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CC - 11-12-96MINUTES'OF THE REGULAR MEETING ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 12, 1996 CITY' OF ROSEMEAD The regular meeting of the Rosemead City Council was called to order by Mayor Clark at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. The Pledge to the Flag was led by Mayor Pro Tern Imperial The Invocation was delivered by Pastor John Wood of the Neighborhood Covenant Church. ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: Present: Councilmembers Bruesch, Taylor, Vasquez, Mayor Pro Tern Imperial, and Mayor Clark Absent: None APPROVAL OF MINUTES: SEPTEMBER 24, 1996 - REGULAR MEETING MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BRUESCH that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 24, 1996, be approved as submitted. Vote resulted: Yes: Vasquez, Taylor, Clark, Bruesch, Imperial No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: OCTOBER 8, 1996 - REGULAR MEETING MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM IMPERIAL, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BRUESCH that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 8, 1996, be approved as submitted. Vote resulted: Yes: Vasquez, Taylor, Clark, Bruesch, Imperial No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OCTOBER 22, 1996 - REGULAR MEETING There being no objection, the Minutes of October 22, 1996 was deferred pending corrections. PRESENTATIONS: Plaques were presented to Deputies Mike Bayer and Rudy Cortez for their efforts in establishing the Rosemead Youth Program and winning the Helen Putnam Award for Excellence - Grand Prize. CC 11-12-96 Page #1 • • ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE Frank Delia, stated that Charter TV fees are too high. Dolly Leong, 9554 Ralph Street, Rosemead, stated that her new homes on Mission Drive, finished one year ago, still do not have cable tv service despite many calls to Charter TV. Councilmember Bruesch explained that the City does not set the rates, and Charter TV recently increased their rates as they had not imposed an increase for the past five quarters. Councilmember Taylor directed staff to send a letter to Charter TV from the City requesting information about providing service to those homes. Frank Tripepi, City Manager, responded that a letter will be sent to Charter TV, but there may be easement problems involved with Ms. Leong's properties. Sgt. Wayne Wallace, Temple Station, thanked Council and staff for their help and support with the Rosemead Youth Program. H. PUBLIC HEARINGS An explanation of the procedures for the conduct of the public hearing was presented by the City Attorney. The City Clerk then administered the oath to all those persons wishing to address the Council on any public hearing item. A. A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN APPEAL OF A PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION REGARDING A PROPOSED HOME CONTAINING OVER 2500 SQUARE FEET IN AREA AT 3306 BARTLETT. THE REQUEST WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION ON A 2-2-1 VOTE. RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS. Frank Tripepi, City Manager, presented the staff report. The Mayor opened the Public Hearing for those wishing to speak in favor of this item. Edmond Cheng, 1108 S. Garfield, Alhambra, Architect for project, stated that he is representing the owner who is currently in Fresno. Councilmember Bruesch stated his concern that the rear of the house has an entryway through a sliding glass door and faces a dwelling only 10' away on the other side of the fence. Mr. Bruesch continued that he would be more comfortable with the entry door configured to the east and the front of the house facing west. Mr. Cheng explained that the sliding glass door is not an entryway, but an access to the side yard from the dining room and that the only entry is from the south front door and three car garage on east. Councilmember Bruesch asked if the 5' portion of the sideyard setback on the north can be changed to 10' with the entire length then having a 10' setback. Mr. Cheng responded that that would be architecturally boring. Councilmember Taylor stated that this house meets sideyard setback requirements. CC 11-12-96 Page #2 • • Mayor Pro Tern Imperial asked where will the room be for the kids, how many people will be occupying this dwelling, where will cars be parked? Mr. Imperial stated that there are too many houses in the City that have no place for children to play nor vehicles to park, and this house does not fit the aesthetics of that area. Mayor Clark stated that a variance of the backyard setback from 25' to 18' would be allowed by approving this item. Mrs. Clark explained that the size of the families of future occupants have to be considered. She stated that the separate green areas need to be combined into one large play area without the driveway cutting across that area making it dangerous for children to be playing there. Ms. Clark suggested moving the house to have the driveway on one side, perhaps make the house smaller thus creating a large green play area. Ms. Clark stated that she cannot vote for this project as is as this property does not have the proper setback and granting the variance would result in a huge home being built without adequate play areas. Mr. Cheng stated that there are similar size homes on that street. Mayor Clark responded that according to a list provided by staff of the floor area ratio of neighboring homes, while the homes are large, none of them are over 2500 square foot and a nice house could be designed within that square footage or less. Councilmember Bruesch stated that a house is generally placed on a lot so that the bulk of the house faces north and south, away from the buildings north and south so that they do not impact their neighbors by having the windows facing down into their homes. Mr. Bruesch continued that he would be more comfortable with this house being smaller and configured on a north-south axis instead of an east-west axis. Mr. Cheng responded that it is a Chinese tradition or superstition to have the house facing south. Mayor Pro Tern Imperial stated that building huge homes on small lots do not enhance the aesthetics of the area, and cause parking problems if numerous people or families are living in them. Councilmember Bruesch stated that favoritism cannot be shown nor can a precedent be set by allowing a house of this size to be built. Councilmember Taylor commended the Architect on his outstanding plans and that apparently the owners wish to build a quality home. Mr. Cheng responded that rather than deny this project, a compromise can be reached by redesigning the house to be smaller and have the front door face the street. Councilmember Vasquez added this home will enhance the City and neighborhood. Mayor Clark stated that she agrees with Mr. Vasquez that the new home can improve the neighborhood, but is concerned about the driveway. Mayor Clark suggested that the driveway be flipped to the other side to have the driveway on one side of the property only. Mr. Cheng stated that the owner is in Fresno and he will contact him with the redesign plan changes. Councilmember Bruesch suggested that due to the small backyard setback, the landscaping should be designed to mitigate the impact of the house to the neighbors on the north and south, and to place the driveway to the north. There being no objection, this item was continued to the November 26, 1996 meeting. CC 11-12-96 Page #3 • • III. LEGISLATIVE A. RESOLUTION NO. 96-53 - CLAIMS AND DEMANDS The following Resolution was presented to the Council for adoption. RESOLUTION NO. 96-53 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $819,543.14, NUMBERED 18235 THROUGH 18397. Councilmember Bruesch requested a memo on what the Performance Bond Refund for Check No. 18392, in the amount of $5000 was for. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BRUESCH that the Council adopt Resolution No. 96-53. Vote resulted: Yes: Vasquez, Taylor, Clark, Bruesch, Imperial No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. B. ORDINANCE NO. 774 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD PROVIDING AUTHORITY TO REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGNS AND RECOVER COSTS FROM THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES - INTRODUCE The following Ordinance was presented to the Council for introduction: ORDINANCE NO. 774 ORDINANCE NO. 774 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD PROVIDING AUTHORITY TO REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGNS AND RECOVER COSTS FROM THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES - INTRODUCE MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BRUESCH that the Council introduce and place Ordinance No. 774 on first reading, and schedule the item for a second reading at the meeting of November 26, 1996. Vote resulted: Yes: Vasquez, Taylor, Clark, Bruesch, Imperial No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR CC-A AUTHORIZATION TO REJECT CLAIM FILED AGAINST THE CITY BY LOUIS MARTINEZ MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BRUESCH, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR that the Council approve the rejection of this claim and authorize a letter of rejection be sent to the claimant. Vote resulted: CC 11-12-96 Page #4 0 Yes: Vasquez, Taylor, Clark, Bruesch, Imperial No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. V. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION - None VI. STATUS REPORTS - None VII. MATTERS FROM OFFICIALS A. MAYOR PRO TEM IMPERIAL Requested an update on the Valley Boulevard street improvements project. Frank Tripepi, City Manager responded that item will be on the agenda shortly. VIII. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE - None IX. ADJOURNMENT There being no further action to be taken at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m. to Tuesday, November 19, 1996 at 6:00 p.m. for interviews for the Planning Commission vacancy. Respectfully submitted: City Clerk APPROVED: 9?444 ~ altl- MAYO CC 11-12-96 Page #5