CITY OF SAN MARINO
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Susan Jakubowski, Mayor www.cityofsanmarino.org
Steve Talt, Vice Mayor (626) 300-0700 Phone
Steven W. Huang, DDS, Council Member (626) 300-0709 Fax Gretchen Shepherd Romey, Council Member City Hall Council Chamber Ken Ude, Council Member 2200 Huntington Drive
Marcella Marlowe, Ph.D., City Manager San Marino, CA 91108
ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE SAN MARINO CITY COUNCIL
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2022 AT 8:30 A.M.
SAN MARINO CENTER
1800 HUNTINGTON DRIVE
SAN MARINO, CA 91108
The City of San Marino appreciates your attendance. Citizens’ interest provides the Council with valuable information regarding issues of the community.
Regular meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. Typically, adjourned meetings are held on the last Friday of every month at 8:30 a.m.
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PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 361
Members of the City Council may teleconference into the meeting without noticing each teleconference location from which a member will be participating in a public meeting.
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) ADVISORY
To protect both staff, our constituents, and elected officials, members of the public must follow the State and County Health Department’s current Health Officer Orders, which require wearing a mask indoors. Given the seriousness of COVID-19, you are encouraged to watch or listen to the meeting from home, or provide input electronically, if you do not feel comfortable attending in person.
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How to participate in the meeting from home:
1) Via Computer for Video Streaming:
Website: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89702533880
Meeting ID: 897 0253 3880
2) Via Phone for Audio Only:
Phone Number: (669) 900-9128
Meeting ID: 897 0253 3880
Submit Public Comments via email:
Email: [email protected]
How to offer public comment from home:
1) Public comment will be accepted by email to [email protected] until 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting, to be read by the City Clerk during public comment.
Lengthy public comment may be summarized in the interest of time. Any comments received after 3:00 p.m. will be included in the public comment record but will not be read at the meeting.
2) Public comment will be accepted electronically via the zoom.us teleconference module during the meeting. Zoom comments will be taken after the in-person comments.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Council Member Huang, Council Member Shepherd Romey, Council Member Ude, Vice Mayor Talt, and Mayor Jakubowski
POSTING OF AGENDA
The agenda is posted 72 hours prior to each regular meeting at the following locations: City Hall, 2200 Huntington Drive, the Crowell Public Library, 1890 Huntington Drive, and the Stoneman Building, 1560 Pasqualito Drive. The agenda is also posted on the City’s website:
http://www.cityofsanmarino.org.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The City welcomes public input. Members of the public may address the City Council by completing a public comment card and giving it to the City Clerk prior to the meeting. At this time, the public may address the City Council on items that are not on the agenda. Pursuant to state law, the City Council may not discuss or take action on issues not on the meeting agenda (Government Code Section 54954.2). The Mayor reserves the right to place limits on duration of comments. Staff may be asked to follow up on such items.
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NEW BUSINESS
1. SELECTION OF FY 2022-23 BUDGET PRIORITY INITIATIVES
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council engage in a discussion and give direction on which priority initiatives they would like staff to incorporate into the City’s Fiscal Year 2022-23 work plan and budget.
2. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. R-22-05 TO AMEND CITYWIDE
FINANCIAL POLICIES
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. R-22-05 amending the Citywide Financial Policies.
3. APPROVAL OF THE CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS’ PENSION PREFUNDING
TRUST (CEPPT) PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH CALPERS WITH A ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION OF $1,000,000
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council (1) approve Resolution No. R-22- 07 approving the CEPPT Participation Agreement with CalPERS for the City to participate in the CEPPT, (2) approve Resolution No. R-22-08 authorizing certain positions in the City to request disbursements from the CEPPT Trust, (3) authorize staff to file the necessary forms with CalPERS, and (4) make a one-time contribution of $1,000,000 to open the CEPPT Section 115 Trust with CalPERS.
4. AWARD OF THE MULTI-YEAR TREE MAINTENANCE AND PLANTING PROGRAM AGREEMENT TO MARIPOSA TREE MANAGEMENT, INC., WITH FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 (YEAR 1) CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $229,195 WITH A TOTAL 7-YEAR ESTIMATED CONTRACT VALUE OF $3,050,931
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council award the multi-year tree maintenance and planting program agreement to Mariposa Tree Management, Inc., with the fiscal year 2021-22 (Year 1) contract amount of $229,195 with subsequent contract fiscal years contingent on an appropriation by the City Council, with the City Manager being authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the City, as well as two one year contract extension subject to City Council appropriation and satisfactory performance.
5. APPROVAL OF A TEMPORARY CONTRACT HIRING PROGRAM FOR THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Temporary Contract Police Hiring Program for the next three years and allocate funding from General Fund Reserves each month as needed, not to exceed $130,000 with approval by the City Manager following approval by the City Attorney.
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CLOSED SESSION
6. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
The City Council is meeting with respect to one (1) matter of existing litigation against the City.
Case name: Justin Mi v. City of San Marino
LASC Case No.: 21STCP01830
7. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
The City Council is meeting with respect to two (2) matters of significant exposure to litigation against the City.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OR PUBLIC WRITINGS DISTRIBUTED
This is an opportunity to announce any written communications pertaining to the City received by members of the City Council. All public writings distributed by the City of San Marino to at least a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available at the Public Counter at City Hall located at 2200 Huntington Drive, San Marino, California 91108, and will also be included in the public agenda packet that will available for review at the City Council meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
Dated: February 17, 2022 CHRISTINA BAKER
Posted: February 18, 2022 CITY CLERK