TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Romany Basilyous, Acting Director of Public Works PREPARED BY: Romany Basilyous, Acting Director of Public Works DATE: November 20, 2024
SUBJECT: Approve Amendment No. 1 to Construction and Maintenance Agreement between the City and Southern California Regional Rail (SCRRA/Metrolink) for City Project No. CIP 20 -31 & CIP 20 -35 Traffic Signal and Rail Crossing Safety
Improvements at Pacific Avenue and Bogart Avenue.
SUMMARY
This report seeks City Council Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Construction and Maintenance Agreement between the City and Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) increasing the not to exceed estimate amount to cover signal construction cost increases and the addition of a wireless crossing station stop per new SCRRA requirements, related to the construction of railroad improvements on Pacific Avenue between Bogart and Downing Avenue. Improvements at the at -grade crossing will provide safety upgr ades for pedestrian and vehicular travelers and will construct necessary improvements to make the crossing ready for future Quiet Zone implementation.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Construction and Maintenance Agreement between the City of Baldwin Park and Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) subject to final language approved by the City Manager and City Attorney and authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement; and
2. Authorize payment in the amount of $603,100.00 to SCRRA to cover construction cost increases of railroad signal improvements and the addition of the wireless crossing station stop related to the railroad improvements on Pacific Avenue between Bogart and Downing Avenue;
3. Authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate $981,000 from Measure M Bond, un -appropriate $700,000 from STPL funds, and make the necessary budget adjustments.
FISCAL IMPACT
The approval of this action will have no impact on the City’s General Fund. This project is funded through Measure M Revenue Bond Funds , Prop C Local Match, and First and Last Mile MTA Grant. The project is included in the current Fiscal Year’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) approved by City Council on November 1, 2023. STPL funds that were previously allocated for this project have been transfer ed to 2 (two) other City projects.
Additional Cost
Increased Signal Construction Costs $ 353,100
Wireless Crossing Nearside Station Stop $ 250,000
Total $ 603,100
Appropriation, Un-appropriation, & Approval of funds accordingly:
CIP 20-35 255-50-520-58100-15550 Measure M Bond (Appropriate) $ 981,000 CIP 20-31 270-50-520-58100-15716 STPL-Federal Grant (Un-appropriate) $(700,000) CIP 20-31 270-50-520-58100-15716 HPLUL-Federal Grant (Approved) $ 263,680 CIP 20-35 270-50-520-58100-15550 1st Mile Last Mile-Local Grant (Approved) $ 58,420 Total $ 603,100
BACKGROUND
Since the project’s inception in October 2012 through the City’s awarded State Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Grant, the project has undergone various phases of design development, expansion of scope and project milestone attainments. Through the success in procurement of project funding, this project, specific to the Pacific Boulevard at -grade crossing, was able to proceed through its evolving stages including authorization through the corresponding jurisdictions namely, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Southern California Regional Ra il Authority (SCRRA) and Caltrans. Through ongoing coordination and working with SCRRA, Staff developed a Construction & Maintenance Agreement (C&M) with SCRRA for the safety improvements at the Pacific Boulevard at -grade crossing. The C&M is the last majo r barrier in the series of milestones necessary to take the project into the construction phase.
On December 21, 2022, City Council approved the C&M which included an initial payment to SCRRA in the amount of $3,643,508.00. Since the approval of the C&M a greement with SCRRA, staff has held periodic meetings with SCRRA in anticipation of the project’s scheduled construction commencement.
On September 20, 2023, City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with RailPros Rail Engineers for construction management and inspection services.
On March 20, 2024, City Council accepted and approved the p lans and specifications and awarded the construction contract to Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. from Chino, CA.
DISCUSSION
The planned improvements at the at -grade crossings will bring the highway -rail crossing up to current SCRRA Grade Crossing Safety Standards and may include among other improvements, new raised median islands, additional warning devices with gate arms and cantilevered flashing signals, improved pavement, curbs, gutters and sidewalks with pedestrian warning devices such as pedestrian gate arms, emergency swing gates, channelization and other enhancements, right -of-way swing gates, signing and striping, and other roadway improvements. These facilities will be built to SCRRA standards with slight design deviations due to the existing site conditions and crossing geometry. Additionally, the improvements at Foster Avenue which is an at -grade pedestrian-only crossing may include improvements to pavement, curbs, gutters, and ADA accessible sidewalks with pedestrian warning devices such as pedestrian gate arms.
Approval of this item will authorize payment for an amendment in the amount of $601,300 to cover increased signal construction costs and a wireless crossing station stop. These funds will cover the addition of a Wireless Crossing Nearside Station Stop (WCNSS). WCNSS is a technology that forestalls crossing gate arms from activating at crossings that are adjacent to a station when the train is stopping at the station and not immediately entering the crossing. This technology provides safety and operational b enefits by allowing pedestrian and roadway traffic to continue use of the crossing while the train is stopped at a station rather having the gates go
down unnecessarily. Increased signal construction costs derive from material escalation costs as well as capturing material SCRRA standards that have been updated since the original estimate.
ALTERNATIVES
In addition to Staff’s recommended option, the City Council may also consider any of the following alternatives:
1. The City Council may choose not to approve the payment to SCRRA and direct staff to renegotiate the amount. This action is not recommended as the renegotiations will delay the project start.
2. Provide Staff with alternate direction.
CEQA REVIEW
Pursuant to CEQA, a "project" is defined as a "whole action" subject to a public agency's discretionary funding or approval that has the potential to either (1) cause a direct physical change in the environment or (2) cause a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. "Projects" include discretionary activity by a public agency, a private activity that receives any public funding, or activities that involve the public agency's issuance of a discretionary approval and is not statutor ily or categorically exempt from CEQA. (Pub. Res. Code § 21065.) The subject Rail Safety Improvements Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to a Class 1 (Section 15201, Existing Facilities), subsection (c) exemption, which includes the repair, maintenance, and/or minor alteration of existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (this includes road grading for the purpose of public safety) The key consideration for a Class 1 exemption is whether the project involves negligible or no expansion of an existing use.
LEGAL REVIEW
This report has been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney as to legal form and content.
ATTACHMENTS
1. SCRRA Schedule of Cost.
2. SCRRA Amendment No. 1 to the Construction and Maintenance Agreement.
No. of
Months
Meeting
per
Month
HoursNo. of
Persons
Total
Hours
4 aIncreased Signal Construction Costs 1 LS $500,200.00$500,200.00 bWireless Crossing Nearside Station Stop 1 LS $250,000.00$250,000.00 Sub-Total $750,200.00
Less Existing Contingency $334,650.00$415,550.00
$187,550.00
$603,100.00
PROJECT TOTAL ESTIMATED COST $4,284,250.00
1 2
Task 3a
Task 4b/6b
Task 4d
Task 5a
Estimate of labor and equipment for SCRRA Track Contractor to respond for track maintenance during construction, if necessary; and after construction Based upon 2 PTC work window.
Estimate of labor and equipment for SCRRA Signal Maintenaince Contractor to respond for signal maintenance during Roadway Worker Protection trainings based upon 20 trainees per session.
Communication & Signal Support Services
New Contingency (25%)
AMEND 1 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST
Notes:
The cost of the SCRRA services shown is an estimate only and CITY will reimburse SCRRA on the basis of actual costs and expenses.
CITY shall reimburse SCRRA the actual costs and expenses incurred by SCRRA and its contractors and consultants for all services and work performed in Schedule 8 Months
NO. ITEM
QUANTITY
UNITUNIT COSTTOTAL COST
Date 8-Oct-24
SCRRA Project No. 861034
Project Name Pacific & Bogart Traffic Signalization
Pacific Ave Construction and Maintenance Agreement
Amendment No. 1
1 SCRRA Folder No.: S0000041
SCRRA Project No.: 861034
Amendment No. 1
to the
Construction and Maintenance Agreement
for
PACIFIC AVE
CPUC No. 101SG-18.71
DOT No.: 747281C
SCRRA MILE POST 18.71 - SAN GABRIEL SUBDIVISION
BALDWIN PARK,
LOS ANGELES COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA
THIS “Amendment No. 1” to the March 7 th, 2023 Construction and Maintenance Agreement ("AGREEMENT") for the Pacific Avenue Signalization Project (herein referred to as “PROJECT”) is made and entered into as of the 20th day of November, 2024, by and between the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY , a joint powers authority existing under the laws of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "SCRRA"), to be addressed at 900 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90017 and the CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, a general law city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Stat e of California (hereinafter referred to as “ CITY”), to be addressed at 14403 East Pacific Avenue, Baldwin Park, CA 91706. SCRRA and the CITY may be referred to singly as “PARTY” and collectively as “PARTIES.”
Pacific Ave Construction and Maintenance Agreement
Amendment No. 1
2 RECITALS:
1. SCRRA and CITY entered into the AGREEMENT, which defined the terms and conditions for the construction phase of the PROJECT.
2. PARTIES now desire to amend the AGREEMENT to include additional funding, in the amount of Six hundred and Three thousand and One hundred Dollars ($ 603,100), for railroad signals and communications construction and the addition of the Wireless Crossing Nearside Station Stop equipment and commissioning ; to include a Scope of Services for these additional SCRRA services.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually understood and agreed by SCRRA and CITY as follows:
1. ARTCILE 1, LIST OF EXHIBITS shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
Exhibit A Standard Terms and Conditions
Exhibit B-1 Detailed Description of PROJECT
Exhibit B-2 Railroad Location Print
Exhibit B-3 PROJECT Plans
Exhibit B-4 List of Contractor Submittals Requiring SCRRA Review Exhibit C CITY Scope of Work “CITY WORK”
Exhibit D
Exhibit D-1
SCRRA Scope of Work and Estimate “RAILROAD WORK”
Amendment No. 1 SCRRA Scope of Work and Estimate
Exhibit E-1 SCRRA Form 6 -Temporary Right-of-Entry Agreement & SCRRA Insurance Requirements
Exhibit E-2 SCRRA Form 37 – Rules and Requirements for Construction on Railway Property
Exhibit E-3 General Safety Regulation for Third Party Construction and Utility Workers on SCRRA Property
Exhibit E-4 SCRRA Grade Crossing Guidelines
2. ARTICLE 8, SCOPE OF WORK AND ESTIMATE BY SCRRA, SECTION 8.1 shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
8.1 The RAILROAD WORK to be performed by SCRRA, at the CITY's sole cost and expense, is described in Exhibit D and Exhibit D-1 – SCRRA Scope of Work and Estimate and Amendment No. 1 SCRRA Scope of Work and Estimate, in the Pacific Ave Construction and Maintenance Agreement
Amendment No. 1
3 amount not to exceed Four-Million Two Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($4,284,250).
3. ARTICLE 13, PAYMENT FOR SCRRA WORK is amended to include new SECTION
13.5 with the following:
13.5 When the actual cost and expenses incurred, including the estimated Railroad Flagging and Safety Training, reach eighty percent (80%) of the deposit of the initial estimated amount of Three Million Six Hundred Eighty-one Thousand One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($3,681,150) as set forth in Section 13.1 , SCRRA shall notify CITY in writing and shall provide back-up for expenses to-date against the deposit. CITY and SCRRA will then analyze costs to date and projected costs to complete the PROJECT to confirm the appropriate amount of the remaining deposit, and an amendment to this AGREEMENT, if required, shall be executed to fund any additional estimated cost. CITY shall then deposit the remaining balance of the revised total estimated amount contained in Exhibit D-1, being Six Hundred Three Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($603,100), or other mutually agreeable amount as calculated to complete the PROJECT.
4. Exhibit D of the AGREEMENT is amended to include Exhibit D-1 AMENDMENT No. 1 SCRRA SCOPE OF WORK AND ESTIMATE which is attached and incorporated into this AGREEMENT by this reference.
5. Except as amended by this AMENDMENT No. 1, all other provisions of the AGREEMENT shall remain in full force and effect and are incorporated herein by this reference.
Pacific Ave Construction and Maintenance Agreement
Amendment No. 1
4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PARTIES have caused this AMENDMENT No. 1 to be duly executed in by their duly qualified and authorized officials.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
RAIL AUTHORITY
By: ________________________________ By: ______________________________ Darren M. Kettle Emmanuel J. Estrada
Chief Executive Officer Mayor, City of Baldwin Park
Date: ________________________________ Date: ______________________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By: ______________________________ By: ______________________________ Don O. Del Rio Norma Tabares
General Counsel City Attorney
Date: ________________________________ Date: ______________________________
5 EXHIBIT D-1
Amendment No. 1 SCRRA SCOPE OF WORK & Estimate
“RAILROAD WORK”
No. of
Months
Meeting
per
Month
Hours No. of
Persons
Total
Hours
4 a Increased Signal Construction Costs 1 LS $500,200.00 $500,200.00 b Wireless Crossing Nearside Station Stop 1 LS $250,000.00 $250,000.00 Sub-Total $750,200.00
Less Existing Contingency $334,650.00 $415,550.00
$187,550.00
$603,100.00
PROJECT TOTAL ESTIMATED COST $4,284,250.00
1 2
Task 3a
Task 4b/6b
Task 4d
Task 5a
Estimate of labor and equipment for SCRRA Track Contractor to respond for track maintenance during construction, if necessary; and after Based upon 2 PTC work window.
Estimate of labor and equipment for SCRRA Signal Maintenaince Contractor to respond for signal maintenance during Roadway Worker Protection trainings based upon 20 trainees per session.
Communication & Signal Support Services
New Contingency (25%)
AMEND 1 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST
Notes:
The cost of the SCRRA services shown is an estimate only and CITY will reimburse SCRRA on the basis of actual costs and expenses.
CITY shall reimburse SCRRA the actual costs and expenses incurred by SCRRA and its contractors and consultants for all services and work Schedule 8 Months
NO. ITEM
QUANTITY
UNIT UNIT COST TOTAL COST
Date 29-Aug-23
SCRRA Project No. 861034
Project Name Pacific & Bogart Traffic Signalization
6 EXHIBIT D-1
SCRRA Scope of Work:
1. Implement Wireless Crossing Nearside Station Stop equipment at Pacific Avenue a. Obtain License and Permitting
b. Onboard testing
c. Test equipment with train movements scenarios
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. ____13____
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Ron Garcia, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Nick Baldwin, City Planner
Jesus Astorga-Rios, Associate Planner
DATE: November 20, 2024
SUBJECT: Consideration of Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance No. 1512 Amending Sections 153.040.070, 153.070.020, 153.120.350, 153.120.360 and 153.120.370 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code Relating to Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior
Accessory Dwelling Units and Finding the Action to be
Statutorily Exempt from CEQA Under Section 21080.17 of the Public Resources Code (Location: Citywide; Applicant: City of Baldwin Park; Case Number: AZC 24-04).
SUMMARY
This report requests City Council adoption of an urgency ordinance which will amend Sections 153.040.070, 153.070.020, 153.120.350, 153.120.360 and 153.120.370 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code, referred to as the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance, in response to recently adopted changes in state law that will take effect of January 1, 2025. Additionally, this report requests the City Council make a determination that the adoption of this ordinance would be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”).
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Waive further reading, read by title only and adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 1512 entitled, “AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK AMENDING SECTION 153.040.070, 153.070.020, 153.120.350, 153.120.360 AND 153.120.370 OF THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN STATE LAW” and approve Zoning Code Text Amend application AZC 24 -
04. 2. Find the proposed ordinance is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) and the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs, tit. 14, §§ 15000 et seq.). Specifically, the ordinance is categorically exempt from C EQA under Guidelines Section 21080.17, which exempts the adoption of an Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance to implement the provisions of Section 66310, et. seq. of the Government Code, and that therefore no environmental review under CEQA is required.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
BACKGROUND
The City of Baldwin Park’s current Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance was adopted on November 17, 2021, in response to landmark bills passed by the State Legislature in 2019 (AB 68, AB 881 and SB 13) and subsequently in 2020 (AB 3182). These bills aimed at creating a streamlined local approval process for ADUs and, at a later date, JADUs, as well as prohibit the implementation of regulations that would seve rely restrict the development of ADUs (such as ADU size, location and setbacks).
Since the adoption of the City’s ADU ordinance, the State Legislature further amended state law to aid in the creation of more ADUs and JADUs, while curtailing the ability of local municipalities to regulate ADUs. Two additional bills were passed in 2022 as a part of the annual legislative ADU housing package: AB 2221 and SB 897. Additionally, two more bills were recently introduced and signed into law by the Governor’s Office in 2024:
AB 2533 and SB 1211. Collectively, these bills require local jurisdictions to allow for exceptions to the development of ADUs in specific circumstances, as well as modify the development standards applicable to ADUs and JADUs (such as maximum allowable height and parking requirements).
AB 2533 – Unpermitted ADUs and JADUs
Subject to limited exceptions, existing state law prohibits a city from denying a permit to legalize an unpermitted ADU that was constructed before January 1, 2018, if the denial is based on the ADU not complying with applicable building, state or local ADU standards. One exception allows a city to deny a permit to legalize if the city makes a written finding that correcting the violation is necessary to protect the health and safety of the public or the occupants of the structure.
AB 2533 changes this by: (1) expanding the above prohibition to also include JADUs; (2) moving the construction-cutoff date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2020; and (3) replacing the above exception with a requirement that local agencies find that correcting the violation is necessary to comply with the standards specified in Health and Safety Code section 17920.3 (Substandard Buildings). (See amended Gov. Code, § 66332(a)–(f).)
SB 1211 – Replacement Parking Requirements; Multifamily ADUs
Replacement Parking
Existing state law prohibits the City from requiring off-street parking spaces to be replaced when a garage, carport or covered parking structure is demolished in conjunction with the construction of, or conversion to, an ADU.
SB 1211 amends this prohibition to now also prohibit a city from requiring replacement parking when an uncovered parking space is demolished for or replaced with an ADU. (See amended Gov. Code, § 66314(d)(11).)
Multifamily ADUs
SB 1211 further defines livable space in connection with converted ADUs inside a multifamily dwelling structure.
Existing state law requires the City to ministerially approve qualifying building -permit applications for ADUs within “portions of existing multifamily dwelling structures that are not used as livable space, including, but not limited to, storage rooms, boiler rooms, passageways, attics, basements, or garages ….” The term “livable space” is not defined by existing state ADU law.
SB 1211 changes this by adding a new definition: “‘Livable space’ means a space in a dwelling intended for human habitation, including living, sleeping, eating, cooking, or sanitation.” (See amended Gov. Code, § 66313(e).)
SB 1211 also increases the number of detached ADUs that lots with an existing multifamily dwelling can have.
Existing state law allows a lot with an existing or proposed multifamily dwelling to have up to two detached ADUs.
Under SB 1211, a lot with an ex isting multifamily dwelling can have up to eight detached ADUs, or as many detached ADUs as there are primary dwelling units on the lot, whichever is less. (See amended Gov. Code, § 66323(a)(4)(A)(ii).) SB 1211 does not alter the number of ADUs that a lot with a proposed multifamily dwelling can have — the limit remains at two. (See amended Gov. Code, § 66323(a)(4).)
DISCUSSION
As a result of the State’s continued legislative actions, portions of the City’s existing ADU ordinance are now inconsistent with current state law. However, City Staff has continued to process ADU applications and permits consistent with all applicable State laws while the regulations are being updated. The proposed ordinance amends the City’s ADU ordinance to comply with the amended provisions of California Government Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22, which are the sections that were last updated in the latest suite of ADU bills mentioned in this report.
Failure to comply with Government Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 (as amended) as of January 1, 2025, renders the City’s current ADU ordinance null and void, which will limit the City of Baldwin Park to only apply the development standards provided in G overnment Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 when reviewing any ADU or JADU development project. The approval of ADUs and JADUs based solely on the default statutory development standards, without local regulations governing height, setbacks, landscaping and architectural standards (to name a few standards) would threaten the character of the City’s existing residential neighborhoods and negatively impact property values, personal privacy and fire safety.
The proposed ordinance is an urgency measure, which means it will take immediate effect upon adoption.
Typically, an ordinance affecting planning and zoning is approved by the Council after a planning -agency recommendation, a first reading and introduct ion before the Council and then a second reading at a regular Council meeting — with the ordinance taking effect 30 days following adoption. But here it is necessary for the City Council to adopt this ordinance as an urgency measure because AB 2533 and SB 1211 will take effect on January 1, 2025, before a non-urgency adoption would take effect. The urgency ordinance will be followed at the earliest possible time by a non-urgency ordinance subject to all normal procedures.
Proposed Development Standards that are More Permissive than State Law The primary goal of preparing this ordinance is to update the City’s ordinance for ADUs and JADUs to be consistent with State law, but in limited instances, it makes sense to have local regulations that are more permissive than State law. To be clear, State law does not permit local jurisdictions to propose standards on this topic that are more restrictive than State law, but it does not state that cities cannot be more permissive. All instances where the proposed ordinance is more permissive than State law is identified and discussed below.
• Government Code 66321.b.4.D permits local jurisdictions to limit attached accessory dwelling units to be 25 in height or as high as the primary residence, whichever is lower. It is sensible for the City to be more permissive on this matter by allowing attached accessory dwelling units to match the primary dwelling in both story and height. By phrasing the regulation in this manner, the City can be assured that the attached ADU can match the height of the primary dwelling, regardless of the primary dwelling height. For example, a primary dwelling with a steeply pitched roof and a height of 30’ can have an ADU that seamlessly attaches to the rear or side of the home. Also added to the phrasing was the mention of story. Recent State laws did not discuss story and the City’s current ordinance only allows
single-story ADUs and JADUs. By adding the proposed phrasing regarding story, the City would allow two-story ADUs and JADUs that are attached to the house provided that the existing house is also two- stories. The first reason to allow this more permissive language is because it makes regulation of ADUs and JADUs consistent with how the City regulates additions to primary dwellings because two story additions are permitted by-right in all residential zones. The second reason to allow this language is due to the language in existing ADU law that allows conversion of existing livable space into an ADU or JADU regardless of height or story. In other words, a property owner can under existing ADU law build a two-story addition to the home and then propose to convert it to an ADU or JADU as soon as it is built. Detached ADUs would remain limited to one story.
• The City’s current ADU ordinance has a section regarding the new parking required for ADUs, but states that that properties within ½ mile of public transit are exempt from compliance. All residentially zoned properties within the City are within ½ mile of at least one public bus or rail line, which functionally makes the whole City exempt from this requirement. The proposal is to streamline the language by stating that no new parking is required for ADUs. This proposal will make no practical difference in the way that ADU law is administered by City Staff but will make the regulations easier for prospective ADU builders to understand.
• The City’s current JADU regulations state that JADU construction that results in the loss of required garage parking spaces requires the replacement of the same number of garage parking spaces. The proposed Ordinance removes this language and would have the effect of not requiring replacement parking for JADUs constructed as garage conversions. The reasoning behind this change is for the promotion of housing over covered parking. Conversion of existing structures for JADU purposes is significantly cheaper than new construction; however, any cost savings that is found through this conversion is lost when the requirement to replace the converted garage with a new one is factored in. While acceptance of this more permissive language would result in the loss of garage parking spaces in the City, it should be noted that onsite parking will remain in most instances in the form of vehicle parking on driveways and uncovered parking spaces on the property.
ALTERNATIVES
The City Council could choose not to adopt the Urgency Ordinance and the City would be out of compliance with state ADU law and with no development standards to regulate the development of any ADUs or JADUs.
CEQA REVIEW
CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF ZONING CODE AMENDMENT CASE NUMBER AZC 24 -04 AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1512 ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21080.17. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF CEQA IN THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTS SECTION 66310 OF THE OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, COMMONLY REFERRED AS CALIFORNIA’S ADU AND JADU LAW.
LEGAL REVIEW
This report has been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney as to legal form and content.
ATTACHMENTS
1. City Council Ordinance 1512
ORDINANCE NO. 1512
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK,
CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE XV, LAND USAGE, CHAPTER, 153, ZONING CODE, SECTIONS 153.040.070, 153.070.020, 153.120.350, 153.120.360 AND 153.120.370 RELATING IN
COMPLIANCE WITH CHANGES TO STATE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS LAW ENACTED UNDER ASSEMBLY BILL 2221, SENATE BILL 897, SENATE BILL 477, ASSEMBLY BILL 2533, AND SENATE BILL 1211
WHEREAS, in Government Code section 66310, the California Legislature found and declared that, among other things, allowing Accessory Dwelling Units (“ADUs”) in zones that permit single -family and multifamily uses provides additional rental housing and is an essential component in addressing California’s housing needs; and
WHEREAS, Baldwin Park Municipal Code Title VI, Land Usage, Chapter 153, Zoning Code, implements the City’s General Plan, establishing land use and development regulations in the City , which include s regulations governing the establishment of Accessory Dwelling Units in the R -1, R -G,R-3, MU -1, and MU -2 zoning districts in accordance with Government Code Section 66310; and
WHEREAS, the legislature has periodically revised State law governing local regulation of the development of ADUs and Junior Accessory Units (“JADUs”) applicable to all jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, AB 22 21 and SB 897 both took effect on January 1, 2023, and mandated that any local ordinance not in compliance with changes to State law become null and void; and
WHEREAS, SB 477 took effect on March 25, 2024, and recodified State ADU and JADU laws; and
WHEREAS, AB 2533 and SB 1211 both t ake effect on January 1, 2025 , and mandate that any local ordinance not in compliance with changes to State law become null and void; and
WHEREAS, the City Baldwin Park desires to update its local regulations governing the development of ADUs and JADUs to comply with State law and reflect the recodification of State ADU laws; and
WHEREAS, the ADU Bills require local jurisdictions to allow Accessory Dwelling
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Units (“ADUs”) on any property approved for residential use (including within single - family, multifamily, and mixed use zones); and
WHEREAS, although California Government Code Section 66323 requires all jurisdictions to ministerially approve Accessory Dwelling Units (“ADUs”) that meet certain criteria on all zones approved for residential use (including within single -family, multifamily, and mixed use zones), California Government Code Secti on 66323 authorizes the City to limit other ADUs based upon the adequacy of water and sewer services and the impact of accessory dwelling units on traffic flow and public safety; and
WHEREAS, the Baldwin Park Municipal Code safeguards against vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian collisions caused by visual obstructions at street intersections by prohibiting fences and walls in excess of thirty-six inches (36”) above street grade within the visibility triangle of any corner lot or reversed corner lot; where the visibility triangle is the triangle formed by the intersection of two streets having two sides of fifteen feet (15’) in length extending along the curb line of each street; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Baldwin Park desires to continue to promote public safety measures along streets and pedestrian sidewalks/walkways adjacent to corner lots and reversed corner lots in the City by maintaining the requirement for a clear visibility triangle on all corner and reversed corner lots; and
WHEREAS it is expected that property owners will seek to maximize the use and occupancy of their properties by taking advantage of the benefits provided by establishing Accessory Dwelling Units and/or Junior Accessory Dwelling Units; and
WHEREAS, 100% of the residential properties within the City of Baldwin Park are located within ½ mile of public transit – thereby negating the City’s ability to require additional parking spaces for the Accessory Dwelling Units at those properties; and
WHEREAS, the City cannot require replacement parking for Accessory Dwelling Units resulting from the conversion of a n attached or detached garage, carport, or other covered off-street parking space if located within one-half (½) mile of walking distance of public transit; and
WHEREAS, the ADU Bills further amended existing requirements for ADUs and JADUs, including, but not limited to, maximum setbacks allowed on new and existing structures, minimum parking requirements, minimum sizes for ADUs, owner occupancy of ADUs, and the maximum time allowed for local jurisdictions to review and approve or deny an application for an ADU or JADU; and,
WHEREAS, there is a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety, or welfare based on the passage of AB 2533 and SB 1211 because if the City’s ordinance does not comply with this legislation by January 1, 2025 — and the City’s ADU ordinance becomes null and void — the City would thereafter be required to approve ADUs and JADUs in accordance with the few default standards that are provided in Chapter 13 of
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Division 1 of Title 7 of the California Government Code, which is the state ADU law; and
WHEREAS, the approval of ADUs and JADUs based solely on the default standards set forth in the ADU Bills, without local regulations governing height, setback, landscape, architectural design standards, and other aspects of ADUs and JADUs, would threaten the character of the neighborhoods, and would negatively impact, amongst other things, traffic flow, public safety, and property values within the City of Baldwin Park; and,
WHEREAS, to protect the public safety, health, and welfare, the City Council may adopt this Ordinance as an urgency measure in accordance with Government Code section 36937, subdivision (b).
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of B aldwin Park does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitations are hereby adopted by the City Council as findings. Based on those findings, the City Council determines the public health, safety and general welfare of the City of Baldwin Park, its residents and property owners can benefit by amending the Baldwin Park Municipal Code (BPMC) to allow Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units with development standards, and it is in the best interest of the community to amend the BPMC accordingly.
SECTION 2. Based on the foregoing findings and determinations, Baldwin Park Municipal Code Title XV (“Land Usage”), Chapter 153 (“Zoning Code”) , Subchapter 153.120 (“Standards for Specific Land Uses and Activities”), Part 11 (“Accessory Dwelling Units”) is hereby rescinded and replaced in its entirety as follows:
PART 11 - Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units Section 153.120.350 – Findings; Purpose and Intent; Definitions
A. Findings. The City Council hereby finds and declares as follows:
1. Although California Government Code Sections 66314 and 66333 authorize the construction and use of Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units within areas zoned for residential use (including single-family, multifamily, and mixed use), the Government Code explicitly provides that local agencies may exclude areas based upon the adequacy of water and sewer services, as well as the impact of accessory dwelling units on traffic flow and public safety; and
2. The City Council makes all findings set forth in Ordinance 1512 pertaining to the impact of Accessory Dwelling Units on Substandard Streets will have upon traffic flow and public safety. Allowing Accessory Dwelling Units on properties adjacent to Substandard Streets (as that term is defined in Subsection 153.120.350.C.9) would potentially have a detrimental impact upon traffic flow for residents upon those streets as a result of the lack of sufficient street parking and the increased demand therefor, as we ll as upon public safety resulting from the impact upon the ability of
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Emergency Service Personnel/First Responders to navigate upon Substandard Streets with the increased congestion; and
3. The California Government Code provides that local agencies may impose standards upon Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units that include, but are not limited to, parking, height, setback, landscaping, architectural review, maximum size of a unit, and standards that prevent adverse impacts upon any real property that is listed in the California Register of Historic Resources; and
4. The approval of Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units based solely on the statutory standards set forth in the California Government Code , without local regulations governing height, setback, landscape, architectural review, among other things, would threaten the character of existing neighborhoods, and negatively impact property values, personal privacy, and fire safety.
B. Purpose and Intent . These regulations are provided pursuant to Government Code §§66314 and 66333 to regulate the establishment , use, and occupancy of Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units, and to establish standards to regulate the placement and design of Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units in compliance with the Government Code. In addition to compliance with all other applicable statutes, ordinances and regulations, the regulations of Section 153.120.360 (“Accessory Dwelling Units - Use Regulations and Development Standards”) shall apply to all Accessory Dwelling Units and the regulations of Section 153.120.370 (“ Junior Accessory Dwelling Units – Use Regulations and Development Standards”) shall apply to all Junior Accessory Dwelling Units.
C. Definitions. Terms and phrases used in this Part shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 153.220 of this Chapter, unless otherwise defined herein.
Where there is a conflict between any term or phrase defined in Section 153.220 of this Chapter and Section 153.120.350.C, the definition set forth in Section 153.120.350.C shall control.
1. “Accessory Dwelling Unit ” (hall have the same meaning as that stated in California Government Code Section 65852.2(j)(1), as that Section may be amended from time to time. or “ADU” shall mean an attached or detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one (1) or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residential building. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel that the primary residential building is situated.
It shall have the same meaning as that stated in California Government Code Section 66313(a), as that Section may be amended from time to time.
2. “Accessory Dwelling Unit – Junior and “Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit” shall have the same meaning as that stated in California Government Code Section 56852.22(h)(1), as that Section may be amended from time to time.
3. “Accessory structure” shall mean an existing detached structure with a roof that is subordinate and incidental to a Primary Dwelling Unit that is located or proposed to be located on same lot (such as garage, pool house, or carriage house).
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4. “Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit” or “JADU” shall mean a unit that is no more than five hundred (500) square unit and size, contained entirely within the living area of a single-family residences, provides a cooking facility with appliances, food preparation counter and storage cabinets that are of reasonable size in relation to the unit, and has an independent exterior access. A junior accessory dwelling unit may include separate sanitation facilities or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure when an interior connection to the primary unit where the sanitation facilities are located is provided. It shall have the meaning as that stated in California Government Code Section 6 6313(d), as that Section may be amended from time to time.
5. “Livable Space” shall mean a space in a dwelling intended for human habitation, including living, sleeping, eating, cooking, or sanitation.
6. “Living area” shall mean the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit, including basements and attics, but does include a garage or any accessory structure.
7. “Mixed-use” shall mean a development comprised of
residential land use with one or more additional land uses where uses are physically integrated horizontally or vertically.
8. “Multifamily Dwelling” shall mean two or more residential dwellings that are attached to one another and are not a hotel or motel . “Multifamily Dwelling” shall not include multiple dwellings on a single lot that are not attached to one another.
9. “Newly constructed” shall mean the construction of new walls and roofs, either attached or detached to an existing Primary Dwelling Unit or to an existing accessory structure on the lot or parcel.
10. “Owner” shall mean the property owner as set forth on the latest equalized County assessment roll, and shall include the following natural persons:
a. Sole proprietor
b. Partner of a partnership
c. Member of a limited liability company
d. Executive Officer of a corporation
e. Trustor, trustee, or beneficiary of a trust
For purposes of Section 153.120.360.F.1 (“Accessory Dwelling Unit: Owner-Occupancy”) and Section 153.120.370.F.1 (“Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit: Owner-Occupancy”), the Owner-Occupant must have authority to bind the owner in all matters related to the
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property upon which an Accessory Dwelling Unit exists and shall not pay rent or other compensation to reside at the property.
11. “Primary Dwelling Unit” shall mean any existing or proposed single- unit dwelling that has been or will be legally established and is located on the same lot as an existing or proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit or Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit.
12. “Public Transit ” shall have the same meaning as that stated in California Government Code Section 66313(m) as that Section may be amended from time to time.
13. “Tandem parking” shall have the same meaning as that stated in California Government Code Section 6 6313(n) as that Section may be amended from time to time.
Section 153.120.360 – Accessory Dwelling Units - Use Regulations and Development Standards
A. Accessory Dwelling Units . In accordance with the regulations and standards set forth in this Section, Accessory Dwelling Units shall be permitted as a matter of right, without any required discretionary review or discretionary permit, on any parcel of property with an existing or proposed residential dwelling in any Residential Zone as indicated in Table 153.040.020 and in any Mixed-Use Zone as indicated in Table 153.070.020 of this Chapter, and as otherwise set forth in Subsection 153.12 0.360.A.1.
Accessory Dwelling Units shall, h owever, be subject to the Ministerial Permit Requirements set forth in Subsection 153.120.360.B.
B. Ministerial Permit(s) Required . No person shall cause, allow, or suffer the erection, conversion, establishment, maintenance, use, or occupancy of any Accessory Dwelling Unit without having first obtained the required permit(s) as set forth in this Section.
1. Building Standards Permit(s) Only . The following Accessory Dwelling Units may be constructed , converted, or established subject to the acquisition of a building permit and corresponding electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits (and all required inspections and approvals) without the need for a Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit as set forth in Subjection 153.120.360.B.2. a. Single-Family Dwelling.
i. One Accessory Dwelling Unit located entirely within a proposed or existing single-family dwelling or accessory structure subject to each and all of the following limitations and requirements:
a) No detached Accessory Dwelling Unit exists or
is proposed to exist on the lot or parcel;
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b) The Accessory Dwelling Unit has exterior
access from the proposed or existing single-family dwelling; c) The side and rear setbacks are sufficient for fire
and safety, as determined by the Building Official and/or Fire Department, where safety will require, at a minimum, compliance with Section 153.120.360.D.1(e) of this Code; d) If the Accessory Dwelling Unit is located or
proposed to be located within an accessory structure, the accessory structure may be expanded up to 150 square feet beyond the same physical dimensions as the existing accessory structure for the sole purpose of accommodating ingress and egress. ii. One newly constructed, detached Accessory Dwelling
Unit on a lot with a proposed or existing single -family dwelling (irrespective of the existence of a Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit erected, converted, established, and maintained in accordance with Section 153.120.370 of this Code) subject to each and all of the following limitations and requirements:
a) No Accessory Dwelling Unit exists or is
proposed to exist within a proposed or existing single -family dwelling or accessory structure on the lot or parcel;
b) The side and rear yard setbacks are at least four
feet (4’);
c) The total floor area is eight hundred (8 00)
square feet or smaller; and,
d) The maximum building height for detached
Accessory Dwelling Units does not exceed one story and eighteen (18) sixteen feet (16) to match the roof pitch of the accessory dwelling unit to that of the main house – as measured in accordance with Section 153.130.040 of this Code. The conversion of an existing accessory structure or portion of the existing space within the primary building to and ADU is not subject to height restrictions. ; e) Attached Accessory Dwelling units shall be
permitted to match the primary dwelling in both story and height. b. Multifamily Dwellings.
i. Multiple Accessory Dwelling Units within the portions of existing multifamily dwelling structures that are not used as livable space, including, but not limited to, storage rooms, boiler rooms, passageways, attics, basements, or garages, subject to each and all of the following limitations and requirements:
a) No detached Accessory Dwelling Unit exists on
the lot or parcel;
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b) The number of Accessory Dwelling Units shall
not exceed 25% of the lawfully established multifamily dwelling units existing on the lot or parcel (with the maximum number rounding down to the nearest whole number, with the minimum being one (1)); and,
c) Each Accessory Dwelling Unit shall comply with
State Building Standards for dwellings.
ii. Not more than two (2) Accessory Dwelling Units
detached from an existing multifamily dwelling for developments built after 2024 and not more than eight (8) Accessory Dwelling Units for developments built prior to 2024 shall be subject to each and all of the following limitations and requirements:
a) No Accessory Dwelling Unit exists within
portions of an existing multifamily dwelling structures on the lot or parcel; b) The building height of any detached Accessory
Dwelling Unit shall not exceed one story or eighteen sixteen (1618’) feet – as measured in accordance with Section 153.130.040 of this Code . The conversion of an existing accessory structure or portion of the existing space within the primary building to and ADU is not subject to height restrictions. An attached ADU shall be permitted to match the primary dwelling in both story and height; and, c) The minimum rear and side-yard setback of any
detached Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be at least four feet (4’); d) The detached accessory units are created
through conversion of existing detached accessory buildings, garages, or covered parking structures, new construction, or combination thereof.
2. Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit . All Accessory Dwelling Units that do not meet the criteria for a Building Standards Permit(s) Only as set forth in Subsection 153.120.360. B.1 may be constructed or converted subject to the acquisition of a Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit as set forth in this Section, as well as corresponding building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits (and all required inspections and a pprovals). Accessory Dwelling Units subject to a Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit shall adhere to the ministerial Development Standards set forth in Subsection 153.120.360.D.2.
3. Ministerial Plan Check.
a. Plan Submission. In order to obtain any required Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit or required building, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical permits for an Accessory Dwelling Unit, all persons shall submit an application (and all corresponding fees as set forth by Council Resolution) to the Community Development Department demonstrating compliance with the requirements of this Section and containing, at a minimum, the following information:
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i. A fully-dimensioned site plan containing the following information pertaining to the property upon which the Accessory Dwelling Unit is proposed to be established:
a) Name and address of the applicant and of all
persons owning any or all of the property;
b) Evidence that the applicant is the owner of the
property or otherwise has the written permission of the owner(s); c) Address and Assessor Parcel Number of the
property;
d) Property dimensions and square footage of the
property;
e) The use, location, size of all existing buildings
and structures on the property and the proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit, yards, driveways, access and parking areas, landscaping, walls or fences, and other similar features;
ii. A fully-dimensioned floor plan of the existing primary dwelling and the proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit;
iii. A roof plan for all existing and proposed structures; iv. A set of fully -dimensioned building elevations of all sides of existing structures on the property and the proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit. b. Action Upon Application.
i. An application for a Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit or for required building, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical permits for an Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be considered and approved ministerially without discretionary review or a hearing.
ii. The City shall act upon any application for ministerial permits for the establishment of an Accessory Dwelling Unit within sixty (60) calendar days from the date a completed application (with all supporting material and fees) has been received by the City.
a) If the application to establish an Accessory
Dwelling Unit is submitted with an application to create a new single -family dwelling on the lot, the City is authorized to delay action upon any permits for the Accessory Dwelling Unit until the City acts upon the application for the single-family dwelling. b) If the applicant requests a delay, the 60 -day
period shall be tolled for the requested delay.
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4. Revocation of Building Standards Permit(s) and/or Certificate of Occupancy. The Building Officials shall have the authority to revoke any building, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical permit, or any Certificate of Occupancy, for an Accessory Dwelling Unit in accordance with the provisions of the Baldwin Park Building Code or other applicable provision(s) of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code.
5. Revocation of Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit. a. Revocation. The City Planner may revoke a Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit upon a finding of any of the following grounds. i. The applicant has knowingly made any false,
misleading, or fraudulent statement of material fact in the application for a Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit;
ii. The Accessory Dwelling Unit does not adhere to all
limitations and requirements for the establishment, use, occupancy, or maintenance of the Accessory Dwelling Unit as set forth in this Section. b. Notice of Revocation . Upon determining that a ground for revocation exists to revoke a Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit, the City Planner shall serve a written Notice of Revocation upon the permittee and current owner of the property on which the Accessory Dwelling Unit is located. The Notice of Revocation shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
i. The address of the property on which the Accessory
Dwelling Unit is located;
ii. The name of the owner of the property on which the
Accessory Dwelling Unit is located;
iii. The Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit number that is being revoked;
iv. The date of revocation;
v. The ground(s) for revocation; and,
vi. A statement that the permittee or current owner of the property on which the Accessory Dwelling Unit is located has the right to challenge the revocation of the Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit by filing a Request to Appeal on a City -approved form within ten (10) calendar days of service of the Notice of Revocation.
c. Appeal Hearing. Within sixty (60) calendar days of any timely received Request to Appeal, a Hearing Officer approved by the Chief Executive Officer of the City shall conduct a hearing to determine if a ground for revocation as set forth in Subsection 153.120.360.B.5.a exists.
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i. Appeal hearings are informal, and formal rules of
evidence and discovery do not apply. The City bears the burden of proof to establish the existence of a ground for revocation by a preponderance of the evidence. The issuance of a Notice of Revocation sha ll constitute prima facie evidence of the existence of a ground for revocation. The City and appellant shall have the opportunity to present evidence (testimonial, documentary, or otherwise) at the hearing, as well as to cross - examine any witness providing evidence at the hearing. The City may, at its discretion, record the hearing by stenographer or court reporter, audio recording, or video recording. ii. If the appellant fails to appear for the appeal hearing, the Request for Appeal shall be deemed withdrawn by the appellant and a waiver of the right to appeal the Notice of Revocation. In such instance, the Hearing Officer shall cancel the appeal hearing.
iii. Within thirty (30) calendar days of the conclusion of the appeal hearing, the Hearing Officer shall issue determine whether any of the grounds set forth in the Notice of Revocation exists, and shall serve the appellant with a written Decision on Appeal. Notwithstanding any provision of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code to the contrary, the decision of the Hearing Officer is a final, conclusive, and binding administrative decision.
d. Service. Any notice required by this Section to be served upon the permittee may be served either via personal delivery or by First Class Mail at the address listed on the Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit application. Any notice required by this Section to be served upon the owner of the property on which the Accessory Dwelling Unit is located shall be served upon the property owner either via personal delivery or by First Class Mail at the mailing address on the last equalized assessment roll o f the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office or to any other address provided by the owner.
i. The date of service shall be the date the notice is
personally delivered or placed in a U.S. Postal Service receptacle. Failure of any party to receive a properly addressed notice by mail shall not invalidate any action or proceeding pursuant to this Section.
C. Density. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no more than one Accessory Dwelling Unit is allowed on a property. Accessory Dwelling Units established, maintained, and occupied in compliance with Section 153.120.360 of this Code shall not be calculated as part of the allowable density for the lot upon which it is located.
D. Development Standards for Non-Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Units.
Unless stated in this Section or California Government Code section 66310 et seq. (as may be amended from time to time), all other development standards applicable within the zone in which the Accessory Dwelling Unit is located or proposed to be located shall apply, including, but not limited to, setbacks, building height, and minimum distance between structures.
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1. All Accessory Dwelling Units shall adhere to the following requirements and limitations.
a. Building Standards. All Accessory Dwelling Units, and all electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems, fixtures, and equipment in connection therewith, shall comply with all applicable Building Standards – including minimum room sizes as set forth in the California Residential Code.
i. Fire Sprinklers . Fire sprinklers shall be required in any Accessory Dwelling Unit if fire sprinklers are required in the Primary Dwelling Unit. b. Habitability. All Accessory Dwelling Units shall be fully habitable, and shall at a minimum meet all requirements for an efficiency unit as defined by Section 1207.4 of the California Building Code or Section 17958.1 of the California Health & Safety Code, as those Sections may be amended from time to time. c. Mechanical Equipment . All new mechanical equipment associated with a newly constructed Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be located on the ground no less than four feet (4’) from the side and rear property lines. Any existing equipment located on the roof or exterior walls of the existing Primary Dwelling Unit or accessory structure shall be provided with a decorative screen to shield such equipment from view and shall be placed at least six inches (6”) below the top of the lowest building parapet or decorative screen. No plumbing line shall be placed upon the exterior wall of a structure unless such line is enclosed or otherwise screened from view. d. Design Standards – Architectural Features . A newly constructed Accessory Dwelling Unit shall incorporate the same or similar architectural features, building materials, and color as the Primary Dwelling Unit on the property.
These features shall include, but shall not be limited to, roofing materi al, roof design, fascia, exterior building finish, color, exterior doors and windows including but not limited to ratios of window dimensions (e.g., width to height) and window area to wall area, garage door and architectural enhancements. If the garage is converted to an accessory dwelling unit, the garage door opening shall be replaced with exterior wall coverings, or residential windows and doors, to match the existing exterior garage wall covering and detailing.
e. Clear Cross Visibility on Corner Lots and Reversed
Corner Lots . In order to ensure clear visibility and to safeguard vehicle operators, cyclists, and pedestrians, newly constructed Accessory Dwelling Units on corner lots and reversed corner lots in all zones of the City shall maintain clear cross visibility as required by Section 153.130.090 of this Code or any other provision of this Code. f. Unpermitted Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior
Accessory Dwelling Units. Existing unpermitted Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units can be permitted to legal units per the process described in Government Code Section 66332(a)-(f), as may be amended from time to time.
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2. All Accessory Dwelling Units that require a Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit shall adhere to each of the development standards set forth in this Subsection. The development standards set forth in this Subsection shall supersede any conflicting development standard(s) provided elsewhere in this Code for the zone in which the Accessory Dwelling Unit is located or proposed to be located. a. Lot and Unit Size Requirements – Single-Family Dwelling i. New Construction . The following lot and unit floor area regulations apply to all newly constructed Accessory Dwelling Units on lots with existing or proposed single-family dwellings.
Lot Size in
Square Feet
Maximum Allowable
Floor Area of Any ADU
Attached to Existing
Primary Dwelling
Maximum Allowable Floor
Area of Any ADU Detached
from Existing Primary
Dwelling
5,000 or less 850 sf for ADU with 1 or
less bedroom
1,000 sf for ADU with
more than 1 bedroom
850 sf for ADU with 1 or less
bedroom
1,000 sf for ADU with more
than 1 bedroom
5,001 - 8,000 850 sf for ADU with 1 or
less bedroom
1,000 sf for ADU with
more than 1 bedroom
1,000 sf
8,001 and over 850 sf for ADU with 1 or
less bedroom
1,200 sf for ADU with
more than 1 bedroom
1,200 sf
ii. Converted Accessory Dwelling Unit. The
conversion of an existing structure or a portion of the existing primary residence to an accessory dwelling unit is not subject to size requirements, provided that the conversion leaves the primary dwelling with a kitchen, bathroom, and at least one bedroom as required by the Building Code . Existing Construction. There shall not be any floor area limitation for a ny Accessory Dwelling Unit constructed within the proposed space of a single -family dwelling or within the existing walls of a single-family dwelling or of an accessory structure.
iii. Attached Accessory Dwelling units shall not
exceed fifty (50) percent of the size of the habitable space of the primary residence on the lot. Attached Accessory Dwelling Units may exceed fifty (50) percent of the size of the habitable space of the primary dwelling to accommodate an Accessory Dwelling up to eight hundred (800) square feet in size.
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a) An existing accessory structure may be
expanded up to 150 square feet beyond the same physical dimensions of the existing accessory structure only to accommodate ingress and egress to the Accessory Dwelling Unit.
b) An Accessory Dwelling Unit proposed within an
existing accessory structure that expands the accessory structure beyond 150 square feet shall be subject to the lot and floor area limitations set forth in Subsection 153.120.360.D.2.a.
b. Location. All newly constructed Accessory Dwelling Units shall be located as set forth herein.
i. Single-Family Dwellings . Each newly constructed
detached Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be located within the rear 50 percent of the lot.
Each newly constructed attached Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be located to the rear of the front elevation of the existing single family dwelling unit unless there are no other alternatives to accommodate an Accessory Dwelling Unit up to 800 square feet in size on the property.
ii. Multifamily Dwellings . Each newly constructed
detached Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be located to the rear of the rear elevation of the existing Primary Dwelling Unit nearest to the front yard. c. Setbacks.
i. Single-Family Dwellings.
a) No rear and side yard setback shall be required
for an Accessory Dwelling Unit that is converted from any of the following , unless the Building Official or Fire Department determine that setbacks are required for fire and/or life-safety:
1) An existing living area;
2) An existing accessory structure;
3) A structure constructed in the same
location and to the same dimensions as an existing structure. b) All other Accessory Dwelling Units shall
maintain a minimum rear and side-yard setback of four feet (4’). c) The setbacks for any reverse-corner lot shall be
the same as otherwise required by this Code for the zone in which the lot exists. ii. Multifamily Dwellings.
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a) No rear and side-yard setback shall be required
for an Accessory Dwelling Unit that is converted from any of the following , unless the Building Official or Fire Department determine that setbacks are required for fire and/or life-safety:
1) An existing area of a multifamily dwelling
that is not used as living space;
b) All detached Accessory Dwelling Units shall
maintain a minimum rear and side-yard setback of four feet (4’). c) The setbacks for any reverse-corner lot shall be
the same as otherwise required by this Code for the zone in which the lot exists. d. Clear Cross Visibility on Corner Lots and Reversed
Corner Lots. In order to ensure clear visibility and to safeguard vehicle operators, cyclists, and pedestrians, newly constructed Accessory Dwelling Units on corner lots and reversed corner lots in all zones of the City shall maintain clear cross visibility as required by Section 153.130.090 of this Code or any other provision of this Code. e. Maximum Height. Each newly constructed detached
Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be limited in height to one story, with a maximum height not to exceed sixteen eighteen feet (16 18’) – as measured in accordance with Section 153.130.040 of this Code . The conversion of an existing accessory structure or portion of the existing space within the primary building to and ADU is not subject to height restrictions . An attached ADU shall be permitted to match the primary dwelling in both story and height. The roof style and pitch shall match the Primary Dwelling Unit.
E. Parking.
1. New parking. No parking is required for Accessory Dwelling Units since all residential areas within the City are within ½ mile of public transit.
2. Replacement parking.
a. When a garage, carport, covered parking structure , or uncovered parking space is demolished in conjunction with the construction of an Accessory Dwelling Unit or converted to an Accessory Dwelling Unit, the previously existing parking spaces do not need to be replaced.
i. If an Accessory Dwelling Unit that resulted in a
reduction or elimination of off-street parking otherwise required by this Code is removed or eliminated, all off -street parking required by this Code at the time the Accessory Dwelling Unit is to be eliminated shall be provided concurrently with the elimination of the Accessory Dwelling Unit, including a demolition permit. The new garage shall meet the requirements for residential off-street parking requirements.
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2. Vehicular Access. The accessory dwelling unit shall utilize the same vehicular access that serves the existing main dwelling unit, unless the accessory dwelling unit has access from an alley contiguous to the lot.
F. Occupancy and Sale Restrictions.
1. Owner-Occupancy. An owner, as defined in Section
153.120.350.C of this Part, of the real property upon which an Accessory Dwelling Unit is created shall reside either within the Primary Dwelling Unit or in the Accessory Dwelling Unit at all times.
a. Exception. An Accessory Dwelling Unit for which the required ministerial Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit and/or Building Standards Permit(s) has been issued between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2024, and for which a Certificate of Occupancy is issued prior to the expiration of the Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit and/or Building Standards Permit(s), shall not be subject to the owner-occupancy requirements set forth in Subsection 153.120.360.F.1.
2. Sale. An Accessory Dwelling Unit may not be sold separately from the Primary Dwelling Unit(s) on the parcel or lot upon which the Accessory Dwelling Unit exists. An ADU shall only be sold or otherwise conveyed separately from the primary building on the lot if the primary building and the ADU were built or developed by a qualified non -profit corporation in accordance with Government Code Section 65852.26, as amended from time to time, and an affordable housing agreement is entered into by the applicant and the City.
3. Rental. The Accessory Dwelling Unit shall not be rented for any term or period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less. If the Accessory Dwelling Unit is rented, the Owner shall obtain and maintain a current and valid business license, in accordance with Section 111.03 of this Code.
4. Deed restriction. Prior to the occupancy of an Accessory Dwelling Unit and/or the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for an Accessory Dwelling Unit, the Owner shall cause a deed restriction, in a form approved by the City Attorney’s Office, to be recorded in the County Recorder’s Office and a copy filed with the Planning Division.
The deed restriction shall run with the land and bind all future owners. Th e deed restriction shall include, at a minimum, the following:
a. Declaration prohibiting the sale of the Accessory Dwelling Unit separate from the sale of the Primary Dwelling Unit;
b. Declaration that the Accessory Dwelling Unit shall not be rented for any term or period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less; c. Declaration restricting the size , attributes, and uses of the Accessory Dwelling Unit to that which conforms to this Section;
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d. Declaration that the Accessory Dwelling Unit adheres to all requirements of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code – including this Section, and that it will be maintained, used, and occupied in compliance with the requirements of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code – including this Section;
e. Declaration that upon elimination of any Accessory Dwelling Unit that resulted in a reduction or elimination of off -street parking otherwise required by this Code, all off-street parking required by this Code at the time the Accessory Dwelling Unit is to b e eliminated shall be provided concurrently with the elimination of the Accessory Dwelling Unit;
f. Declaration that all of the above deed restrictions may be enforced against future property owners; and,
g. Other declarations as deemed necessary by the City Planner to ensure compliance with the requirements and restrictions of this Section.
The deed restriction may be removed, with City approval, if the owner eliminates the Accessory Dwelling Unit (and restores any off -street parking spaces as required by Subsection 153.120.360.E.2.i) all required City approvals, permits, and inspections to the satisfaction of the City
Section 153.120.370 – Junior Accessory Dwelling Units - Use Regulations and Development Standards
A. Junior Accessory Dwelling Units. In accordance with the regulations and standards set forth in this Section, one (1) Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be permitted as a matter of right, without any required discretionary review or discretionary permit, on any parcel of property with an existing or proposed single -family residential dwelling in any single-family residential zone as indicated in Table 153.040.020.
1. Junior Accessory Dwelling Units are prohibited on all properties with more than one single -family dwelling on the lot or proposed to be erected on the lot. A lawfully established detached Accessory Dwelling Unit shall not be deemed a single - family dwelling unit for purposes of this Section.
B. Ministerial Building Standards Permit(s) Required . No person shall cause, allow, or suffer the erection, conversion, establishment, maintenance, use, or occupancy of any Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit without having first obtained a building permit and corresponding electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits (and all required inspections and approvals) in accordance with this Section.
1. Ministerial Plan Check . In order to obtain any required building, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical permits for a Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit, all persons shall submit an application (and all corresponding fees as set forth by Council
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Resolution) to the Community Development Department demonstrating compliance with the requirements of this Section and containing, at a minimum, the following information a. A fully -dimensioned site plan containing the following information pertaining to the property upon which the Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit is proposed to be established:
i. Name and address of the applicant and of all persons owning any or all of the property;
ii. Evidence that the applicant is the owner of the property or otherwise has the written permission of the owner(s); iii. Address and Assessor Parcel Number of the property; iv. Property dimensions and square footage of the
property;
v. The use, location, size of all existing buildings and structures on the property and the proposed Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit, yards, driveways, access and parking areas, landscaping, walls or fences, and other similar features; and,
b. A fully-dimensioned floor plan of the existing primary dwelling and the proposed Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit.
2. Action Upon Application.
a. An application for required building, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical permits for a Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be considered and approved ministerially without discretionary review or a hearing. b. The City shall act upon any application for ministerial permits for the establishment of a Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit within sixty (60) calendar days from the date a completed application (with all supporting material and fees) has been received by the City.
i. If the application to establish a Junior Accessory
Dwelling Unit is submitted with an application to create a new single -family dwelling on the lot, the City is authorized to delay action upon any permits for the Accessory Dwelling Unit until the City acts upon the application for the single-family dwelling. ii. If the applicant requests a delay, the 60 -day period shall be tolled for the requested delay.
3. Revocation of Building Standards Permit and/or Certificate of Occupancy. The Building Officials shall have the authority to revoke any building, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical permit, or any Certificate of Occupancy, for an Junior
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Accessory Dwelling Unit in accordance with the provisions of the Baldwin Park Building Code or other applicable provision of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code.
C. Density. No more than one (1) Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be permitted on any parcel of property. The Junior Accessory Dwelling Uni t shall not be calculated as part of the allowable density for the lot upon which it is located.
1. A Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit shall not be considered a separate or new dwelling unit for purposes of providing service for water, sewer, or power.
D. Development Standards. All Junior Accessory Dwelling Units shall adhere to the following requirements and limitations.
1. Building Standards. All Junior Accessory Dwelling Units, and all electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems, fixtures, and equipment in connection therewith, shall comply with all applicable Building Standards – including minimum room sizes as set forth in the California Residential Code.
2. Location. A Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be constructed within the walls of an existing single-family dwelling or attached garage, or within the walls of a proposed single-family dwelling.
3. Unit Size Requirement. A Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit shall not exceed 500 square feet in size.
4. Cooking Facilities Required . A Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit shall include an efficiency kitchen, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
a. A kitchen sink;
b. Cooking facility with appliances as required for an efficiency unit pursuant to California Health & Safety Code Section 17958.1 and California Building Code Section 1207.4 (or any subsequent amendments thereto); and, c. A food preparation counter and storage cabinets that are of reasonable size in relation to the size of the Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit.
5. Sanitation Facilities . Junior Accessory Dwelling Units may share sanitation facilities with the existing single-family residence.
6. Separate Entrance Required . A Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit shall include an exterior entrance that is separate from the main entrance to the proposed or existing single-family dwelling.
a. If the Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit shares sanitation facilities with the existing single-family residence, the Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit shall also be accessible from the main living area of the primary single-family residence.
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E. Occupancy and Sale Restrictions.
1. Owner-Occupancy. The Owner of the property on which a Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit is established shall reside either within the Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit or the remaining portion of the single-family residence. a. Owner-occupancy shall not be required if the owner of the property is another governmental agency, land trust, or housing organization.
2. Sale. A Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit may not be sold separately from the primary single-family residence.
3. Rental. The Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit shall not be rented for any term or period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less. If the Accessory Dwelling Unit is rented, the owner shall obtain and maintain a current and valid business license, in accordance with Section 111.03 of this Code.
4. Deed Restriction . Prior to the occupancy of a Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit and/or the issuance of any Certificate of Occupancy for a Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit, the owner shall cause a deed restriction, in a form approved by the City Attorney’s Office, to be recorded in the County Recorder’s Office and a copy to be filed with the Planning Division. The deed restriction shall run with the land and bind all future owners. The deed restriction shall include, at a minimum, the following:
a. Declaration prohibiting the sale of the Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit separate from the sale of the primary single-family residence; b. Declaration that the Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit shall not be rented for any term or period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less; c. Declaration restricting the size , attributes, and uses of the Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit to that which conforms to this Section; d. Declaration that the owner of the property on which the Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit exists or is proposed to exist shall reside either within the Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit or the remaining portion of the single -family residence at all times.
e. Declaration that the Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit adheres all requirements of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code – including this Section, and that it will be maintained, used, and occupied in compliance with the requirements of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code – including this Section;
f. Declaration that all of the above deed restrictions may be enforced against future property owners; and,
g. Other declarations as deemed necessary by the City Planner to ensure compliance with the requirements and restrictions of this Section.
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The deed restriction may be removed, with City approval, if the owner eliminates the Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit with all required City approvals, permits, and inspections to the satisfaction of the City.
SECTION 3. CEQA. City Council approval of Zoning Code Amendment Case Number AZC 24-04 and adoption of Ordinance No. 1512 are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the California Public Resources Code Section 21080.17. The proposed Ordin ance is statutorily exempt from the provisions of CEQA in that the proposed Ordinance implements section 66310 of the of the Government Code, Commonly referred as California’s ADU and JADU Law.
SECTION 4. In accordance with Government Code section 66326, the City Clerk is directed to submit a copy of this Ordinance to the California Department of Housing and Community Development within 60 days after adoption.
SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 6. To the extent the provisions of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code as amended by this Ordinance are substantially the same as the provisions of that Code as they read immediately prior to the adoption of this Ordinance, then those provisions shall be construed as continuations of the earlier provisions and not as new enactments.
SECTION 7. This Ordinance takes effect immediately upon its adoption. .
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE ______ DAY OF ___________, 2024
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EMMANUEL J. ESTRADA, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss:
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK )
I, Christopher Saenz, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1512 was duly approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on _________________, 2024 by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBER:
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBER:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBER:
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Christopher Saenz
CITY CLERK
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. ____14____
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Enrique C. Zaldivar, Chief Executive Officer
Karina Rueda, Human Resources Manager
DATE: November 20, 2024
SUBJECT: Approval of Employment Agreement with Ryan Mulligan for the position of Housing Manager
SUMMARY
The attached Agreement for Housing Manager (“Agreement”) with Ryan Mulligan is presented for approval by the City Council ascertaining the terms and conditions of employment.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1. Approve the Agreement with Ryan Mulligan for the position of Housing Manager (subject to any non- substantive changes made by Chief Executive Officer and the City Attorney); and
2. Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Employment Agreement with Ryan Mulligan.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact as the Housing Manager position was vacated in May 2024 at which time the prior incumbent, resigned, and budgeted funds remain available.
BACKGROUND
Upon the position becoming vacant in May 2024, the City initiated a recruitment to solicit a pool of qualified candidates. Following a thorough review and vetting of the applicants, including an external and internal panel and an oral interview with the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Community Development, Mr. Mulligan was selected as the top candidate. Mr. Mulligan has the qualifications and experience for this position. If approved, the Agreement will be effective November 20, 2024, and Mr. Mu lligan will commence on November 25, 2024.
The Agreement sets the monthly base pay compensation for the Housing Manager at $10,789.33 per month or $129,471.98 annually, which is Step 7 of the salary range as per the City of Baldwin Park Comprehensive Salary Schedule. Mr. Mulligan extensive experie nce as a manager and director in the housing field warrants for his salary to be set at Step 7. The Housing Manager position is expressly defined as “At-Will” and the employee shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Executive Officer
ALTERNATIVES
No alternatives are recommended.
LEGAL REVIEW
This report has been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney as to legal form and content.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Housing Manager Employment Agreement
1 CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
HOUSING MANAGER
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This HOUSING MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into and made effective the 20th day of November 2024, by and between the CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, a municipal corporation (“City”) and Ryan Mulligan, an individual (“Employee”).
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, pursuant to Baldwin Park Municipal Code Section 31.03 the Chief Executive Officer has the authority, upon consultation and concurrence by the City Council, to appoint certain department heads and managers; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Baldwin Park Municipal Code Section 33.05, all Unclassified Service Employees, including the Housing Manager, are At-Will and may be terminated from employment at any time without cause or without right of appeal or hearing, and not covered by the City’s Personnel System; and
WHEREAS, at the regular City Council meeting of November 20, 202 4, the Chief Executive Officer secured the concurrence of the City Council to execute an employment agreement with Ryan Mulligan, to serve as Housing Manager, which position shall be At-Will and serve at the pleasure of the Chief Executive Officer; and WHEREAS, Employee desires to perform and assume responsibility for the provision of services as the Housing Manager to the City and its related agencies; and WHEREAS, the parties wish to establish the terms and conditions of Employee’s services as the Housing Manager to the City and its related agencies through this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, City and Employee hereby agree as follows:
A G R E E M E N T
1.0 EMPLOYMENT & DUTIES
1.1 Duties. City hereby employs Ryan Mulligan as the Housing Manager to perform the functions and duties as specified in the job description for this position attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, and to perform such other legally permissible and proper functions and duties as the Chief Executive Officer shall, from time -to-time, direct or assign. Employee shall perform these functions and duties in an efficient, competent, and ethical manner and shall devote his/her best efforts and full-time attention thereto.
1.2 Work Schedule. It is recognized that Employee is expected to engage in the hours of work that are necessary to fulfill the obligations of the position , must be available at all times, and must devote a great deal of time outside the normal office hours to the business of
2 the City. Employee acknowledges that proper performance of the duties of the Housing Manager will require Employee to generally observe normal business hours, as set by the City and may be duly revised from time-to-time (currently 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday), and will also o ften require the performance of necessary services outside of normal business hours .
Employee’s compensation (whether salary or benefits or other allowances) is not based on hours worked, and Employee shall not be entitled to any compensation for overtime.
1.3 Other Activities. Employee shall focus their professional time, ability, and attention to City business during the term of this Agreement. Employee shall not engage, without the express prior written consent of the Chief Executive Officer , in any other business duties or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, that is or may be competitive with the City, that might cause a conflict -of-interest with the City, or that otherwise might interfere with the business or operation of the City or the satisfactory performance of the functions and duties of the Housing Manager.
1.4 Employment Status. Upon appointment to the Housing Manager position, Employee shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Chief Executive Officer and understands that he shall be an “At-Will” employee without recourse to bumping or other demotion rights and shall be subject to summary dismissal without any right of notice or hearing, including any so -called due process pre-disciplinary Skelly hearing, except as expressly provided in this Agreement . The City may terminate Employee at any time in accordance with Section 3.4 below.
1.5 City Documents. All data, studies, reports and other documents prepared by Employee while performing his/her duties during the term of this Agreement shall be furnished to and become the property of the City, without restriction or limitation on their use. All ideas, memoranda, specifications, plans, procedures, drawings, descriptions, computer program data, input record data, written information, and other materials either created by or provided to Employee in connection with the performance of this Agreement shall be held confidential by Employee to the extent permitted by applicable law, except as may be required by any governmental agency or court of competent jurisd iction. Such materials shall not be used by Employee, without the prior written consent of the Chief Executive Officer, for any purposes other than the performance of his/her duties. Additionally, no such materials may be disclosed to any person or entity not connected with the performance of services under this Agreement, except as required by (a) law, (b) any governmental agency, (c) subpoena, or (d) an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
1.6 Exclusion from Competitive Service . Employee understands, acknowledges and agrees that he is exempt from the City ’s competitive (Civil Service) system, and as such remains an At-Will employee serving at the pleasure of the Chief Executive Officer.
1.7 FLSA Exempt Status. Employee agrees that his/her position is that of an exempt employee for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
2.0 COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT
2.1 Compensation. F or the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, Employee’s initial base compensation shall be $10,789.33 per month (“Salary”), Step 7 of the City
3 of Baldwin Park’s Salary Schedule, to be paid on a pro-rated basis bi-weekly at the same time as other employees of the City are paid. Such Salary shall be adjusted for state and federal tax withholdings.
2.2 Annual Salary Review. The Chief Executive Officer, in coordination with the Director of Community Development, and Employee agree to conduct an annual salary review concurrently with the annual performance evaluation set forth in Section 6.2. Upon conclusion of such review, the Chief Executive Officer may, within his discretion, increase Employee’s Salary as he deems appropriate not to exceed the maximum of the Housing Manager salary range in accordance with the City’s Salary Schedule.
2.3 Cost of Living Adjustment. Employee shall not be entitled to any cost of living adjustment (“COLA”), except Employee shall be entitled to a COLA whe n specifically approved for the Housing Manager position by action of the Baldwin Park City Council.
3.0 TERM
3.1 Commencement & Effective Date . Employee shall commence their services hereunder at 12:01 a.m. Pacific daylight savings time on November 25, 2024, or such earlier date upon which the Chief Executive Officer and Employee may mutually agree, in either event such date will also be deemed the effective date of this Agreement (“Effective Date”).
3.2 Term. The City hereby employs Employee until their services are terminated as provided for herein.
3.3 Termination by Employee. Employee may terminate this Agreement at any time, provided Employee provides the Chief Executive Officer with at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice, unless the parties agree to an alternative timeframe. In the event Employee terminates this Agreement, Employee expressly agrees that he shall not be entitled to any severance pay.
3.4 Termination by City. The Chief Executive Officer or someone acting in the capacity as Chief Executive Officer may terminate this Agreement at any time with or without cause, by providing written notice of the reason(s) . The Chief Executive Officer ’s right to terminate Employee pursuant to this Section 3. 4 shall not be subject to or in any way limited by the City’s Personnel Rules or past City practices related to the employment, discipline , or termination of the City’s employees. Employee expressly w aives any rights provided for department heads and cer tain managers under the City’s Personnel Rules, Municipal Code, or under other state or federal law to any other form of pre- or post-termination hearing, appeal, or other administrative process pertaining to termination. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed to create a property interest, where one does not exist by r ule of law, in the position of Housing Manager. Upon appointment to the Housing Manager position, Employee remains an At-Will employee serving at the pleasure of the Chief Executive Officer. (a) Termination by City for Cause. The City may terminate this Agreement for cause at any time by providing Employee with five (5) business days’ written notice of the termination for cause and the facts and grounds constituting such cause. The term “cause” shall be defined to include any misconduct materially
4 related to performance of official duties, including but not be limited to any of the following: 1) Breach of this Agreement, 2) Willful or persistent material breach of duties, 3) Résumé fraud or other acts of material dishonesty, 4) Unauthorized absence or leave, 5) Conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude (i.e., offenses contrary to justice, honesty, or morality) or conviction of a felony under California law, 6) Violation of the City’s anti-harassment policies and/or a finding that legally prohibited personal acts of harassment against a City official or employee or legally prohibited personal acts of discrimination against a City official or employee has occurred, 7) Violation of the Municipal Code, Ordinances, Rules, and Regulations, including but not limited to the City’s Personnel Rules, 8) Use or possession of illegal drugs, 9) Engaging in conduct tending to bring embarrassment or disrepute to the City, 10) Any illegal or unethical act involving personal gain, 11) A pattern of repeated, willful, and intentional failure to carry out materially significant and legally constituted direction of the Chief Executive Officer or the policy decisions of the City Council, 12) Gross misfeasance or gross malfeasance, and 13) “abuse of office or position” as defined in Government Code Section 53243.4 (i.e., waste, fraud, and violation of the law under color of authority and crimes against public justice, including crimes involving bribery and corruption). For any of the foregoing, the City may, in its discret ion, place Employee on paid or unpaid administrative leave until resolution. If the City terminates for cause this Agreement and the services of Employee hereunder, the City shall have no obligation to pay severance.
(b) Termination by Chief Executive Officer Without Cause. By providing Employee at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof, the City may terminate Employee without cause. In the event Employee is terminated without cause, Employee expressly agrees that they shall not be entitled to any severance pay as the result of the termination of this Agreement except as provided in Section
4.1 below.
4.0 SEVERANCE AND WAIVER AND RELEASE
4.1 Severance Pay . In the event the Chief Executive Officer terminates Employee’s employment as Housing Manager without cause pursuant to Section 3.4(b) of this Agreement, and if Employee is not otherwise in breach of the terms of this agreement, and if Employee executes a written waiver of any and all claims the Employee may have against the City, including but not limited to, a Civil Code Section 1542 waiver, then and only then the City shall pay a lump sum cash payment equal to three (3) months base salary , with no benefits included in the severance calculation (“Severance Pay”) to Employee. Only base salary will be used to calculate the three months’ severance. However, the City shall be relieved of its obligation to pay Severance Pay if Employee is terminated for malfeasance in carrying out the duties obligated under this Agreement or if the Employee is convicted of any illegal act involving moral turpitude or personal gain or if Employee refu ses to sign a complete waiver releasing the City of any and all claims the Employee may have against the City. Employee shall also be entitled to any accrued compensable leave as Employee may have accumulated, subject to Section 6 of this Agreement and consistent with the Unclassified Managers Benefits Matrix and/or City Personnel Rules.
5 4.2 No Severance Pay if Termination for Cause or Initiated by Employee. As provided in Section 3. 4(a), should Employee be terminated for cause, the City shall have no obligation to pay the severance provided for in Section 4.1 above. As provided in Section 3. 3, should Employee initiate termination of this Agreement, the City shall have no obligation to pay the severance provided for in Section 4.1 above.
4.3 Sole Rights . The severance rights provided in this Section 4.0 shall constitute the sole and only entitlement of Employee with respect to severance pay in the event of the termination, other than for cause. Employee expressly waives any and all other rights with respect to severance pay except as provided herein.
5.0 PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
5.1 Purpose. The performance review and evaluation process set forth herein is intended to provide review and feedback to Employee so as to facilitate a more effective management of the City’s personnel. Nothing herein shall be deemed to alter or change the employment status of Employee (as set forth in Section 1.3 above), nor shall this Section 5.0 be construed as requiring “cause” to terminate this Agreement, or the services of Employee hereunder.
5.2 Annual Evaluation . The Chief Executive Officer shall review and evaluate the performance of Employee, as drafted by the Director of Community Development annually within thirty (30) days after each anniversary of the Effective Date. In addition, Employee shall submit for the Chief Executive Officer’s and Director of Community Development consideration at those times established by the Chief Executive Officer, but at least annually, Employee’s proposed performance goals and objectives and incorporate the Chief Executive Officer’s suggestions. Such review and evaluation shall be conducted concurrently with an annual salary review, and in accordance with the purpose noted in Section 5.1 above.
5.3 Written Summary. The Chief Executive Officer and/or the Director of Community Development may, at his/her sole discretion, elect to provide a written summary of each performance evaluation to Employee within two (2) weeks following the conclusion of the review and evaluation process, and may, at his sole discretion, schedule at least one (1) cl osed personnel session with Employee to deliver and discuss the evaluation.
6.0 BENEFITS
6.1 Provision of Benefits. The Employee shall receive all fringe benefits as are defined in the City of Baldwin Park’s Unclassified Manager’s Benefits Matrix, Effective July 1, 2024, as approved by the City Council, attached as “Exhibit” C.
6.2 Changes to Benefits. To the extent the benefits enumerated in this Section
6.0 are increased, decreased, modified, or eliminated by the City Council, said increase, decrease, modification or elimination of said benefits shall be applicable to Employee at the time it becomes effective.
6 7.0 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
7.1 Membership. The City encourages Employee’s continued professional development and shall provide payment of appropriate related costs for such activities, including membership in relevant professional organizations, as approved by the Chief Executive Officer.
7.2 Out-of-Town Meetings & Seminars . The City agrees to reimburse Employee the actual cost for registration, travel, lodging, meals, and other expenses incurred by Employee while attending overnight, out -of-town meetings or seminars related to his/her employment with the City, in accordance with the City’s policies for expense reimbursement.
Moreover, to be eligible Employee must have budgeted funds available for same; provided, however, that the Chief Executive Officer and/or the Director of Community Development may, in his/her sole discretion, approve such unbudgeted expenditures if s/he deems it in the best interests of the City.
7.3 Local Meetings & Seminars. The City agrees to reimburse Employee the actual cost of registration, meals, and other expenses necessarily incurred while in attendance at local meetings or seminars related to his/her employment with City in accordance with the City’s policies for expense reimbursement.
7.4 Incidental Expenses. The City agrees to reimburse Employee the actual cost of those incidental expenses necessarily incurred by Employee while engaged in the business of the City upon the presentation of an appropriate receipt therefor, in accordance with the City’s policies for expense reimbursement.
7.5 Approval by Chief Executive Officer . To be eligible to receive reimbursement for the memberships and travel and other expenses incurred pursuant to this Section
8.0, Employee shall obtain advance approval of the Chief Executive Officer or his/her designee.
8.0 BONDS AND INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 Indemnification. To the extent mandated by the California Government Code, the City shall defend, hold harmless, and indemnify Employee against any tort, professional liability, claim or demand, or other legal action arising out of an alleged act or omission occurring in the performance of Employee’s services under this Agreement. This section shall not apply to any intentional tort or crime committed by Employee, to any action outside the course and scope of the services provided by Employee under this Agreement, or any other intentional or malicious conduct or gross negligence of Employee.
8.2 Bonds. City shall bear the full cost of any fidelity or other bonds, which may be required in the performance of Employee’s services under this Agreement.
9.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1 Entire Agreement . This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any and all other agreements, either oral or in writing, between the parties with respect to Employee’s employment by the City and contains all of the covenants and agreements between the parties with respect to such employment. Each party to this
7 Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by either party, or anyone acting on behalf of either party, which are not embodied herein, and that no other agreement, statement or p romises not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding upon either party.
9.2 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended at any time by the mutual consent of the parties by an instrument in writing, which amendment shall require City Council approval, except where Chief Executive Officer approval is expressly authorized herein.
9.3 Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally served or shall be sufficiently given when served upon the other party as sent by United States Postal Service, postage prepaid and addressed as follows:
To City: To Employee:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ryan Mulligan
City of Baldwin Park [On file with Human Resources Division.] 14403 E. Pacific Avenue
Baldwin Park, California 91706
Notices shall be deemed given as of the date of personal service or upon the date of deposit in the course of transmission with the United States Postal Service.
9.4 Conflicts Prohibited. During the term of this Agreement, Employee shall not engage in any business or transaction or maintain a financial interest which conflicts, or reasonably might be expected to conflict, with the proper discharge of Employee’s duties under this Agreement. Employee shall comply with all requirements of law, including but not limited to, Sections 87100 et seq., Section 1090 and Section 1125 of the Government Code, and all other similar statutory and administrative rules.
9.5 Effect of Waiver. The failure of either party to insist on strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants, or conditions of this Agreement by the other party shall not be deemed a waiver of that term, covenant, or condition, nor shall any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power at any one time or times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of that right or power for all or any other times.
9.6 Partial Invalidity. If any provision in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way.
9.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, which are in full force and effect as of the date of execution and delivery by each party hereto.
9.8 AB 1344 . Assembly Bill 1344, which was subsequently enacted as Government Code §§ 53243 - 53243.4, sought to provide greater transparency in local government and institute certain limitations on compensation paid to local government executives. These
8 statutes also require that contracts between local agencies and its employees include provisions requiring an employee who is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of his/her office or position to provide reimbursement to the local agency for the following forms of payment: (i) paid leave salary; (ii) criminal defense costs; (iii) cash settlement payments; and (iv) any non -contractual settlement payments. Accordingly, the Par ties agree that it is their mutual intent to fully comply with these Government Code sections and all other applicable law as it exists as of the date of execution of this Agreement and as such laws may be amended from time to time thereafter.
Specifically, the following Government Code sections are called out and hereby incorporated by this Agreement:
§53243. Reimbursement of paid leave salary required upon conviction of crime involving office or position.
§53243.1. Reimbursement of legal criminal defense upon conviction of crime involving office or position.
§53243.2. Reimbursement of cash settlement upon conviction of crime involving office or position.
§53243.3. Reimbursement of noncontractual payments upon conviction or crime involving office or position.
§53243.4. “Abuse of office or position” defined.
Employee represents that Employee has reviewed, is familiar with, and agrees to comply fully with each of these provisions if any of these provisions are applicable to Employee, including that Employee agrees that any cash settlement or severance related to the termination that Employee may receive from the City shall be fully reimbursed to the local agency if Employee is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of his/her office or position. The Government Code provisions referenced in this section are attached hereto in Exhibit “B”.
9.9 Independent Legal Advice. The City and Employee represent and warrant to each other that each has received legal advice from independent and separate legal counsel with respect to the legal effect of this Agreement, or had the opportunity to do so, and the City and Employee further represent and warrant that each has carefully reviewed this entire Agreement and that each and every term thereof is understood and that the terms of this Agreement are contractual and not a mere recital. This Agreement shall n ot be construed against the party or its representatives who drafted it or who drafted any portion thereof. [Signatures on following page]
9 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Baldwin Park has caused this Agreement to be signed and executed on its behalf by its Chief Executive Officer, and duly attested by its officers thereunto duly authorized, and Employee has signed and executed this Agreement, all in triplicate.
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
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Emmanuel J. Estrada
Mayor
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Date
EMPLOYEE
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Ryan Mulligan
____________________
Date
ATTEST
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Christopher Saenz, City Clerk
______________________
Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Norma Tabares, City Attorney
_______________________
Date
10 EXHIBIT A
[Housing Manager Job Description on following page]
HOUSING MANAGER
CLASS SPECIFICATIONS ADOPTED 6/18/2008
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CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
HOUSING AUTHORITY MANAGER
DEFINITION
To manage, supervise, plan and coordinate the activities and operations of the City’s Housing Authority and Programs including CDBG, Section 8, housing rehabilitation program, first time home buyer program and housing development; to plan, negotiate, and implement complex housing development projects in the City; to coordinate assigned activities with outside agencies and the general public; to provide highly responsible and complex staff assistance; and to do other work as needed.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
• Receives general administrative direction from the Community Development Manager/Director.
• Exercises direct supervision over professional, technical, and clerical staff.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES (Depending upon assignment, duties may include:)
• Assume management responsibility for all services and activities of the Housing Authority of the City.
• Participate in all phases of City -wide housing programs including the planning, budgeting, an d implementation of activities related to Section 8, housing rehabilitation, first time home buyers program and housing developments.
• Coordinate housing programs and CDBG activities with other divisions, departments, outside financial institutions and state and federal agencies.
• Assist in the developments and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for all housing programs.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; assess and monitor workload; identify opportunities for improvement; identify possible new housing programs according to public interest as necessary.
• Identify mixed-use opportunities for improving the City’s housing stock and provide professional advice and assistance to developers and property owners on strategies for housing development.
• Develop, plan and supervise a comprehensive housing assistance program involving federal, state, and private funding sources.
• Provide responsible technical and professional staff assistance to the Housing Authority, Community Development Manager, City Council and City Manager.
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• Maintain confidential financial information and establish project files.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Supervise and perform technical analysis and interpretation of pertinent housing, demographic, and physical data relating to housing development.
• Prepare reports and make presentation to the City Council, City management and various community groups.
• Select, train, motivate, supervise and evaluate housing personnel; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement discipline and termination procedures.
• Serve as liaison for the Housing Authority with other City departments, divisions and outside agencies; negotiate and resolve significant and controversial issues.
• Represent the Housing Authority to other City departments, elected officials and outside agencies, explain and justify and defend Housing Authority programs, policies and activities; negotiate and resolve sensitive, significant and controversial issues.
• Responds to and resolve difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries complaints.
• Perform such other duties as may be required from time to time by the Community Development Manager/Director
QUALIFICATIONS
• Knowledge of:
o Thorough working knowledge of operational characteristics, services and activities of a municipal housing program.
o Thorough working knowledge of pertinent Federal, State and local laws and regulations including CDBG, LowMod Housing Set-Aside and related regulations.
o Thorough working knowledge of principles of municipal budget preparation and control.
o Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation.
o Customer service needs delivery.
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Ability to:
o Provide administrative and professional leadership and management for the Housing Authority.
o Negotiate and manage contracts with consultants and developers.
o Interpret, apply and explain CDBG, LowMod Housing Set-Aside policies and procedures.
o Prepare clear and concise reports, memorandums, applications and other documents.
o Be a team leader and team player.
o Establish and maintain effective working relationship with those contacted in the course of work including a variety of City and other government officials, community groups, and the general public.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION/TRAINING
Any combination of experience and education/training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.
• Experience:
o Five year s of experience in the administration or implementation of housing-related programs or general real estate.
• Education/Training:
o Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in urban planning, redevelopment, real estate, public or business administration, or a closely related field; or,
o Equivalent to a Public Housing Manager Certificate, including training in urban planning, redevelopment, real estate, public or business administration, or a closely related field.
LICENSE
o Possession of a valid Class C California driver’s license.
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GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53243-53243.4 and 53260(a)
53243. On or after January 1, 2012, any contract executed or renewed between a local agency and an officer or employee of a local agency that provides paid leave salary offered by the local agency to the officer or employee pending an investigation shall r equire that any salary provided for that purpose be fully reimbursed if the officer or employee is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of his/her office or position.
53243.1. On or after January 1, 2012, any contract executed or renewed between a local agency and an officer or employee of a local agency that provides funds for the legal criminal defense of an officer or employee shall require that any funds provided fo r that purpose be fully reimbursed to the local agency if the officer or employee is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of his/her office or position.
53243.2. On or after January 1, 2012, any contract of employment between an employee and a local agency employer shall include a provision which provides that, regardless of the term of the contract, if the contract is terminated, any cash settlement relat ed to the termination that an employee may receive from the local agency shall be fully reimbursed to the local agency if the employee is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of his/her office or position.
53243.3. On or after January 1, 2012, if a local agency provides, in the absence of a contractual obligation, for any of the payments described in this article, then the employee or officer receiving any payments provided for those purposes shall fully rei mburse the local agency that provided those payments in the event that the employee or officer is convicted of a crime involving the abuse of his/her office or position.
53243.4. For purposes of this article, "abuse of office or position" means either of the following:
(a) An abuse of public authority, including, but not limited to, waste, fraud, and violation of the law under color of authority.
(b) A crime against public justice, including, but not limited to, a crime described in Title 5 (commencing with Section 67) or Title 7 (commencing with Section 92) of Part 1 of the Penal Code.
53260. (a) All contracts of employment between an employee and a local agency employer shall include a provision which provides that regardless of the term of the contract, if the contract is terminated, the maximum cash settlement that an employee may receive shall be an amount equal to the monthly salary of the employee multiplied by the number of months left on the unexpired term of the contract. However, if the unexpired term of the contract is greater than 18 months, the maximum cash settlement shall be an amount equal to the monthly salary of the employee multiplied by 18.
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UNCLASSIFIED MANAGERS
BENEFITS MATRIX
UNCLASSIFIED MANAGERS
BENEFITS MATRIX
ATTACHMENT B
COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS
The following unadjusted base salary shall receive the following:
COLA
Effective June 23, 2024 – 7% COLA
Effective June 22, 2025 – 5% COLA
Effective June 21, 2026 – 3% COLA
INSURANCES/SUPPLEMENTAL WANE PAYMENTS
Benefits Plan
Effective July 1, 2024, the City's contribution to medical and dental premiums shall be increased to $1,600 per month.
Effective July 1, 2025, the City's contribution to medical and dental premiums shall be increased to $1,700 per month.
Effective July 1, 2026, the City’s contribution to medical and dental premiums shall be increased to $1,800 per month.
The employee is required to maintain minimum in a plan of their choice unless the employee can show proof they have adequate health insurance coverage through another source. In instances where the employee's medical insurance premium is less than the City's monthly contribution, the employee will have an option to have the excess monies placed toward an existing benefit program. These options include:
1. Placement in a City provided health insurance plan for self, two (2) party or family coverage;
2. Placement in a City provided dental insurance plan for self, two (2) party or family coverage;
3. Placement spread over a combination of the options listed above;
4. Elect to receive any excess monies in cash, which will be considered as taxable income; or
5. Elect to place the excess cash monies in a City provided deferred compensation program.
Employees hired on or after July 1, 2024;
The cash out options for new hires will be eliminated. Pre-existing part time employees hired full time on or after July 1, 2024, will not be eligible for the cash out options.
Employees who decline medical coverage may use the City’s contribution towards any dental plan/tier premium, with no cash out options.
Vision Plan
Effective the first full pay period commencing on or after July 1, 2017, the City will provide a vision plan to all affected employees, and will contribute up to a maximum premium cost of $37.55 per month. If the premium exceeds the amount, then the employee shall be responsible to pay the difference in excess of $37.55.
Life Insurance
The City will provide term life insurance in the face amount of $60,000 effective April 6, 2016.
The City will provide a supplemental life insurance program to enable employees to purchase additional life insurance at the employee's cost and no contribution from the City.
Long-Term Disability and Short Term Disability
The City will provide each employee with long-term disability insurance coverage as set forth in the plan on file in the Human Resources Office. Effective June 1, 1993, affected employees will be eligible to receive benefits commencing on the 31st day of non-work related injury or illness, and employees will be eligible to receive a maximum benefit of 66 2/3% of their current base salary up to a maximum of $5,000 per month.
RETIREMENT
Employees Hired Before January 1, 2013
The City contracts with the State of California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) for the classifications contained in this agreement. The plan shall include the following options:
1. 2.7% @ 55 retirement formula (Government Code §21354.4);
2. Single highest year final compensation (Government Code §20042);
3. Military service credit as public service option (Government Code §21024);
4. 1959 Survivors Benefit Level 1 for which each employee contributes ninety-three cents ($.93) per pay period (Government Code §21571);
5. Pre-Retirement Death Benefits to continue after remarriage of survivor (Government Code §21551);
6. 2% Annual Cost of Living Allowance (Government Code §21329);
7. $500 Retired Death Benefits.
In accordance with City Resolution 2015-094, effective October 25, 2015, employees will pay 100% of the employee’s membership contribution to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). All such employee contributions shall be deposited in the member’s retirement account.
New CalPERS Members Hired On or After January 1, 2013
The City contracts with the State of California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) for the classifications contained in this agreement. The plan shall include the following options:
1. 2% at 62 formula (Government Code §7522.20);
2. Three (3) year average final compensation period (Government Code §20037);
3. Pre-Retirement Death Benefits to continue after remarriage of survivor (Government Code §21551);
4. Military Service Credit as Public Service (Government Code §21024);
5. 1959 Survivors Benefit Level 1 for which each employee contributes ninety-three cent ($.93) per pay period (Government Code §21571);
6. 2% Annual Cost of Living Allowance (Government Code §21329);
7. Employees will pay 50% of the normal cost as determined by CalPERS.
8. $500 Retired Death Benefits
Retiree Health Benefit Plan for Employees Hired Before July 1, 2020:
For all employees hired prior to July 1, 2020, if upon retirement from the City, the employee enrolls in the City's CalPERS medical care plan, the City will pay the minimum employer contribution to CalPERS that is
required by Government Code Section 22892(b). In addition, the City will cover the premium cost for retiree- only coverage in the retiree's chosen medical plan.
Effective the first full pay period following the date of MOU approval by City Council the Health reimbursement Account (HRA) will be terminated.
Retiree Health Benefit Plan for Employees Hired on or After July 1, 2020:
For all employees hired on or after July 1, 2020, if upon retirement from the City, the employee enrolls in the City's CalPERS medical care plan, the City will pay only the minimum employer contribution to CalPERS that is required by Government Code section 22892(b).
BILINGUAL PAY
Effective the first full pay period commencing on or after July 1, 2017, the City agrees to increase the bilingual pay amount from one hundred dollars ($100.00) to one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per month to an employee who is capable of speaking, rea ding, writing and/or interpreting the language of Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Signing. Qualifying test established by the City shall make determination of capability. Re-testing of individuals will be required to determine bilingua l capability in the above stated languages. Only those individuals who score at the level of “Good” or better will be eligible for bilingual pay.
ELECTRONIC DEVICE MONTHLY ALLOW ANCE
Effective the first full pay period commencing on or after July 1, 2017, the City will provide an Executive employee an amount of $100.00 per month to obtain and maintain access to personal electronic communication devices (smart phones, tablets, laptops, etc.) also used for City business.
LONGEVITY PAY
Effective the first full pay period following the date of MOU approval by City Council the City agrees to provide a monthly longevity premium to each eligible employee as follows:
Years of Service Monthly Premium
Five (5) – Nine (9) Years $100
Ten (10) – Fourteen (14) Years $150
Fifteen (15) – Nineteen (19) Years $200
Twenty (20) – Twenty-four (24) Years $250
Twenty-five (25) Years or more $300
Part-time longevity will be applied at fifty percent (50%). For example, one year of part-time work cannot count for more than one half year of longevity. Employees hired full-time after July 1, 2020 will not receive part-time credit for longevity. This section is effective upon ratification and shall not result in back pay or retro pay.
ATTENDANCE AND LEA VES
Sick Leave
The general policy for sick leave will be as set forth, for all full-time employees, in Section
11.4 of the Personnel Rules.
Sick leave will accrue at the rate of 3.6923 hours on a biweekly basis and shall be debited on an hourly basis.
Each eligible employee shall elect his/her maximum sick leave hours accrual. Dependent upon the total number of currently accrued sick leave hours, the maximum sick leave hours accrual may be set at 300 hours, 600 hours or 900 hours. If an eligible employee wishes to elect a maximum sick leave accrual level that is at a higher level than their closest currently accrued sick leave hours, they may do so. The maximum accrual elected by the eligible employee will be irrevocable. Once the election is made by the employee, such excess hours will be removed from the employee's sick leave hours accrual, calculated at their then straight time hourly rate and placed into a sick leave hours bank to be paid at 75% of the total value, with the timing and method of payment to be determined by the City.
When an employee's service with the City is terminated for any reason, no compensation shall be paid for the unused sick leave.
Annual Sick Leave Incentive
Sick leave shall accrue on hourly basis of eight (8) hours per month and shall be debited on an hourly usage basis. Each January 1, eligible employees will commence to accrue sick leave hours above their prior elected sick leave hours bank (300, 600 or 900). At the close of the calendar year, each eligible employee will receive 75% of the unused portion of sick leave hours as compensation, calculated at their then straight time hourly rate. Payment will be made at the next closest pay period.
Bereavement Leave
Each employee will receive up to five days of unpaid job-protected bereavement leave. The City will provide employees with the equivalent of one (1) workweek of paid bereavement leave, per incident. Employees may utilize their own forms of accruals for the additional time taken.
Family members covered:
Employee's: spouse, children, siblings, parents, grandparents, step- children, foster children, grandchildren, and State registered domestic partners.
Spouse's: parents, and grandparents
Said time will not be cumulative from one twelve (12) month period to another nor will pay in lieu of unused leave for bereavement is provided.
Vacation
Employees will be entitled to utilize accrued vacation leave after completion of six (6) months continuous employment with the City. Employees may be eligible to utilize accrued vacation leave at an earlier time, upon written request to and approval of their department head.
The times during which an employee may take his/her vacation leave shall be determined by the department head with due regard for the wishes of the employee and for the needs of the service.
Employees shall, each calendar year, be required to take a minimum of forty (40) consecutive hours vacation leave. In addition, an employee may, with approval of the appointing authority, use vacation leave in lesser increments during the calendar year.
Employees may accumulate up to a maximum of two (2) vacation periods in any one calendar year for the purpose of a vacation leave. A vacation period is defined as the maximum amount of vacation leave accrued by an employee in any calendar year, in accordance with Subsections (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e), as stated below.
a. Employees having less than five (5) years of employment (vacation accrual = 96 hours per year) the maximum amount of vacation that may be accumulated shall be 192 hours.
b. Employees having more than five (5) years of service but less than ten (10) years of employment (vacation accrual = 120 hours per year), the maximum amount of vacation that may be accumulated shall be 240 hours.
c. Employees having more than ten (10) years but less than fifteen (15) years of employment (vacation accrual = 144 hours per year), the maximum amount of vacation that may be accumulated shall be 288 hours.
d. Employees having more than fifteen (15) years but less than twenty (20) years of employment (vacation accrual = 168 hours per year), the maximum amount of vacation that may be accumulated shall be 336 hours.
e. Employees having over twenty (20) years of employment (vacation accrual — 192 hours per year). The maximum amount of vacation that may be accumulated shall be 384 hours.
If the employee, because of business necessity, is not able to utilize excess accrued vacation hours, upon written request to and approval of the Department Head, an employee will be given an extension in order to take his/her vacation. In cases where the employee forfeits vacation leave time at the request of the City, upon approval of the Chief Executive Officer or designated representative(s), said employee shall be compensated for forfeited vacation leave time at the employee's current rate of pay. It is the employee's responsibility to schedule vacation time well in advance to avoid forfeiting his/her vacation or to avoid any conflicts.
Business necessity is defined as an urgent operational need requiring the employee’s presence, as determined by the Department Head, Human Resources Manager and City Manager.
Human Resources will send out an email reminder on a semi-annual basis reminding employees to routinely check their vacation balances online to determine if they are at a use or lose status.
In the event a legal holiday falls during a vacation leave, such holiday shall not be charged as vacation leave, and the vacation leave shall be extended or accredited accordingly.
Employees who separate from the service of the City shall be eligible to receive compensation for all unused, accrued vacation leave.
Administrative Leave
Effective the first pay period including July 1, 2017, each employee shall receive a maximum of eighty (80) hours of administrative leave with pay each fiscal year. The use of such leave shall be at the reasonable discretion of the employee.
Unused time at the end of each fiscal year, June 30, will be paid during the following month of July with said time being calculated at their then straight time hourly rate.
Holidays
For employees working a 4/10 plan, the following days shall be observed as holidays:
New Year's Day- January 1st
Marthin Luther King Jr. Day – The third Monday in January President's Day- The third Monday in February
Cesar Chavez Day – Monday closest to March 31st (March 31, 2025, March 30, 2026, March 29, 2027).
Memorial Day- The last Monday in May
Independence Day- July 4th
Labor Day- The first Monday in September
Veteran's Day- November 11th
Thanksgiving Day- The fourth Thursday in November
The Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (5/40 & 9/80 schedules only) Christmas Eve- December 24th Christmas Day- December 25th
If any of the foregoing holidays falls on a Friday and/or Saturday, the holiday will not be observed on the preceding Wednesday or Thursday. If any of the holidays fall on a Sunday, the Monday following is the holiday in lieu thereof.
Floating Holidays
Employees working a 4/10 plan will receive one (1) ten (10) hour day of floating leave, for a total often (10) hours.
Holiday Bank
At the beginning of each calendar year, the City will determine how many of the set holidays fall on a Friday and/or Saturday. An employee will be credited with an equivalent number of hours of holiday time ("holiday bank"). Each affected employee will als o be credited with the above floating holidays. The actual date for the use of such leave shall be subject to the approval of the Chief Executive Officer. This holiday bank leave can be used in hourly increments and combined with other leave. Employees may accumulate up to a maximum of one hundred (100) hours of holiday bank time.
If an employee, because of business necessity, is not able to utilize accrued holiday bank hours, upon written request to, and approval of the Chief Executive Officer, the employee will be paid for any excess hours over his/her maximum holiday bank hours a ccrual. Each January 1, such excess hours will be removed from the employee's holiday bank hours accrual, calculated at their then straight time hourly rate and placed in a holiday hours bank to be paid not later than June 30 of the same year.
If an employee separates employment from the City, and has used holiday bank time prior to the occurrence of the actual holiday, he/she will have his/her vacation bank, administrative leave and/or final paycheck reduced to reflect the excess holiday bank time used.
If an employee separates employment from the City, and has not used any eligible accrued holiday bank time, he/she will be paid for such eligible holiday bank time at his/her straight time rate.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS
The City’s deferred compensation plans are designed to provide employees with a supplemental retirement savings plan.
457(b) Plan Employee paid through pre-tax payroll deductions, subject to IRS annual limits.
401(a) Plan Effective the first full pay period commencing on or after January 12, 2020, the City will contribute $150.00 per month into a 401(a) City sponsored defined contribution retirement plan.
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. _____15_____
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Romany Basilyous, Acting Director of Public Works PREPARED BY: Lena Abdullah, Management Analyst
DATE: November 20, 2024
SUBJECT: Receive and file the completed Transit Route Efficiency Study for the City of Baldwin Park’s Transit System prepared by Evan Brooks and Associates. Approve recommended changes and authorize the Acting Director of Public Works to publish a Request for Proposals for operation of the Transit System with new service recommendations as deemed appropriate by Council.
SUMMARY
This item is a request to receive and file the Transit Route Efficiency Study (Study) for the City of Baldwin Park’s Transit System prepared by Evan Brooks and Associates (EBA). Staff has reviewed all the recommended changes and is seeking approval of the proposed recommendations to be implemented when the current agreement with Southland Transit expires on March 6, 2025. This item also seeks authorization for the Acting Director of Public Works to prepare and publish a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Trans it Services based on the new s ervice recommendations approved by Council.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Receive and file attached Transit Route Efficiency Study for the City of Baldwin Park’s Transit System prepared by Evan Brooks and Associates (EBA).
2. Approve recommended changes to transit services as outlined in the Study.
3. Authorized the Acting Director of Public Works to prepare and publish a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Transit Services based on services recommendations as directed by Council and to undertake other steps necessary to finalize Council’s action.
FISCAL IMPACT
The approval of the Transit Services Agreement will have no impact on the City’s General Fund. The City’s Transit Program is funded through Propositions A and C local return revenue as well as an annual credit from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Trans portation Authority (LACMTA) for program reporting through the National Transit Database (NTD).
BACKGROUND
For over 30 years the City’s transit services have been operated by Southland Transit, Inc. (STI). They have continued to provide Fixed Route and Dial-A-Ride Services over the years through various contract awards and contract extensions. In preparation for the most recent contract City Staff researched neighboring cities and found that the City of El Monte (a city with a similar Transit Program) had gone through an RFP process in October 2021. The Baldwin Park Municipal Code (BPMC 34.23 Section C - Bidding Exemptions for Cooperative Purchases) allows for cooperative purchases of goods and services which was the basis for the contract negotiation that began with STI.
On March 6, 2024, the City Council approved a Transit Services Agreement with STI which included an hourly
rate of $84.40 and maximum annual service hours at 19,976 which meant there was a small reduction in some services. The City Council also approved a CNG Refueling Agreement with the City of El Monte which has allowed transit vehicles to refuel at a lower r ate. Both these agreements are for one (1) year with an option to renew for one (1) additional year at the same terms to allow time for this Study to be completed and changes to be implemented.
On March 20, 2024, the City Council approved a Request for Se rvice (RFS) proposal from Evan Brooks and Associates (EBA) for the completion of this Study and a notice-to-proceed was sent to them and work commenced there after. This Study sought to identify ways to improve the transit system by identifying strategies that will improve passenger experience, reduce operating cost and make the operating system more efficient.
On September 18, 2024, City staff and EBA presented an update on the Study to City Council during the Special Meeting Study Session.
DISCUSSION
The goals of this Study are to improve passenger experience, control/reduce operating costs, and make the transit system more efficient overall. There are several recommendations outlined in the Study tha t will achieve these goals that are broken down into the following sections:
• Fare Changes - Reducing fares as well as participating in the Access Service Free Fare Program and Metro’s Go Program will have little to no fiscal impact while having the potential to increase ridership.
• Route Changes- These changes to the Fixed Routes will both reduce cost and increase ridership. It also gives the City an opportunity to try Micro Transit System on the weekends when ridership is lowest to determine if it is a system that would be feasible to expand into the weekdays as well.
• Marketing efforts- These are low-cost ways to make the Transit System more visible, easier to use, and increase ridership.
• Equipment Changes- These changes will have a fiscal impact however they will help to increase ridership and improve customer experience by providing bike riders space to store their bikes. The replacement of the Dial-a-Ride vehicles is also necessary as one of vehicles is current out of service and the other has frequent breakdowns.
Specifically, staff seeks approval to implement the following proposed changes outlined in the Study.
• Fare Changes
1. Reduce fixed route fare from $1 to $0.50
2. Allow senior and disabled residents to ride free.
3. Participation in Access Service Free Fare Program.
4. Participation in Metro’s Go Pass Program.
• Route Adjustments
1. Elimination of the Express Route (Recommendation # 2 in the Study)
2. Adjust Teal and Pumpkin Route to serve Olive Middle School.
3. Replace weekend Teal and Pumpkin service with Micro Transit Service.
4. Move Teal and Pumpkin layover to Morgan Park.
• Marketing Efforts
1. Update all marketing materials.
2. Provide an app for Dial-a-Ride customers.
• Equipment Upgrades
1. Install bike racks on all fixed route buses.
2. Authorize to get a quote to purchase two new Dial-a-Ride vehicles.
If the proposed changes are approved, then an RFP will be prepared and published based on the new Transit System. The goal is to have a new Transit System and Agreement in place when the current agreement expires on March 6, 2025.
ALTERNATIVES
The City Council may choose:
1. To only receive and file this report and reject all recommend changes.
2. Provide Staff with alternative direction.
CEQA REVIEW
The action being considered by the City Council is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a “project” under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.
LEGAL REVIEW
This report has been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney as to legal form and content.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Baldwin Park Transit Study prepared by EBA
Mobility
Advancement
Group
Baldwin Park
Transit Study
IMPROVING LOCAL TRANSIT
Table of Contents
Baldwin Park Transit Study 2
I. INTRODUCTION. ................................3
1. Goals of the Transit Study .................................................................................................3
2. Current Transit Service. .....................................................................................................4
3. Other Service Providers .....................................................................................................6 II. EXISTING CONDITIONS ....................7
1. Current Baldwin Park Transit Service ................................................................................7
2. Historical Trends ...............................................................................................................8
3. Peer Comparisons ............................................................................................................11
4. Service Quality ................................................................................................................13 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................13 SURVEY RESULTS ....................................................................................... 13 Mystery Ride Summary. .................................................................................14 On-Time Performance ....................................................................................14 Summary Observations. ................................................................................ 15 WHERE ARE PEOPLE RIDING? .................................................................... 16 Busiest Bus Stops . ........................................................................................19 Passenger Activity Take-A-Ways. ....................................................................19 III. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ..................20
1. Introduction. ...................................................................................................................20
2. Meeting Input. .................................................................................................................21
3. Meeting Takeaways. ........................................................................................................21 IV. SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS ......22
1. Introduction. ....................................................................................................................22
2. Goals of the Recommendations. .....................................................................................23
3. Recommendations ...........................................................................................................24 FARE CHANGES ......................................................................................... 24 ROUTE ADJUSTMENTS. ...............................................................................27 MARKETING EFFORTS ................................................................................ 31 EQUIPMENT UPGRADES. ............................................................................33
4. Cost Estimates ................................................................................................................35
I. INTRODUCTION
1. Goals of the Transit Study
On March 20, 2024 the Baldwin Park City Council approved a Transit Route and Efficiency Study (Transit Study) to be conducted by Evans Brooks Associates (EBA) and the Mobility Advancement Group (MAG).
The study included examining the current Fixed Route and Dial-A- Ride services, and recommending changes to improve system and passenger experience.
The Transit Study seeks to identify strategies that will most effectively:
• Improve the passenger experience
• Control/reduce operating costs, and
• Make the transit system more efficient
This report contains numerous recommendations designed to improve system performance and provide quality transit service to Baldwin Park residents.
Baldwin Park Transit Study
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2. Current Transit Service
Baldwin Park Transit service was started over thirty years ago to provide local transit service to City residents, connect with regional rail service operated by Metrolink, and bus service operated by Metro and Foothill Transit.
Since its inception in 1993, fixed route service has been operated on one route that circulates along the outer City boundaries. The Pumpkin line operates clockwise, and the Teal Line operates counterclockwise.
Service is operated on weekdays from 6:00 am to 7:30 pm using four buses. Limited weekend service is operated from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturdays and from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on Sundays.
In 2019, the Express Route was started to provide fixed route service between the City’s southern business district which includes Kaiser, UPS, In-N-Out and others. This service was envisioned as a shuttle service from the Metrolink Station and allow business employees to access restaurants in Baldwin Park during the breaks.
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Figure 1.1. Transit Services
Southern Business District
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4 Service on the Express Route is operated Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm and from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm. One bus (trolley) is used to operate this service.
Dial-A-Ride service is also provided to senior and disabled residents of Baldwin Park. Users must pre-register for this service. Service is operated seven days per week from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Fares for Baldwin Park transit service are shown in Figure 1.2.
Fixed Route Dial-A-Ride
Adult Fare $1.00 N/A
Senior & Disabled $0.50 $1.00
Metro TAP Card $1.00 N/A
Figure 1.2. Transit Fares
Vehicles for Baldwin Park Transit fixed route service are owned by the City of Baldwin Park.
Five ElDorado National EZ Rider transit buses are used to provide fixed route service. These vehicles date from 2013 and 2015. All vehicles are powered by compressed natural gas (CNG).
The City owns two Hometown Trolley vehicles, which are used on the Express Route and for special services.
Dial-a-ride vehicles are provided by transit contractor Southland Transit. All vehicles are gasoline powered. The City owns two CNG-powered dial-a-ride vehicles that are currently out of service.
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5 3. Other Service Providers
Two other agencies provide public transit service
in Baldwin Park as shown in Figure 1.3.
Foothill Transit operates six routes throughout
Baldwin Park seven days per week. Route 190,
which provides frequent service along Ramona
Avenue, is the busiest transit route in City.
Baldwin Park is served by Metrolink’s San
Bernardino Line. Eighteen trains operate on
weekdays and eight trains on weekends.
Connections to other Metrolink rail lines can be
made at Union Station in Los Angeles and to
Redlands from the San Bernardino Station.
Figure 1.3. Other Transit Services Operating in the City Baldwin Park Transit Study
6 II. EXISTING CONDITIONS
1. Current Baldwin Park Transit Service
Figure 2.1 is the average daily ridership for Baldwin Park Transit fixed route and dial-a-ride service. On an average weekday approximately 213 passengers board fixed route buses and 24 on dial-a-ride vehicles.
Figure 2.1. Average Daily Ridership
In June 2024 Baldwin Park reduced the number of revenue hours operated by fixed route service to reduce cost and make the system more efficient. The effort is showing success during the first two months of the service change. Revenue hours were reduced approximately 26% and passenger-per-hour productivity increased 24%.
As noted earlier in the study, transit service in Baldwin Park is also operated by Metrolink and Foothill Transit. The chart below shows the average weekday passenger boardings by transit operator.
Foothill Transit is the busiest transit operator in the city with 973 daily weekday boardings.
Route 190 on Ramona Boulevard is the busiest transit route in the city with 390 daily boarding’s. Data is from May 2024 Automatic Passenger Counts (APC) on Foothill Transit buses.
Figure 2.2. Weekday Transit Boardings in Baldwin Park
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7 2. Historical Trends
National Transit Database (NTD) statistics were used to analyze the last eight years of Baldwin Park transit service. 1
As with all transit systems in Southern California, ridership has declined significantly in the past ten years. These ridership declines predate the Pandemic.
As shown in the charts below, Baldwin Park fixed route and dial-a-ride ridership has declined 57% and 54% respectively over the past eight years.
Several studies have concluded that the primary reason for this significant decline in transit use was the increase in motor vehicle access by low-income households.2 1 FY ’24 data will be submitted later this year.
2 Falling Transit Ridership: California and Southern California, January 2018, Southern California Associations of Governments Figure 2.3. Annual Baldwin Park Passengers — Fixed Route Figure 2.4. Annual Baldwin Park Passengers — Dial-A-Ride Baldwin Park Transit Study
8 Cost-per-passenger numbers have increased significantly in the past eight years, driven by increases in fuel and labor costs and fewer riders using the service.
As shown in the two charts below, cost-per-passengers have increased 308% for fixed route service and 153% for dial-a-ride service.
The following graph shows the cost-per passenger for the Express Route and Fixed Route (Teal and Pumpkin) services.
Figure 2.5. Cost-Per-Passenger — Fixed Route
Figure 2.6. Cost-Per-Passenger — Dial-A-Ride Route
Figure 2.7. Cost-Per-Passenger — Fixed Route (Teal and Pumpkin) and Express Route Baldwin Park Transit Study
9 The last statistic presented is passengers-per-hour for both services. This statistic is the number of passengers divided by the number of revenue hours operated. This number shows how efficiently a transit system is operating. The higher the number, the more efficiently the transit service is being operated.
Passengers-per-hour for fixed route service has declined 63% and 37% for dial-a-ride service over the past eight years. However, Dial-A-Ride productivity has increased since the Pandemic year of FY ’21.
Figure 2.8. Passengers-Per-Hour — Fixed Route
Figure 2.9. Passengers-Per-Hour — Dial-A-Ride Route
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10 3. Peer Comparisons
This section compares Baldwin Park Transit’s service to similar services in Southern California.
FIXED ROUTE PEER COMPARISONS
The chart below shows passenger-per-hour productivity statistics for eight transit operators in the San Gabriel Valley.
Baldwin Park’s 3.18 passenger-per-hour figure is very low compared to other transit systems.
This statistic is significantly lower than El Monte’s transit service, which service as similar demographic area compared to Baldwin Park.
Figure 2.10. Passenger-Per-Hour — Productivity
The second chart shows cost-per-passenger statistics for seven transit operators in the San Gabriel Valley. Baldwin Park’s $27.57 cost-per-passenger is the second highest in the peer group.
Figure 2.11. Cost-Per-Passenger — Fixed Route Service
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11 DIAL-A-RIDE PEER COMPARISON
The chart below shows passenger-per-hour productivity statistics for five dial-a-ride operators in the San Gabriel Valley. Baldwin Park’s dial-a-ride service is productive compared to similar peer systems in the San Gabriel Valley.
Figure 2.12. Service Productivity
Figure 2.14. Rides-per-Seniors
Baldwin Park’s dial-a-ride cost per passenger of $44 is the lowest of five similar services in the San Gabriel Valley. A cost of $40-$60 per passenger for senior and disabled dial-a-ride service is standard for this type of service.
Figure 2.13. Cost-per-Passenger
Riders per seniors tells us how often seniors are using a city’s dial-a-ride service. Baldwin Park seniors on average ride use dial-a-ride service a little less than once per year. This is about average compared to peer dial-a-ride systems analyzed.
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12 4. Service Quality
INTRODUCTION
In August 2024, mystery rides were conducted by transit surveyors to observe and report operator behavior, including safety, passenger relations, ADA procedures and bus cleanliness.
Surveyors rode Baldwin Park routes on three weekdays, and one Sunday. 13 observations were completed on 13 individual operators that operated dial-a-ride and fixed route service.
Surveyors completed a report on each operator. The results of these reports are summarized on an Excel spreadsheet attached to this report.
The following sections summarize the results of these observations.
SURVEY RESULTS
All thirteen operators observed demonstrated good customer relations skills, practiced safe driving skills and all vehicles were very clean both inside and outside. No operators were observed using cell phones.
Areas needing improvement including announcing major bus stops, as required by Americans with Disabilities (ADA) regulations, and schedule adherence.
The results of the mystery rides are summarized in the following section.
Safety Violations
Shown below is the percentage of safety violations. “Other safety violations” include violations other than seatbelt usage.
Figure 2.15. Safety Violations (August 2024)
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13 Bus Stop Announcements
The percent of announced bus stops is shown below.
Mystery Ride Summary
Shown below is a summary of critical operator observations.
On-Time Performance
Shown below is the on-time performance of trips observed during the mystery rides. On-time is defined as one minute early to five minutes late. This is the same performance measure used by Metro and Foothill Transit.
Figure 2.16. Announced Bus Stops (August 2024)
Figure 2.17. Operator Observations (August 2024)
Figure 2.18. On-Time Performance (August 2024)
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14 Summary Observations
Shown below is a summary of violations noted during the mystery rides.
Type of Operational Violation Number of Violations
Bad Attitudes (F.20) 0
Poor Courtesy (F.20) 0
Smoking (D.1) 0
Radio Playing 2
Poor Uniform (E.1) 0
Dirty Bus (C.9) 0
Schedule Adherence (B.6) 7
Wrong Destination Route Sign (C.3) 0
Pass Ups (F.11) 0
No Schedules on the bus 0
Unauthorized Stop 0
Did not call out bus stop (F.3) 8
TOTAL 17
Figure 2.19. Operator Procedure Violations By Type (August 2024) Type of Safety Violation Number of Violations
Using Cellular Phone 0
Poor Starts 0
Poor Stops 0
Poor Intersections 0
Reckless Driving 0
Following Distances 0
Violated Traffic Signals (C.21) 0
Improper Stops at RR Crossings (C.43) 0
Speeding 0
Doors Open when bus in motion (C.26) 0
Poor Curbing of buses 0
Poor pass. Boarding/alighting 0
Poor Turns 0
Violated Food/Drink (D.7) 1
Unnecessary Conversation 0
Both hands not on wheel (C.17) 0
Not wearing seat belts (A.11) 0
Reading 0
Bike Rack Procedures 0
Using rear door brake 0
Smoking 0
WC Securement (F.15) 0
TOTAL 1
Figure 2.20 Driver Safety Violations (August 2024)
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15 WHERE ARE PEOPLE RIDING?
Knowing where people are going on Baldwin Park Transit service is essential to determine if bus routes are adequately serving residents or if they need to be modified to provide better service.
In July 2024, surveys were conducted that recorded the boarding and alighting locations of every passenger on the Teal, Pumpkin and Express Routes. These boardings and alightings were entered into a spreadsheet for analysis.
The passenger boardings were geocoded and are shown in the maps below.
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18 Busiest Bus Stops
40% of all passenger boardings are made at only eight bus stops. 18% of bus stops showed no passenger activity.
Passenger Activity Take-A-Ways
As shown on the passenger activity maps, the busiest part of the Baldwin Park transit system are along Ramona Boulevard and the southern part of the City.
There is very little activity in the northwest portion of the City. This area is primarily industrial and generates very few passenger trips.
Bus Stop Passenger Activity Note
Metrolink Station 10
Baldwin Park & Tracy 13 Sierra Center
Nubia & Elton 6
Main & Olive 5
Main & Palmrose 12 Main Avenue Market Place
Morgan Park 8 Senior Center
Francisquito & Puente 7 Kindred Hospital
Merced & Puente 22 Baldwin Park Market Place
Figure 2.24. Busiest Bus Stops
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19 III. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
Figure 3.1. Outreach Flyer
1. Introduction
On July 10, 2024 a Transit Summit was held at the Julia McNeill Senior Center in Morgan Park. The purpose
of the Transit Summit was to review the goals of the
transit study with Baldwin Park Citizens and receive
comments on suggested improvements.
The Transit Summit was attended by over 45 individuals, most of them senior citizens and Baldwin Park residents.
Presentations were made by City and consultant staff,
as well as Access Services. Also attending was Mr. Abel Casanova, Assembly Member Blanca Rubio’s Office.
A representative of the transit contractor, Southland
Transit, attended the meeting and responded to several
questions after the meeting.
Attendees were requested to complete a Community
Engagement Survey to establish how they use
transit service, suggested improvements, and select
demographic information. Individuals could also scan
a QR Code to access the survey.
43 surveys were completed at the meeting and online.
A complete copy of the Survey and results is included
in the Appendix.
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20 2. Meeting Input
City and consultant staff made a brief presentation and the meeting was opened for general comments. Comments from attendees included:
Customer didn’t know dial-a-ride was running seven
days per week.
Commented about dial-a-ride drivers getting lost.
Jason Snow, Southland responded the drivers have
tablets with GPS directions.
Question on bus routes. Suggested that transit
information be included in Baldwin Park Newsletter.
Complaint about weekend wait times for dial-a-ride service. Jason Snow, Southland Transit responded. Question about Access Services pickup time. Andre Colaiace, Access Services responded. Question about Access Services certification process. Andre Colaiace, Access Services responded. Question about Access Services pickup locations. Access Services responded. Questions on Dial-A-Ride service hours.
3. Meeting Takeaways
The major comments received at the meeting included the following. - Excellent Customer Service: The attendees that use dial-a-ride service commented very favorably on the service provided by drivers.
- Marketing and Community Outreach Efforts: Several individuals were not familiar with the transit services offered by the City. This indicates that marketing and community outreach activities need to be increased to promote transit service to the community. - Micro Transit Service: The start of Metro Micro service in El Monte in 2021 piqued the interest of several meeting attendees. They were interested in having a similar service in Baldwin Park. - Comments on Fixed Route service: No comments were received regarding the fixed route service (Teal and Pumpkin routes). This could indicate a lack of familiarity of this service by Baldwin Park residents.
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21 IV. SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Introduction
The Baldwin Park Transit service is coming to a crossroad that will require some major, and expensive, decisions by the City. The City’s fixed route buses will need to be replaced in several years.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) Innovative Clean Transit Rule (ITC) 1 requires public transit agencies to transition to zero emission buses (ZEB) by 2024.
Starting in 2026, 25% of the City’s annual bus purchases must be ZEB. Starting in 2029 100% of annual bus purchases must be ZEB.
The City’s fleet of six fixed route buses will need to be replaced within the next three-to-four years. Given the time needed to acquire multiple grants, and multiyear waits for ZEB, the City would most likely need to purchase 100% ZEB.
The City’s options for ZEB include battery electric buses (BEB) or fuel cell electric (FCE) buses. Metro is currently operating BEB vehicles and Foothill Transit is operating a mix of both BEB and FCE vehicles.
These vehicles and associated infrastructure are very costly. ZEBs currently cost $1.2m + each, more than double the cost of Baldwin Park’s current fleet. The cost of a charging system for BEBs or a fueling station for FCEs would cost millions. 1 https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/fact-sheets/innovative-clean-transit-ict-regulation-fact-sheet Baldwin Park Transit Study
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2. Goals of the Recommendations
As noted earlier in the report, Baldwin Park Transit ridership has declined over 57% in the past eight years. Given the low use of the current transit service, it would be a difficult decision to invest millions of dollars to transition to a zero-emission service unless transit use significantly increases.
This report provides a number of recommendations to increase awareness of the transit service, increase ridership, and control operating costs.
As previously commented, the City of El Monte operates a similar fixed route service compared to Baldwin Park. El Monte has similar demographics to Baldwin Park yet its fixed route transit system carries three times has many passengers.
The recommendations presented in this section are designed to accomplish the following:
• Goal 1. Double fixed route ridership in three years. • Goal 2. Increase dial-a-ride ridership 25% in three years. • Goal 3. Initiate Micro Transit Service to replace some unproductive fixed route service. • Goal 4. Initiate Go Pass program to generate 50,000 annual student riders.
The following sections contains a pathway for the City to achieve these transit goals. These recommendations include:
• Fare Changes
• Route Adjustments
• Marketing Efforts
Figure 4.1. Service Productivity
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23 3. Recommendations
FARE CHANGES
Fares for Baldwin Park transit service are shown below. Baldwin Park Transit’s fares are the highest in the San Gabriel Valley compared to other local shuttle operators as shown in the graph below.
Fixed Route Dial-A-Ride
Adult Fare $1.00 N/A
Senior & Disabled $0.50 $1.00
Metro TAP Card $1.00 N/A
Figure 4.2 Transit Fares
Figure 4.3. Fixed Route Fares
Recommendation 1: Reduce fixed route fare from $1.00 to 50 cents.
Rationale: Current fare is too high given the short distance most Baldwin Park residents travel.
Ridership Impact: Estimated annual ridership increase of 17% or 9,826 new riders.
Financial Impact: Decrease in annual fare revenue of $14,666.
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24 Baldwin Park dial-ride fares for senior and disabled residents are higher in all but one peer cities reviewed.
Figure 3.1. Dial-A-Ride Fares
Recommendation 2: Allow senior and disabled residents to ride for free.
Rationale: Make it easier for senior and disabled resident to use dial-a-ride service for shopping, medical, and social trips by eliminating the fare.
Ridership Impact: Estimated annual ridership increase of 34% or 2,710 additional riders.
Financial Impact: Decrease in annual fare revenue of $948 Recommendation 3: Participate in Access Service’s Free Fare Program Rationale:
Access Service’s Free Fare program allows Access members to ride participating transit agencies for free. This program provides additional travel options for disabled individuals and reduces the cost of Access Services paratransit trips.
Ridership Impact: Estimated annual ridership increase 2,550 passengers.
Financial Impact: None. Access Services would reimburse the City of Baldwin Park for all rides made by Access members.
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25 Recommendation 4: Participate in Metro’s Go Pass Program Rationale:
Metro’s Go Pass Program allows students (K-12) to ride participating transit agencies for free. This program has been very successful and over 179,000 students are participating in 102 school districts, charter schools, and vocational schools.
The positive outcomes of the Go Pass Program include increased student transit ridership, improve student health, and student success by building on existing programs.
Ridership Impact:
Estimated annual ridership increase 56,054 passengers. An estimated 10,067 students would ride Baldwin Park Transit annually.
As shown in the map below, most Baldwin Park schools are within one to two blocks of a Baldwin Park Transit route.
Financial Impact:
Participating school districts are charged $7 per student annually. Cost for BPUSD for 9,929 students would be approximately $69,503 annually. These costs can be reimbursed by the State of California if the District’s Annual Transportation Plan includes transit passes. The City could also decide to fund some of this program with Local Return Funds.
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26 ROUTE ADJUSTMENTS
Based on an analysis of existing ridership patterns, current and future developments in the City, and feedback received during the Transit Summit, the following recommendations are presented to modify current Baldwin Park service.
Recommendation 1: Replace the Express Route with Micro Transit Service from the Metrolink Station.
Rationale:
Ridership on the Express Route between the Metrolink Station and the Kaiser medical facility is extremely low. Approximately 20 passengers use this service each weekday.
It is recommended that this service be discontinued a replaced with a Micro Transit service that would take riders to and from the Metrolink Station throughout Baldwin Park.
Micro Transit service is the modern version of dial-a-ride service that is scheduled by a customer’s app. This service is more appropriate than fixed route service when ridership is low or very spread out.
The current Express Route is only useful for the 7 customers riding to the Kaiser facility. A new Microtransit service could not only provide service to Kaiser employees but also to individuals traveling to other work sites in the City.
Ridership Impact: Estimated annual ridership increase of 1,000 to 3,060 passengers.
Financial Impact: None. The cost to operate the new Micro Transit Service would be similar to operating the existing Express Route.
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27 Recommendation 2: Eliminate the Express Route from the Metrolink Station.
Rationale:
Ridership on the Express Route between the Metrolink Station and the Kaiser medical facility is extremely low. Approximately 20 passengers use this service each weekday.
lt is recommended that this service be discontinued. Kaiser could operate an employee shuttle similar to the same service operated by City of Hope.
Eliminating the Express Route could save the City over $221,000 in annual operating costs.
Ridership Impact: 20 passengers would be impacted. Estimated annual ridership loss is 3,600.
Financial Impact: Eliminating the Express Route could save the City over $221,000 in annual operating costs.
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28 Recommendation 3: Adjust Teal and Pumpkin Route to serve Olive Middle School Rationale:
The Teal and Pumpkin Route currently serve the industrial area along Rivergrade Road and Littlejohn Street in the northwest area of the City.
This area generates very little ridership, less than ten riders per day.
Rerouting to Olive Middle School would move the Teal and Pumpkin routes to a more productive area of the City and provide direct service to the school itself.
Ridership Impact: Estimated annual ridership increase of 3,060 passengers.
Financial Impact: None. There would be no cost impact to this recommendation.
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29 Recommendation 4: Replace weekend Teal and Pumpkin service with Micro Transit Service.
Rationale:
Ridership on Baldwin Park Transit service on the weekends is extremely light. 83 passengers ride on Saturdays and 46 on Sundays.
It is recommended that this service be discontinued and replaced with a Micro Transit Service. Baldwin Park residents could request transit service with an app or phone call, walk a short distance to a pickup location, and travel to their destination.
Micro Transit service the modern version of dial-a-ride service that is scheduled by a customer’s app. This service is more appropriate than fixed route service when ridership is low or very spread out.
Ridership Impact: Cannot be determined at this time.
Financial Impact: None. The replacement of weekend Baldwin Park Transit service on the Teal and Pumpkin routes with Micro Transit service would be expense neutral.
Recommendation 5: Move Teal and Pumpkin layover to Morgan Park Rationale:
The Teal and Pumpkin routes currently begin and end their route (layover) at the Metrolink Station on Downing Avenue.
Morgan Park is one of the busiest bus stops in Baldwin Park and is located in the center of the City. Customers riding the Teal Line to Morgan Park are forced to sit on the bus while the driver stops at the Metrolink Station before starting the next trip.
Moving the beginning of the two routes to Morgan Park would provide better customer service and also provide bus operators the opportunity to take a restroom break at the park.
Ridership Impact: No ridership impact.
Financial Impact: None.
Baldwin Park Transit Study
30 MARKETING EFFORTS
This section contains recommendations to begin marketing efforts for Baldwin Park Transit service.
Recommendation 1: Update all Marketing Materials
Rationale:
It is recommended that marketing materials for fixed route and dial a ride service be developed and distributed through online and physical distribution channels. This would significantly improve the image of Baldwin Park Transit service and provide need information to customers interested in using the service.
Recommend materials include bilingual bus rider’s guides, dial-a-ride brochures, City website, and a microtransit service guide.
Ridership Impact: Unknown
Financial Impact: $20-$30,000
Baldwin Park Transit Study
31 Recommendation 2: Provide App for Dial-A-Ride Customers Rationale:
Currently all dial-a-ride trips are scheduled by customers calling a reservation line to book their trip.
It is recommended that dial-a-ride customers be able to schedule trips using an app.
This would be a convenience for seniors that are comfortable using technology.
Southland Transit, the City’s dial-a-ride contractor currently use 5M scheduling software, which already interfaces with apps at other transit systems.
Ridership Impact: No impact on ridership but would result in convenience for some dial-a-ride customers.
Financial Impact: To Be Determined
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32 EQUIPMENT UPGRADES
This section contains recommendations to begin marketing efforts for Baldwin Park Transit service.
Recommendation 1: Install Bike Racks on all Fixed Route Buses Rationale:
Bike racks on transit buses have been a familiar fixture on transit buses throughout Southern California. They provide riders that “first mile-last mile” connection with their bicycles.
Ridership Impact: Undetermined but project would increase customer convenience.
Financial Impact: $12-$15,000 for five buses.
Baldwin Park Transit Study
33 Recommendation 2: Purchase New Dial-a-Ride Vehicles
Rationale:
The City’s current dial-a-ride vehicles are provided by contractor Southland Transit.
The City’s one owned vehicle (#5807) is currently out-of-service.
The dial-a-ride vehicles need to be replaced to improve the customer experience and increase service reliability.
The purchase of four dial-a-ride vehicles is recommended. Two vehicles would provide dial-a-ride service, one for Micro Transit service and the fourth vehicle would be a spare.
These vehicles are available in gasoline and battery-electric version.
Ridership Impact: Undetermined but project would increase customer convenience.
Financial Impact: $114,000 per vehicle. $456,000 total.
Baldwin Park Transit Study
34 4. Cost Estimates
The Baldwin Park Transit study is proposing service changes that should be revenue neutral compared to existing services. Baldwin Park Transit service is currently budgeted for 19,976 annual revenue hours for fixed route and dial-a-ride service.
The proposed recommendations in replacing Express Route service and weekend fixed route service would be approximately the same number of revenue hours.
The study recommends the purchase of two dial-a-ride vehicles to replace contractor-provided equipment and two additional vehicles for micro transit service. The capital costs proposed are shown below.
The development of marketing materials is estimated at $20-$30,000.
Item Number Cost Total
Bike Racks 5 $ 3,000 $ 15,000
Dial-A-Ride Vehicles 4 $ 114,000 $ 456,000
TOTAL $ 471,000
Figure 4.4. Cost of Proposed Recommendations
Baldwin Park Transit Study
35 APPENDIX. COMMUNITY SURVEY
ENCUESTA DE TRÁNSITO DE BALDWIN PARK
1. ¿Cuál es el código postal de su residencia?
a. El servicio es conveniente y fácil de usar
a. Vehículo personal
b. Autobús de tránsito
d. Bicicleta eléctrica
e. Caminar o andar
en bicicleta
f. Otros
c. Servicio de taxi o
viaje compartido (por
ejemplo, Uber, Lyft)
b. Los tiempos de viaje son razonables
c. Me siento seguro en el servicio de autobús
d. La información de tránsito está fácilmente disponible e. Los autobuses llegan a tiempo
f. Las tarifas son razonables
g. Los traslados son convenientes
h. En general, estoy satisfecho/a con el servicio de tránsito
2. En una semana típica, ¿qué tipos de transporte utiliza usted o otras personas de su hogar para desplazarse y con qué propósito? Por favor, marque todo lo que corresponda.
3. Si ahora usa el servicio de tránisto de Baldwin Park o lo ha usado en el pasado, ¿qué piensa del servicio de tránsito? (Si nunca ha usado los servicios de tránsito de Baldwin Trabajo Social/
Recreativo
Escuela/
Educación OtroCompras Médico
Casi
siempre
Casi
nunca
No muy a
menudoInseguroFrecuentemente
a. Servicio poco frecuente
a. Mejor información sobre cómo usar el transporte público de Baldwin Park. b. No se acerca lo suficiente a donde viajo hacia y desde donde viajo b. Más servicio de fin de semana
c. Se tarda demasiado en viajar en autobús
c. Servicio nocturno posterior entre semana
d. Los autobuses están demasiado llenos
d. Servicio matutino de lunes a viernes más temprano
e. No sé qué autobús tomar
f. Las rutas de autobús no son lo suficientemente directas g. Los autobuses de Baldwin Park no operan las horas del día o los días de la semana en los que me gustaría viajar. Especificar
e. Servicio de transporte bajo demanda (concepto de servicio subsidiado de sedán o camioneta de viaje compartido solicitado a través de una aplicación para teléfonos inteligentes o tabletas) h. No me sentiría seguro en el transporte público o esperando el transporte público f. Más paradas de autobús
i. No uso el transporte público debido a la preocupación por el COVID 19 g. Servicio de autobús más frecuente
j. No tomaría el tránsito bajo ninguna circunstancia
h. Más marquesinas o bancos en las paradas de autobús
j. Una aplicación de teléfono móvil para obtener información en tiempo real l. Mejora del servicio de autobuses a... Especifique la(s) ubicación(es) m. Otros (sírvase indicar)
k. Otros (sírvase indicar)
i. Más servicio directo/menos traslados
k. Había acceso a Internet WIFI/inalámbrico en el autobús
4. Omita si respondió la pregunta 3.
Si NO utiliza los servicios de tránsito de Baldwin Park, ¿por qué no? (marque todo lo que corresponda)
5. Los tipos de mejoras de tránsito/movilidad que me gustaría ver: (Por favor, marque todo lo que corresponda)
6. ¿Comentarios adicionales/retroalimentación?
7. ¿Cuántas personas viven en su hogar?
8. ¿Cuántos coches o SUV?
9. ¿Cuál de las siguientes categorías se ajusta mejor a los ingresos anuales de su hogar?
10. ¿Cuál de las siguientes categorías de edad coincide con su edad? EN ESTA SECCIÓN, CUÉNTENOS SOBRE USTED Y SU HOGAR [OPCIONAL] menos de $20,000
Menores de 18 19-35 36-59 60 o más
$21-$45,000 $46-$70,000 mas de $70,000 Prefiero no
contester
Prefiero no
contestar
BALDWIN PARK TRANSIT SURVEY
1. What is the Zip Code of your residence?
a. Service is convenient and easy to use
a. Personal Vehicle
b. Transit Bus
d. Electric bike
e. Walk or bicycle
f. other
c. Taxi or Ride
Share service
(ex. Uber, Lyft)
b. The travel times are reasonable
c. I feel safe on the bus service
d. Transit information is readily available
e. Buses arrive on schedule
f. Fares are reasonable
g. Transfers are convenient
h. Overall, I am satisfied with the transit service
2. In a typical week, what types of transportation do you or others in your household use to get around and for what purpose? Please check all that apply.
3. If you now use Baldwin Park’s bus service or have used it in the past, what do think of the transit service: (If you have never used Baldwin Park’s transit services, skip to Question 4).
Work Social/
Recreatiovnal
Doctor/
Medical
School/
Education OtherShopping
Almost
Always
Almost
Never
Not Very
OftenOften Unsure
a. Infrequent service
a. Better information on how to use Baldwin Park’s public transit. b. It doesn’t go close enough to where I travel to and from b. More weekend service
c. It takes too long to travel by bus
c. Later weeknight service
d. Buses are too crowded
d. Earlier weekday morning service
e. I don’t know what bus to take
f. Bus routes aren’t direct enough
g. Baldwin Park’s buses don’t operate the hours of the day or the days of the week that I would want to travel. Specify
e. On-demand ride hailing service (concept of subsidized, shared-ride sedan or van service requested through a Smart phone or tablet app)
h. I would not feel safe and secure on public transit or waiting for transit f. More bus stops
i. I don’t use transit because of concern about COVID 19 g. More frequent bus service
j. I would not take transit under any circumstances
h. More shelters or benches at bus stops
j. A mobile phone app for real-time information
l. Improved bus service to… specify location(s)
m. Other (please state)
k. Other(please state)
i. More direct service/fewer transfers
k. There was WIFI/Wireless internet access on the bus
4. Skip if you answered Question 3.
If you do NOT use Baldwin Park’s transit services, why not? (please check all that apply)
5. The types of transit/mobility improvements that I would like to see: (Please check all that apply).
6. Additional Comments/Feedback?
7. How many people live in your household?
8. How many cars or SUVs?
9. Which of the following categories best matches your annual household income?
10. Which of the following age categories matches your age? IN THIS SECTION, PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOU AND YOUR HOUSEHOLD [OPTIONAL] Under $20,000
Under 18 19-35 36-59 60 or over
$21-$45,000 $46-$70,000 Over $70,000 Prefer not to
answer
Prefer not to
answer
APPENDIX. SURVEY RESULTS
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Mobility Advancement Group
2202 Pinecrest Drive
Altadena, CA 91001
(626) 487-8230
[email protected]
Evan Brooks Associates, Inc.
750 E. Green Street, Suite 301
Pasadena CA 91101
(626)799-8011
[email protected]
Report Prepared By:
Mobility
Advancement
Group
Special Thanks To:
City of Baldwin Park
Sam Gutierrez, Director of Public Works
Lena Abdullah, Management Analyst
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. _____16_____
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Enrique C. Zaldivar, Chief Executive Officer
Romany Basilyous, Acting Director of Public Works
Norma Tabares, City Attorney
DATE: November 20, 2024
SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution No. 2024 -050 Authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to Establish a Process for Street Name Changes to Conform with the City’s Street Naming Policy and Citywide Naming Policy and Rescind Resolution No. 92-108
SUMMARY
On September 18, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2024 -043 updating the City’s Street Naming Policy. The updated Street Naming Policy designates the CEO or designee to process requests for naming and renaming streets and allows the Director of Public Works to develop additional procedures to aid in the implementation of the Policy. Resolution No. 92-108 was previously adopted on November 4, 1992, establishing a process for street name changes. This item seeks to rescind the existing Resolution and authorize th e CEO to establish a process for street name changes to conform with the updated Street Naming Policy and Citywide Naming Policy.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Rescind and Repeal Resolution No. 92-108; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-050 Authorizing the CEO to Update the Process for Street Name Changes
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On September 4, 2024, Council approved the dedication of Cleary Drive in the vicinity of Baldwin Park High School in honor of Bernardo Flores, a native son of Baldwin Park and professional baseball player currently active with the White Sox organization. Staff has proceeded with the dedication process to be completed by the end of November 2024, and it will involve the placement of two (2) signs, one at either end of Cleary Drive indicating that it is dedicated in his honor; a street dedication does not constitute renaming of the street and has limited impact on any of the residences.
On September 18, 2024, Co uncil adopted Resolution No. 2024 -043 updating the Street Naming Policy and rescinded the existing Resolution No. 79 -37, which restricted the use of the last name of a living person for a street name. Under the updated policy, streets may be named or rena med after a living or deceased person. The updated policy specifies that street names cannot be changed except under extraordinary circumstances and requires that the requestor provide clear evidence that the person to be honored has made a significant and lasting
contribution to the betterment of the City. Requests are submitted to the CEO’s office and processed in accordance with City procedures. It also designates the Department of Public Works as the lead department in implementing the naming/renaming process, and authorizes the Director of Public Works to promulgate specific procedures for such a process.
In addition, Council approved the renaming of Cleary Drive to Bernardo Flores Drive and directed staff to implement the street naming. Staff laid out major steps anticipated to be taken to rename a street as follows:
1. Obtain written consent from honoree for use of the proposed street name.
2. Conduct in-person and mail outreach to the residents/property owners of the affected street.
3. Provide a minimum of 45 days for public comment prior to consideration of final approval by the City Council.
4. Provide cost reimbursement to residents on the street for the change of address to documents.
5. Change the Street signs at each intersection.
6. Allow for 60 days after final approval by City Council for the name change to take effect
7. Notify all relevant agencies of the change, e.g. LAC Fire Department, US Postal Service, County Valley Water, County Assessor, etc.
A process for street name changes was previously established by Resolution No. 92-108, adopted on November 4, 1992. It is now necessary to repeal the existing Resolution to address inconsistencies and authorize the CEO or designee to develop an updated process for street name changes to confor m with the updated Street Naming Policy and Citywide Naming Policy.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Council may choose to take no action on this matter.
LEGAL REVIEW
This report has been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney as to legal form and content.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution No. 92-108- Process for Street Name Changes
2. Proposed Resolution No. 2024-050
3. Staff Report Dated September 18, 2024- Adopt Resolution No. 2024-043 Updating Street Naming Policy
RESOLUTION NO. 92- 108
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BALDWIN PARK, ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR
STREET NAME CHANGES
WHEREAS, Resolution 79-37, as adopted by the City of
Baldwin Park, establishes a Street Naming Policy; and
WHEREAS, requests are periodically made through the Department of Public Works to change a street name; and WHEREAS, the City Street Name Change System does have
some flexibility and after appropriate review the City can accommodate the request for street name change; and
WHEREAS, processing of a street name change through the Department of Public works involves other public agencies, utilities and other City Departments and creates a specific work load and other related costs to the City of Baldwin Park.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE:
SECTION 1. To initiate a street name change a written request along with a petition signed by 2/3 of the property owners on the street must be submitted to the Director of Public Works.
The request must also include the proposed street name and non- refundable application fee as setforth within the City's Fee Resolution.
SECTION 2. The name change shall comply with the
following street naming policy:
(a) Street
Avenue
Way
Lane
Place
Court
Road (long)
Drive (short)
Boulevard
North and South
East and West
Short, North and South
Short, East and West
Cul-de-sac, North and South
Cul-de-sac, East and West
Winding, changes direction
Winding, changes direction
Divided, landscaping in center
dividing strip, any direction.
(b) Names shall be utilized which follow the
closest alignment of existing streets in the City (except as noted in e).
(c) Names may be submitted by a developer or a
citizen, otherwise the City staff shall designate the street name.
(d) An names are to be reviewed and approved by
the Chief of Police, Fire Chief, and Director of Public Works.
(e) No last name shall be utilized from any
living individual. All streets to be named after a
deceased individual shall be submitted to the Director of Public Works, who will submit a report and
recommendation to the City Council for consideration.
Resolution No. 92-108
Page Two
SECTION 3. The City Council shall consider the request, and if appropriate shall adopt a resolution of intention and set a date for a public hearing.
SECTION 4. The City shall post notice of intention,
showing hearing time and date. This notice is to be posted at the City Hall and at least three locations along the street that is proposed to have a new name change.
SECTION 5. At the public hearing, City Council shall
finally determine whether to finalize the resolution or abandon proceedings.
SECTION 6. If the proposed name is approved the Director of Public Works shall prepare a cost estimate for changing street name signs, and the City Clerk shall promptly forward a copy of the approving Resolution to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
The applicant shall bear all costs thereof.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and shall forward a certified copy thereof to the Director of Public Works of the City of Baldwin Park.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on November 4 , 1992.
YOR
ATTES •
-'"
LINDA L GAIR, CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK )
I, LINDA L. GAIR, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin
Park hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park at a regular meeting thereof, held on November 4 , 1992; and that
the Resolution was passed by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS GALLEGOS,MCNEILL,IZELL,MARTINEZ,MAYOR VARGAS NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS NONE
INDA L. GIR, CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-050
A RE SOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR STREET NAME CHANGES TO CONFORM WITH THE CITY’S STREET
NAMING POLICY AND CITYWIDE NAMING POLICY AND RESCIND RESOLUTION NO. 92-108
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park adopted a Citywide Naming Policy to establish uniform procedures for the naming and renaming of City Facilities and Streets on July 21, 2021.
WHEREAS, the City Council previously approved Resolution No. 79 -37 adopting a “Street Naming Policy” on April 4, 1979 establishing procedures for naming of City streets.
WHEREAS, on September 18, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2024 -043 to update the Street Naming Policy and rescinded Resolution No. 79 -37. The updated Street Naming Policy authorizes the CEO’s office and the Department of Public Works to develop additional procedures to aid in the implementation of the Street Naming Policy and process requests for naming and renaming streets.
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 92-108, as adopted by the City on November 4, 1992, establishing a process for street name changes.
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to authorize the Chief Executive Officer or designee to establish a n updated process for street name changes to conform with the City’s updated Street Naming Policy and the Citywide Naming Policy and to rescind, replace and supersede Resolution No. 92-108.
NOW, THEREFORE , THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2 . Resolution No. 92-108 adopted November 4, 1992 and all other Resolu tions inconsistent herewith are hereby rescinded and repealed and shall be of no further force or effect.
SECTION 3. By this Resolution, the City Council hereby authorizes the Chief Executive Officer or designee to establish requirements to process name changes for City streets in accordance with the City’s Street Naming Policy and Citywide Naming Policy.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of November 2024.
______________________________________
EMMANUEL J. ESTRADA
MAYOR
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ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS.
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, Christopher Saenz City Clerk, of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2024-050 was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 20th day of November 2024 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
________________________________
Christopher Saenz
CITY CLERK
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. _____8_____
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Enrique C. Zaldivar, Chief Executive Officer
PREPARED BY: Manuel Carrillo Jr., Director of Recreation and Community Services
Sam Gutierrez, Director of Public Works
Norma Tabares, City Attorney
DATE: September 18, 2024
SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution No. 2024 -043 Updating the Street Naming Policy, Rescind Resolution No. 79-37 and Consider Request to Rename Cleary Drive
SUMMARY
At its meeting of September 4, 2024, the City Council approved the dedication of Cleary Drive in honor of Bernardo Flores as a distinguished son of the City of Baldwin Park. Council further directed Staff to present a draft resolution updating the existing Street Name Policy that would allow the naming of city streets in honor of living individuals to replace the existing policy . This report presents such resolution for the Council’s consideration.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Rescind and Repeal Resolution No. 79-37; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-043 to Update Street Naming Policy
3. If Recommendations 1 and 2 are approved, then approve the renaming of Cleary Drive to Bernardo Flores Drive and direct staff to implement the street naming; and authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate funding to cover the cost from Measure R, Fund No. 254 and make the necessary budget adjustments.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is a cost associated with the renaming of Cleary Drive to Bernardo Flores Drive estimated to be $3,500.
The funding to cover the cost will be Measure R, Fund No. 254.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Council approved the dedication of Cleary Drive in the vicinity of Baldwin Park High School in honor of Bernardo Flores, a native son of Baldwin Park and professional baseball player currently active with the White Sox organization. Staff has proceeded with the dedication process to be completed by the end of November 2024, and it will involve the placement of two (2) signs, one at either end of Cleary Drive indicating that it is dedicated in his honor; a street dedication does not constitute renaming of th e street and has limited impa ct on any of the residences.
Additionally, Council instructed Staff to present a resolution for Council consideration that would update the Street Naming Policy and rescind the existing Resolution No. 79-37 to enable the naming or renaming of streets
in honor of living individual s, and to present an estimate of the estimated costs associated with the potential renaming of Cleary Drive in honor of Bernardo Flores Drive. The existing policy does not allow the use of the last name of a living person for a street name.
Proposed Resolution 2024-043 (Attached) would approve an updated Street Naming Policy that enables the naming/renaming of streets in honor of living individuals by removing the restriction on the use of last names of living persons. It also designates the Department of Public Works as the lead department in the naming/renaming process, and authorizes the Director of Public Works to promulgate specific procedures for such a process.
As it pertains specifically to the request to rename Cleary Drive to Bernardo Flores Drive, if approved and directed by Council, the following are the major steps that are anticipated to be taken:
1. Obtain written consent from Bernardo Flores for use of his name. No cost
2. Conduct in-person and mail outreach to the residences on Cleary Street. Estimated Cost: $500
3. Provide a minimum of 45 days for public comment prior to consideration of final approval by the City Council. No cost.
4. Provide cost reimbursement to residents on the street for the change of address to documents $200 per residence at 10 residences. Cost $2000
5. Change the Street signs at each intersection. Cost $800
6. Install new street signs within 30 days of the approval date.
7. Allow for 60 days after final approval by City Council for the name change to take effect.
8. New street name will be updated in all official maps, databases, and documents maintained by the City.
9. Notify all relevant agencies of the change, e.g. LAC Fire Department, US Postal Service, County Valley Water, County Assessor, etc. No Cost
ALTERNATIVES
Council may choose to take no action on this matter.
LEGAL REVIEW
This report has been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney as to legal form and content.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution No. 79-37 Street Naming Policy
2. Proposed Resolution No. 2024-043
3. Staff Report Dated September 4, 2024 - Renaming or Dedication of Cleary Drive to Bernardo Flores Drive
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-043
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN
PARK TO AUTHORIZE THE ADOPTION A STREET NAMING POLICY
AND RESCIND RESOLUTION NO. 79-37
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park adopted a Citywide Naming Policy to establish uniform procedures for the naming and renaming of City Facilities and Streets on July 21, 2021. A copy of the Citywide Naming Policy is attached as Exhibit “A”.
WHEREAS, the City Council previously approved Resolution No. 79-37 adopting a “Street Naming Policy” on April 4, 1979 establishing procedures for naming of City streets.
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to update the Street Naming Policy as provided below and rescind, replace and supersede Resolution No. 79-37.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Resolution No. 79-37 is hereby rescinded and repealed and shall be of no further force or effect.
SECTION 3. By this Resolution, the City Council hereby adopts the City of Baldwin Park “Street Naming Policy” to establish the following requirements in naming City streets:
a) The following naming conventions shall be followed:
Street North and South
Avenue East and West
Way Short, North and South
Lane Short, East and West
Place Cul-de-sac, North and South
Court Cul-de-sac, East and West
Road (long) Winding, changes direction
Drive (short) Winding, changes direction
Boulevard Divided, landscaping in center diving strip, any direction
b) Names shall be utilized which follow the closest alignment of existing streets in the City (except as noted in subsection (e)).
c) Names for new streets in subdivisions may be proposed by a developer or a citizen, otherwise the City staff may designate the street name. The proposed new street name will be reviewed by the Chief of Police and Fire Chief, and 65431.00101\42671859.1
reviewed and approved by the Director of Community Development.
e) Street names cannot be changed if there are existing homes or bus inesses on the street, except under extraordinary circumstances. Requests for changing the name of an existing City street shall be submitted to the CEO’s office in writing on an application form , and the applicant will be required t o provide clear evidence of the extraordinary circumstances. The request will be reviewed and processed in accordance with internal City procedures and the CEO or designee will submit a report and recommendation to the Cit y Council for final approval.
e) All requests for streets to be named or renamed after a living or deceased person shall be submitted to the CEO’s office in writing on an application form, and the applicant will be required to provide cl ear evidence that the person to be honored has made a significant and lasting contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park . The request will be reviewed and processed in accordance with internal City procedures and the CEO or designee will submit a report and recommendation to the City Council for final approval.
f) The Director of Public Works may develop additional procedures to aid in the implementation of this Street Naming Policy and processing requests for naming and renaming City streets.
SECTION 4. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the Street Naming Policy adopted by this Resolution and the Citywide Naming Policy , the Street Naming Policy shall prevail.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 18th day of September 2024.
______________________________________
EMMANUEL J. ESTRADA
MAYOR
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65431.00101\42671859.1
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS.
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, Christopher Saenz City Clerk, of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 202 4-043 was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 18th day of September 2024 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
________________________________
Christopher Saenz
CITY CLERK
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Exhibit “A”
City of Baldwin Park Citywide Naming Policy
Facility and Street Naming
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
CITY-WIDE NAMING POLICY
PURPOSE: To establish uniform procedures for the naming or renaming of City Facilities and Streets to enhance the sense of honor and legacy in the City of Baldwin Park.
GENERAL POLICY
The following guidelines have been established to provide for a consistent procedure in the naming or renaming of City Facilities/Streets.
PROVISIONS
A. General Guidelines
1. The City Council shall have the final authority to name and rename all City Facilities/Streets.
2. The City Council shall have the final authority to designate the CEO or an appointee to create a committee for review and commemoration of Facilities/Street names and commemorative plaques and monuments.
3. Under extraordinary circumstances, the City Council may, with a majority vote of City Councilmembers, revoke the current name of any Facility/Street.
4. It is the intent of this policy to prohibit the changing of street names that have existing homes or businesses using the street name in their address, except under extraordinary circumstances with a majority vote of City Councilmembers.
5. No Facility/Street shall be named after a current seated elected or appointed official, until one year has passed, after the completion of term.
6. No Facility/Street/Monuments shall be named more than once after an individual or organization.
B. Qualifications for Naming of City Facilities
1. Qualifying criteria include the following:
a. City controlled Facilities may be named or renamed after any group, individual, or family, living or deceased that has made significant and substantial contributions of a service, cultural or historic nature to the City of Baldwin Park, as determined by the City Council’s designated public input process. Said contributions do not have to be financial in nature; they may include extensive service and / or support the City organization of the community in general.
b. The area in which the honoree made the most contribution should be considered when determining which Facility will be named after that person or group. That is, when possible, there should be a correlation between the service provided by the honoree and the Facility.
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c. No Facility shall be named or renamed after a deceased individual until at least one (1) year has passed. This qualification is appropriate to establish a waiting period to ensure that an individual’s accomplishments and contributions will stand the test of time; and that decisions shall not be made on an emotional basis immediately following a person’s death.
d. When determining whether to rename a Facility, the party making the determination shall consider all factors he / she / they deem relevant, including whether some or all of the following accurately describe the person or organization for whom the Facility is proposed to be renamed:
i. The person or organization made lasting and significant* contributions to the protection of natural or cultural resources of the City of Baldwin Park; or
ii. The person or organization made substantial* contributions to the betterment of a specific Facility /Street consistent with the established standards for the Facility/Street; or
iii. The person or organization made substantial* contributions to the advancement of recreational opportunities with the City of Baldwin Park; or
iv. The person or organization was associated with an economic development or redevelopment activity; or
v. The person or organization had a positive impact on the lives of Baldwin Park’s residents; or
vi. The person or organization volunteered for ten (10) or more years of service to the community; or
vii. Upon the naming or renaming of a Facility, the name shall not be used for any other dedication or renaming.
viii. The City Council, in its sole and unlimited discretion, may remove or change the name of any Facility at any time, unless contractually obligated otherwise.
*Additional information as to how / why the contribution of the individual or organization was significant or substantial may be required.
C. Naming Criteria
1. Streets
a. Names for streets shall be unique and distinct. Similar sounding or duplicate street names shall not be considered
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b. Street names shall be selected to either recognize natural features related to the Baldwin Park community or to recognize a person or organization that have made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park.
c. Names with the same theme are suggested for naming streets in an entire subdivision, as a means of general identification.
d. Discriminatory or derogatory names shall not be allowed.
e. For the purposes of this policy, the changing of street names that have existing homes or businesses using the street name in their address shall not be allowed, except under extraordinary circumstances with a majority vote of City Councilmembers.
2. City Facilities
a. For purposes of this Subsection C.2, City facilities refer to parks, buildings, or recreational facilities.
b. For new City facilities, the naming process shall begin as early in the project as possible.
c. City facility names shall be selected to either recognize natural features related to the Baldwin Park community or to recognize a person or organization that made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park.
d. Areas within City facilities that may be named separately from the main building include points of entry; rooms / patios within a City building; facility features (such as a column or fountain); walkways; trails, recreational facilities (such as group picnic areas, sports fields, water features, or park monuments); drive- ways; or other related items.
3. Commemorative Street signs, Plaques and Monuments
a. Commemorative street name signs are additions to the street name and will not change the street address. Existing street names shall be retained and a supplemental sign or plaque shall be installed beneath the existing street name signage. Names for the commemorative street name signs shall be selected to either recognize natural features related to the Baldwin Park community or to recognize a person or organization that have made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park.
b. Commemorative plaques shall be placed in public facilities or on monuments .
Names for the commemorative plaques shall be selected to recognize a person or organization that has made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park. Plaques may be used to id entify a particular room, lobby, bench or designated area.
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D. Application Procedure:
1. Requests for naming and / or changing the name of a City Facility shall be gin by being submitted to the C EO’s o ffice in writing on the City’s Facility Naming Application Form. If the proposed Facility is in recognition of a person or organization, the applicant is required to provide clear evidence that the person or organization to be honored has made a significant and lasting contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park.
2. All submittals, whether from an individual, organization or City staff, must include the name and address of the submitter. No anonymous submittals will be accepted.
3. Upon receipt of the application, the CEO or his / her designee shall review the application. If the proposed Facility to be named / renamed is connected or associated with a park, the CEO or his / her designee shall provide the Facility Naming Application Form to the Director of Recreation and Community Services for public input & review. The Recreation Commission shall assist in the process, and then and render a recommendation to the City Council regarding the proposed name / rename.
4. Following that review, the CEO or his / her designee shall place the proposed facility naming / renaming item on a future City Council agenda for formal review and consideration by the City Council. If the request is denie d by the City Council, no further action is taken. If the City Council approves the request, staff shall be directed to go forward with implementing the naming of the Facility. The steps taken to implement the request will be developed as an internal City process. The decision of the City Council will be final.
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. _____7_____
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Enrique C. Zaldivar, Chief Executive Officer
Manuel Carrillo Jr., Director of Recreation and Community Services
Sam Gutierrez, Director of Public Works
Norma Tabares, City Attorney
DATE: September 4, 2024
SUBJECT: Proposed Renaming or Dedication of Cleary Drive to Bernardo Flores Drive, short street adjacent to Baldwin Park High School
SUMMARY
At its meeting of August 21, 2024, the City Council gave Staff direction to explore the process of naming a neighborhood street around Baldwin Park High School in honor of Bernardo Flores, a distinguished native son of the City who is a Major League baseba ll player and has demonstrated his love a pride for the City. The City Council expressed its desire that the naming be completed by the end of November 2024.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council consider and approve initiation of either one of the two following processes to honor Mr. Flores for his exemplary citizenship and his accomplishments:
1. Rename Cleary Drive to Bernardo Flores Drive
2. Dedicate Cleary Drive in honor of Mr. Bernardo Flores
FISCAL IMPACT
Costs associated with the dedication option are de minimis. Costs associated with the renaming option are estimated to be $5000 or less.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Bernardo Flores was born and grew up in the City of Baldwin Park. While attending Baldwin Park High School until his graduation in 2013, he was a standout baseball player on the varsity team. He went on to the University of Southern California (USC) where he also excelled as a baseball player. In 2016, he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox into the Major Leagues. He was with the White Sox organization most of his career in the Major Leagues, with a short time with the St Louis Cardinals.
Being drafted into the Major Leagues is an extraordinary achievement in and of itself. Showing and demonstrating a commitment to his native City of Baldwin Park is what makes Bernardo Flores worthy of this proposed recognition and honor. Bernardo developed a love for baseball while playing for Eastside Little League and Lucky Baldwin. During the off seasons, Bernardo dedicate d his time to give back to the Baldwin Park community as a mentor, coach, and philanthropist. Bernardo credits his family, and members from the community like coaches, mentors and friends for shaping his development and success.
Following is a description of the two processes under consideration:
Renaming of Cleary Dr. to Bernardo Flores Dr.
Cleary Dr. is a short neighborhood street south and adjacent to Baldwin Park High School. There are only six residential parcels on the south side of the street, with Baldwin Park High School campus on the north.
There are two City documents that provide governance over the naming of city streets. One is the “City of Baldwin Park City-Wide Naming Policy” adopted by the City Council on July 21 , 2021, and attached to this report. We believe that the proposed renaming satisfies the criteria called for in this policy.
The second governing document is Council Resolution No. 79 -37, Street Naming Policy, adopted by the City Council on April 4, 1979, and attached to this report. One of the criteria in the policy states as follows:
1e) No last name shall be utilized from any living individual. All streets to be named after a deceased individual shall be submitted to the Director of Community Development, who will submit a report and recommendation to the City Council for final approval.
The proposed naming for Bernardo Flores Dr. does not meet this criteria, in which case the City Council would need to repeal the existing resolution and adopt a new resolution modifying the criteria to allow names of living individuals to be utilized for street names.
In addition, renaming Cleary Dr. street would involve various procedural steps. To rename a street would have a direct impact on the residents whose address is recorded as Cleary Dr; legal and other operational documents would need to be revised such as drivers license, title documents, passports, Fire and Police Department address data base, post office etc. City property maps would also need to be revised to reflect the change. An ample and adequate engagement process that would satisfy due process and transparency expectations would need to be provided for residents to express their opinions in support or opposition.
Based on the procedural requirements and the need to adopt a new resolution allowing naming streets for living individuals, the process will take considerably longer and it would likely go beyond November 2024.
Dedicating Cleary Dr. in honor of Bernardo Flores
This is a ceremonial, symbolic act that would definitely and duly honor Mr. Flores as a distinguished son of the City of Baldwin Park. It would involve the placement of a special sign along the side of the street that dedicates the street in honor of Mr. Flores. As an example: “This street is dedicated to Bernardo Flores in honor for his accomplishments as native son of the City of Baldwin Park”.
There are no impacts to any of the residents, nor to any documents of record since there is no change to the street name.
In order to meet the City Council’s desired timeline of having the naming/renaming/dedication process completed by the end of November 2024, the most feasible option that works with this timeframe would be dedication of the street in honor of Mr. Flores rather than renaming the street.
ALTERNATIVES
Council can choose to provide staff with a different direction.
LEGAL REVIEW
This report has been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney as to legal form and content.
ATTACHMENTS
1. City-wide Naming Policy, Approved by City Council on July 21, 2021
2. Resolution No. 79-37, Street Naming Policy, Adopted by City Council on April 4, 1979.
Facility and Street Naming
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
CITY-WIDE NAMING POLICY
PURPOSE: To establish uniform procedures for the naming or renaming of City Facilities and Streets to enhance the sense of honor and legacy in the City of Baldwin Park.
GENERAL POLICY
The following guidelines have been established to provide for a consistent procedure in the naming or renaming of City Facilities/Streets.
PROVISIONS
A. General Guidelines
1. The City Council shall have the final authority to name and rename all City Facilities/Streets.
2. The City Council shall have the final authority to designate the CEO or an appointee to create a committee for review and commemoration of Facilities/Street names and commemorative plaques and monuments.
3. Under extraordinary circumstances, the City Council may, with a majority vote of City Councilmembers, revoke the current name of any Facility/Street.
4. It is the intent of this policy to prohibit the changing of street names that have existing homes or businesses using the street name in their address, except under extraordinary circumstances with a majority vote of City Councilmembers.
5. No Facility/Street shall be named after a current seated elected or appointed official, until one year has passed, after the completion of term.
6. No Facility/Street/Monuments shall be named more than once after an individual or organization.
B. Qualifications for Naming of City Facilities
1. Qualifying criteria include the following:
a. City controlled Facilities may be named or renamed after any group, individual, or family, living or deceased that has made significant and substantial contributions of a service, cultural or historic nature to the City of Baldwin Park, as determined by the City Council’s designated public input process. Said contributions do not have to be financial in nature; they may include extensive service and / or support the City organization of the community in general.
b. The area in which the honoree made the most contribution should be considered when determining which Facility will be named after that person or group. That is, when possible, there should be a correlation between the service provided by the honoree and the Facility.
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c. No Facility shall be named or renamed after a deceased individual until at least one (1) year has passed. This qualification is appropriate to establish a waiting period to ensure that an individual’s accomplishments and contributions will stand the test of time; and that decisions shall not be made on an emotional basis immediately following a person’s death.
d. When determining whether to rename a Facility, the party making the determination shall consider all factors he / she / they deem relevant, including whether some or all of the following accurately describe the person or organization for whom the Facility is proposed to be renamed:
i. The person or organization made lasting and significant* contributions to the protection of natural or cultural resources of the City of Baldwin Park; or
ii. The person or organization made substantial* contributions to the betterment of a specific Facility /Street consistent with the established standards for the Facility/Street; or
iii. The person or organization made substantial* contributions to the advancement of recreational opportunities with the City of Baldwin Park; or
iv. The person or organization was associated with an economic development or redevelopment activity; or
v. The person or organization had a positive impact on the lives of Baldwin Park’s residents; or
vi. The person or organization volunteered for ten (10) or more years of service to the community; or
vii. Upon the naming or renaming of a Facility, the name shall not be used for any other dedication or renaming.
viii. The City Council, in its sole and unlimited discretion, may remove or change the name of any Facility at any time, unless contractually obligated otherwise.
*Additional information as to how / why the contribution of the individual or organization was significant or substantial may be required.
C. Naming Criteria
1. Streets
a. Names for streets shall be unique and distinct. Similar sounding or duplicate street names shall not be considered
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b. Street names shall be selected to either recognize natural features related to the Baldwin Park community or to recognize a person or organization that have made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park.
c. Names with the same theme are suggested for naming streets in an entire subdivision, as a means of general identification.
d. Discriminatory or derogatory names shall not be allowed.
e. For the purposes of this policy, the changing of street names that have existing homes or businesses using the street name in their address shall not be allowed, except under extraordinary circumstances with a majority vote of City Councilmembers.
2. City Facilities
a. For purposes of this Subsection C.2, City facilities refer to parks, buildings, or recreational facilities.
b. For new City facilities, the naming process shall begin as early in the project as possible.
c. City facility names shall be selected to either recognize natural features related to the Baldwin Park community or to recognize a person or organization that made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park.
d. Areas within City facilities that may be named separately from the main building include points of entry; rooms / patios within a City building; facility features (such as a column or fountain); walkways; trails, recreational facilities (such as group picnic areas, sports fields, water features, or park monuments); drive- ways; or other related items.
3. Commemorative Street signs, Plaques and Monuments
a. Commemorative street name signs are additions to the street name and will not change the street address. Existing street names shall be retained and a supplemental sign or plaque shall be installed beneath the existing street name signage. Names for the commemorative street name signs shall be selected to either recognize natural features related to the Baldwin Park community or to recognize a person or organization that have made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park.
b. Commemorative plaques shall be placed in public facilities or on monuments .
Names for the commemorative plaques shall be selected to recognize a person or organization that has made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park. Plaques may be used to id entify a particular room, lobby, bench or designated area.
Facility and Street Naming
D. Application Procedure:
1. Requests for naming and / or changing the name of a City Facility shall be gin by being submitted to the C EO’s o ffice in writing on the City’s Facility Naming Application Form. If the proposed Facility is in recognition of a person or organization, the applicant is required to provide clear evidence that the person or organization to be honored has made a significant and lasting contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park.
2. All submittals, whether from an individual, organization or City staff, must include the name and address of the submitter. No anonymous submittals will be accepted.
3. Upon receipt of the application, the CEO or his / her designee shall review the application. If the proposed Facility to be named / renamed is connected or associated with a park, the CEO or his / her designee shall provide the Facility Naming Application Form to the Director of Recreation and Community Services for public input & review. The Recreation Commission shall assist in the process, and then and render a recommendation to the City Council regarding the proposed name / rename.
4. Following that review, the CEO or his / her designee shall place the proposed facility naming / renaming item on a future City Council agenda for formal review and consideration by the City Council. If the request is denie d by the City Council, no further action is taken. If the City Council approves the request, staff shall be directed to go forward with implementing the naming of the Facility. The steps taken to implement the request will be developed as an internal City process. The decision of the City Council will be final.
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. _____SA 1____
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Rose Tam, Director of Finance
PREPARED BY: Grace Nguyen, Senior Finance Clerk
DATE: November 20, 2024
SUBJECT: Successor Agency to The Dissolved Community Development Commission of The City of Baldwin Park Warrants and
Demands
SUMMARY
Attached is the Warrants and Demands Register for the Successor Agency to the Dissolved Community Development Commission of the City of Baldwin Park to be ratified by the City Council.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Board ratify the attached Warrants and Demands Register.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total of the attached Warrants Register for Successor Agency of the City of Baldwin Park was $750.00.
BACKGROUND
The attached Claims and Demands the required information as set out in the California Government Code. Staff has reviewed the requests for expenditures for the appropriate budgetary approval and for the authorization from the department head or its design ee. Pursuant to Section 37208 of the California Government Code, the Chief Executive Officer or his/her designee does hereby certify to the accuracy of the demands hereinafter referred. Payments released since the previous meeting and the following is a summary of the payment released:
1. The Oct 04, 2024 to Nov 06, 2024 Successor Agency Warrant with check number 13646 through 13646 in the total amount of $750.00 was made on behalf of Successor Agency of the City of Baldwin Park constituting of claim and demand against the Successor Agency of the City of Baldwin Park, are herewith presented to the City Council as required by law, and hereby ratified.
LEGAL REVIEW
Not Applicable
ATTACHMENTS
1.Check Register
Check Register
City of Baldwin Park, CA
By (None)
Payment Dates 10/4/2024 - 11/6/2024
Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Description (Item) Account Number Amount 13646 10/24/2024 HARRELL & COMPANY ADVISORS, LLCSA-FY 2023-24 CDIAC REPORT PREPARATION 838-00-000-51101-14900 750.00$ Grand Total: 750.00$
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. ____SA 2___
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Rose Tam, Director of Finance
PREPARED BY: Anthony Ceballos, Accountant
DATE: November 20, 2024
SUBJECT: Treasurer’s Report SA – October 2024
SUMMARY
Attached is the Treasurer’s Report for the month of October 2024. The Treasurer’s Report lists all cash for the City which includes the Baldwin Park Financing Authority, the Housing Authority, and the Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission (CDC). All investments are in compliance with the City’s Investment Policy and the California Government Code.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for October 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
BACKGROUND
City of Baldwin Park Investment Policy requires the Treasurer’s Report be submitted to the Mayor and City Council on a monthly basis.
LEGAL REVIEW
Not Applicable
ATTACHMENTS
1. Exhibit “A”, Treasurer’s Report
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. ____FA 1 ____
TO: Chair and Members of the Finance Authority
FROM: Rose Tam, Director of Finance
PREPARED BY: Anthony Ceballos, Accountant
DATE: November 20, 2024
SUBJECT: Treasurer’s Report FA – October 2024
SUMMARY
Attached is the Treasurer’s Report for the month of October 2024. The Treasurer’s Report lists all cash for the City which includes the Baldwin Park Financing Authority, the Housing Authority, and the Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission (CDC). All investments are in compliance with the City’s Investment Policy and the California Government Code.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for October 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
BACKGROUND
City of Baldwin Park Investment Policy requires the Treasurer’s Report be submitted to the Mayor and City Council on a monthly basis.
LEGAL REVIEW
Not Applicable
ATTACHMENTS
1. Exhibit “A”, Treasurer’s Report.
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. ____HA 1 ____
TO: Chair and Members of the Housing Authority
FROM: Rose Tam, Director of Finance
PREPARED BY: Grace Nguyen, Senior Finance Clerk
DATE: November 20, 2024
SUBJECT: Baldwin Park Housing Authority’s Warrants and Demands
SUMMARY
Attached are the Warrants and Demands Registers for the City of Baldwin Park Housing Authority to be ratified by the Board.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Board ratify the attached Warrants and Demands Register.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total of the Warrants and Demands for Housing Authority was $815,780.03.
BACKGROUND
The attached Claims and Demands report format meets the required information as set out in the California Government Code. Staff has reviewed the requests for expenditures for the appropriate budgetary approval and for the authorization from the departmen t head or its designee. Pursuant to Section 37208 of the California Government Code, the Chief Executive Officer or his/her designee does hereby certify to the accuracy of the demands hereinafter referred. Payments released since the previous meeting and t he following is a summary of the payment released:
1. The Oct 04, 2024 to Nov 07, 2024 Warrant check numbers 73181 through 73206 in the amount of $9,114.50 and Automated Clearing House (ACH) in the amount of $806,665.53 were made on behalf of City of Baldwin Park Housing Authority constituting of claims and demands, are herewith presented to the Board as required by law, and hereby ratified.
LEGAL REVIEW
Not Applicable
ATTACHMENTS
1. Happy Check Register
2. Happy Check Register ACH
Check Register ReportDate Range: 10/4/2024...11/7/2024VMS Date Range:...Program:-Payment Type:Check Numbers: ...Direct Deposit: Exclude Direct DepositCheck Cleared: AllPort Status: Include Port InsZero HAPs: Include Zero HAPsVoided Payments:Omit Voided PaymentsHeld Checks: Exclude Held ChecksGrouped by:Sorted by: Check Number11/7/2024Check Number Check Date Payee Name Amount DDVMS Date73181 11/01/2024 Julie L Fonseca $19.0011/01/202473182 11/01/2024Vanessa G Ross$43.0011/01/202473183 11/01/2024 Jacqueline Chaves $154.0011/01/202473184 11/01/2024 Carmen Rivera-Madrid $32.0011/01/202473185 11/01/2024 Mona L Martin $19.0011/01/202473186 11/01/2024Xiomara A Martinez$26.0011/01/202473187 11/01/2024 Marlene Valente $167.0011/01/202473188 11/01/2024 Ken Chi-Kin Yu $13.0011/01/202473189 11/01/2024 Courtney F Crocker $26.0011/01/202473190 11/01/2024 Sheila M Freeman $29.0011/01/202473191 11/01/2024 Richard L Moore $180.0011/01/202473192 11/01/2024 Christine A Rodriguez $37.0011/01/202473193 11/01/2024 Gwendolyn Jean Adams $88.0011/01/202473194 11/01/2024 Jess Edward Peralta $15.0011/01/202473195 11/01/2024 Ricky Garcia $31.0011/01/202473196 11/01/2024 Manuel Ochoa $159.0011/01/202473197 11/01/2024 Tricia J Haseltine $120.0011/01/202473198 11/01/2024 Eternal Link LLC $1893.0011/01/202473199 11/01/2024 Flemisha Perowe $135.0011/01/202473200 11/01/2024 Chau Tong $27.0011/01/202473201 11/01/2024 Isabel Herrera$116.0011/01/202473202 11/01/2024 George Ka Chun Chew $2689.0011/01/202473203 11/01/2024 Cameron Properties $2578.5011/01/202473204 11/01/2024 Sylvia J Rodriguez $197.0011/01/202473205 11/01/2024 Mary F Ballesteros $171.0011/01/202473206 11/01/2024 Donna A Livings $150.0011/01/2024Check Register Report GN 11/07/2024 Page 1Copyright © 2011-2024, HAPPY Software, Inc. $9,114.50Total4Unit Count$1,790.12Average Weighted by Unit Count$337.57AverageHard to House Count Check Register ReportGN 11/07/2024 Page 2Copyright © 2011-2024, HAPPY Software, Inc.
Check Register ReportDate Range: 10/4/2024...11/7/2024VMS Date Range:...Program:-Payment Type:Check Numbers: ...Direct Deposit: Include Direct DepositCheck Cleared: AllPort Status: Include Port InsZero HAPs: Include Zero HAPsVoided Payments:Omit Voided PaymentsHeld Checks: Exclude Held ChecksGrouped by:Sorted by: Check Number11/7/2024Check Number Check Date Payee Name Amount DDVMS Date34819 10/09/2024 LPC 1829 E Workman Ave., LLC $8065.0008/01/202434820 10/09/2024 Tyler-Valley Metro Housing, LP $364.0010/01/202434821 11/01/2024Y & H Investment, Inc.$1392.0011/01/202434822 11/01/2024 Eunice Property, LLC $1355.0011/01/202434823 11/01/2024 Wilson Apartment Associates L.P. $1858.0011/01/202434824 11/01/2024 Monet Huong Nguyen $2979.0011/01/202434825 11/01/2024ASCENSION HOLDINGS LLC$1268.0011/01/202434826 11/01/2024 Tom Cinquegrani $827.0011/01/202434827 11/01/2024 Mark T. Fernandez $631.0011/01/202434828 11/01/2024 Melody (Muoi) Dao $1597.0011/01/202434829 11/01/2024 John W. Ruwitch and Anh Lam Truong $2012.0011/01/202434830 11/01/2024Adam King Lee and Joyce Ng Lee$1374.0011/01/202434831 11/01/2024 Mingyu Qu $2201.0011/01/202434832 11/01/2024 SAE GROUP, LLC $2169.0011/01/202434833 11/01/2024 Wei Zhen Su $1700.0011/01/202434834 11/01/2024 Mallorca Apartments, LTD $3588.0011/01/202434835 11/01/2024 Cipriano Salazar Jr. $1616.0011/01/202434836 11/01/2024 Dung Tran $2507.0011/01/202434837 11/01/2024 $1395.0011/01/202434838 11/01/2024 Monrovia 612, LP $29695.0011/01/202434839 11/01/2024 Leslie K Ng $1684.0011/01/202434840 11/01/2024 Jun Hua Hu $2837.0011/01/202434841 11/01/2024 Lien Diep $1585.0011/01/202434842 11/01/2024 Rosa Lamas-Serratos $2369.0011/01/202434843 11/01/2024 Malcolm Oso $875.0011/01/202434844 11/01/2024 Dajojo, LLC $1285.0011/01/202434845 11/01/2024 Investor Trust Realty Group, Inc. $1425.0011/01/202434846 11/01/2024 Sieu Tuan Phan $2248.0011/01/202434847 11/01/2024 Don Norwood $1463.0011/01/202434848 11/01/2024Ana Thai$921.0011/01/202434849 11/01/2024 SRI Properties No 15 LLC $1397.0011/01/202434850 11/01/2024 Larry Chow $1684.0011/01/2024Check Register Report GN 11/07/2024 Page 1Copyright © 2011-2024, HAPPY Software, Inc. 34851 11/01/2024 T & T Asset Holding, LLC $104.0011/01/202434852 11/01/2024 Mousa Boushaaya $1798.0011/01/202434853 11/01/2024 Tuan Viet Ho $2190.0011/01/202434854 11/01/2024Xiaomin Lin and Xiaoxi Wu$2207.0011/01/202434855 11/01/2024 Jun Ye and Ming Feng$1124.0011/01/202434856 11/01/2024 4324 Walnut St LLC $2277.0011/01/202434857 11/01/2024 El Monte Housing Partners LP - The $12163.0011/01/202434858 11/01/2024 Joseph T. Tung $1053.0011/01/202434859 11/01/2024Alamitas LLC$402.0011/01/202434860 11/01/2024Avalon Monrovia LLC$2168.0011/01/202434861 11/01/2024 Pro Management Inc. $1600.0011/01/202434862 11/01/2024Andrew & Eva Fogg$1497.0011/01/202434863 11/01/2024 Heritage Park Villas LP $26107.0011/01/202434864 11/01/2024 Heritage Park Villas LP $5476.0011/01/202434865 11/01/2024 Manapa Enterprises LLC $1507.0011/01/202434866 11/01/2024Villa Olive Oak dba Oak Park - South$13697.0011/01/202434867 11/01/2024 $9503.0011/01/202434868 11/01/2024 Palo Verde Apartments, LP $899.0011/01/202434869 11/01/2024 Eladio Diaz $2073.0011/01/202434870 11/01/2024 Sharon Campbell $3029.0011/01/202434871 11/01/2024 John M Jacquet Sr. $1975.0011/01/202434872 11/01/2024 Steven Eraj Espantman and Marta $1295.0011/01/202434873 11/01/2024 Linda Alice Enriquez $2266.0011/01/202434874 11/01/2024 Ha X Van $4957.0011/01/202434875 11/01/2024 Chen Jackson $740.0011/01/202434876 11/01/2024 Group XII Properties, LP $1695.0011/01/202434877 11/01/2024 Philip Tsui $489.0011/01/202434878 11/01/2024 Paul Yen $1587.0011/01/202434879 11/01/2024 Becky Binh Nguyet Luu or Eddie Ma $1606.0011/01/202434880 11/01/2024 Tinh Van Le $627.0011/01/202434881 11/01/2024 The Six Straws LLC $6927.0011/01/202434882 11/01/2024 Everardo Garcia $2849.0011/01/202434883 11/01/2024 Ngoc T. Lieu $2819.0011/01/202434884 11/01/2024Alfred Tai-Kong Ho and Lisa Chen$562.0011/01/202434885 11/01/2024 Covina 023 Woods 206 LP c/o $772.0011/01/202434886 11/01/2024 Doreen Han $1662.0011/01/202434887 11/01/2024 Cecilia Lan Cao $1548.0011/01/202434888 11/01/2024 Baldwin Park Family Housing Limited $28363.0011/01/202434889 11/01/2024 Grace Chiou $1370.0011/01/202434890 11/01/2024 Marina Alvarez $4405.0011/01/202434891 11/01/2024 Zhi Min Li and WXL Investments Inc. $945.0011/01/202434892 11/01/2024 Sui Man Mak $802.0011/01/202434893 11/01/2024 Henry Wong $2223.0011/01/202434894 11/01/2024 West Covina Senior Villas II, LP $506.0011/01/202434895 11/01/2024 Dung Trung Pham and Tammy Tram $750.0011/01/202434896 11/01/2024 Francisco J. Sanchez and Gloria $1043.0011/01/2024Check Register ReportGN 11/07/2024 Page 2Copyright © 2011-2024, HAPPY Software, Inc. 34897 11/01/2024 Blessed Rock of El Monte $28038.0011/01/202434898 11/01/2024 Blessed Rock of El Monte $2760.0011/01/202434899 11/01/2024 Joanne Pham Chau $1930.0011/01/202434900 11/01/2024 $6983.0011/01/202434901 11/01/2024Alfonso Contreras$1308.0011/01/202434902 11/01/2024 Ryan Quach and Hue Cao $1886.0011/01/202434903 11/01/2024 Windwood West Covina, L.P. c/o GK $1860.0011/01/202434904 11/01/2024Alta Vista Villas, LP c/o Yale$3500.0011/01/202434905 11/01/2024 West Covina Seniors Villas I $1000.0011/01/202434906 11/01/2024 Post Brookhollow , LP $19674.0011/01/202434907 11/01/2024 Rahmat Ray Nehdar$1135.0011/01/202434908 11/01/2024Alexander Chan$2260.0011/01/202434909 11/01/2024 Phat Binh Vuong $1242.0011/01/202434910 11/01/2024Alan Wu$813.0011/01/202434911 11/01/2024 Keymax Group, Inc $2370.0011/01/202434912 11/01/2024 Lawe Family Trust $795.0011/01/202434913 11/01/2024 Henry Ho $1288.0011/01/202434914 11/01/2024 PAMA IV Properties, LP $5164.0011/01/202434915 11/01/2024 Roger Hin Nam Mak $10103.0011/01/202434916 11/01/2024 LAT Investments, LLC $1861.0011/01/202434917 11/01/2024 Kimmie Mu Matsunaga $4364.0011/01/202434918 11/01/2024Xitlalai Del Real Sanchez$1550.0011/01/202434919 11/01/2024 Delgar IV LLC $1376.0011/01/202434920 11/01/2024 Mary L Haynes$1121.0011/01/202434921 11/01/2024 $2002.0011/01/202434922 11/01/2024 Betty Chim Lieu $1846.0011/01/202434923 11/01/2024 Clinett Glazis $309.0011/01/202434924 11/01/2024 Kimberly Nguyen $1022.0011/01/202434925 11/01/2024 Gregory W. Pratt $4369.0011/01/202434926 11/01/2024 Joseph M. Kwok $2066.0011/01/202434927 11/01/2024 Leng Zhang and Bao Ying Jiang $1767.0011/01/202434928 11/01/2024 Mack E Titus $1752.0011/01/202434929 11/01/2024 Propman Inc. $1339.0011/01/202434930 11/01/2024 Lourdes J. Garrison $1765.0011/01/202434931 11/01/2024 Lois J Gaston $1737.0011/01/202434932 11/01/2024 Doan & Lily Thi $2300.0011/01/202434933 11/01/2024 El Monte Affordable Housing Partner $803.0011/01/202434934 11/01/2024 Jose Baudelio Delgado $349.0011/01/202434935 11/01/2024 Larry Mimms $1600.0011/01/202434936 11/01/2024 Jaime Jimenez $702.0011/01/202434937 11/01/2024 Guillermo Vasquez $2765.0011/01/202434938 11/01/2024 $3059.0011/01/202434939 11/01/2024 Fat Law $903.0011/01/202434940 11/01/2024 Kevin Kambor Kwong and Yuk Ming $1572.0011/01/202434941 11/01/2024 Dwight Chang $2484.0011/01/202434942 11/01/2024 Cameron Park Community Partners, $1885.0011/01/2024Check Register ReportGN 11/07/2024 Page 3Copyright © 2011-2024, HAPPY Software, Inc. 34943 11/01/2024 Mozhgan Tavakoli $10979.0011/01/202434944 11/01/2024 Lourdes Vela $3805.0011/01/202434945 11/01/2024 Gilbert Roybal $692.0011/01/202434946 11/01/2024 Philip & Fanny Kwok $1672.0011/01/202434947 11/01/2024 Woodside Village Apartments LP $19216.0011/01/202434948 11/01/2024 Cynthia Pham $685.0011/01/202434949 11/01/2024 Katie Yau and Daniel Hong $3088.0011/01/202434950 11/01/2024 Fanny Chan$1165.0011/01/202434951 11/01/2024 Kwan and Mei Chiang $1026.0011/01/202434952 11/01/2024 Sergio Molina $346.0011/01/202434953 11/01/2024 Fortune America$1188.0011/01/202434954 11/01/2024 Jason Tran $1028.0011/01/202434955 11/01/2024 Chuen Lau $4155.0011/01/202434956 11/01/2024 Tanya H Chen $2281.0011/01/202434957 11/01/2024 Dan Thanh Peng and Hoan Peng $1601.0011/01/202434958 11/01/2024 Sunset Square #200U, LP $12480.0011/01/202434959 11/01/2024 Ngoc Lieu $1243.0011/01/202434960 11/01/2024 Lark Ellen Village $15014.0011/01/202434961 11/01/2024Xuyen Thach Han$2940.0011/01/202434962 11/01/2024 Kim Wah Wong and Sau Yi Wong $1590.0011/01/202434963 11/01/2024 Lucena A Ewing $4496.0011/01/202434964 11/01/2024 Christine Wu or Joseph Wu $5643.0009/01/202434965 11/01/2024 Jocelyn Jae Jhong $3445.0011/01/202434966 11/01/2024 Emilio De Jesus Cruz $354.0011/01/202434967 11/01/2024 Delgar V LLC $1284.0011/01/202434968 11/01/2024 Isabel R Sanchez $1855.0011/01/202434969 11/01/2024 Cienega Garden Apartments $9262.0011/01/202434970 11/01/2024Vinh Hong Lai$4189.0011/01/202434971 11/01/2024 LPC 1829 E Workman Ave., LLC $4765.0011/01/202434972 11/01/2024 EZ 50 LLC $1776.0011/01/202434973 11/01/2024 Doreen E Ewing $3743.0011/01/202434974 11/01/2024 Moller Property Management $1347.0011/01/202434975 11/01/2024 TPA/NASCH LLC, Westgate as a sole $1357.0011/01/202434976 11/01/2024 TDF LP - Pacific Towers c/o Winn $12792.0011/01/202434977 11/01/2024 Paul & Annie W Chau $892.0011/01/202434978 11/01/2024 Gilbert Dominguez $10258.0011/01/202434979 11/01/2024 Eric Yu $2391.0011/01/202434980 11/01/2024 Up Hill Investment Inc. $1861.0011/01/202434981 11/01/2024 Dieu Van Huynh $918.0011/01/202434982 11/01/2024 Kelly Nguyen $1877.0011/01/202434983 11/01/2024Vijay Gulati$3144.0011/01/202434984 11/01/2024 Nancy Mikhaiel $2151.0011/01/202434985 11/01/2024 Badillo Street Senior Apartments, LP $29872.0011/01/202434986 11/01/2024 Monrovia Heritage Park LP $29986.0011/01/202434987 11/01/2024 Tyler-Valley Metro Housing, LP $17410.0011/01/202434988 11/01/2024 James or Barbara Fox$1125.0011/01/2024Check Register ReportGN 11/07/2024 Page 4Copyright © 2011-2024, HAPPY Software, Inc. 34989 11/01/2024 Mayra Ortega $1238.0011/01/202434990 11/01/2024 Sel Homes LLC $9555.0011/01/202434991 11/01/2024 Hui Chuan Wang $4751.0011/01/202434992 11/01/2024 Nhan Nguyen and Amy Tran $2838.0011/01/202434993 11/01/2024 Puente Villa LLC $2942.0011/01/202434994 11/01/2024 RAMONA BLVD. FAMILY $13006.0011/01/202434995 11/01/2024AJG Realty Inc.$2053.0011/01/202434996 11/01/2024 Maria Martha Martinez $7446.0011/01/202434997 11/01/2024Antonio & Aida Rinos$1807.0011/01/202434998 11/01/2024 Greater San Gabriel Valley Property $1816.0011/01/202434999 11/01/2024Annette C Scott$1511.0011/01/202435000 11/01/2024 1024 Royal Oaks LP dba Whispering $18432.0011/01/202435001 11/01/2024 1024 Royal Oaks LP dba Whispering $13086.0011/01/202435002 11/01/2024 Khiem Nguyen, Authorized Signer $2353.0011/01/202435003 11/01/2024 Derek Sim$1197.0011/01/202435004 11/01/2024 Josephine Tran$1124.0011/01/202435005 11/01/2024 Therese Marie Simon $2192.0011/01/202435006 11/01/2024Allan M. & Virginia J Chipp and Ralph$1060.0011/01/202435007 11/01/2024 Zi Jian Li $1227.0011/01/202435008 11/01/2024 Minh A Nguyen $1663.0011/01/202435009 11/01/2024 DelGar I LLC. $1315.0011/01/202435010 11/01/2024 Jaime Barcena $1400.0011/01/202435011 11/01/2024 Monica D Mao $1665.0011/01/202435012 11/01/2024 Shiu-Ein Huang $308.0011/01/202435013 11/01/2024 The Promenade Housing Partners, LP $8193.0011/01/202435014 11/01/2024 Paramjit S Nijjar$3117.0011/01/202435015 11/01/2024 Rosa Beltran $2291.0011/01/202435016 11/01/2024 David Wagner$1173.0011/01/202435017 11/01/2024Ynfante Holdings I, LLC$1008.5311/01/202435018 11/01/2024 Roman Basin $2154.0011/01/202435019 11/01/2024 Sandhya Kal and Padma Kal $2850.0011/01/202435020 11/01/2024Venancio Felix$244.0011/01/202435021 11/01/2024 K. Carl and Zitta A Setian $1380.0011/01/202435022 11/01/2024 Nomer Lacson $2038.0011/01/202435023 11/01/2024Anna & Simon Choi$1439.0011/01/202435024 11/01/2024 Chung Thi Pham $2695.0011/01/202435025 11/01/2024 Roy Lam $1345.0011/01/202435026 11/01/2024 Golden Dragon Properties LLC c/o $430.0011/01/202435027 11/01/2024 Nancy H Shen $766.0011/01/202435028 11/01/2024 Richard A DaSylveira$611.0011/01/202435029 11/01/2024 Sara Romo $2447.0011/01/202435030 11/01/2024 T & P Property LLC $925.0011/01/202435031 11/01/2024 Singing Wood Senior Housing LP $19164.0011/01/202435032 11/01/2024 Sitara B. Mamdani $2362.0011/01/202435033 11/01/2024 Garvey Senior Affordable Partners, LP $3921.0011/01/202435034 11/01/2024Amy Phan Tran$2730.0011/01/2024Check Register ReportGN 11/07/2024 Page 5Copyright © 2011-2024, HAPPY Software, Inc. 35035 11/01/2024 Ryan Kinpong Woo and Ching King $1878.0011/01/202435036 11/01/2024 Mei Yan Chen $1205.0011/01/202435037 11/01/2024 Shawn Hui Zhen $3127.0011/01/2024$806,665.53Total522Unit Count$1,526.43Average Weighted by Unit Count$1,504.97Average5Hard to House Count Check Register ReportGN 11/07/2024 Page 6Copyright © 2011-2024, HAPPY Software, Inc.
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. ____HA 2 ____
TO: Chair and Members of the Housing Authority
FROM: Rose Tam, Director of Finance
PREPARED BY: Anthony Ceballos, Accountant
DATE: November 20, 2024
SUBJECT: Treasurer’s Report HA – October 2024
SUMMARY
Attached is the Treasurer’s Report for the month of October 2024. The Treasurer’s Report lists all cash for the City which includes the Baldwin Park Financing Authority, the Housing Authority, and the Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission (CDC). All investments are in compliance with the City’s Investment Policy and the California Government Code.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for October 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
BACKGROUND
City of Baldwin Park Investment Policy requires the Treasurer’s Report be submitted to the Mayor and City Council on a monthly basis.
LEGAL REVIEW
Not Applicable
ATTACHMENTS
1. Exhibit “A”, Treasurer’s Report