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Home My WebLink About11/2/2021ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2021 CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Tay called the Closed Session to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Beck, Chandler, Verlato, Cheng, and Tay ABSENT: None PUBLIC COMMENTS — No one appeared. STUDY SESSION a. Re ort discussion. and direction regarding possible uses for the City's allocation of American Rescue Plan Act I"ARPA"i Funds. City Manager Lazzaretto provided the PowerPoint presentation. 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 approve the use of $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for a gift card program. Patrons of brick and mortar businesses in Arcadia could redeem a certain dollar amount of their purchases at participating stores in Arcadia between the period of December 1 to December 14 of this year for free gift cards while the $100,000 funding lasts. City Staff will work out the details and then market the details of the gift card program. AYES: Chandler, Verlato, Beck, Cheng, and Tay NOES: None ABSENT: None City Council continued further discussion of use of the American Rescue Plan Act funds to an upcoming City Council Meeting. 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. No reportable action was taken on the Closed Session Items. The Closed Session ended at 6:57 p.m. 11-02-2021 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 Beck shared photos of the unveiling of the Anita Baldwin Statue on October 25; he thanked Council Member Verlato for her encouragement and involvement in bringing the statue to the City; he further thanked Council Member Cheng for initiating the annual Clean-up Day in Arcadia and announced that the first Clean-up Day is this Saturday; he further announced that on November 10, the City will have a workshop regarding district boundaries. Council Member Verlato commented on the Anita Baldwin statue and the recognition it gave Anita Baldwin; she shared photos of Downtown Arcadia Halloween Haunt and thanked City Departments for all their efforts and work in assisting in the Halloween Haunt; she further thanked the Arcadia Chinese Association, Methodist Hospital, Arcadia Historical Society, Police Foundation, Arcadia High School Seniors of Merit at Work and so many other groups that participated in the Halloween Haunt event; she announced that the next Downtown Arcadia event will be the Holiday Market, which will be held on December 4 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; she further announced that, on November 3, there would be lunch with City Clerk Gene Glasco at the Arcadia Woman's Club. Council Member Chandler thanked Council Member Verlato for initiating and completing the Anita Baldwin statue project. Mayor Pro Tem Cheng announced that he worked with Operation Gratitude and Recreation & Community Services Director Somogyi to provide 140 local veterans with gift baskets to thank them for their service. Baskets will be distributed at a luncheon on November 10; he thanked all veterans for their service; he further announced that November 6 will be the first Clean-up Day on behalf of Jim Barrows held at Wilderness Park from 9 a.m. to noon; he further thanked Mayor Tay for allowing him to adjourn tonight's meeting in honor of Jack McEwan as he attended his celebration of life on October 23. Gene Glasco announced that Veterans Day is November 11; and shared a greeting to all veterans on behalf of Veteran of Foreign Wars Matthew M. Fritz Mihelcic. Mayor Tay announced that the Anita Baldwin Statue was unveiled on October 25; he further announced that there will be a Redistricting Workshop on November 10 at 6 p.m. at the City Council Chambers. 11. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Special and Regular Meeting Minutes of October 19, 2021. Recommended Action: Approve b. Donation in the amount of $1,000 from the Hakka Foundation for the purchase of supplies, services, and programming at the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage. Recommended Action: Accept c. Ordinance No. 2380 amending the Arcadia Municipal Code by adding Part 5 to Article V, Chapter 1 relating to a prohibition on the distribution or sale of prepared food or beverages in any polystyrene container and establishing an opt -in requirement for disposable food service ware items for food providers and third -party app -based delivery platforms. Recommended Action: Adopt 3 11-02-2021 The City Council discussed the redistricting maps, and it was the consensus of the City Council to add an item to the November 16, City Council Meeting agenda to consider a letter to the Redistricting Commission stating Arcadia's desire to maintain approximately the same split of cities between two districts in the San Gabriel Valley. 13. ADJOURNMENT The City Council adjourned in memory of long-time Arcadia resident Jack McEwan at 8:57 p.m. to Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Conference Room. ATTEST.- Assistant TTEST: Assistant City Clerk Mayor of the Ci of Arcadia 5 11-02-2021