HomeMy Public PortalAbout02) 7A CC Minutes 2017-06-061. CALL TO ORDER
CITY COUNCIL
TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JUNE 6, 2017
AGENDA
ITEM ?.A.
Mayor Pro Tern Man called the City Counci l Regular Meeting to order at 7 :33 p.m .
in the Council Chambe rs located at 5938 Kauffman Avenue , T emple City .
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT :
ABSENT:
ALSO PRESENT:
Councilmembe r -Chave z, Fish , Yu , Man
Councilmember-Sternquist
City Manager Cook , Assistant City Attorney Murphy , and City
Clerk Kuo
Councilmember Yu made a motion to e xcuse Mayor Sternquist for cause.
Seconded by Councilmember Fish.
3. INVOCATION
Jerry Jambazian , business owner of Temple City Wonder C leaners & Draperies ,
provided the invocation .
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Boy Scout Troop 17 4 provided a flag ce remony and led those present in the Pledge
of Allegiance .
5. CEREMONIAL MATTERS-PRESENTATIONS
A. PET OF THE MONTH
Doreen Hudson , San Gabriel Val ley Humane Society Board President ,
introduced the featured pet of the month "Ginger". Those interested in adopti ng
G inger can call the San Gabriel Valley Humane Soc iety at (626) 286-1159 .
B. FIRE FIGHTER AND DEPUTY OF THE YEAR
Assis tant Fire Chief Dave Theis introduced Firefighter of the Year, Capta i n John
Muro .
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Mayor ProTem Man and City Council presented Capta in Muro with a plaque of
recog nition .
Captain David Flores introduced Deputy of the Year , Deputy Jeffery Johnsen .
Mayor ProTem Man and City Council presented Deputy Johnsen with a plaque
of recognition.
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA
Jing Li , Temple City Library Manager, announced upcoming library events in
June .
Mitchell Tsai , Attorney for San Gabriel Valley concerned residents , spoke
regard i ng the Mercy Hous i ng Project. He urged C ity Council to take a position
on th is project.
Before Mayor Pro Tem Man called the next public speaker, Assistant City
Attorney Murphy reminded City Council and the public that Mercy Housing
Project is not on the agenda tonight , therefore , it is not an actionable item. Also
because this matter has been a subject of Council 's closed sess ion discussion,
he cautioned the Council against commenting on th i s item . Assistant City
Attorney Murphy shared with the members of the public that City Council has
given direction to staff to perform full due diligence rega rd ing this project , and
the City Attorney 's office is in the process of doing that. He encouraged Mr . Tsa
and any individual to submit their own letter and analyses to the County at their
June 21 public heari ng and to speak on their own beha lf. The City Attorney 's
office will be speak ing verbally and submitting someth ing in writing on behalf of
the city as a government entity but the publ ic can speak representing
themselves and share their own personal concerns. The City Attorney's office
will continue to move forward and brief City Council when they have material to
brief City Council. City Counci l is taking this matter seriously and has g iven
strong direction to the City Attorney 's office to move forward but we ask that
members of the public do the same on their own beha lf.
Linda Oren , Alice Sze , Feng Lim Liu , Jing Tung , Michael Tom , Kenny Lau , Helen
Marston , spoke regarding the Mercy Housing Project and asked C ity Counci l for
their support to oppose the project.
Lucy Liou , Temple City resident, shared the eligibility requirements for applicants
who apply for the veteran units with Mercy Housing Project and for applicants
referred to the Mercy Housing from Department of Housing System .
Steve Stafford , Temple City resident , commented about Department of Hea lth
Services and how it relates to the Mercy Housing Project.
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Gino Domingo, commented about the Golden Motel code violations and about
annexation of the area near the Golden Motel to Temple City .
Karina Chow and Stan Wu made comments about the Mercy Housing Project
and maintenance of public area near and around the project.
Jerry Jambazian, Temple City business owner, commented on the number of
real estate open house yard signs in the City .
A member of the public commented about the need for streetlights on Cloverly
Avenue between Lower Azusa and Kennerly .
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Chavez made a motion to approve the Consent Calendar items .
Seconded by Councilmember Fish and carried by the following votes :
AYES :
NOES :
ABSTAIN :
ABSENT :
Councilmember-Chavez , Fish , Yu , Man
Councilmember-None
Councilmember-None
Councilmember-Sternquist
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The City Council is requested to rev iew and approve:
1. Minutes of Special City Council Meeting of May 16 , 2017 ;
2. Minutes of Regular City Council Meeting of May 16 2017 ; and
3 . Minutes of Special City Council Meeting of May 31,2017.
Action : Approved .
B . PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS
The City Council is requested to receive and file the actions of the Regular
Planning Commission Meeting of May 9 , 2017.
Action : Received and filed .
C. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ACTIONS
The City Council is requested to receive and file the actions of the Regular
Parks and Recreation Commission Meeti ng of May 17 , 2017 .
Action : Received and filed .
D . FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP APPROVAL FOR PARCEL MAP NO . 65976 , A
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THREE-UNIT CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION AT 5062 SULTANA AVENUE
Approval of the final map will allow the developer to finalize the subdiv ision so
that building permits can be issued for the three condomin i um dwel li ng units .
Action :
1. Received Parcel map No . 65976;
2 . Approved the final map for Parcel Map No . 65976 ; and
3 . Authorized the City Clerk to certify Parcel Map No . 65976 .
E. FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP APPROVAL FOR PARCEL MAP NO . 71537 , A
THREE-UNIT CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION AT 9619 BROADWAY
Approval of the final map will allow the developer to finalize the subd ivi s ion so
that building perm its can be issued for the three condominium dwe llin g units.
Action :
1. Received Parcel map No . 71537 ;
2 . Approved the f i nal map for Parcel Map No . 71537 ; and
3 . Authorized the City Clerk to certify Parcel Map No . 71537.
F. FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP APPROVAL FOR PARCEL MAP NO . 69983, A
FLAG LOT SUBDIVISION AT 4823 HELEO AVENUE
Approval of the final map will allow the developer to f in alize the subd ivi sion so
that building perm its can be issued for the proposed development of a sing-
family residence on each of the parcels .
Action :
1. Received Parcel map No . 69983 ;
2 . Approved the final map for Parcel Map No . 69983 ; and
3. Authorized the City Clerk to certify Parcel Map No . 69983 .
G. APPROVAL OF SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR TREE
MAINTENANCE SERVICES WITH WEST COAST ARBORISTS
The City Council i n reques ted to approve an amendment to the Agreement for
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Tree Ma intenan ce Services with West Coast Arborist amending the term of
contract for one additio nal year and the compensation for reflect a 2% COLA .
Action : Approved the Second Amendment to the
Agreement for T ree Ma inte nance Serv ices with
West Coast Arbori sts and authorized the City
Mana ge r to execute the Amendment.
H. RE-ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO . 17-5252, DECLARING THE CITY'S
INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT LIGHTING AND MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS FOR FIS CAL YEAR (FY) 2017-18 A ND
ESTABLISHING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING PUBLIC
OBJECTIONS
Re-adoption of the revised Resolution No . 17-5252 will a llow the C ity to hold a
public hearing on June 20 , 2017 , to cont inue the process of setting the
assessment rates for the Fiscal Year 20 17 -18 Lighting and Maintenance
District.
Action: Re-adopted Reso lution No. 17 -5252 .
I. THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT
To kee p th e City Co un c il updated on the status of the City 's f inancia l
activities , the Financial Status Reports are provided to the City Council on a
quarterly basis .
Action : Rece ived and fi led the Third Quarter City
Treasurer's Report , Revenue and Expenditure
Summary Reports and the Capita l
Improvement Financial Report.
J . ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO . 17-5258 ADOPTING REVISED SALARY
RANGES FOR UNREPRESENTED PART-TIME CLASS IFICATIO NS FOR
JULY 1, 2017 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2018
The Resolution authorizes sa la ry adjustments for all employees in
unrepresented part-t ime classifications .
Action : Adopted Resolution No . 17-5258 adopt ing
sa lary ranges for unrepresented part-time
classificatio ns for July 1, 2017 through June 30 ,
2018 .
K. APPROVAL OF RESO LUTI ON NO . 17-5257 ADOPTIN G SALARY
C HANGES FOR UNREPR ESE NT ED FULL-TIME MANAGEMENT
EMPLOYEES FOR JULY 1, 2017 THROUGH JUN E 30 , 2018
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The Resolution au thorized certain sa lary and benefit adjustments for all
unrepresented full-time management employees .
Action :
L. VISA CARD REPORT
Adopted Resolution No . 17-5257 adopting
salary changes for unrepresented full -time
management employees for Ju ly 1 , 2017
through June 30 , 2018 .
The C ity Counc il i s requested to rev iew, rece ive , and f ile the Visa Card
Report .
Action : Received and filed the Visa Card Report.
M . ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO . 17-5259 APPROVING PAYMENT OF
BILLS
The City Counc i l is requested to adopt Resolut ion No . 17-5259 authorizing
the payment of bil ls .
Action : Adopted Resolution No . 17-5259 .
8. PUBLIC HEARING-None
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. APPROVAL OF SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH
SOUTHLAND TRANSIT , INC . FOR DIAL-A-RIDE TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES
The City Council is requested to approve the Second Amendment to the
Agreement with Southland Trans it , Inc . amending the term of the ex isting
Agreement to prov ide Dial -A-R ide transportation serv ices by one year and
reflecting COLA and the increase in min imum wage .
Parks and Recreation Director gave a brief summary of the staff report.
City Council asked questions and commented briefly regarding the dial-a-ride
service.
Jason Snell , STI , V ice President and Miche le Gammet, Project Manager,
shared that they evaluate issues from all the cities they serve even if there are
no specific issues in Temple City .
Mayor ProTem Man opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak ,
Mayor ProTem Man closed pub lic comment.
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Councilmember Fish made a motion to approve the Second Amendment to
the Agreement to provide services with Southland Transit , Inc . for Dial-A-Ride
transpo rtation services and authorize the City Manager to execute the
Amendment. Seconded by Councilmember Yu and carried by the following
votes:
AYES :
NOES :
RECUSED:
ABSENT:
10. NEW BUSINESS
Councilmember-Chavez , Fish , Yu , Man
Council member-None
Council member-None
Council member-Sternquist
A. DISCUSSION ON PARK ING PROGRAM FOR 5800 TEMPLE CITY
BOULEVARD
In April 2013 , the City purchased 5800 Temple City Boulevard and approved a
final parki ng lot design in August 2016 . With the construction of the parking lot
expected to be complete in July 2017 , Council is requested to ho ld a
discussion regarding establishing a Parking Program , which may include
various permitting programs.
City Manager Cook gave a brief overview of the parking program for 5800
Temple City Boulevard and lessons learn . Staff will be reviewing parking in
the aggregate along the downtown core before institut ing an employee permit
parking program for the City's public lots . Staff is looking for comments or
additional input from City Council.
City Council asked questions and had a brief discussion regarding public
parking .
Mayor ProTem Man opened public comment.
Steve Stafford , T emp le City resident , comme nted about crosswalks and t raffi c
cont ro l adjacent to the 5800 Temple City parking lot.
Jim Clift , Temple City resident , shared that traffic control near the 5800
Temple City Boulevard intersection was discussed at a Transportatio n and
Public Safety Commission .
Hearing no further request to speak , Mayor Pro Tem Man closed public
comme nt.
Mayor Pro Tem Man sha red that some of the businesses in the area has
inquired about parking permit type program for city public parking lo ts .
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Counc ilmember Fish made a motion to rece ive an d file the update. Seconded
by Councilmember Yu .
11. COMMUNICATIONS -None
12. UPDATE FROM CITY MANAGER
City Manage r Cook provided an update regard ing Senate Bill 231 wh ich expands
the definit io n of fee under Proposition 218 re lated to sewers and associated
infrastructure as it re lates to storm water. Staff w ill bring an item rela t ing to this for
Counci l c onsideration at the next meeti ng .
He also reported out on the International Shopping Center Conference staff and
Councilmember Fish and Mayor Ste rnquist attended two weeks ago . Staff and
councilmembers spoke with several re ta ilers at the confe rence. Staff has met with
an investor group yeste rday and will continue to follow up with leads from the
conference .
City Manager Cook also commented about the proposed Fiscal Year 2017-18 C ity
Budget.
13 . UPDATE FROM CITY ATTORNEY
Ass istant City Attorn ey Murphy provided an update that the author of Assembly Bill
(AB) 1250 has removed "cities " from the b il l. AB 1250 originally required any
co nt ract entered by cities o r county to go throug h an env ironmenta l review and
econom ic review tra ining . If the bill is adopted , it would st i l l affect the county .
14. COUNCIL REPORTS REGARDING AD HOC OR STANDING COMMITTEE
MEETINGS
A. SCHOOL DISTRI CT/CITY STANDING COMMITIEE
(Councilmember Chavez and Counc ilmember Fish )-Formed 1/3/2012
No report .
B . LAS TUNAS DOWNTOWN REV ITALIZATION STANDING COMMITIEE
(Councilmember Chavez and Counci lmember Yu )-Formed 2/18 /2014
No report.
C. FACILITIES , PUBLIC WORKS , AND INFRASTR UC TURE STAND ING
COMMITTEE
(Counc ilm ember Yu and Mayor Pro Tem Man)-Formed 4/4/2017
Mayor Pro Man reported out on the standing comm ittee 's meeting on June 2 .
The standing committee received the Condi t ion Assessment Report on the
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City's sewer system . The standing committee shared that the County update
the report once every 1 0 years . Staff will bring update to Counci l when it is
available .
Councilmember Yu commented that the Council may need to look to the future
and set aside money to address the condition of the sewer system as sewer
assessment we currently see on our property tax only pays for maintenance .
Should there be future structure updates , the amount on our current property
tax will not cover the updates .
Mayor ProTem Man shared that the standing comm ittee also d iscussed about
the crosswalk at the intersection of Temple City Boulevard and Workman
Avenue. The standing committee directed staff and traffic engineer to look
into different option for that location and report back to Council the best way to
move forward after the 5800 Temple City parking lot is open .
Councilmember Chavez reminded staff to review options with City 's Joint
Power Insurance Authority before presenting to Counc i l for consideration .
Lastly , the standing committee received an update on the City's Pavement
Management Program Report. The report serves as a planning document for
prioritizing and funding street resurfacing projects . City has come to a point
which it will start to tackle the harder and more cost ly repa irs . The standing
committee reviewed the pavement management options listed i n the report
conducted in 2011 . Staff will work with city enginee r to look into more options .
Councilmember Yu commented that Council will be looking for a more
comprehensive funding recommendation from staff to help gu ide future
funding options .
D. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTIES STANDING COMMITTEE
(Councilmember Yu and Mayor ProTem Man)-Formed 2/18/2014
No report.
E. AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE
(Councilmember Chavez and Counci lmember Yu )-Formed 7/15 /2014
Chavez audit shared that the committee meets regularly with aud itor to keep
track of city finances .
F. LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION AD HOC COMMITTEE
(Councilmember Fish and Mayor Sternquist)-Formed 4 /4/201 7
No report .
G . CITY COMMISSIONER RECRUITMENT AD HOC COMMITTEE
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(Mayor ProTem Man and Mayor Sternquist)-Formed 4/19/2016
Mayor Pro Tem Man and Councilmember Fish shared that the interviews of
applicants have been completed . City Council directed staff to schedule
interviews of applicants (i .e ., recommended by the ad hoc committee) with full
Council.
Appointment of City Commissioners will take place e it her during the June 20
or July 5 City Council meeting .
H . FACILITIES OPTION FOR RECREATION PROGRAM AD HOC COMMITIEE
(Councilmember Fish and Mayor Sternqu ist)-Formed 4/4/2017
No report .
I. PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION AD HOC COMMITIEE
(Councilmember Chavez and Mayor ProTem Man )-Formed 8/2/2016
No report.
15. COUNCIL ITEMS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S REGULAR
AGENDA
A. MAYOR PRO TEM MAN
Mayor Pro Tem Man commented about restarting Citizen 's Academy but with
fewer days , reported on the Senior Master Plan Adv isory Group kick off
meeting he attended , spoke about being a presenter at the Temple City High
Schoo l's Career Day along with Councilme mber Chavez and Counci lmember
Yu and commented on the Youth Committee 's last meeting of the year.
B . MAYOR STERNQUIST-absent
C. COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ
Councilmember Chavez commented about the City 's planters being used as
an ashtray and as ked if the LAS TUNAS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION
STANDING COMMITIEE is still meeting . City Manager Cook shared that he
will schedule a meeting with Gonzales and Goodale , consultant for the Las
Tunas Downtown Revitalization , to meet with the standing committee and report
back to City Council.
Councilmember Chavez also inquired about City's Strategic Plan . City Manager
Cook shared that staff will review and update the Strategic Plan to reflect the
changes in the last couple of years and report out to Council in the Fa ll.
Councilmember Chavez also inquired about when the next Citizen Academy w ill
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be .
D . COUNCILMEMBER FISH
Councilmember Fish congratulated Parks and Recreation staff on a successful
Color Run and Temple City Got Talent event, thanked staff for their work at
the International Shopp ing Center Conference , and shared that she learned a
lot about the city 's budget serving on the Budget Ad Hoc Committee .
Councilmember Fish asked about the Senior Master Plan Advisory Group
meetings . Parks and Recreation Director shared that Parks and Recreation
Commission will receive monthly updates from the group and staff will update
City Council on a regular basis .
Councilmember Fish also commented about the first concerts in the park next
week .
E. COUNCILMEMBER YU
Councilmember Yu commented about the i mportance of public participation
at City Council meetings . He encouraged everyone to stay involve and be
connected with their local government.
He also shared that he would like to see the City offer a shorter vers ion of
C itizen 's Academy.
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 : 37 p .m., the C ity Council recessed to the Successor Agency Meeting . Minutes
of the Successor Agency Meeting are set forth in full in the Successor Agency's
reco rds.
RECONVENE AS CITY COUNCIL
The City Council meeting was reconvened at 9 :38 p .m . with three
Councilmembers present.
18. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE
AGENDA
Jerry Jambazian , Temp le City business owner , shared his appreciation for the City
maintaining a clean sidewalk. He also commented about the City's Co lor Run and
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T em pie City's Got Talent event.
19. ADJOURNMENT
The City Counci l Regular Meeting was adjourned at 9 :41 p .m .
Wil li am Man , Mayor Pro Tern
ATIEST:
Peggy Kuo , City Clerk