AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

SIERRA MADRE CITY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

City Hall Council Chambers

232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

Monday, February 24, 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

 

Council members / Board Members

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & INVOCATION

 

Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation by .

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

Approval of minutes for the Special Meeting of February 10, 2003 and minutes for the Regular Meeting February 10, 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

 

PRESENTATION

 

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

Recognition of Eagle Scout, James Calleton.

 

ACTION ITEMS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

WARRANTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution No. 03-013, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sierra Madre approving payment of warrants #4052 - #4053; #4057; #4160 - #4265 in the aggregate amount of $278,055.51, Swim Team Warrants #1016 - #1019 in the aggregate amount of $962.94 and Payroll Transfer in the aggregate amount of $177,629 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. 

 

 

 

 

2.

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR CON’T

 

 

 

a.      Consideration to adopt Resolution No. 03-007 describing the limits of the federally funded street rehab project for FY 2002-03 and authorizing the City Manager to sign all project-related Caltrans documents. 

b.      Consideration to approve project Change Order No. 1 for $39,412 for the Grove Reservoir project.

c.      Consideration to purchase Public Safety Positron Power911 equipment for $93,000 for 911 system replacement.

d.      Consideration to purchase Positron Power Radio software for $53,000 from SBC Public Safety for dispatch upgrade. 

e.      Consideration to approve Resolution No. 03-011 approving T.U.P. 03-003 the Special Event Permit for the Sierra Madre Little League Opening Day Parade, and authorize the necessary street closures.

 

 

 

 

3.

ORDINANCE 1202 – 1ST READING

 

Consideration to approve Ordinance 1202, replacing Urgency Ordinance 1201U, on first reading by title only regarding tree ordinance.

 

 

 

 

4.

PUBLIC HEARING – DEVELOPMENT FEES

 

Consideration to revise certain fees and charges for special services related to Building Permits.

 

 

 

 

5.

DISCUSSION – WATER RATE PRESENTATION

 

Consideration to approve two public hearings regarding proposed water rate increases to be implemented July 1, 2003 and July 1, 2004.

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY & FINANCING AUTHORITY

 

Approval of the minutes of the Community Redevelopment Agency meeting of February 10, 2003.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

Authorization of payments on behalf of CRA for February 24, 2003 for $5,289.67 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 Regular Meeting at this same place on March 10, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. at this location.

 

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