CITY OF BELL GARDENS
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING -CLOSED SESSION
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023
5:00 pm
.� MINUTES
LOCATION: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 7100 GARFIELD AVENUE, BELL GARDENS, CA PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per person.
IN-PERSON: Members of the public can provide in-person comments at the podium in the Council Chamber
BY TELEPHONE: Phone Number. (" ) P J °J 2 Webinar ID. 813 3236 4343' Passcode: '120121# To address the City Council press*9 to raise your hand then 6 to unmute yourself when instructed.
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For more information, you may contact the City Clerk's office during regular business hours 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday at (562) 806-7704.
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, The Council Members of the City of Bell Gardens City Council held a regular meeting on February 13, 2023, via teleconference and in the Council Chambers, 7100 Garfield Avenue, Bell Gardens, CA with Mayor Alejandra Cortez presiding. Mayor Alejandra Cortez called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. Councilmember Jorgel Chavez joined the meeting virtually at 5:07 p.m.
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Present:
Marco Barcena, Council Member
Jorgel Chavez, Council Member (joined virtually at 5: 07 p.m.) Maria Pulido, Council Member
Francis De Leon Sanchez, Mayor Pro Tern
Alejandra Cortez, Mayor
Absent:
None
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
There were no public comments made.
CLOSED SESSION: (item No. 1)
City Attorney Stephanie Vasquez announced the Closed Session item. The City Council recessed into closed session at 5:06 p.m. to discuss the item listed on the agenda.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6
City Designated Representatives: Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance
Employee Organizations: City Employees Association (CEA) Public Works Employees Association
(PWEA) Public Works Supervisors
Association (PWSA) Police Officers
Association (POA)
Police Management Association
((PMA) Non-Represented
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
The City Council reconvened to open session at 6:07 p.m., City Attorney Stephanie Vasquez announced that there was no reportable action.
City Clerk Daisy Gomez announced for the record that Councilmember Jorgel Chavez joined the meeting virtually at 5:07 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Alejandra Cortez adjourned the meeting at 6:08 p.m.
Daisy Gomez, C Y Clerk (J
Agenda Posted on February 9, 2023.