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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - March 18, 2014CITY OF ARCADIA City Council /Successor Agency to the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting Agenda L""403 Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 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)(2) to confer with legal counsel regarding potential litigation — Eight (8) cases. 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 Larry Eckholm, Lutheran Church of the Cross PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Tom Tait, Public Works Services Director 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 ITEM(S) 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. Proclamation designating March 18, 2014, as "Arbor Day" and recognizing properties that have done an extraordinary effort for preserving trees or planting a large number of trees. PUBLIC HEARINGS 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. General Plan Amendment No. GPA 14 -01, Specific Plan No. SP 13 -02, and Zone Change No. ZC 14 -01 with a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Seabiscuit Pacifica Specific Plan for two new hotels and a hotel condominium at 130 W. Huntington Drive. Resolution No. 7013 approving General Plan Amendment No. GPA 14 -01 to amend Downtown Overlay of 1.0 Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in the General Plan Land Use Designation to a Downtown Overlay with a 1.03 FAR and approving the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigated Monitoring Project at 130 W. Huntington Drive. Recommended Action: Adopt Ordinance No. 2314 adopting Specific Plan — Seabiscuit Pacifica Specific Plan (SP -SP) with a Floor Area Ratio of 1.03, the art deco architectural style for the two hotels (Marriott and Fairfield Inn Suites), and the Specific Land Use Regulations of the Seabiscuit Pacifica Project at 130 W. Huntington Drive. Recommended Action: Introduce Ordinance No. 2315 making certain amendments to the text of the Arcadia Zoning Code; and amending the zoning designation of certain property within the City from "C -2 with downtown and H -8 height overlays" to "SP -SP, Seabiscuit Pacifica Specific Plan," with respect to the Seabiscuit Pacifica Specific Plan Proiect at 130 W. Huntinaton Drive. Recommended Action: Introduce 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. Reaular Meetina Minutes of March 4. 2014. Recommended Action: Approve b. Accept all work performed by E C Construction for Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation of eastbound Foothill Boulevard from Santa Anita Avenue to Baldwin Avenue as complete, and authorize the final payment to be made in accordance with the contract documents. Recommended Action: Approve Professional Services Agreement with Kreuzer Consulting Group in the amount of $163,985 to provide engineering design services for the Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road Intersection Widening Project, and authorize a 10% contingency. Recommended Action: Approve One year contract extension with John L. Hunter and Associates, Inc. for inspection, monitoring, and management support for the Municipal NPDES (Stormwater) and Industrial Waste Programs in the Amount of $90,265. Recommended Action: Approve e. Contract with Weck Laboratories, Inc. for laboratory testing services of City water samples in an amount not to exceed $47,736, with the option of three one -year extensions. Recommended Action: Approve Increase the Water Efficient Landscaping Plan Check budget from $125,000 to $200,000 for additional plan check services for Fiscal Year 2013 -14. Recommended Action: Approve Waive expenses related to traffic control services for the 20th Annual Santa Anita Derby Day 5K to be held on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Recommended Action: Approve 3. CITY MANAGER ITEMS a. Resolution No. 7012 establishing speed limits on City streets other than those set forth by State Law. Recommended Action: Adopt b. Resolution No. 7014 providing for Fringe Benefits and related compensation for City Council, Executive Management, Management, and Unrepresented Employees of the City of Arcadia. Recommended Action: Adopt ADJOURNMENT The City Council will adjourn this meeting to April 1, 2014, 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.