CC - Agenda - 12-10-2019CITY OF ROSEMEAD
CITY COUNCIL, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
REGULAR JOINT MEETING AGENDA
City Hall Council Chamber
8838 East Valley Boulevard
Rosemead, CA 91770
www.cityofrosemead.or2
Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at
7:00 P.M. - Regular Joint Meeting
City Council
Margaret Clark, Mayor
Sandra Armenta, Mayor Pro Tem
Sean Dang, Council Member
Polly Low, Council Member
Steven Ly, Council Member
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7:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Council Member Ly
INVOCATION — Mayor Pro Tem Armenta
1. PUBLIC COMMENT
2. PRESENTATIONS
A. Introduction of Newly Hired Public Works Manager Erik Garwick and Interim
Finance Director Robert Torrez
3. PUBLIC HEARING - None
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Claims and Demands
• Resolution No. 2019-63
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING
CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF
$1,441,758.97 NUMBERED 104865 THROUGH
NUMBER 104958 INCLUSIVELY
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2019-63.
• Resolution No. 2019-64
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING
CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF
$1,297,142.52 NUMBERED 104959 THROUGH
NUMBER 105086 INCLUSIVELY
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2019-64.
• Resolution No. 2019-12 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 $53.35
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NUMBERED 10274 THROUGH NUMBER 10274
INCLUSIVELY
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2019-12 SA.
• Resolution No. 2019-13 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 $36,737.97
NUMBERED 10276 INCLUSIVELY
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2019-13 SA.
• Resolution No. 2019-12 RDHC
A RESOLUTION OF THE ROSEMEAD HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND
DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $204,800 NUMBERED
1613 INCLUSIVELY
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2019-12 RHDC.
B. Approval of Minutes
Recommendation: That the City Council approve the special and regular meeting
minutes of May 14, 2019 and October 8, 2019.
C. City Council Meeting Calendar Schedule for 2020
City Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month
at 7:00 p.m. Historically, the City Council has cancelled the second meeting in
August (summer break), November (Thanksgiving), and December (Christmas).
Adopting a meeting schedule will give the City Council, staff, and the community
the ability to plan their schedules accordingly. The City Council maintains the
ability to adjust, cancel, and/or add other meeting dates, as deemed appropriate.
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt a City Council meeting schedule for
the 2020 calendar year.
D. Ordinance No. 990 — Second Reading and Adoption: Amending Chapter 3.24 to
Tile 3 of the Rosemead Municipal Code Creating a Local Area Veteran Vendor
Preference in Non-public Works City Contracting Procedures
On November 12, 2019, the City Council introduced for first reading, by title only,
Ordinance No. 990, by amending Chapter 3.24 to Title 3 of the Rosemead
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Municipal Code creating a local area veteran vendor preference in non-public
works city contracting procedures.
Recommendation: That the City Council approve the second reading and adoption
of Ordinance No. 990 by title only, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 3.24 TO TITLE 3 OF THE ROSEMEAD
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PREFERENCES
FOR LOCAL AREA VETERAN VENDORS
E. Transmittal of Fiscal Year 2018-19 City of Rosemead and Rosemead Housing
Corporation Annual Financial Reports
The City of Rosemead Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and Rosemead
Housing Development Corporation Financial and Compliance Report provide a
complete presentation of the finances of the City of Rosemead and the Housing
Development Corporation.
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the City of Rosemead
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and Rosemead Housing Development
Corporation Annual Financial Statement for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2019.
F. Assignment of Freeway Corridor Mixed -Use Overlay Zone and CEQA
Analysis/Report Award of Contract to RRM Design Group
In accordance with Strategic Plan Strategy 1(C), on July 29, 2019, the Community
Development Department issued a Request for Proposal to seek qualified land use
planners, urban designers, and environmental professionals to assist the Planning
Division with preparing a Freeway Corridor Mixed -Use Overlay Zone for areas
along the Interstate 10 Freeway corridor on -and off -ramps within the City limits
(project area). The project includes the preparation and completion of project
related General Plan, Zoning Code, and Zoning Map amendments. The Planning
Division will utilize the Senate Bill 2 grant funds to compensate all Consultant fees.
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract agreement with RRM Design
Group in the amount of $160,000; and
2. Appropriate $160,000 from the unassigned General Fund Balance from the
Fiscal Year 2019-20 Budget.
G. Ratify Emergency Expenditures and Accept Traffic Signal Improvements at Valley
Boulevard and Ivar Avenue
PTM General Engineering Services, Inc. completed the field work for Traffic
Signal Improvements at Valley Boulevard and Ivar Avenue. Emergency repairs on
existing traffic signal equipment, which were not part of the project, became
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necessary to complete in order to maintain traffic signal operations at this
intersection. The field work is completed; therefore, staff is requesting the City
Council to ratify a change order to cover the final construction cost including
emergency expenditures and authorize the staff to file Notice of Completion for the
project.
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Accept the Traffic Signal Improvements at Valley Boulevard and Ivar Avenue
project as complete;
2. Approve change order of $20,655.09 for emergency expenditures to cover the
final construction cost totaling $137,230.37;
3. Appropriate additional funding of $12,231 in Measure R funds; and
4. Authorize staff to file Notice of Completion for the project.
H. Ratify Emergency Expenditures on Walnut Grove Avenue Sink Hole Repairs
Contractor completed the field emergency work to repair a sinkhole on Walnut
Grove Avenue, south of Valley Boulevard and Walnut Grove Avenue, over the
Rubio Wash. The field work is completed; therefore, staff is requesting the City
Council to ratify a change order to cover the emergency repair cost.
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Ratify emergency expenditures totaling $69,675.00; and
2. Authorize staff to file a Notice of Completion for the project.
I. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rosemead Adopting a Policy Which
Delegates Tort Liability Claims Processing Responsibilities to the California Joint
Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) and Non -covered CJPIA Claims to the City
Manager as Provided for in Government Code Section 910, et seq. and Rosemead
Municipal Code Chapter 3.20.
The City of Rosemead is a member of the California Joint Powers Insurance
Authority and pursuant to Government Code Sections 990.4, et seq. and 6500 et
seq. pools its self-insured liability claims and losses with other California JPIA
members under a Memorandum of Coverage. The Joint Powers Agreement creating
the California JPIA authorizes it to exercise powers common to members and when
appropriate to defend and indemnify members, including the City, from liability
claims under the Memorandum of Coverage terms for the City. The City Council
previously adopted Resolution 2009-48 delegating authority for processing claims
against the City to the California JPIA.
In addition to those claims covered by the Memorandum of Coverage with
California JPIA, there are also claims that must be processed that are not covered
by the Memorandum of Coverage and the City Council now desires to delegate
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responsibility for processing those claims to the City Manager or her designee to
better streamline the process.
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2019-66, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPTING A POLICY WHICH
DELEGATES TORT LIABILITY CLAIMS PROCESSING
RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CALIFORNIA JOINT
POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY (CJPIA) AND
NON -COVERED CJPIA CLAIMS TO THE CITY
MANAGER AS PROVIDED FOR IN GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTIONS 910, ET SEQ AND ROSEMEAD
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 3.20
J. Extensions to Animal Shelter and Care Services Agreements
The animal shelter and care services agreements with Rosemead Animal Hospital
and Volunteers in Defense of Animals are scheduled to expire on December 31,
2019. The proposed extensions would extend the Rosemead Animal Hospital and
VIDA Agreements in order to continue the ongoing animal control services
operated by the Rosemead Public Safety Department.
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
Execute the First Amendment to the Agreement with Rosemead Animal
Hospital with authority to negotiate and execute any contract amendments or
extensions on behalf of the City; and
2. Execute the First Amendment to the Agreement with Volunteers in Defense of
Animals with authority to negotiate and execute any contract amendments or
extensions on behalf of the City.
K. Traffic Commission's Recommendation to the City of Rosemead City Council to
Partially Close Olney Street Between Rio Hondo Avenue and Temple City
Boulevard
Traffic issues on Olney Street came before the Traffic Commission and the City
Council at prior meetings. The City Council directed staff to solicit proposals to
perform a traffic study in the vicinity of Olney Street, Temple City Boulevard and
Rio Hondo Avenue. That traffic study, conducted by the selected Traffic Engineer
Elie Farah of EFI, was presented to the Traffic Commission on November 7, 2019.
The Traffic Commission voted to recommend to the City Council a partial
permanent shut down of Olney Street, and short-term mitigating measures to help
ease speeding on Olney Street. For this to occur, the City Council Will need to
approve a traffic study to determine if an additional lane for the 2 houses is feasible
and the approximate cost of a permanent partial closure.
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
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Accept the Traffic Commission's recommendation to a partial permanent shut
down of Olney Street, and short-term mitigating measures to help ease speeding
on Olney Street; and
2. Approve a traffic study to determine if an additional lane for the 2 houses is
feasible and the approximate cost of a permanent partial closure.
L. Titles of Officers Authorized to Make Deposits and Withdrawals in the Local
Agency Investment Fund (LAIF)
The City of Rosemead invests its funds with the State Local Agency Investment
Fund. LAIF must have on file a City resolution listing the exact names and titles
of officers authorized to make deposits to and withdrawals from the City's LAIF
account. On October 22, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-59,
designating the City Manager, Assistant City Manager and Director of Finance as
the officers authorized to make deposits to and withdrawals from the LAIF account.
Since the adoption of that Resolution, the Finance Director is no longer with the
City and an Interim Finance Director has been appointed.
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2019-65, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING
THE CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER,
AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AS OFFICERS OF
THE CITY
M. Management Analyst Positions for Public Works and Human Resources
The City Council will consider approval of a Management Analyst position in the
Public Works Department and a Human Resources Management Analyst in the
Human Resources Division. The Housing Coordinator position in Community
Development Department became vacant on September 2, 2019. Subsequently the
position and work load level were evaluated, and it was determined that a full-time
staffing level is no longer needed in Community Development. As such, Staff is
requesting to eliminate the Housing Coordinator position and transfer the
applicable general fund balance to the Public Works Department and Human
Resources Division for the addition of two Management Analysts positions.
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2019-67, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING
THE COMPREHENSIVE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR
ALL FULL-TIME CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD
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2. Resolution No. 2019-68, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING
ANNUAL SALARY RANGES AND BENEFITS FOR
CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT,
PROFESSIONAL, AND CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE OF
THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
5. MATTERS FROM CITY MANAGER & STAFF
A. Award of Contract for Professional Information Technology Management Services
The City of Rosemead has historically contracted Information Technology (IT)
management professional services. Interwest Consulting Group has supported the
City with IT services since December 2016 and their contract is scheduled to expire
on December 31, 2019. In the interest of the City, staff released a Request for
Proposal to ensure the City retains the highest qualified consulting services at a
competitive cost.
After careful consideration of each proposal submitted, including but not limited
to: responses to the Request for Proposal requirements, firms' history and ability to
provide services, proposed staff qualifications, proposed fee structures, and
interviews with all qualified bidding firms, staff believes that entering into a new
contract with Acorn Technology Services would be the best course of action for the
City at this time.
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a three-year Management Professional
Services Agreement with Acorn Technology Services for Information
Technology (IT) Management Services for the period ending December 31,
2023;and
2. Appropriate $15,300 from the IT Technology Replacement fund balance -to
offset the current IT Services budget for FY 2019-20.
6. MATTERS FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
A. Council Comments
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular scheduled City Council meeting will take place on January 14, 2020, at
7:00 p.m. in the Rosemead City Hall Council Chamber.
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I, Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk, or my designee, hereby certify that a true and correct,
accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted seventy-two hours prior to the meeting,
per Government Code 54954.2, at the following locations: City Hall, 8838 East Valley
Boulevard; Rosemead Community Recreation Center, 3936 N. Muscatel Avenue; Garvey
Community Center, 9108 Garvey Avenue; Public Safety Center, 8301 Garvey Avenue;
United States Post Office, 8845 Valley Boulevard; Rosemead Library, 8800 Valley
Boulevard; and on the City's website (www.cityofrosemead.org)
December 6, 2019
Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk Date
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