San Gabriel — 2023-04-04

A. INTRODUCTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES\n• FIRE ENGINEER JORDAN MILLER\n• FIRE CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER FETNER\n• FIRE DIVISION CHIEF DOUGLAS SHONKWILER

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. MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES -\nCOUNCIL LIAISONS\nThe Mayor is responsible for appointing members of the City Council to serve\non various local and regional committees, as well as liaisons for City initiatives.\nIn addition, it is necessary for the Council to take formal action to designate the\nnew Mayor to serve as the Delegate to the Los Angeles County Sanitation\nDistrict Board and Los Angeles County City Selection Committee. There is no\nfiscal 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. 23-18 confirming\nthe Mayor’s appointments of Council Members to serve as delegates, alternates\nand liaisons to outside agencies and Committees.

D. REQUEST TO APPROVE COMMUNITY PARTNER AGREEMENT IN THE\nAMOUNT OF $8,500 WITH KABOOM!, INCORPORATED FOR COOLIDGE\nSCHOOL PARK\nCoolidge School Park is part of a joint-use agreement between the City and San\nGabriel Unified School District. Through a grant application process, the park is\nbeing considered for a new playground with KABOOM!, Incorporated. In order\nto proceed to the next phase and be considered for funding, both the City and\nthe San Gabriel Unified School District are being asked to sign a Community\nPartner Agreement with KABOOM!, Inc. The financial commitment to the\npartnership is $8,500 to cover a small percentage toward the purchase of the\nplayground equipment. Since this is a joint-use park and project, the City\nproposes to cover half the cost of the required amount, which is $4,250. These\nfunds will be paid out of budgeted general fund dollars in the Community\nServices Department. San Gabriel Unified School District will cover the other\nhalf of the cost.\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 review the Community Partner\nAgreement and authorize the City Manager to sign the Agreement and act as\nthe agent of the City on all matter concerning this project.

E. GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR\nTHE 2022 CALENDAR YEAR\nUnder the provisions of Government Code Section 65400(b), the Planning\nDivision is required to provide an annual report to the California Department\nof Housing and Community Development and to the Governor’s Office of\nPlanning and Research regarding the implementation of the General Plan’s\nHousing Element and how the City is meeting the regional housing needs for\nthe community. The General Plan Annual Progress Report is an important tool\nto facilitate the implementation of the Housing Element and to assist in tracking\nand monitoring the City’s progress in addressing the Regional Housing Needs\nAllocation, including the number of housing units permitted by income level,\nthe status of programs in the Housing Element, and efforts to remove\ngovernmental constraints. 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 receive and file the information\ncontained in the staff report and direct staff to submit the housing report to\nthe State Department of Housing and Community Development.

F. 2022 GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT:\nJANUARY 2022 – DECEMBER 2022\nUnder provisions of Government Code Section 65400(a)(2), the City is required\nto provide an annual report each April to the City Council, and the State\nGovernor’s Office of Planning and Research regarding the status of the General\nPlan and its implementation progress. The Planning Commission reviewed the\ninformation at their March 13, 2023 meeting, affirmed the information in the\nreport and recommended it be forwarded to the City Council. There is no fiscal\nimpact 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 receive and file the information\ncontained in the staff report and direct staff to submit the report to the Office\nof Planning and Research and State Department of Housing and Community\nDevelopment.

G. ADOPTING RESOLUTION NO. 23-12 APPROVING THE SIDE LETTER OF\nAGREEMENT WITH THE SAN GABRIEL POLICE MANAGEMENT GROUP\nRepresentatives of the City and San Gabriel Police Management Group have\nagreed to amend the standing Memorandum of Understanding to clarify the\nvacation leave accrual rate credit provided to lateral hires, incorporate the\nrequirements of State Assembly Bill 1949 (AB 1949) into the bereavement leave\nposition, and establish a new special supervisor pay assignment for the\nCommunity Engagement Bureau. The new CEB special supervisor pay\nassignment will provide a $300 monthly stipend to the employee assigned to\nsupervise the unit and have a total annualized cost impact of $3,600. There will\nbe no net cost impact for Fiscal Year 2022-23 because the department\ntransferred the special supervisor’s pay assignment from the Recruitment and\nTraining Bureau to the CEB as part of its restructuring.\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:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 23-12, which approves the Side Letter of Agreement\namending the standing Memorandum of Understanding between the City\nand Police Management Group; and\n2. Authorize the City’s negotiators to execute the Side Letter of Agreement.

H. NEW NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENTS: TEVA, ALLERGAN, CVS,\nWALGREENS, AND WALMART AND STATUS UPDATE REGARDING\nPREVIOUS OPIOID DISTRIBUTOR AND JANSEN SETTLEMENT\nAGREEMENTS\nThe City has previously approved Resolution No. 21-60 which authorized staff\nto participate in an Opioid Distributor Settlement Agreement. There have been\nrecent updates concerning the payment amounts the City will receive and new\nSettlement Agreements with Opioid Distributors that the City may consider\nentering into. This is an update regarding recent discussions with the\nsettlement administrators concerning payment amounts and the City’s option\nto enter into the new national opioid distributor settlements before the\ndeadline of April 18, 2023.\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 authorize the City Attorney to execute\nthe necessary settlement and participation agreements for the new national\nopioid settlements that have been reached with Teva, Allergen, CVS, Walgreens,\nand Walmart.

A. DIRECTION ON THE TEMPORARY OUTDOOR BUSINESS PERMIT\nPROGRAM\nThe City’s Temporary Outdoor Business Permit Program (Program) was\nestablished on July 21, 2020, to allow for the temporary permitting of outdoor\nbusiness areas, and/or drive-up or curbside pick-up or take-out designated\nparking areas, to assist businesses in safely accommodating for customers while\nadhering to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health protocols for\nsocial distancing and health considerations related to the COVID-19 pandemic.\nRecently, on February 28, 2023, the state of emergency declared by Governor\nNewsom in response to the COVID-19 pandemic expired. Staff is seeking\ndirection from the City Council on the Temporary Outdoor Business Permit\nProgram now that the state of emergency has ended. There is no fiscal impact\nrelated 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 provide direction on the Temporary\nOutdoor Business Permit Program (Program) and whether to continue the\nexisting Program, continue the Program with staff-recommended modifications\nor discontinue the Program.

B. PUBLIC WORKS ANNUAL UPDATE