AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

SIERRA MADRE CITY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

City Hall Council Chambers

232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

Monday, November 11, 2002

6:30 p.m.

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 Councilmember Tonja Torres.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

Approval of minutes for the meeting of October 28, 2002 and minutes for the Special Meeting of November 2, 2002. 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

Majority vote of the Council to proceed with City business.

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL REPORT

 

 

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

ACTION ITEMS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

WARRANTS

 

Resolution No. 02-110, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sierra Madre approving payment of Warrants #3268 and #3366 in the aggregate amount of $129,894.30, Swim Team Warrants #1010 in aggregate amount of $666 and Payroll Transfer in the aggregate amount of $175,277.30 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.      Consideration to approve the bench donation request for the memorial bench at the Public Library in memory of Ken Crawford.

b.      Consideration to approve the quarterly Treasurer’s report for the quarter ending September 30, 2002.

c.      Consideration to renew the pool equipment maintenance contract with Sea Clear Pools.

d.      Consideration to approve additional unforeseen costs of $25,690, accept the completed improvements, and issue a Notice of Completion for the Sturtevant Drive Transmission pipeline. 

e.      Consideration to approve additional unforeseen costs of $3,630.71 that will be reimbursed by the City of Arcadia, accept the completed improvements, and issue a Notice of Completion for the Arcadia/Sierra Madre Water System Interconnection Pipeline.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

DISCUSSION – REPLACE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IN MEMORIAL PARK

 

Consideration to accept a donation from the Sierra Madre Community Foundation for $10.000 to assist with playground improvement and utilize the City’s Roberti-Z’Berg-Harris Proposition 12 funds for $34,066 a 70/30 match grant from the California State Department of Parks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

DISCUSSION – GROVE RESERVOIR

 

Financing for Grove Reservoir Project

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

PUBLIC   HEARING  – APPEAL    OF PLANNING   COMMISSION APPROVAL OF VARIANCE NO. 02-10

 

Consideration to approve Resolution 02-107 (Variance No. 02-10 and CUP 02-07) upholding the Planning Commission decision at 775 Woodland Drive with secondary street frontage on Brookside Lane.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

DISCUSSION - LIBRARY BOND ACT

 

Consideration to approve the 20,471 square feet as the estimated size for the Library and that the existing Library be demolished and rebuilt. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

DISCUSSION – RAYMOND BASIN CONJUNCTIVE USE PROGRAM LEAD AGENCY AGREEMENT

 

Consideration to approve the RBCUP Lead Agency Agreement designating Metropolitan Water District as the lead agency to conduct an environmental study. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

DISCUSSION – 1ST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1200

 

Consideration to read for the first time, by title only, Ordinance 1200 amending Title 7 (Stormwater Pollution Elimination) of Municipal Code. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

PUBLIC HEARING – ADOPTION OF UNIFORM BUILDING CODE ORDINANCE

 

Consideration to approve Ordinance 1198 adopting the 2001 California Building Code Volume 1 and 2, Uniform Mechanical Code 2000 edition, Uniform Plumbing Code 2000 edition, National Electrical Code 1999 edition and the California Historical Building Code 1998 edition.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

10.

MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY & FINANCING AUTHORITY

 

Approval of the minutes of the Community Redevelopment Agency meeting of October 28, 2002.

CONSENT CALENDAR

a.       Authorization of payments on behalf of CRA for $7,685.84 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.

b.       Consideration to approve the quarterly treasurer’s report for the quarter ending September 30, 2002. 

PUBLIC CONSENT                        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 regular meeting at this same place on November 25, 2002 at 6:30 p.m. at this location.

 

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