ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2022
CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Beck called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
INVOCATION - Reverend Darwin Ng, Arcadia Police Department Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Girl Scout Troop 6031
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 announced that the certified election results from the County for City Clerk Item 7.a. were distributed to the City Council along with a letter from Jeff Maloney, Mayor of Alhambra, seeking support for his nomination regarding City Manager Item 12.a.
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 Mayor Pro Tem Cheng to read all ordinances and resolutions by title only and waive the reading in full.
7. CITY CLERK
a. Resolution No. 7471 reciting the facts of the General Municipal Election in Arcadia on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, declaring the results and such other matters as provided by law.
CEQA: Not a Project
Recommended Action: Adopt
The staff report was presented by City Manager Lazzaretto. It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Cheng, seconded by Council Member Tay, and carried on a roll call vote to approve City Clerk Item 7.a.
AYES: Cheng, Tay, Danielson, Verlato, and Beck
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
8. PRESENTATIONS TO OUTGOING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Presentations to outgoing Mayor Tom Beck, Council Member Sho Tay, and Council Member Michael Danielson
Presentation by Assemblymember Mike Fong
Presentation by Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger Presentation by Los Angeles County Assessor Jeffrey Prang 1 12-06-2022
Presentation by City Council Member and former Mayor Yvonne Yiu on behalf of City of Monterey Park
resentation bv Vice President Terrence Williams. .
Town Council
Presentation by Senior Field Representative/Casework Manager Maile Plan on behalf of Congresswoman Judy Chu
Presentation by Board Member Cindy Wu on behalf of Mountain View School District Board of Education.
Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of Senator Susan Rubio.
Presentation by Arcadia Unified School District Board Members Fenton Eng, Leigh Chavez, and Raymond Cheung
Presentation by USC Arcadia Hospital Foundation President Michael Driebe Presentation by Director of Community Service & Special Projects Pete Siberell on behalf of Santa Anita Park
Presentation by President Vicki Knight and Karen McNair on behalf of Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Presentation by Co-Presidents David Lee and Sara Ho on behalf of the Arcadia Chinese Association
Presentation by President Martin Gandell on behalf of the Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association
Presentation by Vice President Greg Vanni, Chief Executive Officer Tashera Taylor, and Chief Development Officer Raina Martinez and Chief Administrative Officer Mike Antenesse, on behalf of Foothill Unity Center
Presentations to outgoing Mayor Tom Beck
Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of Senator Dianne Feinstein Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of the City of Monrovia Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of the City of San Gabriel Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of the City of Sierra Madre Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of the City of Temple City Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of City of Arcadia - Gavel plaque and City tile plaque
Remarks by outgoing Mayor Tom Beck
Presentations to outgoing Council Member Sho Tay
Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of Senator Dianne Feinstein Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of the City of Monrovia Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of the City of San Gabriel Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of the City of Sierra Madre Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of the City of Temple City 2 12-06-2022
Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of City of Arcadia -City tile plaque
Remarks by outgoing Council Member Sho Tay
Presentations to outgoing Council Member Michael Danielson Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of Senator Dianne Feinstein Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of the City of Monrovia Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of the City of San Gabriel Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of the City of Sierra Madre Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of the City of Temple City Presentation by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng on behalf of City of Arcadia -City tile plaque
Remarks by outgoing Council Member Michael Danielson
9. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE AND CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION a. Administration of the oath of office to newly elected members of the City Council. b. Remarks by newly elected members of the City Council. c. City Council reorganization
1. Administration of the oath of office to Mayor Pro Tem Verlato
2. Comments by Mayor Pro Tem Verlato
3. Administration of the oath of office to Mayor Cheng
4. Comments by Mayor Cheng
5. Comments by Members of the City Council and City Clerk Council Member Cao announced that he was a former commission member of the Senior Citizens' Commission; he stated that the Commission and Recreation Department provide many services in support of Arcadia seniors and noted that they are the foundation of the City.
Council Member Kwan thanked the community for giving her the opportunity to serve the City.
Council Member Wang thanked District 3 residents for their support and encouraged them to reach out and express any concerns they may have.
Mayor Pro Tem Verlato thanked her family for their support; she announced that Saturday is the Downtown Arcadia Holiday Fair; and encouraged everyone to attend the event.
City Clerk Glasco congratulated the new Council Members and wished them well.
Mayor Cheng announced that he attended the 69t Annual Festival of Bands, the Senior Citizens' Commission meeting; the Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association's 50th Anniversary Seminar; the Holiday Toy Drive hosted by Congresswoman Judy Chu; the Franklin Foundation Fundraiser which support Chinese American children with autism; he noted that he represented the City at a Volunteer Breakfast Appreciation Event; and encouraged everyone to attend the Downtown Arcadia Holiday Fair on Saturday.
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10. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Zeeman Wong, of The American Chinese Experts Association, appeared and congratulated the new City Council Members and thanked them for their contributions to the community.
Jeff Maloney, Mayor of Alhambra, appeared and thanked the outgoing City Council members; he congratulated the new Council Members; and requested support as an Alternate Board Member for the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, in relation to City Manager Item 12.a.
Nader Samaan, appeared and thanked Council Member Kwan for her commitment to serve Arcadia.
Dustin Nicolarsen, owner of The Derby restaurant in Arcadia, appeared and thanked the City and City Council for helping his business during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the City's assistance helped save his business.
11. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Regular Meeting Minutes of November 15, 2022, and Special Meeting Minutes of November 29, 2022.
CEQA: Not a Project
Recommended Action: Approve
b. Donation of a Scent Discriminate Tracking Dog and $2,500 from the Arcadia Police Foundation for the Arcadia Police Department's Police Service Dog (K-9) Program.
CEQA: Not a Project
Recommended Action: Accept
c. Resolution No. 7472 accepting a dedication for street and sidewalk purposes and approving Final Parcel Map No. 82694 for a three-unit multi-family residential condominium subdivision at 828 W. Naomi Avenue.
CEQA: Exemption
Recommended Action: Approve
d. Participant Agreement with the County of Los Angeles Region Imagery Acquisition Consortium 7 ("LARIAC7") for digital aerial imagery and dataset evaluation for the City's Geographic Information System in the amount of $47,583.
CEQA: Not a Project
Recommended Action: Approve
e. La Salle College Preparatory Proposal for improvements to Orange Grove Park Tennis Courts.
CEQA: Exemption
Recommended Action: Accept
It was moved by Council Member Cao, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Verlato, and carried on a roll call vote to approve Consent Calendar Items 11.a through 11.e.
AYES: Cao, Verlato, Kwan, Wang, and Cheng
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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12. CITY MANAGER
a. Resolution No. 7470 casting its votes for one of the five candidates to represent Arcadia and other cities with Prescriptive Pumping Rights as an alternate Board Member on the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority.
CEQA: Not a Project
Recommended Action: select a Candidate and Adopt
City Manager Lazzaretto presented the staff report. It was moved by Mayor Cheng, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Verlato, and carried on a roll call vote to select Mayor Maloney to represent Arcadia and other cities with Prescriptive Pumping Rights as the Alternate Board Member on the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority.
AYES: Cheng, Verlato, Cao, and Wang
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Kwan
13. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned at 9:47 p.m. to Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
- Mayor of the City of Arcadial
ATTEST:
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Assistant City Clerk
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