Public Comment from the Audience
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If you wish to address the City Council, please complete a Speaker Request Card, as it must be handed to the City Clerk before the start of the meeting. •
The City Council will hear public comments on matters
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listed on the agenda during the Public Comments from the Audience period. •
Opportunity to address the City Council (on non-agenda items) is limited to 3 minutes per speaker. •
The City Council will hear public comments on items listed on the agenda during discussion of the matter and prior to a vote.
Brown Act
Pursuant to provisions of the Brown Act, no action may be taken on a matter unless it is listed on the agenda, or unless certain emergency or special circumstances exist. The City Council may direct staff to investigate and/or schedule certain matters for consideration at a future City Council meeting.
Rules of Decorum
Persons attending the meeting shall observe rules of propriety, decorum, good conduct, and refrain from impertinent or slanderous remarks. Violation of this rule shall result in such persons being barred from further audience before the governing body. Pursuant to Gov. Code Sect. 54954.3(c), any person who engages in unlawful interference shall be removed from chambers.
Americans with Disabilities Act
In compliance with the ADA, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s office at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to allow the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting or service.
This agenda was posted 72 hours in advance of the meeting at the City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead; the L.A. County Library, Rosemead Branch, 8800 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead; and other locations pursuant to RMC Sec. 1.08.020. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Rosemead City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s office during normal business hours.
Rosemead
City Council
AGENDA
October 22, 2024
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
*7:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING
NOTICE TO PUBLIC:
City Process to Address Disruptive Individual(s) and Groups that Interfere with the City Council’s ability to conduct the Council Meeting:
Although the City very much desires to conduct the meeting with all members of the public able to be present and participate, the City wants to provide information on procedures that may have to be taken regarding disruptive members of the public in order to permit the City Council to consider the items that are before them as required by law and to allow for the proper operation of the City. The Mayor will also read these procedures at the meeting.
If during the City Council meeting individuals are disruptive, meaning that their behavior disrupts, impedes, or renders infeasible the orderly conduct of the meeting, the Mayor is authorized to remove such individuals as provided for in Government Code 54957.95. Further pursuant to Government Code section 54957.9, the Council may order the entire room to be cleared and may conduct the meeting without the public present. As a last resort, if all other options fail, and the room cannot be peacefully cleared, the Council may have to move to a different room at the Rosemead Community Recreation Center (RCRC) where it can conduct the meeting and broadcast it to the public areas, in addition to the live stream on the City’s Website.
1. Mayor will Issue a verbal warning to a disruptive individual. a.
The Mayor will describe the clothing being worn by the individual to ensure the warning is clear. b.
The Mayor will state to the individual that their behavior is disrupting the meeting, and that continued disruption may result in their removal. c.
If the disruptive behavior continues after the warning, the individual can then be removed from the meeting, at the Mayor’s instruction. d.
If the disruptive individual is using force or making a credible threat of force, immediate removal is permitted without any warning.
2. The City Council also has the option to clear the entire meeting room if there is continued willful interruption by group or groups of persons such that the orderly conduct of the meeting is unfeasible, and order cannot be restored after attempting to remove those disruptive individuals. a.
Once the room is cleared the Council may continue to conduct the meeting without the public. b.
The public can watch on screens outside the meeting room or online at the City’s website at www.cityofrosemead.org under Meeting and Agendas page. c.
Members of the press or news media who have not participated in the disturbance will be allowed to continue to attend the meeting. d.
Only if determined not to be disruptive to conducting the meeting, the Council may permit nondisruptive individuals to return to the meeting.
3. If the City Council orders clearing of the room but is not able to clear the room in a peaceful, timely manner such that the meeting cannot be resumed, the City Council and staff will move to room 4 at the RCRC. The meeting will be broadcast to the screens at the RCRC for the public as well as online on the City’s website. The meeting will be conducted from that room with the applicant being permitted to present and answer questions of the Council. Only if determined not to be disruptive to conducting the meeting by the Council, will individuals be permitted to provide public comment to the Council.
CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Ly
INVOCATION – Council Member Armenta
1. PUBLIC COMMENT The City Council will hear public comments on matters not listed on the agenda during the Public Comments section from the audience. Opportunity to address the City Council on non-agenda items is limited to 2 minutes per speaker. The public may address comments in person or via zoom using Meeting ID: 826 8143 7537 and Passcode: 036640. 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. EXPLANATION OF PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS The following procedure shall be followed:
A.
The Mayor may ask the City Manager or staff to present the item and explain the nature of the hearing.
B.
The Mayor shall invite the person or entity that filed the application to make a presentation. The applicant shall have a reasonable amount of time to present evidence or testimony relevant to any issue before the City Council. The City Council, City Manager, or City Attorney may ask questions of the applicant or any witness presented by the applicant.
C.
After presentations by City staff and the applicant, if any, the Mayor will open the Public Hearing portion to receive comments from members of the audience.
D.
The Mayor will call on members of the public that submitted a request to speak card. Each speaker will have 2 minutes to address the City Council. Interpreters in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish are available if needed during public comment and will be allotted addition time to translate.
E.
In order to expedite matters and to avoid repetitious comments, any group of people who wish to address the Council on the same subject matter, may also designate a spoke person for the group.
F.
At the conclusion of the public comment portion, the Mayor will close the public hearing and no more public comments will be received.
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The Mayor will call on the City Council to deliberate on the public hearing item and take action on the recommendation.
3. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING CEQA: The following item is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act, unless noted on the item.
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Continued Public Hearing on Planned Development 23-01 - 7600 Graves Avenue On October 8, 2024, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on Planned Development 23-01 (P-D 23-01), an application by Maryvale to legalize and intensify land uses consisting of transitional and supportive housing, mental health services, administrative services, early education, daycare, religious and institutional uses, and open space and recreational uses to be offered at 7600 Graves Avenue. Due to the overwhelming number of attendees and concerns with safety and decorum at the meeting, the City Council continued the public hearing to the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting to allow the City to find a larger facility to accommodate the number of attendees.
Since the distribution of the last City Council agenda, the City has received additional information regarding crime statistics for Maryvale from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Details of the crime statistics are provided in the "Crime Summary" section of the report.
Recommendation:
That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Conduct the continued public hearing and receive public testimony; and
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024-48, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 23-01 FOR THE LEGALIZATION AND INTENSIFICATION OF LAND USES CONSISTING OF TRANSITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, EARLY EDUCATION, DAYCARE, RELIGIOUS AND INSTITUTIONAL USES, AND OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL USES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RENOVATION OF LABOURE HALL FOR TRANSITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 7600 GRAVES AVENUE (APN: 5285-016-020) IN THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (P-D) ZONE Staff Report
Presentation
Attachment A - Resolution No. 2024-48 with Exhibit "A" (Conditions of Approval) Attachment B - Planning Commission Staff Report, dated September 16, 2024 Attachment C - Planning Commission Meeting Minutes, dated September 16, 2024 Attachment D - Planning Commission Resolution No. 24-09 Attachment E - Written Public Comments (Submitted prior to Planning Commission meeting) Attachment F - City Council Staff Report, dated October 8, 2024 Attachment G - City Council Draft Excerpt Minutes of October 8, 2024 Attachment H - Written Public Comments (Submitted prior to Council meeting on October 8, 2024) Attachment I - Written Public Comments (Submitted after Council meeting of October 8, 2024) Attachment J - Applicant’s Project Description, dated June 14, 2024 Attachment K - Architectural Plans
Attachment L - Petitions Submitted by the Public
4. MATTERS FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
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Council Comments
5. ADJOURNMENT The next regular City Council meeting will be held on November 12, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber at 888 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, CA 91770.
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)