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1. CALL TO ORDER
CITY COUNCIL
TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MAY 7, 2019
AGENDA
ITEM ?.A-2.
Mayor Fish called the City Council Regular Meeting to order at 7 :32 p .m . i n the
Council Chambers located at 5938 Kauffman Avenue , Temple City.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT :
ABSENT :
ALSO PRESENT:
Councilmember-Man , Sternquist, Chavez , Fish
Councilmember-Yu
City Manager Cook, City Attorney Murphy, and City Clerk
Kuo
Councilmember Man made a motion to excuse Councilmember Yu. Seconded by
Mayor Pro Tern Chavez.
3. INVOCATION
Pastor Jim Walden , First Baptist Church , provided the invocation.
4 . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Temple Sheriff Station Captain Flores led the pledge of allegiance .
5. CEREMONIAL MATTERS -PRESENTATIONS
A. PET OF THE MONTH
C indy R igney, San Gabriel Valley Humane Society, introduced the featured pet of
the month , Marygold . T ho se interested in adopting a pet can call the San Gabriel
Valley Humane Society at (6 26) 286-1159 .
B. OLDER AMERICAN PROCLAMATION
Parks and Recreation Coordinator Antonio Villa lobos introduced th is year's
O lder American of the Year, Ms . Carol Daugherty.
Mayor Fish presented the Older American Proclamation to Ms . Da ugherty .
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6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA
Mylinh Haml i ngton, Temple City Library Librarian , announced upcom i ng l i brary
activities .
Steve Stafford, Temple C ity resident , commented on a tax measu re for
improv i ng City's roadway conditions .
Lucy Liou , Temple City Neighborhood Watch , invited the public t o the next
Neighborhood Watch Meeting and encou raged the public to donate blood or
platelets to the American Red Cross.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Pro Tern Chavez pulled item F for discussion.
Councilmember Sternquist made a motion to approve the remainder of the Consent
Ca lendar Items . Seconded by Councilmember Man and carried by the following
votes :
AYES :
NOES :
ABSTAIN :
ABSENT:
Counci lmember-Man , Sternquist , Chavez , Fish
Councilmember-None
Councilmember -None
Councilmember-Yu
A APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The City Council is requested to review and approve :
1. Minutes of the Spe c ial City Council Meeting of Marc h 27 , 2019 ;
2 . M inutes of the Spec ia l City Counc i l Meeting of Apr i l 1, 2019 ;
3. Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of April 16 , 2019 ;
4 . Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of April 16 , 2019 ;
5. Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of April 24 , 2019 ; and
6. M inutes of the Special City Council Meeting of April 25 , 2019.
Action : Approved .
B . PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION S
The City Council is requested to receive and file Actions of the Regular Planning
Commission Meeting of April 9 , 20 19.
Action : Received and filed.
C . PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ACTIONS
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The City Council is requested to receive and file Actions of the Regular Parks
and Recreation Comm ission Meeting of April17, 2019 .
Action : Received and filed.
D. APPROVAL OF A FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH
VAVRINEK , TRINE & DAY FOR PROFESSIONAL AUDIT SERVICES
The City Council is requested to approve the Fifth Amendme nt to the
professional services ag reement with Vavrinek, Trine , Day & Company (VTD ) to
provide the Fiscal Year 2018-19 annual independent audit for the City's financial
activities and reports .
Action : Authorized the City Manager to enter into a f ifth
amendment to the agreement for profess ional
audit service s with Vavrinek, T ri ne , Day &
Company , LLP extend ing their services for
Fiscal Year 2018-2019 .
E. FISCAL YEAR 2018 -19 THIRD QUARTER BUDGET REVIEW, REVENUE ,
EXPENDITURE , AND CAPITAL PROJECT SUMMARY REPORTS AND
TREASURER'S REPORT
The City Council is requested to rece ive and file the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 -19
Th ird Quarter Revenue and Expenditure Summary Reports , the Capital
Improvement Financial Report and the City Treasurer's Report .
Act ion:
1. Received and filed the FY 2018-19 Third Quarter Budget Rev iew and related
reports ;
2 . Authorized staff to increase Proposition A budget e xpenditure by $18 ,000 as
identified in Section 2 of the staff report ; and
3. Authorized staff to i ncrease the budget e xpenditure for the Rio Hondo/Eaton
Wash TMDL LRS project by $6 ,000 as discussed in Section 4 of the staff
report from the General Fund reserves .
G. AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR COMPETITIVE
GRANT FUNDING UNDER THE STATEWIDE PARK PROGRAM
The City Council is requested to adopt a resolution authoriz ing staff to pursue a
competitive grant funding under the Statewide Park Program .
Act ion : Adopted Resolution No . 19 -5395 , which
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authorizes staff to pursue Propos ition 68
competitive grant funding for des ign and
construction costs associated with t he
proposed Primrose Park project.
H . ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO . 19-5396 APPROVING PAYMENT OF
BILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-19
The Ci ty Council is requested to adopt Resolution No . 19-5396 authorizing the
payment of bills .
Action : Adopted Resolution No . 19 -5396 .
Item F was pulled and hea rd out of agenda order. To avoid potential confl ict of
interest, Councilmember Sternquist recused herself from the discussion of this
item as she owns a property within 500 feet of the proposed park site .
F. APPROVAL OF DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
DAVID VOLZ DESIGN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN PLANS AND
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE FUTURE PARK ON PRIMROSE
AVENUE
The City Council is requested to approve the Agreement with David Volz Design
for the development of plans and construction documents for a new park on
Primrose Avenue .
Consultant David Volz gave a brief self-introduction and overview of his company.
Mayor Pro Tern Chavez made a motion to :
1. Approve a Design Professional Services Agreement with David Volz Design to
development design plans and construction documents for the future park on
Primrose Avenue in an amount not to exceed $139 ,279 ;
2 . Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute the Design Professional
Services Agreement with David Volz Design ; and
3. Approve a budget amendment in the amount of $46 ,250 from the General
Fund Reserve (undesignated fund balance).
Seconded by Councilmember Man and carr ied by the following votes :
AYES :
NOES :
RECUSED :
ABSENT:
Councilmember-Man , Chavez , Fish
Councilmember-None
Councilmember-Sternquist
Councilmember-Yu
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8. PUBLIC HEARING -None
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS -None
10. NEW BUSINESS -None
11. UPDATE FROM CITY MANAGER-Shared that the proposed Senate Bill (SB) 341
(i.e ., which would allow Temple City to use its ad valorem fund towards the Lighting
and Maintenance District) is moving forward to the state assembly for discussion,
commented on the City 's Connect Magazine and RecConnect , and stated that the
City is conducting an American's with Disability Act (ADA) review of all City
facilities .
12. UPDATE FROM CITY ATTORNEY --gave a brief overview of San Francisco 's
lawsuit against T-Mobile and commented on the rollout of small cells (i.e ., on light
poles , streetlights and public right-a-way).
13. COUNCIL REPORTS REGARDING AD HOC OR STANDING COMMITTEE
MEETINGS
A. SCHOOL DISTRICT/CITY STANDING COMMITTEE
(Councilmember Man and Mayor Fish)-Formed 1/3/2012
No report.
B. LAS TUNAS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION STANDING COMMITTEE
(Mayor Pro Tern Chavez and Councilmember Yu)-Formed 2/18/2014
No report .
C. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTIES STANDING COMMITTEE
(Councilmember Yu and Councilmember Man)-Formed 2/18/2014
No report.
D. AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE
(Mayor Pro Tern Chavez and Councilmember Yu)-Formed 7/15/2014
No report.
E. FACILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS , AND INFRASTRUCTURE STANDING
COMMITTEE
(Councilmember Yu and Councilmember Man)-Formed 4/4/2017
No report .
F. LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION AD HOC COMMITTEE
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(Mayor Fish and Councilmember Sternquist)-Formed 4/4/201
No report .
G. CITY COMMISSIONER RECRUITMENT AD HOC COMMITIEE
(Councilmember Man and Councilmember Sternquist)-Formed 4/16/2019
No report .
14. COUNCIL ITEMS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S REGULAR
AGENDA
A. COUNCILMEMBER YU-Absent.
B . COUNCILMEMBER MAN -commented on the Volunteer Appreciation
Luncheon , Parks and Recreation Department's year-end report , and wished
all mothers a happy mother's day.
C. COUNCILMEMBER STERNQUIST -commented on the Southern California
Association of Government Regional General Assembly Conference she
attended and shared that the topic of discussion for a lot of cities was traffic
congestion . She also talked about the transportation focused high school that
Los Angeles Metro will be building with the County of Los Angeles.
D. MAYOR PROTEM CHAVEZ -commented on the upcoming Miss Temple City
Pageant and invited the public to the Youth Committee 's last meeting on May
28 , and wished all mothers a happy Mother's Day.
E. MAYOR FISH -commented on the upcoming Miss Temple City Pageant and
the first ever high school prom held at Live Oak Park . She also announced
Parks and Recreation Director Burrough 's retirement after 32 years with the city .
15. RECESS TO SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE TEMPLE CITY COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
At 8 :24 p .m ., the City Council recessed to the Successor Agency meeting .
Minutes of the Successor Agency Meeting are set forth in full in the Successor
Agency 's records .
RECONVENE AS CITY COUNCIL
The City Council meeting was reconvened at 8 :26 p .m . with all four
Councilmembers present.
16. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA
-None
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17. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council Regular Meeting was adjourned at 8 :27 p.m .
Nanette Fish , Mayor
ATIEST:
Peggy Kuo , City Clerk