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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEPTEMBER 4,1990 I I ~i J~:()216l.\ ~: .,/--- CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ROLL CALL MUNICn'AL SUPERFUND (Landfill Liability) RR BRIIlGE (Painted) CLOSED SESSION CONSULTANT SEC, 125 - INS. FLEX. BENEFITS PLAN M I NUT E S CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA and the ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 4, 1990 .The City Council and the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency met in an Adjourned Regular meeting at 7:00 p. m., September 4, 1990, in the Conference Room of the City Hall Council Chambers. PRESENT: ABSENT: Councilmembers Ciraulo, Fasching, Gilb and Young Councilmember Harbicht It was MOVED by Councilmember Gilb, seconded by Counci1member Ciraulo and CARRIED, that Councilmember Harbicht be EXCUSED. Correspondence received from the City of Paramount urging Arcadia's voting representative to the League of California Cities September 6 meeting to vote in favor of a resolution regarding Municipal Superfund Liability. As background information, staff reported there are current lawsuits against many of the cities who, years ago, had their trash hauled to the landfill in Monterey Park; pollution has since been found there and, as a consequence, there have been lawsuits back and forth. The industries who have been held responsible for the cost of cleaning up the pollution at the landfill have, in turn, sued some of the cities, not just the operators and the refuse haulers, but the cities who had their trash taken there. The resolution is to support legislation that would prohibit cities from being liable for their refuse operators disposing of waste in various dumps. Staff recommended that Council support this resolution. As Arcadia's representative, Counci1member Gilb will vote in favor of the resolution at the September 6 meeting. Staff reported that the railroad bridge at Second Avenue and Huntington Drive is currently being painted and the brick work on the abutments will soon follow. The City Manager requested a Closed Session before the Regular Meeting this evening. At 7:05 p. m., the Council ADJOURNED to the Closed Session. The Adjourned Regular Meeting RECONVENED at 7:17 p. m. Councilmember Fasching questioned the retention of Cal-Surance as the City's insurance broker to develop and implement a Section 125 . Flexible Benefit Plan at a cost of $1,000 per month. He noted that the City would actually be paying Cal- Surance $1,000 as a broker to sell the insurance to the City. Further, since they have been the City's insurance broker since 1983, has the City ever given any other broker the opportunity to present a program? Staff explained that Cal- Surance will be paid a commission as a consultant/administrator and they will also take a commission on the insurance that they sell. Further, no other brokers 1 9/4/90 32:0217 were interested or could compete with this company. Arcadia is with a consortium of cities who have gotten together to use this broker/administrator/consultant and also the Pacific Mutual insurance plan which was less expensive than anything else on the market at that time. Further, in reference to the Flexible Benefits Plan, in the end, the City will be with Pacific Mutual as the on-going administrator of the new program and as part of that, Pacific Mutual may recommend various types of additional insurance benefits to the employees that they may take advantage of ... at that time, the City can select what is wanted in the package. In the discussion it was noted that the City's health insurance costs have risen dramatically because of our recent history with two catastrophic illnesses and the resulting costs. ADJOURNMENT The meeting ADJOURNED sine die at 7:23 p. m. 'mOA1fiJfi!47 Mary B. ung, yor ATTEST: J 2 9/4/90 I I