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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMARCH 1,1994 I I '..:" i' ;1' 36:'6'06101/0- ;-0 o.Jo 19y c.c. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ROLL CALL ALBERTSON'S MARKET (Public Hrg. No.2) NEWSPAPER VENDING RACKS 03 SCl_3O;-' "HP M I NUT E S CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA and the ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING MARCH 1, 1994 The City Council and the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency met in an Adjourned Regular Mee'ing on Tuesday, March 1, 1994, at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room of the City Hall Council Chambers, PRESENT: Councilmembers Fasching, Harbicht, Lojeski, Margett, and Ciraulo The Acting City Manager provided a revised last page to the staff report regarding the proposed Albertson's Market project which is on tonight's agenda. Included were several letters from residents expressing their opinions about the proposed project. In view of the possibility of a lengthy public hearing to consider an appeal of the Planning Commission's approval to construct an Alberuon's Market, Mayor Ciraulo suggested that the time reserved for those in the audience to address Council be moved up on the agenda ahead of the first public hearing. On MOTION by Councilmember Margett, seconded by Councilmember Harbicht and CARRIED, it was so agreed. Mayor Pro tem Lojeski requested the City Attorney give a legal comment before the public hearing begins regarding inaccurate statements which were attributed to Mayor Pro tem Lojeski and Mayor Ciraulo. Councilmember Faschin!~oCommented that there are approximately twenty newspaper vending racks in front of ,he Post Office on Wheeler Avenue, which seems to be an excessive amount of news racks in one place. The City Attorney explained that the City has an ordinance which regulates the placement, location, and dimensions of newspaper vending racks. It can be reviewed in terms of how it can be made more res'rictive. The content of newsracks is not under City control unless it is obscene material. The City Attorney and Business License Officer have found that on occasion there are too many news racks and they are not placed properly, Councilmember Harbicht asked about news racks on the curb line at the McDonald's Restaurant on Foothill Boulevard, They block his view of oncoming traffic when exiting the driveway. The City Attorney replied that the ordinance specifies protection of line of sight. He recommended the Acting City Manager direct inspection of all newsracks. If they are in violation of the Municipal Code, they must be brought into compliance, If there is not a viola'ion of the Code but there is still a problem, perhaps the Code should be amended. The Business License Officer is currently conducting a survey of o~her cities to see if they are receiving any license fees from newsracks. Councilmember Fasching would like to see the number of newsracks limited, perhaps basing the number on an establishment's front footage. The City A"orney noted that ,he City of Glendale was recently involved in a court case regarding such limitation. and he can look into what happened in that case. Mayor Pro tem Loj eski suggested contacting the City of San Marino, which doesn't seem to have a problem with a proliferation of newsracks, -1- 3/1/94 CABLE TELE- VISION TAX ,n 10.30 (lisP ADJOURNMENT ATTEST: I', ',~L_.....I~ Ju D. Alford, 36:0062 Councilmember Fasching referred to a letter from the local cable television company with regard '0 sales 'ax which has been added ,his month '0 cable bills in the City of Arcadia, According to research, there is no other city in California that is charged sales tax by a cable television company. Councilmember Fasching has asked staff to investigate whether or not ,his tax is required by the State of California, and if it is dropped after the tax collected has reached the total amount of tax which would be charged on the retail value of the item. At 7:15 p.m. the meeting ADJOURNED sine die. I - I - 2- 3/1/94