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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3,1999 -2:00 P.M.
The City Council of the City of Azusa met in Special session at the above date and time at
Center Middle School in the City of Azusa.
Captain Karen Pihlak of the Azusa Police Department called the meeting to order. Call to Order
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA,
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: BEEBE, MADRID
ALSO PRESENT:
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Captain Pihlak, Police Officer Montague, Esther Gutierrez of the Police Department,
Deputy City Clerk Toscano. Approximately 10 Day Laborers of the area of
Russell/Pasadena/Gladstone streets and Approximately 8 residents of the surrounding area.
Captain Pihlak welcomed all and announced that the purpose of the meeting was to elect
representatives of the Day Laborers to be the spokespersons from the areas of
Gladstone/Azusa, Pasadena/Gladstone and Gladstone/Cerritos. She then announced that
there would be a meeting with residents in the area on Saturday, January 23rd, at Center
Middle School. She thanked all for attending the meeting and for the commitment to the
issues.
Roll Call
Also Present
Welcome/
purpose
'Councilmember Rocha thanked the Day Laborers in attendance for cleaning up the area at Rocha
Gladstone/Pasadena/Russell, noting that there has been much improvement, no trash, no thanks
complaints, etc.
Mr. Juan Leyva, a Day Laborer, addressed those in attendance stating that he had just come J. Leyva
from cleaning up the park and requested that the residents in the area have respect for them comments
and vice versa. Another gentleman of the Day Laborer group expressed his disappointment
that more Day Laborers did not attend the meeting and requested that the 11 a.m. curfew for
standing and waiting for work be extended.
Discussion was held regarding 11 a.m. curfew, citations being issued to contractors for Discussion
parking violations, another meeting to elect Day Labor representatives, (Thursday, January
7, 1999, Officer Tom Montague would go out and obtain the representative names). Other
discussion included the Day Laborers wanting to police themselves, residents expressed their
appreciation that there has been improvement in the area but their property values have
dropped, Day Laborers advised that they just want to work, suggestion to move to industrial
area, car polling and other agencies, minimum wage, legality of hiring of Day Laborers, and
agencies versus street jobs.
It was then noted that the process will be slow and options for solutions would be discussed comments
at another meeting.
' It was consensus of Council to adjourn.
TIME OF AD�JOURNMEN :3:00 P.M.
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 99 -Cl.
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 99-01.
Adjourn