HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - January 18, 2000 - CCAGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CIVIC AUDITORIUM TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2000
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.
1. CLOSED SESSION Council to convene in the Office of the City
Manager to conduct the following:
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 Michael Paul of the Prevailing Word
Ministry. ! Roll Call ! Ceremonial - A. Presentation of Certificates of
Recognition to Reagan Tucker, Azusa Pacific
University Teacher, Paula Stamp, and students in
the Retail Marketing Course at APU, for their
immeasurable assistance in planning and
implementing the AWinter Family Festival@.
B. Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to
students athletes who have recently excelled in
Football and Volleyball, having represented the
City of Azusa in recent Southern California
Municipal Athletic Federation tournament play.
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
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. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING - on proposed Statement of
Community Development Objectives and Projected Use of Community
Development Block Grant Funds for upcoming 26th program Year
(2000-01).
RECOMMENDATION: Conduct deliberations on the proposed CDBG
projects. Adopt Resolution No. 00-C2, approving final
projects selected.
B. PUBLIC HEARING - on a Planned Residential Development
of 331 single-family homes on an approximately 258-acre site.
The Applicant is requesting approval of a General Plan
Amendment, Zone Change, Vesting Tentative Tract Map, Major
Precise Plan of Design, and annexation of a portion of the
proposed project outside Azusa City limits currently within an
unincorporated portion of Los Angeles County.
RECOMMENDATION: Open the Public Hearing; receive testimony,
close the Hearing.
1) Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 00-C3,
certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report,
Statement of Overriding Considerations, and a Mitigation
Monitoring Program;
2)Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 00-C4,
approving General Plan Amendment No. GPA 99-03;
3)Waive further reading and introduce ordinance approving Zone
Change No. Z-99-05;
4)Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 00-C5,
approving Precise Plan of Design No. P-3-99-09, subject to the
conditions of approval listed in the attached Exhibit A;
5)Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 00-C6,
approving Vesting Tentative Map 52824, subject to the
conditions of approval listed in the attached Exhibit A;
6)Waive further reading and introduce ordinance approving the
pre-zoning for the 77-acre portion of the project site within
the County of Los Angeles;
7)Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 00-C7,
initiating proceedings with the Local Agency Formation
Commission for reorganization (annexation); and
8)Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 00-C8,
approving the Memorandum of Understanding.
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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. Resolution approving Appropriation Amendments for Fiscal
Year 1999-2000. The resolution is required when approving
budget amendments. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 00-
C9.
C. Purchase of Resource Management Furniture. The
Department=s limited, diligent personnel who oversee and
schedule power purchases are currently conducting daily
operation with used unconventional furniture, which was
salvaged from various surplus lots around the City.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 00-C10, waiving formal
bidding procedures, in favor of the California Multiple Awards
Schedule (CMAS), for the purchase of Wright Line technical
furniture system in the amount of $12,400.43.
D. Agreement with American Electric Power Service Corporation.
The Agreement will facilitate any future wholesale short-term
power transactions between the parties. Recommendation:
Approve the Agreement and authorize Mayor to execute same.
E. Resolution approving application for Grant Funds from Los
Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District. The
funds will be used for playground equipment replacement at
Memorial Park and City Hall Park and replacement of fencing
around the Memorial Park athletic field. Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 00-C11.
F. Purchase of a Truck
Mounted 55' Material Handling Aerial Device (Bucket Truck).
Bid opening was held in the Office of the City Clerk on January
10, 2000; two bids were received. Recommendation: Award the
purchase of the truck to Altec Industries Incorporated, low
bidder, in the amount of $148,096.83.
G. Human Resources Action Items. Recommendation: Approve.
Merit and/or regular appointments: E. Putrino, E. Ditsler, R.
Scholes, D. Aszman, and F. Vasquez.
New Appointments: E. Gutierrez, Police Dispatcher,
contingent upon physical, psychological and polygraph
examinations.
Separation: C. Wichmann, Planning Technician, effective
1/13/00.
H. Transmission Agreement with Salt River Project Agricultural
Improvement and Power District. The agreement will enable
Azusa to acquire short-term power transmission service from
SRP. Recommendation: Approve the Agreement and authorize
the Mayor to execute same.
I. Wholesale Electricity Tagging Service Agreement with Open
Access Technology International, Inc. The Agreement will
enable Azusa to Atag@ wholesale short-term power transactions
between the parties with whom Azusa performs business.
Recommendation: Approved the Agreement and authorize Mayor to
execute same.
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J. Emergency Sewer
Expenditure. Due to a main sewer line back-up, Staff is
requesting waiver of formal bidding procedures and approval of
emergency funds over $5,000, but not to exceed $30,000, in
order to remedy problems associated with the back-up.
Recommendation: Approve the request.
K. NCI ANavigant@ Consultant for Expense Reduction/Revenue
Generation Contract. This item was continued from the January
4 meeting, the consultant has requested additional time for its
processing of the City=s requested changes to the proposed
contract. Recommendation: Continue this item to the
meeting of February 7, 2000.
L. Agreement for Design Services and Scope of Work for the
Civic Auditorium Remodeling Project. The additional design
services is for Phase II of the Project and request for
approval of the selection of window and door replacement is in
conjunction with Phase I. Recommendation: Approve
additional design services; award the contract to Henry Woo
Architect, Inc. in the amount of $31,940, authorize the Mayor
to execute the Agreement and approve selection of window and
door replacement in conjunction with Phase I.
M. Resolution authorizing payment of warrants by the City.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 00-C12.
VI. CONVENE AS THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
A. Approval of Minutes. Recommendation: Approve minutes as
written.
B. The Redevelopment Agency Annual Report. The Agency is
required by California Health and Safety Code Section 33080 to
file an Annual Report with its legislative body. This Report
includes the Independent Financial and Compliance Audit report,
the Fiscal Statement, the Housing Activities, Blight Progress,
Loans Receivable, and Property reports. Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 00-R2, Approving the Annual Report for
Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1999, and authorizing the Board to
receive and file Report.
C. Resolution authorizing
payment of warrants by the Agency. Recommendation: Adopt
Resolution No. 00-R3.
VII. ORDINANCES/SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
A. Proposed ordinance amending Division III of Article VI of
Chapter 46 of the Azusa Municipal Code regulating Shopping
Carts and Laundry Carts. Recommendation: Waive further
reading and introduce the ordinance.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
A. If needed, adjourn to Monday, January 24, 2000, to conduct a
Workshop on the Mountain Cove Project.
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