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Rosemead
City Council
and
Community Development
Commission
JOINT MEETING
. AGENDA
April 27, 2010
6:00 PM
City Hall Council Chamber
8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California 91770
www.cityofrosemead.org
Gary Taylor, Mayor
Steven Ly, Mayor Pro Tem
Sandra Armenta, Council Member
Margaret Clark, Council Member
Polly Low, Council Member
ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION JOINT MEETING AGENDA
April 27, 2010
Community Development Commission
and
City Council
Meeting Agenda
CALL TO ORDER-6:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Commissioner/Council Member Sandra Armenta
INVOCATION -Commissioner/Council Member Margaret Clark
ROLL CALL:
o CDC -Chair Taylor, Vice-Chair Ly, Commissioners Armenta, Clark, Low
o City Council -Mayor Taylor, Mayor Pro Tern Ly, Council Members Armenta, Clark, Low
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
2. COMMISSION CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Claims and Demands
Resolution No. 2010 -13
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2010 -13 for payment of Commission
expenditures in the amount of $59,957.93 demand nos. 10081 through 10082 and 11253
through 11259.
B. March 31, 2010 Treasurer's Report
The Rosemead Community Development Commission's Treasurer's Report of cash and
investment balances for the month ended March 31, 2010 are included for Council's review.
Recommendation: That the Community Development Commission receive and file the
Treasurer's Report for the month ended March 31, 2010.
3. CLOSED SESSION
A. Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Government Code Section 54957; Council Appointed Officials (City Manager and City
Clerk)
B. Conference with Labor Negotiator
Government Code Section 54957.6
Negotiators for the City: Jeff Allred and Su Tan
Employee Unit: Rosemead Employee Association
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ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION JOINT MEETING AGENDA
April 27, 2010
City Council
Meeting Agenda
• CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 PM
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -Council Member Sandra Armenta
• INVOCATION -Council Member Margaret Clark
• ROLL CALL:
o CITY COUNCIL _ Mayor Taylor, Mayor Pro Tern Ly, Council Members Armenta, Clark, Low
4. PRESENTATIONS
• Proclamation of Recognition for Sergeant Mark Flores
• Cal American Water Presentation
• Public Works Week Proclamation
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Public Hearing on the Five-Year-Consolidated Plan and Fiscal Year 2010.11 Annual
Action Plan Submission
The City Council will consider review and approval of the City's Five Year Consolidated Plan
covering the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2015 which includes the FY 2010-11
Annual Action Plan. The City of Rosemead is a federal entitlement grant recipient of
Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership funds from the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As part of the process to
receive funding, the City must undertake development of a Consolidated Plan every five (5)
years and an Action Plan must be completed annually. It is called a Consolidated Plan
because it consolidates the application-process for HUD's four (4) entitlement grants into one
consolidated plan and application. The four grants are: Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), Housing Opportunities for
Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG). All four grants are
driven by an entitlement formula process set by the federal government. The City is eligible
to participate in two (2) of these programs: CDBG and HOME. The City's current
Consolidated Plan is set to expire on June 30, 2010.
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The Annual Action Plan includes a list of the activities the City will undertake to address
priority needs and local objectivesWth anticipated program income and funds received
during the next program year for meeting housing and community development objectives.
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Open the public hearing and take public testimony on the Five Year
Consolidated Plan covering the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2015
which includes the FY 2010-11 Annual Action Plan.
2. Approve the CDBG and HOME funding recommendations and authorize
submittal of the City's Five Year Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development;
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all appropriate and necessary documents
to receive funding and implement approved use;
4. Award $27,361 (5%) of HOME funds to the Rio Hondo Community Development
Commission to defray certain costs for the operation as the City's Community
Housing Development Organization (CHDO) and authorized the City Manager to
execute the necessary service agreements; and
5. Award the following public services agencies with CDBG funds and authorized
the City Manager to execute service agreements:
• Family Counseling Services - $40,000
• Morrison Health Care (Senior Nutrition Provider) - $82,369
• People for People - $27,600
• Rosemead School District-$11,698
• Rosemead High School - $13,650
• The Southern California Housing Rights Center - $25,000
B. Development Standards for Mixed-Use and C-4 Regional Commercial Zones, and
Comprehensive Zoning Map Update- Municipal Code Amendments 10.02, Municipal
Code Amendments 10.03, Zone Change 10.02
These are City initiated amendments to the Rosemead Municipal Code for the purpose of
establishing residential/commercial mixed-use development standards for a new
Residential/Commercial Mixed-Use Development Overlay (RCMUDO) zone and regional
commercial development standards for anew C-4 Regional Commercial zone. The new
development standards reflect the new planning goals and policies detailed in the City's
recently approved General Plan Amendment. The proposal also includes an amendment to
the existing Mixed-Use Development Guidelines to reflect the proposed mixed-use
development standards. Lastly, Zone Change 10-02 proposes a comprehensive zoning map
update, which will bring all zoning designations on the City of Rosemead Zoning Map into
consistency with the City's General Plan Land Use Map.
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ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION JOINT MEETING AGENDA
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On April 5, 2010, the Planning Commission was presented with this matter and adopted
Resolution No. 10-10, Resolution 10-11, and Resolution 10-12 recommending approval of
MCA 10-02, MCA 10-03, and ZC 10-02 to the City Council.
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. ADOPT Ordinance No. 889, amending Title 17 of the Rosemead Municipal Code to
incorporate Chapter 17.74 Residential/Commercial Mixed-Use Development Overlay
zone regulations and modifying the Mixed-Use Design Guidelines.
2. ADOPT Ordinance No. 890, amending Title 17 of the Rosemead Municipal Code to
incorporate Chapter 17.46 C-4 Regional Commercial zone regulations.
3. ADOPT Ordinance No. 891, amending the City of Rosemead Zoning Map for the
purpose of bringing the map into consistency with the General Plan.
C. Municipal Code Amendment 10.01, Amending the Zoning Code to Establish
Regulations for the Development of Wireless Telecommunication Facilities in the City
of Rosemead
This is a City initiated amendment that proposes to amend the Zoning Ordinance to provide a
comprehensive set of development standards for the installation and operation of Wireless
Telecommunications Facilities (WTFs).
This item was presented to the Planning Commission for consideration on April 5, 2010. At
that hearing the Planning Commission reviewed the proposed WTF regulations and received
testimony from members of the public regarding the proposed standards to regulate height,
setbacks, grounds for denial of applications, the.adoption of preapproved sites, and legal
nonconforming facilities.
In response to this testimony, the Planning Commission made several revisions to the draft
regulations that were prepared by staff. Instead of an initial two (2) year term for the approval
of a Coordinated Antenna Plan, the Commission voted to grant an initial one (1) year term to
such requests. The Commission added language to Section 12.82.080 A.2. of the Ordinance
to clarify that WTFs lawfully existing at the time of adoption of this Ordinance would not be
considered non-conforming for the purposes of Administrative co-location. The Planning
Commission also clarified language in the Ordinance to make it clear that WTFs are not
exempt from the height requirements applicable to the zone. With these revisions, the
Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 10-09, recommending that the City Council
ADOPT Ordinance No. 892. The Planning Commission staff report, meeting minutes and
Resolution No. 10-09 are attached as Exhibits B, C, and D, respectively.
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Subsequent to the public hearing,'Planning staff received a suggestion that the City Council
should consider reducing the length of time that may be granted for an extension of an
approved Coordinated Antenna Plan from the proposed two (2) years to six (6) months.
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 892, amending Title 17 of the
Rosemead Municipal Code to incorporate Chapter 17.82 "Wireless Telecommunications
Facilities" zone regulations.
7. CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Minutes
March 9, 2010 - Regular Meeting.
March 23, 2010 - Regular Meeting
B. Claims and Demands
Resolution No. 2010 - 25
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2010 - 25, for payment of City expenditures in the
amount of $829,143.94 numbered 100779 through 100816 and 69369 and 69526,
inclusively.
C. Ordinance 893- Second Reading: Guidelines for the Display and Maintenance of
Newsracks - Rosemead Municipal Code Section 12.12
On April 13, 2010, the City Council reviewed Ordinance No. 893, which approved amending
Section 12.12 of the Rosemead Municipal Code regarding the installation and maintenance
of newsracks. The City Council also asked that two sections of the code be removed,
clarifying the description of "offensive material" in section 12.12.030, subsection C.
Ordinance No. 893 is now before the City Council at the required second reading for
adoption.
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 893 at its second reading.
D. Quarterly Interim Financial Update for the Quarterly Ended March 31, 2010
The City of Rosemead Quarterly Interim Financial Update for the Quarter Ended March 31,
2010 is before City Council for review. Also included in the Quarterly Financial Update is the
Treasurer's Report of cash and investment balances at March 31, 2010.
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the Quarterly Interim Financial
Update report and the Treasurer's Report.
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E. Quitclaim Deed to Manheim Investments, Inc. for City Property Adjacent to Previously
Vacated Street at Denton Avenue between Garvey Avenue and Virginia
On August 14, 2007, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2007-27, vacating Denton
Avenue between Garvey Avenue and Virginia Street. This vacation was completed and
recorded at the request of the Los Angeles Dealer Auto Auction (LADAA) in order to allow
the LADDA to consolidate operations and secure its main parking lot at this location.
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Approve Resolution No. 2010-27, determined that he value of the parcel described is of
nominal value and authorizing the quitclaim deed to Manheim Investments, Inc,;
2. Authorize the City Manager to sign the quitclaim deed for the parcel.
Request for Traffic Access Improvements at 8930 Mission Drive
The Traffic Commission reviewed a request to review traffic conditions and make access
improvements at 8930 Mission Drive. The Commission was concerned that left turn access
to the development at this location. impacts traffic flow and safety on Mission Drive. After
visiting the site, staff recommended that a "Keep Clear"pavement marking be added in
eastbound lanes directly in front of the driveway to 8930 Mission Drive. Based on these
observations, the Traffic Commission approved the recommendation to make traffic access
improvements.
Recommendation: That the City Council approve the Traffic Commission's recommendation
and authorize staff to take necessary steps to install "Keep Clear" pavement markings in
eastbound lanes directly in front of the driveway to 8930 Mission Drive.
G. City Street Sweeping Services - Award Contract
At its February 23, 2010 meeting, the City Council approved specifications and authorized
staff to solicit proposals for street sweeping services. The services include street sweeping
of residential and commercial City.streets at least once weekly, Monday through Friday.
Regular street sweeping services are critical in ensuring that City streets are kept clean,
aesthetically pleasing and safe for both the motoring and pedestrian public. On March 16,
2010 the City received four (4) contractor proposals for completeness, understanding of
scope of work, methodology, experience and proposed cost.
Recommendation: That the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract
with Athens Services for street sweeping services at an annual cost of $167,910.08 for the
first three (3) years, with an annual option to renew for the following two (2) years. The new
contact would take effect on July 1, 2010.
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H. Bridge Painting Project at Interstate 10/San Bernardino Freeway Underpass Locations
- Authorization to Solicit Bids
As part of the City's Fiscal Year 2009-10 Capital Improvement Program, the City Council
approved funding to enhance the aesthetic look of City entry-points from the San Bernardino
Freeway 10. This project is included in these efforts and consists of painting the three (3)
remaining freeway bridges at Rosemead Boulevard., San Gabriel Boulevard and Del Mar
Avenue. The City of San Gabriel has tentatively expressed interest in funding the painting of
the northern side of the San Gabriel Boulevard and Del Mar Avenue bridges. These two
bridges are listed as alternates in the bid specifications in the event the City of San Gabriel
does not grant final approval. In addition, the City of El Monte will be contacted regarding
painting the southern side Rosemead Boulevard bridge.
The project consists of initially water blasting, sealing and priming all surfaces, followed by
applying graffiti-resistant paint to ensure quick and easy removal if surfaces are tagged. In
addition, the project calls for the installation of large City logo on the bridge walls, indicating
entry into City of Rosemead, as appropriate. The color and logo design will be similar to the
one the City recently painted on the Walnut Grove Avenue bridge.
Recommendation: That the City Council:
Approve the plans and specifications for the above listed project.
2. Authorize staff to advertise this project and solicit bids to complete the improvement
project.
8. MATTERS FROM CITY MANAGER & STAFF
A. Alignment for the California High Speed Rail
On March 9, 2010, the City Council was provided with a presentation from the High Speed
Rail Authority (HSRA) regarding the proposed California High Speed Rail that would enable
riders to travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles in approximately 2 hours and 38 minutes.
The HSRA is considering two alternating routes through the San Gabriel Valley: a rail
alignment along the 10 freeway or the 60 freeway. During the presentation, Council
Members expressed their support to the California High Speed Rail project; however, no
official action was taken as to which alignment the City Council would support.
Recommendation: That the City Council provide direction on the preferred alignment for the
California High Speed Rail project.
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9. MATTERS FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
A. Mayor's Appointments for 2010-2011.
Each Year, a listing of City Council Member appointments to a variety of regional and state
committees and boards is prepared and submitted by the Mayor.
To assist the Mayor, members of the City Council had the opportunity to complete the
"Mayor's Appointments for 2010-2011" form listing each individual's preference for the
particular committees and boards..
Recommendation: That the City Council approve the Mayor's Appointments for 2010-2011.
10. COMMENTS FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
11. ADJOURNMENT
The next joint Community Development Commission and City Council meeting is scheduled
to take place on May 11, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., respectively.
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