CC - Agenda - 08-08-2023 - RegularCITY OF ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
City Hall Council Chamber
8838 East Valley Boulevard
Rosemead, CA 91770
Teleconference Location
Palisades Tahoe Lodge
201 Shirley Canyon Rd.
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
Tuesday, August 8, 2023,
at 7:00 P.M. - Regular Meeting
City Council
Steven Ly, Mayor
Margaret Clark, Mayor Pro Tem
Sandra Armenta, Council Member
Sean Dang, Council Member
Polly Low, Council Member
Brown Act
Pursuant to provisions of the Brown Act, no action may be taken on a matter unless it is listed on the agenda, or unless
certain emergency or special circumstances exist. The City Council may direct staff to investigate and/or schedule
certain matters for consideration at a future City Council meeting.
Public Comment from the Audience
Public may offer comments in-person or via zoom by using Meeting ID and Passcode information provided in the
Public Comment section of the agenda.
Written comments may be submitted at publiccomment(o tyofrosemead.or¢ by 5:00 p.m.
The City Council will hear public comments on matters not listed on the agenda during the Public Comments from
the Audience period. Opportunity to address the City Council (on non -agenda items) is limited to 3 minutes per
speaker.
Americans with Disabilities Act
In compliance with the ADA, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City
Clerk's Office at (626) 569-2100 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to allow the city to make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting or service.
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will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office during normal business hours.
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7:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Council Member Low
INVOCATION — Council Member Dang
1. PUBLIC COMMENT
Opportunity to address the City Council (on non -agenda items) is limited to 3 minutes per
speaker. The public may address comments in person or via zoom using Meeting ID:
875 9132 3829 and Passcode: 227265 or by dialing: (669) 900-9128, enter Meeting ID and
Passcode. Written comments may be submitted to publiccommentAcitvofrosemead.org
before 5:00 p.m. on the night of the meeting. All comments are public record and will be
recorded in the official record of the city.
2. PRESENTATIONS
A. Presentation by South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing
Vice -Chair, Michael Cacciotti — Air Quality Update
3. PUBLIC HEARING
CEQA: The following items are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act,
unless noted on the item.
A. Public Hearing on Potentially Changing the City's Municipal Election Date from
State Primary Elections to the State General Elections in November of
Even -Numbered Years
On June 27, 2023, the City Council discussed the option of potentially moving the
City's General Municipal Election date from the staggered State Primary Election
cycle of March and June of even -numbered years to the Statewide General Election
cycle beginning in November 2024 and continuing after that in even -numbered years.
Furthermore, another option suggested was to place a measure before the voters to
decide if the current staggered election cycle should be moved to a November
election cycle for consistency. During the discussion, City staff was directed to bring
back a draft ordinance for review, and conduct community outreach to obtain
feedback if there is interested in changing the City's election cycle.
As a result of the community outreach and survey, seventy-eight responses were
collected from July 4u' through August 1st, asking if the current City election date
should be changed and who should have authority to make that decision. Fifty-seven
responses favored moving the current staggered March and June Primary Election
cycle to the Statewide General Election cycle in November of even -numbered years.
Twenty-one responses were not in favor of moving the election cycle. In addition,
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among the seventy-eight responses, fifty-two responses were in favor of voters
having the authority to make the decision. Twenty-five responses were in favor of
the City Council making the decision to change an election date. The response total
may not reflect the seventy-eight total responses received if an individual skipped a
specific question(s).
Recommendation: That the City Council discuss and provide direction to City staff.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
CEQA: The following items are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act,
unless noted on the item.
A. Claims and Demands
• Resolution No. 2023-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING CERTAIN
CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $2,369,714.09
CHECKS NUMBERED 114565 THROUGH NUMBER 114710,
DRAFTS NUMBERED 6630 THROUGH NUMBER 6687 AND
EFT NUMBERED 51792 THROUGH NUMBER 51823
INCLUSIVELY
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-46.
B. Minutes
Recommendations: That the City Council approve the special meeting minutes of
July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023.
C. 2023 National Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference — Dallas, Texas
The City Council will consider authorizing the attendance of the Director of Parks
and Recreation who wishes to attend the 2023 National Recreation and Parks
Association (NRPA) Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas, from October 10, 2023, to
October 12, 2023.
Recommendation: That the City Council authorize the Director of Parks and
Recreation to attend the 2023 NRPA Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas, from
October 10, 2023, to October 12, 2023.
D. Federal Legislative Advocacy Day— September 25u' —28d', 2023 in Washington, DC
The City's Federal lobbyist David Turch & Associates is coordinating afederal lobby
day for the month of September when the Senate and the 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
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discuss topics on Transportation, Public Safety, Economic Development, and various
issues affecting the City of Rosemead. The City Council will consider authorizing
the attendance of any Council Member and City staff who wishes to attend the
Federal Legislative Advocacy Day in Washington, DC on September 25-28, 2023.
Recommendation: That the City Council authorize the attendance, at City expense,
of any Council Member and City staff interested in attending a Federal Legislative
Advocacy Day in Washington, DC on September 25-28, 2023.
E. Memorandum of Understanding with the El Monte Union High School District for
School Year 2023-2024 School Resource Deputy Funding
The El Monte Union High School District ("District') contracts with the
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for a Special Assignment Deputy that is
assigned to Rosemead High School as a School Resource Deputy ("SRD").
Through an annual Agreement, the City of Rosemead ("City") shares the cost of the
SRD with the District for the hours the SRD is assigned to Rosemead High School.
The proposed Agreement between the City and the District is for the SRD Program
for the 2023-2024 school calendar year.
Recommendation: That the City Council approve and authorize and direct the
City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding with El Monte Union
High School District for School Year 2023-2024 School Resource Deputy funding.
F. Consideration of an Ordinance Adopting by Reference the California Fire Code 2023
as Amended and Adopted by Los Angeles County
Every three (3) years the City of Rosemead adopts the California Building Laws
as amended by Los Angeles County. On July 1, 2022, the California Building
Standards Commission published revised Building Standards Codes
(Title 24, Parts 1-12). State law mandates that these standards are enforced in all
jurisdictions effective January 1, 2023, regardless of whether they are specifically
adopted by local jurisdictions.
The Los Angeles County Fire Code is adopted by the County of Los Angeles Board
of Supervisors for the County and the Consolidated Fire Protection District of
Los Angeles County (District). It is also designed and promulgated to be
adopted/ratified by reference through official action by the governing bodies of the
constituent/contracting cities of the District.
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Move to introduce for first reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 1017, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 50022.2, THE CALIFORNIA
FIRE CODE AS AMENDED AND ADOPTED BY
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY TITLE 32 LOS ANGELES COUNTY
FIRE CODE WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS,
AND DELETIONS THERETO; and
2. Schedule a Public Hearing on September 12, 2023, to consider adoption and
second reading of Ordinance No. 1017.
5. MATTERS FROM CITY MANAGER & STAFF
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The City Council meeting on August 22, 2023, will go dark. The next regular City Council
meeting will take place on September 12, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the Rosemead City Hall
Council Chamber.
POSTING AFFIDAVIT
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).
2 ! August 3, 2023
Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk Date
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