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' MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING
JOINT MEETING WITH THE
CITY OF GLENDORA CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 - 7:00 P.M.
The City Council of the City of Azusa met in Adjourned Regular session, at the above date and
time in the Azusa Auditorium located at 213 East Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, California.
Mayor Madrid called the meeting to order. Call to Order
INVOCATION — was given by Azusa City Manager Cole. Roll Call
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD,CHAGNON, ROCHA, MADRID
'ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ALSO PRESENT: Also Present
Glendora City Council: Mayor Marshall Mouw, Mayor Pro Tem Mike Conway, Councilmember
Cliff Hamlow, .Councilmember Ken Herman, City Manager Eric Ziegier, and City Clerk Jo Ann
Sharp. City Manager Cole, Assistant City Manager Person, Community Development Director
Bruckner, Chief of Police Davis, Assistant Community Development Director Onaga, City Treasurer
Macias, Director of Public Work Nakasone, Public Information Officer Quiroz,
Economic/Redevelopment Director Andrews, City Clerk Mendoza, Deputy City Clerk Toscano.
Azusa Mayor Cristina Madrid and Glendora Mayor Marshall Mouw welcomed all to the Joint City Welcome
Council meeting and thanked all who was involved in coordinating the meeting. Councilmembers
and City Managers of both cities then introduced themselves and provided opening statements.
Public Participation: Pub Part
Mr. Daniel Wong and Ming Feng Gao addressed Council expressing appreciation for their support D. Wong
of the art of Falun Gong. They Invited City Officials to attend a ceremony in celebration of M. Gao
declaring the month of October as Falun Data Month. The celebration will be held on October 16, Falun
2002, at•the South Lawn at Los Angeles City Hall. Data Month
' Mr. Doug Boyd addressed Council and thanked both City of Glendora and City of Azusa for their D. Boyd
years of support and of the restoration of the Fairmont Cemetery. He advised that both cities Fairmont
have been getting together each Memorial Day for over 100 years. Ceremony
Mr. George Vangel addressed Council expressing his concern regarding the schools bordering G. Vangel
Azusa and Glendora. He stated that the neighborhood in which he lives was annexed into the City Azusa/
of Glendora, but, the school remained in the Azusa school district. He asked that this be Glendora
remedied. He would like to seethe students transferred one city to another so that the students Schools
living in Glendora go to Glendora schools and the Azusa students go to Azusa schools.
Discussion of matters relating to Gold Line transportation:
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Mr. Nick' Conway, Executive Director of the Council of Governments, addressed the issue
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a short history of the growth in,the San Gabriel Valley. He stated that Phase I of the
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blue line Is going as planned. He advised that soon invitations will be sent out for free rides on
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the Blue, line; there will be no cost for the first thirty day and this line will run 13 miles from
Pasadena to Downtown Los Angeles, although originally scheduled through Claremont, funding
was not available. He stated that although there is additional funding needed, Phase II,
preliminary design engineering will be able to begin soon, to complete the project there will be a
need for a minimum of eight million dollars and it will be twenty-three miles of light rail line. He
advised that there is a need for input from the eleven cities connected to the line via a joint
Powers. Agreement.
CalTrans Planning Grant for Citizen Planning.
Plan Grant
Ms. Katherine Perez, Executive Director of Southern California Transportation Land Use Coalition,
K. Perez
addressed. the issue stating the non-profit organization she runs focuses on land use and
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transportation connections, particularly the links between transportation Infrastructure
development and land use development. They put together a proposal for placing a stop in
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Azusa for the light rail system. They also looked at the opportunity to build a corridor coalition, a
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citizen advisory group that would outreach to Planning Commissioners, Transportation
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Commissions, etc, along the 1 1 cities in order to explain some of the development opportunities
and other things the light rail system will bring to them and they were funded by CalTrans in the
amount of $187,000. She detailed the proposed plan for a railway stop in Azusa and the land
use in the surrounding area. She also detailed the importance of keeping the community
involved in the process.
Addition of shared station on Azusa/Glendora border
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Discussion was held between Councilmembers, staff of both cities and Mr. Nick Conway,
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regarding having a shared station on the Azusa/Glendora border. Each Councilmember expressed
its view on the issue. Lengthy discussion was held regarding the following: the cost, the feasibility
of one station, joint Powers Authority Issues, joint issues, construction and maintenance, MTA
responsibilities, distances between other stations, and the needs of the entire corridor.
'Moved by Councilmember Stanford, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Hardison and unanimously
carried that both cities endorse the concept of a joint powers authority, that they actively
participate In the Corridor Advisory Group funded by the CalTrans grant and that they actively
explore the feasibility of having a shared station between City of Azusa and City of Glendora.
Moved by Mayor Mouw, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Mike Conway and unanimously carried
that both cities endorse the concept of a joint powers authority, that they actively participate in
the Corridor Advisory Group funded by the CalTrans grant and that they actively explore the
feasibility of having a shared station between City of Azusa and City of Glendora.
Discussion of matters relating to future development of Monrovia Nursery Property:
Azusa
Feasibility
Shared Sta.
Glendora
Feasibility
Shared Sta.
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Mayor Madrid and Councilmember Stanford abstained from participation in the following Madrid
discussion 'due to a possible conflict of interest as they both live with 500 feet of the subject Stanford
property. it was noted by Councilmember Hamlow of Glendora may also have a conflict due to Abstain
where he resides.
City Manager Cole addressed the Issue providing a brief history of the Monrovia Nursery property, CityMgr
the Citizens Congress created to address issues of the new General Plan and the design team Comments
EDAW, who have worked toward the planning of the Monrovia Nursery Specific Plan proposal,
and the EIR
Mr. Steve Kalbur of EDAW provided a presentation on the Monrovia Nursery Draft Specific Plan S. Kalbur
Excerpts. He stated that the four guiding principals for the project were natural & community EDAW
environment, quality neighborhoods & homes, mobility and mix of uses, and green spaces and Presentation
public uses. He provided details of the proposed development noting specific housing varieties,
school, space and parks, surrounding uses, neighborhood scale and character, people gathering
places, streets, styles and patterns and landscape reflecting Azusa, etc.
Councilmembers expressed concerns with traffic impacts and especially to surrounding residents, Discussion
the feasibility of a Community Facilities District, density, and the proposed community park or
community facility.
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Community Development Director Bruckner addressed the issue detailing the notice of Com Dev Dir
preparation as part of the EIR process stating that all concerns and comments received will be Comments
included in the EIR and that it will be ready for public review at the end of the week along with
the specific plan document. He addressed specific issues brought up by Councilmembers
regarding density, Sierra Madre design, and Citrus Avenue. He then answered questions posed
by Councilmembers regarding the traffic study, and the use of Barranca, density, property values,
Flow of traffic, Fairmont Cemetery improvements, water source timeline for the project, acreage
(500 in Azusa, 100 in Glendora).
Moved by Mayor Mouw, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Conway and unanimously carried to
Glendora
institute ,more regular contacts between the City of Azusa and Glendora by establishing staff
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groups between both cities.
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it was consensus of Azusa Councilmembers to institute more regular contacts between City of
Azusa
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Azusa and. City of Glendora by establishing staff working groups between both cities.
Discussion was held regarding historic preservation, the exploration of sharing equipment for
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Capital Improvement Projects, and other joint efforts between the two cities. Comments were
Items of
made regarding the de -funded Los Angeles County Health Clinic in Azusa, and the Los Angeles
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County Fire contract. It was noted that the two Police departments have worked close together
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in the past and it was suggested that City Managers of both cities work together consider any
other items of mutual concern i.e. Library, schools, consultants, etc.
it was consensus of Councilmembers to adjourn in memory of Edward "JR" Barrios and best
Adjourn
wishes to Congressman Lloyd in celebration of his 80' birthday, to Saturday, October 5, 2002,
10/5/02
9:00 a.m. at the Azusa Light and Water Conference Room, in order to conduct interviews for the
various City Boards and Commissions.
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 9:59 P.M.
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