Rosemead — 2025-10-28

A.\nPUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Government Code Section:\n54957 Title: City Manager\n\nCALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M. Regular\nROLL CALL\nPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Council Member Dang\nINVOCATION – Mayor Pro Tem Armenta

A.\nPresentation and Welcoming Council Member Steven Ly from His Return from\nMilitary Service

B.\nDeclaring a Proclamation for October 10, 2025 as “National Day of the Republic of\nChina (Taiwan)” in the City of Rosemead

C.\nDeclaring a Proclamation for October 6-12, 2025 as “Code Enforcement Officer\nAppreciation Week” in the City of Rosemead

A.\nClaims and Demands * Resolution No. 2025-57 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING CERTAIN\nCLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $2,536,147.00 CHECKS NUMBERED\n118784 THROUGH NUMBER 118886, DRAFTS NUMBERED 7948 THROUGH\nNUMBER 7968 AND EFT NUMBERED 53109 THROUGH NUMBER 53138\nINCLUSIVELY\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-57.\nResolution No. 2025-57

B.\nMinutes\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the minutes of the special joint\nmeeting of September 23, 2025 and regular meeting of October 14, 2025.\nMinutes of September 23, 2025\nMinutes of October 14, 2025

C.\nReport of Purchase Orders in Excess of $10,000 This report summarizes purchase\norders over $10,000 issued from July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025,\nreflecting key expenditures for contracted services, community programs, and\ncapital and technology improvements essential to City operations.\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive and file the report.\nStaff Report

D.\nApprove Professional Design Services Agreement for Garvey Park Improvements\nProject As part of the City’s Fiscal Year 2025–2026 Capital Improvement Program,\nfunds were allocated for multiple improvements at Garvey Park. These\nimprovements include playground design services, picnic shelter and restroom\nroof replacements, youth center interior renovations, and parking lot\nreconstruction. On July 15, 2025, the City published a Request for Proposals for\ndesign services and received nine proposals. Each proposal was evaluated based\non qualifications, approach, references, staffing, pricing, and completeness.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the selection of RHA Landscape\nArchitects-Planners, Inc. and authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional\nServices Agreement in the amount of $196,350.00.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 2025-13\nAttachment B - Proposal from BOA Architecture, Inc.\nAttachment C - Proposal from Gruen Associates\nAttachment D - Proposal from IDS Group\nAttachment E - Proposal from Infrastructure Architects, Inc.\nAttachment F - Proposal from Miller Architectural Corporation\nAttachment G - Proposal from NUVIS Landscape Architecture\nAttachment H - Proposal from RHA Landscape Architects-Planners, Inc.\nAttachment I - Proposal from RJM Design Group\n\nAttachment J - Proposal from SVA Architects, Inc.\nAttachment K - RFP Evaluation Checklist and Scoring\nAttachment L - Draft Professional Design Services Agreement

E.\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-56 - Grant of Easement to Southern California Edison\nfor Access and Utility Purposes Over a Portion of Los Angeles County Assessor’s\nParcel No. 5390-011-915, Owned by the City of Rosemead, and Located in the\nSoutheast Corner of the City Hall Parking Lot Southern California Edison (SCE)\nhas requested that the City of Rosemead grant an easement for construction and\nmaintenance of underground electrical supply systems over a portion of Los\nAngeles County Assessor’s Parcel No. 5390-011-915, owned by the City of\nRosemead, and located in the southeast corner of the City Hall Parking Lot. There\nis an existing electrical vault that is owned and maintained by SCE located within\nthe City Hall Parking Lot directly adjacent to the proposed easement location. This\ngrant of easement will allow for the installation of new conduits for additional\nelectrical supply systems to serve the electric vehicle charging stations proposed\nat 8856 Valley Boulevard (Bank of America).\nRecommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:\n1.\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-56, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE\nCITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT TO SOUTHERN\nCALIFORNIA EDISON WITHIN AND OVER LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nASSESSOR’S PARCEL NO. 5390-011-915 OWNED BY THE CITY OF\nROSEMEAD\n2.\nAuthorize the City Manager to sign the grant of easement within and over Los\nAngeles County Assessor’s Parcel No. 5390-011-915.\n\nStaff Report

A.\nUpdate for State and Federal Funding Appropriations for Community Projects The\nCity’s lobbyists will provide an oral update and presentation regarding the status\nof State and Federal funding appropriation requests to secure $5,000,000 in State\nfunding for Rosemead Park and $1,300,000 in Federal funding, consisting of\n$800,000 for the Garvey Center improvements and $500,000 for the Veterans\nIncubator Project.\nRecommendation: That the City Council discuss and receive the presentation.\nStaff Report

B. Consideration of Introduction of Title 15 of the Rosemead Municipal Code on\nBuilding Standards Code Updates On October 14, 2025, the City Council\ndiscussed the proposed building code updates to Title 15 of the Rosemead\nMunicipal Code. After hearing all testimony, the City Council continued the\ndiscussion to the next City Council meeting and directed staff to provide an\nanalysis of the 2025 Los Angeles County’s Building Standards Code updates\nagainst the 2025 California Building Standards Code. The analysis would assist\nthe City Council in determining which code adoption is best for the City of\nRosemead.\nRecommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:\n1. Receive and file the Executive Summary and Comparison of the 2025 Los\nAngeles County Amendments to 2025 California Building Standards Code;\n2. and\nAdopt by reference, Title 24 of the 2025 California Building Standards Code as\nrecommended by staff during the Council meeting dated October 14, 2025,\nand\na. b. 3. Move to INTRODUCE for FIRST READING, by title only, Ordinance 1030,\nentitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,\nAMENDING TITLE 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION AND ADOPTING\nBY REFERENCE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE,\nINCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE CALIFORNIA\nELECTRICAL CODE, THE CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, THE\nCALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, THE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL\nCODE, THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING CODE, THE CALIFORNIA\nEXISTING BUILDINGS CODE, THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, AND THE\nCALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDINGS CODE, WITH CERTAIN\nAMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS THERETO, and\nDirect staff to schedule a public hearing on December 9, 2025, to consider\nthe adoption and second reading of Ordinance 1030 and Urgency\nOrdinance 1031. Or\nDirect staff to draft an urgency and regular ordinance, and schedule a public\nhearing on December 9, 2025 to adopt the 2025 Cali

A.\nAppointment to San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District The City\nreceived notice that the City’s delegate, Mayor Pro Tem Sandra Armenta, term of\noffice to the Board of Trustees for the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector\nControl District ends on December 31, 2025. Mayor Pro Tem Sandra Armenta has\nexpressed an interest in continuing to serve as the City of Rosemead’s\nrepresentative. The Board of Trustees is respectively requesting that the City\nCouncil appoint a representative to the Board prior to its January 9, 2026,\nmeeting.\nRecommendation: That the City Council appoint a representative from the City of\nRosemead to the Board of Trustees for the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector\nControl District for a two-year term.\nStaff Report

B.\nDiscussion on Expanding the Lobbying Services to Secure State and Federal\nFunding Efforts Council Member Ly requested a discussion on expanding the\nscope of services provided by the City’s lobbyist to increase efforts in securing\ngrant and earmark funding efforts.\nRecommendation: That the City Council discuss and provide direction to staff.\nStaff Report

C.\nCouncil Comments