CC - Agenda - 05-22-2024REVISED
CITY OF ROSEMEAD
CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING AGENDA
City Hall Council Chamber
8838 East Valley Boulevard
Rosemead, CA 91770
Teleconference Location
Residence Inn
1747 Pacific Hwy.
San Diego, CA 92101
Wednesday, May 22, 2024,
6:00 P.M. - Special Meeting
City Council
Steven Ly, Mayor
Margaret Clark, Mayor Pro Tem
Sandra Armenta, Council Member
Sean Dang, Council Member
Polly Low, Council Member
Planning Commission
James Berry, Chair
Emma Escobar, Vice -Chair
Daniel Lopez, Commissioner
John Tang, Commissioner
Lana Ung, Commissioner
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 provide public comment as instructed in the Public Comment section of the agenda.
Written comments may be submitted via email at publiccomment(cityofrosemead.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.
Any writings or documents provided to the majority of the Rosemead City Council regarding any item on this agenda will
be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office during normal business hours.
SPECIAL MEETING
6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Planning Commissioner, Chair Berry
INVOCATION — Mayor Pro Tem Clark
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:
841 3771 1716 and Passcode: 173051 or by dialing: (669) 900-9128, enter Meeting ID and
Passcode. Written comments may be submitted to publiccommentAcitvofrosemead.org
by 5:00 p.m. All comments are public record and will be recorded in the official record of
the city.
2. WORKSHOP
A. Project Status and Legislative Direction — General Plan and Zoning Code Updates
In March 2023, the City of Rosemead launched a General Plan and Zoning Code
Updates to revise the City's existing Zoning standards to support continued growth
and demand for housing and mixed-use projects. Following a Request for Proposals
(RFP), the City selected the land use planning firm, Psomas ("Consultant" hereafter),
to analyze and update the City's existing General Plan, Zoning Code, and
corresponding Environmental Impact Reports (EIR). The Consultant's directives are
to: 1) implement the policies of 2021-2029 Housing Element; 2) incorporate
consistency with recent California State laws and; and, 3) identify zoning code
updates to support further residential, commercial, mixed-use development, and best
planning practices citywide.
Recommendations: That the City Council and Planning Commission discuss the
General Plan and Zoning Code Updates and provide direction on the following items:
1. Whether to allow residential -only projects in the Mixed -Use Overlay Zone;
2. Selecting a level of mixed-use overlay expansion and corresponding CEQA
compliance (EIR Addendum, Supplemental FIR, or a Subsequent EIR). Based
on the level of mixed-use overlay expansion and corresponding CEQA
compliance, the original scope of work for the Professional Services Agreement
with Psomas may require revisions, which would be brought back to the City
Council for approval; and
3. Whether to revise the Professional Services Agreement with Psomas to include
the additional items discussed in Section IV.
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CEQA: This agenda item does not constitute a project under the CEQA, and it can be seen
with certainty that it will have no impact on the environment. As such, this matter is exempt
under CEQA.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular City Council meeting will take place on May 28, 2024, 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)
Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk
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Date
May 22, 2024