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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING
MONDAY, JULY 8, 2002 - 4:30 P.M.
The City Council of the City of Azusa met in Adjourned Regular session, at the above date and
time in the Azusa Light and Water Department located at 729 N. Azusa Avenue, Azusa, California.
Mayor Madrid called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ALSO PRESENT:
HARDISON, CHAGNON, ROCHA, MADRID
STANFORD
City Attorney Carvalho, City Manager Cole, Assistant City Manager Person, Utilities Director Hsu,
Community Development Director Bruckner, Associate Directors of Recreation and Parks Jacobs
and Noriega, Finance Director Medina, Library Director Tovar, Chief of Police Davis, Director of
Public Work Nakasone, City Clerk Mendoza, Deputy City Clerk Toscano.
It was consensus of Councilmembers to recess to Closed Session to address the following:
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Gov. Code Sec. 54957). Title: City Manager.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Gov. Code Sec. 54957). Title: City Attorney.
Recess: 4:30 P.M.
Reconvened: 6:30 P.M.
City Attorney Carvalho advised that there was no reportable action taken in Closed Session
City Manager Cole provided a short history of the priorities he had set when he began
employment with the City in 1998. There were as follows: Financial Stability, Community
Development, two way communication and strategic vision. He noted new priorities, via Power
Point, as he has perceived by Council as Financial Growth, Public Safety, new Library, Recreation,
Capital Projects, and New Technology. He presented goals such as: branding, neighborhood
improvement, organization transformation, and solicited input from Councilmembers.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Also Present
Closed Sess
Recess
Reconvened
No Reports
City Mgr
Intro -
Presentation
Lengthy discussion was held regarding the key issues presented as follows: augmenting revenue, Discussion
attracting investments, relationship with APU, hate crimes, staff buy in, community support and Key issues
project overload. The discussing regarding augmenting revenue included going to voters and
lengthy discussion was held. Each Councilmember commented on the key issues, noting their
priorities.
The Citywide work plan was presented in three sections, Citywide, Departmental and Special Discussion
Events; the focus was on Citywide issues and discussion was held regarding prioritizing issues Citywide
such as: new market, enhance/expand code enforcement, homeless, hate crimes, new Library, Work plan
River issues, General Plan, Traffic Safety, Community oriented policing, neighborhood
improvement, organization transformation, two way traffic on Azusa Avenue, Human Relations
Commission, etc. Monrovia Nursery, Foothill Shopping Center and General Plan Projects were
discussed and the importance of these projects to the City as well as the urgency to go forward
with them.
After lengthy discussion between Councilmembers and staff, the final seven overriding prioritized Priorities
items were identified as follows: Organizational Transformation, Two-way traffic on Azusa
Avenue, Hate Crimes -Human Relations Commission, General Plan, River Issues, New Library, and
Public Safety.
Additional lengthy discussion was held regarding the feasibility of revenue measures on a ballot
Discussion
and the need for further study on the issue which could be driven by equity and deliverables.
Revenue
Measure
Staff provided information on the Citylinks project, a joint venture with Azusa Pacific University, Community
the community and the City, in which there a day of clean-up, and beautification throughout the Projects
City. They also mentioned other ventures, i.e. Shorts Day, Downtown Street Fair, Caesar Chavez Discussion
Day, Hands Across Azusa, etc.
It was consensus of Councilmembers to adjourn. Adjourn
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 8:34 P.M.
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 02-C76. (Council)
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