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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - December 2, 2002 - CCCITY OF AZUSA ' MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2002 - 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. Members of the City Council presented certificates of recognition to members of the Azusa Cert of Rec. Golden Days Committee (2002) in honor of another successful year of Golden Days events. GD Comm. Member of the City Council presented certificates of recognition were presented to members of Cert of Rec. the Azusa Boys Cross Country Team. Coach Patricia Dorsey introduced the members of the Azusa Cross Azusa Boys Cfoss Country Team as well as Coach Ed Chaney. Country Team CLOSED SESSION Closed Sess The City Council recessed to Closed Session to discuss the following: REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS (Gov. Code Sec. 54956.8). Real Prop Ne 1 Property Address: Northwest corner of Azusa Avenue and Foothill Blvd, Azusa, CA. ' 91702 Agency Negotiators: Economic Development/Redevelopment Director John Andrews and City Manager Cole. Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of payment. The City Council recessed at: 6:50 p.m. Recess ( The City Council reconvened at: 7:30 p.m. Reconvened JII City Attorney Carvalho reported that there was no reportable action taken in Closed Session. No Reports Mayor Madrid called the meeting to order and led in the Salute to the Flag. Call to Order INVOCATION was given by Pastor Jesse Aramburo of the First Baptist Church of Azusa. Invocation ROLL CALL Roll Call PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA, MADRID ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CHAGNON ALSO PRESENT: Also Present 'City Attorney Carvalho, City Manager Cole. Chief of Police Davis, Director of Recreation and Family Services Jacobs, Associate Director of Recreation and Parks Noriega, Director of Public Works Nakasone, City Treasurer Macias, Economic/Redevelopment Director Andrews, Senior Services Coordinator Crawford, City Clerk Mendoza, Deputy City Clerk Toscano. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Pub Part Mr. Mike Esquivel of La Flor de Mexico addressed Council thanking them for the Stop Sign @ M. Esquivel Gladstone Street and Pasadena Avenue. He then endearingly expressed his relationship with Comments Mayor Madrid and talked about the political climate. REPORTS, UPDATES COUNCIL BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS -STAFF Rpts/Updates City Manager Cole announced that the California Public Library Construction and Renovation City Mgr Board met in Sacramento today to award the first round of funding allocations for matching Update on Li funds for Libraries and they did not fund the City of Azusa's; this was the first round of funding. Funding He detailed the grant funding process and how Azusa residents have voted to build a new Library with the help of grant funds. He advised that the remainder 19 million will be allocated in a second meeting prior to the holiday season. He advised that the City will apply for the second round of funding which is due in March, 2003. He announced the annual Winter Family Fiesta and Holiday Boutique to be held Saturday, December 7, 2002, a Holiday Reception on December 9, 2002 between Elected Officials and City Board and Commissions, and on December 17, 2002 a Joint Meeting with the AUSD will be held. 1 Councilmember Rocha announced that the tree planting will be held on Saturday, December 14, Rocha 2002. Further, that the Food Bank collection will be held again this year and there will be food Comments bins in various areas of the City. Mayor Pro -Tem Hardison urged all to donate to the Food Bank. He stated that the tree lights Hardison and lighting on Azusa Avenue look great. He advised not to give up on the new Library. Comments Councilmember Stanford requested that the City join in an amicus brief in support of the City of Stanford Glendale regarding prayer. He relayed his experience on a ride -a -long with the Los Angeles Comments County Sheriff's Department. He requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Mr. Ward Munson who passed away recently at the aged of 92, following his wish to climb the Great Wall of China. Mayor Madrid expressed thanks to Congresswoman Hilda Solis for donating 10 turkeys' this Madrid Thanksgiving to families of Azusa and invited all to Winter Family Fiesta to be held on December Comments 7, 2002. Assistant City Manager Robert Person provided an update on the Azusa Health Center. Health Cente Update CONTINUED ITEMS Continued ite Notice of Completion: City Auditorium Interior Renovations. Moved by Councilmember Notice of Co Stanford, seconded by Councilmember Rocha, and carried to accept the project as complete, City Auditoriu approve the notice of completion and approve the extras in the amount of $26,626.50. Mayor Interior Pro -Tem Hardison dissenting and Councilmember Chagnon absent. Renovations SCHEDULED ITEM Sched Items PUBLIC HEARING - on Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 291h Year (Fiscal Year Pub Hrg 2003/04) Program. CDBG The Mayor declared the Hearing open. The City Clerk read the affidavit of proof of publication Hrg open of notice of said hearing published in the Azusa Herald on November 21, 2002. Economic Development/Redevelopment Director Andrews addressed the issue stating that the allocation for 2002/03 is $717,025 and when added to prior year funds the total is $726,415 and the total requests from public service proposals from City staff and nonprofit organizations is $222,094. He stated that of the total funds allocated, $355,526 are required to be programmed for repayment of a Section 108 loan. He advised that this public hearing is to receive testimony from the public and staff. He then answered questions posed by Council. Testimony was received from the following persons requesting funding for their programs: Ralph Beatty, Asset Manager of Arrow Pines Mobile Home Rehabilitation, Jacic Kennedy of Santa Anita Family Services, Rhonda Slattery of Services Center for Independent Living, Jose Iniguez of Homeless Outreach/Peregrinos, Ron Sachs of Homeless Assistance -East San Gabriel Valley Coalition for the Homeless, Carry Freeman of Homework House, Kathy Ford of Project Sister, Yulanda Davis Quarrie and Clarence R. Pullman of West Covina Community Services/Citrus Valley Health Foundation, and Helen Crisp of YWCA -WINGS. Dir CRA Comments Testimony Additional testimony was received from John Andrews for the Single Family Housing Add'I Rehabilitation Program, Carolyn Crawford for the Senior Nutrition Site Manager, Joe Jacobs and Testimony representative of Ellington School for the After School Program and King Davis for the School Resource Officer at Azusa High School. After additional comments, it was moved by Stanford, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Hardison Pub Hrg and carried to continue to the Public Hearing to the meeting of December 16, 2002. Continued Councilmember Chagnon absent. To 12/16/02 12/02/02 PAGE TWO Mr. Ron Joseph and Mrs. Vivian Moss, consultants with Francisco R. Joseph and Associates R. Joseph addressed Council providing a presentation regarding the CDBG Grant and HOME Single Family & V. Moss Housing Rehabilitation Programs. Mr. Joseph provided statistics regarding loans. They then Comments answered questions posed by Councilmembers. Moved by Councilmember Stanford, seconded by Councilmember Rocha and unanimously* Guidelines carried to approve the updated CDBG Grant and HOME Single Family Housing Rehabilitation Approved Program Policy Manual guidelines and to authorize immediate use. The CONSENT CALENDAR consisting of Items VII -A through VII -F was approved by motion of Consent Cal. Councilmember Rocha, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Hardison and unanimously* carried, with VII- B&G Spe 1 the exception of item VII -A, B, and VII -D, which were considered under the Special Call portion Call. VII -G Ij of the Agenda. Clsd Sess, 'A. SPECIAL CALL ITEM. B. SPECIAL CALL ITEM. Spec Call Spec Call C. Human Resources Action Items were approved as follows: Hum Res Merit Increase and/or Regular Appointment: T. Divens, G. Footdale, and D. Tremblay. Action Items New Appointments: D. Alvarez, Library Assistant 111, A. Vasquez, Library Assistant III, M. Starkey, Police Dispatcher, J. Wachowski, Police Officer -Lateral, and R. Wenrick, Police Officer -Lateral. D. SPECIAL CALL ITEM. Spec Call E. Notice of Completion for Roadway Rehabilitation for various locations was approved, Notice of the project was accepted as complete and approval was given for a CIP amendment to Comp. transfer the project savings to the intersection of Gladstone and Pasadena project. Roadway Further, the City Clerk was authorized to have notice of completion recorded. Rehabilitation F. The following Resolution was adopted and entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ALLOWING CERTAIN Res. 02-C139 CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH THE SAME ARE Warrants TO BE PAID. ' SPECIAL CALL ITEMS Spec Call Item Councilmember Stanford asked that the minutes of the regular meeting of November 18, 2002 Minute be corrected to read "500" feet instead of "300" feet with regard to possible conflict of Correction interests with Monrovia Nursery. The minutes were then approved as written. Councilmember Stanford commented on the HRC expressing his delight with Donna Parker, Stanford Coordinator of the Human Relations Commission and the commission itself. Comments H Councilmember Rocha offered a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA APPOINTING [LEAN M. Res. 02-C138 OCHOA TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSIONS. I. Ochoa HRC Moved by Councilmember Rocha, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Hardison to waive further reading and adopt. Resolution passed and adopted by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA, MADRID NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CHAGNON Councilmember Rocha thanked the City Engineer Nasser Abbaszadeh and staff for expediting Rocha the installation of stop signs at Tenth and Angeleno. Comments Moved by Councilmember Rocha, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Hardison and unanimously Traffic Safety i carried* to approve the following Traffic Safety Items: 1. Installation of four way stop signs at Items the intersection of Tenth and Angeleno, 2. Intersection improvements at Todd and Foothill, and approved 3. installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Gladstone and Pasadena. 12/02/02 PAGE THREE THE CITY COUNCIL RECESSED AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONTINUED AT 9:46 P.M. CRA/Cncl THE CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 9:47 P.M. reconvened 1 It was consensus of Council to adjourn to Saturday, December 7, 2002, 9:00 a.m. in the Azusa Light and Water Conference Room, in order to conduct a Joint Planning Commission -City Council Workshop regarding Monrovia Nursery. TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 9:48 P.M. CIV CLERK NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-C 140. NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 2002-013. *Indicates Chagnon absent. 12/02/02 PAGE FOUR Adjourn 12/7 Azusa Light & Wate Conference Room