MONROVIA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
City Council Chambers
415 South Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, California 91016
76 th CITY COUNCIL
Becky A. Shevlin
Mayor
Larry J. Spicer
Mayor Pro Tem
Gloria Crudgington
Councilmember
Sergio P. Jiménez
Councilmember
Dr. Tamala Kelly
Councilmember
Janet Wall
City Treasurer
Alice D. Atkins
City Clerk
Dylan Feik
City Manager
Craig A. Steele
City Attorney
Welcome to the Monrovia City Council Meeting
Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 7:30 P.M.
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. Your attendance at this public meeting may result in the recording and broadcast of your image and/or voice.
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) ADVISORY: Wearing masks indoors is strongly recommended, as well as full vaccination or a recent negative test.
MEETINGS: Regular Meetings of the City Council are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 P.M. in City Council Chambers. A full City Council agenda packet with all backup information is available at City Hall, the Monrovia Library, 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, and posted online.
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MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA should be presented within a three to five (3-5) minute time frame during the time designated as “PUBLIC INPUT.” Speakers will be heard on a first come, first served basis during the 45-minute period of Public Input. Additional speakers will be accommodated during Public Input, Continued, following public City Business. By State law, the City Council may not discuss or vote on items not on the agenda.
MATTERS ON THE AGENDA: If you wish to address the City Council on a matter on the agenda, please indicate the Agenda Item Numbers(s) on the Speaker’s Information Form. Your name will be called at the appropriate time and you may proceed with your presentation within the five (5) minute time frame.
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.
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 76
th
MONROVIA CITY COUNCIL
City Council Chambers
415 South Ivy Avenue
Tuesday, September 20, 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 Becky A. Shevlin
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pro Tem Larry J. Spicer
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Gloria Crudgington, Sergio P. Jiménez, Dr. Tamala Kelly, Mayor Pro Tem Larry J. Spicer, and Mayor Becky A. Shevlin
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION, IF NEEDED
PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
PR-1 Pasadena Humane Pet of the Month
Staff Reference: Kevin McManus, Public Relations & Communications Manager PR-2 Proclaiming September 2022 as “National Preparedness Month” Staff Reference: Jeremy Sanchez, Fire Chief
PR-3 Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of Healing Connections 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 September 6, 2022, Special and Regular Meetings of the Monrovia City Council
Staff Reference: Alice Atkins, City Clerk
Recommendation: Adopt the Minutes of the September 6, 2022, Special and Regular Meetings of the Monrovia City Council
CC-2 Payroll No. 19 in the Net Amount of $695,632.17, and Warrant Register dated September 15, 2022, in the Total Amount of $1,861,444.37
Staff Reference: Buffy Bullis, Administrative Services Director Recommendation: Approve Payroll No. 19 in the net amount of $695,632.17, and Warrant Register dated September 15, 2022, in the total amount of $1,861,444.37 CC-3 Destruction of Certain Departmental Records; Resolution No. 2022-47 Staff Reference: Alice Atkins, City Clerk
Recommendation: Resolution No. 2022-47
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CC-4 Designation of City's Agents by Title to Obtain Federal and/or State Financial Assistance through the California Office of Emergency Services
Staff Reference: Alice Atkins, City Clerk
Recommendation: Approve the Designation of Applicant's Agent Resolution for Non-State Agencies authorizing the City Manager, Chief of Fire, or Director of Public Services by title to apply for federal and/or state financial assistance on behalf of the City of Monrovia through the California Office of Emergency Services
CC-5 Final Tract Map No. 83495 for Property Located at 634 West Olive Avenue and 610 West Walnut Avenue; Grace Kwok, Property Owner, Applicant
Staff Reference: Teresa Santilena, Associate Planner
Recommendation: Approve Final Tract Map No. 83495
CC-6 Amendment No. 2 to the Consultant Services Agreement with Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc., dated October 6, 2020, Extending the Term to April 30, 2023, for the completion of the Monrovia Housing Element Update for the 2021-2029 Planning Cycle and Associated General Plan Amendments (Focused General Plan Update) and Environmental Analysis Pursuant to State Law Staff Reference: Sheri Bermejo, Planning Division Manager Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Consultant Services Agreement with Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc., dated October 6, 2020, extending the term to April 30, 2023, for the completion of the Monrovia Housing Element Update for the 2021-2029 Planning Cycle and Associated General Plan Amendments (Focused General Plan Update) and Environmental Analysis, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney CC-7 Task Order No. 25 Under the On-Call Consultant Services Agreement dated June 21, 2022, with Stetson Engineers, Inc., in an Amount not to Exceed $106,000.00 for the Citywide Water Main Survey and Assessment
Staff Reference: Christopher Castruita, Senior Management Analyst Recommendation: Approve Task Order No. 25 under the On-Call Consultant Services Agreement dated June 21, 2022, with Stetson Engineers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $106,000.00 for the Citywide Water Main Survey and Assessment,; and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney CC-8 Declaring that the City Manager’s Authority to Approve and Execute Contracts Includes Contracts with Unlimited Indemnification and Defense Provisions that are Otherwise within the Scope of the City Manager’s Contract Authority, Resolution No. 2022-48 Staff Reference: Chelsea Straus, Assistant City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-48
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. Comments should be presented within a three to five (3-5) minute time frame. The City requests that persons addressing the City Council refrain from making personal, slanderous, profane or disruptive remarks.
Citizens who wish to speak on any City business item not on the Agenda should approach the podium during this 45-minute period on a first come, first served basis, or follow instructions for remote participation included on the cover sheet of this agenda. 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
PH-1 Historic Landmark HL-160 and Mills Act Contract MA-150 for Property Located at 740 Mountain View Avenue by Property Owners Jeff and Karyn Godbold; Resolution No. 2022-44 Staff Reference: John Mayer, Senior Planner
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-44
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PH-2 Historic Landmark HL-161 and Mills Act Contract MA-151 for Property Located at 518 West Maple Avenue by Property Owners Anne Riggs and Christopher Cornwell; Resolution No. 2022- 45 Staff Reference: Sheri Bermejo, Planning Division Manager Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2022-45
REPORTS OF CITY MANAGER AND STAFF
RCM-1 After-School Youth Sports Program Update
Staff Reference: Tina Cherry, Community Services Director
REPORTS OF CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND SUB-COMMITTEES
RCC-1 Councilmember Gloria Crudgington
RCC-2 Councilmember Sergio P. Jiménez
(a) League of California Cities Annual Conference & Expo, September 7-9, 2022, Long Beach, CA RCC-3 Councilmember Dr. Tamala Kelly
(a) League of California Cities Annual Conference & Expo, September 7-9, 2022, Long Beach, CA RCC-4 Mayor Pro Tem Larry J. Spicer
(a) League of California Cities Annual Conference & Expo, September 7-9, 2022, Long Beach, CA (b) Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority Update
RCC-5 Mayor Becky A. Shevlin
(a) League of California Cities Annual Conference & Expo, September 7-9, 2022, Long Beach, CA ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS - None
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, October 4, 2022, 7:30 P.M., City Council Chambers, 415 South Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, California.
ADJOURNMENT
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 15th day of September, 2022.
Alice D. Atkins, MMC, City Clerk