AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 PAGE 1 of 4
CITY OF SAN MARINO
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Steve Talt, Mayor
Steven W. Huang, DDS, Vice Mayor
Tony Chou, Council Member
Calvin Lo, Council Member
Gretchen Shepherd Romey, Council Member
Philippe Eskandar, City Manager
www.CityofSanMarino.org
(626) 300-0700 Phone
City Hall Council Chamber
2200 Huntington Drive
San Marino, CA 91108
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SAN MARINO CITY COUNCIL
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 AT 9:30 AM
BARTH ROOM CROWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY
1890 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.
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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, and previously distributed public comment will be noted. Any comments received after 3:00 p.m. will be included in the public comment record but will not be read at the meeting.
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 Chou, Council Member Lo, Council Member Shepherd Romey, Vice Mayor Huang, and Mayor Talt
POSTING OF AGENDA
The agenda is posted 72 hours prior to each 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.
CEREMONIAL
PROCLAMATION DENOUNCING ANTISEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF HATE
PUBLIC HEARINGS
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1. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-23- 1406 (FIRST READING) ADDING MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 23.06.16
TO IMPLEMENT STATE LAW REGARDING PARKING REQUIREMENTS
WITHIN A HALF-MILE OF PUBLIC TRANSIT
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council conduct a public hearing and introduce for first reading Ordinance No. O-23-1406. If the City Council agrees, an appropriate motion would be:
“I move to waive full reading and introduce by title only Ordinance No. O-23-1406, an Ordinance of the San Marino City Council adding San Marino Municipal Code Section
23.06.16 to implement Assembly Bill 2097 by eliminating minimum parking requirements on a residential, commercial, or other development project if the project is located within one-half mile of public transit.”
2. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-23- 1407 (FIRST READING) AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS
23.02.14 AND 23.15.04.1 TO ALLOW MINISTERIAL APPROVAL WHEN
RECONFIGURING SPACE WITHIN AN EXISTING DWELLING UNIT IN THE SINGLE-FAMILY (R-1) ZONE TO CREATE NO MORE THAN TWO
ADDITIONAL BEDROOMS
Recommendation: Staff recommends the Council conduct a public hearing and introduce for first reading Ordinance No. O-23-1407. If the City Council agrees, an appropriate motion would be:
“I move to waive full reading and introduce by title only Ordinance No. O-23- 1407, an Ordinance of the San Marino City Council amending San Marino Municipal Code Sections 23.02.14 and 23.15.04.01 to implement Assembly Bill 916 by allowing ministerial approval when reconfiguring space within an existing residential dwelling unit in the single-family (R-1) zone to create no more than two additional bedrooms.”
NEW BUSINESS
3. AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT APPROPRIATIONS
Recommendation: Staff recommends the Council approve the budget appropriations as noted in the staff report to appropriate funds from the American Rescue Plan Fund for costs that the City has already incurred or for projects that are on-going. If the City Council concurs with staff’s recommendation, an appropriate motion would be:
“I move to approve the budget appropriations as noted in the staff report to AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 PAGE 4 of 4
appropriate funds from the American Rescue Plan Fund for costs that the City has already incurred or for projects that are on-going.”
CONSENT CALENDAR
4. APPROVAL OF OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY (OTS) GRANT AGREEMENT
FOR SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council approve the agreements for OTS Grant Funding and authorize the Chief of Police and the Finance Director to enter into the agreements with the Office of Traffic Safety in an amount not to exceed $83,040 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 and add $83,040 of estimated revenues and appropriate $83,040 of expenditures as noted in the Staff Report from the OTS Grant Fund. If the City Council concurs with staff’s recommendation, an appropriate motion would be:
“I move to approve and authorize the Chief of Police and the Finance Director to enter into the agreements with the Office of Traffic Safety in an amount not to exceed $83,040 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and add $83,040 of estimated revenues and appropriate $83,040 of expenditures as noted in the Staff Report from the OTS Grant Fund.”
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OR PUBLIC WRITINGS DISTRIBUTION
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
Posted: NICOLE TIBBET
CITY CLERK