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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAPRIL 21,1998 I I I Ol/O~ ~<.J tJYrJ/7 ,\ ( 40:0086 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS ARE AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPE RECORDED AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA REGULAR MEETING APRIL 21, 1998 The Arcadia City Council met in a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. INVOCATION Reverend Philip Woods, Church of the Good Shepherd PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE William Kelly, City Manager ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Councilmembers Chang, Kovacic, Kuhn, Young and Harbicht ABSENT: None 1. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM STAFF REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS None 2. QUESTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIU REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS Mayor Harbicht announced that residents have received solicitation telephone calls from an organization for tickets to a police expo to take place on May 9. This is not a City of Arcadia police officer's sponsored organization. The Mayor advised residents that the City is not affiliated with the soliciting group or the referenced police expo in any way. The Mayor also announced that in collaboration with NEWCO Waste Company, the City Maintenance Services Department will be conducting a Spring Clean Up May 4 through May 8. During that week items such as fumiture, brush, tree trimmings will be collected and disposed of free of c;harge. Announcements have been made to the residents in the form of door hangers and advertisements in the Arcadia Weekly. ORD. & RES. READ BY TITLE It was MOVED by Councilmember Young, seconded by Council member Chang and ONLY CARRIED that ordinances and resolutions be read by title only and that the reading in full be WAIVED. 3, AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Garland Roberson, Sullivan's Paint, 134 E, Huntington Drive, provided an update on behalf of the Arcadia Business Association regarding the April 18th Farmer's Market stating, in part, that it was a success with over three-thousand (3,000) people in attendance; more people than was expected. Very high quality produce and products were sold with many vendors sold out by 10:00 a.m. The Association will have a meeting on April 22 to discuss and fine-tune the event. Citizens, vendors and merchants alike seemed to enjoy the Farmer's Market. Additional vendors will participate in the coming weeks. Mr. Roberson thanked the citizens of Arcadia and the surrounding communities for attending, and thanked the City for its support of this event. 1 4/21/98 4. 40:0087 MATTERS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS 5. CONSENT ITEMS None Sa. MINUTES APPROVED the minutes of the April 7, 1998 Regular Meeting. (April 7, 1998) 6. 6a. GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS (4-14-98) 10.50 . .-KJ RESOLUTION NO. 6045- (ADOPTED) 10;J () ,~€) THE ABOVE CONSENT ITEM Sa APPROVED ON A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER YOUNG, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM KOVACIC AND CARRIED ON ROLL CALL VOTE AS FOLLOWS: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmembers Chang. Kovacic, Kuhn, Young and Harbicht None None CITY CLERK At the April 14. 1998 General Municipal Election seven candidates qualified for the ballot for three full four-year terms as Members of the City Council: Roger Chandler, Sheng Chang, Gary A. Kovacic, Barbara D. Kuhn. Gail A. Marshall, Lyle S. Wilson and John Wuo. In addition, two candidates qualified for the short two year term: George W. Fasching and Gino Roncell!. Two measures were also submitted to a vote of the electorate. City Clerk 'June Alford recited the results of the General Municipal Election held in the City on the 14th day of April, 1998, and declared the results thereof indicating the election of Gary A. Kovacic, Gail A. Marshall, and Roger Chandler to the City Counc[l for full four (4) year terms; and the election of Gino Roncelli to the City Council for a short two (2) year term. A majority of the qualified voters voting on Measure A did not vote in favor of the proposed increase of two (2%) percent to the City's Utility User Tax rate, and said measure did not carry. A majority of qualified voters voting on Measure B voted in favor thereof of the revision to the Arcadia City Charter thereby placing non- management Library employees into the City classified service. The City Clerk presented for adoption and read the title of Resolution No. 6045: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 14TH DAY OF APRIL, 1998, DECLARING THE RESULT THEREOF PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER." It was MOVED by Mayor Pro tem Kovacic, seconded by Councilmember Young and. CARRIED on roll call vote as follows that Resolution No. 6045 be and is hereby ADOPTED. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmembers Chang, Kovacic, Kuhn, Young and Harbicht None None 2 4/21/98 I I I I I I 40:0088 7. PRESENTATIONS TO OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER DR. SHENG CHANG The following made presentations to outgoing Councilmember Chang: Presentation by David Olivas on behalf of Congressman Dreier Presentation by Pat Myers on behalf of Senator Mountjoy Presentation by Corey Calaycay on behalf of Assemblyman Margetl Presentation by Jay Gomez on behalf of Supervisor Antonovich Presentation by Don Fraser on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce Presentation by Russ Garside on behalf of Sunrise Rotary Presentation by Mayor Harbicht on behalf of the City of Arcadia REMARKS BY OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBER DR. SHENG CHANG "I did not know that I had done so many things to deserve so many certificates and plaques. "First of alii want to thank the citizens of Arcadia for electing me to the City Council four years ago. During the past four years I have learned a lot about City government and its operation. I'm indebted to all City employees and my colleagues on the Council, Barbara Kuhn, Mary Young, Gary Kovacic and Bob Harbicht for all their support in the past years. If I have contributed something to our community it is because of their help. Like every party there is always an end, although for me it has come earlier than expected. I will assure the citizenry of Arcadia that I will still be around and available, call me. I am always at your service. "Congratulations Gino Roncelli and Gail Marshall. Now that you are on the Council, I trust that the community will benefit from your dedication and contribution. Good luck Gino and Gail, and also Roger. Thank you very much: 8. PRESENTATIONS TO OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBER BARBARA KUHN The following made presentations to outgoing Council member Kuhn: Presentation by David Olivas on behalf of Congressman Dreier Presentation by Pat Myers on behalf of Senator Mountjoy Presentation by Corey Calaycay on behalf of Assemblyman Margett Presentation by Jay Gomez on behalf of Supervisor Antonovich Presentation by Don Fraser on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce Presentation by Barbara Yack on behalf of Arcadia-Monrovia Soroptimist Presentation by Mayor Harbicht on behalf of the City of Arcadia REMARKS BY OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBER BARBARA KUHN "Thank you, that really is almost overwhelming. I would, first of all, like to introduce to you my husband, which I think most of you know, but, Jim, would you please stand for recognition please. I tell you, without your full support there is just no way that I would have been able to serve, and I thank you greatly. Also 1 would like to thank my daughter, Kasey, and my son-in-law, Scott Welty. They had a prior commitment and were unable be with us this evening. They have given me a great deal of support through the years. "Well, politically I have felt the joy of victory and also the agony of defeat. I can tell you it is a lot more fun winning, but losing is not fatal. A message I have always given my daughters through the 'years was that victory gives you confidence, and that is a very good thing: but failure builds character and character builds strength. I am convinced 3 4/21/98 40:0089 the good Lord gives uS a bit of both in life to keep us balanced. It was my turn to grow in I strength. "I am so grateful to have had the opportunity, during the last four years, to serve this community in a meaningful way. I was honored to have been your Mayor. As a Councilmember I have met some of the most interesting and wonderful people, both inside and outside of government. The employees and staff of this City are among the best, and I thank each and every one of them for their dedication. During the last four years the issues have been many and have demanded some difficult decisions. It is important to me for you to know that I have always made those decisions by my conscience and from my heart, from what I believe to be the best for the City. It has been a pleasure serving with my colleagues, Mary Young and Dr. Chang, and I wish them well. As for me, I am a volunteer and an activist, and that will never change. After a brief rest to recharge my batteries and to enjoy my family, I will focus my attention on women's health issues, all issues involving children, the Library, and the Live Oak business district. That should fill my spare time. I certainly wish Bob and the new Council the best, and my prayers will be with you. Congratulations to Gary, Gail, Gino and Roger. The City of Arcadia is and always will be the best. Thank you." Mayor Harbicht presented Councilmembers Chang and Kuhn with their portraits which were hung in City Hall during their terms of office. 9. PRESENTATIONS TO OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBER MARY YOUNG The following made presentations to retiring Councilmember Young: Presentation by Mayor Harbicht on behalf of Senator Barbara Boxer Presentation by David Olivas on behalf of Congressman Dreier Presentation by Mayor Harbicht on behalf of Governor Wilson Presentation by Pat Myers on behalf of Senator Mountjoy Presentation by Corey Calaycay on behalf of Assemblyman Margett Presentation by Jay Gomez on behalf of Supervisor Antonovich Presentation by Don Fraser on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce Presentation by Dennis Lee on behalf of the Methodist Hospital Foundation Presentation by Sue Paxson on behalf of Assistance League Presentation by Barbara Yack on behalf of Arcadia-Monrovia Soroptimist Presentation by Art Powers on behalf of the Senior Citizens Commission Presentation by Bill Kelly' on behalf of City of Arcadia employees Presentation by Mayor Harbicht on behalf of the City of Arcadia I REMARKS BY OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBER MARY YOUNG "Well, I am overwhelmed. Good evening everyone. This is certainly a pleasure for me to be here tonight after what Art said and what Dennis said. I am planning to be around a long time. I would like to introduce my family, and I have to say my long-suffering family. Dick can now count on meals, I think. My husband, Dick Young. And, of my three children, two of them are here tonight: one lives in Oregon and he didn't quite make it. But Carolyn, our daughter is here with her two sons, Forrest and Elliot. "I guess I'll start by thanking all of those who gave me all these wonderful plaques, flowers, hard hat, clock; I'm overwhelmed, really, by all of that. And I want to thank all the citizens of Arcadia for this wonderful twelve year opportunity. I've enjoyed serving I all of you, and I've enjoyed the experience of being Mayor. Especially, I want to thank the City staff and I hope they are all here, or at least listening: the Police Department, Fire Department and every other department in the City for being so helpful, so friendly and for making my experience so pleasant. 4 4/21/98 I I I 40:0090 "It's amazing what has been accomplished during these years. I'll not name everything. There has been a big change in the City in those twelve years. It was for the good, and it certainly has improved the appearance of the City. The whole development east of Second Avenue, except for the Derby and Embassy Suites, has been done in this length of time; Third and Fourth Streets were closed; the City yards were moved, the rusty equipment was disposed of; the Kiewit land to the far east, the company left town and then they had to clean up their toxic land; and people were relocated. The whole south side of Huntington Drive was developed. Residence Inn and Hampton Inn were built. Two restaurants came to the south side and a private developer did the rest on the north side. It all looks like a different city now. My pride and joy is the Community Center. "Arcadia is a very special city. It is well worth putting much energy in and many hours into its well-being. I feel good about my years. Always saying "Yes" to the future means taking a risk. One has to assess the commitment to the City and the future. There is always much to be done and 1 welcome and challenge the new Council to work as a team. Each one to do his own thinking and voting, and to do what they think is best for the City. Sometimes this means not quite what you personally want. I challenge this new Council to create, nurture the City, and to remember past Councils where their dedication and the firm foundation that was created and is here to work with. I thank you one and all for giving me these years that I will always remember. And I'll not disappear." 10. PRESENTATIONS TO OUTGOING MAYOR ROBERT HARBICHT The following made presentations to Mayor Harbichl: Presentation by Mayor Pro tem Kovacic on behalf of Senator Barbara Boxer Presentation by David Olivas on behalf of Congressman Dreier Presentation by Mayor Pro tem Kovacic on behalf of Governor Wilson Presentation by Pat Myers on behalf of Senator Mountjoy Presentation by Corey Calaycay on behalf of Assemblyman Margett Presentation by Jay Gomez on behalf of Supervisor Antonovich Presentation by Don Fraser on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce Presentation by Ray Bushnell on behalf of the Arcadia Rotary Presentation by Mayor Pro tem Kovacic on behalf of the City of Arcadia REMARKS BY OUTGOING MAYOR ROBERT HARBICHT "Well I certainly do appreciate all the plaques, awards, and recognition. I'd like to start out this evening by introducing someone who has put up with an awful lot over this past year and it's my wife, Patsy. I'd also like to introduce someone who's not a family member, but is a close buddy, who's also a sixteen year Councilman here in Arcadia, four-time mayor, a good friend, Charles Gilb. "I'd like to make some comments about Mary Young. Mary has finished twelve years on this City Council; I've been here, just finishing out my tenth year, and I've shared this table with Mary for eight of those ten years. It has truly been a pleasure, Mary. Mary is someone who understands the issues, she's prepared, she's sincerely interested in what's best for Arcadia, she showed compassion and care, but she was tough when she had to be. Sometimes it's not easy to tell a room full of people "No" when they want you to say "Yes., but there were times when Mary knew that that was the right thing to do and did it. And I respect that. We agreed a lot, we disagreed a little, and there were even occasions when 1 was successful in changing her mind, and she was successful in changing my mind. And that's really what should be going on. I think the community owes Mary a debt of gratitude. There's a lot of long hours involved in being on the City Council; late nights, study that goes on at home when nobody knows you're studying the 5 4/21/98 40:0091 affairs of the City. but it has to be done. When I think of the things that have been I accomplished since the mid-80's when Mary came on the Council. the things we've been through, r think of the labor negotiations. the ribbon cutting, the budget study sessions, the peacocks, stop signs, the buildings we've built, the Library, the Community Center, the new Fire Station, the buildings we couldn't build, the badly needed new Police Station, cocktails after the meetings, all of the commission meetings that Mary's attended as liaison, the redevelopment projects, the gadflies, the occasional phone calls, her expression of thanks, and on, and on. It's been quite a ride, Mary. I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have experiencing it with you. I'd like to thank you for being a friend and for what you've done for Arcadia. I'm going to leave the podium for just a second to pick up your picture that's been hanging in City Hall for four years. I'd like to present you with that so that you can hang it with your other one. Thank you. "To Barbara Kuhn and Sheng Chang, only someone who has served on this Council can understand what a commitment it is to dedicate four years of your life to service to the community and all of the things I mentioned for Mary, the time, the dedication, of course, applies here too. I think the community owes you a debt of gratitude for those four years and as Mayor I'd like to thank you on behalf of the 50,000 residents of this community. I know that both of you will continue to be involved in our community. "Congratulations to Gary Kovacic. I'm pleased to say I had a hand in appointing Gary to this Council, and have never been sorry about that. I think he's been a real asset to the Council and I'm glad he's going to be continuing here. "I'd also like to say congratulations to Roger Chandler. Roger and I joined this Council as newcomers in 1986, both of us being elected for the first time. We served four years I together. I think Roger did a great job. I'm looking forward to working with you again, Roger. "I'd also like to offer my congratulations to Gino Roncelli and Gail Marshall; you've made quite a commitment to your community. I have to tell you it's a lot of work, but it can also be a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do, and I think you will. I'm looking forward to sharing both the work and the fun with both of you. . "At the beginning of this year I had some goals that I wanted to see accomplished. One of them was to try to improve communications with the community, between the City and the community, the official City family and the community. I realize that the most powerful communication medium ever devised is television; we have this government access channel, and I took advantage of that. One of the things that I've done is I've been running a program called, "Speaking of Arcadia", which the purpose of that is to educate people about what's going on in the community. We've done probably fifteen to eighteen programs; done everything from discussing various departments, like the Recreation Department, the Redevelopment, the Maintenance Services Department. We've had a meeting where I had David Dreier as my guest. We've had one meeting where we talked about Arcadia in the 20's and 30's; I had six people up here with me who had lived here in the 20's and 30's. They talked about their childhood in a very different Arcadia than we know today. We've had interviews with citizens at one of our community concerts. We had a program on recycling. The one that's running right now is on the Pasadena Humane Society which, of course, provides animal control services to our City. The next volume that will be starting focuses on volunteers at the Methodist Hospital. It runs on channel 20, if you haven't had a chance to look at it, take a look I think you will find some interesting things about your community. "The other thing I wanted to do this year, and did do, was have a "State of the City" address. I hope this becomes an annual event. When you're up here dealing with the various issues before you at every meeting, you're dealing with all these little individual I 6 4/21/98 40:0092 I issues. II's a lillle bit like working a jigsaw puzzle, you're looking for just the right piece. but sometimes we forget to step back and take a look at the whole picture of that jigsaw puzzle. So the purpose of the "State of the City" address was to get away from all the little issues, take a step back and take a look at our community as a whole. I admit my expectations in having the opportunity to do that. I hope that it will continue. "A second goal I had. and the entire Council had, was to stop our deficit spending. During the past year, or actually, over the past two years we've made major cuts in spending. I'm proud of the things that we did, I'm proud that we addressed this. I frankly thought the community, conservative Arcadia, would applaud us for "taking the bull by the horns" and saying we're not going to spend more than we take in. While I think many in the community did, maybe a majority of the community did, when we got down to the specific cuts we heard from plenty of people who didn't think we were doing the right thing. We had to make some tough calls. I think, when I referred to, when Mary and the rest of us had to say "No" when everybody in the room wanted us to say "Yes" or vice versa. Those are tough calls to make, but it's something that needed to be done and I think that we have addressed that. At least we've begun addressing it in a very large way. I "We were unsuccessful in convincing the citizens of the need to pitch in with some additional revenue. The Fire Assessment District failed by a seventy-one (71 %) percent "No" vote. Then as we got into the specific cuts we had a number of people saying people didn't like the way the Fire Assessment District was done; the mail ballot, etcetera; put a Utility Tax increase on the ballot. So we did, and got another seventy- one (71%) "No" vote. I, frankly, was a little surprised at that. I, as your representative, assumed that the citizens of Arcadia wanted absolute first-class service. But, you don't have to drop a piano on me, I get the message here. We will balance this budget. We know that the only way its going to be done is to again sharpen our pencils and look at places were we may have to cut services further. "The final thing I wanted to see coming into this year was a revitalization of our business community. I think we've seen a great deal of success. Some of this success, of course, started earlier than this year. But some of the things that have come to fruition during the past year is the three new hotels, one under construction, two others that have been approved and are going to be starting construction shortly; the opening of the largest restaurant in Arcadia, the Todai Restaurant in the mall; the Matt Denny's Ale House downtown; and T<,31 Friday's that's going into where Bennigan's was. I think even more importantly is that we have raised the consciousness of the community of the need for business in our community to provide the revenues to provide the services that the people of this community want. I was thinking back to the election two years ago when I was running, nobody was talking about stimulating business, nobody was talking about being business-friendly. Now two years later that's just about all we heard during the campaign. I think that's a good thing. I'm hopeful that attitude will help us to deal with the Santa Anita proposal and end up with a development which will be a very positive thing for the City of Arcadia. I think it will. "I have kind of mixed feelings here as I end my second go-around as Mayor. I have to tell you I have absolutely enjoyed this year, it's been a lot of fun. On the other hand I'm looking forward to having a little more free time. I think you should know that serving as your mayor I count as one of my proudest accomplishments. I thank you all very much for the opportunity to do that: I 7 4/21/98 11. 12. ROLL CALL: .13. 13a. ELECTION OF MAYOR (Kovacic) Oil? _: 0 (7,':) " FU 40:0093 ADMINISTRATION OF OFFICE TO NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS City Clerk June D. Alford administered the oath of office to Council members Elect Roger Chandler, Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, and Gino Roncelli, and presented Certificates of Election and Oaths of Office to each new Council member with congratulations. A BRIEF RECESS WAS ANNOUNCED MAYOR HARBICHT RECONVENED THE COUNCIL The newly elected Councilmembers assumed their seats at the Council table. PRESENT: Councilmembers Chandler, Harbicht, Kovacic, Marshall, and Roncelli ABSENT: None REORGANIZATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR 1998-99 City Clerk June Alford declared the Office of the Mayor of the City of Arcadia to be open and called for nominations for that office for 1998-99. Council member Chandler nominated Mayor Pro tem Kovacic as Mayor of the City of Arcadia for the ensuing year. Hearing no further nominations, the City Clerk announced that nominations for the Office of the Mayor were CLOSED and requested that Councilmembers prepare to cast their vote for Gary A. Kovacic as Mayor of the City of Arcadia, April 21, 1998 to April 20, 1999. Mavor Pro 'em Kovacic as Mavor ROLL CALL VOTE A YES: Counci/members Chandler, Harbicht, Kovacic, Marshall and Roncelli NOES: None 13b. ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM (Chandler) ,;iJ 3""-. Mayor Kovacic assumed the mayor's chair at the council table and requested that the City Clerk call for nominations for the Mayor Pro tempore. City Clerk June Alford declared the Office of the Mayor Pro tempore of the City of Arcadia to be open and called for nominations for that office for the ensuing year. Counci/member Marshall nominated Gino Roncelli as Mayor Pro tem for 1998-99. Counci1member Harbicht nominated Roger Chandler as Mayor Pro tem for 1998-99. Hearing no other nominations, the City Clerk announced that nominations for the Office of Mayor Pro tem were CLOSED. ROLL CALL VOTE Councilmembers Marshall and Roncelli For Councilmember Roncelli as Mavor Pro tem For Councilmember Chandler as Mavor Pro tern Council members Chandler, Harbicht and Kovacic Congratulations were offered to Mayor Pro tempore Roger Chandler. 8 4/21/98 I I I I I I 40:0094 14. REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS BY MAYOR KOVACIC "First of all I'd like to introduce my wife, Barb; next my son, Casey; our daughter, Kelly is at U. C. San Diego and hopefully doing her homework right now. I'd like to introduce my mom, Florence Kovacic, who lives in Arcadia; and my mother-in-law, Betty Apple. "I want to thank all my friends in attendance tonight and the many friends and supporters who helped during the campaign. I obviously appreciate everybody who voted for me, but I also want to thank everybody who voted for somebody else. Thank you for exercising a very important right. It's really presumptuous of somebody to complain about the City, City government. City Hall, or City Council and then not take the time to vote. So, if you voted, thank you very much. "I want to personally thank Mary, Barbara and Sheng for their many years of dedicated service to the City of Arcadia. They gave me a vote of confidence when I was appointed two years ago, and they continued to be very supportive and helpful during my two years on the Council. I want to welcome Gail, Roger, and Gino to the City Council. Congratulations, and welcome to Arcadia's future. "I'd like to follow a theme that Bob started last year. I really think communication and participation should be the theme for the coming year. I'd like to talk briefly about improving communication and citizen's participation. As mayor, Bob introduced severai excellent programs that emphasized communication between City Hall and the Community. I hope Bob, who I consider Arcadia's answer to Oprah Winfrey, will continue his "Speaking of Arcadia" tour of Arcadia. So I hope you continue that show, Bob. Bob also started something called "What's Brewjng With the Mayor" for the senior citizens; I plan to continue that, as well, and the community forums that we've had on occasion. Even though the thought of listening to me speak for thirty minutes sounds about as inviting as a root canal, I will take up Bob's invitation to make a "State of the City" address next February. "Secondly, I think we need to continue our commitment to improve communication between the City Council and the school board. We made excellent progress this year, and improved communication should remain a top priority of this City Council. "Third, I will ask the City Council to consider two new opportunities for citizen participation. I would like to see an intercultural commission established to promote mutual understanding, and to sponsor more community events that bring all of us closer together. I would also' like to explore the possibility of an ad-hoc citizen advisory committee to study budget and economic development issues. "Next, I'd like to, in order to recognize the exceptional contributions Arcadians make through the year, present on a monthly basis awards to individuals, groups or programs in the areas of youth services, senior citizen services, service to the community, and service by an Arcadia employee or department. "Finally, I'd like to host quarterly town hall meetings for the entire community to discuss critical issues such as gangs or redevelopment in greater detail. My goal is to have this City Council, the City employees, area businesses and residents work together to achieve what was the fairty consistent message of this election and the campaigns that preceded it. Arcadians obviously want safe and beautiful neighborhoods, effective police, fire and paramedic service, outstanding schools, extended library hours, implementation of the Youth Master Plan, excellent senior services, and efficient municipal services; but only within the confines of a balanced budget, which means more economic development and conservative fiscal policies. 9 4/21/98 40:0095 "In conclusion, as many of you know I help coach the Arcadia High School Constitution I Team. One of the concepts we discuss is the social contract that exists between the people and the government in a constitutional democracy. It is based on consent of the governed. which is the foundation of both the Declaration of Independence and the U. S. Constitution. In all contracts, to get something, you must give up something. In the social contract each citizen promises to give up the absolute right to do any1hing he or .she wants to do. In return each citizen receives the protection and the community services that can be provided by a government. By consenting to obey the laws and supporting the City of Arcadia you live up to your part of the bargain. By providing dedicated and unselfish service with available resources Arcadia's employees live up to their part of the bargain. For us, as a City Council. to live up to our part of the bargain, each of us must show up at every meeting prepared. remain independent but work towards building a consensus, consider all facts and the opinions of others before making a final decision, treat the City and its residents with respect, and do what's right for the common good of the entire City. I am confident that this City Council will live up to its part of the bargain. The future of Arcadia looks very bright if we all work together. As every baseball and Gary Cooper fan knows, Lou Gehrig considered himself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. Well 1 consider myself pretty lucky tonight; I have a great family, fantastic friends, and I live in Arcadia. Thank you very much: 15. REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS BY MAYOR PRO TEM CHANDLER "Thank you, Mr. Mayor. How does that sound? I hope we can all keep up with you. I'll be right there playing my part as a team member and I'm very happy to be here for the purpose 0.1 helping to make a team. "I'd like to thank a lot of people that really went through a lot with me and helped me a I lot. I'd like to start wilh my family; my wonderful wife. Jane Chandler. Jane's done this before with me. She was my treasurer this time; we didn't spend much money but we made every dime count. So, thank you so much, Jane. Jane and 1 have two sons, one is in New York after graduating with a master's from Columbia, his name's Greg, he lives in New York and he graduated from Arcadia High. Our youngest son; Jeff, lives in Santa Barbara; he also graduated from Arcadia High. At the side of my wife is my mother, Dorothy Chandler. Thank you, Mom. Jane's mom and dad are at home and they're watching on television, so I'll say thank you, Jack and Pat; thank you very much. "There's somebody I need to thank, 1 can't possibly thank everybody, but there was a young fellow around here sixteen years on the City Council, four times mayor, Charles Gilb, are you still here, you're not here. Well, Charles, if you're at home, my silent campaign manager, Chartes Gilb and Ruth Gilb; I really want to thank them, they helped me immeasurably. Some other people that need to be mentioned are Hal and Carol Libby; Richard Irwin, he's a neighbor of Gail and I; Warren and Mildred Shaw, very helpful to me; Mike and Priscilla Shively, Mike Shively my dear friend, Mike and I built the signs in his workshop, and he helped me the last time we did this, so thank you very much, Mike. Harvey and Beverly Tyman. Beverly is at home, but Harvey is here and put out all the signs in the great southem section of Arcadia, and thank you very much, Harvey. Gerald Busse is a fellow that helped me out a great deal, I'd like to mention him. Don and Lillian Hage; Don is a former mayor of Arcadia and a former neighbor of ours when my mother and father lived on Norman Avenue. David and Monica Olson; David brought his two lovely children Lauren and Derrick. The Rasic Family, once again our neighbor. Walter and Zlata Rasic and their sons, Peter, Junior and Frankie. I'd like to thank the Parrille's, Tony and Jean Parrille; Mary Melanson; Doris and Jerry Selmer; I David and Mary Moraga, once again neighbors of ours; and Jane Bellin; Ken and Mary Lindgren, Ken Lindgren helped me out with getting signs out in the north side of Arcadia; and Mary Leupold, from the seniors; and finally Bernie Fasana, Bernie a long-time Norman Avenue resident, thank you very much. 10 4/21/98 I I I 40:0096 "I can't possibly thank everybody, but I did take a lot of time and thanked a lot of people. I really thank the people of Arcadia for, once again, bestowing this honor on me. I'm really looking forward to, once again. getting back in the spirit of making Arcadia grow and working together as a team. With that, I'll say, thank you very much: 16. REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS BY COUNCILMEMBER MARSHALL "Well you did the entire neighborhood, Roger, so I don't have to do that. After Roger and I were elected together, we thought it might be a good idea that we could move City H~f1 on Lee Avenue between the two houses for a little convenience for us, but we didn't think they'd go for that. "The first thing I'd like to do is introduce my husband of 34 years, Burt. He was my biggest fan, and by the way, he grew up in the EI Rancho area and graduated from Arcadia High School. Thank you for the dinners you made, keep the good cooking up you're going to have to feed me for a while here, and you were the wind beneath my wings, I thank you. My mom and dad are out of town so I said I would tape this particular program for them; hi Mom and Dad, I love you, hope you're having a good time and winning lots of money. My brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Pat Harkness. My brother- in-law and sister-In-law, Bill and Arlene Marshall, thank you for everything. Arlene thank you for walking some of the precincts with me, you were great company to me. My niece and great-niece, Alberta and Kristin Schofield. My great-niece and great-nephew, AShley and Christopher Marshall. "I'd like to thank Drew Krynicki; Drew was my campaign manager. Thanks for all of your time, I really don't think I could have done this without you, I do appreciate all your time. I want to just make a special thanks to Bruce and Jennifer Lann, Bob and Marcella Whitmore, Steve and Betty from Old Town Printers, Mr. Hugh Myers, Bob and Melody Wall, Bob and Marilyn Hoherd, Jackie Sayre, Rob Hammond, and the McKinleys. I hope there's nobody that I've missed, and I'll probably think of somebody after I go home, and feel terrible. I also, to my friends of many years and my new friends, some of which are here this evening, you are all very special to me. And last, but certainly not least, a big thanks to each and every voter that cast a vote for me. "Congratulations to my cohorts Gino, Mayor Kovacic, and Mayor Pro tem Roger. I'm looking forward to working with you and former Mayor Bob Harbicht. "The highest honor a person is bestowed is the confidence and the vote of the people. I humbly accept this honor and am ready to represent a first-class city called, Arcadia. Arcadia is a first-class city, not only because of our Fire Department, Police Department, and beautiful homes, but most of all Arcadia is a first-class city because of its first-class citizens. I spent two and one-half months walking and talking to the citizens of Arcadia every day. As I walked the precincts in the wind and rain I had my mental stability questioned many times by people asking, "Are you crazy?" I would like to thank those residents that I probably bothered on those rainy E1 Nino days that were receptive to me. I was offered coffee, tea, and even lunch. But the best was their offer of friendship and support in my quest for a Council seat. We do have magnificent people in our community. I earned their vote the hard way, and now I owe them an obligation. Listening with an open mind to all sides of every issue is the key to a successful future. My promise to you is I will be a servant of the people. Our work is cut out for us and I am ready to tackle it with eager determination and common sense. God Bless each and every one of the citizens of Arcadia for your vote and your participation in the election. Every single one of you made a difference. 11 4/21/98 40:0097 "June Alford, thank you and your staff for a job well done on election night. June has been most patient with my questions regarding paperwork. I thank you, June. I also want to thank the past Council members for your service to our community. "Tonight I will close with a quote from Senator Phil Gramm from Texas. Phil says, "The genius of the American system is that we have created extra-ordinary results from plain old ordinary people." As we look around our beautiful community of Arcadia on the eve of it's hundredth birthday we too can say that our citizens have achieved extra-ordinary results. Thank you." REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS BY COUNCILMEMBER RONCELLI "Thank you, Mayor. I congratulate you on some of your new ideas. I really think they're great; I think you're getting off to a great start, those are great, positive ideas. I applaud you on that. I'd like to congratulate the new members of the Council, Gail, Gary, Roger. I look forward to working with you; you too, Bob. "I'd like to introduce my family first. My wife, who I've been married to for 40 years, the fabulous Bingo Roncelli. I'd like to introduce you to my two daughters, Jana Roncelli and Jill Cole. My son-in-law, Riley Cole. My grandchildren, Allison Cole and Christopher Cole. I have an older son, but he's not here this evening; he's home in Mill Valley, California with our other granddaughter, Raven. I'd also like to introduce my sister, Chris and her husband, Tom, and their daughter. my niece, Jennifer. They are all ex- Arcadians; they came up to help us out tonight. I'd like to thank all my family for supporting me through this. This was not an easy last two months, I'll tell you. I was especially happy at my grandson, Christopher, came out and walked precincts with me. I thought that was very special. "I would like to thank members of my committee. My campaign committee chairman, Fred Jahnke, I'd like to thank him very much. Our other committee members Jim Dolan; Don Hopf; Dick Parker; Bob Cheney; Bob and Marcella Whitmore; Linda Daggett, .she can't be here tonight, she's out sick. I appreciate it very much; all those people.who helped me. Everyone. there's a lot of other people who worked, and I really appreciate their efforts. Without them, believe me, I would not be here tonight. I'd like to thank all of you who've placed your trust in me. I'll do everything possible to live up to your expectations. After all, we're all here to serve the citizens of the City. "You know, in basketball many of the best teams have what they call the sixth man. He's not a starter, but he's vital to the team's success. I view those who take the time to come to the Council meetings and step up to the rostrum to share their views with us as the Council's sixth man. You are vital to our success. The same applies to those who take the time to call or write us. I'm always welcome to your ideas, airing of your concems and your expressions of constructive criticism. I encourage each of you to communicate with your Council or with me directly. I I "Finally, let me mention that I think our City Council offers some unique diversity to the citizens. We are fairly well-spread around the City for once; this time we have two members from the south, one from the middle, and two from the north. Our backgrounds include law enforcement, small and medium business, and the legal profession. We're all fortunate to have a Council person representing the feminine view- point. Such diversity will no doubt bring varying views to the issues before us, but I trust this diversity will also bring strength and understanding. With each of us dedicated to I serving the City we will move forward over the next few years to a better-than-ever Arcadia. Thank you." 12 4/21/98 40:0098 I HARBICHT (In memory of "Herbert Harry Goddard was born in Edgemont, South Dakota, on June 25, 1905. He Herb Goddard) was a foster son to William "Buffalo Bill" Cody and often reflected on stories of his youth. He spent nearly fifty years in Arcadia as a successful realtor, an active member of the Arcadia Masonic Lodge, and a community leader. Herb served as president of the High Twelve Club, was selected as Citizen of the Year in 1986, helped to start the Arcadia Elks Club, was instrumental in forming the Arcadia Historical Society, and served on the Arcadia Historical Commission from 1982 to 1986. His motto was always, "You must put back into the community more than you take from it," and his life reflected that motto. Herb passed away on April 3; he was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Bernice, and is survived by three children, many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. A memorial service has been scheduled at 11 :00 a.m. on April 25 at the Masonic Temple. Herb was a great guy, a real credit to the community. I adjourn this evening's meeting in memory of Herb Goddard." ADJOURNMENT At 9:08 p.m. the Regular Meeting of the City Council ADJOURNED to 6:00 p.m., (May 5, 1998) Tuesday, May 5, 1998 in the City Council Chambers Conference Room for a Regular Meeting to conduct the business of the City Council and the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency and any Closed Session necessary to discuss personnel, litigation matters or evaluation of properties. I ATTEST: I 13 4/21/98