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CC - 05-12-87J MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING .ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL MAY 12, 1987 AT 8:00 P. M. CITY OI' ROSi;1IIiA D DyT--6=._ Q 'The Regular Meeting of the Rosemead City Council was called to order by Mayor Cleveland at 8:07 p. m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Blvd., Rosemead, California. The Pledge to the Flag was led by Councilman Gary Taylor. The Invocation was delivered by Reverend Paul Bengston.. ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: Present: Councilmen Bruesch, Imperial, McDonald, Taylor and Mayor Cleveland Absent: None APPROVAL OF MINUTES: APRIL 14, 1987 - REGULAR MEETING Councilman Taylor requested that the last paragraph on Page #8 be clarified to state: nine out of ten times,.I never see a rider.. . MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BRUESCH that the Minutes of April 14,•1987 be approved. Vote resulted: UPON ROLL CALL ALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT VOTED AYE. The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: APRIL 28, 1987 - REGULAR MEETING Councilman Taylor requested that the third paragraph from the bottom on Page #18 be corrected to state: we are looking at pre- sumably 20 weeks down the road..... MOTION BY COUNCILMAN IMPERIAL, SECONDED.BY COUNCILMAN BRUESCH that the Minutes of April 28, 1987 be approved as corrected: Vote resulted: UPON ROLL CALL ALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT VOTED AYE. The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. PRESENTATION: Mayor Cleveland stated that there was a presentation.to be made to Councilman Imperial from Sarah Flores from Supervisor Pete Schabarum's office. Sarah Flores presented Councilman Jay T. Imperial with a plaque from Supervisor Schabarum for his outstanding dedication to the City of Rosemead and his service to the entire community. Councilman Imperial expressed his appreciation. I. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. A. Cleo Young, 7533 hearing that will be held crest School between 1:00 that the meeting will be regarding the possibility instead of building a new E. Garvey, invited everyo on Saturday, May 16th, at p.m., and 4:00 p.m. She zeld with legislators from of adding to the existing school. ie to the the Hill- stated Sacramento schools Councilman Imperial stated that the Saturday Meeting has been postponed for an indefinite period of time. Councilman Bruesch stated that with the decision of the Alhambra School District to expand each of the school sites instead of looking for a new school site was something that the people have been saying all along, to look at other alter- natives. The fact that the growth of the student population was.not in Rosemead, and is not going to be in Rosemead, Was proved by a demographer's report and the.District is now considering using what sites they already have and developing them to their maximum potential. CM 5-12-87 Page #1 Councilman Bruesch stated that if they need any sort of support at the hearings in Sacramento to find the fundings, he would be happy to add his support to this particular move. LeRoy Young, 7533 Garvey Avenue, stated that he would like to wait to talk under Item VIII. III. LEGISLATIVE A. RESOLUTION NO. 87-17 - CLAIMS & DEMANDS Councilman Taylor inquired about Warrant #19379 for Sheriff's Department fingerprint search. Susan Neely, Finance Director, stated that when a new employee has been hired it is part of the character search. Frank G. Tripepi, City Manager, stated that this had been a service that had been provided in the past to the Contract Cities; however, this was an area where the County could derive additional funds. Councilman Taylor inquired about Warrant #19436 on page #14 in the amount of $1000 for a membership fee to the City/County Street Lighting Association, and stated that he needed an explana- tion, and.he did not want to vote on the item.and asked that it be removed'from the Claims & Demands. The following Resolution No. 87-17 was presented for adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 87-17 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS & DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $300,187.34 NUMBERED 00205-00230/19342 THROUGH 19443 EXCEPT FOR #19436 WHICH WAS VOIDED MOTION BY COUNCILMAN McDONALD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BRUESCH that Resolution No. 87-17 be adopted as amended. Vote resulted: UPON ROLL CALL ALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT VOTED AYE. The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. B. ORDINANCE NO. 605 - REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 599 ORDINANCE NO. 605 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 599 WHICH IMPOSED A MORATORIUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOTEL AND MOTEL PROJECTS MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BRUESCH that Ordinance No. 605 be adopted. Vote resulted: AYES: Councilmen Bruesch, McDonald, Taylor and Mayor Cleveland NAYES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Councilman Imperial Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. Councilman Taylor stated that he had;a question regarding the claims and demands. He inquired.if interest has been re- ceived from all the Redevelopment Agency money that the County impounded. Frank G. Tripepi, City Manager, stated that as soon as the money is released, a request for the interest will be made. Councilman Taylor requested a copy of the letter that will be sent to the County requesting the interest. Councilman Imperial requested that the record show that his reason for his "abstain" vote on Ordinance No. 605 was because he did not feel that the Ordinance was restrictive enough and he felt that there should be play area included at the motels and hotels. CM 5-12-87 Page #2 IV. CONSENT CALENDAR (CC-C, and CC-E deferred) CC-A COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES PROPOSAL FOR CREATION OF ACCUMULATED CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND FOR SEWER RECONSTRUCTION CC-B APPROVAL OF EXTENSION TO LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT CC-D ACCEPTANCE OF ROAD DEED & PERMIT TO ENTER STEVENS STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN McDONALD that the foregoing items on the Consent Calendar be approved. Vote resulted: UPON ROLL CALL ALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT VOTED AYE. The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. CC-C OPPOSITION TO AB2190(CHACON) MANDATORY DISTRICT ELECTIONS Councilman Bruesch stated that he felt that much of the problem with the Alhambra School District was because that particular sec- tion of the City did not have representation on their Board, and he couldn't support_~District voting for the Alhambra School District and then go against it for the City representation. He gave that as the reason for his vote on this issue. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN McDONALD that the City Council oppose AB2190 and that the appropriate corres- pondence be drafted to state the Council's opposition. Vote resulted: AYES: Councilmen Imperial, McDonald, Taylor and Mayor Cleveland NAYES: Councilman Bruesch ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Whereupon the Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. CC-E RENEWAL OF ANIMAL CONTROL AGREEMENT Juan Nunez, 2702 Del Mar, commented on some of the problems that he feels exists. He stated that he has called the Animal Control Office to pick-up animals that are dead in the street and it takes sometimes three or four days for them to take care of the request and when they do,'-they do not clean-up after themselves. Councilman Imperial.inquired if Mr. Nunez had called the City when these occassions have taken place. He commented that he had called the animal control offices one evening and the animal was picked up early the next morning. Mr. Nunez stated that he had not reported it Councilman Imperial requested that Mr. Nunez dent to the City when he does not get satisfacto the animal control services. Councilman Bruesch stated that he would want there is dissatisfaction with the Animal Control to the City. report the inci- ry service from to know if service. Frank G. Tripepi, City Manager, stated that the complaints to staff have gone down considerably in the last couple of years, and he state that Hymie Miraz., supervisor of the,Baldwin Park facility is present and would be happy to answer any questions. He stated that as far as he was concerned the service is excellent Mr. Nunez stated that the City may not 'get any better service from any other company, but as far as he was concerned the service needed improvement. Councilman Imperial suggested that the complaints be put in writing to the Animal Control Office. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN McDONALD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BRUESCH that the. Animal Control Agreement be renewed. Vote resulted: UPON'ROLL CALL ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.PRESENT VOTED AYE. The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. CM 5-12-87 Page N3 VI. STATUS REPORTS A. GARVEY AVENUE STREET SWEEPING Frank G. Tripepi, City Manager, stated that it appears that the only area that there seems to be a problem is the area which fronts the apartments where cars are parked continuously. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN IMPERIAL that Garvey Avenue be posted "No Parking" from San Gabriel Blvd., to New Avenue between the hours of 2:00 a.m., and 6:00 a.m., on sweeping days. Vote resulted: UPON ROLL CALL ALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT VOTED AYE. The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. B. PROGRESS OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR CABLE T.V:. CONSTRUCTION Councilman Taylor stated that he was content with the June 30, 1987 deadline, and would wait to see what happens at that time. He stated that the completion date of September 15,1987 is still being upheld. He requested that this item be placed on the Agenda of June 9, 1987. He did not agree with some of the delays that have taken place; however, he did not feel that the situation should be agitated. Councilman Bruesch inquired about the time frame with the tele- phone company. Craig Watson, Falcon Vice President of Government and Public Affairs, stated that the telephone company turn-around would be three weeks. Councilman Bruesch also inquired what assistance by the City is being referred to in their projection of May 27th as the completion date of phase H1 construction. Mr. Watson stated that has already been done. Councilman Bruesch inquired how long will the delay be for the freeway crossing and how temporary will the placement of a temporary trunk cable be which will feed areas in the City below the freeway. Councilman Taylor commented that the letter states that the service will be in operation, and this temporary trunk cable will be only for a couple of weeks; however, if the'State•does not . _ approve the crossing in a few weeks time, what will be the alter- native. Mr. Watson stated that this temporary trunk cable will elim_- inate' the possibility of a hold-up in the operation of the system. He stated that after approval from Pac-Bell is received, they would immediately apply to Caltrans and added that sometimes, dealings with Caltrans can drag on. Mr. Watson identified himself and.Jim Lewis, Construction Manager for Falcon. Councilman. McDonald inquired if it were true that all the Applications had been submitted as of yesterday. Mr. Watson stated that it was true. Councilman McDonald inquired about the placement of power supplies and if there was any problem with the City., Mr. Norm Rubel, Deputy Engineer, stated that there had been no problem at all. Councilman Taylor stated that he would not hesitate to impose the fines as required; however, he does feel that there has been a good faith effort and time put into this project, and he did not want to seethe relationship between the City and Falcon to become adversarial because of one months difference. CM 5-12-87 Page 114 Councilman Imperial goes along with what Councilman Taylor has said; however, he put Falcon on notice, that he will get their attention if the work is not completed in a timely manner. C.' STATUS REPORT ON PARKING SOUTH OF GARVEY ON FALLING LEAF AND KELBURN AVENUES Frank G.'Tripepi, City Manager, stated that his was a status report and did not require any action. VII. MATTERS FROM OFFICIALS A. MAYOR'S COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS FOR 1987-1988 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES WEST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY PLANNING COM. Delegate: McDonald Delegate: Bruesch Alternate: Cleveland Alternate: Imperial CONTRACT CITIES ASSOCIATION Delegate: Imperial. Alternate: Cleveland CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR RTD Delegate: Bruesch Alternate: Taylor L. A. COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT SO. CALIF. ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS Delegate: Cleveland Delegate: Cleveland Alternate: Imperial Alternate: Taylor L. A. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION WEST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY JUVENILE DIVER. Delegate: Bruesch Delegate: Bruesch Alternate: McDonald. Alternate: Taylor LIBRARY BOARD SAN GABRIEL VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF CITIES Delegate: Cleveland Delegate: Breusch Alternate: Ginger Hirakawa Alternate: McDonald JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY' UPPER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WATER DISTRICT Delegate: Taylor Representative: Cleveland Alternate: Cleveland OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE/CCCA ALHAMBRA SCHOOL BOARD OVERSIGHT COMM. Representative: Imperial Delegate: Imperial Alternate: Bruesch All Councilmembers are Alternates to all Committees. There being no objection, it was so ordered. B. Councilman McDonald introduced Sheriff Deputies, Loomis and Ogden, to the audience. VIII. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS A. LeRoy Young, 7533,E..Garvey, commented that the Parking Zones had been eliminated in the proposed General Plan and he felt that the lack of parking is the biggest deterrent to major develop- ment. He spoke in opposition to the elimination of..parking. areas behind C-3 properties and stated that this would have an adverse effect on C-3 property and will restrict its development. Councilman Bruesch stated that he could understand Mr. Young's feelings; however, making zoning regulations on C-3 properties stricter and requiring certain amounts of parking right on the site of commercial establishments could accomplish the same thing as having a special zone for parking. He suggested that when commercial zoning is being discussed, Mr. Young should attend the hearings and express his opinions on the particular property. He felt that if the re- quirements for parking in commercial zones are strict enough-then Mr. Young's concerns would be taken care of. Gary Chicots, Planning Director, stated that the Parking Zone was basically a hold-over from the time the City was under the County's juridiction,.and he added that the Parking Zones have not been effective in generating additional parking for commercial areas so those areas have been turned over to Commercial designation. CM 5-12-87 Page M5 Councilman Bruesch inquired about the of Garvey and stated that those houses are R-2 standards, and inquired if those lots ance then. lots that are north really developed to would not be in compli- Gary Chicots, Planning Director, stated that a lot of those areas are listed as mixed commercial/residential and it depends on what standards are developed in that commercial/residential zone when it comes before the Council for approval. He added that.when the General Plan is adopted, it does not necessarily mean that those particular zones will.be adopted because they still have to come to Council for approval and each one will be handled separately. Mr. Young stated that this would limit the use of his property without even a moratorium. Councilman McDonald stated that the adoption of the General Plan is only a guideline for the City, and the Zoning Regulations have not been established and the zone has not been changed in that area. He stated that when there is a Public Hearing regarding the city's zoning regulations,then Mr. Young can express his con- cerns and opinions. Mayor Cleveland stated that he appreciated Mr. Young's concerns and stated that he would be notified when there are any changes being considered for that area. B. Councilman Bruesch requested that staff check on the over- flow traffic problem at Pic n Save. C. Councilman Bruesch commented on the City's Revenue State- ment which is prepared monthly, and he noticed that the Sales Tax revenues have been over-stated consistently about 20% to 30%. He requested that this be discussed at the Budget Session next month. D. Councilman Imperial commented again on the fact that the Meeting with the Alhambra School District had been cancelled for May 16th. He stated that he felt that Assemblyman Calderon had gone quite-far in trying to help Rosemead re, solve the problem of a school site. He was not sure that just because the Alhambra School District has said that they will try to add on to their pre- sent school sites instead of building a new school, that the City of Rosemead can count on what they have said. He requested that a letter by sent'to Assemblyman Calderon stating that the Council still felt the need of a meeting and.if the May 16th Meeting was postponed, what the date of the Meeting would be. . Mayor Cleveland stated that he felt that was a good suggestion and requested that staff handle the communications to Assemblyman Calderon. E. Councilman McDonald commended Jeff Stewart, Administra- tive Assistant, for following the street sweeper truck around in the wee hours of the morning on Garvey Avenue. F. Cleo Young, 7533 E. Garvey Avenue, congratulated Mayor Cleveland. She stated that the May 16th Meeting was changed to another meeting on May 14th, and suggested that everyone go to that meeting instead. Councilman Bruesch stated that the Meeting on May 14th does not have anything to do with the High School funding issue. Mayor Cleveland stated that representatives of her committee will be informed as to the details of any forthcoming Meeting, and she will'be notified by them. There being no further action to be taken, the Council Meeting was adjourned to May 26, 1987 at 8:00 p. m. Respectfully submitted: APPROVED: City C1 rk CM 5-12-87 MAYOR Page N6