City Manager's Report June 2022

• Through the Southern California Edison (SCE) Option E program, 1,236 High-Pressure Sodium (HPS) streetlight fixtures attached to wooden distribution poles were converted to Light Emitting Diodes (LED) fixtures which are much more energy-efficient.
• Lights were converted to GE Roadway lights to remain uniform with the retrofit the City completed in November 2020 with Tanko Lighting. To convert the lights, there were no costs, risks, operational responsibility, or liability risks to the community.
• With the streetlight acquisition and conversion project completed, and the conversion of remaining SCE-owned lights to LED-fixtures, the City will deepen its energy cost savings even further.

Administrative Services

The KPI Scorecard is In! The Good News is We Are Right On Target!

• A long-term financial planning process allows decision-makers to focus on long-term objectives, encourages strategic thinking, and promotes overall awareness for financial literacy in an organization.
• Long-term financial planning relates to strategic planning, financial policy development, capital improvement planning, and budgeting.
• When we read the article “10 Steps to Long-Term Financial Planning” from the Government Finance Officers Association website, we could not help but use it as a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) measurement for the City of Pico Rivera (the City’s) financial planning process.
• As you can see from the table below, the City’s Long-Term Strategic Vision has allowed us to get on track with Best Practices fulfilling all ten goals below:

• City Staff is scheduled to take Conditional Use Permit No. 751 to the Planning Commission for recommendation for approval by the City Council on July 11, 2022.
• Staff received an application from Warmington Homes to develop a 45-unit townhome development which features three-story attached townhomes in clusters of three units, ranging in size from two and three bedrooms (1,379-1,668 square feet).
• The project includes a total of 90 vehicular parking spaces within attached two-car enclosed garages and seven unenclosed guest parking spaces. The project also includes on-street parking spaces in front of the project development.
• Access to the project site will be located on the southeast portion of the site from Stephens Street via a two-way driveway and gated controlled entry. An additional 26’ wide fire access entry on the southwest portion of the site at Stephens Street and Durfee Avenue is also proposed.
• The site would be accessible by pedestrians via an accessible path near the gated entry adjacent to the driveway. If recommended by the Planning Commission, the item will be taken to the City Council for final approval.

Beverly Crossing - 9036 Beverly Blvd.

• The Beverly Crossing project will consist of a 2-story 54,000 square foot commercial development in a 1.6 acre site. The previous structure was demolished in 2009 (previous Big Lots site) and has remained vacant since.
• The first floor will consist of a proposed grocery store and 3,800 square feet of retail space with drive through access (3 tenant spaces). The second floor will consist of a proposed gym as well as additional parking.
• Construction is estimated to begin by end of 2022/early 2023 and is expected to have a 2-year construction schedule.

• R.J. Noble is the contractor who is grinding and overlaying Rosemead Blvd from Whittier Blvd to Gallatin Rd.
• The contract is for approximately $1.2 million.
• The paving is complete and the final striping will be completed by July 1st.

• At the June 14th City Council Meeting, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) provided an update on the Whittier Narrows Dam Safety Modification Project (Project).
• City staff remain actively involved in discussions and coordination with the USACE to ensure optimal communication and information sharing throughout the Project, including the needs, its benefits and its impact to the community.
• On May 24th, City Staff met with Rich Byrd, Director of Regional Business for USACE at the Project site to discuss the Project's impact to the community.
• On June 15th, City staff hosted a workshop on the dam's inundation scenarios and emergency action planning. Staff from USACE, LA County Fire, LA County Sheriff, and LA County Public Works and Flood Control participated.

Staff continue to lead communication efforts in the community and are actively engaging all levels of government to advocate for legislative support and funding to mitigate the impacts of the Project on the City's parks, open space and Sports Arena.

City of Pico Rivera Awarded $481,729 in California Outdoor Equity Grant Funds for Rio Hondo Park Nature Program

• The City of Pico Rivera submitted an application to the CA State Grants Department for the Rio Hondo Nature Program through the Outdoor Equity Grants Program in October 2021.
• In late May 2022, the City was one of 125 Communities that was awarded the new Outdoor Equity Grants Program within the State of California.
• The Rio Hondo Nature Program is 100% funded in the amount of $481,729. This Outdoor Equity Grants Program funding will help in establishing local activities and trips to natural areas for underserved communities such as the Rio Hondo Park community.
• The Rio Hondo Nature Program will also empower youth and families with outdoor leadership education, career pathways, environmental justice engagement, and access to nature.
• This Rio Hondo Nature Program Grant investment will expand equity and access through a combination of 60 activity days and trips to natural areas to almost 2,000 youth and families in the Rio Hondo Park community over the course of four years, so they can enjoy immense natural beauty of California and inspire a new generation of environmental leadership.

• Pico Rivera Sheriff's Station deputies, led by Captain Hutak, hosted a mile run to raise funds for Special Olympics Southern California.
• The Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics Southern California is the largest public awareness vehicle and grassroots fundraiser for Special Olympics with more than 2,000 officers involved in Southern California championing acceptance and inclusion.
• Southern California is one of the leading programs in the world, raising $1.54 million in 2019 with participants representing over 200 law enforcement stations.