Sierra Madre — 2023-04-25

a) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 23-28 APPROVING CERTAIN DEMANDS\nIt is recommended that the City Council approve Resolution 23-28 approving payment of\nCity Warrants in the aggregate amount of $868,744.39; Sierra Madre Library Warrants in\nthe aggregate amount of $6,094.68; and Payroll Transfer in the aggregate amount of\n$464,777.39 for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023.

b) CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF PREPAYMENT TO CAL-PERS UNFUNDED\nACCRUED LIABILITY (UAL)\nIt is recommended that the City Council approve the budgeted additional prepayment to\nCAL-PERS Unfunded Accrued Liability.

c) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 23-29, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE\nLEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND ORDERING THE PREPARATION\nOF THE REPORT FOR THE DOWNTOWN LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING\nMAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT\nIt is recommended that the City Council authorize NBS to prepare and file with the City\nClerk, the Engineer’s Report concerning the levy and collection of assessments within\nthe Downtown Landscaping Lighting Maintenance Assessment District for the Fiscal Year\ncommencing July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.

d) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 23-12 DECLARING THE MISMANAGEMENT OF\nLOCAL BLACK BEAR POPULATIONS A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY\nIt is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution 23-12, including the request to\nthe Fish and Game Commission to agendize an item for the next scheduled meeting and\ntransmittal of Resolution 23-12 to the Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the\nSecretary for Natural Resources, the Fish and Game Commission and elected state\nrepresentatives.

f) CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION\nCAL-APP GRANT FOR ONLINE SOLAR PERMITTING\nIt is recommended that the City Council accept the awarded California Energy\nCommission Cal-APP Grant in the amount of $40,000.\nCEQA FINDINGS\nThis activity accepts grant funds to update online permitting infrastructure and has no\npotential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a\nreasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and as such, is not\na “project” subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\n14 Cal. Code Regs § 15378.\nDISCUSSION

1. CITY OF SIERRA MADRE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM\nIt is recommended that the City Council provide direction to staff regarding potential\nupdates to the City’s Local Transportation Program.

2. CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL’S POSITION ON ASSEMBLY BILL NO.\n1708, ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 1538, SENATE BILL NO. 423, THE 2023-2024 STATE\nBUDGET’S PRIORITIES, AND THE PROPOSED TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND\nGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACT INITIATIVE\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider whether to state a position on\nAssembly Bill No. 1708, Assembly Bill No. 1538, Senate Bill No. 423, the 2023-2024\nState Budget’s priorities, and the proposed Taxpayer Protection and Government\nAccountability Act Initiative.

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