AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

SIERRA MADRE CITY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

City Hall Council Chambers

232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

Monday, January 27, 2003

6:30 PM

Doug Hayes, Mayor

Bart Doyle, Mayor Pro Tem

George Maurer, Councilmember

Robert Stockly, Councilmember

Tonja Torres, Councilmember

 

Nancy Shollenberger, City Clerk

Douglas Berkshire, City Treasurer

 

 

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

 

Councilmembers / Board Members

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & INVOCATION

 

Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation by Robert Stockly, Councilmember

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

Approval of minutes for the meeting of January 13, 2003. 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

Majority vote of the Council to proceed with City business.

CLOSED SESSION REPORT

 

Closed Session Report.

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL REPORT

 

 

Brief reports of individual Councilmember activities relating to City business occurring since the last City Council meeting.

PRESENTATIONS

 

Recognition of Citizen of the Year, Bill Messersmith.

Recognition of Outgoing Chamber of Commerce President, Sue Levoe.

Introduction of new employee Jessica Hughes, Account Technician.

 

 

ACTION ITEMS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

WARRANTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution No. 03-006, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sierra Madre approving payment of warrants #3792; #3905 through #3908; #3910 through #4028 in the aggregate amount of $384,120.68, and Payroll Transfer in the aggregate amount of $228,623.30 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.

 

 

 

 

2.

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR con’t

 

a.      Consideration to approve the Quarterly Treasurer’s Report for the quarter ending December 31, 2002.

b.      Consideration of entering into an agreement with Community Media of the Foothills (KGEM) to provide professional video production services. 

c.      Consideration to adopt Resolution No. 03-005, a Resolution electing to be subject to the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act for less than half time employees and fixing the employer’s contribution at the same amount as full time employees.

d.      Consideration to award architectural services contract for Pool Bathhouse Remodel to BOA Architects for $326,000.

e.      Resolution No. 03-004 granting a special event permit (T.U.P. 03-001) for the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association Bingo Fundraiser on February 8, 2003.

 

 

 

 

3.

DISCUSSION – FRANCHISE EXTENSION WITH ADELPHIA CABLE COMMUNICATIONS

 

Consideration of Resolution 03-003 approving franchise extension with Century – TCI California LP.  D/B/A Adelphia Cable Communications through January 27, 2006. 

 

 

 

 

4.

DISCUSSION – SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL CONTRACT TRANSFER

 

Consideration to approve the contract transfer from Waste Management to Athens Services in conformance with Section 22 (Assignment) of the 8/12/01 Agreement between Sierra Madre and Waste Management and the provisions of the letter of understanding, dated 1/20/03 from Athens Services.

 

 

 

 

5.

DISCUSSION – LIBRARY DESIGN

 

Consideration to review and approve the PBWS, Architects, Inc. conceptual plans for the new Sierra Madre Public Library as proposed for the Library Bond Act application. 

 

 

 

 

 

Convene a meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency, and Sierra Madre Finance Authority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY & FINANCING AUTHORITY

 

Approval of the minutes of the Community Redevelopment Agency meeting of January 13, 2003.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

a.       Authorization of payments on behalf of CRA for January 27, 2003 for $173,840.01 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.

 

b.       CRA Resolution No. 417, a Resolution of the CRA of the City of Sierra Madre approving payment of Warrant #1003 in the aggregate amount of $926,586.35 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003

 

c.      Consideration to approve the Quarterly Treasurer’s Report for the quarter ending December 31, 2002.

 

  

PUBLIC COMMENT                        7:00 p.m.

This is a time and place for persons in the audience to make comments on items that are not covered on this agenda.  Members of the audience will have the opportunity to address the city council about items that are on this agenda at the time those items are considered by the council.

 

Under the Brown Act, Council is prohibited from taking action on items not on the agenda, but the matter may be referred to staff or to a subsequent meeting.  Each speaker will be limited to five (5) continuous minutes, which may not be delegated.  These rules will be enforced but may be changed by appropriate City Council action. 

 
PUBLIC HEARING

The appellant and/or applicant will each be provided a total of ten (10) minutes to address their item.  A portion of their allotted time may be reserved for rebuttal or a summary conclusion at the close

of public comment.  All other speakers will be limited to a total of five (5) continuous minutes, which cannot be delegated.  These rules will be enforced but may be changed by appropriate City Council action.

 

ACTION ITEMS*

Regardless of a staff recommendation on any agenda item, the City Council will consider such matters, including action to approve, conditionally approve, reject, or continue such item.  Further information on each item may be procured from the Office of the City Manager.

                                                                                                                                               

ADJOURNMENT

The City Council/CRA will adjourn to a Regular Meeting at this same place on February 10, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. at this location.

 

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