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Home My WebLink AboutAUGUST 5,2003 I I I 45:0139 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA and the ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REGULAR MEETING August5,2003 The City Council and Arcadia Redevelopment Agency met in a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, August 5,2003 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. INVOCATION Reverend Philip Wood, Church of the Good Shepherd PLEDGE OF Edward Butterworth, Arcadia Mayor 1962/63 and 1970/71 ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL 1. ORD. & RES. READ BY TITLE ONLY 2. CHANG (City's 100th Birthday) (Arc. Transit Driver, AFD & PWS Employees) WUO (Arcadia's Birthday) PRESENT: ABSENT: Councilmembers Chang, Marshall, Segal, Wuo and Kovacic None SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM STAFF REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS None. It was MOVED by Councilmember Chang, seconded by Councilmember Marshall and CARRIED that ordinances and resolutions be read by title only and that the reading in full be WAIVED. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None. MATTERS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS Council member Chang invited everyone to attend the City's Birthday Party celebration at the Community Center at 6:30 p.m.. Dr. Chang referred to three letters complimenting an Arcadia Transit Bus NO.2 driver, Fire Department and Public Works Services employees, for their outstanding service and efficiency. Mayor Pro tem Wuo expressed appreciation to everyone who participated in the birthday celebration events and invited everyone to go to the Community Center after the Council meeting and celebrate Arcadia's 100th Birthday with the entire community. 1 8/5/03 MARSHALL (City's Birthday) (City's Birthday) SEGAL (City's 100th Birthday) (City Staff) (Mayor Kovacic) KOVACIC (City Staff) (Visions of Arcadia: A Centennial Anthology) (City's Book) 45:0140 Council member Marshall expressed appreciation to City staff for putting together a wonderful birthday celebration day. She especially thanked Mayor Kovacic for his hard work editing the City book, "Visions of Arcadia: A Centennial Anthology". I Ms. Marshall wished a Happy Birthday to Arcadia and invited all residents to attend the Birthday Party at the Community Center. Council member Segal expressed appreciation to everyone who took time out from their busy schedules to be part of the celebration events which started at 9:00 a.m. this morning at the City Hall with the Lucky Baldwin Treasure Trail; Meet the Authors of "Visions of Arcadia: A Centennial Anthology" at the Arcadia Public Library; the unveiling of the new peacock statue at Peacock Corner; and, the Museum Mixer and Homecoming Ceremony for the Hugo Reid statue. The celebration will continue with a Birthday Party at the Community Center. Councilmernber Segal echoed Council member Marshall's comment and thanked City staff for their hard work coordinating these events. . Councilmernber Segal expressed appreciation to Mayor Kovacic for his hard work editing approximately 135 essays for 'Visions of Arcadia:' A Centennial Anthology". The book signing and reading was held at the Arcadia Public Library with more than 200 people in attendance. Mayor Kovacic expressed appreciation to the City employees from different departments who helped put together a grand day of celebration. Mr. Kovacic thanked everyone for their kind words regarding the City's book. "It was a labor of love and I hope everybody wiil enjoy reading if'. I Mr. Kovacic read the last part of preface that he wrote for the City's book. "But, in many respects, Arcadia has not changed. Our tree-lined streets and neighborhoods are still safe and beautiful. Our residents, especially our seniors and youth, continue to enjoy exceptional intellectual, recreational, and cultural facilities and opportunities. The schools remain excellent and, not coincidentally, the property values remain high. The tradition of. city hall being fiscally conservative, responsive, and honest seems to be intact. Clean water comes out when you turn on the faucet, the trash is picked up every week, the trees are trimmed, and the streets are swept. You can still walk through a jungle, hike in the mountains, bet the daily double, attend a concert, take in a ball game, playa round of golf, check out a good book, relax in the park, visit a friend in the hospital, find solace in a quiet sanctuary, shop, dine, and even watch parrots fly overhead and not go beyond the city limits. "And, most importantly, our sense of community remains. Arcadians are still proud to live in Arcadia. The individuals and institutions may change over the years, but Arcadians truly care about their community and work hard for the common good. How else do you explain the hundreds of volunteers at the city's public library, senior center, police department, fire department, and historical museum; and the thousands of Arcadians who contribute countless volunteer hours to our schools, booster clubs, youth activities, senior services, civic organizations, faith communities, foundations, and hospital? "Since 1903, good folks doing good deeds have been the heart and soul of our community. They welcome the newcomers, value the old-timers, and perform the acts of civic virtue that I we see in Arcadia on a daily basis. 2 8/5/03 1 I. I 3. ROLL CALL 4. 4a. MINUTES (July 15, 2003) (APPROVED) ADJOURNMENT 5. 5a. MINUTES (July 15,2003) 6. 9a. RESOLUTION NO. 6351 (St. Name Change .,. , ~ . t , ..' ~ ,. "'-',1 \ ."); r :':. ~., 45:0141 "In his folk song 'Mother Country', John Stewart could have easily been talking about Arcadia when he recalled; "There was a story in the San Francisco Chronicle that of course I forgot to save, but it was about a lady who lived in the "good old days" when a century was born and a century had died, and about these "good old days" the old lady replies 'why they were just a lot of people doing the best they could, just a lot of people doing the best they could', and then the lady said that they did it, 'pretty up and walking good'. "As you read these essays and poems, I know you will agree that Arcadians have done things 'pretty up and walking good' over the first century of our fair city. And, we wili continue to do so for at least another hundred years. Happy Birthday Arcadia. I love you." THE CITY COUNCIL RECESSED TO ACT AS THE ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PRESENT: Agency Members Chang, Marshall, Segal, Wuo and Kovacic ABSENT: None AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None. CONSENT ITEM It was MOVED by Agency Member Chang, seconded by Agency Member Marshall and CARRIED on roll call vote as follows to APPROVE the Minutes of July 15, 2003 Regular Meeting. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Agency Members Chang, Marshall, Segal, Wuo and Kovacic None None The meeting of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency ADJOURNED to August 19, 2003 at 5:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers Conference Room. THE CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED CONSENT ITEM It was MOVED by Council member Chang, Seconded by Councilmember Segal and CARRIED on roll call vote as follows to APPROVE the Minutes of the July 15, 2003 Regular Meeting. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Council members Chang, Marshall, Segal, Wuo and Kovacic None None CITY MANAGER Consideration of the report and recommendation to adopt Resolution No. 6351 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, CHANGING THE NAME OF CIVIC CENTER PLACE TO CENTENNIAL WAY." 3 8/5/03 Centennial Way) (ADOPTED) 45:0142 Staff was requested to consider changing the name of Civic Center Place to Centennial Way in honor of the City's Centennial Year Celebration. Staff has investigated the request and found that the name change could be made without significant expense to the City. Civic Center Place has no addresses associated with it, and the two adjacent businesses, the Methodist Hospital and Santa Anita Race Track, were contacted regarding the request and neither expressed concern or had any objections to the name change. It was MOVED by Council member Chang, seconded by Councilmember Marshall and CARRIED on roll call vote as follows that RESOLUTION NO. 6351 be and is hereby ADOPTED. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Council members Chang, Marshall, Segal, Wuo and Kovacic None None ADJOURNMENT At 6:29 p.m. the City Council Regular Meeting ADJOURNED to August 19, 2003 at 5:00 p.m. (August 19, 2003) in the Council Chambers Conference Room for a Regular Meeting to conduct the business of the City Council and Arcadia Redevelopment Agency and any Closed Session necessary to discuss personnel, litigation matters or evaluation of properties. ATTEST: .~'~~Ae: Ga . Kov cic, Mayor - ~~Q e D. Alford, Ci~rk 4 8/5/03 1 I I