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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCity Council_Minutes_1988-01-05_Regular 1988CITY OF TEMPLE CITY CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 5, 1988 INITIATION: 1. CALL TO ORDER: Pursuant to the Agenda posted on December 31, 1987 Mayor Gillanders called the meeting of the City Council to order at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 1988. 2. The invocation was given by Charles Eddleman, Presiding Elder, The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 9468 Broadway, Temple City. 3. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Mayor Gil - landers. 4. ROLL CALL: Present: Absent: Also Present: Councilmen- Atkins, Dennis, Froehle, Swain, Gillanders Councilman -None City Manager Koski, Attorney Martin, Commu- nity Development Director Dawson, Parks & Recreation Director Kobett, Public Works Coordinator Peterson and Julie Estrada of the Temple City Times 5. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilman Atkins moved to approve the Consent Calender as recommended, seconded by Councilman Swain and unanimously carried. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — Regular meeting of December 15, 1987. Approved as written. B. SET PUBLIC HEARING - STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS, 5300 BLOCK OF LOMA AVENUE, SOUTH OF OLIVE STREET (Pursuant to Chapter 27, Improvement Act of 1911, Streets and Highways Code) City Council set public hearing for Street Lighting Improvements on the 5300 Block of Loma Avenue, south of Olive Street for January 19, 1988. C. TEMPORARY DELAY OF CONTRACT REQUEST FOR 1987 -88 CAPE & SLURRY SEAL PROJECT Council approved the temporary suspension request of Cape & Slurry contract to no later than May 1st. D. COMMUNITY DISPOSAL CO. - CHANGE OF PICK UP DAYS City Council approved the request from Community Dis- posal Company for the change of pick up days to Monday and Thursday for the eastern area of the City. Council Minutes, January 5, 1988 - Page 2 E. RESOLUTION NO. 88 -2756: WARRANTS AND DEMANDS City Council adopted Resolution No. 88 -2756 approving claims and demands in the amount of $1,122,560.02 F. RESOLUTION NO. 88 -2757: APPOINTMENT OF BUDGETED PERSONNEL City Council adopted Resolution No. 88 -2757 approving the appointment of budgeted personnel. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. PUBLIC HEARING - EXTENSION OF ORDINANCE 87- 602 -UE WHICH IMPOSES A MORATORIUM ON USES RELATING TO BUSINESSES OF ACUPRESSURE. City Manager Koski provided background information stating that on March 17, 1987, the City Council adopted the above Urgency Ordinance which will expire February 1, 1988. Additional studies relative to this matter are in progress. In the interim, this extension would keep the moratorium in place until the Zoning Ordinance is adopted. The interim Ordinance_will prohibit businesses and uses related to acupressure until such time that proper zoning regulations are drafted and the necessary public hearing can be conducted. Mayor Gillanders declared the public hearing open and invited anyone wishing to address the City Council on the matter to come forward at this time. As no one wished to address the City Council on this matter, Councilman Swain moved to close the public hearing, seconded by Councilman Froehle and unanimously carried. Councilman Froehle moved to adopt Ordinance No. 88- 623 -UE, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY EXTENDING ORDINANCE 87 -599 -U AND 87 -602 -U IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON USES RELATING TO THE BUSINESS OF ACUPRESSURE PENDING PLANNING COMMISSION STUDIES, seconded by Councilman Atkins and unanimously carried. 7. A. PUBLIC HEARING: ZONE CHANGE 87 -892 PROPOSED CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R -1 TO R -2 ON A SINGLE LOT AT 5766 -68 N. LOMA AVENUE City Manager Koski provided background information stating that the subject rezoning from R -1 to R -2 was inadvertently omitted from a previous zone change case. The subject lot is currently improved with five apart- ment units and is designated Medium Density Residential on the General Plan. This rezoning from R -1 to R -2 will bring the zoning into consistency with the Adopted General Plan and into conformity with the existing improvements on the lot. The Planning Commission recom- mended approval at their meeting of December 8, 1987. Mayor Gillanders declared the public hearing open and invited anyone wishing to address the City Council on the matter to come forward at this time. David Brown, 646 N. Hazel, Rosemead, stated that this property is one of several which his family owns and the R -1 zoning makes it difficult to get refinancing and in addition, contributed to the increase in insurance rates on the new policy. Mr. Brown added that his property is exactly the same as the property behind his and would like to have the same zoning. Ib - 024 Council Minutes, January 5, 1988 - Page 3 As no one else wished to address the City Council on this matter, Councilman Froehle moved to close the public hearing, seconded by Councilman Atkins and unani- mously carried. Councilman Dennis stated he saw no logical reason for denying the request since it is exactly the same as the properties to the east. Councilman Swain concurred with Councilman Dennis and indicated that in the original discussions of the Gen- eral Plan, this property had been R -2 and in the proc- ess, it was inadvertently omitted. Councilman Swain moved to approve the Negative Declara- tion and introduce for first reading by title only Ordinance No. 88 -625, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY APPROVING A CHANGE OF ZONE FROM R -1 TO R -2 IN CASE NO. 87 -892, seconded by Council- man Atkins and unanimously carried. 8. COMMUNICATIONS: A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR SIDE- WALK SALE ON JANUARY 30, 1988 BETWEEN 9:30 AM AND 4:30 PM Council received a letter from the Temple City Chamber of Commerce requesting approval to conduct a sidewalk sale on January 30, 1988. Councilman Atkins moved to approve the request of the Temple City Chamber of Commerce to use the public right -of -way for a sidewalk sale on Saturday, January 30, 1988, from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., seconded by Councilman Dennis and unanimously carried. B. CORRESPONDENCE FROM MR. ALDO SCIOLINI RE: NEIGHBOR DISPUTE City Manager Koski stated that a letter was received from Mr. Sciolini, 5421 Baldwin Avenue, which indicated the basic nature of the problem to be drainage. Both Mr. Koski and Mr. Dawson, as well as, the Road Department Superintendent have been out to the subject site to see if there is any way to resolve the drainage problem. In addition, Code Enforcement Officer, Steve Wilkomm had been out to see Mr. Cheng, who, in an effort to help resolve the matter, has offered to install gut- ters on the westside of the roof. He has also offered to dig a trench on the westside property line and a drain at the driveway to catch all runoff and have it flow to the east away from the adjacent property. Council determined this matter should be handled by staff since Mr. Cheng does not have any legal obliga- tions under City Ordinances. C. TEMPLE CITY HIGH SCHOOL RAMRODDERS CLUB - REQUEST FOR FUND RAISER - JANUARY 9, 1988 On motion by Councilman Swain, seconded by Councilman Froehle, it was unanimously carried that a "subsequent need" to take action regarding the approval of a fund raiser for the Temple City High School Ramrodders on January 9, 1988, arose after the posting of the Council Agenda on December 31, 1987. Councilman Swain moved to approve the request of the Temple City High School Ramrodders for advertising the event on Saturday, January 9, 1988 by using a loud speaker attached to a lead car from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m , seconded by Councilman Atkins and unanimously carried. lb- 025 Council Minutes, January 5, 1988 - Page 4 9. TIME FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO SPEAK: None RECESS TO CRA: At this time the City Council recessed to meet as the Temple City Community Redevelopment Agency; approved the Minutes of the December 15, 1987 meeting, approved sign modifications for United Savings Bank, and adopted Resolution No. CRA 320, authorizing payment of bills. The Minutes of the Agency are set forth in full in the Agency's records. RECONVENE AS CITY COUNCIL: 10. ACTION ON REQUEST BY CRA: None 11. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICIALS: Councilman Froehle indicated that there has been some ques- tions as to why the market that burned down some time back is still standing and asked Mr. Dawson to inform the public of the status of that situation. Mr. Dawson stated that due to the fact there was suspicion of arson, the Sheriff's Station and the County Fire Department were conducting an investigation which held up the process for a two week period of time. Since then a letter was sent from the County Building Official and the Code Enforcement Officer encouraging the removal of the structure with undue haste. At this point, it is still caught between the property owner, the tenant and the insur- ance company but staff is being assured it will be removed soon. Staff will remain abreast of this situation to assure a speedy compliance. Councilman Dennis stated that Fiesta Floats had captured awards for six out of nine floats which they produced in the City of Temple City and indicated he felt some sort of recognition for his consistent quality of work representing the City was in order. Councilman Dennis wished to inform both Council and the public that this term of office will be his last with the City of Temple City due to certain personal reasons. His decision has been one he has put a great deal of thought into and due to circumstances as they currently stand in other aspects of his life, he cannot put forth the time needed to commit to this position at the standard in which he feels is necessary. After sixteen years with the City Council, he stated it was not an easy decision but he does look back with pride on the years spent on the Council and the programs and contributions he was able to make. Mayor Gillanders stated he was taken aback by Councilman Dennis's announcement and wished to note that over the years Councilman Dennis has contributed a great deal and has always taken his position on the Council very seriously. His presence and expertise will be missed not only by the Coun- cil but by the people of the Community. Additionally, Councilman Dennis has been an active and effective member of the CCCA, which will also miss his involvement. Mayor Gil - landers made mention of the strong Revitalization program which Councilman Dennis developed and worked on. Ib-02b 1 1 Council Minutes, January 5, 1988 - Page 5 Councilman Swain wished to express her disappointment in Councilman Dennis' decision. She stated she will look for- ward to working with him the next four months and will be sorry to see him leave. Additionally, Councilman Swain wished to inform the Council that she spoke with Mrs. Millham before the Council meeting and Mr. Millham was doing fine after his surgery earlier in the day. Councilman Atkins indicated he has enjoyed working with Councilman Dennis over the last sixteen years and although he may not be a part of the Council he is sure he will be a strong, active member of the Community. Additionally, he wished to state that in the paper there was an article regarding an Assembly Constitutional amendment being intro- duced to levy a 1% tax on all new construction in California with a purpose of building school buildings. He noted this was in addition to the assessment of one year ago. His objection was not only that an assessment was recently levied but that City government will have to collect and incur the repercussions. Councilman Froehle stated he was disconcerted by Councilman Dennis' announcement and although he respected his decision, he felt the Council was losing a strong leader. 12. CLOSED SESSION THE CITY COUNCIL RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION TO CONSIDER PERSONNEL MATTERS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957 AT 8:10 P.M. CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 8:20 P.M. 13. ADJOURNMENT On motion by Councilman Swain seconded by Councilman Dennis the meeting of the City Council adjourned at 8:20 p.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 19, 1988, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 5938 North Kauffman Avenue, Temple City ATTEST: Chief De City (b -027