For sale signs on Council agenda

A continuation of the public hearing on new restrictions on the placement of For Sale and Open House signs on the lawns of Arcadia homes is on the otherwise short agenda for the City Council meeting Tuesday, May 5, following a lengthy open study session on a preliminary budget for 2015-16:

CITY OF ARCADIA

City Council

Study Session Open to the Public

Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 4:00 p.m.

Location: Arcadia Police Department EOC Room, 250 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia

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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Gary A. Kovacic, Mayor Roger Chandler, Mayor Pro Tem

Tom Beck, Council Member Sho Tay, Council Member

John Wuo, Council Member

PUBLIC COMMENTS (5 minute time limit each speaker)

Any person wishing to speak before the City Council is asked to complete a Speaker Card and provide it to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. Each speaker is limited to five (5) minutes per person, unless waived by the City Council. Under the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda.

STUDY SESSION (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

a. Report, discussion and direction regarding the Proposed 2015-16 Fiscal Year Budget.

City Council Chamber 7:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

Reverend Rodolfo Reyes, Police Department Chaplain

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Gary A. Kovacic, Mayor

Roger Chandler, Mayor Pro Tem

Tom Beck, Council Member Sho Tay, Council Member

John Wuo, Council Member

REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING STUDY SESSION ITEM

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM CITY MANAGER REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS

MOTION TO READ ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE

THE READING IN FULL

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PUBLIC HEARING

Any person wishing to speak before the City Council on a public hearing item is asked to complete a Speaker Card noting the agenda item number and provide it to the City Clerk prior to the start of the public hearing. Separate and apart from the applicant (who may speak longer in the discretion of the City Council) each speaker is limited to five (5) minutes per person unless waived by the City Council. Under the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda. The applicant may additionally submit rebuttal comments, in the discretion of the City Council.

You are hereby advised that should you desire to legally challenge in court any action taken by the City Council regarding any public hearing item, you may be limited to raising only those issues and objections you or someone else raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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Ordinance No. 2324 amending portions of Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 5 of the

Arcadia Municipal Code in order to update the City’s Single-Family Residential

Real Estate Siqn and Developer-Contractor Siqn Requlations. (Continued Public

Hearing from the April 7, 2015, City Council Meeting)

Recommended Action: Find that Ordinance No. 2324 is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, and introduce Ordinance No. 2324.

PUBLIC COMMENTS (5 minute time limit each speaker)

Any person wishing to speak before the City Council is asked to complete a Speaker Card and provide it to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. Each speaker is limited to five (5) minutes per person, unless waived by the City Council. Under the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda.

2.

CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be acted on by one roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the City Council, staff, or the public requests that a specific item be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action.

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Reqular Meetinq Minutes of April 21. 2015.

Recommended Action: Approve

Resolution No. 7061 authorizinq the City Manaqer to siqn Master Aqreements and Supplemental Agreements with the California Department of Transportation. Recommended Action: Adopt

Resolution No. 7068 identifying the terms and conditions for Arcadia Fire

Department response when away from official duty station and assigned to an emergency incident.

Recommended Action: Adopt

Mayor’s appointments of City Council Members to City boards. commissions. and outside governmental agencies.

Recommended Action: Receive and File

Professional Services Agreement with Yowanto Engineering. Inc. for the design of the Par 3 Golf Course Efficiency Liqhtinq Upqrade proiect. Recommended Action: Approve

Contract with EC Construction for the Huqo Reid Neiqhborhood Safe Routes to

School project.

Recommended Action: Find the project as Categorically Exempt pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and approve

the Contract

Contract with Douq Martin Contracting. Inc. for the Fiscal Year 2014-15 Annual Slurry Seal project.

Recommended Action: Approve

Extension to the Professional Services Aqreement with Southland Sports Officials to provide basketball officials for the adult and youth basketball leagues.

Recommended Action: Approve

Extension to the Professional Services Agreement with the Arcadia Unified School District for bus transportation services for recreation activities.

Recommended Action: Approve

Extension to the Purchase Order with Unified Nutrimeals to provide the Senior Meals Program.

Recommended Action: Approve

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Purchase of electronic GPS tracking devices for use by the Police Department. Recommended Action: Approve

Accept all work performed by Advanced Industrial Servicest Inc. for the Canyon and Oranqe Grove Reservoir Roof Repairs as complete. Recommended Action: Approve

CITY MANAGER

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Agreement for Automatic Aid of Battalion Chief services by_ and among the City of Arcadia. the City of Monrovia. and the City of Sierra Madre. Recommended Action: Approve

Adjournment

The City Council will adjourn this meeting in memory of Arcadia resident Arly Barton, to Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber.