1999.
C. Alvarez, Storekeeper, pending physical exam.
R. Covarrubias, Account Specialist II, pending physical exam.
Separations: R. Fuentes, Street Maintenance Worker II, effective September 2, 1999.
H. Agreement for General Plan Economics Consultant. In accordance with Council direction, staff
sought proposals from a number of consultants including planning, environmental review, urbanists,
scientists, economists, engineers, and public participation experts to supplement the City staff’s
expertise with regard to the General Plan Update. Recommendation: Approve the agreement with
Strategic Economics for the General Plan project.
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I. Ratify purchase of Edison’s underground electric facilities located at Cypress Court and San Gabriel
Canyon Road, Azusa. Edison owned and operated an underground electric line along Cypress Court
& San Gabriel Canyon Road in Azusa which consisted of underground conduits and pull boxes. Staff
has determined that the facilities could be utilized in the future to serve new Azusa electric customers
and the presence and location is a convenient right-of-way. Recommendation: Ratify purchase of
Edison’s underground electric facilities and adopt Resolution No. 99-C132, accepting the underground
electric easement.
J. Rental/Catering Services for the Azusa Woman’s Club. Request For Proposals were solicited for
the rental/catering service; two proposals were received. Recommendation: Award the contract to
Burgundy Rose Social Caterers to provide Rental and Catering Services to the City of Azusa Woman’s
Club.
K. Resolution authorizing payment of warrants by the City. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No.
99-C133.
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. Agency’s Investment Policy. The Agency adopted its Investment Policy in October of 1988 and has
renewed and/or amended it each year since that time, as required by law. The City’s independent
auditors and General Counsel have recommended several changes which have been incorporated.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 99-R37.
C. Agency Treasurer’s Report as of August, 1999. Recommendation: Receive and file.
D. Six separate resolutions authorizing payment of warrants by the Agency. Recommendation: Adopt
Resolutions Nos. 99-R38 through 99-R43.
VI. AZUSA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
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. Authority’s Investment Policy. The Authority adopted its Investment Policy in October of 1988 and has
renewed and/or amended it each year since that time, as required by law. The City’s independent
auditors and General Counsel have recommended several changes which have been incorporated.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 99-P2.
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VII. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
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. Authority’s Investment Policy. The Authority adopted its Investment Policy in October of 1988 and has
renewed and/or amended it each year since that time, as required by law. The City’s independent
auditors and General Counsel have recommended several changes which have been incorporated.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 99-I1.
VIII. ORDINANCES/SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
A. Second reading and adoption of Ordinance amending Section 66-359 of the Azusa Municipal Code
entitled “Right-of-way and roadway width”, enabling the City to consider reduced street widths on a
case-by-case basis. Recommendation: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 99-O18.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
A. Adjourn to Monday, October 18, 1999, 6:00 p.m. in the Library Auditorium, in order to hold interviews
for Parks & Recreation and Library Commissions.
“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 or time when special services are needed will assist staff in assuring that reasonable
arrangements can be made to provide access to the meeting.”
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