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Home My WebLink About2009 10 21 CC MIN MINUTES CITY OF BALDWIN PARK t°+u;, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER CITY COUNCIL ;' 1 a"''.; 21, 2009 jug ♦ ik: ` 7:00 p.m. COUNCIL ty CHAMBERS Jaiu `- 14403 E. Pacific Avenue Baldwin Park Manuel Lozano, Mayor Monica Garcia, Mayor Pro Tem Anthony J. Bejarano, Marlen Garcia, Ricardo Pacheco, Council Members Maria Contreras, City Treasurer Susan Rubio, City Clerk The CITY COUNCIL of the City of Baldwin Park met in REGULAR SESSION at the above time and place. CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION Led by Pastor Robles PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Present: Council member Bejarano, Council member Marlen Garcia, Council member Pacheco, Mayor Pro Tem Monica Garcia, Mayor Lozano. Absent: None. Also Present: Chief Executive Officer Vijay Singhal, City Attorney Joseph W. Pannone, Director of Recreation & Community Services Manuel Carrillo Jr., Community Development Manager Marc Castagnola, Director of Public Works William Galvez, Chief of Police Lili Hadsell, City Treasurer Contreras, City Clerk Rubio, Deputy City Clerk Nieto. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Pro Tem Monica Garcia adjourned in memory of Baldwin Park resident Vicky Munoz; City Treasurer Contreras adjourned in memory of Lucy Weldy, former BPUSD and Paula Ebiner; Council member Bejarano asked to keep Mr. Chua in prayer as he had recently suffered a heart attack Page 1 of 5 PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS & PRESENTATIONS NONE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS Thomas Cary, resident spoke about a smoke shop near schools in the city; motor oil & weeds on Palmrose; and other various issues in the city Ken Woods, resident spoke about a recent Planning Commission meeting Jesse Plata, spoke about businesses that came to Baldwin Park, such as Laidlaws, Walmart and Home Depot as well as the relocation of residents due to redevelopment Susan Reyes, representing Assemblyman Hernandez thanked staff for working with them on the census outreach and announced a Health and Public Safety Fair Adolfo Jimenez, Dominguez Engineering thanked the staff for working with them on a recent public works project and offered to give the incentive back to the city so that it can go to other use Teri Muse, resident announced two bulky item pick ups for Baldwin Park residents Greg Tuttle, business owner addressed comments of previous speaker, the situation of the Baldwin Park Chamber of Commerce, budget & public safety issues John Rios, resident commented about the placement and removal of political signs Mayor Lozano addressed comments of speakers and eminent domain regulations in the state of California Council member Bejarano commented about residents who walk in all areas of the city; He stated that he had never taken bribes. He thanked those who had contributed to his campaign and clarified that contributions to his legally formed committee had been received CONSENT CALENDAR Motion: Approve CONSENT CALENDAR with the exception of Item 8 Moved by Mayor Lozano, seconded by Council member Marlen Garcia. 1. WARRANTS AND DEMANDS City Council received and filed. 2. PROPOSED RECOGNITIONS BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR Page 2 of 5 THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 21, 2009 THROUGH NOVEMBER 3, 2009 City Council approved the preparation and presentation of the plaques and certificates as outlined in the staff report. 3. MINUTES City Council approved the minutes of the special and regular meeting of October 7, 2009. 4. CITY TREASURER'S REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2009 City Council received and filed. 5. CLAIM REJECTIONS City Council rejected the claim of Rui Lan Zhu (09.08.09) and authorized staff to send the appropriate notices of rejection to the claimants. 6. NOISE ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT City Council 1) directed staff to continue work with the City Attorney's Office to make an amendment to the current ordinance and 2) directed the Police Chief and her staff to make the necessary internal policy changes. 7. MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2009 City Council received and filed the monthly financial report for the period ended September 30, 2009. The following item was pulled by Council member Bejarano for separate discussion: 8. FISCAL YEAR 2008/2009 PRELIMINARY YEAR-END FINANCIAL UPDATE Chief Executive Officer Singhal presented the report and addressed comments regarding the budget and perceived deficits. He reported that property taxes were up, revenues and expenditures were down & cash balances increased Council member Bejarano thanked Mayor Lozano, Mayor Pro Tem Monica Garcia and Council member Marlen Garcia for their fiscal conservatism Motion: Receive and file the FY 2008-2009 financial update. Moved by Mayor Lozano, seconded by Council member Bejarano. 9. CITY OF BALDWIN PARK'S GREEN VISION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE UPDATE City Council received and filed. Page 3 of 5 10. RESTRUCTURING OF THE BALDWIN PARK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE City Council received and filed the report. 11. TRAFFIC SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS AT MARGARET HEATH ELEMENTARY City Council directed staff to complete Phase I improvements as suggested in staff report. 12. NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND PROJECT ACCEPTANCE OF SYRACUSE AVENUE STORM DRAIN CONSTRUCTED BY DOMINGUEZ GENERAL ENGINEERING, INC. City Council 1) accepted the construction improvements by Dominguez General Engineering, Inc. and authorized the recordation of a Notice of Completion; 2) authorized a contract extra in the amount of$15,000 to SA &Associates, Inc.; and 3) authorized payment of$60,630 in retention funds to Dominguez General Engineering, Inc. upon expiration of the 35-day lien period. 13. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION STRATEGY - AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH HONEYWELL City Council authorized the Chief Executive Officer to proceed with Honeywell for the preparation of the EECS. 14. APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE ARRA (STIMULUS) CDBG STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND AUTHORIZE ADVERTISING FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDS City Council approved the project specifications and authorized staff to solicit construction bids for the ARRA/CDBG Street Improvements. SET MATTERS - PUBLIC HEARINGS NONE REPORTS OF OFFICERS NONE CITY COUNCIL/ CITY CLERK / CITY TREASURER / STAFF REQUESTS & COMMUNICATIONS Request by Mayor Pro Tem Monica Garcia for discussion and direction to staff on project labor agreements Mayor Pro Tern Monica Garcia thanked staff for the coordination of the job fair and the positive attendance. She requested that on the parking structure project and capital improvement plan, project labor agreements be explored and implemented as they would create Page 4 of 5 apprenticeship opportunities and local hiring benefits for the residents Council member Pacheco expressed his support of project labor agreements, as they establish a partnership with community job seekers and contractors wanting to do work in Baldwin Park. He further noted that representatives from the unions were willing to meet with the CEO to discuss this topic Council member Pacheco spoke about the recent job fair and feedback that he had received from job fair participants and also commented about the eminent domain laws that the Mayor had previously addressed. He wanted to make sure that the Council would not support any projects that would drive out residents ADJOURNMENT There being no other matters for discussion the meeting was adjourned in memory of Vicky Munoz, Lucy Weldy and Paula Ebiner at 7:45 p.m. Approved as presented by the Council at their meeting held November 4, 2009. a- e a )9/.,-Thto aura M. Nieto, CMC Deputy City Clerk Page 5 of 5