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Home My Public Portal About05) 7A-3 CCM 2026-02-16 Regular1. CALL TO ORDER CITY COUNCIL TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 16, 2016 AGENDA ITEM ?.A-3. Mayor Chavez called the City Council Regular Meeting to order at 7:31 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 5938 Kauffman Avenue, Temple City. 2. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmember-Sternquist, Yu, Chavez ABSENT: Councilmember-None ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Cook, City Attorney Vail, City Clerk Kuo, Administrative Services Director Hause, and Community Development Director Forbes Mayor Pro Tem Yu made a motion to excuse Councilmember Fish and Councilmember Man for cause. Seconded by Councilmember Sternquist. 3. INVOCATION Lynne Best from Westminster Presbyterian Church provided the Invocation. 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Boy Scout Troop #174 provided a flag ceremony and led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance. 5. CEREMONIAL/PRESENTATIONS A. INTRODUCTION OF CAMELLIA FESTIVAL ROYAL COURT Joe and Melissa Rains, Camellia Festival General Chairmen, introduced the Camellia Festival Royal Court: Banner Carriers Aaron Wong, Rylee Fuentes, Russell Muro, Maxine Ho; Prince Presley Wong, Tyler Womack; Princesses Brooklynn Parayno, Mia Oberlander, Queen Zoe Grimaldi and King Emerson Perez. City Council Minutes February 16, 2016 Page 2 of 9 B. INTRODUCTION OF TEMPLE CITY'S SISTER CITY EXCHANGE STUDENTS Nancy Terry of Sister Cities organization introduced the following students selected to visit City's Sister City in Hawkesbury, Australia: Hailey Fawk, Nicole Kimijima, Taylor McKendrick, Natalie Scigliano, Codi Weisz and Christie Wong. City Council presented the students with a certificate and city tokens. C. YOUTH COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP UPDATE Youth Committee Members Charlie Dodge, Amber Lee, Jessica Huang, Christie Wong, Patrick Yeh provided updates on their working group objectives. 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA Steve Stafford, Temple City resident, commented on the Las Tunas Drive Project and is in favor of some improvements including parking. Dan DeBore, Temple City resident, commented on the Las Tunas Drive Project Community Meeting and expressed concerns regarding spill over and cut through traffic from Rosemead Boulevard to surrounding streets. 7. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilmember Sternquist made a motion to approve the items on the consent calendar. Seconded by Mayor ProTem Yu and approved by the following votes: AYES: ABSTAINED: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmember: Sternquist, Yu, Chavez Councilmember: None Councilmember: None Councilmember: Fish, Man A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The City Council is requested to review and approve: 1) Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of February 2, 2016; and 2) Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of February 2, 2016. Action: Approved. B. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS-MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2016 City Council Minutes February 16, 2016 Page 3 of 9 The City Council is requested to review the Planning Commission actions of their meeting of January 26, 2016. Action: Received and filed. C. CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY FOR TEMPLE CITY TO CO-SPONSOR THE RELAY FOR LIFE OF TEMPLE CITY AT TEMPLE CITY HIGH SCHOOL ON JULY 9-10, 2016 AND PROCLAIM MAY 28TH PAINT THE TOWN PURPLE DAY Relay for Life is an overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs for the American Cancer Society, this year marks the 31st Anniversary of Relay for Life. Action: 1) Approved the request from the American Cancer Society to co-sponsor the Relay for Life of Temple City at Temple City High School on July 9-10, 2016; 2) Proclaimed May 28th, 2016, Paint the Town Purple Day; and 3) Waived all fees and deposits for the use of Temple City Park Gazebo, Community Room, and installment of a street banner on Las Tunas Drive. D. AWARD PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO SIDEPATH FOR TWO DELL HOST SERVERS, A DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND RELATED SOFTWARE The current host servers are over six years old, are in need of replacement and will no longer be covered under warranty after May of 2016. The new servers and data storage device are necessary to run the City's IT systems. Action: 1) Awarded a Purchase Agreement to Sidepath for two Dell host servers and a data storage device or Storage Area Network (SAN) in an amount not to exceed $34,429.43; and 2) Authorized a Purchase Agreement to Dell Computers for related software in an amount not to exceed $14,711.26. City Council Minutes February 16, 2016 Page 4 of 9 E. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 16-5059 ORDERING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT TO ESTABLISH LIGHTING AND MAINTENANCE DISTRICT ASSESSMENT RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-17 Pursuant to the 1972 State Lighting and Landscape Act, an engineer's report must be prepared for each fiscal year in which assessments are levied and collected for the City's Lighting and Maintenance District. Action: Adopted Resolution No. 16-5059 ordering the preparation of the Lighting and Maintenance Assessment District Annual Engineer's Report for Fiscal Year 2016-17. F. AUDIT REPORTS FOR PROPOSITION A, PROPOSITION C, MEASURE R AND TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT ARTICLE 3 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-15 The City is in compliance with all requirements of the Los Angeles County metropolitan Transportation Authority's Funding and Allocation Guidelines. The reports are presented to City Council for review. Action: Received and filed Fiscal Year 2014-15 Proposition A, Proposition C, Measure R and Transportation Development Act Article 3 Audit Reports. G. FINAL MAP APPROVAL FOR TRACT MAP NO. 72836, A 5-UNIT CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION OF AN EXISTING 19,663 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL LOCATED AT 9913 LOWER AZUSA ROAD The project is consistent with the land use designation of the site and with the City's development standards. Approval of the final map will allow the developer to finalize the subdivision map and start construction. Action: 1) Received the Subdivision Improvement Agreement; 2) Approved the final subdivision map for Tract map No. 72836; 3) Authorized the City manager to execute the Subdivision Improvement Agreement; and 4) Authorized the City Clerk to certify Tract Map No. 72836. City Council Minutes February 16, 2016 Page 5 of 9 H. FINAL MAP APPROVAL FOR PARCEL MAP NO. 71505, A LOT SPLIT TO SUBDIVIDE AN EXISTING 14,514 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL AT 9940 LA ROSA DRIVE The project is consistent with the land use designation of the site and with the City's development standards. Approval of the final map will allow the developer to finalize the subdivision map and start construction. Action: 1) Received the Subdivision Improvement Agreement; 2) Approved the final subdivision map for Tract map No. 71505; 3) Authorized the City manager to execute the Subdivision Improvement Agreement; and 4) Authorized the City Clerk to certify Tract Map No. 71505. I. VISA CARD REPORT The City Council is requested to review, receive and file the Visa Card Report. Action: Received and filed report. J. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 16-5149 APPROVING PAYMENT OF BILLS The City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No. 16-5149 authorizing the payment of bills. Action: Adopted Resolution No. 16-5149. 8. PUBLIC HEARING -None 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS-None 10. NEW BUSINESS A. FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2015-16 MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW, TREASURER'S REPORT, REVENUE, EXPENDITURE AND CAPITAL PROJECT SUMMARY REPORTS The FY 2015-16 Mid-Year Budget review process provides the City Council City Council Minutes February 16, 2016 Page 6 of 9 with an opportunity to review and adjust original revenue projections and budgeted appropriations based on six months of actual activity. City Manager Cook gave a brief overview on the mid-year budget review and reports. Administrative Services Director Hause provided a summary of the staff report. City Council made comments and discussed regarding the mid-year budget including expenditures and reserves. Mayor Chavez opened public comment. Jerry Jambazian, Temple City business owner, asked questions regarding State mandated reserve amount in City's general funds and City's fiscal standing comparing to surrounding San Gabriel Valley cities. A member of the public asked questions regarding City's unfunded liabilities and City employees' retirement contributions/benefits. Hearing no further request to speak, Mayor Chavez closed public comment. Mayor ProTem Yu made a motion to receive and file the FY 2015-16 Mid- Year Budget Review and related reports; authorized staff to revise various revenue estimates as indicated in Attachment "A"; and authorized staff to revise various budgeted appropriations as indicated in Attachment "B". Seconded by Councilmember Sternquist and approved by the following votes: AYES: ABSTAINED: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmember: Sternquist, Yu, Chavez Councilmember: None Councilmember: None Councilmember: Fish, Man 11. COMMUNICATIONS -None 12. UPDATE FROM CITY MANAGER A. Community Events City Manager Cook invited the public to the Camellia Festival on February 26, 27 and 28. He commented regarding the Youth Committee objectives and on the power outage last Friday. City Council Minutes February 16, 2016 Page 7 of 9 13. UPDATE FROM CITY ATTORNEY A. Update on recent legislation City Attorney Vail shared that 807 bills passed in 2015. He highlighted on Assembly Bill 21 regarding prohibition of Marijuana cultivation and sales establishments and spoke regarding Public Education and Government Access (PEG) fee. 14. COUNCIL REPORTS REGARDING AD HOC OR STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS A. SCHOOL DISTRICT/CITY STANDING COMMITTEE (Mayor Chavez and Councilmember Fish)-Formed 1/3/2012 Mayor Chavez shared that the standing committee will be meeting on February 18, Thursday, at 2 p.m. B. CIVIC CENTER MASTER PLAN STANDING COMMITTEE (Mayor ProTem Yu and Councilmember Fish)-Formed 5/13/2013 No report. C. STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION STANDING COMMITTEE (Mayor Chavez and Councilmember Sternquist)-Formed 1/27/2014 No report. D. LAS TUNAS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION STANDING COMMITTEE (Mayor Chavez and Mayor ProTem Yu)-Formed 2/18/2014 No report. E. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTIES STANDING COMMITTEE (Mayor ProTem Yu and Councilmember Man)-Formed 2/18/2014 No report. F. AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE (Mayor Chavez and Mayor ProTem Yu)-Formed 7/15/2014 No report. G. WATER CONSERVATION AD HOC City Council Minutes February 16, 2016 Page 8 of 9 (Mayor Chavez and Councilmember Fish) -Formed 6/2/2015 Mayor Chavez reported on the Ad Hoc Committee's meeting on February 9, 5 p.m., regarding Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance. H. FACILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE AD HOC COMMITTEE (Mayor Pro Tem Yu and Councilmember Man) -Formed 2/4/2014 No report. I. DECORATIVE STREET DESIGN ELEMENT AD HOC COMMITTEE (Mayor ProTem Yu and Councilmember Man)-Formed 11/3/2015 No report. J. NEW CHILDREN'S LIBRARY AD HOC COMMITTEE (Councilmember Fish and Councilmember Sternquist) -Formed 12/15/15 Councilmember Sternquist report on the Ad Hoc Committee's meeting on February 8, 1 p.m. K. SPECIAL ELECTION AD HOC COMMITTEE (Mayor Chavez and Mayor ProTem Yu)-Formed 12/15/15 No report. 15. COUNCIL ITEMS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S REGULAR AGENDA A. COUNCILMEMBER FISH-Absent B. COUNCILMEMBER MAN-Absent C. COUNCILMEMBER STERNQUIST Share that she attended the Mosquito Vector and Control District meeting and discussed regarding the Zika virus. She also attended a Foothill Transit meeting and reported on the possibility of a fee increase. She shared that the New Children's Library Project is moving forward. D. MAYOR PROTEM YU Commented on the Chinese New Year celebration he attended over the City Council Minutes February 16, 2016 Page 9 of 9 weekend in Temple City Park. E. MAYOR CHAVEZ Invited the public to the upcoming Camellia Festival and State of the City. Also commented on the Las Tunas Drive Project Community Meeting. 16. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES TO CITY OFFICIALS FOR CONDUCT OF CITY BUSINESS AND FOR CITY PAYMENT OF CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES -None 17. RECESS TO SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE TEMPLE CITY COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING At 9:16p.m., the City Council recessed to the Successor Agency Meeting. Minutes 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 9:17 p.m. with all Councilmembers present. 18. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA Jerry Jambazian, Temple City resident, reminded the public of the upcoming Neighborhood Watch this Thursday. 19. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Chavez adjourned the meeting at 9:20 p.m. Tom Chavez, Mayor ATTEST: Peggy Kuo, City Clerk