CC - Item No. 4A - Minutes 1-24-12Minutes of the
Joint City Council,
Community Development Commission
and
Housing Development Corporation
Meeting
January 24, 2012
The regular joint meeting of the Rosemead Community Development C
Corporation and City Council was called to order by Mayor Ly at 6:04 p
Chamber located at 8838 East Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, CaliforniE,
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner /Director /Council
INVOCATION: Commissioner /Director /Council Member
PRESENT: Chair /President/Mayor Ly, Vice- Chair/Vice -Pi
Commissioners /Directors /Council Members Alarcon, and
ABSENT: Commissioner /Director /Council
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Allred, City Attti
Acting Community Development Director Ramirez,
Recreation Montqomerv- Scott „,Public, Works Direc
Executive Director
meeting.
11 t"M using Development
Rosemead City Council
Armenta,
9!ty'Manager Hawkesworth,
co, Director of Parks and
Clerk Molleda
Low would not be allending the six o'clock
to be added to the agenda.
Agency Attorney Richman eplgined that the, Lea
gue of California Cities recommended a form be submitted
and fjled yiiththe City, of items,�glgted to thgf,Cedevelopment Agency. Mrs. Richman requested that City
Council add�gg�nda item 4B the nforce ble Obligations Schedule from the Community Development
Commission covering the period jrp'm January 15t to June 30th, 2012.
p yf f P � 7.ey
Vice- ChairNice PresldeptlMayor Pro Tem Sandra Armenta made a motion, seconded by
CommissionerlDuectorlCoyricil Member Margaret Clark, to add item 4B to the agenda as the
Enforceable Obligations,.Schedule from the Community Development Commission. Vote resulted in:
Yes: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Ly
No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Low
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ITEM NO. - 4 ,L�
1. ORDINANCES READ BY TITLE ONLY
State law requires that all ordinances be read in full prior to the City Council /Agency Board taking
action; however, by motion, unanimously adopted, the City Attorney can be instructed to read all
ordinances by title only.
Recommendation: That the City Attorney be instructed to read all ordinances which appear on this
agenda by title only, and that further reading be waived. .,,
Vice- ChairNice- President/Mayor Pro Tem Sandra Armenta made a
Commissioner /Director /Council Member Margaret Clark, to approv
resulted in: ~`e
2.
3
Yes: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Ly
No: None
ROSEMEAD
OF THE
CLAIMS AND
No. 2012 — 02, entitled:
COMMUNITY
OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM
11671 THROUGH 11676
to approve Resolution No. 2012 — 01, entitled:
seconded by
rices by title only. Vote
HOUSING
CITY OF
DEMANDS
IN THE SUM OF $2,910.00 DEMAND NOS. 1541 THROUGH
1542
A RESOLUTION OF THE
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
ROSEMEAD ALLOWING CERTAIN
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C. Resolution to Comply with AB 936 (Hueso)
Last year the State legislature adopted AB 936 (Hueso), which requires the Community
Development Commission (CDC) to adopt a resolution before February 1, 2012, declaring
whether or not it has forgiven payment, wholly or partially, of a loan, advance, or
indebtedness that has been owed between the City and the CDC during the period of time
between January 1, 2010 and December 21, 2011. Based on a review of the documents, it
has been determined that neither the CDC nor the City have forgiven loans, advances or
indebtedness owed to each other for the period of January 1 ,u2010=tq December 21, 2011.
Recommendation: That the Community
2012 -03, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
UNDER HEALTH AND
THAT, DURING THE
DECEMBER 31, 2011,
FORGIVEN THE REP,
ANY LOAN, ADVAN`C
AGENCY BY A PUBLI
Juan Nunez — asked how the Council of
regarding the dissolution of the rec(evelol
Cities addressed the issue
Executive Director AllreA. ibblied that the League of California Cities, Council of Governments and cities that
have a redevelopment'agencysare outreged and devastated,by the Governor's actions.
to Mr. Nunez to contact his State
Vice Chair'N.,ice - President /Mayor Pro Tetn ;Sandra Armenta made a motion, seconded by
Commissioner /DirectorlCouncil:Membe, William Alarcon, to approve the Commission and
Corporation`C, nt Calendar,ifams. Vote resulted in:
Clark, Ly
No:
approve Resolution No.
DECLARA
PERIOD FROI�,JAyt�AR` 1, 2010, TO
THE COMM[IssSION HAS NOT
YMENT, WHOLLYI4R PARTIALLY, OF
L OR INDEBTEDNE$$ OWED TO THE
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4. MATTERS FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR &STAFF
A. Update on Impacts of State Action to Eliminate Redevelopment Agencies
Due to actions of State lawmakers and an adverse decision of the California Supreme Court
issued on December 29, 2011, all local redevelopment agencies, including the Rosemead
Community Development Commission (CDC), will be dissolved on February 1, 2012.
Recently, legislation known as SB 659 (Padilla) has been introduced in an effort to postpone
the dissolution date to April 15, 2012; however, whether sucia, aAehiporary legislative
reprieve will be passed by the legislature and signed by thg Governor is unknown at this
time. Also, SB 654 (Steinberg) has been introduced wtjj "' r5uld enable the ity to retain
the existing fund balance in the CDC Low & Moderatr} : Housing �"und to continue the dv
operation of low- income housing facilities and aCtiv,lties however prospects for
enactment of that legislation are unclear. The, Stark' "reality is that rev, lopment revenues
and programs that have been relied upon forfdecades to improve quali IiJe in this
community will abruptly end this fiscal yearE,ir the wakerpf the eliminaton tlf redevelopment
the City will be left with an immediate annual dgtigit of $11875 million on top
1 another $1
million in other unavoidable cost increases antioip t�" "in the upcoming fiscal year. Barring
any eleventh hour action by the State, tonight's ill be the final meeting of the
Rosemead Community Develq(7mentCommission.
Recommendation: That the CommudityrDevelopment Commission: 1) support SB 659
(Padilla) and SB 654 (Steinberg) in,an effarf ttl obtain S,osne'measure of relief to the
devastating consequences of actions taken by Statelwmakers to eliminate local
redevelopment fantli% and programs s and 2) receive and file this report.
F
Executive Director Allred Yeviled the staff report
Vice- Chair/Vicp Press ent/Mayort °I?ro Tdin'A'rmenta.,e�fplained that when she visited Sacramento it was
stressed to tlam thet thege;measures Would not stop'the elimination of the redevelopment agencies;
however,.tt will postpone February 1st`isso( tion date to April 15th. The time extension will give
lawmakers an opportunity to pa : others billsfo" reform the redevelopment agency because once it is
dissolved there,js not much elsel6wmakers °can do, In addition, the extension will have no impact to the
State budget' '' { �, t0
Vice- ChairN ice- PresilantlMayor Pro Tern Sandra Armenta made a motion, seconded by
Commissioner/ Directo'rlCo 'Q Member Margaret Clark to support SB 659 (Padilla) and SB 654
(Steinberg) and receive hd file the report. Vote resulted in:
Yes: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Low
No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Low
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B. Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule
Agency Attorney Richman explained that the purpose of this item under the legislature is that anything not on
this form will not be able to be submitted to the oversight committee, as a successor entity, to say these are
the obligations that should be paid. This is a document that staff had already created and the League of
California Cities is recommending the city to officially submit the Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule to
the City from the Community Development Commission.
ChairlPresidenf/Mayor Ly asked if additional items could be added to the
Agency Attorney Richman replied that once this list was approved no
ChairlPresident/Mayor Ly inquired about line item 27 of the
Zapopan Park; he asked if this included the jogging trail,
Executive Director Allred replied that the jogging trail was'Ind,Igded in
line item 27 also reflect the ADA accessibility, additional parking, and
Agency Attorney Richman explained that the City will submit all docu
support the descriptions on the Enforceable Obflgatipns Payment Scl
Vice- ChairNice- President/Mayor Pro Tern
Commissioner /Director /Council Member W
Obligation Payment Schedule c the
in:
Yes Ala�corl, Armenia, , 'Clark, Ly
No: None
5.
A. Conference with' abor Negotiators
Government Code Section 54957.6;
may be added to the list.
of
asked that
to the Oversight Board to
lion, seconded by
I'd file the Enforceable
June 30th, 2012. Vote resulted
for the City: City Manager Jeff Allred,
Assistant City Manager Matt Hawkesworth, and
Human Resources Manager Su Tan
Community Development Commission /Housing Corporation /City Council recessed to Closed Session at 6:26
p.m.
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Minutes of the
City Council Meeting
The regular meeting of the Rosemead City Council was called to order by Mayor Ly at 7:04 p.m. in the
Rosemead City Council Chamber located at 8838 East Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Alarcon
INVOCATION: Council Member Clark
PRESENT: Mayor Ly, Mayor Pro Tern Armenta, Council Members
ABSENT: Council Member Low
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Allred, City Attorney
Acting Community Development Director Ramirez, Dir(
Recreation Montgomery- Scott, Public Works Director h
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE
Joanne Russell- Chavez - Board Member of the
and volunteers to the City Council and staff. Sh(
Cemetery had officially acquired the California H
Resources Commission. Ms Russgll the
celebration would be schedule d'fftle`future.
City Manager
co, Director of
31erk Molleda
ieteryjhtroduced board members
ar1:20th the Savannah Memorial
granted by the State Historical
support and stated that a
Mayor Ly thanked Mrs': Russell- Chave2, her service as a,�raffic Commissioner and volunteers for their
service and efforts in obtaining the,historlcatlandmark status for Savannah Memorial Cemetery.
Council Member'Cla``rkp4hlmended tllg,,Savannah Memorial Cemetery Board and volunteers for their work.
stated that there are less, tton ten cemeteries in the State that hold the landmark
Mayor Pro Tem Armenta congr60 lated the group and thanked them for their hard work.
Rainbow Yeung Reprbsg9tative of the Air Quality Management District and South Coast Air Quality
Management District updated City Council on the Air Quality Management Plan that is updated every 3 to 5
years in order to bring the region into compliance with the Federal Clean Air Standards. Ms. Yeung stated
that an advisory board had been created to discuss,plans to update all scientific, technical information and
planning assumptions and encourage elected officials to participate. Also, advised City Council and staff
about effectively using AB 2766 funds to reduce mobile emissions; she added that the AQMD staff was
available for any needed assistance.
Council Member Low arrived to the City Council meeting at 7:14 p.m.
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Chuck Lyons — recalled the windstorm of December 1, 2011 and how effectively staff responded to broken
branches and fallen trees throughout the City. Mr. Lyons expressed concern with the drop off area of Encinita
Elementary School on Lower Azusa and Rosemead Park. He stated that parents are jaywalking and not
using the drop off area properly. Mr. Lyons suggested that Parking Enforcement Officers ticket the parents for
parking in red zones and endangering children by not crossing at designated crosswalks.
Mayor Pro Tom Armenta agreed with Mr. Lyons that improvements need to be made when parents drop off
their children because she experiences the same issue at her school. She added�$hat Chief of Police
Murakami is working with schools to improve this issue and that Mrs. Jean Hall ' `herself have met with
school Principal Sanchez to address the speeding issue and to educate parr ts.
Mayor Ly suggested to Mr. Lyons to speak to school board membersjtbm the'lRdsemead and the Garvey
School District to address the issue and directed staff to coordinata�a Meeting antl Ue a discussion.
Mayor Ly announced that the Commission /Housing Corporldbn /City Council meeting wo "t ,ld their
Closed Session discussion item at the end of the meetin€Yr'`rrar:,..
PRESENTATION ;
• The Association of Los An4eles,Deputy Sheriffs
Mark Divis — Vice - President of the Association of Los`Ahgeles,peputy Sh%,jffs expressed appreciation for
the City's ongoing support for quality safety service§' , eha
On btfto A,L�DS, r. Divis presented a plaque of
gratitude to the City Council
Mayor Ly stated that thefiClty was happy,with the Sheriffs Department and Chief of Police Murakami, who
has been a great leader in tcdtacing crin),b and engaging the public on prevention programs.
Mayor Pro Tem,rmgnta thanked fMr Divis`fbt tha pre`s'entation and for having a great team under the
leadership p. t hief of gQjcelurakrj, ;f Ms. Armenta added that children many times have a misconception
of Law Enforcement OfficetsFbgt,it is gte'al to,see when the police officers drive by the schools and wave hello
to the`chIf ren. This is a comlhuttity that iszvery proud of their Sheriff's Department and the kids love them
too.
Council Member Clark stated thegt' this time when the State is taking so much money from the cities by
shutting down the retleu "elapmgrlflagency, the City of Rosemead is in much better shape than other cities
because of contracting'vith the' "Sheriff's and Fire Department. And that is very much appreciated.
Council Member Low thanked Mr. Divis and stated that Chief of Police Lieutenant Murakami has been very
responsive to the community.
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8. CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Minutes
q
January 10, 2012 — Special Meeting
Claims and Demands
• Resolution No.2012 -07
Recommendation: to approve Resolution No. 2012
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
ROSEMEAD ALLOWING CERT
IN THE SUM OF $1,993,706.93,'
76216 INCLUSIVELY
C.
Second Amendment to License Agreement
On December 15,1989, the Citj
for space at 9101 East Mission"
Rosemead Park) to construct ar
times since its original form and
the lease,
year terms
(2012'
extension,
to expire at tt
for a term of I
r ed of 15% in
;AT currently
AND
76050
OF
Site at Rosemead Park
anteretl'jrlt9,a Ground Lease with LA Cellular
to the Publloi,)NOrks maintenance yard at
rllular site That lease has been amended six
ofthr 1tetronsferred twice. AT &T currently holds
of Septe',bbr`2012. AT &T has proposed an
ars with an option for an additional two (2) five -
fees at the beginning of each five -year term
I.2 1 1'68.38. With City Council approval of an
$2,493.67 effective October 1, 2012.
Recomrt)ehdation' That the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into Second
Amendm64 to' License Agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with AT &T for
an initial term ofve year;" on October 1, 2012 with options for two additional
five year terms e ective 2,0 and 2022.
Recreation Center Heating, Ventilation, and Cooling System
'Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) —
As part of the City's 2010 -2011, Capital Improvement Program budget, the City Council
approved a program titled Citywide Energy Efficiency Improvements, which consists of
several modernization projects of existing infrastructure and systems at City facilities. This
project includes the replacement of the Heating, Ventilation and Cooling System (HVAC) for
the Rosemead Community Recreation Center (RCRC). The engineer's estimate for this
project was $180,000 provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (ARRA). On January 18, 2012, bids were received and reviewed for the project.
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Recommendation: That the City Council reject all bids received for this project and direct
staff to explore other options for completing the work.
E. 2011 Sustainable Community Planning Grant Program
The State of California, through the Strategic Growth Council, is requesting proposals for the
second round of funding under the. Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentive
Program. The Sustainable Communities Planning Grant is funded by Proposition 84, the
Safe Drinking Water, Water Qualify and Supply, Flood Control,:River and Coastal Protection
Bond Act of 2006. It is anticipated that proposals funded under this solicitation will be not
less than $100,000 or greater than $1,000,000 each
This grant program implements the vision of the Governor and Legislature to foster the
development of sustainable communities throughout'Cal fornia It is designed to help local
governments meet the challenges of adopting land use plans and integrating strategies in
order to transform communities and create long -term prosperity. Sustainable dommunities
are to promote equity, strengthen the economy; proteot the,environment and 'promote
healthy, safe communities.
Recommendation: That
A RESOLUTION OF
ROSEMEAD, CALIF(
FOR GRANT FUNDS
W
F.. ' Resolution to ComDly with AB
Or
approve Resolution No. 2012 -06, entitled:
OF THE CITY OF
HE"APPLICATION
LE COMMUNITIES
?OGRAM UNDER
WATER QUALITY AND
OVER AND COASTAL
DROPOSITION 84)
Last year the State legislature adopted AB 936 (Hueso), which requires a redevelopment
agency to adopt a resolution before February 1, 2012, declaring whether or not it has
forgiven the payment of a loan, advance, or indebtedness owed between the agency or a city
during the period of time between January 1, 2010 and December 21, 2011. Based on a
rev iew.o the documents, it has been determined that neither the Rosemead Community
Development "Commission nor the City have forgiven loans, advances or indebtedness owed
to each other for the period of January 1, 2010 to December 21, 2011. To comply with the
law, the City Attorney has advised that resolutions making such declarations be adopted by
both the Community Development Commission and the City Council.
Recommendation: That the City. Council approve Resolution No. 2012 -09, entitled:
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD MAKING A DECLARATION UNDER HEALTH
AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33354.8 THAT, DURING THE
PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1 2010, TO DECEMBER 31, 2011,
THE CITY HAS NOT FORGIVEN THE REPAYMENT, WHOLLY
OR PARTIALLY, OF ANY LOAN, ADVANCE, OR
INDEBTEDNESS OWED. TO THE CITY BY THE ROSEMEAD
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Council Member William Alarcon made a motion, seconded by
Consent Calendar items. Vote resulted in:
Yes: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Low, Ly
No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
9. MATTERS FROM CITY MANAGER & STAFF : -
A. Adoption of a Resolution Electing to Retain the
Previously held by the RosertieatL;Ct4mmunity [
Low, to approve
Assets and Functions
At the January 10, 2012 City Council Meeting , the,,Qlty C¢dhcil elected to become the
Successor Agency for the Rosemearl,ommunity f5e/elbpment Commission. During the
discussion,fegard 66,this item, it v as r that'staff and the City Attorney were still
reviewing the requirements and responsibilities if the City was to also become the Successor
Agency for the housmg,�Ossets and the Lb !zMod Income Fund. Since there is still significant
uncertainty reggf ; di tuie funding of ffordable housing, a resolution has been written
toraccept the hodsi' res[iorisibi ty ,#tth "an option for the City to opt -out if funding is not
providetl,foroperafignr future obligations. The Rosemead Housing Development
Corporation,Wlll,maintaira awnership of the two senior low- income apartment complexes and
the City will he tnAa position tti`receive funding for these complexes and other operational
costs shoul 'available.
That the City Council approve Resolution No. 2012 -08, entitle:
JTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
,D, CALIFORNIA ELECTING TO RETAIN THE
ASSETS AND FUNCTIONS PREVIOSLY HELD AND
PERFORMED BY THE ROSEMEAD COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
City Manager Allred reviewed the staff report.
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Council Member Polly Low made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Sandra Armenta, to approve
Resolution No. 2012.08, electing to retain the Housing assets and functions previously held and
performed by the Rosemead Community Development Commission. Vote resulted in:
Yes: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Low, Ly
No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
10. MATTERS FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Pro Tem Armenta commended staff and the community for
stated, "We are only as strong as our support system ". Ms. Armgnt,
good location with accessible parking and space. However, shers`u
events, a designated group make sure trash bins are emptleg'trequ
Council Member Low asked City Manager Allred if a resit
over 3 days during the windstorm and was still charged by
City Manager Allred replied no resident spoke "t4 hcm. with concerns
Mayor Pro Tern Armenta stated that she was i
friendly. She reiterated that the website had too
and suggested the website offet.,are for et
to work with Public InformaG4n ON6 lores to
Mayor Lyasked City Ma
City Manager Allred ptat
MayorLyasked to view
areas of t�d.:City that are
attended tlie4onference
received for High Seed
process. He aIsoItepgrte
working with local a' no
speeding
;at Lu`h '4f,New Year Event and
re ssed thatjltp event was held on a
A that for Wt4!6 Lunar New Year
to avoid over "q-
her electrjoitjr being out for
that th %';City's website was not user
noggh icons to feasibly guide the public
9 ,dhate an icon. Ms. Armenta offered
Fbr the public.
Avenue had been fixed
indicated that the repairs have been made.
Public Works Department, for the reason that there are
regularly hit by gf.6pjtI`and take a couple of days to remove. Mr. Ly reported that he
of Mayors and had'the opportunity to discuss High Speed Rail, money the State will
Rail proiec.;ts, and advice staff to continue to monitor long term the High Speed Rail
1 that ths,,Environmental Protection Agency spoke about water quality control and
es, while Agencies are not happy with the unfunded mandates by the EPA.
��f�
City Council recessed the ,meeting to continue with Closed Session discussion at 7:41 p.m. and reconvened
back at 8:59 p.m. with nd`reportable action.
11. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:59 p.m. The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled to take place on
February 14, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
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Steven Ly
Mayor
ATTEST:
Gloria Molleda
City Clerk
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