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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOVEMBER 3,1992 I I CJNO.\O 110.3 ?.2. <:-<!. 34:0354 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ROLL CALL PUBLIC WKS. LT'NG PROG. NOS. 4 & 5 (Job Nos. 506 & 52l) rt)Q3o --I(] 01'>'0 -.:W WEST SAN GAB. VALLEY PLNG. COUNCIL (Air Qual. Plan) CLOSED SESSION DI/fJ- '/0 BUS PARKED ON UNPAVED SURFACE M I NUT E S CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA and the ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 3, 1992 The City Council and the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency met in an Adjourned Regular Meeting on Tuesday, November 3, 1992 at 6:30 p. m. in the Conference Room of the City Hall Council Chambers. PRESENT: Councilmen Ciraulo, Harbicht, Loj eski, Margett and Fasching None ABSENT: Staff reported that due to the probability that the downtown areas of Huntington Drive and First Avenue may soon be revitalized, the City Manager advised staff that Council may wish to modify the contract for Public Works Lighting Program Nos. 4 & 5 - Job Nos. 506 & 52l for those areas. The project entails converting the street lighting systems along Huntington Drive and First Avenue from series to multiple circuits. The contract has been awarded, executed, and the contractor has purchased all of the materials for the project. Staff recommends that if Council wishes to delete that portion of the work for the downtown areas of the contract; and appropriate $ll,670 from the Gas Tax Fund in lieu of CDBG monies to purchase the light fixtures already procured by the contractor; and authorize the Director of Public works to sign a supplement agreement to the contract, for the deletion of the downtown area and the purchase of the materials; that Council formally direct staff by motion to delete a portion of the project as stated. After considerable discussion it was the consensus of Council that the actual revitalization of the downtown area of Huntington Drive and First Avenue would begin at a future date as yet undetermined, and the project in question, Public Works Lighting Program Nos. 4 & 5, should proceed as planned according to the executed contract. Mayor Fasching and the Planning Director will attend the November 12, 1992, meeting of the West San Gabriel Valley Planning Council for discussion of the Air Quality Plan document, if the response from member cities warrants this meeting. The meeting will be held at the Rosemead City Hall. At the request of Mayor Fasching, the City Attorney announced that, "pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 the Council will adjourn to a Closed Session at the conclusion of this meeting, to review the performance of the City Manager". Councilman Lojeski reported that a huge old bus has been parked against the wall on an unpaved easement area behind the Towne Center Building (Santa Anita Avenue) about two and one-half weeks. Councilman Lojeski does not know who owns the bus, but he would like to know if this bus is illegally parked or what the situation is. Planning staff reported that they are aware of the matter and have been working on it with the Police 1 11/3/92 BLUTH/CITY AGREEMENT (T:c.42936) O~(,O-Ii>O 01':,-0 .::2..1) S.G.BASIN WTR.QUALITY AufHORITY BD. (Ma.rgett City's Nominee Board) 34:0355 Department and Public Works, also code enforcement. Staff will check on the progress of code enforcement and report back to Counc il . Staff explained that they are asking Charles Bluth (developer of Tract No. 42936, Whispering Pines Phase II) to sign an agreement that he will pay the City for expenses the City will incur, in the hiring of outside inspection specialized services, for the inspections required by the construction of certain improvements to the Bluth tract, such as the pump station. The agreement calls for Mr. Bluth to pay for these specialized inspections as soon as invoiced before the City expends the funds. At the conclusion of considerable discussion, by Council consensus, Council directed staff to draft a resolution placing the nomination of Councilman Margett as candidate on the ballot for a seat on the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Board. Staff reported the nomination must be filed with the Main San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority between November 13, 1992 an:d for December 13, 1992 at 5:00 p. m. The election is scheduled for February 11, 1993 at 7:00 p. m. at the Baldwin Park City Council Chambers. I ADJOURNMENT At 7:14 p. m., the City Council ENTERED a CLOSED SESSION, RECONVENED and ADJOURNED sine die at 7:35 p. m. AfTEST: J AD Alford, I 2 11/3/92