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CC - 01-11-94APPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING CITY Or ROSrIVIEAD ~ ~ p ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL DATE JANUARY 11, 1994 By The Regular Meeting of the Rosemead City Council was called to order by Mayor Bruesch at 8:03 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. The Pledge to the Flag was led by Councilmember McDonald. The Invocation was delivered by Councilmember Taylor. ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: Present: Councilmembers Clark, McDonald, Taylor, Mayor Pro Tem Vasquez, and Mayor Bruesch Absent: None APPROVAL OF MINUTES: NOVEMBER 9, 1993 - REGULAR MEETING MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER McDONALD, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 9, 1993, be approved as submitted. Vote resulted: Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. / APPROVAL OF MINUTES: DECEMBER 14, 1993 - REGULAR MEETING MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER McDONALD, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 14, 1993, be approved. Vote resulted: Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. PRESENTATIONS: - None I. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE A. MR. ED FLORES, MONTEREY PARR RESIDENT, REGARDING DEVELOPMENT AT RESURRECTION CEMETERY IN MONTEBEL1 Mr. Ed Flores, 0666 Potrero Grande, Monterey Park, asked the Council's support to block the proposed expansion of the Resurrection Cemetery in Montebello. B. Michael Pasillas, Field Representative for Congressman Matthew Martinez, introduced himself and offered the support of this office to the City. C. Dolly Leong, 9554 Ralph St., Rosemead, asked that approval of her Tentative Tract Map No. 51544 be approved as soon as possible. Staff was directed to gather the pertinent data and place this item on the next Council agenda. D. Frank Delia, Temple City Blvd., Rosemead, reported a fire and health hazard regarding property located at 3751 Temple City Blvd. II. PUBLIC HEARINGS - EXPLANATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH TO ALL PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER CC 1-11-94 Page #1 A. A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN APPEAL OF A PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION REGARDING A REQUEST FROM NEWTON TRAN FOR THE ON-SITE SALE OF BEER AND WINE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT LOCATED AT 8450 VALLEY BOULEVARD, dba PHO 54 RESTAURANT (CUP 93-600) The Mayor opened the public hearing. John Kendrick, representing owner Newton Tran, 19800 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, summarized the owner's request, noting that this is a family restaurant, there would be no bar or entertainment, and that two similar requests for beer and wine had been approved by the Planning Commission for this same center. Mr. Kendrick invited the Council to visit the restaurant and asked that this appeal be granted. There being no one else wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed. City Attorney Kress noted that a letter had been received from Sunseri Liquors in support of the applicant. Councilmember McDonald received clarification of the pictures that had been presented; felt this was a matter of free enterprise; and that denial of the request for an alcohol license for the on-site sale of beer and wine should be left to Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). Mayor Bruesch received information regarding the number of ABC licenses in the area at the present time. Councilmember Taylor verified the types of businesses that are being opened in the center and the crime statistics for this area. Councilmember Clark was concerned about the crime statistics in the area and it was noted that this area has a low crime rate; how many licenses the ABC issues; and if any restaurants had been denied that were not near a school. Peter Lyons, Planning Director, stated that none had been denied to his knowledge. Mayor Pro Tem Vasquez felt this was a family type restaurant and that the appeal should be granted. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM VASQUEZ, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER McDONALD that the Council overturn the decision of the Planning Commission and grant the appeal subject to the original conditions as presented. Vote resulted: Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. III.LEGISLATIVE A. RESOLUTION NO. 94-01 - CLAIMS & DEMANDS The following resolution was presented to the Council for adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 94-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $967,313.08 NUMBERED 8119 THROUGH 8355 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER McDONALD, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM VASQUEZ that Resolution No. 94-01 be adopted. Vote resulted: Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None CC 1-11-94 Page #2 J The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. B. RESOLUTION NO. 94-02 - REGULATING THE USE AND SALE OF FIREARMS BY LOCAL AGENCIES The following resolution was presented to the Council for adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 94-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD URGING THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE TO GRANT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE THE USE AND SALE OF FIREARMS WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION VERBATIM DIALOGUE FOLLOWS: TAYLOR: Mr. Mayor. I can't support this resolution. BRUESCH: We have two audience people that would like to speak on this matter. TAYLOR: Go right ahead. BRUESCH: Miss Liz Diaz. DIAZ: Thank you Mayor Bruesch, members of the Council. My name is Elizabeth Diaz. I reside at 7569 Hellman Avenue in the City of Rosemead. I am also a former member of the Garvey School Board and as a member of that Board I received an invitation in October to join a group of women elected officials within the County of Los Angeles to take on a number of issues dealing with violence in general. An item that came out of that was a resolution similar to the one that you have before you that was introduced by a crosstown colleague of yours in West Hollywood, Abby Land introduced a similar resolution asking the State legislature to merely grant local municipalities such as yourself the authority to regulate the sale and use of firearms. I would like to bring to your attention that there's also other groups that have formed. Just yesterday in the LA Times in the Metro section about Ann Rice Lane who is forming a group of women against gun violence in specific and there have also been a number of articles recently in the Times, December 9, that President Clinton wants all options studied to curb gun violence. Briefly if I may read an excerpt of that article, with public pressure for more controls mounting a LA Times poll released Wednesday found that since enactment of the Brady measure 64% of Americans still think that gun control laws are not strong enough whereas only 7% say they are too strong and 24% find them adequate. In another development the American Medical Association, many of whose members are long exposed gun control adopted sweeping new policy statement favoring tighter curbs on the sale and ownership of firearms. They're also concerned because their feeling that this is become a major public health because there's so many deaths and injuries related to the use and prolifercation of guns. This resolution would merely state to your legislatures that you wish to have the control in your local jurisdictions should the state regulations be more lenient than you care. This is not in any way form saying that you will support that in your local jurisdiction, it merely says sends a message to your state legislatures and I believe Assemblyman Louis Caldera is in the process of introducing such a bill at this time. There are also stricter legislation that's being introduced by a number of other assemblymember and state legislators. McDONALD: Miss Diaz. What do you see as the advantage of bringing it down to the local level? DIAZ: It provides you with the latitude. Right now you depend on the state regulations. If they are lenient, more lenient than you wish them to be then you don't have any prerogative or say, you don't have the latitude right now. If you wanted stricter controls then this would provide for that prerogative if you will. CC 1-11-94 Page #3 McDONALD: If you were sitting on this City Council and you had the opportunity to make a decision on gun control what do you believe would be the control that we need that we could provide that the State doesn't. DIAZ: I think we need to look at the laws and see if they're not strong enough right now. I know that there are many young children and as a former school boardmember, I'm concerned expecially I know you're well aware of all the recent gun violence. Just the other day again.a child just playing with a gun, picked one up and shot ...a 12-year old shot a 6-year old. My sense is that we don't need this kind of weapon in our community, in our state, in our country. TAYLOR: Mr. Mayor. Excuse me. A point of clarification. When Mrs. Diaz, you say you don't need that kind of weapon in our community, in this state or in this country. DIAZ: Yes. TAYLOR: That is total gun control. DIAZ: That's not what I'm asking. TAYLOR: Well what you said does imply that. DIAZ: That's my personal view. TAYLOR: No, I want that clarified because how would you correct that situation where that young child accidentally shot another child? DIAZ: Well as I indicated I think we need to look at... TAYLOR: No, excuse me. How would you correct that specific situation? DIAZ: If I was the parent or the person responsible for that child I'd make sure there wasn't access to that... TAYLOR: Okay. That's the key word though. You have found a solution for that but why penalize every other gun owner in the state? DIAZ: It's not penalizing it. I think you misinterpret the intent. Again, it's... TAYLOR: No, that's why I asked you to clarify what you were proposing. This resolution does not propose one, not one single item. All it states is that all five hundred cities in the State of California could pass their own gun control laws, above and beyond the federal regulations, above and beyond the state regulations and then you go to court and say well who's pre-empted the law. There's 500 different versions now. So, that's why I say that there's nothing in this. DIAZ: It would if the State then granted ...see this is stating that you want to urge your state legislators to grant you that prerogative and that's all it's saying. So, if they say that each and every municipality has their prerogative as I've observed the way you run meetings, I know that's not the way that the Garvey School District runs a meeting but we have the prerogative, each jurisdiction has the prerogative to run the meetings their way and to establish laws the way they wish and that's what it would'say. If a state law were passed and of course we are at the mercy of the state legislators to enact such law so this is merely saying that you want the prerogative, you want the control as a local municipality to decide whether or not and it doesn't again you don't have to implement that. It's merely saying yes you acknowledge that we should have the authority and or the prerogative to pass such a law if we choose so. It's not saying you will. It's merely granting you the latitude to do so. Right now you don't have that latitude and I would think as a local representative you would want all the latitude that you can get as opposed to having someone else dictate what you can and can't do. CC 1-11-94 Page 04 BRUESCH: Thank you, Mrs. Diaz. CLARK: I'd just like to clarify. You stated that you don't want this kind of weapon in your city, state and what do you mean by that? DIAZ: That's my personal view. CLARK: Which is no one should have a gun, anywhere? Is that what you're saying? DIAZ: Well, I think that's utopian attitude, if you will. I know and I know that it's not unrealistic. I know that the country of England, there's a complete ban and they're lucky if they have maybe an average of four homicides a year in the entire country. TAYLOR: Mr. Mayor. I take exception.... DIAZ: So, this is not unheard of. Let me clarify... TAYLOR: I take exception to that. DIAZ: ...that's not what I'm advocating. TAYLOR: No, I take exception your statistics. It's not four homicides per year in England. DIAZ: I said approximately. TAYLOR: That's way off. DIAZ: In any event there is a total ban. TAYLOR: But the criminals still use the guns. DIAZ: That wouldn't preclude any criminal from doing what they do to get that. TAYLOR: That's the biggest problem we have in this country is the criminals using them but the whole focus of the argument is take it away from all the good people and regulate the guns in the sense that the police don't tell you this and it's very discouraging. When they arrest someone for a criminal offense and Lt. Miller if you could clarify this, do the police list in their report if the gun was registered or stolen? MILLER: Yes. TAYLOR: So, the Sheriff's Department would have the record of all homicides or gun shooting incidents where the gun came from. MILLER: If we have the weapon. If it's recovered. TAYLOR: The point I'm trying to make is that from what I understand and have read, most of the crimes, the criminals don't register their guns. They're either stolen from someone or they're bought illegally from someone that did steal the guns and you can correct me if I'm wrong Mr. Miller that the criminals aren't registering the guns... so, you're penalized and I know a few people that thank God they had guns to save their own lives or else they could be dead. I mean that's a known fact and we always feel bad about the child that was shot but you've got to stop and think though that in LA County there's 9 million people and I certainly have empathy and sympathy for the child that dies, it's a tragedy. And you had the right answer as far as I'm concerned, the parental control, the supervision, whoever was in charge of that, failed or the parents didn't lock the guns up. Those accidents do happen. It's just like car accidents. They do happen because someone was careless but that doesn't mean nobody should have a gun or nobody should drive a car. Those seven kids that were killed down on the freeway when the truck went over and they died. Accidents do happen but as I started to say this resolution doesn't give us one single statement what it's for other than blanket decision. CC 1-11-94 Page #5 DIAZ: It states that it's to ask your state legislators to grant you the control. That's the essence of the resolution. TAYLOR: That's an open ended free for all. DIAZ: How so? TAYLOR: Because all the five hundred cities in the state could do what they decide to do,.that they could pass a law theoretically that there will be no guns in any homes where there are children. DIAZ: And that's the prerogative of that city. TAYLOR: That's right and it could be and then there will no guns allowed to be transported for a hunting trip without a permit from your local Sheriff or your local police. DIAZ: First of all, I think it's highly unlikely but second of all, again, that would be prerogative of each and every city and as I'm sure you wouldn't want anyone to dictate to you from another city what you could do as you decide jointly as a Council I'm sure that they wouldn't want that either. TAYLOR: But you mentioned it twice now. We would not like some other Council to dictate to us but you would pass legislation or support legislation that would tell us as a Council to turn around to 52,000 residents and dictate to them by passing legislation of what we want for gun control. DIAZ: It only grants you the latitude and you may then for instance if this legislation were to pass you can choose never to implement anything with regard to gun control. All it says is that you have the latitude should you choose to exercise that. Right now you don't and it seems to me that as a local municipality that you would want to have that latitude, to have that choice. That's what it's granting you. It states that it would give you the authority to regulate it. You don't have that authority right now and you could choose to exercise that authority or not. That's all it's saying. That's the essence of this. So, I want to make that very clear. BRUESCH: Thank you, Mrs. Diaz. DIAZ: Thank you. BRUESCH: We have another request to speak, Mr. Robert Angles, but he appears to have left. I'll open it up to the Council. TAYLOR: Mr. Mayor. If you read this resolution on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6th whereas down, it states whereas local government should have the ability to regulate the use and sale of firearms in the instance that they should desire to enact more stringent laws than those adopted by the state legislature and more could be one, it could be ten, it could be 50, it could be divided by 500 cities in the state. Then it continues now therefore be it resolved that the City Council of the City of Rosemead joins in supporting legislation to permit local governments to regulate the sale and use of firearms in those instances where local regulations would be more stringent than the state regulations. Now more stringent means anything and everything above. It's pure speculation. I'm not opposed to gun registration or the assault weapons and things.that, God only knows you don't need an M-1 to go out and hunt a deer or pheasant or something like that... BRUESCH: You wouldn't have much deer left. TAYLOR: ...they regulate the clips, they regulate the bullets, there is a lot of regulations, state law, we already have the if it's not seven, it's fifteen days, even to buy a 22-rifle. It's not handguns, so the State of California has these regulations and when we open it wide up to whatever a council wants, it's a whole Pandora's box of what's going to be in there. CC 1-11-94 Page #6 BRUESCH: Any further comments? CLARK: Mr. Mayor. I'd just like to point out an article that was in the LA Times on Monday, January 3rd and it talks about crime issue at the forefront as State session opens. And it talks about crime being one of the focuses that they will have and it says it being an election year however, it remains to be seen whether legislators will actually pass major laws on such on big issues or get boggled down in posturing against political rivals and I really think... I'm not in favor of this resolution for one of the reasons being that I think this group is shooting themselves in the foot. If they really want tougher laws they're basically telling the legislature let us do it, don't you do it and that's exactly what Sacramento wants to hear. They've done it on the budget. Whenever they can pass the buck to us they will pass it and they'll say we did something for the budget because we let cities do it, we're going to let cities tax themselves and I think this is exactly what would happen with this resolution. You will be saying to them we will do it, you don't have to tackle this politically sensitive issue, let cities do it so they'll turn around and say we did our job, we let cities do it, we passed the buck. So, I'm not in favor of this resolution. McDONALD: Mr. Mayor. I think the national statistics, Jack, you can say yay or nay on this, but I think that national statistic-wise that most of the killings are done in home arguments or something like that, aren't they, a great many of them? ...In home arguments, so it is guns in the homes and you got the problem of the constitutional right to bear arms on one respect and you have the problem with trying to keep them out of the kids hands or brothers hands or the parents hands when they get mad but I think, Liz, this is by asking for it from the State, we are telling the legislature, hey, get tough on gun laws, somebody needs to do it but I think the word's been heard. I think Governor Wilson's coming down to have this crime seminar down here. President Clinton looks like he is making an effort to say hey crime is a major problem and I think they finally see the light but I think this resolution as everybody has pointed out here, thinking in terms of what if it passed and they gave all of the power to the local Councils and they're not about to do that, that you'll have kind of chaos but I think you're moving in the right direction. I don't this is necessarily the answer but I think you're word is being heard everywhere and I think we also are saying the same thing to the State and to the Federal government. I think this resolution at this particular point for this particular Council is not agreeable. TAYLOR: Mr. Mayor. VASQUEZ: Mr. Mayor. Let me just make the final comment. I know Gary wants to say something else. Talking to a number of people that do feel the frustration and the pain from violence and guns, everybody's just grappling to try to control it and all that I hear, all the killings are all done from guns that were stolen and controlling the sale of it through the regular shops, I don't think it's the answer because they're still going to be stolen in the same amount of numbers and I commend you for believing what you want. I respect you for that but I don't think it will solve the problem. It'll always be there. TAYLOR: Mr. Mayor. What I started to say was that everyone of us in this room is sorry when anybody is shot accidentally or even sometimes if they're shot, if they're a member of the family or a friend for something, it hurts terribly for somebody to die from being shot or from any other accident, so to speak. But I think the tragedy that we're up against is the criminal element as far as it's whether it be the breakdown of the family... there was a movie, a documentary, three hours long last week about the gangs in New Mexico and those kids stood up one right after the other and said if our families loved us, if they cared where we were, if they just took some time to be with us, these were the actual gangmembers, dozens of them speaking. So, it's not the guns that are doing it, it's the tragedies that are happening to people that just... if kids aren't loved, they're not going to learn how to love. They're going to go out and show who's the tough kid on the block and if they're shot at they're going to CC 1-11-94 Page #7 TAYLOR CONTINUES: shoot back. How many times have where it's a retaliation shooting. Well, one of my so we're going to go shoot somebody else. And what we're in agreement to controlling the guns but this to go. So, as far as this particular item goes we action on it or take no action. we seen in LA buddies got shot Mrs. Diaz says, just isn't the way -an take some BRUESCH: I'd like to add my comments. I want it directed to the audience as a whole and especially the students in the audience. This is the type of issue that is not going to go away and it's an issue that the younger generation is going to have to face as they become part of our society. I could give a ton of evidence on either side of the issue about gun control. I mean we get this material in the newspaper and magazines all the time. I think it boils down to the fact that what we're saying is that people who go out commit violent acts using firearms, society, family whatever, has broken down and unless we fix society or family or whatever has broken down, we're not going to have the problem go away. I wish there was billions of dollars available to do just that. I do commend the ladies that thought up this resolution mainly because I think you're going in at the right direction, going up to Sacramento, saying, look if you're not going to do something, we should do it, we will do it and I think that's the avenue you must continue to pursue is put the pressure up on Sacramento. We on the City Council have almost gotten inundated with things that Sacramento should be doing and they're not. They're saying cities should do it and what happens, there's a patchwork of almost unworkable laws because you go from community to community, it changes. What we need is an overall policy that not only punishes those who use firearms illegally, not only registers firearms adequately but also provides the support of the families and the communities that will prevent this from happening in the future. I wish this were a perfect world but it isn't. TAYLOR: I'd like this discussion in the minutes verbatim. The fact that the LA elected women against violence member, I want them to understand where we're coming from. That we're not opposed to gun control or there's got to be more reasoning and rationale behind it and the legislature they're going to come out with something new. I don't doubt it at all, for more not leniency but more regulation and I think in all fairness to everyone's opinions and Mrs. Diaz that it should be in there because people will misunderstand that well we're not in favor of gun control. BRUESCH: And Mrs. Diaz I would like to lend my support or name or held or whatever you desire when you do go and seek specific legislation from the legislature. I will certainly support in any way because I think you are going in the right direction. CLARK: Mr. Mayor. May I just say something? I just want to add that we are all extremely concerned about the violence and the killing and we didn't want to give that impression that we weren't. TAYLOR: Mr. Mayor. I'd make the motion that we don't endorse this resolution at this time. BRUESCH: Why don't we just table it? TAYLOR: Well, I would prefer to make the motion in the sense that we did have a discussion on it and at this time, it can come back if it's amended then that's fine but it's got to be more specific than just open ended. BRUESCH: Do I hear a second on the motion?.... McDONALD: I'd make the motion we just table it. TAYLOR: I'll second the motion then. BRUESCH: It's been moved and seconded to table. Further discussion? Please vote. CC 1-11-94 Page #8 Taken from voting slip. 9 Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. END VERBATIM DIALOGUE. The following item was taken out of order in deference to those in the audience. CC-F APPROVAL OF REQUEST FROM SAN GABRIEL HIGH SCHOOL MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION FOR USE OF THE ROSEMEAD COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER (RCRC) Frances.Garcia, 2432 1/2 Earle Avenue, Rosemead, and Cesar Gonzales, 2626 Strathmore Avenue, Rosemead, invited the Council to attend the Coronation Ball on February 18, 1994, and requested the Mayor to crown the Queen. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER McDONALD, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM VASQUEZ that the Council authorize the San Gabriel High School Mexican-American Student Organization to use the facility until Midnight. Vote resulted: Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. C. RESOLUTION NO. 94-03 - SUPPORTING THE SOUTHEAST AREA MUNICIPAL MATERIALS RECYCLING CENTER (SAMM) The following resolution was presented to the Council for adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 94-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD SUPPORTING THE SOUTHEAST AREA MUNICIPAL MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY (SAMM) AND A PROPOSED AGREEMENT DESIGNATING SOLID WASTE TO THE FACILITY Juan Nunez, 2702 Del Mar Avenue, opined that there was no market for recycled materials. Councilmember Taylor requested that the following be added as Paragraph 7 to the Resolution: "This resolution does not bind or obligate the City in any way. It merely states the City Council's support of SAMM and indicates its interest in exploring a service contract if and when SAMM becomes a reality." MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER McDONALD, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CLARK that Resolution No. 94-03 be adopted as amended. Vote resulted: Yes: Clark, Taylor, No: None Absent: None Abstain: None Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. CC 1-11-94 Page #9 D. ORDINANCE NO. 741 - AMENDING THE REGULATIONS REGARDING SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S' FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH CONSOLIDATED DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC. - The following ordinance was presented to the Council for introduction: NO. 741 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD AMENDING THE REGULATIONS REGARDING SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL Juan Nunez, 2702 Del Mar Avenue, opposed the exclusive contract's provision for roll-offs. Frank Delia, Temple City Boulevard, asked about the trash surcharge. Councilmember Taylor requested that the agreement be amended to allow any contractor or other person in the scope of his business working in the City to haul off his own debris in his own trucks. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER McDONALD, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CLARK that Ordinance No. 741 be introduced on its reading, that reading in full be waived and that the amended agreement be approved. Vote resulted: Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR (CC-I REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION) CC-A APPROVAL OF CONCESSION STAND LICENSE AMERICAN LITTLE LEAGUE ORGANIZATION WITH ROSEMEAD CC-B APPROVAL OF CONCESSION STAND LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH LADY HAWKS SOFTBALL ORGANIZATION CC-C AUTHORIZATION TO REJECT CLAIM FILED AGAINST THE CITY BY CARMEN PACILLAS CC-D AUTHORIZATION TO ATTEND LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CITY MANAGER'S MEETING IN SAN DIEGO, FEBRUARY 9-11, 1994 CC-E APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION TO SEEK BIDS FOR THE GRAND AVENUE BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION CC-F HANDLED AT CC-G APPROVAL OF OF MEETING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY CC-H AUTHORIZATION TO ATTEND LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES EMPLOYEE RELATIONS INSTITUTE IN SAN DIEGO, FEBRUARY 24-25, 1994 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER McDONALD, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR that the foregoing items on the Consent Calendar be approved. Vote resulted: Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald No. None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. CC 1-11-94 Page #10 CC-I RECEIVE BIDS AND AWARD CONTRACT FOR GRAFFITI REMOVAL SERVICES Juan Nunez, 2702 Del Mar Avenue, ascertained that the City spent $250,000 last year for graffiti removal services. Mayor Bruesch asked for a memo regarding the current amount of coverage and the cost for the in-house program. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER McDONALD, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR that the Council accept the bids and award the bid to Urban Graffiti Enterprise effective January 14, 1994. Vote resulted: Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. V. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION & ACTION - None VI. STATUS REPORTS - None VII. MATTERS FROM OFFICIALS A. GANG ALTERNATIVE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM (GAPP) Marciano Hernandez, County Probation Department, 11234 E. Valley Blvd., E1 Monte, presented information on this program and summarized its cost, purpose, goals and objectives. After some discussion by the Council, it was MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM VASQUEZ that the Council approve preparation of an agreement for this program for presentation on a future agenda. Vote resulted: Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. B. COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR 1. Asked for an item on the next agenda regarding a letter received from Helen Socik regarding putting sewer water into the drinking water. VIII. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE - None IX. CLOSED SESSION - LITIGATION A. DOLLY LEONG vs. CITY OF ROSEMEAD Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.A Council adjourned to a Closed Session from 10:30 p.m. to 10:59 p.m. for the purpose of receiving a report from the City Attorney and no action was taken. There being no further action to be taken at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 p.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for January 25, 1994, at 8:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted: ty Clerk CC 1-11-94 Page #11