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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet - November 19, 2001 - CC AGENDA CITY COUNCIL, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND AZUSA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AZUSA AUDITORIUM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2001 213 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD 6:30 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. CLOSED SESSION 6:30 p.m. - Convene in Azusa Auditorium and then recess to Closed Session in the Office of the City Manager, to discuss the following: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Gov. Code Sec. 54956.8). Property Address: 613-615 N. Azusa Avenue, 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 Leroy of the First Assembly of God Church. ! Roll Call II. CEREMONIAL A. Swearing in of new Police Officer Dennis Tremblay. B. Proclamation for Father David Granadino of Saint Frances of Rome Church, sending prayers and best wishes with him as he has been called to active duty as Chaplain Major, USAF, to provide spiritual comfort and guidance to our armed forces at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. 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.) IV. REPORTS, UPDATES, COUNCIL BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF A. Associate Director of Recreation Jacobs to provide an update on the Winter Family Fiesta, to be held on Saturday, December 1st at City Hall, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is being sponsored by the Latino Tobacco Control Coalition. V. 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 hearings.@ A. PUBLIC HEARING - to consider valid request with regard to the use of approximately $100,000 that the City will receive under the Citizens= Option for Public Safety (COPS) Program for the Fiscal Year 2001- 2002. 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 State, and the expenditure plan presented. In addition, there is $7,100 interest from BRULTE 2000-01 included in the expenditure plan. Further, approve the expenditure plan for funds received from the California Law Enforcement Equipment Program (CLEEP), in the amount of $44,192. B. PUBLIC HEARING - on an appeal by Dick Evit/Super Stop 99, on a request for a Conditional Use Permit, C-2001-11, to allow off-sale general alcoholic beverages sales in an existing retail store in the C-2 (Restricted Commercial) zone, at 530 S. Citrus Avenue, Units 9, 10, & 11, Azusa CA. Recommendation: Open the Public Hearing; receive testimony, close the Hearing. Affirm the decision of the Planning Commission to deny Conditional Use Permit No. C-2001-11. 11/19/01 PAGE TWO C. City Comments on Proposed Nomination by the L.A. Conservancy to Place the Azusa Foothill Drive-In Theater on the California Register of Historical Resources. Recommendation: Council should forward comments to the State Historical Resources Commission as deemed appropriate. Council can: 1) Comment whether the Drive-in Theater meets the criteria for listing in The California Register, 2) Decline to comment on the nomination, 3) Join the nomination, or 4) Object to the nomination. D. Proposed Ordinance Amending the Azusa Municipal Code Concerning Possession of Open Alcoholic Beverage Containers in Public Places. Recommendation: Waive further reading and introduce the proposed Ordinance. VI. 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. Agreement with LA Works for Community Beautification - Work Crew for the Parks Division. The agreement is to supply the City with a four-person work crew for the balance of the current fiscal year which will be dedicated to park cleanup and event set-ups. Recommendation: Approve the agreement with LA Works in the amount of $19,900.00 and authorize the Mayor to execute the same. C. City Treasurer=s Report as of August 2001. Recommendation: Receive and file report. D. Debt Policy and Procedures for the City of Azusa. A debt policy establishes the parameters for issuing and managing debt. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01-C123. E. Human Resources Action Items. Recommendation: Approve. New Appointments: S. Cole, Associate Planner, effective November 20, 2001. S. Alvarez, Administrative Secretary, effective November 20, 2001. F. Resolution Amending the City=s Classification Plan and Establishing Compensation for the Classification of Customer Care Lead. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01-C124. G. Resolution in Support of AB 1602 (Proposition 40) The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Neighborhood Parks and Coastal Protection Act of 2002. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01-C125. H. Plans and Specifications for CDBG- Funded Project: Sidewalk Improvements on Virginia Avenue at the Railroad Tracks. The project will install new sidewalks on the east side of Virginia at the railroad tracks, between Foothill and Sixth Street. Recommendation: Approve the project plans and specifications and authorize the City Clerk=s office to advertise for bids. 11/19/01 PAGE THREE I. Contract Award - Eleventh and First Street Rehabilitation; and Amending the 2002 Capital Improvement Project Budget. Bid opening was held in the Office of the City Clerk on November 6, 2001; nine bids were received. Recommendation: Award the contract to Gentry Brothers, low bidder, in the amount of $844,809.88. It is further recommended to amend the 2002 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) budget by allocating $78,809.00 from the 9th Street Rehabilitation Project (661021) to the 11th Street Rehabilitation Project (65101D). J. Lease of New BMW Police Motorcycle. Recommendation: Authorize a three-year lease of a BMW police motorcycle from A&S BMW, as part of a piggy-back lease arrangement with the California Highway Patrol. K. Resolution Authorizing Payment of Warrants by the City. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01- C126. VII. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR The Consent Calendar adopting the printed recommended action will be enacted with one vote. If Staff or Boardmembers 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 Treasurer=s Report as of August, 2001. Recommendation: Receive and file. C. Debt Policy and Procedures for the Azusa Redevelopment Agency. A debt policy establishes the parameters for issuing and managing debt. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01-R38. D. Resolution Authorizing Payment of Warrants by the Agency. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01-R39. VIII. AZUSA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY A. Approval of Minutes. Recommendation: Approve minutes as written. B. Debt Policy and Procedures for the Azusa Public Financing Authority. A debt policy establishes the parameters for issuing and managing debt. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01-P3. IX. ADJOURNMENT A. Adjourn. 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.@ 11/19/01 PAGE FOUR