South El Monte — 2025-03-18

12.a. Mayor Pro Tem Hector Delgado\n1. CONTINUED FROM THE MARCH 4, 2025, REGULAR CITY\nCOUNCIL MEETING- For the State of the City event, direct staff to use\nall sponsorship dollar donations for scholarships and to use general\nfunds to pay for the event, including rental hall, giveaways, and food.\n2. Action/Discussion/Direction on changing the distance requirement for\ncannabis in order to align with the California State Standard.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Discussion and/or action.

13.a. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT - Title: City Attorney pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54957(b)(1).

13.b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING\nLITIGATION - Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(1) Julian Deng\nvs. City of South El Monte, et al. Case No. 24NNCV03340

19.a. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY\nMEETING MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 18, 2025\nStaff is requesting approval of the Minutes of the February 18, 2025,\nSuccessor Agency Meeting.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff is requesting approval of the Minutes of\nthe February 18, 2025, Successor Agency Meeting.

4.a. Certificates of Recognition to the South El Monte High School Academic\nDecathlon Team and Advisors

4.b. Sheriff's Department Report for the Month of February 2025

4.c. Code Enforcement and Public Safety Department Report for the Month of\nFebruary 2025

7.a. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL\nMEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 4, 2025\nStaff is requesting approval of Minutes for the March 4, 2025, Regular City\nCouncil Meeting.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff is requesting approval of Minutes for the\nMarch 4, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting.

7.b. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-025,\nAPPROVING WARRANTS FOR THE PERIOD OF MARCH 5, 2025,\nTHROUGH MARCH 18, 2025\nAuthorizing payment of City expenditures for the period of March 5, 2025,\nthrough March 18, 2025, totaling $1,013,529.51.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nResolution No. 25-025, authorizing payment of City expenditures.

7.c. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-026,\nAPPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO RENEW AND EXTEND THE\nAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE AND THE\nSAUCE CREATIVE SERVICES FOR NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING\nSERVICES FOR THREE (3) ADDITIONAL ONE (1) YEAR TERMS\nThe City of South El Monte ("City") provides a monthly newsletter, the\nSouth El Monte News, that informs residents of upcoming events,\nprograms, projects, and policies of city government. The City entered into\na Professional Services Agreement ("Agreement") with The Sauce Creative\nServices for newsletter publishing services, which expires on April 25,\n2025. Amendment No. 1 will renew and extend the Agreement for three (3)\nadditional one (1) year terms.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 25-026, approving Amendment No. 1\nrenewing and extending the current agreement between the City and\nThe Sauce Creative Services for three (3) additional one (1) year\nterms; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designer to execute the agreement.\nConsent Calendar Items 7.d. through 7.f. next page.\nCONSENT CALENDAR (CONTINUED)

7.d. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-027,\nAPPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE PUBLIC WORKS\nAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND CALPROMAX ENGINEERING,\nINC. FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT LEE AVE &\nGARVEY AVE AND DURFEE AVE & PECK RD (HSIPL-5352(021))\nOn March 26, 2024, the City Council of the City of South El Monte (“City\nCouncil”) approved a Public Works Agreement with Calpromax\nEngineering, Inc. (“Agreement”), for the Traffic Signal Improvements at Lee\nAve & Garvey Ave and Durfee Ave & Peck Rd (HSIPL-5352(021))\n(“Project”). An extension of the term of the Agreement is necessary for\nproject completion; no additional compensation is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nResolution No. 25-027, extending the term of the Agreement to March 26,\n2026, to complete the Project.

7.e. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-028,\nAPPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE CONTRACT SERVICES\nAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND KIMLEY HORN AND\nASSOCIATES, INC. FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT\nLEE AVE & GARVEY AVE AND DURFEE AVE & PECK RD (HSIPL-\n5352(021)\nOn January 24, 2023, the City Council of the City of South El Monte (“City\nCouncil”) approved a Contract Services Agreement with Kimley Horn and\nAssociates, Inc. (“Agreement”) for the design services for the Traffic Signal\nImprovements at Lee Ave & Garvey Ave and Durfee Ave & Peck Rd\n(HSIPL-5352(021)) (“Project”). An extension of the term of the Agreement\nis necessary for project completion; no additional compensation is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nResolution No. 25-028, extending the term of the Agreement, Inc. to\nJanuary 10, 2026, to complete the project.

7.f. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 25-029\nINCREASING COMPENSATION AND UPGRADING JOB DESCRIPTION\nFOR DEPUTY CITY CLERK; AND RESOLUTION 25-030 UPGRADING\nTHE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR ACCOUNTING MANAGER\nApproval of the attached resolutions would increase the compensation for\nthe position of Deputy City Clerk and upgrade the job description for the\npositions of Deputy City Clerk and Accounting Manager.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt the\nattached Resolution No. 25-029 and Resolution No. 25-030 revising the\nposition of Deputy City Clerk by increasing compensation and upgrading\nthe job description. Resolution 25-030 would upgrade the job description of\nAccounting Manager.\nPublic Hearings next page.

8.a. CONTINUED FROM THE MARCH 4, 2025, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL\nMEETING - APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO.\n24-09, ADOPTING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND\nMITIGATION AND MONITORING REPORTING PROGRAM, AND\nAPPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. CUP 21-13 TO\nALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW 156,877 SQUARE FOOT\nBUILDING TO BE LOCATED AT 2222 ROSEMEAD BOULEVARD\nAppeal of Planning Commission Resolution No. 24-09.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt\nthe attached Resolution No. 25-031 (Exhibit A) denying the Appeal and\nupholding the Planning Commission’s decision on November 19, 2024.

9.a. CONTINUED FROM THE MARCH 4, 2025, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL\nMEETING - DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING VACANCY ON\nTHE PATRIOTIC COMMISSION\nCity Council to discuss and provide staff direction on vacancy.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff Recommends City Council discuss and\nprovide staff direction.

9.b. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A\nCITY COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND\nSTRATEGIES REGARDING THE ASSISTANCE OF THE UNHOUSED\nPOPULATION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE\nDiscussion and consideration of the establishment of a Homelessness\nCommission or Committee by the South El Monte City Council with the\nintention of providing guidance to the City in matters impacting its unhoused\npopulation.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Discuss the establishment of a City of South El Monte\nHomelessness Commission or Committee; and\n2. Authorize the City Clerk or designee to draft any and all documents\nnecessary to further the establishment of a City of South El Monte\nHomelessness Commission or Committee that is discussed herein.\nENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS: The action proposed herein is not a project\nsubject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with\nSection 21065 of CEQA and State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2),\n15060(c)(3), and 15378. Approving and allocating funds for eligible housing\nprojects is an administrative action that would not cause either a direct physical\nchange in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical\nchange in the environment. Therefore, the proposed action is not a “project”\nsubject to CEQA, as defined in Section 21065 of CEQA and Section 15378 of\nthe State CEQA Guidelines. Since the action is not a project subject to CEQA,\nno environmental document is required.