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MINUTES OF JULY 19, 2022
REGULAR MEETING OF THE SAN GABRIEL CITY COUNCIL
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ding called the regular meeting of the San Gabriel City Council to order at 6:35 P.M. on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, California, 91776.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Wu.
ROLL CALL
Council Members Present:
Council Members Absent:
Staff Members Present:
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Denise Menchaca, Carina Rivera, John Wu, Vice Mayor
John R. Harrington, and Mayor Tony Ding.
None.
City Manager Mark Lazzaretto, City Attorney Keith
Lemieux, Police Chief Eugene Harris, Community
Services Director Rebecca Perez, Chief City Clerk Sharon Clark, Public Works Director/City Engineer Greg de
Vinck, Human Resources/Risk Management Director
Edward Macias, Finance Director William Kaholokula,
Community Development Director Aldo Cervantes, Fire
Division Chief Newton Ong, and Management Assistant
Adam Yang.
Special City Council Meeting of July 19, 2022:
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 Organizations - San Gabriel Police Officers' Association, San Gabriel Police Management Group, San Gabriel Firefighters' Association, San Gabriel Fire Management Group and all Unrepresented Employees.
City Attorney Lemieux announced that no reportable action was taken.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chief City Clerk Clark provided information for the public on how to view the meeting and how to request meeting agendas.
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1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER
Hearing no objection, Mayor Ding stated the agenda order was approved.
2. PRESENTATIONS
A. PROCLAMATION FOR PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER MONTH
Community Services Director Perez made introductory remarks and Mayor Ding made the presentation.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
Valerie Munoz, La Puente Mayor Pro Tern, representing the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, invited Council to tour the Authority's clean-up facilities and provided information about the Authority,
Grace Yang, San Gabriel Library Manager, provided information on upcoming Library programs.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion was made by Council Member Menchaca, seconded by Vice Mayor Harrington, to approve Consent Calendar Items 4A - 4K as presented.
Motion carried by a vote of 5-0 as follows:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MENCHACA, RIVERA, WU, HARRINGTON, DING
NONE
NONE
NONE
A. RESOLUTION NO. 22-44 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. 22-44 regarding the use of teleconferencing for public meetings.
B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The City Council approved the Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of June 21 , 2022.
C. MATERIAL DEMANDS
The City Council approved June 10, 2022, June 16, 2022, June 23, 2022, and June 30, 2022, Registers of Demands and Warrants for the payment of City expenditures.
D. CASH AND INVESTMENT REPORT- JUNE 2022
The City Council received and filed the Cash and Investment Report for June 2022.
E. RESOLUTION NO. 22-49 RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 21-12 AND
ADOPTING RULES OF ORDER FOR THE CONDUCT OF CITY MEETINGS IN
ORDER TO UPDATE THE MEETING SCHEDULE, AND STANDARDIZE
ATTENDANCE, DISCLOSURE, AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
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Th e City Council adopted Resolution No. 22-49 rescinding Resolution No. 21 -12 and adopting revised Rules of Order for the conduct of City meetings.
F. RESOLUTION NO. 22-45 APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,692 FOR THE OMITTED SALES TAX OF $14,145 ON THE
PREVIOUSLY-AUTHORIZED PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR AN ALTEC LIFT
BUCKET TRUCK
The City Council adopted Resolution No. 22 -45 and authorized the City Manager to approve a Purchase Order with Altec Industries Inc., in an amount not to exceed $156,692, which is inclusive of sales tax from the Gas Tax budget account 124-800- 41-99-767 and void the previously-approved purchase order request for $142,547.
G. RESOLUTION NO. 22-43 APPROVING THE FILING OF A GRANT APPLICATION
FOR FUNDING FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL PARK AND
OPEN SPACE DISTRICT FOR THE VINCENT LUGO PARK ACCESS PATH AND
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
The City Council:
1. Adopted Resolution No. 22-43;
2. Authorized the filing of the Grant Application with the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District; and
3. Authorized the City Manager or his designee to execute any further documents required for the project's funding.
H. AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT NO. 22 -01 IN THE AMOUNT OF $845,000 TO COUCH & SONS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FOR THE
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP INSTALLATION FOR SEWER PUMP STATION PROJECT
AT THE CITY'S SEWER LIFT STATION
The City Council:
1. Approved plans and specifications for Installation of Three Submersible Pumps at the Sewer Lift Station per Construction Contract No. 22-01 ;
2. Awarded the Contract to Col ich & Sons, LP and authorized the City Manager to execute Construction Contract No. 22-01 with Colich & Sons, LP for a total bid amount of $845,000; and
3. Authorized the City Manager to approve a Purchase Order with Colich & Sons, LP for an amount not to exceed $925,000, which includes a 10% construction contingency.
I. RESOLUTION NO. 22-46 APPROVING A REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE ON THE 400 BLOCK OF SEGOVIA AVENUE
The City Council adopted Resolution No. 22-46 authorizing closure on Segovia Avenue between Roses Road and Leslie Drive from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 14, 2022.
J. ACCEPTANCE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY MEASURE B GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $163,860 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THREE CARDIAC
MONITOR DEFI BRILLA TORS
The City Council:
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1. Adopted Resolution No. 22-51 increasing account 186-3234 by 163,860 (revenue account);
2. Increased the Fire Department budget by $163,860 in account 124-761 -57-99- 380;
3. Authorized the City Manager to accept the Measure B award per the attachments of "Measure B Advisory Board Recommendation for Funding" and "Los Angeles County Measure B Monitor Purchase Agreement;" and
4. Authorized the Fire Chief to purchase three (3) Zoll X Series Cardiac Monitors and upgrades for existing monitors as specified in attachment "Zoll Medical Quotation."
K. FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 FIRE DEPARTMENT SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
OPEN PURCHASE ORDERS
The City Council authorized the issuance of open purchase orders in the amount of $60,000 to Lift Assist, Incorporated and in the amount of $55,000 to Municipal Emergency Services.
5. PUBLIC HEARING - None.
6. CONTINUED BUSINESS - None.
7. NEW BUSINESS
A. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF POLICE DEPARTMENT LEXIPOL POLICY, SECTION 707, MILITARY EQUIPMENT, PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 481 MILITARY EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION, USE, AND REPORTING
Police Chief Harris made the presentation.
Discussion included training provisions for use of the equipment; an inventory of equipment to be made available for the public; the number of drones planned for future use; Human Equity, Access, and Relations (HEAR) Commission review of the annual report; inclusion of photos in the report to promote public understanding; public engagement; and applications for use of the equipment.
There was no public comment.
A motion was made by Council Member Menchaca, seconded by Mayor Ding, to ratifying the existing policy of the Police Department as the policy of the City Council on a temporary basis to allow the Police Department to use existing equipment per the current policy, and direct staff to prepare an ordinance for City Council consideration at the next regular meeting.
Motion carried by a vote of 5-0 as follows:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MENCHACA, RIVERA, WU, HARRINGTON, DING
NONE
NONE
NONE
B. LOGO AND BRANDING GUIDE FOR RIDESG TRANSIT
Community Services Director Perez made the presentation.
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Clarifying discussion included that RideSG is for general public riders and RideSG+ is for seniors and disabled riders; and the current vehicles will continue to be used at this time.
Debbie Kilgore commented on her dissatisfaction with the proposed graphics and suggested alternative methods for choosing a logo.
Discussion included a desire for more detail in the logo portion that depicts the San Gabriel Mission; clarification on color choices; contract timeline details; possibility of adding a bell to the Mission portion of the logo; the contract with RideCo does not include logo design, so it was done in-house by staff; tourismrelated thought to go into the design; modernization of the Dial-a-Ride logo for the RideSG logo; possibility for future refinement of the logo for vehicles; branding and marketing considerations; need for timeliness in moving this project along; continuing to use the current logo changing the wording from Dial-a-Ride to Ride SG; and changing the logo to highlight that it is a new program; A motion was made by Vice Mayor Harrington, seconded by Council Member Menchaca, to approve the Option A color selection, including light blue, teal green, bright red and dark red for the new transit program.
Motion carried by a vote of 5-0 as follows:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MENCHACA, RIVERA, WU, HARRINGTON, DING
NONE
NONE
NONE
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The meeting was recessed at 8:09 P.M. and reconvened at 8:17 P.M. with all City Council Members present.
C. CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT UPDATE
Chief City Clerk Clark made the presentation.
Clarifying discussion included the division of duties and authority structure between the elected City Clerk and Chief City Clerk; staffing level of the department; offices open for the November General Election; and number of candidates who have pulled papers for those offices.
There was no public comment.
8. PUBLIC COMMENT - None.
9. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT - None.
10. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS
At Council Member Menchaca's invitation, Community Development Director Cervantes gave an update on the small business grant program.
Council Members Menchaca, River, and Wu, and Mayor Ding commended the Community Services Department's summer series and especially the event held on July 14, 2022.
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Council Member Rivera reported on attendi g the Alhambra Farmers' Market and expressed a wish to look into bringing a Farmers' Market to San Gabriel.
Mayor Ding thanked the Police Department for keeping the community safe and stated his agreement with looking into a Farmer's Market.
11. CLOSED SESSION - None.
12. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:49 P.M. in memory of Esther Woo Jan, following a tribute by Council Member Wu.
Respectful ly submitted:
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Approved this 16th day of August, 2022:
-=-~ I TONY DING, Mayor '
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