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Rosemead
City Council
AGENDA
May 22, 2024
5:45 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 - City Council and Planning Commission Special Joint Meeting
Teleconference Location: Residence Inn, 1747 Pacific Hwy, San Diego, CA 92101
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Planning Commissioner, Chair Berry INVOCATION – Mayor Pro Tem Clark
CALL TO ORDER - City Council and Planning Commission Special Joint Meeting
Teleconference Location: Residence Inn, 1747 Pacific Hwy, San Diego, CA 92101
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:
841 3771 1716 and Passcode: 173051 or by dialing: (669) 900-9128, enter Meeting ID and Passcode. Written comments may be submitted to [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. All comments are public record and will be recorded in the official record of the city.
2. WORKSHOP
A.
Project Status and Legislative Direction - General Plan and Zoning Code Updates In March 2023, the City of Rosemead launched a General Plan and Zoning Code Updates to revise the City’s existing Zoning standards to support continued growth and demand for housing and mixed-use projects. Following a Request for Proposals (RFP), the City selected the land use planning firm, Psomas ("Consultant" hereafter), to analyze and update the City’s existing General Plan, Zoning Code, and corresponding Environmental Impact Reports (EIR). The Consultant’s directives are to: 1) implement the policies of 2021-2029 Housing Element; 2) incorporate consistency with recent California State laws and; and, 3) identify zoning code updates to support further residential, commercial, mixed-use development, and best planning practices citywide.
Recommendations: That the City Council and Planning Commission discuss the General Plan and Zoning Code Updates and provide direction on the following items:
1. Whether to allow residential-only projects in the Mixed-Use Overlay Zone;
2. Selecting a level of mixed-use overlay expansion and corresponding CEQA compliance (EIR Addendum, Supplemental EIR, or a Subsequent EIR). Based on the level of mixed-use overlay expansion and corresponding CEQA compliance, the original scope of work for the Professional Services Agreement with Psomas may require revisions, which would be brought back to the City Council for approval; and
3. Whether to revise the Professional Services Agreement with Psomas to include the additional items discussed in Section IV. CEQA: This agenda item does not constitute a project under the CEQA, and it can be seen with certainty that it will have no impact on the environment. As such, this matter is exempt under CEQA.
Staff Report
3. ADJOURNMENT The next regular City Council meeting will take place on May 28, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the Rosemead City Hall Council Chamber.