HomeMy Public PortalAbout7A1 CC Minutes December 1, 2015 Special1. CALL TO ORDER
CITY COUNCIL
TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
SPECIAL MEETING
DECEMBER 1, 2015
AGENDA
ITEM 7.A-1.
Mayor Chavez called the Special City Council meeting to order at 7 :06p.m .
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
ALSO PRESENT:
Councilmember-Man , Fish , Sternquist , Yu , Chavez
Councilmember-None
City Manager Cook , Deputy City Clerk Bonus ,
Community Development Director Forbes
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Boy Scouts Troop 17 4 led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance .
4. INVOCATION
Jerry Jambaizian , business owner provided the invocation .
Councilmember Fish recused herself from the discussion of the Las Tunas Drive
Enhancement project due to a conflict of interest.
Councilmember Fish left the meeting at 7:11 p.m.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A LAS TUNAS DRIVE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
The City Council discussed several streetscape des ign concepts for the
proposed Las Tunas Drive project. Design issues discussed include
number and width of travel lanes , bicycle lanes , parking, sidewalks , and
landscaping . The study session is an opportunity for the City Council to
review the concepts and receive publ ic input in anticipation of selecting a
final design in January 2016.
City Manager Cook gave an overview of the 5 goals for the Las Tunas
Drive Enhancement Project; Design Option A , B , C ; Pros and Tradeoffs ;
Traffic Impact; Policy Nexus ; and Cost.
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Community Development Director Forbes , provided the chrono logy of the
Las Tunas Drive Enhancement Project; provided an overview of Des ign
Options A, B , C ; Traffic Impacts; Engineering Perspective ; and
Construction Timeline .
City Council discussed and commented about the options presented by
staff.
Mayor Chavez opened public comments.
Steve Stafford , resident, spoke in favor of Option C .
Richard Cheung , resident, spoke in favor of Option A.
Abigail Flores , Transportation Planner , spoke in favor of Option A.
Dav id Diaz, Day One, talked about creating a safe pedestrian and bicycle
community .
Amy Wong, resident, spoke in favor of Option A.
Vu Le , resident, spoke in favor of Option A.
Vincent Chang , member of Bike SGV/ Elected Clerk/ resident of Monterey
Park , spoke in favor of Option A.
Wes Reutimann , Program Director of Bike SGV, spoke in favor of Opt ion A.
Brian Keefe , resident , spoke in favor of Option C .
Brian Matsumoto , Landscape designer/resident, spoke in favor of Option A.
Brian Lewin , resident of Rosemead , spoke in favor of Option C and would
also like the City Council to consider adding enhanced lighting throughout
Las Tunas Drive .
Robert Bodkin , resident, spoke about public parking and traffic.
Michael Rosenberg , resident, requested the City Council to consider the
impact on the emergency vehicles .
Larry Mullaly , resident , was not in favor of Option A and Option B because
of the traffic that may potentially affect the abutting residential area ; he also
expressed his opposition towards b ike lanes .
Catalina Gonzalez, resident of Alhambra/ volunteer of Bike SGV, spoke in
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favor of Option A .
Lisa , res ident , is not in favor of any improvement on Las Tunas Drive ,
however if she must choose an Option she would prefer Option C .
James Le Berthon , is in favor of Option C without bicycle lanes .
Mayor Chavez read the comment f ro m Serena Liu .
John Lloyd , resident of Sierra Madre , spoke in favor of bike lanes in the
C ity .
Jim White , resident , spoke in favor of Option C and is not in favor of
diagonal parking .
Kathy Keelin , resident/ Public Art Commissioner, as ke d the Coun cil to keep
the Camellia Festival in m i nd when decid in g which option to choose.
Dari us Wang , resident , requested not to block Las Tunas Drive .
Oscar Bustamante , res ident , spoke in support of Option C .
Ken Rosengren , resident, is not in support of Option A and Option C .
Robert Bock, res ide nt , spoke in fa v or of Option C.
Esmeralda Nowak, resi dent, spoke agai nst bike lanes, parallel pa rking , and
spoke in favor of Op ti on C .
Bobbie Macgowan , former Mayor/resident , spoke in favor of Option C .
Debbie Ambercrombi , resident, spoke in favor of Option C , and is not in
favo r of bike lanes.
Jim Clift, resident/Transportation and Public Safety Commissioner, spoke
in favor of Option C .
Rich Nowak, resident , spoke in favor of Option C .
Hearing no other requ e sts to speak , Mayor Chavez closed public
comments .
City Council meeting recessed at 9 :35 p .m . and reconvened wi th all
Councilmembers present at 9:42 p.m .
City Manager Cook spoke regarding the notes and comment cards
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received .
Mayor Chavez opened Council comments .
Councilmember Man shared his recent epiphany regarding his view of
Temple City's future . He talked about the generational gap in perspective
and commented regarding Option A and planning for the future .
Mayor Pro Tem Yu , spoke regarding the vision for Las Tunas Drive and
what Las Tunas Drive means to the Community . Spoke regarding statistics
for "Black Friday" shopping and how statistics show that the future is
headed towards the experience of shoppers. He talked about creating a
place that businesses will come to. Would like the residents support in
choosing Option A.
Councilmember Sternqu ist spoke about the lack of variety of busi nesses in
the City. She spoke in favor of Option A and the potential impact the
development would have in the City .
Mayor Chavez spoke about the comments made by the community and
discussed the impact of Option A on emergency vehicles and trucks
"cement trucks " and also spoke about Option C .
C ity Manager Cook stated that the item will go back to counci l for final
approval in January .
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS -None
7. ADJOURNMENT
City Council meeting adjourned at 10 :24 p.m .
Tom Chavez , Mayor
ATIEST:
Marilyn Bonus, Deputy City Clerk