Monterey Park — 2024-01-17

1-A. METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT

1-B. MPK HOPE RESILIENCY CENTER UPDATES

1-C. RECREATION STAFF RECOGNITION

2-A. DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS ON CITY’S INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE\nFEASIBILITY/FEE STUDY\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Receiving and filing the report and presentation;\n(2) Providing direction to staff; and\n(3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

2-B. AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE LEGISLATIVE SUBPOENAS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL\nREVOCATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. CU-89-004 (AS AMENDED AND\nMODIFIED) HELD BY ATLANTIC SQUARE, LLC (CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 1, 2023)\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Adopting a Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to issue legislative subpoenas\nfor testimony and records related to the potential revocation of CUP No. CU-89-004 (as\namended) that was originally approved via Resolution No. 9356, adopted August 29, 1989\n(and subsequently modified/amended); and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

2-C. SR-710 NORTH MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT UPDATE AND FUNDING\nAGREEMENT\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding agreement with Los Angeles County\nMetropolitan Transportation Authority (“LACMTA”), on a form approved by the City\nAttorney, for the Garvey Avenue Capacity Improvements totaling $18,202,000;\n(2) Authorizing the City Manager to appropriate project funds for the Garvey Avenue Capacity\nImprovements project per the project funding schedule included in the terms and\nconditions of the funding agreement;\n(3) Adopting a Resolution to add the Garvey Avenue Capacity Improvement and Parking\nStructure projects to the fiscal year 2023-2024 Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”);\n(4) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.\nCEQA (California Environmental Quality Act)\nThe City reviewed the environmental impacts of the Project under the California Environmental\nQuality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq. “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated\nthereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regs. §§ 15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”). CEQA Guidelines\n§§ 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and 15378 exempt activities that will not result in a direct or\nreasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, activities where there is\npossibility that it may have a significant effect on the environment, and activities that do not\nconstitute a “project” as defined, respectively. This activity is primarily a legislative tool to assess\nlegislative and budgetary priorities and does not approve any of the specific projects for\nconstruction, and therefore does not have the potential to have a significant effect on the\nenvironment. Accordingly, no further review is required.

3-A. MINUTES\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Approving the minutes from the special and regular meetings of November 15, 2023; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3-B. MONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORT – DECEMBER 2023\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Receiving and filing the monthly investment report; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3-C. RECEIVE AND FILE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE INCREASE IN WATER RATES AND\nCHARGES\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Receiving and filing effective date for the increase in water rates and charges;\n(2) Direct the City Manager to postpone implementing the approved rates until after the City\nCouncil considers issuing bonds for infrastructure financing (in February 2024); and\n(3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3-D. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO RECORD A\nNOTICE OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT LIEN AGAINST CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE\nCITY (APN 5254-002-031)\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Adopt a resolution to record a Notice of Nuisance Abatement Lien; and/or\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.\nCEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):\nAdoption of the Resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)\nunder CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no\npossibility that the action proposed by the proposed resolution would have a significant effect on\nthe environment.

3-E. WAIVE FURTHER READING AND ADOPT ZONE CHANGE (ZA-23-02), AN ORDINANCE\nAMENDING THE ZONING MAP FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES FOR CONSISTENCY WITH\nTHE GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE AND URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Waiving the second reading and adopting the proposed ordinances; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3-F. WAIVE FURTHER READING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING\nCODE TO COMPLY WITH CALIFORNIA LAW REGARDING MEDICAL CANNABIS\nDELIVERY RETAILERS\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Waiving the second reading and adopting the proposed ordinance; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3-G. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A RENEWAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN\nTHE CITY OF MONTEREY PARK AND EZEQUIEL LOPEZ VALASCO, DOING BUSINESS\nAS EFFICIENT JANITORIAL SERVICE\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to Agreement 1974-A, in a form\napproved by the City Attorney, with Ezequiel Lopez Valasco, doing business as Efficient\nJanitorial Services, in an amount of $68,303.78; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3-H. PREFERENTIAL PARKING DISTRICT: E. HELLMAN AVENUE FROM N. ALHAMBRA\nAVENUE TO N. NICHOLSON AVENUE.\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Adopting a Resolution designating E. Hellman Avenue from N. Alhambra Avenue to N.\nNicholson Avenue among the preferential parking districts; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.\nCEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):\nThe City reviewed the environmental impacts of the proposed Ordinance pursuant to the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq. “CEQA”) and\nthe regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regs. §§ 15000, et seq., the “CEQA\nGuidelines”). CEQA Guideline § 15303 exempts activity that results in new construction or\nconversion of small structures. The Resolution creates a preferential parking district governing\nparking within a designated area and which requires installation of pedestrian level street\nsignage. Accordingly, the Resolution is exempt from further review.

3-I. APPROVAL OF HAULERS QUALIFIED FOR A WASTE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING\nFRANCHISE AND AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Approving the list of haulers qualified to submit proposals for a waste collection and\nrecycling franchise for residential and/or commercial services;\n(2) Authorizing the release of the Request for Applications (RFA) to the list of qualified haulers;\nand\n(3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3-J. RECEIVE AND FILE SUMMARY OF THE STATUS OF EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO THE\nMONTEREY PASS ROAD WATER LINE\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Receiving and Filing the staff report summarizing the status of emergency repairs to the\nMonterey Pass Road water line; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

4-A. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE\nINCORPORATING BY REFERENCE CHAPTER 7.46 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE\nTITLE 7 – BUSINESS LICENSES INTO A NEW CHAPTER 5.90 OF THE MONTEREY PARK\nMUNICIPAL CODE (“MPMC”)\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Opening the continued public hearing to receive both written and oral testimony, closing\nthe continued public hearing;\n(2) Waiving second reading and adopting an Ordinance that would incorporate by reference\nLos Angeles County Code Title 7, Chapter 7.46 regarding the regulation of gun dealers\nwithin the City of Monterey Park (“City”); and\n(3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

5-A. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTEREY PARK,\nCALIFORNIA APPOINTING COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES TO SPECIFIC\nORGANIZATIONS\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Adopting a Resolution appointing representatives to specific organizations; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

5-B. REQUESTING DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE STRUCTURE OF\nTHE SISTER CITIES COMMISSION\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Providing direction to the City Manager regarding the structure of the Sister Cities\nCommission; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

5-C. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A\nTHREE-YEAR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (WITH ONE-YEAR EXTENSION) WITH MS.\nINEZ ALVAREZ, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR CITY MANAGER\nSERVICES. FISCAL IMPACTS INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, A (1) BASE\nCOMPENSATION FOR A TOTAL OF $265,000 BEGINNING NOVEMBER 15, 2023; (2)\nVEHICLE ALLOWANCE OF $600 PER MONTH; AND (3) MEDICAL, DISABILITY, AND\nOTHER FRINGE BENEFITS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CALPERS RETIREMENT\nBENEFITS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS OTHER DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS. THE\nTOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS APPROXIMATELY $325,278 FOR THE FIRST\nYEAR. AN INCREASE IN BASE SALARY TO MEDIAN SALARY (OF SIMILARLY SIZED\nCITIES) MAY OCCUR ON JANUARY 1, 2025 WITH A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN\nTOTAL COMPENSATION.\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Authorize the Mayor to execute an Agreement with Ms. Inez Alvarez, in a form approved\nby the City Attorney; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.