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CITY OF ARCADIA
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CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011
AGENDA
6:00 p.m.
Location: City Council Chamber Conference Room, 240 W. Huntington Drive
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMBERS:
Gary Kovacic,
Mayor/Agency Chair
Robert Harbicht, Mayor Pro Tem/Agency Vice Chair
Peter Amundson, Council/Agency Member
Roger Chandler, Council/Agency Member
Mickey Segal, Council/Agency Member
PUBLIC COMMENTS – CLOSED SESSION (5 minute time limit per person)
Any person wishing to address the City Council/Redevelopment Agency on any Closed Session
item is asked to complete a “public comments” card available in the Council Chamber Lobby. The
completed card should be submitted to the City Clerk/Agency Secretary prior to the start of the
Closed Session meeting. Each speaker is limited to five (5) minutes per person. Under the Brown
Act, the City Council/Redevelopment Agency is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any
items not listed on the posted agenda.
CLOSED SESSION
a. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) to confer with legal counsel
regarding the workers’ compensation case of Gerald Martin.
b. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 to confer with labor negotiators.
City Negotiators: Administrative Services Director Hue Quach and Human
Resources Administrator Michael Casalou.
Employee Organizations: Arcadia Public Works Employees Association, Arcadia City
Employees Association, Arcadia Police Civilian Employees Association, Arcadia
Police Officers’ Association, Arcadia Firefighters’ Association and unrepresented
employees: Department Heads, Division Managers, Supervisors, and Part-time
employees.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for
public inspection in the City Clerk’s office located at 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, during normal business hours.
CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING OPEN SESSION
7:00 pm, City Council Chamber
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION
Reverend Terry Keenan, The Santa Anita Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMBERS:
Gary Kovacic,
Mayor/Agency Chair
Robert Harbicht, Mayor Pro Tem/Agency Vice Chair
Peter Amundson, Council/Agency Member
Roger Chandler, Council/Agency Member
Mickey Segal, Council/Agency Member
REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY/AGENCY COUNSEL ON STUDY/CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM CITY MANAGER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS
MOTION TO READ ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE THE
READING IN FULL
PRESENTATIONS
a. Presentation of a Proclamation designating the week of October 9-15, 2011 as Fire
Prevention Week.
b. Presentation of Arcadia Host Lions Club White Cane Days Proclamation to Lions
Club President George Sanders.
c. Presentation of Proclamation to Tal Jones, Arcadia High School Teacher of the Year.
1. PUBLIC HEARINGS
To speak on a public hearing item, it is requested that a “public comments” card be completed
noting the agenda item number be submitted to the City Clerk/Agency Secretary prior to the start of
the public hearing. Separate and apart from the applicant (who may speak longer in the discretion
of the City Council) speakers shall be limited to five (5) minutes per person. The applicant may
additionally submit rebuttal comments, in the discretion of the City Council.
You are hereby advised that should you desire to legally challenge in court any action taken by the
City Council/Redevelopment Agency regarding any Public Hearing item, you may be limited to
raising only those issues and objections you or someone else raised at the public hearing or in
written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for
public inspection in the City Clerk’s office located at 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, during normal business hours.
CITY COUNCIL ITEMS:
a. Consideration of Text Amendment No. TA 11-04 to amend various sections of the
Arcadia Municipal Code, Article VI, Business, Professions, Trades and Occupations
and Article IX, Division and Use of Land; and proposed fees for special use permits.
Introduce Ordinance No. 2287 amending Article VI (Business, Professions, Trades
and Occupations) and Article IX (Division of Use of Land) of the Arcadia Municipal
Code.
Recommended Action: Introduce
Adopt Resolution No. 6796 establishing Development Services Department fees for
Special Use Permits.
Recommended Action: Adopt
b. Introduce Ordinance No. 2290 granting to Golden State Water Company, its
successors and assigns, a franchise to use or to lay and use, pipes, conduits and
appurtenances for transmitting and distributing water for any and all purposes in,
along, across, upon and under the public streets, ways, alleys and places within the
City of Arcadia (per Article XIII of the Arcadia City Charter)
Recommended Action: Introduce
PUBLIC COMMENTS (5 minute time limit per person)
Any person wishing to address the City Council/Redevelopment Agency during the public comment
period is asked to complete a “public comments” card available in the Council Chamber Lobby. The
completed card should be submitted to the City Clerk/Agency Secretary prior to the start of the 7:00
p.m. open meeting. Each speaker is limited to five (5) minutes per person, unless waived by the
City Council. Under the Brown Act, the City Council/Redevelopment Agency is prohibited from
discussing or taking action on any items not listed on the posted agenda.
REPORTS FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY CLERK
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be acted on by
one roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the City
Council/Redevelopment Agency request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar
for separate discussion.
CITY COUNCIL ITEMS:
a. Approve the Meeting Minutes of September 6, 2011
Recommended Action: Approve
b. Award a one (1) year purchase order contract extension to Ernie’s Auto Parts for the
purchase of automobile repair parts for City vehicles in the amount of $31,877.
Recommended Action: Approve
c. Accept all work performed by Chaparral Construction Corporation for the Santa Anita
Avenue Corridor Improvements as complete and authorize the final payment to be
made in accordance with the contract documents.
Recommended Action: Approve
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for
public inspection in the City Clerk’s office located at 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, during normal business hours.
3. CITY MANAGER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ITEMS
a. Report, discussion and direction regarding the regulation of municipal campaign
expenditures and financing.
Recommended Action: Provide direction
b. Approve and enter into a Temporary Employment Agreement with Donald E.
Penman.
Recommended Action: Approve
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council/Redevelopment Agency will adjourn this meeting to October 18, 2011, 6:00 p.m. in
the City Council Chamber Conference Room located at 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability related modification or
accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or
accommodation from the City Clerk at (626) 574-5455. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to
make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for
public inspection in the City Clerk’s office located at 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, during normal business hours.