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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
August 22, 2006
The regular meeting of the Rosemead City Council was called to order by Mayor Taylor at 8:00 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 Pastor Jonathan Wu, Evergreen Baptist Church.
ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS:
Present: Councilmembers Clark, Imperial, Tran, Mayor Pro
Tern Nunez and Mayor Taylor
Absent: None
PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE AUDIENCE
None
2. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Public Hearing: Resolution No. 2006.20: Certification of
Compliance with the Los Angeles County Congestion Management Plan
The Los Angeles County Congestion Management Program (CMP) requires each city to
annually adopt a resolution, following a public hearing, stating its compliance with the
CMP.
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2006-20, finding the City
to be in conformance with the CMP and adopting the CMP Local Development Report.
Public hearing was opened for discussion by Mayor Taylor. There were no speakers for
this item; therefore, the public hearing was closed.
Motion by Councilmember Tran, second by Mayor Pro Tern Nunez that the Council
adopt Resolution No. 2006-20.
Yes: Clark, Imperial, Nunez, Taylor, Tran
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Mayor Taylor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
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3. CONSENT CALENDAR
(Items B and E were pulled from the Consent Calendar for the purpose of discussion.)
A. Resolution No. 2006.11 - Claims and Demands
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2006-21, for payment of City expenditures in
the amount of $664,886.97 demands 54101 through 54165.
Resolution No. 2006.22 Claims and Demands
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2006-22, for payment of City expenditures in
the amount of $619,862.38 demands 54047 through 54093.
C. 9632 Steele Street - Acceptance of work for the Dinsmoor House and
Garage Re-Roof
A contract to remove, weatherproof, and re-install the roof tiles and re-roof the detached
garage at the Dinsmoor House, located at 9632 Steele Street, has been completed in
accordance with the requirements of the Rosemead Building Code.
Recommendation: That the City Council accept the completed work and approve
payment for the construction contract in the amount of $29,480.00 to REY-CREST Roofing
and Weathering Company.
D. Acceptance of Rosemead Public Safety Center Project
Construction of the Rosemead Public Safety Center has been completed in conformance
with the approved plans and specifications.
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following action:
1. Accept the completed construction work;
2. Authorize the City Clerk to record the Notice of Completion for the project; and
3. Authorize the release of the retention payment 35 days after recording the Notice of
Completion.
Motion by Councilmember Tran, second by Mayor Pro Tern Nunez that the Council
approve items A, C and D from 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.
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Minutes
(Mayor Taylor requested that the Minutes be considered individually.)
February 22, 2005 - Regular Meeting
Councilmember Tran and Mayor Pro Tern Nunez were not on the Council at the time of
these meetings.
Motion by Mayor Taylor, second by Councilmember Clark that the Council approve the
Minutes of February 22, 2005. Vote resulted:
Yes:
Clark, Imperial, Taylor
No:
None
Absent:
None
Abstain:
Nunez, Tran
Mayor Taylor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
July 26, 2005 - Regular Meeting
Mayor Taylor requested that footnotes be added to page 6 in response to a comment made
by Mr. Ron Gay where he states that he is a union member; has worked with the RYA for
many years; state s that the city needed to build baseball fields and promote sports; and
that the only outsiders are people paying for all of Mayor Taylor's literature. Mayor Taylor
assumed him to mean campaign literature. The Mayor explained that one week later, on
August 4th, 2005, union campaign statements were filed in the amount $92,000 dollars.
Mayor Pro Tern Nunez disagreed with Mayor Taylor as to why these minutes have to have
any footnotes or additions to them. Mayor Taylor responded that these minutes are over a
year old and he had not had an opportunity to review them and wanted to add the footnote
for clarification. City Attorney Wallin stated that minutes are supposed to be a record of
what actually transpired at the meeting and requested that Mayor Taylor state at this
meeting what he wanted the footnote to include and make that part of the current record.
Mayor Taylor agreed and reiterated his statement that one week later the campaign filing
statements filed on August 4, 2005, $92,000 including the union, and Senator Romero, and
Assemblymember Chu, the campaign statements were filed at that time.
Motion by Councilmember Tran, second by Councilmember Clark that the Council
approve the minutes as submitted.
Yes:
Clark, Imperial, Nunez, Taylor, Tran
No:
None
Absent:
None
Abstain:
None
Mayor Taylor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
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September 27, 2005 - Regular Meeting
December 5, 2005 - Special Meeting
December 16, 2005 - Special Meeting
June 27, 2006 - Regular Meeting
Councilmember Clark requested that the minutes of September 27, 2005, December 5,
2005, December 16, 2005 and June 27, 2006 be deferred to a future Council meeting date
for an opportunity to review these minutes. Mayor Pro Tern Nunez was in agreement.
Mayor Taylor expressed concern about outstanding meeting minutes as well as the new
records retention policy for audio tapes of those meetings. Mayor Taylor requested that
the minutes in question be submitted for approval because they contain controversial
information.
Mayor Pro Tem Nunez stated that minutes should show for the record the actions that the
City Council takes. He does not feel that they should be presented verbatim unless the
Council requests this as an exception.
City Clerk Castruita explained the status of the outstanding minutes and informed the
Council that she has minutes ready to present for review and approval upon their
availability.
Award of Street Sweeping Contract
(Mayor Pro Tem Nunez requested that this item be discussed and given individual
consideration.)
The City's contract with Clean Street to provide street sweeping services expired June 30,
2006. Bid Proposals have been received from four street sweeping providers. Staff has
reviewed the bid proposals.
Recommendation: That the City Council award the street sweeping contract to Clean
Street and authorize the Mayor to sign the contract on behalf of the City.
Mayor Pro Tern Nunez asked why Clean Street is not using-clean air trucks in the City of
Rosemead but does utilize them in other cities.
Mayor Taylor informed the Council that the street sweeping contract has been deferred
four times within the last six months. The Mayor inquired about why Clean Street has been
reluctant to purchase new equipment for a cleaner environment and requested a report
back to the Council when the company begins to use the new equipment.
City Engineer Rukavina affirmed that the Clean Street Company will utilize clean-air fuel
burning sweepers once the contract is executed.
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Motion by Councilmember Clark, second by Councilmember Imperial that the Council
award the street sweeping contract to Clean Street.
Yes:
Clark, Imperial, Taylor,
No:
Nunez, Tran
Absent:
None
Abstain:
None
Mayor Taylor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
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6.
MATTERS FROM CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF
MATTERS FROM CITY MANAGER & STAFF
City Manager Lazzaretto introduced Mr. Brian Saeki to the Council as the new Redevelopment and
Economic Development Manager.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further items at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 8: 25p.m. The next regular City
Council meeting is scheduled for September 12, 2006 at 8:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted:
City Clerk
APPROVED:
MAYOR
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF ROSEMEAD )
1, Nina Castruita, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify that the
minutes from August 22, 2006 were duly and regularly approved and adopted by the
Rosemead City Council on the 10th of October 2006, by the following vote to wit:
Yes: CLARK, IMPERIAL, NUNEZ, TAYLOR, TRAN
No: NONE
Absent: NONE
Abstain: NONE
Nina Castruita
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF ROSEMEAD )
I, Nina Castruita, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead City Council, do hereby
certify that the minutes from September 12, 2006 were duly and regularly approved and
adopted by the Rosemead City Council on the 23rd of January 2007, by the following
vote to wit:
Yes: CLARK, IMPERIAL, NUNEZ, TAYLOR, TRAN
No: NONE
Absent: NONE
Abstain: NONE
Nina Castruita"
City Clerk