Monterey Park — 2024-09-18

1-A. HEALING FUND UPDATE

3-A. MONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORT – AUGUST 2024\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-B. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT THE 2024 CONFLICT OF\nINTEREST CODE FOR THE CITY OF MONTEREY PARK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE\nPOLITICAL REFORM ACT\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Adopting the resolution amending the City's Conflict of Interest Code; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3-C. APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH CIVICPLUS LLC FOR A\nNEW AGENDA AND MEETING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to Agreement No. 1775-A with\nCivicPLus, LLC, in a form approved by the City Attorney, to provide an Agenda and\nMeeting Management Software for an amount not to exceed $60,000 for the term ending\nJuly 31, 2028;\n(2) Authorizing the Finance Director to appropriate $12,908.60 from the Administration -\nGeneral Fund to the FY2024-25 Budget.\n(3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3-D. 2024 BANNED BOOKS WEEK RESOLUTION\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Adopting a resolution declaring the week of September 22-28, 2024 as Banned Books\nWeek in Monterey Park,\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3-E. 2024/2025 CANNABIS TAX FUND GRANT PROGRAM (CTFGP) FUNDING FOR TWO LAW\nENFORCEMENT MOTORCYCLES\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Waiving bidding requirements pursuant to Monterey Park Municipal Codes §3.20.050\n(2) through (4), and authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to Agreement\nNo. 2004-A with Long Beach BMW Motorcycles, in a form approved by the City Attorney,\nfor the purchase of two (2) 2024 BMW R1250 RT-P 753 law enforcement motorcycles;\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3-F. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE\nGREETINGS TOUR AND ARTIST VICTOR VING IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY\nATTORNEY FOR A COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED\n$40,000\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement, in a form approved\nby the City Attorney, with the Greetings Tour and artist Victor Ving for a community mural\nfor an amount not to exceed $40,000;\n(2) Providing direction on the process for final art and location selection; and\n(3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3-G. EMERGENCY REPLACEMENT OF THE HVAC SYSTEM AT THE LANGLEY SENIOR\nCITIZEN CENTER– ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO\nEXECUTE NECESSARY AGREEMENTS, WITHOUT THE NEED FOR COMPETITIVE\nBIDDING TO COMPLETE THE HVAC REPLACEMENT\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Adopting a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute necessary Agreements,\nnot to exceed $75,000, without the need for competitive bidding to complete emergency\nreplacement of the HVAC system at the Langley Senior Citizen Center\n(2) Appropriating $75,000 to the FY 2024-2025 Budget from the General Fund for the project;\nand\n(3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.\nCEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):\nThis matter is categorically exempt from review under the requirements of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations § 15269\n(emergency repair to this public facility is necessary to maintain service essential to the public,\nhealth and welfare) and § 15301 (Existing Facilities). The extended repairs would result in minor\nalterations to existing public facilities involving no significant expansion of the existing use. The\nproject is not anticipated to have any significant impacts with regard to regarding traffic, noise,\nair quality, or water quality. There are adequate utilities and public services to serve the project.\nAdditionally, the City Council’s actions are exempt from additional CEQA review as they are\nbeing made to protect public and private property and necessary to maintain services essential\nto the public, health and welfare (see, CalBeach Advocates v. City of Solana Beach (2002) 103\nCal.App.4th 529: CEQA findings regarding an anticipated imminent emergency are valid).

3-H. BRUGGEMEYER LIBRARY IMPROVEMENTS – AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF 26 NEW\nHVAC UNITS FROM CARRIER CORPORATION\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Waiving the bidding requirements pursuant to Monterey Park Municipal Code §\n3.20.050(4), and authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Carrier\nCorporation, in a form approved by the City Attorney, not to exceed the listed cost per\nCouncil’s selected Option A, B or C to purchase 26 New HVAC Units for the Bruggemeyer\nLibrary;\n(2) Authorizing the Director of Public Works to approve change orders and contingency up to\n$10,000; and\n(3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.\nCEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):\nThe City reviewed the environmental impacts of the extension 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 contemplates purchasing equipment\nonly. Subsequent installation and construction will be evaluated separately under CEQA.\nAccordingly, this activity is exempt from further review.

3-I. FIRE STATION 63 UPGRADES AND REMODEL\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Adopting a Resolution to add Fire Station 63 upgrades and remodel to the Fiscal Year\n2024-25 Capital Improvement Program;\n(2) Appropriating $2 million in State funds for the proposed Capital Improvement Project; and\n(3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3-J. RUSSELL RESERVOIR 1A REHABILITATION PROJECT – AWARD OF PUBLIC WORKS\nCONTRACT TO CROSNO CONSTRUCTION INC.\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute a public works contract, in a form approved by\nthe City Attorney, with Crosno Construction Inc. in the contract amount of $2,168,516 for\nthe Russell Reservoir 1A Rehabilitation Project;\n(2) Authorizing the Public Works Director to approve change orders not to exceed $325,277\nover the total contract amount;\n(3) Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement, in a form\napproved by the City Attorney, with SA Associates in the contract amount of $120,000 for\nProject Support Services for Russell Reservoir 1A Rehabilitation Project; and\n(4) 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 § 15301(c) (Existing Facilities) exempts the operation, repair,\nmaintenance, alteration of existing public or private structures which involve negligible or no\nexpansion of existing or former use. The proposed work will occur entirely within an existing\nstructure. Accordingly, no further environmental review is required.

4-A. A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND\nSUBDIVISION OF AIR RIGHTS FOR A 64-UNIT CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT\n(“PROJECT”) ON THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 338 – 410 SOUTH ALHAMBRA\nAVENUE, ALSO IDENTIFIED BY ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBERS 5259-004-036, 5259-\n004-037, AND 5259-004-038\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Opening the public hearing and taking testimonial and documentary evidence;\n(2) Receiving documentary and testimonial evidence;\n(3) Closing the public hearing;\n(4) After considering the evidence received during the public hearing for the construction and\nsubdivision of air rights for a 64-unit condominium development: (1) adopting a resolution\nto adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (“MND”) (State Clearing House Number\n2024051026) and approving Tentative Map No. 84188 (“TM-23-05”), Design Review\n(“DRB-23-105”); and (2) introducing and waiving the first reading of an ordinance\napproving Development Agreement (“DA-23-03”) ; and\n(5) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.\nCEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):\nThe City reviewed the environmental impacts of the Project pursuant to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq. “CEQA”) and the\nregulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regs. §§ 15000, et seq., the “CEQA\nGuidelines”). An initial study was prepared in accordance with the CEQA Guidelines § 15063\n(“IS”) which shows that, if mitigated, the Project would not cause any significant environmental\nimpacts. Accordingly, pursuant to CEQA § 21091, the City prepared a Mitigated Negative\nDeclaration (“MND”) of environmental impacts for the Project. Based on the IS findings, and with\nproposed mitigation measures for air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology\nand soils, and noise, the Project would not result in significant environmental impacts.\nThe IS, MND and a notice of intent to adopt the MND was prepared, circulated, and made\navailable for public review between Thursday, May 23, 2024, and Wednesday, June 12, 2024.\nDuring this period, the City received 32 comments in support of the project and 35 comments\nprotesting the project. While many of the comments received did not include CEQA related\nissues, those that did were evaluated and incorporated into the MND as appropriate. Accordingly,\nno further environmental review is required.

6-A. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF MONTEREY PARK, CALIFORNIA, IN\nSUPPORT OF MEASURE G FOR A MORE ACCOUNTABLE, TRANSPARENT, AND\nREPRESENTATIVE LOS ANGELES COUNTY GOVERNMENT (REQUESTED BY MAYOR\nWONG)\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Adopting a Resolution of the City Council of Monterey Park, California, in support of\nMeasure G for a more accountable, transparent, and representative Los Angeles County\ngovernment; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

6-B. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTEREY PARK,\nCALIFORNIA, DECLARING AND RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2024 AS DOMESTIC\nVIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH (REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS SANCHEZ AND\nLO)\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Adopting a Resolution of the City Council of Monterey Park, California, declaring and\nrecognizing October 2024 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

6-C. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTEREY PARK,\nCALIFORNIA, DECLARING AND RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 3, 2024, AS LATINA EQUAL\nPAY DAY (REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SANCHEZ)\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Adopting a Resolution of the City Council of Monterey Park, California, declaring and\nrecognizing October 3, 2024, as Latina Equal Pay Day; and\n(2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.