Rosemead — 2025-04-22

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

B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\nGovernment Code Section: 54957\nTitle: City Manager\nRegular City Council Meeting will convene at 7:00 P.M.\n2\nRosemead City Council\nSpecial & Regular Joint Meeting Agenda April 22, 2025\nREGULAR MEETING\n7:00 P.M.\nCALL TO ORDER\nROLL CALL\nPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Council Member Dang\nINVOCATION – Mayor Clark

A. Introduction of Newly Hired Public Safety Director, Tim Murakami and City\nEngineer, Romany Basilyous

B. Proclamation Declaring the Week of May 4-10, 2025, as “ Municipal Clerks Week”

A. Public Hearing and Approval of the FY 2025- 2029 Consolidated Plan, FY 2025- 2029\nAnalysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, FY 2025-2029 Citizen\nParticipation Plan, and FY 2025- 2026 Annual Action Plan for the Community\nDevelopment Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Programs\nThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD) provides\nCommunity Development Block Grant ( CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships\nHOME) funds to the City of Rosemead. As part of the process to receive funding,\nthe City must undertake the development and submission of the FY 2025- 2029\nConsolidated Plan ( ConPlan), FY 2025-2029 Analysis of Impediments to Fair\nHousing Choice ( AI), FY 2025- 2029 Citizen Participation Plan ( CPP), and the\nFY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan (AAP). The City’ s current documents are set to\nexpire on June 30, 2025. These documents outline extensive strategies aimed at\nuniting community needs and resources together to achieve statutory goals, thereby\naddressing decent housing, creating a suitable living environment, and expanding\neconomic opportunities for the City's residents, particularly for low- and moderate-\nincome persons.\n3\nRosemead City Council\nSpecial & Regular Joint Meeting Agenda April 22, 2025\nRecommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:\n1. Conduct a public hearing and receive public comments and or testimony on the\nFY 2025-2029 ConPlan, FY 2025-2029 AI, FY 2025-2029 CPP, and FY 2025-\n2026 AAP;\n2. Approve and authorize the submittal of the FY 2025- 2029 ConPlan, FY 2025-\n2029 AI, FY 2025-2029 CPP, and FY 2025-2026 AAP, including CDBG,\nHOME, and CDBG- CV funding recommendations;\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all appropriate and necessary documents\nto receive funding and implement approved use and make necessary budget\nadjustments based on HUD' s final allocation amount; and\n4. Authorize the City Manager to execute sub- recipient agreements with the non-\nprofit organizations receiving CDBG, HOME, and CDBG-CV allocations in the\nAnnual Action Plan.

A. Claims and Demands\nResolution No. 2025-21\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY\nOF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS\nAND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $ 2,106,140.18 CHECKS\nNUMBERED 118988 THROUGH NUMBER 119108, DRAFTS\nNUMBERED 7989 THROUGH NUMBER 8034 AND EFT\nNUMBERED 53187 THROUGH NUMBER 53201 INCLUSIVELY\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025- 21.

B. Minutes\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the regular meeting minutes of\nJanuary 24, 2023.

C. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1028 - Amending Chapter 12.44 of\nTitle 12 of the Rosemead Municipal Code Relating Park and Recreation Areas Hours\nof Use and Enforcement\nOn April 8, 2025 meeting, the City Council of the City of Rosemead introduced for\nfirst reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 1028, amending chapter 12.44 of Title 12\nof the Rosemead Municipal Code relating to park and recreation areas hours of use\nand enforcement. The Ordinance will establish park and recreation hours and provide\nan enforcement process to exclude violators in addition to criminal violations.\n4\nRosemead City Council\nSpecial & Regular Joint Meeting Agenda April 22, 2025\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the second reading and adoption of\nOrdinance No. 1028 by title only, entitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 12.44 OF\nTITLE 12 OF THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE\nRELATING TO PARK AND RECREATION AREAS HOURS OF\nUSE AND ENFORCEMENT

A. Citywide Compensation Study and Related Actions\nAt the April 8, 2025 meeting, the City Council discussed the Citywide Compensation\nStudy and took the following actions:\n1. Motion approved to receive and file the Citywide Compensation Study.\n2. Motion failed to approve Resolution No. 2025-20 to amend the salary listing for\nfull- time and part- time positions adjusting salary ranges to align below- market\nclassifications with market-average rates for: 1) unrepresented Executive Group,\n2) unrepresented Mid- Management, Professional & Confidential Group, and\n3) unrepresented Part-Time Group.\n3. Motion approved to bring back a Resolution when additional council member(s)\nis in attendance.\n4. Tabled the salary adjustment for the represented Rosemead Employee\nAssociation ( REA) after meet and confer with REA/AFSCME Local 321\nrepresentatives.\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025- 22, to amend\nthe salary listing for full-time and part-time positions, adjusting salary ranges to align\nbelow- market classifications with market rates for the unrepresented Executive\nGroup, the unrepresented Mid-Management, Professional-Confidential Group,\nunrepresented Part- Time Group, and represented REA, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE\nCOMPREHENSIVE SALARY SCHEDULE TO MEET THE\nCALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 2,\nSECTION 570. 5 AND 571 TO REFLECT APPROVED RATES\nFOR ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD\n5\nRosemead City Council\nSpecial & Regular Joint Meeting Agenda April 22, 2025

B. Audiovisual System Upgrades to the City Council Chambers – City Project\nNo. 31030\nStaff is seeking City Council direction on design elements for the City Council\nChambers audio and video ( audiovisual) upgrades project. This project aims to\nimplement permanent audiovisual improvements to enhance public meetings and\nvirtual accessibility. Upgrades include replacing the existing equipment with state-\nof-the-art equipment, including new display(s) system(s), enhanced audio system\nwith all new direct- beam microphones, wireless connectivity, two video cameras\nwith pan-tilt-zoom capabilities, a broadcast video switcher, new speaker amplifier,\nweb conferencing equipment, and a PC workstation with 27- inch monitor.\nRecommendation: That the City Council review the proposed design options and\nprovide direction on the preferred audiovisual and branding upgrade configuration.

A. Point Scale Discussion for Request for Proposals ( RFPs) – Community Benefit\nPoints for Companies that Voluntarily Give Back\nAt the March 11, 2025 meeting, the City Council discussed Council Member Dang’ s\nrequest to add a Community Benefits points system in the Request for Proposals\nRFPs) for bidders that demonstrate a commitment to giving back to Rosemead\ncommunity through local partnerships, volunteer work, or other forms of civic\nengagement. The Council was supportive of the request. As directed to staff, a draft\nCouncil Policy ( No. 50- 10) is before the Council for consideration and adoption.\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt Council Policy No. 50- 10, or provide\nother direction to staff.

B. Discussion Regarding Letter of Opposition of Assembly Bill 52 ( Aguiar-Curry)\nNative American Resources\nThis item is presented to the City Council at the request of Mayor Margaret Clark to\ndiscuss the opposition of Assembly Bill (“AB”) 52 (Aguiar-Curry) Native American\nResources. The proposed amendments to AB 52 pose a direct threat to the\nsovereignty, cultural integrity, and participation rights of non-federally recognized\nCalifornia Native American Tribes.\nRecommendation: That the City Council discuss and provide direction to City staff.\n6\nRosemead City Council\nSpecial & Regular Joint Meeting Agenda April 22, 2025

C. Discussion Regarding Letter of Opposition of Senate Bill 634 (Pérez) Homelessness:\nCivil and Criminal Penalties\nThis item is presented to the City Council at the request of Mayor Margaret Clark to\ndiscuss the opposition of Senate Bill ( SB) 634 ( Pérez) Homelessness: Civil and\nCriminal Penalties. The proposed legislation would severely limits cities' ability to\nrespond to the growing homelessness crisis in communities across California by\nprohibiting local governments from adopting any regulation, policy, or guidance that\nimposes civil or criminal penalties on a person experiencing homelessness.\nRecommendation: That the City Council discuss and provide direction to City staff.

D. Council Comments