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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 1, 2000~.. A N N O T A T E D _'~ • _ ; _ ~ A G E N D A~ Arcadia City Council and ~• Redevelopment Agency °{+oeano'~~ ~ Meeting February 1, 2000 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers Conference Room ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Ilarbicht, Kovacic, Marshall, Roncelli & Chandler ACTION STUDY SESSION present 1. TIME RESERVED FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL (NON-PUBLIC HEARING/FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT PER PERSON) RE: 6:00 P.M. SESSION No one spoke 2. Presentation and discussion of Mid-Year. Financial Review - December 31, 1999. Receive & File Report 7:00 p.m. nc 6:35 p.m. the City Council Council Chambers RECESSED & RECONVENED in the Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. INVOCATION Reverend Matthew Chong, Church of The Good Shepherd PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Fire Chief Peter Bonano ROLL CALL: Council Members Harbicht, Kovacic, Marshall, Roncelli and Chandler ni1 present 3. PRESENTATION of Proclamations' to Arcadia High School students and Walt Disney Theatrical Productions. 4. PRESENTATION by Arcadia residents' impacted by the Santa Anita 11 fire to Fire, Police and Public Works Services. 5. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM STAFF REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS vone MOTION: Read all Ordinances and Resolutions by title only and waive Adopted 5-0 reading in fulL 6. PUBLIC HEARING Pub.Hrg. Closed a. Recommendation to adopt Resolution No. 6161, A Resolution of the City Adopted 5-0 Council of the City of Arcadia, California, authorizing the Arcadia Police Department to use funds from the Citizens' Option for Public Safety Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund (COPS-SLESF) for the purpose of "front line police services." Roger Chandler, Mayor • Robert C. HarbiehR Mayror Protempore • Gary A Kovaeie, Gail A. Marshall, Gino Roncelli, Counci! Members ~Iliam R. Kelly, City Manager June D. Alford, Ciry Clerk .. . ~ ~ Public Hearing continued ACTION Pub. Hrg. Closed b. Recommendation to adopt Resolution No. 6158, A Resolution of the City Aa~~rHa 5_p Council of the City of Arcadia, California, making findings pursuant to Approved Neg. Dec Health and Safety Code Sections 33445 and 33679 and authorizing the use of Redevelopment Agency funds for a police facility and approving a Negative Declaration therefor. 7. TIME RESERVED FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO ADDRESS T. McIntyre Millex THE CITY COUNCIL (NON-PUBLIC HEARING/FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT PER , Linda Nasco PERSON~Review of Asc.Transit contract on future agenda. Approved 5-0 8. MATTERS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS City Council Reports/Announcements/Statements/Future Agenda Items See Minutes RECESS CITY COUNCIL 9. MEETING OF THE ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ROLL CALL: Agency Members Harbicht, Kovacic, Marshall, Roncelli and Chandler_ nii presenc CONSENT a. Recommendation to appropriate $1,000,000.00 for architectural and other Anproved 5-0 pre-development expenditures for a police facility. b. Recommendation to approve a Professional Services Agreement with a__~n,-~„a~ 5-0 Conrad and Associates, LLP for City/Redevelopment Agency audit services. c. Recommendation to approve a Design Review for the property at 37 E. Alta Approved 5-0 Street (two-unit residential condominium project). ADJOURN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY to February 15, 2000 at 6:00 p.m. RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL 10. CONSENT a. Recommendation to adopt Resolution No. 6160, A Resolution of the City Adopted 5-0 Council of the City of Arcadia, California, requesting an allocation and payment of $50,000.00 in County Aid-To-Cities funds to modify traffic signal systems at the intersection of Huntington Drive and Sunset Boulevard and Huntington Drive and Golden West Avenue. b. Recommendation to purchase one (1) emergency response suburban and~~,,,,,,,,ea 5-0 command module for the Fire Department from Johnson Equipment Company for $56,387.17. 2 ..`+ . - ~ ~ Consent continued ACTION c. Recommendation to allocate $340,815.00 of Federal Section 5307 Capital Approved 5-0 Funds, $41,226.00 of State Transit Assistance (STA) Funds and $28,579.00 of Proposition A Local Return Funds to purchase eight (8) 20-passenger Dial-A-Ride vehicles for the Arcadia Transit system from an existing Omnitrans bid for a total amount of $410,620.00. d. Recommendation to approve a Professional Services Agreement with ~pnrnvarl s-p Conrad and Associates, LLP for City/Redevelopment Agency audit services. e. Recommendation to appropriate $334,376.00 from the unappropriated Annro~ed s-o surplus of Fund 25 - Emergency Fund Cash Basis to various expenditure accounts in Fund 25 and Fund 41- Emergency Fund Emergency Response for firefighting and recovery mitigation measures. 11. CITY ATTORNEY ,a. Recommendation to introduce Ordinance No. 2117, An Ordinance of the Introduced S-0 City Council of the City of Arcadia, California, amending and restating in its entirety Article VI of Chapter 4, Division 8 pertaining to the regulation of newsracks. ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL to February 15, 2000 at 6:00 p.m. AD,TOURNED at 8:46 p.m. 3 OS S- /VetAilrot s 114 ■RaDA' MEMORANDUM OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY Date: February 1, 2000 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: STEPHEN P. DEITSCH, CITY ATTORNEY S`V SUBJECT: ORDINANCE NO. 2117 — AMENDING AND RESTATING IN ITS ENTIRETY ARTICLE VI OF CHAPTER 4, DIVISION 8 PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF NEWSRACKS BACKGROUND In 1996, the United States Court of Appeals upheld a decision which expanded the authority of California cities to regulate newsracks containing adult materials. (Crawford v. Lundgren (9th Cir. 1996) 96 F.3d 380.) .. As background, the Crawford case concerned a challenge by publishers, vendors and a consumer of adult-oriented material (Bryan Crawford) to the constitutionality of California Penal Code section 313.1(c)(2), which states: "Any person who knowingly displays, sells or offers to sell in any coin-operated vending machine that is not supervised by an adult and that is located in a public place, other than a public place from which minors are excluded, any harmful matter, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 313, shall be punished as specified in Section 313.4." LASER /t tot_ . Further, California Penal Code section 313(a) defines "harmful matter" as follows: "Matter taken as a whole which to the average person, applying contemporary statewide standards, appeals to the prurient interest, and is matter which, taken as a whole, depicts or describes in a patently offensive way sexual conduct and which, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors." A violation of Section 313.1 is punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000 and one year in jail, or both. A second offense is punishable by imprisonment in a state prison. Before this legislation became effective, the California Attorney General opined that it was constitutional. (77 Op.Atty.Gen. 235, November 18, 1994.) The United States District Court at trial concurred with the California Attorney General in the Crawford case, and on July 11, 1996, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the District Court's ruling. As a result of this decision, many cities in California have amended their existing newsrack ordinances to include increased restrictions on the display of adult materials in newsracks and the sale of these materials to minors. DISCUSSION The current newsrack provisions of the Arcadia Municipal code contain general regulations regarding the installation, placement and maintenance of newsracks. The proposed ordinance incorporates those general regulations and in addition the proposed ordinance includes the following provisions: • Defines terms and phrases used in the ordinance for clarification. • Establishes a newsrack permit and the requirements for the permit, including increased insurance coverage required by newsrack vendors. • Specifically requires every newsrack vendor to obtain a valid City business permit, rather than merely giving written notice to the Business License Officer. • Restricts newsracks in residential zones and prohibits placement of newsracks in front of schools. • Explains the penalties and hearing procedures for violation of the ordinance. • Adds new regulations to the Arcadia Municipal Code concerning the dissemination of"harmful matter" from newsracks in public places. • Requires placement of blinders on top of"harmful matter." The blinders are supposed to only cover the "harmful matter." • Requires applicants who propose to distribute "harmful matter" in a newsrack, to include in the newsrack application: (I) a description of how the newsrack will be "adult supervised"; and (ii) if tokens or cards will be used as a method of adult supervision, a list of the locations, including the name of the resident or business entity, the phone number and the name of the contact person at the location where the tokens or cards will be distributed. • . Specifies size, appearance and maintenance requirements for newsracks and requires newsrack owners to remove graffiti within forty-eight (48) hours from the time staff directs the owner to remove it. FISCAL IMPACT The City may see a slight increase in revenue due to the proposed ordinance's specific requirement that all newsrack vendors obtain City business permits. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council introduce Ordinance No. 2117 amending and restating in its entirety Article VI, Chapter 4, Division 8 of the Arcadia Municipal Code relating to the regulation of newsracks. RVPUB\NGS\548962 I;,. GL 410 -4/O . ., . ,37E f}/7ty Memorandum iiiii " arcadia redevelopment agency ilk DATE: February 1, 2000 - TO: Chairperson and Agency Board FROM: Don Penman, Deputy Executive Director ,By: Peter P. Kinnahan, Economic Development Administrator Prepared by: Brian Saeki, Redevelopment Project Analyst RE: Report and recommendation to approve Design Review for the property at 37 East Alta Street (two-unit residential condominium project). SUMMARY The Applicant is proposing to subdivide an existing privately owned parking lot to construct a two-unit condominium complex at 37 East Alta Street. The lot was previously used for parking for 36 East Huntington Drive, the former Arcade building, but this is no longer legally required. Presently, the site is being used for parking by businesses along Huntington Drive and by residences along East Alta Street. Technically however, they have no right to park in this location. Staff recommends approval of this Design Review with conditions. 4 BACKGROUND WORK PROPOSED: Construction of a two-unit condominium project at 37 East Alta Street. APPLICANT: Mr. Hank Jong (On behalf of the property owner, Mr. Ming Chan) 11823 Slauson Avenue, #18 Santa Fe Springs, California 90670 LOCATION: 37 East Alta Street (Location Map, Attachment No. 1) • EXISTING LAND USE: The site is currently a privately owned parking lot. (18 spaces; not to code) EXISTING ZONING: R-3— Multiple Family Pup r ! A!n� -R /t 9 'c- . • Design Review } Page 2 02/01/2000 GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Multiple Family Residential (24-du/ac maximum). LAND USE: RHD (Residential High Density) SURROUNDING LAND USES: North: General Commercial; zoned CBD-1 (retail and office) South: Multiple-family; zoned R-3 East: Multiple-family; zoned R-3 West: Multiple-family; zoned R-3 SITE AREA: 8,000 Sq. Ft. FRONTAGE: South: 50 Feet PARKING PROVIDED: 5 spaces PARKING REQUIRED: 5 spaces PURPOSE OF USE AND DESIGN REVIEW The purpose of the Agency's Design Review is to ensure that proposed projects meet adopted City and•Agency standards and design guidelines based upon the following criteria: 1. The general use and design considerations, including the character, scale, and quality of design are consistent with the Redevelopment Plan, the Zoning Ordinance, and adopted use and design guidelines; 2. The use and architectural design of structures and their materials and colors are visually compatible with surrounding development and improvements on the site, and design elements (i.e., screening of equipment, exterior lighting, signs, awnings, -- etc.) have been incorporated to further ensure the compatibility of the structures with the character and uses of adjacent development; 3. The location and configuration of structures are compatible with their site and with surrounding sites.and structures, and do not dominate their surroundings to an extent inappropriate to their use; and 4. The use, design and layout of the proposed project will not unreasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment of neighboring existing or future development, and will not result in vehicular and/or pedestrian hazards. Design Review __ Page 3 02/01/2000 ANALYSIS A. DESIGN FEATURES The Applicant, Hank Jong (on behalf of the property owner, Ming Chan), has prepared and provided a color board and colored elevations of the buildings for staffs review. They are available for review in the Economic Development Office and will be on display at the Agency meeting of February 1, 2000. The Applicant is proposing to subdivide an existing private parking lot to construct a two-unit condominium complex at 37 East Alta Street. The proposed project incorporates natural earth tone exterior colors and roof materials compatible to a similar residential uses in the area (see plans, Attachment 2). The architecture and scale of the proposed development are compatible to their site and with surrounding sites and structures. The Arcadia Planning Commission approved this project at its January 11, 2000 meeting subject to the standard conditions of approval. B. STAFF CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL • The building colors and materials shall conform to the exhibits as presented to the Agency Board, and as shown on Attachment 2. • The Applicant shall comply with all other conditions of approval required by Development Services and the Arcadia Fire Department. • _._ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS Pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, the Development Services Department has prepared an initial study for the proposed project (parcel map). The initial study did not disclose any substantial or potentially substantial adverse changes in any of the physical conditions within the area affected by the project or have any potential adverse effects on wildlife resources or the habitat upon which the wildlife depends. The Planning Commission adopted the Negative Declaration on January 11, 2000. 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