HomeMy Public PortalAbout03) 7A3 CCM August 5, 20141. CALL TO ORDER
CI TY CO UN CIL
TE MPLE CITY, CALIFORN IA
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 5, 2014
AGENDA
ITEM ?.A-3
Mayor Blum called the City Council Regular Meeting to order at 7 :32 p .m . in the
Council Chambers located at 5938 Kauffman Avenue , Temple City.
2 . RO LL CALL
PRESENT:
ABSE NT :
ALSO PRESE NT:
3. INVOCATION
Councilmember -Sternquist , V izcarra , Yu , Chavez and
Blum
Counc il member -None
Interim City Manager Penman , City Atto rn ey V ail , City Clerk
Kuo , Administrat ive Services Director Hause , Parks a nd
Re creat ion Director Burro ughs , Community Deve lopmen t
Director Forbes , and Public Safety and Services Manager
Sahagun
Lynne Best from Westm i nste r Presbyterian Church , 9642 Live Oak Avenue , provided
the Invocation .
4 . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
He len Chen Marston led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag .
5. PRESENTATIONS
A . Pet of the Mon t h
Diane Rios , outreach vo lunteer for the San Gab ri el Va lley Humane Society ,
intro du ced the fea t u re d pet for th e mo nt h "Arthur". Arthu r is a m ale Ch i huahua
approx imate ly two years old. Those interested in adopti ng him can c all the Sa n
Gab ri e l Valley Hum ane Soc iety at (626) 286-1159 .
B. Upper San Gabrie l Va ll ey Municipal Water District Drought Act iv ities and Water
Smart C ity Program
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Manuel Gouveia , Community and Government Affairs Representative for the
Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District , gave a brief presentation
regarding the Water Smart City Program .
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA
James Cleary , Temple Cit y resident , comme nted regarding the firing of former City
Manager and his severance pay . He also spoke regarding the Rosemead Boulevard
Improvement Project.
Mark Enke laar, Temp le C ity resident , spoke in opposition of permitting massage
parlors in Temple C ity .
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Blum pulled item 7D for staff presentation .
Counci lmember Yu made a motion to approve the consent ca lendar items .
Seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Chavez and approved unanimously by the following
votes :
AYES : Councilmember-Sternquist , Vizcarra , Yu , Chavez , Blum
ABSTAINED : Councilmember-None
NOES : Councilmember-None
A . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The City Counc il is requested to review and approve :
1) Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of July 28 , 2014; and
2 ) Minutes of the C ity Council Reg ul ar Meeting of July 15 , 2014 .
Action : Approved .
B. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ACTIONS -MEETING OF JULY
16 ,2014
The City Council is requeste d to review the Parks and Recreation Commission
actions of their meeting of Ju ly 16 ,2014 .
Action : Rece ived and filed .
C . ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO . 14-5012 AMENDING THE CITY'S
RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE
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The City's Records Retention Schedule is a written policy which governs the
period records are ret a ined in the City . It provides the legal authority for the
disposition of city records and demonstrates compliance with governmental
regulations . Regu lar review and update of the C ity 's Record Retention
Schedule is necessary to ensure the City is in compliance with changes in State
law and guidelines issued by the Cal ifornia Secretary of State.
Action : Adopted Resolution No. 14-5012 adopti ng the
City's amended Records Retention Schedule and
authorized the City C lerk to amend the C ity's
Reco rd Retention Schedule as needed from time
to time to reflect changes in State law and new
guidel ines issued by the Cal iforn ia Secretary of
State .
E. FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP APPROVAL FOR TRACT MAP NO . 66417 , A FIVE-
UNIT CONDOMINIUM PROJECT AT 44 3 1 -4439 ELLIS LANE
The final map is in compliance with the tentative map and is ready for
rec ordat ion . The map has been reviewed and approved by the City Engineer.
The applicant has signed the Subdivis ion Improvement Agreement and placed
the security deposit for street improvements . City's certification of the final map
w ill allow the developer to record said map and start construction of the project.
Action :
1) Received the Subdivision Improvement Agreement;
2) Approved the final subdivision map for Tract Map No . 66417 and
dedications indicated on the map ;
3) Authorized the Interim City Manager to execute the Subdiv ision
Improvement Ag re ement; and
4 ) Authorized the C ity Clerk to certify Tra ct Map No. 66417.
F. FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP APPROVAL FOR FILE TRACT MAP NO . 72407 ,
TO CONSTRUCT A 74-UNIT SINGLE -FAMILY ATIACHED AND DETACHED
RES IDENTIAL PROJECT, LOCATED AT 9250 LOWER AZUSA ROAD (APNS :
8592 -005 -00 3 AND 8592-005-0004 )
The Final Map for Tract No. 72407 is con sistent with the approved tentative
map , and has been reviewed and approved by the City Engineer. The F inal
Map meets the requirements of t he Subdivision Map Act and conditions
imposed by the City. City's certification of the final map w ill allow the developer
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to record Final Map for Tract No . 7240 7 and begin construction of the 74-unit
single family subdivision project.
Action :
1) Received the Subdivision Improvement Agreement ;
2) Approved the final tract map for Tract Map No . 66417 and dedications
indicated on the map ;
3) Authorized the Interim City Manager to execute the Subd ivision
Improvement Agreement ; and
4) Authorized the City Clerk to certify Tract Map No . 72407 .
G. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO . 14-5017 APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF
BILLS
The City Council is requested to adopt Resolut ion No . 14-5017 authorizing
the payment of bills for Fiscal Year 2013 -14 .
Act ion: Adopted Resolution No . 14-5017 .
H. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO . 14-5018 APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF
BILLS
The City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No . 14-5018 authorizing
the payment of bills fo r Fiscal Year 2014-15 .
Action : Adopted Resolution No . 14-5018 .
D . ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO . 14 -5015, APPROVING THE MUSCATEL
AVENUE ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY AND RECOMMENDED
SPEED LIMITS AND TRAFFIC CALMING IMPROVEMENTS
Muscatel Avenue currently has a posted speed limit of 35 mph . The purpose of
the Traffic Study was to review the relevant issues that affect the residents and
traffic along this segment. The area is primarily a residential neighborhood with
an elementary school located at Muscatel Avenue and Emperor Avenue , which
li es with in unincorporated Los Angeles County .
Public Safety and Services Manager Sahagun gave a brief summary of the staff
report.
Jana Robbins , Transtech , gave a brief overview of the traffic survey .
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Mayor Blum opened public comment.
James Cleary, Temple City resident , spoke in opposition of approving the traffic
survey .
James Jambazian , Temple City business owner, asked if bicycle lane can be
added if the travel ing lanes were to be narrowed .
Dan DeBoer, Temple City resident, thanked the City Council for helping the
residents on Muscatel for addressing this issue .
Hearing no further request to speak from the public , Mayor Blum closed public
comment.
Mayor Pro Tern Chavez made a motion to adopted Resolution No . 14-5015,
approving the Muscatel Avenue Engineering and Traffic Survey and
recommended speed limits and traffic calming improvements . Seconded by
Councilmember Sternquist and unanimously carried by the following votes :
AYES :
ABSTAINED :
NOES :
8. PUBLIC HEARING
Councilmember-Sternquist, Vizcarra , Yu , Chavez, Blum
Councilmember-None
Councilmember-None
A. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO . 14-5016 CERTIFYING CONFORMANCE
WITH THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (CMP ) FOR JUNE 1,
2 01 3 TO MAY 31 , 201 4
The City is in full c ompliance with the CMP in that all of the development review
requirements have been codified into the Zoning Code and all mon itoring has
been exempted . Adopting Resolution No . 14-5016 adopts the 2014 Local
Development Report (LOR ) and certifies the City's conformance w ith the CMP .
Associate Planner Gulick gave a brief summary of the staff report.
Mayor Blum opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak from the
public , Mayor Blum closed public comment.
Councilmember Yu made a motion to adopt Resolut ion No . 14-5016 certifying
conformance with the Los Angeles County Congestion Management Program .
Seconded by Counc ilmember Sternquist and approved unanimously by the
following votes :
AYES : Counci lmember -Sternquist , Vizcarra , Yu , Chavez , Blum
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ABSTAINED : Councilmember-None
NOES: Councilmember-None
Mayor Pro Tern Chavez recused himself from the discussion and voting on this item
as S ing Tao Newspapers Los Angeles L TO was one of his business client.
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. REQUEST FROM SING TAO NEWSPAPERS LOS ANGELES L TO. FOR THE
CITY TO HOST AND CO -SPONSOR THE 2015 SING TAO LUNAR NEW
YEAR STREET FESTIVAL
Sing Tao's orig inal proposal included 10 items that the City was requested to
provide . The app lication also included a request to sell and prov ide free
samples of alcoholic beverages , which was the subject of some City Council
discussion on June 17. During further discussion with staff on Ju ly 3, Sing Tao
revised and clarified their original proposal. S ing Tao further stated that they
are willing to pay $10 ,000 to the City to help offset the cost of hosting the event,
with the City to absorb the remaining costs .
Community Development Director Forbes gave a brief summary of the staff
report .
Mayor Blum asked S ing Tao why the event was extended to a two day event.
Melissa Lee, Genera l Manager for Sing Tao , answered Mayor Blum 's question .
Mayor Blum expressed concerns for closing down Las Tunas for two days,
Saturday and Sunday . He also commented that Sing Tao should equally share
the cost with the City for having this event.
Mayor Blum opened public comment.
Jerry Jambazian , Temple City bus i ness owner, spoke in favor of the festival but
spoke against the C ity contributing monetarily and co-sponsoring the event.
William Man , Temple City resident , spoke in favor of the festival.
Mary Kokayko , Temple City resident, spoke in opposition of the City contributing
monetarily and to co-sponsoring the event.
Mark Enkelaar, Temple City resident , spoke in favor of having celebrations in
the City but spoke in opposition of the C ity contribut ing monetarily to the event.
Carol Daugherty, Temple City resident , expressed concern about the festival's
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hours on Sunday . She felt those attending Church on Sunday would have to
compete for parking with those attending the event.
Lucy Liu , Temple City resident , suggested that City Council cons ider comparing
the cost of similar events in the surround i ng cities .
Beverly Guan , Temple City res ident, asked if the City contributes money
towards any other festivals in the City .
Hearing no further request to speak from the public , Mayor Blum closed public
comment.
Councilmember Sternquist spoke in favor of the festival but expressed concerns
about some of the requests made by Sing Tao (i .e ., exclusive rights to the park,
request for 300 parking spaces , extending the event to two days , etc .).
Councilmember Vizcarra spoke in favor of keeping the festival to one day but
allowing the hours to be extended . He expressed concerns regarding the sales
of alcohol during this event.
Councilmembe r Yu spoke in favor of the two day festival. He expressed the
importance of hav ing events like the Lunar New Year in the C ity as the
demographic of the C ity is changing .
Mayor Blum spoke in favor of the festival but expressed concerns about
possible interruption to local businesses along Las Tunas and lack of parking if
the festival was extended to two days. He commented that Sing Tao should
contribute half of the cost to host the event and suggested revising the name of
the event from 2015 Sing Tao Lunar New Year Festival to 2015 Lunar New
Year Festival.
Councilmember Yu made a motion to host and co-sponsor the two day festival
with the condition to rename the event to Lunar New Year Street Festival , for
S ing Tao to share t he cost for the event with the City, limit the City's monetary
contribution to a maximum of $16 ,000 , adjust the festival 's Sunday hours from 9
a .m . - 7 p.m . to 12 p .m . -7 p.m ., and directed staff to work with Sing Tao to
resolve traffic , parking and any other issues . App roval of fest ival contingent
upon Sing Tao completing conditions set by the City by December 2 , 2014 .
Seconded by Councilmember Sternquist and approved by the following votes :
AYES :
ABSTAINED :
NOES :
Councilmember-Sternquist , Yu , Blum
Councilmember-None
Councilmember-Vizcarra
City Council meeting recessed at 9 :36p.m . and reconvened with all members of
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City Council at 9:45 p .m .
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. APPROVAL OF AN ANNUAL CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
THE TEMPLE CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The draft annual Consultant Services Agreement with the Chamber for 2014-15
incorporates most of the same provisions as the agreements the City Council
approved for the Chamber in 2012 -13 and 2013-14 . Although the majority of
the Chamber tasks remain the same , the City Council may wish to consider
some changes in the Scope of Services the Chamber provides .
Interim City Manager Penman gave a brief summary of the staff report .
Mayor Blum opened pub lic comment.
Rita Padilla , Chairman of the Board of Director for Temple City Chamber of
Commerce , thanked C ity Council for their continuing support .
Jerry Jambazian , Temple City business owner , commented about the lack of
accountability from the Temple City Chamber of Commerce .
Hearing no further request to speak from the public, Mayor Blum closed the
public comment.
Councilmember Sternquist expressed the importance for the City Council to
meet jointly with the Chamber of Commerce .
Councilmember Yu spoke in support of extending the agreement on a monthly
bas is .
Mayor Pro Tern Chavez commented about the tasks listed in the agreement.
He felt it would be important to determine which tasks are real istic .
Mayor Blum spoke in support of a joint meeting of City Council and the Chamber
Board and suggested approving the agreement for three month .
City Attorney Vail reminded City Council that the agreement with the Chamber
can be cancelled any time with a 30 days ' notice . He emphasized the
importance of having an agreement i n place since the City continues to make
the monthly installments to the Chamber without an agreement.
Mayor Blum asks Councilmember Sternquist, City's lia ison to the Chamber of
Commerce , to work with Peter Choi (Chamber President and CEO) and Rita
Padilla (Chamber Executive Board President) to put together a jo i nt meeting
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agenda .
Mayor Blum opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak from the
public , Mayor Bl um closed public comment.
Councilmember Vizcarra made a motion to approve a Consultant Services
Agreement with the Temple City Chamber of Commerce for Economic
Development Services in an amount not to exceed $70 ,000 , payable in 12
monthly installments of $5 ,833.33 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-15 ; and authorize
the Interim City Manager to finalize and execute the Consultant Services
Agreement with Temple City Chamber of Commerce and set up a joint meeting
with the Chamber's Executive Board within the next three months . Seconded by
Mayor ProTem Chavez and approved unanimously by the following votes :
AYES :
ABSTAINED :
NOES :
Councilmember-Sternquist , V izcarra , Yu , Chavez , Blum
Councilmember-None
Councilmember-None
11 . COMMUNICATIONS -None
12. UPDATE FROM CITY MANAGER
Interim City Manage r Penman made the follow announcements: Wednesday , August
6 , National Night Out , at Temple City Pa rk , 6 p .m . Live music follows at 7 p .m . with
The Answer , playing classic rock from the Beatles to Tom Jones ; Wednesday,
August 13 , Ne ighborhood Watch Meeting at Golden West Baptist Church for those
living in the neighborhoods bound by Olive Street, Baldwin Avenue , Lower Azusa
Road and Temple City Boulevard . The meeting starts at 5 :30 p.m ; Parks and
Recreation Commission met last week to prioritize phases for potential biking and
walking trails , which will be included as part of a $240 ,000 grant application to
Supervisor Mike Antonovich . More information will be provided and presented at the
next City Council meeting ; Wednesday , August 6 , Public Arts Commission will review
design concepts for a planned publ ic art sculpture at the Linden Walk subdivision .
The advisory body will also discuss options regarding development of an art mural
program . Those wanting more information on Commission actions can download
meeting agendas , minutes and staff reports from the City 's website at
www.templecity .us . Interim City Manager Penman also reminded the public that new
weekly street sweeping schedule started August 4 . Cars will be ticketed if it is parked
on the street during street sweeping days. However, no tickets will be issued to cars
parked on the streets after the street sweeper has completed sweeping .
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13 . COUNCIL REPORTS REGARDING AD HOC OR STANDING COMMITTEE
MEETINGS
A . ROSEMEAD BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT STANDING
COMMITIEE
(Councilmember Yu and Mayor Blum )-Formed 6/3/2011
The Standing Comm ittee met on Friday , July 18 , to address a punch list of
tasks to complete . It will meet again on Friday , September 15 , 8 a .m ., in the
Council Conference Room in City Hal l.
B . SCHOOL DISTRICT/C ITY STANDING COMMITIEE
(Mayor ProTem Chavez and Mayor Blum )-Formed 1/3/2012
No report .
C. CITY CODE REVIEW STANDING COMMITTEE
(Mayor ProTem Chavez and Counc ilmember Vizcarra )-Formed 11 /6/2012
No report .
D. CIVIC CENTER MASTER PLAN STANDING COMMITTEE
(Councilmember Yu and Mayor Blum )-Formed 5/13/2013
No report .
E. STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION STANDING COMMITIEE
(Mayor ProTem Chavez and Mayor Blum )-Formed 1/27/2014
The Standing Committee met on Thursday , July 3 1, and will meet again to
cont i nue its discussion on Thursday , September 14 , 3 p .m ., i n the Council
Conference Room in City Hall.
F. LAS TUNAS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION STANDING COMMITIEE
(Councilmembers Vizcarra and Yu )-Formed 2/18/2014
No report .
G . FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTIES STANDING COMMITTEE
(Councilmembers Vizcarra and Yu )-Formed 2/18/2014
No repo rt .
H. FACILITIES , PUBLIC WORKS , AND INFRASTRUCTURE AD HOC
COMMITTEE
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(Councilmember Yu and Mayo r Bl um )-Formed 2/4/2014
No report.
I. AUD IT STAND IN G COMMITTEE
(Cou nci lmember Yu , Mayor Pro Tern Chavez , and Plann ing Commissioner
Curran)-Formed 7/15/2014
No report.
14 . COUNCIL ITEMS SEPARATE FROM THE C ITY MANAGER'S REGULAR
AGENDA
A. COUNC IL MEMBER STER NQUIST
Councilmember Sternquist thanked Interim City Manager Penman and staff for
taking action to start on the Upper San Gabriel Valley Water Mun icip al District's
Smart Water Challenge . She asked Community Development Director Forbes
how many single family homes were being built in the City .
B. CO UN C ILMEMBER V IZCARRA-None
C . CO UNCILMEMBER YU-None
D. MAYOR PROTEM CHAVEZ
Mayor Pro Tern Chavez asked for a status on the mosaic for Rosemead
Boulevard .
Assistant to the City Manager/Econo mic Development Director Haworth
responded that the proje c t will be completed by December.
Mayor Pro Tern Chavez reported on the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society's
90 1h anniversary celebration he attended .
E . MAYOR BLU M
Mayor Bl um co mmented abo ut the Relay for Life Event at the Temple City High
School on July 26-27 .
15. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES TO CITY OFFICIALS FOR CONDUCT OF
CITY BUSINESS AND FOR CITY PAYMENT OF CONFERENCE EXPENDIT URES
A. COUNC ILMEMBER STER NQUIST-None
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B. COUNCILMEMBER VIZCARRA-None
C . COUNCILMEMBER YU-None
D. MAYOR PROTEM CHAVEZ-None
E . MAYOR BLUM -None
16. RECESS TO SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE TEMPLE CITY COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
At 10:27 p .m ., the City Council recessed to the Successor Agency Meeting . M inutes
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 10 :28 p .m . with all Councilmembers
present.
17. ACTIONS TAKEN BY CITY AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE TEMPLE CITY
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY-None
18. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA -
None
19. CLOSED SESSION
City Council recessed to closed session at 10 :30 p .m .
A. Purpose:
Authority :
Agency Representative:
Employee Organization :
B . Purpose :
Authority :
Agency Representative :
Employee Organ ization :
C . Purpose :
T itle :
Authority :
D . Purpose :
Conference with Labor Negotiator
Government Code Section 54957 .6
Special Legal Counsel and Interim City Manager
Temple City Employee Association
Labor Negotiations
Government Code Section 54957 .6
Interim City Manager
Unrepresented Employees
Public Employee Appointment
Interim City Manager and City Manager
Government Code Section 54957
Anticipated Litigation
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Potential Cases :
Authority:
Representatives :
One (1 )
Government Code Section 54956 .9(b)
City Attorney
C ity Council reconvened at 10 :45 p.m . with all Councilmembers present.
City Attorney Vail reported that the City Counc il met in closed session and
received updates for Closed Sess ion Item A , Closed Session Item B was not
held , discussed the status of the process for Closed Sess ion Item C, and
received an update for Closed Session Item D.
20. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council Regular Meeting was adjourned at 10:46 p.m .
Mayor
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City Clerk