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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet - August 20, 2001- CC AGENDA CITY COUNCIL, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND THE AZUSA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AZUSA AUDITORIUM MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2001 213 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD 6:00 P.M. AZUSA CITY COUNCIL CRISTINA C. MADRID MAYOR DIANE CHAGNON DAVE HARDISON MAYOR PRO-TEM COUNCILMEMBER DICK STANFORD JOSEPH R. ROCHA COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER CLOSED SESSION 6:00 p.m. - Convene in Azusa Auditorium and then recess to Closed Session to the Azusa Police Department, 725 N. Alameda, Azusa, to discuss the following: Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation (Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9). Kevin Keus v. City of Azusa, United States District Court Central District of California, Case No. CV01-2452- SVW(CTX). CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Gov. Code Sec. 54956.8). Property Address: Prop. generally located at SW corner of Alosta Ave. and N. Citrus Ave., Azusa. Negotiators: Director of Economic Development Andrews, Assistant Director of Economic Development Amador and City Manager Cole. Under Negotiation: Terms for Negotiation. 7:30 p.m. - Convene to Regular Meeting of the City Council in the Azusa Auditorium. ! Call to Order ! Pledge to the Flag ! Invocation - Reverend Rick MacDonald of the Foursquare Gospel Church. ! Roll Call I. CEREMONIAL A. Mr. and Mrs. Dean and Tonya Scarborough to present a check in the amount $2,000, to the Azusa Police Department School Bicycle Safety Program. 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. Mrs. Linda Bean, Chairperson of the Azusa Golden Days Committee, to address Council to provide an update on Golden Days events. III. REPORTS, UPDATES, COUNCIL BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF IV. SCHEDULED ITEMS AIf 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 - to adopt a Resolution approving Appropriation Amendments for Fiscal Year 2000- 01. The Budget Amendment relates to Power Resource Purchase Costs and Wholesale Sales Revenues. Recommendation: Open the Public Hearing; receive testimony, close the Hearing. Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 01-C81, approving Appropriation Amendments for Fiscal Year 2000-01, as follows: a. Increase the power resources budget of Azusa Light and Water for FY 00-01 from $17,000,000 to $59,000,000. b. Increase the electricity wholesale sales revenues for FY 00-01 from $5,500,000 to $62,000,000. B. PUBLIC HEARING - to consider the adoption of a Resolution finding the City to be in conformance with the Los Angeles County Congestion Management Program (CMP) and adopting the CMP Local Implementation Report in accordance with the California Government Code Section 65089. Recommendation: Open the Public Hearing; receive testimony, close the Hearing. Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 01-C82. C. City Take-Home Vehicle Policy. Hear from Staff. Recommendation: Adopt the administrative policy for the issuance of take-home vehicles. D. Professional Services Contract with Raymond M. Holt for Library Consultant Services for a New Azusa City Library Project. Hear from Staff. Recommendation: Authorize a professional service contract with Raymond M. Holt to provide consultant services in connection with the new Azusa City Library Project in an amount not-to-exceed $61,800.00. 08/20/01 PAGE TWO E. Sixth Amendment to Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Budget 2001-2005. Hear from Staff. Recommendation: Approve the sixth amendment to the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) budget by: 1. Approving an appropriation of $1,018,000 from the Light Fund to the Public Works Reorganization account for the purpose of purchasing needed equipment. The specific purchases are included in an accompanying agenda report entitled AAmended Public Works Department Budget@. 2. Approving an amendment to the Skate Park Project by increasing the cost of the project from $250,000 to $400,000. The project will be funded by $150,000 in Quimby funds, $135,000 in Proposition 12 funds and $115,000 in fund raising and donations. 3. Approving an appropriation of $100,000 from the Water Reserve Fund to the River and Mountains Gateway Center project for the purpose of funding a contract with Northeast Trees for design and architectural services. 4. Approving an appropriation of $400,000 from the Light Reserve Fund to the General Plan project to carry out FY 2002 activities. 5. Approving an appropriation of $1,750,000 from the Light Reserve Fund to the City Yards Design and Construction project to carry out design, architectural and construction of a new facility for Light and Water crews. 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. City Treasurer=s Report as of June, 2001. Recommendation: Receive and file the report. C. Tax Sharing Resolution with LA County Sanitation District. This is to allow public sewer service for Annexation Number 366, A-C Development, on Azusa and San Gabriel Canyon Road. Recommendation: Adopt Tax Sharing Resolution with LA County Sanitation District No. 22. D. Resolution Recognizing and Authorizing the Light & Water Department to Conduct Business as AAzusa Light & Water@. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01-C83. E. Support of House Resolution 2534, the Lower Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers Watersheds Study Act. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01-C84. F. Resolution Authorizing Destruction of Certain Obsolete Records in the Office of the City Clerk. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01-C85. 08/20/01 PAGE THREE G. Human Resources Action Items. Recommendation: Approve. Merit Increase and/or regular appointment: D. Ramirez, C. Kalscheuer, and S. Goggins. H. Deal Point Memorandum with Monrovia Growers to Fund the Retention of Urban Design Firms to Conduct a Design Charette for the Master Planning of the Monrovia Nursery Site. Recommendation: Approve deal points and: 1) Authorize the preparation of a formal agreement; and 2) Authorize City Manager to execute said agreement on behalf of the City. I. Renewal of Child Care Food Program Contract for FY 2002 and Contract for Vended Meal with Preferred Meal System, Inc. Recommendation: Approve the request to renew both contracts and authorize the Mayor to sign. J. Two Separate Resolutions Authorizing Payment of Warrants by the City. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Nos. 01-C86 and 01-C87. VI. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of Minutes. Recommendation: Approve minutes as written. B. Agency Treasurer=s Report as of June, 2001. Recommendation: Receive and file report. C. Human Resource Action Items. Recommendation: Approve. Step Increase: C. Seffer. D. Two Separate Resolutions Authorizing Payment of Warrants by the Agency. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Nos. 01-R27 and 01-R28. VII. AZUSA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY A. Approval of Minutes. Recommendation: Approve minutes as written. B. Authority Treasurer=s Report as of June, 2001. Recommendation: Receive and file report. VIII. ADJOURNMENT A. Adjourn to Wednesday, August 22, 2001, 7:00 p.m. in the Azusa Senior Center to conduct a workshop on the new City Library and Civic Center Master Plan. AIn 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.@ 08/20/01 PAGE FOUR