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CITY OF SAN GABRIEL
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 – 6:30 P.M. (Pacific Standard Time, PST) Wednesday, February 19, 2025 – 10:30 A.M. (Taipei Standard Time, TST) City Hall Council Chamber
425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, California 91776
Teleconference Location: Banqiao District office:
3F, 143, Sec. 1, Zhongshan Rd., Banqiao District, New Taipei City 220246, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Mark Lazzaretto
City Manager
Keith Lemieux
City Attorney
Julie Nguyen
City Clerk
Kevin B. Sawkins
City Treasurer
John Wu
Mayor
Denise Menchaca
Vice Mayor
Eric Chan
Council Member
Tony Ding
Council Member
Jorge Herrera Avila
Council Member
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – February 18, 2025 2 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
• CALL TO ORDER
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY: Council Member Ding
• ROLL CALL: Mayor Wu (Teleconference), Vice Mayor Menchaca, Council Members Chan, Ding, Herrera Avila
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER
2. PRESENTATIONS
A. RECOGNITION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONS
B. RECOGNITION OF MISS FRIENDSHIP ESTHER HO – 2024 MISS LOS
ANGELES CHINATOWN PAGEANT
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 Regular City Council Meeting of February 4, 2025.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
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.
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – February 18, 2025 3 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Material Demands as presented.
C. CASH AND INVESTMENT REPORT – JANUARY 2025
In accordance with the City of San Gabriel’s 2024-2025 Adopted Investment Policy (Resolution No. 24-35) and California Government Code Section 53646, the Finance Director is to render an investment report to the City Council, City Treasurer, City Manager, and the City Attorney. The Cash and Investment Report is presented to receive and file in accordance with the City’s adopted 2024-2025 Investment Policy.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Cash and Investment Report for January 2025.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
A. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-03, RELATED TO PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION (PHLA) YEAR 5 FUNDING AND PROPOSED
ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA), on behalf of Los Angeles County and its participating cities, will be applying for funding for Year 5 of the Permanent Local Hosing Allocation (PLHA) Program from the California Department of Housing and Community Development. The allocation is based on real estate recording fees, and it is estimated that the City of San Gabriel will be allocated $135,222, from the $9 mission grant for the period July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 (Year 5). The City of San Gabriel has the opportunity to utilize this funding for the eligible housing activities as identified in the PLHA grant guidelines. If the State approves the eligible activities, the City is expected to expend the $135,222 reimbursable grant by June 30, 2028.
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – February 18, 2025 4 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Recommended Action:
Staff Recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt Resolution No. 25-03, which approves the following actions:
1. Elect the following eligible activities, subject to the State approval, for Year 5 of the 5-year PHLA grant period:
a. The predevelopment, development, acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of multifamily, residential live-work, rental housing that is affordable to extremely low-, very low-, or moderate-income households, including necessary operating subsidies.
2. Allocate, upon State approval, $135,222 of the Year 5 PLHA allocation toward eligible activity #1, and
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute new contracts (and any other required documents) with LACDA for the 5-year PLHA Plan grant period and for Year 5 of the allocation and make adjustments as necessary to reflect the actual allocation of funds to San Gabriel.
B. ORDINANCE NO. 718 AMENDING TITLE XI (BUSINESS REGULATIONS) TO ADD CHAPTER 127 OF THE SAN GABRIEL MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
SIDEWALK VENDING AND AMENDING TITLE VII (TRAFFIC CODE) TO AMEND SECTION 72.012 RELATING TO PARKING BY PEDDLERS AND VENDORS (CA 25-001) – INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
In 2018 and 2022, the State passed Senate Bills 946 and 972, respectively, legalizing sidewalk vending with limited government regulations. Government Code Sections 51038 and 51039 prohibits cities and counties from adopting regulations that restrict the number of overall vendors from certain consents and approvals, and restrict the location for sidewalk vending. Cities may only adopt restrictions if such activities are found to include health, safety, or welfare concerns. The proposed Code Amendment (CA) would add Chapter 127 of the San Gabriel Municipal Code (SGMC) relating to sidewalk vending and amend SGMC Section 72.012 relating to parking by peddlers and vendors. The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Adopted Budget includes the cost for required legal publication (Account No. 121-702-00-65-000) and codification (Account No. 121-702-00-22-000) of the ordinance, if adopted by the City Council.
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – February 18, 2025 5 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Conduct the public hearing and discuss proposed Ordinance No. 718;
2. Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 718 by title only:
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Gabriel, California, Amending Title XI (Business Regulations) to Add Chapter 127 of the San Gabriel Municipal Code Relating to Sidewalk Vending and Amending Title VII (Traffic Code) To Amend § 72.012 Relating to Parking by Peddlers and Vendors
3. Waive future reading of the Ordinance and schedule the second reading and adoption of the Ordinance for the next regular City Council meeting.
The Ordinance would then become effective 30 days after adoption.
6. CONTINUED BUSINESS – None.
7. NEW BUSINESS
A. AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HDL
ECONSOLUTIONS FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THREE-YEAR
ACTION PLAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $59,750
The City of San Gabriel is dedicated to advancing its economic landscape and fostering sustainable growth through strategic planning. On July 15, 2024, staff released Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 24-04 for a three-year Economic Development Action Plan. The plan will serve as a roadmap to achieve key goals such as business retention, economic innovation, and sustainable growth. The contract amount is $59,750, to be funded and executed in two phases over two fiscal years. The Action Plan will guide the City’s economic growth strategies, including business expansion, retention, and attraction initiatives over the next three years.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – February 18, 2025 6 Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with HdL ECONSolutions in the amount of $59,750 to develop a three-year Economic Development Action Plan, funded in two annual phases- $29,750 for the current fiscal year and $30,000 for the next fiscal year.
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 – None.
12. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 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.
Materials Available for Inspection. You may view agenda items online at www.sangabrielcity.com/agendacenter, or in person at City Hall, 425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776. Materials related to an item on this Agenda, submitted to the City Council after distribution of the Agenda packet, will be posted on the City website.
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English
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – February 18, 2025 7 Translation Services. Upon request, the agenda and any public hearing notice for a project may be translated in either Chinese, Spanish, or Vietnamese. Please direct such a request for translation to the City Clerk Department by emailing [email protected] at least 48 hours before the meeting.
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Spanish
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