CC - Minutes - 01-28-14 - SpecialCity Council,
Planning Commission
and
Traffic Commission
Special Joint Meeting
January 28, 2014
The special joint meeting of the Rosemead City Council, Planning Commission and Traffic Commission was
called to order by Mayor Low at 6:03 p.m. in the Rosemead City Council Chamber located at 8838 East
Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. -
PRESENT: Mayor Low, Mayor Pro Tern Alarcon, Council Members Armenta, Clark, Hall, Planning
Commission Chair Herrera, Vice -Chair Eng, Commissioners Dinh, Lopez, Traffic Commission, Chair Russell -
Chavez, Vice -Chair Masuda, Commissioner Quintantla
ABSENT: Planning Commissioner Tang
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Allred, City Attorney Richman, Assistant City Manager /Finance Director
Hawkesworth, Community Development Director Ramirez, Director of Parks and Recreation Montgomery-
Scott, Public Works Director Marcarello, and City Clerk/Director of Public Information and Communications
Molleda.
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE -None
2. STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE WORKSHOP
A. The City Council, the Planning and the Traffic Commission will conduct a joint workshop to
review and discuss issues relative to an update of the City of Rosemead Strategic Plan for
2014 and 2015. Discussion will focus primarily on proposed goals, strategies and action
items for the upcoming two years. Actual adoption of the updated Strategic Plan by the City
Council is anticipated to occur on February 11, 2014.
Recommendation: That the City Council and Commissions review and comment on the
draft document under consideration for an update of the City's Strategic Plan for 2014 and
2015.
City Manager Allred presented the draft Strategic Plan for 2014 -2015.
Director of Community Development Ramirez reviewed strategy no. 1.
Chief of Police Lieutenant Somoano spoke on strategy no. 2.
Director of Public Works Marcarello spoke on strategy no. 3.
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Minutes of January 28, 2014
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Director of Parks and Recreation Montgomery-Scott spoke on strategy no. 4.
City Manager Allred spoke on strategy no. 5.
Assistant City ManagerlFinance Director Hawkesworth spoke on strategy no. 6
Brian Lewin — asked that the City Council consider updating the city's website to include online payments for
fees and fines. He added that an ordinance be placed requiring the development of sidewalk on much
needed areas of the city.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:04 p.m. The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled to take place on
January 28, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Gloria Molleda
City Clerk
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Special Joint Meeting
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF ROSEMEAD 1
I, Gloria Molleda, City Clerk for the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify that the special
joint meeting minutes from January 28, 2014, was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the
Rosemead City Council on the 11th of February 2014, by the following vote to wit:
Yes: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Hall, Low,
No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
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Gloria Molleda
City Clerk