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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
May 9, 2006
The regular meeting of the Rosemead City Council was called to order by Mayor Taylor at- 8:05
pm in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California.
The Pledge to the Flag was led by Mayor Taylor..
The Invocation was delivered by Councilmember Clark.
. _ ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS:
Present: Councilmembers Clark, Imperial, Tran, Mayor Pro
Tern Nunez and.Mayor Taylor
Absent: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None
PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE AUDIENCE
Todd Kunioka residing at 8400 Wells Street, spoke about FPPC issues and
referenced the Political Reform Act which requires candidates declare mailer
sponsorship from outside parties.
Marline Shinen residing at 8447 Drayer Lane, San Gabriel submitted pictures
regarding the Delta confrontation with semi-trucks. The matter was addressed by
Mayor Taylor.
Delores Weidemann residing at 8504 Turpin Street, spoke against the new blue
recycle containers, citing the recurring cost. Councilmember Clark referenced the
state mandate requiring cities to reduce landfill waste by 50% and public hearings
which were undertaken prior to program implementation.
Holly Knapp residing at 8367 E. Whitmore Street spoke in support of blue
recycler containers and invited residents to participate in the National Postal
Worker Food Drive.
John Davidson residing at 7592 Melrose Avenue recited a few lines by George
Washington.
Delores Weidemann residing at 8504 Turpin Street briefly discussed witnessing
signs being pulled down on January 25, at 6:44 pm. City Attorney Wallin and
Mayor Taylor dismissed the item as a personal issue.
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2. PUBLIC HEARINGS
The CDBG and Home Funds Annual Action Plan for FY 2006-2007 were put
forth before the council for adoption.
Motion by Councilmember Clark, second by Councilmember Tran that the
Council approves the Action Plan as presented by staff and give authorization to
the City Manager to sign all required certifications and direct staff to submit the
Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Vote resulted:
Yes: Clark; Imperial, Nunez, Taylor, and Tran
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Mayor Taylor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
The following routine items were put forth before the City Council (3-D was
pulled for discussion purposes):
A. Resolution No. 2006-11- Claims and Demands .
A resolution of the City Council of the City of Rosemead allowing certain claims
and demands in the sum of $906,291.55 numbered 52798 through 52956.
B. Approval of Five Year Extension of Contract for Animal Control Services
between the City and County of Los Angeles Animal Care and Control
Department. The Animal Control department collects fees from pet owners ($20
for unaltered dogs, $10 for altered dogs and $5 from Senior Citizens) on behalf of
the City and applies that revenue against the cost of delivering animal control
services. Staff recommended the City Council extend the contract for five years
and maintain the current fee structure.
C. Approval of Undertaking Agreement for Parcel Map 62069 - 3027 Sullivan
. Avenue
Staff recommended the City Council approve the Undertaking Agreement for
installation of improvements such as the construction of sewer laterals, parkway
improvements and survey monuments subsequent to the recordation of the parcel
map. A Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of $13,400 and Labor and
Materials Bond in the amount of $6,700 have been submitted to the City.
D. AB 1234 Meeting Reports: The City Council received and approved the filing
of a written report filed by Mayor Pro Tern Nunez, City Manager Andy
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Lazzaretto, Assistant City Manager Donald Wagner, Director of Administrative
Services Oliver Chi, and Director of Planning Brad Johnson.
Brian Lewin residing at 9442 E. Ralph Street requested that more information in
the form a brief presentation from attendees be presented in the future at City
Council meetings. Regarding other topics; Mr. Lewin advocated resident
outreach and education about recycling and suggested caution regarding wording
on staff recommendations, referencing item 3B.
Motion by Councilmember Tran, second by Mayor Pro-Tern Nunez that the
Council approve the aforementioned items on the Consent Calendar. Vote
resulted:
Yes: Clark, Imperial, Nunez, Taylor, Tran,
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Mayor Taylor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
4. MATTERS FROM CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF
A. Citywide User Fee Study
Councilmember Clark questioned the raising of Parks & Recreation Fees in
consideration of residents that cannot afford to pay higher fees.
Councilmember Tran pointed out that the recommended fees are in reference to
private use of facilities, rather than for city resident programs.
Mayor Taylor indicated a conflict of interest would exist if the contract were to be
approved as MuniFinancial is a subsidiary of Wildan.
City Attorney Peter Wallin recommended the item be pulled until further
consultation with the Fair Political Practices Commission. As there were no
objections, Mayor Taylor pulled the item.
B. Senate Bill 1778
SB 1778 seeks to eliminate the diversion credit cities currently receive for
recycling green waste materials. If approved, the legislation would make the
State mandated 50% solid waste diversion rate extremely taxing for all
municipalities.
Juan Nunez residing at 2702 Del Mar, spoke about the number of blue recycling
cans on specific streets and indicated not enough residents were using the
containers. Mayor Taylor pointed out that residents may not put out the
containers until they are full. Mr. Nunez advocated further resident education.
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Jim Flournoy spoke in opposition to the bill and advocated resident education.
Motion by Councilmember Clark, second by Mayor Pro Tern Nunez that the
Council vote on record in opposition of SB 1778 and direct the City Manager to
send a letter to each member of the Senate Appropriations Committee stating the
City's opposition to SB 1778. Vote resulted:
Yes: Clark, Imperial, Nunez, Taylor, and Tran
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Mayor Taylor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
C. Authorization of Funding for New City Employee
After review of the City's Clerk's office staffing needs to-meet ongoing work
priorities and increased workload, it would be prudent and efficient to consider
terminating the current contract with Stivers Staffing Services and instead hire
one fulltime employee.
Staff recommended the City Council:
1) Authorize the City Manager or his designee to terminate the City's current
contract with Stivers Staffing Services for administrative support in the City
Clerk's office._
2) Authorize the City Manager or his designee to hire a fulltime employee for the
City Clerk's office and appropriate an amount not to exceed $10,000 from
available fund balance to pay for the new position through the end of the
current 2005-2006 fiscal year.
3) Direct staff to include funding for this new position in the 2006-2007 Budget.
Mayor Taylor asked if benefits were included in the cost analysis and suggested
the cost saving would be eliminated if benefits were factored in. Mayor Taylor
was not opposed to the action, but did not wish to approve the action on the basis
of cost savings.
Motion by Councilmember Imperial, second by Councilmember Tran that the
Council authorizes funding for a new city employee as indicated above. Vote
resulted:
Yes: Clark, Imperial, Nunez, and Tran
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: Taylor
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Mayor Taylor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
Councilmember Clark commended the Drunk Diving presentation that took place
on April 28 at Rosemead High School and requested the meeting adjourn in
memory of Jan Cantrell.
Councilmember Tran requested staff be directed to purchase and plant trees in
memory of serviceman Carlos Arellano and participate in tree dedication services
on May 31s`.
Mayor Taylor indicated a tribute to Rosemead participants in Rebuilding Together
would take place at the next council meeting.
City Manager Andy Lazzaretto introduced his wife and wished her a Happy
Birthday. He also asked Lt. Wayne Wallace to discuss graffiti issues.
Lt. Wallace shared information gathered from a regional graffiti task force
meeting. He reported that many different cities are experiencing graffiti issues
and that new graffiti-specific laws allow felony prosecution. A flash camera for
graffiti prosecution and illegal dumping was mebtioned as a possible tool. Lt.
Wallace advocated both graffiti removal and prosecution as tools to combat the
graffiti problem in the City of Rosemead.
Dolly Leong residing at 7665 Graves Avenue indicated the rear lot had graffiti
issues which had been ignored for 8 weeks. Mayor Taylor asked staff to
investigate.
Ken Piker residing at 9220 Steele inquired about multiple language voting
requirements at the state and federal level and requested the city make inquires.
Brian Lewin residing at 9442 E. Ralph Street supported Ken Pike's suggestion for
further inquiry into language requirements and requested an update after the 9m
Circuit makes a ruling.
5. CLOSED SESSION
The City Council conferred with legal counsel regarding existing litigation. The
case discussed was Jay Imperial, et al v. Nina Castruita, et al. Councilmember
Imperial and City Clerk Nina Castruita recused themselves from the discussion.
The session began at 9:23 pm and ended at 9:35 pm. City Attorney Peter Wallin
stated that no reportable action was taken during the closed session.
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6. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further action to be taken at this time, the meeting was adjourned
in memory of Jan Cantrell at 9:36 pm.
The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
City Clerk
APPROVED:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OFROSEMEAD )
I, Nina Castruita, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify that the
minutes from May 9, 2006 were duly and regularly approved and adopted by the
Rosemead City Council on the 13th of June 2006, by the following vote to wit:
Yes: CLARK, IMPERIAL, NUNEZ, TAYLOR, TRAN
No: NONE
Absent: NONE
Abstain: NONE
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. J, ~ M Nina Castruita
Secretary