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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 City Council Minutes July 21 , 2015 Page 2 of 11 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 City Council Minutes July 21 , 2015 Page 3 of 11 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 . City Council Minutes July 21 , 2015 Page 4 of 11 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 : City Council Minutes July 21 , 2015 Page 5 of 11 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 . City Counc il Minutes July 21 , 2015 Page 6 of 11 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. City Council Minutes July 21 , 2015 Page 7 of 11 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 . City Counc il Minutes July 21 , 2015 Page 8 of 11 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 . --------------~ City Council Minutes July 21 , 2015 Page 9 of 11 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 . City Counci l Minutes July21 ,2015 Page 10 of 11 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 City Council Minutes July21 ,2015 Page 11 of 11 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