San Gabriel — 2024-11-19

A. NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

B. LUNG CANCER AWARENESS 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. CASH AND INVESTMENT REPORT – OCTOBER 2024\nIn accordance with the City of San Gabriel’s 2024-2025 Adopted Investment\nPolicy (Resolution No. 24-35) and California Government Code Section 53646,\nthe Finance Director is to render an investment report to the City Council, City\nTreasurer, City Manager, and the City Attorney. The Cash and Investment\nReport is presented to receive and file in accordance with the City’s adopted\n2024-2025 Investment Policy.\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 Cash and\nInvestment Report for October 2024.

D. APPROVAL OF A THREE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO MICROSOFT OFFICE 365\nFOR ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS, EXCEPT FOR POLICE, IN AN ANNUAL\nAMOUNT OF $62,045.75\nThe current license agreement for Microsoft 365, which covers a range of\nproductivity tools essential for daily operations, is set to expire at the end of\nDecember 2024. The proposed annual cost for Microsoft 365 subscription is\n$62,045.75 per year, which includes all City Departments except Police. The\npayment is due on a year-to-year basis and the pricing is locked in for the three-\nyear subscription period. Funds have been appropriated in the Fiscal Year 2024-\n2025 Information Technology Internal Service Fund for this purchase. Annually,\nan adjustment is made for the actual subscriptions utilized.\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 Manager to enter\ninto a three-year subscription agreement with Microsoft Office for Office 365,\nwhich includes all City Departments except for Police.

E. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A $40,000 GRANT\nFROM THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION FOR THE CALIFORNIA\nAUTOMATED PERMIT PROCESSING (CALAPP) PROGRAM [RESOLUTION\nNO. 24-62]\nThe City of San Gabriel has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the California\nEnergy Commission to implement SolarAPP+, and automated platform for\nprocessing residential solar permits. The funds will allow the streamlining of the\nCity’s solar permitting process, in line with Senate Bill 379. If appropriated,\nfunds will be allocated to the Community Development Department for use in\nimplementing SolarAPP+ and integrating it with the City’s existing permitting\nsoftware. This is a State reimbursement grant, so initial expenses will be drawn\nfrom the City’s General Fund, with reimbursement expected upon project\ncompletion.\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. 24-62 authorizing\nthe City Manager, or their designee, to execute the grant agreement with the\nCalifornia Energy Commission, accept the $40,000 in California Automated\nPermit Processing Program grant funds, and amend the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year\nbudget to appropriate the funds accordingly.

F. BUDGET APPROPRIATION REQUEST FOR $40,000 IN CONTRACTUAL\nBUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES [RESOLUTION NO. 24-64]\nDue to a significant number of current development projects, as well as\nincreasing community needs, the City requires additional building inspection\nservices to maintain an uninterrupted level of service in the Building and Safety\nDivision. In February of this year, the City executed a Professional Services\nAgreement with RKA Consulting Group and VCA Code Group. To date, contract\nBuilding Inspectors hired through this agreement have worked with staff and\nproject teams to ensure construction projects and permits move forward while\nmaintaining community safety. Should the City Council approve the\nappropriation request, funding would be allocated from the General Fund to\nthe Building and Safety Division General Contractual Services Fund (121-810-\n16-22-000) in the amount of $40,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.\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. Approve Resolution No. 24-64, increasing appropriations by $40,000 in the\ngeneral fund for the costs of contractual building inspection services.\n2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement with VCA\nCode Group and RKA Consulting Group to provide building inspection\nservices.

G. ORDINANCE NO. 714: APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT,\nZONE CHANGE, DENSITY BONUS, AND STREET VACATION FOR A ONE\nHUNDRED PERCENT AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT\n405 S. DEL MAR AVENUE (GPA24-001, ZC24-001) – SECOND READING\nAND ADOPTION\nAdoption of Ordinance No. 714 would amend the General Plan Land Use from\nLight Industrial to High Density Residential, Zoning from M-1 (Light\nManufacturing) to R-3 (Multiple Family Residence), and approve a Density\nBonus and Street Vacation for a one hundred percent affordable senior housing\ndevelopment at 405 S. Del Mar Avenue. The Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Adopted\nBudget includes the cost for required legal publication (Account No. 121-702-\n00-65-000) and codification (Account No. 121-702-00-22-000) of the\nordinance.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: This project was\nreviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).\nThis project is exempt from the requirement of CEQA, per Guideline Section\n21080.40 (Definitions; affordable housing projects and rezoning exemption).\nTechnical studies, including traffic, acoustic, and a Phase I and Phase II\nenvironmental site assessment were prepared by the applicant team and\nsubmitted to the City and Department of Toxic Substances Control for review.\nOn July 23, 2024, the City submitted letters, requesting tribal consultation with\nthe associated tribal representatives by August 22, 2024. The City received a\nrequest for consultation from the Gabrielino Band of Mission Indians – Kizh\nNation. Consultation concluded on September 3, 2024. The project site has a\nmoderate sensitivity for buried Native American archaeological deposits and\ncultural materials. Therefore, the potential to tribal cultural resources on-site is\nmoderate. Given the moderate sensitivity of the project site, even with the\nprevious disturbance, there could still be a moderate likelihood of encountering\ntribal cultural resources during project construction. The Native American Historic\nResource Act; Archeological, Paleontological, and Historical Sites; Native\nAmerican Historical, Cultural, and Sacred Sites (Public Resources Code Section\n5097-5097.994) specifies the procedures to be followed in the event of the\nunexpected discovery of human remains on nonfederal public lands. Adherence\nto existing State regulations and the procedures in the City’s Historic Preservation\nand Cultural Resources Ordinance (SGMC Section 153.630); would ensure that\npotential impacts on tribal cultural resources would be reduced to less than\nsignificant levels.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council waive reading and adopt Ordinance No.\n714 entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Gabiel,\nCalifornia, Approving a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Density Bonus,\nand Street Vacation for a one hundred percent affordable senior housing\ndevelopment at 405 S. Del Mar Avenue.”

H. REQUEST FOR SECOND AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES\nAGREEMENT WITH ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP (ARG) FOR\nPREPARATION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY PHASE 2\nThe Community Development Department is requesting a Second Amendment\nto an existing Professional Services Agreement with Architectural Resources\nGroup for preparation of a citywide Historic Resources Survey Phase 2. The\nproject is nearing completion, but additional time is needed for the completion\nof the Historic Resources Survey Phase 2 Report. No additional funds are\nrequested as a part of this term extension. Funds have already been allocated\nas part of Fiscal Year 2024-2025.\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. Approve the Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement\nwith Architectural Resources Group to extend the term of the agreement till\nMarch 3, 2025; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment with Architectural\nResources Group for preparation of a citywide Historic Resources Survey\nPhase 2.

I. JOINT TAX TRANSFER RESOLUTION CITY OF SAN GABRIEL ANNEXATION\n5623 N. GLADYS AVENUE (ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBER 5374-027-005)\n[RESOLUTION NO. 24-65]\nConsideration of a Joint Tax Transfer Resolution accepting the negotiated\nexchange of property tax revenue resulting from the annexation of property\nlocated at 5623 N. Gladys Avenue from the County of Los Angeles to the City\nof San Gabriel. The City would receive the base of $1,060 in the property tax\nrevenue from this property tax transfer into the City, and this base may grow\nby 2% annually (Account No. 121-3111).\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: The proposed Joint\nTax Transfer would be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) under Section 15319 (Annexations of Existing Facilities and Lots for\nExempt Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines. Annexations to a city or special district\nof areas containing existing facilities public or private structures developed to the\ndensity allowed by the current zoning or pre-zoning of either the gaining or losing\ngovernmental agency whichever is more restrictive, provided, however, that the\nextension of utility services to the existing facilities would a capacity to serve on\nthe existing facilities.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 24-65:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AS THE GOVERNING\nBODY OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, THE CONSOLIDATION FIRE\nPROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, THE LOS ANGELES\nCOUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nSAN GABRIEL, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COUNTY SANITATION\nDISTRICT NO. 15 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND THE UPPER SAN\nGABRIEL VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, APPROVING AND\nACCEPTING THE NEGOTIATED EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUE\nRESULTING FROM THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY KNOWN AS\nANNEXATION 2022-09 TO THE CITY OF SAN GABRIEL\nOTHER OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION\nThe action of the City Council may be to approve; approve with modifications;\nor deny the Joint Tax Transfer application.\nIf the City Council determines that the proposed application or any part of the\napplication should be denied or modified, the appropriate motion should be\nadopted, including identifying any issues of concern with the Joint Tax Transfer\nResolution, direct staff to modify the Resolution, and continue that the matter\nto the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting; or not adopt the Joint Tax\nTransfer Resolution, which would halt the Local Agency Formation Commission\nfor the County of Los Angeles (LAFCO) process.

J. APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH ECO SYSTEMS IN THE AMOUNT OF\n$66,500 PLUS A $13,300 CONTINGENCY FOR THE ROOFING PROJECT AT\nTHE POLICE STATION [RESOLUTION NO. 24-56]\nThe existing roof at Police Station hasn’t been replaced in over 20 years and is\nin urgent need of repairs due to a history of multiple leaks every year. Staff\nreached out to several local roofing companies for quotes and received\nresponses from three with ECO Systems being the lowest responsive bidder.\nThe total project cost is $66,500 plus a contingency of $13,300. A fiscal year\n2024-2025 General Fund appropriation increase in the amount of $79,800 is\nproposed to fund the project. Resolution No. 24-56 requests a General Fund\nappropriation increase of $79,800 to cover the required project budget for the\nroofing work at the Police Station. Special Project fund account 122-751-15-\n97-608 (Police Facility Roof Repair/Replacement) will be utilized to account for\nthe project costs.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: This item is not a\nProject as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines, as re-roofing\nof existing roof at Police Station does not reasonably create a possibility that the\nwork will have any significant affect to the environment.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute\na contract with ECO Systems in the amount of $66,500, plus a $13,300\ncontingency, using account number 122-751-15-97-608 (Police Facility Roof\nRepair/Replacement). Additionally, staff recommends the City Council adopt\nResolution No. 24-56 to increase General Fund appropriations in the amount\nof $79,800 for this project.

K. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY\nCOUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS FOR THE 2025 ACTIVE STREETS MISSION-\nTO-MISSION EVENT, TOTALING $15,000 WITH A MAXIMUM\nREIMBURSEMENT OF $10,000 [RESOLUTION NO. 24-57]\nOn Sunday, June 22, 2025, from 3:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., the cities of San Gabriel,\nAlhambra and South Pasadena will be jointly hosting an open streets event,\ncalled 2025 Active Streets Mission-to-Mission. Each city is responsible for a\nproportional in-kind match or local fund match of the total event cost. San\nGabriel’s required match is $15,000, which will likely be covered by the cost of\nstaff attending planning meetings and staffing the event. The City will track\nexpenses and staff time related to this event to satisfy the requirement. In\naddition to the $15,000 City contribution, up to $10,000 of related expenses\nbeyond the $15,000 City’s share will be reimbursed to the City by the Metro\ngrant administered through the SGVCOG. The attached Resolution No. 24-57\nrequests an appropriation of $15,000 from the TDA local return fund to the\nspecial project fund, Account No. 124-800-44-96-603 (Mission-to-Mission\nProject), to cover the required $15,000 in-kind match.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: This item is not a\nProject as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines, as due to its\nshort duration, it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change\nin the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the\nenvironment.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute\nthe final version of the Memorandum of Agreement between the San Gabriel\nValley Council of Governments and the cities of San Gabriel, Alhambra, South\nPasadena for the 2025 Active Streets Mission-to-Mission (Attachment A), once\nall three agencies mutually agree to the terms subject to the City Attorney’s\napproval. Additionally, staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No.\n24-57 to appropriate $15,000 from the Transportation Development Act local\nreturn fund to the special project fund, Account No. 124-800-44-96-603\n(Mission-to-Mission Project) for the above-mentioned event.

L. PURCHASE OF NEW DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE/DRUG\nRECOGNITION EXPERT VEHICLE - $59,924.04\nThe Police Department is looking to purchase Driving Under the Influence/Drug\nRecognition Expert (DUI/DRE) equipment for this Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025.\nThe vehicle will help the Police Department in DRE/DUI enforcement. This staff\nreport is to request that City Council approve the amount of $59,924.04 to\npurchase a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4WD Trail Boss utilizing funds from\nthe Cannabis Tax Fund Grant as previously approved.\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 purchase of one 2024\nChevrolet Silverado 1500 4WD Trail Boss Vehicle from Sierra Chevrolet of\nMonrovia utilizing Cannabis Tax Fund Grant #17920 funds from account #124-\n751-57-99-383.

M. 2023 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM GRANT ACCEPTANCE\n[RESOLUTION NO. 24-60]\nThe City of San Gabriel has been awarded grant funds from the 2023 State\nHomeland Security Program for both the San Gabriel Police and Fire\nDepartments in the amount of $90,000 and $1,300 respectively. Both are able\nto use these funds towards projects from the Department of Homeland Security\nApproved Equipment List and also to provide training. Budget adjustments to\nthe Other Grants fund will be made to revenues and appropriations in the\namount of $91,300. Funding for the purchases will be reimbursed through the\nState Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant. Initial outlay would be $91,300,\nbut would be full reimbursed, with no matching funds. There is no fiscal impact\nto the General Fund.\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. 24-60 to approve\nthe following:\nPolice Department\n1. Budget amendment to increase estimated revenue (account 186-3215) and\nappropriation (transfers out) in ‘Other Grants Fund by $90,000; and increase\nestimated revenue (transfers in) and appropriation in Capital/Special\nProjects Funds (account 124-751-57-99-380) by $90,000.\nFire Department\n2. Budget amendment to increase estimated revenue (account 186-2315) and\nappropriation (transfers out) in ‘Other Grants Fund by $1,300; and increase\nestimated revenue (transfers in) and appropriation in Capital/Special\nProjects Funds (account 124-761-57-99-380) by $1,300.\n3. Authorize both the Police Chief and Fire Chief to accept the State Homeland\nSecurity Program grant and purchase the items under the City’s purchasing\npolicy.\n4. Authorize the City Manager to execute the subrecipient agreement between\nthe City and the County of Los Angeles.

N. APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH LAPD\nACADEMY TO TRAIN POLICE RECRUITS AT A COST OF $3,000 PER RECRUIT\nThe San Gabriel Police Department (SGPD) utilizes various police academies in\nSouthern California to train San Gabriel Police Recruits. The San Gabriel Police\nDepartment is requesting the approval of a Memorandum of Understanding\n(MOU) between the Los Angeles Police Department’s Police Academy and the\nSan Gabriel Police Department to meet its training needs. The SGPD Fiscal Year\n2024-2025 adopted budget includes funding for police academy tuition and\nrelated expenses utilizing account 121-751-00-45-033. The current tuition fees\nfor the Los Angeles Police Department Police Academy are $3,000.00 per\nrecruit. This cost is consistent with other police academy tuition fees.\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 Memorandum of\nUnderstanding between the Los Angeles Police Department Police Academy\nand the San Gabriel Police Department, which will allow San Gabriel Police\nRecruits to attend this academy on an as-needed basis and authorize the Police\nChief to execute the agreement and any other necessary documents.

O. THEATRE RENTAL FEE WAIVER REQUEST BY JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL\nJefferson Middle School is planning a youth holiday concert to be held at the\nMission Playhouse on December 12, 2024, with rehearsals on December 11, has\nrequested a fee waiver. The event is free and open to the community. The\nschool is requesting a waiver of the building rental fees of $1,100, the parking\nbuyout fee of $2,550, and the building rental for rehearsal day, reducing their\ntotal fees from $13,848.55 to $9,486.55. The current rental subsidy account has\nsufficient funds to cover this amount.\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 grant a waiver to Jefferson Middle\nSchool of the Playhouse building rental fee in the amount of $1,100 for the\nDecember 12, 2024, performance day.

P. THEATRE RENTAL FEE WAIVER REQUEST BY OLYMPIA PHILHARMONIC\nSOCIETY\nOlympia Philharmonic Society is planning a youth orchestra concert at the\nMission Playhouse on January 19, 2025, has requested a fee waiver. They are\nrequesting that the total fee be reduced from $7,150.50 to $4,820.05. The event\nwill be presented to the community at no charge for admission. The current\nrental subsidy account has sufficient funds to cover this amount.\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 staff’s recommendation to\ngrant a waiver of the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse rental fee in the amount of\n$2,330.00 for the January 19, 2025, performance day.

Q. APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH ROOFING PLUS CONSTRUCTION INC. IN\nTHE AMOUNT OF $28,750 PLUS A $6,000 CONTINGENCY FOR THE\nROOFING REPAIR AT SMITH PARK POOL\nThe existing roof at Smith Park Pool is more than 20 years old and is in need of\nroofing repairs due to severe leaking. The roof leaks in several areas and has\naffected the daily activity of the pool staff and users inside the building,\nespecially during heavy rains. Public Works staff contacted professional roofing\ncompanies to obtain quotes for the roof repair. With the City Council’s approval\nstaff aims to have the repair completed prior to the rainy season. Staff has\nrequested approval from LA County Regional Park and Open Space District\n(RPOSD) to use the City’s allocation for this project. It is anticipated that RPOSD\nwill approve the expenditure which will cover the project costs. In order to move\nforward with this project, staff is requesting an appropriation of $34,750 (repair\ncosts plus contingency) from the General Fund to the special project fund,\nAccount No. 122-850-15-97-608 to cover the required project budget for the\nroofing work at Smith Park Pool.\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 Manager to execute\na contract with Roofing Plus Construction Inc. in the amount of $28,750 plus a\ncontingency of $6,000 using Account Number 122-850-15-97-608 (Smith Park\nPool Facility Roof Repair/Replacement). Additionally, staff recommends the City\nCouncil adopt Resolution No. 24-67 to appropriate $34,750 from the General\nFund to Account Number 122-850-15-97-608 for the above-mentioned\nproject.

R. APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS TOTALING $7,500 FROM\nTHE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FUND AND THE ADOPTION\nOF RESOLUTION NO. 24-59 FOR A BUDGET INCREASE OF $7,500 FOR TWO\nPRODUCTIONS AT THE MISSION PLAYHOUSE\nSan Gabriel Mission Playhouse staff are recommending that the City Council\naccept donations totaling $7,500 from the Friends of the Mission Playhouse\naccount managed by the California Community Foundation (CCF) to offset\ncosts of hosting two community productions. Staff have worked diligently with\nvarious third parties on a presentation of the Amanda Castro Band and a Will\nand Co production of A Christmas Carol. While staff anticipates offsetting most\nof the costs through ticketing, concessions and parking fees, additional funding\nis necessary to ensure these events do not rely on funding from the Mission\nPlayhouse fund.\nStaff anticipates expenditures totaling $12,750 from the Mission Playhouse\nSpecial events account, 152-712-32-27-047. Revenue from ticket sales,\nconcessions and parking is anticipates at $14,390 for the two proposed events.\nAdditionally, donations from the Friends of the Mission Playhouse Donation\nfund as distributed by California Community Foundation totaling $7,500, this\nwill offset the Mission Playhouse fund’s costs for the creation of thew new event\nofferings, if accepted by the City Council. Should the City Council accept the\ndonations, an additional $7,500 will need to be appropriated to the Mission\nPlayhouse Special Events account number 152-712-32-27-047 by adopting\nResolution No. 24-59.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends the City Council accept the donation totaling $7,500 from\nCalifornia Community Foundation and adopt Resolution No. 24-59 to adjust\nthe budget accordingly.

A. DISCUSSION REGARDING A FUTURE FARMERS’ MARKET\nIn late April, the City and Supporting Arms launched the San Gabriel Farmers’\nMarket. Despite many efforts, the Farmers’ Market was not able to consistently\nretain vendors, and attendance to the event decreased. At the August 20, 2024,\nCity Council meeting, the City Council directed staff to return with an\nagreement to onboard Farm Habit as the new farmers market operator. The\nCouncil determined that the closure of Mission Drive adjacent to Blossom\nMarket Food Hall would be the best location to relaunch the market and to host\nthe market on Saturday mornings. At the September 17, 2024, City Council\nmeeting, the Council continued the item to allow time for the owner of Farm\nHabit to attend the meeting. Prior to the scheduled October 15, 2024, City\nCouncil, staff received information from Farm Habit that resulted in removing\nthe item from the agenda. The intent of this report is to request further direction\nfrom the City Council regarding the City’s approach for the farmers’ market.\nThere is no fiscal impact related to this staff report.\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 matter related to farmers’\nmarket and direct staff to seek proposal from existing qualified market\noperators.

A. RIDESG MICRO TRANSIT UPDATE, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SERVICE\nADJUSTMENTS AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 24-66 TO AMEND\nTHE FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 BUDGET TO INCREASE EXPENDITURES BY\n$110,000 TO INCREASE VEHICLE SERVICE HOURS\nThe City of San Gabriel operates an on-demand micro transit program, RideSG.\nThe program allows residents and visitors alike to travel anywhere within the\nCity of San Gabriel. Additional benefits are available through the RideSG Plus\nmembership for residents 62 years of age and older and residents with a\ndisability. Since the inception of the program staff have worked diligently to\ntransition residents from the dial-a-ride service to RideSG and make\nincremental adjustments to the program to increase user satisfaction and\nservice efficiency. However, given the unique and expansive service offered, the\ndemand has now exceeded service capacity. Should the City Council approve\nthe revisions to the service parameters and increase vehicle service hours, funds\nwould need to be allocated from Proposition A to the RideSG expenditure\naccount, 180-850-49-81-000 in the amount of $110,000 for fiscal year 2024/25.\nThis would bring the total fiscal year 2024/25 allocation from $577,851 to\n$687,851. Annually, Proposition A expenditure costs will increase by $264,000\nper year, most likely increasing annually for the rising cost of labor. Every other\nyear, the City exchanges Proposition A dollars for unrestricted General Fund\ndollars at an exchange rate of .75/1. Adding these additional costs will decrease\nthe amount available of Proposition A funds available to exchange for General\nFund dollars.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve the programmatic changes to the RideSG service, including\nreductions in the RideSG Plus service area;\n2. Adopt Resolution No. 24-66, authorizing the budget adjustment of\n$110,000 to cover the additional vehicle service hours from December 2024\nthrough April 2025; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the amended professional services\nagreement with Transdev, reflecting the updated fee schedule.\nAlternatives to the Staff Recommendations:\n1. Make no changes to the program.\n2. Send the item back to staff to research alternatives and bring the item back\nto City Council for review.\n3. Other options that the City Council determines after discussing the item.