Among matters discussed at City Council meeting: new lighting systems for the tennis courts; salary increases for part-time employees; code enforcement.
Because a 2-2 vote on regulations for video games appeared inevitable, Mayor pro tem Dennis Lojeski at the last Arcadia City Council meeting requested that the matter be held over until the next meeting when Mayor Don Pellegrino will be present.
The Arcadia City Council approved a 6% hike in building fees, such as building permits, conditional use permits, and request for modifications. The increase, set for November 17, will be used to offset the 6% salary hike that city employees received in the 1989-90 budget.
City employees press council for stepped up salary talks. Representatives of the three employee groups told council that negotiations have bogged down.
Johanna Hofer, who is making her third try for a seat on the Arcadia City Council, says she thinks concerned citizens should be elected, not just politicians and those with special interests.
Best Disposal Company will ask City Council for an approximate 40% increase in rates. Arcadia has had the lowest rates in the Valley for a number of years. A survey of the area shows that Best's request is for a higher rate than the average.
The local chapter of the California School Employees Association has made an initial proposal to the Arcadia Board of Education. The CSEA chapter is requesting a 21.5% raise in salaries.
City Council has approved the expenditure of approximately $100,000 to provide lighting and additional bleachers for the Civic Center Athletic Field, to allow for night soccer games.
Don Pellegrino, incumbent on the ballot for City Council, has definitive opinions, listed in this article, on the election issues: the budget, race track admission, utility tax, etc.
Arcadia City Council has denied a request for a solicitation permit from the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church after hearing lengthy testimony from both proponents and opponents.
City Councilman Jeffrey Dring and other unidentified citizens have been questioning whether Mayor Don Pellegrino may be violating state conflict-of-interest laws by voting on a redevelopment project near his property. City Attorney Charles Liberto has said there is no conflict.
Plans for a $700,000 building to house the City Council have been approved, but the whole project has bogged down over the projected $89,500 needed to make the existing City Hall conform to the new building. Complete details on rearranging city departments in order to make the best use of space are given.
City Council approved a $12 million general fund budget. The budget represents an increase of 13 percent over the 1980-81 budget and includes 9 percent pay raises for all employees (except police who have not completed negotiations).