Summary of public comments for City Council Regular Meeting on
April 21, 2020:
Comments were all submitted by deadline of 6 p.m. today and
forwarded to the Council by the City Clerk:
Name Subject Comment Summary or full comment if brief Stephen
Grollnek General Public Input –
campaign signs Requests the Mayor and City Manager enforce unlawful
removal of campaign signs during the recent election.
Sari Canales Monrovia Chamber of Commerce
General Public Input Encouraged the continued support of Monrovia
eateries, continues to keep members informed on county, state, and
federal program updates, and announced an upcoming virtual Business
Seminar on April 23. Interested parties may contact Sari at the
Chamber.
Alison Henry Everyone In United Way Greater LA
General Public Input – Tenant Protections/ Project Roomkey
Encouraged the City to improve upon homelessness and tenant
protection policy areas, with suggestions on strengthening the
recently adopted Tenant Eviction Moratorium and supporting the
County’s Project Roomkey and Trailers
Brenda Trainor Item CC-7 – Supplement to Emergency Order
Recommended expanding provisions under the emergency order to
include automatic extension of licenses and permits, and associated
payment obligations, for 60 days beyond the elimination of the stay
at home orders for those businesses impacted by the COVID-19
restrictions
From: STEPHEN To: Alice Atkins Subject: Fwd: Signs please read this
at the meeting Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 2:15:07 PM
Sent from myiPhone Stephen
From: STEPHEN <
[email protected]> Date: April 4, 2020 at
1:50:02 AM PDT To:
[email protected] Cc:
[email protected] Subject: Signs please read this at the
meeting
The people of Monrovia want answers to the removable of signs from
Candidates who run against Mayor Adams and former Mayor Hammond
This type of outrages behavior must stop Only way to make it stop
is to turn in the offenders who participate in this unlawfully act
As Mayor Mr Adams it is your duty along with the city manager and
city attorney to bring these offenders to justice In the March 3
Election one of the Mayors supporter was seen removing signs of his
opponent Time for this person to be brought to answer his criminal
actions A car similar to the one seen removing signs was seen after
the election of picking up Mr Adams signs retuning them back to Mr
Adams headquarters Not saying you approved of this sign stealing If
You know who it is turn him in If you don’t know we the people
demand a investigation in to this law braking of sign removals If
this is not done ! there will be a recall petition against you and
a complaint field against you with the fair practice committee of
elections which you signed to follow the rules This is not a threat
it is a promise I made to the voters of Monrovia which even in
these unsure times the voters of Monrovia demand action for this
will never occur again I am sure on you legacy You would not want a
recall election Be part of all the good you have done in over 35
years of service to the city of Monrovia Alice Atkins City Clerk
has been informed of this action we’re are about to pursue on this
matter to provide us with the recall petition Anyone interested who
has not contacted me regarding this matter and other
Sent from myiPhone Stephen
From: Sari Canales To: City Clerk Subject: Chamber report - Public
Comment Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 3:41:59 PM Attachments:
Seminar Series April 23 Final.pdf
Restaurant List 4-16-2020.pdf
Monrovia Chamber report for City Council meeting 4.21.2020 Please
continue to support the Monrovia Eateries. Attached is an updated
Restaurant List. The chamber is continuing to keep the members
informed on updates from the county, state, and federal
programs.
There is an upcoming Business Seminar scheduled for Thursday, April
23rd at 4pm. It will be a virtual meeting. Please contact Sari
[email protected] to register. Stay Strong Monrovia Sari Canales
Executive Director
620 S. Myrtle Avenue Monrovia, CA 91016 626-358-1159 phone
[email protected]
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Local Restaurants
38 Degrees 626-408-5544 110 E. Colorado Blvd. x x
Baja Mar 626-358-6218 217 W. Foothill Blvd. x x x x
Basin 141 626-249-0358 402 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x
Bella Sera 626-359-1399 422 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x
Blaze Pizza 626-238-6029 108 W. Foothill Blvd. x x
Café Mundial 626-303-2233 514 S. Myrtle Ave. x
Café on Lemon 626-239-6996 120 E. Lemon Ave. x x
Chuck E Cheese 626-357-6518 558 W. Huntington Drive x x x x
Copper Still Grill 626-239-6482 610 S. Myrtle Ave. x
Gene's Grinder 626-358-8016 800 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x
Grano Italian Rest. 626-357-3938 1028 Huntington Dr. Duarte x x
x
Grey & Cash 626-239-2220 425 S. Myrtle Ave. x
Hon Sushi 626-359-1972 144 W. Foothill Blvd. x x x x x
Ikonick's Burgers 626-358-4888 406 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x
Jake's Roadhouse 626-599-9453 622 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x x
JB Burger 626-357-1173 627 S. Myrtle Ave. x
Jersey Mike's 626-359-1333 444 W. Huntington Dr. x x x x x
La Adelita 626-359-2212 134 E. Colorado Blvd. x x x
Las Maria's 626-256-3520 410 W. Foothill Blvd. x x
Max's Mexican 626-303-3330 1101 E. Huntington Dr. x x x x x x
Merengue 626-358-5650 417 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x
Mikomi Sushi 626-359-1058 414 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x
Monrovia Pizza Co. 626-357-9050 503 W. Duarte Rd. #C x x x x
MoonCat Ramen 626-359-7500 110 E. Lime Ave. x x x
Mooyah Burger 626-357-6340 116 W. Foothill Blvd. x x till 3/31 x x
x x
Noodle Street 626-357-6633 120 W. Foothill Blvd. x x x x x x
Oke Poke 626-239-0577 176 W. Foothill Blvd. x x x
Old Town Pizza 626-357-1789 338 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x x
Paco's Mexican 626-357-7270 200 E. Foothill Blvd. x x
Panera Bread 626-471-3463 600 W. Huntington Dr. x x x x
Peach Café 626-599-9092 141 E. Colorado Blvd. x x
Rudy's Mexican 626-303-3393 602 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x
Local Restaurant List Updated 4/16/2020
Local Restaurants
Delivery PM DD GH UE
Saigon 626-471-3588 110 E. Lemon Ave. x x x x x
Seasoning Alley 626-386-5910 342 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x
Sena on Myrtle 626-359-9463 409 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x x
Taqueria El Diablo 626-357-0010 630 S. Myrtle Ave x
Thai Divine Bistro 626-357-9658 614 S Myrtle Ave. x x x x x x
The Diplomat 626-239-0100 109 E. Lemon Ave. x x
The Saltner 626-775-4025 108 E. Colorado Blvd. x x
Wendy's 626-357-7971 190 W. Foothill Blvd. x x x
Wingstop 626-357-8680 184 W. Foothill Blvd. x x
Many of our local restaurants are currently open and offer both
take out and app-based delivery services such as GH=Grub hub,
DD=Doordash, PM=Postmates or UB=Uber Eats Please call the
restaurant and check the hours of operations as things are changing
daily.
For more information please contact the Monrovia Chamber
626-358-1159 or email
[email protected]
Local Restaurants
38 Degrees 626-408-5544 110 E. Colorado Blvd. x x
Baja Mar 626-358-6218 217 W. Foothill Blvd. x x x x
Basin 141 626-249-0358 402 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x
Bella Sera 626-359-1399 422 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x
Blaze Pizza 626-238-6029 108 W. Foothill Blvd. x x
Café Mundial 626-303-2233 514 S. Myrtle Ave. x
Café on Lemon 626-239-6996 120 E. Lemon Ave. x x
Chuck E Cheese 626-357-6518 558 W. Huntington Drive x x x x
Copper Still Grill 626-239-6482 610 S. Myrtle Ave. x
Gene's Grinder 626-358-8016 800 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x
Grano Italian Rest. 626-357-3938 1028 Huntington Dr. Duarte x x
x
Grey & Cash 626-239-2220 425 S. Myrtle Ave. x
Hon Sushi 626-359-1972 144 W. Foothill Blvd. x x x x x
Ikonick's Burgers 626-358-4888 406 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x
Jake's Roadhouse 626-599-9453 622 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x x
JB Burger 626-357-1173 627 S. Myrtle Ave. x
Jersey Mike's 626-359-1333 444 W. Huntington Dr. x x x x x
La Adelita 626-359-2212 134 E. Colorado Blvd. x x x
Las Maria's 626-256-3520 410 W. Foothill Blvd. x x
Max's Mexican 626-303-3330 1101 E. Huntington Dr. x x x x x x
Merengue 626-358-5650 417 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x
Mikomi Sushi 626-359-1058 414 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x
Monrovia Pizza Co. 626-357-9050 503 W. Duarte Rd. #C x x x x
MoonCat Ramen 626-359-7500 110 E. Lime Ave. x x x
Mooyah Burger 626-357-6340 116 W. Foothill Blvd. x x till 3/31 x x
x x
Noodle Street 626-357-6633 120 W. Foothill Blvd. x x x x x x
Oke Poke 626-239-0577 176 W. Foothill Blvd. x x x
Old Town Pizza 626-357-1789 338 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x x
Paco's Mexican 626-357-7270 200 E. Foothill Blvd. x x
Panera Bread 626-471-3463 600 W. Huntington Dr. x x x x
Peach Café 626-599-9092 141 E. Colorado Blvd. x x
Rudy's Mexican 626-303-3393 602 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x
Local Restaurant List Updated 4/16/2020
Local Restaurants
Delivery PM DD GH UE
Saigon 626-471-3588 110 E. Lemon Ave. x x x x x
Seasoning Alley 626-386-5910 342 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x
Sena on Myrtle 626-359-9463 409 S. Myrtle Ave. x x x x x x
Taqueria El Diablo 626-357-0010 630 S. Myrtle Ave x
Thai Divine Bistro 626-357-9658 614 S Myrtle Ave. x x x x x x
The Diplomat 626-239-0100 109 E. Lemon Ave. x x
The Saltner 626-775-4025 108 E. Colorado Blvd. x x
Wendy's 626-357-7971 190 W. Foothill Blvd. x x x
Wingstop 626-357-8680 184 W. Foothill Blvd. x x
Many of our local restaurants are currently open and offer both
take out and app-based delivery services such as GH=Grub hub,
DD=Doordash, PM=Postmates or UB=Uber Eats Please call the
restaurant and check the hours of operations as things are changing
daily.
For more information please contact the Monrovia Chamber
626-358-1159 or email
[email protected]
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From: Allison Henry To: City Clerk; Becky Shevlin; Larry Spicer;
[email protected]; Gloria Crudgington; Alex Blackburn Cc:
Sarah Thomas Subject: Public Comment for 4-21 Council
Meeting--Expand County Protections and Project Roomkey Date:
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 5:28:06 PM Attachments: Monrovia 4-21-20
Council Letter.pdf
April 21, 2020 To: Monrovia Mayor, Councilmembers, and Staff Re:
Public Comment re expansion of LA County Protections to Tenants and
Project Roomkey Dear Mayor, Councilmembers, and Staff: Thank you
for your hard work at this time, and for your service to the city.
I am submitting this letter here (and attached on letterhead) on
behalf of Everyone In/United Way to encourage you to be creative
and assertive in your leadership to prevent the growth of
homelessness during COVID-19. We all know that with this pandemic,
the world we live in is more precarious for everyone, especially
for the unhoused and those at risk of falling into homelessness.
There are a few policy areas I wish the City to consider and
improve upon: Strengthen the Tenant Eviction Moratorium Last week,
the County passed an eviction moratorium that goes above and beyond
what other cities, including Pasadena, have passed. Statistics from
the yearly homeless counts show us that the majority of people who
are homeless in LA County today attribute it to financial reasons,
and the major contributing factor is not being able to afford
housing. Please consider aligning Monrovia’s moratorium to include
language included in the County’s ordinance:
Allow tenants to provide and require landlords to accept a
self-certification of a tenant's inability to pay rent and provide
notice to the landlord to that effect.
Prohibit rent increases for residential units from 3/4/20 to
5/31/20, unless extended further; prohibit new pass-throughs,
charging interest and/or late fees; and bar later collection of
interest and late fees incurred during this period
Encourage landlords and tenants to agree on a payment plan for
partial rent payments
Extend the repayment period from six to twelve months
Prohibit eviction based on unauthorized occupants, pets or other
Covid19-related nuisance
Prohibit landlords, and those acting on their behalf, from
harassing or intimidating tenants for acts or omissions expressly
permitted under the Executive Order
To: Monrovia Mayor, Councilmembers, and Staff
Re: Public Comment re expansion of LA County Protections to
Tenants
Dear Mayor, Councilmembers, and Staff:
Thank you for your hard work at this time, and for your service to
the city. I am submitting this letter here (and attached on
letterhead) on behalf of Everyone In/United Way to encourage you to
be creative and assertive in your leadership to prevent the growth
of homelessness during COVID-19. We all know that with this
pandemic, the world we live in is more precarious for everyone,
especially for the unhoused and those at risk of falling into
homelessness.
There are a few policy areas I wish the City to consider and
improve upon:
Strengthen the Tenant Eviction Moratorium
Last week, the County passed an eviction moratorium that goes above
and beyond what other cities, including Pasadena, have
passed.
Statistics from the yearly homeless counts show us that the
majority of people who are homeless in LA County today attribute it
to financial reasons, and the major contributing factor is not
being able to afford housing. Please consider aligning Monrovia’s
moratorium to include language included in the County’s
ordinance:
• Allow tenants to provide and require landlords to accept a
self-certification of a tenant's inability to pay rent and provide
notice to the landlord to that effect.
• Prohibit rent increases for residential units from 3/4/20 to
5/31/20, unless extended further; prohibit new pass-throughs,
charging interest and/or late fees; and bar later collection of
interest and late fees incurred during this period
• Encourage landlords and tenants to agree on a payment plan for
partial rent payments
• Extend the repayment period from six to twelve months
• Prohibit eviction based on unauthorized occupants, pets or other
Covid19-related nuisance
• Prohibit landlords, and those acting on their behalf, from
harassing or intimidating tenants for acts or omissions expressly
permitted under the Executive Order
Project Roomkey and Trailers - Short-Term and Long-Term
Planning
I ask that Monrovia be a leader in the San Gabriel Valley on
supporting Project Roomkey in the following ways:
• Work with LAHSA and the Governor’s office to find more motels and
hotels to participate in Project Roomkey
• Work to create permanent housing opportunities from the
short-term increase in resources. We ideally want to help people
transition from motel rooms into permanent homes, rather than
abandoning them back on the streets after the pandemic passes.
Monrovia could pass a Motel Conversion Ordinance. Hotel vacancy
rates are at an all- time low and, these hard times present
themselves with a silver lining. Consider working with motel owners
to convert a motel into permanent supportive housing. In order for
hotels to be used for permanent supportive housing, hotels will
most likely need to go under reconstruction. The sooner you act on
establishing a purchasing agreement with a motel, the sooner
construction can begin.
• There are many other creative solutions to homelessness that the
City can act on. This includes creating a Safe Parking site where a
parking lot can be converted into a safe place, governed by rules
and staffed with security, for individuals and families to sleep
overnight.
Thank you for your time. I am happy to assist Monrovia in its
efforts to achieve any of the above goals.
Sincerely,
Organizer, Everyone In Campaign (United Way of Greater Los
Angeles)
[email protected]
626-376-5048
Project Roomkey and Trailers - Short-Term and Long-Term Planning I
ask that Monrovia be a leader in the San Gabriel Valley on
supporting Project Roomkey in the following ways:
· Work with LAHSA and the Governor’s office to find more motels and
hotels to participate in Project Roomkey · Work to create permanent
housing opportunities from the short-term increase in resources. We
ideally want to help people transition from motel rooms into
permanent homes, rather than abandoning them back on the streets
after the pandemic passes. Monrovia could pass a Motel Conversion
Ordinance. Hotel vacancy rates are at an all-time low and, these
hard times present themselves with a silver lining. Consider
working with motel owners to convert a motel into permanent
supportive housing. In order for hotels to be used for permanent
supportive housing, hotels will most likely need to go under
reconstruction. The sooner you act on establishing a purchasing
agreement with a motel, the sooner construction can begin.
· There are many other creative solutions to homelessness that the
City can act on. This includes creating a Safe Parking site where a
parking lot can be converted into a safe place, governed by rules
and staffed with security, for individuals and families to sleep
overnight.
Thank you for your time. I am happy to assist Monrovia in its
efforts to achieve any of the above goals. Sincerely, Allison
Henry
-- ALLISON HENRY East San Gabriel Field Organizer Everyone In
Campaign / United Way of Greater Los Angeles 626 376 5048 /
[email protected] www.everyoneinla.org / Facebook / Twitter
/ Instagram
To: Monrovia Mayor, Councilmembers, and Staff
Re: Public Comment re expansion of LA County Protections to
Tenants
Dear Mayor, Councilmembers, and Staff:
Thank you for your hard work at this time, and for your service to
the city. I am submitting this letter here (and attached on
letterhead) on behalf of Everyone In/United Way to encourage you to
be creative and assertive in your leadership to prevent the growth
of homelessness during COVID-19. We all know that with this
pandemic, the world we live in is more precarious for everyone,
especially for the unhoused and those at risk of falling into
homelessness.
There are a few policy areas I wish the City to consider and
improve upon:
Strengthen the Tenant Eviction Moratorium
Last week, the County passed an eviction moratorium that goes above
and beyond what other cities, including Pasadena, have
passed.
Statistics from the yearly homeless counts show us that the
majority of people who are homeless in LA County today attribute it
to financial reasons, and the major contributing factor is not
being able to afford housing. Please consider aligning Monrovia’s
moratorium to include language included in the County’s
ordinance:
• Allow tenants to provide and require landlords to accept a
self-certification of a tenant's inability to pay rent and provide
notice to the landlord to that effect.
• Prohibit rent increases for residential units from 3/4/20 to
5/31/20, unless extended further; prohibit new pass-throughs,
charging interest and/or late fees; and bar later collection of
interest and late fees incurred during this period
• Encourage landlords and tenants to agree on a payment plan for
partial rent payments
• Extend the repayment period from six to twelve months
• Prohibit eviction based on unauthorized occupants, pets or other
Covid19-related nuisance
• Prohibit landlords, and those acting on their behalf, from
harassing or intimidating tenants for acts or omissions expressly
permitted under the Executive Order
Project Roomkey and Trailers - Short-Term and Long-Term
Planning
I ask that Monrovia be a leader in the San Gabriel Valley on
supporting Project Roomkey in the following ways:
• Work with LAHSA and the Governor’s office to find more motels and
hotels to participate in Project Roomkey
• Work to create permanent housing opportunities from the
short-term increase in resources. We ideally want to help people
transition from motel rooms into permanent homes, rather than
abandoning them back on the streets after the pandemic passes.
Monrovia could pass a Motel Conversion Ordinance. Hotel vacancy
rates are at an all- time low and, these hard times present
themselves with a silver lining. Consider working with motel owners
to convert a motel into permanent supportive housing. In order for
hotels to be used for permanent supportive housing, hotels will
most likely need to go under reconstruction. The sooner you act on
establishing a purchasing agreement with a motel, the sooner
construction can begin.
• There are many other creative solutions to homelessness that the
City can act on. This includes creating a Safe Parking site where a
parking lot can be converted into a safe place, governed by rules
and staffed with security, for individuals and families to sleep
overnight.
Thank you for your time. I am happy to assist Monrovia in its
efforts to achieve any of the above goals.
Sincerely,
Organizer, Everyone In Campaign (United Way of Greater Los
Angeles)
[email protected]
626-376-5048
From: BJT To: City Clerk Cc: Tom Adams; ALEXANDER C. BLACKBURN;
Becky Shevlin; G Crudgington; L Spicer Subject: Item CC-7:
Emergency Order extension Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 4:54:50
PM
Dear Esteemed Councilmembers:
As businesses struggle with government-ordered shut-downs and
elimination of customers (albeit for necessary cause), I believe
there is more that the City of Monrovia can do for its businesses
beyond simply stopping collection activities as described in the
second emergency order under consideration on tonight’s
agenda.
Why not expand providions in this order to additionally include an
automatic extension of licenses and permits, and associated payment
obligations, for 60 days beyond the elimination of the emergency
stay at home orders for those businesses negatively impacted by the
CoViD- 19 situation?
Asking businesses that have been forced to close, or who are
struggling with only 5 or 10 or 20 percent of their normal
operating revenue, to spend money on business licenses, inspection
fees, and utlity services etc. only serves to increase the speed of
their failure. Offering extensions and or payment plans could be a
lifeline for some local businesses. In order to qualify for SBA
loans or other grants, businesses must be in good standing, but an
expired business license, or an overdue fire inspection fee, may
threaten that standing even though a business may have no revenue
available to pay an annual fee at the present time.
Simply put, while delaying collection actions may be appreciated,
it won’t preserve the standing of a company to legally operate with
a proper license if a license expires during this emergency. Please
be more expansive in your approach to dealing with the CoViD-19
crisis and take significant actions to help Monrovia businesses
stay legit, and hopefully survive. You can do more, positively and
affirmatively, and I fear you must if you want businesses to be
around for the recovery.
Respectfully,
20200421 Public Input (1) - Stephen Grollnek
20200421 Public Input (2) - Sari Canales (Chamber of
Commerce)
20200421 Public Input (2) - Sari Canales (Chamber of
Commerce)
Restaurant List 4-16-2020
20200421 Public Input (3) - Alison Henry
2020-421 Public Input (3) - Alison Henry
20200421 Public Input - United Way
20200421 CC-7 Brenda Trainor
