CC - Item 4B - Minutes 08-22-06MINUTES 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
Tem Nunez and Mayor Taylor
Absent: None
PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE AUDIENCE
None
2. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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 Tem 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 Tern 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 Tern 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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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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ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNC L
FROM: ANDREW C. LAZZARETTO, CITY MANAGER
DATE: OCTOBER 10, 2006
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING PROPOSAL FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY STUDY
SUMMARY
A traffic safety study is proposed to analyze various City intersections to determine if
they have a higher than normal accident rate and assess what type of traffic
improvements can be made to improve traffic safety.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the engineering proposal (Attachment
A) and direct staff to begin the traffic safety study.
ANALYSIS
The purpose of the study is to identify and analyze the City's 10 highest accident
intersections and other selected locations of concern, and provide recommendations for
traffic improvements to enhance the operation and safety of each intersection. The
proposed fee to complete the study is $15,000.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Funding for the traffic safety study is included in the FY 06-07 Budget utilizing general
funds.
PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS
This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process.
Submitted by:
Ken Rukavina, P.E.
City Engineer
Attachment A: Engineering Proposal
APPROVED FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA:
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October 2, 2006
Mr. Andrew C. Lazzaretto
City Manager
City of Rosemead
8838 East Valley Boulevard
Rosemead, CA 91770
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562Y9O8-6200 fax 1621695-2120
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Subject: Proposal to Conduct a Traffic Safety Study to Analyze
High Accident Intersections Citywide
Dear Mr. Lazzaretto:
Willdan is pleased to submit this proposal to provide professional traffic engineering
services for conducting a traffic safety study to identify and analyze the high accident
intersections in the City of Rosemead. Specifically, we understand this study is to
identify the 10 highest accident intersection locations in the City, and based on their
accident rates, to analyze those locations, whose accident rates exceed the statewide,
expected rates for similar locations. We also understand, in addition to the 10 identified
locations, up to 5 additional locations, determined by the City as "experiencing
expressed concern by the community" will also be analyzed.
Based on our understanding of the study requirements, our proposed scope of work,
schedule, and fee to complete the study are:
SCOPE OF WORK
Willdan will obtain a list of the 10 highest accident intersection locations from a query of
the City's accident database for the most recent 12-month period available. Based on
this list, Willdan will calculate the accident rates for each of the 10 locations to
determine which intersections are to be further analyzed. Once identified, these
intersections, along with the other specific intersections the City wishes to be studied,
will also be further analyzed. These analyses will include field observations of the
intersections to identify geometric features or operational conditions that might be
adversely affecting the intersection. Based on these observations and a detailed
analysis of the intersection accident records, a short letter report will be prepared
documenting the study findings and identifying suggested actions or improvements for
each intersection for enhancing intersection operation and safety.
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SCHEDULE
Based on our proposed Scope of Work, we estimate that the study can be completed
within 8 weeks from a Notice-to-Proceed.
FEE
Willdan's estimated time-and-materials, not-to-exceed fee to complete the traffic study
is $15,000, based on Willdan's current schedule of standard hourly rates.
Thank you for this opportunity to be of continuing service to the City of Rosemead. We
recognized the importance of this project to the City and are committed to realizing its
timely and successful completion. Should you have any questions regarding this
proposal, please contact Mr. Lew Gluesing at (562) 908-6291.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLDAN
Lew Gluesing, P.E., T.E. William C. Pagett, P.E.
Vice President Senior Vice President
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