Agenda packet — Bell Gardens City Council, August 11, 2025 (part 1 of 2)

CITY OF BELL GARDENS
AGENDA
City Council / Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission Joint Meeting
Monday, August 11, 2025, 6:00 PM
Agenda en Español

LOCATION: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 7100 GARFIELD AVENUE, BELL GARDENS, CA 90201 The meeting will be held at Bell Gardens City Hall in the Council Chambers. The public may attend the meeting in person or virtually as instructed below. You may view the meeting live on the City's website at https://www.bellgardens.org/i-want-to/watch-city-council-meetings .

Any person who requires a disability-related modification or accommodation, in order to observe and/or offer public comment may request such reasonable modification, accommodation, aid, or service by contacting the City Clerk's office by telephone at 562-806-7704 or via email to [email protected] no later than 72-hours before the scheduled meeting.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The members of the public may address the City Council on any item listed on the agenda. Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes. Public comments for non-agenda items will be limited to a total of 30 minutes. Public comments can be made by any of the following ways:

IN-PERSON: Members of the public can provide in-person comments at the podium in the Council Chamber. The Council Chambers will have seating available for members of the public to attend the meeting in person, subject to capacity limits. Public comments are limited to (3) minutes per speaker, unless different time is announced by the presiding chair. Speakers who wish to address the City Council should do so by submitting a "Public Comment Card" by 5:00 pm.

BY TELEPHONE: Phone Number: (669)900-9128 Webinar ID: 813 3236 4343# Passcode: 2021# To address the City Council press *9 to raise your hand then *6 to unmute yourself when instructed.

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VIRTUALLY LIVE: Members of the public may participate via Zoom by https://zoom.us/join and entering the Zoom Meeting ID: 813 3236 4343 Passcode: 2021

Comments may also be made via the Zoom app by using the "Raise Hand" feature when it is your turn to speak the host will unmute you. Comments will not be accepted in the QandA Chat function of the zoom app.

WRITTEN COMMENTS: Public comments may be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to: City Clerk's Office, 7100 Garfield Ave., Bell Gardens, CA 90201. To ensure distribution to the members of the City Council prior to consideration of the agenda, please submit comments no later than one (1) hour prior to the meeting. Those comments, as well as any comments received after, will be distributed to the members of the City Council and will be part of the official public record of this meeting.

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.

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1. CALL TO ORDER

2. INVOCATION

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS / SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEMBERS
Marco Barcena, Councilmember / Agency Member
Isabel Guillen, Councilwoman/ Agency Member
Dr. Francis De Leon Sanchez, Councilwoman / Agency Member Miguel De La Rosa, Mayor Pro Tem / Vice Chair
Jorgel Chavez, Mayor / Chair

5. PRESENTATION

5.1 Certificate of Recognition - Toastmasters Dynamic
Forcemasters Club 587 for the Designation of the President's Distinguished Club

5.2 Certificate of Recognition - Anaya's Service Center

6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS UNDER THE SUBJECT

MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY

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During this time, the members of the public may address the City Council / Successor Agency regarding any items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council / Successor Agency. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per person subject to an overall 30-minute period for non-agenda items. Government Code Section 54590 prohibits the City Council / Successor Agency from taking action or engaging in discussion on a specific item unless it appears on the agenda.

7. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
During this time, the members of the public may address the City Council / Agency Members regarding any items listed on the agenda. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per person.

8. EXTERNAL COMMITTEES UPDATES

9. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

10. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be acted on by one roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the City Council / Successor Agency request specific items to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Items called for separate discussion will be heard as the next order of business.

10.1 General Motion to Waive Full Reading and Approve
Ordinances by Title Only Pursuant to California Government Code Section 36934 with Support from the Majority of the Legislative Body.

RECOMMENDATION: To approve ordinances by title only.

CONCLUSION: Allowing ordinances to be read by title only, according to California State Law, will expedite the conduct of business at Council Meetings.

FISCAL IMPACT: No fiscal impact.
11 10.2 Approval Minutes of City Council/Successor Agency - Joint Meeting
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff's recommendation that the City Council approve the minutes of the July 28, 2025, Closed Session and City Council/Successor Agency Joint Meetings.

CONCLUSION: If approved, the minutes of the Closed Session and City Council/Successor Agency Joint Meetings will be archived in the City Clerk’s Office.

FISCAL IMPACT: None
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ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - City Council Closed Session - Jul 28 2025 - Minutes - Html

Exhibit 2 - City Council / Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission Joint Meeting - Jul 28 2025 - Minutes - Html

10.3 Warrant Register and Wire Transfer
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff's recommendation that the City Council receive and file the warrant registers, wire transfers, and net payrolls dated 07/10/2025, 07/15/2025, and 07/22/2025.

CONCLUSION: If the recommendation to the City Council is approved, then the warrant registers, wire transfers, and net payrolls dated 07/10/2025, 07/15/2025, and 07/22/2025.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Wire Transfer 07/10/20
25 3000 $1,735,757.60
Warrant
Register
07/15/20
25 196148 – 196223 $677,058.19
Total Voucher $2,412,815.79

Wire Transfer 07/10/20
25 3001 - 3004 $304,976.37
Warrant
Register
07/15/20
25 196224 – 196323 $122,341.76
Total Bank $427,318.13
Net Payroll
Transfer
07/10/20
25 $569,667.85
Total Voucher $996,985.98

Warrant
Register
07/22/20
25 196324-196382 $430,108.16
Total Voucher $430,108.16
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Warrant
Register
07/22/20
25 196383 – 196446 $484,934.80
Total Voucher $484,934.80

Grand Total
Vouchers
$4,324,844.73
ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Warrant Registers

10.4 Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Bell Gardens and Terra Realty Advisors Inc. for Billboard Advisory Services RECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the City Council:

1. Adopt the attached Resolution; and

2. Authorize and direct the City Manager to execute the Professional Services Agreement between the City of Bell Gardens and Terra Realty Advisors, Inc. for Billboard Advisory Services pursuant to Bell Gardens Municipal Code Section

3.04.100(A).

CONCLUSION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement between the City and Terra Realty Advisors, Inc., for billboard real estate advisory services, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 for a term of three (3) years.

FISCAL IMPACT: The total cost of consulting services provided by Terra Realty will not exceed $30,000 over the course of the three (3) year term of the Professional Services Agreement. The City may recover this cost through future reimbursement agreement(s) included in future lease or development agreements with billboard companies. Initially, the Professional Services Agreement amount will need to be appropriated from the general fund into the Community Development Budget because it was not contemplated in the current fiscal budget.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1- Resolution No._2025-75
Exhibit 2- Professional Services Agreement
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10.5 Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Interagency 97 - 120

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Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles
Metropolitan Transportation Authority to Participate in the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Become a Voting Member of the Configuration
Management Committee
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the City Council:

1. Adopt the attached Resolution approving an Interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles
Metropolitan Transportation Authority to participate in the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems and become a voting member of the Configuration
Management Committee; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the MOU, including approving finalized plans and any other actions in connection with the Agreement.

CONCLUSION: If the MOU is approved, staff will process it for signatures and transmit it to LACMTA.

FISCAL IMPACT: None.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Resolution 2025-76
Exhibit 2 - Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

10.6 Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Sixth Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design Group, Inc. to Provide Additional Construction Administration
Services for the John Anson Ford Park Regional Aquatics Center Improvements
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Sixth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design Group, Inc.

CONCLUSION: Approving a Sixth Amendment would enable RJM to provide the additional construction administration services necessary to complete the Aquatics Center.

FISCAL IMPACT: Existing funds in the reimbursable allowance in the amount of $23,000 will be transferred to construction administration services. The additional amount of $51,750 for construction administration services would result in a new total compensation in the amount of $1,721,755. CDBG funds are available to cover the additional amount.

ATTACHMENTS:
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Exhibit 1 - Resolution 2025-77
Exhibit 2 - Sixth Amendment with Exhibits

10.7 Consideration of a Resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles Metropolitan
Transportation Authority for the Southeast Los Angeles
Transit Improvement Project
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the City Council:

1. Adopt the attached Resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Bell Gardens and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (SELA TIP) to purchase and install two (2) new bus shelters; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the MOU and all related documents necessary to implement the project, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

CONCLUSION: If the MOU is approved, staff will process it for signatures and transmit it to Metro.

FISCAL IMPACT: None. Metro will be reimbursing the City for costs associated with the procurement and installation of the bus shelters.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 – Resolution 2025-78
Exhibit 2 – Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Exhibits 278 - 398

10.8 Consideration of Acceptance of the Soil Remediation Project at the Former Berk Oil Site (CIP No. 3927)
RECOMMENDATION:

It is staff’s recommendation that the City Council:

1. Accept the Construction Contract of Resource Environmental, Inc. for the Soil Remediation Project at Former Berk Oil Site as Complete; and

2. Appropriate an additional $65,678.20 in ECRG funds to cover costs that exceeded the original construction contract and contingency; and

3. Authorize staff to file the Notice of Completion.

CONCLUSION: The City Council’s acceptance of the Project as complete is required to allow the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion with the LA County Registrar-Recorder.

FISCAL IMPACT: The Project performed was funded through the Equitable Community Revitalization Grant (ECRG) program received from Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). The final 399 - 401

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Project construction cost including change orders is $2,583,578.64.

The construction budget was $2,517,900.44, including contingency.

Therefore, an additional appropriation of $65,678.20 is necessary to cover the total construction costs after Change Orders.

The table below illustrates the total construction cost and construction budget:

Actual Construction Cost – Base Bid $
2,179,988.26
Change Orders No.1 - 4 $
403,590.38
Total Project Costs $
2,583,578.64

Original Contract Amount, including 10%
contingency
$ 2,517,900.44
Total Project Costs $ 2,583,578.64
Additional Funding Required due to Change
Orders
$
65,678.20
ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Notice of Completion

11. DISCUSSION

11.1 Local Commission Appointment List
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff's recommendation that the City Council review the Commissions Appointments List and by motion, remove commissioners and/or make appointments to the posted vacancies.

CONCLUSION: After an appointment is made, Commission members will receive their Oath of Office before beginning service with their respective Commission at the next regularly scheduled Commission meeting. The City Clerk's Office will arrange for the proper filing of Conflict of Interest Code forms and schedule trainings for AB 1234 and AB 1661.

FISCAL IMPACT: None.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Notice of Vacancy
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11.2 Designation of Voting Delegates and Alternates - League of California Cities Annual Conference & Expo
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff's recommendation that the City Council designate a voting delegate and up to two (2) alternates to attend the League of California Cities Annual Business Meeting, scheduled for October 8-10, 2025, where the League membership will consider and take action on resolutions that establish League policy.

CONCLUSION: The City Council must appoint a voting delegate and up to two (2) alternates to attend the General Assembly on Friday, October 10, 2025 commencing at 7:30 a.m. The voting delegate and alternate(s) must be registered in order to vote at the League of California Cities Annual Business Meeting.

FISCAL IMPACT: None.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1- Informational Packet
404 - 408

11.3 Discussion Pertaining to Kounkey Design Initiative (KDI) – Our Resilient Rio Bell Gardens Golf Course Vision Plan – Update RECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the City Council:

1. Receive and file the Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI) - Our Resilient Rio Bell
Gardens Golf Course Vision Plan update; or

2. Direct staff to bring an agenda item with a resolution for City Council consideration to authorize KDI to apply for the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy Grant.

CONCLUSION: KDI has informed staff of an RMC grant opportunity for the Our Resilient Rio Bell Gardens Golf Course Vision Plan. The RMC grant would pay for design, construction plans and specifications, and estimates, but it will also require that at least one phase of the project is constructed or implemented.

FISCAL IMPACT: None.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Vision Plan
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11.4 Discussion of Creation of Bell Gardens Resident ID Card Program
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the City Council receive and file this report.

CONCLUSION: The Recreation and Community Services Department will implement a Resident Card program. Interested residents can 412 - 414

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submit an application at Ford Park, take a photo and pay the designated fee to receive a card. Card renewal is required on an annual basis. This program is slated to begin in the fall of this year.

FISCAL IMPACT: There will be a one-time cost for purchasing the printing equipment and software update of approximately $6,000.

The current fiscal budget will accommodate the required the costs of the program.

ATTACHMENTS: None.

11.5 Discussion Regarding Existing Tenant Eviction Protections RECOMMENDATION: It is the staff’s recommendation that the City Council receive and file this report.

CONCLUSION: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file this report.

FISCAL IMPACT: None.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 – Rent Stabilization and Tenant Eviction Protections (Ordinance No. 925)
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11.6 Discussion Regarding Agreement Between the City of Bell Gardens and Flock Group, Inc.

RECOMMENDATION: It is staff's recommendation that the City Council:

1. Receive and file this report; or

2. Direct Staff to let the Agreement lapse at the end of the Term on February 28, 2026, with no additional optional extensions; or

3. Direct the City Manager to provide notice to terminate the Agreement for convenience on August 12, 2025.

CONCLUSION: Staff is seeking direction from the City Council regarding the existing Agreement with Flock.

FISCAL IMPACT: None.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Agreement
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12. CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEMBER COMMENTS

13. ADJOURNMENT
Daisy Gomez, City Clerk
Agenda Posted on August 7, 2025

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CITY OF BELL GARDENS

OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:Michael B. O’Kelly, City Manager
BY: Daisy Gomez, City Clerk
SUBJECT:General Motion To Waive Full Reading And Approve Ordinances By Title Only Pursuant To California Government Code Section 36934 MEETING DATE: August 11, 2025
RECOMMENDATION:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council approve a general motion to waive full reading and approve Ordinances by title only pursuant to California Government Code Section 36934.

BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION:

In order to expedite the conduct of business at Council meetings, California State Law (California Government Code Section 36934) allows Ordinances to be read by title if a majority of the Council supports the motion waiving the full reading. Most California cities adopt a standard motion at the beginning of each meeting in order to effectuate this waiver.

Since most of the Ordinances introduced and adopted consist of multiple pages of technical language, reading by title only allows the Council to eliminate the communication of redundant information and attend to other matters during the meetings. Otherwise, the entire Ordinance language will have to be read in full.

CONCLUSION:

Allowing ordinances to be read by title only, according to California State Law, will expedite the conduct of business at Council Meetings.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

ELECTRONICALLY APPROVED BY:

Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
Stephanie Vasquez, City Attorney
Manual Carrillo, Director of Finance and Administrative Services

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CITY OF BELL GARDENS

OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:Michael B. O’Kelly, City Manager
BY: Daisy Gomez, City Clerk
SUBJECT:Minutes for the July 28, 2025, Closed Session and City Council/Successor Agency Joint Meetings
MEETING DATE:August 11, 2025

RECOMMENDATION:

It is the staff’s recommendation that the City Council approve the minutes of the July 28, 2025, Closed Session and City Council/Successor Agency Joint Meetings.

BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION:

Every Closed Session and City Council/Successor Agency Joint Meetings the City Clerk documents the actions made by the Agency Members/City Council.

CONCLUSION:

If approved, the minutes of the City Council/Successor Agency Joint Meeting will be archived in the City Clerk's Office.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

ELECTRONICALLY APPROVED BY:

Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
Stephanie Vasquez, City Attorney
Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance and Administration Services

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CITY OF BELL GARDENS

MINUTES
City Council Closed Session
Monday, July 28, 2025, 5:00 PM

ACCESSIBILITY: If requested, the agenda and backup materials will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Any person who requires a disability-related modification or accommodation, in order to observe and/or offer public comment may request such reasonable modification, accommodation, aid, or service by contacting the City Clerk's office by telephone at 562-806-7704 or via email to [email protected] no later than 72-hours before the scheduled meeting.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The members of the public may address the City Council on any item listed on the agenda. Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes. Public comments can be made by any of the following ways:

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BY TELEPHONE: Phone Number: (669)900-9128 Webinar ID: 813 3236 4343# Passcode: 2021# To address the City Council press *9 to raise your hand then *6 to unmute yourself when instructed.

VIRTUALLY LIVE: Members of the public may participate via Zoom by https://zoom.us/join and entering the Zoom Meeting ID: 813 3236 4343 Passcode: 2021

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.

1. CALL TO ORDER
The Council Members of the City of Bell Gardens City Council held a regular meeting on July 28, 2025, in the Council Chambers, 7100 Garfield Avenue, Bell Gardens, CA with Mayor Jorgel Chavez presiding at 5:19 p.m.

2. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Marco Barcena, Councilmember
Isabel Guillen, Councilwoman
Dr. Francis De Leon Sanchez, Councilwoman
Miguel De La Rosa, Mayor Pro Tem
Jorgel Chavez, Mayor

With no objection, Councilwoman Dr. Francis De Leon Sanchez was excused for absence.

3. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

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During this time, the members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items listed on the agenda. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per person.

City Clerk Daisy Gomez announced that there were no written comments, and no public comments were provided.

4. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

4.1 Conference with Real Property Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 8438 Eastern Avenue, Bell Gardens, CA 90201
(APN: 6230-001-012)
City Negotiators: Michael B. O’Kelly (City Manager)
Negotiating Parties: Levine, Zittrer and Schumer, LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms

City Attorney Stephanie Vasquez announced the Closed Session item. The City Council recessed into closed session at 5:20 p.m. to discuss the item as listed on the agenda.

5. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
The City Council reconvened to open session at 6:10 p.m., City Attorney Stephanie Vasquez announced that personnel procedures were discussed with no reportable actions for Item 4.1.

6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Jorgel Chavez adjourned the meeting at 6:10 p.m.

Daisy Gomez, City Clerk

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CITY OF BELL GARDENS

MINUTES
City Council / Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission Joint Meeting
Monday, July 28, 2025, 6:00 PM

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wish to address the City Council should do so by submitting a "Public Comment Card" by 5:00 pm.

BY TELEPHONE: Phone Number: (669)900-9128 Webinar ID: 813 3236 4343# Passcode: 2021# To address the City Council press *9 to raise your hand then *6 to unmute yourself when instructed.

VIRTUALLY LIVE: Members of the public may participate via Zoom by https://zoom.us/join and entering the Zoom Meeting ID: 813 3236 4343 Passcode: 2021

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.

1. CALL TO ORDER
The Council Members of the City of Bell Gardens City Council/Successor Agency held a Joint Regular meeting on July 28, 2025, in the Council Chambers, 7100 Garfield Avenue, Bell Gardens, CA with Mayor Jorgel Chavez presiding. Mayor Jorgel Chavez called the joint meeting to order at 6:11 p.m.

Councilwoman Dr. Francis De Leon Sanchez was excused for absence.

2. INVOCATION
The invocation was given by Pastor Reynaldo Leal.

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

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The Pledge of Allegiance was led by City Manager Michael B. O'Kelly.

4. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS / SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE

With no objection, Councilwoman Dr. Francis De Leon Sanchez was excused for absence.

5. PRESENTATION

5.1 Certificate of Recognition - Premier Fiesta Mexicana Mayor Jorgel Chavez read the certificate of recognition and presented it to the owners.

5.2 Certificate of Recognition – George Suarez
Mayor Jorgel Chavez read the certificate of recognition and presented it to George Suarez.

6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS UNDER THE SUBJECT

MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY During this time, the members of the public may address the City Council / Successor Agency regarding any items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council / Successor Agency. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per person subject to an overall 30-minute period for non-agenda items. Government Code Section 54590 prohibits the City Council / Successor Agency from taking action or engaging in discussion on a specific item unless it appears on the agenda.

City Clerk Daisy Gomez announced that there were seven (7) written comments received.

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Non-Agenda Item -Adriana Martinez.pdf
Non-Agenda Item- Guadalupe Valdovinos.pdf
Non-Agenda Item- Janeth Preciado Vargas.pdf
Non-Agenda Item- Roberto Bustillo.pdf
Non-Agenda Item- Romelia Garcia.pdf
Non-Agenda Item- Rossmery Zayas.pdf
Non- Agenda Item- Ian Jameson.pdf

Mateo Gil spoke regarding additional tenant protections and small businesses due to the impact from ICE raids; and in support of declaring a State of Emergency.

Wendy Avila Rodriguez spoke regarding additional tenant protections and small businesses due to the impact from ICE raids; and in support of declaring a State of Emergency.

Jasmine Gonzalez spoke regarding additional tenant protections and small businesses due to the impact from ICE raids; and in support of declaring a State of Emergency.

Veronica Lopez spoke regarding additional tenant protections and small businesses due to the impact from ICE raids; and in support of declaring a State of Emergency.

Marcos Chan spoke in support of declaring a State of Emergency.

Maria Padilla spoke regarding additional tenant protections and small businesses due to the impact from ICE raids; and in support of declaring a State of Emergency.

Maya Herrera spoke regarding additional tenant protections and small businesses due to the impact from ICE raids; and in support of declaring a State of Emergency.

Jas spoke regarding additional tenant protections and small businesses due to the impact from ICE raids; and in support of declaring a State of Emergency.

Melodie Cuevas spoke regarding additional tenant protections and small businesses due to the impact from ICE raids; and in support of declaring a State of Emergency.

With no objection, Mayor Jorgel Chavez reopened non-agenda public comment period.

Grace Estrella Saucedo spoke regarding additional tenant protections and

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small businesses due to the impact from ICE raids; and in support of declaring a State of Emergency.

City Clerk Daisy Gomez announced that there were six (6) written comments received.

Item No. 11.2 - Maria Orozco.pdf
Item No. 11.2 - Maria Vasquez.pdf
Item No. 11.2 - Melodie Cuevas.pdf
Item No. 11.2 - Lucia Veloz.pdf
Item No. 11.2- Dr. Nancy P. Collins.pdf
Item No. 11.2 - Maria de Jesus Barcena.pdf

Mateo Gil spoke regarding Item No. 11.2.

Francisco Barcena spoke regarding Item No. 11.2.

Jasmine Gonzalez spoke regarding Item No. 11.2.

Maria Padilla spoke regarding Item No. 11.2.

Grace Estrella Saucedo spoke regarding Item No. 11.2.

Wendy Avila spoke regarding Item No. 11.2.

Jas spoke regarding Item No. 11.2.

Lucia Veloz spoke regarding Item No. 11.2.

Melodie Cuevas spoke regarding Item No. 11.2.

8. EXTERNAL COMMITTEES UPDATES
There were no updates provided.

9. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Michael B. O'Kelly provided a brief report.

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A motion was made by Councilmember Marco Barcena, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Miguel De La Rosa to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 10.1-

10.15. The motion carried 4-0-0-1 with the following vote:

Moved by: Marco Barcena
Seconded by: Miguel De La Rosa

Yes Marco Barcena, Jorgel Chavez, Miguel De La
Rosa, and Isabel Guillen
Carried 4-0

10.1 General Motion to Waive Full Reading and Approve
Ordinances by Title Only Pursuant to California Government Code Section 36934 with Support from the Majority of the Legislative Body.

RECOMMENDATION: To approve ordinances by title only.

CONCLUSION: Allowing ordinances to be read by title only, according to California State Law, will expedite the conduct of business at Council Meetings.

FISCAL IMPACT: No fiscal impact.

10.2 Approval Minutes of City Council/Successor Agency Joint Meeting and Special Meetings
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff's recommendation that the
City Council approve the minutes of the June 23, 2025, City Council/Successor Agency Joint Meeting; June 26, 2025,
Special Closed Session; and July 16, 2025, Special City Council Meeting and Closed Session.

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CONCLUSION: If approved, the minutes of the City
Council/Successor Agency Joint and Special Meetings will be archived in the City Clerk’s Office.

FISCAL IMPACT: None
ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - City Council / Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission Joint Meeting - Jun 23 2025 -
Minutes - Html
Exhibit 2 - Special Closed Session City Council Meeting - Jun 26 2025 - Minutes - Html
Exhibit 3 - Special City Council Meeting - Jul 16 2025 - Minutes - Html
Exhibit 4 - Special Closed Session City Council Meeting - Jul 16 2025 - Minutes - Html

10.3 Warrant Register and Wire Transfer
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff's recommendation that the
City Council receive and file the warrant registers, wire transfers, and net payrolls dated 06/10/2025, 06/12/2025, 06/17/2025, 06/24/2025, 06/26/2025, 07/01/2025, 07/08/2025, 07/10/2025 and 07/15/2025.

CONCLUSION: If the recommendation to the City Council is approved, then the warrant registers, wire transfers, and net payrolls dated 06/10/2025, 06/12/2025, 06/17/2025,
06/24/2025, 06/26/2025, 07/01/2025, 07/08/2025, 07/10/2025 and 07/15/2025.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Warrant
Register
06/10/2
025
195641 –
195784
$622,846.45
Total Voucher $622,846.45

Wire Transfer 06/12/2
025
2089 - 2092 $288,880.62
Warrant
Register
06/17/2
025
195785 -
195871
$637,606.57

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Total Bank $926,487.19
Net Payroll
Transfer
06/12/2
025
$552,101.86
Total Voucher $1,478,589.05

Wire 06/10/2
025
2093 $1,656,477.95
Warrant
Register
06/24/2
025
195872-195960 $580,007.06
Total Voucher $2,236,485.01

Wire Transfer 06/26/2
025
2094 – 2099 $507,160.63
Warrant
Register
07/01/2
025
195961 -
196051
$424,040.93
Total Bank $931,201.56
Net Payroll
Transfer
06/26/2
025
$606,434.02

$1,537,635.58
Total Voucher $1,622,605.23
Warrant
Register
07/01/2
025
196052 –
196057
$146,462.90
Total Voucher $146,462.90

Warrant
Register
07/08/2
025
196058 –
196135
$566,008.35

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Total Voucher $566,008.35

Warrant
Register
07/08/2
025
196136 –
196147
$228,487.44
Total Voucher $228,487.44

Grand Total
Vouchers
$6,816,514.78
ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Warrant Registers

10.4 Warrant Register Successor Agency
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the
Successor Agency members receive and file the warrant
registers dated 06/17/2025 and 07/15/2025
CONCLUSION: If the recommendation to the Successor
Agency Members is approved, then the warrant register dated 06/17/2025 and 07/15/2025 will be received and filed.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Warrant
Register
06/17/2025 12980 – 12982 $27,491.2
5 Total Bank $27,491.2
5 Warrant
Register
07/15/2025 12983 - 12984 $1,289,13

3.20 Total Bank $1,289,13

3.20

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Warrant
Register
07/15/2025 12985 $2,777.28
Total Bank $2,777.28

Grand Total
Vouchers
$1,319,40

1.73 ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Warrant Register Successor Agency

10.5 Treasurer's Report - June 2025
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council receive, approve, and file the April 2025 Treasurer's Report.

CONCLUSION: The April 30, 2025, Treasurer’s Report has been presented to the City Council with a recommendation to receive, approve and file.

FISCAL IMPACT: None.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Treasurer Report

10.6 A Resolution Delegating Authority to the City Manager or Their Designee to Act on Behalf of the City of Bell Gardens with the Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management “PRISM” Authority
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached resolution, authorizing the City
Manager or their designee to act on behalf of the City of Bell Gardens with the Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management “PRISM” Authority.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: During the City Council
meeting of December 9, 2024, the City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with Alliant Insurance
Services for Employee Benefits Broker Services effective January 1, 2025. As a client of Alliant Insurance Services, the City is accessing ancillary benefits such as dental and vision insurance via “PRISM” (Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and

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Management) Health Pool.

PRISM has requested that its member cities’ governing bodies adopt a resolution delegating a person or position to act on the entity’s behalf.

CONCLUSION: The adoption of the resolution as requested by PRISM would maintain the City as a member in good
standing.

FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact to adopt the
resolution.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 – Resolution No. 2025-65

10.7 Consideration of a Resolution Updating the Citywide Classification and Compensation Plan to Eliminate the
Management Analyst Classification and Instead Replace it with the Senior Management Analyst – Environmental
Services Classification
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached resolution updating the Citywide
Classification and Compensation Plan to eliminate the
Management Analyst Classification and instead replace it with the Senior Management Analyst – Environmental Services
Classification.

CONCLUSION: Approving the Senior Management Analyst -
Environmental Services will enable the City to achieve and maintain compliance with environmental regulations.

FISCAL IMPACT: The City’s Public Works Department is
authorized for a Management Analyst and a Senior
Management Analyst position in the adopted classification plan. It is recommended that the City Council update the classification plan by eliminating the position of Management Analyst and instead replace it with the position of Senior Management Analyst – Environmental Services.

The proposed amendment will result in a cost saving to the General Fund. The proposed Senior Management Analyst –
Environmental Services position will be funded with
approximately $50,000 in Measure W Funds, and the transfer of $15,000 in Waste Hauler Management Franchise Funds to

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the Public Works Personnel Services account. The use of the Measure W and Waste Hauler Management Franchise Funds
would reduce the expenditure of the General Fund to only $24,000 to fund this critically needed position.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 – Resolution No. 2025-66
Exhibit 2 - Updated Salary Schedule

10.8 Consideration of a Resolution Approving a First Amendment to the Agreement with Global Urban Strategies, Inc. to include a Historic Preservation and Recognition Program for the City of Bell Gardens
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff's recommendation that the
City Council adopt the attached Resolution approving a First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with
Global Urban Strategies, Inc. to revise the scope of work and increase the Year 1 Not-to-Exceed compensation.

CONCLUSION: The proposed First Amendment to the
Professional Services Agreement expands the Consultant’s scope of work to support critical historic preservation efforts and pursue additional grant opportunities. These
enhancements will enable the City to better preserve its heritage and secure vital funding to improve the quality of life for the Bell Gardens community. The revised compensation reflects the added value and importance of these initiatives.

FISCAL IMPACT: Sufficient funding is included in the FY 2025- 2026 General Fund Budget.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Resolution No. 2025-67
Exhibit 2 - First Amendment

10.9 Consideration of Adoption of Resolution Approving Grant Agreement No. 23369 Between the City of Bell Gardens and the State of California Department of California Highway Patrol
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff recommendation that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution approving Grant
Agreement No. 23369 with the State of California Department

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of California Highway Patrol, thereby accepting grant funds.

CONCLUSION: This would be the second year that the Police Department has been awarded the FY25/26 CTFGP Law
Enforcement – Bell Gardens Police Department Grant. This grant funding will allow the Police Department to continue its proactive education and enforcement efforts in hopes of further reducing traffic collisions involving drivers who are driving while under the influence of alcohol and other drugs, including cannabis and cannabis products.

FISCAL IMPACT: None.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1- Agreement
Exhibit 2 - Resolution No. 2025-68

10.10 Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Right-of-Way Use Agreement with the Gateway Cities Council of Governments for the Installation, Maintenance and Operation of the
Gateway Cities Regional Fiber Optic Network within City's Boundaries
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the
City Council:

1. Adopt the attached Resolution approving a Right-of-
Way Use Agreement with the Gateway Cities Council of
Governments (GCCOG) for the installation,
maintenance, and operation of the Gateway Cities
Regional Fiber Optic Network on certain City rights-of- way; and

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to administer the Agreement, including approving finalized plans and
any other actions in connection with the Agreement.

CONCLUSION: If the Agreement is approved, staff will process it for signatures and transmit it to GCCOG.

FISCAL IMPACT: None: The GCCOG will be responsible for the construction costs, and, upon Project completion, the City Strands will provide free broadband to City facilities.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Resolution 2025-69
Exhibit 2 - Agreement

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10.11 Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Water Right License and Agreement with Liberty Utilities (Park Water) Corp. Granting a License to Extract 994 Acre-Feet of City's Groundwater Pumping Allocation Rights FY 2024-2025
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the
City Council adopt the attached Resolution approving a Water Right License and Agreement with Liberty Utilities (Park Water) Corp. granting a license to extract 994 acre-feet of the City’s unused groundwater pumping allocation rights for fiscal year 2024-2025, for a total fee of $49,700.

CONCLUSION: If approved, staff will process the Water Right License and Agreement for signatures and will file a copy of the executed agreement with the Central Basin Watermaster.

FISCAL IMPACT: The lease of the City’s 994 acre-feet of water rights to Liberty for fiscal year 2024-2025 will generate $49,700 in revenue for the City’s Water Fund.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Resolution 2025-70
Exhibit 2 - Water Rights License and Agreement
Exhibit 3 - Proposal from Liberty Utilities
Exhibit 4 - Request for Proposals

10.12 Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Installation of Disabled Person Parking Space Fronting 6035 Live Oak Street and the Installation of Red Curb Parking Restrictions Fronting 5930 Cecilia Street and 7554-7558 Kress Avenue
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the
City Council:

1. Adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the
installation of 15 feet of blue curb “disabled person
parking” fronting 6035 Live Oak Street; 3 feet of red
curb “no parking” restrictions southerly of the 7554
Kress Avenue driveway and 5 feet of red curb “no
parking” restrictions northerly of the 7558 Kress
Avenue driveway; and 3 feet of red curb “no parking”
restrictions on each side of the driveway fronting 5930 Cecilia Street; and

2. Rescind Resolution No. 2025-52

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CONCLUSION: If the City Council adopts the attached
resolution, Public Works will proceed with the installation of a disabled person blue curb parking space with appropriate signage fronting 6035 Live Oak Street and the installation of red curb “no parking” restrictions at 7554 and 7558 Kress Avenue, and at 5930 Cecilia Street.

FISCAL IMPACT: The estimated cost for the installation of all parking restrictions, including signage, is $1,250 and is available in the current Street Maintenance Budget.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 – Resolution No. 2025-71

10.13 Consideration of a Resolution Approving Amendment No. 2 to the Measure R Funding Agreement #920000000MR306.52 for
the Eastern Avenue and Garfield Avenue Intersection Project (CIP No. 3881)
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff's recommendation that the
City Council adopt the attached Resolution approving
Amendment No. 2 to the Measure R Funding Agreement
#920000000MR306.52 (“Funding Agreement”) between City of Bell Gardens and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority for the Garfield Avenue and Eastern Avenue Intersection Improvement Project.

CONCLUSION: An extension of the Funding Agreement will
allow for the completion of the planned realignment of the Garfield Avenue and Eastern Avenue intersection from a “Y” configuration to a “T” configuration.

FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact in executing
Amendment No. 2 to the Funding Agreement. The Project is estimated to cost $4,635,000 and is being funded by Metro’s I- 710 Early Action Funding Program.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Resolution 2025-72
Exhibit 2 - Amendment No. 2

10.15 Consideration of a Resolution Approving and Recertifying the Sewer System Management Plan
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the

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City Council adopt the attached Resolution approving and recertifying the Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP).

CONCLUSION: Approving and recertifying the SSMP will
enable the City to remain in compliance with the
requirements of Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ.

FISCAL IMPACT:None
ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 – Resolution No. 2025-74
Exhibit 2 – 2025 SSMP

10.14 Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Second
Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with
Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd for Municipal
Engineering Services
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the
City Council adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Second Amendment to the
Professional Services Agreement with Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd for Municipal Engineering Services.

CONCLUSION: Approving the Second Amendment would
approve Bowman’s rate adjustment request, effective July 1, 2025, and annual rate adjustments for the duration of the contract term equal to the percentage change in the CPI for the region or five percent (5%), whichever is greater.

FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for municipal engineering services is available in the City’s FY 2025/2026 operating and capital improvement budget.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Resolution 2025-73
Exhibit 2 - Second Amendment

11. DISCUSSION

11.1 Local Commissions Appointment List
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff's recommendation that the
City Council review the Commissions Appointments List and by motion, remove commissioners and/or make
appointments to the posted vacancies.

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CONCLUSION: After an appointment is made, Commission
members will receive their Oath of Office before beginning service with their respective Commission at the next regularly scheduled Commission meeting. The City Clerk's Office will arrange for the proper filing of Conflict of Interest Code forms and schedule trainings for AB 1234 and AB 1661.

FISCAL IMPACT: None
ATTACHMENTS:Exhibit 1 - Notice of Vacancy
No action was taken.

11.2 Use of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Technology by the Bell Gardens Police Department and Response to Public Concerns About Data Sharing
RECOMMENDATION: It is staff's recommendation that the
City Council receive and file the attached informational report regarding the implementation of Flock Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology by the Bell Gardens Police Department.

CONCLUSION: The City of Bell Gardens Police Department
considers ALPR technology a valuable tool for protecting our community, recovering stolen property, and solving serious crimes. The system is utilized with caution, under strict oversight, and in compliance with state law. BGPD is
dedicated to transparency, community engagement, and
ensuring that this technology is not used for immigration enforcement or in ways that infringe on civil liberties.

FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with receiving this report.

ATTACHMENTS:

None.

Police Chief Camacho provided a presentation.

With no objection, Mayor Jorgel Chavez received, filed, and requested to bring back at the next meeting.

Mayor Jorgel Chavez recessed the meeting at 8:22 p.m. and

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reconvened at 8:39 p.m.

Yes Marco Barcena, Jorgel Chavez, Miguel De La
Rosa, and Isabel Guillen
Carried 4-0

11.3 Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Year End Cardroom Revenue Update RECOMMENDATION: It is staff’s recommendation that the
City Council discuss, receive and file the Fiscal Year 2024- 2025 Cardroom Revenue update report.

CONCLUSION: It is staff’s recommendation that the City
Council discuss, receive and file the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Year End Cardroom revenue update report. Staff
recommends that the City consider the following to address and monitor City Revenue:

1. Continue to closely monitor card room revenue.

2. Continue to work through the Cardroom JPA.

3. Develop contingencies to address any long-term
reductions in card room revenues.

4. Continue to develop additional revenue opportunities:
• Consider .25% Sales Tax Ballot Measure (Estimated
$1.3 Million per year).
• Retain Cannabis (5 Development Agreements
processed; 2 pending).
• Potential sale of City Water System (RFP Scheduled
August 2025).
• General Fee Study (Aquatic Center Fee Study
August/September 2025).

FISCAL IMPACT: None.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - FY 24-25 Year End Casino Revenue Update

Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance and Administrative Services, provided a presentation.

With no objection, Mayor Jorgel Chavez received and filed this item.

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12. CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEMBER COMMENTS
Members of the Council and Successor Agency made community announcements and comments.

13. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Jorgel Chavez adjourned the meeting at 9:18p.m.

Daisy Gomez, City Clerk

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CITY OF BELL GARDENS

OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael B. O’Kelly, City Manager
BY:Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance & Administrative Services SUBJECT:Warrant Register and Wire Transfer
MEETING DATE:August 11, 2025
RECOMMENDATION:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council receive and file the warrant registers, wire transfers, and net payrolls dated 07/10/2025, 07/15/2025, and 07/22/2025.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:

The attached warrant registers, wire transfers, and net payrolls are for 07/10/2025, 07/15/2025, and 07/22/2025.

CONCLUSION:

If the recommendation to the City Council is approved, then the warrant registers, wire transfers, and net payrolls dated 07/10/2025, 07/15/2025, and 07/22/2025.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Wire Transfer 07/10/2025 3000 $1,735,757.60
Warrant Register 07/15/2025 196148 – 196223 $677,058.19 Total Voucher $2,412,815.79
Wire Transfer 07/10/2025 3001 - 3004 $304,976.37
Warrant Register 07/15/2025 196224 – 196323 $122,341.76 Total Bank $427,318.13
Net Payroll Transfer 07/10/2025 $569,667.85
Total Voucher $996,985.98
Warrant Register 07/22/2025 196324-196382 $430,108.16

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Total Voucher $430,108.16

Warrant Register 07/22/2025 196383 – 196446 $484,934.80 Total Voucher $484,934.80
Grand Total
Vouchers
$4,324,844.73
APPROVED ELECTRONICALLY BY:

Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
Stephanie Vasquez, City Attorney
Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance and Administrative Services

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7 CITY OF BELL GARDENS

OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

FROM:Michael B. O’Kelly, City Manager

BY:Manuel Acosta, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT:Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Bell Gardens and Terra Realty Advisors, Inc. for Billboard Advisory Services
DATE: August 11, 2025

RECOMMENDATION:

It is staff’s recommendation that the City Council:

1. Adopt the attached Resolution; and

3.04.100(A).

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:

On August 1, 2019, the City of Bell Gardens (“City”) executed a Professional Services Agreement for Real Estate Advisory Services (“2019 Agreement”) with Terra Realty Advisors, Inc. (“Terra Realty”) to provide consulting services for the creation of an electronic billboard overlay district and to assist in soliciting a billboard sign company.

Under the terms of the 2019 Agreement, Terra Realty was to provide general consulting services to support City staff in the development and implementation of the district.

As a result of this collaboration, staff successfully negotiated a lease agreement with OutFront Media, LLC to construct a new digital sign and remove two static billboards located at 8000 Bell Gardens Road. The digital billboard was installed, and with Terra Realty’s assistance, the City secured a financially beneficial lease agreement that includes a share of annual revenue.

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Given the success of the City’s digital billboard program, staff believes there are additional opportunities to generate revenue by installing new digital billboards or converting existing static billboards to digital displays.

Staff reviewed the nature of this consulting service and determined that a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) process would not be feasible given that a formal RFP would yield limited or no responses due to the highly specialized nature of billboard negotiations for public agencies. Most real estate firms lack the necessary expertise in this niche area, making a traditional solicitation process an inefficient use of time and resources.

Therefore, staff recommends that the City Council engage these services pursuant to the sole source exception under Bell Gardens Municipal Code Section 3.40.100(A).

As permitted under the Sole Source exception, staff contacted Terra Realty to evaluate additional opportunities, including projects previously identified but not pursued. Terra Realty has now identified three potential projects, which are incorporated into their proposed scope of work:

1. Conversion of Clear Channel surface street signs from static to digital at various locations.

2. Upgrade of the shopping center sign at Eastern Avenue and Florence Avenue, proposed by PrimeStor.

3. Strategy development for the existing City monument sign located at Florence Place and Florence Avenue.

These projects will be incorporated into the City’s Economic Development Plan as revenue-generating initiatives. For Items 2 and 3, negotiating favorable terms with a reputable billboard company will be essential.

Terra Realty’s scope of work will be for general billboard advisory services and will also include the following tasks:
•Coordinate all activities related to negotiating and completing new Development and/or Sign Lease Agreements for the three identified projects. •Collaborate with the Community Development Director (CDD), Planning staff, City Attorney, and sign companies to negotiate financial and business terms. When feasible, include consultant cost reimbursement provisions in the final agreements. •Coordinate with the CDD and Planning staff to update the General Plan and zoning designations, as necessary, including preparation of a potential zone text amendment.
•Develop an RFP for sign companies to propose design and construction for a new City sign at Florence Avenue and Florence Place, with the goal of incorporating public service announcements (PSAs) and generating revenue. •Prepare for and attend up to three public hearings (Planning Commission and City Council).
•Assist staff in preparing staff reports for the public hearings.

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•Collaborate with the City and Caltrans to designate a new shopping center pylon sign as “on-premise” under state regulations, if required. •Coordinate with the City’s Public Works Department, as needed. •Support the CDD with public outreach and other related matters, as directed.

CONCLUSION:

It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement between the City and Terra Realty Advisors, Inc., for billboard real estate advisory services, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 for a term of three (3) years.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The total cost of consulting services provided by Terra Realty will not exceed $30,000 over the course of the three (3) year term of the Professional Services Agreement. The City may recover this cost through future reimbursement agreement(s) included in future lease or development agreements with billboard companies. Initially, the Professional Services Agreement amount will need to be appropriated from the general fund into the Community Development Budget because it was not contemplated in the current fiscal budget.

ELECTRONICALLY APPROVED BY:

Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
Stephanie Vasquez, City Attorney
Manual Carrillo, Director of Finance and Administrative Services

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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-75

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELL

GARDENS APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BELL GARDENS AND
TERRA REALTY ADVISORS, INC. FOR BILLBOARD ADVISORY

SERVICES
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2019, the City of Bell Gardens (“City”) executed an Agreement for Real Estate Advisory Services with Terra Realty Advisors, Inc. (“Terra Realty”); and
WHEREAS, Terra Realty was hired to provide unique and specialized consulting services in the creation of an electronic billboard overlay district, and the planning and electronic billboard overlay district regulations and development standards; and WHEREAS, staff believe there are additional opportunities to generate revenue by installing new digital billboards or converting existing static billboards to digital display; and
WHEREAS, the services contemplated qualify for sole source procurement under Bell Gardens Municipal Code Section 3.40.100(A) because a formal Request for Proposals would yield limited or no responses due to the highly specialized nature of billboard negotiations for public agencies; and
WHEREAS, the City and Terra Realty now desire to enter into a Professional Services Agreement for billboard advisory services.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bell Gardens as follows:

SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, constitute a material part of this Resolution, and therefore incorporate them herein in their entirety as part of the findings.

SECTION 2. Based upon the above recitals, the staff report accompanying this Resolution, and such other oral and written evidence, the Bell Gardens City Council hereby approves a Professional Services Agreement with Terra Realty Advisors, Inc., which is attached to the staff report as Exhibit 2.

SECTION 3. The City Council further authorizes and directs the City Manager to execute the Professional Services Agreement and take all actions necessary to appropriate, implement and effectuate the intent of the City Council as set forth in this Resolution.

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Resolution No. 2025-75
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SECTION 4. The City Council further approves and directs the City Manager to appropriate $30,000 from the General Fund for the Professional Services Agreement.

SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions, and it shall become effective immediately upon approval.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of August, 2025.

THE CITY OF BELL GARDENS
________________________________
Jorgel Chavez, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Stephanie Vasquez Daisy Gomez
City Attorney City Clerk

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Resolution No. 2025-75
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I, , City Clerk of the City of Bell Gardens, hereby CERTIFY that City Council Resolution No. was adopted by the Bell Gardens City Council at a regular meeting of the City Council held on August 11, 2025, and was approved and passed by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

Daisy Gomez
City Clerk

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1 2025

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
(Engagement: Real Estate Advisory Services for Billboard Signs) (Parties: Terra Realty Advisors, Inc. and City of Bell Gardens)

THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (hereinafter, “Agreement”) is made and entered into this ______ day of ____________ 2025 (hereinafter, the “Effective Date”), by and between the CITY OF BELL GARDENS, a California municipal corporation (hereinafter, “CITY”) and TERRA REALTY ADVISORS, INC, a California corporation (hereinafter, “CONSULTANT”). For the purposes of this Agreement, CITY and CONSULTANT may be referred to collectively by the capitalized term “Parties.” The capitalized term “Party” may refer to CITY or CONSULTANT interchangeably, as appropriate.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, CITY requires billboard advisory services; and

WHEREAS, CITY staff has determined that CONSULTANT possesses the experience, skills and training necessary to competently provide such services to CITY; and
WHEREAS, staff has determined that these services qualify for sole source procurement under Bell Gardens Municipal Code Section 3.40.100(A) due to the highly specialized nature of billboard negotiations for public agencies; and

WHEREAS, the execution of this Agreement was approved by the Bell Gardens City Council at its Regular Meeting.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein contained, CITY and CONSULTANT agree as follows:

ENGAGEMENT TERMS

1.1 TERM: This Agreement shall have a term of three (3) years commencing as of the Effective Date (hereinafter, the “Term”). Nothing in this Section shall operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict the CITY’s ability to terminate this Agreement at any time for convenience or for cause as provided under Article V (Termination), below.

1.2 SCOPE OF WORK:

A. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, CONSULTANT agrees to provide the general billboard advisory services, including the services and tasks described in that certain proposal of CONSULTANT entitled “Terra Realty Advisors Scope of Services” (hereinafter, the “CONSULTANT Proposal”) which is attached and incorporated hereto as Exhibit “A”. CONSULTANT further agrees to furnish to CITY all labor, materials, tools, supplies, equipment, services, tasks and incidental, and

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2 customary work necessary to competently perform and timely complete the services and tasks set forth in the Scope of Work. For the purposes of this Agreement the aforementioned services and tasks set forth in the Scope of Work shall hereinafter be referred to generally by the capitalized term “Work.”

1.3 PROSECUTION OF WORK:

A. CONSULTANT shall perform the Work contemplated under this Agreement on an as-needed basis. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to grant CONSULTANT the exclusive right to perform any of the types of services or tasks contemplated under this Agreement nor shall anything in this Agreement be construed to entitle CONSULTANT to the receipt of any sums under this Agreement, except to the extent CITY requests the performance of any Work in the manner described below and such Work is in fact performed and completed by CONSULTANT and accepted by CITY.

CITY requests for the performance of specific as-needed services or tasks contemplated under this Agreement shall be made in the form of a written work order(s) issued by the City Representative (each such written request hereinafter referred to as a “Task Order”). The standard Task Order form will be provided by the City Representative and shall include the following information:

1. A detailed description of the specific services or tasks requested;

2. The location of where the particular services or tasks are to be performed, if applicable;

3. A not-to-exceed budget for performing the services or tasks;

4. A timeline for completing the requested services or tasks;

5. Any other information CITY deems necessary and relevant to the requested services or tasks; and

6. The signature of the City Representative, confirming that the services or tasks have been authorized by the City Representative.

B. CONSULTANT shall perform no as-needed work under this Agreement without a signed Task Order provided by the City Representative, containing the information set forth in Section 1.3 (A), above.

C. Time is of the essence in the performance of Work under this Agreement, and in the absence of a specific schedule or other instructions from the City Representative, CONSULTANT shall begin and complete performance of the Work in a timely and a diligently manner as possible.

1.4 COMPENSATION: CONSULTANT shall perform the Work in accordance with “Exhibit A – Compensation of the Consultant” beginning on page 2 of the CONSULTANT PROPOSAL (hereinafter, the “FEE SCHEDULE”). The foregoing notwithstanding, CONSULTANT’s total compensation for the performance of all Work contemplated under this Agreement, will not exceed the total budgeted aggregate sum of THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($30,000), (hereinafter, the

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3 “Not-to-Exceed Sum”), during the Term of this Agreement unless such added expenditures are first approved by the City Council. In the event CONSULTANT’s charges are projected to exceed the Annual Not-to-Exceed Sum prior to the expiration of this Agreement, CITY may suspend CONSULTANT’s performance pending CITY’s approval of any anticipated expenditures in excess of the Not-to- Exceed Sum or any other CITY approved amendment to the compensation terms of this Agreement.

1.5 PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION: Following the conclusion of each calendar month, CONSULTANT shall submit to CITY an itemized invoice indicating the services performed and tasks completed during the recently concluded calendar month, including any applicable services and tasks performed and the reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses incurred. If the amount of CONSULTANT’s compensation is a function of hours worked by CONSULTANT’s personnel, the invoice should indicate the number of hours worked, the persons responsible for performing the Work, the rate of compensation at which such services and tasks were performed, the subtotal for each task and service performed and a grand total for all services performed. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of each invoice, CITY will notify CONSULTANT in writing of any disputed amounts included in the invoice. Within forty-five (45) calendar days of receipt of each invoice, CITY will pay all undisputed amounts included on the invoice. CITY will not withhold applicable taxes or other authorized deductions from payments made to CONSULTANT.

1.6 ACCOUNTING RECORDS: CONSULTANT will maintain complete and accurate records with respect to all matters covered under this Agreement for a period of three (3) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement. CITY will have the right to access and examine such records, without charge, during normal business hours. CITY will further have the right to audit such records, to make transcripts therefrom and to inspect all program data, documents, proceedings, and activities.

1.7 ABANDONMENT BY CONSULTANT: In the event CONSULTANT ceases to perform the Work agreed to under this Agreement or otherwise abandons the undertaking contemplated herein prior to the expiration of this Agreement or prior to completion of any or all tasks set forth in the Scope of Work, CONSULTANT will deliver to CITY immediately and without delay, all materials, records and other work product prepared or obtained by CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement. Furthermore, CONSULTANT will only be compensated for the reasonable value of the services, tasks and other Work performed up to the time of cessation or abandonment, less a deduction for any damages, costs or additional expenses which CITY may incur as a result of CONSULTANT’s cessation or abandonment.

II.

PERFORMANCE OF AGREEMENT

2.1 CITY’S REPRESENTATIVE: The CITY hereby designates Manuel Acosta, Community Development Director (hereinafter, the “City Representative”), to act

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4 as its representative for the performance of this Agreement. The City Representative or their designee will act on behalf of the CITY for all purposes under this Agreement. CONSULTANT will not accept directions or orders from any person other than the City Representative or their designee.

2.2 CONSULTANT REPRESENTATIVE: CONSULTANT hereby designates Scott Sheldon, to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (hereinafter, “Consultant Representative”). Consultant Representative will have full authority to represent and act on behalf of the CONSULTANT for all purposes under this Agreement. Consultant Representative or their designee will supervise and direct the performance of the Work, using their best skill and attention, and will be responsible for all means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures and for the satisfactory coordination of all portions of the Work under this Agreement. Notice to the Consultant Representative will constitute notice to CONSULTANT.

2.3 COORDINATION OF SERVICE; CONFORMANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS:

CONSULTANT agrees to work closely with CITY staff in the performance of the Work and this Agreement and will be available to CITY staff and the City Representative at all reasonable times. All work prepared by CONSULTANT will be subject to inspection and approval by City Representative or their designees.

2.4 STANDARD OF CARE; PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES: CONSULTANT represents, acknowledges and agrees to the following:

A. CONSULTANT will perform all Work skillfully, competently and to the highest standards of CONSULTANT’s profession;

B. CONSULTANT shall at all times employ such force, plant, materials, and tools as will be sufficient in the opinion of the CITY to perform the Work within the time limits established, and as provided herein. It is understood and agreed that said tools, equipment, apparatus, facilities, labor, and material shall be furnished and said Work performed and completed as required by the Agreement, and subject to the approval of the CITY’s authorized representative;

C. CONSULTANT will perform all Work in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the CITY;

D. CONSULTANT will comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, including the conflict of interest provisions of Government Code Section 1090 and the Political Reform Act (Government Code Section 81000 et seq.). CONSULTANT shall be liable for all violations of such laws and regulations in connection with the Work. If CONSULTANT performs any work knowing it to be contrary to such laws, rules and regulations, CONSULTANT shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom;

E. CONSULTANT understands the nature and scope of the Work to be performed under this Agreement as well as any and all schedules of

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5 performance;

F. All of CONSULTANT’s employees and agents possess sufficient skill, knowledge, training and experience to perform those services and tasks assigned to them by CONSULTANT; and

G. All of CONSULTANT’s employees and agents (including, but not limited to, subcontractors and subconsultants) possess all licenses, permits, certificates, qualifications and approvals of whatever nature that are legally required to perform the tasks and services contemplated under this Agreement and all such licenses, permits, certificates, qualifications and approvals will be maintained throughout the term of this Agreement and made available to CITY for copying and inspection.

The Parties acknowledge and agree that CONSULTANT will perform, at CONSULTANT’s own cost and expense and without any reimbursement from CITY, any services necessary to correct any errors or omissions caused by CONSULTANT’s failure to comply with the standard of care set forth under this Section or by any like failure on the part of CONSULTANT’s employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and subconsultants. Such effort by CONSULTANT to correct any errors or omissions will be commenced immediately upon their discovery by either Party and will be completed within seven (7) calendar days from the date of discovery or such other extended period of time authorized by the City Representative in writing and in their sole and absolute discretion. The Parties acknowledge and agree that CITY’s acceptance of any work performed by CONSULTANT or on CONSULTANT’s behalf will not constitute a release of any deficiency or delay in performance. The Parties further acknowledge, understand and agree that CITY has relied upon the foregoing representations of CONSULTANT, including but not limited to the representation that CONSULTANT possesses the skills, training, knowledge and experience necessary to perform the Work skillfully, competently and to the highest standards of CONSULTANT’s profession.

2.5 ASSIGNMENT: The skills, training, knowledge and experience of CONSULTANT are material to CITY’s willingness to enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, CITY has an interest in the qualifications and capabilities of the person(s) who will perform the services and tasks to be undertaken by CONSULTANT or on behalf of CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement. In recognition of this interest, CONSULTANT agrees that it will not assign or transfer, either directly or indirectly or by operation of law, this Agreement or the performance of any of CONSULTANT’s duties or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the CITY. In the absence of CITY’s prior written consent, any attempted assignment or transfer will be ineffective, null and void and will constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

2.6 SUBSTITUTION OF KEY PERSONNEL: CONSULTANT has represented to CITY that certain key personnel will perform and coordinate the Work under this Agreement. Should one or more of such personnel become unavailable, CONSULTANT may substitute other personnel of at least equal competence upon

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6 written approval of CITY. In the event that CITY and CONSULTANT cannot agree as to the substitution of key personnel, CITY shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement for cause. As discussed below, any personnel who fail or refuse to perform the Work in a manner acceptable to the CITY, or who are determined by the CITY to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely completion of the Project or a threat to the safety of persons or property, shall be promptly removed from the Project by the CONSULTANT at the request of the CITY.

2.7 CONTROL AND PAYMENT OF SUBORDINATE: The Work will be performed by CONSULTANT or under CONSULTANT’s strict supervision. CONSULTANT will determine the means, methods and details of performing the Work subject to the requirements of this Agreement. CITY retains CONSULTANT on an independent contractor basis and not as an employee. CONSULTANT reserves the right to perform similar or different services for other principals during the term of this Agreement, provided such work does not unduly interfere with CONSULTANT’s competent and timely performance of the Work contemplated under this Agreement and provided the performance of such services does not result in the unauthorized disclosure of CITY’s confidential or proprietary information. Any additional personnel performing the Work under this Agreement on behalf of CONSULTANT are not employees of CITY and will at all times be under CONSULTANT’s exclusive direction and control. CONSULTANT will pay all wages, salaries and other amounts due to such personnel and will assume responsibility for all benefits, payroll taxes, Social Security and Medicare payments and the like. CONSULTANT will be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting such additional personnel, including, but not limited to: Social Security taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, workers’ compensation insurance and the like.

2.8 REMOVAL OF EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS: If any of CONSULTANT’s officers, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or subconsultants are determined by the City Representative to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely performance of the tasks assigned to CONSULTANT, a threat to persons or property, or if any of CONSULTANT’s officers, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or subconsultants fail or refuse to perform the Work in a manner acceptable to the CITY, such officer, employee, agent, contractor, subcontractor or subconsultant will be promptly removed by CONSULTANT and will not be reassigned to perform any of the Work.

2.9 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS: CONSULTANT will keep itself informed of and in compliance with all applicable federal, state or local laws to the extent such laws control or otherwise govern the performance of the Work. CONSULTANT’s compliance with applicable laws will include, without limitation, compliance with all applicable Cal/OSHA requirements and applicable regulations of the Federal Department of Housing and Urbanization.

2.10 NON-DISCRIMINATION: CONSULTANT represents that it is an equal opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any subconsultant, employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin,

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7 handicap, ancestry, sex or age. Such non-discrimination shall include, but not be limited to, all activities related to initial employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination.

2.11 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS: The Parties acknowledge, understand and agree that CONSULTANT and all persons retained or employed by CONSULTANT are, and will at all times remain, wholly independent contractors and are not officials, officers, employees, departments or subdivisions of CITY.

CONSULTANT will be solely responsible for the negligent acts and/or omissions of its employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and subconsultants.

CONSULTANT and all persons retained or employed by CONSULTANT will have no authority, express or implied, to bind CITY in any manner, nor to incur any obligation, debt or liability of any kind on behalf of, or against, CITY, whether by contract or otherwise, unless such authority is expressly conferred to CONSULTANT under this Agreement or is otherwise expressly conferred by CITY in writing.

III.

INSURANCE

3.1 DUTY TO PROCURE AND MAINTAIN INSURANCE: Prior to the beginning of and throughout the duration of the Work, CONSULTANT will procure and maintain policies of insurance that meet the requirements and specifications set forth under this Article. CONSULTANT will procure and maintain the following insurance coverage, at its own expense:

A. Commercial General Liability Insurance: CONSULTANT will procure and maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance (“CGL Coverage”) as broad as Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence Form CG 0001) or its equivalent. Such CGL Coverage will have minimum limits of no less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the general aggregate for bodily injury, personal injury, property damage, operations, products and completed operations, and contractual liability.

B. Automobile Liability Insurance: CONSULTANT will procure and maintain Automobile Liability Insurance as broad as Insurance Services Office Form Number CA 0001 covering Automobile Liability, Code 1 (any auto). Such Automobile Liability Insurance shall have minimum limits of no less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per accident for bodily injury and property damage.

C. Workers’ Compensation Insurance/ Employer’s Liability Insurance: A policy of workers’ compensation insurance in such amount as will fully comply with the laws of the State of California and which will indemnify, insure and provide legal defense for both CONSULTANT and CITY against any loss, claim or damage arising from any injuries or occupational diseases occurring to any worker employed by or any persons retained by CONSULTANT in the course of carrying out the Work contemplated in this

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D. Errors & Omissions Insurance: For the full term of this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, CONSULTANT will procure and maintain Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance appropriate to CONSULTANT’s profession. Such coverage will have minimum limits of no less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per claim.

3.2 ADDITIONAL INSURED REQUIREMENTS: The CGL Coverage and the Automobile Liability Insurance will contain an endorsement naming the CITY and CITY’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers as additional insureds.

3.3 REQUIRED CARRIER RATING: All varieties of insurance required under this Agreement will be procured from insurers admitted in the State of California and authorized to issue policies directly to California insureds. Except as otherwise provided elsewhere under this Article, all required insurance will be procured from insurers who, according to the latest edition of the Best’s Insurance Guide, have an A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A:VII. CITY may also accept policies procured by insurance carriers with a Standard & Poor’s rating of no less than BBB according to the latest published edition of the Standard & Poor’s rating guide. As to Workers’ Compensation Insurance/ Employer’s Liability Insurance, the CITY Representative is authorized to authorize lower ratings than those set forth in this Section.

3.4 PRIMACY OF CONSULTANT’S INSURANCE: All policies of insurance provided by CONSULTANT will be primary to any coverage available to CITY or CITY’s elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by CITY or CITY’s elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers will be in excess of CONSULTANT’s insurance and will not contribute with it.

3.5 WAIVER OF SUBROGATION: All insurance coverage provided pursuant to this Agreement will not prohibit CONSULTANT or CONSULTANT’s officers, employees, agents, subcontractors or subconsultants from waiving the right of subrogation prior to a loss. CONSULTANT hereby waives all rights of subrogation against CITY, its officials, officers, employees agents and volunteers.

3.6 VERIFICATION OF COVERAGE: CONSULTANT acknowledges, understands and agrees, that CITY’s ability to verify the procurement and maintenance of the insurance required under this Article is critical to safeguarding CITY’s financial well-being and, indirectly, the collective well-being of the residents of the CITY.

Accordingly, CONSULTANT warrants, represents and agrees that it will furnish CITY with original certificates of insurance and endorsements evidencing the coverage required under this Article on forms satisfactory to CITY in its sole and absolute discretion. The certificates of insurance and endorsements for each insurance policy will be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf, and will be on forms provided by the CITY if requested. All certificates of insurance and endorsements will be received and approved by CITY

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9 as a condition precedent to CONSULTANT’s commencement of any Work. Upon CITY’s written request, CONSULTANT will also provide CITY with certified copies of all required insurance policies and endorsements.

3.7 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN COVERAGE: In the event any policy of insurance required under this Agreement does not comply with these specifications or is canceled and not replaced immediately so as to avoid a lapse in the required coverage, CITY has the right but not the duty to obtain the insu rance it deems necessary and any premium paid by CITY will be promptly reimbursed by CONSULTANT or CITY will withhold amounts sufficient to pay premium from CONSULTANT payments. In the alternative, CITY may cancel this Agreement effective upon notice.

3.8 SPECIAL RISKS OR CIRCUMSTANCES. CITY reserves the right to modify these requirements, including limits, based on the nature of the risk, prior experience, insurer, coverage, or other special circumstances.

IV.

INDEMNIFICATION

4.1 The Parties agree that CITY and CITY’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers (hereinafter, the “City Indemnitees”) should, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be protected from any and all loss, injury, damage, claim, lawsuit, cost, expense, attorneys’ fees, litigation costs, or any other cost arising out of or in any way related to the performance o f this Agreement. Accordingly, the provisions of this indemnity provision are intended by the Parties to be interpreted and construed to provide the City Indemnitees with the fullest protection possible under the law. CONSULTANT acknowledges that CITY would not enter into this Agreement in the absence of CONSULTANT’s commitment to indemnify, defend and protect CITY as set forth herein.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent CONSULTANT’s Work are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to Claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the CONSULTANT.

CONSULTANT’s obligation to indemnify shall not be restricted to insurance proceeds, if any, received by the CITY, its officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers.

4.2 To the fullest extent permitted by law, CONSULTANT shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the City Indemnitees from and against all liability, loss, damage, expense, cost (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert fees and all other costs, and fees of litigation) of every nature arising out of or in connection with CONSULTANT’s performance of work hereunder or its failure to comply with any of its obligations contained in this Agreement, except such loss or damage which is caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the CITY.

4.3 CITY shall have the right to offset against the amount of any compensation due to CONSULTANT under this Agreement, any amount due to CITY from

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10 CONSULTANT as a result of CONSULTANT’s failure to either pay CITY promptly for any costs associated with CONSULTANT’s obligations to indemnify the City Indemnitees under this Article, or related to CONSULTANT’s failure to either (i) pay taxes on amounts received pursuant to this Agreement , or (ii) comply with applicable workers’ compensation laws.

4.4 The obligations of CONSULTANT under this Article will not be limited by the provisions of any workers’ compensation act or similar act. CONSULTANT expressly waives its statutory immunity under such statutes or laws as to CITY and CITY’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers.

4.5 CONSULTANT agrees to obtain executed indemnity agreements with provisions identical to those set forth herein this Article from each and every subcontractor or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement. In the event CONSULTANT fails to obtain such indemnity obligations from others as required herein, CONSULTANT agrees to be fully responsible and indemnify, hold harmless and defend CITY and CITY’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers from and against any and all claims and losses, costs or expenses for any damage due to death or injury to any person and injury to any property resulting from any alleged intentional, reckless, negligent, or otherwise wrongful acts, errors or omissions of CONSULTANT’s subcontractors or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by counsel of CITY’s choice.

4.6 CITY does not, and shall not, waive any rights that it may possess against CONSULTANT because of the acceptance by CITY, or the deposit with CITY, of any insurance policy or certificate required pursuant to this Agreement. This hold harmless and indemnification provision shall apply regardless of whether or not any insurance policies are determined to be applicable to the claim, demand, damage, liability, loss, cost, or expense.

4.7 This Article and all provisions contained herein (including but not limited to the duty to indemnify, defend, and hold free and harmless) shall survive the termination or normal expiration of this Agreement and is in addition to any other rights or remedies which the CITY may have at law or in equity.

TERMINATION

5.1 TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE: CITY may immediately terminate this Agreement at any time for convenience and without cause by giving prior written notice of CITY’s intent to terminate this Agreement which notice shall specify the effective date of such termination. Upon such termination for convenience, CONSULTANT will be compensated only for those services and tasks which have been performed by CONSULTANT up to the effective date of the termination.

CONSULTANT may not terminate this Agreement except for cause as provided

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11 under Section 5.2, below. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, CITY may require CONSULTANT to provide all finished or unfinished Documents and Data, as defined in Section 6.1, below, and other information of any kind prepared by CONSULTANT in connection with the performance of the Work.

CONSULTANT will be required to provide such Documents and Data within fifteen (15) calendar days of CITY’s written request. No actual or asserted breach of this Agreement on the part of CITY pursuant to Section 5.2, below, will operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict CITY’s ability to terminate this Agreement for convenience as provided under this Section.

5.2 EVENTS OF DEFAULT; BREACH OF AGREEMENT:

A. In the event either Party fails to perform any duty, obligation, service or task set forth under this Agreement (or fails to timely perform or properly perform any such duty, obligation, service or task set forth under this Agreement), an event of default (hereinafter, “Event of Default”) will occur. For all Events of Default, the Party alleging an Event of Default will give written notice to the defaulting Party (hereinafter referred to as a “Default Notice”) which will specify: (i) the nature of the Event of Default; (ii) the action required to cure the Event of Default; (iii) a date by which the Event of Default will be cured, which will not be less than the applicable cure period set forth under Sections 5.2(B) and 5.2(C), below, or if a cure is not reasonably possible within the applicable cure period, to begin such cure and diligently prosecute such cure to completion. The Event of Default will constitute a breach of this Agreement if the defaulting Party fails to cure the Event of Default within the applicable cure period or any extended cure period allowed under this Agreement.

B. CONSULTANT will cure the Event of Default within the following time periods:

i. Within ten (10) business days of CITY’s issuance of a Default Notice for any failure of CONSULTANT to timely provide CITY or CITY’s employees or agents with any information and/or written reports, documentation or work product which CONSULTANT is obligated to provide to CITY or CITY’s employees or agents under this Agreement.

Prior to the expiration of the 10-day cure period, CONSULTANT may submit a written request for additional time to cure the Event of Default upon a showing that CONSULTANT has commenced efforts to cure the Event of Default and that the Event of Default cannot be reasonably cured within the 10-day cure period. The foregoing notwithstanding, CITY will be under no obligation to grant additional time for the cure of an Event of Default under this Section 5.2 (B)(i) that exceeds seven (7) calendar days from the end of the initial 10-day cure period; or

ii. Within fourteen (14) calendar days of CITY’s issuance of a Default Notice for any other Event of Default under this Agreement. Prior to the expiration of the 14-day cure period, CONSULTANT may submit a written request for additional time to cure the Event of Default upon a

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12 showing that CONSULTANT has commenced efforts to cure the Event of Default and that the Event of Default cannot be reasonably cured within the 14-day cure period. The foregoing notwithstanding, CITY will be under no obligation to grant additional time for the cure of an Event of Default under this Section 5.2(B)(ii) that exceeds thirty (30) calendar days from the end of the initial 14-day cure period.

In addition to any other failure on the part of CONSULTANT to perform any duty, obligation, service or task set forth under this Agreement (or the failure to timely perform or properly perform any such duty, obligation, service or task), an Event of Default on the part of CONSULTANT will include, but will not be limited to the following: (i) CONSULTANT’s refusal or failure to perform any of the services or tasks called for under the Scope of Work; (ii) CONSULTANT’s failure to fulfill or perform its obligations under this Agreement within the specified time or if no time is specified, within a reasonable time; (iii) CONSULTANT’s and/or its employees’ disregard or violation of any federal, state, local law, rule, procedure or regulation; (iv) the initiation of proceedings under any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, or similar legislation as relates to CONSULTANT, whether voluntary of involuntary; (v) CONSULTANT’s refusal or failure to perform or observe any covenant, condition, obligation or provision of this Agreement; and/or (vii) CITY’s discovery that a statement representation or warranty by CONSULTANT relating to this Agreement is false, misleading or erroneous in any material respect.

C. CITY will cure any Event of Default asserted by CONSULTANT within forty- five (45) calendar days of CONSULTANT’s issuance of a Default Notice unless the Event of Default cannot reasonably be cured within the 45-day cure period. Prior to the expiration of the 45-day cure period, CITY may submit a written request for additional time to cure the Event of Default upon a showing that CITY has commenced its efforts to cure the Event of Default and that the Event of Default cannot be reasonably cured within the 45-day cure period. The foregoing notwithstanding, an Event of Default dealing with CITY’s failure to timely pay any undisputed sums to CONSULTANT as provided under Section 1.5, above, will be cured by CITY within five (5) calendar days from the date of CONSULTANT’s Default Notice to CITY.

D. CITY, in its sole and absolute discretion, may also immediately suspend CONSULTANT’s performance under this Agreement pending
CONSULTANT’s cure of any Event of Default by giving CONSULTANT written notice of CITY’s intent to suspend CONSULTANT’s performance (hereinafter, a “Suspension Notice”). CITY may issue the Suspension Notice at any time upon the occurrence of an Event of Default. Upon such suspension, CONSULTANT will be compensated only for those services and tasks which have been rendered by CONSULTANT to the reasonable satisfaction of CITY up to the effective date of the suspension. No actual or asserted breach of this Agreement on the part of CITY will operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict CITY’s ability to suspend this Agreement as provided herein.

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13 E. No waiver of any Event of Default or breach under this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent Event of Default or breach.

No waiver, benefit, privilege, or service voluntarily given or performed by a Party will give the other Party any contractual rights by custom, estoppel, or otherwise.

F. The duties and obligations imposed under this Agreement and the rights and remedies available hereunder will be in addition to and not a limitation of any duties, obligations, rights and remedies otherwise imposed or available by law. In addition to any other remedies available to CITY at law or under this Agreement in the event of any breach of this Agreement, CITY, in its sole and absolute discretion, may also pursue any one or more of the following remedies:

i. Upon written notice to CONSULTANT, the CITY may immediately terminate this Agreement in whole or in part;

ii. Upon written notice to CONSULTANT, the CITY may extend the time of performance;

iii. The CITY may proceed by appropriate court action to enforce the terms of the Agreement to recover damages for CONSULTANT’s breach of the Agreement or to terminate the Agreement; or

iv. The CITY may exercise any other available and lawful right or remedy.

CONSULTANT will be liable for all legal fees plus other costs and expenses that CITY incurs upon a breach of this Agreement or in the CITY’s exercise of its remedies under this Agreement.

G. In the event CITY is in breach of this Agreement, CONSULTANT’s sole remedy will be the suspension or termination of this Agreement and/or the recovery of any unpaid sums lawfully owed to CONSULTANT under this Agreement for completed services and tasks.

5.3 SCOPE OF WAIVER: No waiver of any default or breach under this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any other default or breach, whether of the same or other covenant, warranty, agreement, term, condition, duty or requirement contained in this Agreement. No waiver, benefit, privilege, or service voluntarily given or performed by a Party will give the other Party any contractual rights by custom, estoppel, or otherwise.

5.4 SURVIVING ARTICLES, SECTIONS AND PROVISIONS: The termination of this Agreement pursuant to any provision of this Article or by normal expiration of its term or any extension thereto will not operate to terminate any Article, Section or provision contained herein which provides that it will survive the termination or normal expiration of this Agreement.

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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

6.1 DOCUMENTS & DATA; LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: All Documents and Data will be and remain the property of CITY without restriction or limitation upon their use or dissemination by CITY. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Documents and Data” means and includes all reports, analyses, correspondence, plans, designs, notes, summaries, strategies, charts, schedules, spreadsheets, calculations, lists, data compilations, documents or other materials developed and/or assembled by or on behalf of CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement and fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including but not limited to Documents and Data stored digitally, magnetically and/or electronically. This Agreement creates, at no cost to CITY, a perpetual license for CITY to copy, use, reuse, disseminate and/or retain any and all copyrights, designs, and other intellectual property embodied in all Documents and Data. CONSULTANT will require all subcontractors and subconsultants working on behalf of CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement to agree in writing that CITY will be granted the same right to copy, use, reuse, disseminate and retain Documents and Data prepared or assembled by any subcontractor or subconsultant as applies to Documents and Data prepared by CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement.

6.2 CONFIDENTIALITY: All data, documents, discussion, or other information developed or received by CONSULTANT or provided for performance of this Agreement are deemed confidential and will not be disclosed by CONSULTANT without prior written consent by CITY. CITY will grant such consent of disclosure as legally required. Upon request, all CITY data will be returned to CITY upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement. CONSULTANT will not use CITY’s name or insignia, photographs, or any publicity pertaining to the Work in any magazine, trade paper, newspaper, television or radio production or other similar medium without the prior written consent of CITY.

6.3 FALSE CLAIMS ACT: CONSULTANT warrants and represents that neither CONSULTANT nor any person who is an officer of, in a managing position with, or has an ownership interest in CONSULTANT has been determined by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction to have violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C., Section 3789 et seq. and the California False Claims Act, Government Code Section 12650 et seq.

6.4 NOTICES: All notices permitted or required under this Agreement will be given to the respective Parties at the following addresses, or at such other address as the respective Parties may provide in writing for this purpose:

CONSULTANT: CITY:

Terra Realty Advisors, Inc.
450 Chadbourne Road, Suite G
Fairfield, CA 94534
Attn: Scott Sheldon

City of Bell Gardens
7100 S. Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, CA 90201
Attn: Community Development
Director

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15 Phone: (707) 639-1000 Phone: (562) 806-7724
Such notices will be deemed effective when personally delivered or successfully transmitted by facsimile as evidenced by a fax confirmation slip or when mailed, forty-eight (48) hours after deposit with the United States Postal Service, first class postage prepaid and addressed to the Party at its applicable address.

6.5 COOPERATION; FURTHER ACTS: The Parties will fully cooperate with one another and will take any additional acts or sign any additional documents as are reasonably necessary, appropriate or convenient to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

6.6 SUBCONTRACTING: CONSULTANT will not subcontract any portion of the Work required by this Agreement, except as expressly stated herein, without the prior written approval of CITY. Subcontracts (including without limitation subcontracts with subconsultants), if any, will contain a provision making them subject to all provisions stipulated in this Agreement, including provisions relating to insurance requirements and indemnification.

6.7 CITY’S RIGHT TO EMPLOY OTHER CONSULTANTS: CITY reserves the right to employ other contractors in connection with the various projects worked upon by CONSULTANT.

6.8 PROHIBITED INTERESTS: CONSULTANT warrants, represents and maintains that it has not employed nor retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for CONSULTANT, to solicit or secure this Agreement. Further, CONSULTANT warrants and represents that it has not paid, nor has it agreed to pay any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for CONSULTANT, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. For breach or violation of this warranty, CITY will have the right to rescind this Agreement without liability. For the term of this Agreement, no member, officer or employee of CITY, during the term of his or her service with CITY, will have any direct interest in this Agreement, or obtain any present or anticipated material benefit arising therefrom.

6.9 TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE: Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement.

6.10 GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE: This Agreement will be interpreted and governed according to the laws of the State of California. In the event of litigation between the Parties, the venue, without exception, will be in the Los Angeles County Superior Court of the State of California. If, and only if, applicable law requires that all or part of any such litigation be tried exclusively in federal court, the venue, without exception, will be in the Central District of California located in the City of Los Angeles, California.

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16 6.11 ATTORNEYS’ FEES: If either Party commences an action against the other Party, legal, administrative or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing Party in such litigation will be entitled to have and recover from the losing Party reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other costs of such action.

6.12 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: This Agreement will be binding on the successors and assigns of the Parties.

6.13 NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFIT: There are no intended third-party beneficiaries of any right or obligation assumed by the Parties. All rights and benefits under this Agreement inure exclusively to the Parties.

6.14 CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement will not be construed in favor of, or against, either Party but will be construed as if the Parties prepared this Agreement together through a process of negotiation and with the advice of their respective attorneys.

6.15 SEVERABILITY: If any portion of this Agreement is declared invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

6.16 AMENDMENT; MODIFICATION: No amendment, modification or supplement of this Agreement will be valid or binding unless executed in writing and sig ned by both Parties, subject to CITY approval. The requirement for written amendments, modifications or supplements cannot be waived and any attempted waiver will be void and invalid.

6.17 CAPTIONS: The captions of the various articles, sections and paragraphs are for convenience and ease of reference only, and do not define, limit, augment, or describe the scope, content, or intent of this Agreement.

6.18 INCONSISTENCIES OR CONFLICTS: In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the exhibits attached hereto, the provisions of this Agreement will control.

6.19 ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement, including all attached exhibits, constitutes the entire, complete, final and exclusive expression of the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein and supersedes all other agreements or understandings, whether oral or written, which may have been entered into between CITY and CONSULTANT prior to the execution of this Agreement. Any statements, representations, or other agreements, whether oral or written, made by either Party that is not embodied herein will not be valid or binding on the Parties. No amendment, modification or supplement to this Agreement will be valid and binding unless in writing and duly executed by the Parties pursuant to Sect ion

6.16, above.

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17 6.20 FORCE MAJEURE: The Term shall be extended in the event of any delays due to unforeseeable causes beyond the control of CONSULTANT and without the fault or negligence of CONSULTANT, including but not limited to severe weather, fires, earthquakes, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, riots, strikes, freight embargoes, wars, litigation, and/or acts of any governmental agency, including the CITY. CONSULTANT shall within three (3) calendar days of the commencement of such delay notify the City Representative in writing of the causes of the delay.

The City Representative shall ascertain the facts and the extent of delay and extend the time for performing the services for the period of the enforced delay when and if in the judgment of the City Representative such delay is justified. The City Representative’s determination shall be final and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. In no event shall CONSULTANT be entitled to recover damages against the CITY for any delay in the performance of this Agreement, however caused, CONSULTANT’s sole remedy being extension of the Agreement pursuant to this Section.

6.21 COUNTERPARTS: This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. No handwritten or typewritten amendment, modification or supplement to any one counterpart will be valid or binding unless made to all three counterparts in conformity with Section

6.16, above. One fully executed original counterpart will be delivered to CONSULTANT and two original counterparts will be retained by CITY.

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18 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first appearing in this Agreement, above.

CITY OF BELL GARDENS:

By:_______________________________
Michael B. O’Kelly, City Manager

Date:_____________________

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By:____________________________
Stephanie Vasquez, City Attorney

TERRA REALTY ADVISORS:

By:_______________________________

Name:____________________________

Title:____________________

Date:_____________________

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19 EXHIBIT “A”

CONSULTANT PROPOSAL

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450 Chadbourne Road Suite G, Fairfield, CA 94534 • 707-639-1000/p • 707-312-5200/f • www.terraadvisors.net

SCOPE OF SERVICES

The Client hereby engages Terra Realty Advisors, Inc. (TRA), and TRA agrees to provide the following scope of services to the City of Bell Gardens (Client) as follows:

Provide advice, direction and coordination working with the Client to identify, negotiate and implement the following:

1. Clear Channel surface street sign conversions from static to digital;

2. PrimeStor proposed shopping center sign @ Eastern & Florence;

3. Develop the best strategy to address the existing City sign at Florence Place.

All work for each task as listed above will include:

• Coordinate all activities to negotiate and complete new Development and/or Sign Lease Agreements.
• Work with the Community Development Director (CDD) and Planning staff, the City Attorney and sign company(s) to negotiate economics and other business issues for each task as referenced above. To the extent possible, include a reimbursement provision for consultant costs in all final Agreements.
• Coordinate with the Community Development Director and Planning staff to update the General Plan and Zoning designations as necessary, to permit new signs, including a potential zone text amendment.
• Develop a Request for Proposals (RFP) to sign companies to propose on renovating/replacing the current City sign @ Florence Avenue and Florence Place, in order to generate PSA’s and potential new revenues to the City.
• Prepare and attend public hearings for the projects referenced above, including both Planning Commission and City Council (total of three meetings).
• Assist CDD and Planning staff in preparing staff reports for all public hearings. • Assist in developing and coordinating with the City and Caltrans, as required by Client, to create a new sign district that will designate a new shopping center pylon sign as “on-premise” for State purposes.
• Coordinate with the City Public Works as required.
• Assist the Community Development Director in public outreach and other matters as directed.

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450 Chadbourne Road Suite G, Fairfield, CA 94534 • 707-639-1000/p • 707-312-5200/f • www.terraadvisors.net

EXHIBIT A – Compensation of the Consultant

In its capacity under this Agreement, TRA shall receive fees, as set forth in the Rate Schedule as referenced herein, which rates may be adjusted annually on July 1.

RATE SCHEDULE
2025/2026

The following are the hourly rates for each position:

President $320.00/hr
Executive Vice President $275.00/hr
Senior Vice President $240.00/hr
Vice President $220.00/hr
Director of Due Diligence/Research $150.00/hr
Administrative/Clerical $ 95.00/hr

Invoices will be issued monthly and will be due and payable upon receipt. All other costs, such as phone, fax, or travel outside the Bay Area or Sacramento, overnight delivery charges, blueprints, etc., and additional costs, shall be reimbursed at cost. All payments will be delinquent after 30 days, and shall bear interest at 1 1/2% per month.

The following is a budget estimate of additional fees likely to be incurred for our services, based on the attached Scope of Services, which is estimated to be Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00). An estimate is not a fixed fee and does not constitute a commitment to perform services for that amount, or an obligation for the Client to pay that amount. Client consent will be obtained before TRA charges for fees that exceed the stated budget.

The estimated breakdown for each proposed task follows:

1. Estimated to be: $10,000.00

2. Estimated to be: $2,500,00

3. Estimated to be: $7,500.00

Preparing to serve or serving as a consultant or witness in any litigation, arbitration or other legal proceedings are additional costs, and will be charged at 1.5 times the hourly rates as shown above.

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CITY OF BELL GARDENS

OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

AGENDA REPORT
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:Michael B. O’Kelly, City Manager
BY: Bernardo Iniguez, Director of Public Works/Facilities SUBJECT:Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to Participate in the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Become a Voting Member of the Configuration Management Committee DATE: August 11, 2025
RECOMMENDATION:

It is staff’s recommendation that the City Council:

1. Adopt the attached Resolution approving an Interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority to participate in the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems and become a voting member of the Configuration Management Committee; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the MOU, including approving finalized plans and any other actions in connection with the Agreement.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:

In April 2004, the California Department of Transportation for District 7 (Caltrans), the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Administration (LACMTA) entered into an interagency memorandum of understanding to establish the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (RIITS MOU). RIITS provides exchange infrastructure and operational resources, including but not limited to, near real-time traffic, transit, video, and other data relating to all modes of transportation.

In December 2004, LACMTA, Caltrans, and LADOT entered into Amendment No. 1 to the RIITS MOU to name LACMTA as the Administrator and delegate authority to LACMTA to administer, maintain, operate RIITS, process member agreements, enforce their terms and conditions, and established a Configuration Management Committee (CM Committee) to oversee RIITS.

On June 2, 2023, The CM Committee approved Bell Gardens as an eligible agency to join the CM Committee. To join RIITS, the City must enter into an Interagency MOU authorized by LACMTA. By joining RIITS, the City of Bell Gardens will have access to RIITS Members’ transportation data and agrees to share operational and infrastructure

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resources for Countywide Signal Priority (CSP) and Integrated Corridor Management (ICM).

Once the MOU is executed, it will be valid for one year. After one year, it will automatically be renewed month-to-month unless either party sends written notice to the other party at least thirty (30) days before the expiration, informing them that they do not wish to renew the agreement. The City can terminate the MOU anytime by providing LACMTA with thirty (30) day written notice.

CONCLUSION:

If the MOU is approved, staff will process it for signatures and transmit it to LACMTA.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

APPROVED ELECTRONICALLY BY:

Michael B. O’Kelly, City Manager
Stephanie Vasquez, City Attorney
Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance and Administrative Services

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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-76

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELL

GARDENS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN INTERAGENCY

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH THE LOS

ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION

AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REGIONAL INTEGRATION OF

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND BECOME A

VOTING MEMBER OF THE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE

WHEREAS, on or about April 15, 2004, the State of California, Department of Transportation for District 7 (“Caltrans”), the City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation (“LADOT”), and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Administration ("LACMTA") entered into an Interagency Memorandum of Understanding (the "RIITS MOU") to establish the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (“RIITS”) for the purpose of exchanging infrastructure and operational resources, including, but not limited to, near real time traffic, transit, video, and other data relating to all modes of transportation; and

WHEREAS, in December 2004, LACMTA, Caltrans, and LADOT entered into Amendment No. 1 to the RIITS MOU to name LACMTA as the Administrator and delegate authority to LACMTA to administer, maintain, operate RIITS, process member agreements, enforce their terms and conditions, and established a Configuration Management Committee (CM Committee) to oversee RIITS; and

WHEREAS, the CM Committee adopted bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to establish among other things, rules of membership, roles and responsibilities of Members and officers of the CM Committee, and the voting process by which the CM Committee may take action as the governing body of RIITS; and

WHEREAS, to participate in RIITS, the City of Bell Gardens (“City”) must first enter into an Interagency Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) and authorize LACMTA to exchange data through RIITS; and

WHEREAS, on June 2, 2023, the CMC voted and approved the City to join the CM Committee as a voting Member on the condition that the City exchanges Information through RIITS; and

WHEREAS, under the MOU, the City agrees to share operation and infrastructure resources for Integrated Corridor Management and Countywide Signal Priority; and

WHEREAS, the City now desires to execute the MOU with LACMTA to participate in RIITS and join as a voting Member of the CM Committee.

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bell Gardens as follows:

SECTION 1. The City Council, after consideration of the staff report and discussion, hereby finds that the above recitals are true and correct and incorporate them herein.

SECTION 2. Based upon the above recitals, the staff report accompanying this Resolution, and such other oral and written evidence, the Bell Gardens City Council hereby approves the with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Administration Interagency Memorandum of Understanding, which is attached to the staff report as Exhibit 2.

SECTION 3. The City Council further authorizes and directs the City Manager to execute the Interagency Memorandum of Understanding with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Administration and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement and effectuate the intent of the City Council as set forth in this Resolution.

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 11th day of August, 2025.

THE CITY OF BELL GARDENS

_____________________________
Jorgel Chavez, Mayor

APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:

______________________________ _____________________________ Stephanie Vasquez Daisy Gomez
City Attorney City Clerk

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I, , City Clerk of the City of Bell Gardens, hereby CERTIFY that City Council Resolution No. was adopted by the Bell Gardens City Council at a regular meeting of the City Council held on August 11, 2025, and was approved and passed by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

Daisy Gomez
City Clerk

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INTERAGENCY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

between

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, in its capacity as the Administrator of the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (“RIITS”), located at 1 Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90012

and

City of Bell Gardens (“Bell Gardens”), located at 7100 Garfield Avenue, Bell Gardens, CA 90201

This Interagency Memorandum of Understanding (the “Agreement”) between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Administration in its capacity as the RIITS Administrator (“Administrator”) and Bell Gardens sets forth the obligations and rights of membership in the Configuration Management Committee that oversees RIITS.

Administrator and Bell Gardens may be referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as “Parties”. This is a no cost Agreement. Neither Party shall incur any cost from the other or charge for anything related to this Agreement. This Agreement will be effective on the last date of signatures below (the “Effective Date”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on or about April 15, 2004, the State of California, Department of Transportation for District 7 (“Caltrans”), the City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation (“LADOT”), and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Administration ("LACMTA") entered into an interagency memorandum of understanding (the "RIITS MOU") to establish the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (“RIITS”) for the purpose of exchanging infrastructure and operational resources, including, but not limited to, near real time traffic, transit, video, and other data relating to all modes of transportation;

WHEREAS, on or about December 1, 2004, LACMTA, Caltrans, and LADOT entered into Amendment No. 1 to the RIITS MOU to:

• name LACMTA as the Administrator and delegate authority to LACMTA to administer, maintain, operate, manage and monitor RIITS access, codify system changes, process Member, Associate, and User agreements, and enforce the terms and conditions of the processed agreements; and

• establish a Configuration Management Committee (“CM Committee”) to oversee RIITS;

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WHEREAS, to participate in RIITS, each Member and/or Associate must first enter into an Interagency Memorandum of Understanding substantially similar to this Agreement and authorize the Administrator to exchange data through RIITS;

WHEREAS, on June 2, 2023, the CMC voted and approved Bell Gardens to join the CM Committee as a voting Member on the condition that Bell Gardens exchanges Information through RIITS;

WHEREAS, Bell Gardens desires to join the CM Committee as a voting Member and exchange Information through RIITS infrastructure and operational resources; and

WHEREAS, Bell Gardens agrees to share operational and infrastructure resources for Countywide Signal Priority (“CSP”); and
WHEREAS, Bell Gardens agrees to share operational and infrastructure resources for Integrated Corridor Management (“ICM”);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for the promises set forth herein, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS

1.1. "Information" means any and all data, records, materials, including specifically but not limited to near or real time traffic, transit, video, and other data relating to all modes of transportation. As defined herein below, a subset of Information is RIITS Data, and a subset of RIITS Data is Transportation Data.

1.2. “Interagency Memorandum of Understanding” means an agreement entered into between Administrator and a public agency setting forth the terms and conditions of the agency’s membership in the CM Committee.

1.3. “Member” or “Members” means any entity that has been approved by the CM Committee to be a voting member of the CM Committee and has entered into an Interagency Memorandum of Understanding.

1.4. “Associate” or “Associates” means any entity that has been approved by the CM Committee to be a non-voting member of the CM Committee and has entered into an Interagency Memorandum of Understanding.

1.5. “Users” means non-members that have access to Transportation Data Members and Associates authorize Administrator to make available.

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1.6. “RIITS Data” means Information available through RIITS and any other data that RIITS Administrator makes available under this Agreement during the Term from sources of data supplied through RIITS, including, but not limited to, data provided via Members’ and Associate’s infrastructure and operational resources. Members and Associates may have login access to RIITS Data and access to operational and infrastructure resources that may not be available to Users or the general public.

1.7. “Transportation Data” means a subset of the RIITS Data that the Member which is the source of the Information authorizes to be incorporated into the public facing section of www.riits.net , shared or exchanged with Users, and that may be included in the public facing applications of Members, Associates, and Users.

2. MEMBERSHIP

2.1. Upon execution of this Agreement by both Parties, Bell Gardens will become a Member.

2.2. As a Member, Bell Gardens agrees to abide by and uphold the Bylaws and jointly with other Members, develop, review, and approve additional Bylaws, guidelines, protocols, terms and conditions, agreements, memorandum of understandings between and for Members, Associates, and Users and/or licensees. To the extent a conflict may arise between this Agreement and the Bylaws, the Bylaws shall govern.

2.3. Bell Gardens understands that Information accessed via RIITS is to be used for transportation related system management purposes only. RIITS Data shall only be used to provide general information about transportation and to assist Members and Associates in transportation management operations. RIITS Data shall not be used for any non-transportation related system management purposes, including but not limited to, law enforcement, except law enforcement and emergency management agencies may use the RIITS Data for the purpose of situational awareness, tactical planning, infrastructure protection, or incident response. RIITS Data shall not be recorded in any manner without the prior approval of the source of the RIITS Data.

2.4. Members may exchange Information per this Agreement. Members may choose to add or remove infrastructure and operational resources, including Information exchanged through RIITS by Member’s written notice to Administrator. As a Member, Bell Gardens may have access to Information and may use RIITS Data according to this Agreement. Bell Gardens acknowledges and agrees that Members and Associates may access and use Information provided by Bell Gardens as RIITS Data subject to this Agreement.

2.5. Bell Gardens is responsible for the procurement, maintenance, and upgrade of its equipment required for transmitting, receiving, and displaying the RIITS Data.

2.6. Bell Gardens may enter into third party contracts on behalf of RIITS to obtain and provide transportation and related data, service, or maintenance agreements for the benefit of Bell Gardens and RIITS Members and Associates, with Administrator approval.

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2.7. Member agrees to participate in CSP and ICM as more particularly set forth in the Countywide Signal Priority and Integrated Corridor Management attachments, which are incorporated into and made part of this Agreement.

3. DISSEMINATION OF THE DATA

3.1. With the approval of the voting Members of the CM Committee and the execution of a written agreement, Transportation Data may be licensed to Users.

3.2. At any time, the source of Information may:

3.2.1. Revoke the authority to use its Transportation Data in public facing applications and the public facing www.riits.net website.

3.2.2. Revoke the authority to license its Transportation Data to Users.

3.2.3. Cause the Administrator to remove from RIITS the RIITS Data it has provided.

3.3. Bell Gardens shall prevent any unauthorized use of the RIITS Data by its personnel.

3.4. As between the Administrator and/or any and all Members and/or Associates, on the one side, and the Party providing its Information and access to operational and infrastructure resources, on the other, the Party providing Information and access to operational and infrastructure resources retains ownership and control of said Information and access to operational and infrastructure resources.

4. COMPENSATION
This is a no cost Agreement. Neither Party shall incur any cost from the other or charge for anything related to this Agreement. However, Members may enter into a separate written agreement for the provision of hardware, software, license, training, warranty, service, product, and other work provided by Members and Associates.

5. AMENDMENTS
No amendment, modification, alteration or variation of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by the Parties hereto.

6. PUBLIC RECORDS ACT

6.1 Each Party understands and agrees that any and all Information is subject to the provisions of the California Public Records Act, California Government Code sections 7920.000, et seq. ("CPRA”) and/or the Federal Freedom of Information Act, Title 5 USC 552 ("FOIA")

6.2 Administrator will not advise as to the nature or content of Information entitled to protection from disclosure under the CPRA or FOIA but will use best efforts to provide the source Party timely notification of any third-party request for disclosure.

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6.3 The source Party shall timely (1) notify Administrator in writing whether and to the extent it objects to disclosure of Information and (2) seek the appropriate judicial relief under the CPRA or FOIA.

6.4 If the source Party does not timely notify Administrator of any objection to disclosure and obtain judicial instruction or relief, then Administrator may comply with the request to the extent required by the CPRA or FOIA.

6.5 In the event of any judicial proceeding or action concerning or seeking the disclosure of any Information, the source Party understands and agrees that Administrator's sole involvement will be as a custodial stakeholder to retain the Information until otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. The source Party, at its sole expense and risk, shall be responsible for any and all fees for prosecuting or defending any proceeding or action concerning Information, and shall indemnify, defend, and hold Administrator harmless from all liability, including attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses, in connection with any such proceeding or action.

7. CONFIDENTIALITY

7.1. Parties agree that for and during the entire term of the Agreement, all information, except Transportation Data, including, but not limited to data, figures, records, findings and the like received or generated by the Agreement and in the performance of the Agreement, shall be considered and kept private and confidential and shall not be divulged to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity, unless required by the California Public Records Act or any other applicable law.

7.2. Upon termination of the Agreement for any cause, Parties agree that they will continue to treat as private and confidential any information other than Transportation Data, including but not limited to, data, figures, records and the like, and will not release any such information to any person, firm, corporation or other entity, unless required by the California Public Records Act or any other applicable law.

8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

8.1. Neither Administrator nor any of the Members and Associates, nor any of their respective employees, officers, agents, or consultants makes any warranty, express or implied, with respect to infrastructure and operational resources, sources of data and Information, nor with respect to the accuracy, sufficiency or completeness thereof, nor with respect to any of the software or other systems provided by Administrator or any Member or Associate under this Agreement. RIITS is provided on an “as is” and “with all faults” basis, with Bell Gardens using RIITS at its own risk.

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8.2. Neither Administrator, Members, nor Associates make any representations or warranties, express or implied, that the RIITS Data will perform on Bell Gardens’s equipment. Further, Administrator makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, that RIITS Data will be suitable for the purposes for which it is permitted to be used under the terms of this Agreement. THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF

MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVED BY THE PARTIES.

8.3. Bell Gardens warrants that all work necessary to transmit its Information through RIITS has been completed. In the event of breach of this warranty, Bell Gardens shall take the necessary actions to correct the breach and the consequences thereof, at Bell Gardens’s sole expense, in the most expeditious manner as permitted by existing circumstances. Upon notification from Administrator of Bell Gardens’s breach, if Bell Gardens does not promptly take steps to correct the breach, Administrator may:
1) Correct the breach or cause others to do so upon written consent of Bell Gardens.

Administrator may require Bell Gardens to reimburse Administrator for any work that is completed by Administrator or others to correct the breach; 2) disconnect Bell Gardens from RIITS; or 3) terminate this Agreement and Bell Gardens’s Membership. The remedies described above are non-exclusive and Administrator’s use of these remedies does not waive any other rights or remedies it may have at law or otherwise.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

9.1. Except for Indemnity obligations set forth in section 10, neither Bell Gardens, Administrator, any Member, or any Associate, or any of their respective employees, officers, agents, or consultants shall be liable for any damages, claim or loss incurred by a Member or Associate (including without limitation, compensatory, incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, lost profits, lost sales or business, expenditures, investments or commitments in connection with any business, or loss of goodwill) resulting from the RIITS Data or inability to use the provided RIITS Data irrespective of whether Administrator, Bell Gardens, Members and/or Associates have been informed of, knew of, or should have known of the likelihood of such damages, claim, or loss.

9.2. Members and Associates assume no liability or responsibility for Bell Gardens equipment.

9.3. Bell Gardens will not hold any Member or Associate liable or responsible in any way for unforeseen interruptions in providing the RIITS Data regardless of cause.

9.4. Bell Gardens, on behalf of itself and its agents, sub-licensees, employees, clients, and customers, hereby waives and releases Administrator and all Members and Associates from any and all liability, including but not limited to claims, causes of action, losses, costs, damages, and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, to the extent caused by or attributable to RIITS, this Agreement, or the use of RIITS Data by Bell Gardens .

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Bell Gardens (for itself and its clients, customers and employees) expressly waives the benefit of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which provides as follows: “a general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor”.

(Bell Gardens’s Initials) ______

10. INDEMNIFICATION

10.1. To the fullest extent permitted by law, and with counsel approved by the Administrator, Bell Gardens shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Administrator, Members, and Associates, including the respective agents, employees, directors, or officers of each (the “Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all liability, to the extent arising out of, connected with, or resulting from any act or omission of Bell Gardens or any of its officers, authorized representative, employees, subcontractors or suppliers, or any person or organization directly or indirectly employed by any of them, which liability includes but is not limited to claims, actions, suits (including but not limited to workers’ compensation suits and breaches of contract claims made by employees of Bell Gardens against Indemnified Parties), demands, costs, judgments, liens, penalties, damages, losses, and/or expenses, including but not limited to any fees of accountants, attorneys or other professionals.

10.2. The indemnification specified in this Section shall survive termination or closeout of the Agreement hereunder and is in addition to any other rights or remedies that Members and Associates may have under the law or under this Agreement.

10.3. Parties acknowledge that all Members and Associates enter into an Interagency Memorandum of Understanding with substantially similar indemnification language under which Bell Gardens shall be indemnified as a Member.

10.4. Claims against the indemnified Members and/or Associates by any employee of the Members and/or Associates, its subcontractors, suppliers, anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them, and/or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable shall not in any way limit Bell Gardens’s indemnification obligation as set forth above, including the Agreement and/or type of damages, compensation, and/or benefits payable by or for the Bell Gardens or its subcontractors under workers’ compensation acts, disability benefit acts, and/or other employee benefit acts and/or insurances.

11. NO WAIVER

11.1. Failure of Administrator to enforce at any time, or from time to time, any provision of the Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver thereof.

11.2. No waiver by Administrator of any breach of any provision of the Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other breach or of such provision.

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11.3. Failure or delay by Administrator to insist upon strict performance of any terms or conditions of the Agreement, or to exercise any rights or remedies provided by law, shall not be deemed a waiver of any right of Administrator to insist upon performance of Bell Gardens's obligations set forth in the Agreement, or rights or remedies as to any prior or subsequent default hereunder.

12. TERM OF THE AGREEMENT

12.1. The term of the Agreement shall begin upon the date of the last Party to sign this Agreement and shall continue for one (1) year (the “Initial Term”).

12.2. The Agreement shall automatically renew month to month (each a “Renewal Term”), unless either Party sends written notice to the other Party at least thirty (30) days before expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term that it does not wish to renew the Agreement.

12.3. The term of the Agreement shall consist of the Initial Term and any Renewal Term (the “Term”).

13. TERMINATION

13.1. If Bell Gardens fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions contained within this Agreement, Administrator may revoke Bell Gardens’s access privileges to RIITS Data and, upon written notification, terminate this Agreement immediately. In addition, Administrator shall have the right to enforce any and all rights and remedies herein or which may be now or hereafter available at law or in equity.

13.2. Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, CM Committee reserves the right to revoke Bell Gardens’s access privileges to RIITS and terminate this Agreement at any time, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Bell Gardens.

13.3. Bell Gardens may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Administrator.

14. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

14.1. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

14.2. Each Member and Associate of the CM Committee is an express third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

14.3. The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the Parties shall be duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of its respective Party.

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15. ASSIGNMENT
Bell Gardens shall not assign, transfer, convey, or otherwise dispose of the Agreement (or the right, title, or interest in it or any part of it) without the prior written consent of the CM Committee and endorsement of the Administrator, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

16. AUTHORITY TO ENTER AGREEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT OF RIITS

16.1. LACMTA as the Administrator is authorized to execute Member, Associate, and User agreements which contain provisions regarding guidelines, protocols, terms and conditions on use of RIITS that have been approved by the CM Committee on behalf of all Members and Associates, including Bell Gardens.

16.2. Bell Gardens hereby acknowledges that Administrator or any successor Administrator selected by the CM Committee is delegated authority to provide for the day-to-day operation, maintenance, management, and monitoring of RIITS, codify system changes, provide administrative support to the CM Committee, execute related agreements, and enforce the terms and conditions of agreements.

17. GOVERNING LAW
The Agreement has been negotiated, entered into, and shall be performed, within the State of California, and as such California substantive and procedural law shall apply, except to the extent preempted or superseded by federal law. By entering into the Agreement, the Parties consent and submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, over any action at law, suit in equity, and/or other proceeding that may arise out of the Agreement.

18. SEVERABILITY
In the event any article, section, sub-article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase contained in the Agreement shall be determined, declared, adjudged invalid, illegal, unconstitutional, or otherwise void, such determination, declaration, or adjudication shall in no manner affect the other articles, sections, sub-articles, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases of the Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect as if the article, section, sub-article, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase declared, determined, or adjudged invalid, illegal, unconstitutional, or otherwise void, was not originally contained in the Agreement.

19. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between Bell Gardens and the Administrator regarding RIITS, and supersedes any and all previous and contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, and all communications between the Parties regarding RIITS.

20. BINDING ON SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
This Agreement shall run to the benefit of and be binding upon any successors and assigns.

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21.CONTACT INFORMATION
Notices under this Agreement shall be sent by first-class U.S. mail, postage prepaid, to the Bell Gardens contact and to the Administrator, at the address specified. Each Party will notify the other in writing of changes to their designated contact person. Notices shall be deemed effective five business days after such mailing.

Contact information regarding any aspects of this Agreement is as follows:

21.1. Bell Gardens Contact Information
Bell Gardens may provide a primary and a technical contact. Bell Gardens contact information is as follows:

21.1.1. Primary Contact Name
Name: City of Bell Gardens
Contact Name:

Title:

Address:

Mr. Bernardo Iniguez
Director of Public Works/Facilities
7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, CA 90201
Telephone: (562) 806-7770
Email: [email protected]

21.1.2. Technical Contact Name
Name: City of Bell Gardens
Contact Name: Mr. Douglas Benash
Title: City Engineer
Address: 7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, CA 90201
Telephone: (626) 203-2849
Email: [email protected]

21.2. LACMTA in its capacity as RIITS Administrator Contact Agency Name: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Contact Name: Mr. Kali Fogel
Title: RIITS Administrator
Address: 1 Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: (213) 922-2665
Email: [email protected]

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22. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
Each Party agrees that electronic signatures, whether digital or encrypted, of the Parties included in this Agreement are intended to authenticate this writing and to have the same force and effect as manual signatures. Delivery of a copy of this Agreement or any other document contemplated hereby bearing an original or electronic signature by facsimile, by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original or electronic signature.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the dates indicated below.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority, in its
capacity as the duly authorized
RIITS Administrator
City of Bell Gardens
STEPHANIE N. WIGGINS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
By:

Steven Gota
Executive Officer
Date Michael B. O'Kelly
City Manager
Date

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COUNTYWIDE SIGNAL PRIORITY ATTACHMENT

1. PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS

1.1 This Countywide Signal Priority (“CSP”) Attachment to the Interagency Memorandum of Understanding between Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“LACMTA”), in its capacity as the Administrator of the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (“RIITS”) and Bell Gardens sets forth the terms and conditions for participation by the Member in Countywide Signal Priority.

1.2 The Parties shall determine where CSP equipment and software will be installed within the Member’s jurisdiction as RIITS infrastructure. LACMTA on behalf of RIITS may install CSP infrastructure within Member’s jurisdiction. The Parties will mutually cooperate to promptly resolve any technical or institutional issues, including those during design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of CSP.

1.3 By participating in CSP, the Member authorizes RIITS to make certain changes or improvements to the Member's traffic control equipment at targeted intersections.

1.4 Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, whether expressly or by implication, the Member has and retains the sole responsibility for the operation and maintenance of its traffic control system.

1.5 LACMTA has deployed, or will be deploying, its bus service through certain corridors in the Member's jurisdiction. A component of the bus program is to provide signal priority for buses at signalized intersections along the bus route. LACMTA uses CSP technologies to implement and maintain the signal-priority function of the bus service.

1.6 The Member acknowledges and agrees that CSP was prepared in accordance with state and federal signal safety requirements, and the implementation of CSP does not adversely affect or alter the safety parameters of the local traffic control system.

2. MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES
The Member hereby agrees, in no particular order, to each and every of the following:

2.1. Member shall provide or make available existing traffic signal plans for targeted intersections to RIITS;

2.2. Member shall provide coordination support during the design, installation, and test of all CSP elements. Such support may include, without limitation, timely review of design, access to necessary equipment for installation, providing timely inspections and approvals, and making staff available on an as-needed basis;

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2.3. Member shall work with RIITS to make space available for the installation of CSP equipment within traffic controller cabinets and on traffic signal poles and mast arms as necessary;

2.4. Member shall issue all required permits at no cost to LACMTA on behalf of RIITS or its contractors for all work directly related to the installation of CSP;

2.5. Member shall assist with the installation of any updated traffic signal control programs required for CSP operations. Further, the Member shall remain responsible for entering the signal timing, including CSP parameters, and for other tasks directly related to day-to-day traffic signal operations;

2.6. Member hereby authorizes RIITS to obtain the applicable traffic signal control firmware for the Member in order to operate CSP;

2.7. Member retains the exclusive ownership and control over all traffic signal control equipment. Other than the CSP and related equipment, the Member shall also retain exclusive ownership and control over the equipment, firmware, software and improvements that RIITS makes to the Member's traffic signal control operations;

2.8. Member shall support the deployment of CSP and will cooperate with RIITS to successfully install signal priority within Member’s jurisdiction;

2.9. Member shall provide, at its own cost and expense, operational infrastructure within Member's jurisdiction that allows CSP to operate normally;

2.10. Member shall promptly notify the CSP Program Manager whenever RIITS infrastructure is disconnected during the normal course of traffic signal control operations and maintenance or otherwise;

2.11. Member shall notify the CSP Program Manager immediately if RIITS infrastructure is damaged or removed. Member will retain any and all removed equipment, including hardware, parts, etc., for return to RIITS;

2.12. Member retains the responsibility for the operations and maintenance of its traffic control system, including those intersections receiving upgrades. Nothing in this Countywide Signal Priority Attachment is intended to change or be construed to change the Member's responsibilities in operating and maintaining its traffic control system, including, without limitation, traffic timing/signal issues at the Member's intersections;

2.13. Member reserves the right to disconnect CSP hardware as deemed necessary as part of normal traffic signal control operations and maintenance;

2.14. Member shall promptly notify CSP Program Manager if CSP hardware is disconnected during the normal course of traffic signal control operations and maintenance; and

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2.15. Member hereby appoints and designates the following individual to serve as the principal point of contact for the Member for purposes of CSP:

2.15.1. CSP Contact Name
Name: City of Bell Gardens
Contact Name: Mr. Carlos Marin
Title: Public Works Supervisor
Address: 7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, CA 90201
Telephone: (562) 806-7770
Email: [email protected]

3. ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Subject to and upon approval from the RIITS Configuration Management Committee, and in no particular order, RIITS shall perform as follows:

3.1. RIITS shall work closely with Member to ensure that the deployment of signal priority does not impact traffic conditions or increase normal operations and maintenance requirements at signal prioritized intersections;

3.2. Work with Member to develop appropriate signal priority implementation strategies acceptable to both Parties. The Parties understand and agree that the Member is ultimately responsible for the traffic signal timing sheets that control all intersections;

3.3. At RIITS’ sole cost and expense, RIITS shall procure, test, and in coordination with the Member, integrate and install all elements necessary to implement CSP at each targeted intersection, and shall not install CSP equipment until RIITS has received Member's approval;

3.4. In furtherance of 2.4 above, RIITS and/or its contractors shall obtain from Member all necessary permits and coordinate with the Member prior to commencing fieldwork;

3.5. RIITS has and shall retain the exclusive ownership and control over CSP and related equipment; and

3.6. Coordinate all operations and maintenance directly attributable to the signal priority deployment with the Member.

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4. CSP PROGRAM MANAGER
The CSP Program Manager is the designated and primary point-of-contact for any and all CSP technical and administrative matters. Their contact information is below.

4.1. CSP Program Manager Contact
Agency Name: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Contact Name: Mrs. Eva Moon
Title: CSP Program Manager
Address: 1 Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: (213) 418-3285
Email: [email protected]

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INTEGRATED CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT ATTACHMENT

1. PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS

1.1 This Integrated Corridor Management (“ICM”) Attachment to the Interagency Memorandum of Understanding between Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“LACMTA”), in its capacity as the Administrator of the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (“RIITS”) and Bell Gardens sets forth the terms and conditions for participation by the Member in Integrated Corridor Management.

1.2 The Parties shall determine where ICM equipment and software will be installed within the Member’s jurisdiction as RIITS infrastructure. LACMTA on behalf of RIITS may install ICM infrastructure within Member’s jurisdiction. The Parties will mutually cooperate to promptly resolve any technical or institutional issues, including those during design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of ICM.

1.3 By participating in ICM, the Member authorizes RIITS to make certain changes or improvements to the Member's traffic control equipment at targeted intersections.

1.5 The Member acknowledges and agrees that ICM was prepared in accordance with state and federal signal safety requirements, and the implementation of ICM does not adversely affect or alter the safety parameters of the local traffic control system.

2. MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES
The Member hereby agrees, in no particular order, to each and every of the following:

2.1. Member shall operate and maintain local traffic control and ITS assets to support ICM;

2.2. Member shall fulfill their ICM requirements for their jurisdiction;

2.3. Member shall assign agency staff or contracted agency staff to participate in scheduled meetings, calls, and workshops associated with the ICM corridor;

2.4. Member shall review and provide timely comments on documents, reports, and plans as it relates to the specific ICM corridor;

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2.5. Member shall provide coordination support during the design, installation, and test of all ICM elements. Such support may include, without limitation, timely review of design, access to necessary equipment for installation, providing timely inspections and approvals, and making staff available on an as-needed basis;

2.6. Member shall notify the ICM Program Manager of any significant changes being considered to data, traffic signal controller hardware and firmware, transit routes, signal timing, ITS devices, and other items that potentially impact the corridor and/or arterial operations so that all stakeholders are informed and can make adjustments for the betterment of the overall ICM corridor;

2.7. Member shall participate in the RIITS ICM Subcommittee on an as-needed basis. All technical, performance, and operational matters for ICM will be resolved among the partnering agencies within this Subcommittee. ICM activities will be directed through each agency's primary contact and then advanced through each agency's management as needed.

2.8. Member shall provide or make available existing traffic signal plans for targeted intersections to RIITS;

2.9. Member shall work with RIITS to make space available for the installation of ICM equipment within traffic controller cabinets and on traffic signal poles and mast arms as necessary;

2.10. Member shall issue all required permits at no cost to LACMTA on behalf of RIITS or its contractors for all work directly related to the installation of ICM elements;

2.11. Member shall assist with the installation of any updated traffic signal control programs required for ICM operations. Further, the Member shall remain responsible for entering the signal timing and for other tasks directly related to day- to-day traffic signal operations;

2.12. Member retains the exclusive ownership and control over all traffic signal control equipment and other ITS equipment used for daily traffic operations. Other than the ICM and related equipment, the Member shall also retain exclusive ownership and control over the equipment, firmware, software and improvements that RIITS makes to the Member's traffic signal control operations;

2.13. Member shall provide, at its own cost and expense, operational infrastructure within Member's jurisdiction that allows ICM to operate normally;

2.14. Member shall promptly notify the ICM Program Manager whenever RIITS infrastructure is disconnected during the normal course of traffic signal control operations and maintenance or otherwise;

2.15. Member shall notify the ICM Program Manager immediately if RIITS infrastructure is damaged or removed. Member will retain any and all removed equipment, including, but not limited to, hardware, parts, equipment, software, tools, and other items provided for return to RIITS;

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2.16. Member retains the responsibility for the operations and maintenance of its traffic control system, including those intersections receiving upgrades. Nothing in this Integrated Corridor Management Attachment is intended to change or be construed to change the Member's responsibilities in operating and maintaining its traffic control system, including, without limitation, traffic timing/signal issues at the Member's intersections; and

2.17. Member hereby appoints and designates the following individual to serve as the principal point of contact for the Member for purposes of ICM:

ICM Contact Name
Name: City of Bell Gardens
Contact Name: Mr. Douglas Benash
Title: City Engineer
Address: 7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, CA 90201
Telephone: (626) 203-2849
Email: [email protected]

3. ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Subject to and upon approval from the RIITS Configuration Management Committee, and in no particular order, RIITS shall perform as follows:

3.1. RIITS shall work closely with Member to ensure that the deployment of ICM does not impact traffic conditions or increase normal operations and maintenance requirements at signal prioritized intersections;

3.2. Work with Member to develop appropriate response plan strategies acceptable to both Parties. The Parties understand and agree that the Member is ultimately responsible for the traffic signal timing sheets that control all intersections;

3.3. At RIITS’ sole cost and expense, RIITS shall procure, test, and in coordination with the Member, integrate and install all elements necessary to implement ICM at each targeted intersection, and shall not install ICM equipment until RIITS has received Member's approval;

3.4. In furtherance of 2.10 above, RIITS and/or its contractors shall obtain from Member all necessary permits and coordinate with the Member prior to commencing fieldwork;

3.5. Coordinate all operations and maintenance directly attributable to the ICM deployment with the Member.

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4. ICM PROGRAM MANAGER
The ICM Program Manager is the designated and primary point-of-contact for any and all ICM technical and administrative matters. Their contact information is below.

4.1. ICM Program Manager Contact
Agency Name: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Contact Name: Mr. Edward Alegre
Title: ICM Program Manager
Address: 1 Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: (213) 418-3287
Email: [email protected]

END OF INTEGRATED CORRIDOR MANAGMENT ATTACHMENT

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CITY OF BELL GARDENS

OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

AGENDA REPORT
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:Michael B. O’Kelly, City Manager
BY: Bernardo Iniguez, Director of Public Works/Facilities SUBJECT:Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Sixth Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design Group, Inc. to Provide Additional Construction Administration Services for the John Anson Ford Park Regional Aquatics Center Improvements
DATE: August 11, 2025
RECOMMENDATION:

It is staff’s recommendation that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Sixth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design Group, Inc.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:

On February 24, 2021, the City entered into a Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design Group, Inc. (RJM) for design, architecture, and engineering services for the John Anson Ford Park Regional Aquatics Center Improvements (the “Aquatics Center”) in the amount of $1,037,625. On October 25, 2021, the City Council approved the collective First Amendment, adding design and engineering services in the amount of $444,850, for design of new HVAC at the Ford Park gym/auditorium; field investigation of an existing underground storage tank; new park walkway lighting; and potential yard relocation and new playground equipment and restroom building, for a total increased contract cost of $1,482,475.

On June 13, 2022, the City Council approved a Second Amendment, adding design services in the amount of $63,300, to modify the plans by separating the Ford Park east playground and restroom building renovation from the Aquatics Center, for a total increased contract cost of $1,545,775; and adding a $25,000 contingency for additional services. On May 1, 2024, the City Manager approved a Third Amendment under his signature authority provided in Section 6.4 of the Master Agreement, for additional environmental support services in the amount of $23,186, which were necessary for the proper removal of hazardous materials from the Aquatics Center construction site, for a total increased contract cost of $1,568,961.

On December 9, 2024, the City Council approved a Fourth Amendment, adding design and environmental support services in the amount of $87,876, to make necessary design modifications for the Aquatics Center lobby entry doors and entry/exit gates, prepare bulletin plans, prepare as-built drawings at project completion, and provide additional environmental consulting services that were needed for the removal of Polychlorinated

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biphenyl and asbestos-containing material, for a total increased contract cost of $1,656,837.

On March 24, 2025, the City Council approved a Fifth Amendment, adding design services to make necessary architectural and electrical changes to the Computer Server/IT Room in the amount of $7,418, and added another $25,000 for contingency should there be any additional design services needed for the duration of the Aquatics Center construction, at the discretion of the City Manager, for a total Compensation of $1,689,255. However, of the approved contingency, only $5,750 was used, therefore the total agreement Compensation increased to $1,670,005.

Based on the anticipated level of effort needed to complete the Aquatics Center, additional construction administration services are needed to review project submittals, review project requests for information, attend construction progress meetings, and coordinate with the contractor on revisions to the project design.

On July 17, 2025, RJM provided a proposal requesting to reallocate the remaining $23,000 in reimbursable allowances. Additionally, RJM requested additional funds in the amount of $51,750 for the additional services requested. By combining the existing $23,000 and the $51,750, RJM will now have an additional $74,750 for construction administration services necessary to complete the Aquatics Center.

CONCLUSION:

Approving a Sixth Amendment would enable RJM to provide the additional construction administration services necessary to complete the Aquatics Center.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Existing funds in the reimbursable allowance in the amount of $23,000 will be transferred to construction administration services. The additional amount of $51,750 for construction administration services would result in a new total compensation in the amount of $1,721,755. CDBG funds are available to cover the additional amount.

APPROVALS:

Michael B. O’Kelly
City Manager
Stephanie Vasquez
City Attorney
Manuel Carrillo
Director of Finance and Administrative Services

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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-77

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELL

GARDENS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A SIXTH AMENDMENT TO

THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF BELL GARDENS AND RJM DESIGN GROUP, INC. FOR

ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR

THE JOHN ANSON FORD PARK REGIONAL AQUATICS CENTER

IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, on February 24, 2021, the City of Bell Gardens (“City”) and RJM Design Group, Inc. (“RJM”) executed and entered into the Professional Services Agreement for RJM to provide professional design, architecture and engineering services for the John Anson Ford Park Regional Aquatics Center Improvements (hereinafter “Master Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Master Agreement was later amended by way of the First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment, Fourth Amendment and Fifth Amendment (collectively referred to as the “Amendments”) which were approved by the City Council or the City Manager pursuant to the authority provided in the Master Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City now desires to amend the existing Master Agreement to modify the scope of services and increase the compensation.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bell Gardens as follows:

SECTION 1. The City Council, after consideration of the staff report and discussion, hereby finds that the above recitals are true and correct and incorporate them herein.

SECTION 2. Based upon the above recitals, the staff report accompanying this Resolution, and such other oral and written evidence, the Bell Gardens City Council hereby approves a Sixth Amendment to the Master Agreement with RJM Design Group, Inc., which is attached to the staff report as Exhibit 2.

SECTION 3. The City Council further authorizes and directs the City Manager to execute the Sixth Amendment and take all actions necessary to appropriate, implement and effectuate the intent of the City Council as set forth in this Resolution.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions, and it shall become effective immediately upon its approval.
[Signatures on following page]

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Resolution No. 2025-77
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 11th day of August, 2025.

THE CITY OF BELL GARDENS
Jorgel Chavez, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:

Stephanie Vasquez Daisy Gomez
City Attorney City Clerk

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I, ____________________, City Clerk of the City of Bell Gardens, hereby CERTIFY that City Council Resolution No. ___________ was adopted by the Bell Gardens City Council at a regular meeting of the City Council held on ___________________, and was approved and passed by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

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1 2025

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
(Engagement: Design, Architecture and Engineering Services for Ford Park Aquatic Center)
(Parties: City of Bell Gardens and RJM Design Group, Inc.)

THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT (hereinafter, “Sixth Amendment”) to that certain agreement entitled “2020 Professional Services Agreement Between the City of Bell Gardens and RJM Design Group, Inc.” and dated February 24, 2021 (hereinafter, “Master Agreement”), is hereby made and entered into this day of 2025 (hereinafter, “Effective Date”), by and between CITY OF BELL GARDENS, a municipal corporation (hereinafter, “City”) and RJM DESIGN GROUP, INC. (hereinafter, “Consultant”). For purposes of this Sixth Amendment, the capitalized term “Parties” shall be a collective reference to both City and Consultant. The capitalized term “Party” may refer to either City or Consultant interchangeably, as appropriate.

RECITALS

This Sixth Amendment is made and entered into with respect to the following facts:

WHEREAS, on February 24, 2021, the Parties executed and entered into the Professional Services Agreement for the Consultant to provide professional design, architecture and engineering services for the Ford Park Aquatic Center; and

WHEREAS, the Master Agreement was later amended by way of the collective First Amendment which was approved by the City Council of the City of Bell Gardens (“City Council”) at its Regular Meeting of October 25, 2021, for purposes of providing professional design, architecture and engineering services related to the Ford Park corp- yard relocation, restroom building and playground area upgrades; and

WHEREAS, the Master Agreement was later amended by way of a second amendment (hereinafter “Second Amendment”) and was approved by the City Council at its Regular Meeting of June 13, 2022, for purposes of modifying the Scope of Work and Compensation; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted in Section 6.4 of the Master Agreement, the City Manager executed a third amendment (hereinafter, “Third Amendment”) to further modify the Compensation and the Scope of Work of the Master Agreement to provide professional services related to Haz Mat and UST oversight; and

WHEREAS, the Master Agreement was again amended by way of a fourth amendment (hereinafter, “Fourth Amendment”) and was approved by the City Council at its Regular Meeting of December 9, 2024, for purposes of modifying the Scope of Work and Compensation; and

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2 WHEREAS, the Master Agreement was again amended by way of a fifth amendment (hereinafter, “Fifth Amendment”) and was approved by the City Council at its Regular Meeting of March 24, 2025, for purposes of modifying the Scope of Work and Compensation; and

WHEREAS, for purposes of this Sixth Amendment, the Master Agreement, as amended by way of the First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment, Fourth Amendment and Fifth Amendment, may be referred to collectively as the “Master Agreement”. The Master Agreement is attached and incorporated hereto as Exhibit “A”; and

WHEREAS, the Parties now wish to further modify the Scope of Work of the Master Agreement to provide for additional construction administration services to review project submittals, review project requests for information, attend construction progress meetings, and coordinate with the contractor on revisions to the project design ; and

WHEREAS, under the terms of the Master Agreement, City agreed to pay Consultant a Not-to-Exceed Sum of ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($1,664,255) for all work contemplated under the Master Agreement (hereinafter, “Not-to-Exceed Sum”); and

WHEREAS, City Council additionally authorized a contingency in the amount of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000) for any additional design services needed for the duration of the Aquatics Center construction, at the discretion of the City Manager; and

WHEREAS, of the approved contingency amount, only FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($5,750) was used, therefore the Not-to-Exceed Sum increased to ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND FIVE DOLLARS ($1,670,005); and

WHEREAS, the Parties now wish to increase the Not-to-Exceed Sum of ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND FIVE DOLLARS ($1,670,005) by FIFTY-ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($51,750) for a new Not- to-Exceed Sum of ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($1,721,755) to allow for the additional services required.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 4.1 (SCOPE OF WORK) of the Master Agreement is hereby amended to include the additional tasks and services set forth in Consultant’s July 17, 2025 “John Anson Ford Regional Aquatic Center – Proposed Amendment #6 for Ongoing

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3 Construction Administration” (hereinafter, “July 2025 Supplemental Consultant’s Services”), which is attached and incorporated hereto as Exhibit “B”.

SECTION 2. Section 6.2 (COMPENSATION) of the Master Agreement is hereby amended to increase the Not-to-Exceed Sum of ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND FIVE DOLLARS ($1,670,005) by FIFTY-ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($51,750) for a new Not-to-Exceed Sum of ONE

MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY- FIVE DOLLARS ($1,721,755) to allow for additional services.

SECTION 3. Section 6.4 (COMPENSATION) of the Master Agreement is hereby deleted and repealed and shall be of no further force or effect.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise set forth in this Sixth Amendment, the Master Agreement, First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment, Fourth Amendment and Fifth Amendment, shall remain binding, controlling, and in full force and effect. Section 18.9 of the Master Agreement notwithstanding, this Sixth Amendment, together with the Master Agreement, First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment, Fourth Amendment and Fifth Amendment, shall constitute the entire, complete, final, and exclusive expression of the Parties with respect to the matte rs addressed in both documents.

SECTION 5. The provisions of this Sixth Amendment shall be deemed a part of the Master Agreement, and except, as otherwise provided under this Sixth Amendment, the Master Agreement, First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment, Fourth Amendment and Fifth Amendment, and all provisions contained therein shall remain binding and enforceable. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Sixth Amendment and the provisions of the Master Agreement, First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment, Fourth Amendment and Fifth Amendment, the provisions of this Sixth Amendment shall control, but only in so far as such provisions conflict with the Master Agreement, First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment, Fourth Amendment and Fifth Amendment, and no further.

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4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Sixth Amendment to be executed on the day and year first appearing above.

CITY:

CITY OF BELL GARDENS

By:__________________________________
Michael B. O’Kelly, City Manager

Date:

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By:__________________________________
Stephanie Vasquez, City Attorney

Date:

CONSULTANT:

RJM DESIGN GROUP, INC.

By:_____________________________

Date:

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5 EXHIBIT “A”

MASTER AGREEMENT

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6 EXHIBIT “B”
JULY 2025 SUPPLEMENTAL CONSULTANT’S SERVICES

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25-094 City of Bell Gardens - John Anson Ford Park Regional Aquatic Center – Construction Administration

July 17, 2025

Bernardo Iniguez, Director of Public Works
City of Bell Gardens
7100 Garfield Ave.

Bell Gardens, CA 90201

RE: JOHN ANSON FORD PARK - REGIONAL AQUATIC CENTER
Proposed Amendment #6 for Ongoing Construction Administration

Dear Mr. Iniguez:

Thank you for your attention and discussions with Eric Chastain in our office regarding reallocating remaining contract fees for the Aquatics project. While we very much appreciate your willingness to utilize remaining available funds for RJM and our subconsultant team members, it does not cover the expended fees to date nor does it cover the anticipated fees for remaining effort and project closeout.

When we wrote our proposal in 2020 we anticipated a construction budget of $10,965,000 with an associated Construction Observation / Administration fee of $142,350; however the project was awarded for an amount of $26,334,000 – more than double the original amount.

This does not translate directly to an increase in fees, but rather illustrates the complexity associated with the project. In our proposal we indicated the need to re-examine the CA fees once the budget and Construction Management decisions had been resolved. Although we did not address this issue at the onset of construction, we would like to do that now.

The need to increase the Construction Administration services fee results from several items as detailed below:

• Assist City in the prequalification/interview process for selection of the CM for the project.
• Additional efforts to coordinate, review, and approve over 640 Submittals to date. • Additional efforts to review and respond to over 290 RFIs to date. • Prepare for and participate in 44 meetings to date and 9 site visits. Our proposal anticipated 24 meetings.
• Additional efforts from our Irrigation consultant to meet and coordinate with the contractor on revising the irrigation design from a combination of reclaimed water & potable water as planned, to exclusively use potable water to not delay the project with LA County Health Department review and approval. Note: This was originally to be handled by Infrastructure Engineers.

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25-094 City of Bell Gardens - John Anson Ford Park Regional Aquatic Center – Construction Administration

As discussed with Eric, the original contract dated February 24, 2021 included a fee for reimbursable expenses of $40,000. As of May 31, 2025, only $16,761.58 has been expended, leaving a balance of $23,238.42 remaining. In addition, the Second Amendment to the Agreement includes a contingency fee in the amount of $25,000. We have previously billed $5,750 against this contingency fee, leaving a balance of $19,250.

Based on the anticipated level of effort required to complete the Construction Administration services on the project, it is respectfully requested that the City consider issuing Amendment #6 to reallocate the approximately $23,000 remaining from the Reimbursable Allowance in the original agreement, plus the $19,250 remaining from the Second Amendment and add this total of $42,250 to the Construction Administration task.

This will cover our subconsultant’s invoices through the completion of the project.

In addition, for RJM’s efforts until the successful closeout of the project, estimated at 16 weeks until October 2025, we are requesting an additional service fee of $32,500 based on the below hourly breakdown.

Hourly Breakdown based on project
completion in October 2025 (16 weeks)
Principal
Landscape
Architect
Landscape
Architect
Glasir Design
(Irrigation
Consultant)
On going weekly virtual construction
meetings and Submittals/RFIs
$10,560 $12,960 $2,660
Pre-final punch walk and report $1,760 $1,400
Final punch walk $1,760 $1,400
Sub-totals: $14,080 $15,760 $2,660
Total Additional CA Services Requested: $32,500

The table below details the breakdown of the requested allocation of fees to accommodate the completion of construction administration services:

Category
Budget remaining
as of 5/31/25
Budget
Adjustment
Construction Administration $ 1,423.50 $42,250
Reimbursable Allowance $23,238.42
Contingency Allowance (2nd Amendment) $19,250.00
Additional Construction Administration
Services
$32,500
Totals: $43,911.92 $32,500

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25-094 City of Bell Gardens - John Anson Ford Park Regional Aquatic Center – Construction Administration

We appreciate your consideration of this amendment and additional services request and look forward to continuing to guide this complex project to a successful completion.

Sincerely, Accepted and Approved:

RJM DESIGN GROUP, INC. CITY OF BELL GARDENS

__________________________________________
Tyler Page Signature Date
Landscape Architect
__________________________________________
Printed Name / Title

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CITY OF BELL GARDENS

OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

AGENDA REPORT
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:Michael B. O’Kelly, City Manager
BY: Bernardo Iniguez, Director of Public Works/Facilities SUBJECT:Consideration of a Resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles Metropolitan
Transportation Authority for the Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvement Project
DATE: August 11, 2025
RECOMMENDATION:

It is staff’s recommendation that the City Council:

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the MOU and all related documents necessary to implement the project, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) secured funding through the California Transportation Commission’s 2022 Local Partnership Program (LPP) to implement the Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (SELA TIP), a regional initiative designed to improve transit infrastructure, increase bus service reliability, and enhance customer amenities in Southeast Los Angeles communities.

In September 2024, Metro reached out to Public Works staff to identify bus shelters that were in need of improvement. Staff worked collaboratively with Metro to assess the condition of existing transit stops to identify which bus shelters would be eligible for this project. Metro is prioritizing improvements for bus stops that have average weekday boardings of 25 or more riders.

It was determined that the City of Bell Gardens qualifies to improve the following bus stop locations:
•Granger Avenue/Florence Avenue (northwest corner) that serves as layover and the first stop for Line 110; and

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•Garfield Avenue/Loveland Street (southeast corner) that serves Line 110 northbound, Montebello Line, Town Trolley, and CC 300 Transit.

Under the MOU, Metro will reimburse the City for the cost of the procurement of bus shelters. A 10% retainer will be held until completion of the project and submission of a final closeout report.

The City will be responsible for the procurement, installation and long-term maintenance of the bus shelters. These shelters will match the City’s existing bus shelter standard and manufacturer.

The project must be completed by December 31, 2026, and the City must submit quarterly reports to Metro. Additionally, the City will be responsible for the oversight and compliance with local, state and federal guidelines associated with the installation of the bus shelters.

CONCLUSION:

If the MOU is approved, staff will process it for signatures and transmit it to Metro.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None. Metro will be reimbursing the City for costs associated with the procurement and installation of the bus shelters.

APPROVED ELECTRONICALLY BY:

Michael B. O’Kelly, City Manager
Stephanie Vasquez, City Attorney
Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance and Administrative Services

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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-78

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELL

GARDENS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF

UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH THE LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST LOS

ANGELES TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“Metro”) applied for and secured grant funding under the 2022 Local Partnership Program (LLP) for the Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvement Project (“SELA TIP”); and
WHEREAS, the SELA TIP will include procurement and installation of new bus shelters at 100 bus stops along high-frequency bus lines within various jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, on April 25, 2024, the Metro Board of Directors approved the East Los Angeles – Long Beach Corridor Mobility Investment Plan, which identifies bus stop improvements as a component project, including the SELA TIP; and WHEREAS, bus shelters will be procured and maintained by the jurisdiction in which the bus stop is located; and
WHEREAS, eligible expenditures consist of new bus shelters in locations that do not have an existing shelter, which include a shade structure, night-time lighting, real-time information boards, and typically include other amenities such as seating and trash receptacles; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bell Gardens (“City”) possesses two (2) bus stops that are considered high-frequency and are eligible for reimbursement through the SELA TIP; and WHEREAS, the City and Metro now desire to enter into a MOU for the Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvement Project for the purchase and installation of two (2) bus shelters in the City.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bell Gardens as follows:

SECTION 1. The City Council, after consideration of the staff report and presentation, discussion, oral testimony and evidence presented to the City Council, hereby finds that the above recitals are true and correct and incorporate them herein.

SECTION 2. Based upon the above recitals, the staff report accompanying this Resolution, and such other written and oral evidence, the City Council hereby approves the Memorandum of Understanding by and between the City and Metro, in a form

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Resolution No. 2025-78
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approved by the City Attorney, which is attached to the staff report as Exhibit 2.

SECTION 3. The City Council further authorizes the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding with Metro, along with any ancillary documents relating thereto, including any other documents consistent with and necessary to implement and effectuate the intent of the City Council as set forth in this Resolution.

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 11th day of August, 2025.

THE CITY OF BELL GARDENS
Jorgel Chavez, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:

Stephanie Vasquez Daisy Gomez
City Attorney City Clerk

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Resolution No. 2025-78
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I, ________________, City Clerk of the City of Bell Gardens, hereby CERTIFY that City Council Resolution No. ___________was adopted by the Bell Gardens City Council at a regular meeting of the City Council held on Monday, ___________ and was approved and passed by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:
________________________________
Daisy Gomez
City Clerk

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MOU# MOU.

Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvement Project (SELA TIP)

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“Metro” or “Grantee”) and __________________ (“Sub-Grantee”), as of this date of [Month] ##, 2025, for the Metro Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (“SELA TIP”) Metro and Sub-Grantee may each be referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.

WHEREAS, Metro applied for and secured grant funding under the 2022 Local Partnership Program (LLP) for transit improvements in Southeast Los Angeles; and

WHEREAS, the SELA TIP will include procurement and installation of new bus shelters at 100 stops along high-frequency (NextGen Tiers 1 & 2) bus lines within various jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS, The Metro Board of Directors on April 25, 2024 approved the East Los Angeles – Long Beach Corridor Mobility Investment Plan, which identifies bus stop improvements as a component project, including the SELA TIP; and

WHEREAS, on June 27, 2024 the California Transportation Commission (“CTC”) approved the project baseline agreement for the SELA TIP, the “Baseline Agreement”, which is attached as Attachment D.

WHEREAS, bus shelters will be procured and maintained by the jurisdiction in which the bus stop is located; and

WHEREAS, eligible expenditures consist of new bus stop shelters in locations that do not have an existing shelter, which include a shade structure, night-time lighting, real- time information boards, and typically include other amenities such as seating and trash receptacles; and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to set forth the roles and responsibilities with respect to the implementation and funding of the SELA TIP.

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. CONDITIONS

1.1 The Sub-Grantee shall use the Funds, as described below, to complete the Project as described in the Scope of Work attached as Attachment A. The Funds, as granted under this MOU, can only be used towards the completion of this Scope of Work. Sub-Grantee shall not use the Funds to substitute for any other funds or projects not specified in this MOU. The Scope of Work shall include a list of selected bus stop

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) – MOU

METRO SOUTH EAST LA TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (SELA TIP) LA Metro MOU with _________________

2 locations as indicated by: street and cross street, LA Metro bus stop identification number, direction of travel, and near or far side of intersection; a description and illustration of shelter(s) to be used (where more than one shelter type is employed, the list of locations shall indicate which type is selected for each location); a project schedule that must be adhered to and that includes milestones consistent with purchase and installation of the new shelters and any site preparation work; and a breakdown of costs by activity.

1.2 The Sub-Grantee shall use the Funds in accordance with the Financial Plan attached to this MOU as Attachment B. The Financial Plan shows the Project’s cash flow and includes the Project’s entire financial commitment as well as the fiscal year that the funds will be expended.

1.3 The Sub-Grantee must demonstrate timely use of Funds by: (I) executing this MOU by , and by (II) expending the Funds granted under this MOU by no later than September 1, 2027, which is the construction contract acceptance milestone date for the LPP grant.

1.4 During the term of this MOU, the Sub-Grantee shall submit Quarterly Progress Reports in the form attached as Attachment C. These reports shall include quarterly and inception to date actual expenditures, tasks completed during the reporting period, projected activities for the next quarter and any information that describes the progress of the Scope of Work. The Quarterly Reports are due to the Metro Project Manager on or before the thirtieth day (30th) of the first month following the close of the October- December, January-March, April-June, and July-September quarters.

1.5 Quarterly Reports, notices, and draft invoices shall be submitted as PDF documents via email to:

Joseph Forgiarini, Sr. Executive Officer, Service Development [email protected]
with CC to Monica Waggoner, Service Planning Manager, Gateway Cities [email protected]

1.6 The Sub-Grantee is responsible for reviewing and approving the design plans for the Project. The Sub-Grantee must obtain all necessary permits and approvals from the appropriate agencies.

1.7 The Sub-Grantee must ensure the design of the Project fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

1.8 This MOU shall terminate on 2/28/2028.

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METRO SOUTH EAST LA TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (SELA TIP) LA Metro MOU with _________________

3 1.9 In the event that the Sub-Grantee notifies Metro it is unable to provide the real- time information boards, Metro is responsible for acquiring and installing real-time information boards, including hardware, software and power connections, onto the new bus shelters at no expense to the Sub-Grantee. The real-time information boards remain the property of Metro after installation. Metro’s expenses for these real-time information boards will reduce the amount of funding available to the Sub-Grantee per shelter.

1.10 The Sub-Grantee is responsible for all maintenance and repair costs for bus shelters and appurtenances, excluding real-time information boards installed by Metro, incurred during the Project asset anticipated normal life span. Metro is responsible for technical supports (including software updates), maintenance, fees, operation and necessary repairs or replacements of real-time information boards installed by Metro, while Sub-Grantee is responsible for general cleaning, graffiti removal, and maintenance of lighting equipment. This requirement shall survive the termination of this agreement.

1.11 This is a one-time only grant subject to the terms and conditions agreed to herein. This grant does not imply nor obligate any future funding commitment on the part of Metro.

1.12 The Sub-Grantee shall carry out the Project in accordance with the terms of this MOU and all applicable laws, regulations, and rules.

2. TRANSFER OF FUNDS

2.1 To the extent that funds are available, Metro shall make a one-time grant of the funds in the amount of $992,000 for the Project subject to the terms of the Baseline Agreement and any additional terms and conditions contained herein. These Funds are programmed during the project span, from execution of agreement to September 1, 2027, and are allocated among the Scope of Work as specified in the Financial Plan.

2.2 The Funds will be transferred to the Sub-Grantee on reimbursement basis only and no advance of Funds shall be granted. The Sub-Grantee shall submit invoices to Metro upon completion of construction and installation of shelters (including any site preparation work), for the total grant-funded portion of the share of the Project expended by the Sub-Grantee. Sub-Grantee may submit invoices as individual shelters are completed, or after completion of all installations included in attachments A and A-1.

2.3 The invoice submitted to Metro should only relate to approved goods or services provided in accordance with this MOU. The invoice should clearly identify the charges, copies of the invoices, number of the MOU, and the period covered.

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) – MOU

METRO SOUTH EAST LA TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (SELA TIP) LA Metro MOU with _________________

4 2.4 Metro shall reimburse the Sub-Grantee the full amount of the invoice less a ten- percent (10%) retainage. The retainage will be paid to the Sub-Grantee upon the successful completion of the Project’s closeout audit to be conducted by Metro.

2.5 The Sub-Grantee is responsible for all cost overruns incurred as a result of this Project. Under no circumstance will the total amount of money that Metro reimburses the Sub-Grantee exceed the amount of the Funds allocated in the project’s Financial Plan.

2.6 If any amounts paid to Sub-Grantee are disallowed or not reimbursed by the CTC for any reason, Sub-Grantee shall remit to LACMTA the disallowed or non-reimbursed amount(s) within 30 days from receipt of LACMTA’s notice. All payments made by LACMTA hereunder are subject to the audit provisions contained herein and within the Baseline Agreement.

2.7 Sub-Grantee shall comply with and ensure that work performed under this Agreement is done in compliance with all applicable provisions of federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and procedural requirements, and the applicable requirements and regulations of LACMTA. Sub-Grantee acknowledges responsibility for obtaining copies of and complying with the terms of the most recent Federal, State or local laws and regulations and LACMTA requirements, including any amendments thereto.

2.8 Following Metro Operations staff approval, invoices shall be addressed to [email protected], sent as a PDF attachment.

2.9 Payments and notices shall be addressed to:

Complete Mailing Address
Attention: Contact Name and Title
Email address of Contact

3. PENALTIES

Metro reserves the right to terminate this MOU and withhold all payments of Funds in the event of Sub-Grantee’s breach or defaults of any term or condition contained in this MOU.

4. MISCELLANEOUS

4.1 California law shall govern this MOU. If any provision of this MOU is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way.

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METRO SOUTH EAST LA TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (SELA TIP) LA Metro MOU with _________________

5 4.2 The Sub-Grantee shall not assign this MOU, or any part thereof, without written consent and prior approval of Metro’s Chief Executive Officer or designee, and any assignment without said consent shall be void and unenforceable.

4.3 This MOU constitutes the entire understanding between Parties, with respect to subject matter herein. This MOU shall not be amended, nor any provision or breach hereof waived except in writing signed by the Parties.

4.4 The covenants and agreements of this MOU shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, each of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

4.5 Metro shall have the right to conduct a financial and compliance audit(s) of the Project. Sub-Grantee agrees to establish and maintain proper accounting procedures and cash management records and documents in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals. The Sub-Grantee shall reimburse Metro for any expenditure not in compliance with the Scope of Work and/or not in compliance with other terms and conditions of this MOU and Guidelines.

4.6 Metro shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sub-Grantee, its trustees, officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all liability, loss, expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, or claims for injury or damages arising out of the performance of this Agreement, but only in proportion to and to the extent such liability, loss, expense, attorney's fees, or claims for injury or damages are caused by or result from the negligent or intentional acts or omissions of Metro, its trustees, officers, agents or employees.

Sub-Grantee shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Metro, its trustees, officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all iability, loss, expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, or claims for injury or damages arising out of the performance of this Agreement, but only in proportion to and to the extent such liability, loss, expense, attorney's fees, or claims for inury or damages are caused by or result from the negligent or intentional acts or omissions of Sub-Grantee, its trustees, officers, agents or employees.

Any entity hired by either Party shall be required to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other Party, its Special Districts, elected and appointed officers, employees, agents and volunteers ("Indemnitiees") from and against any and all liability including but not limited to demands, claims, actions, fees, costs, and expenses, including attorney fees, arising from or relating to this agreement, except for such loss or damage arising from the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnitees.

4.7 Sub-Grantee in the performance of the work required by this MOU is not an agent or employee of Metro. Sub-Grantee shall not represent itself as an agent or employee of Metro and shall have no powers to bind Metro in contract or otherwise.

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) – MOU

METRO SOUTH EAST LA TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (SELA TIP) LA Metro MOU with _________________

6 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this MOU to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the dates indicated below:

SUB-GRANTEE:
______________________

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION

AUTHORITY

By:

Name
Title

APPROVED AS TO
FORM:

Stephanie Vasquez
City Attorney

By:

___________________
City Attorney

Date

____
Date
Stephanie Wiggins
Chief Executive Officer

APPROVED AS TO
FORM:

Dawyn R. Harrison
County Counsel

By:

___________________
Deputy

Date

____
Date

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Attachment A: Scope of Work
Project Title: Bus Shelter Installation Project
Sub-Grantee: City of Bell Gardens

1. Project Overview
This Scope of Work (“SOW”) delineates the obligations of the City of Bell Gardens (“Sub- Grantee” or “City”) for the execution of the Bus Shelter Installation Project (“Project”). The Project is designed to enhance public transit amenities by installing standardized bus shelters, at two (2) high-priority designated Metro bus stop locations that currently lack such infrastructure. The installation of these shelters shall improve rider safety, comfort, and accessibility while ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“Metro”) guidelines.

2. Project Scope and Deliverables
The City shall be responsible for the procurement, delivery, and installation of the bus shelters, as well as the necessary site preparation, according to the following components:
a. Procurement and Delivery
 Acquisition of two (2) prefabricated transit shelters from Tolar Manufacturing Company, consistent with the design detailed and incorporated herein. b. Site Preparation
 Execution of any necessary minor demolition, grading, and right-of-way clearance to accommodate the installation of shelters and digital real-time information systems.
 Coordination with Metro to secure bus stop approvals, adjustment or removal of existing street elements (e.g., newspaper racks, signage, poles) as required to comply with ADA and pedestrian flow standards.
c. Shelter Installation
 Installation of the shelters in accordance with manufacturer specifications, including the secure anchoring of structural components and the integration of the digital real-time information boards.
 Final inspection and certification to ensure compliance with all safety, structural, lighting, and ADA requirements.
d. Reporting and Closeout
Submittal of photographic documentation, invoices, inspection records, and any required progress or final reports to the funding agency or grant administrator.

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LOCATION OF NEW BUS SHELTERS AND SPECIFICATIONS

1. BUS STOP LOCATION NO.1 - Granger Ave/Florence Av (northwest corner)

2. BUS STOP LOCATION NO. 2 - Garfield/Loveland St (southeast corner)

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Attachment B: Financial Plan

1. Financial Commitment
The City of Bell Gardens (“Sub-Grantee”) hereby commits to implementing the Bus Shelter Installation Project (“Project”) in accordance with this Financial Plan. The total funding allocation shall be used exclusively for eligible expenditures directly related to the scope of work outlined in Attachment A. Under no circumstances shall Project funds be used to supplant other budgeted expenditures or projects not specifically identified within this agreement.

All expenditures shall be incurred, documented, and reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, applicable grant compliance requirements, and relevant provisions of the California Government Code. The City shall maintain detailed records of all expenditures for audit and reporting purposes.

2. Project Budget and Cost Allocation
The following itemized budget reflects the anticipated costs associated with the successful delivery of the Project, inclusive of procurement, construction, and administrative oversight. Expenditures shall be incurred within the specified fiscal year, subject to reimbursement or direct drawdown from the approved funding source.

Activity Estimated Cost Fiscal Year Expended
Bus Shelter Procurement (2 units) $10,100.00 FY 2025-2026 Contingency (10%) $ 1,010.00 FY 2025-2026
Total Cost $11,110.00

Note: The above budget reflects estimates at the time of execution. Adjustments between budget categories may be made with prior written approval from the funding agency, provided the total project cost remains unchanged. City reserves the right to request additional funds if the project exceeds the estimated cost listed above at the time of the agreement's execution.

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ATTACHMENT C: Please use this template to craft your quarterly reports on your bus shelter progress for the SELA TIP.

Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvement Program (SELA TIP) Quarterly Report

Agency: _____________________________________ Reporting period end date: ___________________ Stop No. Intersection Direction/Corner Status

Expenditures
Budget amount: $
Expenditures this period: $
Prior expenditures: $
Budget remaining: $

Narrative

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ATTACHMENT C: Please use this template to craft your quarterly reports on your bus shelter progress for the SELA TIP.

Instructions
Add more rows to or delete rows from the stop table as required, based on the number of stops approved for inclusion.

Stop Number and Intersection: These should match the lists provided for Attachment A.

Direction/Corner:

Direction is northbound, southbound, eastbound, or westbound. Corner is nearside (before the intersection), farside (after the intersection), or midblock.

Abbreviate direction as NB, SB, EB, or WB, for the direction of travel of the street (not necessarily the bus line).

Abbreviate corner as NS, FS, or M.

Final should look like this: EB/NS is a nearside bus stop on the eastbound side of the street.

Status -- record as one of the following:
• Not Started
• Planning
• Construction
• Installed
Expenditures: please provide copies of invoices/receipts for Expenditures this period.

Narrative: Provide here a description of successes, challenges, lessons learned, upcoming milestones, or anything else that you would like to share with Metro about this project. These comments may be used in our reporting to the Metro Board or State of California on grant progress.

They will also inform our processes for similar projects in the future.

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LPP-P-2324-14B
6/28/2024

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LPP-P-2324-14B
07/08/2024
Tanisha Taylor

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7 B. Fact Sheet

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Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project
SB1 LPP-Competitive Cycle 3 Project
SB1 Project Baseline Agreement – Scope, Schedule, Costs, Benefits

PPNOs (5 segments) :-- LP011A, LP011B, LP011C, LP011D, LP011E Project Location :-- Multiple Metro NextGen Tier One and Tier two bus line corridors throughout southeast Los Angeles County along the I-710 corridor Total Project Cost = $31,130,000 ; LPP-Competitive Funding = $14,500,000 LA Metro website – Projects :-- https://www.metro.net/projects/

LP011A - Scope, Schedule, Costs, Benefits
Scope :-- The purchase, design, and installation of cloud-based transit signal priority in NextGen Tier 1 and 2 high frequency corridors throughout the I-710 South communities in southeast Los Angeles County to improve bus service with speed and reliability infrastructure and enhanced customer amenities. The project will be delivered via the design-build method.

Schedule :--
PA&ED (Environmental) Begin = 06/01/2023 End = 07/01/2023 PS&E (Design) Begin = 12/01/2024 End = 06/01/2026
ROW-Certification Begin = 11/01/2024 End = 11/30/2024 Construction (Contract) Begin = 07/01/2026 End = 12/01/2027 Costs (Funding) :-- Total = $6.63M (Local) – FY 24/25 ; LPP-C = $0 Benefits/Outputs :-- TMS – Transit Signal Priority (TSP) = 114 each

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Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project
SB1 LPP-Competitive Cycle 3 Project
SB1 Project Baseline Agreement – Scope, Schedule, Costs, Benefits

LP011B - Scope, Schedule, Costs, Benefits
Scope :-- The purchase and installation of bus shelters with real-time display and security lighting in NextGen Tier 1 and 2 high frequency corridors throughout the I-710 South communities in southeast Los Angeles County to improve bus service with speed and reliability infrastructure and enhanced customer amenities.

Schedule :--
PA&ED (Environmental) Begin = 06/01/2023 End = 07/01/2023 PS&E (Design) Begin = 07/02/2023 End = 01/31/2025
ROW-Certification Begin = 07/02/2023 End = 01/31/2025 Construction (Contract) Begin = 04/01/2025 End = 09/01/2027 Costs (Funding) :-- Total = $6M – FY 24/25 ; LPP-C = $3M Benefits/Outputs :-- Rail/Multi-Modal – Station Improvements = 100 each

LP011C - Scope, Schedule, Costs, Benefits
Scope :-- The purchase and installation of solar-powered lighting upgrades in NextGen Tier 1 and 2 high frequency corridors throughout the I-710 South communities in southeast Los Angeles County to improve bus service with speed and reliability infrastructure and enhanced customer amenities.

Schedule :--
PA&ED (Environmental) Begin = 06/01/2023 End = 07/01/2023 PS&E (Design) Begin = 07/02/2023 End = 08/02/2024
ROW-Certification Begin = 07/02/2023 End = 08/02/2024 Construction (Contract) Begin = 12/01/2024 End = 06/30/2026 Costs (Funding) :-- Total = $500K – FY 24/25 ; LPP-C = $250K Benefits/Outputs :-- Rail/Multi-Modal – Station Improvements = 100 each

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0051 v0
PPR ID
Amendment (Existing Project)YES NO 05/13/2024 17:27:50Date Programs LPP-C LPP-F TCEPSCCP STIP Other
07 District EA Project ID
LP011A
PPNO
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Nominating Agency
Co-Nominating Agency
SCAG
MPO
Mass Transit (MT)
Element

TYRONE CRUMP
Project Manager/Contact
213-547-4377
Phone
[email protected]
Email Address
Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (Transit Signal Priority) Project Title
County Route PM Back PM Ahead
Los Angeles County
The purchase, design, and installation of cloud-based transit signal priority in NextGen Tier 1 and 2 high frequency corridors throughout the I-710 South communities in southeast Los Angeles County to improve bus service with speed and reliability infrastructure and enhanced customer amenities. The project will be delivered via the design-build method.

Location (Project Limits), Description (Scope of Work)
Component Implementing Agency
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityPA&ED Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityPS&E Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityRight of Way Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityConstruction Legislative Districts
64,51,53,58,63Assembly:32,33,35,24Senate:34,38,40,44Congressional:

Project Milestone Existing Proposed
Project Study Report Approved
Begin Environmental (PA&ED) Phase 06/01/2023
CECirculate Draft Environmental Document Document Type 06/01/2023 Draft Project Report 06/01/2023
End Environmental Phase (PA&ED Milestone)07/01/2023
Begin Design (PS&E) Phase 12/01/2024
End Design Phase (Ready to List for Advertisement Milestone)06/01/2026 Begin Right of Way Phase 11/01/2024
End Right of Way Phase (Right of Way Certification Milestone)11/30/2024 Begin Construction Phase (Contract Award Milestone)07/01/2026 End Construction Phase (Construction Contract Acceptance Milestone)12/01/2027 Begin Closeout Phase 01/01/2028
End Closeout Phase (Closeout Report)06/01/2028
X

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0051 v0
PPR ID
05/13/2024 17:27:50Date
The Project is part of Metro’s commitment to creating an equitable, shared I-710 South Corridor transportation system that provides safe, quality multimodal options for moving people that will foster clean air and sustainable communities for all residents, communities, and users in the corridor who have long suffered from health and mobility issues caused by growing congestion along and near the freeway. The Project’s improvements implement several of Metro’s programs and plans for transforming the speed and reliability, customer experience, and zero emission operations of bus service.

Purpose and Need
NHS Improvements YES NO NARoadway Class Reversible Lane Analysis YES NO Inc. Sustainable Communities Strategy Goals YES NO Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions YES NO Project Outputs
Category Outputs Unit Total
TMS (Traffic Management Systems)Transit Signal Priority (TSP)EA 114

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
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PPR ID
05/13/2024 17:27:50Date
Categorical Exemption (CE) is shown as 'Document Type' under Project Milestones but the actual exempt status is Statutory Exemption (SE).

SE was not listed as an option in the drop-down list.

There is no Right-of-Way phase proposed, as all Right-of-Way is within LA Metro’s, Caltrans, or City jurisdictions existing Right-of-Way and no additional acquisition is required.

While the Project depends on all of the separate contracted components, LA Metro acknowledges the LPP-C funding will be applied to the bus shelters, solar lighting, terminal/layover, and zero emission bus charging infrastructure improvements only. No LPP-C funds are proposed for the transit signal priority component.

Additional Information

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
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PPR ID
Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change Congestion
Reduction LPPC, SCCP, LPPF Change in Daily Vehicle Miles Travelled Miles 0 0 0
VMT per Capita 0 0 0
LPPC, SCCP, LPPF Person Hours of Travel Time Saved (Only ‘Change’ required) Person Hours -192,064 0 -192,064
Hours per Capita 788,223 725,165 63,058
Throughput
(Freight)Optional Bicyclist/ Pedestrian Screen Line Counts # of Bikes 0 0 0
# of Pedestrians 0 0 0
System
Reliability
(Freight)

LPPC, SCCP, LPPF
Peak Period Travel Time Reliability Index (Only ‘No Build’ Required)Index 0 0 0 LPPC, SCCP, LPPF Level of Transit Delay (if required)% "On-time"0 0 0 Air Quality &
GHG (only
‘Change’
required)

LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF
Particulate Matter PM 2.5 Tons 5.36 5.64 -0.28
PM 10 Tons 5.36 5.64 -0.28
LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF Carbon Dioxide (CO2)Tons 4,113 71,030 -66,917 LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)Tons 0 2.63 -2.63 LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF Sulphur Dioxides (SOx)Tons 0 0.51 -0.51 LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF Carbon Monoxide (CO)Tons 0 1,102 -1,102 LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)Tons 0 7.13 -7.13 Safety LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF Number of Fatalities Number 0 0 0 LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF Fatalities per 100 Million VMT Number 0 0 0 LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF Number of Serious Injuries Number 0 0 0 LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF Number of Serious Injuries per 100 Million VMT Number 0 0 0 Accessibility Optional Number of Jobs Accessible by Mode Number 0 0 0 Optional Number of Destinations Accessible by Mode Number 0 0 0 Optional
Percent of Population Defined as Low Income or Disadvantaged Within 1/2 Mile of Rail Station, Ferry Terminal, or High-Frequency Bus Stop %0 0 0
Economic
Development LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF Jobs Created (Only ‘Build’ Required)Number 362.4 0 362.4 Cost
Effectiveness
(only ‘Change’
required)

LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF
Cost Benefit Ratio Ratio 4.36 0 4.36

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PPR ID
Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change System
Preservation
Pavement
Optional Pavement Condition Index Index 0 0 0
Rating NA NA
System
Preservation
Bridges
Optional Bridge Deck Rating Rating NA NA
Optional Bridge Superstructure Rating Rating NA NA
Optional Bridge Substructure Rating Rating NA NA
Noise Level
(Soundwalls
Only)
Optional Number of Receptors Number 0 0 0
Optional Properties Directly Benefited Number 0 0 0
Optional Number of Decibels Number 0 0 0
Vehicle
Volume LPPC, LPPF, SCCP Existing Average Annual Vehicle Volume on Project Segment Number 0 0 0

LPPC, LPPF, SCCP
Estimated Year 20 Average Annual Vehicle Volume on Project Segment with Project Number 0 0 0

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PPR ID
07 District EA Project ID
LP011A
PPNO
Los Angeles County
County Route
Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (Transit Signal Priority) Project Title
Existing Total Project Cost ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total Implementing Agency E&P (PA&ED)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
PS&E Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
R/W SUP (CT)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
CON SUP (CT)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
R/W Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
CON Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
TOTAL
Proposed Total Project Cost ($1,000s)Notes

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 6,630 6,630
TOTAL 6,630 6,630
Fund #1:Local Funds - Local Measure (Committed)Program Code Existing Funding ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON
TOTAL
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
Funding Agency
NotesProposed Funding ($1,000s)

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 6,630 6,630
TOTAL 6,630 6,630

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PPR ID
Fund #2:State SB1 LPP - Local Partnership Program - Competitive program (Committed)Program Code Existing Funding ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON
TOTAL
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
Funding Agency
LPP-C funds are not proposed for
this component.

NotesProposed Funding ($1,000s)

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON
TOTAL

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PPR ID
Amendment (Existing Project)YES NO 05/13/2024 17:22:40Date Programs LPP-C LPP-F TCEPSCCP STIP Other
07 District EA Project ID
LP011B
PPNO
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Nominating Agency
Co-Nominating Agency
SCAG
MPO
Mass Transit (MT)
Element

TYRONE CRUMP
Project Manager/Contact
213-547-4377
Phone
[email protected]
Email Address
Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (Bus Shelters) Project Title
County Route PM Back PM Ahead
Los Angeles County
The purchase and installation of bus shelters with real-time display and security lighting in NextGen Tier 1 and 2 high frequency corridors throughout the I-710 South communities in southeast Los Angeles County to improve bus service with speed and reliability infrastructure and enhanced customer amenities.

Project Milestone Existing Proposed
Project Study Report Approved
Begin Environmental (PA&ED) Phase 06/01/2023
CECirculate Draft Environmental Document Document Type 06/01/2023 Draft Project Report 06/01/2023
End Environmental Phase (PA&ED Milestone)07/01/2023
Begin Design (PS&E) Phase 07/02/2023
End Design Phase (Ready to List for Advertisement Milestone)01/31/2025 Begin Right of Way Phase 07/02/2023
End Right of Way Phase (Right of Way Certification Milestone)01/31/2025 Begin Construction Phase (Contract Award Milestone)04/01/2025 End Construction Phase (Construction Contract Acceptance Milestone)09/01/2027 Begin Closeout Phase 09/02/2027
End Closeout Phase (Closeout Report)02/28/2028
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PPR ID
05/13/2024 17:22:40Date
The Project is part of Metro’s commitment to creating an equitable, shared I-710 South Corridor transportation system that provides safe, quality multimodal options for moving people that will foster clean air and sustainable communities for all residents, communities, and users in the corridor who have long suffered from health and mobility issues caused by growing congestion along and near the freeway. The Project’s improvements implement several of Metro’s programs and plans for transforming the speed and reliability, customer experience, and zero emission operations of bus service.

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PPR ID
05/13/2024 17:22:40Date
Categorical Exemption (CE) is shown as 'Document Type' under Project Milestones but the actual exempt status is Statutory Exemption (SE).

SE was not listed as an option in the drop-down list.

There is no Right-of-Way phase proposed, as all Right-of-Way is within LA Metro’s, Caltrans, or City jurisdictions existing Right-of-Way and no additional acquisition is required.

Additional Information

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PPR ID
Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change Congestion
Reduction LPPC, SCCP, LPPF Change in Daily Vehicle Miles Travelled Miles 0 0 0
VMT per Capita 0 0 0
LPPC, SCCP, LPPF Person Hours of Travel Time Saved (Only ‘Change’ required) Person Hours -192,064 0 -192,064
Hours per Capita 788,223 725,165 63,058
Throughput
(Freight)Optional Bicyclist/ Pedestrian Screen Line Counts # of Bikes 0 0 0
# of Pedestrians 0 0 0
System
Reliability
(Freight)

LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF
Cost Benefit Ratio Ratio 4.36 0 4.36

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Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change System
Preservation
Pavement
Optional Pavement Condition Index Index 0 0 0
Rating NA NA
System
Preservation
Bridges
Optional Bridge Deck Rating Rating NA NA
Optional Bridge Superstructure Rating Rating NA NA
Optional Bridge Substructure Rating Rating NA NA
Noise Level
(Soundwalls
Only)
Optional Number of Receptors Number 0 0 0
Optional Properties Directly Benefited Number 0 0 0
Optional Number of Decibels Number 0 0 0
Vehicle
Volume LPPC, LPPF, SCCP Existing Average Annual Vehicle Volume on Project Segment Number 0 0 0

LPPC, LPPF, SCCP
Estimated Year 20 Average Annual Vehicle Volume on Project Segment with Project Number 0 0 0

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PPR ID
07 District EA Project ID
LP011B
PPNO
Los Angeles County
County Route
Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (Bus Shelters) Project Title
Existing Total Project Cost ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total Implementing Agency E&P (PA&ED)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
PS&E Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
R/W SUP (CT)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
CON SUP (CT)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
R/W Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
CON Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
TOTAL
Proposed Total Project Cost ($1,000s)Notes

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 6,000 6,000
TOTAL 6,000 6,000
Fund #1:State SB1 LPP - Local Partnership Program - Competitive program (Committed)Program Code Existing Funding ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON
TOTAL
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
Funding Agency
NotesProposed Funding ($1,000s)

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 3,000 3,000
TOTAL 3,000 3,000

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PPR ID
Fund #2:Local Funds - Local Transportation Funds (Committed)Program Code Existing Funding ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON
TOTAL
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
Funding Agency
NotesProposed Funding ($1,000s)

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 3,000 3,000
TOTAL 3,000 3,000

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PPR ID
Amendment (Existing Project)YES NO 05/13/2024 17:25:29Date Programs LPP-C LPP-F TCEPSCCP STIP Other
07 District EA Project ID
LP011C
PPNO
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Nominating Agency
Co-Nominating Agency
SCAG
MPO
Mass Transit (MT)
Element

TYRONE CRUMP
Project Manager/Contact
213-547-4377
Phone
[email protected]
Email Address
Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (Lighting) Project Title
County Route PM Back PM Ahead
Los Angeles County
The purchase and installation of solar-powered lighting upgrades in NextGen Tier 1 and 2 high frequency corridors throughout the I-710 South communities in southeast Los Angeles County to improve bus service with speed and reliability infrastructure and enhanced customer amenities.

Project Milestone Existing Proposed
Project Study Report Approved
Begin Environmental (PA&ED) Phase 06/01/2023
CECirculate Draft Environmental Document Document Type 06/01/2023 Draft Project Report 06/01/2023
End Environmental Phase (PA&ED Milestone)07/01/2023
Begin Design (PS&E) Phase 07/02/2023
End Design Phase (Ready to List for Advertisement Milestone)08/02/2024 Begin Right of Way Phase 07/02/2023
End Right of Way Phase (Right of Way Certification Milestone)08/02/2024 Begin Construction Phase (Contract Award Milestone)12/01/2024 End Construction Phase (Construction Contract Acceptance Milestone)06/30/2026 Begin Closeout Phase 07/01/2026
End Closeout Phase (Closeout Report)12/31/2026
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PPR ID
05/13/2024 17:25:29Date
The Project is part of Metro’s commitment to creating an equitable, shared I-710 South Corridor transportation system that provides safe, quality multimodal options for moving people that will foster clean air and sustainable communities for all residents, communities, and users in the corridor who have long suffered from health and mobility issues caused by growing congestion along and near the freeway. The Project’s improvements implement several of Metro’s programs and plans for transforming the speed and reliability, customer experience, and zero emission operations of bus service.

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
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PPR ID
05/13/2024 17:25:29Date
Categorical Exemption (CE) is shown as 'Document Type' under Project Milestones but the actual exempt status is Statutory Exemption (SE).

SE was not listed as an option in the drop-down list.

There is no Right-of-Way phase proposed, as all Right-of-Way is within LA Metro’s, Caltrans, or City jurisdictions existing Right-of-Way and no additional acquisition is required.

Additional Information

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PPR ID
Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change Congestion
Reduction LPPC, SCCP, LPPF Change in Daily Vehicle Miles Travelled Miles 0 0 0
VMT per Capita 0 0 0
LPPC, SCCP, LPPF Person Hours of Travel Time Saved (Only ‘Change’ required) Person Hours 788,223 725,165 63,058
Hours per Capita -192,064 0 -192,064
Throughput
(Freight)Optional Bicyclist/ Pedestrian Screen Line Counts # of Bikes 0 0 0
# of Pedestrians 0 0 0
System
Reliability
(Freight)

LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF
Cost Benefit Ratio Ratio 4.36 0 4.36

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Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change System
Preservation
Pavement
Optional Pavement Condition Index Index 0 0 0
Rating NA NA
System
Preservation
Bridges
Optional Bridge Deck Rating Rating NA NA
Optional Bridge Superstructure Rating Rating NA NA
Optional Bridge Substructure Rating Rating NA NA
Noise Level
(Soundwalls
Only)
Optional Number of Receptors Number 0 0 0
Optional Properties Directly Benefited Number 0 0 0
Optional Number of Decibels Number 0 0 0
Vehicle
Volume LPPC, LPPF, SCCP Existing Average Annual Vehicle Volume on Project Segment Number 0 0 0

LPPC, LPPF, SCCP
Estimated Year 20 Average Annual Vehicle Volume on Project Segment with Project Number 0 0 0

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ePPR-6065-2023-0055 v0
PPR ID
07 District EA Project ID
LP011C
PPNO
Los Angeles County
County Route
Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (Lighting) Project Title
Existing Total Project Cost ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total Implementing Agency E&P (PA&ED)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
PS&E Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
R/W SUP (CT)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
CON SUP (CT)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
R/W Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
CON Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
TOTAL
Proposed Total Project Cost ($1,000s)Notes

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 500 500
TOTAL 500 500
Fund #1:State SB1 LPP - Local Partnership Program - Competitive program (Committed)Program Code Existing Funding ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON
TOTAL
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
Funding Agency
NotesProposed Funding ($1,000s)

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 250 250
TOTAL 250 250

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ePPR-6065-2023-0055 v0
PPR ID
Fund #2:Local Funds - Local Transportation Funds (Committed)Program Code Existing Funding ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON
TOTAL
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
Funding Agency
NotesProposed Funding ($1,000s)

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 250 250
TOTAL 250 250

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0057 v0
PPR ID
Amendment (Existing Project)YES NO 05/13/2024 17:20:08Date Programs LPP-C LPP-F TCEPSCCP STIP Other
07 District EA Project ID
LP011D
PPNO
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Nominating Agency
Co-Nominating Agency
SCAG
MPO
Mass Transit (MT)
Element

TYRONE CRUMP
Project Manager/Contact
213-547-4377
Phone
[email protected]
Email Address
Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (Termini/Layover) Project Title
County Route PM Back PM Ahead
Los Angeles County
The construction of civil works at bus termini/layovers at Norwalk, Artesia, and Compton Stations in NextGen Tier 1 and 2 high frequency corridors throughout the I-710 South communities in southeast Los Angeles County to improve bus service with speed and reliability infrastructure and enhanced customer amenities.

Project Milestone Existing Proposed
Project Study Report Approved
Begin Environmental (PA&ED) Phase 06/01/2023
CECirculate Draft Environmental Document Document Type 06/01/2023 Draft Project Report 06/01/2023
End Environmental Phase (PA&ED Milestone)12/01/2023
Begin Design (PS&E) Phase 01/01/2024
End Design Phase (Ready to List for Advertisement Milestone)01/01/2025 Begin Right of Way Phase 01/01/2024
End Right of Way Phase (Right of Way Certification Milestone)01/01/2025 Begin Construction Phase (Contract Award Milestone)06/30/2025 End Construction Phase (Construction Contract Acceptance Milestone)12/30/2026 Begin Closeout Phase 01/01/2027
End Closeout Phase (Closeout Report)06/01/2027
X

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0057 v0
PPR ID
05/13/2024 17:20:08Date
The Project is part of Metro’s commitment to creating an equitable, shared I-710 South Corridor transportation system that provides safe, quality multimodal options for moving people that will foster clean air and sustainable communities for all residents, communities, and users in the corridor who have long suffered from health and mobility issues caused by growing congestion along and near the freeway. The Project’s improvements implement several of Metro’s programs and plans for transforming the speed and reliability, customer experience, and zero emission operations of bus service.

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0057 v0
PPR ID
05/13/2024 17:20:08Date
Categorical Exemption (CE) is shown as 'Document Type' under Project Milestones but the actual exempt status is Statutory Exemption (SE).

SE was not listed as an option in the drop-down list.

There is no Right-of-Way phase proposed, as all Right-of-Way is within LA Metro’s, Caltrans, or City jurisdictions existing Right-of-Way and no additional acquisition is required.

Additional Information

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0057 v0
PPR ID
Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change Congestion
Reduction LPPC, SCCP, LPPF Change in Daily Vehicle Miles Travelled Miles 0 0 0
VMT per Capita 0 0 0
LPPC, SCCP, LPPF Person Hours of Travel Time Saved (Only ‘Change’ required) Person Hours -192,064 0 -192,064
Hours per Capita 788,223 725,165 63,058
Throughput
(Freight)Optional Bicyclist/ Pedestrian Screen Line Counts # of Bikes 0 0 0
# of Pedestrians 0 0 0
System
Reliability
(Freight)

LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF
Cost Benefit Ratio Ratio 4.36 0 4.36

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0057 v0
PPR ID
Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change System
Preservation
Pavement
Optional Pavement Condition Index Index 0 0 0
Rating NA NA
System
Preservation
Bridges
Optional Bridge Deck Rating Rating NA NA
Optional Bridge Superstructure Rating Rating NA NA
Optional Bridge Substructure Rating Rating NA NA
Noise Level
(Soundwalls
Only)
Optional Number of Receptors Number 0 0 0
Optional Properties Directly Benefited Number 0 0 0
Optional Number of Decibels Number 0 0 0
Vehicle
Volume LPPC, LPPF, SCCP Existing Average Annual Vehicle Volume on Project Segment Number 0 0 0

LPPC, LPPF, SCCP
Estimated Year 20 Average Annual Vehicle Volume on Project Segment with Project Number 0 0 0

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0057 v0
PPR ID
07 District EA Project ID
LP011D
PPNO
Los Angeles County
County Route
Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (Termini/Layover) Project Title
Existing Total Project Cost ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total Implementing Agency E&P (PA&ED)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
PS&E Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
R/W SUP (CT)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
CON SUP (CT)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
R/W Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
CON Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
TOTAL
Proposed Total Project Cost ($1,000s)Notes

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 8,000 8,000
TOTAL 8,000 8,000
Fund #1:State SB1 LPP - Local Partnership Program - Competitive program (Committed)Program Code Existing Funding ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON
TOTAL
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
Funding Agency
NotesProposed Funding ($1,000s)

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 4,000 4,000
TOTAL 4,000 4,000

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0057 v0
PPR ID
Fund #2:Local Funds - Local Transportation Funds (Committed)Program Code Existing Funding ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON
TOTAL
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
Funding Agency
NotesProposed Funding ($1,000s)

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 4,000 4,000
TOTAL 4,000 4,000

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0058 v0
PPR ID
Amendment (Existing Project)YES NO 05/13/2024 17:17:52Date Programs LPP-C LPP-F TCEPSCCP STIP Other
07 District EA Project ID
LP011E
PPNO
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Nominating Agency
Co-Nominating Agency
SCAG
MPO
Mass Transit (MT)
Element

TYRONE CRUMP
Project Manager/Contact
213-547-4377
Phone
[email protected]
Email Address
Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (ZEB Charging) Project Title
County Route PM Back PM Ahead
Los Angeles County
The purchase and installation of zero emission bus (ZEB) charging masts in NextGen Tier 1 and 2 high frequency corridors throughout the I-710 South communities in southeast Los Angeles County to improve bus service with speed and reliability infrastructure and enhanced customer amenities.

Project Milestone Existing Proposed
Project Study Report Approved
Begin Environmental (PA&ED) Phase 06/01/2023
CECirculate Draft Environmental Document Document Type 06/01/2023 Draft Project Report 06/01/2023
End Environmental Phase (PA&ED Milestone)12/01/2023
Begin Design (PS&E) Phase 01/01/2024
End Design Phase (Ready to List for Advertisement Milestone)01/01/2025 Begin Right of Way Phase 01/01/2024
End Right of Way Phase (Right of Way Certification Milestone)01/01/2025 Begin Construction Phase (Contract Award Milestone)06/30/2025 End Construction Phase (Construction Contract Acceptance Milestone)12/30/2026 Begin Closeout Phase 01/01/2027
End Closeout Phase (Closeout Report)06/01/2027
X

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0058 v0
PPR ID
05/13/2024 17:17:52Date
The Project is part of Metro’s commitment to creating an equitable, shared I-710 South Corridor transportation system that provides safe, quality multimodal options for moving people that will foster clean air and sustainable communities for all residents, communities, and users in the corridor who have long suffered from health and mobility issues caused by growing congestion along and near the freeway. The Project’s improvements implement several of Metro’s programs and plans for transforming the speed and reliability, customer experience, and zero emission operations of bus service.

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0058 v0
PPR ID
05/13/2024 17:17:52Date
Categorical Exemption (CE) is shown as 'Document Type' under Project Milestones but the actual exempt status is Statutory Exemption (SE).

SE was not listed as an option in the drop-down list.

There is no Right-of-Way phase proposed, as all Right-of-Way is within LA Metro’s, Caltrans, or City jurisdictions existing Right-of-Way and no additional acquisition is required.

Additional Information

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0058 v0
PPR ID
Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change Congestion
Reduction LPPC, SCCP, LPPF Change in Daily Vehicle Miles Travelled Miles 0 0 0
VMT per Capita 0 0 0
LPPC, SCCP, LPPF Person Hours of Travel Time Saved (Only ‘Change’ required) Person Hours 788,223 725,165 63,058
Hours per Capita -192,064 0 -192,064
Throughput
(Freight)Optional Bicyclist/ Pedestrian Screen Line Counts # of Bikes 0 0 0
# of Pedestrians 0 0 0
System
Reliability
(Freight)

LPPC, SCCP, TCEP, LPPF
Cost Benefit Ratio Ratio 4.36 0 4.36

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0058 v0
PPR ID
Performance Indicators and Measures
Measure Required For Indicator/Measure Unit Build Future No Build Change System
Preservation
Pavement
Optional Pavement Condition Index Index 0 0 0
Rating NA NA
System
Preservation
Bridges
Optional Bridge Deck Rating Rating NA NA
Optional Bridge Superstructure Rating Rating NA NA
Optional Bridge Substructure Rating Rating NA NA
Noise Level
(Soundwalls
Only)
Optional Number of Receptors Number 0 0 0
Optional Properties Directly Benefited Number 0 0 0
Optional Number of Decibels Number 0 0 0
Vehicle
Volume LPPC, LPPF, SCCP Existing Average Annual Vehicle Volume on Project Segment Number 0 0 0

LPPC, LPPF, SCCP
Estimated Year 20 Average Annual Vehicle Volume on Project Segment with Project Number 0 0 0

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0058 v0
PPR ID
07 District EA Project ID
LP011E
PPNO
Los Angeles County
County Route
Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (ZEB Charging) Project Title
Existing Total Project Cost ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total Implementing Agency E&P (PA&ED)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
PS&E Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
R/W SUP (CT)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
CON SUP (CT)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
R/W Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
CON Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
TOTAL
Proposed Total Project Cost ($1,000s)Notes

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 10,000 10,000
TOTAL 10,000 10,000
Fund #1:Local Funds - Local Measure (Committed)Program Code Existing Funding ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON
TOTAL
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
Funding Agency
NotesProposed Funding ($1,000s)

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 2,750 2,750
TOTAL 2,750 2,750

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PROGRAMMING REQUEST (PPR) PRG-0010 (REV 08/2020)
ePPR-6065-2023-0058 v0
PPR ID
Fund #2:State SB1 LPP - Local Partnership Program - Competitive program (Committed)Program Code Existing Funding ($1,000s)
Component Prior 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29+Total

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON
TOTAL
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tra
Funding Agency
Non-proportional spending allowed
for this component.

NotesProposed Funding ($1,000s)

E&P (PA&ED)
PS&E

R/W SUP (CT)

CON SUP (CT)
R/W
CON 7,250 7,250
TOTAL 7,250 7,250

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Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project
SB1 LPP-Competitive Cycle 3 Project
SB1 Project Baseline Agreement – Scope, Schedule, Costs, Benefits

LP011D - Scope, Schedule, Costs, Benefits
Scope :-- The construction of civil works at bus termini/layovers at Norwalk, Artesia, and Compton Stations in NextGen Tier 1 and 2 high frequency corridors throughout the I-710 South communities in southeast Los Angeles County to improve bus service with speed and reliability infrastructure and enhanced customer amenities.

Schedule :--
PA&ED (Environmental) Begin = 06/01/2023 End = 12/01/2023 PS&E (Design) Begin = 01/01/2024 End = 01/01/2025
ROW-Certification Begin = 01/01/2024 End = 01/01/2025 Construction (Contract) Begin = 06/30/2025 End = 12/30/2026 Costs (Funding) :-- Total = $8M – FY 24/25 ; LPP-C = $4M Benefits/Outputs :-- Rail/Multi-Modal – Station Improvements = 3 each

LP011E - Scope, Schedule, Costs, Benefits
Scope :-- The purchase and installation of zero emission bus (ZEB) charging masts in NextGen Tier 1 and 2 high frequency corridors throughout the I-710 South communities in southeast Los Angeles County to improve bus service with speed and reliability infrastructure and enhanced customer amenities.

Schedule :--
PA&ED (Environmental) Begin = 06/01/2023 End = 12/01/2023 PS&E (Design) Begin = 01/01/2024 End = 01/01/2025
ROW-Certification Begin = 01/01/2024 End = 01/01/2025 Construction (Contract) Begin = 06/30/2025 End = 12/30/2026 Costs (Funding) :-- Total = $10M (Local) – FY 24/25 ; LPP-C = $7.25M { non-proportional spending allowed }

Benefits/Outputs :-- Rail/Multi-Modal – Rail/Transit Equipment = 10 each

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District 7 – Los Angeles County
Planning Program Number (PPNO): LP011A, LP011B, LP011C, LP011D, LP011E, Local Partnership Program - Competitive (LPP-C)
April 2024

PROJECT REPORT EQUIVALENT

Project Title: Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project Project Location Description (include route, postmiles, rail mile posts, address, intersections, etc.):

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (SELA TIP) area stretches across multiple high frequency LA Metro NextGen Tier 1 and 2 bus line corridors throughout southeast Los Angeles County along the I-710 corridor (see Figure 1), a critical goods movement corridor that sustains the state’s and nation’s economies to the detriment of the corridor communities who have long suffered from health and mobility issues caused by growing congestion along and near the freeway. The exact locations of the waiting environment improvements will be determined in coordination with the Southeast Los Angeles cities where the corridors are located, based on bus stop existing conditions and needs.

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District 7 – Los Angeles County
Planning Program Number (PPNO): LP011A, LP011B, LP011C, LP011D, LP011E, Local Partnership Program - Competitive (LPP-C)
April 2024

Figure 1: Project Location

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District 7 – Los Angeles County
Planning Program Number (PPNO): LP011A, LP011B, LP011C, LP011D, LP011E, Local Partnership Program - Competitive (LPP-C)
April 2024

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Background

3. Purpose and Need

4. Environmental Clearance Description

5. Considerations Requiring Discussion

6. Funding, Programming and Estimate

7. Delivery Schedule

8. Risks

9. External Agency Coordination

10. Additional Information

11. Attachments

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District 7 – Los Angeles County
Planning Program Number (PPNO): LP011A, LP011B, LP011C, LP011D, LP011E, Local Partnership Program - Competitive (LPP-C)
April 2024

1. INTRODUCTION
The Southeast Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (SELA TIP) is comprised of transit improvements along multiple NextGen Tier 1 and 2 high frequency bus lines in key corridors serving Southeast Los Angeles County. These lines provide 10 minute or 15-minute bus service all day weekday throughout the I-710 South communities in southeast Los Angeles County. The I-710 South is a critical goods movement corridor that sustains the State of California and nation’s economies to the detriment of the corridor communities who have long suffered from health and mobility issues caused by growing congestion along and near the freeway. This proposed project will bring immediate and tangible benefits to corridor residents by improving bus service with bus speed and reliability infrastructure and enhanced customer amenities at bus stops on these key corridors.

Major project elements are as follows:

• PPNO LP011A: Expansion of Transit Signal Priority (TSP) to cover 114 intersections • PPNO LP011B: New shelters plus electronic real time arrival solar-powered displays at 100 of the busiest bus stops that currently lack shelters in the project area • PPNO LP011C: Bus stop solar light kits to upgrade 100 other bus stops that do not have shelters to improve lighting
• PPNO LP011D: Bus terminal/layover operational capacity and passenger amenity and improvements at Norwalk, Artesia, and Compton Station mobility hubs • PPNO LP011E: 10 ZEB charging masts to support implementation of ZEB operations on Southeast LA area bus lines serving key terminals.

The corridor improvements will be available for shared use by other transit agencies. This Project makes a large investment in the reduction of GHG emissions through equipping transit terminals with ZEB charging equipment to help allow multiple transit lines to transition to zero emission battery electric bus operation on corridors that connect to the Metro A Line (Blue) and C Line (Green) light rail lines. This investment supports Metro’s comprehensive program for serving clean, safe, and sustainable communities with world-class zero emission service by 2030, supporting those many residents of Southeast Los Angeles who rely on transit for their daily mobility.

The Project is part of Metro’s commitment to creating an equitable, shared I-710 South Corridor transportation system that provides safe, quality multimodal options for moving people that will foster clean air and sustainable communities for all residents, communities, and users in the corridor. It was prioritized for application for LPP-C funds by a task force of corridor residents, public health advocates, community-based organizations, subregional agencies, and elected offices. The Project’s improvements implement several of Metro’s programs and plans for transforming the speed and reliability, customer experience, and zero emission operations of bus service in Los Angeles County.

Project Limit/Footprint

District 7-Los Angeles County
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (LA Metro) Southeast
Los Angeles Transit Improvements Project (SELA
TIP) area stretches across multiple high
frequency LA Metro NextGen Tier 1 and 2 bus

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District 7 – Los Angeles County
Planning Program Number (PPNO): LP011A, LP011B, LP011C, LP011D, LP011E, Local Partnership Program - Competitive (LPP-C)
April 2024

line corridors throughout southeast Los Angeles
County along the I-710 corridor (see Figure 1), a
critical goods movement corridor that sustains
the state’s and nation’s economies to the
detriment of the corridor communities who have
long suffered from health and mobility issues
caused by growing congestion along and near the
freeway. The exact locations of the waiting
environment improvements will be determined in
coordination with the Southeast Los Angeles
cities where the corridors are located, based on
bus stop existing conditions and needs.

Total Project Cost $31,130,000
Outputs PPNO LP011A: Transit Signal Priority (TSP) at
114 intersections
PPNO LP011B: 100 station improvements
PPNO LP011C: 100 station improvements
PPNO LP011D: 3 station improvements
PPNO LP011E: 10 rail/transit equipment
Outcomes See Attachment C
Environmental Determination or
Document
Statutory Exemption (SE)

2. BACKGROUND
The I-710 South Corridor is a 19-mile stretch of the I-710 Freeway, from East Los Angeles in the north to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in the south (see Figure 2). Connecting the ports with shipping and warehousing facilities in Southern California, this corridor is a goods movement corridor of national significance, as 40% of all waterborne or containerized imports into the United States come through the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, which have become California’s and America’s loading docks. Metro has been studying ways to relieve congestion and improve safety along the I-710 South Corridor for more than two decades.

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Planning Program Number (PPNO): LP011A, LP011B, LP011C, LP011D, LP011E, Local Partnership Program - Competitive (LPP-C)
April 2024

Figure 2: Accessibility

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District 7 – Los Angeles County
Planning Program Number (PPNO): LP011A, LP011B, LP011C, LP011D, LP011E, Local Partnership Program - Competitive (LPP-C)
April 2024

Today, challenges along the I-710 South Corridor not only remain but continue in many ways to further deteriorate. The Ports are seeing record imports, and many of these products are being trucked out, on the I-710 Freeway, creating even more congestion along and near the freeway, further exacerbating safety issues and worsening air quality for communities throughout the corridor.

Of the 1.2 million people who live along the I-710 South Corridor, nearly 1 million, or 83 percent, identify as Black or Hispanic. These residents face some of the worst air quality anywhere in the country, as the corridor accounts for 20% of all particulate emissions in Southern California. The I-710 South is known as the “diesel death zone” owing to very high levels of diesel pollutants within a quarter mile either side of the freeway. These high levels of pollutants have been linked to health challenges including decreased lung function, asthma, increased lung and heart disease symptoms, and chronic bronchitis in communities along the corridor, which also face longstanding disparities in health and access to healthcare. In addition, these communities are identified as disadvantaged and low-income under the state’s definitions and as Metro-defined Equity Focus Communities (EFCs) which are communities in Los Angeles County with the highest concentration of low-income households; Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) residents; and households with no access to a car.

Beginning in mid-2021, Metro staff initiated a new process to reimagine the corridor, convening a Task Force comprised of stakeholders representing labor, the ports, local elected leadership, goods movement industry, and community-based organizations to ensure community-centered mobility options are developed for all who live, work, and visit the area. The Task Force includes a Community Leadership Committee (CLC) to help inform future project direction and decision making and an Equity Working Group (EWG), which includes Task Force and CLC members, that meets regularly to ensure that all aspects of the Task Force’s work and recommendations consider historical and current inequities and discuss solutions and decisions to maximize equitable outcomes.

Over the course of one year, Metro and the 710 Task Force met nearly monthly to establish a Vision Statement, Guiding Principles, and Goals and initiated the process to identify multimodal strategies, projects, and programs for the corridor, see Figure 3. With leadership and support from the Task Force, CLC, and EWG, Metro engaged community-based organizations and corridor residents to identify mobility needs. The types and number of engagement strategies are shown in Figure 4. This effort included an I-710 South Corridor mapping tool and survey between August 2 to October 31, 2022. The mapping and survey results showed strong community desire for transit improvements. Of the nearly 1,000 map comments collected through the mapping tool, 15% of comments were related to transit improvements including requests to increase bus frequency and reliability, see figure 5.

When asked what type of projects, programs, or improvements they would most like to see implemented in the corridor, 54% of survey respondents chose transit improvements, see Figure 6.

Survey respondents further specified what types of transit improvements they desire. Improved frequencies to reduce waiting times at bus/rail stations and improved amenities such as lighting and shelters were the top two selections. The Project responds to the community identified needs just described. For this reason and to provide immediate benefits to the community while the work continues to identify longer term improvements for the corridor, Metro pursued LPP-C funds for the project.

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Bell Gardens City CouncilAugust 11, 2025

Bell Gardens City Council
August 11, 2025