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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 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 located at 729 North Azusa Avenue, Azusa,
California.
Mayor Madrid called the meeting to order. Cali 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, Deputy City Manager Gutierrez, City Librarian
Tovar, Assistant Community Development Director Onaga, City Treasurer Macias, Director of
Public Works Nakasone, Community Improvement Manager Rudisel, Director of Human
sources Cross, Chief of Police Davis, Acting Finance Director Kenoyer, Information Systems
anager Graf, City Clerk Mendoza, Deputy City Clerk Toscano.
BLIC PARTICIPATION Pub Part
None. None
Results Based Budgeting
City Manager Cole Introduced the concept of planning for Result -Based Budgeting. He then City Mgr
Introduced the leader of the Tax Review Task Force, City Treasurer Uriel Macias to provide Comments
additional information regarding the Task Force.
City Treasurer Macias addressed the issue providing information regarding the Task Force stating CltyTreas
that they have looked at city services, and have gone over the financials with Acting Financing Comments
Director 1(enoyer, and would come up with some recommendations by November, 20003, to
either cut, reprioritize, place something on the ballot or a combination of both, to Increase
revenue.
City Manager Cole detailed how Results Based Budgeting became an option for the City and City Mgr
introduced the members of Public Strategies Group to describe the process for Results Based Comments
Budgeting.
Ms. Camille Cates Barnett of Public Strategies Group addressed the issue stating that there are Public Strat.
Wee decisions to make at the beginning: 1) Get a grip on the problem 2) Agree on the total Group
enue and 3) Get the price of Government, decide what results will purchase and at what price. Barnett a Stone
e detailed each section describing it's purpose and answered questions posed by
Councilmembers. Mr. Bob Stone of Public Strategies Group addressed the issue and in addition
to other examples noted he described the nine strategies that are needed as follows: 1) Clear the
decks 2) Consolidate 3) Let customer decide 4) Make performance consequential 5) Increase
flexibility in return or accountability 6) Reform how government works on the inside to Improve
performance on the outside 7) Cut the cost of mistrust 8) Target unneeded subsidies 9) Invest
only to get a specific return.
City Manager Cole asked the following questions: Is this what the City wants to do? Who is going City Mgr
to take the lead and who else is going to be involved and does the City want the consultants. Comments
Councilmembers agreed that this is something the City wants to do and that staff would take the
lead on it. No decision was made regarding a consultant at this time.
Discussion was held regarding Code Enforcement in the City of Azusa, Community Improvement Code
Manager Rudisel addressed the issue stating that they are working more on problem tenants, gang Enforcement
activity and drug activity. They usually go after the owner of the property to try and get them to Discussion
see what the problem is and cooperate with the City. In terms of the community based policing Com Imp Mgr
concept, Atlantic Gardens is the results of that with significant positive change occurring. He
details some of the problems that occur in some neighborhoods.
City Manager Cole asked that Community Improvement Manager Rudisel address things that
happen in the evenings and week ends, such as illegal vendors, truck parking on the streets,
broken windows, signs, cars parked on lawns, graffiti, shopping carts, swap meets that go on all
i the time. He stated that these are symptoms of the things that happen evenings and weekends
and Council doesn't know who to call or how to stop them until Monday.
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Comments
scussion was held between Councilmember and staff regarding the above stated issues and Discussion
Issibly expanded Code Enforcement with weekend options. Discussion was held regarding
listing Code Enforcement Program, proposed after hours and weekend coverage and options i.e.
working more efficiently with existing staff resources, placing rental housing inspections on hold
and rearranging schedules of Community Improvement staff to cover evenings and weekends,
hiring a part time Community Improvement Inspector for weekends, and perhaps hiring another
halftime inspector/halftime reserve officer position (similar to Officer Tom Montague) in place of
the part time weekend inspector.
Mayor Pro -Tem Rocha expressed his approval of the rental housing inspection program due the Rocha
quality of life issues, and specified the area of Donna Beth and Newburgh streets in Azusa. Comments
Discussion was held between Councilmembers and staff regarding the issue.
An item regarding the charges for reduced electrical permit fees for the public benefit program in Item not
the Atlantis Gardens Neighborhood revitalization project, arose, but, was not discussed as it was Discussed
not an agendized item.
City Manager Cole noted that he would interpret the rule that the Atlantis Gardens Neighborhood CityMgr
revitalization project do not need a permit at this time.
It was consensus of Councilmembers adjourn.
IME OF ADJOURNMENT: 9:03 P.M.
C& CLERK
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 03-C68.
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Adjourn