South El Monte — 2024-03-12

11.a. CORRESPONDENCE FROM ACTIVE SGV REQUESTING A SUPPORT\nLETTER FOR A DECADES-LONG VISION TO PROTECT THE SAN\nGABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND USE THE ANTIQUITIES ACT TO ADD\n109,000 ACRES TO THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS NATIONAL\nMONUMENT\nIn 2014, President Barack Obama used the Antiquities Act to designate\napproximately 346,177 acres of the San Gabriel Mountains as a national\nmonument. This was a critical step towards permanently protecting the\nmountains. Since then, community support has continued to grow for\nsafeguarding public lands in the western Angeles Forest that were not\nincluded in the original monument designation. These lands are the\ngateway to the forest and welcome millions of visitors each year. They\nshould be included in the national monument.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff request direction to compose a support\nletter for the San Gabriel Mountains conservation requested by Active San\nGabriel Valley.

11.b. CORRESPONDENCE FROM RUDY BERMUDEZ, EXECUTIVE\nDIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA CITIES GAMING AUTHORITY, JPA,\nREQUESTING A LETTER OF OPPOSITION FOR H.R. 6859. BY\nCONGRESS MEMBER SYDNEY KAMLAGER-DOVE (D-LOS\nANGELES)\nH.R. 6859 would grant federal recognition to the Gabrielino Tongva Tribal\nNation allowing them to take up to 300-acres of noncontiguous land into\ntrust as reservation land.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: If H.R. 6859 is signed into law, it would permit\nthe Gabrielino Tongva Tribe to go into any city in Los Angeles County,\nacquire that city's largest property, a retail shopping center, that city's\nlargest sales tax revenue generator, and place that land into trust.\nCouncilmember’s Agenda next page.

12.a. MAYOR PRO TEM RUDY BOJORQUEZ\n1. Discussion in regard to the Flags of Valor event and how the City can\nhelp promote the event.\nRECOMMENDATION: Discussion and/or action.

12.b. COUNCILMEMBER MANUEL ACOSTA\n1. Consideration of partnering with the Valle Lindo School District to co-\nsponsor an event where children write letters to representatives for\npark space/improvements funding and participate in a park/cleanup\nday BBQ at city parks with representatives and city staff. City parks\nare utilized by the community year round and by three nonprofit\nyouth sports organizations. Events like this would shed light on the\nneed for funding for improvements.\nRECOMMENDATION: Discussion and/or action.

12.c. MAYOR GLORIA OLMOS\n1. Discussion on creating an annual men's event and an Ad-\nHoc/Subcommittee.\nRECOMMENDATION: Discussion and/or action.

13.a. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR\nPursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6\nCity Negotiator: City Manager\nEmployee Organizations: South El Monte Employees Association

13.b. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR\nPursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6\nCity Negotiator: City Manager\nEmployee Organizations: South El Monte Executive Management Team\nAssociation

4.a. Proclamation Proclaiming the Month of March 2024 as Women's History\nMonth

4.b. Proclamation Presented to Diana Pineda Ramirez, Executive Director,\nSan Gabriel and Pomona Valley Chapter, Proclaiming the Month of March\n2024 as American Red Cross Month

4.c. Discussion by Captain Meza, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department,\nTemple Station, on the Sheriff's Department's Activities

7.a. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR CITY\nCOUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 27, 2024\nStaff is requesting approval of Minutes for the February 27, 2024, Regular\nCity Council Meeting.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff is requesting approval of Minutes for the\nFebruary 27, 2024, Regular City Council Meeting.

7.b. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 24-135,\nAPPROVING WARRANTS FOR THE PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 28, 2024,\nTHROUGH MARCH 12, 2024\nAuthorizing payment of City expenditures for the period of February 28,\n2024, through March 12, 2024, totaling $1,520,493.40.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nResolution No. 24-135, authorizing payment of City expenditures.

7.c. CONSIDERATION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO SEEK REQUEST FOR\nPROPOSALS (RFP) FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR SOUTH EL MONTE\nSYSTEMIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT SIGNALIZED\nINTERSECTIONS (HSIP CYCLE 11 PROJECT HISPL-5352(025)\nStaff seeks City Council approval to issue Request for Proposals (RFP) for\ndesign services for South El Monte Systemic Safety Improvements at\nSignalized Intersections within the City. These improvements are part of\nthe Caltrans Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 11\nproject.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council approve an\nRFP for design services for South El Monte Systemic Safety\nImprovements at Signalized Intersections (HSIP Cycle 11 Project) and\nauthorize staff to solicit proposals.

7.d. CONSIDERATION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO SEEK REQUEST FOR\nPROPOSALS (RFP) FOR SANITARY SEWER CLOSED-CIRCUIT\nTELEVISION (CCTV) AND CONDITION ASSESSMENT\nStaff seeks City Council approval to issue Request for Proposals (RFP) to\nprovide Sanitary Sewer CCTV and Condition Assessment.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council approve the\nRFP to solicit proposals from qualified firms to provide Sanitary Sewer\nCCTV and Condition Assessment.

8.a. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY'S REVISED\n6TH CYCLE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT IN RESPONSE TO\nCOMMENTS BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND\nCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO.\n21-01\nA Resolution to adopt the City's revised 6th Cycle 2021-2029 Housing\nElement in response to Comments by the California Department of\nHousing and Community Development.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends the City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing;\n2. Take public testimony; and\n3. Continue item to the next regular city council meeting on Tuesday,\nMarch 26, 2024.

9.a. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 24-136,\nCREATING A 457B AND 401A OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE\n(COMMITTEE); AUTHORIZING CITY COUNCIL TO DELEGATE\nFIDUCIARY OVERSIGHT OF THE 457B AND 401A PLANS TO THE\nCOMMITTEE, AUTHORIZING THE COMMITTEE TO CONSOLIDATE\nTHE 457B AND 401A PLANS UNDER ONE RECORDKEEPER;\nAUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPOINT THE COMMITTEE\nMEMBERS; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO\nNEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH FIDUCIARY\nEXPERTS, LLC, AN ERISA 3(38) CONSULTANT\nStaff is recommending City Council create a retirement benefit oversight\ncommittee in order to better carry out the City's fiduciary duty to manage\nthe cost of the retirement plan and to lower the fees being charged to its\nmembers.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nResolution 24-136, Creating a 457B and 401A Oversight Committee;\nDelegating fiduciary oversight of the 457B and 401A from the City Council\nto the Committee; authorizing the Committee to consolidate the 457B and\n401A plans under one record keeper; authorizing the City Manager to\nappoint the committee members; and authorizing the City Manager to\nnegotiate and execute an agreement with Fiduciary Experts, LLC, an\nERISA 3(38) Consultant.

9.b. CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE 2023 UPDATE TO THE\nPAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM\nTo effectively optimize the City’s limited fiscal resources, City staff enlisted\nthe services of Bucknam Infrastructure Group, Inc to develop a Pavement\nManagement Plan (PMP). This plan provides current data on the City’s\nstreet networks and formulates cost-effective maintenance and\nrehabilitation strategies to maintain a desirable level of pavement\nperformance on a network scale.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Receive and file the Updated 2023 Pavement Management Program;\n2. Adopt and approve the recommended 5-year pavement program,\nallocating an annual budget of approximately $1.4 million, resulting in a\ntotal budget of approximately $7 million over 5 years; and\n3. Direct the City Manager to implement the plan.

9.c. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 24-137, IN\nSUPPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT REMOVING THE\nTAXPAYER PROTECTION ACT AND GOVERNMENT\nACCOUNTABILITY ACT FROM THE NOVEMBER 2024 BALLOT\nThe Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act would revise\nthe California Constitution with provisions that limit voters’ authority and\ninput, adopt new and stricter rules for raising taxes and fees, and may\nmake it more difficult to impose fines and penalties for violation of state\nand local laws.\nThe measure puts billions of local government tax and fee revenues at risk\nstatewide with related core public service impacts.\nThe measure could have significant negative impacts on City of South El\nMonte operations and core service delivery.\nThe proposed constitutional initiative is sponsored by the California\nBusiness Roundtable (CBRT).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council Adopt\nResolution No. 24-137, In Support of the California Supreme Court\nRemoving The Taxpayer Protection Act and Government Accountability\nAct from the November 2024 Ballot.