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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - March 17, 2014 - CCThe City Council of the City of Azusa met in regular session at the above date and time in the Azusa Auditorium located at 213 E. Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, CA 91702. Mayor Rocha called the meeting to order. ROLL CALL: Roll call was taken by City Clerk Comejo: PRESENT: `COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, ALVAREZ, ROCHA ABSENT: COUNCH.MEMBERS: CARRILLO, MACIAS ALSO PRESENT Elected Officials: City Clerk Cornejo. Staff Members: City Manager Makshanoff, City Attorney Martinez, Public Works Director/Assistant City Manager Haes, Police Chief Gonzalez, City Engineer Bobadilla, Finance Director Paragas, Economic and Community Development Director Christiansen, Assistant Economic and Community Development Director McNamara, Information Officer Quiroz, Assistant/Deputy City Clerk Hernandez. Call to Order Roll Call Also Present 'Pledge to the flag was led by Azusa High School Cheerleaders Cassidy DeHaro, Clarissa Green, Flag Salute Chandler Jackson, Starlit Blandon, Alessa Rocha, Diana Gonzalez, Frankie Maldonado, Noemi Vargas, Arely Del Torro, Ashley Fermin, Patrick Cordova and Carley Palma. Invocation was given by Ms. Valerie Palmer. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Invocation Pub Part Ms. Patricia Salazar addressed the Council expressing concerns about a recent confrontation she P. Salazar experienced while at a Foothill Transit bus stop on 4th Street; she requested that this matter be looked Comments into to ensure that all passengers can wait and travel on the bus in a safe and comfortable manner. City Manager Makshanoff addressed Ms. Salazar's comments stating that staff will contact her to J. Makshanoff address her concerns. Comments REPORTS, UPDATES COUNCIL BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS -STAFF Rprts/ Updates Councilmember Alvarez addressed the meeting to give information on two meetings he recently E. Alvarez attended; Foothill Transit meeting: they are celebrating their 25th anniversary, and will be conducting a Comments survey to seek feedback from passengers, the survey will also be available online in June, 2014; and Metro meeting: they announced that there may be fare changes, a public hearing will be held regarding these changes on Saturday, March 29, 2014, 9:30 A.M. at One Gateway Plaza, Downtown Los A---1— --d C ..AL....L A..— U——..LI:.. -- at.. _....A..:....x..11—A V--. .... lu— F ......... — ....e .--- CITY OF AZUSA MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ' MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014 — 7:37 P.M. The City Council of the City of Azusa met in regular session at the above date and time in the Azusa Auditorium located at 213 E. Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, CA 91702. Mayor Rocha called the meeting to order. ROLL CALL: Roll call was taken by City Clerk Comejo: PRESENT: `COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, ALVAREZ, ROCHA ABSENT: COUNCH.MEMBERS: CARRILLO, MACIAS ALSO PRESENT Elected Officials: City Clerk Cornejo. Staff Members: City Manager Makshanoff, City Attorney Martinez, Public Works Director/Assistant City Manager Haes, Police Chief Gonzalez, City Engineer Bobadilla, Finance Director Paragas, Economic and Community Development Director Christiansen, Assistant Economic and Community Development Director McNamara, Information Officer Quiroz, Assistant/Deputy City Clerk Hernandez. Call to Order Roll Call Also Present 'Pledge to the flag was led by Azusa High School Cheerleaders Cassidy DeHaro, Clarissa Green, Flag Salute Chandler Jackson, Starlit Blandon, Alessa Rocha, Diana Gonzalez, Frankie Maldonado, Noemi Vargas, Arely Del Torro, Ashley Fermin, Patrick Cordova and Carley Palma. Invocation was given by Ms. Valerie Palmer. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Invocation Pub Part Ms. Patricia Salazar addressed the Council expressing concerns about a recent confrontation she P. Salazar experienced while at a Foothill Transit bus stop on 4th Street; she requested that this matter be looked Comments into to ensure that all passengers can wait and travel on the bus in a safe and comfortable manner. City Manager Makshanoff addressed Ms. Salazar's comments stating that staff will contact her to J. Makshanoff address her concerns. Comments REPORTS, UPDATES COUNCIL BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS -STAFF Rprts/ Updates Councilmember Alvarez addressed the meeting to give information on two meetings he recently E. Alvarez attended; Foothill Transit meeting: they are celebrating their 25th anniversary, and will be conducting a Comments survey to seek feedback from passengers, the survey will also be available online in June, 2014; and Metro meeting: they announced that there may be fare changes, a public hearing will be held regarding these changes on Saturday, March 29, 2014, 9:30 A.M. at One Gateway Plaza, Downtown Los A---1— --d C ..AL....L A..— U——..LI:.. -- at.. _....A..:....x..11—A V--. .... lu— F ......... — ....e .--- information from the Post Office regarding continued delivering of mail during the Colby Fire, -and reports from Azusa Pacific University on Azusa Economic Census; and asked to keep service men and women in daily prayers. SCHEDULEDITEMS SELECTION OF MAYOR PRO -TEM FOR THE TERM MARCH 2014 TO MARCH 2015. Moved by Councilmember Alvarez, seconded by Councilmember Gonzales, to appoint Councilmember Robert Gonzales, who has the most seniority, to the position of Mayor Pro -tem for the period of March, 2014 to March 2015, by the following vote of the Council: YES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, ALVAREZ, ROCHA ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO, MACIAS Sched Items Selection of Mayor Pro -tem PUBLIC HEARING - AMENDMENT TO THE MONROVIA NURSERY DEVELOPMENT Public Hearing AGREEMENT (DA). Amendment to the Monrovia Public Works Director/Assistant City Manager Haes, addressed the Hearing stating that staff proposes Nursery DA a 9 month extension to the Development Agreement with Rosedale Landpartners, for the Monrovia Nursery Development, the project was originally approved by the City Council on February 3, 2003, T. Haes and later by the Azusa voters on May 4, 2004, the Development Agreement was dated May 27, 2004, Comments and it will expire on May 27, 2014; staff is still negotiating on some items that are being changed, and needs additional time. City Attorney Martinez addressed the Hearing stating that the following additional changes were made M. Martinez to the Ordinance and Amendment after the posting of the agenda: Amendments to DA Page 1. of the ordinance, second recital is to read as follows "Whereas, the Development Agreement provides for the development of a master planned community project consisting of 1,250 residential units, commercial space and various public and infrastructure improvements...." The Amendment (Exhibit A of the ordinance): Recital B to read the same as the above stated amendment of the ordinance: "Whereas, the ' Development Agreement provides for the development of a master planned community project consisting of 1,250 residential units, commercial space and various public and infrastructure improvements...: . Recital G to, add the following at the beginning of the paragraph: "Owner has requested the term of the Development Agreement be extended pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Development Agreement...." Recital H. add following to the end of the paragraph: "...Nothing set forth herein shall amend or affect the additional five year extension of the Development Agreement pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 3.5...: . Last page Owner Signature Block: change to "ROSEDALE LANDPARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company...." Mayor Rocha declared the Hearing open; City Clerk Cornejo read the affidavit of proof of publication Hrg. Open published in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune on March 7, 2014. Mr. Bill Holman addressed the Hearing to thank the Council for the opportunity to allow the continued B. Holman discussions on the extension to the Monrovia Nursery Development Agreement; he further stated that Comments the agreement was entered with the Monrovia Nursery Company in 2004, for the project now known as Rosedale; the agreement provided to an automatic 5 year extension to the 10 year term, if at the time of the extension the requirement of 930 homes occupied had been met; due to the recession of 2008-2010, ft,.. .... ,t, ...„f f, I .,a �, A .,a.•., t;ht.. r.,..1, „tom,..,• ;., Int n Pn.<A.10 vs,•r„ar� by CDG ROSEDALE INVESTMENT, LLC;" he stated that a -letter was submitted to the City Attorney requesting acknowledgement, in writing, of the statutory extension of the vesting tentative map as provided by the state government code, and would like to get that formalized. Moved by Mayor Pro -tem Gonzales seconded by Councilmember Alvarez to close the Public Hearing, Hrg. Closed by the following vote of the Council: YES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, ALVAREZ, ROCHA ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO, MACIAS City Attorney Martinez announced that the ordinance to be introduced by title to read as follows: 'AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF AZUSA AND ROSEDALE LAND PARTNERS II, LLC Moved by Mayor Pro -tem Gonzales, seconded by Councilmember Alvarez, to introduce Ordinance No. 14-01, amending the Monrovia Nursery Development Agreement to extend the initial tern by nine (9) months; the proposed action would not modify the physical attributes or characteristics of the project as previously analyzed in an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) certified by the City Council on February 4, 2003, and approved by the City (SCH 2002071046), along with the amendments as outlined by the City Attorney to change the second recital on page 1 of the Ordinance, revise the amendment to incorporate the recital of the ordinance into recital B, incorporate stated sentence stated, at the beginning of recital G, incorporate sentence stated above at the end of recital H, and correct Owner signature block, by the following vote of the Council: YES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, ALVAREZ, ROCHA ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO, MACIAS Introduce Ordinance No. 14-01 CONSENT CALENDAR: Moved by Mayor Pro -tem Gonzales, seconded by Councilmember Alvarez, Consent Cal to approve Consent Calendar Items D-1 to D-8, with the exception of item D-6, which were handled under the Special Call portion of the Agenda, with a notation that Mayor Rocha was absent at the Special Meeting of February 24, 2014, by the following vote of the Council: 'YES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, ALVAREZ, ROCHA ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO, MACIAS 1. The minutes of the special meetings of January 27 and February 24, 2014, and the regular meeting Minutes of Mach 3, 2014, were approved as written. 2. Resolution No. 14-C 16, was adopted and entitled: Reso 14-C 16 Warrants A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID. 3. The Human Resources Action Items were approved in accordance with the City of Azusa Civil H.R. Action Service Rules and applicable Memorandum of Understanding(s): Item Merit Increase and/or Regular Appointment: F. Chavez, R. Hayden. Flexible Staffing Promotion: J. Sanchez. 4. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security MOU with (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) DHS, ICE & Los Angeles Directorate, and the Azusa Police Department, authorizing the Police Department's HSI partnership with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Los Angeles, in order to conduct joint, reimbursable, counter -narcotics operations, was approved. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA APPROVING A ONE- TIME LUMP SUM CASH PAYMENT FOR THE CURRENT CONTRACT DEPARTMENT HEADS EQUAL TO 2.36% OF THEIR RESPECTIVE BASE SALARIES FOR A TWELVE MONTH PERIOD. The following Resolution No. 14-C 19 was adopted and entitled: Reso 14-C19 AMMA Side A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA APPROVING A Letter MARCH 17, 2014, SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE AZUSA MIDDLE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 THROUGH JULY 31, 2014. SPECIAL CALL ITEMS 'REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR MAINTENANCE OF FORECLOSED AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES: Staff responded to questions posed by Councilmember Alvarez stating that RFPs are determined by the amount of the project; in regards to the term of the agreement, Council can consider an extension or renewal after a year, or an automatic renewal at the beginning of the agreement; a one year term agreement, with an option to renew with Council's approval, would be a reasonable time to gather information and see if the program works; staff will also amend the RFP to ask the bidders how long will it take to see investment returns; once the program has been implemented, the fee for running the program can be determined; vacant and abandoned homes are not a problem in Azusa, but it is important to have something in place to make sure that banks that are taking possession of these properties are held accountable. Moved by Councilmember Alvarez seconded by Mayor Pro -tem Gonzales, to authorize staff to circulate an RFP to solicit an experienced consultant to initiate and administer a program for the registration of foreclosed and abandoned properties within the city, the agreement to be for one year term and a one year renewal option at the discretion of the Council, and to add to the RPF language to ask the question of the length of time it will take to complete the study, by the following vote of the Council: YES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, ALVAREZ, ROCHA ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO, MACIAS ISUCCESSOR AGENCY RELATED BUSINESS REFUNDING OF 2008A TAX ALLOCATION BONDS. Moved by Mayor Pro -tem Gonzales seconded by Councilmember Alvarez to receive and file the report, by the following vote of the Council: YES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, ALVAREZ, ROCHA ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO, MACIAS ADJOURNMENT: It was the consensus of the Council to adjourn the meeting in memory of Ms. Sandra Martinez, Azusa resident and Azusa High School Student. TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 8:18 P.M. Special Call RFP Administer Foreclosed and Abandoned Properties Sccr Agency 2008 Tax Allocation Bonds Adjourn