CITY OF BELL GARDENS
MINUTES
City Council Special Meeting
Monday, June 29, 20269 6:00 PM
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:U www.bellgardens.or i-want-to/watch-city-council-meetings.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
The Council Members of the City of Bell Gardens City Council held a Special Meeting on June 29, 2026, in the Council Chambers, 7100 Garfield Avenue, Bell Gardens, CA 90201 with Mayor Miguel De La Rosa presiding. Mayor Miguel De La Rosa called the special meeting to order at
6.46 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Marco Barcena, Councilmember
Jorge[ Chavez, Councilmember
Dr. Francis De Leon Sanchez, Councilwoman
Isabel Guillen, Mayor Pro Tern
Miguel De La Rosa, Mayor
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
During this time, the members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items listed on the agenda. Public participation are limited to 3 minutes per person.
City Clerk Daisy Gomez announced that there were no written or public comments received.
4. 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 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.
A motion was made by Councilmember Marco Barcena seconded by Councilwoman Dr.
Francis De Leon Sanchez to approve Consent Calendar Item No. 4.1.
The motion carried 5 - 0 with the following vote:
Moved by: Marco Barcena; seconded by: Dr. Francis De Leon Sanchez Yes: Marco Barcena, Jorge[ Chavez, Miguel De La Rosa, Dr. Francis De Leon
Sanchez, and Isabel Guillen
Carried 5-0
4.1 Consideration of a 1) Resolution Reciting the Fact of the City's June 2, 2026, Special Municipal Election and Declaring the Results • 2 Resolution authorizing the Acting City Manager to Execute all Required Documents for the Collection of the City's Transaction and Use Tax; and 3) Resolution Authorizing Examination of Sales or Transactions and Use Tax Records ii RECOMMENDATION: It is staff's recommendation that the City Council:
1. Adopt attached Resolution No. 2026-75 reciting the fact of the City's Special Municipal Election held on June 2, 2026, and declaring the results thereof, and such other matters as provided by law; and
2. Adopt attached Resolution No. 2026-76, subject to City Attorney approval as to form, authorizing the Acting City Manager to execute all standard form agreements and instruments of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration ("CDTFA") as may be required to ensure that the City's transactions and use tax is collected by the CDTFA on the City's behalf and to ensure that the tax collection data collected by the CDTFA may be shared with appropriate officials of the City and City -designated financial consultants; and
3. Adopt attached Resolution No. 2026-77, subject to City Attorney approval as to form, authorizing examination of Sales or Transactions and Use Tax Records.
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit 1- Resolution No. 2026-75
Exhibit 2 - Resolution No. 2026-20
Exhibit 3 - Ordinance No. 964 &
Exhibit 4 - Resolution No. 2026-76
Exhibit 5 - Resolution No. 2026-77 9
Exhibit 6 - City Preparatory Agreement ld
Exhibit 7 - City Administrative Agreement 9
Exhibit 8 - Designation Letter 9
S. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Miguel De La Rosa adjourned the meeting at 6.48 p.m.
Daisy Gomez, Cit I
Clerk