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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - May 21, 2001 - CCCITY OF AZUSA MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, MAY 21, 2001 - 6:30 P.M. The City Council of the City of Azusa met in regular session at the above date and time in the Azusa Auditorium. It was consensus of Council to recess to Closed Session In the City Manager's Office, on the Closed following: Session PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Gov. Code Sec. 54957) Title: City Manager. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT - PERSONNEL MATTER (Gov. Code Sec. 54957). Employee Grievance Issue. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Gov. Code Sec. 54956.8 Property Address: 716 N. Dalton Avenue, Azusa, CA 91702 Negotiators: City Manager Cole Under Negotiation: Terms for lease or sale. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Gov. Code Sec. 54956.8) roperty Address: 720 N. Dalton Avenue, Azusa, CA 91702 Negotiators: City Manager Cole Under Negotiation: Terms for lease or sale. COUNCIL CONVENED IN THE AZUSA AUDITORIUM TO CONDUCT ITS REGULAR MEETING. Reconvened City Attorney Carvalho advised that there was no reportable action taken in Closed Session. CtyAtty Mayor Madrid called the meeting to order and led in the Salute to the Flag. Call to Orde INVOCATION was given by Reverend Angel De Rosas of the First Presbyterian Church. Invocation ROLL CALL Roll Call PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA, CHAGNON, MADRID ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ALSO PRESENT: Also Present City Attorney Carvalho, City Manager Cole, Assistant City Manager Person, Police Captain Pihlak, tilities Director Hsu, Community Development Director Bruckner, City Engineer Abbaszadeh, finance Director Medina, City Treasurer Macias, Deputy City Clerk Toscano, City Clerk Mendoza. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Public Part. Mr. Joe Guarrera and Ms. Mary Barrow addressed Council and audience announcing the Route 66 Route 66 Blast to the Past Party on June 2"', 2001, and to invited all to attend. Blast Mr. Jesse Martinez Carlos addressed Council thanking all for supporting him during the last election J.M. Carlos when he vied for a seat on the City Council. He also thanked the City Manager, Utilities Director comments and Water Department crew for restoring water within two hours, after an incident at the Canyon View condominiums where he lives and is a member of the Homeowners Association. Mr. Adolfo Chaidez, Field Representative for Congresswoman Hilda Solis, addressed Council A. Chaidez providing an update on her activities in office. H. Solis, Rep REPORTS, UPDATES COUNCIL BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS -STAFF Mr. Bob Levinson of the Human Relations Commission (formerly Hate Crime Task Force) provided a report and recommendation to Council. He detailed the history of the formation Task Force/Commission. He noted five areas of, recommendations as follows: (1) the formation of a Human Relations Commission (2) City Tone setting (3) youth activities and organizations (4) Azusa Unified School District plan of action and (5) Azusa Police Department plan of action. He stated that the commission will consist of 9-11 members, and requested that section of the Azusa Municipal Code dealing with residency requirements be waived In order to allow the Inclusion of lrepresentative of the businesses, faith community and others to be able to be on the commission and recommended start up budget of $5,000, and that future budgets will be obtained from grants, etc. He listed the recommended programs and stressed the importance of the commission, and listed statistics on hate crimes in the community. He asked Council for their support and endorsement of a candlelight vigil in remembrance the Azusa hate crime victims who have lost their lives as well as those still living in the community and implored Council to accept the report and establish a permanent Human Relations Commission at this time. He answered question posed by Councilmembers on the report and discussion was held. City Clerk Mendoza read a letter into the record from Attorney General Bill Lockyer, in favor of the establishment of a Commission. Mayor Madrid read the following into the record - "Let us aim at creating a society where calm and peace prevail over conquest and defeat; where the persecution of the innocent is vigorously denounced, where one who conquers himself is more respected that one who conquers millions by military might, where hatred is conquered by Love, let compassion be the driving force of our action, that all living beings be treated with fairness, but peace in harmony rein in our hearts and also in our community". Updates/Rpt Bob Levinso Human Relations Commission V. Mendoza & C. Madrid comments Moved by Councilmember Stanford, seconded by Mayor Madrid and unanimously carried to direct Staff to staff to prepare an ordinance. Councilmember Rocha asked that a copy of the report be left in the prepare Ord Library for public review. Utilities Director Hsu presented each Councilmember with a memento of the dedication of the tity untain at Sav-on held on Saturday, May 19, 2001. Manager Cole announced that Citizens Congress 111 is to be held in two weeks on Saturday, June 2nd 2001. He also, with great sadness, advised that Tony Garcia, the City's Buyer, lost his 27 year old son, Casey, in an auto accident this past week. Tony Garcia and his family will be kept in prayer. City Manager Cole presented the Management Agreement for the Reorganization of Public Works. Discussion was held between Council and staff regarding an amendment in the terms of the agreement #5 which will read "with the goal of no layoffs", and the status of employment for new employees, i.e. consultant or full time. It was noted that those details are not yet completed. Moved by Councilmember Stanford, seconded by Councilmember Hardison and unanimously carried to (1) Approve the Management Agreement establishing general operating principles for the management services provided by the Azusa Light and Water Department to manage certain General Fund operations commonly referred to as Public Works; and (2) establish the position of Director of Public Works and begin its recruitment, subject to the establishment of a proper salary range. Councilmember Rocha thanked all who worked on the success of the Light and Water Fountain Dedication on Saturday. He invited all to attend the Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 28, 2001, at 2:00 p.m. at the Azusa City Hall Flag pole; they will be honoring Julius Becker. Flag Ship theaters will allow veterans to get into watch the movie Pearl Harbor, free with a veteran r entification card. He asked that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Bacilio Montes, Ross ontes father, in addition to Casey Garcia, Tony Garcia's son. Mayor Pro -Tem Chagnon announced the Azusa Youth Program (AYP) Annual Bar-B-Que'on June 2, 2001, the Play for Kids Golf Tournament on June 15, 2001, and invited all to attend. She acknowledged Councilmember Hardison for work on bringing the Fountain at Sav-on and congratulated all the winners of Utility drawings and thanked all who participated in the event. She expressed frustration over the City's telephone system, citing numerous times when was unable to get through the system and questioned why the system doesn't work; who is covering calls when no operator is available, requested that the problems to be fixed with a report from the City Manager in two weeks on the issue. 05/21/01 PAGE TWO J. Hsu memento City Mgr comments Presentation of Mgmt Agmt Reorganize Public Works Approved Rocha comments Chagnon comments Councilmember Hardison echoed Mayor Pro -Tem Chagnon's concern regarding the telephone Hardison system. He complimented all who participated in the Fountain dedication on Saturday. He comments expressed is happiness about the repair of the RR tracks on Azusa Avenue. Councilmember Stanford also complimented all who worked on the Fountain dedication. He Stanford expressed that staff look into the possibility of responding to the letter from the Sanitation District comments regarding letter from the sanitation district regarding NPDES and asked staff to respond to the letter. Mayor Madrid expressed condolences to the family of Carl Elkins former Police Chief. She Mayor Madr announced the following events that will take place on June 2, 2001: Citizen's Congress @ Azusa comments Senior Center, Azusa Youth Program fundraiser @ Azusa Woman's Club, Blast to the Past @ Azusa Foothill Drive-in Theater, and American Cancer Relay For Life @ the APU campus. She cknowledged the following person in attendance at the meeting: Ilene Ochoa of the Azusa School Board, Carol Montano from the Water District, and Uriel Macias, City Treasurer. SCHEDULED ITEMS Sched Items Councilmember Rocha offered a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA BESTOWING THE TITLES OF "CITY Res. 01-C46 CLERK EMERITUS" AND "POET LAUREATE" OF THE CITY OF AZUSA TO ADOLPH A. SOLIS. bestowing titles of City Moved by Councilmember Rocha, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Chagnon to waive further reading Clerk Emerit and adopt. Resolution passed and adopted by the following vote of the Council: and Poet Laureate of AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD, CHAGNON, ROCHA, MADRID the City of NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE Azusa to ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE Adolph A. Solis Moved by Councilmember Stanford, seconded by Councilmember Rocha and unanimously carried Revenue Co to approve the proposal submitted from Revenue Cost Specialist, LLC for the Cost Allocation Plan Specialist, tnd User Fee Study and appropriate an amount not to exceed $41,000 for the study. LLC, user fee he CONSENT CALENDAR consistingofItems V-A through V -G, was approved by motion of Consent Cal Councilmember Rocha, seconded by Mayor Madrid, and unanimously carried with the exception V-A through of items V -E, which was considered under the Special Call portion of the Agenda. V -G/ V -E Spe A. Minutes of the regular meeting of May 7, 2001, were approved as written. Min approve B. The City Treasurer's Report as of March 2001, was received and filed. Treas Rpt C. Human Resources Action Item was approved as follows: Hien Vuong, Engineering Human Res Associate, Merit Inc., as of April 1, 2001. Action Items D. Amendment to Purchase Order with State Employment Development Department (EDD), was Amend P.O. approved in the amount of $10,000, which increases the total to $18,000. EDD E. SPECIAL CALL ITEM. Spec Call F. Amendment to the Gas Company Blanket Purchase Order was approved increasing it by Amend P.O. $15,000, bringing the total to $45,000. Gas Co. G. Resolution authorizing payment of warrants by the City was adopted and entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ALLOWING CERTAIN Res.01-C47 CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH THE SAME ARE TO Warrants BE PAID. SPECIAL CALL ITEMS Spec Call Councilmember Rocha addressed item regarding Final Tract Map Number 52824-1 (Mountain Cove, Rocha Phase 1), expressing concern over some of the language in the Temporary Access Permit. City concerns Fin Attorney responded addressing his concerns. Tract Map Mountain Cove Project Phase I 05/21/01 PAGE THREE Councilmember Rocha also expressed concern regarding naming of the streets and lack of an official Rocha policy. Lengthy discussion was held between Councilmembers and staff regarding the issue. concerns re Community Development Director Bruckner suggested that a policy regarding the naming of streets Final Tract be created as an Implementing approach to the general plan. He also suggested that they could Map work on a policy independent of the general plan and bring it back to Council to either be adopted Mountain as a policy or as an interim measure. It was then moved by Councilmember Stanford, seconded Cove Projec by Councilmember Hardison and carried to approve Final Tract Map No. 52824-1 and authorize its Phase I recordation. Mayor Madrid dissenting. THE CITY COUNCIL RECESSED AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONVENED AT 9:24 P.M. CRA-conven THE CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 9:25 P.M. Cncl-conven THE CITY COUNCIL RECESSED AND THE AZUSA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTH ORITYCONVENEDAT APFA- 925 P.M. convene THE CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 9:26 P.M. Cncl reconvened Councilmember Stanford offered an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A Ord 0 1 -03 UTILITY BOARD BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE V AND ADDING DIVISION 5 TO THE AZUSA Establishing MUNICIPAL CODE. a Utility Board Moved by Councilmember Stanford, seconded by Councilmember Hardison to waive further reading and adopt. Ordinance passed and adopted by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD, CHAGNON, ROCHA, MADRID NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE It was consensus of Councilmembers to adjourn in memory of Casey Garcia, Bacilio Montes and Adjourn in 'former Chief of Police Carl Elkins, memory of Casey Garci Bacilio TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 9:27 P.M. Montes, and Former Chle of Police Ca Elkins. f�� 04=/ NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2001-C48. NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 2001-04. 05/21/01 PAGE FOUR