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Home My Public Portal About02_7A_CCM - 2021-04-06CITY COUNCIL TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA REGULAR MEETING MINUTES APRIL 6, 2021 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Yu called the City Council Regular Meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. telephonically. 2.ROLL CALL PRESENT:Councilmember – Chavez, Man, Vizcarra, Sternquist, Yu ABSENT:Councilmember - None ALSO PRESENT:City Manager Cook, City Attorney Murphy, City Clerk Kuo, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager/City Council Flores, Administrative Services Director Paragas, Community Development Director Reimers, Parks and Recreation Director Matsumoto, and Public Safety Supervisor Ariizumi 3. INVOCATION - Pastor Jim Walden, First Baptist Church, provided the invocation. 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Yu lead the pledge of allegiance. 5.CEREMONIAL MATTERS – PRESENTATIONS A.ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION Mayor Yu proclaimed Friday, April 30, 2021 as Arbor Day. 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA – None 7.CONSENT CALEND AR Councilmember Man made a motion to approve the consent calendar items. Seconded by Councilmember Vizcarra and approved by the following votes: AYES: Councilmember – Chavez, Man, Vizcarra, Yu NOES: Councilmember – None ABSENT: Councilmember – Sternquist (left the meeting at 7:39 p.m. due to audio/video technical problems). ABSTAINED: Councilmember – None AGENDA ITEM 7.A. City Council Minutes April 6, 2021 Page 2 of 6 A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The City Council is requested to review and approve the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of March 16, 2021. Action: Approved. B. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ACTION The City Council is requested to receive and file actions of the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of March 17, 2021. Action: Received and filed. C. RENEWAL OF GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY The City Council is requested to renew the General Services Agreement between the County of Los Angeles and the City of Temple City which authorizes the County to provide services requested by the City on an as needed basis and time limited. Action: Authorized the City Manager to execute a renewal of the existing General Services Agreement between the County of Los Angeles and Temple City. D. APPROVAL OF A SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH GRETCHEN STERLING TO OPERATE AND MANAGE THE TEMPLE CITY CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKET The City Council is requested to approve the Service Agreement with Gretchen Sterling to continue to operate a certified farmer’s market in the City of Temple City. Action: Approved the Services Agreement with Gretchen Sterling to operate and manage the Temple City Certified Farmers Market. E. PRIMROSE PARK UPDATE AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS The combination of value engineering park components, playground savings, use of Air Quality Management District (AQMD) funds and lowering of the contingency budget has resulted in a reduction in total project cost. City Council is requested to authorize the City Manager to allocate money from the AQMD and Landscape and Lighting District (LLD) for the Primrose Park project deficit. Action: Authorized the City Manager to allocate $53,000 City Council Minutes April 6, 2021 Page 3 of 6 of Air Quality Management District monies and $136, 825 of Landscape and Lighting District monies for the Primrose Park project. F. VISA CARD REPORT The City Council is requested to receive and file the Visa Card Report. Action: Received and filed. G. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 21-5520 APPROVING PAYMENT OF BILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 The City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No. 21-5520 authorizing the payment of bills. Action: Adopted Resolution No. 21-5520. 8. PUBLIC HEARING – None 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None Mayor Pro Tem Sternquist rejoined the meeting at 7:56 p.m. 10. NEW BUSINESS A. PRELIMINARY SITE USE CONCEPTS FOR 9050 E. LAS TUNAS DRIVE The City Council is requested to review the preliminary space planning concepts and site study and consider redevelopment options for the City’s property on 9050 E. Las Tunas Drive. City Manager Cook gave a summary of the staff report. David Goodale, City’s consultant, gave a presentation on the use concept for the city’s property. City Council made comments and asked questions regarding the different use concepts for the property. Mayor Yu opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak, Mayor Yu closed public comment. City Council made final remarks. City Council received a presentation on the preliminary space planning concepts and study for the City owned properties located at and in the vicinity of 9050 E. Las Tunas Dr. (APNs 5387-023-900, - 901; 5387-024-900, -901 ' -902) and directed City Council Minutes April 6, 2021 Page 4 of 6 staff to bring back at a future Council meeting more comprehensive analyses for green space, restaurant, and housing use concept for the properties. B. SAN GABRIEL VALLEY REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST MEMBERSHIP The City Council is requested to consider a membership with the San Gabriel Valley Region Trust (Trust). The housing trust creates a mechanism that increases the region’s competitiveness to capturing funding and financing for affordable housing activities. City Manager Cook gave a summary of the staff report. Brielle Acevedo, Administrator with the San Gabriel Valley Region Trust, gave a presentation about the trust and on the trust membership. City Council made comments and asked questions regarding the trust membership. Mayor Yu opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak, Mayor Yu closed public comment. City Council made final comments. Mayor Pro Tem Sternquist made a motion directing the City Manager to allocate funding to join the SGV Regional Housing Trust as an affiliated member. Seconded by Councilmember Chavez and approved by the following votes: AYES: Councilmember – Chavez, Man, Vizcarra, Sternquist, Yu NOES: Councilmember – None ABSENT: Councilmember – None ABSTAINED: Councilmember – None 11. UPDATE FROM CITY MANAGER A. Update on Community Development Block Grant Funded Programs – City Manager Cook reported out that of the 17 businesses, one has been funded and staff will reach out to the remaining businesses. City Manager Cook also commented on residential housing market, office space vacancy rates and logistics in the San Gabriel Valley as recovery from the recession progresses; economic development type assistance to cities from the Los Angeles County Development Board; stimulus package allocation to entitlement cities and non-entitlement cities; housing pods outside of the City near and around City of El Monte and City of Arcadia; and Governor’s announcement moving away from the tier system if certain metrics are met relating to COVID restrictions. 12. UPDATE FROM CITY ATTORNEY – Commented on the Governor’s City Council Minutes April 6, 2021 Page 5 of 6 announcement regarding California to fully reopen by June 15. The City Attorney’s office will continue to monitor the criteria and requirements for the reopening. 13. COUNCIL REPORTS REG ARDING AD HOC OR ST ANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS A. SCHOOL DISTRICT/CITY STANDING COMMITTEE (Councilmember Man and Councilmember Chavez) – Formed 1/3/2012 No report. B. LAS TUNAS DOW NTOW N REVITALIZATION STANDING COMMITTEE (Councilmember Chavez and Mayor Yu) – Formed 2/18/2014 No report. C. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTIES STANDING COMMITTEE (Mayor Yu and Councilmember Man) – Formed 2/18/2014 No report. D. AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE (Councilmember Chavez and Mayor Yu) – Formed 7/15/2014 No report. E. FACILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE STANDING COMMITTEE (Mayor Yu and Councilmember Man) – Formed 4/4/2017 No report. F. PRIMROSE PARK ART ELEMENT AD HOC (Councilmember Vizcarra and Mayor Yu) – Formed 5/19/20 No report. G. City Based Homeless Plan Standing Committee (Councilmember Vizcarra and Mayor Pro Tem Sternquist) – Formed 3/16/21 No report. H. City Commissioner Recruitment Ad Hoc Committee (Councilmember Man and Councilmember Vizcarra) – Formed 3/16/21 Councilmember Man reported that the Ad Hoc Committee is recommending that City Council reappoint incumbents to serve another term. City Council Minutes April 6, 2021 Page 6 of 6 City Council directed City Manager to agendize the commissioner recruitment for discussion at the next meeting. 14. COUNCIL ITEMS SEP AR ATE FROM THE CITY M AN AGE R’S REGUL AR AG END A A. COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ – commented on the compost give-a-way on March 28 and the need for the community to continue to exercise caution when out in the public as COVID virus is still present. B. COUNCILMEMBER MAN – commented on the continuation of Neighborhood Watch meetings and on planning ahead to transition back to public events. C. COUNCILMEMBER VIZCARRA – commented on the use of masks and continuation of social distancing. D. MAYOR PRO TEM STERNQUIST – commented on resuming Concerts in the Park, overnight parking enforcement, and asked for an update on the traffic study for Primrose where an accident occurred. E. MAYOR YU – commented on Consent Calendar Item relating to additional funding for Primrose Park project. 15. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA – None 16. ADJOURNMENT The City Council Regular Meeting was adjourned at 10:17 p.m. Vincent Yu, Mayor ATTEST: Peggy Kuo, City Clerk