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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEPTEMBER 1,1992_2 I I V'IC/o )0 (dc/uN .'t ( 34:0281 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ATTENDANCE FLAG POLE & SIGNAGE (Community Center) 02"o-~.Y'j p.J,' '-' REHAB. HTG. DR. (Santa Clara to Fifth Ave.) 0:;;:, (i () ,'J N~," f!', MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA and the ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 1, 1992 The City Council and the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency met in an adjourned regular meeting at 6:45 p. m., Tuesday, September 1, 1992, in the Conference Room of the City Hall Council Chambers PRESENT: Councilmen Ciraulo, Herbicht, Lojeski, Margett and Fasching None ABSENT: Staff provided Council with estimates of the cost involved in placing a flagpole at the Community Center and for additional lettering on the two signs indicating that Senior Citizen Services are located at that address also. After discussion it was determined that the letters for the signs be reduced to read "Senior Services", and to omit the address, which is the same as the address of the Center, This would reduce the cost of casting the letters, and mounting them, to approximately $2,000. Council clarified that they wanted the flagpole to be mounted in the planter area between the Recreation Offices and the porte cochere. The flag to be illuminated at night. Staff estimates the cost of the letters and the flagpole, after the changes, would be approximately $7,500. This item will' be placed on the September 22, 1992 City Council Agenda for approval. In connection with the rehabilitation of Huntington Drive from Santa Clara to Fifth Avenue, Public Works staff report August 28, 1992, Councilman Margett stated in part that he would like to see staff not proceed with this $600,000 project at this time. If Council were to consider the downtown area to see if there is another approach to what the Council would like to do to improve that area, perhaps the cold planing and street resurfacing of Huntington Drive should be put off until a plan is decided upon for the entire area. Mayor Fasching noted that some changes may be made in the configuration of Huntington Drive. A discussion ensued of the possibility of up-grading' the downtown area in order to market it more effectively; the brick' pavers; new street lighting and landscaping; the store front program; race track meets; and more. The City Manager commented, in reference to Council's discussion, that he is hearing questions from the Council of "what is the real concept for that area?". He has had some individual preliminary conversations about different specific proposals for development. The questions ought to be addressed comprehensively so that Council may ultimately get what they want and not do the project piece by piece so that there is no comprehensive overall planning, that really produces in the end, what Council wants the area to look like. If a goal is not decided upon, then the Council will not know when they have achieved it. Further discussion ensued and Mayor Fasching announced that this matter would be put on hold 1 9/1/92 CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT ATTEST: 34:0282 for two weeks until the Council has had the opportunity to speak with the City Manager and receive his input. The City Attorney announced that, .We're going to adjourn to a closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957. to discuss the appointment of a City Manager. And we're going to adjourn pursuant to 54956. 9a of the Government Code to discuss the lawsuit of United States v. Montrose Chemical Company," At 7:15 p. m, the City Council entered the CLOSED SESSION, RECONVENED AND ADJOURNED sine die at 7: 35 p. m. ,~~,~~\ I 2 9/1/92