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Home My WebLink About10-17-2022, Minutes Regular MeetingCITY OF AZUSA MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2022 – 7:30 P.M. The City Council of the City of Azusa met in regular session at the above date at Azusa Auditorium located at 213 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa, CA 91702. REGULAR MEETING Mayor Gonzales called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL: Roll call was taken by City Clerk Cornejo. PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: BECKWITH, AVILA Jr., ALVAREZ, MENDEZ, GONZALES ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ALSO PRESENT Elected Officials: City Clerk Cornejo. Staff Members: City Manager Gonzalez, City Attorney Marco Martinez, Chief of Police Wenrick, Director of Administrative Services Johnson, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Delgadillo, Deputy City Manager DeAnda- Scaia, Director of Community Resources Carpenter, IT and Library Services Director Graf, and Chief Deputy City Clerk Garcia. CLOSED SESSION 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54956.9(d)(1) Case Name: Carachure v. City of Azusa; Case No. 22STCP03478 2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54956.9(d)(1) Case Name: Carachure et.al. v. City of Azusa; Case No. 22STCV31418. PUBLIC COMMENT None REGULAR SESSION Mayor Gonzales called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL: Roll call was taken by City Clerk Cornejo. PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: BECKWITH, AVILA Jr., ALVAREZ, MENDEZ, GONZALES ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ALSO PRESENT Elected Officials: City Clerk Cornejo. Staff Members: City Manager Gonzalez, City Attorney Marco Martinez, Chief of Police Wenrick, Director of Administrative Services Johnson, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Delgadillo, Deputy City Manager DeAnda- Scaia, Director of Community Resources Carpenter, IT and Library Services Director Graf, and Chief Deputy City Clerk Garcia. City Council October 17, 2022 Page | 2 The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Roxanne Spear. The Invocation was led by Pastor Johnny Cabrera of Foothill Community Church. CLOSED SESSION REPORT The City Council convened at 6:30 P.M.; City Attorney Martinez reported there was a Closed Session, with no reportable actions at this time. CEREMONIAL None PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Roxanne Spear provided public comment and a site map for a potential dog park in Northside Park. Trish Gonzalez provided public comment regarding a comment by Mayor Gonzales at the candidate forum. Emily Wall provided public comment about SGA of APU. City Manager Gonzalez responded to public comments. REPORTS, UPDATES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF/COUNCIL 1. City Manager Communications. City Manager Gonzalez provided a public thank you to the city, staff and residents for their patience while a the fifteen- hundred square foot School house was relocated and moved through the streets of Azusa. At the November 7th meeting, staff will bring the recipients of the Business Support Program to present them with the checks for that program. The City will be adding a webpage to the City’s site which will allow residents to check updates and see the status of projects that were approved by City Council and are now being implemented under the Capital Improvement Program. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayor Pro-Tem Mendez commented it’s been a busy couple of weeks. Azusa Golden days was a very exciting and busy event and congratulated the committee for a successful event that was planned in such a short time and thanked everyone who was involved in bringing it all together. Deep gratitude was extended to the School Board, Senator Rubio and Assembly Woman Rubio, in addition to all who contributed to the moving and preserving of the historic School House. Councilmember Alvarez commented it was nice to see so many people watching and participating in the moving of the School House. Thanks were extended to all those who helped and participated in the Golden Days parade and event, with a request that City staff check on the condition of the booths that have been provided at prior Golden Day events. Reports have been heard that many vendors had to supply their own due to the condition of the City’s booths. Councilmember Avila Jr. announced the Library’s Fall festival will be on October 26th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Veteran’s Park with Trunk or Treat, decorating pumpkins, playing games, costume contest and more! Many thanks to all those who contributed to the Golden Days events and congratulations to all the non-profits who had successful fund-raising. Congratulations on the successful move of the School House. A couple of weeks ago City Council visited Florence P Hernandez for her 105th birthday, the best part was she invited Council to join her for her next year’s party! Congratulations to his friends Tracy and Eric on their recent marriage. Councilmember Beckwith reported he attended the California JPIA conference which is an Insurance Authority annual conference formed by thirty-three cities, forty-years ago to address their shared risks and concerns for today and provides benefits of scale on best practices and preserving independence. There were break out sessions he attended on topics which included SB 236, compliance, changed management for elected, social media issues and risks. One year ago today was his first meeting with City Council and it was great to experience a larger scaled Golden Days event in comparison to last years. Many thanks to all who participated. Meeting Florence Hernandez was a special treat, as well as the moving of the old School house. One Legacy will be having their ribbon cutting event on November 2nd. Mayor Gonzales congratulated all the volunteers for Golden Days and all the non-profits. The One Legacy ribbon cutting event is exciting and will be a wonderful addition to the Azusa family. Many thanks to everyone involved and particularly city staff and City Clerk Cornejo for all the patience and work that went into moving the School House, that has been two years in the making and a special thanks to Senator Rubio’s office. This is the last scheduled meeting before November. Halloween is near and it’s getting darker earlier… Please be mindful and safe and drivers please watch your speed in residential neighborhoods. SCHEDULED ITEMS City Council October 17, 2022 Page | 3 1. CONSIDERATION OF CO-SPONSORSHIP OF A SPECIAL EVENT FOR THE OFFICE OF STATE SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO TO HOST OPERATION GOBBLE ON ALAMEDA AVENUE BETWEEN FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND SANTA FE AVENUE. Recommended Actions: 1) Authorize the closure and use of the public right-of-way on Alameda Avenue between Foothill Boulevard and Santa Fe Avenue and request staff to prepare a resolution to that effect for the Mayor’s signature; 2) Authorize the use of public parking lots located north of City Hall, the public parking located on the northwest corner of Alameda Avenue and Foothill Boulevard; 3) Authorize any necessary street closures, traffic diversion efforts and associated detours during the event; 4) Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary traffic and site plans once approved by the City Engineer; and 5) Make a finding that the community at large will receive a public benefit from the expenditure of funds for the recommended items and waive associated costs. Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A City Manager Gonzalez provided details of this item to the Council and responded to Council questions. Motion by Councilmember Beckwith, seconded by Councilmember Avila Jr. to approve Co-Sponsorship of a Special Event for the Office of State Senator Susan Rubio to host Operation Gobble as amended by City Attorney (language amended in italics under item number 1). City Clerk Cornejo issued Resolution number 2022-C79 for the use of the City Attorney’s amendment. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BECKWITH, MENDEZ, ALVAREZ, AVILA Jr., GONZALES NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE CONSENT CALENDAR – CITY COUNCIL 1. Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting on August 22, 2022 was approved as written. 2. Resolution No. 2022-C77 allowing certain claims and demands and specifying the funds out of which the same are to be paid was adopted. 3. Personnel Action Requests in accordance with the City of Azusa Civil Service Rules and applicable Memorandum of Understanding(s) was approved. 4. Resolution No. 2022-C78, ratifying the proclamation of a State of Emergency by Governor Newsom (March 4, 2020), and authorizing remote teleconference meetings of the Legislative Bodies of the City of Azusa pursuant to Assembly Bill 361 was approved. 5. Receive, review, and file the City Treasurer’s Report for the month of August 2022 was approved. 6. The grant award from Canyon City Foundation; and Approve necessary budget amendment and adjust the current fiscal year budget accordingly was approved. 7. Authorize the City to release a Request For Proposals for crossing guard services; and Authorize the City to continue on a Month-to-Month basis with All City Management Services to provide crossing guard services until a new long-term contract can be awarded was approved. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Mendez, seconded by Councilmember Avila Jr. to approve the Consent Calender. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BECKWITH, MENDEZ, ALVAREZ, AVILA Jr., GONZALES NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE City Council October 17, 2022 Page | 4 SECOND READING ORDINANCES 1) Read be title only, second reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 2022-04. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING ARTICLE XI TO CHAPTER 46 OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS TO THE AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING CITY FACILITIES AND SUBJECTING THEM TO NIGHTTIME CLOSURE Motion by Councilmember Beckwith, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Mendez to adopt Ordinance No. 2022-04. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BECKWITH, MENDEZ, ALVAREZ, AVILA Jr., GONZALES NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ADJOURNMENT It was the consensus of the Council to adjourn the meeting in solemn honor of those Azusans who lost their lives to Covid-19. TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 8:10 P.M. * Items heard out of order __________________________________________ CITY CLERK NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2022-C80 (City) NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 2022-05 NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2022-R10 (Former Redevelopment Agency) NEXT MEETINGS: November 7, 2022, 6:30 p.m. Closed Session, 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting November 21, 2022, 6:30 p.m. Closed Session, 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting