HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/21/2012CITY COUNCIL /SUCCESSOR AGENCY
TO THE ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012
CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Harbicht called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL
PRESENT: Council Member Amundson, Kovacic, Segal, Wuo and Harbicht
ABSENT: None
STUDY SESSION COMMENTS (5 minutes per person) — No one appeared.
STUDY SESSION
a. Review of notification procedures fog Jiiiy e- Famiiy Home Design Review.
Recommended Action: Provide Direction
Jason Kruckeberg, Assistant City Manager /Development Services Director, and Jim Kasama,
Community Development Administrator presented the staff report.
The City Council directed staff to prepare and bring back recommendations on how to notify the
public regarding Single - Family Home Design Review hearings.
The Study Session adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Harbicht called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
INVOCATION
Mayor Robert Harbicht
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Robert Guthrie, Arcadia Police Chief
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS:
PRESENT: Council Member Amundson, Kovacic, Segal, Wuo and Harbicht
ABSENT: None
REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY ON CLOSED SESSION ITEM
City Attorney Steve Deitsch reported the City Council met in a Study Session to hear a report from
staff regarding notification procedures for Single - Family Home Design Review; and announced the
City Council directed staff to prepare and bring back a recommendation on how to notify the public
regarding Single - Family Design review hearings.
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM CITY MANAGER REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS
City Manager Lazzaretto reported there were no supplemental agenda items or information.
MOTION TO READ ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE THE
READING IN FULL
A motion was made by Council Member Amundson, seconded by Council Member Segal to read all
ordinances and resolutions by title only and waive the reading in full.
PUBLIC COMMENTS — No one appeared
REPORTS FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY CLERK (including reports from the City
Council related to meetings attended at City expense [AB 1234]).
City Clerk Glasco announced and commented on the "Chronicles of Arcadia" book which can be
obtained at the Chamber of Commerce or by calling (626) 447 -1422.
Council Member Kovacic noted that all the tree wells along Baldwin Avenue are filled; and
commented on the street work and traffic at Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue and thanked
the public for their patience with the traffic.
Council Member Wuo announced that Dr. Suzuki will be a guest speaker at Methodist Hospital on
Saturday at 3:00 p.m. and will discuss "Preventing Heart Attacks," and also noted that school will
start on August 29.
Mayor Pro Tern Segal requested and received the consensus of the City Council to schedule a
future Study Session regarding membership and the selection process of Homeowner Associations
and Architectural Review Boards; and the definition of neighborhoods.
Council Member Amundson announced that code enforcement volunteers are needed and provided
contact information; and commented on the emergency preparedness article in the ACTION
brochure.
Mayor Harbicht announced the complete closure of the 210 Freeway on August 28 and 29
beginning at 11:00 p.m. in preparation of the Gold Line; he noted that some cities are facing
bankruptcy and noted that Arcadia is in excellent financial shape.
1. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Adopt Resolution No. 6843 approving a Purchase and Sale Agreement with
Sunnv Construction for City -owned propertv on Corto Road
Recommended Action: Adopt
b. Adopt Resolution No. 6844 granting Conditional Use Permit No CUP 12 -06 for a
580 square -foot tutoring center for children ages 14 -18 with a maximum
attendance of 15 students at one time at 909 South Santa Anita Avenue Unit L.
Recommended Action: Adopt
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Adopt Resolution No. 6845 adopting an amended Ticket Distribution Policy; and
repealing Resolution No. 6753 in its entirety.
Recommended Action: Adopt
d. Accept donations from the community in support of the Summer Reading
Program at the Library.
Recommended Action: Accept
e. Authorize and direct the Citv Manaaer to approve Amendment No. 1 extendin
the Memorandum of Agreement for the Coordinated Monitoring Plan (CMP) of
the Los Angeles River Metals TMDL with the Gateway Cities Council of
Governments.
Recommended Action: Approve
Authorize and direct the City Manager to execute a one year contract extension
with Republic ITS for Extraordinary Maintenance Servicesa of Traffic Signals in
the amount of $47,695.
Recommended Action: Approve
g. Authorize and direct the City Manager to execute a one year contract with CLS
Landscape Management, Inc. for Annual Tree Trimming Services in the amount
of $233,727.
Recommended Action: Approve
Authorize and direct the City Manager to execute a contract with J. Fletcher
Creamer & Son, Inc. for the Arterial Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) in the
amount of $804,601.12; and approve a 10% contingency.
Recommended Action: Approve
Award a purchase order contract to Rotolo Chevrolet, Inc. for the purchase of a
four -wheel drive crew cab pickup truck for the Fire Department in the amount of
$34,650.10.
Recommended Action: Approve
It was moved by Council Member Wuo, seconded by Council Member Amundson, and carried on
roll call vote to approve Consent Calendar Items 1.a through U.
Council Member Kovacic announced that his law firm represented CLS Landscape Management in
an unrelated matter several years ago and in the interest of avoiding any appearance of impropriety
he will abstain from voting on Consent Calendar Item 1.g, as he has done in the past.
Council Member Segal announced that he was absent from the August 7, 2012, City Council
meeting, and will abstain from voting on Consent Calendar Item 1.b.
,YES: Council Member Wuo, Amundson, Kovacic, Segal and Harbicht
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Council Member Kovacic (Consent Calendar Item1.g) and Council Member Segal
(Consent Calendar Item 1.b)
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2. CITY MANAGER ITEM
a. Report, discussion and direction concerning business license policies and coordination
with the Franchise Tax Board.
Recommended Action: Receive and File
Jason Kruckeberg, Assistant City Manager /Development Services Director and Silva Vergel,
Business License Officer presented the staff report.
No action was required or requested of the City Council.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no other business, the Mayor adjourned this meeting in memory of Dimitris Soundris,
the former Mayor of Tripolis, the capital city of Arcadia in Greece (the City's Sister City) at 7:45 p.m.
tc SePt-mber n, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber Conferconce Room located at 240
W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia.
r�TTEST:
Ge4 Glasco, CY1y Clerk
Robert C. Harbicht, Mayor
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