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CITY OF TEMPLE CITY
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
MARCH 3, 1987
INITIATION:
1. CALL TO ORDER:
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Pursuant to the Agenda posted on February 27, 1987, Mayor
Atkins called the regular meeting of the City Council to
order at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 1987.
The invocation was given by Ed Boehne,'Principal of First
Lutheran Church and School, 9123 Broadway, Temple City.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was .led by Mayor At-
kins.
ROLL CALL:
Present:
Absent:
Also Present:
Councilmen- Froehle,Gillanders,Swain,Atkins
Councilmen- Dennis
City Manager Koski, City Attorney Martin,
Planning Associate Saldana, Parks and Recrea-
tion Director Kobett, Public Works Coordina-
tor Peterson and Julie Estrada of the Temple
City Times
Councilman Gillanders moved to excuse Mr. Dennis with cause,
seconded by Mr. Froehle and unanimously carried.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Regular Meeting of February 17,
1987
Approved as written.
B. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
MEETING OF FEBRUARY 18, 1987
(1) REQUEST FOR USE OF FACILITIES AT LIVE OAK PARK
- SEQUOIA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
Council approved use of the facilities at Live Oak
Park on April 30 and May 1 on a fee -free basis by
the Sequoia Union School District subject to the
required Certificate of Insurance.
(2) REQUEST FOR USE OF LIVE OAK PARK - TEMPLE CITY
YOUTH FOOTBALL
Council approved the yearly request from Temple
City Youth Football for-use of Live Oak Park for
the 1987 football season. Approval was given
subject to requirements of concession stand clean-
liness, litter control, protection of the turf,
insurance requirements and payment for electricity
used.
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C PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION FROM THEIR REGULAR MEETING OF
FEBRUARY 24, 1987
City Council received and filed the memo from the Plan-
ning Commission outlining action taken at the Commis-
sion's meeting of February 24.
D. APPROVAL OF FINAL MAP, TRACT NO. 44413; SIX -UNIT RESI-
DENTIAL CONDOMINIUM LOCATED AT 5632 McCULLOCH AVENUE;
APPLICANT: KENNETH T. HUANG
City Council approved the CC & R's; approved the map;
accepted the streets as offered for dedication on said
map; and made findings as outlined in staff memo dated
February 23, 1987.
E. RESOLUTION NO. 87 -2698: EMPLOYMENT OF BUDGETED
PERSONNEL
Council adopted Resolution No. 87 -2698 appointing
budgeted personnel.
F. RESOLUTION NO. 87 -2699: APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF BILLS
Council adopted Resolution No. 87 -2699 authorizing the
payment of bills.
RECESS TO CRA:
At this time Council recessed to meet as the Temple City
Community Redevelopment Agency; approved the Minutes of the
February 17 meeting; continued condemnation proceedings on
property located at 5721 Rosemead Boulevard; authorized
staff to solicit "Request for Qualifications" from develop-
ers for Block "A "; adopted Resolution CRA 296: Warrants and
Demands in the amount of $2,013.42; and held an executive
session regarding property acquisition in Block "A" follow-
ing the City Council meeting. The Minutes are set forth in
full in the records of the Agency.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
A ORDINANCE NO. 87 -600 (SECOND READING) ZONING CODE AMEND-
MENT - ADDITION OF PERMITTED OR CONDITIONAL USES WITHIN
VARIOUS ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE CITY
City Manager Koski stated that on February 17, 1987, the
City Council held the first reading of Ordinance No.
87 -600, amending Section 9165 of the City's Zoning Code
relating to the clarification' of ambiguity process. It
has been determined that, should the Ordinance be adop-
ted, the process of addition and /or deletion of certain
uses in a given zone would be simplified.
Councilman Swain moved waive further reading by title
only, seconded by Councilman Froehle and unanimously
carried.
Councilman Swain moved to adopt Ordinance 87 -600, AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY
AMENDING SECTION 9165 OF THE ZONING CODE RELATING TO
CLARIFICATION OF AMBIGUITY, seconded by Councilman
Froehle and carried on a roll call vote.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Councilmen - Froehle, Swain, Atkins
NOES: Councilmen - Gillanders
ABSENT: Councilmen- Dennis
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7. NEW BUSINESS:
A. PUBLIC HEARING: GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
Dale Beland of Cotton /Beland /Associates Inc. advised
that the General Plan before the Council and residents
this evening is a completely revised plan that includes
all mandatory elements as required by the Government
Code and was drawn up following a series of public
hearings conducted by the Planning Commission and data
collected via a City -wide survey. Mr. Beland emphasized
that what is proposed for adoption is not a new General
Plan but rather an existing General Plan being updated
to be consistent with current land use policies and
existing zoning in general conformance with State law.
This General Plan acts as a blueprint for the City's
development, projecting where the City will be 10 -20
years from today. The law now requires that a city's
General Plan and Zoning Ordinance be consistent, working
together toward the same end. In addition, the Environ-
mental Impact Report is also under consideration at this
time.
The following chart was reviewed to indicate the reduc-
tion in development which would occur with the proposed
changes to the City's General Plan.
TABLE 1: COMPARISON OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN TO
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
Land Use
Designation
Existing
General_ Plan
--Net Acreage
Proposed
General Plan
Planning Commission
Recomendations
%
Net Acreage
%
Net Acreage
%
Residential
Low Density
1,158
62
1,303
69
1,311
70
Medium Density
277
15
197
11
194
10
High Density
133
7
105
6
99
5
TOTAL
1,568
84
1,605
86
1,604
85
Commercial
163
9
117
6
119
6
Industrial
60
3
41
2
41
2
Institutional
72
4
102
5
101
5
Parks /Open Space
13
1
12
1
12
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TOTAL
1,876
100.0
1,877 (1)
100.0
1,877
100.0
(1) Higher than existing acreage because of annexation of area east of Santa Anita
Avenue.
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Mayor Atkins advised residents that three documents,
which are a part of the General Plan, have been devel-
oped by Beland and Associates in conjunction with City
staff and are available for perusal at the City Hall and
the County Library. These documents deal with the
environmental assessment, the technical studies, and the
General Plan itself with all seven elements which are
required to be addressed in a General Plan.
Councilman Swain moved to have all Minutes of Planning
Commission meetings, records of community meetings and
all comments, correspondence and petitions from resi-
dents concerning the General Plan be made a part of the
records of the City Council General Plan public hear-
ings, seconded by Councilman Froehle and unanimously
carried.
Councilman Swain commended Cotton /Beland for the manner
in which all meetings with respect to the General Plan
have been handled and for the quality of work done. She
also wanted to thank City staff for all their effort;
the residents for their participation and interest; and
especially appreciated the Planning Commission for their
diligence in carrying on the many meetings and public
hearings as well as the recommendations proposed.
Mayor Atkins declared the public hearing open and turned
the hearing over to Dale Beland for presentation.
Mr. Beland reviewed areas indicated on Maps A through G
of the present General Plan giving the present land use
and also the proposed General Plan designation. The
following were comments made by residents in relation to
the following areas:
Map B, Area 5.
Pete Weise, 6119 North Oak, approved of the low density
recommendation as he felt that this area had heavy child
traffic and would be concerned about safety should it be
designated medium density.
Councilman Swain stated that most lots in this particu-
lar area have more than one residence, one as many as
six, and most are three on a, lot, which would indicate
that it is not at present a single family use; and the
Commission's recommendation should be carefully consid-
ered in this particular instance.
Bob Pitts, 5312 Degas, inquired if there has been any
change in park and open space area when considering
changes to the General Plan. It was his hope that
consideration would be given to a park being planned for
the northern segment of the City.
Mayor Atkins responded that no such plan was considered
as it was not feasible since there are legal precedents
with respect to designating future parks on General
Plans.
Map C, Area 6.
Wayne Eddington, 5816 Myda Avenue, stated that he was
against changing the area from a single family residen-
tial to a medium density residential since all proper-
ties in the area with the exception of one are single
family structures.
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Mr. Beland responded that it was the Commission's opin-
ion that, since the general area just south of Area 6 is
commercial, it would be more appropriate to have a
higher density residential area in lieu of single family
homes. The general theory is that there is more oppor-
tunity in a higher density designation to build in the
kinds of mitigations that are necessary to assure com-
patible land use, which is difficult to accomplish when
single family homes are abutting commercial property.
Tricia Bogle, 5127 Golden West, questioned the area
directly below Area 6, stating the map indicates a tract
and she felt it was the area of the Edwards Theater.
Mr. Beland responded that the maps show existing parcel
boundaries and many of the parcels are from old tracts
which have been converted over time to commercial uses.
Such is the case in this instance and the tract is in
reality the Edwards Theater.
Mary Harkins, 5817 Myda Avenue, advised that she was
unclear as to what could be done on property such as
hers designated medium density. Ms. Harkins was under
the impression that her property was within the CRA and
was concerned that the property might be considered for
development by the Community Redevelopment Agency.
Councilman Swain assured Ms. Harkins that her property
was not within the CRA area, and that she could develop
her property as she saw fit up to that which is allowed
in a medium density residential zone.
Map C, Area 11.
Pete Weise, 6119 North Oak, it was the opinion of Mr.
Weise that Areas 5, 6, 8 and 11 should be designated low
density.
Map D, Area 3.
Ken Peterson, 5414 Robinhood, said that he did not agree
with the decision to go to a medium density designation
when there are three 10 -unit apartments in that area and
it would seem more appropriate to stay with the high
density residential designation.
Map D, Area 6.
Norman Snow, 5756 North Loma Avenue, stated that he is a
resident of Area 6 which has been designated low density
and is concerned about the designation given to Area 7
directly behind him and would prefer to see Area 7 given
a medium density designation.
Gary Feinstein, 9470 Pentland Street, asked what the net
effect versus the current residential versus the current
plan versus the current zoning of the proposal presently
before the Council and residents?
Mayor Atkins advised Mr. Feinstein that this type of
information may be found in the three documents men-
tioned prior to the commencement of the public hearing,
and which are available at the City Hall and Library.
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Map D, Area 7.
Mrs. Eleanor Kreeble, 5803 Encinita Avenue, stated that
she is in agreement with the high density designation.
Rojeleo Mosio, 5762 North Loma, stated that he would
like to see Area 7 designated medium density.
Mrs. Snow, 5756 North Loma, stated that she would not
object to a higher density behind her property, which is
designated low density residential, if the structures
were limited to one story.
Councilman Gillanders reminded Mrs. Snow that two -story
homes are permitted anywhere in the City.
Councilman Gillanders inquired as to why the recommenda-
tion for Area 7 on the west side was different from Area
8 on the east side.
Mr. Beland responded he assumed the decision of the
Commission was in reaction to what is presently in the
immediate vicinity, which is substantially multiple
residential, and a long- standing General Plan policy
that would permit commercial development for a portion
of the area.
At 9:20 p.m. City Council recessed and reconvened at
9:35 p.m.
Tricia Bogle, 5127 Golden West, inquired if it would be
possible to secure a copy of each map prior to the next
meeting and if there was any way it could be decided by
the City Council as to which maps would be discussed at
the upcoming meetings. Mrs. Bogle also stated that no
report of resident comments from neighborhood meetings
have ever been made available even though a point of
taking names and addresses of those interested in re-
ceiving this type of report was made. In addition, she
advised that the documents referred to by Mayor Atkins
prior to the commencement of this evening's public
hearing were not available at the library when the
public hearings were being conducted by the Planning
Commission.
City Manager Koski advised Mrs. Bogle that the City
staff would assist in getting whatever materials or
information residents require for the public hearings
concerning the General Plan.
Mayor Atkins said that it would be very difficult to
determine ahead of time how many maps the Council would
be able to cover at a particular meeting since this
would be determined by resident input on each area of
each map.
Mr. Beland responded to Mrs. Bogle's comment that, "no
information had been received on the results of the
neighborhood meetings ", by saying that to his knowledge
this information was mailed to those who had signed up.
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Councilman Swain advised Mrs. Bogle that it is possible
the library has the documents on the General Plan, but
that they either are unaware of what they contain or
perhaps have misplaced them. The City is unable to
answer for the County Library. In any event, these
documents are available at the City Hall.
Map E, Area 3.
Mr. Beland advised that there has been a change due to a
mapping error on Area 3. The lot on the south end of
Area 3 is incorrectly shown as high density and should
be part of Area 4 commercial.
Map E, Area 5.
Councilman Swain suggested that Map M be considered with
this area since the properties directly across the
street to the east are on Map M and the letter and
petition which the Council received cover both these
areas. In order to better determine a decision on the
designation for this area, both Maps should be consid-
ered together.
Kelly Haveland, representing property owners in Area 5,
distributed to the Councilmembers copies of a petition
submitted to the Planning Commission at the time of
their public hearings indicating that the property
owners wished to have their properties designated high
density residential. He went on to say that out of the
20 properties in the Area, 14 property owners have
signed this petition.
Janet Adamanuk, 5813 Cloverly, stated that she favored
having the area designated high density residential.
Pete Weise, 6119 North Oak, felt that, when a survey is
made regarding a particular area, the survey should
include adjacent areas as they also will be impacted. A
high density designation directly adjacent to a low
density will have a definite impact on the neighborhood.
Nick Toweil, 5031 Baldwin Avenue, said that this was his
first time at a City Council meeting and was unfamiliar
with the terms low, medium and high density and inquired
if there was perhaps a flier giving an explanation of
the various terms and designations used in zoning.
Mayor Atkins recommended to Mr. Toweil that he contact
David Saldana of the Planning Department during regular
business hours and he will assist.
Map G, Area 3
Chris Gubler, 9441 East Broadway, supported the medium
residential designation for this area.
Councilman Gillanders moved to continue the public
hearing to the next meeting of the City Council on March
17, 1987, seconded by Councilman Froehle and unanimously
carried.
8. COMUNICATIONS:
A. REQUEST TO REPLACE A FENCE AT 9404 OLIVE STREET
City Manager Koski provided background information
stating that the fence along the Alessandro frontage of
9404 Olive Street was removed by the contractor to make
room for the new curb and gutter in the widening of
Alessandro between Blackley and Olive. The owner, Mr.
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Hsien Fu, and his attorney, Mr. John Ko, met with the
Public Works Coordinator, indicating that it was Mr.
Fu's assumption that the City would replace the fence.
Cost of replacing the fence is estimated at $3,000 and
the owner is asking for compensation.
Councilman Gillanders moved to authorize staff to nego-
tiate an acceptable compromise for replacement of the
fence, seconded by Councilman Swain and unanimously
carried.
B. PERFORMING ARTS BOOSTERS OF TEMPLE CITY - REQUEST TO
HANG BANNER FOR TEMPLE CITY HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL PRODUC-
TION SOUTH PACIFIC
Councilman Swain moved to consider item 8. B. due to
the fact that the "subsequent need" arose after the
posting of the Agenda on February 27, seconded by Coun-
cilman Gillanders and unanimously carried.
Councilman Gillanders moved to approve the request of
the Performing Arts Boosters of Temple City to have
Temple City High School hang a banner publicizing the
musical, South Pacific, subject to receipt of the Cer-
tificate of Insurance naming the City additionally
insured, seconded by Councilman Swain and unanimously
carried.
9. TIME FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO SPEAK:
No one wished to address Council.
RECESS TO CRA:
At this time Council recessed to meet as the Temple City
Community Redevelopment Agency; approved the Minutes of the
February 17 meeting; continued the matter of a Resolution of
Public Condemnation of Certain Real Property in Rosemead
Boulevard Redevelopment Project to the meeting of the 17th;
authorized staff to solicit Request for Qualifications from
developers for Block "A "; and adopted Resolution CRA 296:
Warrants and Demands in the amount of $2,013.42.
10. ACTION ON REQUEST BY CRA:
None
11. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICIALS:
A. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ATTEND ANNUAL
MEETING OF THE CITY CLERK'S ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA IN
SACRAMENTO APRIL 8 - 11, 1987
Councilman Swain moved to approve the attendance of the
Chief Deputy City Clerk at the annual meeting of City
Clerk's Association in Sacramento April 8 - 11, 1987;
authorized necessary expenditures; and amend the adopted
budget accordingly, seconded by Councilman Gillanders
and unanimously carried.
B. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ATTEND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA
MUNICIPAL TREASURERS SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP IN COSTA MESA
APRIL 21 - 24, 1987
Councilman Froehle moved to approve the attendance of
the City Treasurer at the California Municipal Trea-
surers Seminar and Workshop in Costa Mesa April 21 - 24,
1987, seconded by Councilman Swain and unanimously
carried.
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12. ADJOURNMENT:
On motion by Councilman Swain, seconded by Councilman
Froehle, the meeting of the City Council adjourned at 10:20
p.m. to an executive session of the Temple City Community
Redevelopment Agency. The next regular meeting of the City
Council will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 1987.
ATTEST:
Chief De.uty City C
MAYOR
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