HomeMy WebLinkAboutE-1 Minutes Regular Meeting July 22, 2024CITY OF AZUSA
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024 – 6:30 P.M.
The City Council of the City of Azusa met in Closed and Special session at Azusa Light & Water at 729 N. Azusa
Avenue, Azusa, CA 91702, following the Utility Board meeting.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Gonzales called the meeting to order at 7:45 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL: Roll call was taken by City Clerk Cornejo.
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: MENDEZ, AVILA Jr., MAYOR PRO-TEM ALVAREZ, BECKWITH,
MAYOR 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
Community Resources Carpenter, Director of IT Guadagnino, Director of Economic & Community Development
Jimenez, Director of Public Works Delgadillo, Chief Deputy City Clerk Garcia, Library Services Manager Hassen.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Martinez reported there was a Closed Session and there were no reportable actions.
SCHEDULED ITEMS
1. DISCUSSION & DIRECTION REGARDING IMPACTS TO AZUSA FROM THE PROPOSED LOS
ANGELES COUNTY ½% SALES TAX INITIATIVE (THE “AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS AND PREVENTION NOW” MEASURE) TO BE SUBMITTED TO
THE VOTERS AT THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 BALLOT.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Provide Staff with direction.
City Manager Gonzalez provided an overview of the proposed measure, which originated from a Citizen’s Committee
Initiative. This initiative saw LA County residents circulating petitions and gathering approximately 390,000 signatures
to qualify the measure. He emphasized that such citizen-led initiatives are not considered special taxes and only require a
simple majority for approval. Over the past seven years, Measure H has generated an estimated $13 million in the City of
Azusa. However, only $500,000 of this amount has been realized, with less than 5% of the funds generated in the City of
Azusa being returned. There is no local return on Measure H. The staff has presented three options for consideration:
endorsing the proposed Measure A, contemplating a ballot measure to compete in the November 5, 2024, election, or
taking no action. The Azusa Resources Center is projected to cost approximately $1.2 million annually to operate.
Without increasing revenues or decreasing costs, the City of Azusa cannot sustain these increases.
City Attorney Marco Martinez advised that to ensure a measure appears on the ballot, it must be submitted 88 days
before the election, which falls on August 15, 2024. To realistically place a measure on the ballot for the City of Azusa,
all necessary documents would need to be executed at least a few days, if not a week, prior to this deadline.
Staff received Council input and responded to questions.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Gonzales adjourned the meeting.
CONSENT ITEM
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TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 7:37 P.M.
* Items heard out of order
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CITY CLERK