MONROVIA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
City Council Chambers
415 South Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, California 91016
75 th CITY COUNCIL
Tom Adams
Mayor
Gloria Crudgington
Mayor Pro Tem
Alexander C. Blackburn
Councilmember
Becky A. Shevlin
Councilmember
Larry J. Spicer
Councilmember
Stephen R. Baker
City Treasurer
Alice D. Atkins
City Clerk
Dylan Feik
City Manager
Craig A. Steele
City Attorney
Welcome to the Monrovia City Council Meeting
Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 7:30 P.M.
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) ADVISORY
As a precaution to protect staff, our constituents, and elected officials, in accordance with Government Code Section 54953(e) and guidance from the California and Department of Public Health, Los Angeles County Health Department, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the City Council has made the determination that there will NOT be a physical meeting location and all public participation will be electronic. Remote public participation is allowed in the following ways:
1) Cable T.V. Broadcast on KGEM (Spectrum Channel 99 or Giggle Fiber Channel 87-2) 2) Livestream online at www.foothillsmedia.org/monrovia PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:
BY EMAIL: Public comment will be accepted by email to [email protected] before 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Public comment may be summarized in the interest of time; however, the full text will be provided to all members of the City Council and made available on the City’s website prior to the meeting. Public input related to Public Hearings will be accepted by email to [email protected] prior to the close of the Public Hearing.
BY ZOOM OR BY PHONE - Meeting ID 826 0476 2691: To participate from your computer, laptop, or smartphone, join at https://zoom.us/join, or call 1-669-900-9128 on your phone. Please remain muted with video off until called upon.
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Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e), City Councilmembers may participate via teleconference.
MEETINGS: Regular Meetings of the City Council are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 P.M. A full City Council agenda packet with all backup information is available at City Hall and on the City’s website at www.cityofmonrovia.org. Documents distributed to a majority of the City Council after the posting of this agenda will be available for review at the Office of the City Clerk, 415 South Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, California. Community Media of the Foothills (KGEM) shows both live broadcasts and replays of City Council Meetings on cable television and over the Internet at www.foothillsmedia.org. Your participation at this public meeting may result in the recording and broadcast of your image and/or voice as previously described.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Your participation is welcomed and invited at all City Council meetings. Time is reserved at each regular meeting for those in the audience who wish to address the Council. The City requests that persons addressing the City Council refrain from making personal, slanderous, profane or disruptive remarks.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND APPEALS are items scheduled for which public input is either required or desired. The applicant shall be allowed a ten (10) minute time frame to present project testimony and a five (5) minute time frame to respond following further public testimony.
Appellants will be afforded the same opportunities. Other members of the public who wish to speak have a five (5) minute time frame with no rebuttal time.
AGENDA ITEMS: The Agenda contains the regular order of business of the City Council. Items on the Agenda have generally been reviewed and investigated by the City Staff in advance of the meeting so that the City Council can be fully informed about a matter before making its decision.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 932-5505. Please notify the City Clerk’s Office at least seventytwo hours prior to the meeting so that reasonable arrangements can be made to ensure accessibility. Council Chambers is equipped with audio equipment for the hearing impaired, and is wheelchair accessible.
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REGULAR MEETING
of the 75
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MONROVIA CITY COUNCIL
City Council Chambers
415 South Ivy Avenue
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Copies of the Staff Reports or other written documentation relating to each proposed item of business presented for consideration by the City Council on the Agenda are on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
To comply with recent court decisions, the City of Monrovia has advised persons giving the invocation not to recite sectarian references or prayers.
CONVENE Mayor Tom Adams
INVOCATION Police Chaplain Terrence Brown
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Becky A. Shevlin
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Alexander C. Blackburn, Becky A. Shevlin, Larry J. Spicer, Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Crudgington, and Mayor Tom Adams
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION, IF NEEDED
PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
PR-1 Proclaiming the Month of March 2022 as “March 4 Balance: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness Month”
PR-2 Proclaiming the Month of March 2022 as “American Red Cross Month” STUDENT GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORT – Student Liaison Angelina Hamilton
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CONSENT CALENDAR
All items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion.
There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered in its normal sequence. If you would like an item on the Consent Calendar discussed, simply tell the City Clerk or a member of the City Council.
CC-1 Unadopted Minutes of the February 15, 2022, Special and Regular Meetings of the Monrovia City Council
Staff Reference: Alice Atkins, City Clerk
Recommendation: Adopt the Minutes of the February 15, 2022, Special and Regular Meetings of the Monrovia City Council
CC-2 Payroll No. 4 in the Net Amount of $641,108.05, and Warrant Registers dated February 17 and February 24, 2022, in the Total Amounts of $1,536,086.25, and $587,951.87, Respectively Staff Reference: Buffy Bullis, Administrative Services Director Recommendation: Approve Payroll No. 4 in the net amount of $641,108.05, and Warrant Registers dated February 17 and February 24, 2022, in the total amounts of $1,536,086.25, and $587,951.87, respectively
CC-3 Agreement with Pyro Spectaculars, Inc., in the Amount of $27,600.00 for Production of the 2022 Fourth of July Fireworks Show
Staff Reference: Rebecca Sandoval, Recreation Manager
Recommendation: Approve an agreement with Pyro Spectaculars, Inc., for production of the 2022 Fourth of July fireworks show in the amount of $27,600.00, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney MONROVIA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2022
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CC-4 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Monrovia and Monrovia Reads for the Monrovia Reads Mobile Literacy Program to Provide Access to Library Services Across Monrovia
Staff Reference: Carey Vance, Library Manager
Recommendation: Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Monrovia Reads for the Monrovia Reads Mobile Literacy Program and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney
CC-5 Adopting a Notification of Intent to Comply Pursuant to Senate Bill 619 Regarding Compliance with Senate Bill 1383 and Making Findings and Determinations Regarding the Same; Resolution No. 2022-13
Staff Reference: Alex Tachiki, Deputy Director
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-13
PUBLIC INPUT
Thank you for participating in tonight's meeting. The City Council encourages public participation, and invites you to share your views on City business. The City requests that persons addressing the City Council refrain from making personal, slanderous, profane or disruptive remarks.
Public comment will be accepted by email to [email protected] before 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Public comment may be summarized in the interest of time, however the full text will be provided to all members of the City Council prior to the meeting. If comments are specifically in support or opposition of an item, please clearly state so in the introduction. By State law, the City Council may not discuss or vote on items not on the Agenda.
Those not accommodated during this 45-minute period have an opportunity to speak under PUBLIC INPUT, CONTINUED following public City business.
Please state your name for the record.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/MEETINGS – None
REPORTS OF CITY MANAGER AND STAFF
RCM-1 City Council Directives Update
Staff Reference: Dylan Feik, City Manager
RCM-2 Update from Los Angeles County Tax Assessor
Staff Reference: Jeff Pang, Los Angeles County Tax Assessor RCM-3 Phase II Drought Billing Update
Staff Reference: Rae Bowman, Deputy Administrative Services Director RCM-4 General Municipal Election Update
Staff Reference: Alice Atkins, City Clerk
REPORTS OF CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND SUB-COMMITTEES
RCC-1 Mayor Tom Adams
RCC-2 Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Crudgington
RCC-3 Councilmember Alexander C. Blackburn
RCC-4 Councilmember Becky A. Shevlin
(a) Direction on San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Comment Letter Related to Recommendations for the Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness RCC-5 Councilmember Larry J. Spicer
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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
AR-1 Solicitation of Bids for the Lucinda Garcia Park Improvements Project, Project #G-935 Staff Reference: Tina Cherry, Community Services Director Recommendation: Authorize staff to solicit bids for the Lucinda Garcia Park Improvements Project, Project #G-935 in accordance with the City’s Purchasing Policy and the California Public Contract Code
PUBLIC INPUT, CONTINUED, IF NEEDED
At this time citizens who wish to discuss City business items not on the Agenda and who were not accommodated during the 45-minute time period allotted under PUBLIC INPUT above may request to speak before the City Council during this period on a first come, first served basis
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR, IF NEEDED
At this time items pulled from the Consent Calendar above, if any, will be considered.
SCHEDULED MEETINGS
The next Regular Meeting of the Monrovia City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 7:30 P.M., City Council Chambers, 415 South Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, California.
ADJOURNMENT
IN MEMORY OF
Elia Duran, Mother of Public Works Senior Administrative Assistant Julia Benavidas I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing Agenda was posted at the front entrance of City Hall not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 25th day of February, 2022.
Alice D. Atkins, MMC, City Clerk