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4. APPROVAL OF TRAFFIC CALMING GUIDELINES AND SPEED HUMP POLICY –
F2M24-33, M2M25-53
On October 28, 2024, the Council received a presentation and information regarding
Traffic Calming with examples on the type, design, and placement of traffic calming
devices which are determined based on the road classification, desired traffic speed, and
type of traffic issues along the roadway. To better serve Alhambra residents, staff drafted
a policy to help guide traffic requests received from the community. Traffic requests will
first go through an Administrative Review of existing conditions and collision analysis to
determine if a request warrants additional traffic investigation. Level 1 measures may
include, non-physical or minor changes to the roadway environment, education, and
enforcement. Level 2 may include signage, pavement markings and legends, turning
movement restrictions, or commercial vehicle restrictions. Level 3 may consist of higher
visibility signage with electronic or lighting components, roadway pavement warning
devices such as rumble strips, and physical changes such as curb extensions, raised
crosswalks, speed humps, speed cushions, and traffic circles. Staff also created a
Citywide Speed Hump Policy to help consider speed humps in residential areas and aid
in controlling vehicular speed regulations. The Speed Hump Policy outlines when, where,
and how speed humps are to be placed on City streets. The Traffic Calming Guidelines
and Speed Hump Policy documents are outlined in Director of Public Works & Utilities’
April 14, 2025 staff report the for the Council’s consideration and approval.
Recommended Action: City Council approve the proposed Traffic Calming
Guidelines and Speed Hump Policy, or direct staff as deemed appropriate. (M2M25-53) |
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3. PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ZONING TEXT
AMENDMENT AMD-24-02 MAKING GENERAL CLARIFYING UPDATES TO THE
CITY’S ZONING CODE AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENT AMD-25-01 AMENDING THE
CITY’S ZONING MAP; ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING GENERAL PLAN MAP
AMENDMENT AMD-25-02 AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP; AND
DETERMINE THIS ACTION IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA – F2M20-24, N2M25-39, O2M25-
4844, R2M25-18
This is the time and place set by Notice No. N2M25-39 for the City Council to hold a public
hearing to consider a City-initiated application for a Zoning Text Amendment AMD-24-02
amending various sections of the Alhambra Municipal Code on zoning and adding various
sections to the Municipal Code to address new State legislation, eliminate inconsistencies,
clarify ambiguous provisions, correct typographical and formatting errors, and modify use
allowances. A Zoning Map Amendment AMD-25-01 and General Plan Map Amendment
AMD-25-02 are also requested to amend the City of Alhambra Official Zoning Map and
General Plan Land Use Map, respectively, to address inconsistencies, mapping errors,
and prior recommendations of the Planning Commission. This Zoning Code clean-up
includes both proposed amendments and additions.
Proposed amendments consist of revisions to existing sections of the Alhambra Municipal
Code (AMC), while the proposed additions would incorporate entirely new sections into
the AMC. The nature of and reasoning for each proposed amendment and addition can
be classified by five general categories: 1.) Clarification; 2.) Consistency; 3.) Compliance
with State laws/Federal laws; 4.) Typographical & Formatting; and 5.) Use Allowances &
Regulations. Some of the proposed amendments and additions are a combination of these
five categories. For example, the section on Accessory Dwelling Units is proposed to be
amended to comply with State law, clarify applicable development standards, and impose
new regulations pertaining to the Accessory Dwelling Unit uses. Similarly, the addition of
a new section identifying specific standards for Firearms Sales uses will impose new use
regulations and will be consistent with Urgency Ordinance No. O2M23-4818, which
directed staff to provide the City Council with options for additional regulations for such
uses. In Attachment 1 of the staff report for this item, each proposed amendment and
addition is briefly described in a table, which includes a breakdown of the categories
applicable to each amendment or addition.
At their March 17, 2025 regular meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed the proposed
amendments and additions in Ordinance No. O2M25-4844 and Resolution No. R2M25-
18, and adopted Planning Commission Resolution No. 25-02 (Attachment 5 of the staff
report) by a vote of 9-0 (Commissioner Mojarro was absent), recommending the City
Council approve Zoning Text Amendment AMD-24-02, Zoning Map Amendment AMD-25-
01, and General Plan Map Amendment AMD-25-02, with four minor revisions to the
Zoning Text Amendment. The minor revisions recommended by the Planning Commission
are listed in Planning Commission Resolution No. 25-02 and have been incorporated into
Ordinance No. O2M25-4844.
The City reviewed the environmental impacts of this Ordinance and City Council
Resolution under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§
21000, et seq. “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of
Regs. §§ 15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”). This Ordinance and City Council
Resolution is not subject to further review environmental review because: (1) it will not
result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment
(14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15060(c)(2); (2) there is no possibility that this Ordinance or City
Council Resolution will have a significant effect on the environment (14 Cal. Code Regs.
§ 15061(b)(3)); and (3) the Ordinance and City Council Resolution, by itself, do not
constitute a “project” as defined in section 21065 of the Public Resources Code and the
CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15378). It can be seen with certainty that there
is no possibility that this Ordinance and City Council Resolution may have a significant
effect on the environment.
Recommended Action: City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing to receive public testimony;
2. Determine which of the Planning Commission’s recommendations to include and
direct the City Attorney to introduce and give first reading by title only, waiving
further reading to the following ordinance entitled:
Ordinance No. O2M25-4844: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ALHAMBRA ADOPTING ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT AMD-24-02,
AMENDING THE ALHAMBRA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADDRESS NEW STATE
LAWS, ELIMINATE INCONSISTENCIES, CLARIFY AMBIGUOUS PROVISIONS,
CORRECT TYPOGRAPHICAL AND FORMATTING ERRORS, AND MODIFY USE
ALLOWANCES, AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENT AMD-25-01, AN AMENDMENT
TO THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
which ordinance shall return for a second reading and adoption at the next City
Council meeting on April 28, 2025;
3. Adopt Resolution No. R2M25-18 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING GENERAL PLAN MAP
AMENDMENT AMD-25-02, AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP
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21. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN UPDATED AB 481 POLICY
AND APPROVAL OF ANNUAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT REPORT – F2M22-41, O2M25-
4843, M2M25-50
On April 25, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. O2M22-4803 approving a
Military Equipment Use Policy (“Policy”) pursuant to assembly Bill 481 (“AB 481”). In
accordance with the legislation and the Policy, a military equipment report must be
submitted to the City Council annually for each type of military equipment approved within
one year of approval, and annually thereafter for as long as the military equipment is
available for use. Alhambra’s 2024 Annual Military Equipment Report, which summarizes
equipment deployments and purchases during the 2024 calendar year and the Police
Department’s updated policy, which contains edits to equipment and munition inventory
numbers and removal of an armored personnel carrier which was initially being considered
via an Urban Area Security Initiative Grant are outlined in the Chief of Police’s staff report
dated April 14, 2025. AB 481 requires that the Council determine, based on the annual
military equipment report submitted pursuant to Section 7072, whether each type of
military equipment identified in that report has complied with the standards for approval
set forth in Government Code section 7071(d). Staff reviewed Department records and
determined there were no complaints or concerns reported on the use of the equipment
in 2024. Additionally, the Department conducted an internal audit and determined that
there were no violations of the military equipment use policy.
Recommended Action: City Council, by one motion, take the following actions:
1. Declare introduced for its first reading the following ordinance entitled:
Ordinance No. O2M25-4843: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Alhambra implementing AB 481 by approving an updated policy for the use of
military equipment by the Alhambra Police Department
which ordinance will return for a second reading and adoption at the next regular
Council meeting; and,
2. Approve the Alhambra Police Department’s Annual Military Equipment Report set
forth in the Chief of Police’s April 14, 2025 report per the requirements under
Assembly Bill 481. (M2M25-50) |
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10. EXECUTE CONTRACT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025-26 AND 2026-27 WITH THE
ALHAMBRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE– F2M21-43, C2M25-12, M2M25-44
The City has contracted with the Chamber of Commerce for many years to provide
promotional services on behalf of the City. The services provided by the Chamber and
proposed in this report support the business community, promote Alhambra, and
encourage partnerships within the community. The following is a summary of the services
the Chamber of Commerce will be providing under the new contract: Participate with the
City to support business retention and economic development efforts including providing
ombudsman assistance between prospective and existing businesses and City staff; and
regularly coordinate with property owners, commercial brokers, and developers to help
address vacancies; Serve as Alhambra’s central information office for the community to
promote Alhambra as a destination for businesses, residents, tourists, and Chamber
members and non-members; Provide business engagement and support including
utilizing social media to promote business-to-business information; Provide special events
- Alhambra State of the City and Women’s Leadership Luncheon (formerly the Rose Court
Luncheon); Promote and host Alhambra’s Lunar New Year Celebration; Develop and
distribute guides, informational brochures, and digital assets including Alhambra Eats, a
marketing website for dining destinations; Provide business events and seminars to
support business development and growth including Small Business Connects and
Alhambra Ala Mode; and, Work with local schools to introduce students to local
businesses, entrepreneurship and career opportunities including internship opportunities.
The current contract request is increased to $144,000 due to rising costs in event
coordination for the Alhambra Lunar New Year Celebration. The tasks outlined in the
scope of work remain the same as the previous contract.
Recommended Action: City Council execute a contract, subject of final language
approval by the City Manager and City Attorney, to the Alhambra Chamber of Commerce
in an amount not to exceed $144,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and $144,000 for Fiscal
year 2026-2027; and, direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to finalize Council’s
action. (M2M25-44) |
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