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ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021
CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Tay called the Closed Session to order at 5:33 p.m.
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRESENT: Beck, Chandler, Verlato, Cheng, and Tay
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS – No public comments were received.
CLOSED SESSION
a. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 to confer with labor negotiators.
City Negotiators: City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto, Assistant City
Manager/Development Services Director Jason Kruckeberg, and Administrative
Services Director Hue 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.
No reportable action was taken on the Closed Session Item.
STUDY SESSION
a. Report, discussion, and direction regarding proposed streetscape enhancements
for the Baldwin Avenue Commercial District.
Recommended Action: Provide direction
The City Council directed staff to remove 7 Ficus trees, replace with 7 London Plane trees, add
decorative banners to light posts, and unique hand painted art for each utility box.
The Special Meeting ended at 6:56 p.m.
Rachelle Arellano
Deputy City Clerk
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ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021
1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Tay called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
2. INVOCATION – Mohammad Abdul Ahad, Mosque of San Gabriel
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – City Clerk Glasco
4. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRESENT: Beck, Chandler, Verlato, Cheng and Tay
ABSENT: None
5. REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CLOSED/STUDY SESSION ITEMS
City Attorney Deitsch announced that prior to the Regular Meeting the City Council met in a
Special Meeting to consider the item listed on the posted agenda under Closed Session and
stated that no reportable action was taken.
City Attorney Deitsch further announced that the City Council conducted a Study Session to
receive a report regarding the proposed streetscape enhancements for the Baldwin Avenue
Commercial District; he reported that the City Council considered several items, removal of 7
Ficus trees, replacement with 7 London Plane trees, decorative banners, bike racks, utility box
art and also right of way clean up items. The City Council provided general direction to staff
regarding how to go about each of those as part of the program.
6. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM CITY MANAGER REGARDING AGENDA
ITEMS
City Manager Lazzaretto announced that citizens who wished to submit public comments may do
so by calling the conference line; and noted that at the request of Mayor Tay, City Manager Item
12.a will be moved up in the agenda to be heard immediately after Public Hearing Item 8.a.
7. MOTION TO READ ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS BY TITLE ONLY AND
WAIVE THE READING IN FULL
A motion was made by Council Member Chandler and seconded by Council Member Verlato to
read all ordinances and resolutions by title only and waive the reading in full.
8. PUBLIC HEARING
a. Resolution No. 7366 adopting the City of Arcadia 2020 Urban Water Management
Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
Recommended Action: Adopt
Management Analyst Jiang presented the Staff Report.
Mayor Tay opened the Public Hearing. No one appeared.
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A motion to close the public hearing was made by Council Member Chandler, seconded by
Council Member Verlato, and seeing no objection, Mayor Tay declared the public hearing closed.
It was moved by Council Member Chandler, seconded by Council Member Verlato, and carried
on a roll call vote to adopt Resolution No. 7366 adopting the City of Arcadia 2020 Urban Water
Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
AYES: Chandler, Verlato, Beck, Cheng, and Tay
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
It was the consensus of the City Council that City Manager Item 12.a be moved to this portion of
the Agenda.
12. CITY MANAGER
a. Consideration of pausing the study of the Tiny Shelters Proposal and establishing an
Ad Hoc Homelessness Advisory Committee.
Recommended Action: Direct the City Manager to: (1) Create an Ad Hoc
Homelessness Advisory Committee that would provide a report and recommendations
within 60 days, and (2) not proceed with any shelter options until such report is
available
City Manager Lazzaretto presented the Staff Report.
After City Council discussion, a motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Cheng, seconded by Council
Member Chandler, and carried on a roll call vote to table the Tiny Homes Project, revisit the
Citizen Commission at a later date, to have a Study Session and/or Public Forum at the discretion
of the City Manager within the next 120 days which includes concurrent translation into Mandarin
or a separate meeting in Mandarin.
AYES: Cheng, Chandler, Beck, Verlato, and Tay
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Manager further indicated that individuals who would like to be kept informed on the issue of
homelessness in Arcadia should send an email to: Homelessness@arcadiaca.gov
9. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Tay announced that due to the high-volume of calls and emails, Public Comments will be
limited to 90 minutes.
Please note that some names are listed multiple times as emails were submitted under different
email accounts and/or the content of the email was written differently.
The following individuals called in opposition of the Tiny Homes Project and requested
that City Council take consideration of public opinions before committing to this project.
Sammy
Thomas
Heather
Lin
Rudy Tan’s wife
Michelle Wu
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Ken
Emilio
Liu
Mohammad
Susan Guo
Shoan Wang
Angela
Sherise
Lucy
The following individuals called in support of the Tiny Homes Project and requested
that City Council take consideration of public opinions before committing to this project.
Sydney
Edwin Sun
Gregory Wang
Henry, student
Jocelyn Tao
Anthony Cheng
Leiland
Francis
Angela
MJ
Jean
Shawn
Debra
Tracy Flem
Mike Durman
Erica
No name provided
Jill
The following individuals called and were neither for or against the Tiny Homes Project
and requested that City Council take consideration of public opinions before committing
to this project.
Peter Crystal
The following individuals called and thanked City Council for tabling the Tiny Homes
Project.
Edmund
Linda
Stanley- Citizens committee
The following individuals submitted emails expressing their opposition to the Tiny Homes
Project in the City of Arcadia:
Qiong Zhang
Peter Sun
Diana Xu
Aaron Christensen
S.H.
Melissa Chan
Henry Wong
Julia Zhu
Yisha Jiang
Yisha Jiang
Chris Chai
Zhichao Zhao
Zhichao Zhao
M Wang
Candy Jiang
Candy Jiang
Fengziang Cai
Mimi Tou
Mimi Tou
Kwan
Jennifer Lu
Stephen Dai
John Lieu
John
Zanyan Zhou
Wayne
Wayne Chen
Judy Xu
Judy Xu
Jessica Tran
Haiying Zhang
Alpha Liu
Lisa Zhao
Zachary Smith
Ivan Gadi
Li L
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Pamela Wagner
Alice Wang
Susan Hua
Jason
Anthony Wong
David Gren
Sean Luo
Catherine Chan
Diane Chang
Beverly Zhou
Mandy Chen
Michelle Wu
Ming Feng
Susan
Lisa
E.B. Lee
Shan Wang
E.B. Lee
Liping Shi
Qiu Family
Jinyuan Alan Qiu
Heather Huang
Yong Qui and Jinyuan Qui
and Liping Shi
Gloria Metz
Jennifer Gu
Jenny Pan
Denis Elliott
Shaolan Du
Bagus Lee
Bagus Tjahjono
Zhichao Zhao
Liu Bo Xu
Karen Zhao
Zhilei Shen
Zhilei Shen
Guanghui Yang
Weiming Xu
Linda X
Yun Xu
Jeff G.
Casper Xu
Tammy Kasubuchi
Lucy
Jefferey G
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Ericka Elliott
Leslie Lin
Ericka Elliott
AB
Tammy Kasubuchi
Greg Kasubuchi
Maggie Chen
Elsie Qian
Sophia
Fengxiang Cai
Jesse Chung
Chongwu Zhou
Lucy Liu
Max Zhou
Sherri Alexander
Harry Wang
Shannon Chen
Dennis Chen
Maxwell Carlson
Jane Chen
Sebastian Chen
Wei He
Gomay Lin
Jana Zhou
Zhuming Zhang
Adeline Fu
The following individuals submitted emails expressing their support for the Tiny Homes
Project in the City of Arcadia:
Erin Tang
Charis Louie
Stephanie Chen
Charisma Chen
Sharon Kwan
Andy Chen
Preston Chen
Harrison Chen
Winston Chen
Emmie Waite
Keely Sun
Euan Laru-an
Carolyn Sun
Kamea Vongfak
Jocelyn Chin
Liana Dong
Cathy Wang
Alex Liu
Chassity Cheng
Angelina Bertolini
Sala Yu
Yenah Lee
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Melody Lui
Melody Lui
Merri Jill Finstrom
Ross Heckmann
Keely Sun
Zed Huang
Simone LeBebvre
Krista Rodriguez
Sydney Cheung
Veronica Romero West
Michelle Zhou
Sydney Cheung
Tiffany Wu
Tiffany Wu
Briana Shen
Melissa Taylor
Gary Kovacic
Tim Peters
Mary Lynne Jensen
Sally Hoover
Elizabeth Nguyen
Hilary Garstang
Mary Scott
Toshi Miyamoto
Oliver Gallego
Hilary Garstang
DJ Crofts
Wendy B. McGrail
Wendy B. McGrail
Angelica Fernandez
Carolyn Iga
Carolyn Iga
Scott Chamberlain
Clara Kleindorfer
Olivia Lee
Olivia Lee
Katherine Lam
Xochitl Munoz
Molly Morgan
Grace Knuth
Grace Nakane
Sonaya Vaquez Wright
Gillian Hovanec
Briana Tran
Derek TranJulian Fong
David
Alexa Bribiesca
Lee Kuo
Lee Kuo
Peter Sun
Zihao Huang
Angelica Roa
Kaylie Siu
Jocelyn Zhu
Charisse Liu
Charisse Liu
Kelly Cheng
Andrew Dodge
Emily Muditar
Samantha Tsai
Tiffany Tai
Tiffany Zhuo
Lauren Nieto
Andrew Dodge
Kaytalie Shang
Merrick Hua
Dongming Hua
Raya Lee
Becky Chen
Sophia Qiu
Yacoub Ali
Tiffany Liang
Arianna Zhou
Abby Wang
Kaden Le
Amanduh Le
Emily
Client IP -74.126.231.245
Emma Huang
Justin Wang
Matthew Reale
Robinson Lee
Jocelyn Thao
Tiffany Cheung
Terry Yao
Ben Han
Anjani Mistry
Yenah Lee
Joyce Pang
Elizabeth Brookey
Katherine Chow
Shannon Wang
Charis
Wendy Wang
Sarah
Tiffany Chang
Jessica Tanoyue
Maya Lin Stevens
Lindsay Anderson
Blaire Washington
Emily Crowell
Sophia Center
Oliva Center
Emma Tay
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Audrey Yang
James Yang
Tina Yang
Client IP - 107.77.230.33
Bob Chen
Client IP - 24.205.81.159
Jocelyn Thao
Jocelyn Thao
Kaden Le
Kaden Le
Yi Ding
Kaden Le
Kaden Le
Yi Ding
Lucy Truong
Ruby
Maryann Stevens
Gregory Wang
Sabrina Chu
Mike Veerman
Ruby Yeh
Kat Degner
Kat Degner
Gabriela Dillard
Simone and Frank Lefebvre
Julia Lim
Lusin Kwan
Sabrina
SMK Financial Services
Sonia Martin
Ryan Yang
Margaret Aghili
Thanh Lim
Abby Wang
Janet Chan
Mary Davis
Sean Kolodji
Jessica Burk
Edwin Sun
Kathleen Fong
Jennifer Vidrio-Munoz
Grego Vanni
Alyssa Acosta
Ka Ming Pang
Shelly Romo
Sam Magluyan
Luwin Kwan
James K.
Carol J. Smith
Faith K
Amelia MacRae
Kathy Symons
Roger Nemrava
Alton Wang
Jen Luc
David Arvizu
Andrew Nguyen
Yenah Lee
Erik Blaisdell
Sabrina C
Gail Forman Snyder
Dana Thompson
Debbi Hartfranft
Linda Lin
Client – IP
174.248.248.88
Henry Hsieh
Linda Lin
Richard Maldonado
Robert Stover
Linda Garcia
Chelsea Cheung
Chris Hurley
Dawn Montanez
Jacob Pierce
Susan Lauer
Tina Fann
Lynne Curry
Tina Fann
Peter Poon, Ph.D
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Deborah P. Kolodji
Jeshow Yang
Shawn Morrissey
Cheryl Turcott
Eli Tsou
Abby Choy
Matt Pierce
Emilie Kovalik
Thomas Tsai
Jennifer Duclett
Michael Rauch
Maria Niolaidou
Anthony Chiang
Anthony Chiang
John Uniack
Melody Lui
Laurie Yamashiro
Sydney
Sydney
Courtney Costello
Courtney Costello
Jean Jarosz
Torey Costello
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Merrick Hua
Robert Hoyt
Dr. Christopher Jarosz
Henry Hsieh
Lexine Lin Mackenzie
Claire Read
Henry Hsieh
Katherine
Katelin Betker
The following individuals submitted emails in support of forming a Citizens Committee
regarding the Tiny Homes Project:
Stanley Ho
Angela Iniquez
Mike Iniguez
Michael Iniquez
Lorena Iniquez
Todd Kotchounian
Mike Soo
The following individuals submitted emails in support exploring alternate options
regarding the Tiny Homes Project:
Karin Hanson
Sammie Fong
Judy Xu
Barb
Sherman Shi
Tony Nejad
The following individuals submitted emails requesting investigation for the motives
regarding the Tiny Homes Project:
Ming Fen
Angie Gen
Charis
John McCarty
Stephen Dai
Gina Hernandez submitted an email thanking Mayor Pro Tem Cheng for his compassion to her
family upon hearing of the loss of her mother.
10. REPORTS FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY CLERK (including reports from
the City Council related to meetings attended at City expense [AB 1234]).
Council Member Verlato thanked the everyone for their passion regarding homelessness, and
stands with her fellow colleagues to take time to further study homelessness, and further educate
themselves; she commented that she is glad that this conversation has started and hopes that
those who support the Tiny Shelter Program will come together to help people understand
homelessness; she announced that on June 2 she will attend the Homelessness Committee
Meeting for the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments; she further announced that she
hopes that the City of Arcadia comes together to find a solution and thanked her family for their
understanding and patience in dealing with the protestors in the past couple of weeks.
Council Member Beck commented on some of the callers attacking the City Council; he reminded
everyone to attack the problem not the person; and noted the importance of education before
making a decision regarding the Tiny Shelter Program.
Council Member Chandler expressed the importance of educating the public regarding the Tiny
Shelter Program, and stated that he is confident that the City Council made the right decision to
further educate the City Council and the public in this matter.
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Mayor Pro Tem Cheng shared a story about how he was able to work with different members of
the Arcadia community and get a family placed into a hotel for a week after discovering they had
no place to live; he stated that residents are going to come together as a community; he
recognizes that some individuals are trying to find a solution and implores everyone to be more
patient.
City Clerk Glasco stated that he attended a flag planting event at the Arcadia Vietnam Veteran’s
Monument at the County Park on May 29, he further reminded everyone that he is an officiant
who performs Marriage Civil Ceremonies as June is generally a month of weddings.
Mayor Tay had no comments.
11. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Special Meeting Minutes of May 17, 2021, and Regular Meeting Minutes of May 18,
2021.
Recommended Action: Approve
b. Resolutions initiating proceedings for the annual levy and collection of assessments,
approving the preliminary Engineer’s Report, declaring intention to levy and collect
assessments for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, and appointing a time and place for a public
hearing for the Arcadia Citywide Lighting District No. 1.
Resolution No. 7360 initiating proceedings for the annual levy and collection of
assessments for the Arcadia Citywide Lighting District No. 1 pursuant to the provisions
of Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code and ordering the
preparation of the Engineer’s Report.
Recommended Action: Adopt
Resolution No. 7361 approving the preliminary Engineer’s Report of Willdan Financial
Services for the Arcadia Citywide Lighting District No. 1.
Recommended Action: Adopt
Resolution No. 7362 declaring its intention to levy and collect assessments within the
Arcadia Citywide Lighting District No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2021-22 and appointing a time
and place for a public hearing.
Recommended Action: Adopt
c. Professional Services Agreement with Studio Spectrum, Inc. for Video Production and
Broadcast Services for City Council Meetings in an amount not to exceed $35,000 per
year.
Recommended Action: Approve
d. Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with G4S Secure Solutions
(USA), Inc. for Jail Services in the amount of $329,376.
Recommended Action: Approve
e. Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Range Maintenance
Services, LLC for Gun Range Maintenance Services in an amount not to exceed
$25,983.
Recommended Action: Approve
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f. Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with the City of Glendale for
Crime Laboratory Services in the amount of $15,000.
Recommended Action: Approve
g. Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Security Patrol Management
& Services for Security Guard Services at the Arcadia Public Library.
Recommended Action: Approve
h. Agreement with Beacon Media, Inc. for Legal Advertising Services in an amount not
to exceed $24,000.
Recommended Action: Approve
i. Agreement for Services with the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce for Fiscal Year 2021-
22 in the amount of $84,848.
Recommended Action: Approve
j. Purchase Order with Clean Energy for the purchase of Compressed Natural Gas
(“CNG”) fuel for the City’s Fleet in an amount not to exceed $97,000.
Recommended Action: Approve
k. Purchase Order with Galls, LLC for the purchase of Police Department Uniforms in an
amount not to exceed $60,000 per year.
Recommended Action: Approve
l. Purchase Order with 72 Hour LLC dba National Auto Fleet Group for the purchase of
one 2021 Freightliner CNG Dump Truck in the amount of $223,788.69.
Recommended Action: Approve
m. Extension to the Purchase Order with S & J Supply Company Inc. for the purchase of
water pipeline fittings, brass valves, and other related accessories for the City’s Water
Distribution System in the amount of $107,000.
Recommended Action: Approve
n. Final Map No. 82907 with a categorical exemption under the California Environmental
Quality Act (“CEQA”) for an eight-unit multi-family residential condominium subdivision
at 1111-1117 La Cadena Avenue.
Recommended Action: Approve
Council Member Chandler commended City Manager Lazzaretto for bringing Consent Calendar
Items 11.d., 11.e, and Item 11f. to the City that have all been a cost savings to the City.
It was moved by Council Member Chandler, seconded by Council Member Verlato, and carried
on a roll call vote to approve Consent Calendar Items 11.a. through 11.n.
AYES: Chandler, Cheng, Beck, Verlato, and Tay
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
12. CITY MANAGER
b. Report, discussion, and direction regarding COVID-19.
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City Manager Lazzaretto provided an update on COVID-19. No action was requested or taken.
13. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council meeting adjourned at 11:09 p.m. to Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 6:00 p.m.
Rachelle Arellano
Deputy City Clerk