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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - September 20, 2010 - CCCITY OF AZUSA ' MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 — 6:30 P.M. The City Council of the City of Azusa mel in regular session at the above date and time in the Azusa Auditorium located at 213 E. Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, CA 91702. Pub Emp Per CLOSED SESSION Closed Session The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 6:33 p.m. Conf w/Legal I. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Gov. Code Sec. 54957.6) Confw/labor Agency Negotiators: Administrative Services Director -Chief Financial Officer Kreimeier Negotiators Organizations AMMA, SEIU, APOA, APMA and ACEA Conf w/Legal 2. REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS (Gov. Code Sec. 54956.8) Real Prop Agency Negotiators: City Manager Delach and Assistant City Manager Makshanoff Negotiations Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment Confw/Legal a. Club D Site D Club Site Address: 975 W. Foothill Boulevard, Azusa CA, Negotiating Parties: City of Azusa and City of Azusa Redevelopment Agency No Reports b. Downtown North Dalton Properties Dalton propert Addresses: Call to Order 303 E. Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, CA, 716 N. Dalton Avenue, Azusa, CA 726 N. Dalton Avenue, Azusa, CA 728 N. Dalton Avenue, Azusa, CA APN 8608-028-901, 903 & 905 (Parking Lot), Azusa, CA APN 8608-028-908 (Fortner MTA Site), Azusa, CA Negotiating Parties: City of Azusa and City of Azusa Redevelopment Agency Other Negotiators: The Olson Company and D.R. Horton Home Builders 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Gov. Code Sec. 54957) Pub Emp Per Title: City Manager City Mgr 4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code Sec Conf w/Legal 54956.9 (a). One Case: City of Duarte v. City of Azusa, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. Cnsl Duarte IIS 127709. 5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — POTENTIAL LITIGATION (Gov. Code Sec. Conf w/Legal 54956.9 W. One Case: Facts and circumstances exist, which demonstrate that a threat of litigation Cnsl Threat o ' has been made against the City. Litigation 6. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — POTENTIAL LITIGATION (Gov. Code Sec, Confw/Legal 54956.9(c)) One Case of Potential Litigation: Based on existing facts and circumstances, the City will Cnsl Talley B. discuss whether to initiate litigation in relation to loan agreements regarding the Talley Building. The City Council reconvened at 7:44 p.m. The City Attorney Carvalho advised that there was no reportable No Reports action taken in Closed Session. Closed Sessio Mayor Rocha called the meeting to order. Call to Order Mayor of Covina Peggy Delach led in the Flag Salute. Flag Salute Invocation - Pastor Wayne Leamons of Bread of Life Church Invocation W. Leamons ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS ALSO PRESENT: GONZALES, CARRILLO, MACIAS, HANKS, ROCHA NONE Roll Call Also Present City Attorney Carvalho, City Manager Detach, Assistant City Manager Makshanoff, Police Chief Garcia, Director of Public Works Haes, Economic and Community Development Director Christiansen, Administrative Services Director -Chief Financial Officer Kreimeier, Director of Recreation and Family Services Jacobs, Utilities Director Morrow, Library Director Johnson, Director of Information Services ' Graf, Public Information Officer Quiroz, Assistant Director of Economic and Community Development McNamara, City Clerk Mendoza, Deputy City Clerk Toscano. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Pub Part Mayor of Covina Peggy Delach presented Councilmember Angel Carrillo with a plaque in honor of being. P. Delach installed as the President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the League of California Cities. Presentation Mr. Jeffrey Cornejo, Chairman of Azusa Golden Days, announced the 62"d Annual Golden Days J. Cornejo Celebration with the theme "The Old West Rides Again", and presented Council with t -shirts. Ms. Peggy P. Martinez Martinez, Hospitality Chairperson, introduced the Honored Citizens: Sylvia Contreras and Ralph Avila Golden Days and the Civic Grand Marshal Gilbert Becerril whose bios were noted. Library Director Nancy Johnson presented the Azusa Reads Program and introduced Julianne Smith who N. Johnson detailed the program, invited all to attend and introduced the tutors who will be teaching, Azusa Reads, J. Smith Writes, Counts; Azusa Calculates; Girls on the Move and Kids on the Move; Computer Lab tutor; this is a A zusa heads Off -Campus Federal Work -Study Program Agreements with Azusa Pacific University. g a Mr. Mike Lee addressed Council with comments regarding the following: improvements in local schools, M. Lee information regarding the referendum, congratulations on the Target store opening in Azusa, and Comments congratulations to Councilmember Carrillo on receiving the award. Mr. Bruce Knoles addressed Council and thanked Chief Garcia for working on graffiti cleanup, talked B. K ales Comments about the freedom to run for office, and the referendum. ' Ms. Jeri Vogel addressed Council apologizing to the people who didn't get to go to a fundraiser and talked J- n Vorents about freedom of speech. Mr. Ian Scott addressed Council regarding the Development Agreement for Vulcan Materials — Azusa I. Scott Rock Quarry and decisions by Council and by the residents. Comments Ms. Etna Medina, an Azusa Pacific University student, invited all to attend the I 01 Annual Sabor Latino E. Medina evert on October 1, 2010, from 8 p.m. — 11 p.m. at the Azusa Pacific University Felix Event Center. Comments REPORTS UPDATES COUNCIL BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS -STAFF Updates/Rpl: Moved by Mayor Pro -Tem Gonzales, seconded by Councilmember Hanks and unanimously carried to Cert to Spon, approve request for Certificates of Appreciation to Sponsors of the Summer Reading Program. Smr 12dg apf Mr. At Contreras, President of the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, presented Presentation cera information regarding the Upper District and Water Reliability. Public Information Officer Quiroz presented a power point presentation on Target Store from Presentation Quiroz lat on groundbreaking to completion of the building. Mayor Pro -Tem Gonzales thanked staff for additional lighting in the area of the Target store, announced Gonzales shat the Celebrity Baseball Game is being postponed to December 12, 2010, and thanked Mayor Rocha for Comments ' the Citylinks Program who recently cleaned up Azusa Avenue from 5°i street to 9`h. Councilmember Carrillo thanked Mayor of Covina Peggy Delach for the recognition and noted that she Carrillo puts in many hours on the Foothill Transit Authority. Ile talked about the great time on Friday, September Comments 17°i at Azusa Day At The Fair, and congratulated Local Community Hero's of Azusa Ricky Sotela and Thomas Gonzales. He expressed his appreciation for the Target store and Freeway Reader Board. Councilmember Macias congratulated Local Community Hero's Ricky Sotela and Thomas Gonzales. He Macias talked about upgrades to Council Chamber equipment, Vulcan issue, and invited all to the 5k tun Golden Comments Days event and noted that he would donate $1.00 towards the Senior Center for anyone who beats him. 09/20/10 PAGE TWO Mayor Rocha announced that lie would do the 3k walk, noted that ice cream vendors should operate from 8 Rocha a.m. — 9 p.m. and advised resident to call police department to report vendors who operated out of those Continents homy. He stated Serviceman Banners in the area of Target will get reported soon, talked about presale carnival tickets for Saint Frances Carnival, CityLinks projects for the next four Saturdays, congratulated Ricky Sotela for his service to the Country and congratulated Thomas Gonzales, Community Hero. Moved by Councilmember Carrillo, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Gonzales and unanimously carried to Brd & Com cancel Board and Commission Interviews for Wednesday, September 22, 2010, and reschedule to Monday, Interviews October 11, 2010. Re -scheduled Mr. Mark Dickerson addressed Council responding to questions regarding the use of the APU parking lot M. Dickerson ' by the Saint Frances of Rome Carnival attendees, stating that if there is a beer garden at the Carnival that Comments may be a liability. SCHEDULED ITEMS Sched Items None. None The CONSENT CALENDAR consisting of Items D -I through D-10 was approved by motion of Consent Calenda Mayor Pro -Tem Gonzales, seconded by Councilmember Carrillo and unanimously carried. Approved City Manager Delach addressed item D-7 regarding Bridge Over Dalton Wash, giving special recognition F. Delach to Assistant Director of Economic and Community Development McNamara and County Supervisor Gloria Comments Molina for the project. The minutes of the regular meeting of September 7, 2010, were approved as written. HUMAN RESOURCES ACTION ITEMS. Human Resources Action Items were approved as follows: Merit Increase and/or Regular Appointment: F. E. Lorusso, L. Hassen, and R. Ryan. Promotion: J. Poulos, Police Officer Trainee. New Appointment: R. Di Giulio, Police Officer Trainee. Vasconcelos, W. Johnson, L. Rogers, Min appvd FIR Action Items 3. Staff was authorized to solicit bids for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funded Specs Slauson ' Slauson Park Picnic Shelter Improvements Project. The bidding will consist of a formal bidding Park Picnic process for the construction of new concrete pads and purchase and install of a picnic shelter; and n Shelter Imp informal bidding process for the purchase of park fixtures/furniture. Approve the purchase of four 2010 Ford Police Interceptor vehicles from Wondries Fleet Group, Purchase 1247 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 3850 Alhambra, CA 91801 in an amount not to exceed $97,229.60 Four Police based on the competitive bid process completed by the County of Los Angeles as authorized under Vehicles AMC Section 2-523 (e), from which they ordered Ford Police Interceptor vehicles, Order #RFB- IS-10200567, and authorize the donation of the four surplus police cars to Rio Hondo College Police Academy. 5. Joseph Rocha, Mayor, was reappointed as Azusa's representative on the San Gabriel Valley Rep Mosquito Mosquito & Vector Control Board of Trustees for a two-year tern. & Vector Brd 6. Formal sealed bids were waived in accordance with Azusa Municipal Code Section 2-523 section B, Agmt Sungard computer software maintenance services and 2-523 section C, no competitive market and approval Bi -Tech was given for the software maintenance and support agreement from Sungard Bi -Tech Inc, in the amount of $48,294.78. 7. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, Res. 10-054 CONSENTING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ALOSTA AVENUE BRIDGE OVER LITTLE Alosta Ave DALTON WASH, WFfHIN SAID CITY, AS PART OF THE SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS OF THE Bridge over COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Dalton Wash ' 8. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, TO ENTER INTO A MASTER AGREEMENT AND PROGRAM SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH CALTRANS FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT NO. SRTSL-5112(011) 9. The following resolution was adopted and entitled: Res. 10-055 Agmt w/Callrai A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ALLOWING CERTAIN Res. 10-056 CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH THE SAME Warrants 10. Approval was given for the following Agreements: Azusa Reads, Writes, Counts; Azusa Calculates; Azusa Reads Girls on The Move And Kids on The Move; Computer Lab Tutor, and Off -Campus Federal Work- Program Study Program with Azusa Pacific University. 09/20/10 PAGE THREE SPECIAL CALL ITEMS None. Special Call Ile None THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONVENED JOINTLY AT 8:58 Cncl/CRA P.M. TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: Convene Jntly JOINT PUBLIC HEARING - CONSIDERATION OF. THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE Joint Pub Hrg STATUTORY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND OWNER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT FOR Continued THE CITRUS CROSSING PROJECT LOCATED AT TILE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF ALOSTA To October 4, AVENUE AND CITRUS AVENUE. 2010 meeting ' Moved by Council metnber/Director Hanks, seconded by Mayor Pro-Tem/Director Gonzales and unanimously carried to continue the Public Hearing to the meeting of October 4, 2010. THE CITY COUNCIL RECESSED AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONTINUED AT Cncl Recess 8:59 P.M. CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 9:00 P.M. CRA Cont Cncl Reconvert, It was consensus of Councilmembers to adjourn. TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 9:01 P.M. NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2010-057. NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 2010-06. 09/20/10 PAGE FOUR Adjourn