CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

REGULAR MEE

TING

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

AGENDA

6:00 p.m. 

Location:  City Council Chamber Conference Room, 240 W. Huntington Drive

CALL TO ORDER

 ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMBERS:

 Robert Harbicht, Mayor/Agency Chair

John Wuo, Mayor Pro Tem/Agency Vice Chair

Peter Amundson, Council/Agency Member

Roger Chandler, Council/Agency Member

Gary Kovacic, Council/Agency Member

 

STUDY SESSION/CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENTS (5 minutes per person)

Any person wishing to address the City Council/Redevelopment Agency during the Public Comments period is asked to complete a “Public Comments” card available in the Council Chamber Lobby. The completed form should be submitted to the City Clerk/Agency Secretary prior to the start of the Closed Session/Study Session.  

In order to conduct a timely meeting, there will be a five (5) minute time limit per person.  All comments are to be directed to the City Council/Redevelopment Agency and we ask that proper decorum be practiced during the meeting.  State law prohibits the City Council/Redevelopment Agency from discussing topics or issues unless they appear on the posted Agenda.

CLOSED SESSION 

a.         Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c) to confer with legal counsel regarding potential litigation – one (1) case.

b.         Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 conference with real property negotiators:

Property:  Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course (620 E. Live Oak Avenue, Arcadia)

City Negotiators:  City Manager and Assistant City Manager/Public Works

     Services Director

Negotiating Parties: City of Arcadia and Kare Youth League (John Martin)

Under Negotiation:  Price and Terms of Payment

STUDY SESSION 

            a.         Report, discussion and direction regarding Holiday Decoration Proposal options.

                        Recommended Action: Provide direction

7:00 p.m., City Council Chamber 

RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING TO OPEN SESSION

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

            Tony Trabbie, Fire Chief 

ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMBERS:

Amundson, Chandler, Kovacic, Wuo and Harbicht

REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY/AGENCY COUNSEL ON STUDY SESSION/CLOSED SESSION ITEMS 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM CITY MANAGER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS

MOTION TO READ ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE THE READING IN FULL  

1.         PUBLIC HEARING

All interested persons are invited to appear at the Public Hearing and to provide evidence or testimony concerning the proposed items of consideration.  You are hereby advised that should you desire to legally challenge any action taken by the City Council with respect to any Public Hearing item on this agenda, you may be limited to raising only those issues and objections which you or someone else raised at or prior to the time of the Public Hearing. 

CITY COUNCIL ITEMS:

a.                  Consideration of Residential-Mountainous Development Permit Application

            No. RM 08-01 for an open and uncovered hillside deck at 383 Torrey Pines Drive.

Recommended Action: Approve 

PUBLIC COMMENTS (5 minutes per person)

Any person wishing to address the City Council/Redevelopment Agency during the Public Comments period is asked to complete a “Public Comments” card available in the Council Chamber Lobby. The completed form should be submitted to the City Clerk/Agency Secretary prior to the start of the 7:00 p.m. Open Session.   

In order to conduct a timely meeting, there will be a five (5) minute time limit per person.  All comments are to be directed to the City Council/Redevelopment Agency and we ask that proper decorum be practiced during the meeting.  State law prohibits the City Council/Redevelopment Agency from discussing topics or issues unless they appear on the posted Agenda.   

REPORTS FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY CLERK 

2.         CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be acted on by one roll call vote.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.   

CITY COUNCIL ITEMS:

a.                  Accept donations in the amount of $16,514 from the Arcadia Public Library Foundation for programs and equipment at the Library.

Recommended Action: Approve 

b.                 Authorize the City Manager to execute a one (1) year contract extension with Republic Electric, Inc. for Scheduled and Extraordinary Traffic Signal Repairs in the amount of $105,000.

Recommended Action: Approve

c.                  Authorize the City Manager to execute a one (1) year contract extension with CLS Landscape Management, Inc. for Landscape Maintenance at City Facilities in the amount of $521,595.

Recommended Action: Approve  

d.                  Authorize the City Manager to execute a one (1) year contract extension with B&P Painting for Painting and Wood Refinishing Services at Various City Facilities in the amount of $43,500.

Recommended Action: Approve

e.                  Award a Purchase Order to Ironman Parts & Services for the Installation of Diesel Particulate Matter Filters into three (3) Diesel Engine Trucks in the City’s Fleet in the amount of $45,136.

Recommended Action: Approve  

f.                    Award a Purchase Order to Road Rescue Inc. for the purchase of one (1) Paramedic Rescue Ambulance for the Fire Department in the amount of $192,046.32.

Recommended Action: Approve

g.                  Authorize the purchase of computer workstations and monitors from Dell Computer Corporation in the amount of $65,181.62 and authorize a cooperative purchase using the Western States Contracting Alliance bid contract.

Recommended Action: Approve  

3.                  CITY MANAGER

a.                  Approve a Transit Service Program for Breeders Cup Events.

Recommended Action: Approve 

b.                  Report, discussion and direction regarding verification of the employment eligibility status of City employees and/or the employees of outside companies the City uses for services.  

Recommended Action: Provide direction

c.         Consideration of Adoption of the following Resolutions related to the formation of the Arcadia Citywide Lighting District 2009-1:

Adopt Resolution No. 6641 initiating proceedings for the formation of the Arcadia Citywide Lighting District 2009-1; and levy and collection of assessments related thereto commencing with Fiscal Year 2009-2010.

Recommended Action: Adopt 

Adopt Resolution No. 6642 preliminarily approving the Engineer’s Report regarding the formation of the Arcadia Citywide Lighting District 2009-1; and the levy and collection of assessments related thereto commencing with Fiscal Year 2009-2010.

Recommended Action: Adopt

Adopt Resolution No. 6643 declaring its intention to form the Arcadia Citywide Lighting District 2009-1; and to conduct a property owner balloting on the matter of new assessments related thereto commencing with Fiscal Year 2009-2010.

Recommended Action: Adopt 

d.                  Report, discussion and direction regarding Proposal by Kare Youth League to purchase property at the Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course.

Recommended Action: Provide direction

ADJOURNMENT 

The City Council/Redevelopment Agency will adjourn this meeting in memory of Mary McVey to Tuesday September 16, 2008, 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber Conference Room located at 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia.

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