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CC - 10-22-910 . ' APPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING CITY OF ROSEMEAD ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL DATE COQ OCTOBER 22, 1991 By The Regular Meeting of the Rosemead City Council was called to order by Mayor Imperial at 8:06 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. The Pledge to the Flag was led by Councilman Bruesch. The Invocation was delivered by Pastor Dennis Alexander of the Church of the Nazarene. ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: Present: Councilmen Bruesch, McDonald, Taylor, Mayor Pro Tem .Clark, and Mayor Imperial Absent: None APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MARCH 12, 1991 - REVISED REGULAR MEETING MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BRUESCH that the revised Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 12, 1991, be approved as submitted. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Clark, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. - None I. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE A. Flora Alvarez-Luna, 2358 N. Pine Street, reported gang related activities at 8114 E. Baruch Street, that this property is an eyesore and that these problems have been reported to the Sheriff's Department with no result. Councilman Taylor requested copies of any Sheriff's reports regarding this address. Frank G. Tripepi, City Manager, referred Ms. Alvarez-Luna to Lt. Miller of the Sheriff's Department to arrange for additional patrols in the area and a neighborhood meeting. II. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None III.LEGISLATIVE A. RESOLUTION NO. 91-55 - CLAIMS & DENANDS The following resolution was presented to the Council for adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 91-55 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $339,039.58 NUMBERED 37700-37729 AND 34726 THROUGH 34797 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BRUESCH, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN McDONALD that Resolution No. 91-55 be adopted. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Clark, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. CC 10-22-91 Page #1 B. RESOLUTION NO. 91-56 - TRANSFER STORM DRAIN MTD 958 DEL MAR AVENUE (EMERSON/NELLMAN) The following resolution was presented to the Council for adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 91-56 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO ACCEPT ON BEHALF OF SAID DISTRICT A TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE OF STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS KNOWN AS MISCELLANEOUS TRANSFER DRAIN NO. 958 IN THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD FOR FUTURE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT, AND AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE THEREOF MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BRUESCH that Resolution No. 91-56 be adopted. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Clark, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. C. RESOLUTION NO. 91-57 - TRANSFER STORM DRAIN MTD 959 DEL MAR AVENUE (GARVEY/VAN DORF) The following resolution was presented to the Council for adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 91-57 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA-TO ACCEPT ON BEHALF OF SAID DISTRICT A TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE OF STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS KNOWN AS MISCELLANEOUS TRANSFER DRAIN NO. 959 IN THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD FOR FUTURE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT, AND AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE THEREOF MOTION BY COUNCILMAN McDONALD, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR that Resolution No. 91-57 be adopted. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Clark, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. D. RESOLUTION NO. 91-58 - DENIAL OF APPEAL OF DECISION REG. A REQUEST TO PAVE A LOT ON STEELE STREET FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING (CUP 91-529) The following resolution was presented to the Council for adoption. RESOLUTION NO. 91-58 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD AFFIRMING THE DENIAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 91-529 TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A PRIVATE PARKING LOT AT 9203 STEELE STREET, ROSEMEAD MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BRUESCH, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN McDONALD that Resolution No. 91-58 be adopted. Vote resulted: CC 10-22-91 Page #2 p Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Clark, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. E. RESOLUTION NO. 91-59 - APPLICATION FOR PEDESTRIAN FUNDS UNDER SB 821 The following resolution was presented to the Council for adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 91-59 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR PEDESTRIAN FUNDS UNDER SB 821 AND APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF ITS PEDESTRIAN PLAN MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN McDONALD that Resolution No. 91-59 be adopted. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Clark, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. F. ORDINANCE NO. 692 - ANTI-SCAVENGING -ADOPT Juan Nunez, 2702 N. Del Mar Avenue, stated the categories were too wide to protect the materials being recycled. The following ordinance was presented to the Council for adoption: ORDINANCE NO. 692 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD PROHIBITING THE.COLLECTION OF CURBSIDE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BRUESCH that Ordinance No. 692 be adopted. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Clark, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered G. RESOLUTION NO. 91-60 - SUPPORTING THE USE OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES CONNECTED WITH THE RTD BLUE LINE The following resolution was presented to the Council for adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 91-60 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD SUPPORTING THE CONTINUED USE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES CONNECTED WITH THE BLUE LINE VERBATIM DIALOGUE FOLLOWS: CC 10-22-91 Page #3 TAYLOR: Mr. Mayor. I intend to vote no on this particular item primarily from a budgetary standpoint in the sense that it states on the cover letter the cost to provide services ranges from $8.5 million for the RTD, their transit police, and up to $12 million for the Sheriff's Department. The difference in cost is due to the varying levels of service. I honestly believe that the Sheriff's Department is much more highly qualified to be doing other worthwhile work than riding on the buses. And that's my only objection to it. It's the classification of work, you might say. They're more valuable and if they can do it for 40% less, you still have the transit police. I just ...because of the budget crisis throughout the State, the County, the Federal, I can't see...I can't in good conscience vote for this and pay 40% more when they have the transit police that can do it. BRUESCH: Mr. Mayor. I intend to abstain on this because-for various reasons. One of the reasons why Mr. Taylor mentioned. The other is is that I realize the quality of the Sheriff's Department and giving this service is appreciably higher along with the cost and the third thing is of course, this is way out of our jurisdiction and I don't see them moving into ...putting sheriffs on buses but I do see them using them as transit police on light rail and heavy rail. It's one of those you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't type of situations and I just would prefer us not taking a stand on it at all. McDONALD: Mr. Mayor. The Sheriff's has already been doing it for the Blue Line and they've done a very good job. The extent of their services that they provide are far more than the RTD and when they have the gang or they've had some gang incidents on those and Bob's said it's out of our area here but before long we're going to have this transport system, all the different lines and some of those lines are going to be going through Rosemead and I would feel more comfortable having the Sheriffs on there and like Mr. Taylor said, it's better for them to be out somewhere else but they would hire more Sheriffs, officers that are trained to that level of ability and place them on there for security and I think I would vote in favor of it. TAYLOR: Mr. Mayor. I'd make the motion that we deny this recommendation. IMPERIAL: Is there a second? ...I'll second the motion. Any questions? Gentlemen, the Sheriff's Department is going to have to beef up their force when the next couple of years from what I understand by 5,000. They're looking to find 5,000 qualified people to take care of job they got right now. I don't foresee part of that 5,000 going on the Blue Line and that's my reasoning for saying no. As far as I'm concerned, I'll go on record as saying the Sheriff's Department's the finest police organization in the Country. I don't want to underutilize them so I have to agree with what's said. Is there... BRUESCH: Call for the question. IMPERIAL: Okay. Would you vote please? (A yes vote was to deny) Yes: Taylor, Imperial, Clark No: McDonald Absent: None Abstain: Bruesch TAYLOR: Mr. Mayor. I'd like my comments or this item in verbatim so that there's no misunderstanding on why. I think this is one of these budgetary situations, either the Blue Line officers and I don't mean this that they are unqualified, I have to say that they must be qualified to have the transit police for that type of work. The Sheriffs are just too expensive to be riding the buses for this type of a situation. CC 10-22-91 Page #4 IMPERIAL: I also would like to say and for the record that at the academies and to include the Sheriff's academies they train people for other departments and that includes campus police, other police departments within LA County and what have you and if we needed that kind of training then I think they have the ability to train for that and call them transit police. Thank you. END VERBATIM DIALOGUE IV. CONSENT CALENDAR (CC-B, CC-D, CC-E AND CC-F REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION) CC-A AUTHORIZATION FOR CITY CLERK TO ATTEND LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CITY CLERKS DEPARTMENT NEW LAW AND ELECTION SEMINAR IN MONTEREY, DECEMBER 11-13, 1991 CC-C AUTHORIZATION TO ATTEND NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 SEMINAR IN WASHINGTON, D.C., NOVEMBER 22-23, 1991 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN McDONALD that the foregoing items on the Consent Calendar be approved. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Clark, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. CC-B APPROVAL OF SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION TO SEER BIDS UNDER THE DEFERRED IRAN PROGRAM FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2428 PALJAY AVENUE Councilman Bruesch verified that water conservation methods are being used in all Handyman and deferred loan grants. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BRUESCH, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN McDONALD that the Council consider and approve the documents and authorize the solicitation'of bids. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Imperial, Clark, McDonald No: Taylor Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so.ordered. Councilman Taylor stated that his vote was not against the applicant but did not believe that the funds should be tied up on deferred loan programs. CC-D APPROVAL OF ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT FOR AMAX KTV, AT 9151 E. VALLEY BOULEVARD Councilman Bruesch again asked for the distance between the back wall of the building and,the nearest residence to be included with the backup information on this type of agenda item. Mayor Imperial stated this type of business should be in a shopping center setting; stated this was the wrong zone; and strict closing times should be imposed, such as 1:00 a.m. Councilman McDonald stated this was a new business and should be judged on its own merits. Councilman Taylor requested an additional condition to read 1112. All exterior doors to remain closed during business hours." CC 10-22-91 Page #5 0 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY MAYOR IMPERIAL that the Council grant an Entertainment Permit to Amax KTV, amended to show a closing time of 1:00 a.m. and Condition No. 12 requiring all exterior doors to remain closed during business hours. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, McDonald No: Clark Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. Staff was directed to add decibel rating limitations as well as vibration requirements and uniform operating hours to the conditions of approval for this type of entertainment permit. CC-E REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC CONTROLS AT LOMA AND BENTEL AVENUES Candace Dobbins, 9157 Bentel Avenue, representing her neighborhood watch group, asked the Council to approve additional traffic controls at this location and disagreed with the findings of the Traffic Commission. There being no objection, this item was returned to the Traffic Commission for further review. A five-minute recess was called at 9:05 p.m. and the meeting was reconvened accordingly. CC-F APPROVAL OF BID SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION TO SEER BIDS FOR GRAFFITI REMOVAL SERVICES Councilman Bruesch noted that more programs are needed to prevent the graffiti in the first place. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BRUESCH, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN McDONALD that the Council approve the attached bid specifications and authorize staff to seek bids for graffiti removal services and authorize staff to conduct a study of the program in more detail and report back next month. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Clark, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. V. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION & ACTION A. SCHEDULING OF STUDY SESSION TO DISCUSS THE VALLEY BOULEVARD PROJECT AND THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PLAN (CMP) Robert Angles, 9147 Valley Boulevard, requested that business people and residents on Valley Boulevard be invited to attend this meeting. Councilman Bruesch requested that the letter make reference to the peak hour parking restrictions being considered by the County. After some discussion, it was agreed that this study session would be held on November 19, 1991, at 7:00 p.m. VI. STATUS REPORTS.- None VII. MATTERS FROM OFFICIALS A. REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER YOUNG FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO ROSEMEAD PLANNING COMMISSION CC 10-22-91 Page #6 0 This request was deferred pending a joint meeting with the Rosemead Planning Commission on November 4, 1991, at 6:00 p.m. B. PROPOSED SITE FOR EAST VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER Mike Radlovic, representing Shepherd Caterpillar Machinery Company, asked the Council to support the site being proposed in City of Industry at the Caterpillar property. The Council agreed that this appeared to be most convenient and accessible location. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCDONALD, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BRUESCH that the Council recommend to the Board of Supervisors that the City of Rosemead would like the most convenient site and the belief that it is the Shepherd site which is right off the freeway. Vote resulted: Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, McDonald No: None Absent: None Abstain: Clark The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. Mayor Pro Tem Clark stated she was'in favor of the site but abstained since Mr. Radlovic had supported her in her election. There being no further action to be taken at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 9:53 p.m., to a joint meeting with the Rosemead Planning Commission on November 4, 1991, at 6:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted: APPROVED: C' y Clerk MAYOR CC 10-22-91 Page #7