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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - March 3, 2025 03/03/2025 - 1 - AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AZUSA AUDITORIUM MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2025 213 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD 6:30 P.M. Closed Session AZUSA, CA 91702 7:30 P.M. Meeting AZUSA CITY COUNCIL ROBERT GONZALES MAYOR EDWARD J. ALVAREZ JESSE AVILA, JR. MAYOR PRO-TEM COUNCILMEMBER SABRINA BOW, Ed.D. ANDREW N. MENDEZ COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER 6:30 P.M City Council Closed Session 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC FOR CLOSED SESSION Prior to going into closed session, the City Council will convene in the Auditorium serving as Council Chambers to take public comment on the closed session items only. General public comment will be provided for during the regular portion of the meeting beginning at 7:30 P.M. 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS - Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54957.6 City Negotiator: Sergio Gonzalez, City Manager, Talika M. Johnson, Director of Administrative Services and Nico De Anda-Scaia, Deputy City Manager. Organizations: IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - Local 18), APMA (Azusa Police Management Association), and APOA (Azusa Police Officers Association). 03/03/2025 - 2 - 7:30 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY, THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC FOR REGULAR MEETING. In compliance with Government Code Section 54957.5, copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the Agenda are on file in the Office of the City Clerk - 213 E. Foothill Blvd.; copies for public view are at the Azusa City Library - 729 N. Dalton Ave., Azusa Police Department Lobby - 725 N. Alameda Ave., and the City of Azusa Web Page www.azusaca.gov. Persons who wish to speak in-person during the Public Participation portion of the Agenda or on a Public Hearing item shall fill out a card requesting to speak and shall submit it to the City Clerk prior to 7:30 P.M.; cards submitted after this time will not be accepted. Those wishing to participate during Public Comment may do so in-person at the Azusa Auditorium, or may submit written public comments by emailing PublicComment@azusaca.gov. Emailed public comments are due by 5:30 p.m. and shall be limited to no more than 250 words. Written public comments will be provided to the City Council and will be part of the record but will not be read aloud. View the City Council meeting live on the City’s website https://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/1389/Watch-Meetings- Online, or on Channel 3 (Spectrum). Archived video of recorded meetings is also available on the City website. Notice Regarding California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determinations . Pursuant to CEQA, a "project" is defined as a "whole action" subject to a public agency's discretionary funding or approval that has the potential to either (1) cause a direct physical change in the environment or (2) cause a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. "Projects" include discretionary activity by a public agency, a private activity that receives any public funding, or activities that involve the public agency's issuance of a discretionary approval and is not statutorily or categorically exempt from CEQA. (Pub. Res. Code § 21065.) To the extent that matters listed in this Agenda are considered “projects” under CEQA, their appropriate CEQA determination will be listed below each recommendation. If no CEQA determination is listed, it has been determined that the action does not constitute a “project” under CEQA. A. PRELIMINARY BUSINESS 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Flag Salute 4. Invocation – Pastor James Mendoza, Altar Foursquare Church 5. Closed Session Report by the City Attorney CEREMONIAL 1. Proclamation Declaring March as Women's History Month B. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION This time has been set aside for persons in the audience to make public comments on items listed or not listed on this Agenda. Members of the audience will have the opportunity to address the City Council/Agency Board about public hearing items at the time the public hearing is held. Under the provisions of the Brown Act, the Council/Agency Board is prohibited from taking action on oral requests, but may refer the matter to staff or to a subsequent meeting. Each person or representative of a group shall be allowed to speak without interruption for up to five (5) continuous minutes, subject to compliance with applicable meeting rules. Questions to the speaker or responses to the speaker's questions or comments may be handled after the speaker has completed his/her comments. Public Participation will be limited to sixty (60) minutes. 03/03/2025 - 3 - C. REPORTS, UPDATES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF/COUNCIL 1. City Manager Communications. 2. Councilmember Announcements. D. SCHEDULED ITEMS 1. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES URBAN COUNTY PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION PROGRAM RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Review and adopt the following Resolution No. 2025-C11: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES URBAN COUNTY PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION PROGRAM BY AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE, TO SIGN A REIMBURSABLE CONTRACT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LACDA) ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY Total Cost: N/A Is the Cost of this item budgeted? No Fund/Account No: 2810110008-XXXX 2. REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE THE PROCESSING OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA) AND A ZONE CHANGE (ZC) TO ALLOW FOR A 153 RESIDENTIAL UNIT DEVELOPMENT COMPRISED OF SINGLE-FAMILY UNITS, TWO-STORY TOWNHOMES, AND THREE- STORY TOWNHOMES AT 1035 EAST MAUNA LOA AVENUE RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Direct staff to process proposed General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and related Design Review Project as presented; OR 2) Direct applicant to make certain changes to proposed plan prior to application submittal for staff to process; OR 3) Direct staff not to proceed with processing the application. Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A E. CONSENT CALENDAR – CITY COUNCIL The Consent Calendar adopting the printed recommended actions will be enacted with one vote. If Councilmembers or Staff wish to address any item on the Consent Calendar individually, it will be considered under SPECIAL CALL ITEMS. 1. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS OF WARRANTS BY THE CITY DATED FEBRUARY 13, 2025 THROUGH FEBRUARY 26, 2025 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-C12 allowing certain claims and demands and specifying the funds out of which the same are to be paid. 03/03/2025 - 4 - Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A 2. CITY TREASURER’S STATEMENT OF CASH AND INVESTMENT BALANCES FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2024 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive, review, and file the City Treasurer’s Report for the month of November 2024. Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A 3. HUMAN RESOURCES ACTION ITEMS RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the following personnel action requests in accordance with the City of Azusa Rules of the Civil Service System, Azusa Municipal Code, and/or applicable Memorandum of Understanding(s). Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A 4. PURCHASE ORDERS ISSUED WITH CONTRACT AGREEMENTS EXECUTED BY CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the list of purchase orders. Total Cost: $0 Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A 5. APPROVAL OF A JOHN DEERE TRACTOR SKIP LOADER PURCHASE RECOMMENDED ACTION: Waive purchasing procedures as authorized under Azusa Municipal Code Section 2.539 and approve the purchase of a JOHN DEERE 210 P-tier Tractor Loader and attachments in the amount not to exceed $152,203.52 from COASTLINE Equipment Company; and Authorize the City Manager to execute a purchase agreement with COASTLINE Equipment Company for the purchase of the JOHN DEERE 210 P - tier Tractor Loader and proposed attachments. Total Cost: $152,203.52 Is the cost of this item budgeted? Yes Fund/Account No: Capital Outlay account 46-55-651-000-7140 6. APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT APPLICATION FROM ONELEGACY TO CONDUCT A ONE AND FIVE KILOMETER RUN-WALK FAMILY FESTIVAL ON AND AROUND THE AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY WEST CAMPUS AND THROUGH THE ROSEDALE COMMUNITY IN THE CITY OF AZUSA This item is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act under Article 19, Section 15304: Minor Alterations to Land, Class 4(e) consists of Minor Temporary Uses of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment, such as a Temporary Event. 03/03/2025 - 5 - RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager to execute the Special Event Permit Agreement for OneLegacy’s Donate Life 1K/5K Run Walk, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City; Authorize the City Manger to execute the Reimbursement Agreement for OneLegacy’s Donate Life 1K/5K Run Walk, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City; and Adopt Resolution No. 2025-C13 authorizing the closure of certain City of Azusa streets as discussed herein for a limited time, to allow for the event to take place. Total Cost: N/A Is the Cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A F. CONSENT CALENDAR - SUCCESSOR AGENCY RELATED BUSINESS 1. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF WARRANTS BY THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY DATED JANUARY 29, 2025 THROUGH FEBRUARY 26, 2025. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-R04 allowing certain claims and demands to be paid out of Successor Agency Funds. Total Cost: N/A Is the Cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: Fund 87 Successor Agency G. ADJOURNMENT UPCOMING MEETINGS: March 17, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Closed Session, 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting April 7, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Closed Session, 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting In 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. If possible, notification should be submitted at least three (3) working days prior to the meeting when special services are needed in order to assist staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made in time. CERTIFICATION I, Lucy Demirjian, Interim City Clerk Services Manager of the City of Azusa, or my designee, hereby certify under penalty of perjury that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on February 27, 2025, seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at the City Clerk’s Office, 213 E. Foothill Blvd.; the lobby of the Police Department, 725 N. Alameda Ave.; the Civic Auditorium, 213 E. Foothill Blvd.; the City Library, 729 N. Dalton Ave.; and on the City’s Web Page at www.azusaca.gov. Lucy Demirjian Interim City Clerk Services Manager Azusa City Clerk’s Office