HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - December 6, 1999 - CCAGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CIVIC AUDITORIUM MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1999
213 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD 6: 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
6:30 P.M.
I. CLOSED SESSION
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Gov. Code Sec. 54957).
City Manager.
7:30 P.M. Regular Meeting
II. PRELIMINARY BUSINESS
• Call to Order
• Pledge to the Flag
• Invocation - Reverend Gilbert Becerril of Pathfinder Veterans Outreach Ministries.
• Roll Call
• Ceremonial - A. Representatives of the Downtown Business
Association and Azusa Unified School District to acknowledge children
who created the artwork for the year 2000 calendars/community
calendar.
B. Recognition to Mrs. Peggy Hill, and 6th grade students from Center
School for decorating the Downtown storefront windows.
C. Mr. Robert Ware, Principal of Foothill Middle School to provide the
State of the Schools presentation.
D. Ms. Joy Bianchi-Brown of Azusa Pacific University to provide a
presentation on Champ Program.
III. 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.)
REPORTS, UPDATES, COUNCIL BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF
1. Sneak preview of upgraded web site for the City of Azusa.
IV. 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 hearing described in this
Agenda, or in any written correspondence delivered to the City on or prior to the
public hearing.
A. City of Azusa Comprehensive Long-range Capital Improvement Program. Staff will
be presenting the final draft of the Comprehensive Long-Range Capital Improvement
Program (CLRCIP), based on comments received from Council at the Workshop held on
November 8. Recommendation: Adopt the final draft of the CLRCIP as presented.
B. PUBLIC HEARING - to consider General Plan Amendment No. GPA-99-5, Zone
Change No. Z-99-6, Z-99-7, Z-99-8, Tentative Tract Map No. 52931 & Precise Plan
of Design No. P3-99-10 - Province Group, LLC-Parkside Azusa, for the properties
located at 221 Virginia Avenue, 1010 W. First Street & 209 Virginia Avenue.
RECOMMENDATION: Open the Public Hearing; receive testimony, close the
Hearing.
1. Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 99-C152, approving the proposed
Mitigated Negative Declaration;
2. Waive further reading adopt Resolution No. 99-C153, approving the General Plan
Amendment No. 99–5;
3. Waive further reading and introduce the proposed ordinances as follows: (a.)
approving a Zone Change No. Z-99-06, for the property located at 221 S. Virginia
Avenue. (b.) approving a Zone Change No. Z-99-07, for the property located at
1010 W. First Street, and (c.) approving a Zone Change No. Z-99-08, for the
property located at 209 S. Virginia Avenue.
4. Waive further reading and introduce proposed ordinance adopting and approving the
Parkside Azusa Specific Plan: Case No. SP-4A and 4B, subject to the conditions
listed in Exhibit A, attached thereto;
5. Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 99-C154, approving Precise Plan of
Design No. P-3-99-10 subject to the conditions of approval listed in Exhibit A,
attached thereto; and
6. Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 99-C155, approving Tentative Map
52931 subject to the conditions of approval listed in Exhibit A, attached thereto.
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C. PUBLIC HEARING - on an appeal by Shams Karimi for a request to sell beer and
wine for off-site consumption from an existing gas station/mini-mart on the property
located at 550 S. Azusa Ave.
RECOMMENDATION: Open the Public Hearing; receive testimony, close the
Hearing. Deny the appellant’s request to overturn the Planning Commission’s denial of
a conditional use permit.
V. 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. Purchase of Vehicle for the Light & Water Department. Bid opening was held for the
purchase of this vehicle and no bids were received. It is requested that staff negotiate
and seek informal quotes for the purchase and to authorize the City Manager to execute
the purchase order. Recommendation: Approve.
C. Enabling Agreement between the City and Coral Power, L.L.C. This agreement will
facilitate any future wholesale short-term power transaction between the parties.
Recommendation: Approve the Agreement and authorize Mayor to execute.
Furthermore, delegate the authority to the City Manager or his designee to enter into
future short-term transactions that may arise under this agreement.
D. Enabling Agreement between the City and the Public Service Company of New
Mexico. This agreement will facilitate any future wholesale short-term power transaction
between the parties. Recommendation: Approve the Agreement and authorize Mayor
to execute. Furthermore, delegate the authority to the City Manager or his designee to
enter into future short-term transactions that may arise under this agreement.
E. Enabling Agreement between the City and Reliant Energy Services, Inc. This
agreement will facilitate any future wholesale short-term power transaction between the
parties. Recommendation: Approve the Agreement and authorize Mayor to execute.
Furthermore, delegate the authority to the City Manager or his designee to enter into
future short-term transactions that may arise under this agreement.
F. Award of Contract for General Plan Urban Design and Housing Consultants. In
accordance with Council direction, and as part of the revision of the General Plan, staff
sought proposals for General Plan Urban Design and Housing Consultant.
Recommendation: Award the contract to Moule Polyzoides, architects/urban design
firm and Hamilton, Rabinovitz & Alshuler, Inc., housing policy firm.
G. Purchase of Tactical Vests for the SWAT officers of the Azusa Police Department.
The vests currently used by the SWAT officers are over 11 years old and their pocket
system is antiquated and not compatible with the equipment currently issued. These
vests must be replaced in order for team members to safely confront potentially hostile
situations. Recommendation: Approve the purchase of (13) ProTech TRIMAX 3 IIIA
Stealth Gold Tactical Vests for the Azusa Police Department S.W.A.T. team from the
lowest bidder in the amount of $26,348.50.
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H. Contract Award for Wheelchair Ramp Construction. Bid opening was held in the
Office of the City Clerk on November 30, 1999. Eight bids were received.
Recommendation: Award the contract to Ranco Corporation, low bidder, in the
amount of $50,150.00, pending LA County concurrence and authorize Mayor to execute
same.
I. Specifications for a Bucket Truck for the Light and Water Department. The Electric
Division has identified a need to replace the 1988 Telelect material handling aerial
device which is wearing out. Recommendation: Approve specifications and
authorize City Clerk to advertise for bids.
J. Concession Agreement between the City of Azusa and Azusa Youth Program, Inc.
This concession agreement will give AYP, Inc. the concession rights to Azusa
Recreation facilities for a period of sixty months from 1/17/2000 to 12/31/2005.
Recommendation: Approve agreement with AYP, Inc.
K. Purchase of one Sterling water tanker truck and one SRW valve service truck. Bid
opening was held in the City Clerk’s Office on December 1, 1999, for the purchase of a
1999/2000 Sterling 7501, 3600 gallon water tanker truck and a 1999/2000 F350-
137, Reg CAB, 56" C.A. SRW valve service truck. Two bids were received for the
Sterling water tanker truck, but no bids were received for the valve service truck.
Recommendation: Award to purchase of the Sterling water tanker truck to Peck Road
Truck Center, low bidder, in the amount of $86,756.13, and waive formal bidding
procedures and authorize staff to solicit informal quotes for the SRW valve service truck.
L. Purchase of three Padmounted Switches. Bid opening was held in the office of the
City Clerk on Tuesday, November 23, 1999 for three padmounted switches. Two bids
were received. Recommendation: Award the purchase to S&C Electric Company, low
bidder, in the amount of $61,825.
M. Guaranteed Electricity Generation Sale and Purchase Agreements with Aquila Energy
Marketing Corporation. The Agreements will enable the city to control the market
price risks in the event of forced outages of Azusa’s San Juan unit 3.
Recommendation: Approve the Agreements and authorize their execution.
N. Proposed Resolution Urging Allocation of Additional Resources for the Reduction of
Domestic Violence. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 99-C156.
O. Human Resources Action Items. Recommendation: Approve.
Promotional Appointment: T. Avila, Police Officer, effective 12/13/99.
B. Bailey, Police Officer, effective 9/18/99.
New Appointment: T. Nguyen, Accountant, effective 1/4/00.
P. Resolution authorizing payment of warrants by the City. Recommendation: Adopt
Resolution No. 99-C157.
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VI. CONVENE AS THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
A. Approval of Minutes. Recommendation: Approve minutes as written.
B. Resolution authorizing payment of warrants by the Agency. Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 99-R47.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
A. Adjourn to Monday, December 13, 1999, to conduct a workshop on the Historic
Preservation Ordinance.
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