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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 11a - Regular Meeting Minutes of November 15, 2022, and Special Meeting Minutes of November 29, 2022 1 11-15-2022 ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Beck called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION – Reverend John Scholte, Arcadia Community Church 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – David Lee 4. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Danielson, Tay, Verlato, Cheng, and Beck ABSENT: None 5. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM CITY MANAGER REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS City Manager Lazzaretto had nothing to report. 6. 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 Council Member Tay to read all ordinances and resolutions by title only and waive the reading in full. 7. PRESENTATIONS a. Presentation by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works regarding the Santa Anita Reservoir Post Fire Restoration Project. b. Presentation of gift of $30,000 from the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library. c. Presentation of the United Against Hate Week Proclamation. d. Presentation of the Shop Arcadia Season Proclamation. 8. PUBLIC HEARING a. Adoption of the California Building and California Fire Codes. Ordinance No. 2394 amending Article VIII of the Arcadia Municipal Code relating to building regulations and adopting by reference the 2022 Edition of the California Building Code, Volumes 1 and 2, and Appendix J, the 2022 California Residential Code, the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code, the 2022 California Plumbing Code, the 2022 California Electrical Code, the 2022 California Mechanical Code, the 2022 California existing Buildings Code, the Uniform Code for the abatement of dangerous buildings, 1997 Edition, and the Los Angeles County Grading Code with additions, amendments, and deletions. Recommended Action: Adopt CEQA: Not a Project 2 11-15-2022 Ordinance No. 2395 amending Article III of the Arcadia Municipal Code relating to fire regulations and adopting by reference the 2022 Edition of the California Fire Code in its entirety, including appendices Chapter 4, B, C, D, K, and O based on the 2021 Edition of the International Fire Code published by the International Code Council; together with certain additions, insertions, deletions and changes thereto. Recommended Action: Adopt CEQA: Not a Project Building Official Fields presented the Staff Report. Mayor Beck opened the Public Hearing. No one appeared. A motion was made by Mayor Beck to close the public hearing and the City Council concurred. After discussion, a motion was made by Council Member Verlato, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Cheng, and carried on a roll call vote to approve staff’s recommendations to adopt: Ordinance No. 2394 amending Article VIII of the Arcadia Municipal Code relating to building regulations and adopting by reference the 2022 Edition of the California Building Code, Volumes 1 and 2, and Appendix J, the 2022 California Residential Code, the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code, the 2022 California Plumbing Code, the 2022 California Electrical Code, the 2022 California Mechanical Code, the 2022 California existing Buildings Code, the Uniform Code for the abatement of dangerous buildings, 1997 Edition, and the Los Angeles County Grading Code with additions, amendments, and deletions; and Ordinance No. 2395 amending Article III of the Arcadia Municipal Code relating to fire regulations and adopting by reference the 2022 Edition of the California Fire Code in its entirety, including appendices Chapter 4, B, C, D, K, and O based on the 2021 Edition of the International Fire Code published by the International Code Council; together with certain additions, insertions, deletions and changes thereto. AYES: Verlato, Cheng, Danielson, Tay, and Beck NOES: None ABSENT: None 9. PUBLIC COMMENTS – No one appeared. 10. REPORTS FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY CLERK (including reports from the City Council related to meetings attended at City expense [AB 1234]). Mayor Beck announced that on November 12, he attended the Ability First Stroll & Roll event; on November 7, the Business Life Magazine’s 33rd Annual Women Achievers Awards Luncheon; he noted that Council Member Verlato was an honoree at the event; he attended Lightscape at the Los Angeles Arboretum; on November 5, he attended the 2nd Annual Community Cleanup Day Event; on November 15, the Mary Hansen Library Garden Dedication Ceremony; on November 5, the 32nd Annual Crystal Ball; and he shared photos of those events. On November 10, he attended the Veterans Day Lunch at the Community Center; on November 15, he hosted “Coffee with the Mayor”; he indicated that on November 19, he will attend Florence Kovacic’s 100th Birthday Celebration; and he expressed his enthusiasm for the newly-elected City Council Members. 3 11-15-2022 City Clerk Glasco announced that he attended the Veterans Day Lunch at the Community Center; he noted that on November 12 the City hosted a free Shred Event for Arcadia residents at the Arcadia Public Library parking lot; and on November 13, he was invited to attend the Pasadena Jewish Temple in celebration of Veterans Day, where he presented on the Arcadia Vietnam War Monument. Council Member Danielson announced that on November 5 he attended a Creative Housing Meeting at Santa Anita Church, and later that evening, attended the 32nd Annual Crystal Ball; on November 7, he attended Arcadia Fire Chief Spriggs Retirement Celebration; on November 10, the Veterans Day Lunch and the Lightscape at Los Angeles Arboretum; on November 15, “Coffee with the Mayor” and the Mary Hansen Library Garden Dedication Ceremony; on November 16, he will attend the San Gabriel Valley Housing Summit; and he encouraged attendance at the 69th Annual Arcadia Festival of Bands Parade. Council Member Tay expressed his enthusiasm for the newly-elected members of the City Council; and he indicated that on November 5 he attended the “Evening with our Blue Heroes” fundraiser hosted by the Arcadia Police Foundation, which raised $66,000 as of November 10. Council Member Verlato reported that she attended the Council of Governments (COG) Homelessness Committee meeting and highlighted the various programs being piloted by the COG; she thanked Mayor Beck and Mayor Pro Tem Cheng for attending the Business Life Magazine’s 33rd Annual Women Achievers Awards Luncheon; she congratulated the newly- elected City Council Members and new Fire Chief Suen; she announced that she attended Lightscape at the Los Angeles Arboretum, the 32nd Annual Crystal Ball, the “Evening with our Blue Heroes” fundraiser event, the Arcadia Woman’s Club Luncheon; and she shared photos of the events she mentioned. Mayor Pro Tem Cheng recognized the veterans in the City, including City Clerk Glasco for raising enough funds for the Arcadia Vietnam War Monument. Mayor Pro Tem Cheng announced that on November 4 he attended the Arboretum Visitor Plaza Groundbreaking; on November 5, the 2nd Annual Community Cleanup Day Event, the 32nd Annual Crystal Ball, and an “Evening with our Blue Heroes” fundraiser event; on November 7, Business Life Magazine’s 33rd Annual Women Achievers Awards Luncheon and Fire Chief Spriggs Retirement Celebration; on November 10, the Veterans Day Lunch at the Community Center; on November 11, Monrovia’s Veterans Day Ceremony; on November 12, the Fenton Ng Golden Dragon Championships at Arcadia High School; on November 15, the Mary Hansen Library Garden Dedication Ceremony; and he thanked the Arcadia Beautiful Commission and other volunteers for coordinating the 2nd Annual Community Cleanup Day Event. Mayor Beck further announced that he attended Fire Chief Spriggs’ retirement celebration; he thanked staff for putting the Mary Hansen Garden Dedication Ceremony together; and noted that he will be participating in the 69th Annual Arcadia Festival of Bands Parade. 11. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Regular Meeting Minutes of November 1, 2022. Recommended Action: Approve CEQA: Not a Project b. Donation in the amount of $30,000 from the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library for Library Programming. Recommended Action: Accept CEQA: Not a Project 4 11-15-2022 c. Accept the 2022 Sewer Master Plan Update. Recommended Action: Approve CEQA: Not a Project d. City Water and Sewer Rates for Calendar Year 2023. Recommended Action: Receive and File CEQA: Not a Project e. Professional Services Agreement with Urban Graffiti Enterprises, Inc., for Graffiti Removal and Nuisance Abatement Services in an amount not to exceed $50,000 annually for a period of three years with the option to renew for three additional one- year periods. Recommended Action: Approve CEQA: Not a Project f. Approve the Annual Development Impact Fee Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22 pursuant to Government Code Section 66006. Recommended Action: Approve CEQA: Not a Project It was moved by Council Member Verlato, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Cheng, and carried on a roll call vote to approve Consent Calendar Items 11.a through 11.f. AYES: Verlato, Cheng, Danielson, Tay, and Beck NOES: None ABSENT: None 12. CITY MANAGER a. Allocate $215,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) funds for the following Economic Development programs and projects: A. The 2022 Merry & Bright Holiday Shopping Program in the amount of $100,000; B. The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Membership Assistance Program in the amount of $50,000; and C. A Professional Services Agreement with Design Nine, Inc. for the development of a Downtown Arcadia Broadband Strategic Plan and the evaluation of a Citywide Fiberoptic Broadband Proposal in an amount not to exceed $65,000 Recommended Action: Approve CEQA: Not a Project Economic Development Manager Schwehr presented the Staff Report. After City Council discussion, a motion was made by Council Member Verlato, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Cheng, and carried on a roll call vote to approve the allocation of $215,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) funds for the following economic development programs and projects: A. The 2022 Merry & Bright Holiday Shopping Program in the amount of $100,000; 5 11-15-2022 B. The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Membership Assistance Program in the amount of $50,000; and C. A Professional Services Agreement with Design Nine, Inc. for the development of a Downtown Arcadia Broadband Strategic Plan and the evaluation of a citywide fiber-optic broadband proposal in an amount not to exceed $65,000. AYES: Danielson, Tay, Verlato, Cheng and Beck NOES: None ABSENT: None 13. ADJOURNMENT The City Council adjourned at 8:22 p.m. to Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Linda Rodriguez Assistant City Clerk ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2022 CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Beck called the Special Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Danielson, Tay, Verlato, Cheng, and Beck ABSENT: None Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(b), Council Member Tay participated via teleconference off the Southern Caribbean, Explorer of the Seas, Room 4B-7232, and notice was properly posted as required by law. 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 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. The City Council did not convene in Closed Session. OPEN SESSION TO THE PUBLIC a. Resolution No. 7469 amending the Fiscal Year 2022-23 General Fund Operating Budget authorizing a supplemental budget appropriation for a one-time inflationary relief assistance to employees in the amount of $820,000, appropriated from the General Fund Reserve. CEQA: Not a Project Recommended Action: Adopt City Manager Lazzaretto presented the Staff Report. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Cheng, seconded by Council Member Verlato, and carried on a roll call vote to adopt Resolution No. 7469 amending the Fiscal Year 2022-23 General Fund Operating Budget authorizing a supplemental budget appropriation for a one-time inflationary relief assistance to employees in the amount of $820,000, appropriated from the General Fund Reserve. AYES: Danielson, Verlato, Tay, Cheng, and Beck NOES: None ABSENT: None b. Resolution No. 7473 Amending the Professional Services Agreement with Kimley- Horn and Associates for additional work necessary to complete the update to the City's Housing Element for the 2021-2029 Planning Period in the Amount of $30,000, offset by a reduction in the General Reserve, and extending the contract term to June 30, 2023. CEQA: Not a Project Recommended Action: Approve and Adopt City Manager Lazzaretto presented the Staff Report. A motion was made by Council Member Danielson, seconded by Council Member Verlato, and carried on a roll call vote to adopt Resolution No. 7473 Amending the Professional Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates for additional work necessary to complete the update to the City's Housing Element for the 2021-2029 Planning Period in the Amount of $30,000, offset by a reduction in the General Reserve, and extending the contract term to June 30, 2023. AYES: Danielson, Verlato, Tay, Cheng, and Beck NOES: None ABSENT: None c. Amendment to Best Best & Krieger Agreement for substitution of the individually designated City Attorney. CEQA: Not a Project Recommended Action: Approve City Attorney Deitsch noted for the record that he has a conflict of interest regarding Open Session Item c. and recused himself from the discussion. City Manager Lazzaretto presented the Staff Report. A motion was made by Council Member Verlato, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Cheng, and carried on a roll call vote to approve an amendment to the Best Best & Krieger Agreement for substitution of the individually designated City Attorney. AYES: Danielson, Verlato, Tay, Cheng, and Beck NOES: None ABSENT: None d. Purchase 875 acre-feet of additional imported Cyclic Storage Water from the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster for a total cost of $789,250. CEQA: Not a Project Recommended Action: Approve City Manager Lazzaretto presented the Staff Report. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Cheng, seconded by Council Member Verlato, and carried on a roll call vote to approve the purchase of 875 acre-feet of additional imported Cyclic Storage Water from the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster for a total cost of $789,250. AYES: Danielson, Verlato, Tay, Cheng, and Beck NOES: None ABSENT: None The Special meeting ended at 6:11 p.m. Linda Rodriguez Assistant City Clerk