La Verne — 2025-02-03

1. City Council Minutes of the Closed Session and Regular Meeting of January 21, 2025.\nRecommendation: That City Council approve the minutes.

2. Register of Audited Demands in the amount of $3,723,881.92 dated 01/08/25 and in the\namount of $2,124,810.57 dated 01/16/25.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approved the registers of audited demands.

3. Resolution Approving Participation in the Los Angeles Urban County Permanent Local\nHousing Allocation Program. The Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program funds\nare State funds received by the City through the County of Los Angeles Community\nDevelopment Authority. PLHA funds were originally intended to be used as replacement funding\ndue to the dissolution of redevelopment agencies and the loss of Low and Moderation Income\nHousing Funds; however, State law allows for local agencies to expend the funding to assist in\ntheir efforts to prevent or reduce homelessness. The City proposes to use its full allocation of\n$68,677 to assist with outreach and engagement services provided through the San Gabriel\nValley Council of Governments for homeless prevention.\nRecommendation: That City Council adopt the attached Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING\nPARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES URBAN COUNTY PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING\nALLOCATION PROGRAM BY AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A REIMBURSABLE\nCONTRACT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LACDA)\nACTING ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY.”

4. Declaration of Intention to Provide Weed Abatement on Specific Properties. Each year, the\nCounty of Los Angeles Department of Agricultural Commissioner/Weights & Measures conducts\ninspection for weeds, brush, rubbish, and refuse on public and private property that may be\nconsidered a seasonal and recurrent nuisance. A list of properties is provided the City for\nreview. City Council is then required to declare its intention to provide for this abatement and set\na public hearing for affected property owners to register objections to said abatement.\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution, declaring the intention to provide\nfor the abatement of weeds, brush, rubbish and refuse and setting a public hearing for Tuesday,\nFebruary 18, 2025 at 6:30 pm.

5. Designation of the City's Voting Delegate and Alternate at the Southern California\nAssociation of Governments (SCAG) Regional Conference and General Assembly\nMeeting. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) requests the selection of\none delegate to vote on behalf of the City for the General Assembly Meeting to be held May 1-2,\n2025. It is recommended that the City Council designate Mayor Tim Hepburn as the voting\nmember and Mayor Pro Tem Steve F. Johnson, Council Member Wendy Lau, Council Member\nRick Crosby, and Council Member Meshal "Kash" Kashifalghita as alternates.\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution titled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING A VOTING\nDELEGATE TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS’\nGENERAL ASSEMBLY BUSINESS MEETING ON MAY 1, 2025."

6. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for June 30, 2024. The City has completed its\nAnnual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. This\nreport has undergone a thorough audit by the independent firm Badawi & Associates (B&A). The\nACFR, detailing the City's financial position and operating activities, is accessible on the City’s\nwebsite: https://www.cityoflaverne.org/468/Annual-Budget-Comprehensive-Report.\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive and file the Annual Comprehensive Financial\nReport which includes a Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance\nand Other Matters, along with the Auditor Letter to the City Council for the fiscal year ended\nJune 30, 2024.

7. Determination of CEQA Exemption and Adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendments to\nImplement Housing Element Policies, General Plan Updates, and Other Changes. Staff and\nthe Planning Commission seek the City Council's approval of an ordinance amending the Old\nTown La Verne Specific Plan (OTLVSP) and Title 18 of the La Verne Municipal Code. These\nupdates were previously implemented through emergency ordinances on October 21, 2024, and\nNovember 18, 2024, regarding providing adequate sites for lower income households on sites\npreviously identified and minimum densities in the Old Town La Verne Specific Plan area,\nrespectively.\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Find the adoption of the proposed Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act per Section 15061(b)(3); and,\n2. Introduce by title only and waive further reading of Ordinance titled, "AN ORDINANCE\nOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE\nOLD TOWN LA VERNE SPECIFIC PLAN AND AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE LA\nVERNE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSING\nELEMENT POLICIES AND OTHER UPDATES TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW AND\nTO IMPLEMENT POLICIES OF THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE."\nOTHER MATTERS

8. Resolution Opposing South Coast Air Quality Management District Proposed Amended\nRules 1111 and 1121 Related to Regulation of Air Emissions from Residential and\nBusiness Natural Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters. The South Coast Air Quality\nManagement District (SCAQMD) will consider two Proposed Amended Rules (PARs), Rule 1111\nand Rule 1121, regulating the emissions from residential and commercial furnaces and\nemissions from residential water heaters. The proposed amendments to the rules seek to\ntransition to zero-emission space and water heating appliances, based on future effective dates,\nwhen existing appliances need to be replaced. The proposed Resolution seeks to oppose the\ntwo rules based on costs to transition and seeks additional time and assistance to affected\nresidents and businesses.\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution titled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING PROPOSED AMENDED\nRULES 1111 AND 1121 OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT\nRELATED TO REGULATION OF NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS DUE TO COSTS TO\nAFFECTED BUSINESS AND RESIDENTS."