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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - October 15, 2013CITY OF ARCADIA City Council /Successor Agency to the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda L""=u Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 6:00 p.m. Location: City Council Chamber Conference Room, 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or accommodation from the City Clerk at (626) 574 -5455. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Mickey Segal, Mayor John Wuo, Mayor Pro Tern Peter Amundson, Council Member Robert Harbicht, Council Member Gary Kovacic, Council Member PUBLIC COMMENTS (5 minute time limit each speaker) Any person wishing to speak before the City Council is asked to complete a Speaker Card and provide it to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. Each speaker is limited to five (5) minutes per person, unless waived by the City Council. Under the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda. CLOSED SESSION a. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) to confer with legal counsel regarding the case of Alhambra, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al., (Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.: BS116375. b. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 to confer with labor negotiators: City Negotiators: City Manager Lazzaretto, Assistant City Manager /Development Services Director Kruckeberg, and Administrative Services Director Quach Employee Organizations: Arcadia Public Works Employees Association, Arcadia City Employees Association, Arcadia Police Civilian Employees Association, Arcadia Police Officers' Association, Arcadia Firefighters' Association and unrepresented employees: Department Heads, Division Managers, Supervisors, and Part -Time employees. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk's office located at 240 W Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, during normal business hours. City Council Chamber 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION Reverend Darwin Ng, Police Department Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Boy Scout Troop 111 ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Mickey Segal, Mayor John Wuo, Mayor Pro Tern Peter Amundson, Council Member Robert Harbicht, Council Member Gary Kovacic, Council Member REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM CITY MANAGER REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS MOTION TO READ ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE THE READING IN FULL PRESENTATIONS a. City Clerk to administer the Oath of Office to newly appointed Arcadia Beautiful Commission Members. PUBLIC HEARING Any person wishing to speak before the City Council on a public hearing item is asked to complete a Speaker Card noting the agenda item number and provide it to the City Clerk prior to the start of the public hearing. Separate and apart from the applicant (who may speak longer in the discretion of the City Council) each speaker is limited to five (5) minutes per person unless waived by the City Council. Under the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda. The applicant may additionally submit rebuttal comments, in the discretion of the City Council. You are hereby advised that should you desire to legally challenge in court any action taken by the City Council regarding any public hearing item, you may be limited to raising only those issues and objections you or someone else raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. a. Resolution No. 6995 upholding the appeal of the Planning Commission Denial of Modification No. MP 13 -09 and Single - Family Architectural Design Review No. SFADR 12 -106 with a Class 5 categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a new 7,322 square -foot, two - story, single- family residence at 2314 S. Santa Anita Avenue. (Continued from September 17, 2013, and October 1, 2013) Recommended Action: Uphold the appeal, find that the project is exempt from CEQA, conditionally approve the applications, and adopt Resolution No. 6995 PUBLIC COMMENTS (5 minute time limit each speaker) Any person wishing to speak before the City Council is asked to complete a Speaker Card and provide it to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. Each speaker is limited to five (5) minutes, unless waived by the City Council. Under the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda. The matter will automatically be referred to staff for appropriate response or action or will be placed on the agenda of a future meeting. REPORTS FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY CLERK (including reports from the City Council related to Meetings Attended at City Expense CAB 1234]). 2. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be acted on by one roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the City Council, staff, or the public request that a specific item be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action. a. Approve the Regular and Special Meeting Minutes of October 1, 2013. Recommended Action: Approve b. Resolution No. 6993 aaarovina the auitclaim of a certain offer of dedication for a future street and an easement for planting, sidewalk, and utility purposes on Parcel Map No. 16959. Recommended Action: Adopt Accept the gift of $7,550 from the Estate of Edward C. Bosio and Belma E. Bosio for general Library purposes. Recommended Action: Accept Accept all work performed by the Original Mowbray's Tree Service for the removal of Stone Pine Trees (Phase 3) Project as complete and authorize the final payment to be made in accordance with the contract documents. Recommended Action: Accept e. Reject the one bid received for the purchase of three CNG pickup trucks and direct staff to re -bid. Recommended Action: Approve Authorize and direct the Citv Manaaer to execute a one vear contract extension with HD Supply Waterworks for the purchase of water pipeline fittings, brass valves. and other related accessories for the Citv's water distribution system in the amount of $113,252. Recommended Action: Approve Authorize and direct the City Manager to execute a one year contract extension with Ernie's Auto Parts for the purchase of automobile repair parts for City vehicles in the amount of $31,877. Recommended Action: Approve Authorize and direct the City Manager to execute a one year contract with Siemens for extraordinary repairs of traffic signals in the amount of $44,470, with the option of three one -year extensions. Recommended Action: Approve Authorize and direct the City Manager to execute a Provider Participation Agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services for the Medi- Cal Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Services Supplemental Reimbursement Program. Recommended Action: Approve Authorize and direct the City Manager to execute an agreement with the County of Los Angeles for the sharing of costs for pavement rehabilitation and traffic signal upgrade on Foothill Boulevard between Rosemead Boulevard and Michillinda Avenue. Recommended Action: Approve Authorize and direct the City Manager to execute an agreement for professional services with the State of California Office of Administrative Hearings in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for Fiscal Year 2013 -14. Recommended Action: Approve 3. CITY MANAGER ITEMS a. Authorize and direct the City Manager to execute a Release and Hold Harmless Agreement with Waste Management, Inc. and a first amendment to the Residential Refuse and Recycling Agreement. Recommended Action: Approve ADJOURNMENT The City Council will adjourn this meeting to November 5, 2013, 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber Conference Room located at 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. Welcome to the Arcadia City Council Meeting! The City Council encourages public participation, and invites you to share your views on City business. MEETINGS: Regular Meetings of the City Council are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers. A full City Council agenda packet with all backup information is available at City Hall, the Arcadia Library, and on the City's website at www.ci.arcadia.ca.us. Copies of individual Agenda Reports are available via email upon request ( CityClerkGeneral Mail box a- ci.arcadia.ca.us). Documents distributed to a majority of the City Council after the posting of this agenda will be available for review at the Office of the City Clerk, 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California. Live broadcasts and replays of the City Council Meetings are on cable television. Your attendance at this public meeting may result in the recording and broadcast of your image and /or voice as previously described. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Your participation is welcomed and invited at all City Council meetings. Time is reserved at each regular meeting for those in the audience who wish to address the City Council. The City requests that persons addressing the City Council refrain from making personal, slanderous, profane, or disruptive remarks. Where possible, please submit a Speaker Card to the City Clerk prior to your comments, or simply come to the podium when the Mayor asks for those who wish to speak, and state your name and address for the record. Please provide the City Clerk with a copy of any written materials used in your address to the City Council as well as a copy of any printed materials you wish the City Clerk to distribute to the City Council. MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA should be presented during the time designated as "PUBLIC COMMENTS." In general, each speaker will be given five (5) minutes to address the City Council; however, the Mayor, at his /her discretion, may shorten the speaking time limit to allow all speakers time to address the City Council. By State law, the City Council may not discuss or vote on items not on the agenda. The matter will automatically be referred to staff for appropriate action or response or will be placed on the agenda of a future meeting. MATTERS ON THE AGENDA should be addressed when the City Council considers that item. Please indicate the Agenda Item Numbers(s) on the Speaker Card. Your name will be called at the appropriate time and you may proceed with your presentation within the five (5) minute time frame. The Mayor, at his /her discretion, may shorten the speaking time limit to allow all speakers to address the City Council. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND APPEALS are items scheduled for which public input is either required or desired. Separate and apart from the applicant (who may speak longer in the discretion of the City Council), speakers shall be limited to five (5) minutes per person. The Mayor, at his /her discretion, may shorten the speaking time limit to allow all speakers to address the City Council. The applicant may additionally submit rebuttal comments. AGENDA ITEMS: The Agenda contains the regular order of business of the City Council. Items on the Agenda have generally been reviewed and investigated by the City Staff in advance of the meeting so that the City Council can be fully informed about a matter before making its decision. CONSENT CALENDAR: Items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a member of the City Council, Staff, or the public so requests. In this event, the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered and acted on separately. DECORUM: While members of the public are free to level criticism of City policies and the action(s) or proposed action(s) of the City Council or its members, members of the public may not engage in behavior that is disruptive to the orderly conduct of the proceedings, including but not limited to, conduct that prevents other members of the audience from being heard when it is their opportunity to speak or which prevents members of the audience from hearing or seeing the proceedings. Members of the public may not threaten any person with physical harm or act in a manner that may reasonably be interpreted as an imminent threat of physical harm. All persons attending the meeting are expected to adhere to the City's policy barring harassment based upon a person's race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, or age. The Chief of Police, or such member or members of the Police Department, shall serve as the Sergeant -at -Arms of the City Council meeting. The Sergeant -at -Arms shall carry out all orders and instructions given by the presiding official for the purpose of maintaining order and decorum at the meeting. Any person who violates the order and decorum of the meeting may be placed under arrest and such person may be prosecuted under the provisions of Penal Code Section 403 or applicable Arcadia Municipal Code section. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk's office located at 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, during normal business hours.