1 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – May 3, 2022
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CITY OF SAN GABRIEL
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 - 6:30 P.M.
City Hall Council Chamber
425 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
Mayor
John R. Harrington
Vice Mayor
Denise Menchaca
Council Member
Carina Rivera
Council Member
John Wu
Council Member
UPDATED ON 5/3/2022
Uploaded Presentations for Item 2F and 7B
AMENDED ON 4/28/2022
Added New Business Item
7B
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City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY: Mayor Ding
ROLL CALL: Mayor Ding, Vice Mayor Harrington, Council Members Menchaca, Rivera, Wu
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER
2. PRESENTATIONS
A. EMPLOYEE INTRODUCTIONS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CAROLINE VELARDE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
CHRISTINE SONG, SENIOR PLANNER
MARIA SANCHEZ, SENIOR NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT SERVICES
OFFICER
MARLON CERVANTES, ASSISTANT PLANNER
COMMUNITY SERVICES
AMY CORTEZ, RECREATION COORDINATOR
FINANCE
DAVID TSUEN, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER
JEREMY ESQUIVIAS, FULL-TIME INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST
MICHELLE MARQUEZ, MANAGEMENT ANALYST
PUBLIC WORKS
KIMBER GUTIERREZ, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II
B. RECOGNITION OF FIRST PLACE “BAKER TO VEGAS CHALLENGE CUP RELAY” RACE MULTI-AGENCY TEAM
C. PROCLAMATION FOR POLICE WEEK AND PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY D. PROCLAMATION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
HERITAGE (AAPI) MONTH
E. PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PRESERVATION MONTH
F. STATEWIDE ORGANICS RECYCLING AND EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY
PRESENTATION
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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. 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 April 12, 2022.
2. Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of April 13, 2022.
3. Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of April 19, 2022.
4. Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of April 19, 2022.
Recommended Action: Approval.
B. 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.
C. FIRE STATION 51 LOCKER REPLACEMENT
The Fire Department is seeking approval for the replacement of lockers in the staff locker room at Fire Station 51. The work is fully funded using existing Fire Facility Development Impact Fees and is the last item in our current Fire Station Facility Upgrade project, started in 2017. Staff has selected a design based on the installation at Fire Station 52, with fabrication and installation by a local San Gabriel Vendor.
Recommended Action:
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve the locker room renovation upgrade and authorize the City Manager or designee to issue a purchase order per attachment A, not to exceed the amount of $53,846.10 from the Fire Facility Impact Fee account to Sanchez and Sons Cabinets Incorporated with a deposit in the amount of $27,000 and the balance of $26,846.10 due on completion, inspection and acceptance of the work.
5. PUBLIC HEARING – None.
6. CONTINUED BUSINESS – None.
7. NEW BUSINESS
A. DISCUSSION REGARDING STREET NAME CHANGE POLICY AND REQUEST
TO CHANGE THE NAME OF A PART OF WEST BENCAMP STREET TO HING
WA LEE PLACE
In August 2013, the City received a request to change the street name currently known as West Bencamp Street to Hing Wa Lee Place. The street segment known as West Bencamp Street is located between Del Mar Avenue and the Alhambra Wash Flood Control Channel just south of Valley Boulevard. The requested segment of West Bencamp Street is approximately 240 feet long, and located east of San Gabriel Square. The applicant’s business, Hing Wa Lee Jewelers (1635 S Del Mar Avenue), is located adjacent to the south side of West Bencamp Street. The remainder of West Bencamp on the west side of San Gabriel Square would remain unchanged.
The item was presented to the City Council on August 20, 2013, September 3, 2013, and on October 15, 2013. The request was denied by the City Council on October 15, 2013. On February 15, 2022, the City received a second request to consider a new application to change the name from West Bencamp to Hing Wa Lee Place. This staff report describes the requested street name change, includes background from the 2013 City Council decision, and request the City Council provide direction on the current requested street name change.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss the matter and provide direction to staff on how street name change applications will be handled in the future.
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B. FIRE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL UPDATE
Presentation
The San Gabriel Fire Department is an all hazard, all risk service. Operating from two Fire Stations, the department responds to an average of over 3000 unique incidents per year. This report contains a history of the department; an update of our organizational structure; our accomplishments in the past year; the state of our current operations and organizational; goals as we look to the future.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council review and file this report.
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
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 Police Officers’ Association, San Gabriel Police Management Group, San Gabriel Firefighters’ Association, San Gabriel Fire Management Group and all Unrepresented Employees.
12. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 6:30 P.M. Information regarding matters to be considered at each meeting will be available on the Friday before the City Council Meeting on the City’s website at www.sangabrielcity.com.
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