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' MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2003 - 6:30 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 Conference Room located at 729 N. Azusa
Avenue, Azusa, California.
Call to Order
Mayor Madrid called the meeting to order.
Roll Call
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA, CHAGNON, MADRID
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
Also Present
ALSO PRESENT:
City Manager Cole, Assistant City Manager Person, Community Development Director Bruckner,
Director of Recreation and Family Services Jacobs, Human Relations Commission Coordinator
'Parker, Director of Human Resources Cross, Director of Public Works Nakasone, City Librarian
Tovar, Public Information Officer Quiroz, Luisa Miranda, Volunteer, Acting Finance Director
Kenoyer, Director of Park Planning and Development Noriega, Chief of Police Davis, Information
Systems Manager Gray -Gaynor, City Clerk Mendoza, Deputy City Clerk Toscano
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Pub Part
Mr. Manual Pedroza addressed Council stating that he purchased his home in Azusa with the help M. Pedroza
of the City. He requested that he be allowed to refinance his home in order to allow him to Comments
consolidate his bills.
City Manager Cole responded stating that there is a $13,000 second trust deed on his home by the CityMgr
City and there is a policy that refinancing cannot take out funds. He asked that Council designate a Comments
sub -committee to address this issue. Councilmember Chagnon was selected to look into the issue
with City Manager Cole.
Assistant City Manager Person addressed Council and staff presenting the Semi -Annual Report to Ass't City Mgr
City Council on the Workplan Progress. He provided a summary of the Workplan for the following Summary of
departments and projects: City Clerk, City Manager, Azusa Health Clinic, Fire Contract with Los Workplan
Angeles County, Human Relations Commission, City River Projects, Neighborhood Improvement Several items
Zone (NIZ) Program, Economic Development Department, Finance, Human Resources, Information
Technology, Library, Planning, Police, Public Works, Parks and Recreation and Family Services. He
nd City Manager Cole responded to questions posed.
sistant City Manager Person presented an organizational chart and talked about reorganization of Organization
certain departments. It was noted that certain departments will be handled under the City Chart &
Manager and others will be handled under Assistant City Manager. Discussion was held. Discussion
City Manager Cole spoke about possible changes in the budget due to State budget cuts, and City Mgr
current Goals: Fiscal Growth, Neighborhood Improvement, Organizational Transformation. He Comments
noted that there were four principle goals when he began his tenure at the City and detailed what
they have meant to him and asked if the Workplan as presented reflect the Councilmembers goals.
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Lengthy discussion was held between Councilmembers and staff regarding the proposed projects, Lengthy
specific areas of concern, responsibilities for certain projects, suggestions on how to market Discussion
certain projects and additional services that could be Imposed. Some of the specific issues
discussed were: free swim program, Azusa Health Center, and Atlantis Gardens.
Adjourn
It was consensus of Councilmembers to adjourn.
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 8:03 P.M.
CITY CLERK
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 03-C13. (Council)
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