City Council

10. RESOLUTION UPDATING VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (VMT) THRESHOLDS OF\nSIGNIFICANCE FOR PURPOSES OF ANALYZING TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS\nUNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) – F2M20-44,\nR2M24-7\nOn June 8, 2020, with guidance from the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments\n(SGVCOG), the City Council adopted Resolution No. R2M20-22 adopting VMT thresholds\nof significance for purposes of analyzing transportation impacts under the CEQA, before\nthe new CEQA Guidelines section 15064.3 went into effect on July 1, 2020. The SGVCOG\nproduced the current tool for assessing VMT. The tool is based on VMT outputs from the\nSouthern California Association of Government’s (SCAG) 2016 Regional Transportation\nPlan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) which was trip-based. The model\n6\n3-11-24\nneeds to be updated to the 2020 RTP/SCS model, which is activity-based. The change of\nboth the type of model (trip-based model versus activity-based) and the underlying data,\nsuch as traffic counts and socioeconomic data, resulted in changes to the VMT threshold\nnumbers and low VMT areas.\nRecommended Action: City Council adopt Resolution No. R2M24-7 entitled: A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Alhambra updating the “Vehicle Miles\nTraveled” Thresholds of Significance for purposes of analyzing transportation impacts\nunder the California Environmental Quality Act; and, direct staff to undertake the steps\nnecessary to finalize Council’s action.\n11, EXTENSION OF AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH THE REGENTS OF THE\nUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – F2M5-77, C2M19-40, M2M24-45\nOn April 1, 2016, the City contracted with the Regents of the University of California on\nbehalf of the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care to provide continuing education programs\nand Quality Improvement services. The term of the agreement was extended through\nMarch 31, 2024. Due to the contract expiring on March 31, 2024 and the fact that the\ncontractor continues to perform satisfactory service, staff reached out to The Regents of\nthe University of California to obtain rates for a five-year term, if authorized. The total cost\nfor the 5-year term would be $134,604.38. Increase costs are the result of inflation and\nwage increases.\nRecommended Action: City Council approve a second amendment, subject to final\nlanguage approval by the City Manager and City Attorney, to the agreement with The\nRegents of the University of California for continuing education programs and Quality\nImprovement services for five years through March 31, 2029 at a cost not to exceed\n$134,604.38; authorize the Chief of Police to execute said amendment; and, direct staff\nto undertake the steps necessary to finalize Council’s action. (M2M24-45)\n12. APPROVAL OF A WEBSITE SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CIVICPLUS, LLC – F2M24-\n35, C2M24-15, M2M24-46\nCivicPlus, LLC (CivicPlus) provides website hosting and security services for the City of\nAlhambra. CivicPlus’s website hosting and security is critical to all department operations\nas well as residents and community members. The City’s website hosts news and\nannouncements, Requests for Proposals and Bid notices, meeting agendas, facilitates\ncommunity engagement, and more. The City is seeking to retain the website hosting and\nsecurity services with CivicPlus. Staff is requesting the City Council approve a contract\nwith CivicPlus for five years, with the option to extend one two-year term, for continued\nsupport to the City’s website. Working with them since 2021, services have been\nsatisfactory, and the City seeks to continue use of the CivicPlus platform, which is\nproprietary. Sole source purchase is allowable per Alhambra Municipal Code 3.36.080,\nsection (B)(2), which states: “The supply or equipment can only be obtained by one source\n(“sole source”).\nRecommended Action: City Council approve a contract with CivicPlus, LLC for\nhosting the City’s website and related security services in the amount of $102,335.38 over\nfive years through April 29, 2029, with the option to extend for one additional two-year\n7\n3-11-24\nterm, subject to final language approval and review by the City Attorney and the City\nManager; authorize the City Manager to exercise the option to extend, subject to\nsatisfactory performance and Council budget appropriation. (M2M24-46)\n13. APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS AND AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE LEASE AND\nSERVICES OF DRONE AS FIRST RESPONDER SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT – F2M24-\n6B, C2M24-18, M2M24-48\nThe Police Department seeks to upgrade its existing Unmanned Aerial Support (UAS)\ncapabilities with Aerodome. Aerodome provides an all-in-one platform including drone\nhardware, software, radar, regulatory services and ongoing support for Drone as First\nResponder (DFR) operations. This platform delivers critical situational awareness for\nofficers responding to emergency situations and aids Police response times. Due to the\nunique nature of the equipment provided under this contract, this procurement is\nconsidered sole source. Sole source purchase is allowable under Alhambra Municipal\nCode Section 3.34.080(B)(2).\nRecommended Action: City Council award a contract, subject to final language\napproval by the City Manager and City Attorney, to Aerodome, Inc. for a Drone as a First\nResponder (DFR) drone, docking station, radar, software and other related equipment for\nthree years at a cost not to exceed $921,399; appropriate funds in the amount of $242,133\nin Fiscal Year 2023-24 and Fiscal Year 2024-25 to enable the contract; authorize the Chief\nof Police to execute said agreement; and, direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to\nfinalize Council’s action. (M2M24-48)\n14. RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISED CLASS SPECIFICATIONS FOR FIRE\nBATTALION CHIEF, FIRE CAPTAIN, FIRE ENGINEER, AND\nFIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC – F2M24-2, R2M34-8\nMunicipal Code Section 2.48.070 (B) provides that before a class specification becomes\neffective or other changes are made to the City’s Classification Plan, it shall first be\napproved by the City Council. As needed, staff will conduct a review of class specifications\nto ensure that job requirements remain relevant, current and are in alignment with the law\nand State guidelines and requirements for certain positions. Due to recent changes to\ncourse offerings and availability of courses offered through the State of California Fire\ncertification program, language pertaining to requisite coursework and/or certifications\nrequired for certain job classifications were updated and amended. In particular, language\nwas added to all of the class specifications to delineate necessary licenses and certificates\nas required as a condition of employment. No changes to the salary are proposed.\nRecommended Action: City Council adopt Resolution No. R2M24-8 entitled: A\nResolution of the Alhambra City Council approving revised Class Specifications for Fire\nBattalion Chief, Fire Captain, Fire Engineer, Firefighter/Paramedic\n15. MINUTES\nRecommended Action: City Council review and approve as submitted the Minutes\nof the December 13, 2021 regular meeting of the City Council.\n8\n3-11-24\n16. PERSONNEL ACTIONS – F2M24-2\nRecommended Action: City Council ratify the actions of the City Manager set forth\nin that certain Personnel Actions document dated March 11, 2024 showing the various\nappointments, classifications, salary changes, etc., since the last City Council meeting.\n17. DEMANDS - F2M24-1\nRecommended Action: City Council approve as submitted Final Check List (8845\nthru 8883) in the amount of $1,439.99 for the period ending January 11, 2024; Final Check\nList (245565 thru 245749) in the amount of $1,098,818..41 for the period ending January\n11, 2024 and Schedule of Wire Transfers in the amount of $1,781,392.80 for the week\nending January 5, 2024; Final Check List (245750 thru 245871) in the amount of\n$669,778.19 for the period ending January 18, 2024 and Schedule of Wire Transfers in\nthe amount of $150,887.10 for the week ending January 12, 2024; Final Check List\n(245872 thru 246009) in the amount of $1,099,393.16 for the period ending January 25,\n2024; and, Final Check List (245872 thru 246009) in the amount of $1,098,943.16 for the\nperiod ending January 25, 2024 and Schedule of Wire Transfers in the amount of\n$2,220,113.21 for the week ending January 19, 2024.\n18. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN\nUPDATED AB 481 POLICY – F2M22-41, O2M24-4827\nOn April 25, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. O2M22-4803 approving a\nMilitary Equipment Use Policy (“Policy”) pursuant to assembly Bill 481 (“AB 481”). In\naccordance with the legislation and the Policy, a military equipment report must be\nsubmitted to the City Council annually for each type of military equipment approved within\none year of approval, and annually thereafter for as long as the military equipment is\navailable for use. Alhambra’s 2023 Annual Military Equipment Report, proposed 2024\nmilitary equipment purchases, and the Police Department’s updated policy are outlined in\nthe Chief of Police’s staff report dated February 12, 2024. The Council approved the 2023\nAnnual Military Equipment Report and gave first reading to this ordinance approving an\nupdated policy for the use of military equipment at the February 12, 2024 meeting.\nRecommended Action: City Council declare introduced for its second reading and\nadopt the following ordinance entitled:\nOrdinance No. O2M24-4827: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of\nAlhambra implementing AB 481 by approving an updated policy for the use of\nmilitary equipment by the Alhambra Police Department