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CC - 08-12-750 0 MINUTES ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL ROSEMEADrREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUGUST 12, 1975 1. CALL TO ORDER - 8:00 p.m. A Regular Meeting of the Rosemead City Council and an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Rosemead Redevelopment Agency was held in the Council Chambers of the Rosemead City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Blvd. and called to order by Mayor/Chairman Paul S. Taylor. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Gary Taylor The Invocation was delivered by Councilman Marvin Cichys 2. ROLL CALL: Present: Cichy, G. Taylor, P. Taylor, Trujillo Absent: Andersen Ex officios Burbank, Davenport, Durham, Fleischman* Rannah, Sonju, Tripepi, Watson, Foutz, Jarrett Mayor Taylor presented a letter from Councilman Andersen* asking that'he be excused from this and the next Regular Counci& Meeting and from the Redevelopment Agency Meetings. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: CITY COUNCIL July 17, 1975 - Adjourned Regular Meeting, July 22, 1975 - Regular feting It was moved by Mayor pro tem Trujillo, second by Councilman Cichy to approve the minutes of July 17, 1975 and July 228 1975 as written" Roll Call Vote as follows: AYES: Cichy, G. Taylor, P. Taylor, Trujillo NOES: G. Taylor ABSENT: Andersen (excused) NEW BUSINESS - COUNCIL ...THE AGENCY RECESSED AT 8:12 p.m. 4. RESOLUTION 75-50. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS City Treasurer Fouta presented Resolution 75-50 by title. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE (CITY OF MOSEMEAB ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $128,675.69 AN9 REMANDS NOS. 19397-19547. It was moved by Councilman G. Taylor, second by Councilman Cichy to waive further reading and adopt Resolution 75-S0. Roll Call Vote as follows: AYES: Cichy, G. Taylor, P. Taylor, Trujillo NOES: None ABSENT: Andersen (excused) 5. ACCEPTANCE OF 1975 SLURRY SEAL CONTRACT WORK City Manager Tripepi presented the recommendation that the Contract for Slurry Seal of Paved Streets be accepted as of June 260 1975 for Chamber-Mix Concrete Inc. - Contractor in the amount of $21,744.99. It was moved by Councilman G. Taylor, second by Mayor pro,tem Trujillo to accept the foregoing recommendation. Roll Call Vote as follows: AYES: Cichy, G. Taylor, P. Taylor, Trujillo NOES: None ABSENT: Andersen (excused) Page Two Council/Redevelopment Agency 8/12/75 6. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER - RECREATION COMMUNITY CENTER Director of Recreation and Parks Burbank presented this request for change order # 1 for the Rosemead Recreation Community Center explaining that it would be a net savings to the City of $90019.00. It was moved by Mayor pro tem Trujillo, second by Councilman G. Taylor to approve change order #1 for the Contractor of the Rosemead Recreation Community Center to add $3,381.00. Roll Call Vote as follows: AYES: Cichy, G. Taylor, P. Taylor, Trujillo NOES: None ABSENT: Andersen (excused) 7. CONSIDERATION OF CLAIM AGAINST CITY/J. STAFFORD City Attorney Watson stated that this claim was not in sufficient form and recommended that Mr. Stafford be contacted by the City Manager regarding same. Referred to the City Manager - No objections... Councilman Gary Taylor: 1) Asked that the Traffic Engineer's Report regarding Crosswalks -.be considereds:at the,next meeting. . PUBLIC HEARINGS Continued. ,Street. Improvement,Hearings: 1. 1 8. N/S GARVALIA AVE. (NEW-JACKSON). CURB, GUTTER, &.DRIVEWAY APPROACH 9. W/S JACKSON AVE.;,.(MELROSE-GRAVES) CURB, GUTTER 6'DRIVEWAY APPROACH City Manager Tripepi recommended that the Council continue the above Public Hearings to the next regular meeting. It was moved by Councilman G. Taylor, second'by Mayor pro tem Trujillo to.continue the above,hearings and that property owners who spoke at the first public hearing be notified. Unanimously Carried... JOINT AGREE:4ENT FOR LIBRARY/CIVIC CENTER PARKING FACILITIES City, Manager-Tripepi presented this Agreement which provides for addition_a1 parking facilities to be,used by the County.Regional Library and 'the Recreation Community Center (Steele St.). It was moved by Councilman G. Taylor, second by Mayor pro tem Trujillo to accept the foregoing agreement and authorize the Mayor to execute. Roll Call, vote fas'follows: AYES: Cichy,'G. Taylor, P. Taylor, Trujillo. NOES: None ABSENTe:,Andersen (excused) THE REDEVELOPMENT-AGENCY RECONVENED AT 8:25 p.m. 10- JOINT:PUBLIC HEARING-- CITY-COUNCIL 6 REDEVELOPMENT=AGENCY_: CONSIDERATION OF REPEAL OF.REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PROJECT AREA NO.-2 Executive Director.Jarrett advised the audience of..the purpose of this hearing.. Mayor Taylor requested anyone wishing to address the Council/Agency;,;,,. on th" 'matier. to .please stand and be sworn: . Page Three Council/Agency August 12, 1975 City Clerk Davenport administered the Oath. City Clerk Davenport stated that Notice of this Hearing had been Posted, Published, and Mailed Certified to Property Owners in Redevelopment Agency Project Area No..2. Attorney Watson asked for any written statements.. City Clerk Davenport advised the Council that eleven letters had been received..7 opposing Project Area No. 2 - 3 opposing Redevelopment in general - and 1 opposing dissolution of the Project Area. One letter from Councilman Andersen was also received (read later in the meeting).. The Following Persons Addressed the Council/Agency: 1) Darlene Vandanaker - 2421 Jackson Ave. - Rosemead Re: Street.Improvement Project on Jackson Ave. Advised of continued hearing... 2) Edwin Ritz - 9225 Rio Dell/9367 Glendon Way - Rosemead Opposing Redevelopment Project Area No. 2... 3) Juan Nunez - 2704 Del Mar Ave. - Rosemead Opposing Redevelopment Project Area No. 2... 4) Eldon Beezley - 8527 E. Marshall - Rosemead Opposing Redevelopment and Project Area No. 2... 5) Vern Hall - 3655 N. Muscatel - Rosemead . Opposing Redevelopment in its Present Form... 6) Virgil Hanks - 3621 Linda Lee - Rosemead Dissolve Project Area No. 2... 7) Robert Ritchie - 9355 Glendon.Way - Rosemead Reviewed Council/Agency Actions for past year Abolish Project Area No. 2... 8) Kenneth Pike - 9220 Steele St. - Rosemead Urged that Project Area No. 2 be Retained... 9) Elma Brown - 8811 Marshall St. - Rosemead Personal View - No further commercial needed in area.. 10) Loren Rightmeier - 8724 Valley Blvd. - Rosemead Abolish Project Area No. 2... 11) Robert Blakely - 8308 E. Dorothy - Rosemead Against Project Areas... 12) Frank Dinoto - President Universal Savings & Loan Use Legislative Tool - Keep Project Area No. 2... 13) Richard Carmen - 807 King St. - San Gabriel President of Better Government Assn. of California Against Increment Type of Redevelopment... 14) Louise Hitchcock - 4022 Ivar - Rosemead Opposed to Redevelopment - Questioned blight... 15) Ignacio Garcia - 3227 Gladys - Rosemead (Past Agency Commissioner) Urged study and justification of steps to redevelops. Would like Project Area No. 2 Amended... The Public Hearing was closed at 9:40 p.m. The Meeting Recessed at 9:40 p.m. Its Reconvened at 9:58 p.m. Page Four Council/Agency 8/12/75 Playor Taylor requested the City Attorney to comment owritten response to this hearing. Attorney Watson referred to the 10 letters oppos' Redevelopment on~Project Area No. 2 and to th etter from one property owner who threatens action in inve a condemnation if the Project Area is (abandoned. Attorney Watson also read the letter fifom councilman Andersen which expresses his opposition to dissolving Project Area No. 2 and urging consideraLon of amendment tgFthe boundaries. Councilman G. Taylor asked Attorney Watson for an opinion regarding the threat of inverse condemnati Attorney Watson responded thatihe does not have the specific facts but that in his opinion, an ac,ion for inverse condemnation could be successfully defended. Council members ex pr sVthamount fair views for and against the Redevelopment Project Area No. 2... It was moved by Mayor m Trujillo, second by Councilman Cichy that the City release development Agency of its indebtedness for Project Area No. 2 in of $25,000 plus interest accrued. After discussion regardyncl balance on hand of the $25,000 loan; It was moved by Mayor Oro t m Trujillo, second by Councilman Cichy to amend the foregoin, motio to provide that the Rosemead Redevelopment Agency ay to t e.City the unexpended balance of the $25,000 loan and tha 8ie expen itures plus interest accrued be a grant to the Agency. Roll Call Vote as f llows: AYES: Cichy, G. Taylor, Trujillo NOES: P. Tay to " ABSENT: Andersenf(excused) City Attorney Wgftson presented Ordinance\402 in full. AN ORDINANCE O THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD REPE ING ORDINANCE NO. 384 ENTITLED "AN O INANCE OF THE CITY OF ROS 'LEAD APPROVING AND ADOPTING A REDEVELOPME PLAN FOR PROJECT AREA NO. IN THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, AS THE OFFICIAL REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SUC PROJECT AREA", TERMINATING REDEVELOPMENT IN AND DISSOLVING SAID PROJECT AREA. It was move by Mayor pro tem Trujillo, seco~id by Councilman Cichy to introduc ordinance 402. 1 Roll Call Dote as follows: AYES: achy, G. Taylor, Trujillo NOES: P. Taylor ABSENT: Andersen (excused) Plannin Director Sonju was directed to prepar an Environmental Impact eport for the next meeting. It was Kinoved by Councilman/Agency Member G. Ta lor, second by Councilman/Agency Member Cichy to adjourn the eeting of the Rosemead City Council and the Rosemead Redevelopment Ag ncy. Unanimously Carried. Meeting Adjourned at 10:36 p.m. CITY CLERK MAYOR OF THE CITY O ROSEMEAD CHAIRMAN OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Page Four • Council/Agency REVISED 8/12/75 Mayor Taylor requested the City Attorney to comment on the written response to this hearing. Attorney Watson referred to the 10 letters opposing either Redevelopment or Project Area No. 2 and to the letter from one property owner who threatens action in inverse condemnation if the Project Area is abandoned. List of Written Responses: Opal H. Davis - Dissolve Project Area No. 2 Ward B. Davis Dissolve Project Area No. 2 Mollyanne M. Davis - 9610 Marshall - Rosemead Redevelopment not good for City - No support for Shopping Mrs. Anne Dupuis - 9156 Bentel Ave. - Rosemead Against Redevelopment - Not easy to relocate Hazel Ritz - 9367 Glendon Way - Rosemead Dissolve Project Area No. 2 Clark & Loiss Hender - 3514 Strang Ave. - Rosemead In favor of Dissolution of Project Area No. 2 Mary A. Pierce - 8734 E. Valley Blvd. - Rosemead Dissolve Project Area No. 2 in entirety. Frank & Kathryn Nesvig - Project Area No. 2 must be dissolved. Chester & Joan Klycinski - 9150 Bentel - Rosemead Against Redevelopment and Project Area 2 Faye Atchison - 9147 E. Bentel Ave. - Rosemead Against Redevelopment in Rosemead Anthony P. Parrille - 9323 Glendon Way - Rosemead Dissolution of Project Area 2 inequitable & unfail - Threatens Inverse Condemnation Action... Attorney Watson also read the letter from Councilman Andersen which expresses his opposition to dissolving Project Area No. 2 and urging consideration of amendment to the boundaries. Councilman G. Taylor asked Attorney Watson for an opinion regarding the threat of inverse condemnation. Attorney Watson responded that he does not have the specific facts but that in his opinion, an action for inverse condemnation could be successfully defended. Council Members expressed their views for and against the Redevelopment Project Area No. 2... It was moved by Mayor pro tem Trujillo, second by Councilman Cichy that the city release the Redevelopment Agency of its indebtedness for Project Area No. 2 in the amount of $25,000 plus interest accrued. Page Five Council/Agency 8/12/75 REVISED After discussion regarding balance and of the $25,000 loan; It was moved by Mayor pro tem Truj' lo, second by Councilman Cichy to amend the foregoing motion to ovide that the Rosemead Redevelopment Agency pay to the ity the unexpended balance of the $25,000 loan and that the expen itures plus interest accrued be a grant to the Agency. Roll Cali Vote as follows: AYES:- Cichy, G. Taylor, NOES: P. Taylor ABSENT Andersen (excuse, City AttolTey Watson AN ORDINANCE F THE ENTITLED "AN O DIN AN A REDEVELOPMENT LAN AS THE OFFICIAL DE TER14INATING REDEYE It was moved by to Introduce Or Roll Call Vote asl, AYES: Ci NOES: P. ABSENT: An Planning Dire Impact Report It was moved Councilman/Ag City Council Carried.. Meeting Adjou illo ented ordinance 402 in full. OF ROSEMEAD REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 384 THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD APPROVING AND ADOPTING PROJECT AREA NO. 2 IN THE CITY OF ROSEM'lEAD MENT PLAN FOR SUCH PROJECT AREA", IN AND DISSOLVING SAID PROJECT AREA. tem Trujillo, second by Councilman Cichy Taylor, 'Tkujillo r' Y or sen' (excused) % Sonju was directed to prepare an Environmental the next meet$,na. Councilm cy Member 3 the Roe at 10:36 p.m. \ G. Taylor, second by the meeting of the Rosemead nt Agency. Unanimously io Page Five Council/Agency 8/12/75 REVISED (2nd time) After discussion regarding balance on hand of the $25,000 loan; Mayor pro tem Trujillo restated the motion with consent of the second to provide that the Rosemead Redevelopment Agency pay.to the City the unexpended balance of the $25,000 loan and that the expenditures plus interest accrued be a grant to the?Agency. Roll Call Vote as follows: (on Revised Motion) AYES: Cichy, G. NOES: P. Taylor ABSENT: Andersen Taylor, Trujillo (excused) City Attorney Watson read ordinance 402 in full. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 384 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD APPROVING AND ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PROJECT AREA NO. 2 IN THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD AS THE OFFICIAL REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SUCH PROJECT AREA", TERMINATING REDEVELOPMENT IN AND DISSOLVING SAID PROJECT AREA. It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Trujillo, second by Councilman Cichy to Introduce Ordinance 402. Roll Call Vote as follows: AYES: Cichy, G. Taylor, Trujillo NOES: P. Taylor ABSENT: Andersen (excused) Planning Director Sonju was directed to prepare an-Environmental Impact Report for the next meeting. It was moved by Councilman/Agency Member G. Taylor, second by Councilman/Agency Member Cichy to adjourn.the meeting of the Rosemead City Council and the Rosemead Redevelopment Agency. Unanimously Carried... Meeting Adjourned at 10:36 p.m. ' -CI SEMEAD C YCLERR OR OF! HE _ + 1 ROSEMEAD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOTICE OF ADJOURNED MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Regular Meeting of the Rosemead Redevelopment Agency held August 5, 1975 was adjourned to a Joint Public Hearing with the Rosemead City Council on August 12, 1975 (Tuesday) at 8:00 p.m. in.the Council Chambers of the Rosemead City Hall lecated at 8838 E. Valley Blvd. Rosemead, California. enny venport-Ci C erk