06-05-2024 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Minutes
June 05, 2024, 7:00 PM
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
Emmanuel J. Estrada
Jean M. Ayala
Alejandra Avila
Daniel Damian
Monica Garcia
These minutes are presented in Agenda order.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:23 p.m. by Mayor Estrada.
INVOCATION
The invocation was led by Pastor Jackson.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Estrada.
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
No closed session
ROLL CALL
City Clerk Saenz performed roll call:
MEMBER
Councilmember Alejandra Avila (present)
Councilmember Daniel Damian (present)
Councilmember Monica Garcia (present)
Mayor Pro Tem Jean M. Ayala (present)
Mayor Emmanuel Estrada (present)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Estrada announce d the Presentation on the Fiscal Year 2024 -025 Budget Review after the Consent Calendar.
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Estrada and the City Council proclaimed June 7, 2024, as 2024 Gun Violence Awareness Day. Mayor Pro Tem Ayala presented the proclamation to Francoise Coulton.
Mayor Estrada and the City Council proclaimed June 2024 as Pride Month and presented the proclamation to Christian Port.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
The Mayor opened Public Communication at approximately 7:44 p.m., the following spoke:
1) Irma Morales 2) Abel
3) Jesse
Seeing no one else wishing to speak. Public Communications was closed
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CONSENT CALENDAR
1. City of Baldwin Park’s Warrants and Demands
Motion to ratify the attached Warrants and Demands Register.
MOTION: It was moved by Emmanuel Estrada, seconded by Monica Garcia to adopt Motion. Passed [5 – 0]. AYES: AVILA, AYALA, DAMIAN, ESTRADA, GARCIA
2. Meeting Minutes for May 15, 2024
Motion to approve the Special City Council Meeting, Regular City Council Meeting, Finance Authority Regular Meeting and the Housing Authority Regular Meeting held on May 1, 2024.
MOTION: It was moved by Emmanuel Estrada, seconded by Monica Garcia to adopt Motion Passed [5 – 0]. AYES: AVILA, AYALA, DAMIAN, ESTRADA, GARCIA
3. City of Baldwin Park SB 1693 Business Improvement Tax (BIT) Fund Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
Motion to receive and file the SB1693 Business Improvement Tax (BIT) Fund Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2023.
MOTION: It was moved by Emmanuel Estrada, seconded by Monica Garcia to adopt Motion Passed [5 – 0]. AYES: AVILA, AYALA, DAMIAN, ESTRADA, GARCIA
4. Consideration to Adopt Resolution No. 2024 -016, Authorizing the City of Baldwin Park to Submit an Amendment to the 5 -year 2019 -2023 Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) 5-year Plan from the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development.
Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2024-016 on behalf of the City of Baldwin Park and authorize the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to submit an amendment to the 5 -year 2019-2023 PLHA plan to include additional eligible activities prior to the June 30th deadline.
MOTION: It was moved by Emmanuel Estrada, seconded by Monica Garcia to adopt Motion Passed [5 – 0]. AYES: AVILA, AYALA, DAMIAN, ESTRADA, GARCIA
5. Adoption of Resolutions (Resolution No. 2024 -017, 2024 -018, 2024 -019 and 2024 -020) Calling for and Giving Notice of a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024; Resolution Providing for a Procedure for determining by lot a time vote at the November 5, 2024 of the City’s General Municipal Election; Resolution Requesting that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles consolidate the City’s General Municipal Election with the Statewide Election to be held on November 5, 2024 Pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code; and Resolution adopting regulations for Candidate Statements
Motion to:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2024 -017 Calling for and giving notice of a general municipal election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024;
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2024 -18 Providing for a procedure for determining by lot a tie among candidates at the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election in Accordance with Elections Code Section 15651.
3. Adopt Resolution No. 2024 -019 Requesting that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles consolidate the City’s general municipal election with the statewide election to be held on the same date pursuant to Section 10403 of the California Elections Code;
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4. Adopt Resolution No. 2024 -020 adopting regulations for candidate statements submitted to the voters at the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election.
5. Authorize the Director of Finance to allocate an amount not to exceed $170,000 based on the County’s cost estimate for election-related costs in the FY 2024/25; and
6. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer and the Director of Finance to make any budget amendments should they be necessary.
MOTION: It was moved by Emmanuel Estrada, seconded by Monica Garcia to adopt Motion Passed [5 – 0]. AYES: AVILA, AYALA, DAMIAN, ESTRADA, GARCIA
6. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Single Audit for Fiscal Year 2022-23 Motion to receive and file the City of Baldwin Park’s ACFR and Single Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
Item #6 was pulled for further discussion.
MOTION: It was moved by Daniel Damian, seconded by Alejandra Avila to adopt Motion Passed [5 – 0]. AYES: AVILA, AYALA, DAMIAN, ESTRADA, GARCIA
7. Adoption of Resolution No. 2024 -023, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park, California, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2024 -25 Project List to be Funded by Senate Bill 1 (SB1) – the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017” Motion to:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-023, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park, California, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2024 -25 Project List to be Funded by Senate Bill 1 (SB1) – the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017”; and
2. Authorize the Finance Director to appropriate projected FY 2024 -25 SB1 funds in the amount of$1,844,108; and
3. Authorize the Director of Public Works to file necessary documentation to satisfy SB1 funding requirements and act as the signature authority.
MOTION: It was moved by Emmanuel Estrada, seconded by Monica Garcia to adopt Motion Passed [5 – 0]. AYES: AVILA, AYALA, DAMIAN, ESTRADA, GARCIA
8. Accept Construction Improvements and Authorize the Filing of a Notice of Completion for City Project, CIP 21-199 Traffic Signal Improvements at Vineland and Merced Avenue Motion to:
1. Accept the construction improvements by Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc of Chino, CA and authorize the recordation of a Notice of Completion for City Project No. CIP 21 -199 – Traffic Signal Improvements at Vineland and Merced Avenue; and
2. Authorize the release of retention funds in the amount of up to $26,190.34 to Elecnor Belco Electric upon the expiration of 35-day notice period.
MOTION: It was moved by Emmanuel Estrada, seconded by Monica Garcia to adopt Motion Passed [5 – 0]. AYES: AVILA, AYALA, DAMIAN, ESTRADA, GARCIA
9. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 1510, entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION 153.170 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SIGN REGULATIONS
TO INCLUDE NEW LANGUAGE REGARDING NEW STATIC OR DI GITAL
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INCORPORATION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SIGN REGULATIONS THAT
WERE NOT CODIFIED, AND REORGANIZATION OF THE CHAPTER AS A WHOLE”.
Motion to table the reading and adopt ion of Ordinance 1510, entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION 153.170 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SIGN REGULATIONS TO
INCLUDE NEW LANGUAGE REGARDING NEW STATIC OR DIGITAL BILLBOARD
CONSTRUCTION AND BILLBOARD RELOCATION AGREEMENTS, INCORPORATION
OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SIGN REGULATIONS THAT WERE NOT CODIFIED, AND REORGANIZATION OF THE CHAPTER AS A WHOLE”.
Item #9 was pulled for further discussion.
MOTION TO TABLE: It was moved by Monica Garcia, seconded by Jean M Ayala to table to the next meeting . Motion Passed [5 – 0]. AYES: AVILA, AYALA, DAMIAN, ESTRADA, GARCIA
10. Adoption of Resolution No. 2024 -014, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park, California, Approving the Engineer’s Report for the Citywide Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District for FY 2024 -2025, Declaring the Intent to Levy and Collect Assessments, and Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing” Motion to:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-014 entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park, California, Approving the Engineer’s Report for the Citywide Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District for FY 2024-2025, Declaring the Intent to Levy and Collect Assessments, and Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing.”
2. Authorize the Director of Public Works to process payment request for Community Economic Solutions, Inc. in an amount not -to-exceed $3,000 for preparation of the Engineer’s Report.
MOTION: It was moved by Emmanuel Estrada, seconded by Monica Garcia to adopt Motion Passed [5 – 0]. AYES: AVILA, AYALA, DAMIAN, ESTRADA, GARCIA
11. Adoption of Resolution No. 2024 -015 “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park, California, Approving the Engineer’s Report for the Citywide Park Maintenance Assessment District for FY 2024-2025, Declaring the Intent to Levy and Collect Assessments, and Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing” Motion to:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-015 entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park, California, Approving the Engineer’s Report for the Citywide Park Maintenance Assessment District for FY 2024 -2025, Declaring the Intent to Levy and Collect Assessments and Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing.”
2. Authorize the Director of Public Works to process payment for Community Economic Solutions, Inc. in an amount not -to-exceed $4,500.00 for preparation of the Engineer’s Report
MOTION: It was moved by Emmanuel Estrada, seconded by Monica Garcia to adopt Motion Passed [5 – 0]. AYES: AVILA, AYALA, DAMIAN, ESTRADA, GARCIA
12. Adoption of Resolution No. 2024 -022, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park, California, Adopting the Amended Fee Schedule for Solid Waste Collection and Recycling Services to reflect Consumer Price Index Increases.”