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Home My Public Portal AboutCity Council_Minutes_1987-04-07_Regular 19871 CITY OF TEMPLE CITY CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 7, 1987 INITIATION: 1. CALL TO ORDER: Pursuant to the Agenda posted on April 3, 1987, Mayor Atkins called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 1987. 2. The invocation was given by Reverend Barry Vail of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 5319 North Halifax Road. 3. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Mayor Atkins. 4. ROLL CALL: Present: Absent: Also Present: Councilmen- Dennis, Froehle, Gillanders, Swain, Atkins Councilmen -None City Manager Koski, City Attorney Martin, Associate Plannner Saldana, Parks and Recrea- tion Director Kobett, Public Works Coordina- tor Peterson and Dick Singer of the Temple City Times Mayor Atkins introduced Dick Singer, Editor of the Foothill Inter -City Newspapers, who will be taking Julie Estrada's place at Council meetings while Julie is out on a medical leave of absence. SWEARING IN OF TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER - City Clerk Koski administered the Oath of Office, and Donald Griffiths was introd {x ° =d to each Councilmember. 5 CONSENT CALENDAR: Mayor Atkins requested that item E. be removed from the Consent Calendar. Councilman Swain moved to approve the remaining Consent Calendar items as recommended, seconded by Councilman Gillanders and carried with Councilman Dennis abstaining on item A. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Regular Meeting of Approved as written. B. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF MARCH 18, 1987 (1) REQUEST FOR USE OF FACILITIES AT LIVE OAK PARK BY TEMPLE CITY.GIRL SCOUTS • Council approved the use of Live Oak Park facili- ties by the Temple City Girl Scouts for a Day Camp and one overnight campout from July 13 - 17, 1987 subject to the required certificate of insurance and adherence to park rules. 15 416 Council Minutes, April 7, 1987 - Page 2 C. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS - TRACT NO. 36735 Council approved and accepted the work for maintenance on Tract No. 36735; exonerated surety bond #35M 574 01700 in the amount of $70,800; and instructed the City Clerk to notify Fairhaven Development Corporation and American Motorists Insurance Company of Council's ac- tion. D. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF MARCH 24, 1987 (1) AMENDMENT TO ZONING CODE RE: C -1 USES City Council set public hearing for amendment to the Zoning Code for April 21, 1987. (2) PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION Council received and filed the memo from the Plan- ning Commission outlining action taken at the Commission's meeting of March 24. F. ORDINANCE NO. 87 -603 (2ND READING) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9332 OF THE TEMPLE CITY ZONING CODE REGARDING PROHIBITION OF SECOND UNITS (GRANNY FLATS) ON RESIDEN- TIAL LOTS ZONED R -1 City Council waived further reading of the Ordinance and adopted Ordinance No. 87 -603, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY AMENDING SECTION 9332 OF THE ZONING CODE WHEREBY "SECOND UNITS" ARE PROHIBITED IN THE R -1 ZONING DISTRICT. G. APPLICATIONS FOR FIREWORKS STANDS - 1987 Council approved the applications of 11 non - profit organizations for fireworks stands. H. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES: GREGORIO MURILLO & VALENTINA MURILLO City Council denied the claims for damages and referred the matter to the Southern California Joint Powers Insurance Authority. I. RESOLUTION NO. 87 -2702: EMPLOYMENT OF BUDGETED PERSON- NEL City Council adopted Resolution No. 87 -2702 appointing budgeted personnel. J. RESOLUTION NO. 87 -2703: APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF BILLS City Council adopted Resolution No. 87 -2703 authorizing the payment of bills. E. REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 43590 City Manager Koski advised that Richland Construction Co. and H & S Development Company have both requested in writing a one -year extension; however, staff has recom- mended a 6 -month extension. 1 i- - V` �_ _ J mss. a Council Minutes, April _.7, 1987 - Page 3 Steve Miller, Richland Construction Co., Inc., 633 S. San Gabriel Boulevard, San Gabriel 91776, advised the City Council that a 6 -month extension on the project at 5562 Welland Avenue would be adequate. Councilman Gillanders moved to approve a 6 -month exten- sion of time for Tentative Tract Map No. 43590, seconded by Councilman Dennis and unanimously carried. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. PROGRESS PAYMENT #1 - MOBASSALY ENGINEERING, INC., ALESSANDRO CURB, GUTTER AND WIDENING City Manager Koski provided background information stating that the City Council at their last regular meeting withheld progress payment to Mobassaly Engineer- ing for construction work on Alessandro and asked that the design engineer, Dwight French, attend the next meeting to explain the difference between the bid price and actual cost of the project. Dwight French, Dwight French & Associates, 712 Diamond Bar Boulevard, Diamond Bar 91765, advised that during construction everything that could go bad did go bad. While working in the field, bad soil was found, asphalt which was previously felt could be saved could not be saved and problems with driveway joins were encountered. He said that public works bids on projects are not made on a lump sum basis, but rather on a unit price basis. Councilman Gillanders inquired of Mr. French as to who oversees the work being done by the contractor and determines if extra work needs to be done, and also asked if Mr. French didn't feel that 37% over bid was rather high. Mr. French responded that an inspector from French's office and the City's Public Works Coordinator oversee the work of the project; and Mr. French agreed that a 37% over -run was high. Councilman Dennis asked for an explanation of Comments 2 and 3 as noted in Mr. French's letter dated March 2 concerning driveways. Mr. French advised that the residents did not care for the steepness of their driveways and were taken back an extra 4 feet to allow a flatter slope and are now, therefore, at less than the maximum grade. Councilman Swain stated that the City is concerned also about the work which needs to be corrected, and inquired as to the status of this. Mr. French advised that the join in the street will have to be ground out and replaced with new material at contractor's expense. Councilman Swain moved to authorize Progress Payment #1 in the amount of $37,946.66 and withhold any further payment until completely satisfied with the corrective work, seconded by Councilman Gillanders and unanimously carried. 15 414 Council Minutes, April 7, 1987 - Page 4 B. MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR BUS BENCH SHELTERS City Manager Koski provided background information stating that the City Councilmat their March 17 meeting requested additional clarification of services to be provided by the proposed bus bench' shelter maintenance contractor. Staff has recommended that Tops Booth and Building Maintenance (T.B.B.M.) be awarded the mainte- nance contract for monthly cleaning and graffiti removal at a cost of $7,920 per month and glass replacement when needed at a cost of approximately $1,200 per year. Public Works Coordinator Peterson advised the Council that 37 controllers were replaced April 5, and B.I.G. certifies that all lights are currently working; how- ever, Public Works will verify this. Councilman Swain inquired if all funds to be used for the expense of the bus bench shelters would come from the City's Prop A funds. Mr. Peterson advised that this was correct. Councilman Gillanders moved to authorize the acceptance of the proposal from Tops Booth & Building Maintenance for bus shelter maintenance; authorized staff to obtain LACTC approval for the expenditures from Proposition A funds; and provide purchase orders to B.I.G. for repair work as required, seconded by Councilman Swain and unanimously carried. Councilman Dennis requested that staff, in the future, include the potential maintenance costs along with the capital improvement costs. Councilmembers concurred; and Councilman Gillanders moved to modify his motion to include the potential maintenance costs, seconded by Councilman Swain and unanimously carried. 7. NEW BUSINESS: A. TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM UPGRADE IMPROVEMENTS City Manager Koski reviewed the background for Coun- cilmembers stating that the Traffic Signal Improvement Project, as submitted by Herman Kimmel & Assoc., had been approved by the City Council at their January 6, 1987 meeting. Although the present cost estimate of $354,500 exceeds the $325,000 estimate calculated by Willdan a year ago and obtained in the exchange of Prop A funds with the City of Commerce, the Engineer recom- mends the City proceed with the bid process, obtain actual bids, evaluate the costs and adjust the work as necessary to coincide with available funds. Councilman Dennis inquired if the City had any available Prop A funds that could be used for this project. 1F 413 Council Minutes, April 7, 1987 - Page 5 City Manager Koski responded that there may be approxi- mately $50,000; however, the Council may consider using some of this should they decide to compensate for the RTD's proposed increase in rates. Councilman Gillanders moved to approve the submitted plans and specifications for Traffic Signal System Upgrade as presented by Herman Kimmel & Assoc.; and authorize staff to advertise the project and solicit bids, seconded by Councilman Swain and unanimously carried. 8. COMMUNICATIONS: None 9. TIME FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO SPEAK: Mike Fernandez, 5403 Welland Avenue, advised that one of the biggest problems motorcycle drivers encounter is that the controller loops are not generally activated by their vehi- cles; and Mr. Fernandez recommended that the City Council, when considering bids for the traffic signal upgrade, deter- mine if the equipment is sensitive enough to register the weight of the mopeds and motorcycles. Mayor Atkins assured Mr. Fernandez that the equipment is more refined and would be capable of picking up cycles. Robin Keeling, 5629 1/2 Noel Drive, stated that she feels that the one second delayed light change that Temple City's signals have are an excellent way to prevent accidents from occurring, and expressed her desire that the upgraded sig- nals also have this feature. RECESS TO CRA: At this time Council recessed to meet as the Temple City Community Redevelopment Agency; approved the Minutes of the March 17 meeting; approved and adopted Resolution CRA 297; approved the parking lot lease agreement between the CRA and the City; denied the request of Exxon for signs to be posted; approved the request of Po Tree Restaurant for a sign on the front of the building; and adopted Resolution CRA 299: Warrants and Demands. The Minutes are set forth in full in the records of the Agency. 10. ACTION ON REQUEST BY CRA: None 11. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICIALS: A. CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES ASSOCIATION 28TH ANNUAL MUNICIPAL SEMINAR - PALM SPRINGS, MAY 28 - 31, 1987 City Council authorized registration and conference expenses for City officials attending the 28th Annual Municipal Seminar. 41. 2 Council Minutes, April 7 >, 1987 - Page 6 12. ADJOURNMENT: On motion by Councilman Froehle, seconded by Councilman Swain, the meeting of the City Council adjourned at 8:45 p.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 1987. ATTEST: Chief Duty City Perk 1 F _ i ) MAYOR