CC - Minutes - 08-27-24 Special (Commision Interviews)MINUTES OF THE
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
AUGUST 27, 2024
The special meeting of the Rosemead City Council was called to order by Mayor Ly
at 6:07 p.m., in the Rosemead City Hall Conference Room located at 8838 E. Valley Boulevard,
Rosemead, CA 91770.
PRESENT: Mayor Ly, Mayor Pro Tem Clark, Council Members Armenta, Dang, and Low
ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: City Clerk Hernandez
1. PUBLIC COMMENT
No comments were received.
2. MATTERS FROM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
A. Interviews and Appointments to the Beautification Commission, Parks
Commission, and Traffic Commission
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Consider appointments to the Beautification Commission for two positions
to serve a two-year term.
2. Consider appointments to the Parks Commission for two positions to serve
a two-year term.
Consider appointments to the Traffic Commission for one position to serve a
one-year term and two positions to serve a two-year term.
The City Council interviewed the following candidates for a City Commission:
• Can Liu — Beautification Commission
• Sarah Flores — Beautification Commission
• Kevin Choy — Beautification Commission
• Valerie Quach — Beautification and Planning Commissions
(Interviewed 8/26/24)
• Julia Yuen — Beautification and Planning Commissions
(Interviewed 8/26/24)
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• Pauline Vu — Parks Commission
• Tran Le — Parks and Planning Commissions (Interviewed 8/26/24)
• Jake Trieu — Parks, Traffic and Public Safety Commissions
(Interviewed 8/26/24)
• Alexander Lang — Traffic & Planning Commissions (Interviewed 8/26/24)
• John Tran — Traffic, Planning and Public Safety Commissions
(Interviewed 8/26/24)
• Jake Trieu — Traffic, Parks and Public Safety Commissions
(Interviewed 8/26/24)
Mayor Ly stated now that Commission Interviews have been completed, the City
Council will discuss and make appointments to each respective Commission.
Mayor Ly reiterated that each City Commission has two open positions, with
the exception of the Traffic Commission which has three positions, and the
Public Safety Commission which has one open position for a resident and
two positions for business members.
ACTION: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Clark and seconded by Council Member
Dang to reappoint Sarah Flores and Can Liu to the Beautification Commission for
a two-year term beginning July 1, 2024, ending June 30, 2026. The motion was
carried out by the following roll call vote AYES: Armenta, Clark, Dang, Low,
and Ly NOES: None ABSENT: None
ACTION: Moved by Council Member Dang and seconded by Council Member
Armenta to appoint Tran Le and Pauline Vu to the Parks Commission, for a
two-year term beginning July 1, 2024, ending June 30, 2026. The motion was
carried out by the following roll call vote AYES: Armenta, Clark, Dang, Low,
and Ly NOES: None ABSENT: None
ACTION: Moved by Council Member Low and seconded by Council Member
Armenta to reappoint Alexander Lang to the Traffic Commission, for a two-year
term beginning July 1, 2024, ending June 30, 2026; and appoint Jake Trieu to
the Traffic Commission for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2024, ending
June 30, 2026. The motion was carried out by the following roll call vote AYES:
Armenta, Clark, Dang, Low, and Ly NOES: None ABSENT: None
ACTION: Moved by Council Member Low and seconded by Council Member
Armenta to appoint John Tran to the Traffic Commission for a one-year
unexpired term beginning July 1, 2024, ending June 30, 2025. The motion was
carried out by the following roll call vote AYES: Armenta, Dang, Low, and Ly
NOES: Clark ABSENT: None
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ACTION: Moved by Council Member Armenta and seconded by Council Member
Low to reappoint Emma Escobar and Lana Ung to the Planning Commission,
for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2024, ending June 30, 2026. The motion
was carried out by the following roll call vote AYES: Armenta, Clark, Dang,
Low, and Ly NOES: None ABSENT: None
ACTION: Moved by Council Member Armenta and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
Clark to reappoint Liz Fonseca (Resident) and Amy Wu (Business Member) to
the Public Safety Commission, for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2024,
ending June 30, 2026. The motion was carried out by the following roll call vote
AYES: Armenta, Clark, Dang, Low, and Ly NOES: None ABSENT: None
The City Council directed the City Clerk to reopen the business member position
on the Public Safety Commission for another 30 days and report back to the
City Council on applicants.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ly adjourned the special meeting at 7:56 p.m. The next regular City Council
meeting was scheduled to take place on September 10, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., in the Rosemead
City Hall Council Chamber.
Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk; -
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