CC - Minutes - 07-09-19 MINUTES OF THE
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
JULY 9,2019
The regular meeting of the Rosemead City Council was called to order by Mayor Clark at
7:05 p.m., in the Rosemead City Council Chamber located at 8838 East Valley Boulevard,
Rosemead, California.
PRESENT: Mayor Clark, Mayor Pro Tem Armenta, Council Members Dang, Low and Ly
ABSENT: NONE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Council Member Ly
INVOCATION was led by Mayor Pro Tern Armenta
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Molleda, Assistant City Manager Tsujiuchi, City Attorney
Richman, Chief of Police Kusayanagi, Director of Community Development Kim, Director of
Parks and Recreation Boecking, and City Clerk Hernandez
1. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Clark opened the Public Comment period.
Speaker Brian Lewin thanked staff for the Fourth of July Parade and park
festivities. He expressed concern of illegal fireworks, opining that the Sheriff's •
Department does not respond to calls reporting illegal fireworks; suggested
allocating additional resources for next year so that more law enforcement presence
is seen in the community.
Council Member Ly commented that Code Enforcement staff is patrolling, noting
which properties receive a warning, and issuing citations to those who do not
cooperate; requested staff to report at the next City Council meeting the total
number of citations issued for illegal fireworks on the Fourth of July.
City Manager Molleda responded that item will be included in the next Council's
Weekly Update and agendized for the next Council meeting.
Mayor Pro Tern Armenta asked staff if they know how many individuals were cited.
Director of Community Development Kim informed Council that 11 people were
given warnings and were cooperative, so they were not issued a citation,and a total
of 36 citations were issued.
Mayor Pro Tern Armenta indicated that when someone calls her to report illegal
fireworks, she contacts the City Manager who forwards the request to the Chief of
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Police to dispatch patrol; opined for Mr. Lewin to say that residents should not
even call because no one shows up is the wrong mentality to have and that needs to
change as the City cannot do this without the community's help. Ms. Armenta
further noted that it should be taken into consideration that it is difficult to issue
a citation as Code Enforcement must see who lit the firework and that it dissipates;
commended the Code Enforcement Officers and Deputies from the Sheriff's
Station for striving to protect the City as best they can.
There being no further speakers, Mayor Clark closed the Public Comment period.
2. PRESENTATIONS
A. Proclamation Declaring July 2019 as "Parks Make Life Better Month" in the
City of Rosemead
The City Council presented a Proclamation to the Parks and Recreation staff
declaring July 2019 as "Parks Make Life Better Month".
3. PUBLIC HEARING -None
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION: Moved by Council Member Low and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Armenta to
approve Consent Calendar Items A and B. Motion was carried out by the following vote
AYES: Armenta, Clark,Dang,Low, Ly ABSENT: None
A. Claims and Demands
• Resolution No. 2019-33
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING
CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF
$1,351,779.31 NUMBERED 103528 THROUGH
NUMBER 103683
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2019-33.
B. Federal Legislative Advocacy Day—September 17-19, 2019—Washington, DC
The City's Federal lobbyist David Turch & Associates is coordinating a federal
lobby day for the month of September when the Senate and House of
Representatives will be in session. Visiting while representatives are in session
provides the maximum opportunity to meet with them face-to-face. The intent is to
conduct meetings to discuss topics on Transportation, Public Safety, Economic
Development, and various issues affecting the City of Rosemead. The City Council
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will consider authorizing the attendance of any Council Member who wishes
to attend a Federal Legislative Advocacy Day on September 17-19, 2019,
in Washington, DC.
Recommendation: That the City Council authorize the attendance, at City expense,
of any Council Member interested in attending the Federal Legislative Advocacy
Day on September 17-19, 2019, in Washington, DC. •
5. MATTERS FROM CITY MANAGER& STAFF-None
6. MATTERS FROM MAYOR& CITY COUNCIL
A. City Council Appointment — Delegate to the San Gabriel Valley Council of
Governments
This item is presented to the City Council at the request of Council Member
Steven Ly to be appointed as the Delegate to the San Gabriel Valley Council
of Governments (COG).
Recommendation: That the City Council discuss and provide further direction.
Mayor Clark opened the Public Comment period.
Speaker Brian Lewin inquired why this item is being revisited so soon as it was just
approved as part of the Mayor's appointment three months ago; noted the Staff
Report did not indicate that there were any issues when first presented, asked why
this change could not wait until the next update.
There being no further speakers, Mayor Clark closed the Public Comment period.
Council Member Ly responded that the City Council at any given point with
majority of its Council, can change its appointees whether it is the Mayor's
appointments to a regional agency or a City Commission appointment; shared that
after being on the City Council for ten years, he has never served as Rosemead's
official delegate and has always been the alternate on the Council of Governments;
expressed interest in having the opportunity to serve as the COG Delegate as he can
contribute a lot and spent the last ten years on this City Council trying to do right
by the community, pushing prerogatives, projects, and developments that make
sense for the community. Mr. Ly noted he requested this item be placed on the
agenda for discussion amongst his colleagues.
Mayor Pro Tern Armenta informed Mr. Lewin that the Mayor's appointments are
based off what the region's current issue is and which member of the Council would
have better insight or skills to address that matter.
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Mayor Clark stated that she serves as the City's Delegate on the Council
of Governments and has moved up chairs from Third Vice-President to
First Vice-President, which was unanimously voted on last May;. emphasized if
Council Member Ly accepts this appointment, she would not only lose the position
of Vice-President but also have to vacate her position on the Rivers and Mountains
Conservancy as State law requires the COG Delegate to hold that position.
Mrs. Clark indicated the constituents voted in support of Propositions 1 and 68,
and cities are now being requested to submit their projects; noted that the City of
Rosemead was able to receive a lot of money from the Rivers and Mountains
Conservancy for the Jay Imperial Park and as a delegate, she was able to move it
along as a liaison there; expressed she hopes that the City Council will allow her to
remain as a delegate to hopefully channel more of this money to our city to get
more park space. Mayor Clark stated she reached out to Council Member Ly to
share with him that there are COG committees that are open, and made phone calls
to Southern California Association of Governments(SCAG)to find out if there was
a way to possibly get a presidential appointment to one of the committees since that
process has closed; informed Council that COG is given three at-large positions
that they can appoint to committees, which only two people came forward for
and COG had to plead for someone to fill the third position, so she did not think
Council Member Ly was interested since he did not put his name in for the alternate
position; noted Mr. Ly did not respond to her outreach effort, however is still open
to working on other options since those at-large positions are now closed.
Council Member Ly responded that this is in no disrespect to the work Mayor Clark
has done for COG or the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, at the same time
must note that he is proud of his efforts which also demonstrates his love for parks
such as ensuring the Strategic Plan focuses on park and open space development,
helping to push for the Parks Commission, seeing the Skate Park and Community
Garden through, and the Jay Imperial Park which was not an easy project to
complete due to Edison. Mr. Ly stated if you look at the Mayor's appointments list,
he is not listed here in the terms of being able to represent at a regional level;
recalled having a conversation with Mayor Clark where he believes he expressed
interest in serving on a regional level and should an opportunity arise to serve on
the SCAG that he would be willing to withdraw from the COG.
Mayor Clark remarked that position is not open, and election of the representatives
occurs every two years which passed in May, so that is not possible.
Council Member Ly suggested that Mayor Clark could resign from that seat,which
would cause a vacancy for that seat.
Mayor Clark asked if Council Member Ly thinks the City of El Monte would vote
for any members of Rosemead Council.
Council Member Ly responded that he believes he could pull the eight votes
needed to win the majority for the SCAG seat if he receives support from his
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colleagues in El Monte and South El Monte, and he is willing to try to win their
votes over, but if that is something Mayor Clark is not amenable to then he has no
other recourse than to look at COG. Mr. Ly stated he was part of the COG's
Transportation Committee, however he stopped because he would have to waste
gas driving to Irwindale for an hour meeting and then drive home, whereas almost
all other representatives were able to stay as delegates for the COG meeting that
met after; emphasized Mayor Clark has been the delegate for the last ten years,
so maybe it is time to give someone else that opportunity to also represent the
region; expressed that he will work hard to represent Rosemead and this region
while trying to resolve regional issues that will benefit this community and region.
Council Member Low asked Mayor Clark how long she has served on the COG
and SCAG.
Mayor Clark responded that she did not have that information at this time, noting
there was a few years gap where she did not serve on the COG.
Council Member Ly commented that SCAG is not on the list of the Mayor's
appointments as SCAG works for the Regional Council that is clustered into
groups, noting Rosemead is clustered with El Monte and South El Monte; asserted
that 15 Council Members get together every two years to vote on its representatives
for the two-year period.Mr. Ly indicated the last election was when Luis Aguinaga,
former South El'Monte Council, went up against Mayor Clark, and he supported
her for the Water Quality Authority despite their former State Senator's
disapproval; opined the new State Senator Susan Rubio is a breath of fresh air;
expressed he has been loyal to Mayor Clark on the regional level and is just
asking for an opportunity.
Mayor Clark commented that she always supports Council Member Ly, recalled
advocating for him for the Air Quality Management District and receiving a lot of
push-back from individuals for doing so; opined supporting each other is not an
issue to her; acknowledged the work Council Member Ly has done, however
expressed concern that Mr. Ly would not be guaranteed a position on the Rivers
and Mountains Conservancy simply if he becomes a COG delegate and the City
may be risking millions of dollars; stated she hopes she can finish out her term as
she has built relationships, knows the Executive Director, and currently volunteers
to serve, without a stipend on three committees (the Homelessness Committee,
the Water Committee, and the Energy, Environment and Natural- Resources
Committee), as these are issues she is passionate about. Mayor Clark suggested
Council Member Ly serve on those committees and build relationships because the
SCAG issue is not going to happen right now.
Council Member Ly reiterated he is aware that he can participate in the COG's
various committees as he used to be part of their Transportation Committee;
asserted he has built relationships with COG at a regional level and has been part
of other organizations and associations, noting he was a former Division President
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of the League of California Cities; commented that he is not in a position of
a regional level where he can represent the City directly in a governing,
multi jurisdictional planning body, emphasizing that SCAG and COG are those
bodies which is why he is requesting this opportunity.
Mayor Clark noted that Council Member Dang offered to step down as the alternate
and there will be times in the nearest future where she will not be able to attend the
meetings, so the alternate will be serving as the delegate.
Council Member Low inquired why Mr. Ly is not currently the alternate.
Council Member Ly replied he did not see the point of being the alternate as he has
only attended one meeting over the past ten years in Mrs. Clark's absence.
Mayor Clark stated she does not understand why he did not apply for that position
if he wanted to remove her.
Council Member Ly expressed that at that time, it was not his intent to remove her,
however, asked where on the Mayor's appointments list am I provided the
opportunity to participate on a regional level; reiterated that he is willing to take a
chance to find the eight votes needed to represent our cluster of the COG, opining
that this is a fair compromise for Mayor Clark to pick one or the other that she is
willing to give up.
Mayor Clark stated there is not any guarantees for opportunities in SCAG, but
there are opportunities in COG that address regional issues and committees
supporting issues that do the groundwork for different bills such as Senator
Rubio's Water Bill.
Mayor Pro Tem Armenta commented that bill has passed and is currently on the
consent calendar.
Mayor Clark stated her point is that these are bills that are supported and discussed
at the committee level and are brought to the board level.
Council Member Ly explained that is his point that the governing board makes
the final decision.
Mayor Clark pointed out that you will put more input at the committee's level than
the board level.
Mayor Pro Tem Armenta expressed concern that Mayor Clark tries to get appointed
only to those regional groups that offer a stipend for attending their meetings;
indicated she did not have Mayor Clark's support for the San Gabriel Valley
Mosquito and Vector Control,also that Mrs. Clark tried to remove Council Member
Low from the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (JPIA) which meets
once a year.
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Mayor Clark responded she did not try to remove Ms. Low from the JPIA.
Mayor Pro Tern Armenta asked Council Member Low if Mrs. Clark did try to
remove her.
Council Member Low affirmed she did.
Mayor Pro Tern Armenta stated the following for the record, "I would like to
address this term `taking out' as it has been brought to my attention by several
sources that Mayor Clark told them the reason we are trying to 'take her out' is
because she voted no on the Los Angeles County Sanitation agreement. Mrs. Clark
is the one that brought that item to Council for discussion so that we could all agree
upon what the delegate will say on behalf of the City. Also, Council Members Ly,
Dang, and Low voted that they did not have enough information to take a stand. I
personally take offense and cannot believe Mayor Clark is using this to try to get
sympathy from other people."
Mayor Clark responded it was not for sympathy and assured Council that she took
a lot of heat for that vote.
Mayor Pro Tern Armenta expressed that Mrs. Clark does not have the right to
automatically sit on these committees nor do they belong to her because of
longevity; read a list of the committees and each stipend amount that Mayor Clark
111 receives for serving as the City's representative; commented that it is interesting
that Mayor Clark appears to fight to serve on committees with a stipend;noted prior
to the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control, she has not served on a
committee where she received a stipend in a long time.
Council Member Low opined that Council Member Ly would do a good job
representing the City and has been patiently waiting for the opportunity serve in a
regional capacity; concurred that Mayor Clark has served for a long time and other
Council Members should have an opportunity as well, however there is an annual
process in place and does not want to set a precedence that any Council Member
can bring the Mayor's appointment list back to Council so freely throughout the
year. Ms. Low reiterated at this time she does not want to make that switch;
expressed she hopes Council Member Ly continues to voice his interest as he will
have her support in next year's appointments.
Council Member Dang stated to clear the record, it was not that Council Member ,
Ly was not interested in continuing but rather graciously let him take the alternate
seat as it would be a good learning environment and networking opportunity as a
new Council Member, which he appreciated. Mr. Dang expressed support of
Council Member Ly's endeavors as he is very passionate and chases his vision;
opined'ten years is a long time for the same Council Member to hold a seat on a
regional group, however also agrees that things should not be changed midway;
recommended allowing Mr. Ly to select which position he would like to serve in -
next year's appointments, assuring he would support whatever choice he makes.
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Council Member Ly expressed that the City Council has its prerogative to proceed
as desired and only needs three votes to do so; reiterated that the SCAG is a
two-year seat and is conducted through a different election process where the COG
will call an election and whichever Council Member can get eight out of the fifteen
votes gets that seat. He stated this is being presented to the City Council as he
approached Mayor Clark with the option of vacating her seat so that he can work
for those eight votes, but she did not agree; explained if this is delayed until April
the only thing left on the table is the COG seat as the SCAG conversation is not
there. Mr. Ly reminded the City Council that this would not be the first time Mayor
Clark has delayed an item just to push it back for time; referred to four years back
when Mrs. Clark asked Council to support her with the appointment to the Water
Quality Authority seat one more time, noting at that time Ms. Armenta was
becoming a water policy expert herself through her participation with Water
Education for Latino Leaders; asserted Ms. Armenta indicated during a public
meeting that she was interested in going for that seat for the following time period;
then two years went by and Mrs. Clark went for that seat again despite the promise
made to Council.
Mayor Clark stated she did not make that promise.
Council Member Ly responded that he guesses that was his misunderstanding.
Mayor Pro Tern Armenta commented we record the meetings so that we can
reference when needed; indicated Mayor Clark suggests not having open session
meetings as they are recorded.
Mayor Clark proclaims that she has never said that.
Council Member Ly stated if the City Council wishes to lay within this prerogative,
he will not find any offense to it, but emphasized this will not be the first time nor
will it be the last time that something was delayed to benefit tactfully Mayor Clark;
opined it is unfair for Mayor Clark to state she will not be here forever, as neither
will he or the rest of Council as each of them have to survive an election every
four years. Mr.Ly further explained Mayor Clark is not asking for a one-year delay
until April, rather a three-year delay for her time as Vice-President and additional
two-year term as a COG President; indicated that is why he withdrew from the
COG's Transportation Committee five years ago because there is no avenue for
him to grow in the region,therefore decided to focus on making a difference in the
City; asserted he is very proud of what he has done for the City and would love to
do this at the regional level, but does not currently have that opportunity.
Council Member Dang asked if COG is a two-year or three-year term.
Mr. Ly replied that Mayor Clark is in the process of becoming the President of
COG, although if he is not mistaken, she should have been the President
this year;noted historically the President of COG serves two-years unless someone
loses an election.
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Mayor Clark stated there was a request to continue the present board, explaining
the delay was not her fault.
Council Member Ly stated he gave up the alternate seat in April as he thought
Mayor Clark completed her two-years as the first Vice-President and would become
the President in June, noting it would be wrong to knock that person off; informed
Council after learning of this delay, he would actually have to wait twelve years to
have the opportunity to serve at the COG delegate.
Council Member Low reiterated they are talking about waiting six months until
April when the next Mayor's appointments are made; stated if Council Member Ly
is interested in serving on COG next year, then there is nothing stopping the City
Council from appointing him.
Council Member Dang inquired if they appoint Council Member Ly to the COG
then will Mayor Clark still be able to serve on Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
Mayor Clark stated that is her major concern, removing her as the Delegate
will remove her from the Executive Board as well as the Rivers and Mountains
Conservancy; indicated there is a lot of money out there for parks, which is why
she is requesting to postpone this until next April.
Council Member Low opined Mayor Clark's request attests to Council Member
Ly's comment of Mrs. Clark delaying an item for her benefit; stated although she
does not want to make this change now, she will support Council Member Ly with
which ever position he wants in April no matter what position Mayor Clark is
holding, emphasizing it will be a fair and clean run.
Council Member Ly indicated he would feel more comfortable if this was put into
motion now that he would be appointed Rosemead's COG delegate on April 1st
City Attorney Richman stated she does not know if the City Council is allowed to
make a future commitment or decision to an item that is not before you yet.
Council Member Ly asked why Council would not be able to as the decision is on
tonight's agenda for discussion.
City Attorney Richman replied but the motion is going to state next April, and you
cannot bind the future City Council action to something at this point.
Council Member Ly commented it is the same City Council.
City Attorney Richman stated it is not about the people meaning the future;
suggested using the verbiage"I will consider it at that time",and if the City Council
wants to take that motion then that's fine, but know that when the April meeting
does come just know that Council Member Ly can change his mind.
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Council Member Ly asserted the vacancy opens in April and asked how it is any
different than when they appoint and fill a vacancy on a Planning Commission seat.
City Attorney Richman stated what Council Member Ly does not have to follow
what is decided this evening as he will have to make that decision again in April.
Council Member Ly indicated the City Council can always override a motion.
City Attorney Richman asserted if the City Council wants to do this, it is fine, but
she wants to make sure they understand that you can still reconsider it.
Council Member Ly stated at the same time once the City Council votes on a
motion, the motion stands, unless another motion/action overrides it.
City Attorney Richman stated that is correct but reiterated for transparency that
even if this motion is made, it does not mean come April 9th that they cannot do
something different.
Council Member Ly stated only if the City Council overrides that motion
otherwise it stands.
City Attorney Richman stated that is correct, but his appointment happened
in April.
Council Member Ly responded only by precedence of this City Council and
Council can override a precedence by a motion this evening.
City Attorney Richman recommended that is not a good practice,but if that is what
Council Member Ly wants to do, she noted again so that the City Council
understands that you can still act at that time.
Council Member Ly asked the question again, if this can legally be done.
City Attorney Richman replied legally there are concerns with binding future
Council as you do not know what will happen in the future, if all five Council
Members will be here or if Council Member Ly will step down.
Council Member Ly clarified that the action stands otherwise, so when it comes to
April or whenever they have that meeting to make the appointment, they can leave
that one as is. He continued they can make appointments for everyone else except
for that seat, because we have a motion.
City Attorney Richman replied that is correct if no one wants to reconsider it.
Council Member Ly stated but it requires a reconsideration of the motion otherwise.
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City Attorney Richman affirmed Mr. Ly's statement.
Council Member Ly stated he wants to ensure that legally he is right.
City Attorney Richman stated legally you should not make decisions for something
that is not present or happened yet.
Council Member Ly stated if City Attorney Richman does not think this is binding
then he is willing to listen to another compromise.
City Attorney Richman stated it will not be anymore binding as Council Member
Ly has pointed out.
Council Member Low asked for clarification, understanding that it is binding until
things change.
City Attorney Richman responded it is until April.
Council Member Ly stated no it is not until April,it is binding until otherwise noted
or another Council Member overrides the motion or action.
City Attorney Richman stated let's take care of the motion if that's what you are
asking for.
Council Member Ly opined what is the point of making a motion tonight if the City
Council must consider this again in April.
City Attorney Richman explained even if Council Member Ly says tonight, I
promise to not reconsider in April,the City Council can reconsider on their end.
Council Member Ly recommended that it be put into the motion that it can be
reconsidered at 4/5, how would that change anything.
Council Member Dang asked if a motion and a second is needed to bring things
back up, noting you need two people.
Council Member Ly replied Roberts Rules states that anybody can make the motion
and can be seconded.
Mayor Pro Tem Armenta asked if it must be a person that voted yes on any issue,
they are the one that can bring it back.
• Council Member Ly replied in Roberts Rules it states yes but in Rosenberg's
anyone can bring it back.
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Mayor Pro Tern Armenta asked Council Member Ly if it is because of many times
they are promised something, and things have changed.
Council Member Ly stated the question is fool me once, shame on you, fool me
twice, shame on me, so at this point after ten years of waiting, call him a sceptic,
no offense to his colleagues on this Council, but he does not feel comfortable.
Council Member Low stated she will feel comfortable making that motion because
that is her full intent is to support Council Member Ly in April,and not at this time.
ACTION: Moved by Council Member Low and seconded by Council Member
Dang to appoint Council Member Ly as the delegate of the San Gabriel Valley
Council of Governments in April. Motion was carried out by the following vote
AYES: Armenta, Clark, Dang, Low,Ly ABSENT: None
B. Council Comments
Council Member Ly reiterated his previous request that if an item applies to the
Strategic Plan,, reference that in the Staff Report; commended staff again for a
wonderful Fourth of July Parade, Festival, and Firework Show for the community
to enjoy; expressed that he enjoys going to the park as it is always fun to see the
residents out there dancing, celebrating, and enjoying the park.
Council Member Low commented that the Fourth of July was a wonderful event, 111
from the Opening Ceremony, Parade and park festivities; indicated she noticed
there was a lot more fireworks in the middle of the street while passing through the
County area.
City Manager Molleda stated staff will be presenting to the City Council at a future
meeting, an increase in fees for fines prior to the next Fourth of July.
Mayor Pro Tern Armenta echoed her colleagues praise for the Fourth of July Parade
and Festivities; stated everybody did a great job and appreciates all their hard work;
requested staff look in to capping how many stipend meetings a Council Member
can serve on, also if all open meetings need to be held in the Council Chambers,
not including the outside workshops.
Council Member Dang reiterated the kudos for staff, it was a great Fourth of July,
noted the stage, firework show, and carnival was well planned out; requested that
the City Manager introduce the Interim Public Works Director.
City Manager Molleda invited the Interim Public Works Director to the podium so
that he may introduce himself.
Ahmad Ansari, Principal, Transtech Engineers, stated he has 32 years of public
service and is happy to be here as this is a great team to work with.
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City Manager Molleda added that Ahmad has been a great help to her and the rest
of the Department Heads; stated he is putting together a CIP Project List, which
will be shared with the City Council.
The City Council welcomed Mr. Ansari to the team.
Mayor Clark stated she would like to clarify something about the stipend issue since
it was brought up; addressed Council Member Ly, offering again to help him join
a SCAG committee as the stipend is $60 an hour and they are two hour meetings
so he would really be receiving $120; indicated she only receives $24 an hour for
being on the Executive Board compared to the $60 an hour for a committee,
emphasizing she volunteers for the other three committees with no stipend; opined
if you calculate her hours, it does not add up to very much so the accusation that
she is just there for the money is not accurate.
Mayor Pro Tem Armenta commented if you play back the video no one ever
said that.
Mayor Clark responded that Mayor Pro Tem Armenta implied that she_ was greedy
because she wanted these stipends.
Mayor Pro Tem Armenta stated Mayor Clark is putting words in her mouth.
Mayor Clark asked Mayor Pro Tern Armenta what she was implying.
Mayor Pro Tem Armenta stated she is implying that Mayor Clark never gives
anyone a chance and gave an example of the past.
Mayor Clark thanked the City Council for allowing her to go to the Conference of
Mayors as they talked about transportation and signal synchronization which she is
very much in favor of; indicated that if they could do signal synchronization
everywhere it would save green house gas emissions and she appreciates this idea.
Council Member Ly stated before this meeting adjourns,he would like to state that
he is not wishing to be on these committees for the stipends and he is going for the
COG seat and SCAG seat because he really wants to make a difference for the
community and region as the representative for that region; reiterated that he feels
he works hard'at the City level and would like the opportunity to serve at the
regional level.
Mayor Clark stated she understands that,but the implication was made that she was
only doing it for that.
Council Member Ly stated he gets the implication was made towards Mayor Clark
but when she was offering that he would get$120 for the committee,he really does
not care about the money. He added there is a $75 stipend for the COG meeting,
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and he has sat there as an unpaid Transportation Committee member sitting through
those 3 to 4 hour meetings simply to learn. He is asking for the opportunity to go
from learning to now applying and that is the opportunity he was asking for.
Mayor Clark stated she totally understands that.
Council Member Dang apologized and should have brought this up earlier but he
would like to offer his seat as the alternate delegate.
Council Member Ly commented he appreciate that but there is no need for that
Council Member Dang. He told him to enjoy being the alternate and learn as much
as possible, noting you will discover that as an alternate you do not have the same
authority to represent the city as the delegate has and you will be excluded from
closed session meetings.
Council Member Dang stated he is offering the alternate now because Mayor Clark
stated she will be out for knee surgery and during that time the alternate will become
the delegate.
Council Member Ly replied that you do not become the delegate and you are still
the alternate that is simply sitting in as the voting member of the body.
Mayor Clark stated you are a voting member at that time.
Council Member Ly emphasized unless you are the official delegate you do not get
to truly represent your city at a regional level.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Clark adjourned the meeting at 8:36 p.m., in memory of Susan Martinez and Holly
Knapp. The next regular scheduled City Council meeting will take place on July 23, 2019,
at 7:00 p.m. in the Rosemead City Hall Council Chamber.
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Ericka -ernandez, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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Sandra Armenta, May. ‘CiP?r
Rosemead City Council Regular Meeting
Minutes ofJuly 9, 2019
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