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HomeMy Public PortalAbout14) 9B Adoption of Resolution 14-4983 Establishing the Temple City General Plan Advisory Committee; Adoption of GPAC Bylaws; and Appointment of Members to the GPACDATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM 9.8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM May 6, 2014 The Honorable City Council Donald E. Penman, Interim City Manager ')52~ By: Geoffrey Starns, A ICP, Planning Manage-r- ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 14-4983 ESTABLISHING THE TEMPLE CITY GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (GPAC); ADOPTION OF GPAC BYLAWS; AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TOTHEGPAC RECOMMENDATION: The City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No. 14-4983 (Attachment "A"); establishing the Temple City General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC), adopt by-laws (Attachment "B") for the GPAC, and appoint members to serve on the GPAC. BACKGROUND: 1. On April 21, 1987, the City Council adopted the General Plan for the City of Temple City. 2. On June 4, 201 3, the City Council approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-14 City Budget which included a $750,000 appropriation to update the City's General Plan as well as $650,000 to prepare a specific plan for the area surrounding the intersection of Rosemead Boulevard and Las Tunas Drive (Route 19 Village Specific Plan). 3. On October 15, 2013, City Council approved a contract with The Planning C~ter 1 DC&E in the amount of $1,159,049 for an update to the General Plan, creation of the Route 19 Village Specific Plan, update to the Zoning Code, and the associated environmental review. 4. On April1, 2014, the City Council continued the item to allow for Councilmembers to add additional names to be considered for appointment to the GPAC. City Council May 6, 2014 Page 2 of 2 ANALYSIS: The Temple City General Plan Update known as the "Temple City 2050 Mid-Century Plan" is an opportunity to plan the future of Temple City establishing a vision of how Temple City should develop over the next 35 years and creating the framework to implement the vision. Combined with the update to the City's Zoning Code and the creation of the Route 19 Village Specific Plan , this project provides an opportunity to set the City on a path that will provide an improved quality of life and enhance Temple City's reputation as a great place to live and work. As part of the update process, staff is proposing to establish a GPAC consisting of up to 13 residents to facilitate public participation advising staff and our consultants on community issues during the planning process for the General Plan Update and to make a recommendation to the Planning Commission and City Council on an updated General Plan, a Route 19 Village Specific Plan, and an updated Zoning Code. The by-laws for the GPAC specify the purpose, membership, and other procedural requirements for conducting the meetings of the GPAC. The by-laws will ensure that the meetings are conducted in accordance with applicable state laws and City municipal code requirements. Staff's recommended appointees represents (Attachment "C") both residents and businesses, and the proposed members represent the diverse interests in Temple City. If the Council wishes to name any additional members to the GPAC it would be appropriate to do so at this meeting. CONCLUSION: The establishment of a General Plan Advisory Committee will allow the General Plan Update process to move forward and will provide a forum for public input on the future vision for Temple City. FISCAL IMPACT: This item does not have an impact on the FY 2013-14 City Budget. ATTACHMENT: A. Resolution No. 14-4983 B. General Plan Advisory Committee By-Laws C. List of Recommended Appointees to the General Plan Advisory Committee and ATTACHMENT A RESOLUTION NO. 14-4983 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY ESTABLISHING A GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITIEE AND ADOPTING BY-LAWS WHEREAS, the City of Temple City is in the process of updating the Temple City General Plan; WHEREAS, the City Council desires to create a General Plan Advisory Committee to provide direction to staff and to make a recommendation to Planning Commission and City Council; and WHEREAS, a General Plan Advisory Committee provides a forum for public input on the general plan update. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Temple City herby resolves as follows: SECTION 1. The City Council establishes the General Plan Advisory Committee. SECTION 2. The City Council adopts the General Plan Advisory Committee By-laws attached as (Exhibit " A") SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on this 6th day of May 2014. MAYOR ATIEST: City Clerk I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, Resolution No. 14-4983, was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Temple City at a regular meeting held on the 6th day of May, 2014, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Councilmember- Councilmember- Councilmember- Councilmember- City Clerk ATTACHMENT 8 City of Temple City • GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY-LAWS FOR THE TEMPLE CITY 2050 MID -CENTURY GENERAL PLAN 1. Purpose : The General Plan Advisory Committee (G PAC) has been created by the City Council of Temple City to provide important input and guidance for the Temple City 2050 Mid-Century Plan, Route 19 Village Specific Plan, Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Zoning Code Update. The purpose of the Committee shall be to: a. Make recommendations to the Planning Commission and City Council regarding the preferences of Temple City community members' on issues and policies that need to be considered for the Mid-Century Plan, Specific Plan, EIR and Zoning Code Update; b. Systematica lly review completed work products, including background reports; vision statement and guiding principles; land use alternatives; preferred land use plan; and goals, policies and implementation measures that will form the content of the Mid-Century Plan; as well as work products associated with the Specific Plan, EIR and Zoning Code Update. c. Provide effective, community-based input and feedback on work products in the form of recommendations; and d. Build community support for the Plans by serving as ambassadors to the greater community and to their constituents, informing them of the process, providing opportunities for input and comment, encouraging their participation in public workshops; and playing an active role in public workshops (e.g., breakout group facilitators). 2. Members: The General Plan Advisory shall consist of at least 7 but not more than 13 members appointed by the City Council as speci fied in item 4 below. 3. Chairperson and Vice Chairperson: Committee members shall elect by majority vote a chairperson and a vice chairperson at the first scheduled Committee meeting. The chairperson shall preside thereafter at all meetings of the Committee. The chairperson, in consultation with the Community Development Director, may identify items of interest for future agendas that are relevant to the Committee's duties and responsibilities, as provided in Number 11 below. The vice chairperson shall perform the duties of the chairperson when the chairperson is absent. In the event that both the chairperson and the vice chairperson are absent, and the Committee otherwise has a quorum for purposes of conducting a meeting, the Committee shall elect from its membership a chairperson pro tempore to perform the duties of the chairperson whil e both the chairperson and the vice chairperson are absent. 4. Terms: Each member appointed to the Committee shall serve until the Temple City Mid-Century General Plan and Route 19 Vi llage Specific Plan have been adopted, the EIR has been certified, and/or until the City Council discharges or disbands the Committee, or until an individual member resigns or is removed for non-attendance. The Mid-Century Plan, Specific Plan and EIR will be completed no later than December 2015. PAGE 1 OF 3 ; CITY OF TEMPLE CITY GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY-LAWS MAY 6, 2014 5. Vacancies: Vacancies created by resignation or removal for non-attendance may be filled by the City Council for the remainder of the term. However, vacancies shall no longer be filled once a final General Plan land use map has been completed. The City Council may elect to have the Community Development Department collect letters of interest in any vacancy for the Council's consideration. In the event of a vacancy in the chairperson's position, the vice chairperson shall succeed as chairperson for the balance of the chairperson's term and the Committee shall elect a successor to fill the vacancy in the vice chairperson's position. In the event of a vacancy in the vice chairperson's position, the Committee shall elect by majority vote a successor from its membership to fill the vice chairperson's position for the remainder of the vice chairperson's term. 6. Limitations: The Committee shal l serve in an advisory capacity to the Planning Commission and City Council. It shall have no independent duties and no authority to take actions that bind the Planning Commission and City Council. 7. Regular Meetings: Regular meetings of the Committee shall be held at a time and place as established by the GPAC at its first organizi ng meeting. Each meeting shall be called and noticed as provided in Section 10 below 8. Special Meetings: A special meeting may be called by the Committee with the approval of the Community Development Director. The meeting shall be called and noticed as provided in Section 10 below. 9. Absences: If a member fails to attend three meetings with an unexcused absence in any twelve-month period, the member will be removed from the Committee and a notice will be forwarded to the City Council for replacement, as described in Number 4 above. Excused absences may include illnesses or other absences excused by the Committee chairperson. 10. Quorum: A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the constituent membership of the committee. All acts of the Committee shall require the presence of a quorum and the affirmative vote of a majority of the total membership. At any regularly called meeting not held because of a lack of quorum, the members -present may constitute themselves a "committee of the whole" for the purpose of discussing matters on the agenda of interest to the Committee members present, but preclude taking action on any item. 11. Noticing: All meetings shall be called, noticed, and conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act (commencing with Sect ion 54950 of the Government Code). All members of the Committee shall comply at all times during their term on the Committee with the Ralph M. Brown Act's rules regarding open meetings and communications with other members and with City staff. 12. Agendas: The Committee chairperson shall prepare meeting agendas in consultation with the Community Development Director. The Community Development Department shall be responsible for posting agendas and distributing them to Committee members no later 72-hours in advance of the scheduled meeting, except that Special Meetings shall only require a 24-hour advance posting of the agenda. Material intended for placement on the agenda shall be delivered to the Community Development PAGE20F3 CITY OF TE M PLE CITY GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY -LAWS MAY 6 , 2014 Department on or before 12:00 Noon on the date established for the submittal deadline for the forthcoming meeting. The Community Development Department may withhold placement on the agenda of any matter which is not timely received, lacks sufficient information, or is in need of staff review and report prior to Committee consideration. 13. Staff Support: The Community Development Department will advise the committee on all matters and provide secretarial and other functions as required. 14. Meeting Minutes: The minutes of previous meetings shall be approved, with additions, corrections and deletions made by the Committee. The minutes shall be recorded as action minutes noting the final action and final vote of the GPAC. 15. Committee Recommendations. The Committee shall strive to reach consensus on policies and proposals brought before the Committee. If a consensus cannot be reached, recommendations may be made by a simple majority vote. 16. Adoption and Amendment of Bylaws: These Bylaws may be amended by the Committee by the affirmative vote of a majority of its membership and with the approval of the City Council. PAGE30F3 ATTACHMENT C City of Temple City GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE TEMPLE CITY 2050 MID-CENTURY GENERAL PLAN Staff is recommending the City Council appoint the following nine people to serve on the GPAC. • Jennifer Pedraza -Resident • Leo Acenas -Resident and Accountant • Lucy Liou -Resident • Oscar Bustamante-Resident and Owner of Shin Dance Stud io • Tim Huang -Temple City Asian American Business Association • William Man -Resident and Civil Engineer • Helen Chen Marston -Local Realtor • Pete Santucci -Resident • Beverly Guan -Resident • Gui DeMarco -Resident PAGElOFl