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C I T Y O F A L H A M B R A
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
ALHAMBRA CITY COUNCIL
(Notice No. N2M24-144)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the Alhambra City Council will be held on Friday, November 22, 2024, commencing at 10:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers of the Alhambra City Hall, 111 South First Street, Alhambra, California pursuant to the order of the Mayor of the City of Alhambra, the Alhambra City Charter, the Alhambra Municipal Code, and Section 54956 of the Government Code of the State of California.
An agenda of such special meeting is attached hereto incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof as though fully set forth herein.
LAUREN MYLES, CMC
CITY CLERK
Dated: November 21, 2024
Notice No. N2M24-144
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CITY OF ALHAMBRA
AGENDA
ALHAMBRA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
MISSION STATEMENT
The City of Alhambra is dedicated to responsive, creative leadership and quality services, ensuring desirable neighborhoods and a supportive business environment, while being sensitive to the diversity of our community.
Watch and listen to the meeting as follows:
Zoom Webinar direct link:
https://cityofalhambra-org.zoom.us/j/89463580715?pwd=tKhhaujWbobnFkY1v6OeJywPxsNw4S.1 Webinar ID: 894 6358 0715, Passcode: 281050
Or by telephone by dialing (833) 548 -0276 (Toll Free) or (833) 548 -0282 (Toll Free) or (877) 853 -5257 (Toll Free) or (888) 475 -4499 (Toll Free) or +1(719) 359-4580 or +1(309) 205-3325 or +1(253) 215-8782 or +1(346) 248 -7799 or +1(646) 931-3860 or +1(301) 715-8592 or +1(3 12) 626 -6799 or +1(646) 558 - 8656 and entering Webinar ID: 894 6358 0715 and Passcode: 281050. Please Note: All members of the public calling or logging into the meeting will be muted so that the meeting can pr oceed. If there are technical difficulties with Zoom during the meeting, the meeting will proceed regardless .
Addressing the Council:
In person: Section 2.04.210 of the Alhambra Munici pal Code establishes the procedures for addressing the Council. Any person wi shing to address the Council during the meeting should complete a Speaker Request Card and submit it to the City Clerk so the City Council knows you wish to speak . When called upon by the presiding officer, please step to the podium.
Via Zoom or Telephon e: “Raise your hand” - Members of the public may speak by using the “Raise Hand” function during the public comments portion, if on Zoom or telephone. Staff will unmute speakers participating via Zoom or telephone and announce your name when it is your time to speak.
Remarks are limited to 5 minutes; howeve r, the pr esiding officer may either extend or reduce the maximum time to such period of time as the Council may determine.
Standards of Decorum: Any person addressing the Council who refuses to stop s peaking after his/her time has expired or any person who behave s in such a manner as to interfere with or impede the progress of the City Council meeting who, after a request by the presiding officer, refuses to cease such behavior may be removed from the City Council chambers upon direction of the presiding officer.
Enforcement of Decorum: The Chief of Police, or his/her designee, shall be Sergeant -at-Arms of the Council meetings. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall carry out all orders and instructions given by the presiding officer for the purpose of maintaining order and decorum at the Council meeting.
Persons Authorized to be Within Rail : No person, except City official or their d esignees, s hall be permitted within the rail in front of the Council Chamber without the express consent of the Council.
Agenda Tracking Numbers: All numbers listed in bold after the title of each Agenda item are City Clerk tracking numbers that are used for filing and research purposes.
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AGENDA
Special Meeting
ALHAMBRA CITY COUNCIL
Council Chambers, 111 South First Street
November 22, 2024
10:30 a.m.
ROLL CALL: Lee, Maza, Maloney, Andrade-Stadler, Pérez
CITY CLERK REPORT - NOTICE NO. N2M24-144
The City C lerk h ereby reports that she duly gave notice of the special meeting of the City Council being held this morning pursuant to t he order of t he Mayor and in accordance with Section 54956 of the Government Code of the State of California.
COUNCIL BUSINESS
1. APPROVE ABSENCES: KATHERINE LEE & ROSS J. MAZA – F92-27, M2M24-203
Sec. 12 of the Alhambra City Charter provides in pertinent part that an “elective office becomes vacant . . . if a member of the council . . . fails to attend the meetings of the council . . .of which he or sh e is a member for a like period (i.e., 30 con secutive days), without being excused therefrom by the council.” Due to the short notice for the scheduling of this morning’s meeting, Vice Mayor Lee and Councilmember Maza were unable to attend. Ther efore, staff requests that the C ity Council vote to excuse the absences of Ms. Lee and Mr. Maza.
Recommended Action: City Council vote to excuse Vice M ayor Lee’s and Councilmember Maza’s absence from this morning’s special meeting. (M2M24-203)
2. REAFFIRMATION OF SUPPORT FOR SB54 AND ASSERT ION ALHAMBRA POLICE DEPARTMENT’S POLICIES ARE IN LINE WITH SB54 – F2M24-16, M2M24-204
At the April 22, 2019 City Council meeting a group of students from Alhambra High School presented ' Immigration Resolution Regarding City's Sanctions" during the oral communications portion of the meeting. The Council requested the item be brought back for consideration on a future agenda. On June 10, 2019 staff presented information on Senate Bill 54, California's "Sanctuary State Law", and Alhambra Police Department policy. SB54 p rohibits local law enforcement from sharing certain immigration status information with the Federal government (ΊCΕ), and also prohibits expending resources to detain or assist ICE with immigration enforcement . In addition, Alhambra Police Department was in full compliance with SB54 and has an Immigration Violations policy that is in compliance with SB54 . The Council heard comments from the public on the item, and adopted a Minute Order (M2M19-158) to support the tenets of SB54, to assert that Alhambra Police Department’s current immigratio n policies were in line with S B54, and to encourage staff to return with a plan for community outreach on this topic with the goal of educating the public . On November 20, 2024 , Mayor Sasha Ren ée Pérez requested staff call a Special Meeting of the City Council to reaffirm the previous support
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for SB54, and reassert Alhambra Police Department’s current policies are in -line with SB54. If readopted, staff will distribute this information on our social media platforms and post it on the City’s website.
Recommended Action: City Council reaf firm su pport of SB54, and reassert Alhambra Police Department’s current policies are in line with SB54. (M2M24-204)
ADJOURNMENT
N O T I C E
Agenda Items: Copies of the staff reports or other written documentation relating to the items listed on this agenda are on file with the City Clerk in Alhambra City Hall, located at 111 South First Street, Alhambra, California, and are available for inspection during regular office hours, Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. If you would like to sign-up to receive the City Council meeting agenda and staff reports packet, please visit the City’s website at www.cityofalhambra.org and you will be able to submit your email address on the homepage to the subscription service. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.5(b), materials related to agenda items for regular meetings of the Alhambra City C ouncil that are distributed less than 72 hours pri or to that meeting, will b e made available for public inspection at the Alhambra City Clerk’s Office.
Americans w ith Disa bilities Act: If yo u require special assistance to participate i n any City meeting (including assisted listening devices), please contact the City Clerk's Office at (626) 570- 5090. Notification of at least 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
LAUREN MYLES, CMC
CITY CLERK
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