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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - November 4, 2024 11/04/2024 - 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, NOVEMBER 4, 2024 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 ANDREW N. MENDEZ DENNIS BECKWITH 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 REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54956.8. City Negotiator: Sergio Gonzalez, City Manager and Nico De Anda-Scaia, Deputy City Manager Property Address: 101 W. Foothill Blvd.; APN: 8608-023-026 Negotiating Parties: Kevin Cote, Cushman & Wakefield (representing CVS Pharmacy) Under Negotiation: Price and Terms for Sublease 7:30 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY, THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY. 11/04/2024 - 2 - 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 Daniel Simonson, Christbridge Immanuel Church 5. Closed Session Report by the City Attorney CEREMONIAL 1. Presentation of Proclamation proclaiming November 30, 2024 as Small Business Saturday in the City of Azusa. 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. 11/04/2024 - 3 - C. REPORTS, UPDATES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF/COUNCIL 1. City Manager Communications. D. SCHEDULED ITEMS 1. ADOPT RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY (COMMONLY REFERRED TO ATLANTIS GARDENS) FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO SUCH TRANSFER This action is not subject to environmental review under of the California Environmentally Quality Act (CEQA); administrative activities do not qualify as a “project” as defined in CEQA Sections 15378(a), 15060(c), and 15378(b)(5). RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-C62 accepting the transfer of ownership of properties addressed 606, 629, 630, 633, 641 Glenfinnan Ave., 600, 610, 630, 670 East 6th ST.; 601, 615, 616, 627, 628, 630 Cedarglen DR, 611, 627, 645 E. Lime Ave from the Los Angeles County Housing Authority (“LACDA”) and authorize the City Manager to execute all documents related to such transfer, and finding that such declaration is not a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. Total Cost: N/A Is the Cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A 2. ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-C63 of the City Council of the City of Azusa, California, Approving a Fifth Amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement (Sergio Gonzalez). Total Cost: $13,600 Is the cost of this item budgeted? No Fund/Account No: 10-General Fund 30%, 15-Prop A 5%, 17-Prop C 5%, 31-Consumer Services 30%, 39-AB939 30% 3. ADOPTION OF STREAMLINED PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR THE ‘CITY OF AZUSA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM’ AND DESIGNATION OF COUNCIL AD HOC SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Adopt the proposed guideline and requirement changes to the ‘City of Azusa Scholarship Program’; and 2) Designate two (2) Council members to serve on the Ad-Hoc Scholarship Award Selection Committee for the 2024-2025 Scholarship Program Cycle. Total Cost: N/A Is the Cost of this item budgeted? Yes Fund/Account No: 50-08-000-141-2719 11/04/2024 - 4 - 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. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING DATED OCTOBER 7, 2024 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes as written. Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A 2. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS OF WARRANTS BY THE CITY DATED OCTOBER 17, 2024 THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2024. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2024-C64 allowing certain claims and demands and specifying the funds out of which the same are to be paid. 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 Civil Service Rules and 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 FOR CENTRAL STORES ORDERED BY PURCHASING SUPERVISOR RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the list of purchase orders. Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A 5. AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE CITY-WIDE JANITORIAL SERVICES 11/04/2024 - 5 - RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize staff to issue a Request for Proposals to provide city-wide janitorial services. Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A 6. APPROVE GRANT AGREEMENT FROM CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR THE “SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM” (STEP) 2024-2025, GRANT NUMBER PT25134 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept a grant in the amount of $100,000 (for hourly wages at an overtime rate) from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to conduct DUI Saturation Patrols to apprehend drunk drivers, Traffic Enforcement operations, Warrant Service Operations and other related programs; Authorize staff to execute the grant agreement. Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A 7. APPROVE GRANT AGREEMENT FROM CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR THE “TRAFFIC RECORDS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT” (TRIP) 2024-2025, GRANT NUMBER TR25035 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept a grant in the amount of $71,000 (for software/equipment) from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS); Authorize staff to execute the grant agreement. Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A 8. APPROVAL OF AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF AZUSA AND THE CIVILIAN ASSOCIATION OF POLICE PERSONNEL (CAPP) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approval of amended and restated Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Azusa and the Civilian Association of Police Personnel. Total Cost: $676,825 (over four years) Is the cost of this item budgeted? Yes Fund/Account No: General Fund/10-20-310-000 9. APPROVAL OF AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF AZUSA AND THE AZUSA MID-MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (AMMA) 11/04/2024 - 6 - RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approval of amended and restated Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Azusa and the Azusa Mid-Management Association. Total Cost: $971,025 (over four years) Is the cost of this item budgeted? Yes Fund/Account No: 37% General Fund/63% Enterprise and Special Revenue Funds F. SECOND READING ORDINANCES SECOND READING – AMENDED AND RESTATED ORDINANCE REVISING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VII. – BIDDING AND CONTRACTING, AND OTHER PURCHASES OF PROJECT, SUPPLIES, SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Waive further reading, read by title only, and adopt Ordinance No. 2024-07. Total Cost: N/A Is the Cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A G. ADJOURNMENT UPCOMING MEETINGS: November 18, 2024, 6:30 p.m. Closed Session, 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting December 2, 2024, 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 Chief Deputy City Clerk 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 October 31, 2024, 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 Chief Deputy City Clerk Azusa City Clerk’s Office