CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Agenda
February 19, 2025, 7:00 PM
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
Alejandra Avila
Daniel Damian
Jean M. Ayala
Emmanuel J. Estrada
Manuel Lozano
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
The public is encouraged to address the City Council or any of its Agencies listed on this agenda on any matter posted on the agenda or on any other matter within its jurisdiction. In accordance with Chapter 39 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code, Speakers must address the Council as a whole and refrain from making impertinent, slanderous, or profane remarks or disrupt the peace of the meeting. Speaker cards are available at the podium and by request with the City Clerk.
Public Communication
There is a three-minute speaking time limit. This is the time set aside to address the City Council. Please notify the City Clerk if you require the services of an interpreter. No Action may be taken on a matter unless it is listed on the agenda, or unles s certain emergency or special circumstances exist. The legislative body or its staff may: 1) Briefly respond to statements made or questions asked by persons; or 2) Direct staff to investigate and/or schedule matters for consideration at a future meetin g. [Government Code §54954.2] If you wish to comment on agenda items and are unable to physically appear in person, please email your name, place of residence, item number or topic and a phone number where you will be available between the hours of 7:00 PM during City Council Meetings to [email protected]
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 and Finance Authority which are 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 and $50 for attending the Finance Authority meeting.
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Presentation – City Plaque for years of service to Ron Garcia, Director of Community Development
Presentation - Staff Introductions and Oath of Office of Police Officers and Dispatchers:
Officer Raymond Garcia Officer Manuel Saenz Officer Brian Munnerlyn Officer Michael Cano Dispatcher Jennifer Scott Sergeant Mario Alcazar Sergeant Chris Rivera
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. Treasurer’s Report City (CC) – December 2024
Staff recommends that Council receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for December 2024.
3. Meeting Minutes of February 5, 2025
It is recommended that the City Council approve the following meeting minutes of the Special City Council Meeting and Regular City Council Meeting held on February 5, 2025.
4. Claim Rejection
It is recommended that the City Council reject the following claim and direct staff to send the appropriate notice of rejection to claimant:
• Silbia Baltierra The claimant alleges bodily injury. • Juan Munoz The claimant alleges property damage.
This government claim, and all government claims, should be considered as potential lawsuits in the future.
Thus, it is requested that all City Staff, the Mayor and all Council Members refrain from making any statements, whether public or private in nature. It is important that no statements be made so as to not prejudice this claim in any way which can happen if public or private comments are made about this claim by City staff or Council Members.
5. Approval of Contract Renewal with the LA County Department of Public Health for Health Officer Services and Environmental Health Services on Behalf of the City of Baldwin Park It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health - Public Health Services Contract No. JPH-005594 and authorize the Mayor to sign and execute the contract on behalf of the City.
2. Authorize the CEO to make administrative adjustments as necessary to carry out the decision of the City Council
6. Release of Request for Proposals (RFP) for the preparation of City pre -approved Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Plans as required by California Government Code Section 6852.27.
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize staff to prepare and release a Request for Proposal for an Architect to prepare City owned ADU plans for the development of a City ADU pre -approved plan program in accordance with Government Code 65852.27.
2. Direct Staff to evaluate the proposals and present the recommended proposal to the City Council for consideration.
7. Authorization to Establish a Pre -qualification List for On -Call Professional Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Home American Rescue Plan (HOME -ARP) and Housing Authority Consultant Services and Approval of Professional Services Agreements (PSAs) with Avant Garde and Lorraine Mendez & Associates
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the two firms to be used for on -call Administrative Consulting Services for three years up to $50,000 annually for each firm until vacancies are filled; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or his designee to execute Agreements in substantial form, subject to any non-substantive changes made by the CEO and City Attorney.
3. Authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate funding and make the necessary budget adjustments; and
8. Award Professional Services Agreement with Avant Garde to prepare the City’s five-year 2025- 2029 Consolidated Plan, yearly Action Plan, and an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Award a Professional Services Agreement with Avant Garde (Consultant) to prepare the City’s 2025-2029 Consolidated Plam, yearly Action Plan, and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing; and
2. Authorize the Chief Executive officer, or designee, to make non -substantive changes as approved by the City Attorney and execute the attached agreement with Avant Garde to provide consulting services in an amount not to exceed $50,589 (includes 10% contingency).
3. Authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate $50,589 from the CDBG Fund #220 and the HOME Fund #221, in accordance with the allowable administrative CAP from program income.
PUBLIC HEARING
9. Conduct Public Hearing and Introduce First Reading of Ordinance 1516 to Consider Approval of Development Agreement No. 24-01 Between the City of Baldwin Park and Allvision, LLC and the adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP) in conjunction with a request for the construction of a new two -sided digital billboard sign (Location 3100 Baldwin Park Blvd.; Applicant: Allvision, LLC; Case Number: DA 24-01).
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing and introduce for first reading, by title only, Ordinance 1516, entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK TO ENTER INTO A
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH ALLVISION, LLC FOR THE APPROVAL
OF A TWO-SIDED DIGITAL BILLBOARD LOCATED IN THE RAILROAD RIGHT- OF-WAY ADJACENT TO 3100 BALDWIN PARK BLVD, WITH THE SPECIFIC LOCATION SHOWN ON THE PLANS ON FILE WITH THE CITY PLANNER”.
2. Find that the Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (ISMND) as well as the associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP) was prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Pu b.
Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) and the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs, tit. 14, §§ 15000 et seq.) and adopt the ISMND and MMRP for this project.
3. Adopt Resolution CC 2025 -004 approving DA 24 -01: “A RESOLUTION OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK RECOMMENDING
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO -SIDED DIGITAL BILLBOARD LOCATED IN THE RAILROAD RIGHT -OF-WAY ADJACENT TO 3100 BALDWIN PARK BLVD, WITH
THE SPECIFIC LOCATION SHOWN ON THE PLANS ON FILE WITH THE CITY PLANNER.
PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA), A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION HAS BEEN
PREPARED, INDICATING THE PROJECT WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT ONCE THE MITIGATION MEASURES HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED (ATTACHMENT 5). IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CEQA GUIDELINES, A NOTICE OF
INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK, POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE, AND WAS AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL FOR REVIEW ON DECEMBER 23, 2024. THE POSTING OF THE NOTICE OF INTENT BEGAN A 20-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD COMMENCED FROM THAT DATE AND ENDED ON JANUARY 13, 2025.
DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, ONE COMMENT WAS RECEIVED WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS STAFF REPORT (ATTACHMENT 6). THE COMMENT PERTAINS TO THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF LED LIGHT AND THE MEASUREMENT OF LED LIGHT. A RESPONSE TO COMMENTS WAS PREPARED (ATTACHMENT 7) AND THE RESPONSE ADDRESSES THE POINTS MADE BY THE PUBLIC COMMENT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NO CHANGES TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT WAS NECESSARY IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMENT.
A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WAS POSTED AT CITY HALL ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WERE MAILED ON FEBRUARY 5, 2025 TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS WITHIN A 300-FOOT RADIUS OF THE
SUBJECT SITE AND PUBLISHED IN THE LOCAL PUBLICATION OF RECORD
10. 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and FY 25/26 Annual Action Plan Housing and Community Development Needs and Priorities Public Hearing
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing to consider the city’s housing and community development needs for the City’s Five -Year Consolidated Plan covering 2025/26 -2029/30 and the associated Fiscal Year 2025/26 Annual Action Plan.
2. Following the public hearing, receive and file this report along with any comments made by the Mayor and City Council and residents during the public hearing, for inclusion in the Five- Year Consolidated Plan for 2025/26-2029/30 and Fiscal Year 2025/26 Annual Action Plan.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
11. Review of Commission Applications and Consideration of Appointments to Fill the Scheduled Vacancy for the Planning Commission
It is recommended that the City Council review all commission applications for the Planning Commission and make the respective appointment for one vacancy.
CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE DISSOLVED COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SA 1. Successor Agency to The Dissolved Community Development Commission of The City of Baldwin Park Warrants and Demands
Staff recommends that the Board ratify the attached Warrants and Demands Register.
SA 2. Treasurer’s Report SA – December 2024
Staff recommends that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for December 2024.
FINANCE AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Treasurer’s Report FA – December 2024
Staff recommends that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for December 2024.
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 – December 2024
Staff recommends that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for December 2024.
3. Housing Authority of the City of Baldwin Park Project Based Voucher Program Update It is recommended that the Housing Authority Board receive and file this report.
CITY COUNCIL / CITY CLERK / CITY TREASURER / STAFF REQUESTS & COMMUNICATION
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. Dated this 13th day of February 2025.
Christopher Saenz
City Clerk
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