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Home My Public Portal AboutCity Council_Minutes_1980-12-16_Regular 1980IINITIATION: 1. CALL TO ORDER: CITY OF TEMPLE CITY CITY COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 16, 1980 Mayor Atkins called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:36 p.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 1980, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall. 2. INVOCATION: The invocation was given. by Dr. Marshall Ketchum, First United Methodist Church, 5957 N. Golden West Avenue. 3. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Mayor Atkins. 4. ROLL CALF: 15 Present: Absent: Also Present: Councilmen - Gillanders, Merritt, Tyrell, Atkins Councilmen- Dennis City Manager Koski, City Attorney Martin, Assistant City Manager Kimbrough, Parks and Recreation Director Kobett, Julie Estrada, Temple City Times Councilman Tyrell moved to excuse Councilman Dennis for cause, seconded by Councilman Gillanders and carried. CONSENT CALENDAR: Councilman Gillanders requested the minutes be corrected to reflect under Items 12(C) that the SCAG proposal for an airport will not. be discontinued. On motion by Councilman Tyrell,: seconded by Councilman Gillanders Items A through I on the Consent Calendar were approved as recommended. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Regular Meeting of December 2, 1980 Approved as corrected. B. RECOMMENDATION. FROM. TRAFFIC COMMISSION - Meeting of December 3, 1980, OAK AVENUE, SOUTH OF CAMINO REAL - MODIFICATION OF CURB MARKINGS ADJACENT TO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Approved elimination.of 60 feet of passenger loading zone on the west side of Oak Avenue and adding 70 feet of red curb, repainting curb markings in front of Oak Avenue School, and providing selective enforcement during the afternoon period when bicycle traffic is leaving 7chool, C. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Meeting of December 9, 1980 Received and filed memo relating to. action taken by the Planning Commission at their regular meeting held December 9, 1980. D. ACCEPTANCE OF WORK: RESURFACING OF THREE TENNIS COURTS AT LIVE OAK PARK Accepted, the work completed and authorized payment in the amount of $7,155000 and authorized filing. Notice of Completion and release of the 10% retention at the end of the 35 -day lien period. Council Minutes, December 16, 1980 - Page 2 E. APPROVAL OF WATER SYSTEM: TRACT NO. 36377 Found the work completed-and released the Water System Agreement between the:developer.and the City, and released the Faithful Performance Bond. F. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES: Josephine Rachel Penny Denied claim and-referred to JPIA, G. RESOLUTION NO, 80 -1952: APPROVING REVENUE DISTRIBUTION PLAN .UNDER. PROPOSITION #1 - CALIFORNIA PARKLAND ACT OF 1980 Adopted Resolution No. 80 -1952 A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE PRIORITY PLAN FOR EXPENDITURE FOR JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FROM THE CALIFORNIA PARKLANDS ACT OF 1980. H. RESOLUTION NO,-80 -1953: EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL Adopted Resolution No. 80 -1953 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY APPOINTING PERSONNEL. I. RESOLUTION NO. 80 -1954: WARRANTS AND DEMANDS Adopted Resolution. No. 80 -1954 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY. ALLOWING CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $105,188.58, DEMAND NOS. 1196 THRU 12570 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: None 6. COMMUNICATIONS: A. Request for Time Extension re: Tentative Tract No. 37528 - 5602 Welland Avenue 1 1 City Manager Koski presented a letter from Loren Phillips & Associates requesting an extension of time for the recording of Final Tract Map. Council expressed concern that no justification for the request was given .. and for this reason, the request was continued to the January 6, 1981 Council meeting:, B. Approval of Final Map - Tract No. 37830, 6004 -6018 Rosemead Blvd. City Manager. Koski. presented a recommendation for approval on final map for Tract No. 37830 from the County Engineer. Councilman Tyrell moved to approve the map, accept the work agree ment and. faithful performance bond; found that the. project will not violate any of the.provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and instructed the City Clerk to endorse on the face of the map Council approval, seconded by Councilman Gillanders and carried. 7. TIME FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO-SPEAK.: No one name forward. RECESS TO CRA City Council recessed at 7:47 p.me to meet as the Community Redevelopment Agency, Mr. Dennis being absent; approved the minutes of the regular meeting held December 2, 1980, and concurred with Planning Commission resolution approving a Brake Repair Shop at 5530 Rosemead Boulevard. The minutes are set forth in full in the records of the Agency. Council Minutes, December 16, 1980 - Page 3 RECONVENE AS CITY COUNCIL: 8. ACTION ON REQUEST BY CRA: There was no action to be taken. 9. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICIALS: A. Parking Citations - Payment & Collection of Bail Schedule City Manager Koski presented staff recommendation for contracting data processing of parking citations, and the collection of bail by the Alhambra Municipal Court, including an implementation calendar. In answer to Council's question relative to the increased percentage charged by the court, and the necessity of contracting with a data processing. firm, City Manager Koski advised AB 2392 gives the court discretion as to whether or not it will handle parking citations and the Alhambra Municipal Court had advised it will discontinue that service; however, they will continue on a contract basis and, have increased their charges to cover costs. The data processing firm, will pick up those not paid and delinquent and submit the information to. the Department of Motor Vehicles. Staff feels the handling of collections at City Hall is impractical because it would require additional personnel and equipment, as well as crowding the facilities. Councilman Tyrell moved to approve the implementation calendar for the collection of parking citations, approve an increase of. the Court's percentage of collections from 11% to 20 %, authorize staff to pursue an increase in the bail schedule from $6 to $11, and authorize staff to engage the services of Optimal Data Systems in accordance With their proposal dated December 10, 1980, for a one -year period, seconded by Councilman Gillanders and carried. B. Underground Utility District No. 4 Request Authorization to Advertise and Receive Bids City Manager Koski presented a calendar of events for the preparation of specifications for bids for the work to connect the utilities to the property owners structures within Underground Utility District No. 4. Councilman Merritt moved to approve the calendar of events and authorize the advertising and receiving of bids, seconded by Council - man Gillanders and carried. C. City Manager Koski directed Council's attention to the two alterna.tive.ordinance amendments relating to repair of vehicles on residential properties which were distributed to City Council. The public hearing has been set for January 6, and staff is re- questing direction as to how Council wishes to proceed. It was the consensus of the City Council to hold the public hearing on both alternatives. D. City Manager Koski advised the City received a request from G. L. Kaplan Construction Company for payment of $2,500 for architect and engineering services. These services were to be included in the construction proposal relating to the contract for the Emergency Operating Center. Councilman Tyrell moved to deny request dated November 19, 1980, seconded by Councilman Merritt and carried. E. City Manager Koski presented a recommendation from Captain Butler for an additional 40 hour one -man general law car during daytime hours. Councilman Merritt moved to approve, appropriate an additional $76,365 and amend the adopted budget accordingly, seconded by Councilman Gillanders and carried. Council Minutes, December 16, 1980 - Page 4 F, Councilman Merritt requested staff make a, field check of those commercial properties operating under a Conditional Use Permit; one condition of which is the requirement to have landscaping and contact those operators who are not maintaining the areas, G, Councilman Tyrell commented on our society today which will make a national hero of a person who was the subject recently of deportation proceedings and who was tragically slain, while at-the same time good solid citizens are being, killed, as in the, Nuns in El Salvador and customers at a downtown restaurant and hardly any notice. taken.. H. Councilman Gillanders advised he would be attending a hearing Thursday regarding the airport proposed by SCAGO He also commented on material he had received regarding a proposed appointed bureaucracy to handle inspection of motor vehicles, The proposal includes :a Director whose position will be autonomous; there .will be no criteria to determine whether the vehicle will pass; a fee ,accompanies; the inspection and also every .re- t,est,.This matter 'will be.presented to the Transportation, and _Utilities Committee on Thursday for, their approval. . Council concurred that the program should be opposed and letters sent to our legislative representatives° l..a Mayor Atkins commented .on the, tragedy which occurred recently in the arson of Temple Beth David. He advised he had attended a meeting with members of the Ministerial Association and the Chamber of Commerce..in. ,support; of ,the Temple; and he was also happy to. announce that-suspects had been apprehended. Jo Council received and filed a memo relating to the termination proceedings of Annexation Area 80 -2.a Council recessed to an Executive Session at 8:30 p.m. to discuss possible litigation. Council reconvened at 8 :45 p.m. K. Civil Rights indemnity City-Attorney Martin advised he presented a_memo relating to Civil Rights Indemnity dated December 10, 1980, Councilman :Tyrell moved to approve the City Attorney's memo dated December l0, 1980, seconded-by- Councilman Gillanders and carried, 10. ADJOURNMENT: On motion by Councilman Tyrell, seconded by Councilman Merritt, meeting adjourned at 850 p.m. Next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, January 6, 1981, 7:30 pom. in the Council Chamber of the City Hall. ATTEST: C ie�Deputy City C _a i