AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

SIERRA MADRE CITY COUNCIL AND

COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

City Hall Council Chambers

232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

Monday, April 28, 2003

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

Council Members / Board Members

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & INVOCATION

Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation by Mayor Pro-Tem Bart Doyle.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Approval of minutes of the City Council meeting of April 14, 2003.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Majority vote of the Council to proceed with City business.

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL REPORT

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

   

ACTION ITEMS*

1.     PRESENTATION FROM MAYOR DOUG HAYES

Mayor presentations to City Council.

2.     PRESENTATION TO MAYOR DOUG HAYES

Recognition of Mayor Doug Hayes for his service as Mayor.

3.    PRESENTATION TO MAYOR PRO-TEM    BART DOYLE

Recognition of Mayor Pro-Tem Bart Doyle for his service as Mayor Pro-Tem.

4.    CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION

The City Council will vote on the appointment of the Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem.

 

 

The City Council will take a brief recess for a reception in the lobby of City Hall.

 

 

5.         WARRANTS

 

 

 

WARRANTS CON’T

 

 

Resolution No. 03-039, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sierra Madre approving payment of warrants #4624; #4797 - #4800; and #4812 - #4876 in the aggregate amount of $101,340.53 and Payroll Transfer in the aggregate amount of $202,640.32 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.

SMFA Resolution No. 55, a Resolution of the Financing Authority Board of the City of Sierra Madre approving payment of Warrant #4803 in the amount of $244,188.86 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. 

6.      DISCUSSION – ACQUISITION OF

       2.67 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE / CONSTRUCTION OF YOUTH

       ACTIVITY CENTER

Recommendation to adopt Resolution No. 03-037 to construct the Youth Activity Center using Prop A funds and to adopt 03-038 to purchase Adeeb Thomas property as open space.

7.    PUBLIC HEARING – MUNICIPAL CODE CHANGE TEXT AMENDMENT

Recommendation to introduce Ordinance No. 1203, Municipal Code Text Amendment 03-02; amending Sierra Madre Municipal Code Section 8.36 (Hazardous Brush Clearance), by adding provisions for vegetation management plans for undeveloped properties and developed properties larger than 5 acres. 

 

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

 

8.

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

 

Approval of the minutes of the Community Redevelopment Agency meeting of April 14, 2003.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

a.       Authorization of payments on behalf of CRA for April 28, 2003 for $9,178.73 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENT                             7:45 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 on May 12, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. at this location.

 

 

If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call the City Manager’s office at (626) 355-7135 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.