HomeMy Public PortalAbout02) 7A2 CC Regular Meeting 2016-04-191. CALL TO ORDER
CITY COUNCIL
TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 19 , 2016
AGENDA
ITEM ?.A-2.
Mayor Yu called the City Council Regular Meeting to order at 7:33 p .m. in the
Council Chambers located at 5938 Kauffman Avenue, Temple City.
2 . ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Councilmember-Chavez, Fish , Man , Sternquist, Yu
ABSENT : Councilmember-None
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Cook , City Attorney Va il, City Clerk Kuo , and
Community Development Director Forbes
3. INVOCATION
Jerry Jambazian, Temple City business owner , provided the Invocation .
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Troop 161 led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
5. CEREMONIAL/PRESENTATIONS
A. DEPUTY AND FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR 2015
Mayor Yu and C ity Council presented a recognition plaque to Deputy of the
year, Deputy Joe Zuniga ; and Firefighter of the year. Fire Captain James
Matthews .
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA -None
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Chavez made a motion to approve the Consent Calendar.
Seconded by Councilmember Fish and carri ed by the follow i ng votes :
AYES :
NOES :
ABSTAIN :
Counci lmember-Fish , Man , Sternquist, Yu , Chavez
Councilmember-None
Councilmember-None
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ABSENT : Counci lmember -None
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The City Council is requested to review and approve :
1) Minutes of the Special City Counc i l Meeting of March 30 , 2016 ;
2) Minutes of the Special City Counc i l Meeting of Apri l 5 , 2016 ; and
3) Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of April 5, 2016 .
Act ion : Approved .
B. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION ACTIONS -
MEETING OF FEBRUARY 10 , 2016
The C ity Council is requested to re v iew the Transportation and Publi c Safety
Commission actions of their meeting of February 10 , 20 16 .
Action : Rece ived and f iled .
C. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS-MEETING OF MARCH 29 , 2016
The City Council is requested to review the Plann ing Commiss i on actions of
the i r meeting of March 29 , 2016 .
Action : Rece ived and filed .
D. FINAL SUBDIVION MAP APPROVAL FOR PARCEL MAP NO . 72749 , A
FOUR-U NIT RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5218 FARAGO AVENUE
Approval of the f inal map will allow the developer to f i nalize the subdivision
and start the development on the property .
Ac t ion :
1) Received the S ub division Improvement Agreement ;
2) Approved the f inal subd ivision map for Parcel Map No . 72749 ;
3) Authorized the City Manager to execute the Subd ivision Improvement
Agreement ; and
4 ) Authorized the C ity Clerk to cert ify Parcel Map No . 72749 .
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E. APPROVAL OF PERMITS TO SELL FIREWORKS FOR THE 20 16 SEASON
The City Council is requested to approve fireworks permits for 9 non-profit
organizations/groups . City Council 's approval will allow the non-profit
organizations/groups to raise funds to support the ir respective activities .
Act ion : Approved 9 applications for fireworks permits
for the 2016 season .
F . ADOPTION OF LIVE OAK PARK AND TEMPLE CITY PARK FACILITY
MASTER PLANS
The Master Plans for Live Oak Pa rk and Temple C ity Park , once adopted by
the C ity Counc il , will establish a strategic direction for the del ivery of public
facilities and amenities that will focus on meeting the needs of the changing
demographics and ensure sustainable operations of the C ity 's parks over the
next 20 years .
Act ion : Adopted the Live Oak Park and Temple City
Park Master Plans .
G. PETTY CASH AND VISA CARD REPORT
The City Council is requested to review , receive and file the Petty Cash and
V isa Card Report .
Action : Rece ive d and filed reports .
H. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 16-5161 APPROVING PAYMENT OF
BILLS
The City Counci l is requested to adopt Resolution No . 16-5161 authorizing
the payment of bills .
Action : Adopted Reso l ution No . 16 -5161 .
8. PUB LI C H EARING
A. APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION 'S DECISION APPROVING A
NEW WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY LOCATED AT 5319
HALIFAX ROAD
The C ity Coun cil will consider the appeal of the Plann i ng Commission 's
dec isi on approving a wireless communications facility located at Bethlehem
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Lutheran Church .
City Manager Cook gave a brief overview regarding the wireless
communications facilit y proposed for i nstallation at the Bethlehem Lutheran
Church .
Community Development Dire cto r Forbes gave a summary of the staff report
and addressed the issues raised by the appellants .
City Attorney Vail answered City Council questions .
City Council commented and discussed regarding the wireless
communications facility proposed .
Mayor Yu opened public hearing .
James Cleary , Temp le City residenUappellant , commented on the possible
negative health effects the proposed wireless communication tower may have
on the green parrots in the City .
Danny Sam , Temple City residenUspeaking on behalf of appellant Josephine
Chan , commented on the aesthetic and possible negative health effects of the
proposed wireless communication tower .
Jerry Ambrose , AT&T representative , addressed the concerns made by the
appellants and answered City Counc il questions .
Ruth Giese , Temple C ity resident, commented that she rarely not ices the two
wireless cellular towers near her home .
Michael Johnsto n , representing the Church, spoke i n favor of the proposed
wireless communication facility project.
Linda Candy, Denn is Biel , Burt Weiner , members of the public and Temple
City residents , spoke in favor of the proposed wireless communication facility
project.
David Yen , Sandy Wang, Frank Liu , Philip Phan , Dipen Shah , Eric Chau ,
John Su , Shun Zhang , Temple City residents and members of the public,
spoke against the proposed wireless communication facility and tower project.
Steve Stafford , Temple City res ident, expressed concern regard i ng the
distance between the proposed w ireless commun ication tower and the
wireless facility .
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City Council recessed at 9 :36 p.m . and reconvened at 9:47 p .m. with all
members of the C ity Council p re se nt .
Matthew, Janet Wong , M ichael Applely , Temple City resident , spoke against
the proposed wireless communication facility project.
Jerry Ambrose , AT&T representat ive , addressed the comments made by
members of the public and City Counc il.
James Cleary, Temple City resident/appellant, commented on the proposed
wireless communication tower and fac ility project.
Danny Sam , Temple City resident/ speaking on beha lf of appellant Joseph i ne
Chan , commented on th e proposed wireless commun ication tower and facil ity
project.
Hearing no further request to speak from the publ ic , Mayor Yu c lo sed the
publ ic hearing .
City Council made comments regarding the proposed project.
Burt Weiner, Temple City resident/Bethlehem Church Board of D irectors
President , answered City Counc il question regarding the height of the tree on
the Church property.
Councilmember Chavez made a motion to adopt Resolution No . 16-5 160
f ind i ng that the project is exempt from th e Cal iforn ia Env ironmental Quality
Act and approved Fil e No . 13-174 subject to the conditions of approval.
Seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Sternquist and carried by the follow in g votes :
AYES :
NOES :
ABSTAIN :
ABSENT:
Counc ilmember -Chavez , Fis h , Sternquist, Yu
Cou ncilmember-Man
Councilmember-None
Councilmember-None
B. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING FOR ORDINANCE NO. 16-1013
AMENDING THE TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE WATER
EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE
As mandated by the State , the City Council is requested to adopt Ordinance
No . 16-1013 to meet the criterion of the State and be consis tent with the
regulations of ne ighboring jurisdictions in the San Gabriel Valley . The
essential goal of the State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance is to
promote water conservation .
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City Manager Cook gave a brief history regarding the Water Efficient
Landscape Ordinance .
Plann i ng Manager Re im er gave a summary of the staff report.
Mayor Yu opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak , Mayor Yu
closed pu blic comment.
Councilmember Man made a motion to introduce, for first reading by title only ,
Ordinance No . 16-1013 amending Chapter 1 of T itle 9 of the Temple City
Municipal Code to establish a Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance ; adopt
the Guidel ines for the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance ; and schedule
the second read in g of Ordinance No . 16-1013 for May 3 , 2016 . Se conde d by
Mayor ProTem Sternqui st and carried by the following votes :
AYES :
NOES :
ABSTAIN :
ABSENT:
Councilmember-Chavez , Fish , Man , Sternqu ist , Yu
Council member -None
Council member-None
Councilmember -None
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS -None
10 . NEW BUSINESS
A. ADOPTIO N OF RESOLUT ION NO . 16 -5159 REQUESTING THAT METRO
DESIGNATE 2 % OF GROSS ANNUAL REVENUES OF PROPOSED
MEASURE R2 FOR A GREEN COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM TO
ASSIST C ITIES IN FUND ING STORMWATER PROGRAMS AS REQUIRED
BY THE MS4 PERMIT
The City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No . 16-5159, to express the
Cit y's support for the establishment of a green complete streets program as
part of Measure R2 .
City Manager Cook provided a brief introduction on the proposed resolution
regarding Measure R2 .
Mayor Yu opened public comment.
Lili an De Loza-Gutierrez , Metro representative , spo ke briefly regard ing the
proposed Measu re R2 .
Hearing no further request to speak from t he pub li c , Mayor Yu closed public
c omment.
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Councilmember Chavez made a motion to adopt Reso lut ion No . 16-5159 and
authorize the Mayor to sign a letter requesting that Metro designate 2% of
gross annual revenues of proposed Measure R2 for a green comp lete streets
program to ass ist cities in funding storm water programs as requ ired by the
Mun icipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4 ) Permit. Seconded by
Councilmember Man and carried by the fol lowing votes :
AYES :
NOES :
ABSTAIN :
ABSENT :
Councilmember-Chavez , Fish , Man , Sternqu ist , Y u
Cou ncil member-None
Council member-None
Council member-None
11 . COMMUNICATIONS -No ne
12. UPDATE FROM CITY MANAGER
Provided an update on h is meeting with Southern California Edison regard i ng the
rel iab il ity of their network in Temple City.
13. UPDATE FROM CITY ATTORNEY-None
14. COUNCIL REPORTS REGARDING AD HOC OR STANDING COMMITTEE
MEETINGS
A. SCHOOL DISTRICT/CITY STANDING COMMITIEE
(Councilmember Chavez and Counci lmember Fish )-Formed 1/3/2012
No report .
B. CIVIC CENTER MASTER PLAN STANDING COMMITTEE
(Mayor Yu and Co unci lmember Fish )-Formed 5/13 /2013
No report .
C . STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION STANDING COMMITIEE
(Councilmember Chavez and Mayor Pro Tern Sternqu ist )-Formed 1/2 7/2014
No report .
D. LAS TUNAS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION STANDING COMM ITIEE
(Mayor Yu and Co uncilmember Cha vez)-Formed 2/18 /2014
No report .
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E. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTIES STANDING COMMITTEE
(Mayor Yu and Councilmember Man)-Formed 2/18/2014
No report .
F. AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE
(Mayor Yu and Councilmember Chavez)-Formed 7/15/2014
No report .
G . WATER CONSERVATION AD HOC
(Councilmember Chavez and Counci lmember Fish ) -Formed 6/2/2015
No report .
H. FACILITIES , PUBLIC WORKS , AND INFRASTRUCTURE AD HOC
COMMITTEE (Mayor Yu and Councilmember Man)-Formed 2/4/2014
No report.
I. DECORATIVE STREET DESIGN ELEMENT AD HOC COMMITTEE
(Mayor Yu and Councilmember Man )-Formed 11/3/2015
No report .
J . NEW CHILDREN 'S LIBRARY AD HOC COMMITTEE
(Mayor Pro Tern Sternquist and Councilmember Fish)-Formed 12/15/15
No report.
K. SPECIAL ELECTION AD HOC COMMITTEE
(Mayor Yu and Councilmember Chavez)-Formed 12/15/15
No report .
Mayor Yu established a City Commissioner Recruitment Ad Hoc Committee and
appointed Mayor Pro Tern Sternquist and Councilmember Man to the committee .
Mayor Yu established a City Budget Ad Hoc Committee and appointed
Council member Man and himself to the committee.
15. COUNCIL ITEMS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S REGULAR
AGENDA
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A. COUNC ILMEMBE R CHAVEZ
Congratulated staff on another successful Volunteer Appreciation Lu ncheon
th is year.
B . COUNC ILM EMBER FISH
Commented on the Regiona l Mayor's Summit she attended .
C. COUNC ILMEMBE R MAN
Also spoke about the Volunteer Appreciation Lun cheon this past weekend and
co ngratulated Planning Commissione r Marston for being recogn ized by
Congresswomen Chu as Woman of the Year .
D. MAYOR PROTEM STERNQUIST
Commented on the Metro meet in g, San Gabriel Valley Counc il of Government
meeti ng , and Southern California Association of Government meet ing she
attended .
E. MAYOR YU
Commented on the Volunteer App reci at ion Luncheon .
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 11:1 1 p.m ., the C ity Council recessed to the Successor Agency Meeting . Minutes
of the Successor Agency Meeting are set forth in fu ll i n the Successor Agency 's
records .
RECONVENE AS CITY COUNCIL
The City Council meeting was reconvened at 11 :12 p.m . with all Councilmembers
present.
18. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE
AGENDA-No ne
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19. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Yu adjourned the meeting at 11 :12 p .m .
V i ncent Yu , Mayor
ATTEST:
Peggy Kuo , City Clerk