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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 12a - Regular Meeting Minutes of October 5, 2021 1 10-05-2021 ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2021 CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Tay called the Closed Session to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Chandler, Verlato, Cheng, and Tay ABSENT: Beck It was the consensus of the City Council that Council Member Beck be excused from this meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS – No one appeared. 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 Firefighters’ Association, and unrepresented employees: Department Heads, Division Managers, Supervisors, and part-time employees. No reportable action was taken on the Closed Session Items. The Closed Session ended at 6:56 p.m. Regular Meeting City Council Chamber, 7:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Tay called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION – Pastor Terrence Shay, First Chinese Baptist Church of Walnut/Arcadia Resident 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – City Clerk Gene Glasco 4. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Chandler, Verlato, Cheng and Tay ABSENT: Beck A motion was made by Council Member Verlato and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Cheng to excuse Council Member Beck from this meeting. 2 10-05-2021 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 Closed Session to consider the one item listed on the posted agenda and stated that no reportable action was taken. 6. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM CITY MANAGER REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS City Manager Lazzaretto announced that as of October 7th, local restaurants will be following the dine-in restaurant mandate order issued by the County Health Department; and for clarification he noted the five-point homelessness plan unanimously approved by the City Council at the September 21, City Council Meeting. 7. MOTION TO READ ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE THE READING IN FULL A motion was made by Council Member Verlato and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Cheng to read all ordinances and resolutions by title only and waive the reading in full. 8. PRESENTATIONS a. Presentation of Fire Prevention Week Proclamation. b. Swearing in of Members appointed to the Charter Review Committee. 9. PUBLIC COMMENTS Grace Lee, an Arcadia resident, appeared and stated that she does not agree with the vaccine mandate; she commented on a social media post made by Council Member Verlato and thanked the City Council for moving forward with the five point plan to address homelessness. Lucy Jong, an Arcadia resident, appeared and commented on a social media post made by Council Member Verlato and thanked City Council Members for their efforts in moving forward with the five point plan. Dean Radle, an Arcadia resident, appeared and commented on his concerns with road maintenance issues in the City and stated that he provided Public Works, Code Enforcement, and the City Manager with a list of recommended repairs; and expressed his reasons why he is opposed to the Tiny Homes Project The following individuals appeared and expressed their reasons why they are in support of the Tiny Homes Project: Carolyn Iga Sonia Akiko Koh Mike Veerman Charisma Chen The following individuals appeared and expressed their reasons why they are opposed to the Tiny Homes Project: Angie Gren Linh Pham Cristina Edmund Liu 3 10-05-2021 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 commended the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce for launching the Shop and Dine Arcadia; she attended the Foothill Unity Center Golden Plate Awards that serves the San Gabriel Valley area and congratulated Mickey and Lee Segal who were awarded for their generous donations; she further congratulated Andre and Ashley Yeung for receiving the Youth Award for founding Fruit for Homeless and their donations to Foothill Unity Center; she recognized Arcadia residents, Gary Kovacic, Greg Vanni, Kay Kinsler and Alice Wang who serve on the board for Foothill Unity Center, as well as Margaux Gibson who is not a resident, but has roots in Arcadia; she announced that she attended the San Gabriel Valley Council of Government executive committee meeting to discuss SB 9 and stated that blocks or streets with historical preservation are exempt from SB 9; she attended the San Gabriel Valley Council of Government homeless meeting last week; she participated in the unveiling of the art installation mural on the side of the Arcadia Association of Realtors; and further announced that this weekend will be the Methodist Hospital Crystal Ball fundraiser event. Council Member Chandler commented on the issues being caused by the general topic of housing; he indicated that we need to focus on the bigger picture; and congratulated Tom Tait for his retirement and thanked him for doing such a great job. Mayor Pro Tem Cheng, shared a discussion he had with a mentor prior to becoming a Council Member; he thanked City Council for unifying and seeking to do better for the City and agreeing with the 5 point plan to address the issues of homelessness so that they may come up with better data; he addressed issues with social media and stated that it makes money by creating conflict; and he announced that on November 6, there will be a Community Clean-up Day event in Arcadia, and encouraged all those in support and against tiny homes to come together and unite as one. City Clerk Gene Glasco had no comments. Mayor Tay announced that all residents have one goal, helping people; he commended Ashley and Andrew Yeung for picking fruit to help the homeless; he attended the League of California City’s conference in Sacramento along with Mayor Pro Tem Cheng two weeks ago; he encouraged residents to log on to communitiesforchoice.org that was formed by a group of cities in opposition of SB 9 and SB 10 whose initiative is to keep zoning control at the local level; he further announced that the elected officials at the conference were very upset by the vaccine mandate, as people should have a choice, not something that should be mandated by the government. City Manager Lazzaretto thanked Police Chief Nakamura over the weekend with a call for service with a mental health crisis moment. The incident was resolved with no use of excessive force. The SWAT Team was able to get the person to surrender and get him into a health center. 11. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Special Meeting Minutes of September 17, 2021, and Special and Regular Meeting Minutes of September 21, 2021. Recommended Action: Approve 4 10-05-2021 b. Ordinance No. 2381 amending Section 7915 of Chapter 9 of Article VII of the Arcadia Municipal Code relating to camping and storage of personal property on public property and determining the ordinance is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). Recommended Action: Adopt c. Ordinance No. 2382 adding Section 2842.9 to Division 2 of Part 4 of Charter 8 of Article II of the Arcadia Municipal Code relating to Public Works Project contract procedures. Recommended Action: Introduce d. Resolution No. 7383 establishing compensation and related benefits for City Council, Executive Management, Management, and Unrepresented Confidential Employees and Resolution No. 7391 amending the Fiscal Year 2021-22 General Fund Operating Budget authorizing a budget appropriation for costs associated with the adoption of Resolution No. 7383. Resolution No. 7383 establishing compensation and related benefits for City Council, Executive Management, Management, and Unrepresented Confidential Employees for July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 7391 amending the Fiscal Year 2021-22 General Fund Operating Budget authorizing a budget appropriation in the amount of $600,541 for costs associated with the adoption of Resolution No. 7383. Recommended Action: Adopt e. Resolution No. 7392 rescinding and replacing Resolution No. 7356 for the establishment of a Charter Review Committee. Recommended Action: Adopt f. Professional Services Agreement with Licher Printing & Mailing for Recreation Brochure Services in an amount not to exceed $150,000. Recommended Action: Approve g. Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Best Best & Krieger, LLP for Professional Lobbying and Consulting Services to secure grant funding for water and stormwater related projects in the amount of $25,323.08. Recommended Action: Approve h. Purchase of Sentinel-One and Ironscales Security Programs from Scientia Consulting Group in the amount of $36,000. Recommended Action: Approve i. Purchase 5,400 acre-feet of imported Cyclic Storage Water from the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster in the amount of $4,752,000. Recommended Action: Approve j. Accept all work performed by Premier Pipe, Inc. for the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Annual Sewer CCTV Inspections as complete. Recommended Action: Approve 5 10-05-2021 k. Accept all work performed by Mission Paving and Sealing, Inc. for the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Annual Slurry Seal Project as complete. Recommended Action: Approve It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Cheng seconded by Council Member Verlato, and carried on a roll call vote to approve Consent Calendar Items 11.a. through 11.k. AYES: Cheng, Verlato, Chandler and Tay NOES: None ABSENT: Beck 12. ADJOURNMENT The City Council adjourned this meeting at 8:43 p.m. to Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Conference Room Rachelle Arellano Deputy City Clerk