HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/16/2015 - Special MeetingARCADIA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015
CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Kovacic called the Special Meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. in the Council
Chamber Conference Room.
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRESENT: Council Member Beck, Chandler, Kovacic, Tay and Wuo
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS — No one appeared.
City Attorney Deitsch announced that Item (b) under Closed Session is a threat of litigation
pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, one (1) case.
CLOSED SESSION
a. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) to confer with legal counsel regarding
the matter of Save the Arcadia Highlands v. City of Arcadia, City Council of the City of
Arcadia, and Does 1 through 10; and Robert Tong, Bowden Development, Inc., 29 East
Orange Grove Avenue, LLC, and Does 11 through 25; Los Angeles Superior Court (Central
District — Stanley Mosk Courthouse); Court Case No. BS 154327.
b. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) to confer with legal counsel regarding
potential litigation — one (1) case.
No reportable action was taken on the Closed Session items.
STUDY SESSION
a. Submittal of the Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP) Plan to the California
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region, in accordance with the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
(MS4) permit.
Recommended Action: Approve
Public Works Services Director Tait and Vanessa Hevener, Environmental Services Officer
provided the staff report.
It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Chandler, seconded by Council Member Beck, and carried on roll
call vote to authorize the City Manager to submit the Enhanced Watershed Management Program
(EWMP) Plan on behalf of the Rio Hondo/San Gabriel River Water Quality Group (consisting of the
Cities of Arcadia, Azusa, Bradbury, Monrovia, Sierra Madre, County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County of Flood Control District) to the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los
Angeles Region, in accordance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit.
AYES: Council Member Chandler, Beck, Tay, Wuo, and Kovacic
NOES: None
06-16-15