AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

SIERRA MADRE CITY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

City Hall Council Chambers

232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

Monday, March 10, 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 Study Session of February 10, 2003 and minutes for the Regular Meeting February 24, 2003. 

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. 03-016, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sierra Madre approving payment of warrants #4216; #4225 - #4236; #4392 - #4468 in the aggregate amount of $103,513.90, and Payroll Transfer in the aggregate amount of $219,184.39 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. 

 

 

 

 

2.

CONSENT – TREE DONATION FOR SIERRA VISTA PARK

 

Consideration to approve Western Sycamore tree donation for Sierra Vista Park north of the tennis courts from Mike Dolce of the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association in honor of his mother.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

DISCUSSION – 2ND READING ORDINANCE 1202, REPLACING URGENCY ORDINANCE 1201U

 

Consideration to approve Ordinance 1202, replacing Urgency Ordinance 1201U, on 2nd reading by title only regarding tree ordinance.

 

 

 

 

4.

DISCUSSION – PARKING VARIANCE & NEGATIVE DECLARATION

 

Consideration to approve Resolution 03-015 (Variance 03-01); reducing the number of parking spaces pursuant to Sierra Madre Municipal Code Section 17.68.020(1)(B) from 68 to 41 parking spaces and certifying the Negative Declaration.

 

 

 

 

5.

DISCUSSION – LIBRARY BOND ACT APPLICATION APPROVALS

 

Consideration to approve Resolution No. 03-014; the Library Project Budget, local match for eligible project costs, and supplemental funds to complete the project. 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

 

PUBLIC HEARING – PROPOSED WATER RATE INCREASE

 

 

Consideration to open a Public Hearing regarding proposed water rate increases, receive public comment, and continue the Public Hearing until the regular City Council Meeting of March 24.

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

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

 

Approval of the minutes of the Community Redevelopment Agency meeting of February 24, 2003.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

Authorization of payments on behalf of CRA for March 10, 2003 for $13,917.06 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 24, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. at this location.

 

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