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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AZUSA AUDITORIUM MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2001
213 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD 7:30 P.M.
AZUSA CITY COUNCIL
CRISTINA C. MADRID
MAYOR
DIANE CHAGNON DAVE HARDISON
MAYOR PRO-TEM COUNCILMEMBER
DICK STANFORD JOSEPH R. ROCHA
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
I. CALL TO ORDER
! Pledge to the Flag
! Invocation - Reverend Angel De Rosas of the first Filipino Presbyterian 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.)
III. REPORTS, UPDATES, COUNCIL BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF
A. Councilmember Rocha - Presentation of $100 sponsorship to Azusa High School Wrestling Boosters.
B. Presentation of Light Rail Blue Line Phase II. Recommendation: Hear from Kaku & Associates,
consultants to the Blue Line Construction Authority.
IV. SCHEDULED ITEMS
A. PUBLIC HEARING - on an appeal by Vincent Margolis, on C-2001, Praise Chapel, 521 N. Azusa Avenue,
Azusa. On a request for Conditional Use Permit to allow a church use in an existing commercial
building within the C-2 (Restricted Commercial) zone. Recommendation: Open the Public Hearing;
receive testimony, close the Hearing. Affirm the decision of the Planning Commission to deny
Conditional Use Permit No. C-2001-09.
B. PUBLIC HEARING - to consider valid requests with regard to the use of approximately $55,161 from the
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant for Fiscal Year 2001-02. Recommendation: Open the Public
Hearing; receive testimony, close the Hearing. Amend the 2001-02 City budget to include appropriations
of funds to be received from the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) program, and approve
proposed expenditure plan and purchases.
C. Capital Improvement Projects Budget FY 2002-2006. Staff has prepared the Five Year Capital
Improvements Project Budget for FY2002-2006 for Council review and adoption. Recommendation:
Approve the attached CIP budget.
D. Workplan 2002, 1st Quarter Update. Recommendation: Receive the FY 2002 City Workplan for review
and comment.
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. Contract Award - City-Wide Concrete Improvements Project. Bid opening was held in the Office of the
City Clerk on October 9, 2001; eleven bids were received. Recommendation: Award the contract to
Perry Maness Industry Inc., low bidder, in the amount of $142,406.00.
C. Agreement with Valencia, Perez and Echeveste (VPE), Public Relations Consultants. The request is to
place the firm on a monthly retainer to perform on-going communications and community outreach to
promote economic development, including home ownership and industrial development for Azusa
Redevelopment Agency. Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager and Director of Utilities to
enter in agreement with Valencia, Perez and Echeveste (VPE) Public Relations to retain VPE on behalf of
both Azusa Light and Water and the Redevelopment Agency to assist in implementing
marketing/communications program, with continuing emphasis on the AAzusa Advantage@ for business
investment and home ownership.
D. City Treasurer=s Report as of July, 2001. Recommendation: Receive and file report.
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E. Human Resources Action Items. Recommendation: Approve.
Merit Increase and/or regular appointments: S. Willison, L. Wofford, and T. Avila.
New Appointments: D. Tremblay, Police Officer and G. Footdale, Police Administrative Service Manager.
Separations: P. Olivarez, Facilities Maintenance Worker III, effective 8/23/01.
D. Aszman, Meter Reader, effective 10/25/01.
F. Piggyback Bid on CNG Paratransit Vehicle. The Transportation Division has applied for and received a
grant offered by the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) Subvention Fund
Match Program. Recommendation: Allow Transportation to go piggyback off a City of Irvine bid for a
20-passenger compressed natural gas paratransit bus manufactured by Goshen Coach and serviced by
AZ Bus Sales.
G. Resolution Authorizing Payment of Warrants by the City. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01-
C117.
VI. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Approval of Minutes. Recommendation: Approve minutes as written.
B. Agency Treasurer=s Report as of July, 2001. Recommendation: Receive and file report.
C. Two Separate Resolutions Authorizing Payment of Warrants by the Agency. Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution Nos. 01-R35 & R36.
VII. ORDINANCES/SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
A. Second Reading and Adoption of Proposed Ordinance Concerning Disabled Parking.
Recommendation: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 01-O8.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
A. Adjourn.
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meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 626-812-5229. Notification three (3) working days prior to the meeting or
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