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Rosemead City Council
Special Meeting Agenda March 30, 2020
CITY OF ROSEMEAD
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL
MEETING AGENDA
City Hall Council Chamber
8838 East Valley Boulevard
Rosemead, CA 91770
www.cityofrosemead.org
Teleconference Locations:
3109 N. Prospect Avenue, Rosemead, CA 91770
&
13825 Hinson Street, Sloan, NV 89054
Monday, March 30, 2020, at
5:00 P.M. – Special Meeting
City Council
Sandra Armenta, Mayor
Polly Low, Mayor Pro Tem
Margaret Clark, Council Member
Sean Dang, Council Member
Steven Ly, Council Member
To adhere to the Los Angeles County Health Officer’s March 21, 2020, Revised Safer at Home
Order, this City Council Meeting will be held via teleconference and the public will have access
to observe and address the meeting telephonically and to watch online. Please note that, is in
accordance with Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20, there will not be a physical
location from which the public may attend. If you have a request for an accommodation under the
ADA contact: Ericka Hernandez (626) 569-2100.
Agenda: City Council agenda materials may be viewed online at www.cityofrosemed.org
Streaming: The meeting will be streamed live on the City’s meeting web portal:
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Listen to the meeting only by phone by dialing: 1(267)866-0999, Code ID:6246079406
Remote Public Comments: Public comments will be received by calling (626) 569-2100 or via
email at publiccomment@cityofrosemead.org before 5 p.m. You also have the option to text your
comment to the provided email address. Please identify the topic you wish to comment in your
email’s subject line. All comments are public record and will be recorded in the official record of
the City.
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5:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
1. PUBLIC COMMENT
2. PRESENTATIONS
A. Administration of the Oath of Office to Sandra Armenta to Assume the Position of
Mayor
B. Administration of the Oath of Office to Polly Low to Assume the Position of Mayor
Pro Tem
3. MATTERS FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
A. Consideration of an New Urgency Ordinance Temporarily Prohibiting Eviction of
Residential and Commercial Tenants Arising from Financial IMPACTS OF THE
covid-19 Pandemic in Response to the Governor’s March 27th Order
At the March 24, 2020 regular council meeting, the City Council adopted
Ordinance No. 993 temporarily prohibiting evictions of residential and commercial
tenants arising from financial impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic. On March 27,
2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-37-20, which created certain
Public Comment from the Audience If you wish to address the City Council, please complete a Speaker Request Card, as it must be handed to the City Clerk before the start of the meeting. 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. The City Council will hear public comments on items listed on the agenda during discussion of the matter and prior to a vote.
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.
Rules of Decorum
Persons attending the meeting shall observe rules of propriety, decorum, good conduct, and refrain from impertinent or slanderous remarks. Violation of this rule
shall result in such persons being barred from further audience before the governing body. Pursuant to Gov. Code Sect. 54954.3(c), any person who engages in
unlawful interference shall be removed from chambers.
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 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 a 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.
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protections against eviction for residential tenants, but such Order did not address
commercial tenants, nor did it provide as much protection for residential tenants as
the County’s March 19, 2020 Order, or the City’s, nor did it preclude adoption by
local entities of protections that are greater than those set for in the Governor’s
order.
In order to keep in place the protections afforded in Ordinance No. 993, as well as
to clarify that the protections enacted by the Council on March 24, 2020 in
Ordinance No. 993 are not eliminated by the Governor’s March 27, 2020 Executive
Order, adoption of an urgency ordinance is required. Ordinance No. 994 shall take
effect immediately upon adoption by a 4/5 vote of the City Council, due to the
immediate need to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Find that the recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines per Section 15061
(b)(3), the General Rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an
affection to the environment; and
2. Adopt by a 4/5 vote Urgency Ordinance No. 994, entitled:
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD TEMPORARILY
PROHIBITING EVICTIONS OF RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL TENANTS ARISING FROM INCOME
LOSS OR SUBSTANTIAL MEDICAL EXPENSES
RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
B. Authorization of Agents to Execute on the Behalf of the City for the Purpose of
Obtaining State and Federal Financial Assistance Through Emergency
Management Assistance Program
The City Council will consider adoption of a Resolution appointing and authorizing
City officials to take actions on behalf of the City to obtain financial assistance
from State and Federal agencies for emergency preparedness and disaster relief.
Recommendation: The City Council City Council approve Resolution 2020-10,
entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING
AND APPROVING AUTHORIZED AGENTS TO
EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD FOR THE PURPOSES OF OBTAINING
STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
THROUGH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND FILE THE CAL
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OES FORM 130 AND SUBMIT ALL RELATED
DOCUMENTATION
4. MATTERS FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
A. Mayor’s Appointments for 2020-2021
Each year, a listing of City Council Member appointments to a variety of Regional
and State committees and boards is prepared and submitted to the Mayor.
Once the appointments have been made, the City Clerk’s office will prepare Form
806 as required by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), immediately
file the form with the FPPC, and post it on the City’s website.
Recommendation: That the City Council discuss and approve the Mayor’s
Appointments for 2020-2021 and direct the City Clerk to prepare and file Form
806.
5. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for April 14, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Rosemead City Hall Council Chamber.
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)
________________________ March 28, 2020
Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk Date