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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet - December 3, 2001 - CC AGENDA CITY COUNCIL, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND THE AZUSA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AZUSA AUDITORIUM MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2001 213 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD 7:30 P.M. AZUSA CITY COUNCIL CRISTINA C. MADRID MAYOR DIANE CHAGNON DAVE HARDISON MAYOR PRO-TEMPORE COUNCILMEMBER DICK STANFORD JOSEPH R. ROCHA COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER I. CEREMONIAL A. Tree Lighting Ceremony - outside in front of City Hall (6:00 p.m.). 7:30 p.m. - Convene to Regular Meeting of the City Council. ! Call to Order ! Pledge to the Flag ! Invocation - Reverend Mark Carlson of the First 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.) A. Ms. Tina Firestone, Executive Director of the Azusa Chamber of Commerce, to address Council regarding Holiday Celebration. III. REPORTS, UPDATES, COUNCIL BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF A. Councilmember Rocha - request to sponsor Azusa High School Girls Varsity Softball Team in the amount of $100 toward the purchase of uniforms. 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 hearings.@ A. PUBLIC HEARING - on the Azusa Housing Element Update (GPA 2001-02). Recommendation: Open the Public Hearing; receive testimony, close the Hearing. Adopt the 2000-2005 Housing Element. B. PUBLIC HEARING - on an appeal by Jacqueline Lambrichts, Friends of the San Gabriel River, on the Planning Commission=s approval of a request to subdivide a 12.3 acre site into 14 buildable parcels for the development of 14 concrete tilt-up industrial buildings, Precise Plan of Design No. P-2001-114 & Tentative Parcel Map TMP 26484, Todd Avenue Partners, LLC c/o Net Development Company: 1201 N. Todd Avenue. Recommendation: Open the Public Hearing; receive testimony, close the Hearing. Affirm the decision of the Planning Commission and approve Tentative Parcel Map No. TPM 26484 and Precise Plan of Design No. P-2001-114 based on the findings of fact and subject to the conditions of approval listed in the attached Exhibit A. C. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING - An appeal by Mr. Vincent Margolis, of the Planning Commission=s denial of a Conditional Use Permit (C-2001-09) to allow a church (Praise Chapel) at 521 North Azusa Avenue. Recommendation: Affirm the decision of the Planning Commission and adopt the attached resolution denying C-2001-09; or refer this case back to the Planning Commission to reconsider the conditional use permit in light of the applicant=s offer to accept a limited time frame (3-5 years) for the CUP, to assess the implications of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, and to consider alternatives for resolving the parking shortage. 12/03/01 PAGE TWO D. Parks Master Plan Contract with RJM Design Group, Inc. Recommendation: Approve a professional services agreement with RJM Design Group Inc. to provide a comprehensive Park Master Plan document in an amount not to exceed $90,000; and approve an Amendment to the 2002-2006 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Budget. 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 Reciting the Fact of the Special Municipal Election held November 6, 2001. The County of Los Angeles, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk has provided us with the Canvass Certificate and the Official Statement of Votes Cast by precinct for the City of Azusa Special Municipal election conducted with the Consolidated Elections held on November 6, 2001. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01-C126. C. Application for Award Competition - National Organization on Disabilities. The National Organization on Disabilities (NOD) has launched a $25,000 award competition to recognize and encourage progress by America=s cities towards the inclusion of people with disabilities in the life of the community. The Architectural Barriers Commission for Azusa has drafted an entry application. Recommendation: Approve the application for AAccessible American Competition@ for NOD and authorize the Mayor to execute same. D. Purchase of Real Property and a Certificate of Acceptance. Recommendation: Approve the purchase of vacant real property bounded by Azusa, San Gabriel, and Sierra Madre Avenues from Barr-Vall, Inc., in the amount of $170,000, plus escrow costs, adopt the attached Certificate of Acceptance, and authorize the Mayor to sign same. E. Contract Award for Street Sweeping. Bid opening was held in the Office of the City Clerk on November 27, 2001, and four bids were received. Recommendation: Award the Street Sweeping contract to Athens Services in the amount of $122,983.20 and amend the Public Works Department Operating Budget by an equal amount to fund this project. F. School Resource Officer - Gladstone High School. Recommendation: Approve an expenditure not to exceed $12,190 to the Covina Police Department for our contribution towards a School Resource Officer at Gladstone High School, since 50% of the students are residents of the City of Azusa. G. Human Resources Action Items. Recommendation: Approve. Merit Increase and/or regular appointments: T. Nguyen, I. Fernandez, and K. Davis Jr. 12/03/01 PAGE THREE H. City Treasurer=s Report as of September, 2001. Recommendation: Receive and file. I. Increase the Blanket Purchase Order for the California State Employment Development Department (EDD) and Amend the Human Resources Department Budget. Recommendation: Approve an increase of $10,000 to the blanket purchase order and amend the Human Resources Department Budget. J. Resolution Authorizing Payment of Warrants by the City. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01- C127. CONVENE AS THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. VI. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR The Consent Calendar adopting the printed recommended action will be enacted with one vote. If Staff or Directors 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. Amendment to the Owner Participation Agreement with Morris National/Very Special Chocolats. The amendment is regarding a proposed expansion of the facilities located at 590 Danlee Street. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01-R39, approving an amendment to the OPA in connection with the proposed development of additional packaging and storage facilities at the above-referenced location. C. Agency Treasurer=s Report for the month of September, 2001. Recommendation: Receive and file. D. Resolution Authorizing Payment of Warrants by the Agency. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 01-R40. VII. AZUSA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY A. Approval of Minutes. Recommendation: Approve minutes as written. B. Authority=s Treasurer=s Report as of September, 2001. Recommendation: Receive and file. 12/03/01 PAGE FOUR VIII. ORDINANCES/SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS A. Proposed Ordinance Amending the Azusa Municipal Code Concerning Possession of Open Alcoholic Beverage Containers in Public Places. Recommendation: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 01-O9. 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.@ 12/03/01 PAGE FIVE