1 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – March 1, 2022
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CITY OF SAN GABRIEL
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 - 6:30 P.M.
Mission Playhouse
320 South Mission Drive
San Gabriel, California 91776
Mark Lazzaretto
City Manager
Keith Lemieux
City Attorney
Julie Nguyen
City Clerk
Kevin B. Sawkins
City Treasurer
Tony Ding
Vice Mayor
John R. Harrington
Council Member
Denise Menchaca
Council Member
Carina Rivera
Council Member
John Wu
Council Member
AMENDED AGENDA 02/28/2022
Item 4B3 Regular Minutes
AMENDED AGENDA 02/24/2022
Uploaded Item 4F Staff Report
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City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY: Council Member Harrington ROLL CALL: Vice Mayor Ding, Council Members Harrington, Menchaca, Rivera, Wu
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER
2. PRESENTATION
A. FOOTHILL UNITY CENTER, INCORPORATED PRESENTATION ABOUT THEIR
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
B. POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE INTRODUCTIONS
C. PROCLAMATION FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
D. COVID-19 UPDATE
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and recommendations will be approved in one motion unless a member of the City Council or audience requests separate discussion.
A. RESOLUTION NO. 22-18 REAUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY’S COMMISSIONS TO IMPLEMENT TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC MEETINGS PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361 Resolution No. 22-18 makes findings that allow the City to continue implementation of teleconference/internet-based accessibility for public meetings under state-of-emergency provisions.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 22-18 regarding the use of teleconferencing for public meetings.
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B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes are a record of the official actions taken at the City Council meeting.
1. Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of February 9, 2022.
2. Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of February 10, 2022.
3. Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of February 15, 2022.
Recommended Action: Approval.
C. MATERIAL DEMANDS
The most recent Material Demands from the Finance Department are presented to the City Council for review and approval.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Material Demands as presented.
D. ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO CORRECT CLERICAL ERRORS IN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 22-02 AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022
PROGRAM AND BUDGET PLAN
At the January 18, 2022 City Council meeting, Council approved the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 Program and Budget Plan and changes to the CDBG FY2021-22 Program and Budget Plan, and adopted Resolution Nos. 22-01, 22-02 and 22-03. Subsequently, staff discovered clerical errors in the dollar amounts stated in Resolution No. 22-02, which inadvertently appropriated $10,000 to a Graffiti Control Program rather than the intended amount of $16,625 for FY 2021-22. Staff is proposing that Council adopt Resolution No. 22-21 to correct the item previously approved. In addition, the proposed Resolution will reduce the amount allocated to the Parks & Recreation Youth Program to $29,668 from $40,000 to comply with CDBG requirements, which allows a maximum of 15% of the funds in a fiscal year to be allocated to Public Service Programs.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the amended and corrected Resolution No. 22-21 appropriating the correct amounts to the Graffiti Control City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – March 1, 2022 4
Program and the Parks and Recreation Youth Program for Fiscal Year 2021-22 CDBG Program and Budget Plan.
E. ACCEPTANCE OF FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 74072 FOR 330 EAST LAS TUNAS DRIVE PLANNING CASE NO. PL-16-016
The project, located at 330 East Las Tunas Drive, is an 8-unit medical condominium office building. The Final Tract Map is for a single lot that will be subdivided into the condominium airspaces for the development. Staff has reviewed the Final Tract Map and has determined it is in compliance with the State Subdivision Map Act, conditions of approval, and the City’s ordinances regarding subdivisions.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council accept Final Tract Map No. 74072 and authorize filing with the Los Angeles County Recorder.
F. APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 22-15 RATIFYING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SAN GABRIEL FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION FOR THE JULY 1, 2017 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022 PERIOD AND
INCREASING GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIRE PERSONNEL
SALARIES AND ONE-TIME PAYMENTS
In January 2021, the City and San Gabriel Firefighters’ Association (Association) reconvened negotiations for a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Representatives of the City and Association have reached an agreement on a five-year MOU for the July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022 period.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that City Council approve Resolution No. 22-15, which ratifies the five-year MOU for the period covering July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022 between the City and Association and appropriates $1,626,657 in General Funds to cover the salary increases and one-time payments associated with the MOU, and authorize the City’s negotiators to execute the MOU.
5. PUBLIC HEARING – None.
6. CONTINUED BUSINESS – None.
7. NEW BUSINESS
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A. FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 MID-YEAR BUDGET UPDATE
The mid-year update budget report examines the financial results of the General Fund through January 31, 2022. The mid-year financial information is synthesized, budget projections for both revenues and expenditures are updated, and mid-year budget adjustments are proposed.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the mid-year budget update report and adopt Resolution No. 22-17 approving mid-year adjustments to 2021-22 budget.
B. APPROVAL OF SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM
On January 18, 2022, staff presented an item regarding small business incentives through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), and received direction from City Council to launch a small business assistance grant program in the amount of $175,000. This staff report describes the programing details of the proposed business-assistance initiative. Total funds for the Small Business Assistance grant program described above will not to exceed $175,000.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Small Business Assistance grant program being launched and adopt Resolution 22-20 appropriating the necessary funding from the American Rescue Plan Act grant.
C. DISCUSSION REGARDING REQUESTS FOR USE OF OUTDOOR SPACES IN
THE MISSION DISTRICT
In recent months, staff has received inquiries and requests from various groups to use outdoor spaces in the Mission District. These include the Mission Playhouse Plaza area, Playhouse parking lot and requests for a street closure to hold an event. Likely these requests are becoming more frequent as groups have seen the way that these spaces can be used and as groups look to have events outdoors due to COVID-19. Because these spaces are also needed when there is an event at the Playhouse and/or an event at the Adult Recreation Center, staff is recommending that the City Council discuss this item and provide direction to staff on policies related to public use of the outdoor spaces.
Revenue for typical one-day Playhouse event is approximately $9,600, while a weekend rental averages $36,500. Revenue for a typical use of the Adult Recreation Center is approximately $2,400.
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Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss this item and provide direction to staff.
D. CITY REORGANIZATION
8. PUBLIC COMMENT
9. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
10. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS
Each Council Member may address the City Council and public on matters of general information and/or concern. This is also the time for Council Members to report on conferences and/or meetings they have attended.
11. CLOSED SESSION
12. ADJOURNMENT
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