AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

SIERRA MADRE CITY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

City Hall Council Chambers

232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

Monday, January 13, 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 George Maurer,  Council Member.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

Approval of minutes for the meeting of December 9, 2002. 

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.

 

ACTION ITEMS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

WARRANTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution No. 03-001, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sierra Madre adopted January 13, 2003 ratifying payment of Warrants #3627 through #3769 $472,928.76, and Payroll Transfer in the aggregate amount of $222,738.31 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.

Resolution No. 03-002, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sierra Madre adopted January 13, 2003 approving payment of Warrants #3789 through #3790; #3793 through #3885 in the aggregate amount of  $195,855.94 and Payroll Transfer in the aggregate amount of $176,029.48 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.       Consideration to authorize City Attorney to sign a fee agreement with Hahn and Hahn for legal services for Maranatha v. City of Sierra Madre.

b.       Consideration to waive fees for Rose Float T.U.P.

c.       Consideration to approve reclassification of the position of water superintendent from a classified position to a confidential-exempt position.

d.       Consideration to approve the City of Sierra Madre and Pasadena Unified School District Collaborative Library Services Agreement and Collaborative Library Services Description.

e.       Consideration to reject the claim presented by Lee Flanders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Approval of 2003-2004 CDBG Projects

 

Consideration to approve Community Development Block Grant Program for three programs for FY 2003-2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

4.

MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY & FINANCING AUTHORITY

 

Approval of the minutes of the Community Redevelopment Agency meeting of December 9, 2002.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

a.      CRA Resolution No. 416, a Resolution of the CRA of the City of Sierra Madre approving payment of Warrant #1002 in the aggregate amount of $426,170.04 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.

 

b.       Authorization of payments on behalf of CRA for December 23, 2002 for $7,748.10 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.

 

c.       Authorization of payments on behalf of CRA for January 13, 2003 for $17,606.10 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.

 

 

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 Special Meeting at this same place on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. at this location.

 

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