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Rosemead
City Council
AGENDA
January 24, 2023
07:00 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
ROLL CALL
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Council Member Clark
INVOCATION – Council Member Armenta
1. PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the City Council (on non-agenda items) is limited to 3 minutes per speaker. The public may address comments in person or via zoom using Meeting ID:
835 9278 4983 and Passcode: 431621 or by dialing: (669) 900-9128, enter Meeting ID and Passcode. Written comments may be submitted to [email protected] before 5:00 p.m. on the night of the meeting. All comments are public record and will be recorded in the official record of the city.
2. PRESENTATIONS
A.
Introduction of Newly Hired Public Works Manager, Oscar Madariaga; Public Works Maintenance Worker, Luis Valero; Finance Accountant, Polly Tan; and Administrative Specialist, Kendahl Gottes B.
Recognition of the Rosemead Rebel Cheerleaders on Winning First Place in the San Gabriel Junior All-American Conference and Second Place in the Jamz State Championship
3. PUBLIC HEARING
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
A.
Claims and Demands
* Resolution No. 2023-08
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $1,780,468.01 CHECKS NUMBERED 113116 THROUGH NUMBER 113232, DRAFTS NUMBERED 6166 THROUGH NUMBER 6208 AND EFT NUMBERED 51454 THROUGH NUMBER 51474 INCLUSIVELY CEQA: Not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2023-08.
Staff Report
B.
Minutes
CEQA: Not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Recommendations: That the City Council approve the regular meeting minutes of July 13, 2021.
Minutes
C.
Acceptance of Annual Audit Reports for The Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 The certified public accounting firm of Lance, Soll & Lunghard, LLP (LSL) was engaged by the City Council to perform an audit of the financial statements and perform compliance testing of the City of Rosemead of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. LSL conducted the audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and issued an unmodified (clean) audit opinion on the financial statements. The report provides a summary of the audit report to be used as a companion to the published Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). Also included are the Rosemead Housing Development Corporation Financial and Compliance Report, and other documents related to the financial audit.
CEQA: Not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Recommendation:
That the City Council receive and file the City of Rosemead Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the Rosemead Housing Development Corporation Annual Financial Statements, and other related audit reports for fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Staff Report
D.
Approval of First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Transtech Engineers, Inc. to Provide Traffic Engineering, Engineering Support, and Public Works Permit Inspection Services On September 7, 2021, the City Council approved a one-year extension to the professional services agreement with Transtech Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $342,420.00 to provide City Engineering, Traffic Engineering and General Engineering services. Transtech’s Agreement expires on February 18, 2023. Staff has requested Transtech to submit a proposal to amend their Agreement for approximately 16 months to align with the start/end of the City’s fiscal year (June 30, 2024). Transtech’s proposal includes an hourly rate fee schedule increase of 2.76% compared to their 2021/22 fee schedule. This fee increase is reasonable and well below the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase of approximately 7%. Furthermore, due to the City’s recent addition of a full-time City Engineer, the scope of services is proposed to be amended to reduce and reclassify City Engineering services to Engineering Support services and increase Traffic Engineering services to address the City’s backlog of traffic analyses related to Traffic Commission items and community requests.
CEQA: Not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Recommendation:
That the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the professional services agreement with Transtech Engineers, Inc. for engineering services to extend the agreement term from February 18, 2023, to June 30, 2024, in a not-to-exceed amount of $431,200.
Staff Report
E.
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1013 - Approval of Planned Development 22-01 and Zone Change 22-01, Amending the Zoning Map of the Subject Site from Single Family Residential (R-1) to Planned Development (P-D) Zone at 8601 Mission Drive and Affordable Housing Agreement On January 10, 2023, the City Council introduced for first reading, Ordinance No. 1013, an ordinance adopting the approval of Planned Development 22-01 and Zone Change 22-01, amending the Zoning Map of the subject site from Single Family Residential (R-1) to Planned Development (P-D) zone. The subject site is located at 8601 Mission Drive. In addition, the City Council directed staff to work with the applicant to revise the Affordable Housing Agreement.
CEQA: Not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Recommendation:
That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Move to approve the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1013, by title only, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE APPROVAL OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 22-01 AND ZONE CHANGE 22-01, AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE SUBJECT SITE FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (P-D) ZONE. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 8601 MISSION DRIVE;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an Affordable Housing Agreement with Mission Villas, LLC for four affordable units; and
3. Find that the City of Rosemead acting as a Lead Agency, has completed an Initial Study in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code Section 21000-21177) and pursuant to Section 15063 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR). The City has concluded that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment with the incorporation of mitigation measures and has therefore prepared a Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration.
Staff Report
F.
Solid Waste Collection and Street Sweeping Evaluation
At the December 13, 2022, City Council Meeting, Council Member Armenta requested that staff evaluate the following information: 1) the number of cities that combine their solid waste collection and street sweeping services through their franchise solid waste hauler; 2) for the cities that combine services, how many of the waste haulers provide street sweeping services through an internal operation versus subcontracting with an external street sweeping service provider, and 3) the annual increase for the solid waste collection service rates for the cities that combine services. The purpose of this report is to provide the results of staff’s solid waste collection and street sweeping services evaluation.
CEQA: Not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Recommendation:
That the City Council review and file the report.
Staff Report Revised 01/24/23
5. MATTERS FROM CITY MANAGER & STAFF
A.
Proposed Founder’s Park Discussion
The City Council will discuss and give direction to staff regarding the licensed Southern California Edison Corridor property that is located between Mission Drive and Wells Street just west of Walnut Grove Avenue. Currently, the City has a five year license agreement with SCE which is set to expire on August 31, 2026. Staff has been unable to secure a funding source to build the proposed Founder’s Park at this SCE location.
CEQA: Not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Recommendation:
That the City Council provide direction relative to this matter.
Staff Report
B.
Del Mar Community Garden Services – Award of Contract
The City would like to once again contract with CultivaLA, Inc. for garden support services at the Del Mar Community Garden. CultivaLA Inc. provides a wide range of services to help enrich the lives of residents living in the community and our Community Garden users. The purpose of this agreement is to continuously design, implement, and provide a learning experience to the visitors and users of the Del Mar Community Garden.
CEQA: Not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Recommendation:
That the City Council approve the proposed contract with CultivaLA, Inc. from February 1, 2023, to January 31, 2024 and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract on behalf of the City.
Staff Report
C.
Discussion and Direction on Partial Street Closure of Olney Street In 2017, the City received reports of speeding and excessive pass-through traffic on Olney St. between Rio Hondo Ave. and Temple City Blvd. to access the westbound I-10 Freeway on-ramp at Temple City Blvd. In response, staff evaluated the traffic conditions and developed traffic calming measures for Traffic Commission review and consideration. The Traffic Commission has reviewed and discussed residents’ traffic concerns in this area during three Traffic Commission meetings.
Staff previously recommended various incremental mitigation measures to address concerns. However, in 2018 many residents voiced a greater preference for closing the east end of Olney Street at Temple City Blvd. to eliminate the westbound I-10 on-ramp access and access to Olney St. from southbound Temple City Blvd.
Based on November 7, 2019, Traffic Commission Meeting recommendations, at the December 10, 2019, City Council Meeting, the City Council directed staff to proceed with preparing preliminary design and cost estimates to implement the Traffic Commission’s recommendations of a partial street closure of Olney Street. The recommendations included closing eastbound Olney Street to the westbound I-10 Freeway on-ramp and installing radar speed feedback signs, warning signs, and larger speed limit signs on Olney Street.
Recommendation:
That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Further discuss the item and provide direction regarding the implementation of the Traffic Commission recommendations of a partial closure on Olney Street between Temple City Blvd. and Rio Hondo Ave; and
2. Find that the proposed action involves the minor alteration of existing public infrastructure; therefore, the project is Class 1 Categorically Exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Staff Report
6. MATTERS FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
A.
Discussion of Forming a Subcommittee to Evaluate the Potential as a Charter City Mayor Pro Tem Ly requested the City Council discuss forming a subcommittee to evaluate the potential as a Charter city.
CEQA: Not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Recommendation:
That the City Council discuss and provide further direction to City staff.
Staff Report
B.
Rosemead Boulevard Relinquishment Discussion
Mayor Pro Tem Ly requested the City Council discuss the Caltrans relinquishment of Rosemead Boulevard to the City of Rosemead.
CEQA: Not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Recommendation:
That the City Council discuss and provide further direction to City staff.
Staff Report
C.
Council Comments
7. ADJOURNMENT The next City Council meeting will take place on February 14, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the Rosemead City Hall Council Chamber.