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, MARCH 6, 2023
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.
2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS – Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54956.8. City Negotiators: Sergio Gonzalez, City Manager Property Address: 729 N. Azusa; APN#8608-023-927, 26 and 27.
Negotiating Parties: Rudy Caamano, Windwater, Inc.
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms for Purchase of Property
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS – Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54956.8. City Negotiators: Sergio Gonzalez, City Manager Property Address: APN#8625-005-053
Negotiating Parties: Bill Hollman, Rosedale Land Partners Under Negotiation: Additional Terms for Transfer of Park Property 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.
Those wishing to participate during Public Comment may do so in-person at the Azusa Auditorium, or may submit written public comments by emailing [email protected]. Emailed public comments are due by 5:30 p.m. and shall be limited to no more than 250 words. Written public comments will be provided to the City Council and will be part of the record but will not be read aloud.
View the City Council meeting live on the City’s website https://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/1389/Watch-Meetings-Online, or on Channel 3 (Spectrum). Archived video of recorded meetings is also available on the City website.
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.
A.
PRELIMINARY BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Flag Salute
4. Invocation – Bishop Keith Hanks, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
5. Closed Session Report by the City Attorney
CEREMONIAL
1. Proclamation declaring March 2023 as Women’s History Month.
2. Presentation of checks from the proceeds of the Casino Night Fundraiser to Azusa Little League Baseball, Azusa Junior All-American Football, and Azusa Little League Softball.
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.
2. Presentation on Athens Services update by Iso Nakasato, Director of Government Affairs.
D.
SCHEDULED ITEMS
1. PUBLIC HEARING - FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AZUSA CITY COUNCIL AMENDING SECTION 88.42.190 OF THE AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADUs) AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADUs) AND REPEALING SECTION (88.51.034) OF THE AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DISCRETIONARY ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT (ADU) PERMITS IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Waive further reading, read by title only and introduce Ordinance No. 2023-02, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Azusa amending section 88.42.190 and repealing section 88.51.034 of the Azusa municipal code relating to accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, and determining the ordinance to be exempt from CEQA.
Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A
Fund/Account No: N/A
D-1 Staff Report - First Ready Ordinance ADU
2. FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENTS.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-C12, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Azusa adopting mid-year budget adjustments for the City of Azusa for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023;
2) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-R04, a Resolution of the Successor Agency of the Former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Azusa adopting mid-year budget adjustments for the City of Azusa for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023; and
3) Receive, review and file Fiscal Year 2022/23 Second Quarter Budget-to-Actual report ending December 31, 2022.
Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A
Fund/Account No: N/A
D-2 Staff Report - FY 22-23 Mid-Year Budget and Adjustments 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 SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 23, 2023.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve minutes as written.
Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A
E-1 - Minutes Special Meeting, January 23, 2023
2. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS OF WARRANTS BY THE CITY DATED FEBRUARY 17, 2023 THROUGH MARCH 1, 2023.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2023-C13 allowing certain claims and demands and specifying the funds out of which the same are to be paid.
Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A
E-2 Warrant Register - 2.17.22 - 3.1.23
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); Approve Side of Letter of Agreement with the Local 18 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers related to Special Assignment Pay and salary increases for Water Field Staff due to additional duties from installation and implementation of Water Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) System; and Approve Side of Letter of Agreement with the Local 18 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers related to removal of Maintenance of Membership language.
E-3 Staff Report - Council HR Action Items
4. ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING FROM PROP 68 LOCAL PARK REHABILITATION, CREATION, AND IMPROVEMENTS AND APPROVE THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT PIONEER PARK.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept $208,485 in Prop 68 Per Capita Grant Program funds; and Waive the competitive bid process as authorized under Azusa Municipal Code Section 2.521(a) and approve the purchase and installation of new playground equipment at Pioneer Park by Innovative Playgrounds Co. in the amount of $290,276.62, which includes a 10% contingency.
Total Cost: $290,276.62 Is the Cost of this item budgeted? Yes Fund/Account No: Per Capita State Grant (no account number yet) and Fund 19 Quimby E-4 Staff Report - Per Capita Grant Pioneer Park
F.
ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
March 20, 2023, 6:30 p.m. Closed Session, 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting April 3, 2023, 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 March 2, 2023 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