AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

SIERRA MADRE CITY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

City Hall Council Chambers

232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

Monday, May 12, 2003

6:30 PM

Bart Doyle, Mayor

Robert Stockly, Mayor Pro Tem

Doug Hayes, Council member

George Maurer, Council member

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 George Maurer, Council Member.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

Approval of minutes for Regular Meeting of April 28, 2003 and Special Meetings of May 1 and 2, 2003. 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

Majority vote of the Council to proceed with City business.

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL REPORT

 

 

 

 

PRESENTATION

 

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

Hometown Hero Presentation for Stephanie Smith.

 

ACTION ITEMS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

WARRANTS

 

 

Resolution No. 03-043, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sierra Madre approving payment of warrants #4906 - #4907; #4622; and #4913 - #5002 in the aggregate amount of $357,690.84 and Payroll Transfer in the aggregate amount of $178,037.44 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. 

 

 

 

 

2.

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR CON’T

 

a.      Recommendation to adopt Resolution 03-041, nominating City of Rosemead Mayor Pro-Tem Margaret Clark to the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority. 

b.      Recommendation to approve Resolution 03-033, an application to the State of California for self-insurance. 

c.       Recommendation to approve Resolution No. 03-042, concerning amended and restated LA Impact MOU relating to jointly and collectively targeting, investigating, and prosecuting terrorists and criminal activity. 

d.     Recommendation to enter into an agreement for federal lobbying services with the Ferguson Group at a cost not to exceed 65,000.

e.      Recommendation to reject claim presented by Garry Russell.

f.       Recommendation to reject claim presented by Meadows Townhomes.

g.      Recommendation to reject claim presented by Richard and Lynda Canzoneri.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

 

DISCUSSION – 2nd READING OF ORDINANCE 1203

 

Recommendation to hold second public hearing and adoption of Ordinance No. 1203, Municipal Code Text Amendment 03-02; amending Sierra Madre Municipal Code Section 8.36 (Hazardous Brush Clearance).   

 

 

 

 

4.

DISCUSSION – SGVCOG GROWTH VISIONING PROJECT

 

Recommendation that the City Council participate in the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments’ Growth Visioning Project.

 

 

 

 

5.

DISCUSSION – REAPPOINTMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF APPLICANTS TO COMMISSIONS

 

Recommendation to fill vacancies, either by reappointment, or appointment to a commission seat.

 

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 April 28, 2003.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

Authorization of payments on behalf of CRA for May 12, 2003 for $1,386.82 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 April 28, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. at this location.

 

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