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Rosemead
City Council
AGENDA
October 24, 2023
08:00 AM
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
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Council Member Dang
INVOCATION – Mayor Ly
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: 846 0200 7630 and Passcode: 178136 or by dialing: (669) 900-9128. 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
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Introduction of New City Employee: Associate City Engineer, Sevan Petrossian B.
Proclamation Declaring the Week of October 23-31, 2023 as “Red Ribbon Week” in the City of Rosemead
3. PUBLIC HEARING CEQA: The following item is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act, unless noted on the item.
A.
Public Hearing on Municipal Code Amendment 23-02
Municipal Code Amendment 23-02 (MCA 23-02) is a City initiated amendment intended to bring Chapter 17.40 (Cannabis Facilities, Cultivation, and Deliveries) of the Rosemead Municipal Code (RMC) and RMC Section 17.20.020 (Commercial and Industrial Land Uses and Permit Requirements) up to compliance with Senate Bill (SB) 1186 (Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act), which will become effective on January 1, 2024. MCA 23-02 will update the City’s existing regulations for deliveries of medicinal cannabis and provide regulatory and operational restrictions for the establishment of a physical, non-storefront, delivery-only medicinal cannabis retail location as a conditionally permitted use in accordance with State law.
Recommendation:
That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony; and
2. Introduce for the first reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 1018, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE APPROVAL OF MCA 23-02, AMENDING SECTIONS 17.20.020, 17.40.010, 17.40.020, 17.40.030, 17.40.040, 17.40.050 AND ADDING SECTIONS 17.40.060 AND 17.40.070 TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SENATE BILL 1186 (MEDICINAL CANNABIS PATIENTS’ RIGHT OF ACCESS ACT)
4. CONSENT CALENDAR CEQA: The following items are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act, unless noted on the item.
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Claims and Demands
* Resolution No. 2023-66
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $663,788.71 CHECKS NUMBERED 115134 THROUGH NUMBER 115251, DRAFTS NUMBERED 6785 THROUGH NUMBER 6825 AND EFT NUMBERED 51903 THROUGH NUMBER 51936 INCLUSIVELY Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2023-66.
B.
Minutes
Recommendation:
That the City Council approve the special meeting minutes of April 25, 2023 and July 25, 2023.
5. MATTERS FROM CITY MANAGER & STAFF
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Report, Discussion, and Direction Regarding the 2030 Imagine Rosemead Strategic Plan
On October 26, 2021, the Rosemead City Council adopted a new Strategic Plan that imagines what the City will be like in the coming 10 years. The strategic plan has acted as a roadmap for implementing Rosemead’s vision for the City as well as ongoing improvements. This update outlines the first two years of the plan and provides a progress report on the goals and items that were identified in the 2030 Strategic Plan.
Recommendation:
That the City Council discuss and provide direction on the Strategic Plan.
6. MATTERS FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
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Discussion on Public Safety
At the request of Mayor Steven Ly, he would like to discuss Public Safety measures and strategies to help improve law enforcement response calls and Deputy presence in the community.
Recommendation:
That the City Council discuss and provide direction to City staff.
B.
Council Comments
7. ADJOURNMENT The next regular City Council meeting will take place on November 14, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the Rosemead City Hall Council Chamber.