HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes - 1972/02/16 - RegularPARKING COMMISSION
CITY OF TEMPLE CITY
FEBRUARY 16, 1972
1. Chairman Nunamaker called to order the regular meeting of the
Parking Commission at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of City Hall.
2. The Chairman led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
3. Roll Call: Present: Commissioners Kettle, Nunamaker, Ross
Absent: Commissioners Clark, Millham
Also Present: Planning Director Dragicevich
Engineering Assistant, Robert Linares
Chairman Nunamaker welcomed Commissioner Ross as the newest member
of the Commission, appointed by the City Council to fill the un-
expired term of Jack Armstrong.
It was moved by Commissioner Kettle, seconded by Commissioner Ross,
and carried, to excuse the absences of Commissioners Clark and
Millham for cause.
4. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the adjourned meeting of November 1, 1971, and the
special meeting of November 17, 1971, were approved as written by
the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Commissioners Kettle, Nunamaker
Abstaining: Commissioner Ross
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5. REVIEW OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE RESTRICTING, EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEES FROM
PARKING IN MUNICIPALLY OWNED PARKING LOTS
Chairman Nunamaker advised that the proposed ordinance was originated
for the purpose of alleviating heavy usage of all day parking in
public parking lots which were created for customer parking.
Earlier the Commission 'had attempted to solicit voluntary cooperation
from merchants and employees to refrain from parking in public
parking lots posted with two -hour restrictions; however, this effort
had failed. At the November 17 meeting of. dip .Commission, several
members of the business community spoke in opposition to the
proposed ordinance, requesting that this matter be postponed until
the February meeting of the Parking Commission. The Chamber of
Commerce also requested postponement in order to review this issue
with its members.
Mr. Linares advised that, as an alternative to the proposed ordinance,
the staff had prepared a postcard whtich could be used by merchants
in requesting persons to park in public parking lots which are not
posted with two -hour restrictions. Sample cards were made available
to the Chamber of Commerce and the Commission for perusal.
Planning Director Dragicevich stated that the Chamber Committee had
met earlier in the day to discuss the proposed ordinance and to
review the sample postcard and that members present in the audience
may wish to address the Commission. Chairman Nunamaker invited
persons present to express their opinion regarding the proposed
ordinance. The following persons spoke in favor of using the
postcard and in opposition to the proposed ordinance relating to
use of municipal parking lots:
Bert Anspach, Lieberg's, 9564 Las Tunas Drive; Dominic Mortellaro,
Dominic's Shoe Store, 9629 Las Tunas Drive; Carl Ludlow, Stoppel's
of California, 9615 Las Tunas Drive; Penny Graham, Graham's Music
Store, 9616 Las Tunas Drive.
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Mr. Matt English, Chamber Manager, stated that it was the over-
whelming consensus of the Promotional Calendar Committee that a
postcard of the type reviewed would be more effective in its
purpose and less discriminatory than the proposed ordinance.
The Committee was 100% opposed to the proposed ordinanceend wholly
in favor of the use of the postcard. He pledged the support and
cooperation of the Chamber in distributing cards to the business
community, saying that a map showing designated locations for
parking longer than two hours is a good idea.
No one came forward in support of the proposed ordinance.
In closed discussion, the Commission concluded that inasmuch as
the business community is willing to utilize the postcard method
to encourage all day parking in certain specified locations away
from the immediate shopping areas, and the Chamber will cooperate
in this effort, the proposed ordinance is unnecessary at this
time. It was moved by Commissioner Kettle, seconded by Commissioner
Ross, and carried, to table the proposed ordinance relating to
municipal parking lots; and to implement the use of the postcards
at the earliest possible date.
Planning Director Dragicevich asked to be excused at 3:30 p.m
because of required attendance at another meeting.
6. REPORT RE INSTALLATION OF BICYCLE RACKS ON PEDESTRIAN MALLS
Mr. Linares advised that staff had investigated the installation of
bicycle racks in the pedestrian malls pursuant to a request from
Chairman Nunamaker at the November 1 meeting of the Parking Commis-
sion. It was found that bicycle racks which are not being used
at several locations along Las Tunas Drive and on Temple City
Boulevard could be considered for relocation at mid -block locations
on the malls, north of Las Tunas Drive, from Cloverly to Kauffman
Avenues. Chairman Nunamaker stated that he had also requested
staff to survey tenants and owners on the south side of Las Tunas
Drive relative to their opinion on placement of bicycle racks
primarily for the convenience of shoppers.
Penny Graham, 9616 Las Tunas Drive, stated she would be in favor
of a bicycle rack installation at..the mall entrance to her store.
• Dominic Mortellaro, 9629 Las Tunas Drive, stated he was opposed
to any such installation at the mall entrance to his building
because it would interfere with shipping and receiving of merchandise.
The Commission discussed appropriate locations for installation of
bicycle racks in the malls, north and south of Las Tunas Drive,
considering also the possibility of installations on portions of
private property in the malls within the central business district.
It was concluded that more information was needed. Commissioner
Ross moved to refer this matter for study to the Chamber, recommend-
ing that the Chamber work in conjunction with the city staff
in regard to bicycle rack locations. The motion was seconded by
Commissioner Kettle and carried. The Chamber was requested to
report on this matter at the next regular meeting of the Parking
Commission in June.
7. REPORT ON PUBLIC PARKING LOT NO. 4 - CAMELLIA AVENUE, SOUTH OF
LAS TUNAS DRIVE
Mr. Linares advised that pursuant to Commission request at their
regular meeting held on October. 20, the public parking lot located
on the east side of Camellia Avenue, south of Las Tunas. Drive, had
been under observation to determine the percentage of occupancy.
With the exception of the Christmas season, the subject lot was
not used to full capacity, and that the number of parking stalls
being utilized is still approximately 40%.
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P A R K I N G C O M M I S S I O N M I N U T E S
- 3 - . F E B R U A R Y 1 6 , 1 9 7 2
F o l l o w i n g b r i e f d i s c u s s i o n , i t w a s m o v e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r K e t t l e t o
r e c e i v e a n d f i l e t h e r e p o r t , s e c o n d e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r R o s s , a n d
c a r r i e d . S t a f f w a s d i r e c t e d t o r e p o r t t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e s u r v e y
t o M r . V . F . F i s h e r w h o s e i n t e r e s t i n s t i g a t e d t h e s u r v e y .
8 . A N N U A L R E V I E W R E P E R M I T T O C R O S S O V E R P E D E S T R I A N M A L L # 3 , , L O T . # 5 ,
P A R K I N G D I S T R I C T # 3 - 9 6 1 1 L A S T U N A S D R I V E
M r . L i n a r e s a d v i s e d t h a t t h e C i t y C o u n c i l i n g r a n t i n g p e r m i s s i o n
t o M r . A . W . D r i v e r , 9 6 1 1 L a s T u n a s D r i v e , t o c r o s s o v e r t h e
p e d e s t r i a n m a l l w i t h i n t h e l i m i t s d e s c r i b e d , m a d e c e r t a i n s t i p u l a -
t i o n s , o n e o f w h i c h w a s t h a t t h e p e r m i t s h a l l b e s u b j e c t t o a n n u a l
r e v i e w .
T h e C o m m i s s i o n r e v i e w e d a c o p y o f t h e c o n d i t i o n s i m p o s e d b y t h e
C i t y C o u n c i l a t t h e i r m e e t i n g o f M a r c h 1 6 , 1 9 7 1 , a n d a g r e e d t h a t
t h e a p p l i c a n t h a d m e t t h e c o n d i t i o n s a s o u t l i n e d . I t w a s m o v e d
b y C o m m i s s i o n e r R o s s , s e c o n d e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r K e t t l e , a n d c a r r i e d ,
t o r e c o m m e n d t o t h e C i t y C o u n c i l t h a t p e r m i s s i o n b e g r a n t e d t o
M r . A . W . D r i v e r t o c r o s s o v e r P e d e s t r i a n M a l l # 3 , L o t # 5 , P a r k i n g
D i s t r i c t # 3 , l o c a t e d b e h i n d 9 7 1 1 L a s T u n a s . D r i v e , f o r a o n e y e a r
p e r i o d .
9 . T I M E F O R T H O S E I N A U D I E N C E W H O W I S H T O S P E A K : N o o n e c a m e f o r w a r d .
1 0 . M A T T E R S F R O M C I T Y O F F I C I A L S :
M r . L i n a r e s a d v i s e d t h a t t h e s t a f f i s p r e p a r i n g a p r e l i m i n a r y b u d g e t
f o r t h e f i s c a l y e a r 1 9 7 2 - 7 3 , a n d r e q u e s t e d t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o s u b m i t
i t e m s t h e y w i s h e d c o n s i d e r e d f o r t h e b u d g e t .
F o l l o w i n g : d i s c u s s i o n o f s e v e r a l i t e m s , i t w a s m o v e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r
K e t t l e , s e c o n d e d b y C o m m i s s i o n e r R o s s , a n d c a r r i e d , t o s u b m i t t h e
f o l l o w i n g f o r b u d g e t a r y c o n s i d e r a t i o n s i n o r d e r o f p r i o r i t y :
1 ) R e m o v a l o f t h e p l a n t e r a n d r a m p i n L o t 5 o f t h e P a r k i n g D i s t r i c t
# 3 , l o c a t e d b e t w e e n T e m p l e C i t y B o u l e v a r d a n d C a m e l l i a A v e n u e ,
n o r t h o f L a s T u n a s D r i v e .
2 ) I n s t a l l a t i o n o f s i g n s i d e n t i f y i n g e a c h m a l l , t o b e l o c a t e d a t
t h e e n t r a n c e o f e a c h m a l l .
T h e r e m o v a l o f t h e p l a n t e r a n d r a m p i n L o t 5 w o u l d p r o v i d e a d d i t i o n a l
p a r k i n g s p a c e i n a l o t w h i c h i s c r i t i c a l l y s h o r t o f p a r k i n g a r e a .
T h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f i d e n t i f y i n g s i g n s a t t h e e n t r a n c e t o e a c h m a l l
w o u l d b e o f b e n e f i t t o t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c ,
1 1 . A D J O U R N M E N T
T h e r e b e i n g n o f u r t h e r b u s i n e s s , t h e m e e t i n g . w a s a d j o u r n e d a t
4 : 3 0 p . m . t o t h e n e x t r e g u l a r m e e t i n g o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n o n
J u n e 2 1 , 1 9 7 2 , 3 : 0 0 p . m . , i n C o u n c i l . C h a m b e r o f C i t y H a l l .
A T T E S T :
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