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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMARCH 7,1989
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CIty COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
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ROLL CALL
PRESENTATION
(Vons Corp.
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May Co.
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CLOSED
SESSION
MARGARET
SIlOBERT
RESIG'N
(Water
Dept.)
LIBRARY
BOARD
(Johenk)
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA
and the
ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
MARCil 7, 1989
The City Council and the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency met in an
Adjourned Regular Meeting at 6:45 p. m., March 7, 1989 in the
Conference Room of the Council Chamber.
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Counci1members Chandler, Gilb, Lojeski, Young and Harbicht
None
A presentation was made regarding the construction undertaken by the
Vons Corporation of their new corporate headquarters building at the
site of the former May Company on Michi11inda Avenue and Huntington Drive.
Present were: Don Howard, Fritz Duda Company; Representatives from the
architectural firm of Leason Pomeroy and Associates; Bill Bigelow, Project
Architect; Kathleen Holmes; Glen Oltman, Vice President of Construction
for Vons; and Greg Gill, Fritz Duda Project Manager. They presented
exterior elevation concepts and interior planning going on simultaneously;
their goal is to be able to move in by Thanksgiving of this year. Several
renderings were presented; site plans and photographs to illustrate the
plans and progress of the renovation. The building is about 26 years old
and many of the systems are deteriorated and are being replaced. The total
physical appearance of the building will not be greatly altered; the plan is to
lower the overall height of the building by removing the golden colored
mansard roof which will fit into the surrounding neighborhood better.
Extensive repair work within the garage is planned, as well as extensive
re-landscaping which will produce attractive outdoor space. The build-
ing will take on more of a monolithic look rather than the white sticks
and yellow tile: it should present a fairly neutral and quiet look.
The intefior will contain three floors with primarily open space planning.
It will include a full service cafeteria and office area, as well as
some storage spaces adjacent to the existing truck well. Parking will
be provided for Vons' employees and guests. The mid-level will remain
open parking which is required for the shopping center. Councilmember
Gilb noted that there is adequate parking: Councilmember Lojeski commented
that he liked the plans he had seen. The Vons representatives thanked
Council and staff for their cooperation and'assistance and noted that
Vons management is getting very positive feedback from their employees
with regard to the new location. Councilmember Lojeski requested that
he be able to keep the rendering to take to the Arcadia Beautiful
Commission meeting later in the week.
The City Manager requested a CLOSED SESSION prior to the Regular
Meeting this evening.
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Councilmember Lojeski noted with regret the resignation of Margaret
Shobert from the Water Department.
Councilmember Gilb reported that he had received a citizen service
resum~ from Paul Johenk who is going off the Library Board. He called
attention to the fact that it was very faint and difficult to read and
requested that in the future such resum~s be typed.
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ARCADIA Councilmember Lojeski noted for the record that Marguerite Towsley
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r' BEAUTIFUL has expresse an interest in continuing with the Arcadia Beautiful
COMSN(~owsley)Commission for another term.
SANITATION Mayor Harbicht brought up for discussion a matter going on at the Sanita-
DISTRICT tion District. There is a trash to energy plant in the City of Commerce
(Trash to which has been in operation by the Sanitation District for about a year uf!der
Energy Plant) the authority of a special district that was established for this purpose. When
rhey made application for this operation, the permit presented requested
permission to have certain kinds of emissions going into the atmosphere.
This was approved; however the Air Quality Management District took I
the daily requests, divided that amount by 24, making it hourly amounts,
i. e., hourly quotas rather than daily quotas. Their total emissions
have been approximately 30% of the permitted amount of emissions. How-
ever they have had certain hours when they've been above that. This also.
happens usually when it rains and they have to burn wet garbage; they
exceed the tonnage they are allowed to burn. The trash to energy facility
is asking for a variance to go back to daily tolerances rather than hourly
tolerances. Mayor Harbicht feels this is reasonable, since we are all
concerned mainly with how much emissions go into the atmosphere. Some
Directors of some of the Sanitation Districts have put'it on the agenda
to make recommendation that they not apply for this variance. Mayor
Harbicht's opinion is that we should be concerned about total emissions
into the environment; not technical violations for an hour or so. They
have had something like 14,000 hours of operation and have been out of
compliance for approximately 104 hours; they have been in compliance
the other 13,OOO. He intends, unless directed differently, to vote
against the motion to direct the trash to energy facility not to apply
for this variance.
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ADJOURNMENT
ATTEST:
Councilmember Chandler agreed and said he was under the impression
that, until someone discovered this particular kind of violation, it
was a successful plant; he still thinks that, overall, it is. Council-
member Young stated, in part, that she is against voting in favor of
anything that is emitting dangerous chemicals into the atmosphere, even
for an hour. Councilmember Gilb wondered if they could work out a
variance based on percentages. Mayor Harbicht replied he was not sure
what their variance is asking for; they have been emitting less than 1/3
of the permitted level: but technically they are in'violation because
they have been in violation for certain hours. The other thing they
want to do is have the permit modified to, rather than defining tonnage,
the heat capacity of what they are burning. On rainy days when they
get more wet trash, they have to burn more tonnage. Apparently, if
they operate at less than capacity, that increases their emissions.
Councilmember Gilb replied he would support Mayor Harbicht's opinion.
Councilmember Lojeski also gave his support, 100%.
At 7:17 p. m. Council entered a CLOSED 'SESSION, RECONVENED and
ADJOURNED sine die at 7:30 p. m.
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Robert C. Harbicht, Mayor
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