San Gabriel — 2023-03-07

A. WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

B. MATERIAL DEMANDS\nThe most recent Material Demands from the Finance Department are presented\nto the City Council for review and approval.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council approve Material Demands as\npresented.

C. RESOLUTION NO. 23-14 RELATING TO COUNCIL REORGANIZATION\nTIMING AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 21-50\nAt its meeting of February 21, 2023, the City Council directed staff to prepare\nan item changing the timeframe of the City Council’s non-election\nreorganizations from December to March. Proposed Resolution No. 23-14\nwould effectuate that change. There is no fiscal impact related to this item.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-14 relating to\nCouncil reorganization and repealing Resolution No. 21-50.

D. ORDINANCE NO. 687 AMENDING CHAPTER 153 OF THE SAN GABRIEL\nMUNICIPAL CODE TO ADDRESS NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES,\nAND LOTS (ZTA22-001) – SECOND READING AND ADOPTION\nOrdinance No. 687 was approved at introduction by a 5-0 vote of the City\nCouncil at the February 21, 2023, City Council meeting. Adoption of Ordinance\nNo. 687 would amend Title XV, Chapter 153 (Zoning Code) of the San Gabriel\nMunicipal Code (SGMC) relating to Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots.\nThe Fiscal Year 2022-23 Adopted Budget includes the cost for required legal\npublication (Account No. 121-702-00-65-000) and codification (Account No.\n121-702-00-22-000) of the ordinance.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Proposed\nAmendments would be exempt under Section 15061 of the CEQA Guidelines\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council waive reading and adopt Ordinance No.\n687 entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City Council of San\nGabriel, California, Approving Planning Case No. ZTA22-001, Amending Title\nXV, Chapter 153 (Zoning) relating to the Amortization Period for\nNonconforming Uses and Structures.”

E. REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH YZL INVESTMENT, LLC FOR USE\nOF PARKING SPACES AT THE MISSION DISTRICT PARK & RIDE LOT (257\nSOUTH MISSION DRIVE)\nIn this proposed action, the City is acting as in its proprietary capacity as the\nowner of the Mission District Park and Ride Lot located on the westerly side of\nMission Drive, adjacent to the former Mission 261 Restaurant. The property and\nbusiness owner of the former Mission 261 Restaurant – YZL Investment LLC –\ntogether with its prospective tenant, obtained a Conditional Use Permit to open\na new restaurant. In 2019, they approached the City to request use of the\nMission District Park and Ride Lot to satisfy the minimum off-street parking\nrequirement for a limited time. The proposed restaurant would need\napproximately 50 spaces; the total lot contains approximately 111 parking\nspaces. On July 16, 2019, the City Council approved an agreement for the joint\nuse of the parking lot. The agreement expired in 2021 and a request for a\nrenewal was not filed by the business owner. The City is expected to receive\n$1000-per-month License Fee from YZL Investment, LLC for the License Fee for\nas long as the restaurant is in operation.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council approve the License Agreement.

F. LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $694,845.10 TO\nREPLACE AND UPGRADE FIRE DEPARTMENT RADIOS\nThe San Gabriel Fire Department needs to replace its legacy radio system. The\nmobile and portable radios are over ten, and in instances, nearly twenty years\nold and in critical need of replacement. Replacement of the radios was\npreviously deferred due to financial constraints. Staff has conducted research\ninto several radio vendors and interoperability systems to determine the best\nradio communication system for the Department’s current and future needs.\nThe Motorola APX8000 and APX8500 are the products determined to best meet\nthe current needs and will provide for a 15-year service life. The total cost of\nthe project including interest payments is $694,845.10.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 23-11\n2. Approve a Motorola Solutions Equipment Lease-Purchase Agreement to\nreplace and upgrade the Fire Department’s radio system in the amount of\n$694,845.10 and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary\ndocuments.\n3. Waive formal bidding requirements in accordance with the San Gabriel\nPurchasing Policy and Municipal Code 34.35.

A. SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAMS: GENERAL AND\nRELOCATION ASSISTANCE\nOn January 17, 2023, the City Council directed staff to proceed with developing\na third round of the Small Business Assistance Grant Program with two\ncomponents: general assistance and relocation assistance. Eligible uses of funds\nfor general business assistance are to improve business operations, which could\ninclude covering costs of commercial rental or business mortgage payment,\nutility bills, employee payroll, supplies, and new equipment. Eligible uses of\nfunds for relocation assistance are to reimburse businesses that have moved\nlocations within San Gabriel or from another City to San Gabriel. This staff report\noutlines the proposed program’s requirements, administration, and marketing\nand outreach plan. Total funds for the proposed program will not exceed\n$175,000.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that that City Council authorize the program and adopt\nResolution No. 23-10 appropriating $175,000 of funding in the General Fund.

B. DISCUSSION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW LOCAL\nPROSECUTION OF CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS\nOver the past several years, crime has been increasing in San Gabriel and\nthroughout the region. Not only has the area experienced an increase in violent\ncrimes, but other less severe, quality-of-life crime has also risen. This has resulted\nin more graffiti, car break-ins, shoplifting, and other property damage. To\naddress the increase in crime, the City Council has asked staff to collaborate with\nthe City Attorney’s Office to investigate ways to locally prosecute crimes that are\nnot being prosecuted by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The\nCity Attorney’s Office has identified several crimes that, if enforced, could\nprevent larger and more violent crimes from occurring. Staff is seeking direction\non a proposed ordinance that will be brought back in the future for\nconsideration of adoption. A quick review of the budgets of cities that prosecute\nmisdemeanor crimes locally indicates that a cost of $200,000 to $400,000\nannually would likely be required for a city the size of San Gabriel to have the\nCity Attorney’s office or an outside attorney locally prosecute misdemeanors.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council discuss the proposed Ordinance and\nprovide staff with direction on how to proceed with local prosecution.

C. RESOLUTION NO. 23-13 PROCLAIMING THE TERMINATION OF A LOCAL\nEMERGENCY\nThe City of San Gabriel has been in a state of local emergency since March 16,\n2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the State’s termination of the\nstate-wide emergency on February 28, 2023, formal City Council action is\nrequested to terminate the state of local emergency. There is no fiscal impact\nassociated with rescinding the emergency order. Any reimbursements for\nCOVID-19 impacts have been recovered through American Rescue Plan Act\n(ARPA) funds previously issued to the City.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-13 proclaiming\nthe termination of a local emergency.