CC - 12.14.93MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
ROSEMEAD_CITY COUNCIL
DECEMBER 14, 1993
APPROVED
CITY OF ROSEMEAD
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 Clark.
The Invocation was delivered by Pastor Bill Miller of the United
Methodist Church.
ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS:
Present: Councilmembers Clark, McDonald, Taylor, Mayor Pro Tem
Vasquez, and Mayor Bruesch
Absent: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: NOVEMBER 9, 1993 - ADJOURNED MEETING
There being no objection, approval of these Minutes was deferred
to the next regular meeting to allow for various corrections.
Councilmember Taylor again asked for a current list of paid-up
Chamber members.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: NOVEMBER 9, 1993 - REGULAR MEETING
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CLARK that
the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 9, 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.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: NOVEMBER 23, 1993 - REGULAR MEETING
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CLARK that
the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 23, 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.
. - None
I. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE - None
II. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
III.LEGISLATIVE
A. RESOLUTION NO. 93-64 - CLAIMS & DEMANDS
The following resolution was presented to the Council for
adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 93-64
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $868,786.01
NUMBERED 7964 THROUGH 8117
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MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER McDONALD, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR
that Resolution No. 93-64 be adopted. Vote resulted:
Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
Mayor Bruesch requested an explanation for Check No. 7982 in the
amount of $333.00.
B. RESOLUTION NO. 93-65 - CONSIDERATION AND SELECTION OF
CANDIDATE FOR VACANT SEAT ON SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SCAQMD)
The following resolution was presented to the Council for
adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 93-65
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
SUPPORTING FOR THE AREA SEAT ON THE SOUTH
COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SCAQMD)
Councilmember Taylor placed the name of Christina Cruz-Madrid in
nomination for this vacant seat. This motion died for lack of a
second.
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER McDONALD, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM VASQUEZ
that Nell Soto be nominated and that Resolution No. 93-65 be adopted.
Vote resulted:
Yes: Clark, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald
No: Taylor
Absent: None
Abstain: None
The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
Councilmember Clark stated "I feel both candidates are well
qualified and we will be represented well, whoever is finally elected
and I certainly hope that whoever is not would be actively attending
the meetings and keeping us abreast. My feeling concerning Nell is
she is extremely active in all the organizations that our City is
active in and I feel that I can count on seeing her next week at
League, following week at Contract Cities, San Gabriel Association and
that I can bring my thoughts to her and she will bring her thoughts to
us on the vital issues that are being discussed and that's my reason
for supporting Nell."
Councilmember Taylor stated "I'd like to state my reasons for
nominating for Christina Cruz-Madrid, in the sense that she has been
very aggressive in pursuing protection for the businesses since she
was elected to the Azusa City Council and I don't have any personal
complaints as far as Nell Soto goes but she has participated in a lot
of activities in the past which is entirely her right but when she's
come before this Council in the past, she primarily is supportive of
whatever organization she has been on and representing and my
hesitation for her is simply the fact that I believe that she will be
a pro-active member for the Board and not for the businesses and
that's the distinction I made between the two of them and only time
will tell and the fact that I'm making these statements I hope that
she will understand why I couldn't support her even though she may say
one thing, and over the years that she's been at these Council
meetings, she supports the organization that she is on, not so much
the interest of the businesses or the community."
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Mayor Bruesch stated "In defense of Nell I am strongly in support
of Nell because about five years ago when the first AQMD plan came
out, the first AQMP, we held some meetings for the San Gabriel valley
people at this very City Hall. We had three meetings and Nell was the
only Councilperson from all over the San Gabriel valley that came to
all three, just to study the plan and read through it and have the
consultants give us some information on it and that impressed me
because she came with questions and she had some pretty good ideas of
why the plan was very restrictive and I was very impressed with her
depth of knowledge at that time."
Councilmember Taylor added "So, I'd like my comments in verbatim,
so that she'll understand where I was coming from. It's no reflection
on her as an individual or her other activities. I want to make sure
her comment was that she is pro-business and the restrictions when she
came before us so, at least it's in the record. She'll know what the
opposition was."
Councilmember McDonald stated "The reason that I went with Nell
Soto is because of the experience that she has had in working'with
cities. I think every time that she came before us, she came before
us as a representative of RTD, not as a representative of the City
Council of Pomona who we voted to go on to a Board. Every time she's
presented a case before this Council as far as I can remember, she was
a representative of the RTD and she is now saying that she's going to
represent the cities if she's elected to this position and I think
with her experience on the San Gabriel Association of Cities as well
as her work in Contract Cities and the League, I think when she's in
the position of representing those organizations, I think she's done
an outstanding job. Cruz-Madrid is a fairly new city councilwoman.
She is an attorney by trade and I believe she just needs a little bit
more breaking in. I'd just as soon have somebody who's really had
some experience on the AQMD board and I think because we are
appointing her as a representative of our group of cities, that's who
she's going to have to represent and she realizes that."
Mayor Pro Tem Vasquez stated "I know both women and in fact I met
Christina right after she got elected. We've both been on a Council
about the same amount of time and it was very hard for me to make the
decision, knowing both women but because of Nell's experience through
the years and everywhere I go, she's there and I'm sure she'll
represent this whole area very well and Christina I'm sure in the
future there's a lot of...she's an upcoming star in this arena of
politics and she's going to be real fine later."
Councilmember McDonald added "As most of you know Nell Soto has
retired and she's going to be, if selected to this position, she'd
give a lot of time to it."
C. RESOLUTION NO. 93-66 - REQUESTING RENEWAL OF AGREEMENT WITH
THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
The following resolution was presented to the Council for
adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 93-66
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
REQUESTING RENEWAL OF THE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER McDONALD, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR
that Resolution No. 93-66 be adopted. Vote resulted:
Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
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IV. CONSENT CALENDAR (CC-F AND CC-G REMOVED FOR
CC-A AUTHORIZATION TO PLACE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE LINCOLN
TRAINING CENTER'S 10th ANNUAL AFFAIR OF THE HEART DINNER
CC-B REQUEST FROM ROSEMEAD HIGH SCHOOL REGARDING SPONSORSHIP OF
THE 6th ANNUAL RUN/WALK AGAINST DRUGS - JANUARY 22, 1993
CC-C AUTHORIZATION TO ATTEND U.S./MEXICO SISTER CITY PLANNING
CONFERENCE IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, JANUARY 14-17, 1994
CC-D ACCEPTANCE OF WORK FOR FY 1992-93 ASPHALT CONCRETE OVERLAY
ON VARIOUS CITY STREETS
CC-E RECEIVE BIDS AND AWARD CONTRACT FOR FY 1993-94 ASPHALT
CONCRETE OVERLAY ON VARIOUS CITY STREETS TO IPS SERVICES,
INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $534,461.50
CC-H REQUEST FOR "NO U-TURN^ SIGN
FALLING LEAF AVENUE
ON GARVEY AVENUE AT
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM VASQUEZ
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-F SE7TLIIffiiT OF CITY TAX CLKIM IN SUNSHINE INN, LTD., CHAPTER
11 BANKRUPTCY COURT PROCEEDINGS
Councilmember Taylor questioned the reduction of the amount owed
to the City and the failure of the City to file a claim in a timely
fashion.
Robert L. Kress, City Attorney, stated that the form was not found
in City Hall and there is no way to verify that the form was delivered
because it does not have to be sent by registered mail.
Staff was directed to prepare procedures to prohibit this
happening in the future.
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER McDONALD, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM VASQUEZ
that the Council authorize the City Attorney to review and approve and
the City Manager to execute the necessary documents to effect
settlement of this claim. Vote resulted:
Yes: Clark, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald
No: Taylor
Absent: None
Abstain: None
The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
CC-G REQUEST FOR GUARDRAILS AT 3541 AND 3545 TEMPLE CITY
BOULEVARD BETWEEN OLNEY STREET AND I,OFTUS DRIVE
Councilmember Taylor asked that this be deferred for information
regarding who is paying for repairs to the wall.
Mayor Pro Tem Vasquez stated that he was in favor of this action
in order to protect this property.
MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM VASQUEZ, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR
that the Council approve the installation of guardrails at this
location. Vote resulted:
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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. DISCUSSION OF GANG ALTERNATIVE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM (GAPP)
Mayor Bruesch asked that staff prepare an outline program with
cost factors for Council action in January.
Councilmember Taylor asked that the information include how many
probation officers the County has and how many other cities are
participating in this program.
B. COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR
1. Referred to the dog that Mr. Delia reported at the last
meeting and asked the City Attorney to provide an opinion regarding
the City's liability if Mr. Delia should be bit once the danger has
been reported to the City and no action has been taken
VIII. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE - None
There being no further action to be taken at this time, the
meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. The next regular meeting,
scheduled for December 28, 1993, will be cancelled due to a lack of a
quorum.
Respectfully submitted:
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