AGENDA
CITY OF AZUSA
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO
THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND
THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
AZUSA AUDITORIUM
213 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD
AZUSA, CA 91702
MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022
06:30 P.M.
Closed Session
7:30 P.M. Regular Meeting/Ceremonial
AZUSA CITY COUNCIL
ROBERT GONZALES
MAYOR
DENNIS BECKWITH
MAYOR PRO TEM
EDWARD J. ALVAREZ
COUNCIL MEMBER
JESSE AVILA JR.
COUNCIL MEMBER
ANDREW N. MENDEZ
COUNCIL MEMBER
In compliance with Government Code Section 54957.5, copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the Agenda are on file in the Office of the City Clerk - 213 E. Foothill Blvd.; Azusa Police Department Lobby - 725 N. Alameda Ave., and the City of Azusa Web Page www.azusaca.gov.
Notice Regarding California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determinations Pursuant to CEQA, a "project" is defined as a "whole action" subject to a public agency's discretionary funding or approval that has the potential to either (1) cause a direct physical change in the environment or (2) cause a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. "Projects" include discretionary activity by a public agency, a private activity that receives any public funding, or activities that involve the public agency's issuance of a discretionary approval and is not statutorily or categorically exempt from CEQA. (Pub. Res. Code § 21065.) To the extent that matters listed in this Agenda are considered “projects” under CEQA, their appropriate CEQA determination will be listed below each recommendation. If no CEQA determination is listed, it has been determined that the action does not constitute a “project” under CEQA.
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Procedures for Addressing the Council
The Council encourages interested people to address this legislative body by making public comments. Public comments may be made during designated agendized public comment periods and during public hearing items. Public comments are limited to five (5) minutes per speaker, unless a different time is announced by the Mayor/presiding Chair.
The Council encourages free expression of all points of view. To allow all persons the opportunity to speak, please keep your remarks brief. If others have already expressed your position, you may simply indicate that you agree with a previous speaker. If appropriate, a spokesperson may present the views of your entire group. State law generally prohibits the City Council from responding to or acting upon matters not listed on this agenda. Council rules prohibit clapping, booing, or shouts of approval or disagreement from the audience. Clapping, booing, shouting or other actions from the audience which, disturbs, impedes, or otherwise renders infeasible the meeting’s orderly conduct, who, after a request by the presiding officer, refuses to cease such behavior may be removed from the City Council chambers or remote participation platform.
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
CLOSED SESSION
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC FOR CLOSED SESSION
Prior to going into closed session, the City Council will convene in the Auditorium serving as Council Chambers to take public comment on the closed session items only. General public comment will be provided for during the regular portion of the meeting beginning at 7:30 P.M.
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957. 7:30 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC FOR REGULAR MEETING
Copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the Agenda are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and are available for public inspection at the City Library.
Persons who wish to speak during the Public Participation portion of the Agenda, shall fill out a card requesting to speak and shall submit it to the City Clerk prior to the start of the City Council meeting. When called, each person may address any item on or off the agenda during the public participation.
In compliance with Government Code Section 54957.5, copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the Agenda are on file in the Office of the City Clerk - 213 E. Foothill Blvd.; copies for public view are at the Azusa City Library - 729 N. Dalton Ave., Azusa Police Department Lobby - 725 N. Alameda Ave., and the City of Azusa Web Page www.azusaca.gov. Persons who wish to speak during the Public Participation portion of the Agenda or on a Public Hearing item, shall fill out a card requesting to speak and shall submit it to the City Clerk prior to 7:30 P.M.; cards submitted after this time will not be accepted.
A.
PRELIMINARY BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Flag Salute
4. Invocation – Josue Jordan, Iglesia Cristiana Ebenezer de Azusa
5. Closed Session Report by the City Attorney
CEREMONIAL
1. Presentation of Proclamation proclaiming May 15-21, 2022 as ‘National Public Works Week’ in the City of Azusa.
B.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
This time has been set aside for persons in the audience to make public comments on items listed or not listed on this Agenda. Members of the audience will have the opportunity to address the City Council/Agency Board about public hearing items at the time the public hearing is held. Under the provisions of the Brown Act, the Council/Agency Board is prohibited from taking action on oral requests, but may refer the matter to staff or to a subsequent meeting. Each person or representative of a group shall be allowed to speak without interruption for up to five (5) continuous minutes, subject to compliance with applicable meeting rules. Questions to the speaker or responses to the speaker’s questions or comments may be handled after the speaker has completed his/her comments. Public Participation will be limited to sixty (60) minutes.
C.
REPORTS, UPDATES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF/COUNCIL
1. City Manager Communications.
C.
REPORTS, UPDATES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF/COUNCIL
D.
SCHEDULED ITEMS
1. PUBLIC HEARING - CONSIDERATION OF A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("DDA") BETWEEN THE CITY OF AZUSA AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC. FOR DEVELOPMENT OF REAL PROPERTY GENERALLY KNOWN AS 736 AND 740 NORTH ANGELENO AVENUE (APNS: 8608-021-901 AND 8608-021-902).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Open the public hearing and receive testimony from the public regarding the proposed sale of the Property;
2) Close the public hearing and, if any protest was received regarding the sale of the Property, overrule the protest by a 4/5 majority vote;
3) Find that the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.
4) Approve Resolution No. 2022-C35 approving the DDA with San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity; and
5) Authorize the City Manager to execute the DDA, subject to any non-substantive revisions approved by the City Attorney, and perform any other obligations of the City under the DDA.
D-1 Staff Report - DDDA_736 and 740 Angeleno_Habitat
2. UPDATE ON PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS AND A DISCUSSION ON OPTIONS FOR ESTABLISHING A LOCAL SHELTER TO FURTHER ADDRESS THE NEEDS AND IMPACTS RELATED TO THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Receive and file a report on the City's efforts to provide outreach and services to those experiencing homelessness; and
2) Discuss the need for and options related to establishing a local shelter to further address the needs and impacts related to individuals experiencing homelessness.
D-2 Staff Report - City Strategies for Addressing Homelessness E.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The
Consent Calendar
adopting the printed recommended actions will be enacted with one vote. If Councilmembers or Staff wish to address any item on the Consent Calendar
individually, it will be considered under
SPECIAL CALL ITEMS.
1. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 7, 2022.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve minutes as written.
E-1 Minutes Regular Meeting, February 7, 2022
2. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS OF WARRANTS BY THE CITY DATED APRIL 28, 2022 THROUGH MAY 11, 2022.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2022-C36 allowing certain claims and demands and specifying the funds out of which the same are to be paid.
E-2 Warrant Register - 4.28.22 - 5.11.22
3. HUMAN RESOURCES ACTION ITEMS.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the following Personnel Action Requests in accordance with the City of Azusa Civil Service Rules and applicable Memorandum of Understanding(s).
E-3 Staff Report - Council HR Action Items
4. CITY TREASURER’S STATEMENT OF CASH AND INVESTMENT BALANCES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2022.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive, review, and file the City Treasurer’s Report for the month of March 2022.
E-4 Staff Report - City Treasurers Report 03-2022
5. ADOPT A RESOLUTION IDENTIFYING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2022-C37 identifying the projects for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 funded by SB 1.; and Authorize staff to reallocate existing RMRA funds in the amount of $840,000 to the Arrow Highway Street Resurfacing and Highway Safety Improvement Project No. HSIPL-5112(019); and Authorize staff to program existing RMRA funds in the amount of $900,000 from the FY2021-2022 Residential Roadway Rehabilitation Project to FY2022-23 in the CalSMART system.
E-5 Staff Report - FY22-23 Resolution SB1
6. ACCEPTANCE OF PROJECT COMPLETION AND AUTHORIZATION TO FILE A NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) SIDEWALK AND ADA IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. 602307-21 LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF RODECKER DRIVE AND DUELL STREET, RODECKER DRIVE AND 2ND STREET, RODECKER DRIVE AND HANKS STREET, AND FIFTH STREET AND ROCKVALE AVENUE.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept the project improvements; and Authorize Staff to file a Notice of Completion for the CDBG-funded Sidewalk and ADA Improvements Project No. 602307-21.
E-6 Staff Report - NOC CDBG Sidewalk and ADA Improvements Project 602307-21
7. ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FROM CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept the grant award from California State Library; and Approve necessary budget amendments and adjust the budgets accordingly.
E-7 Staff Report - ACT Grant Acceptance
8. APPROVAL OF FY 2022-23 CITY OF AZUSA CO-SPONSORSHIPS.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the proposed co-sponsorships for FY 2022-23.
E-8 Staff Report - FY 2022-23 Co-Sponsorships
9. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM (MARCH 4, 2020), AND AUTHORIZING REMOTE TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE CITY OF AZUSA PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2022-C38, ratifying the proclamation of a State of Emergency by Governor Newsom (March 4, 2020), and authorizing remote teleconference meetings of the Legislative Bodies of the City of Azusa pursuant to Assembly Bill 361.
E-9 Staff Report - Adoption of AB 361 Findings City Council
10. PURCHASE OF LARGE DIGITAL MESSAGE BOARD
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the purchase of a large digital message board in an amount not to exceed $33,945.98 as listed in the Azusa Police Department’s Capital Improvement budget for 2021-2022.
E-10 Staff Report - Purchase of Message Board docx
11. APPROVE A 1-YEAR EXTENSION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AZUSA AND INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. FOR ONGOING PARKING ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve a 1-year extension agreement between the City of Azusa and Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. for parking enforcement services in an amount not to exceed $189,329.36 annually; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City, and approve subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Attorney and City Manager.
E-11 Staff Report - Inter-Con Security doc
12. APPROVAL OF LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU) FOR THE USE OF SLAUSON PARK COMMMUNITY POOL/AZUSA AQUATICS CENTER.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the License Agreement with APU for Slauson Park Community Pool/ Azusa Aquatics Center; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the use License Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City, subject to non-substantive changes made by City Manager and City Attorney.
E-12 Staff Report - APU Pool License Agreement
13. CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT APPLICATION BY SPECTRUM SPORTS ON BEHALF OF ONELEGACY TO CONDUCT THE DONATE4LIFE 5K RUN WALK 2022 ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND CITRUS AVENUE.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Special Event Permit Agreement for OneLegacy’s Donate4Life 5K Run Walk, operated by Spectrum Sports, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the Reimbursement Agreement for OneLegacy’s Donate4Life 5K Run Walk, operated by Spectrum Sports, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City.
E-13 Staff Report - Special Event - OneLegacy Donate4Life 5k RunWalk 5.16.2022 F.
SECOND READING ORDINANCES
1. SECOND READING - ORDINANCE REVISING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III - TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Read be title only, second reading and adoption, Ordinance No. 2022-02.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III, SECTION 2-194 OF THE AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS.
F-1 Staff Report - Second Reading Ordinance Amending MC Temp Appointments G.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The
Consent Calendar
adopting the printed recommended actions will be enacted with one vote. If Councilmembers or Staff wish to address any item on the Consent Calendar
individually, it will be considered under
SPECIAL CALL ITEMS.
1. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF WARRANTS BY THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY DATED APRIL 14, 2022 THROUGH MAY 11, 2022.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Adopt Resolution No. 2022-R07 allowing certain claims and demands to be paid out of Successor Agency Funds.
G-1 - Warrants Successor Agency 4.14.22-5.11.22
H.
ADJOURNMENT
We adjourn in solemn honor of those Azusans who we’ve lost to Covid-19.
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
June 6, 2022, 6:30 p.m. Closed Session, 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting June 20, 2022, 6:30 p.m. Closed Session, 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a city meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 626-812-5229. Notification three (3) working days prior to the meeting when special services are needed will assist staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide access to the meeting.
I, Adrian Garcia, MMC, Chief Deputy City Clerk of the City of Azusa, or my designee, hereby certify under penalty of perjury that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on May 12, 2022 seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at the City Clerk’s Office, 213 E. Foothill Blvd.; the lobby of the Police Department, 725 N. Alameda Ave.; the Civic Auditorium, 213 E. Foothill Blvd.; the City Library, 729 N. Dalton Ave.; and on the City’s Web Page at www.ci.azusa.ca.us
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Adrian Garcia, MMC
Chief Deputy City Clerk
Azusa City Clerk's Office