HomeMy Public PortalAbout04) 7A2 CC Minutes July 21, 2015 Regular1. CALL TO ORDER
CITY COUNCIL
TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
REGULAR MEETING
July 21 , 2015
AGENDA
ITEM ?.A-2
Mayor Chavez called the Regular City Council meeting to order at 7 :30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
ALSO PRESENT:
3. INVOCATION
Councilmember-Fish , Man, Sternquist, Yu , Chavez
Councilmember-None
City Manager Cook , City Attorney Vail, City Clerk Kuo ,
Parks and Recreation Director Burrough s , Community
Development Director Forbes and Planning Manager
Reimer
Jerry Jambazian , Temple City business owner, provided the In voca tion .
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Boy Scout Troop #1 74 provided a flag ceremony and led those present in the
Pledge of Allegiance .
5. CEREMONIAL/PRESENTATIONS
A. Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Update
Peter Choi , Chamber of Commerce PresidenUCEO , provided an update of
Chamber activities .
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA -None
7 . CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Sternquist pulled Consent Calendar Item C for additional
information .
Counc ilmember Man made a motion to approve the remaining items on the
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consent calendar . Seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Yu and approved by the
following votes :
AYES : Councilmember: Fish , Man , Sternquist , Yu , Chavez
ABSTAINED : Councilmember: None
NOES : Councilmember: None
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The City Council is requested to review and approve :
1) Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of July 7 , 2015 ; and
2) Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of July 7 , 2015 .
Action : Approved .
B. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION ACTIONS -
MEETING OF JUNE 24 , 2015
The City Council is requested to review the Transportation and Public Safety
Commission actions of their meeting of June 24 , 2015 .
Action : Rece ived and filed .
D . PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS-MEETING OF JULY 14 , 2015
The City Counci l is requested to review the Plann ing Commission actions of
their meeting of July 14 , 2015 .
Action : Received and filed .
E. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO . 15 -1004 , AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY ,
AMENDING SECTION 2-3A-3 OF ARTICLE A OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE
TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE , CLARIFYING AND REDUCING THE LIST
OF POSITIONS EXCLUDED FROM CITY SERVICE
This recommended action will implement the City Council 's direction and
eliminate the position of Public Safety and Services Manager from the
Personnel system .
Act ion : Received and filed .
F. ACCEPTANCE OF BID AND AWARD OF PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT TO
ALL AMERICAN ASPHALT FOR STREET RESURFACING AND TRAFFIC
CALMING COMBINED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
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City Council is reques ted to accept the bid and award Public Works Contract
to All American Asphalt for street resurfacing and traffic calming
improvements .
Action :
1) Approved a Public Works Contract with All American Asphalt for the
street resurfacing and traffic calming combined Capital Improvement
Program project ; and
2) Authorized the City Manager to execute a Public Works Contract with All
American Asphalt in the amount not to exceed $868 ,250.
G. VISA CARD AND PETIY CASH REPORT
The City Council is requested to rev iew, receive and file the Visa Card and
Petty Cash Report .
Action : Rece ived and filed .
H. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO . 15-5106 APPROVING PAYMENT OF
BILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-15
The City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No . 15-5106 authorizing
the payment of bills .
Action : Adopted Resolut ion No . 15-5106 .
I. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO . 15-5107 APPROVING PAYMENT OF
BILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-16
The City Counci l is requested to adopt Resolut ion No . 15-5107 authorizing
the payment of bi l ls .
Action : Adopted Resolution No . 15-5107.
Consent Calendar Item 7C was heard out of agenda order.
C. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIO N ACTIONS -
MEETING OF JULY 8, 2015
The City Council is requested to review the Transportation and Pub lic Safety
Commission actions of their meeting on July 8 , 2015 .
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Councilmember Sternquist commented about the number of parki ng citation
contests heard during the commission meeting .
Community Developme nt Dire cto r Forbes answered City Council questions .
Councilmember Sternquist made a motion to receive and file the
Transportation and Public Safety Commission actions of their meeting on July
8 , 2015 . Seconded by Councilmember Fish and approved by the following
votes :
AYES : Councilmember:
ABSTAINED : Councilmember:
NOES : Councilmember:
8 . PUBLIC HEARING-None
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS -None
10. NEW BUSINESS
Fish , Man , Sternquist, Yu , Chavez
None
None
A. REQUEST FROM SING TAO NEWSPAPERS LOS ANGELES L TO . FOR THE
CITY TO HOST AND CO-SPO NSOR THE 2016 LUNAR NEW YEAR STREET
FESTIVAL
Sing Tao Newspaper Los Angeles , Ltd . (Sing Tao ) is requesting the City to host
and co -sponsor the 2016 Lunar New Year Street Festival on Saturday, January
23 , and Sunday , January 24 , 2016 .
Community De velopment Director Forbes gave a brief summary of the staff
report .
City Council commented and discussed the request from Sing Tao .
Mayor Chavez opened public comment.
Mary Kokayko , Temple City resident , suggested Sing Tao share the profit
from the event with the City .
Hearing no request to speak, Mayor Chavez closed public comment.
Mayor Pro Tern Yu made a motion to approve the request from Sing Tao
contingent upon Sing Tao agreeing to evenly spl it the cost to the City for
hosting the event. Seconded by Councilmember Fish and approved by the
following votes :
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AYES :
ABSTAINED :
NOES :
Councilmember :
Councilmember :
Councilmember:
Fish , Man , Sternquist , Yu , Chavez
None
None
B. DRAFT GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DIAGRAM AND THE ASSOCIATED
DEVELOPMENT AND POPULATION PROJECTIONS
A General Plan Land Use Diagram is a generalized version of a zon i ng map .
It sets general parameters on the types of uses allowed within an area and a
range or maximum intensity for growth . The City Council is requested to
consider and provide comment on the Draft General Plan Land Use Diagram
and the associated development and population projections approved by the
General Plan Advisory Committee .
Community Deve lopment Director Forbes gave a brief overview of the City's
General Plan .
Planning Manager Reimer gave a brief summary of the staff report .
City Council commented and discussed the draft General Plan Land Use
Diagram and the associated development and population projections for Area
1.
Mayor Chavez opened public comment for Area 1. Hearing no request to
speak , Mayor Chavez closed publ ic comment.
Mayor Pro Tern Yu made a motion to have staff incorporate more commerc ial
or mixed use in the high density zone in Area 1. Seconded by
Councilmember Sternquist and approved by the following votes :
AYES :
ABSTAINED :
NOES :
Councilmember :
Councilmember :
Councilmember :
Fish , Man , Sternquist, Yu , Chavez
None
None
City Council commented regarding the draft General Plan Land Use Diagram
and the associated development and population projections for Area 2 and 3 .
Mayor Chavez opened public comment.
Jerry Jambazian , Temple City business owner , commented about the legends
on the presentation sl ides .
City Council commented and discussed the draft General Plan Land Use
Diagram and the associated development and populat ion projections for Area
4 , 5 and 6 .
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Mayor Chavez opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak , Mayor
Chavez closed public comment.
City Council commented and discussed regarding the draft General Plan
Land Use Diagram and the associated development and population
projections for Area 7 .
Mayor Chavez opened public comment.
Mary Kokayko , Temple City resident , commented regarding down zoning of
the properties on her street.
City Council commented and discussed regarding the draft General Plan
Land Use Diagram and the associated development and population
projections for Area 8 and 9 .
Mayor Chavez opened public comment.
Bill Evans , member of the public , expressed concern regard ing the City 's
street not being ab le to accommodate increase of mixed use in the City .
City Council commented and discussed regarding the draft Genera l Plan
Land Use Diagram and the associated development and population
projections for Area 1 0 .
Mayor Chavez opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak, Mayor
Chavez closed publ ic comment.
Mayor Pro Tem Yu made a motion directing GPAC and staff to review the
designations for Area 10 and consider keeping all the designations the same
for th is area . Seconded by Counci lmember Fish and approved by the
following votes :
AYES : Councilmember:
ABSTAINED : Councilmember:
NOES : Counci lmember:
Fish , Man , Sternquist , Yu , Chavez
None
None
City Council commented and discussed regarding the draft General Plan
Land Use Diagram and the associated development and population
project ions for Area 11 .
Mayor Chavez opened public comm e nt. Hearing no request to speak , Mayor
Chavez closed public comment.
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Staff shared ne xt st eps for the Genera l Plan process .
11. COMMUNICATIONS -None
12 . UPDATE FROM CITY MANAGER
A . Water Conservatio n Update
C ity Manager Cook prov ided an update on what the City is doing to conserve
water.
13. UPDATE FROM CITY ATTORNEY -None
14. COUNCIL REPORTS REGARDING AD HOC OR STANDING COMMITTEE
MEETINGS
A. ROSEMEAD BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT STANDING
COMMITTEE (Mayor Pro Tem Yu and Counc i lmember Man) -Formed
6 /3/2011
No report .
B. SCHOOL DISTRICT/CITY STANDING COMMITTEE
(Mayor Chavez and Counci lmember Fish )-Formed 1/3 /2012
No report .
C. CITY CODE REVIEW STANDING COMMITTEE
(Mayor Chavez and Councilmember Man )-Formed 11/6/2012
No report.
D . CIV IC CENTER MASTER PLAN STANDING COMMITTEE
(Mayor ProTem Yu and Councilmember Fish)-Formed 5/13/2013
No report .
E. STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
(Mayor Chavez and Councilmember Sternquist)-Formed 1/27/2014
No report .
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F. LAS TUNAS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION STANDING COMMITIEE
(Mayor Chavez and Mayor ProTem Yu )-Formed 2/18/2014
No report .
G. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTIES STANDING COMMITIEE
(Mayor ProTem Yu and Councilmember Man)-Formed 2/18/2014
No report .
H. AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE
(Mayor Chavez and Mayor ProTem Yu )-Formed 7/15/2014
Mayor Pro Tem Yu reported on the ad hoc's meet ing on July 10 and shared
that the City is in good shape. The ad hoc will report to Counc il again in
August.
I. WATER CONSERVATION AD HOC
(Mayor Chavez , Councilmember Fish and Planning Commissioner Haddad ) -
Formed 6/2/2015
Councilmember Fish announced that the City will be participating in the
Temple City Unified School District's Water Fair on August 8 at the h igh school
and the City w il l also have a booth with water conservation t ips at the August 5
National Night Out in the Temple City Park .
J. FACILITIES , PUBLIC WORKS , AND INFRASTRUCTURE AD HOC
COMMITTEE (Mayo r Pro Tem Yu and Councilmember Man ) -Formed
2/4 /2014
No report .
K. RULES AND PROTOCOLS REVIEW AD HOC COMMITIEE
(Mayor Chavez and Councilmember Man)-Formed 4/21/2015
Mayor Chavez disbanded the Rules and Protocols Review Ad Hoc Comm ittee .
L. VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION AD HOC COMMITTEE
(Councilmember Sternquist and Councilmember Fish )-Formed 4/21 /2015
No report .
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M . City Fees Ad Hoc
(M ayor ProTem Yu and Councilmember Yu)-Formed 7/7/2015
Councilmember Man reported on the ad hoc 's meeting on July 17 and
concluded that the engineering and planning fees as recommended by staff
are agreeable and consistent. The ad hoc will be looking more closely at the
planning fees and w ill meet again to discuss it further .
15. COUNCIL ITEMS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S REGULAR AGENDA
A. COUNCILMEMBER FISH
Councilmember Fish thanked the GPAC for the work they have done on the
Draft General Pla n and staff for assisti ng the GPAC. She also reported on the
success of Relay for Life event.
B. COUNCILMEMBER MAN
Councilmember Man com mented on the Relay for Life event and Torch Run for
the Special Olympic. He also thanked GPAC and staff for the work they have
done on the Draft General Plan .
C . COUNCILMEMBER STERNQUIST
Councilmember Sternquist rem inded the public to be mindful of mosquitoes
and to report green pools to the San Gabriel Valley Mosquitoes and Vector
Control. She reported meeting with Supervisor Antonovich and staff to discuss
funding for cities to comply with the municipal separate storm sewer systems
regulations, she will continue to reach out to local legislators and organizations
to garner support for funding for cities .
D . MAYOR PROTEM YU
Mayor Pro Tem Yu thanked the GPAC members and staff for the work they
have done on the Draft General Plan . He asked the GPAC to consider
Counci l's comments regard ing the density designation on the Draft General
Plan .
E. MAYOR CHAVEZ
Mayor Chavez commented on the successful Relay for Life event, Camp-A-
Palooza , Kiwanis Annual Barbeque , and the Torch Run for Specia l Olympic .
He invited the public to the City's staff softball game on July 27 , Live Oak
Park , 6 :30 p .m .
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16. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES TO CITY OFFICIALS FOR CONDUCT
OF CITY BUSINESS AND FOR CITY PAYMENT OF CONFERENCE
EXPENDITURES
A. COUNCILMEMBER FISH
Reimbursement of $225.35 for meals and taxi cab to attend the League of
California Cities 2015 Mayors and Council Members Executive Forum in
Monterey , CA: June 23-27 , 2015 , and $110.44 for meals and mileage to
attend California Joint Powers Insu rance Authority Newly Elected Officials
Conference in Laguna Beach , CA : June 7-9 , 2015 .
B . COUNCILMEMBER MAN
Reimbursement of $132 .84 for meals and taxi cab to attend the League of
California Cities 2015 Mayors and Council Members Executive Forum in
Monterey, CA: June 23 -27 , 2015 , and $62.49 for mileage to attend California
Joint Powers Insurance Authority Newly Elected Officials Conference in
Laguna Beach , CA: June 7-9 , 2015 .
C . COUNCILMEMBER STERNQUIST
Reimbursement of $252 .64 for meals and ta xi cab to attend the League of
Cal ifornia Cities 2015 Mayors & Council Members Execut ive Forum in
Monterey , CA : June 23 -27 , 2015 .
D. MAYOR PROTEM YU
Reimbursement of $206 .89 for mileage and meals for attending the California
Contract Cities Association 2015 Annual Conference in Indian Wells , CA: May
14-17, 2015 .
E. MAYOR CHAVEZ-None
17. RECESS TO SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE TEMPLE CITY COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
At 9 :53 p .m ., the City Council recessed to the Successor Agency Meeting . Minutes
of the Successor Age ncy Meeting are set forth in full in the Successor Agency 's
records .
RECONVENE AS CITY COUNCIL
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The City Council meeting was reconvened at 9 :54 p .m . with all Councilmembers
present.
18. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE
AGENDA
Oscar Bustamante , Temple City res ident/b us iness owner/GPAC member,
commented that he just wanted to acknowledge City Councilmembers ' commen ts
regarding the Draft General Plan .
19. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council Special Meeting was adjourned at 9 :57 p.m .
Tom Chavez , Mayor
ATIEST:
Peggy Kuo , City Clerk