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CC - Item 3A - Mintues 9-25-12Minutes of the City Council Meeting September 25, 2012 The regular meeting of the Rosemead City Council was called to order by Mayor Armenta at 7:01 p.m. in the Rosemead City Council Chamber located at 8838 East Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Clark INVOCATION: Council Member Ly PRESENT: Mayor Armenta, Mayor Pro Tern Low, Council Members Alarcon, Clark, and Ly STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Allred, City Attorney Richman, Assistant City Manager Hawkesworth, Community Development Director Ramirez, Director of Parks and Recreation Montgomery- Scott, Public Works Director Marcarello, and City Clerk Molleda 1. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE Ron Esquivel — thanked the City Council and staff for installing crosswalks near schools and protecting the public. 2. PRESENTATION • Ladyhawks recognition for their participation in the Triple Crown World Series in Nevada and in the USSSA Nationals in West Covina. Ladyhawk members were not in attendance to accept their certificate of appreciation. • National Voter Registration Day Proclamation. Mayor Armenta presented a proclamation to City Clerk Molleda proclaiming National Voter Registration Day. Mayor Pro Tem Low asked if residents could drop off their voter registrations to City Hall because of concerns that the County Registrar office may not receive all registrations. City Clerk Gloria Molleda replied that residents can drop -off registrations at City Hall and staff will forward them to the County Registrar Recorders office. Residents can check their status online after two weeks of mailing their registrations or can contact the City Clerk's office for verification. • Savannah Memorial Park Mayor Armenta presented a proclamation to Savannah Memorial Park Cemetery for obtaining California's Historical Landmark status. Rosemead City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of July 24, 2012 Page 1 of 10 ITEM NO. 3A Joe Castillo — President of El Monte Cemetery Association, thanked City Council and staff for their support in obtaining the historical landmark status. Mr. Castillo invited the City Council and the public to their fundraising Spirit Festival event taking place on September 29, 2012. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Minutes April 24, 2012 — Regular Meeting B. Claims and Demands • Resolution No. 2012 — 53 Recommendation: to approve Resp(¢ti No. 2012 — 53 A RESOLUTION OF THE C[`W, C F THE ROSEMEAD AL OWING CERT' C AND [ IN THE SUM ,967.23 NU =E D 78621 1 78764 INCLUSI C. Ordinance No. 923 — Second eadin . Chan 01 and Conditional Use Permit 12.01— 7 J,he ue 2743 re Av ; t'b On Sep r 11, City introduced finance No. 923, approving Zone Change 1 ha zoning c sification of 2743 Strathmore Avenue from Parking 'AGt Medium Co e89284 -03 ). Ordinance No. 923 is now before Council at City Council adopt at its second reading, Ordinance No. 923, VOF THE ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL OF THE SMEAD CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE 1 CHANGING THE ZOING CLASSIFICATION THMORE AVENUE FROM P (PARKING) T C-3 MMERCIAL), LOCATED 2743 STRATHMORE AVENUE (APN:5284.038 -002) Item 3D was deferred to the meeting of October 9, 2012. Rosemead City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of September 25, 2012 Page 2 of 10 D. Resolution Supporting Creation of San Gabriel Mountains National Recreation Area The San Gabriel Mountains Forever campaign is requesting that the City Council adopt a resolution in support of the creation of a San Gabriel Mountains National Recreation Area. This designation would provide the San Gabriel Mountains with increased attention and resources in order to improve recreational opportunities for residents and further conservation efforts. Recommendation: That the City Council approve Re, olution No. 2012 -54, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE ROSEMEAD:a, F COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD SUPPORT REATION OF A SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS N I L R .r ` TION AREA E. Safe Routes to School Project — i ion No. 2012 -55 f rizing City Staff to Execute an Agreement with the of California for the R ursement of Funds As part of the City's Fiscal Year 2011 -12 t 1 .. ement Program���Fie City Council approved a project titled outes to Sch gram ". The programxifivolves traffic safety and traffic calming an. vents at six ��bpal schools Emerson Elementary, k' Garvey Intermediate, Will ar IemeFif . , Bitely Elementary, Sanchez Elementary, and Temple Intermediate. The b this�f f i of Is fundW41 r ugh the State of California Safe Route to (P r: ram, with al appr©tr:nt of ,000. The projects as apprd. by the Cit. ncil on Juli, 2012 and work is currently underway . oveme include th : lallation of new safety traffic striping, traffic signage, peel feetlba gn _ Jlfjp outs, i movement crossing lightings, and traffic signal City Council approve Resolution No. 2012 -55, entitled: A RESOL1`':ON OrItHE ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEMEAD AUTHORIZING STAFF TO EXECUTE E PRO M SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT NO. OJ22, FOR E S TO SCHOOL, CYCLE 9, PROJECT NO. SI $L�` (013) BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD AND THE 'TE OF CALIFORNIA Council Member Steven Ly made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Polly Low to approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of item D. Vote resulted in: Yes: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Low, Ly No: None Abstain: None Absent: None Rosemead City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of September 25, 2012 Page 3 of 10 4. MATTERS FROM CITY MANAGER & STAFF A. Adoption of the City of Rosemead Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan The Federal Disaster Mitigation Act mandates that local governments implement programs to plan for pre- disaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of disaster relief, to control the federal costs of disaster assistance, and for other purposes. This Act requires all state, local, and tribal governmenn develop and submit a local hazard mitigation plan as a condition of receiving Hazard Mt n Grant Program (HMGP) funding and public assistance following a disaster. DevelOomeht of the Plan is in accordance with Strategy 6 of the City's Strategic Plan ( "Incre�,`j 4's level of Emergency Preparedness ") and corresponding action ie Recommendation: That the City Mitigation Plan. City Manager Allred stated that staff prep red the Plan, and the Natural Hazard Mitigation phi Public Safety Coordinator Mandy Wong Council Member Steven Local Hazard Mitigation Yes: B. 'Award of Contitt5 — the City of Rd. . ead Local Hazard nergen '.j,z p s Plan, Facility Emergency Action would b� to a main binder. and Softball Polly Low to approve the Dfj" the budget tings in May of this year, City Council authorized contracting Roseead's adult s services. This is consistent with the fourth of five "Guiding PrincipltkFid} ,. Responsibility„ as incorporated in Rosemead's Strategic Plan 2012- 13, which s *, Wen in doubt, contract out ". Request for Proposals (RFP) were solicited for total operations of our adult basketball and adult softball programs. We received three responses for adult basketball services and two for adult softball services. Staff reviewed each proposal for completeness, understanding of the scope of work, relevant experience, demonstrated ability to conduct all league operations, and program fees. Additionally, reference checks were conducted for those firms deemed most qualified in each of the two service categories: Rosemead City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of September 25, 2012 Page 4 of 10 • Adult Basketball — Southland Sports Association o Southland has been operating for nine years and currently runs similar adult basketball programs for the cities of Glendora, Rancho Cucamonga, Arcadia, and Baldwin Park. They have the demonstrated ability to operate every aspect of Rosemead's adult basketball leagues. The cities they currently serve report no significant issues and consistently rate their performance at score of 9 out of 10. o Participant fees will remain at furs levels. • Adult Softball —Major League S, '41 {Ml�, �r o MLS has been se <`. , , outhern Cali cities since 1986 and currently provi, r ilar adult softball p fns to 29 cities including Claremont, Covip uarte, and Pasaden a. ddition to offering softball leagues,' ffers a ive ball feel maintenance services. MLS highly recom �'de dr of the sties to whigi staff spoke. contract in Parks and �aiid Council Per Ly coma contracting &r!%dult sport F Mayor Armenta a "o� community o Partite Will be simile those currently paid by league That the City Council a T� ad ifVosketball program contract to s Ast;baation and fheLjtsoftb� ram contract be awarded to Major and thatthe City Coun:l`authorize th City Manager to execute each n aoordve'd by the Ciiv',Attornev. the staff report. on, "When in doubt, contract out' in regards to much 46ey the City saves to continue providing the same services to the Parks and Recreation Direc', omery-Scott replied the city will save on staff time cost; for example on score keepers and event supe' ASion of facilities. He explained that the City would gain a percentage of revenues based on team participation in each league. City Manager Allred added that the City would also save on workers compensation claims and unemployment insurance cost. Council Member Alarcon asked where the softball games would be played and when would they start playing. Rosemead City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of September 25, 2012 Page 5 of 10 Parks and Recreation Director Montgomery-Scoff replied that most games will be played at Rosemead Park or the sport complex and all games run quarterly. Mayor Pro Tern Polly Low made a motion, seconded by Council Member Steven Ly to approve the adult basketball program contract with Southland Sports Association and the adult softball program contract with Major League Softball. Vote resulted in: Yes: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Low, Ly No: None Abstain: None Absent: None C. Stray Cat Drop-Off Fee A resident who routinely traps stra complained about the City's stray d F partial cost recovery of the average c Angeles County Animal S elter to accept The resident argues than sts paid to that he pays, which is no ,k.. Recommendation: That partial cost *V of ch City Manager Allred revi6W6d the Council the City. drops them offb1he Public Safety Center has f fee of $10. This fee r vides the City will only 120 toi�0 that the Cif s to the Los k e,. j nd in most cas uthanize the cats. 5 by the City are cover%d by the taxes )bpld the eziIting $10 stray cat drop -off fee as hd6les CouiYiw`Animal Shelter. Los Angeles County Animal Shelter charges :e in return. City MariY'0,rAllred replied a ani elter does not charge residents to drop -off a cat at their facility; however the ter does char es to n cats. Council Member' 4jfs ggested the " idents can directly drop -off a cat to the animal shelter to avoid paying the city's drop -off fee Chief of Police Tim Muraka 111 ed that the City saves on cost of staff time when a Rosemead resident directly drops -off a cat to the sf er. However, the City gets billed for the housing, feeding, medication and maybe euthanizing of the cat that was dropped -off by a Rosemead resident. Council Member Clark expressed concern with having to charge residents $10 for dropping off a cat. She explained that the City was not recouping any net cost. She stated residents were doing a service to the community by dropping off stray cats; there are issues of animal diseases and the spread of typhus. Mrs. Clark made a motion to not charge residents for the stray cat drop -off fee. Rosemead City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of September 25, 2012 Page 6 of 10 Council Member Ly stated that over the past 50 years the Los Angeles County has had 10 to 15 reported annual cases of typhus spreading, which is a flea problem in animals. Council Member Clark reiterated that by charging a fee it is a disservice and a negative connotation to the residents and restated her motion to not charge the fee. Mayor Armenia asked for a second motion. There being no second, motion died on the floor. Juan Nunez — asked if an owner of a cat picks up their cat will they City Manager Allred replied no, because cats that are drop -off transferred to the Baldwin Park Animal Shelter, which the city, Council Member Clark inquired about in -house anii by the city. City Manager Allred explained that the city has an in therefore, they are taken to the Baldwin Park Animal Y =fir' Assistant City Manager Hawkesworth stat ar i temporary facility and then they are transpo to Council Member Clark a !dents have' "0 call the Public Safety Cei „ Assistant City Manager Public Safety Qe terd,M Council Man Steven Ly n City's current pick up fee No: ClaFI Abstain: Absent: Rosemead City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of September 25, 2012 Page 7 of 10 Vote services back. Safety Center are then essina fee for. long animals are detained service bu�'Ij4,shelter for animals; an animal for 24 hours at a that if their cat is lost to that B'a1"yin Park's animal shelter refers residents to the alic Safo,Center or City Hall for animal control issues. Mr. iywtrea'Ch:to notify the community on animal control Low, Ly in: by Mayor Pro Tern Polly Low to uphold the 5. MATTERS FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL A. City of Rosemead Chinese Name Standardization On August 14, 2012, the City Council discussed the need to standardize the Chinese transliteration used to identify Rosemead using the characters imme (lu6 sT mi). At that time, the Council indicated its intent to adopt this Chinese transliteration but delayed final action until September 25th in order to provide an opportunity for additional review and comment by the community. '5 , Recommendation: That the City Council Rosemead's standardized Chinese translil Nancy Enn — read a letter on behalf of resident V standardizing the Chinese characterization of the Chinese characters has a symbolic meaning ass( characters will now flow better phonetically and s the City of Rosemead. Mayor Pro Tem Low suggested using tl newspapers and television, versus what City Manager Allred MayorArmenta inquired"af�ftt the Public Council NO, er Clark si want to spe ,64he item. Council Member ,stated that Mr word honey in the na „. rxRosemi Council Member (lu6 sl mi) as the City of g, where she dd,th rter Mrs. Eng, also c6tt them. She expressed Mrs. Eridadded that the City for I that the writing of )ort and stated the gives a good image to soft, because it is used in many to the characters si mi. characters mi and mi. between mi and mi is pronunciation and item to another meeting in case there are people who may Wang and Mr. Daniel Deng had express they did not want the there are two forms of Chinese writing, traditional and simplified. Mayor Pro Tem Polly Low made a motion, seconded by Council Member Steven Ly to approve rdu si mi as the City of Rosemead's standardized Chinese transliteration. Yes: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Low, Ly No: None Abstain: None Absent: None Rosemead City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of September 25, 2012 Page 8 of 10 B. Rosemead Municipal Code Section 17.104.080 — English Language Use on On- Premise Signs At the City Council Meeting of September 11, 2012, Council Member Ly requested that Rosemead Municipal Code Section 17.104.080 — "English language use on on- premises signs" be brought before the City Council for discussion. Recommendation: That the City Council receive and ite the report. Community Development Director Michelle Ramirez reviewed the:' report Council Member Ly stated that an article in the Los Angeles e in i that the City of Rosemead had an ordinance requiring businesses to have English sig xplained th City only requires the type of business and address containing Arabic numbers toy 3 nglish. The ordina ..yeas approved over 20 years ago and the emphasis was for public safety ro rs. Mr. Ly was concern ih fsome business owners were told that their signs had to be in English only. He' Ej ed thaty#pntrue and uti;cqnstitutional. Chief of Police Murakami explained tt because emergency responders may Council Member Ly asked staff what business. _ :'s.•. Community Developmenlu states. They can have any they need to iWy#gA_Enl City Atto, 4 was rota f Council Meml defensible in a which asked City City Attorney Richman foreign was necessary}for safety reasons when tl§yapply for permits for their replied t .i? tells business owners exactly what the ordinance 1sire on th Stgn; however, for safety and identification purposes on the title of the ordinance because the old title if the City was sued over this issue if it would be be defensible in court. City Manager Allred clarified tt&the change will be on the title of the ordinance approved in 1990 that will state "Identification of Business Activity on On- Premise Signs' and not "English Language Use on On- Premise Signs" which was inaccurate. City Attorney Richman explained the City of Rosemead amended its code in 1990 to conform with the case from the City of Pomona. The previous ordinance required fifty percent of a sign to be in English and at that time a court ruled that was not compelling for safety reasons. Rosemead City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of September 25, 2012 Page 9 of 10 Juan Nunez — suggested that signs be in English. 6. CLOSED SESSION A. Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation Government Code Section 54956.9 (b):1 matter Mayor Armenta recessed into Closed Session at 8:08 pm. The City session at 8:36 p.m. City Attorney Richman announced there was no reportable 7. COMMENTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL • NON 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:36 p.m. The n A regular October 9, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.t�,._ A7=07. Rosemead City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of September 25, 2012 Page 10 of 10 reconvened back from closed closed session. is place on