Alhambra — 2024-10-28

1. COMMENDATION: MR. LEWIS MCCAMMON – F2M24-3\nMayor Pérez wishes to congratulate and commend Mr. Lewis McCammon in recognition\nof his lifetime of contributions to our community. Mr. McCammon has dedicated his life to\nmaking a positive difference in his community such as lowering the voting age from 21 to\n18 in 1968, participating in landmark legal cases that reformed candidate filing fees and\ncontributions, and supporting marginalized communities through organizations like the\nUnited Farm Workers. As a math, history and physics teacher, he dedicated over three\ndecades of his career to improving student outcomes in Los Angeles Schools, establishing\nscholarship programs for underrepresented students, and advocating for teacher rights.\nMost importantly, Mr. McCammon is a proud lifelong resident of Alhambra where he\nmakes significant contributions to discussions on land use, zoning and affordable housing\nand is also a member of the City’s HCDA Citizen Advisory Committee. The City of\nAlhambra is proud to honor Mr. McCammon’s many efforts which have left an indelible\nmark on our community. Mayor Pérez will present the commendation to Mr. Lewis\nMcCammon.\nPRESENTATIONS

10. 2024 STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE – F2M24-33\nOn April 8, 2024, the City Council approved the 2024 Strategic Plan following two special\nCity Council meetings that were conducted to review and update the goals and objectives\nthat were previously established in the 2023 Strategic Plan. The 2024 Strategic Plan\ncontains six Goals: Goal 1: Enhance Public Safety; Goal 2: Improve Infrastructure and\nMobility; Goal 3: Create a Strong Financial Base and Strong Economic Base (Economic\nDevelopment); Goal 4: Enhance Transparency and Open Governance; Goal 5: Promote\nSustainability; and, Goal 6: Improve Housing Opportunities. Staff will continue to present\nquarterly updates to the Council and will diligently work through Strategic Plan goals and\nindividual items to enable important progress.\nRecommended Action: City Council receive and file the 2024 Alhambra Strategic\nPlan update.

11. RESOLUTION APPROVING A COMPREHENSIVE MEMORANDUM OF\nUNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE ALHAMBRA CITY\nEMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION (ACEA) – F2M24-2, R2M24-47, C87-16, M2M24-198\nAs recently as August 2024, the City and ACEA agreed to extend the existing MOU for an\nadditional year, through the end of Fiscal Year 2027-2028, with contract enhancements in\nthe form of increases to compensation and increases to health benefits flex plan\ncontributions. The City has been working with the employee groups on Comprehensive\nMOUs. As such, clean up items with regard to bilingual pay, holidays and sick leave are\nnecessary. Additionally, representatives of the City and ACEA met and conferred with the\nintent to clarify language in the existing MOU and to include pertinent practices and\nlanguage from prior MOUs, side letters and the Alhambra Municipal Code into one\nconsolidated and comprehensive document. The parties met and conferred and reached\nagreement regarding the language to be included in the first Comprehensive MOU\nbetween the City and the Alhambra City Employees’ Association. Clarifications and\nchanges are outlined in the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management’s\nOctober 28, 2024 staff report.\nRecommended Action: City Council take the following actions: 1) Adopt Resolution\nNo. R2M24-47 entitled: A Resolution of the Alhambra City Council approving a\nComprehensive Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Alhambra and the\nAlhambra City Employees’ Association; and, 2) Direct staff to undertake the steps\nnecessary to finalize Council’s action. (M2M24-198)

12. RESOLUTION APPROVING A COMPREHENSIVE MEMORANDUM OF\nUNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE ALHAMBRA\nMANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION (AMEA) – F2M24-2, R2M24-46, C2M17-\n70, M2M24-199\nOn December 12, 2021, the City Council approved an MOU between the City of Alhambra\nand the Alhambra Management Employees’ Association (AMEA) for Fiscal Years 2021-\n2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. Since then, the City and AMEA reached agreement on\nsix subsequent side letters of agreement memorializing agreed upon changes to benefits\nand compensation and extensions to the MOU. As recently as August 2024, the City and\nAMEA agreed to extend the existing MOU for an additional year, through the end of Fiscal\nYear 2027-2028, with contract enhancements in the form of increases to compensation\nand increases to health benefits flex plan contributions. The City has been working with\nthe employee groups on Comprehensive MOUs. As such, clean up items with regard to\nbilingual pay, holidays and sick leave are necessary. Additionally, representatives of the\nCity and AMEA met and conferred with the intent to clarify language in the existing MOU\nand to include pertinent practices and language from prior MOUs, side letters and the\nAlhambra Municipal Code into one consolidated and comprehensive document. The\nparties met and conferred and reached agreement regarding the language to be included\nin the first Comprehensive MOU between the City and the Alhambra Management\nEmployees’ Association. Clarifications and changes are outlined in the Director of Human\nResources and Risk Management’s October 28, 2024 staff report.\nRecommended Action: City Council take the following actions: 1) Adopt Resolution\nNo. R2M24-46 entitled: A Resolution of the Alhambra City Council approving a\nComprehensive Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Alhambra and the\nAlhambra Management Employees’ Association; and, 2) Direct staff to undertake the\nsteps necessary to finalize Council’s action. (M2M24-199)

13. AWARD CONTRACT FOR REAL-TIME DATA VISUALIZATION PLATFORM AND\nACCEPTANCE OF DONATION FROM THE ALHAMBRA POLICE FOUNDATION –\nF2M24-61, RFP2M24-21, C2M24-64, M2M24-201\nOn August 26, 2024, the City Council approved the distribution of a Request for Proposals\nto solicit proposals from qualified and experienced vendors to provide a Real-Time Data\nVisualization platform to serve as the key component in the Real-Time Information Center\n(RTIC). Real-Time Data Visualization is the process of sharing data with agencies in San\nGabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, and Orange County to give police a clear picture of\na situation as it evolves. The platform helps enhance situational awareness and officer\nsafety by integrating existing systems such as Spillman CAD, Spillman RMS, Flock ALPR,\nVigilant ALR, Evidence.com, and Laserfiche. On September 30, 2024, the City received\nfive proposals, one of which was disqualified due to an electronic submission. Four Police\nDepartment staff members evaluated and ranked the proposals received in accordance\nwith the criteria stated in the RFP, which consist of quality and completeness of submitted\nproposal, project timeline and implementation plan, fee proposal, qualifications, and\nexperience with similar types of efforts. The proposal received from Peregrine\nTechnologies Inc. meets all of the City’s requirements for this project.\nRecommended Action: City Council award a contract, subject to final language\napproval by the City Manager and City Attorney, to Peregrine Technologies, Inc. in the\namount of $465,000 for a five-year term to provide a Real-Time Data Visualization\nplatform; accept a $50,000 donation from the Alhambra Police Foundation; direct the\nFinance Director to appropriate expenditure and revenue funds to utilize the donation;\nauthorize the Chief of Police to execute said agreement; and, direct staff to undertake the\nsteps necessary to finalize Council’s action. (M2M24-201)

14. APPROVE CONTRACT AMENDMENT: CONTRACT OPERATIONS OF ALHAMBRA\nCOMMUNITY TRANSIT AND SENIOR RIDE – F2M19-34, C2M19-38(B), M2M24-202\nIn 2019, First Transit was awarded a contract to provide contract transit operations for the\nCity of Alhambra Community Transit (ACT) and Alhambra Senior Ride programs. This\ncontract expired on June 30, 2024. On February 26, 2024, staff received authorization to\ndistribute a Request for Proposals for a new five-year contract for transit operations. One\noperator (First Transit) submitted a proposal for the City’s consideration. During this same\nperiod, the City was discussing findings from a ridership study to better evaluate how the\nCity’s local transit options could be improved. The Council directed additional study be\nundertaken. A new study, which shall include route and stop location considerations, is\nexpected to be completed by March 2025. In the interim, while the City determines its next\nsteps, First Transit agreed to extend their contract pricing through December 31, 2024 at\na cost of $1,019,175.00, the same pricing as that stipulated under the 2019 contract. The\nACT study to be completed in March 2025 and Council direction thereof could potentially\nimpact future scope of work (and costs) for transit services, particularly if changes to route\nand location stops are enacted. As a result, staff discussed with First Transit the option to\nextend the contract beyond December 31, 2024 and through June 30, 2025. First Transit\nis agreeable to an extension through June 30, 3025; however, the company will need to\nincrease its rate for the second six months of the contract amendment. The costs from\nJanuary to June 2025 are an additional $1,489,910.50. The escalation is due to labor,\nemployee benefits and insurance costs.\nRecommended Action: City Council approve a contract amendment with First\nTransit Inc., subject to final language approved by the City Manager and City Attorney, to\nextend the existing contract to June 30, 2025, for transit operation services for the\nAlhambra Community Transit and Senior Ride in the amount of $2,509,085.50\n($1,019,175.00 from July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 and $1,489,910.50 from\nJanuary 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025), authorize the City Manager to execute the\namendment, and direct staff to take the steps necessary to finalize Council’s action.\n(M2M24-202)

15. TREASURER’S REPORT – F2M24-1\nRecommended Action: City Council receive and file as submitted the Treasurer's\nReport prepared by the Director of Finance for the month of September, 2024, listing all\nof the City's investments as of September 30, 2024.

16. MINUTES\nRecommended Action: City Council review and approve as submitted the Minutes\nof the October 14, 2024, February 12, 2024, January 9, 2023, January 23, 2023, February\n13, 2023, February 27, 2023, March 13, 2023, March 27, 2023 April 10, 2023, April 24,\n2023 and June 27, 2022 regular meetings of the City Council; and, the October 14, 2024\nspecial meeting of the City Council.

17. DEMANDS - F2M24-1\nRecommended Action: City Council approve as submitted Final Check List (251487\nthru 251517) in the amount of $341,193.47 for the period ending August 15, 2024; Final\nCheck List (251518 thru 251679) in the amount of $921,693.50 for the period ending\nAugust 15, 2024 and Schedule of Wire Transfers in the amount of $619,825.03 for the\nweek ending August 9, 2024; Final Check List (251680 thru 251744) in the amount of\n$1,711,837.55 for the period ending August 22, 2024; Final Check List (251745 thru\n251859) in the amount of $786,231.99 for the period ending August 22, 2024 and\nSchedule of Wire Transfers in the amount of $2,551,992.36 for the week ending August\n16, 2024; Final Check List (252785 thru 252955 and 252956 thru 252964) in the amount\nof $64,356.92 for the period ending August 28, 2024; Final Check List (252051 thru\n252215) in the amount of $1,048,873.78 for the period ending August 29, 2024 and\nSchedule of Wire Transfers in the amount of $1,213,692.00 for the week ending August\n23, 2024; Final Check List (252040 thru 252050) in the amount of $121,574.64 for the\nperiod ending August 29, 2024; Final Check List (9140 thru 9165) in the amount of\n$1,440.00 for the period ending September 3, 2024; Final Check List (252216 thru\n252216) in the amount of $8,200.00 for the period ending September 5, 2024; Final Check\nList (252217 thru 252308) in the amount of $637,201.75 for the period ending September\n5, 2024 and Schedule of Wire Transfers in the amount of $1,796,644.75 for the week\nending August 30, 2024; and, Final Check List (252309 thru 252464) in the amount of\n$1,446,102.95 for the period ending September 12, 2024 and Schedule of Wire Transfers\nin the amount of $591,469.09 for the week ending September 6, 2024.

18. URGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR EXECUTIVE\nMANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES, CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES AND CITY COUNCIL\nMEMBERS, SUPERSEDING ORDINANCE NO. O2M24-4835 – F2M24-2, O2M24-4842,\nM2M24-200\nStaff requests that the City Council adopt an urgency ordinance amending salary and\nbenefits for Executive Management employees, Confidential employees and City Council\nMembers. Previously, on August 26, 2024, the City Council approved an Ordinance setting\ncompensation and benefits for Executive Management Employees, Confidential\nEmployees and City Council Members. The City has been working with the employee\ngroups on Comprehensive MOUs. As such, a clean-up item with regard to bilingual pay,\nholidays and sick leave is necessary. It is necessary to amend the previous version of the\nordinance to include the updates and the ordinance must take effect immediately to ensure\ntimely and operational implementation, namely to allow the ordinance to take effect for the\nupcoming November holidays. Details regarding the updates are outlined in the Director\nof Human Resources and Risk Management’s October 28, 2024 staff report.\nRecommended Action: City Council, by one motion, take the following actions:\n1. Adopt by a 4/5th vote of the City Council the following urgency ordinance entitled:\nOrdinance No. O2M24-4842: An Urgency Ordinance of the Alhambra City\nCouncil amending benefits for Executive Management Employees,\nConfidential Employees, and City Council Members superseding Ordinance\nNo. O2M24-4835\nafter which such ordinance shall go into effect immediately; and,\n2. Direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to finalize Council’s action. (M2M24-\n200)

19. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 6.28\nTO THE ALHAMBRA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH VACANT PROPERTY\nREGULATIONS – F2M24-33, O2M24-4841\nThe City Council identified in the 2024 Strategic Plan Goal Three: Create a Strong\nFinancial Base and Strong Economic Base (Economic Development). One of the goal’s\nobjectives is to develop a program to address vacant commercial properties causing poor\nimage. The vacant property regulations are intended to ensure vacant commercial\nproperties are maintained and secured and to prevent the property from becoming a\nnuisance to the community. The regulations will require property owners to register with\nthe City and pay an annual fee within 30 days after being notified by the City, post property\nmanagement contact information on the property, and follow maintenance requirements.\nThese requirements include: Property owner registration requirements including contact\ninformation of the property owner and/or property management company if the property\nowner is not within 40 miles of Alhambra; Building maintenance requirements including\ngraffiti removal, and window cleanliness; Landscaping and irrigation plan to ensure the\nproperty is maintained free of dry plants and weeds; Fencing requirements including\ninstallation of fencing materials around the perimeter of the property; and, Security\nrequirements including maintaining windows, doors, and other entrances. In addition, the\nregulations will provide additional support by activating vacant ground-floor commercial\nproperties with window vinyl decals in the storefront windows. Staff will work with property\nowners to provide design and installation guidance. The window decals will be on the\nstorefronts while the buildings remain vacant and/or under construction. The City Council\nconsidered this ordinance at the October 14, 2024 meeting and declared it introduced for\nits first reading. Staff is requesting that the City Council introduce O2M24-4841 for its\nsecond reading and adopt the ordinance.\nRecommended Action: City Council declare introduced for its second reading and\nadopt the following ordinance entitled:\nOrdinance No. O2M24-4841: An Ordinance of the Alhambra City Council\nadding Chapter 6.28 - Vacant Property Regulations – to the Alhambra\nMunicipal Code to protect public health, safety, and welfare by ensuring that\nthe characteristics of the City are preserved

2. 2024 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SGVCOG) UPDATE –\nF2M24-16\nMs. Caitlin Sims, Local Programs Manager and Samantha Piedra, Senior Management\nAnalyst for the SGVCOG, will provide an update presentation to the City Council regarding\nthe SGVCOG’s programs, accomplishments, and goals for the coming year.\nRecommended Action: City Council receive and file this informational report.

20. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE RE-ADOPTING THE\nPRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS IN THE CITY – F96-33, F2M14-9, O2M24-4840\nThe City of Alhambra’s Public Works Department completed an Engineering and Traffic\nSurvey (Speed Survey) for 88 street segments citywide and prepared the City of Alhambra\n2023/2024 Engineering and Traffic Survey, which the City Council approved and adopted\nat its August 26, 2024 meeting. The purpose of an engineering and traffic survey is to\nestablish updated speed limits that can be legally enforced using radar at pre-determined\n10\nlocations. Engineering and traffic surveys can be an enforceable document for a maximum\nof 14 years as long as there have not been any significant changes in roadway or traffic\nconditions, including, but not limited to, changes in adjoining property or land use, roadway\nwidth, or traffic volumes (for example a traffic signal, road diet, bike lanes, road widening,\netc.). States and local agencies should conduct engineering studies at least once every 5,\n7 or 14 years, in compliance with the California Vehicle Code (CVC Section 40802) to\nreevaluate non-statutory speed limits on segments of their roadways. On September 9,\n2024, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. O2M24-4839, updating the prima facie\nspeed limits set forth in Chapter 11.08 based upon the 2023/2024 speed survey. At that\nmeeting it was noted that some of the existing provisions of Chapter 11.08 appeared to\nbe internally inconsistent. The proposed ordinance eliminates the references to prior\nordinances and replaces the speed limit tables with lists of street segments set forth in the\n2023-2024 survey to ensure internal consistency. The City Council considered this\nordinance at the October 14, 2024 meeting and declared it introduced for its first reading.\nStaff is requesting that the City Council introduce O2M24-4840 for its second reading and\nadopt the ordinance.\nRecommended Action: City Council declare introduced for its second reading and\nadopt the following ordinance entitled:\nOrdinance No. O2M24-4840: An Ordinance of the Alhambra City Council\namending Chapter 11.08 of the Alhambra Municipal Code to re-adopt prima\nfacie speed limits in the City

3. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATE FOR THE METRO SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SERVICE\nCOUNCIL – F2M24-16, M2M24-197\nBy letter dated October 16, 2024, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation\nAuthority (Metro) informed the City that one of the current San Gabriel Valley Service\nCouncil members, City of San Gabriel Councilmember John Harrington, will be ending his\nterm in December, 2024. The current term of the Metro Service Council seat held by\nCouncilmember Harrington will end on June 30, 2026. Metro is requesting that the Cities\nof Alhambra, San Gabriel, San Marino, and South Pasadena submit a nomination for a\nreplacement candidate to fill the seat for the remainder of the July 1, 2023 through June\n30, 2026 term as soon as possible so as to maintain a fully appointed San Gabriel Valley\nService Council. To submit a nomination for a replacement candidate, upon agreement,\nany one of the four cities can submit a letter nominating a candidate to this seat, confirming\nthat there is concurrence of all four cities. Metro’s Service Councils make decisions about\nbus routes and schedules for Metro bus lines operating in their region. Service Council\nMembers may serve more than one three-year term. City staff reached out to the other\ncities eligible to nominate candidates for the San Gabriel Valley Service Council (San\nGabriel, San Marino and South Pasadena) and no other nominees have been provided\nas of the time the staff report was prepared.\nRecommended Action: City Council select a Councilmember or another resident of\nthe City for nomination to Metro’s San Gabriel Valley Service Council; direct the City Clerk\nto submit the selected individual’s name to Metro for consideration for appointment by the\nMetro Board; and, direct staff to undertake any further actions necessary to facilitate the\nnomination of the selected candidate for Metro’s San Gabriel Valley Service Council.\n(M2M24-197)

4. RENT COMPARISONS – ALHAMBRA & NEIGHBORING CITIES – F2M24-33\nFor the 2024 Strategic Plan (Objective 6.7), staff was directed to provide information\nregarding rental rates from Alhambra and neighboring cities for the purposes of better\nmonitoring rental housing prices in the community, particularly subsequent to certain\nCovid-related tenant protections expiring throughout the state and locally. Staff will\npresent the results of their research and provide not only a summary of August 2024 rental\ncost data in Alhambra and surrounding cities, but also a review of five-year rent values in\nAlhambra and the other cities. Because housing stock, housing age, and housing\nlegislation can be indicators of rental pricing, staff will also present certain other facts\nrelevant to Alhambra’s rental housing market discussion.\nRecommended Action: City Council receive and file research information regarding\nthe housing rental market rates in the City of Alhambra and in neighboring cities.

5. TRAFFIC CALMING STRATEGIES – F2M24-33\nAs part of the adopted 2024 Strategic Plan, Council requested staff address traffic\nconcerns, and look into a Traffic Calming Policy. Staff will present to the Council\ninformation on Traffic Calming and give examples of the type, design, and placement of\ntraffic calming devices.\nRecommended Action: City Council receive and file this informational report and\ndirect staff as deemed appropriate.\nCONSENT AGENDA (Item Nos. 6 – 20)\nAll items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered by the City Council to be routine and\nwill be enacted by one motion unless a citizen or Council member requests otherwise; in which\ncase, the item will be removed for separate consideration.

6. NOTICE INVITING BIDS: ALHAMBRA DOG PARK PROJECT – F2M11-36, F2M18-35,\nN2M24-133\nOn August 26, 2024, the City Council awarded a contract to Hirsch & Associates, Inc. for\nprofessional engineering and design services to provide plans, specifications, and bid\ndocumentation for the Alhambra Dog Park Project. The Alhambra Dog Park Project will\ninclude a complete renovation of the parking lot located behind the driving range. The\nproject will include sustainable landscaping, shaded seating, play features, turf and\nfencing for both large and small dogs. Specifications and bid documentation have been\ncompleted for the Alhambra Dog Park Project. The project will be funded with ARPA funds.\nThe project bids are due no later than 10:30 a.m. on November 21, 2024, in the office of\nthe City Clerk and will be opened at 11:00 a.m. that same day.\nRecommended Action: City Council authorize staff to circulate a Notice Inviting Bids\nto prospective contractors for the Alhambra Dog Park Project; and, direct staff to\nundertake the steps necessary to finalize Council’s action.

7. NOTICE OF COMPLETION: ALMANSOR COURT EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENT\nPROJECT PHASE II – F2M24-26, C2M24-29, M2M24-194\nOn May 13, 2024, the City Council awarded a contract to Sanz Construction for the\nAlmansor Court Exterior Improvement Project Phase II in the amount of $128,251.00. Two\nchange orders were issued for the project. One negative change order in the amount of\n$8,250.00 was issued to remove line item seven of the proposal, which called for the\nreplacement of trash receptacles. The second change order for $4,480.00 was issued to\ninstall new artificial turf and make other landscape improvements. These change orders\nbring the total amount of the contract to $124,481.00. This project has been inspected by\nstaff, and all work has been completed in accordance with the City’s requirements and\nspecifications. As such, it would be appropriate for the City Council to accept this project\nas complete.\nRecommended Action: City Council accept the work of Sanz Construction for the\nAlmansor Court Exterior Improvement Project Phase II as complete in the amount of\n$124,481.00; direct the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the County of Los\nAngeles for recordation; instruct the Finance Director to release the 5 percent retention 35\ndays from the date of recordation if no liens are filed; and, direct staff to undertake the\nsteps necessary to finalize Council’s action. (M2M24-194)

8. APPROVAL OF TRACT MAP NO. 83544 – F2M24-11, M2M24-195\nOn October 18, 2021, Tentative Tract Map No. 83544 was approved as a revision to\nconvert a previously approved but not yet constructed, 7,855 square foot, seven\nresidential unit apartment complex into condominium units on a site of approximately\n13,750 square feet located in the RH (Residential High Density) zone for the property\nlocated at 1416 Benito Avenue in the City of Alhambra. On October 16, 2023, a one-year\ntime extension to October 29, 2024 was approved for the previously approved Tentative\nTract Map No. 83544. On January 26, 2024, the City Engineer signed Tract Map No.\n83544 and recommended recordation of the same. All of the Conditions of Approval\napplicable to Tract Map No. 83544 have been met and the project Conditions, Covenants\nand Restrictions have been approved.\nRecommended Action: City Council adopt Minute Order No. M2M24-195 as\nfollows: RESOLVED by the Alhambra City Council as follows:\nSECTION ONE: Based upon the recommendation of the Director of\nCommunity Development in his report dated October 28, 2024, this\nCouncil hereby finds and determines that the herein below described\nproject will not violate any of the provisions of Sections 66473, 66474.1\nand 66474.6 of the Subdivision Map Act of the State of California\nrelating to findings for approval.\nSECTION TWO: This Council hereby approves Tract Map No. 83544\nfor a 7,855 square foot, seven (7) residential unit condominium\ncomplex on a site of approximately 13,750 square feet located in the\nRH (Residential High Density) zone for the property located at 1416\nBenito Avenue and authorizes the City Clerk to endorse on the face of\nthe map the certificate which embodies the approval of said map.

9. CONSIDERATION OF AN ASSIGNMENT TO THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT\nAGREEMENT (DDA) TO THE CESAR CHAVEZ FOUNDATION FOR A PROPOSED\nAFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN DOWNTOWN ALHAMBRA – F2M19-39,\nR2M20-40, M2M24-196\nIn November 2020, the City Council approved a DDA with American Family Housing (AFH)\nto build a seven story 50-unit affordable housing project (Mariposa Project) on a City-\nowned parcel currently used as a surface parking lot in the downtown district between\nFirst and Second Streets, south of Main Street, immediately north of an AT&T Building.\nSince then, the City granted AFH five extensions with the fifth and final extension on\nAugust 31, 2024, to obtain all necessary funding for constructing the Mariposa Project. In\n2024, AFH applied for the State of California’s 4% Tax Credit and worked with County of\nLos Angeles to increase the County’s funding share. However, AFH did not receive the\n4% Tax Credit and decided to assign the Mariposa Project to another developer. AFH\ndiscussed the project with several developers and recommended the Cesar Chavez\nFoundation (CCF). CCF is a 50-year-old non-profit organization with eight affordable\nhousing projects (434 units) in the San Gabriel Valley region either in development or\nunder construction. CCF reviewed the Mariposa Project construction and development\ncosts. To make the project more competitive with 2025 State funding opportunities, CCF\nis proposing the Mariposa Project become a four-story building with approximately 40\nlarge family units and one level of subterranean parking. CCF will also seek additional\nfunding from the County of Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust.\nIf the City Council approves the proposed Assignment and Assumption of the DDA to CCF,\nthe City and CCF will prepare an amended and restated DDA to reflect the foregoing\nchanges to the Project, to be presented to the City Council in January 2025.\nRecommended Action: City Council approve an assignment to the Disposition and\nDevelopment Agreement (DDA) to the Cesar Chavez Foundation (CCF), subject to final\nlanguage approval by the City Attorney and City Manager, and direct staff to undertake\nthe steps necessary to finalize the Council’s action, including, but not limited to the\nexecution and recordation of all documents contemplated by the DDA. (M2M24-196)