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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMAY 26,1982 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK I ROLL CALL ORDINANCE NO. 1748 INTRODUCED I PAVEMENT MATERIAL (HUGHES MKT) I APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED (Wells) ( REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS (Loans) I DECALS (' RACE TRACK TRAFFIC CONTROL NEH FIRE STATION I 25:0498 MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA AND THE ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADJOURNED REGULAR HEETING MAY 26, 1982 The City Council of the City of Arcadia and the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency met in an adjourned regular session Wednesday, May 26, 1982 at 9 a.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. PRESENT: ABSENT: Councilmen/Hembers Dring, Haltom, Hannah, Lojeski, Pellegrino None The City Attorney presented for the first time, explained the content, and read the title of Ordinance No. 1748, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA APPROVING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MAKING FIND- INGS OF LOCAL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND AMENDING THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE BY A}lliNDING SECTIONS 8130.11 AND 8130.12 TO AMEND SECTIONS 1601 AND 1704 OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1979 EDITION, TO REQUIRE CLASS A ROOF COVERINGS ON NEW CONSTRUCTION IN FIRE HAZARDOUS AREAS AND FIRE RETARDANT ROOF COVERINGS IN NON-FIRE HAZARDOUS AREAS." This matter will be heard in public hearing proceedings before the City Council on June 1 '" including the Negative Declaration for approval. The Fire Chief submitted his report which recommended that the use of non-fire retardant combustible roofs be prohibited by this ordinance to reduce the potential threat of a tragedy from fire. Hayor Pellegrino brought up the type of tile desired to be used by Paul Kalmanovitz on the sidewalks surrounding the new Hughes Market at 1101 W. Huntington Drive and a portion of Michillinda Avenue. Mr. Kalrnanovitz has agreed to take out whatever amount of insurance is required to protect the City from any future liability. Council Members will visit the site. Staff advised that the Arcadia School District has consented to the City's appointment of Don Wells to the Recreation Commission. Mr. Wells will replace Elbert Souders who has become Superintendent of Schools. In order to make it official it was MOVED by Councilman Dring, seconded by Councilman Lojeski and carried unanimously that Mr. Hells be so appointed. This matter will be placed on the agenda for the regular meeting of June 1 ... to change the interest rate on outstanding loan agreements from the City to the Agency - from 7% to 13.34% per annum. Council had recently discussed the possibility of placing Arcadia business license decals on the rear bumpers of certain vehicles. At the present time decals are issued for certain types of businesses at 50~ each but not for contractors and in-town businesses in the commercial or manufacturing areas. Additional information on this will be forthcoming. (See report dated May 25, 1982.) The City Manager advised that the track officials appear to be willing to cooperate in absorbing a portion of the cost of race track control on anything over $260,000. He has a meeting on Tuesday morning to further discuss this. Council received a projected cost of a fourth fire station with per- sonnel and equipment. Apparently this will require two phases for implementation. Phase I would include land acquisition, building -1- 5-26-82 NEW FIRE STATION (cont'd) BUSINESS LICENSE I RENEWALS WATER RATES PLAN B ADOPTED j BUDGET REVIEW v DELETIONS I 25:0499 cost and equipment purchase. Phase II would include the personnel cost and annual operating expenses. This report is dated May 25, 1982 and it was recommended that no decision be made until the Council has reviewed the result of the fire station locator study which should be available around the end of June. This was an information only item. Council received the recommendations concerning change in business license renewals one of which would issue the licenses for a full year and also to provide for a fine of $200 or 50% of the license fee, whichever is larger, for those who do not take out a business license. The Code will have to be changed to effect this change. The Water Manager explained his three alternative water rate increase plans. The plans were labeled A. B, and C, and,project the water raise necessary to fund operating expenses, proposed 5-year program capital improvements and replacement projects, and certain balances I in the Water Facilities Replacement Fund. He submitted that the department sends out 12,900 water bills, 12,000 being residential. Council reviewed each plan and it was MOVED by Councilman Dring, . seconded by Councilman Haltom and carried unanimously that Plan B be adopted and that the City Attorney prepare the appropriate ordi- nance. CITY COUNCIL Elimination of PERS U. S. Conference of Mayors, Denver, CO, June '83 ICA Seminar (reduced from 5 to 3 members) SCAG Annual Seminar CITY ~~NAGER League/Cal. Cities Annual Conference, San Diego County Division of League/Cal. Cities - (reduced from 10 meetings to 5) San Gabriel Valley Assoc. of Cities - dinner meeting CITY CLERK League/Cal. Cities Annual Conference, San Diego International Municipal Clerks, Minneapolis CITY ATTORNEY League/Cal. Cities Annual Conference, San Diego FINANCE League/Cal. Cities Annual Conference, San Diego - Finance Officer and Treasurer Print Shop - Inplant Managers Assoc. Annual Conf. Purchasing - Annual CAPPO Conf., Sacramento T~easurer - League Legislative Seminar, Sacramento GENERAL CITY Misc. meetings & conferences (reduced from $1,265 to $700) Training (reduced from $700 to $200) Exceptional Service Awards (reduced from $3,500 to $200) Committee meetings - Safety and Supervisors - (reduced from $400 to $100 - eliminated Supervisors' cost) Handbooks (reduced from $600 to $300) Supervisors' training (reduced from $2,000 to $1,000) City Newsletter (reduced from $11,500 to $11,000) -2- REDUCTIONS $ 3,188 1,025 1,140 30 400 50 55 ~O 900 400 800 400 420 130 565 I 500 1,500 300 300 '1,000 500 5-26-82 .1 I BUDGET REVIEH (cont'd) / , .-" 25:0500 REDEVELOPMENT REDUCTIONS League of Calif. Cities Annual Conf., San Diego $ 400 FIRE DEPARTMENT League/Cal. Cities Annual Conf., San Diego 400 REVENUE SHARING Ci vie Dircc tory Security Louvers - Finance, Business License & City Clerk Micro Computers/Word Processors 1,000 2,000 30,000 PUBLIC HORKS DEPARTMENT. Council considered the listing of reductions in this department in order to impact to service level, and made determinations as follows: Combining the positions of Assistant City Engineer and Hater Manager. This would bring about a savings of $26,000. Held discussion on the free tree program. If eliminated it would save $6,000; however, a final vote was taken on this item as follows: It was MOVED by Councilman Dring, seconded by Councilman Lojeski and carried on roll call vote as follows, that the $6,000 be put back into the budget for this program. AYES NOES ABSENT: Councilmen Dring, Lojeski, Pellegrino Councilmen Haltom, Hannah None Item on annual lawn scalping and seeding - will be considered again during budget review. It was MOVED by Councilman Haltom, seconded by Councilman Lojeski and carried on roll call vote as follows, that the parkway maintenance adjacent to frontage roads and weekly washing of 11 tennis courts be put back in the budget for this program. AYES NOES ABSENT: Councilmen Haltom, Lojeski, Pellegrino Councilman Dring, Hannah None A reduc~ion in asphalt and concrete maintenance crews would be accomp- lished by the elimination of one maintenance worker. It was MOVED by Councilman Haltom, seconded by Councilman Dring and carried on roll call vote as follows, that the amount of $24,300 be removed from the budget and that the Director of Public Horks accelerate the attrition process as explained by him. AYES NOES ABSENT: Councilmen Dring, Haltom, Hannah, Lojeski, Pellegrino None None Contracting for traffic markings - this would eliminate two maintenance workers and add one-half sweeper operator from the item to be con- sidered next. Savings $18,530. It was MOVED by Councilman Dring, seconded by Councilman Haltom and carried on roll call vote as follows, that the contracting route be tried and that the elimination of the workers not be by attrition. AYES NOES Councilmen Dring, Haltom, Hannah Councilmen Lojeski, Pellegrino (preferred it be accomplished by attrition) None ABSENT: -3- 5-26-82 BUDGET REVIEW (cont'd) j 25:0501 Street sweeping - commercial areas - at the present time these stree~s are swept six times per week. Consideration given to sweeping twice weekly. If this were done one-half sweeper operator would be trans- ferred to the work set forth immediately above. It was MOVED by Councilman Haltom, seconded by Councilman Dring and carried on roll call vote as follows, that the change be effected to sweep twice weekly. However, roll call vote indicated that it remain in the budtet at a cost of $7,700. AYES NOES ABSENT: Councilmen Dring, Haltom Councilmen Hannah, Lojeski, Pellegrino None PLANNING DIVISION - Reduction of $3,200 - deletion of funds for the Planning Commissioners and the Planning Director to attend the League of California Cities meeting in San Diego in October, 1982. I: Approved the attendance of two people to the West San Gabriel Valley Planning Council meetings. The recommendation was for one person to attend at a savings of $80; however, this failed on a Motion made by Councilman Dring, seconded by Councilman Haltom for one to go on roll call vote as follows: AYES NOES ABSENT: Councilmen Dring, Haltom Councilmen Hannah, Lojeski, Pellegrino None BUILDING DIVISION - Delayed action on whether or not to delete the Building Technician position. Did not reduce the Senior Building Inspector position to a Building Inspector position. RECREATION DEPARTMENT - Deleted $800 for the Nature Coordinator's mileage. A vehicle is provided for him by the Sierra Madre Fire Depart- ment (he is Fire Chief there). Playground Program was not reduced. POLICE DEPARTMENT - Discussion held on the parking control personnel and the Chief of Police explained they perform other functions. It was MOVED by Councilman Dring, seconded by Mayor Pellegrino and car- ried that two police officers be put back in the budget at a cost of $64,000. This carried on the following roll call vote: AYES NOES ABSENT: Councilmen Dring, Hannah, Pellegrino Councilmen Haltom, Lojeski None GENERAL CITY - SUPPLY ACCOUNT increased $1,000 for the ensuing fiscal year - on MOTION by Mayor Pellegrino, seconded by Councilman Haltom and carried on the following roll call vote: AYES NOES ABSENT: Councilmen Dring, Haltom, Hannah, Lojeski, Pellegrino None None I ~"". ~ The City Manager advised that the Red Cross is in favor of the earth- quake program instigated by the Mormon Church. A presentation will be made before Council on June 15 at which time a request will be made for the City to underwrite the cost of a flyer. This would be added to Revenue Sharing. This was an information item. LIBRARY - Discussion held on the closing-on-Monday matter.... The Librarian presented some alternatives and recommended closing on Monday... noting the utility costs ... and being open on Saturdays -4- 5-26-82 25 :0502 BUDGET REVIEW ,LIBRARY (cont'd) when those who cannot make it on Monday wohld come to the Library. Discussion held ,again on the audio-visual section and it was MOVED by Councilman Dring, seconded by Councilman Haltom and carried on a roll call vote as follows, that the audio-visual section be discontinued. 1/" AYES NOES ABSENT : Councilmen Dring, Haltom, Hannah, Lojeski, Pellegrino None None :1 Librarian will follow through with returning paintings to the artists and the prints to be given to the Camino Grove School for the art appreciation class. ,.... :~t was MOVED by Councilman Dring, seconded by Councilman Lojeski and carried unanimously that the Library remain open on Mondays and Tues- d/iy,s Lrom 12 noon to 9 p.m. and Wednesdays thru Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p,.m. TRANSIT FUND - This entire matter will be reviewed at the adjourned meeting scheduled for June 5, 1982. In the meantime, this motion is in order '" Councilman Dring MOVED to authorize Staff to begin preparations for the recommended fare reductions. MOTION seconded by Councilman Haltom and carried unanimously. FUND TRANSFERS - Following extensive 'discussion and explanations by Staff, it was the consensus of the City Council that the General Contingency Fund, General Construction Fund, along with the $700,000 from the Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund, be transferred back to the General Fund Reserve for Contingency as of July 1, 1981. ADJOURNED J~~j" 1982 7 p.m. At 12:30 a.m., May 27, 1982, the meeting adjourned to 7 p.m., June 1, 1982. 4~~~ City Clerk ~~~ 1 -5- 5-26-82