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, OCTOBER 6, 2025
07:30 P.M.
Closed Session
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.
Viewing City Council Meetings
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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.
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 Police Department Lobby - 725 N. Alameda Ave., and the City of Azusa Web Page www.azusaca.gov. Persons who wish to speak in-person 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 ? Reverend John LeRoy, First Assembly of God Church
CEREMONIAL
1. Presentation of a Proclamation proclaiming the month of September Cybersecurity Awareness month in the City of Azusa.
2. Presentation of 2025 Golden Days Events and Honored Citizens.
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. Economic & Community Development Department Update
3. City Council Announcements
D.
SCHEDULED ITEMS
1. CONSIDERATION OF NOMINATION TO THE SAN GABRIEL BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY (WQA) BOARD FOR THE REPRESENTION OF CITIES WITH PRESCRIPTIVE WATER PUMPING RIGHTS AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025-C44 RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-C44 nominating Mayor Robert Gonzales to represent cities with prescriptive water pumping rights on the Board of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority.
Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A
D.1 - Staff Report - WQA Board Member Nomination
2. UPDATE ON SENATE BILL 1383 COMPLIANCE AND COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ON PROPOSED FRANCHISE AGREEMENT CHANGES BY ATHENS SERVICES RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive an update from City Staff on Senate Bill 1383 compliance and provide direction on any Franchise Agreement changes proposed by Athens Services.
Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A
D.2 - Staff Report - SB 1383 and Franchise Agreement Changes Workshop 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. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING DATED JUNE 16, 2025 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 - June 16, 2025, Regular Meeting
2. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025-C45 AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS OF WARRANTS BY THE CITY DATED SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 THROUGH OCTOBER 1, 2025 RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-45 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 - City Warrant Register 9.11.25-10.1.25
3. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF HUMAN RESOURCES PERSONNEL RELATED ACTION ITEMS RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Approve the following personnel action requests in accordance with the City of Azusa Rules of the Civil Service System, Azusa Municipal Code, and/or applicable Memorandum of Understanding(s); and 2) Approve Side Letter of Agreement between the City and Azusa Mid-Management Association to update and replace the Memorandum of Understanding provision of Retirement Health Insurance /Retiree Medical Trust from PORAC to MidAmerica Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A
E.3 - Staff Report -HR Action Items
4. CITY TREASURER?S STATEMENT OF CASH AND INVESTMENT BALANCES FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2025 RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive, review, and file the City Treasurer’s Report for the month of June 2025.
Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A
E.4 - Staff Report - Treasurers Report, June 2025
5. CONSIDERATION OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH ONE-LEGACY FOR THE USE OF THEIR CONFERENCE FACILITIES FOR EXISTING AND FUTURE CITY FUNCTIONS RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Adopt the Memorandum of Agreement by and between the City of Azusa and One-Legacy for the use of space within their facility license area for the purpose of holding City Functions; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement, in substantial form, subject to minor modifications acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City.
Total Cost: N/A Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A Fund/Account No: N/A
E.5 - Staff Report - MOA, One Legacy
6. CONSIDERATION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH ONWARD ENGINEERING FOR THE TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY, DIGITAL BASE MODEL, AND JURISDICTIONAL DELINEATION FOR GLADSTONE STREET FROM WESTERLY TO EASTERLY CITY LIMITS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $80,940.00 RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Approve an agreement for a total not-to-exceed amount of $80,940.00, to Onward Engineering; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City.
Total Cost (Preliminary Engineering): $80,940.00 Are the cost of these item budgeted? Yes Fund/Account No.: SB1-Road Maintenance & Rehabilitation Account Funds (Acct. 05-80-000-661-7120/66126A-7120) E.6 - Staff Report - PSA, Topographic Survey
7. CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC BENEFIT AND AWARD OF A CITY OF AZUSA SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE AZUSA HIGH SCHOOL JROTC PROGRAM RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Approve $500 of Special Assistance funds to the Azusa High School JROTC Program to offset program expenses; and 2) Make finding that the community at large will receive a public benefit from the expenditure of funds for the recommended items.
Total Cost: $500 Is the cost of this item budgeted? Yes Fund/Account No: Trust account 50-08-000-141-2718
E.7 - Staff Report - Azusa High School JROTC Program
F.
ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
October 20, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Closed Session, 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting November 3, 2025, 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 October 2, 2025 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