City honors Arcadia’s Best

The Mayor and Arcadia City Council will recognize the founders of the Arcadia’s Best Foundation and the supporting volunteer committee heads at Tuesday’s City Council meeting (July 19) who created the July 2 Arcadia’s Best Patriotic Festival.

Mayor Kovacic will present his certificate of Believe in Arcadia…Volunteer! Award to Foundation founders Carol Libby and Sho Tay, as well as event coordinator Bruce McCallum and other volunteers. Co-founder Scott Hettrick will not be available in attendance.

Following is the rest of the agenda for the City Council meeting, which will also include the first of two public hearings on an ordinance that will allow the City to pay the state about $1.5 million to maintain the Redevelopment Agency.

CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

REGULAR MEETING

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011

AGENDA 5:00 p.m.

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

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMBERS:

Gary Kovacic, Mayor/Agency Chair Robert Harbicht, Mayor Pro Tem/Agency Vice Chair Peter Amundson, Council/Agency Member Roger Chandler, Council/Agency Member Mickey Segal, Council/Agency Member

PUBLIC COMMENTS – CLOSED SESSION/STUDY SESSION (5 minute time limit)

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

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.

STUDY SESSION

a.    Report, discussion and direction regarding a Text Amendment to create a single Resolution for development standards, design guidelines and design review processes for all five of the City designated Homeowners’ Association areas.

CLOSED SESSION

a.    Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 to confer with labor negotiators.

City Negotiators: Administrative Services Director Hue Quach, Human Resources Administrator Michael Casalou and Attorney William Floyd of Best Best & Krieger, LLP. Employee Organizations: Arcadia Public Works Employees Association, Arcadia City Employees Association, Arcadia Police Civilian Employees Association, Arcadia Police Officers’ Association, Arcadia Firefighters’ Association and unrepresented employees: Department Heads, Division Managers, Supervisors, and Part-time employees.

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

Property: 35 West Huntington Drive, 21 Morlan Place, 101-111 North Santa Anita Avenue, 121-159 North Santa Anita Avenue and Assessor Parcel No. 5775-025-025 (South side of Santa Clara Street, West of Santa Anita Avenue) Agency Negotiators: City Manager/Agency Executive Director Don Penman, Assistant City Manager/Deputy Executive Director Jason Kruckeberg and Economic Development Manager Jerry Schwartz Negotiating Parties: Arcadia Redevelopment Agency and Rusnak/Arcadia (Paul Rusnak) Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

7:00 pm, City Council Chamber

RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING TO OPEN SESSION

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

Reverend Thomas Shriver, Emmanuel Assembly of God

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMBERS:

Gary Kovacic, Mayor/Agency Chair Robert Harbicht, Mayor Pro Tem/Agency Vice Chair Peter Amundson, Council/Agency Member Roger Chandler, Council/Agency Member Mickey Segal, Council/Agency Member

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

PRESENTATIONS

a.    Presentation of Believe in Arcadia…Volunteer! Award to Arcadia’s Best Foundation.

1.    PUBLIC HEARINGS

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.

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ITEMS:

a.    Adoption of Resolution No. ARA-246 amending and adopting local guidelines for implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.). Recommended Action: Adopt

CITY COUNCIL ITEMS:

b.    Adoption of Resolution No. 6782 amending and adopting local guidelines for implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.). Recommended Action: Adopt

c.    Approve the Annual Weed Abatement Charge List. Recommended Action: Approve

d.    Authorize the utilization of a proposed 2011 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) award in the amount of $12,068 to help offset the personnel costs of a Youth Services Officer at Arcadia High School. Recommended Action: Approve

e.    Adopt Resolution No. 6763 confirming the Engineer’s Report for the levy and collection of the Arcadia Citywide Lighting District No. 1 and the assessment diagram connected therewith; and ordering the levy and collection of assessments for Fiscal Year 2011-12. Recommended Action: Adopt

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 card should be submitted to the City Clerk/Agency Secretary prior to the start of the 7:00 p.m. Open Session meeting. 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 that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.

CITY COUNCIL ITEMS:

a.    Approve the Meeting Minutes of June 21 and July 5, 2011. Recommended Action: Approve

b.    Authorize the City Manger to execute a contract with Gentry Brothers Inc. for the Street Rehabilitation of Westbound Huntington Drive in the amount of $462,930 and authorize a 10% contingency. Recommended Action: Approve

c.    Accept all work performed by S.J. Grigolla Construction, Inc. for the street rehabilitation work with Stone Pine trees as complete and authorize the final payment to be made in accordance with the contract documents. Recommended Action: Approve

d.    Authorize the City Manger to execute a one (1) year contract extension with D & J Foothill Electrical Contractors, Inc. for electrical repairs and preventative maintenance at various City facilities in the amount of $112,910. Recommended Action: Approve

e.    Accept all work performed by Silvia Construction Inc. for the Street Rehabilitation of Santa Anita Avenue from Camino Real Avenue to Longden Avenue, Duarte Road to Christina Street and from Foothill Boulevard to I-210 Freeway as complete. Recommended Action: Approve

f.    Authorize the City Manager to approve a three (3) month contract extension for the purchase of motor vehicle fuel from Southern Counties Oil dba: SC Fuels, Inc.  in the amount not to exceed $75,000 through October 1, 2011. Recommended Action: Approve

3.    CITY MANAGER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ITEMS

a.    Report, discussion and direction regarding the composition of Arcadia Historical Museum Commission. Recommended Action: Provide direction

b.    Introduce Ordinance No. 2286 determining it will comply with the Voluntary Alternative Redevelopment Program pursuant to Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the California Health and Safety Code in order to permit the continued existence and operation of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. Recommended Action: Introduce

c.    Report, discussion and direction regarding the proposed Congressional, State Assembly, State Senate and Board of Equalization Redistricting. Recommended Action: Receive and file or provide direction

ADJOURNMENT

The City Council/Redevelopment Agency will adjourn this meeting to Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber Conference Room located at 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or accommodation from the City Clerk at (626) 574-5455.  Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting.