CITY OF ARTESIA
VARIOUS TELECONFERENCE LOCATIONS
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ARTESIA CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2022
5:30 P.M.
The Special Meeting of the Artesia City Council was called to order at 5:31 p.m., on Thursday, February 3, 2022 from various teleconference locations by Mayor Ramoso.
Present: Melissa Ramoso, Mayor
Monica Manalo, Mayor Pro Tem
Tony Lima, Councilmember
Ali Taj, Councilmember
Rene Trevino, Councilmember
Also Present: Mike Egan, Interim City Manager
Hong Dao Nguyen, City Attorney
Ernesto Sanchez, City Clerk
Melissa Burke, Administrative Manager
Karen Lee, Assistant Finance Manager
MEETING PROCEDURES
THE CITY CLERK READ THE MEETING PROCEDURES AS FOLLOWS:
This special meeting of the City Council will be held via teleconference, only, pursuant to California Assembly Bill 361, and in order to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.
No physical location from which members of the public may observe the meeting and offer public comment is provided. However, the meeting is available for live viewing on the City’s website.
Public comments may be submitted by email at [email protected] or by leaving a voicemail at (562) 865-6262, extension 200. Comment submitted before 3:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting will be read until the time limit of three minutes has been reached. Public comments may also be delivered during this virtual meeting by utilizing the link included in tonight’s agenda, or by calling (669) 900-9128 and using Meeting ID:
958 8295 1283 and Passcode: 039658.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TAJ TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LIMA.
Said motion carried (5-0-0-0) in the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Trevino, Taj, Lima, Manalo, Ramoso NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
CITY COUNCIL ACTION: The Agenda was approved 5-0-0-0.
ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PUBLIC COMMENTS
The City Clerk presented the Announcement Regarding Public Comments.
STUDY SESSION
1. STUDY SESSION REGARDING THE ARTESIA ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN Assistant Finance Manager provided Staff Report.
Grace Person from Local Government Council (LGC) and Jacob Leon from KTUA provided a presentation on the Artesia Active Transportation Plan.
Mayor Ramoso provided comments.
Councilmember Taj asked questions regarding this item.
Grace Person answered questions regarding item.
Jacob Leon provided comments.
Assistant Finance Manager provided comments.
Mayor Pro Tem Manalo asked questions regarding this item.
Grace Person answered questions regarding item.
Jacob Leon provided comments.
Amy Jackson from Kimley-Horn provided comments.
Councilmember Trevino provided comments and asked questions regarding item.
Jacob Leon answered questions.
Amy Jackson provided comments.
Jacob Leon provided comments.
Councilmember Trevino provided comments.
Councilmember Lima provided comments and asked questions regarding item.
Jacob Leon answered questions.
Mayor Ramoso provided comments and asked questions regarding item.
Grace Person answered questions regarding item.
Mayor Ramoso provided comments.
Grace Person provided comments.
Mayor Ramoso asked questions regarding item.
Grace Person answered questions regarding item.
Serena Liu provided public comments.
Councilmember Taj provided public comments.
City Clerk provided comments.
Councilmember Taj provided public comments.
Mayor Ramoso asked questions
Assistant Finance Manager provided comments
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TREVINO TO RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM NO. 1.
MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LIMA.
Said motion carried (5-0-0-0) in the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Trevino, Taj, Lima, Manalo, Ramoso NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Item No. 1 was received and filed was approved 5-0-0-0.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ramoso adjourned the Special Meeting at 7:11 p.m.