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CC - 05-08-01APPROVED CITY OF ROSEMEAD Z Z o MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING . H:.ATE ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL MAY 8, 2001 The regular meeting of the Rosemead City Council was called to order by Mayor Imperial at 8:08 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. The Pledge to the Flag was led by Councilman Vasquez The Invocation was delivered by Pastor Daniel of the Branches Christian Ministries ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: Present: Councilmembers Clark, Taylor,Vasquez, Mayor Pro Tern Bruesch, and Mayor Imperial Absent: None APPROVAL OF MINUTES: -FEBRUARY 13, 2001 -REGULAR MEETING MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 13, 2001, be approved as submitted. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Clark, Vasquez, Imperial No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. Councilman Taylor requested the RYA'S budget and a list of sponsors for the past three years, as was reflected in the Minutes. APPRC- AL OF MINUTES: FEBRUARY 27, 2001 -REGULAR MEETING e MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BRUESCH, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 27, 2001, be approved as submitted. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Clark, Vasquez, Imperial No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MARCH 27, 2001 - REGULAR MEETING MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 27, 2001, be approved as submitted. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Clark, Vasquez, Imperial No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. CCMIN:5-8-01 Page 4 1 • L APPROVAL OF MINUTES: APRIL 10, 2001 - REGULAR MEETING MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM BRUESCH that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 10, 2001, be approved as submitted. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Vasquez, Clark No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. Councilman Taylor requested an update of the meeting between Mrs. Olmos and staff, as reflected in the Minutes. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: APRIL 24, 2001 - REGULAR MEETING MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM BRUESCH that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 24, 2001 be approved as submitted. Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Vasquez, Clark No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. Councilman Taylor stated that he has not received a copy of the application for the Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council Grant Application that was approved that night. PRESENTATIONS: None 1. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE Nancy Eng and Dean Dacumos, 3148 Jackson Avenue, Rosemead, introduced themselves and stated that they purchased a house recently in Rosemead. Mrs. Eng stated that they would like to become involved with the City as well as ensure safety and harmony in the community. Ms. Eng thanked staff for their courteous and prompt response to their calls. Juan Nunez, 2702 Del Mar, Rosemead, stated that complaints he has called in to City Hall have not been taken care of Mr. Nunez continued that a house in front of his has had numerous yard sales with their goods being left out all weekend. Mayor Imperial responded that each time Mr. Nunez calls in a complaint, it is taken care of. Councilman Taylor added that when Mr. Nunez contacts staff, 95% of the time they will try to respond as soon as possible. Mr. Nunez reported again about the vagrants urinating on the Pacific Bell wall. Mr. Tripepi responded that has been taken care along with his other calls. Mr. Nunez reported that newspapers are taken out of the vending machines and just thrown on the ground, there are two utility poles leaning on each other on Whitmore, east of Del Mar, and their continuing problem with illegal vendors. Mayor Imperial requested that a log be maintained of Mr. Nunez's calls and distributed to Council. CCMIN:5-8-01 Page a2 . • i H. PUBLIC HEARINGS An explanation of the procedures for the conduct of the public hearing was presented by the City Attorney. A. PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ZONE VARIANCE 01-302 - APPEAL The request for variance has been withdrawn by the applicant. No action is required. B. PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANNUAL FUNDING PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG) AND HOME PROGRAMS The Mayor opened the public hearing for those in the audience wishing to address this item. There being no one wishing to speak, the Mayor closed the Public Hearing. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM BRUESCH that the Council approve the Annual Funding Plan for FY 2001-2002; and authorize the City Manager to execute all appropriate certifications and submit to HUD. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Vasquez, Clark No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. III. LEGISLATIVE A. RESOLUTION NO. 2001-13 - CLAIMS AND DEMANDS The following Resolution was presented to the Council for adoption. RESOLUTION NO. 2001-13 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $1,079,899.82 NUMBERED 33732 THROUGH 33880 MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BRUESCH, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ that the Council adopt Resolution No. 2001-13. Vote resulted: Yes: Vasquez, Taylor, Bruesch, Clark, Imperial No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR (CC-A AND CC-B were removed for discussion purposes) CC-C EXTENSION OF AGREEMENT WITH PEEK TRAFFIC/SIGNAL MAINTENANCE, INC. FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES CCMIN:5.8-01 Page 0 • CC-D APPROVAL OF RIGHT-OF-WAY USE AGREEMENT WITH ADELPHIA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS OPERATIONS, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A FIBER OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK CC-E ACCEPTANCE OF WORK FOR 1999-2000 STREET RESURFACING AND STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS ON VARIOUS CITY STREETS MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ that the Council approve the aforementioned items on the Consent Calendar. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Vasquez, Clark No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. CC-A ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS AND AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR REPLACEMENT OF STREET TREES ON MARYBETH AVENUE (OLNEY/MARSHALL) Mayor Pro Tern Bruesch asked if the trees will have a deep root watering system. Frank Tripepi, City Manager, responded that they will have a deep root system. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ that the Council accept the bids and award the project to L. Barrios & Associates, Inc. in the amount of $21,950.15; waive the irregularities in the bid by L. Barrios & Associates, Inc.; and, authorize the Mayor to sign the contract on behalf of the City. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Vasquez, Clark No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. CC-B AUTHORIZATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2001 MEDIA BUY FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY STORM WATER PROGRAM Juan Nunez, 2702 Del Mar, Rosemead, asked what difference would this program make? Frank Tripepi, City Manager, responded that this is a mandated program and will be a continuing educational process. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ that the Council authorize City participation in the 2001 Media Buy for the Los Angeles County Stormwater Program. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Vasquez, Clark No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. CCMIN:5-8-0I Page n4 V. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION A. SB 1029 (PERATA) WATER TRANSFERS - OPPOSE Jacquelyn McMillan, with the Legislative and Policy Coordination group of the Metropolitan Water District (MWD), came to the podium to answer any questions. Councilman Taylor requested information regarding the San Diego County Water Authority issue as referred to in the staff report. Ms. McMillan responded that the issue concerns the rate that the MWD charges to allow third parties to go out and broker their own water and move it through MWD's public water system. Currently they have established a rate that everyone pays that is fair and equal to what their member agencies have to pay. MWD believes that additional water needs to be moved to areas of need, but they still have to protect their financial stability. Ms. McMillan stated that San Diego is hoping to get a rate far below that by going to outside brokers and still be able to move that water through MWD's system. Ms. McMillan continued that if MWD allows that to continue to happen, it will create a sub-market, and then they will be looking at deregulation of their water system. Mr. Tripepi stated that San Diego is trying to get a bill passed that will give them the ability to move water through a public system at a lower rate. There will be no control as to what the broker will charge on the finished end for that water. Ms. McMillan stated that currently the law is very vague and it states now that the owner of the system can establish what is considered fair compensation. Ms. McMillan continued that the MWD is challenging the definition of fair compensation in the legisation. Mr. Tripepi stated that this sounds like the electric power deregulation whereby the water will be regulated on the MWD end without any regulations on the other end. Ms. McMillan agreed that that is their concern, and they will be addressing this issue at the League of California Cities meeting next month. Councilman Taylor asked who makes up the smaller private water companies. Ms. McMillan responded that the very large facilities are owned by the public agencies, municipalities and metropolitan districts. Ms. McMillan stated that the issue is of the private industries that want to move their water through a public system. The small private companies do not have the funds to build transfer facilities and pipe lines. The small companies want to cut deals with agricultural water and move it somewhere else in California. Ms. McMillan agreed that that is a good thing to do as it will become critical as there may be water shortages in the future. Councilman Taylor confirmed that at the present time, all water companies are paying the same rate. Ms. McMillan agreed and stated that the MWD looks at that rate on a year-by-year basis and any new rate established has to be a fair rate for everyone that moves water across their system. Councilman Taylor pointed out the parallels between the smaller private companies trying to move water through the district and the current energy crisis. Reference is made in the report about the small energy producing companies that want to move electricity on the major grids and won't send it because they want more money. Ms. McMillan stated that they are legally prevented from excluding those water companies and that any excess water must be moved. They cannot stop the water from being moved. Ms. McMillan stated that the issue for them is the compensation factor - what it is that they will be able to charge. CCMIN:5-8-01 Page #5 0 Mayor Pro Tem Bruesch added that there is no law that puts a cap on what the end agency can charge their consumers. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BRUESCH, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CLARK that the Council oppose SB 1029 (Perata). Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Vasquez, Clark No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. VI. STATUS REPORTS - None VII. MATTERS FROM OFFICIALS Councilman Taylor requested an up-date on the PLC meeting held last night regarding the energy crisis. Mayor Pro Tern Bruesch stated that there were many angry people in attendance. Mr. Taylor requested copies of transcripts of that meeting if possible. Councilman Taylor requested an up-date on the traffic signal modification installation. Mr. Tripepi stated that the City received an extension to October 1. The City has a single- source contractor, referring to the battery packs.. A memo and staff report will be coming up shortly for Council's approval. Councilman Taylor inquired about the status of his previous request for an up-date from L.A. County Supervisor Antonovich on what and how they handle any problems with their invocations. Mr. Taylor stated that the Board of Supervisors open their meetings with reference to Jesus and all types of deities. Mr. Taylor stated that Rosemead receives agitation about our delivery of invocations, and he wants to see how the big cities and counties are handling any problems encountered or are they being left alone. Frank Tripepi, City Manager, announced that IHOP has signed a lease to locate their restaurant at the Rosemead Shopping Center. VIII. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE Juan Nunez, 2702 Del Mar, Rosemead, stated that the City Hall parking lot lights were on at 7:00 p.m. tonight. Mr. Tripepi stated that they are safety lights, however, the timer will be checked. Glenn Clanton, 3244 Leyburn Avenue, Rosemead, stated that he just received the notice today for the PUC meeting held yesterday. IX. ADJOURNMENT There being no further action to be taken at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2001, at 8:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted: X71 City Clerk CCMIN:5-8-01 Page a6 APPRr1VFTl.