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Home My WebLink AboutMARCH 4,1980_2 ROLL CALL 1 METHODIST HOSPITAL /. ~s;--Y I~' 1 24: 9971 MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING MARCH 4, 1980 The City Council of the City of Arcadia, California met in an adjourned regular meeting on Tuesday, March 4, 1980 at 5:30 p.m. in the Conference Room. PRE SENT: ABSENT : Councilmen Gilb, Parry, Pellegrino, Saelid, Margett None Extensive discussion held on the proposed plans for a $17.5 million expansion of the hospital and alternate means of financing, Walter Hoefflin, Hospital Administrator/submitted a method of financing currently under consideration and pursuant to the lease agreement between the City and the Hospital the City Council must approve a procedural ordinance determining that it is in the public interest to allow the type of financing currently being presented for non- profit health care institutions, A comfort resolution would there- after have to be adopte. supporting the bond transaction, It was noted that under recent legislation Charter Cities may determine that it is in the public interest to allow this type of financing for non- profit health care 1ftStitutions. Mr, Hoefflin introduced Dennis M, Rognerud, vice president of Ziegler Securities, Inc, , who stressed to the City Council that the City would have no liability, legal or moral obligations. Ziegler Securities, Inc" would purchase the bonds and in turn market them to investors, It was Submitted that they will be able to fund the debt service for this bond issue without having to increase the service charges. The bonds would be issued by the City as special obligation bonds not general obliga- tion bonds, and tax exempt, In response to a question Mr, Rognerud said in part that they are now working to capacity with the greatest increase in the out-patient ser- vice, There would be no increase in cost to patients; that revenue would be based on increased services that can be generated with the hospital expansion. Construction of the hospital addition would be in three phases, begin- ning with a parking structure for employees, then an addition to the north wing and then extensive remodeling of the existing facility, Mr, Rognerud said he expects to come back to the City in July with a formal proposal, Councilman Gilb stated in part that he had heard discussions relative to the hospital desiring to construct a medical office building on the site for doctors; that some doctors own their own buildings and asked would this not be an unfair advantage because the hospital leases the land for one dollar per year, Mr, Hoefflin responded in part that the hospital has not made this offer, however, in the master plan of 1954 there was a medical office building connected physically to the hospital; that this has been brought up many times .uring the years and in response to a hospital questionnaire submitted to hospital staff 54 members indicated inter- est in being a tenant in such a building, but the issue is not part of the subject project under consideration at this time, And in re- ply to a question concerning financing if the 54 doctors would want to finance the building Mr. Hoefflin said that he did not think the City -1- 3-4- 80 FLOOD CONTROL Debris cleanout (, ({\to Ij,;' ! . 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CHAMBER/ - COMMERCE Air Condi- tioning RESOLUTION NO. 4890 ADOPTED ? ~6. 0 . l;; 24:9972 Council would approve a prnprietory building on the site because the lease clearly states that the property is dedicated to hospital, muni- cipal and non-profit institution use, As to the possibility of locating the Red Cross facility on the site it was noted that a community service building was indicated in the original plan to provide facilities for health related community ser- vices, The Board of Directors of the hospital evinced interest in cooperating with the Red Cross and had referred the issue to the le- gal committee, During this consideration James Parker, Chairman of the Red Cross Building Committee, said they are anxious to come to some agreement with the hospital as they want to develop its funding campaign, He felt the hospital site is a proper location because of the close relationship with the hospital services, Following considerable discussion it was MOVED by Councilman Saelid, 1 seconded by Councilman Pellegrino and carried on roll call vote as follows that staff be directed to prepare the necessary legal docu- ments for Council consideration, AYES NOES ABSENT: Councilmen Gilb, Parry, Pellegrino, Saelid, Margett None None The City Council then considered the following items: 'j \.f Communication from the County Flood Control District submitting the schedule for emergency debris basin cleanouts with the material to be disposed of in the Santa Anita Debris Disposal Area and also re- questing that the truck fees under the City's Ordinance 1673 be waived. During this consideration Hal Swanson representing the Flood Control Distrcit explained the emergency operations and that there is no other way of reaching the disposal site except through Elkins Drive, He also said the District is not required by any other City to pay the fee, Staff advised on the expense involved in repairing the street after such operations and it was MOVED by Councilman Saelid, seconded by Councilman Pellegrino and carried on roll call vote as follows that permission be granted to use the City street for dis- posal pursuant to the schedule; that the Di,strict be required to pay the fee and that all of the residents on the subject street be noti- fied of the use of the street by the trucks, AYES NOES ABSENT: Councilmen Gilb, Parry, Pellegrino, Saelid, Margett None None Staff advised that the Chamber of Commerce will have to replace its air conditioning unit at a cost of $2,600 which it will pay. This is an information only item, Pursuant to the requirement for the adoption of a resolution scheduling a public hearing on the Six Star Cable Television application for a non exclusive franchise the following resolution was adopted, 1 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CONSIDER THE GRANTING OF A FRANCHISE TO SIX STAR CABLEVISION, INC, DOING BUSINESS AS SIX STAR CABLEVISION OF ARCADIA, TO CONSTRUCT MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM IN THE CITY, STATING THE TERMS UPON WHICH IT SHALL BE GRANTED AND FIXING A TIME AND P1..ACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING THEREON," It was MOVED by Councilman Saelid, seconded by Councilman Gilb and carried on roll call vote as follows that the further reading of the - 2- 3-4-80 RAIL SERVICE (Inland area to L.A,) /, r'~ "fl'[! <-:>' r~ I' 1/) 'i'f;0 1 'wo~" 1 24:9973 full text be waived and the same be ADOPTED, AYES NOES ABSENT: Councilmen Gilb, Parry, Pellegrino, Saelid, Margett None None Communication concerning a proposal now being evaluated by Caltrans that a commuter rail service from the inland areas of San Bernardino and Riverside to Los Angeles be implemented, It was MOVED by Council- man Gilb, seconded by Councilman Pellegrino and carried on roll call vote as follows that the City Council express its support to the Director of Transportation in Sacramento with a copy to Harold M, Hayes, Mayor of the City of Montclair, AYES NOES ABSENT: Councilmen Gilb, Parry, Pellegrino, Saelid, Margett None None At 7:30 p,m, the meeting adjourned sine die. 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