CITY COUNCIL/
HOUSING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETINGS
Agenda
August 07, 2024, 7:00 PM
Mayor/Chair
Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair
Councilmember/Member
Councilmember/Member
Councilmember/Member
Emmanuel J. Estrada
Jean M. Ayala
Alejandra Avila
Daniel Damian
Monica Garcia
Welcome to your City Council Meeting
We welcome your interest and involvement in the City’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about topics coming before the City Council and the action recommended by city staff. You can read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city’s website and in the Office of the City Clerk.
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Public Comments
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Public Communication
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Notice Regarding California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determinations Pursuant to CEQA, a "project" is defined as a "whole action" subject to a public agency's discretionary funding or approval that has the potential to either (1) cause a direct physical change in the environment or (2) cause a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. "Projects" include discretionary activity by a public agency, a private activity that receives any public funding, or activities that involve the public agency's issuance of a discretionary approval and is not statutorily or categorically exempt from CEQA. (Pub. Res. Code § 21065.) To the extent that matters listed in this Agenda are considered "projects" under CEQA, their appropriate CEQA determination will be listed below each recommendation. If no CEQA determination is listed, it has been determined that the action does not constitute a "project" under CEQA
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The City Council are also members of the Board of Directors of the Housing Authority which is concurrently convening with the City Council this evening and each Council Member is paid an additional stipend of $30 for attending the Housing Authority meeting.
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Presentation – Hometown Hero Military Banner presented to Everett N. Marquez, served in the United States Marines Corps and Eduardo Israel Olmos, served in the United States Army
Proclamation presented to Luis de Luna Sandoval from Fresnillo, Zacatecas for coordinating the 2024 Baldwin Park Fresnillo City to City Friendship Basketball Tournament.
Presentation – Oath of Office of Police Officers
Officers
Anthony Pulido
Leander Benjamin III
Alfredo Leal
Daniel Vasquez
Carlos Camarena
Ricardo Bugarin
Records Specialist II
Brandio Mancio
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
CONSENT CALENDAR
All items listed are considered to be routine business by the City Council and will be approved with one motion.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a City Councilmember so requests, in which case, the item will be removed from the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
1. City of Baldwin Park’s Warrants and Demands
Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the attached Warrants and Demands Register.
2. Meeting Minutes of July 17, 2024
It is recommended that the City Council approve the following meeting minutes of the Special City Council Meeting, Regular City Council Meeting, Finance Authority Meeting and the Housing Authority Meeting held on July17, 2024.
3. Approval of Parcel Map No. 84199 to consolidate five (5) lots, abandon a street right - of-way, and a City parking lot into one (1) approximate 92,680 square foot lot for the development of the Zocalo Civic Plaza Project
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve Parcel Map No. 84199, and
2. Authorize the City Clerk to execute and transmit Parcel Map No. 84199 to the County of Los Angeles for recordation.
4. Approve a Request for Proposal for Jail Facility Staffing and Support Services It is recommended that the City Council
1. Approve the release of the Request for Proposal; and
2. Direct staff to review and rank the responses to the RFP based on the evaluation criteria; and
3. Present a recommendation to the City Council, including a cost estimate, for the award of the contract.
5. Approval of Payment for Automated License Plate Readers ("ALPR") Camera Subscription from Flock Safety (Flock Group, Inc.) for Fiscal Years 2022-23 and 2023- 24 It is recommended that the City Council
1. Approve the payment of two invoices (INV-37827 and INV-37828) for the continued lease of thirty (30) Automated License Plate Reader Cameras from Flock Group INC., for the periods specified above, each in the amount of $78,500.00, for a total of $157,000.00; and
2. Authorize the Director of Finance to transfer the funds previously approved and allocated in the Police Department budget line item 100 -30-310-51100-00000 (Consultant Services) to 100-30-310-58140-00000 (Lease Expense) and process the payments; and
3. Authorize the Chief of Police or his designee to complete all appropriate documentation to process the payments.
6. Consideration of Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-040 Authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to Enter into the Settlement Agreement with Kroger Co., Revert Funds to the County of Los Angeles, and to Execute any Documents Necessary to Implement the Action
Unless the City intends to pursue its own litigation against Kroger Co., it is recommended that the City Council opt into the Settlement Agreement, revert settlement funds to the County of Los Angeles, and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute any documents necessary to implement the action.
7. Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-039 Certifying the Application For Grant Funds, Accepting Grant Funds in the Amount of $282,560.00, And Authorizing the Chief of Police to execute The California Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Agreement Staff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 2024 -039 certifying the CTFGP application, accepting grant funds in the amount of $282,560.00 and authorizing the Chief of Police to execute the CTFGP grant agreement.
8. Award Professional Services Agreement to John L. Hunter and Associates to Perform Commercial and Industrial Inspections for Stormwater Quality Compliance.
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the Mayor to execute a Professional Service Agreement with John L.
Hunter and Associates (JLHA) in the amount not to exceed of $74,850.00 for assistance with NPDES and Industrial Waste Program Inspections; and
2. Authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate an amount not -to-exceed $17,000 from Account 258 -50-510-51100-15400 and $57,850 from Account 249 -50-510- 51100-15400 to fully fund the professional services; and
3. Authorize the Public Works Director to process the necessary documentation for the requested services.
9. Accept Plans and Specifications and Authorization to Publish Notice Inviting Bids for City Project No. CIP 24-001-55027 – Morgan Park Restroom Improvements It is recommended that the City Council accept and approve the plans and specifications for City Project No. CIP 24-001-55027 and authorize staff to publish a Notice Inviting Bids for construction.
10. Approval of a two -year extension of the Affordable Homeownership Expansion Agreement and update to the Project Activities Implemented by the San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity.
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to approve a no -cost two-year extension of the Affordable Homeownership Expansion Agreement and update to the Project Activities and associated funding sources; and
2. Authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate funding for this updated Program and Project Activities and make the necessary budget adjustment.
11. Adoption of Resolution No. 2024 -038 to Approve Commercial Cannabis Agreement No. 24 -02 and Cannabis Permit Application No. 23 -03 for a New Cannabis Manufacturing and Self-Distribution Business at an Existing Cannabis Manufacturing Facility within the I, Industrial Zone (Location: 15023 Ramona Blvd., APN 8437 -021- 006); Applicant: California Harvest Fund, LLC; Case Number: CCA 24 -02 for CAN 23-03).
Staff recommends that the City Council:
Adopt Resolution No. 2024 -038 to Approve Commercial Cannabis Agreement No. 24 -02 and Cannabis Permit Application No. 23 -03 for a New Cannabis Manufacturing and Self - Distribution Business at an Existing Cannabis Manufacturing Facility within the I, Industrial Zone (Location: 15023 Ramona Blvd., APN 8437 -021-006); Applicant: California Harvest Fund, LLC; Case Number: CCA 24-02 for CAN 23-03).
PUBLIC HEARING
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE DISSOLVED COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Baldwin Park Housing Authority’s Warrants and Demands Staff recommends that the Board ratify the attached Warrants and Demands Register.
2. Treasurer’s Report HA – May 2024
Staff recommends that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for May 2024.
3. Treasurer’s Report HA – June 2024
Staff recommends that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for June 2024.
CITY COUNCIL / CITY CLERK / CITY TREASURER / STAFF REQUESTS & COMMUNICATION
CEO Zaldivar and City Attorney Tabares would like to provide a brief oral update on the status of the LA County proposed sales tax Ballot Measure to replace the existing Measure H, which will expire in 2027.
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATION
I, Christopher Saenz, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park hereby certify that, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
Christopher Saenz
City Clerk
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