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Rosemead
City Council
AGENDA
March 22, 2022
06:00 PM
City Hall Council Chamber
8838 E. Valley Blvd.
Rosemead, CA 91770
Sandra Armenta, Mayor
Polly Low, Mayor Pro Tem
Margaret Clark, Council Member
Sean Dang, Council Member
Steven Ly, Council Member
CALL TO ORDER - 6:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
1. CLOSED SESSION
A.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957
CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Low
INVOCATION – Council Member Armenta
2. PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the City Council (on non-agenda items) is limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Public may address comments via zoom using meeting ID: 837 0582 0394 Passcode: 445120 or by dialing: (669) 900-9128, enter meeting ID and passcode. Written public comments may be submitted via email at [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. All comments are public record and will be recorded in the official record of the city.
3. PRESENTATIONS
4. PUBLIC HEARING
A.
Public Hearing on Specific Plan Amendment 21-01 and Zone Change 21-01 Del Mar Property, LLC has submitted entitlement applications requesting to amend the Zoning Map by changing the zone of 7539 & 7545 Garvey Avenue (APN Nos. 5286-022-009 and 5286-022-010) from Garvey Avenue Specific Plan (GSP) to Garvey Avenue Specific Plan, Incentivized Mixed-Use (GSP-MU) zone, for the development of a new residential/commercial mixed-use development. The project proposes the construction of a seven-story mixed-use development with 6,346 square feet of nonresidential (commercial) use on the first floor and 75 residential units on the first through seventh floors. Of the 75 residential units, 30 are live/work units and 45 are residential apartments. The project also proposes 147 parking spaces and 12,547 square feet of landscaping. The project also includes a text amendment to the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan permitting sit-down restaurants with a minimum requirement of 1,000 square feet to obtain an Administrative Use Permit (AUP) for beer/wine sales in the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan (GSP) and Garvey Avenue Specific Plan, Incentivized Mixed-Use (GSP-MU) zones.
Recommendation:
That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony;
2. Introduce the first reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 1008, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, TO APPROVE ZONE CHANGE 21-01 AND SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 21-01 TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONE OF 7539 & 7545 GARVEY AVENUE (APN NOS. 5286-022-009 AND 5286-022-010) FROM GARVEY AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN (GSP) TO GARVEY AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN, INCENTIVIZED MIXED-USE (GSP-MU) ZONE, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVE A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE GARVEY AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN PERMITTING SIT-DOWN RESTAURANTS WITH A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF 1,000 SQUARE FEET TO OBTAIN AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT (AUP) FOR BEER/WINE SALES IN THE GARVEY AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN (GSP) AND GARVEY AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN, INCENTIVIZED MIXED-USE (GSP-MU) ZONES; and
3. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2022-18, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 21-01 AND ZONE CHANGE 21-01. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 7539 & 7545 GARVEY AVENUE (APN NOS. 5286-022-009 AND 5286-022-010) Staff Report
Attachment A - C
Attachment D-F
Attachment G
Attachment G - Appendix A
Attachment G - Appendix B
Attachment G - Appendix C
Attachment G - Appendix D
Attachment G - Appendix E
Attachment G - Appendix F
Attachment H
Attachment I
B.
Public Hearing on Appeal of Modification 21-08
On February 7, 2022, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing of Modification 21-08 for an extensive exterior façade renovation of the existing Universal Plaza building, located at 8855 Valley Boulevard in the Central Business District with a Residential/Commercial Mixed-Use Development and Design Overlay (CBD/RC-MUDO/D-O) zone. The applicant intends on converting the Universal Plaza building into a food hall. The only Planning Commission approval required by the City’s code for the Applicant’s project was a Design Review. All other aspects of the project were permitted under the Code. The Planning Commission approved the Design Review as permissible under the Code.
On February 16, 2022, the City Clerk’s Office received a letter of appeal from the Law Offices of Murray D. Fischer, representing 420 Boyd Street, LLC, the property owner of 8801-8845 Valley Boulevard. As a result, the public hearing for the appeal was scheduled for March 22, 2022 to be heard by City Council.
Recommendation:
That the City Council uphold the Planning Commission’s decision for Modification 21-08 and adopt Resolution No. 2022-19, entitled: AN RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION TO APPROVE MODIFICATION 21-08, AMENDING DESIGN REVIEW 03-110, BY MODIFYING CONDITION OF APPROVAL NO. 1 AND ELIMINATING CONDITION OF APPROVAL NO. 24, ALLOWING FOR AN EXTERIOR FAÇADE RENOVATION AND THE REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLANS CONCURRENTLY WITH THE PROPOSED MODIFICATION, AND PERMITTING STAFF TO REVIEW FUTURE SIGNAGE. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 8855 VALLEY BOULEVARD (APN: 5391-009-002), IN THE RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN OVERLAY (CBD/RC-MUDO/D-O) ZONE Staff Report
Attachment A - H
Attachment I
C.
Public Hearing on Municipal Code Amendment 21-05
Municipal Code Amendment 21-05 (MCA 21-05) is a City initiated amendment to Title 17 (“Zoning”) of the Rosemead Municipal Code by amending Sections 17.28.030(C)(4) and 17.30.040(E) permitting sit-down restaurants with a minimum requirement of 1,000 square feet to obtain an Administrative Use Permit (“AUP”) for beer/wine sales in the Neighborhood Commercial (C-1), Medium Commercial (C-3), Regional Commercial (C-4), Central Business District (CBD), and Residential/Commercial Mixed-Use Development Overlay (RC-MUDO) zones, in place of a Conditional Use Permit (“CUP”). The amendment is intended to assist the City’s restaurant business community and provide relief to those that are facing economic hardship from the COVID-19 pandemic. The AUP is an administrative review by the Community Development Director, whereas the CUP is approved by the Planning Commission.
Recommendation:
That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony; and
2. Introduce the first reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 1009, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE APPROVAL OF MCA 21-05, AMENDING SECTIONS 17.28.030(C)(4) AND 17.30.040(E) OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE, PERMITTING SIT-DOWN RESTAURANTS WITH A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF 1,000 SQUARE FEET TO OBTAIN AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT (“AUP”) FOR BEER/WINE SALES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (C-1), MEDIUM COMMERCIAL (C-3), REGIONAL COMMERCIAL (C-4), CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD), AND RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY (RC-MUDO) ZONES, IN PLACE OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (“CUP”) Staff Report
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
A.
Claims and Demands
* Resolution No. 2022-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $1,463,561.92 CHECKS NUMBERED 110859 THROUGH NUMBER 110956, DRAFTS NUMBERED 5601 THROUGH NUMBER 5612 AND EFT NUMBERED 50981 THROUGH NUMBER 50993 INCLUSIVELY Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2022-21.
Staff Report
B.
Approval of Minutes
Recommendation:
That the City Council approve the regular meeting minutes of December 8, 2020.
Minutes
C.
Display of the Vietnamese American Heritage and Freedom Flag with the United States of America Flag Along Valley Boulevard as a Symbol of Freedom and Democracy
Every year, the Vietnamese Refugee Community of Los Angeles County request that the City Council support the Vietnamese American citizens of the Rosemead community by authorizing the display of the Vietnamese American Heritage and Freedom Flag along with the United States of America Flag, as a symbol of freedom and democracy, on Valley Boulevard from Saturday, April 23, 2022, through Sunday, May 1, 2022. The flags’ display together is consistent with the United States Flag Code protocol.
Recommendation:
That the City Council approve the request of the Vietnamese Refugee Community of Los Angeles County to display the Vietnamese American Heritage and Freedom Flag side-by-side with the United States of America Flag along Valley Boulevard from April 23, 2022, through May 1, 2022, in accordance with the protocol specified in the United States Flag Code.
Staff Report
D.
Various Residential Street Resurfacing, FY 2021-22 - Project No. 21032 – Award of Construction Contract As part of the City’s Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Capital Improvement Program, the City Council approved the Various Residential Street Resurfacing Project (Project). The Project consists of asphalt concrete cold mill and overlay, localized full depth asphalt concrete replacement at various locations (pothole repairs), traffic loop restoration, markings and striping at various locations Citywide. On March 9, 2022, the City performed a bid opening, and publicly opened four (4) sealed bids. After staff conducted a comprehensive bid analysis to determine the apparent lowest bid, the bid submitted by Onyx Paving Company, Inc. in the amount of $927,000 is determined to be the lowest responsive bid.
Recommendation:
That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a construction contract with Onyx Paving Company, Inc. in the amount of $927,000. In addition, authorize an amount of $92,700 (10%) as a contingency to cover the cost of unforeseen construction expenses, for a total construction budget of $1,019,700.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-20 amending the City’s Fiscal Year 2021-22 CIP Budget to appropriate additional funds in the amount of $19,700 to increase funding for the Various Residential Street Resurfacing Project No. 21032, for a total Project budget of $1,019,700.
Staff Report
E.
Approval of the Traffic Commission Recommendations for Traffic Improvements at the Intersection of Del Mar Avenue and Fern Avenue At the February 3, 2022, Traffic Commission Meeting, staff presented recommendations to improve the existing roadway conditions at the intersection of Del Mar Avenue and Fern Avenue. After discussion and presentation of the item, the Traffic Commission approved the staff recommendations for the area. Public Works Field Services staff will be able to complete all the recommended items. If necessary, additional materials and supplies may be purchased at a minimal expense to complete the recommended work, and staff would utilize the approved Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Traffic Signs and Markers available funds.
Recommendation:
That the City Council authorize approval for the following improvements at the intersection of Del Mar Avenue and Fern Avenue:
1. Repaint existing STOP pavement legend and stop bar for the west leg of Fern Avenue and Del Mar Avenue.
2. Remove and replace existing 30”x30” STOP sign in the west leg of Fern Avenue and Del Mar Avenue with a new 36”x36” STOP sign (R1-1).
3. Install “CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP” plaque (W4-4P) below new STOP sign. Per CAMUTCD Section 2C.59 guidelines the “CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP” (W4-4P) plaque may be used in combination with a STOP sign when engineering judgment indicates that conditions are present that are causing or could cause drivers to misinterpret the intersection as an all-way stop.
4. Install vertical red retroreflective strip on the STOP signpost for enhanced visibility.
5. Install “School Crossing Ahead Signage” (SW24-3(CA)) on the north and south legs of Del Mar approaching the intersection.
6. Red Curb Installation: Extend the existing red curb, on the west side of the north leg of Del Mar Avenue to 16’ north of the crosswalk and install 10’ of red curb on the east side of the south leg of Del Mar Avenue, north of the shark teeth.
7. Removal of Non-Conforming Signage: The existing non-conforming signage “WHEN FLASHING” plaque under the existing “School Speed 25 mph” sign should be removed and replaced with a new S4-2P plaque “WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT.” Per CAMUTCD Section 7B.16 reduced school speed limit ahead sign (S4-5, S4-5A).
Staff Report
F.
Approval of the Traffic Commission Recommendations for Traffic Improvements at the Northwest Curb Ramp at The Intersection of Garvey Avenue and Bartlett Avenue At the February 3, 2022, Traffic Commission Meeting, staff presented recommendations to increase the visibility of the curb ramp located in the northwest corner of Garvey Avenue and Bartlett Avenue and to indicate that it is not a driveway and to deter vehicles from using it as such. After discussion and presentation of the item, the Traffic Commission approved the staff recommendations for the area. Public Works Field Services staff will be able to complete all the recommended items. If necessary, additional materials and supplies may be purchased at a minimal expense to complete the recommended work, and staff would utilize the approved Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Traffic Signs and Markers available funds.
Recommendation:
That the City Council authorize approval for the following improvements for the curb ramp located in the northwest corner of Garvey Avenue and Bartlett Avenue:
1. Installation of approximately 16-feet of yellow handrail behind the curb ramp along the entire elevated step per Caltrans standards.
2. Installation of approximately 6-feet of red curb on the southwest side of the curb ramp apron, starting at the back of curb return to the end of slope of the ramp.
3. Installation of approximately 6-feet of red curb on the northeast side of the curb ramp apron, starting at the back of curb return to the end of slope of the ramp.
Staff Report
G.
Approval of the Traffic Commission Recommendations for Traffic Improvements at the Intersection of Mission Drive and Delta Avenue At the February 3, 2022, Traffic Commission Meeting, staff presented recommendations to improve the existing roadway conditions at the intersection of Mission Drive and Delta Avenue. After discussion and presentation of the item, the Traffic Commission approved the staff recommendations for the area. Public Works Field Services staff will be able to complete all the recommended items. If necessary, additional materials and supplies may be purchased at a minimal expense to complete the recommended work and staff would utilize the approved Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Traffic Signs and Markers available funds.
Recommendation:
That the City Council authorize approval for the following improvements at the intersection of Mission Drive and Delta Avenue:
1. Install yellow ladder striping for the existing crosswalks at Mission Drive and Delta Avenue in the west and north legs.
2. Install approximately 40-feet of red curb along the north side of Mission Drive. This red curb is recommended to provide a clear line of sight for any waiting pedestrians. The red curb should be installed between the curb return to the yield line.
3. Install approximately 20-feet of additional red curb along the south side of Mission Drive. This red curb is recommended to provide a clear line of sight for any waiting pedestrians. The existing red curb should be extended up to the driveway.
Staff Report
H.
Adoption of Resolution No. 2022-22 Establishing Salary and Benefits for Part-Time Employees In addition to its’ full-time staff, the City maintains a variety of employee classifications on a part-time or hourly basis. The employees in these positions work throughout the year, seasonally, or on a temporary basis and typically work no more than 1000 hours per fiscal year unless exempt from CalPERS requirements or assigned to one of the four 3/4-time positions. Resolution No. 2022-22 adjusts the salary steps for these Part-Time classifications effective March 22, 2022, revises the job title of the 3/4-time Preschool Teacher classification to Playschool Teacher, adds a new recruitment incentive pay for certain job classifications, and authorizes for additional step salary advancements within the salary ranges. There are no other changes to the Salaries and Benefits for Part-Time Employees resolution.
Recommendation:
that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2022-22 approving the aforementioned salary and benefits for Part-Time classifications effective March 22, 2022, and changing the job title of the 3/4-time Preschool Teacher classification to Playschool Teacher.
Staff Report
6. MATTERS FROM CITY MANAGER & STAFF
A.
COVID-19 Update
This is a recurring item that will be on the agenda to update the City Council on items related to COVID-19.
Recommendation:
That the City Council discuss and provide further direction.
Staff Report
7. MATTERS FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
A.
Possible Support of Senate Bill 1040 (Rubio)
Council Member Armenta requested the City Council discuss and provide direction regarding the California Department of Insurance requests for a letter of support for Senate Bill 1040, authored by Senator Susan Rubio.
Recommendation:
That the City Council discuss and provide direction to City staff.
Staff Report
B.
Discussion of the Establishment of a Public Safety Commission During the February 8, 2022, City Council meeting, Mayor Polly Low requested staff to research ideas for establishing a Public Safety Commission. During the March 8, 2022, City Council meeting, Mayor Polly Low requested to agenize the item for discussion.
Recommendation:
That the City Council provide further direction on the following:
1. Purpose and duties of the Commission.
2. Provide a total number of members that will be a part of the Commission; and,
3. Provide direction for staff to prepare an Ordinance to establish a Public Safety Commission Staff Report
C.
Council Comments
8. ADJOURNMENT The next City Council meeting will take place on April 12, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Rosemead City Hall Council Chamber.
POSTING AFFIDAVIT
I, Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk, or my designee, hereby certify that a true and correct, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted seventy-two hours prior to the meeting, per Government Code 54954.2, at the following locations: City Hall, 8838 East Valley Boulevard; Rosemead Community Recreation Center, 3936 N. Muscatel Avenue; Garvey Community Center, 9108 Garvey Avenue; Public Safety Center, 8301 Garvey Avenue; United States Post Office, 8845 Valley Boulevard; Rosemead Library, 8800 Valley Boulevard; and on the City’s website (www.cityofrosemead.org)