CC - Item 3A - Minutes of the July 7, 2012Minutes of the
Joint City Council,
and
Housing Development Corporation
July 10, 2012
The joint meeting of the Rosemead City Council and Housing Development Corporation was called to order
by Mayor Armenta at 7:04 p.m. in the Rosemead City Council Chamber locate�08838 East Valley
Boulevard, Rosemead, California.r .
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Ly
INVOCATION: Mayor Armenta
PRESENT: Mayor /President Armenta, Mayor Pro Tern resident Low, Council
Alarcon, Clark, and Ly f`
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Allred, City Attorney Richman",�A 9 ant City Manager Hawkesworth,
Community Development Director Ramirez, D' ector of Parks and R tion Montgomery- Scott, Public
Works Director Marcarello, and City Clerk Mol
City Attorney Richman request to add two closed . ssi'W ? "'I"' under ant pation of litigation pursuant to
Section 54956.9(a)
DirectorlCouncil Membe ve n == ' ade a motion econded b'jr Vice-President/Mayor Pro Tern Polly
Low to add the Tam g and oultry claim ,e closed session regarding anticipation of
litigation pursuant to"�`sec X54956. ). Vote resulte:_�
Abstain:
Absent:
1. PUBLIC
that closed session would take place at the end of the meeting.
AUDIENCE
Dean Wiedrich - comme d that the services provided by Consolidated Disposal had recently been
unsatisfactory. Mr. Wied�rich stated that he had spoken with staff about his issues and still the trash had not
been picked up on the west side of Bartlett Avenue. He requested that there be a designated waste manager
at City Hall to handle questions and issues.
President/MayorArmenta stated that staff had been working on the waste haulers project since January;
and residents had praised Consolidated Disposal services. She added that Elizabeth Martinez of
Consolidated Disposal, liaison to the City, was in attendance to answer any questions or concerns.
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Director /Council Member Clark asked Mr. Wiedrich if the street was not swept because the trash cans were
on it.
Mr. Wiedrich - replied yes, because the trash company requires that all containers be on the street and if
trash cans are on the street, then the street does not get swept.
President/MayorArmenta asked Mr. Wiedrich to speak to Elizabeth Martinez of Consolidated Disposal.
Dolly Leong - stated she had billing problems with Consolidated Disposal and t •', she had written a letter to
the City Manager and Council regarding her concerns. Mrs. Leong explaine o e meeting of June
26th, she spoke to another resident, who got their late fees waived 100 %. Baking to Sadie Adragna,
Collection Manager at Consolidated Disposal, she agreed to waive M eo to fees by 50 %. She
stated that her billing was not under her name; therefore she would n eceive lls. Mrs. Leong also
stated that she was on workers compensation for 18 months, w a it difficul er to pay the
additional late fees on her bill. She reiterated that Consolida, ' isposaI's late fees w cessively high;
between 29% and 30% of her $198.77 bill. 1 0
President/MayorArmenta asked Mrs. Leong if she did not OftalWN due everytquarter
Mrs. 1pong - replied no, because the bill wa' , t in her name.
President/MayorArmenta told Mrs. Leong that ere is a lien ter t on the agenda, she is
always in attendance. Ms. Armenta stated that th had sent ttempting to notify her of
the payment due to Consolidated Disposal.
Mrs. Leong — replied tha x was n invoice for 4 and then a new invoice, with her name that
included new fees ant s. She ssed that the. es and advance billing practices were
unreasonable. Mrs. Leong ted t ' nother residen their late fees 100% waived and she felt
discriminated and leaded to i , ial hardship.
Director /Gis`ncil Me r r.aske currently handles the liens.
City fired replied th City M ger's office still continues to handle the lien issues and that he
responded letter that Mrs.. ng se Mrs. Leong attended the public hearing that was conducted on
June 26th, but i, • • t raise the is at that point. The public hearing has then closed and staff is now
proceeding with the. ; howeu the deadline to confirm with Consolidated Disposal is July 13th, and she
has a few more days t if . can work something out with Consolidated Disposal.
Director /Council Mem Ly stated he trusted that the City Manager's office will handle the lien process
with phenomenal customer relations with the residents.
President/MayorArmenta asked Mrs. Leong why she attended the public hearing and did not mention her
issues.
Mrs. Leong - stated that she had written a letter because another person had their late fees waived 100%
and asked that the City to do the same for her.
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President/MayorArmenta replied that it was not the City who waived the fees and explained it was
Consolidated Disposal who had done so. She added that this issue should have been brought up during the
public hearing.
Ron Esauivel - thanked the City for the tree he had requested and also for the 4th of July celebration. He
stated that many residents gave a lot of positive comments. However, he expressed concern regarding illegal
fireworks that were used by some neighbors.
President/Mayor Armenta stated that the illegal firework issue was on the
she received many phone calls concerning this matter.
2. PRESENTATION
• Presentation by Southern California Gas
Helen Romero Shaw - Public Affairs Manager of Si
advance meter project and presented a PowerPoint
Paul Simonds - Outreach Project Manager for the advance
Company continued with the power point pre §entation.
Director /Council Member Ly thanked the Gas %piftp0
and checking some of the pipelines which were a ntrc
approved a wireless transmission facility ordinance ,' d
advance meters, since it's ay' nsmission.
Public Works Director /to repli o; looking at I
agreement with the gas co whi `ha .public utility.
installed the advance meters a "
discussion and added
Company spok
available in the
at Southern California Gas
office.
ives`ttending previous meetings
He s1 d that Council previously
fiance applied to the project of
dj'nance this falls in the city's franchise
rresearched other communities that have
approach.
approval was needed in deciding where to install the poles.
Public o Director Marcare ated tha>It'would fall under the discretion of the Public Works Department
through the y a ce c a public. , k permit. Staff would like to inform Council, where the sights will be
located in cased ers of the p] r lic have questions.
DirectodCouncil Me Alat n asked how long will the batteries on the transmission last.
Mr. Simonds - replied th, the batteries will last twenty years, however research shows that the batteries can
last longer.
DirectodCouncil MemberAlarcon asked if customers will be able to view their bills the same way.
Mr. Simonds - replied yes, customers will be able to go online and see day to day activities, but not see what
utilities are being use, only how much gas had been used.
President/Mayor Armenta asked Mr. Simonds what is being done to camouflage the poles.
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Mr. Simonds - replied that many cities do not want the fake palm trees any more to act as camouflage. The
Gas Company will work with staff to assess any real estate locations and not put a pole on a front yard or in
someone's view of the right of way; but rather on an alley or on a side street.
City Manager Allred stated that the poles are made of either marble like, metal or wood, which will match
what is in the area.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Claims and Demands
• Resolution No.2012 -07
Recommendation: to approve Resolution W2012 - entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF 4148Q ROSEM D HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONffl p�TIE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD ALLOWING CERTAIN C XJMS AND DEMANDS
IN THE SUM OF $17,7.50.67 NUMBERED 154
• Resolution No.2012 -43
to approve
IOLIIOF THE RSIEAD CITY COUNCIL OF THE
OF R , MEAD ALL ING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND
hlpS II?HE SUM OF $,099.10 NUMBERED 77804
1t/May6r" Rg ofn Poll' made a motion, seconded by Director /Council Member
approved Cofi Calengfh A, with the exception of items B and C. Vote resulted
in:
Alarcon, A, enta, `Clark, Low, Ly
B. Nationalleague of Cities Summer Policy Forum — July 19th — 21st— Nashville, TN
The Council will consider authorizing attendance, at the National League of Cities Summer
Policy Forum, which will take place in Nashville, TN.
Recommendation: That the City Council authorize the attendance, at City expense, of any
Council Member that wishes to attend.
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Director /Council Member Ly stated Council Member Clark was the only Council Member attending the
conference as part of a policy committee and recommended that Council authorize only Council Member
Clark to attend the conference.
Director /Council Member Steven Ly made a motion, seconded by Vice- PresidentlMayor Pro Tern Polly
Low to authorize Council Member Margaret Clark to attend the National League of Cities Summer
Policy Forum. Vote resulted in:
Yes: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Low, Ly
No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
C. Approval of Professional Services Agreeme t On -Call En `N rvices
The City utilizes professional consultant ices for th design of mrojects
involving street, landscaping, transpo utility is rovemenrk load
requires, staff will utilize these firms to perfor • " i '0 rvit es, traffng studies,
public works inspection services, review of priva a elopment projects, geotechnical
services, survey work, and spec al analyses. On- call`pro #essional services agreements will
f f.
continue to provide the City wit,�t "ility to obtain mdlt bids for services on a project by
project basis and help ensure effjcle 'ce delivery to t mmunity.
Recommendation: That the City pp ssional services agreements with
the approve i re , ineering sern firms top a as needed on -call professional
services autho . e City Mana to execute the agreements.
Council Member Ly recues h1,i eIf fro e meeting at 7:R M.
Brian Lewi : t there a Itiple ag'gAW. fiat are providing on -call engineering services but a
few are pro,�ifdng a sp ice. ggested that providing potential cost variations in terms of saving
money ,Wing different ty p evels ertise perspective might be good to see if the City can fill
in th dj. get additional atives ome of those services.
City ManagerA explained th r�Mr. Lewin was referring to the summary of the on -call engineering
services firms' atta.4 rnents. Tho� firms provided multiple services and just because a service is not listed by
a firm, it does not me ` "e o of provide that service. For example, MPDS for water quality assistance,
there are other firms tha de that service on that list.
Vice- President/Mayor Pro Tom Low asked staff to demonstration in the attachment what the choices are in
terms of companies that provide a particular service.
Public Works Director Marcarello explained that there are some costs sharing benefits that the City realizes
by utilizing certain firms for certain services. Certain services like MPDS for water quality are able to put water
resources together with other communities. For example, if the City needs to send a representative to a water
quality board meeting, Rosemead can share with other cities the cost of only one consultant.
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Director /Council Member Margaret Clark made a motion, seconded by President/Mayor Sandra
Armenta to approve the professional services agreements with the approved list of engineering
services firms to provide as needed on -call professional services. Vote resulted in:
Yes: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Low
No: None
Abstain: Ly
Absent: None
Council Member Ly returned to the meeting at 7:48 p.m.
4. MATTERS FROM CITY MANAGER & STAFF - None
5. MATTERS FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
Discussion of concerns regarding
City Manager Allred reviewed the staff report.
Fire Battalion Chief Rowland Owens - explt
approved by the State of California Fire Mars[
projectile into the air. He stated that the Fire I
opening and they inspect those stands for fire
City Manager Allred clai
officers, firefighters and
can be ineffective beck
fireworks. He explained
are fireworks that are
eworks that are shot or
A stands prior to their
ie State's seal of approval.
flreworkS l�"a difficult proposition because police
on every street in the city. Therefore, patrolling
t until they are gone to continue using illegal
Wand sane fireworks have banners to indicate
:Iity of Rosemead can participate in to educate
are not okay in the city.
passed ordinances allowing cities to impound vehicles if
Chief Owens how people purchase illegal fireworks.
that people are approached at parking lots or other public places.
Council Member Ly sta he had heard comments about illegal fireworks. It's difficult to balance
catching people and enforcing the law. He suggested that the Public Safety Connections Forum get involved
in helping draft a prevention ordinances and /or policy.
Council Member Clark reiterated that the education issue is very important and anything that goes up in the
air is illegal.
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Brian Lewin - suggested more education programs regarding illegal fireworks be implemented. Imposing
fines for setting off illegal fireworks and having more outreach and an increase law enforcement presence in
the community would be beneficial.
Mayor Armenta thanked Fire Battalion Chief Owens for presenting and answering questions and concerns of
the public and City Council. Ms. Armenta stated that she received many phone calls the day after the 4th of
July regarding illegal fireworks. It was more prevalent than past years and education programs should be
provided to the community to know that the City has no tolerance for illegal fireworks and people will be fined.
She suggested that there be more law enforcement presence. #t'fi
Shirley Wiedrick —expressed concern with the illegal fireworks because •thfe are people who have post
traumatic stress disorder resulting from war. She stated that her hus 99 Y together, except b d su ays after the 4�h of July and
suggested that the City ban fireworks all to ether in the ark.
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Council Member Clark stated that in the San Gabriel Valley.�Tr''i6unsewspaper ther two letters to the
editor from people who were concern with illegal fireworks' p fireworks,: f T a article sttated that firew e all
banned in some cities but there are still illegal heref#� Mrs. Clark state , , at she was
not in favor of banning the sale of safe and sane fireworks. �
Council Member Alarcon stated the City
issue.
6. COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL
Council Member Alarcon
Alarcon stated that a cod -
officers' safety when ajA
Chief of Police Murakami
hazardous situotifYte
gang merr9g'6ts they
Clark coma'
i for keeping
let the bad guftS ed the good guys on the firework
did a gre on the 4 celebration and parade. Mr.
r City was s t and expressed concern with Rosemead's code
Iue design and if there are any questions or
Deputies. For example, anytime officers encounter
ie 4th of July celebration and Parks and Recreation Director
and picking up all the trash immediately after the celebrations.
Council Member10 reed wit ouncil Members Alarcon and Clark that staff did a phenomenal job with
the floats and the par a mended Parks and Recreation Director Montgomery-Scott for a great job.
Mr. Ly announced that h me the Chairman of the San Gabriel Service Sector, the committee that looks
at different bus lines in th, region.
Council Member Low thanked the Parks and Recreation Department for a fun parade and 4th of July
celebration.
Mayor Armenta reiterated the Council's remarks and commended Parks and Recreation Director
Montgomery-Scott and staff for making phenomenal floats that represented the City and good entertainment
and fireworks. Also thanked staff for making Council's visions a reality.
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Council Member Clark suggested that for future 4th of July events, the band play a patriotic song when the
fireworks begin.
Mayor Armenta recessed the City Council meeting to closed session at 8:14 p.m. and reconvened back at
8:38 p.m.
City Attorney Richman reported back from closed session that the City Council approved that Burke, William,
and Sorenson, LLP defend the City in the Tammy Gong & L &G Rosemead Garden litigation.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The Meeting adjourned at 8:38 p.m. The next regular City Council me Mg i`s`le duled to take place on July
24, 201.2 at 7:00 p.m.
Sandra
ATTEST:
Gloria Molleda
City Clerk
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