CRESCENTA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL
MINUTES
CRESCENTA
VALLEY SHERIFF’S STATION COMMUNITY ROOM
4554
N. Briggs Avenue, La Crescenta, CA 91214
(Corrections
gathered by President Andrus)
JANUARY
18, 2007
1.
Call to order – 7 PM - President
Andrus
2.
Flag Salute - Boy Scout Troop #317
3.
Invocation - Councilmember Beatty
4.
Roll Call - Councilmember Beatty
All
Councilmembers present, except Councilmember Cleven
5. Approval of Minutes of the Council Meeting 12/14/06
Minutes approved
6.
Comments from Officials
State
Assemblyman
Anthony Adams’ Deputy Steve Johnson
Assemblyman
Cameron Smyth
and Deputy Christine Ward
Senator
Bob Margett’s Senior Field Representative Jim Starkey
First
Responders
California
Highway Patrol
- Officer Todd Workman
LA
County Police
- Officer T. Bryant
LA
County Sheriff
- Captain Tim Peters
LA
County Fire Department
- Stephanie English
7. Recognition of Former Councilmembers
Certificates
Presented to Clair Rawlins, Brian Ostler, Bill Bodell, Jaleen Lunt,
and Sharon Hales
8.
Special Guests
Allied Waste - Suzanne Passantino
Discussed
trash in the Crescenta Valley
Concerns about trash issue were raised by the community.
10.
Public Comments
Odalis Suarez discussed a resident across the street
where the owner is doing demo and the oak trees she thought were in danger.
She was referred directly to Sussy Nemer, County deputy, who was in
attendance.
11. Installation of the 2007 Officers
- Supervisor Michael Antonovich
12.
Action Items
-Motion to approve 2007 Committees - Motion
Carried
-Motion
to approve: Legal
counsel – Attorney George Steele who ran for council in our last election and
has his own law firm; for historian our librarian Vickie Guagliardo, for
auditor- CPA David Page who owns Page Business Associates in Montrose;
and for Sergeant of Arms, LASD officer and local resident Doug Robertson.
- Motion
Carried
-Motion
to approve 2007 Budget - Approved
-Motion
to approve Contract for Videographer - Approved
-Motion
to move public CVTC Meetings to CV High School Career Center
- Passed unanimously
-First
Reading of Bylaw Amendment - By President
Andrus
ADD highlighted portion:
C.
Written notice of the proposed amendment(s) to the By-Laws must be
delivered
to the members of the Council one week prior to the meeting at which the
amendment is to be considered. The
written notice shall be definite as to the exact points to be modified.
Written notice may include notice via e-mail with the stipulation that a
return receipt is requested from the sender and received back by each
Councilmember notified by e-mail.
12.
Committee Reports
Election/Nominating Committee
- Councilmember Smiley
No report
Finance/Fundraising Committee
- Councilmember Pierce
2006 audit filed
Treasurer’s Report
Public Relations Committee - Councilmember
Thomas
Meeting will be Tuesday at 3PM at the Sheriff’s Station
Community Events Committee
- Councilmember Beatty
Arbor Day is coming up
Foothill
Design Committee
- Councilmember Raghavachary
No
report
Land
Use Committee - President
Andrus/Councilmember Thomas
Discussed Land Use Information:
Land Use Meetings are the way the
Council can best deal with the public (to keep our General Meetings focused).
The County will not recognize any Land Use Committee comments, only a letter
from the Council. According to Council bylaws, letters must be voted upon
and approved at a General Meeting.
The County would only send a developer
to the Council President to set up a LU meeting IF they had a project which
would require a discretionary approval (NOT regular projects which already meet
the guidelines by the County). The LU Meeting would function as a forum
for residents around the project to view the plans and comment, and would be
presided over by the Council President. Public comments would be sent with
a LU recommendation to the Council. The Council would then vote to send a
letter which would recommend approval (or not) of the plans. The staff of
the Supervisor would then review the recommendations of the Council and decide
on the project based on that and any other items.
There are MULTIPLE safeties in place.
1.
Developers are NOT required to attend.
2.
Developers are only asked to attend if they need DISCRETIONARY approval.
3.
The LUC gives the comments of the public and its recommendation based on
those comments to the Council – it has NO authority to call Regional Planning
or make decisions itself.
4.
The Council must follow its established bylaws to write a letter.
5.
The letter goes to Supervisor Antonovich’s staff for review.
6.
The Supervisor’s staff and the Regional Planning Commission make the
final decision.
The Land Use Committee’s SOLE purpose
is to do research relevant to the projects where developers have requested a
meeting of the LUC. The Chair of
the CVTC Land Use Committee is Councilmember Thomas and each member of the
Council is also a member of the Land Use Committee.
Library
Committee
- President Andrus
Ground breaking will be in April 2007
Scholarship
Committee
- Councilmember Erickson
No report
Streets, Roadways, Parks, Public Safety Committee - Councilmember
Campbell
Campbell
and Pierce will meet with County to discuss issues the public has brought to
their attention
Youths and Seniors Committee - Councilmember Cleven absent
No
Report
13.
Correspondence - Councilmember
Thomas
Letter
to CV Tow approved
14.
Items from Council
15.
Announcements
Fundraiser sponsored by Kiwanis
Club of Montrose - La Crescenta, “DOCUMENT
SHREDDING” Program Provided by AbilityFirst, for Residents and Small
businesses, Saturday, January 27, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
2801-
2813 FOOTHILL BLVD. (site of our new library)
Executive
Committee Meeting, February
1 - 7 PM, Sheriff’s Station Community Room (Council only)
Verdugo
Mountains Auto Tour, Sponsored by the Historical Society, February 3, 9:45 AM, CV
Park – families welcome (Council and members only)
General
Council Meeting, February 15, 7 PM, CV High School, Career Center (Public)
Fundraiser is set for February 22, 2007 at Dominick’s Italian Restaurant in La Crescenta labeled “Meet Your Town Council.” Councilmembers will be in attendance from 5 to 8 p.m. Candidates for the Glendale City Council have been invited to attend.
16.
Adjournment by President Andrus at 11:15
p.m.