Date Item Type Item Description Info Location County City Meeting Type id
March 19, 2025 Order of Business 1 A 1-A. SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT - EXCELLENCE IN SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT AWARD March 19, 2025 Order of Business 1 # A LA County Monterey Park City Council 67d894f94342e843e69e5471
March 19, 2025 Order of Business 2 A 2-A. UPDATE ON PERMANENT MEMORIAL EFFORTS AND REQUEST DIRECTION TO ENGAGE A CONSULTANT TO LEAD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Receiving and filing this update on the permanent memorial process, including recent survey results; (2) Providing direction to staff to engage a consultant to facilitate a broad-based community engagement process to guide the design and location of the permanent memorial; (3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. March 19, 2025 Order of Business 2 # A LA County Monterey Park City Council 67d894f94342e843e69e5476
March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 A 3-A. MONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORT – FEBRUARY 2025 It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Receiving and filing the monthly investment report; and (2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 # A LA County Monterey Park City Council 67d894f94342e843e69e546e
March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 B 3-B. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION SUSPENDING COLLECTION OF BUSINESS LICENSE TAXES FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF A NEW BUSINESS AND ESTABLISHING AN IN-LIEU BUSINESS LICENSE TAX FOR VENDORS PARTICIPATING IN A CITY HOSTED EVENT It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Adopting a Resolution suspending business license taxes for the first year a new business opens in the City grossing $500,000, or less; (2) Adopting a Resolution establishing an in-lieu business license tax for vendors participating in a City hosted event to $25 annually; and (3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act): The Resolution is exempt from additional review under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., "CEQA") and CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq.) because it does not involve any commitment to a specific project which could result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and constitutes an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. Accordingly, the Resolution does not constitute a "project" that requires environmental review (see specifically CEQA Guidelines § 15378(b) (2, 5). March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 # B LA County Monterey Park City Council 67d894f94342e843e69e546f
March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 C 3-C. RECEIVE AND FILE THE CITY-WIDE COMPENSATION STUDY It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Receiving and filing this report; and (2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 # C LA County Monterey Park City Council 67d894f94342e843e69e5470
March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 D 3-D. FIRE PREVENTION SERVICES AUGMENTATION WITH WILDAN GROUP, INC. It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Willdan Group, Inc. to provide fire prevention services to assist the Fire Department, in a form approved by the City Attorney, for an amount not to exceed $70,000 annually; and (2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 # D LA County Monterey Park City Council 67d894f94342e843e69e5474
March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 E 3-E. NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK RESOLUTION It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Adopting a Resolution Declaring the week of April 13 through 19, 2025 to be National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in the City of Monterey Park; and (2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 # E LA County Monterey Park City Council 67d894f94342e843e69e5475
March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 F 3-F. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 6-12, 2025 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK IN THE CITY OF MONTEREY PARK It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Adopting a resolution declaring the week of April 6-12, 2025 to be National Library Week in Monterey Park; and (2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 # F LA County Monterey Park City Council 67d894f94342e843e69e5473
March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 G 3-G. AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO RKA CONSULTING GROUP FOR THE PREPARATION OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ENGINEER’S ESTIMATES (“PS&E”) FOR POTRERO GRANDE RENOVATION (ROAD AND MEDIAN) AND 1ST-RIGGIN- POTRERO GRANDE CORRIDOR PROJECT It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services agreement with RKA Consulting Group, for the preparation of PS&E for Potrero Grande Renovation (road and median) Project and 1st-Riggin-Potrero Grande Corridor Project in an amount not to exceed $407,055; and (2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. 3-H AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO MARK THOMAS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ENGINEER’S ESTIMATES (“PS&E”) FOR GARVEY CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services agreement with Mark Thomas, for the preparation of Plans, Specifications and Engineer’s estimates (PS&E) for Garvey Capacity Improvements Project in an amount not to exceed $1,348,896; and (2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 # G LA County Monterey Park City Council 67d894f94342e843e69e5472
March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 I 3-I. WAIVE SPIRIT BUS FARES FOR EARTH DAY ON APRIL 22, 2024 It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Waiving Spirit Bus fare for riders for one week, starting on April 21, 2024 through April 25, 2025, in celebration of Earth Day; and (2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. March 19, 2025 Order of Business 3 # I LA County Monterey Park City Council 67d894f94342e843e69e547a
March 19, 2025 Order of Business 4 A 4-A. ANNUAL WEED ABATEMENT PROTEST HEARING It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Opening the continued public hearing, receiving public comment, closing the public hearing; (2) Adopting a Resolution declaring at weeds, brush, rubbish and refuse upon or in front of specified property in the city are a seasonal and recurrent public nuisance, and declaring its intention to provide for abatement; and/or (3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act): Adopting of this Resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under CEQA Guidelines § 15061 (b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Resolution may have a significant effect on the environment. March 19, 2025 Order of Business 4 # A LA County Monterey Park City Council 67d894f94342e843e69e5479
March 19, 2025 Order of Business 4 B 4-B. PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 3502.3 CONCERNING VACANCIES AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Conducting a public hearing to present the status of vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts in accordance with Government Code section 3502.3; and (2) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. March 19, 2025 Order of Business 4 # B LA County Monterey Park City Council 67d894f94342e843e69e5477
March 19, 2025 Order of Business 4 C 4-C. A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING THE MONTEREY PARK GENERAL PLAN BY AMENDING TITLE 21 OF THE MONTEREY PARK MUNICIPAL CODE (“MPMC”) GOVERNING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, REPLACEMENT HOUSING, AND ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMITS (ZCA 25-02), AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY ESTABLISHING THE RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE ZONE (ZA-25-01) It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Opening a public hearing and taking testimonial and documentary evidence; (2) After closing the public hearing and considering the evidence submitted during that public hearing, introducing and waiving first reading of Ordinance No. _____ implementing the Monterey Park General Plan by amending Title 21 of the MPMC (ZCA 25-02), and amending the Zoning Map (ZA-25-01); and (3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act): The City reviewed the environmental impacts of the proposed Ordinance pursuant to 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”). Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15062, the City Council finds and determines that this Ordinance is not subject to further review under CEQA because the previous CEQA documents adopted by the City Council (see, Resolution Nos. 12124 and 2022-R2) adequately analyze the changes contemplated by this Ordinance. March 19, 2025 Order of Business 4 # C LA County Monterey Park City Council 67d894f94342e843e69e5478