Rosemead — 2024-04-23

A. Introduction of Newly Hired Assistant City Manager, Richard\nRojas

B. Proclamation Declaring April 2024 as “DMV/Donate Life\nMonth” in the City of Rosemead

C. Proclamation Declaring the Week of May 5-11, 2024, as\n“Municipal Clerk’s Week”

A. Claims and Demands * Resolution No. 2024-17 A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS\nAND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $1,475,331.58 CHECKS\nNUMBERED 116505 THROUGH NUMBER 116586, DRAFTS\nNUMBERED 7160 THROUGH NUMBER 7173 AND EFT\nNUMBERED 52286 THROUGH NUMBER 52318 INCLUSIVELY\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2024-17.\nResolution No. 2024-17

B. Minutes\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the regular\nmeeting minutes of October 24, 2023, and regular and special\nmeeting minutes of March 12, 2024.\nMinutes of October 24, 2023\nMinutes of March 12, 2024

C. Award of Contract to Schoeppner Shows Carnival for\nServices at the Annual July 4th Event The Parks and\nRecreation Department is seeking the City Council to\napprove a contract with Schoeppner Shows Carnival. The\ncontract is to provide carnival rides, games, and services for\nthe Annual July 4th Event at Rosemead Park. As part of the\nProposed Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget, $270,000 has been\nrequested for community special events, $130,000 which is\nallocated to the July 4th Event.\nRecommendation: That the City Council authorize the City\nManager to approve an agreement with Schoeppner Shows\nCarnival in an amount not-to-exceed $52,000, from account\nnumber 101-4040-5710.\nStaff Report

A. Creation of a Legislative Advocacy Committee At the\ndirection to prepare a Resolution establishing a standing\nLegislative Advocacy Committee (LAC) to discuss policy and\nadvocacy efforts affecting the City and to make\nrecommendations when needed to the full Council. The City\nCouncil also discussed that the Committee would consist of\ntwo Council Members and would meet on a quarterly basis.\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No.\n2024-16, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A\nLEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE\nStaff Report

B. Resolution No. 2024-18 in Support of the Homelessness,\nDrug Addition, and Theft Reduction Act At the request of\nadoption of Resolution No. 2024-18 in support of the\nproposed Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft\nReduction Act. Under the new proposal, “an offender with\ntwo prior convictions for theft can be charged with a felony,\nregardless of the value of the stolen property.” It would also\nallow prosecutors to add together the value of property\nstolen across multiple thefts to exceed the $950 threshold for\na felony charge and create harsher punishments for\norganized retail theft rings. The initiative may appear on the\nRecommendation: That the City Council take the following\nactions:\n1. Discuss and provide further direction to City staff; and\n2. Consider the adoption of Resolution No. 2024-18,\nentitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A\nRESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE HOMELESSNESS,\nDRUG ADDICTION, AND THEFT REDUCTION ACT

A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\nGovernment Code Section: 54957 Title: City Clerk

A. Public Hearing and Approval of the FY 2024-25 Annual Action\n Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)\n and Home Investment Partnerships (Home) Programs The\n U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)\n provides funding to states, counties, and cities in the form of\n Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME\n Investment Partnerships (HOME) funds. The City of\n Rosemead is required to prepare and submit an Annual\n Action Plan to HUD which serves to update and delineate\n efforts in meeting the priorities established in the five-year\n Consolidated Plan. The Annual Action Plan is seen as an\n opportunity to reassess the City’s housing needs and\n priorities, as well as its programs and resources in a manner\n that will best meet the affordable housing and community\n development challenges. The City’s entitlement allocation\n for FY 2024-25 is approximately $668,149 in CDBG funding\n and approximately $300,862 in HOME funds. As a recipient of\n CDBG funds, the City has also previously received\n Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-\n CV) funds with a current balance of $458,303.99.\n 1. Conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony\n on the FY 2024-25 Annual Action Plan.\n\n 2. Approve the FY 2024-25 Annual Action Plan, including\n CDBG and HOME funding recommendations, and\n authorize the submittal of the Annual Action Plan to\n HUD.\n\n 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all appropriate\n and necessary documents to receive funding and\n implement approved use and make necessary budget\n adjustments based on HUD’s final allocation amount.\n\n 4. Authorize the City Manager to execute sub-recipient\n agreements with the non-profit organizations receiving\n CDBG, HOME, CDBG-CV allocations in the Annual Action\n Plan.\n Staff Report

A. Continued Discussion on Consideration of License\nAgreement with C3 AI At the April 9, 2024, City Council\nmeeting, Mayor Ly received a request to table the discussion\nfor consideration of an agreement with C3 AI at the next\nmeeting. In a consensus, the City Council directed the City\nClerk to schedule a special meeting or bring back the item\nbefore the City Council at the April 23rd meeting.\nRecommendation: That the City Council take the following\nactions:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to execute the License\nAgreement with C3 AI for the C3 Generative AI and/or C3\nAI Law Enforcement subscription(s), OR\n2. Provide alternative direction to staff.\nStaff Report

A. Consideration of Resolution No. 2024-13 Approving the\nAmended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement\nRelating to the California Statewide Community Development\nAuthority (CSCDA), and Resolution No. 2024-14 Consenting\nto the Inclusion of the Property Located At 126 North New\nAvenue, Monterey Park, California, which is Partially Located\nin the City of Rosemead in the CSCDA Open PACE Program\nat the Request of the Property Owner for its Whitmore Villa\nProject The property owner of 126 North New Avenue,\nMonterey Park, CA is requesting that the City of Rosemead:\n1) join the California Statewide Communities Development\nAuthority (CSCDA), created in 1988 under California’s Joint\nExercise of Powers Act, and 2) consent to the inclusion of a\nportion of the said lot within the boundaries and jurisdiction\nof the City of Rosemead in CSCDA’s Open PACE Program.\nThe said property is 2.84-acres in total area (one lot), of\nwhich 2.80-acres is located within Monterey Park and 0.04-\nacre is located within the City of Rosemead.\nRecommendation: That the City Council take the following\nactions:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-13, entitled: A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA APPROVING, AUTHORIZING\nAND DIRECTING EXECUTION OF AN AMENDED AND\nRESTATED JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT\nRELATING TO THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE\nCOMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY\n2. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-14, entitled: A RESOLUTION\nOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,\nCALIFORNIA CONSENTING TO THE INCLUSION OF THE\nPROPERTY LOCATED AT 126 NORTH NEW AVENUE,\nMONTEREY PARK, CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS PARTIALLY\nLOCATED IN THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, IN THE CSCDA\nOPEN PACE PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE\nCALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES\nDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT AN\nAPPLICATION FROM THE OWNER OF SUCH PROPERTY,\nCONDUCT CONTRACTUAL ASSESSMENT\nPROCEEDINGS AND LEVY CONTRACTUAL\nASSESSMENTS ON SUCH PROPERTY; AND\nAUTHORIZING RELATED ACTIONS\nStaff Report

B. Council Comments