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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - May 24, 1971 - CC (2)AZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, MAY 24, 1971 The City Council of the City of Azusa met in regular adjourned session at the above time and place. Mayor Solem called the meeting to order. Prevent at Roll Call: Councilmen: Rubio, Decker, Snyder, Clark, Solem 'lso Present: City Administrator Sandwick, Director of Parks & Recreation Dangleis, Superintendent of Light & Power Gerharz, City Clerk Klarr Councilman Rubio expressed his concern with regard to a hardship case. Daro Munoz, owner of the structure at 300 N. Azusa Avenue, is in the process of demolition ursuant to Council mandate. He is not able to make the 350 deposit which is required for demolition. Inasmuch as Mr. Munoz is a reputable resident of Azusa and that the City has required this demolition, Councilman Rubio requested that the deposit be waived, recognizing that Mr. Munoz must purchase the necessary building permit for demolition. Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Decker and unanimously carried by roll call that the demolition deposit of $350 be waived, due to the hardship on Mr. Daro Munoz, for the structure at 300 N. Azusa Avenue. The City Clerk presented the concept of a "Consent Agenda" to be used during regular meetings of the City Council. This portion of the Agenda would list all the a parently non -controversial routine matters, and one tion of Council would apply to all the matters under is portion of the Agenda. There would be the possi- lity of any item being removed for discussion should a Councilman so desire. This matter was discussed by Council at length but no action was taken. The City Clerk presented the matter of the Audi- torium rental rate. He noted that the Auditorium had been rented to "outside" users for $6.75 per hour since 1961. A recent accounting of the costs has shown that this amount does not cover the expenses to the City. He suggested that $12 per hour become the rental rate effective 6/1/71.and that this would be more equitable. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Snyder and unanimously carried by roll call to authorize the increase of the Auditorium rental rate to $12 per hour, effective 6/1/71. A Resolution was presented, transferring $700,000 from the Light Fund to the General Fund, and $130,000 from the Water Fund to the General Fund. uncilman Rubio offered the Resolution entitled: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, TRANSFERRING CERTAIN SUMS FROM THE LIGHT FUND AND THE WATER FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND. Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Decker and unanimously carried that further reading be waived. Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Decker that the Resolution be adopted. Resolution passed and adopted by the following vote of Council: 8:00 p.m. Call to Order Roll Call Waive deposit of $350 for demolition (D.Munoz - 300 N. Azusa) Discussion re: proposed Consent Agenda Increase of Aud, rental rate to $12 per hour Res. ##5855 transf. sums fr. Light Fund & Water Fund to Genl. Fund AZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, MAY 24, 1971 Page 2 AYES: Councilmen: Rubio, Decker, Snyder, Clark, Solem NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None and numbered Resolution 5855. A Resolution was presented, transferring the following Res. #5856 sums from the General Fund: $8,200 to the County Gas Tax trans£. sums Fund; $75,000 to the Central Stores Fund; $20,000 to the fr.Genl.Fund en`Iral Garage Fund; $5,000 to the Sick Leave Fund; and to County Gas 41-1300 to the Multilit h Fund. Tax Fund, louncilman Central Stores Decker offered the Resolution entitled: Fund, Central consensus of Garage Fund, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA Sick Leave Fund, TRANSFERRING CERTAIN SUMS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE & Multilith Fund COUNTY GAS TAX FUND, CENTRAL STORES FUNT), CENTRAL GARAGE e held at FUND, SICK LEAVE FUND, AND THE MULTILITH FUND. a breakfast. MovE�d by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Rubio Auth.Mayor and unanimously carried that further reading be waived. to send ltr. Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Snyder that; the Resolution be adopted. Resolution passed and adopted by the following vote of Council: AYES: Councilmen: Rubio, Decker, Snyder, Clark, Solem NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None and numbered Resolution 5856. A letter was presented from Congressman John H. Rousselot, Proposed Adj. requesting that Council set an adjourned meeting to dis- Mtg.on 6/5/(1 cuss the matter of Federal Revenue Sharing with him. @8 a.m. urging oppos. sentation is not feasible, Mayor Brownell requested that to proposed (breakfast) t was the consensus of Council that the date of Sat- w/Congressman rday, June 5, 1971, be proposed for such a meeting, to Rousselot to e held at 8:00 a.m. as a breakfast. attend The Cit-- Clerk informed Council that Mayor Brownell City to send of Pomona had requester that the City have personal repre- commun. to sentation at the meeting of the County Board of Super- Supervisor visors, on Tuesday, May 25, 1971, at 2:00 p.m., to protest Bonelli, the proposed County Salary Ordinance. If personal repre- urging oppos. sentation is not feasible, Mayor Brownell requested that to proposed a telegram be sent in opposition. County pay Increases Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Clark and unanimously carried that the City send a communication to Supervisor Bonelli, urging strong opposition to the proposed County pay increases. The City Administrator informed Council of the progress Auth.Mayor of two Bills presently before the State Legislature. He to send ltr. requested that a letter be sent supporting A.B. 813 in support of (Annexation) and S.B. 565 (In -Lieu Motor Vehicle Tax). AB P1.3, & ltr. in support of Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Rubio SB 565 and unanimously carried to authorize the Mayor to send letter in support of A.B. 813. oved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Clark nd unanimously carried to authorize the Mayor to send a letter in support of S.B. 565. The Director of Public Works submitted a report with Report re: regard to a Substandard Structure at 580 E. Foothill Subst.Struc. Boulevard (Bernice Durrell). @580 E.Foothill (B.Durrell) (set for hrg. on 6/21/71) AZUSA AUDITROIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, MAY 24, 1971 Page 3 The Director of Public Works addressed Council and further explained that they had found upon inspection: insulation on the electrical wiring which had been burned off; electrical switches which had been set into the framing of the house with no .fireproof box; and a cross -connection between the water .system and the sewer system in the bathtub. He explained that this is a residential structure in a C-2 zone and is, there - ore, a non -conforming use. This would require a Conditional se Permit or some other instrument before improvements r rehabilitation could be begun. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker and unanimously carried to set the matter of the Substandard Structure at 580 E. Foothill Boulevard for public hearing on 6/21/71. The matter of the proposed Resolution with regard to funding Res. #5857 by bond issue of a water pipeline for the San Gabriel urging SGVMWD Valley Municipal Water District, which item had been tabled to sub. to at the 5/17/71 meeting of Council, was presented. voters of Distr. a prop. Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Clark re: issuance and unanimously carried to raise the item from the table. of bonds to fin.construc. Councilman Decker offered the Resolution entitled: of pipeline A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA (tabled fr. URGING THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT 5/17/71) TO SUBMIT TO THE VOTERS OF THE DISTRICT A PROPOSITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PIPELINE TO DELMER STATE PROJECT WATER TO THE SAN GABRIEL BASIN. 'oved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Clark nd unanimously carried that further reading be waived. Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Clark that the Resolution be adopted. Resolution passed and adopted by the following vote of Council: AYES: Councilmen: Rubio, Decker, Snyder, Clark, Solem NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None and numbered Resolution 5857. The City Administrator presented the following budget Budget Accts. accounts for review by Council: reviewed #5510 - Par!— #5512 - Parkways #5515 - xecreation Budget Account #5510 (Parks) was presented by the Direc- Parks (Acct. for of Parks and Recreation. 510) With regard to Object Account 225, it was ascertained that if repairs or replacement could be made on the �oom truck, as indicated in the Capital Improvements ortion of this account, this Object Account could be educed by $500. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Snyder and unanimously carried to reduce Object Account 225 from $3,500 to $3,000, under "Parks". AZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, MAY 24, 1971 Harry Stemrich and George Brown, representatives of the Azusa Youth Program, addressed Council with regard to the proposed baseball -diamond lighting at Gladstone Park (Object Account 430) and stated thatthe Azusa Youth Program considered this of prime importance and is willing to donate $4,000 toward the purchase of these lights. ith regard to Object Account 440, it was noted that because f the recent agreement between the City and a private 0rporation to supply trash receptacles, the item for trash eceptacles could be reduced from $750 to $150. It was further suggested by the Director of Parks & Recreation that: the item for a Power -Vac motoil ed vacuum could be removed and reduced that amount from $5,000 to zero. Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker and unanimously carried to approve Budget Account #5510 (Parks) as amended, except for Object Accounts 330 and 400. Budget Account #5512 (Parkways) was presented. Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Snyder' and unanimously carried that Budget Account --6512 (Parkways) be approved as submitted. Budget Account #5515 (Recreation) was presented. It was noted that a misprint was made on Form 120: that the salary indicated for the Director of Parks & Recreation should read $18,792 for both current and pro- posed budgets. tIe Director of Parks & Recreation submitted a detailed st of temporary help for recreation programs. In Object Account 255, it was noted that in the detail for recreation equipment at school playgrounds, it should read $350 each, rather than $300 each. However, the total requested was correct. Also in the same Object Account, it wis noted that baseball caps and emblems were needed for additional baseball groups not previously covered. Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Decker and unanimously carried to increase the amount allocated for boys' baseball caps from $650 to $1,000, raising the total for Object Account 255 from $7,400 to $7,750, under "Recreation". Concerning Object Account 440, the Director of Parks & Recreation withdrew the request for a photocopy machine in the amount of $400, and it was noted that the lounge furniture request for $500 could be omitted, under "Recreation". Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Rubio and unanimously carried to omit the photocopy machine and t09 e lounge furniture from Object Account 440, for a reduction $00, under "Recreation". ved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Snyder and unanimously carried to approve Budget Account /6515 (Rec:^eation) as amended, with the exception of Object Accounts 330 and 400. Moved by Cnuncilman Clark, sPcon,9Pri ',v Councilman Snyder and unanimously carried that the meeting.be adjourned to Tuesday, 6/1/71, at 7:00 p.m., in the Counc Chambers. Time pf Adjournment:. 11:04 p.m. :Next Res..#5858: ( � :Next Ord., #lol4- City Clerk EMA Parkways (Acct. #5512) Recreation Acct. 5515) Mtg. Adj. to 6/1/71 @ 7:00 p.m.