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Home My WebLink About2002 04 17 CC MIN SS2002 04 17 CC MIN SS(Ììœ±COUNCIL CHAMBER 14403 E. PACIFIC AVENUE BALDWIN PARK, CA 91706 APRIL 17, 2002 WEDNESDAY 6:00 P.M. The CITY COUNCIL and COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY of the City of Baldwin Park met in STUDY SESSION at the above time and place. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmember/Member Linda Gair, Ricardo Pacheco, Bill Van Cleave, Mayor Pro- Tem/Vice-Chair Marlen Garcia and Mayor/Chair Manuel Lozano Also Present: Dayte Keller. Chief Executive Officer; Arnold Alvarez-Glasman, City Attorney; Jose Sanchez. Finance Director; Rick Forintos, Community Development Director; and Kathleen Sessman, Deputy City Clerk Absent/Excused; Rosemary M. Ramirez, Chief Deputy City Cterk PUBLIC COMMUNICATION SUBSEQUENT NEED ITEM ADDED TO AGENDA Attorney Alvarez-Glasman advised the Agency/City Council that items regarding Conference with Legal Counsel Anticipated Litigation and Conference with Legal Counsel Existing Litigation had developed after the posting of the notice of agenda. There is an immediate need to provide a briefing to the City Council on these matters. He recommended that these items be added to the Closed Session portion of this agenda. A motion was made to add the items as recommended by the attorney as follows: Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation GC 54956.9); Name of Case: Redevelopment Agency vs. Lew; et al.; Case Number BC255564 LASC); and Conference with Legal Counsel-Anticipated Litigation GC 54956.9); Number of Case: 1) MOTION: Councitmember Gair SECOND: Councilmember Pacheco Motion Carried CLOSED SESSION The Council/Agency recessed to Closed Session at 5:50 p.m. and reconvened at 7:00 p.m., with all members present. City Attorney Alvarez-Glasman reported the action as follows: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR GC 54957-6) Agency Negotiators: Dayle Keller, Chief Executive Officer; Jose Sanchez, Finance Director; Kara Bouton. Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer and other representatives as designated. Employee Organization: SEIU, Professional and Technical Employees, Confidential Employees, and General Management Employees ACTION: City Council received briefing. No final action taken. Nothing further to report BIB] 37638-U01 2002-U02 04-U02 17-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 SS-U02 LI1-U03 FO8420-U03 FO8699-U03 DO8913-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 1/15/03-U04 ROBIN-U04 STUDY-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 COMMUNITY-U06 REDEVELOPMENT-U06 AGENCY-U06 2002 04 17 CC MIN SS(Ììœ±Study Session Minutes-April 17, 2002 PaQe 2 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR GC 54956.8) Properly: 3145 Baldwin Park Blvd. Negotiating Parties: Agency Negotiating with The Chartes Company and S.K. Metro Corporation Agency Negotiators: Dayle Keller and Arnold Alvarez-Glasman Under Negotiation: Terms of Sale ACTION: Agency Board received briefing. Agency directed staff to inform the two negotiating parties that their proposal^ as presented were not accepted at this time, but staff has prepared the necessary RFQ or RFP for further consideration by Agency board. No final action taken. Nothing further to report CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION GC 54956.9) Name of Case: Redevelopment Agency vs. Shion-Jenn Yeh; Yung Cheng Wang; etal. Case Number: BC255576 LASC) ACTION: Agency Board received briefing. No final action taken. Nothing further to report PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT GC 54957) Trtte: Housing Director Title: Personnel/Risk Manager ACTION: No final action taken. Nothing further to report CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION GC 54956.9) Name of Case: Redevelopment Agency vs. Lew; et al. Case Number: BC255564 LASC) ACTION: Agency Board received briefing. No final action taken. Nothing further to report CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION GC 54956.9) Number of Case: 1) ACTION: City Council received briefing. No final action taken. Nothing further to report BIB] 37638-U01 2002-U02 04-U02 17-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 SS-U02 LI1-U03 FO8420-U03 FO8699-U03 DO8913-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 1/15/03-U04 ROBIN-U04 STUDY-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 COMMUNITY-U06 REDEVELOPMENT-U06 AGENCY-U06 2002 04 17 CC MIN SS(Ììœ±Study Session Minutes April 17, 2002 Page 3 REPORTS OF OFFICERS Approval of an Appropriation of AB 1693 for Specific Programs provided by the Baldwin Park Chamber of Commerce 330.20) Carry over from 3/27) Related Mem City Council Agenda, ttem 3-B) Assistant to Chief Executive Officer Bouton presented report as follows: This report requests that the City Council approve the appropriation of AB 1693 funds for resource and green team services provided by the Baldwin Park Chamber of Commerce. Rita Galfegos, President of the Chamber of Commerce presented a brief overview of the services offered by the Chamber of Commerce. She stated that the Chamber will act as an information and resource center to daily callers regarding city information, licenses, business development, relocation information, crty events, meetings and different inquiries that pertain to Baldwin Park and the San Gabriel Valley. Ms. Gallegos stated that the Chamber represents an efficient, cost effective, public relations arm for the City. She stated that the proposal was submitted to the City Council back in November and that the Chamber is already fulfilling some aspects of the proposed Agreement without funding. Councilmember Gair stated that Chamber provides a valuable tool and pointed out that the PBID will never be done if the City does not have a good relationship with the business community. She feels that they need and deserve funding and would like to see them receive it post haste. Councilmember Pacheco agreed that the PBID is an essential aspect of developing the downtown area. but he would like to see it done during the budget deliberation when all projects are being reviewed. Councilmember Gair feels that this is a back payment, money owed. Mayor Lozano, Mayor Pro Tern Garcia and Councilmember Pacheco expressed their concern with the lack of support they received from the Chamber regarding City projects and development. Patricia Mayorga, Secretary of Chamber of Commerce stated that the Chamber is representative of its members and that is why it is so important that the Chamber be independent of the City. Ms. Mayorga stated that the Chamber is not asking the City to fund them. She stated that the Chamber is presenting projects to the City that they might be interested in, it is a contract of services. She further stated that it is up to the City whether or not these contracts of services are accepted. She stated that the Chamber and the City will not afways agree upon the best route to take. but they are two entities working for the betterment of this community. She suggested that the proposed terns be viewed for their merit. Councilmember Gair stated that she believes in the neutrality of the Chamber and that both organizations need to start over on a clean slate. She suggested looking at proposed terns from the perspective of contracting services, not of funding. She further suggested that if the City vote no she strongly encouraged the Chamber to cease rt's assistance, when calls come in send them to the city manager and see what kind effect that has. After lengthy discussion, a motion was made to defer this matter to be included in the budget deliberations for the FY 2002-03 budget. BIB] 37638-U01 2002-U02 04-U02 17-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 SS-U02 LI1-U03 FO8420-U03 FO8699-U03 DO8913-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 1/15/03-U04 ROBIN-U04 STUDY-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 COMMUNITY-U06 REDEVELOPMENT-U06 AGENCY-U06 2002 04 17 CC MIN SS(Ììœ±Study Session Minutes-April 17. 2002 Page 4 MOTION: Coundlmember Pacheco SECOND: Mayor Lozano NOES: Councilmembers Van Cleave. Gair and Mayor Pro Tern Garcia Motion Failed A motion was made to approve the appropriation of $6,700 in AB 1693 funds for resource and green team services provided by the Baldwin Park Chamber of Commerce for the remainder of FY 2001-02 and direct staff to include funding for both programs in the FY 2002- 03 budget. MOTION: Coundlmember Gair SECOND: Coundlmember Van Cleave NOES: Coundlmember Pacheco and Mayor Lozano Motion Carried APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR 3^ FLOOR IMPROVEMENTS AT CITY HALL 330-20) Carry over from 3/27) Rtatod Item City CouncH Agenda, ttem 3-0) A motion was made to appropriate $14,000 from the General fund to Cost Center 57 Building Improvement Fund 100.57.5703) for the construction and remodeling on the third floor. MOTION: Coundlmember Gair SECOND: Councilmember Van Cleave Motion Carried ADJOURN There being no other matters before the Council/Agency, the meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m. Approved as presented by the Council/Agency at their meeting held May 1, 2002. l^£ IUL^^ dt^O U^O^CL teen R. Sessman Deputy City Clerk Jose Sanchez(^) Finance Director BIB] 37638-U01 2002-U02 04-U02 17-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 SS-U02 LI1-U03 FO8420-U03 FO8699-U03 DO8913-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 1/15/03-U04 ROBIN-U04 STUDY-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 COMMUNITY-U06 REDEVELOPMENT-U06 AGENCY-U06