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MINUTES OF JANUARY 4, 2022
REGULAR MEETING OF THE SAN GABRIEL CITY COUNCIL
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Liao called the regular meeting of the San Gabriel City Council to order at 6:33 P.M. on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, with all Council Members and staff participating by teleconference.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Vice Mayor Ding.
ROLL CALL
Council Members Present:
Council Members Absent:
Staff Members Present:
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
John R. Harrington, Denise Menchaca, Jason Pu, Vice
Mayor Tony Ding, and Mayor Chin Ho Liao.
None.
City Manager Mark Lazzaretto, City Attorney Keith
Lemieux, Community Services Director Rebecca Perez,
Police Chief Eugene Harris, Chief City Clerk Sharon Clark, Public Works Director/City Engineer Greg de Vinck, Fire Chief Steven Wallace, Human Resources/Risk
Management Director Edward Macias, Finance Director
William Kaholokula, Community Development Director
Aldo Cervantes, and Assistant City Clerk Marilyn Bonus.
City Council Special Meeting of December 21, 2021 .:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (GOVERNMENT CODE §54957.6) City Negotiators - City Manager Lazzaretto, City Attorney Lemieux, and Human Resources/Risk Management Director Macias, Labor Relations Counsel Steve Filarsky.
Regarding the following Employee Organization - San Gabriel Firefighters' Association.
City Attorney Lemieux announced that no reportable action was taken.
AN NOU NCEM ENTS
Chief City Clerk Clark provided information for the public on how to view the meeting and submit comments, and how to request meeting agendas.
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER
Hearing no objection, Mayor Liao announced that the agenda order was approved.
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2. PRESENTATIONS
A. COVI D-1 9 UPDATE
Presentations were made by Fire Chief Wallace and City Manager Lazzaretto.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
Norma Davalos provided comments stating that it's time to allow the public to come in person to address the City Council and requesting that City Council meetings be shorter.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion was made by Council Member Menchaca, seconded by Vice Mayor Ding, to approve Consent Calendar Items 4A - 4G as presented.
Motion carried by a vote of 5-0 as follows:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
HARRINGTON, MENCHACA, PU, DI NG, LIAO
NONE
NONE
NONE
A. RESOLUTION NO. 22-08 REAUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
CITY'S COMMISSIONS TO IMPLEMENT TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC MEETINGS PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361 The City Council adopted Resolution No. 22-08 regarding the use of teleconferencing for public meetings.
B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The City Council approved the following:
1. Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of December 7, 2021.
2. Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of December 21 , 2021.
C. MATERIAL DEMANDS
The City Council approved November 23, 2021 , December 2, 2021 , December 9, 2021 , and December 16, 2021 , Registers of Demands and Warrants for the payment of City expenditures.
D. CASH AND INVESTMENT REPORT- NOVEMBER 2021
The City Council received and filed the Cash and Investment Report for November 2021 .
E. MONTHLY BUDGET UPDATE- NOVEMBER 2021
The City Council received and filed the monthly budget update report.
F. 2019 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - RADIO PURCHASE The City Council:
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5. 6.
7. 8.
9. 10.
1. Waived formal bidding to purchase the items from Motorola Solutions pursuant to Municipal Code §34.35
2. Authorized the Police Chief to purchase the Motorola equipment using the allocated SHSP grant funding.
G. ACCEPTANCE OF STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM -
SUPPLEMENTAL AWARD TO PURCHASE THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS
The City Council adopted Resolution No. 22-05 approving the foll owing:
1. Increase account 186-3212 by $25,000 (revenue account);
2. Increase the Fire Department budget by $25,000 in account# 124-761-57-99- 390; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to accept the SHSGP grant and issue a purchase order not to exceed $22,368.55 for purchase of the items under the purchasing policy.
PUBLIC HEARING - None.
CONTINUED BUSINESS - None.
NEW BUSINESS - None.
PUBLIC COMMENT - None.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Lazzaretto wished all a Happy New Year.
COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCELMEETING REPORTS
Council Member Pu announced he has been appointed as the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator for Region 9.
Council Members Harrington and Menchaca, Vice Mayor Ding, and Mayor Liao congratulated Council Member Pu on his appointment and wished all a Happy New Year.
Council Member Harrington requested than an item be agendized to consider hiring a City prosecutor to prosecute misdemeanor crimes in the City. There was unanimous agreement by the City Council to agendize the item.
Mayor Liao commented that the City Council's responsibility is to keep the community safe, both from COVI D-19 and from crimes; thanked the Police Department for their help when he was a crime victim; and thanked the volunteers who patrol to help keep the City safe.
11. CLOSED SESSION - None.
12. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:19 P.M.
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Approved this 18th day of January, 2022:
I TONY DING, Vice Mayor
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