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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEPTEMBER 17,1985 25:1324 ~ITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK IRDLL CALL '.HEAR I NG '~tHEDULED oh. 1, 1 985 WASTE-TO- ENERGY OPPOSITION ~. f I~i /--- USE OF COUNCIL CHAMBER DENIED I ,f) (~ . I \ ~\ M I NUT E S CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA and the ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING SEpTEMBER 17, 1985 The City Council and the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency met at 7:00 p. m., September 17, 1985 in the Arcadia City Hall Conference Room. PRESENT: Councilmembers'Gilb, Hannah, Lojeski, Young and Pellegrino ABSENT: None Council was informed that residents on Forest Avenue from Second to Fifth Avenue have requested the installation of street lights. The City would pay 75% of the cost and the residents 25% at an estimated cost of $20,000. Public hearing scheduled for October 1, 1985 on MOTION by Councilmember Lojeski, seconded by Councilmember Young and CARRIED unanimously. The City Manager advised of the receipt of a communication from the City of West Covina seeking support for intervenors in the applica- tion pending before the California Energy Commission by the City of Irwindale in its waste-to-energy project. West Covina has voted unanimously to oppose the project and would like support and financial aid which would entitle cities to participate fully in the pending hearings. It was MOVED by Councilmember Gilb, seconded by Council- member Young and CARRIED on roll call vote as follows that the City support the proposal and that an amount not to exceed $500 be APPROPRIATED from General Funds to help reduce the cost without further Council approval, AYES: N0ES: ABSENT: Councilmembers Gilb, Hannah, Lojeski, Young and Pellegrino None None The request of the Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop for permission to hold its monthly meetings in the Conference Room in the Council Chamber building was DENIED on MOTION by Councilmember Gilb, seconded by Councilmember Young and CARRIED on roll call vote as follows: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmembers Gilb, Hannah, Lojeski, Young .and Pellegrino None None It was the consensus of Council 'that the City cannot accommodate organizations for use of the Conference Room, especially on a perma- nent monthly basis ... that the Conference Room is for use by the City Commissions, Boards, Council and staff ... that if one organiza- tion is permitted to use it on a regular basis, other requests will follow. 9(17(85 -1- ..- TEXT AMENDMENT 85-7 REFERRED BACK TO PLANNING COMSN. PARKING CONTROL REVENUE ;/ FROM CITATIONS LANDFILL AREA INFORMATION DISCUSSION ;?', ' ,~ ~Uj1%) CHAMBER/ COMMERCE OPPOSED TO PRISON RELEASE (JOHNSON) SIGN REGULATIONS 25:1325 On MOTION by Councilmember Gilb, seconded by Councilmember Young and CARRIED on roll call vote as follows an item on the agenda for the regular meeting to convene at 7:30 p. m. this date was referred back to the Planning Commission for additional information. This ~felates to T A 85e7 which would add sections to the Arcadia Municipal Code to limit the number of motor vehicles which may be maintained in the open on R-M, R-O and R-l single family residentially zoned property. (Item lOa on the agenda) AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmembers Gilb, Hannah, Lojeski, Young and Pellegrino None None Staff will provide Councilmember Lojeski with a report on revenue I received from the Parking Control citations and what it is costing the City to maintain the program. He has received complaints from the businessmen in the downtown area, i. e., a customer visits a store and would like to transact some business, returns to his car to find a citation for perhaps parking about 6 inches into the red this customer becomes perturbed and, in all probability, will not visit '1\ that store again. The businessmen need the business. Councilmember Gilb referred to the correspondence relating to the BBK landfill area and asked what if at a later date BBK would like to put tox i c was te in the 1 andfi 11, what contro 1 does the Ci ty have? Staff advised that there will be very stringent guidelines with which BBK must comply. Councilmember Young explained what she had heard ... that BBK starts out as a landfill and gradually adds toxic waste and had been advised to proceed with caution. In response to her question, Councilmember Young was advised that the developer (Rodeffer) has a contract with BBK .,. to operate the landfill. The City Attorney advi sed on the word ing of the Agreement ... there will be absol ute conditions ... if BBK should violate any of the stipulations, it could mean immediate revocation of their permit. During this consideration, the Water Manager explained that the water standing in'the gravel pit now is the ground wate~ In response to an inquiry by Councilmember Gilb, the President of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, Arthur Hershey, explained what one of the goals of the Chamber, listed in a recent memorandum, encompasses ... that is to protect its members .., this is the same throughout the Nation with the Chambers of Commerce. Councilmember Gilb referred to the communication regarding the possible release of one Richard Johnson from prison to which he was sentenced to death, and later this was reduced to life imprisonment. Mr. Johnson is now up before the parole board. The parents of their daughter, Cathy, asked for letters and/or telegrams to be forwarded to the appropriate parties not to release Mr. Johnson. Cathy was murdered, along with her boyfriend, Bob Morton, nine years ago in the hills above Arcadia. Councilmember Gilb MOVED, seconded by Councilmember Lojeski and CARRIED on roll call vote as follows that a telegram be forwarded to the Board of Prison Terms with copy to Mr. and Mrs. Sam LaCorte asking that Mr. Johnson not be released. I AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmembers Gilb, Hannah, Lojeski, Young and Pellegrino None None In response to his inquiry, Councilmember Hanna,h was advised that the worrling in staff's report on signs, last paragraph, third line should read "two-thirds of the sign to be in the Roman alphabet" etc. ... instead of one-third. 9/17/85 -2- 25 :1326 PORNOGRAPHIC In response to a question by Councilmember Young, the City Attorney explained what he is doing in this regard ... he will bring back a complete report ... that he has al so contacted the City of Sierra Madre along with numerous other cities. D IAL-A-R IDE INSURANCE r It was MOVED by Councilmember Lojeski, seconded by Councilmember Young and CARRIED on roll call vote as follows that the Agreement with Dial-A-Ride be amended requiring the San Gabriel Transit to provide one million dollars worth of liability insurance; that the City work with said Transit in an attempt to locate a reliable carrier to assume the liability coverage when the current policy with Globe expires in March 1986. I AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmembers Gilb, Hannah, Lojeski, Young and Pellegrino None None ADJOURNMENT COUNCIL ENTERED A CLOSED SESSION at 7:25 p. m., reconvened and adjourned sine die at 7:40 p. m. ~dld'~~,~Jd Donald D. Pellegrino, Mayor ATTEST: ~fu;?CitY Clerk I 9/17/85 - 3- t' ~,