Final Minutes Approved 4-23-24
CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 6:00 PM
1415 Santa Anita Avenue, South El Monte, California 91733 Mayor Olmos called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM.
1. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Councilmember(s): Acosta, Angel, Delgado, Mayor Pro Tem Bojorquez, and Mayor Olmos
ABSENT: Councilmember(s): None
STAFF PRESENT: Rene Salas, City Manager; Anthony R. Taylor, City Attorney; Donna G. Schwartz, City Clerk; John Poehler, Director of Public Works, Guillermo Arreola, Director of Community Development; Iyob Tessema, Director of Human Resources & Risk Management, and Sabrina Muhne, Deputy City Clerk.
STAFF ABSENT: Masami Higa, Director of Finance and Ariana De La Cruz, Director of Community Services.
Zoom was provided for the Public to participate during public comment via teleconference.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Mayor Olmos, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. INVOCATION — Pastor Benjamin Garrett, Faith Dominion Church, offered the invocation.
4. PRESENTATIONS
4.a. Mayor and City Council presented a proclamation to Kim Sinclair, Executive Director (Via Zoom), Autism Society of Los Angeles, Proclaiming the Month of April as "Autism Acceptance Month"
5. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND WAIVER OF FULL READING OF
ORDINANCES
City Attorney Anthony Taylor announced agenda item 7.f. under Consent Calendar had updates to staff report and class specification and Public Hearing Item 8.a. had an update to the staff report to recommendation to clarify the environmental analysis referred to in the negative declaration attached to the staff report and read title of Ordinance No. 1271 which is part of 8.a.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND WAIVER OF FULL READING OF ORDINANCES (CONTINUED)
Motion by Councilmember Delgado, seconded by Councilmember Acosta to approve the agenda as amended. Motion passed 5-0, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember(s): Acosta, Angel, Delgado, Mayor Pro Tem Bojorquez, and Mayor Olmos
NAYS: Councilmember(s): None
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Olmos opened public comment.
1. Jacqueline Rubio, resident, voiced concern regarding a formal complaint of an incident that occurred on March 27th at New Temple Park during Little League hours, the complaint is some parents seeking assistance with local authority and or code enforcement to protect and patrol during activities after school hours in the evening so families can enjoy outdoor activities. She requested Council's support to have extra patrolling during extracurricular activities.
2. Eduardo Saucedo commented on the following: Autism; Jonathan Foundation; charity event for Arnold Barboza, Boxer; El Monte/South El Monte Hospitals; Emanate Health; construction, and Kaiser.
3. Sil Ruiz, LA County Librarian, announced this Saturday Friends of the Library is having a book sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at 10:30 a.m. will be having a book club for little ones 2 to 5 years of age reading "Mouse's First Spring" and will be painting and hoping to display their artwork in May at the Night Market and invited the community to attend and buy books.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Bojorquez, seconded by Councilmember Angel to approve the agenda as amended. Motion passed 5-0, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember(s): Acosta, Angel, Delgado, Mayor Pro Tem Bojorquez, and Mayor Olmos
NAYS: Councilmember(s): None
7.a. Approved the Minutes for the March 26, 2024, Regular City Council Meeting.
7.b. Adopted Resolution No. 24-142, authorizing payment of City expenditures for the period of March 27, 2024, through April 9, 2024, totaling $1,163,126.04.
CONSENT CALENDAR (CONTINUED)
7.c. Accepted that the proposed action is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 20165 of CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines and, as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required, adopted Resolution No. 24-143, awarding an agreement to Base Hill, Inc. for Janitorial Maintenance Services in the amount of $450,000, and authorized the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute the agreement.
7.d. Accepted that the proposed action is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 20165 of CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines and, as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required, adopted Resolution No. 24-144, awarding an agreement to Care for the Children Painting for Curb Address Number Painting Services in the amount of $88,132, and authorized the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute the agreement.
7.e. Authorized staff to advertise Notice Inviting Bids (NIB) for the Community Center and Mini Center Parking Lot Improvements.
7.f. Adopted Resolutions No. 24-145, 24-146, 24-147, and 24-148 adding the positions of Human Resources Analyst, Human Resources Administrative Assistant, Fleet Mechanic, Public Works Administrative Assistant and Senior Executive Assistant/Community Liaison; changing job title of HR/Risk Manager to Director of Human Resources & Risk Management, Personnel Analyst to Human Resources Analyst, Administrative Clerk Public Works to Public Works Administrative Assistant, Senior Executive Assistant to Senior Executive Assistant/Community Liaison; as well as updating/revising the class specification of Fleet Mechanic.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
8.a. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 1271,
ADOPTING ZONE CODE AMENDMENT NO. 24-01 TO IMPLEMENT A
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING CODE UPDATE
Mayor Olmos announced the item and opened the public hearing.
Mayor Olmos opened public comment, there being none, closed public comment.
City Manger Rene Salas introduced Guillermo Arreola, Community Development Director who then introduced David Suls with William Sale Partnership (WSP) who provided a PowerPoint presentation.
PUBLIC HEARINGS (CONTINUED)
Item 8.a.
Motion by Councilmember Delgado, seconded by Councilmember Angel to waive first reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1271, adopting zone code amendment no. 24-01 to implement a comprehensive zoning code update and schedule said ordinance for adoption at the next regular city council meeting. Motion passed 5- 0, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember(s): Acosta, Angel, Delgado, Mayor Pro Tem Bojorquez, and Mayor Olmos
NAYS: Councilmember(s): None
9. GENERAL BUSINESS - None
10. COMMITTEE REPORTS, INCLUDING AB 1234 REPORTS
Councilmember Acosta announced he attended the following: City's Easter Breakfast Event, City's First Night Market and the City's Community Bike Ride.
Mayor Pro Tem Bojorquez acknowledged the LA County Sheriff's for all their support and announced he attended the following: Senior Easter Luncheon, T - Ball Opening Day Ceremonies, City's Easter Breakfast Event, Valle Lindo School District (VLSD) - Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Color Run, City's First Night Market, and the City's Community Bike Ride.
Councilmember Delgado announced he attended the following: Valle Lindo School District (VLSD) - Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Color Run, Foothill Transit Board Meeting announcing Cluster 4 Elections are in May 2024, and the City's First Night Market acknowledging staff for all their support.
Councilmember Angel announced he attended the following: Valle Lindo School District (VLSD) - Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Color Run. Senior Easter Luncheon Event, T -Ball Opening Day Ceremonies, City's First Night Market, City's Easter Breakfast Event and acknowledged staff and LA County Sheriffs for all their support and asked John Poehler Public Works Director to have code enforcement patrol the parks more often.
Mayor Olmos announced she attended the following: City's Easter Breakfast Event, City's First Night Market acknowledging staff for all their support, T -Ball Opening Day Ceremonies, Veterans Event at Whittier Narrows Park thanking all veterans for their service for our freedom and announced on April 13th the Sanitation District will be having an "Earth Day" Event.
11. CORRESPONDENCE - None
12. COUNCILMEMBERS' AGENDA
12.a. MAYOR GLORIA OLMOS
1. Direct staff to look into requiring manufacturing businesses to have a showroom frontage office to offer their items for sale to the public and generate sales tax dollars for the city.
RECOMMENDATION: Discussion and/or action.
Mayor Olmos presented her item.
Discussion ensued between Council, Staff, and City Attorney with concerns about manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers having to abide by this requirement, distinction between manufacturers and distributors, additional parking spaces would potentially be required, what would constitute retail to require a showroom, retail sales and taxes, revenues, internet/export/import businesses, requirements by State agencies, and requirements for business license.
The consensus was to direct city attorney to work with staff to gather information and examples of what other cities are doing and how the State regulates and tracks these businesses and bring back to council.
13. CLOSED SESSION
At 7:08 p.m. Anthony R. Taylor, City Attorney, recessed Council into closed session.
13.a. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
City Negotiator: City Manager
Employee Organizations: South El Monte Employees Association
13.b.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
City Negotiator: City Manager
Employee Organizations: South El Monte Executive Management Team Association
At 8:19 p.m. Mayor Olmos reconvened the meeting with all Councilmembers present.
Anthony R. Taylor, City Attorney, announced City Council discussed Items 13.a. and 13.b., no reportable action.
14. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business coming before this body, at 8:19 p.m. Mayor Olmos adjourned the meeting to a Regular City Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
Donna G. Sc wartz, CMC, City Cje& C G is Olmos, Mayor