MINUTES
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE SAN MARINO CITY COUNCIL
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 AT 9:30 A.M.
CALL TO ORDER: Vice Mayor Huang called the adjourned regular meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. in the Barth Room at Crowell Public Library, located at 1890 Huntington Drive, San Marino, California 91108.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Mayor Huang led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Council Member Chou, Council Member Lo, Council Member Shepherd Romey, and Vice Mayor Huang
ABSENT: Mayor Talt
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The following person(s) provided comment:
None
CEREMONIAL
PROCLAMATION DENOUNCHING ANTISEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF HATE
MOTION TO WAIVE FURTHER READINGS
Council Member Shepherd Romey moved, seconded by Council Member Lo, to waive the reading of the entire text of the ordinances or resolutions.
Motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Council Member Chou, Council Member Lo, Council Member Shepherd Romey, and Vice Mayor Huang
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Mayor Talt
PUBLIC HEARINGS
I. 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
Community Development Director Figueroa presented the staff report.
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The following person(s) provided comment:
None
Council Member Chou moved, seconded by Council Member Lo, to waive full reading and introduce by title only, Ordinance No. O-23-1406, an Ordinance of the City of San Marino, California 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.
Motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Council Member Chou, Council Member Lo, and Vice Mayor Huang NOES: Council Member Shepherd Romey
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Mayor Talt
2. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-23-I407 (FIRST READING) AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 23.02.14 AND
23.15.04.I TO ALLOW MINISTERIAL APPROVAL WHEN RECONFIGURING SPACE
WITHIN AN EXISTING DWELLING UNIT IN THE SINGLE-FAMILY (R-I) ZONE TO
CREATE NO MORE THAN TWO ADDITIONAL BEDROOMS
Community Development Director Figueroa presented the staff report.
The following person(s) provided comment:
None
Council Member Chou moved, seconded by Council Member Lo, 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 23.15.04.0l to implement Assembly Bill 916 by allowing ministerial approval when reconfiguring space within an existing residential dwelling unit in the single-family (R-I) zone to create no more than two additional bedrooms.
Motion failed by the following vote:
AYES: Council Member Chou, and Council Member Lo
NOES: Council Member Shepherd Romey, and Vice Mayor Huang ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Mayor Talt
Council Member Shepherd Romey moved, seconded by Council Member Lo, to bring the item back at the next Regular City Council Meeting and continue the Public Hearing.
AYES: Council Member Chou, Council Member Lo, Council Member Shepherd Romey, and Vice Mayor Huang
NOES: None
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ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Mayor Talt
NEW BUSINESS
3. AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT APPROPRIATIONS
Finance Director Paul Chung presented the staff report.
The following person(s) provided comment:
None
Council Member Chou moved, seconded by Council Member Lo, to 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.
Motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Council Member Chou, Council Member Lo, Council Member Shepherd Romey, and Vice Mayor Huang
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Mayor Talt
CONSENT CALENDAR
4. APPROVAL OF OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY (OTS) GRANT AGREEMENT FOR
SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
The following person(s) provided comment:
None
Council Member Shepherd Romey moved, seconded by Council Member Lo, to approve Item 3 of the consent calendar.
Motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Council Member Chou, Council Member Lo, Council Member Shepherd Romey, and Vice Mayor Huang
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Mayor Talt
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WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OR PUBLIC WRITINGS DISTRIBUTED
The following person(s) provided written communications or public writings:
None
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The following person(s) provided comment:
- None
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
The following items) were requested:
- None
ADJOURNMENT
At 10:20 a.m., Vice Mayor Huang adjourned the meeting in memory of Dianne Feinstein.
Mism Walker
CITY CLERK