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CC - Item 4B - Minutes of November 24, 2015MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ROSEMEAD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION JOINT MEETING NOVEMBER 24, 2015 Workshop 6:00 p.m. The meeting of the Rosemead City Council was called to order by Mayor Rosemead City Council Chamber located at 8838 East Valley Boulevard; PRESENT: Mayor Clark, Mayor Pro Tern Armenta, Council Garvey Avenue Traffic & Parking Workshop Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Angeles County Metro Grant funding to be received Interim Public Works Director La presented th&,s information regarding the Grant which was awan Council on the outreach to the business commur Garvey Avenue from west of New Avenue to the added the Grant does require a local match of al out the third vehicle lane and restrict -on, street of to 9:00 a.m, for westbo, u providing a third througt sidewalk improvements, Mr. La limit tothe'eest City limit also availableto,facilitate negative side ofllneproject is b the City cannot provide Class and a Class II blcycle:fahe. He: direct impact on the adjacent bi `k at 6:09 p.m. in the semead, California. i, Hallnd Low. motion to accept the Los report providing the city council with background tote city on September 74', 2015. He also advised �y staff He informed Council the grant covers all of t City limit which �s the bridge over the Rio Hondo. He xirmately $992;00`; The scope of work includes taking ggn the north side of Garvey Avenue from 6:00 a.m. i the south side;from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for eastbound traffic Avenue The funds can also be spent on traffic and upgrades, i$ stops, landscaping and lighting. project is the City would have $3.3 million for streetscapes and trafficflow: The funding covers Garvey Avenue from the west City as forTmproved traffic mitigation on Garvey Avenue. The funding is elopers with various infrastructure improvements. Mr. La advised the viding a third through lane, the curb would stay where it is; therefore, a Class II bicycle lane. He explained the difference between a Class I reiterated the parking restrictions during peak hours which will have a ass owners. Mr. Law informed Council if their direction is to accept the Grant and provide a third through lane then the Specific Plan will require some revisions, which will be brought back to the City Council for approval. City Manager Allred clarified that any modifications to parking would not occur until the year 2020 because the grant funding is not available until then. Mr. La confirmed for Mayor Clark that in order to receive the $2.3 million grant, the City would have to match and spend $992,000 on the project using local Gas Tax Funding or Proposition C funds. City Rosemead City Council and the Successor Agency to the Rosemead Community Development Commission Joint Meeting Minutes of November 24, 2015 Page 1 of8 ITEM NO. 4.13 Manager Allred also confirmed for Mayor Clark that the City receives approximately three quarters of a million dollars per year in Gas Tax funding which the City currently spends on street maintenance projects. Brian Lewin —expressed his opposition to the proposed changes to the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan project, focus on the project area as originally envisioned and decline the grant. He provided the City Council with statistics taken from the 2012 Bicycle Transportation Plan relating to Garvey Avenue, and felt it was not a good idea to remove needed, planned protections for bicyclists along the Garvey corridor. Sherman Rouman — owner of the Vehicle Center Used Cars expressed his opposition to the project and advised the City Council that the peak hours parking restrictions would hurtlis business because he relies on the traffic returning from work to stop in to buy a car. He also expressedd;'q ncerns with ingress and egress to his business if Garvey was three lanes. Johnny Tang — owner and operator of a business located at $438 E. Garvey Avehue, expressed concern regarding the restricted parking and dangerous conditions three traffic lanes will creaia,'f `individuals who do not drive very well. Kyi Kai — developer of a mixed use project at 8749 Garvey Avenue his opposition to the proposed project because of the restricted parking on the South side of Garvey Avenue in the afternoons. He was concerned about people parking on the north side and trying Id.cross six lanes of traffic. Chris Melendres — owner of the property at 9117, and 9V3 Garvey Avenue ffresented the City Council with a petition signed by several business operators and expressed concern about the tenants only receiving the letter today and were unable to attend`' He advised C6Uncil that he spoke to 20 of his neighboring businesses and =all of ttem,were against the proposed�plan. He discussed his concerns regarding the restricted•pdiking and siz "Imes of traffic pointing out potential dangers. Thereafter followed a brief discussion iegarding the possibility of an accident if a car continues to park in the third lane ,durtng;non -peak hours,when therthirddbne� is being used for through traffic. Nancy Eng — expressed support for any�solutions to relieve congestion on Garvey Avenue; however, there is a parking deficiency in the pity: She felt:ttie City should consider improving the parking standards if it was going tbconsider the changes,. James Wang — ownerof a used car lot on Garvey Avenue, expressed his opposition to changing Garvey Avenue. He felt if chances arearade, it will be worse than it is now. Yin Lim — owner of 8254 Garvey Avenue, thinks this project won't work because of the restricted parking from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the south side. This will prevent people from stopping at the various businesses on their way home from work. He felt the City Council should do what's best for the Rosemead citizens and business owners. Mayor Pro Tern Armenta felt it was clear that something had to be done on Garvey Avenue to mitigate the traffic congestion, but she felt to open the third lane to traffic was dangerous because of drivers thinking the lane is open and coming upon a parked car. She felt that parking is an issue and to restrict parking even Rosemead City Council and the Successor Agency to the Rosemead Community Development Commission Joint Meeting Minutes of November 24, 2015 Page 2 of 8 further is a disservice to the businesses. She felt the City Council needed more information and feedback especially since the businesses only received notification today and did not have time to make arrangements to attend the meeting. She suggested there may be other grants available that won't restrict the parking on Garvey Avenue. She felt that since the City wasn't pressured for time, the City should communicate further with the residents and businesses to see how they will be impacted. Council Member Low wanted to know if the City accepts the grant and does the project, whether it will bring in more business if Garvey has a better flow of traffic. However, she heard the concerns from the businesses and asked if it is possible to provide more time to understand the,concerns and to determine if the concerns can be mitigated. She asked if postponing a decision would, impact the timeline for the Specific Plan. Interim Public Works Director La confirmed that a decision did not have to be made , this evening. The only reason this was brought to the City Council at this time was tq se6k so staff knQws how to proceed with the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan. Council Member Alarcon addressed the issue from a pedestria age and older walk on Garvey Avenue for exercise and have mentioned the danger of people his age inadvertently stepping enough to get out of the way. Council Member Hall pointed out the date of for delivery. She was also in support of imps to discuss the issue before making a decisio Mayor Clark thought the; City i evening because the City nee" Specific Plan. She felt even tl She also expressed to that money available; worksh beautify itv' She stated he'r tea; because tt isgoing to be a par( walk, bike orike the bus but t the traffic apps'ayaiable, the C use Garvey as an alfernate for ACTION: Moved by Specific P !w noting numeru's people his dewalk with bicyclists. He and not being able to move fast and the length of time it took it is good to have more time ved enough feedbackand wanted to vote against accepting the grant this to rove on and go back- to original design of the Garvey Avenue h there js nw,deadline:(o'make a decision, it is delaying the Specific Plan. $992,273'of th6ICity''s money toward the project, when, if the City has begin > , on the Specific Plan and do what the City intended to do to for to accept the grant and change the Specific Plan is ticket nightmare; Metro is pushing for people to get out of their cars and >ity will be providing a means for cars to move faster. She also felt with s penalizing the businesses by allowing traffic to get off the freeway and ark to deny the acceptance of the grant and move on with the Garvey motion died for a Lack of second. Council concurred to receive more input and feedback at another meeting. Rosemead City Council and the Successor Agency to the Rosemead Community Development Commission Joint Meeting Minutes of November 24, 2015 Page 3 of 8 Thereafter followed a brief discussion as to when staff would bring the item back to Council. Community Development Director Ramirez explained the issue with having it on the December 8th meeting is that if the notices are mailed tomorrow or hand delivered again, two weeks is not enough time. She suggested bringing it back at the second meeting in January to give staff plenty of time to do the outreach due to the holidays, people being out of town during the holidays, and City Hall being closed. Council suggested the residents and any bicycle clubs be notified as well. There being no further discussion, the Mayor closed the workshop session at 7 :15 pm. Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m. The meeting of the Rosemead City Council and the Successor Development Commission was called to order by Mayor /Char; Council Chamber located at 8838 East Valley Boulevard, Rose PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by INVOCATION was led by Council /Board Member Hall PRESENT: Mayor /Chair Clark, Mayor Pro Alarcon, Hall, and Low. STAFF PRESENT: City I Ramirez, Interim Director Director La, Consultant ,Q 'F 11111101115ddt4k41: Salvador Ramirez, Regiol, introduc4himself indicaf looked forward to working 3 TIONS , City and IAflrn City Clerk Armenta, Finance yjo the Rosemead Community t 7:15 p.m in emead City California Members ty Development Director Chu, Interim Public Works n California Edison liaison for the City of Rosemead ,t with each council member to discuss mutual topics. He future. National Arbor Day City Manager advised that the City's arborist John Scott is not present, however, the proclamation is a requirement to maintain the Tree City U.S.A. Designation status. Proclamation Recognizing Sgt. Abel Moreno Mayor Clark announced that Sergeant Moreno was leaving the City of Rosemead. Each Council Member thanked Sgt. Moreno and expressed their gratitude to him for being involved in the community and for his dedicated and committed service to the citizens of Rosemead. Rosemead City Council and the Successor Agency to the Rosemead Community Development Commission Joint Meeting Minutes ofNovemher 24, 2015 Page 4 of 8 Sgt. Moreno thanked the City Council for their support of him and for the law enforcement team and expressed his love for the City and City Council. He told the Council it was a hard decision to make but he felt it was an opportunity he could not say no to. He felt he made lifelong friends here in Rosemead. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR Item C was pulled from the Consent Calendar for discussion and separate A. Claims and Demands Resolution No. 2015.62 entitled: A THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ALLOWING CEF OF $1,211,843.20 NUMBERED 90749 THR( Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Resolution No. 2015.22 entitled: A RI ROSEMEAD AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY DEVELOPMEN COMM] SUM OF $1,008,231.27 Recommendation: Adopt D. Ordi Ordinance, ,, Nok.957 Adoption of Amende ,City of Rosemead CERT IOW OF, THE CITY COUNCIL OF MS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM 4 INCLUSI'ELY ON OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD COMMUNITY LAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE 10453 INCLUSIVELY d Readi»g: Amending Chapter 5.24 of the Rosemead to the Regulation of Massage Establishments and Ordinance No. 956 at its second reading. : eading: Municipal Code Amendment 15.06 — Code as Related to Massage Establishments in the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 957 at its second reading. F. Approvalof'Parcel Map No. 73496 — Don Bosco Technical Institute, 1151 San Gabriel Recommendation: That the City Council approve Parcel Map No. 73496 and direct the City Clerk to arrange for the recordation of the map. ACTION: Moved by Council Member Low, and seconded by Council Member Alarcon to approve Items A, B, D, E, and F of the Consent Calendar. Rosemead City Council and the Successor Agency to the Rosemead Community Development Commission Joint Meeting Minutes of November 24, 2015 Page 5 of 8 PUBLIC COMMENTS REOPENED Mayor Clark called on Ericka Serrano who submitted a Request to Speak after the close of Public Comments. Ericka Serrano explained to the City Council that four year ago the windshield of her car and a window in her house was broken by a softball that came from the ball field during a league game. She advised that her car windshield was broken again last week. City Manager Allred advised Council that the Public Works Superintendent,,is' looking at ways to modify the back stop to prevent this from happening in the future. He informed Coupol that Ms. Serrano already filed a claim for damages which will be reviewed by the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority, Ms. Serrano also advised the Council about the trash that is thtbwn>around by the softball teams and the number of times she has cleaned it up. Mr. Allred responded that the City is also awAr of and he and the Interim Parks and Recreation Director Soash have initiated a meeting with the softball leagues about these issues and staff is making demands on the leagues including signed - .statements ackh wledging the league's free use of the park will be curtailed if they do not resolve tle`se issues. Thereafter followed discussion among the Coiihcil.and Ms. Serrano`aboutthe issue and the fact that Mayor Pro Tern Armenta actually witnessed some of Ili e players,deliberately hrt'ting pop -ups to see how many cars they can hit. w.. Interim Parks and Recreation Director Soash advise g,the City Councif4hat she and Recreation Supervisor Mota met with Ms. Serrano last`week and discussed the issues. Staff is going to meet with each representative from the softball organizations to outlindthe concerns of the neighborhood. Staff will be memorializing the requ`iremeii tsinclude will inc picking up the trassh, be respectful of the neighborhood, no double parking, and no parkmgjh red,zone, . The requirements will be attached to the permit when they request to use ; the field ; Staff is'alsb going fo dlscdss`with them how they lay out their practice because sometimes, in'fheir pfactige; they ar`etbt� wing pitches and hitting them directly toward Dorothy Street. Thereafter =followed discussion rggarding Whose responsibility it is to pay for the damages and City Manager Allred advised the City.is member of the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority who hires a third party administrator who investigates each claim and resolves it based on the bylaws of the JPIA. City Attorney Richman advised further #hat if the JPIA finds liability then it would be up to the JPIA to decide if it wants to go after theieague to.6e reimbursed. However, because the City is part of an insurance pool, the City's General Fund wi"tt e affected. In response to Mayor Pro Tern Armenta, Interim Parks and Recreation Director Soash advised that a stipulation can be added to the rules that their permit can be revoked if there is a disregard for any of the rules. CONSENT CALENDAR CONTINUED: The City Council returned to Item 4, the Consent Calendar, on the agenda. Council Member Hall noted Rosemead City Council and the Successor Agency to the Rosemead Community Development Commission Joint Meeting Minutes of November 24, 2015 Page 6 of 8 that she was not present at the meeting of April 24, 2012. Therefore, Item B was also pulled from the Consent Calendar so she could abstain. Mayor Clark confirmed that Council was voting on Items A, D, E, and F of the Consent Calendar. ACTION: The previous made motion to approve the Consent Calendar, excluding Items B and C was unanimously approved by the following vote: AYES: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Hall and Low. ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR B. Approval of Minutes Minutes of Special Meeting of April 24, Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of April ACTION: Moved by Council Member Alarcon, and s@eafided by Council Member Low to approve the Minutes of April 24, 2012. The motion carried bythe (ollowingvote: AYES: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark and Low. ABSTAIN: Hall C. Ordinance No. 955 — SecondReading: Municipal Code Amendment 1505 — Adoption of Amended Fireworks`Ordnance Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Ordmake -No -955 at its second reading. Mayor Pro Tern Armenta expressetl�eLwillingness to,compromise -on the number of days Safe and Sane fireworks can be discharged suggested legal fireworks be allowed on the 3m and 4th of July and if July wor 4th falls on a Sunday,`fiireks_also be allowed on the following Monday, July 5th from 7:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. each day. She also suggested that next -year, the Council evaluate the two days, The City Council discussed thessQe and concurred with Mayor Pro Ze'm Armenta's suggestion. the changes to be made to the ordinance on page 7, 10 A and Section` '8;28.11 ACTION: Moved. by Mayor Pro Tem Armenta, and seconded by Council Member Alarcon, to change the language in ^ Ordinance' "No. 955 as stated by the Community Development Director. The motion unanimously carried =by the following vote: AYES: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Hall and Low. 5. MATTERS FROM CITY MANAGER & STAFF None. 6. MATTERS FROM CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL COMMENTS Rosemead City Council and the Successor Agency to the Rosemead Community Development Commission Joint Meeting Minutes of November 24, 2015 Page 7 of 8 Council Member Low informed the City Council that she was recently appointed to serve on the League of California Cities as one of the Directors -at- Large. Mayor Pro Tem Armenta attended a conference in San Antonio for National Association of Latinos Elected and Appointed Officials ( NALEO). Because she is a member in good standing NALEO paid for the conference, airfare, hotel and meals. The conference was very good and she learned a great deal about infrastructure. She also received a flash drive with vital information on how to protect the City's infrastructure in a disaster. One "of the sessions was on cyber- attacks. People don't realize that if the City is dependent on remote control access by phone the City can easily be hacked and the City would be comproini'Sed. She had handouts that she would give to staff to copy for Council, along with the handouts she' received at the water conference. Council Member Hall reminded everyone about the Dinsmoor Museum Open House on Saturday, December 12` from 1:00 p.m, to 4:00 pai>,.;;., z Mayor Clark attended the Anthrax Drill on Thursday. Chief of`Police Somoano explained the drill was sponsored by the Los Angeles County Public Health,' A scenario was created for a medical point of distribution for emergency "ntedication in case of'an Anthrax attack. The City of Rosemead and the City of Alhambra were `tbe'tiwo local agencies "toprgvide the dispensing .m facilities. In about two hours they processededieation,to about 1,$60 people. Mayor Clark informed Council she learned thatwhen the big ;one "hits, the land lines and cell phones will be down. Sheirient onedto the City Manager to look into some type of walkie- talkie communication "system in case, the City Council cannot get to the Public Safety Center, they will have a means` of .'communicating with somcone at the Public Safety Center. City Manager;Allred advised staf ,is looking -into it; however, one of the concerns is the announced the dates and times of the upcoming community events. 11 There being no further tiusiness'to come before the City Council, Mayor Clark adjourned the meeting at 8:01 p.m. in memory of'Nohemi Gonzalez, the young El Monte woman killed in the Paris terrorist attack. The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled to take place on December 8, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Rosemead City Hall Council Chamber. Carol Cowley, Interim City Clerk raVV:rer��.a Margaret Clark, Mayor Rosemead City Council and the Successor Agency to the Rosemead Community Development Commission Joint Meeting Minutes of November 24, 2015 Page 8 of8