SPECIAL MEETING
Monterey Park City Hall, Room 266
320 W. Newmark Avenue, Monterey Park, CA 91754
Wednesday
March 1, 2023
5:30 p.m.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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CALL TO ORDER Mayor
ROLL CALL Henry Lo, Vinh Ngo, Jose Sanchez, Thomas Wong, Yvonne Yiu
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS:
While all comments are welcome, the Brown Act does not allow the City Council to take action on any item not on the agenda. The Council may briefly respond to comments after Public Communications is closed. Persons may, in addition to any other matter within the City Council's subject-matter jurisdiction, comment on Agenda Items at this time. If you provide public comment on a specific Agenda item at this time, however, you cannot later provide comments at the time the Agenda Item is considered.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the City of Monterey Park is to provide excellent services to enhance the quality of life for our entire community.
CITY COUNCIL OF MONTEREY PARK
THE CITY COUNCIL ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE
FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE MONTEREY
PARK FINANCING AUTHORITY AND THE MONTEREY PARK GEOLOGIC HAZARD
ABATEMENT DISTRICT AGENDA
Monterey Park City Council Special Meeting Agenda, March 1, 2023 - Page 2
The City Council will recess to Closed Session following public comment and the Open Session items if any. Public participation is not allowed during Closed Session.
[1.] OPEN SESSION
1-A EXTENDING A LOCAL EMERGENCY FOR THE GOODVIEWS ABATEMENT PROJECT (“GAP”)
It is recommended that the City Council consider:
(1) Extend the local emergency for the GAP pursuant to Section 3 of Resolution No. 2022-R101 (adopted December 21, 2022) to May 1, 2023; and (2) Taking such additional, related action that may be desirable.
[2.] CLOSED SESSION
2-A. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - GOVERNMENT CODE§ 54956.8: two items
Properties: 601 Potrero Grande Drive, AIN 5265-025-058; and 2100 Saturn Street, AIN 5265-026-055
City Negotiators: Ron Bow, City Manager
Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
Inez Alvarez, Assistant City Manager
Martha Garcia, Management Services Director
Negotiating Party:
601 Potrero Grande Drive - BHE 601 Potrero Grande LLC/ BH Properties, LLC
2100 Saturn Street - BHE 601 Potrero Grande LLC/ BH
Properties, LLC
Under Negotiation: Lease terms, purchase price, and terms of payment
Upon conclusion of the Closed S ession, the Mayor and/or City Attorney will announce any reportable actions accordance with the Brown Act at the conclusion of this meeting.
ADJOURN
City Council Staff Report
DATE: March 1, 2023
AGENDA ITEM NO:
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Ron Bow, City Manager & Director of Emergency Services Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Extending a Local Emergency for the Goodviews Abatement Project (“GAP”)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council consider:
1. Extend the local emergency for the GAP pursuant to Section 3 of Resolution No. 2022-R101 (adopted December 21, 2022) to May 1, 2023; and
2. Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On December 21, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-R101 that extended the GAP local emergency until March 1, 2023. Since it adopted Resolution No. 2022-R101, the City experienced multiple rain storms in 2023 which led the City Council to declare an additional local emergency to address the 2023 Winter Storms (Resolution No. 2023-R5, adopted January 18, 2023). These ongoing Winter Storms are delaying the completion date for the GAP. The engineer’s estimate for a completion date is now on or about April 30, 2023.
BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to Resolution Nos. (collectively, the “Emergency Resolutions”) 12255 (adopted June 16, 2021); 2022-R22 (adopted April 20, 2022); 2022-R34 (adopted May 18, 2022); 2022-R63 (adopted August 1, 2022); and 2022-R101 (adopted December 21, 2022) the City Manager and City Attorney are exercising emergency powers to abate a public nuisance in accordance with the Settlement Agreement in the civil case captioned The People of the State of California, ex rel., Mark D. Hensley, City Attorney for the City of Monterey Park v. Center Int’l Investments, Inc., et al. (filed December 31, 2015) LASC Case No. BC605788. This is identified as the Goodviews Abatement Project (“GAP”). The Emergency Resolutions allow the City Council to extend the local emergency by minute order, i.e., without the need for a written resolution.
The 2023 Winter Storms (identified in Resolution No. 2023 -R5) are interfering with completion of the GAP. The contractor is currently scheduled to complete installation of a retaining wall along West Garvey Avenue. Thereafter, it will be removing the impact wall 1 Staff Report
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and installing the last row of tie back anchors into the bottom of the retaining wall. Next, the retaining wall facing (i.e., the aesthetic “look ”) will be placed. Concurrently (pending the suspension of rain), final grading will commence to complete stabilization of the slope.
As part of the 2023 Winter Storm local emergency, the City installed temporary winterization measures onto the property – but outside the GAP boundaries – to help reduce the likelihood of additional sloughing.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact directly associated with the recommended action. All costs associated with the GAP are well document including, without limitation, in the abatement liens recorded against the real property.
Respectfully Submitted by: Respectfully Submitted by:
____________________________ ____________________________ Ron Bow Karl H. Berger
City Manager City Attorney