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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - June 24, 1970 - CCAZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1970 The City Council of the City of Azusa met in adjourned regular session at the above time and place. Mayor Jens J. Solem called the meeting to order. Present at Roll Call: Councilmen: Rubio, Decker, Snyder Clark, Solem Also Present: Accounting Director Cooney, Recreation Director Dangleis, City Clerk Klarr The Accounting Director Cooney substituted for Acting City Administrator Sandwick, who was on vacation. Recreation Director Dangleis gave a verbal report, as requested by Council on June 15, 1970, explaining the Agreements annually entered into between the City and the Azusa Unified School District, the City and County, and the City and the Azusa Youth Program. 0 The Accounting Director reported he had received inquiries from the Personnel Department asking if the special election for the 24th District, to be held on June 30, 1970, wou7,1 be considered as a valid City holiday due to the election. He further reported that the City Attorney was of the opinion that that day was not a valid holiday, however, employees affected by the election could be allowed some time off to vote. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Snyder and unanimously carried that it be left to the discretion of the Department Head to allow up to 1 hour off, for employees to vote if, in his estimation, the situation warranted it. The Accounting Director informed Council that, for several reasons, several budget requests already approved must be reconsidered. The requests to be re. - considered are as follows: City Council account 5010 object 440 City Promotion account 5100 object 260 Water Department account 6000 object 6.756 Light Department account 7000 It was recommended that $600 be added to City Promotion budget request (account 5100) for the San Gabriel Valley Hot Line Committee as approved by Council at a prior meeting. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Snyder and unanimously carried to add $600 to object 260, in the City Promotion budget request (account 5100). It was recommended that $5,600 be placed into the City 'Council budget for contingency to cover possible salary increases and fringe benefits occasioned by the re- organization of the City structure. Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Decker and unanimously carried to add to ob ect 440 of the City Council budget request (account 5010 the amount of $5,600 for the purpose of a contingency fund to cover possible salary and fringe benefit increases, due to reorganization of the City structure. 8:00 P.M. Call to Order Roll Call Rpt. frm. Rec. Dir. explaining agreements btwn. Cty., Az.Unif. Sch.Dist., Cty. & Cnty.,& Cty. &Az. Youth Pgm. Rpt. re: special elec. 6/30/70, employees affect ed by elec. may have 1 hr. off at the discrec- tion of Dept. Head Several Bgts. to be re- considered AZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1970 Page 2 It was recommended that 3,600 be deleted from Water budget request (account 000) object 6.756, as the project of updating maps and records will be done by the Engineering Department. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker and unanimously carried to decrease object 6.756 by $3,600. It was recommended that the amount of $12,100 be deleted from the total water budget representing the amount budgeted for vehicle depreciation allowance. That amount was not placed in any one object account, rather it was spread over all object accounts. Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Clark and unanimously carried to decrease the total water budget (account 6000), as amended, by the amount of $12,100. It was recommended that the amount of $7,000 be deleted from the total light budget as representing vehicle de- preciation allowance. Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Snyder and unanimously carried to decrease the total light budget (account 7000) by the amount of $7,000. The Accounting Director presented the following budget requests for Council consideration: Insurance Account 5131 City Refunds Account 5140 Land Acquisition Account 5165 City Dues, Memberships Account 5170 Switchboard Account 5190 Tax Collection Account 5195 Safety Account 5212 Waste Collection Account 5350 Signal Lights Account 5380 Health Account 5410 Sick Leave Account 5560 Stores. Account 5730 Sanitary Sewers Account 5740 Central Garage Account 5750 Multilith Account 5780 The Accounting Director reported on the progress regard- Rpt. re: ing quotations for insurance. He stated that there has Insurance not been enough time to receive quotations. The present Quotations insurance carrier has informed the City of an increase in preminums which would amount to $8,958 more than the budget request. He recommended that the budget request for Insurance (object 5131) be increased by this amount. Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Rubio and unanimously carried to increase the budget request for Insurance (account 5131) by $8,958. The Accounting Director recommended that $3,000 be Recomm. frm. appropriated to the sick leave fund as a contingency to Acct.Dir. that provide for retirement of employees who would receive a $3,000 be ap- pay back on sick leave. plied to sick leave fund (as Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Decker a contingency) and unanimously carried to appropriate $3,000 to the sick leave fund (account 5560). Budget request for City Refunds (account 5140) was Cty. Refunds presented. Budget (5140) Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Rubio and unanimously carried that the budget request of City Refunds (account 5140) be approved as submitted. AZUSA 'AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1970 Page 3 Budget request for Land Acquisition was presented, Land Acquisi- (account 5165) with the recommendation that the $25,000 tion Budget requested be deleted. (5165) Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker and unanimously carried to delete $25,000 from budget request of Land Acquisition (account 5165), and that the $25,000 appropriated to this account for this year 9Pbe carried forward. he budget request for City's Dues, Memberships etc. Cty's. Dues. (account 5170) was presented. Memberships etc. Budget Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman (5170) Snyder and unanimously married to approve budget request for City Dues and Memberships etc. (account 5170) as submitted. Budget request for Switchboard (account 5190) was Switchboard presented, with the recommendation that $5,000 be Budget reduced from object 206. (account 5195) was (5190) Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Rubio and unanimously carried to redum object 206 by seconded by Councilman Snyder $5,000. �oved nd unanimously carried to approve as submitted. approved Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Rubio presented. It was noted that under the agreement and unanimously carried to approve budget request for (5350) Switchboard (account 5190) as amended. past two years. It was recommended that the budgeted Budget request for Tax Collection (account 5195) was Tax Collection presented. Budget for Waste Collection (account 5350) with the increase. (5195) by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Snyder presented. �oved nd unanimously carried to approve as submitted. approved Budget request for Mayor's Safety Committee (account Mayor's Safety 5212) was presented. ignal Lights (account 5380) as submitted. Committee udget request for Health (account 5410) was presented. Health Budget Budget Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker (5212) and unanimously carried to approve as submitted. approved Budget request for Waste Collection (account 5350) was Waste Collection presented. It was noted that under the agreement Budget between the contractor and the City, the contractor (5350) has requested a cost of living increase spanning the past two years. It was recommended that the budgeted approved amount for this account be increased to $144,298. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Snyder and unanimously carried to approve the budget request for Waste Collection (account 5350) with the increase. Budget request for Signal Lights (account 5380) was Signal Lights presented. Budget (53 0) Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Snyder nd unanimously carried to approve budget request for approved ignal Lights (account 5380) as submitted. udget request for Health (account 5410) was presented. Health Budget (5410) Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker and unanimously carried that budget request for Health approved (account 5410) be approved as submitted. Budget request for Stores (account 5730) was presented. Stores Budget (5730) Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Rubio and unanimously carried to approve the budget request approved for Stores (account 5730) as submitted. AZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1970 Budget request for Sanitary Sewers (account 5740) was presented. Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Clark and unanimously carried to approve request of Sanitary Sewers. (account 5740) as submitted, Budget request for Central Garage (account 5750) was Fresented, with the recommendation that the amount of 800 be deleted from object 200 as a duplication of the mount already budgeted in account 5090, object 200. Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Snyder and unanimously carried to delete $800 from object 200. Moved by Councilmar Decker; --led by Counc37ma^ Rubio and unanimously carriea t�_ approve budget request for Central Garage (account 5750) as amended. Budget request for Multilith with the recommendation that abeyance. (account 5780) was presented object 440 be held in Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Sndyer and unanimously carried to approve budget request for Multilith (account 5780) with object 440 held in abeyance. The Council -econsidered the amount allowed for overtime in the Fire Department budget request (account 5220). Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Clark and unanimously carried to increase the overtime amount llowed in budget request for Fire Department (account 5225) o $30,000. he Accounting Director presented a written memo from the City Attorney regarding legality of increasing the salary of the City Treasurer, and the City Clerk. The memo con- tained information regarding State Attorney General, and Court Constructs relative to this matter. A further report from the City Attorney was presented, in which he stated that if he were to continue as City Attorney, it would necessitate an increase in the budget request for Legal (account 5060) by $1,080. However if tbp City engaged Mr. George Wakefield, a member of the same firm, there would be no increase. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker and unanimously carried to accept the recommendation of City Attorney Terzian to assign Mr. George Wakefield to the City of Azusa, as of July 1, 1970. The following recommendations was presented from the Personnel Board: 1. That the salary recommendation of Urban Assoc- iates report No. 3, with certain exceptions sub- mitted by the Personnel Board, be adopted. 2. That the Personnel Rules & Regulations govern- ing the pay back of sick leave upon retirement be amended to increase the percentage from 25% to 50%, and add the reason for such a pay back, of death of the employee after having obtained permanent status. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker and unanimously carried to approve an amendment to the Rules and Regulations regarding sick leave pay back; increasing the amount of the percentage from 25% to 30% and adding the reason of death of the employee after having obtained permanent status. Page 4 San. Sewers Budget (5740) approved Central Garage Budget (5750) approved as amended Multilith Budget (5780) approved Recomm. frm. Cty.Atty. to appoint Mr. George Wakefield as new City Atty.effec.7/1/7 Per.Bd.recomm. to amend R&R re: sick leave pay back approved as amended AZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1970 Page 5 A memo was submitted from the Personnel Board which Memo from Per. reflected the request made from the Azusa Police and Fire Bd, on requests Association in which they asked for the following: frm. Az.Pol. & Fire Assn. 1. An education incentive pay amounting to $1.00 per college unit, to a maximum of $35, per month; and 5% salary increase upon the attainment of an AA Degree with the 5% increase taking the place of the $35 maximum. 2. Payback of one half of all sick leave accumlated upon retirement or termination of employee instead of the present one fourth payback. No action taken by Council. The Accounting Director presented the matter of revenue increases necessary and expenditure cuts in Capital items held in abeyance necessary in order to balance the budget. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Snyder and unanimously carried that the necessary Resolution be prepared to increase the water rates as necessary to increase revenes by $40,000. Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Rubio Appvl.of a and unanimously carried to approve a mineral depletion mineral tax to be levied on rock quarries for the excavation, depletion tax mining and processing of rock and wand, and direct City (Rock Quarries) Attorney to prepare necessary Ordinance. Moved by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Clark Cty. Atty. to and unanimously carried to have City Attorney prepare prepare necsry. Resolution, to increase the rubbish rates from Res. increase 1ecessary 1.50 to $2.00 per month. of Rubbish rates Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Decker All capitol and unanimously carried to delete all capital held in deleted ex - abeyance, with the exception of $150,000 for the reservoir, cept for Res - and $15,000 for the Engineering Study on the Electric ervoir & Sub - Substation. station stdy. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker and unanimously carried to accept the Personnel Board recommendation regarding salaries with the job titles remaining the same as presently existing, except in cases of re-classification. The City Clerk presented the request from Recreation Req. from.Rec. Director Dangleis for authorization to attend the Institute Dir. to attend on "Principles of Park Maintenance for the Administrator", institute to to be held November 8-13, 1970, at Asilomar, California, be held 11/8-13, with expenses of $180. This matter had been tabled to 1970, at Asil- budget discussions from June 15, 1970 meeting. omar, Calif Moved by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Clark and unanimously carried to remoe this item from the table. t ved by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Clark at this request be granted, with accountable expenses f to exceed $180. The motion was passed by the following vote of Council: AYES: Councilmen: Decker, Snyder, Clark, Solem NOES: Councilmen-. Rubio ABSENT: Councilmen: Acne AZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1970 The Mayor presented the matter of the recommended author- ization of a change order for alternate B, in the amount of $1,393• This matter had been continued from the adjourned meeting of June 17, 1970. In the interim time, it was ascertained that this is a necessary addition to the work on the new Police Facility, and recommended it be authorized. Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Clark nd unanimously carried by Roll Call that the change rder in the amount of $1,393 be approved. he City Council discussed the appointment of City Administrator, and the salary for this position. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Rubio and unanimously carried by Roll Call that Robert K. Sandwick be appointed as City Administrator, at a salary of $22,500 per year, <- 9 -Ad /ygo. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Snyder and unanimously carried to adjourn to Monday, June 29, 1970, 8:00 p.m. in the Azusa Auditorium. Time of Adjournment 12°16 a.m. 1 1 City Clerk 4 L Next Resolution 5749 Next Ordinance 994 Page 6 Recomm. for auth. of chng. order for A1t.B for addn'l. wk. on new Pol. Facil. Bldg. Appointment of Robert K. Sandwick as City Adm.