MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRADBURY HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Bradbury was called to order by Mayor Barakat at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor Barakat, Mayor Pro-Tem Hale, Councimembers Lewis, Bruny and Lathrop ROLL CALL: ABSENT: None STAFF: City Manager Kearney, City Attorney Reisman, City Clerk Saldana and Management Analyst Santos Leon Mayor Barakat proposed to move item #3 (Parking Permit Process) after the Consent Calendar and made a motion to approve the agenda to proceed with City business. Councimember Lewis seconded the motion which carried. Councimember has the responsibility to disclose direct or indirect potential for a personal financial impact as a result of participation in the decision-making: process concerning City Attorney Reisman stated Mayor Barakat has a potential conflict regarding item #3 (Parking Permit Process) due to his Mr. Mo Bina, Sanitation Worker, addressed the City Council stating that LACSD workers have had COLA increases withheld for the last two years and LASCD is trying to cut their pension by 2.5%. LASCD has some of the lowest rates in the Nation. 1000 LASCD workers have signed al Declaration of "No Confidence" in the Agency's Upper Management Workers are hoping to get the support oft the Bradbury City Council. Mr. Bina submitted three documents to be part of the record (and hereto 1) Letter to Ms. Grace Robinson Hyde, Sanitation Districts ofl Los Angeles County 2) Flyer: What it still in dispute @ the Sanitation Districts? 3) 2018 Declaration of" "No Confidence" Mr. Steve Koffroth, AFSCME, stated that he is helping LACSD Mayor Barakat, who serves on the Personnel Board of the Sanitation Districts, stated that he cannot comment on this issue because it is not on the agenda, but would be willing to APPROVAL OF AGENDA: DISCLOSURE OF ITEMS REQUIRED BY Inc compliance with the California Political Reform Act, each City GOV. CODE SECTION 1090 & 81000 ETS SEQ,: agenda items. proximity to Royal Oaks Manor. PUBLIC COMMENT: attached to the minutes): workers with the negotiations. talk after the meeting. Minutes CC Meeting January 15, 2019 Page 1 CONSENT CALENDAR: All items on the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a Councilmember requests otherwise, in which case the item will be removed and considered by separate action. All Resolutions and Ordinances for Second Reading on the Consent Calendar are deemed to "waive further reading and A. Minutes: Regular Meeting of December 15, 2018 B. Resolution No. 19-01: Demands & Warrants for. January 2019 C. Monthly Investment Report for ther month of December 2018 D. Ordinance No. 362: An Ordinance oft the City Council oft the City of Bradbury, California, Amending the Bradbury Municipal Code to Add Regulations for Residential Care Facilities and Supportive and Transitional Housing, Adda al Definition ofN Multi-Family Dwellings, Amend the Accessory! Living Quarters Definitions and Regulations, and/ Add Reasonable Accommodation Procedures for Disabled E. Ordinance No. 363: An Ordinance of the Cily Council oft the City of Bradbury Amending" Title Xloft the Bradbury Municipal Codet to Councilmember Lewis made a motion to approve the Consent Calendar, as presented. Mayor Pro-Tem Hale seconded the motion, which was carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Mayor Barakat, Mayor Pro-Tem Hale, Councimembers Lewis, Bruny and Lathrop adopt." Persons Revise Chapter 2, General Sanitation MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR: APPROVED: NOES: None ABSENT: None Motion passed 5:0 MAYOR BARAKAT RECUSED: Mayor Mayor, who lives adjacent to Royal Oak Manor, recused himself from the decision-making process regarding this agenda item and left the room after the City Manager's staff City Manager Keamey stated that the City of Bradbury has restricted street parking in various locations throughout the community Due to street parking limitations, residents must submit a parking permit application to request street parking for Ith has recently come to staff's attention that parking on part of Winston Avenue and all of Royal Oaks Drive North does no comply with regulations for allowable street parking. The elimination of parking on Royal Oaks Drive North would cause a significant problem for the retirement community, and they are requesting use of the City Hall back parking lot for their parking needs during their occasional events. Itis recommended that the City Council review the City's parking permit application process and provide direction to staff on the parking compliance issues and retirement community's request to use the City Hall back parking lot. report. DISCUSSION REGARDING PARKING PERMIT PROCESS: special events on certain streets. PARKING ON WINSTON AVENUE AND ROYAL OAKS DRIVE NORTH: RECOMMENDATION: Minutes CC Meeting January 15, 2019 Page 2 CITYATTORNEY: City Attorney Reisman suggested to let the public speak first Mayor Pro-Tem Hale opened the discussion for public input. Janet Barakat, 700 Braewood Drive, stated that her family would be most affected by the Manor using the City Hall's back parking lot. Ini the past there have been issues with noise and privacy and trash in the yard. The Manor has a mini bus it could Joan Burnett, 4 Woodlyn Lane, inquired about laborers' trucks and the trash bins. There are obstacles other than cars in the Councimember Lewis stated that we are opening a can of Councimember Lathrop stated that the City doesn't have an obligation to let people use the back parking lot. We also need Mayor Pro-Tem Hale stated that there are two separate issues: Councilmember Lewis stated that it would not be fair to only let Mayor Pro-Tem Hale stated that he does not like the idea of the Manor using our back parking lot. If the Manor has a shortage ofp parking spaces then it is their design problem. Ann Absey, 44 Woodlyn Lane, suggested the City restrict usage and require applicants to hire someone to pay for a security guard and clean-up. Also, if the Manor can't park on Royal Oaks Drive North or in the back lot, they will turn their park adjacent to Woodlyn Lane into a parking lot. Robert Jones, 620 Spring Point Drive, asked if the City can widen Royal Oaks Drive North to accommodate more parking Councimember Lathrop inquired about how many cars fit in the Mayor Pro-Tem Hale stated that the parking spaces in the back Councimember Lathrop suggested to delete Sections 5 and 9 in BMC Section 4.01.1010. - No parking areas. Following discussion, the City Council directed staff to initiate a formal study regarding parking capacity. Mayor Barakat rejoined the meeting. before the City Council discusses this item. PUBLIC INPUT: use for shuttle services. road. worms. DISCUSSION: stricter rules. Manor parking and public parking. the Manor use the back parking lot. MORE PUBLIC INPUT: spaces. back lot. MORE DISCUSSION: lot are not organized. DIRECTION TO STAFF: MAYOR BARAKAT RETURNS: Minutes CC Meeting January 15,2019 Page 3 AWARD OF CAL RECYCLE GRANT PROPOSALS: Management Analyst Santos Leon reported that during the October meeting, the City Council directed staff to move forward with the Request for Proposals to expend $5,000 of surplus CalRecycle funds. The City released a Request for Grant Proposals to solicit proposed projects from neighboring cities, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations. As ar result, the City received proposals from the cities of Azusa The City of Azusa is seeking $2,500 to support their ongoing Discovery Club and conduct activities to promote recycling and The City of Duarte is seeking $2,500 to fund its annual Earth Day celebration. In previous years, the cities of Bradbury and Duarte have collaborated to raise awareness on the importance The City of Bradbury annually receives $5,000 from CalRecycle inr restricted funds. The funds cannot be used for General Fund purposes. During the November 2018 meeting, the City Council directed staff to move forward with the grant program to facilitate the expenditure of $5,000 of the $7,400 surplus funds. Should the City Council approve funding for the proposed projects, there will not be any fiscal impact on the City's After an evaluation of the proposed projects, staff recommends that the City Council allocate funding for both projects. and Duarte. environmental awareness. ofk keeping a clean and safe environment. FINANCIAL REVIEW: General Fund monies. RECOMMENDATION: PUBLIC INPUT: MOTION: None Mayor Pro-Tem Hale made a motion to allocate funding for both projects ($2,500 each fort the City of Azusa and the City of Duarte). Councilmember Lathrop seconded the motion, which was carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Mayor Barakat, Mayor Pro-Tem Hale, Councilmembers Lewis, Bruny and Lathrop APPROVED: NOES: None ABSENT: None Motion passed 5:0 MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER: City Manager Kearney stated that staff has tentatively scheduled AED and First Aid Training for March 12th & 13th from 6-9 p.m. The City Council stated that those dates were too soon. The City Manager did not have any alternate dates at this City Manager Kearney inquired if the City Council was interested in hosting a breakfast meeting with Supervisor The community meeting with the Department of Fish and Wildlife is scheduled for Thursday, February 21, 2019 at7 p.m. time. Kathryn Barger. The answer was yes. Minutes CC Meeting January 15, 2019 Page 4 The postcards inviting residents to join the newly established Public Safety Committee (PSC) have been mailed. correspondence regarding RWQCB litigation. MATTERS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY: City Attorney Reisman stated that he will email the City Council MATTERS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL: MAYOR BARAKAT: Mayor Barakat reported that the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District is asking people to send pictures of their pools to show compliance as access to gated properties is often difficult for Vector Control workers. MAYOR PRO-TEM HALE: COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS: COUNCILMEMBER BRUNY: Nothing to report Nothing to report Councilmember Bruny reported that the Duarte Unified School District is going to have a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, January 24th for the Duarte High School Culinary Councimember Lathrop reported that the DUSD received an anonymous donation in the amount of $20,000. Council- member Lathrop also stated that the Superintendent will give a presentation of the February City Council meeting. Arts Complex. COUNCILMEMBER LATHROP: ITEMS FORF FUTURE AGENDAS: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: None CLOSED SESSION The City Council convened to a Closed Session to discuss Public Employee Performance Evaluation pursuant to The City Council reconvened into Open Session to announce any action taken. Acting City Attorney Kress reported that the City Council discussed the matter. Not formal votes were taken. At 8:00 p.m. Mayor Barakat adjourned the meeting to Tuesday, Government Code Section 54957. Title: RKA Consulting Group (City Engineer) RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION: ADJOURNMENT: February 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. MAYOR- CITY BRADBURY ARLE OF ATTEST: Claudun Saldana CITY CLERK- CITY OF BRADBURY Minutes CC Meeting January 15, 2019 Page 5