CC - Minutes - 01-24-17MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
ROSEMEAD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
REGULAR JOINT MEETING
JANUARY 24, 2017
The regular joint meeting of the Rosemead City Council, Housing Development Corporation and
Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission was called to order by Mayor
Pro Tem Low at 7:01 p.m. in the Rosemead City Council Chamber located at 8838 East Valley
Boulevard, Rosemead, California.
PRESENT: Mayor/Chau/President Armenta, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice-Chair/ Vice -President Low,
Council Members/Board Members/Directors Alarcon, Clark, and Ly
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Council Member Ly
INVOCATION was led by Council Member Clark
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Manis, City Attorney Richman, Assistant City Manager
McKinney, Director of Finance Chu, Director of Parks and Recreation Chacon, Director of
Public Works Garcia, Director of Community Development Ramirez, and City Clerk Donohue
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Lilian DeLoza with Los Angeles County Metro invited the community to Metro's
upcoming meetings on the extension of the Metro Gold Line Eastside project.
Captain Coronne Jacob commended Public Safety Coordinator Wong and the CERT
volunteers for assisting the City of Duarte during their mudslide emergency during this
past weekend.
3.. PRESENTATIONS
A. Employee Recognition — Carolyn Chu, Finance Director
City Council commended Carolyn Chu for her nine years of service to the City
and presented her with a certificate of recognition.
Carolyn Chu thanked the City Council for their recognition and the opportunity to
have served the Rosemead community.
B. Employee Recognition — Ignacio Somoano, Chief of Police
City Council commended Lieutenant Ignacio Somoano for his 3 '/2 years of
service as Rosemead's Chief of Police and keeping the community safe. He was
presented with a certificate of recognition for his service.
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Chief of Police Lieutenant Somoano thanked his partners, staff, and the
community for their support during his tenure in Rosemead.
Mayor Armenta acknowledged and thanked the CERT volunteers for assisting the
City of Duarte during their emergency disaster.
Kenney Tran store manager of Walmart in Rosemead thanked Lieutenant
Somoano for his service to the community and presented him with a cake.
C. Employee Introduction — Robert G. Hahnlein, Chief of Police
Mayor Armenta introduced and welcomed Lieutenant Robert G. Hahnlein as
Rosemead's new Chief of Police.
Chief of Police Lieutenant Robert Hahnlein thanked the City Council, staff and
the community for welcoming him to the City of Rosemead.
D. Employee Introduction - Pearl Lieu, Finance Director
Mayor Armenta introduced and welcomed Pearl Lieu as the new Rosemead
Finance Director.
Finance Director Pearl Lieu thanked the City Council for welcoming her to the
City of Rosemead.
E. Recognition of Rosemead High School Girls Basketball Team
Mayor Armenta commended and recognized Coach Chuck Lyons, Assistant
Coach Elizabeth Lyons, and Rosemead High School Girls Basketball Team on
receiving the Champion of Character Award. The City Council presented
certificates of recognition to the Rosemead High School Girls Basketball Team.
Coach Chuck Lyons thanked the City Council for recognizing the Rosemead High
School Girls Basketball Team. He added the girls are all dedicated to their
families, school, work, and the community.
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Extension of Proposition 64 Citywide Moratorium on Non-medical Marijuana
Facilities and Private Marijuana Cultivation for 10 months and 15 days.
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Interim Urgency Ordinance No.
971 under Government Code section 65858(a), which implements a 10 month and
15 day extension to the moratorium on non-medical marijuana facilities and
private marijuana cultivation adopted under Ordinance No. 969. This interim
urgency ordinance requires a four-fifths vote for adoption.
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Mayor Armenta opened public hearing at 7:37 p.m. There being no comments the
public hearing closed at 7:38 p.m.
Community Development Director Ramirez stated the 45 -day moratorium on
non-medical marijuana facilities and private marijuana cultivation activities was
not enough time to address all concerns. Staff recommended extending the
moratorium for 10 months and 15 days to further assess the City's options on
regulating private marijuana cultivation, non-medical marijuana facilities, and
businesses.
ACTION: Moved by Council Member Clark and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
Low to approve the recommended action: The motion unanimously carried by the
following vote: AYES: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Low, Ly
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING A
TEMPORARY MORATORIUM PERTAINING TO PRIVATE
MARIJUANA CULTIVATION AND NON-MEDICAL
MARIJUANA FACILITIES
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Claims and Demands
• Resolution No. 2017-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS
AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $1,437,396.78 NUMBERED
94915 THROUGH NUMBER 95113 INCLUSIVELY, WHICH IS
ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2017-02
• Resolution No. 2017-02 SA
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD AS THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ROSEMEAD COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND
DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $70.50 NUMBER 10199
INCLUSIVELY, WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND
MADE A PART HEREOF
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2017-02 SA
• Resolution No. 2017-02 RHDC
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A RESOLUTION OF THE ROSEMEAD HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ALLOWING CERTAIN
CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $204,800.00
NUMBER 1587 INCLUSIVELY, WHICH IS ATTACHED
HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2017-02 RHDC
B. City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommendation: That the City Council approve the minutes from the regular
meeting on January 10, 2017.
C. Housing Element 2016 Annual Progress Report
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the City's 2016 Housing
Element Annual Progress Report.
D. Transmittal of Fiscal Year 2015-16 City of Rosemead and Rosemead Housing
Corporation Annual Financial Reports
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the City of Rosemead
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and the Rosemead Housing
Development Corporation Annual Financial and Compliance Report for the 2015-
16 FY.
ACTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Low and seconded by Council Member Ly
to approve the Consent Calendar items 5A, 513, 5C and 5D. The motion
unanimously carried by the following vote: AYES: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark,
Low, Ly
6. MATTERS FROM CITY MANAGER & STAFF
A. Southern California Edison Street Light Acquisition and Conversion Program
Recommendation: That the City Council select Option 2 of the four potential
options listed below.
1. Status Quo
2. SCE Conversion Program —LED Bulbs
3. City Acquisition and LED Conversion
4. Tanko Lighting Acquisition and LED Conversion
City Engineer Fajardo reported in the previous City Council meeting, staff was
asked to bring before the City Council more information on Option 2 and address
the Council's liability concerns. In addition, there was no confirmed schedule on
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when Southern California Edison was planning on converting the streetlight bulbs
to LED bulbs.
John King, Southern California Edison Manager explained with Option 2, the
City would not be required to use funds for the conversion of streetlights and
there would be no liability incurred. Southern California Edison would replace the
streetlights with LED lights and maintain the street lights at no cost to the City.
He continued to explain there is a built in component in the tariff which pays back
the initial cost of the first light over 20 years.
Mayor Pro Tem Low made a motion for Option 2.
Brian Lewin expressed concerns with Option 2 and urged the Council to
reconsider Option 3 or Option 4. Mr. Lewin stated Southern California Edison did
not have a good service record for maintaining the streetlights or responding to
calls. Furthermore, he expressed safety concerns associated with the delayed
response in fixing streetlights in some neighborhoods. Mr. Lewin suggested the
City should look into converting to solar streetlights in the future.
Mayor Armenta asked Mr. King if blackouts would still occur if the City owned
the streetlights.
Mr. King replied customers are in a LS2 tariff, which includes the City. Even if
you owned the streetlight, the electricity, wires, and infrastructure are owned by
Southern California Edison. If there are outages, Southern California Edison
would still respond. He added, service calls for streetlights have improved since
last year.
Council Member Ly agreed with Mr. Lewin's concerns on Southern California
Edison's response times to streetlight service calls. In addition, he reiterated the
City is still waiting on the approval from the Public Utility Commission on Jay
Imperial Park, which is on Edison's right -a -way and Edison's service has not
improved.
Council Member Clark asked Mr. King if Southern California Edison would
allow for the City to fix a streetlight and bill Edison after for the work.
Mr. King stated Southern California Edison would not allow that due to the
liability.
Mayor Armenta asked if there were any deadlines for the other options presented
to the City Council.
City Engineer Fajardo stated the deadline for any of the options was January 31,
2017.
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Mayor Pro Tem Low asked if the City could have a direct contact with a Southern
California Edison staff member. She expressed concerns with Southern California
Edison's time response to service calls.
Mr. King answered affirmatively. He noted Southern California Edison will work
to service the City on a timely manner.
Mayor Armenta reiterated Mayor Pro Tem Low's concerns on the delay of
services calls and hopes to keep a good working relationship with Southern
California Edison.
Council Member Clark added the San Gabriel Council of Governments had a
special meeting with Southern California Edison to address a lot of the same
concerns.
Sal Ramirez, Southern California Edison representative stated he had been
working with staff and urged the City to contact him on any Southern California
Edison related issue. He stated he would inform the City Council on the status of
the Jay Imperial Park project with the Public Utility Commission.
Council Member Ly stated the City submitted plans to Southern California Edison
over six years ago and it's gone back and forth due to staff changes. The project
has gone to the Public Utility Commission less than a year ago and the City has to
meet a grant deadline.
Mr. Ramirez replied Southern California Edison was aware of the grant deadline.
Council Member Ly inquired about Rule 20A money to underground wires on
Walnut Grove Avenue which is not under operation yet.
Mr. Ramirez invited Mr. Ly to get together to discuss the status of the project.
Mayor Armenta asked if Southern California Edison will consider converting to
solar streetlights suggested by Mr. Lewin.
City Engineer Fajardo stated he has seen solar lights on parking lots but not on
streets.
Mr. King explained solar lights are usually installed at private settings such as a
shopping center or sport arena. Southern California Edison's system was not
designed to take in power.
ACTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Low and seconded by Council Member
Alarcon to select Option 2, the Southern California Conversion Program. The
motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Alarcon, Armenta, Clark, Low,
and NOES: Ly
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Council Member Ly stated he voted no on Option 2 because Southern California
Edison should prove they have improved on their service calls.
7. MATTERS FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
A. City Council Comments
Council Member Alarcon cautioned the public on recent coyote sightings near his
neighborhood. He asked if it was illegal to carry a can of mace.
Chief of Police Lieutenant Somoano replied it is legal to carry a can of mace.
Council Member Clark reported she attended a Contract Cities Legislative Tour in
Sacramento and met with legislators.
Mayor Pro Tem Low thanked Public Works staff for maintaining public right -a -
ways from harm during the heavy rains.
Mayor Armenta stated residences experience street flooding and staff had been
responsive during the rain and encouraged staff to continue working with County
to prevent future issues. In addition, when considering city events requiring the
Council's attendance, she asked staff to provide additional options on dates.
8. CLOSED SESSION - None
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned in memory of Elena Somoano at 8:10 p.m. The next regular City
Council meeting is scheduled to take place on February 14, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Rosemead City Hall Council Chamber.
Marc Donohue, City Clerk
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Sandra Armenta, Mayor i
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