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MINUTES OF AUGUST 6, 2022
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SAN GABRIEL CITY COUNCIL
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ding called the special meeting of the San Gabriel City Council to order at 10:06 AM. on Saturday, August 6, 2022, in the Mission Playhouse Lobby, 320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel, California, 91776.
ROLL CALL
Council Members Present:
Council Members Absent:
Staff Members Present:
1. PUBLIC COMMENT
Denise Menchaca, Carina Rivera, John Wu, Vice Mayor
John R. Harrington, and Mayor Tony Ding.
None.
City Manager Mark Lazzaretto, Assistant City Attorney
Martin Koczanowicz, 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, and Community
Development Director Aldo Cervantes.
There was no public comment.
2. STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION
Facilitator Patrick Ibarra of the Mejorando Group continued the discussion on proposed strategic directives from the special meeting on August 5, 2022, as follows:
3. Engage the community to foster civic pride and ownership:
d. Diversity equity and inclusion commission work plan. e. Illegal dumping and code enforcement.
4. Make service excellence a cornerstone of the San Gabriel experience:
a. Online permitting services.
b. Employee salaries.
c. Recruitment for public safety.
d. Police Station building.
5. Develop resources by identifying new sources of funding, organizational innovations, and efficiencies.
RECESS AND RECONVENE
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The meeting was recessed at 11 :47 AM. and reconvened at 12:39 P.M. with all Council Members present.
STRATEGIC PLANN ING SESSION (continued)
Discussion ensued on City Manager Lazzaretto's proposed initiatives currently underway to be completed in 2022, 2023, and beyond, and City Council additions, as follows:
Organization
1. Bring employee salaries to market rates to improve retention and attraction of top-notch employees.
2. Look at 21st -century employee practices - remote work, hybrid work, etc., to improve retention and attraction top-notch employees.
3. Revamp and update the City website.
4. Continue enhancements and improvements made to the City's social media and public outreach
5. Evaluate the need for an additional Rescue Ambulance to better serve the community.
6. Evaluate the need for a ladder truck, identify funding source and physical location.
7. Identify funding for new Police Department building or alternative to a new building.
8. Implement a paperless environment with electronic signature and cloud-based document storage.
Finances
1. Implement non-profit status at Mission Playhouse for fundraising efforts.
2. Continue building reserves to a minimum 17% level.
Infrastructure and Physical City
1. Mission Playhouse capital projects - parking lot paving, seat-replacement project, remodeling of bathrooms, etc.
2. Continue implementing RideSG micro transit.
3. General Plan update.
4. Comprehensive code update.
5. Identify funding to remodel the pool at Smith Park and the restrooms at Lugo Park.
6. Mission District Specific Plan update/review.
7. Adopt lnclusionary Housing Ordinance.
8. Complete addition to the police station, designed and constructed with in-house staff.
9. Continue working towards an affordable housing project on 405 S. Del Mar.
10. Upgrade sewer lift station.
11. Finish Sewer Master Plan and program projects to comply with consent decree.
12. Pave Valley Blvd. and all alleys in the City.
13. Implement Valley Blvd. intersection improvement projects.
14. Video inspect all 72 miles of our sewer system with in-house staff.
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15. Upgrade all traffic controllers for improved efficiency and safety.
16. Install fiber-optic cabling for traffic signal and City uses.
17. Address illegal dumping in the City.
Community
1. Work with tenants at Focus Plaza to retain in San Gabriel.
2. Upgrade online payment for parking passes and install new parking permit machines.
3. Add app to make reporting of problems and service requests easier for residents.
4. Implement version 2.0 of Business Assistance Grants.
5. Farmer's Market.
Refinement of the City's Mission Statement resulted in the following:
"Through collaboration, we provide exceptional public service to enhance the well-being and opportunities for the community."
There was a consensus of the City Council to have a public evening session and solicit comments online for public input on the strategic plan.
Final discussion included the provision of regular Human Resources, Police Department, and Community Development updates, including recruitment status, promotions, and crimes overview, via the City Manager's weekly communication with the City Council; and having all Commission agendas sent to the City Council.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 3:42 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
Approved this 6th day of September 2022:
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