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Home My Public Portal About01) CCA 12-10-02CITY COUNCIL TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 2, 2012 – 7:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 5938 KAUFFMAN AVENUE AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Yu 2. ROLL CALL – Councilmember Blum, Chavez, Vizcarra, Sternquist, Yu 3. INVOCATION 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. CEREMONIAL MATTERS A. PRESENTATION INTRODUCTION OF EXCHANGE STUDENTS FROM AUSTRALIA B. PRESENTATION METRO EXPRESS LANES PROGRAM PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL: If you wish to address the City Council, please complete a Speaker Request Form, indicating the agenda item number and submit it to the City Clerk. There will be a maximum twenty (20) minute period for comments on any subject with a five (5) minute time limit on each speaker, unless waived by Council. You have the opportunity to address the City Council at the following times: AGENDA ITEM - at the time the Council considers the agenda item. NON-AGENDA ITEM - at the time for PUBLIC COMMENTS. Please note that while the City Council values your comments, pursuant to the Brown Act, the Council cannot take action on any item not listed on the agenda. PUBLIC HEARING - at the time for public hearings under NEW BUSINESS. The listing of any item on the agenda includes the authority of the Council to take action on such item and to approve, disapprove, or give direction on any item. City Council Agenda October 2, 2012 Page 2 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA The City Council will now hear public comments regarding items not listed on the agenda. The procedure to address the City Council is highlighted on the first page of this agenda. 7. CONSENT CALENDAR All Consent Calendar items may be approved in a single motion as recommended unless removed for further discussion. If members of the City Council or persons in the audience wish to discuss any matters listed on the Consent Calendar, please address them at this time. Recommendation: Approve Items A through G per recommendations. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The City Council is requested to review and approve: 1) Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of September 12, 2012; 2) Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of September 18, 2012; and 3) Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of September 26, 2012 Recommendation: Approve. B. PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION ACTIONS – MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 The City Council is requested to review the Parks & Recreation Commission Actions of September 19, 2012. Recommendation: Receive and file. C. APPROVAL OF PERMITS FOR USE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY PARKING LOT, LOCATED AT 5939 GOLDEN WEST AVENUE FOR THE 2012 FALL FESTIVAL AND 2013 CAMELLIA FESTIVAL For many years, the City has used the parking lot adjacent to the Los Angeles County Library, located at 5939 Golden West Avenue in connection with the Fall Festival and the Camellia Festival. The parking lot is used for the collector car show during the Fall Festival and for carnival rides during the Camellia Festival. The City has requested use of the parking lot from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on October, 20, 2012 and from 8 a.m. February 20 through midnight February 24, 2013. City Council Agenda October 2, 2012 Page 3 City Council is requested to approve the permits for use of the Los Angeles County Library parking lot for the 2012 Fall Festival and the 2013 Camellia Festival and authorize staff to execute the permit. Recommendation: Approve permits for use of the Los Angeles County Library parking lot and authorize staff to execute the on-line permit process. D. 2013 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION The California Elections Code requires that certain resolutions be adopted in order to hold the City’s General Municipal Election on March 5, 2013. Under the provision of the City of Temple City Charter, elective officers of the City are elected to four year terms by the registered qualified voters of the City, on an at large basis, at a general or special municipal election held for that purpose. General municipal elections are conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of odd-numbered years. The City Council is requested to adopt Resolutions No. 12-4856 through 12-4858 as well as to approve a Professional Services Agreement with Martin & Chapman Company. Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 12-4856 (Attachment “A”) calls the election, establishes the purpose for the election, authorizes the City Clerk to conduct the election, establishes precinct officer compensation, and sets the voting hours as 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 12-4857 (Attachment “B”) is the City’s official written request for election services to the County Board of Supervisors. The City needs voter registration records, precinct information, and equipment available from the County of Los Angeles Registrar Recorder’s Office. State law requires the City to submit a resolution to the County requesting election services; 3) Adopt Resolution No. 12-4858 (Attachment “C”) outlines regulations for the candidates’ statements that are included in the sample ballot pamphlets and mailed to all registered voters of the City. As in the past, it is recommended statements submitted by candidates not exceed 200 words. Again in 2013, the City Clerk will print all translations of candidates’ statements in the voter pamphlet in English, Chinese, and Spanish to comply with the Voting Rights Act; and City Council Agenda October 2, 2012 Page 4 4) Approve an agreement Professional Services Agreement with M & C for the 2013 General Municipal Election and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement in an amount not to exceed $40,000. E. BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR THE ROSEMEAD BOULEVARD SAFETY ENHANCEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT During the past two and a half years, the City has been diligently working to redesign Rosemead Boulevard from Callita Street (north) to the south side of the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) railroad tracks (south) in Temple City. This will transform Temple City’s segment of Rosemead Boulevard from a regional highway into a pedestrian friendly corridor. Based on the current construction estimates provided by Gruen Associates, additional resources are necessary at this time to ensure that the construction budget remains consistent with the current design. The City Council is requested to approve the following budget amendments in order to increase funding for the construction portion of this project from $12,707,579 to $14,652,644 by using these funding sources: • Unallocated Gas Tax Fund Balance of $650,000; • Earmark Fiscal Year 2013-14 Proposition C funds of $448,000; • Earmark Fiscal Year 2013-14 Measure R funds of $336,440; and • Economic Development Reserve or Unappropriated General Fund Balance for $510,625. Recommendation: Approve the budget allocation to fully fund the Rosemead Boulevard Project. F. SERVICES AND LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH CIVICPLUS FOR A NEW CITY WEBSITE The City website was developed in-house nine years ago using the now defunct Microsoft FrontPage platform. Although its functionality may have been adequate then, technology and constituent demand for public information has significantly changed. In fact, the current website is antiquated by internet standards and does not include even the basic features of today’s government websites. City Council Agenda October 2, 2012 Page 5 As one of the organization’s most important tools for sharing information, the City website, especially in the last few years, has become a heavily utilized resource that provides readily available information to the public seven days a week, 24 hours a day. The City Council is requested to authorize the City Attorney to finalize a service and license agreement with CivicPlus to design, develop and implement a new City website and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement with CivicPlus. Recommendation: Authorized the City Attorney to finalize a service and license agreement with CivicPlus to design, develop and implement a new City website and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with CivicPlus at a cost not to exceed $35,082 G. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 12-4859– APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF BILLS The City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No. 12-4859 authorizing payment of bills. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 12-4859 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 12-962, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9296 REDUCING THE SIZE OF NON-RESIDENTIAL PARKING, CREATE STANDARDS FOR COMPACT PARKING, AND ADD STANDARDS FOR BICYCLE AND MOTORCYCLE PARKING IN TITLE 9, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE J OF THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE; AND MODIFYING SECTION 9291 REMOVING REQUIRED PARKING FOR OUTDOOR DINING IN TITLE 9, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE J OF THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE Over the past year, the City Council, Planning Commission and Public Safety Commission have expressed interest in the need to review and update the City’s parking codes and standards, due in part to on-going issues with the shortage of parking in the City’s downtown, as well as parking challenges in other commercial centers in the City. The proposed modifications to reduce the size of non-residential off street parking, allow compact parking, establish standards for motorcycle and City Council Agenda October 2, 2012 Page 6 bicycle parking, and remove the parking requirement for outdoor dining would provide additional opportunities for the City to address parking shortages, attract national tenants, and create more pedestrian friendly environments. Presentation: Community Development Director Masura Recommendation: 1) Request the City Clerk read the title of proposed Ordinance No. 12- 962; 2) Adopt a motion waiving further reading of proposed Ordinance No. 12-962; and 3) Adopt a motion adopting on second reading, by title only, proposed Ordinance No. 12-962. 9. NEW BUSINESS – None 10. COMMUNICATIONS – None 11. RECESS TO SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE TEMPLE CITY COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING RECONVENE AS CITY COUNCIL 12. ACTION ON REQUEST BY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE TEMPLE CITY COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY – None 13. UPDATE FROM CITY MANAGER 14. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICIALS – None 15. COUNCIL REPORTS REGARDING AD HOC OR COMMISSION MEETINGS 16. COUNCIL ITEMS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER’S REGULAR AGENDA A. COUNCILMEMBER BLUM B. COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ C. COUNCILMEMBER VIZCARRA City Council Agenda October 2, 2012 Page 7 D. MAYOR PRO TEM STERNQUIST E. MAYOR YU 17. REIMBURSEMENTS OF EXPENSES PAID TO OFFICIALS FOR CONDUCT OF CITY BUSINESS A. COUNCILMEMBER BLUM – None B. COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ - None C. COUNCILMEMBER VIZCARRA – None D. MAYOR PRO TEM STERNQUIST - None E. MAYOR YU - None 18. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA The City Council will now hear additional public comments regarding items not listed on the agenda. The procedure to address the City Council is highlighted on the first page of this agenda. 19. CLOSED SESSION - None 20. ADJOURNMENT NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF: CITY COUNCIL 7:30 P.M. OCTOBER 16, 2012 PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION 7:30 P.M. OCTOBER 17, 2012 PLANNING COMMISSION 7:30 P.M. OCTOBER 9, 2012 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 7:30 P.M. OCTOBER 10, 2012 Notice: Staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business of this Agenda are available for viewing on the City’s website at www.templecity.us and are on file in the Office of the City Clerk located at City Hall, 9701 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, California, and available for review during regular office hours. I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the Civic Center bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (626) 285-2171. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. City Council Agenda October 2, 2012 Page 8 Peggy Kuo, City Clerk Sign and Posted: September 27, 2012 (6:30 p.m.)