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HomeMy Public PortalAbout04) 7A2 CCM Regular 2018-05-01CITY COUNCIL TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MAY 11 2018 1. CALL TO ORDER AGENDA ITEM 7.A-2. Mayor Man called the City Council Regular Meeting to order at 7:37 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 5938 Kauffman Avenue, Temple City. 2. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmember —Chavez, Sternquist, Yu, Fish, Man ABSENT: Councilmember —None ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Cook, City Attorney Vail, Director of Parks and Recreation Burroughs, Parks and Recreation Manager Lawson, Community Development Director Forbes, City Clerk Kuo 3. INVOCATION Senior Pastor Maher Makar with Mideast Evangelical Church, 9723 Garibaldi Ave, provided the invocation in Arabic. 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE City Manager Cook led the Pledge of Allegiance. 5. CEREMONIAL MATTERS —PRESENTATIONS A. PET OF THE MONTH Presentation postponed to June. B. OLDER AMERICAN PROCLAMATION Carole Rodenbucher, 2018 Older American of the Year, received the proclamation. Roman Rodriguez, Parks and Recreation Coordinator, announced upcoming senior programs for the month of May. City Council Minutes May 1, 2018 Page 2 of 8 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA Jing Li, Temple City Library Manager, announced upcoming library programs in May. Carl Blum, Temple City resident, invited everyone to the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 3 in the Temple City Park, Dawn Tarin, Camellia Festival Director, thanked City Council for sponsoring the Camellia Festival and shared that they were able to donate $10,500 to local youth organizations in the community. She also presented a $500 donation check to the City's Gerald M. Fitzgerald Camellia Trust Fund, 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: Councilmember —Chavez, Sternquist, Yu, Fish, Man NOES: Councilmember — None ABSTAIN: Councilmember — None ABSENT: Councilmember — None A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The City Council is requested to review and approve: 1. Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of April 17, 2018; 2. Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of April 17, 2018; and 3. Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of April 25, 2018. Action: Approved. B. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS The City Council is requested to review the actions of Regular Planning Commission Meeting of April 10, 2018. Meeting Action: Received and filed. C. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION ACTIONS The City Council is requested to review the actions of Regular Transportation and Public Safety Commission Meeting of April 11, 2018. Action: Received and filed. City Council Minutes May 1, 2018 Page 3 of 8 D. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ACTIONS The City Council is requested to review the actions of Regular Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of April 18, 2018, Action: Received and filed. E. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT FOR TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES The City's current contract for tree maintenance services will expire on June 303 2018. To ensure the City is receiving the best quality of service at a competitive rate, staff issued a Request for Proposal for Tree Maintenance Service for a three-year term. Action: Approved a three-year Agreement for Tree Maintenance Services with West Coast Arborists, Inc. and authorized the City Manager to execute the Agreement. F. THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT To keep the City Council updated on the status of the City's financial activities, the Financial Status Reports are provided to the City Council on a quarterly basis. Action: Received and filed the Third Quarter City Treasurer's Report, Revenue and Expenditure Summary Reports and the Capital Improvement Financial Report. G. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 18-5327 APPROVING PAYMENT OF BILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-18 The City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No. 18-5327 authorizing the payment of bills. Action: Adopted Resolution No. 18-5327. 8. PUBLIC HEARING —None 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS— N 10. NEW BUSINESS A. CO-SPONSOR 2018 MOON FESTIVAL AND GOURMET FOOD FAIR WITH WORLD JOURNAL LA, LLC City Council Minutes May 1, 2018 Page 4 of 8 The City Council is requested to host and co-sponsor a 2018 Moon Festival and Gourmet Food Fair with World Journal LA, LLC on Saturday, September 22, through Sunday, September 23, 2018, City Manager Cook gave a brief summary of the staff report. Mr. Lin, World Journal LA, LLC, gave a brief introduction of the scheduled festival events. City Council asked questions regarding the proposed festival and fair. Mayor Man opened public comment Peter Choi, Temple City Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, spoke in favor of the city co -sponsoring the moon festival with World Journal, LLC. Jerry Jambazian, Temple City business owner, spoke in favor of the city co- sponsoring the moon festival but would like World Journal LA, LLC to pay for public safety at the festival. Dawn Tarin, Camellia Festival, spoke in favor of the city co -sponsoring the moon festival with World Journal, LLC and offered some helpful tips for a successful event. City Council made comments regarding the proposed festival and fair. With no further request to speak, Mayor Man closed public comment. Mayor Pro Tem Fish made a motion to: 1. Approve hosting and 2. Approve the temporary co-sponsorship of a 2018 Moon Festival &Gourmet Food Fair (Festival) with World Journal LA, LLC (World Journal) on Saturday, September 22, through Sunday, September 23, 2018; parking ban and street closure on Las Tunas Drive between Kauffman Avenue and Golden West Avenue from 6:00 a.m. on September 22, 2018 through 11:59 p.m. on September 23, 2018; 3. Approve consumption of alcohol in Temple City Park, pursuant to Section 4-4-0 of the Temple City Municipal Code (TCMC); 4. Waive all fees and deposits for use of Temple City Park and the Performing Arts Pavilion; 5. Waive all fees and authorize City staff to hang a street banner on Las Tunas Drive from August 27 to September 24, 2018; City Council Minutes May 1, 2018 Page 5 of 8 6. Approve the use of the City Seal and City Logo for advertising and promotional materials; and 7. Grant or Journal LA, LLC a special event permit with the conditions and responsibilities states in the staff report and authorize the City Manager to place additional conditions if necessary. Seconded by Councilmember Sternquist and carried by the following votes: AYES: Councilmember —Chavez, Sternquist, Yu, Fish, Man NOES: Councilmember — None ABSTAIN: Councilmember — None ABSENT: Councilmember — None B. ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) FIXTURE REPLACEMENT AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, LS - 1 OPTION E Staff is recommending that Temple City go forward with this program due to energy efficiency and increased service life of LED fixtures, and the resulting cost savings. Community Development Management Analyst Ashley Avery gave a brief summary of the staff report. Community Development Director Forbes answered City Council questions regarding street lights owned by the City. City Council asked questions regarding the light fixture replacement plan. Mayor Man opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak, Mayor Man closed public comment. City Council made comments regarding the light fixture replacement plan. Councilmember Chavez directed staff to bring back for City Council approval, an agreement with Southern California Edison to convert existing High Pressure Sodium streetlight fixtures to Light Emitting Diode fixtures and to provide additional direction as appropriate regarding the replacement fixtures. Seconded by Councilmember Yu and carried by the following votes: AYES: Councilmember —Chavez, Sternquist, Yu, Fish, Man NOES: Councilmember—None ABSTAIN: Councilmember—None ABSENT: Councilmember — None 11. COMMUNICATIONS —None City Council Minutes May 1, 2018 Page 6 of 8 12. UPDATE FROM CITY MANAGER Congratulated the Community Development Department for receiving an award from Los Angeles Chapter of the American Planning Association for the best General Plan in small jurisdiction, commented on the newly installed street signs, and that connect magazine is now available on-line. 13. UPDATE FROM CITY ATTORNEY Shared that he will be attending the League of California Cities Attorney conference coming up. 14. COUNCIL REPORTS REGARDING AD HOC OR STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS Mayor Man established the City Commissioner Recruitment Ad Hoc Committee and appointed Councilmember Chavez and Councilmember Yu to the committee. A. SCHOOL DISTRICT/CITY STANDING COMMITTEE (Councilmember Chavez and Mayor Pro Tem Fish) — Formed 1/3/2012 No report. B. LAS TUNAS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION STANDING COMMITTEE (Councilmember Chavez and Councilmember Yu) — Formed 2/18/2014 No report. C. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTIES STANDING COMMITTEE (Councilmember Yu and Mayor Man) — Formed 2/18/2014 No report. D. AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE (Councilmember Chavez and Councilmember Yu) —Formed 7/15/2014 No report E. PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION AD HOC COMMITTEE (Councilmember Chavez and Mayor Man) —Formed 8/2/2016 No report F. FACILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE STANDING COMMITTEE (Councilmember Yu and Mayor Man) — Formed 4/4/2017 No report. City Council Minutes May 10 2018 Page 7 of 8 G. LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION AD HOC COMMITTEE (Mayor Pro Tem Fish and Councilmember Sternquist) — Formed 4/4/2017 No report. H. BUDGET AD HOC COMMITTEE (Mayor Man and Mayor Pro Tem Fish) — Formed 4/17/2018 No report. 15. COUNCIL ITEMS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S REGULAR AGENDA A. COUNCILMEMBER STERNQUIST Shared that the City has fundraised over $100,000 for the art component of the new children's library, commented on the information provided by the City Attorney regarding homelessness, announced that the Mosquito and Vector Control is offering free mosquito fish and reminded the public to be mindful of standing water. She also commented on the retirement of Parks and Recreation Coordinator Debbie Ingram and the successful volunteer luncheon. B. COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ Shared that the California Joint Power Insurance Association Executive Committee will be discussing homelessness at their upcoming conference. Congratulated Temple City High School Drum Line for their performance at the Dayton Ohio Finals. He also congratulated the Temple City High School Brighter Side singers on a successful annual extravaganza. C. COUNCIL MEMBER YU Congratulated Carole Rodenbucher for being the City's 2018 Older American of the Year. D. MAYOR PRO TEM FISH Congratulated Carole Rodenbucher for being the City's 2018 Older American of the Year and the Camellia Festival for another successful year. E. MAYOR MAN Commented on the recent neighborhood watch meeting, St. Lukes Festival, Youth Committee meeting, and Mayor's social media initiative. 16. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES TO CITY OFFICIALS FOR CONDUCT OF City Council Minutes May 1, 2018 Page 8 of 8 CITY BUSINESS AND FOR CITY PAYMENT OF CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES — None 17. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA Jerry Jambazian, Temple City business owner, clarified that he would like to see money that would be spent on public safety at the Moon Festival used to increase public safety for the city. Dawn Tarin, Camellia Festival Director, commented about streetlight flags with City logo in the city. Lucy Liou, Temple City resident, spoke in favor of updating the City's streetlight fixture. 18. ADJOURNMENT The City Council Regular Meeting adjourned at 9:04 p.m. William Man, Mayor ATTEST: Peggy Kuo, City Clerk