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Staff Report – Resolution No. 22-3
January 13, 2022

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CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):

The Resolution itself and the actions anticipated by the Resolution were reviewed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations §§15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”). Based upon that review, this action is exempt from further review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15269(a) because the protection of public and private property is necessary to maintain service essential to the public, health and welfare.1

FISCAL IMPACT

Unknown at this time. The City Manager’s office will provide a report when more information is available.

ATTACHMENT

Resolution No. 22-3….…………………………..……………………………………………3

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CITY OF BELLFLOWER

RESOLUTION NO. 22-3

A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL

EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZING HYBRID PUBLIC MEETINGS VIA

TELECONFERENCING

THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council finds as follows:

A. On March 17, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 20-09 which confirmed the existence of a local emergency related to the COVID -19 Pandemic (the “COVID-19 Pandemic”). Section 4 of Resolution No. 20-09 authorizes the City Manager to undertake all a ctions needed to preserve public health and safety in accordance with applicable law.

B. The Governor’s March 4, 2020 Proclamation of Emergency (see paragraph 8) suspended the reporting and extension requirements of Government Code § 8630 for the duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

C. Notwithstanding the Governor’s Proclamation of Emergency, however, the City Council regularly reviewed and ratified actions undertaken by the City Manager when exercising his emergency powers. Accordingly, the City Council adopted a series of resolutions ratifying the City Manager’s actions and extending the existence of a local emergency prompted by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

D. Effective September 16, 2021, Assembly Bill No. 361 took effect which (among other things) amends certain provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act governing open meetings and imposes a requirement to consider teleconferencing of meetings every 30 days.

E. Effective November 10, 2021, the Governor extended the statewide COVID-19 emergency until March 31, 2022 (via Executive Order N-21-21).

F. Government Code § 54953(e) allows the City to continue utilizing teleconferencing (which includes internet based video conferencing) to conduct public meetings under certain circumstances.

SECTION 2. Continuation of Local Emergency. The City Council reviewed the state of the community and continues to extend the COVID-19 Pandemic emergency.

Based upon the extension of the Statewide emergency until March 31, 2022 (see Executive Order No. N-21-21, executed November 10, 2021) and verbal and written reports of the City Manager regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic, the City Council is satisfied that the local emergency will continue until at least March 31, 2022.

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City of Bellflower
Resolution No. 22-3

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SECTION 3. Teleconferencing.

A. Pursuant to Government Code § 54953(e), the City Council finds as follows:

1. The state of California continues to be in a declared state of emergency pursuant to Government Code § 8625 (the California Emergency Services Act; see Government Code § 54953(e)(3); see also Governor’s Proclamation dated March 4, 2020 and Executive Order N-21-21 dated November 10, 2021)); and

2. Based upon the recommendations of the City Manager, along with the most recent Order of the Health Officer for County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health (dated December 31, 2021 and effective December 31, 2021), masks and social distancing continue to be necessary to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus (Government Code § 54953(e)(3)(B)(ii)).

B. Accordingly, to protect public health and safety the City Council finds that it is in the public interest to conduct public meetings of its legislative bodies as follows:

1. Members of the legislative bodies may appear in person at regular and special meetings;

2. Public officials, designated by the City Manager, may attend such public meetings if presenting matters to the legislative body; and

3. All members of the public may access the public meeting via teleconference, as defined by Government Code § 54953.

C. The City will adhere to all requirements of Government Code § 54953 governing teleconferencing during the emergency including, without limitation, posting agendas; allowing for real-time public comment via either call-in or internet-based; allowing for written communications that will be either read or summarized into the record during the meeting as determined by the City Council; and protecting the statutory and constitutional rights of all persons appearing before the legislative body. No physical location will be provided for persons wishing to provide real-time public comment.

SECTION 4. Reporting. Every 30 days following adoption of this Resolution, the City Council will reconsider the extension of the teleconferenc ing method of public meetings in accordance with Government Code § 54953(e)(3). Such determinations may take the form of a minute order and be placed on the consent calendar.

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Resolution No. 22-3

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SECTION 5. Electronic Signatures. This Resolution may be executed with electronic signatures in accordance with Government Code §16.5. Such electronic signatures will be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature.

SECTION 6. Recordation. The Mayor, or presiding officer, is authorized to sign this Resolution signifying its adoption by the City Council of the City of Bellflower and the City Clerk, or her duly appointed deputy, may attest thereto.

SECTION 7. Effective Date. This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption and will remain effective unless repealed or superseded.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER THIS 13TH DAY OF JANUARY 2022.

_________________________
Ray Dunton, Mayor
ATTEST:

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Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Karl H. Berger, City Attorney

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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

ATTENTION: Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager

FROM: Joel Hockman, Director of Public Safety

SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement File No. 822, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with City Net, to decrease the compensation for homeless prevention and rapid rehousing services.

DATE: January 13, 2022

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The much smaller population of homeless individuals that currently remain in Bellflower tend to require more focused and intensive outreach efforts by City Net than those who were routinely in the City when the New Hope Shelter first opened in May 2020. Their unwillingness to accept housing, along with drug and mental health challenges are common reasons why this is so. To right-size the current outreach efforts of City Net and avoid paying for excessive outreach services that no longer produce the same quantity of positive results of the past, the City is proposing to reduce the City Net contract by approximately 50%. This Amendment will go into effect immediately, superseding the current Agreement that is set to expire on June 30, 2022.

RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL

1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement File No. 822, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or

2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.

FISCAL IMPACT

The proposed reduction would decrease the annual contract from $120,000 to $67,609, for a savings of $52,391. A potential use of this savings could be to bolster public safety enforcement of illegal homeless camping at night, to accompany the extensive efforts already being made -- mostly in the daytime hours. As before, homeless outreach and enforcement would be paid for by using a combination of funding sources, including: Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Fund (Successor Housing Agency), Drug Rehabilitation Funds (Cannabis Business Permittee Fees), and General Fund.

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Staff Report – Amendment No. 1 to Agreement File No. 822 with City Net January 13, 2022

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DISCUSSION

Having worked with the City and Sheriff’s Department to reduce homelessness in Bellflower for nearly three years, the favorable results of City Net’s efforts are apparent.

Field censuses of homeless individuals revealed a reduction in Bellflower’s homeless population from 172 in May of 2019, to 60 in October of 2020. Another census to be scheduled in 2022 is anticipated to again reveal favorable results. However, those homeless individuals who remain, are typically more difficult to place for social service agencies like City Net. This population routinely have no interest in assistance, and/or have chronic drug or mental health challenges that are not a good fit for most housing options. In these cases, often the Sheriff’s Department is best suited to deal with them at the request of concerned community members. With an approximate 50% reduction in City Net services, the City would still draw upon their assistance when a positive result is expected, but not pay for excessive outreach services to a population that is not responsive.

As before, City Net will continue to work with their counterparts at Kingdom Causes Bellflower, to ensure that there will be a continuing role for each organization to play in the effort to reduce homelessness, and that there will be a degree of cooperation between the two agencies. The missions will be essentially the same, but the methods and resources used will often be distinct from one another. This ensures that the City is not merely paying twice for the same service, but instead gaining a more comprehensive approach in dealing with the complex problem of homelessness.

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
AGREEMENT FILE NO. 822 BETWEEN

THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER AND

CITY NET

FOR BELLFLOWER HOMELESS SERVICES

THIS AMENDMENT No. 1 (“Amendment”) is made and entered into this 13th day of January 2022, by and between the CITY OF BELLFLOWER, a general law city and municipal corporation (“CITY”), and CITY NET, a non-profit organization (“CONSULTANT”).

SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 12 of Agreement File No. 822 (“Agreement”), Exhibit A (Scope of Services and Fee Schedule) is amended in its entirety with the attached Exhibit A.

SECTION 2. This Amendment shall be for a term beginning immediately upon execution and expire on December 31, 2022, unless otherwise extended pursuant to Section 8 of the Agreement. This Amendment supersedes any prior extension of the Agreement including, without limitation, an extension dated May 11, 2021, which extended the Agreement to June 30, 2022.

SECTION 3. This Amendment may be executed in any number or counterparts, each of which will be an original, but all of which together constitutes one instrument executed on the same date.

SECTION 4. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES. This Amendment may be executed by the Parties on any number of separate counterparts, and all such counterparts so executed constitute one agreement binding on all the Parties notwithstanding that all the Parties are not signatories to the same counterpart. In accordance with Government Code §16.5, the Parties agree that this Amendment, agreements ancillary to this Agreement, and related documents to be entered into in connection with this Amendment will be considered signed when the signature of a party is delivered by electronic transmission. Such electronic signature will be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature.

SECTION 5. Except as modified by this Amendment, all other terms and conditions of Agreement File No. 822 remain the same.

[SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE]

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City of Bellflower
Agreement File No. 822 - Amendment No. 1
City Net

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this contract the day and year first hereinabove written.

CITY OF BELLFLOWER CITY NET

_____________________________ ________________________________ Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager Brad Fieldhouse, President/Executive Director

ATTEST:

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Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
Taxpayer ID No. 57-1162424

Attachment:

Exhibit A – Scope of Services and Fee Schedule
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

FROM: Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager
Tae Rhee, Director of Finance/City Treasurer

SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to approve the Development Impact Fee Fiscal Year 2020-21 Annual and Fiscal Years 2016-21 Five-Year Reports, with findings to pursuant to Government Code Sections 66001 and 66006.

DATE: January 13, 2022

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Pursuant to BMC Chapter 3.24 (Ordinance No. 1117) and Chapter 3.36 (Ordinance No. 1118), the City has been collecting the Public Facilities and Park Facilities Fees, respectively, since October 2006. Section 8.a of the Resolution No. 11-22 directs the City Manager to prepare the required annual report for these fees. The Government Code Sections 66001 and 66006 require annual and five-year reports on these fees containing certain financial and other information for the City Council and public.

As supplemental information, similar data on the Public Arts Fee (BMC Chapter 3.32; Ordinance No. 1098) have also been incorporated into the annual report. The Public Arts Fee has a unique provision in that any developer can choose to install public art on the property that is being developed instead of paying a fee to the City. Such installation of public art by a developer requires City Council approval.

RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL

1) Approve the Development Impact Fee Fiscal Year 2020-21 Annual and Fiscal Years 2016-21 Five-Year Reports, with findings, pursuant to Government Code Sections 66001 and 66006; or

2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.

FISCAL IMPACT

None. The Fund balances as of June 30, 2021, were as follows:

Park Facilities Fund $ 796,206
Public Facilities Fund 27,935
Public Arts Fund 120,858

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Staff Report – Development Impact Fee Annual and Five-Year Reports January 13, 2022

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PUBLIC NOTICE

On December 20, 2021, a Public Notice was posted at City Hall, Bellflower Substation, Caruthers Park, Thompson Park, and Simms Park.

DISCUSSION

The City collects public facilities and park facilities fees, which are fees associated with development projects. Government Code Section 66006 requires the City to prepare an annual report that describes certain information about the fees, such as the amount of fees collected, public improvements for which the fees were expended, fund balance, and other information. In addition, Government Code Section 66001 requires the City to provide a report and make findings every five years regarding unexpended fund fees.

The next five-year report is required for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.

City staff has prepared the attached annual and five-year reports and made them available to the public at least 15 days in advance of this meeting. In addition, written notice of this meeting was provided in compliance with the state law. Accordingly, City staff recommends the City Council approve the attached reports, including the findings contained in the reports.

ATTACHMENTS

Public Notice ................................................................................................................... 3 Development Impact Fee Fiscal Year 2020-21 Annual and Fiscal Years 2016-21 Five- Year Reports ............................................................................................................ 4

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CITY OF BELLFLOWER

PUBLIC NOTICE

DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL AND
FISCAL YEARS 2016-21 FIVE-YEAR REPORTS

Pursuant to Ordinance Nos. 1117 and 1118, the City has been collecting public facilities and park facilities fees since October 2006, and is required to report annually and every five years certain information to the City Council and public in compliance with the Government Code §§ 66001 and 66006.

The attached annual and five-year reports which have been prepared pursuant to state law are currently available at the Finance Department, City Hall 2nd Floor, 16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower, CA 90706. They will be presented to the City Council for review at a public meeting on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at 4:00 p.m., via Zoom (connection information available at
https://www.bellflower.org/government/city_council/city_council_meetings.php) . The public is welcome to attend this Council Meeting via Zoom and provide any relevant comments to the Council on the report.

If you have any questions regarding the reports in advance of the Council Meeting, please contact the Finance Department, 16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower, CA 90706, or call (562) 804-1424, extension 2239.

By: Tae Rhee, Finance Director/City Treasurer
Date: December 20, 2021

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Development Impact Fee
Fiscal Year 2020-21 Annual and
Fiscal Years 2016-21 Five-Year Reports

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CITY OF BELLFLOWER

PARK FACILITIES FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL AND
FISCAL YEARS 2016-21 FIVE-YEAR REPORTS

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This annual report section has been prepared pursuant to the requirements of Government Code Section 66006.

(A) Brief description of the type of fee in the account or fund.

Pursuant to BMC Chapter 3.36 (Ordinance No. 1118), the Park Facilities Fee is collected for the development of new and rehabilitation of existing neighborhood or community parks and recreational facilities within the City.

The objective of the Park Facilities Fee is to ensure that new development pays the capital costs associated with population growth which increases the demand for municipal services and park facilities.

(B) Amount of the fee.

A fee may be paid in lieu of or in addition to land dedication. The amount of such fee is determined by multiplying the number of acres of land which would otherwise be required to be dedicated by the fair market value per acre of the land within the proposed residential development.

Single Family Per Unit $21,839
Multi-Family Per Unit $18,288
ADUs larger than 750 s.f. Fee proportional to primary unit

The amount of land to be dedicated is equal to .0025 acres per person multiplied by the number of persons added to the City’s population by the new residential development.

The number of persons added to the City’s population by the new residential development is determined by multiplying the number of new dwelling units being developed by the density factor determined.

(C) Beginning and ending balance of the account or fund. (D) Amount of the fees collected and the interest earned.

No.

Fiscal
Year
Beginning
Balance
Park Fac.

Fees
Collected
Interest
earned
Other
Revenue

Expenditures

Transfers
Ending
Balance
15 2020-21 $ 669,479 $ 344,985 $ 3,562 $ - $ 221,820 $ - $ 796,206 14 2019-20 $ 677,421 $ 210,278 $ 15,253 $ - $ 233,473 $ - $ 669,479 13 2018-19 $ 477,879 $ 335,857 $ 12,874 $ - $ 149,189 $ - $ 677,421 12 2017-18 $ 300,054 $ 331,944 $ 7,245 $ - $ 161,364 $ - $ 477,879 11 2016-17 $ 230,946 $ 132,676 $ 3,651 $ - $ 67,219 $ - $ 300,054 10 2015-16 $ 31,741 $ 242,211 $ 378 $ 1,724 $ 45,108 $ - $ 230,946 9 2014-15 $ 19,935 $ 50,284 $ 345 $ - $ 38,823 $ - $ 31,741 8 2013-14 $ 2,917 $ 63,505 $ 382 $ 500 $ 47,369 $ - $ 19,935 - 5 -

CITY OF BELLFLOWER

PARK FACILITIES FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL AND
FISCAL YEARS 2016-21 FIVE-YEAR REPORTS

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No.

Fiscal
Year
Beginning
Balance
Park Fac.

Fees
Collected
Interest
earned
Other
Revenue

Expenditures

Transfers
Ending
Balance
7 2012-13 $ 129,260 $ 19,631 $ 513 $ - $ 146,487 $ - $ 2,917 6 2011-12 $ 176,347 $ 3,949 $ 1,833 $ - $ 52,869 $ - $ 129,260 5 2010-11 $ 156,155 $ 25,533 $ 1,527 $ - $ 6,868 $ - $ 176,347 4 2009-10 $ 127,673 $ 52,548 $ 1,736 $ - $ 25,802 $ - $ 156,155 3 2008-09 $ 143,863 $ 63,600 $ 4,046 $ - $ 83,836 $ - $ 127,673 2 2007-08 $ 54,819 $ 84,789 $ 4,255 $ - $ - $ - $ 143,863 1 2006-07 $ - $ 53,941 $ 878 $ - $ - $ - $ 54,819

Cumulative $ - $2,015,731 $ 58,478 $ 2,224 $ 1,280,227 $ - $ 796,206

(E) Identification of each public improvement on which fees were expended and the amount of the expenditures on each improvement, including the total percentage of the cost of the public improvement that was funded with fees.

PROJECTS IN PROGRESS:

No ongoing projects funded with park facilities fees as of June 30, 2021.

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

Caruthers Park Improvements / Tubular Steel Fence and Resurfacing of Courts Park Facilities Fee 2020-2021 $ 22,604 24%
Park Facilities Fee 2019-2020 58,204 61%
Grants Projects Capital Projects Fund 2020-2021 14,109 15% Total $ 94,917 100%

Veterans Memorial Enhancements
Park Facilities Fee 2020-2021 $ 89,566 30%
Public Art Fee 2020-2021 179,099 61%
Public Art Fee 2019-2020 26,294 9%
Total $ 294,959 100%

Constitution Park Improvements
Park Facilities Fee 2020-2021 $ 109,650 55%
General Fund 2020-2021 86,330 43%
Park Facilities Fee 2019-2020 4,550 2%
Total $ 200,530 100%

Simms Park Improvements
Park Facilities Fee 2019-2020 $ 141,287 100%

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CITY OF BELLFLOWER

PARK FACILITIES FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL AND
FISCAL YEARS 2016-21 FIVE-YEAR REPORTS

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Aquatic Center Improvements
Park Facilities Fee 2019-2020 $ 29,432 2%
Park Facilities Fee 2017-2019 300,053 16%
General Fund 2017-2019 289,414 15%
Public Projects Fund 2018-2020 1,268,271 67%
Total $ 1,887,170 100%

Coke Avenue Park (Planning)
Park Facilities Fee 2015-2018 $ 18,295 100%

Simms Park Fitness Center / Trail
Park Facilities Fee 2015-2017 $ 63,873 15%
General Fund 2015-2017 53,831 12%
L.A. County Proposition A Grant 2015-2017 324,822 73% Total $ 442,526 100%

Simms Park Playground
Park Facilities Fee 2014-2016 $ 20,993 19%
Private Contribution (Est. Property & Cash) 2015-2016 91,724 81% Total $ 112,717 100%

Caruthers Park Playground / Fitness Center
Park Facilities Fee 2015-2016 $ 27,567 32%
General Fund 2015-2016 16,001 18%
Kaiser Permanente 2015-2016 43,846 50%
Total $ 87,414 100%

Zinn Park and Trail Improvements
Park Facilities Fee 2013-2016 $ 22,230 8%
L.A. County Proposition A Grant 2013-2015 251,869 92% Total $ 274,099 100%

Flora Vista Dog Park Construction
Park Facilities Fee 2012-2015 $ 55,836 16%
Economic Development Fund 2014-2015 296,533 84%
Central Basin MWD Grant 2013-2014 500 -
Total $ 352,869 100%

Palm Street Park Construction
Park Facilities Fee 2008-2013 $ 313,862 15%
Rivers & Mountains Conservancy Grant 2012-2013 1,730,916 83% Redevelopment Funds 2006-2011 50,862 2%
Total $ 2,095,640 100%

Note: The percentage details may not total 100% due to rounding.

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CITY OF BELLFLOWER

PARK FACILITIES FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL AND
FISCAL YEARS 2016-21 FIVE-YEAR REPORTS

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(F) Identification of an approximate date by which the construction of the public improvement will commence if the local agency determines that sufficient funds have been collected to complete financing on an incomplete public improvement, as identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 66001, and the public improvement remains incomplete.

For fiscal year 2021-2022, Park Facilities Fees have been allocated to this project that is expected to be completed by July 2022:

Constitution Park Amenities Improvement (approx. start date May 2022) $178,000

Remaining fund balance will also be committed for various park facility improvements.

(G) Description of each interfund transfer or loan made from the account or fund, including the public improvement on which the transferred or loaned fees will be expended, and, in the case of an interfund loan, the date on which the loan will be repaid, and the rate of interest that the account or fund will receive on the loan.

There were no interfund transfers or loans.

(H) Amount of refunds made pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 66001 (relating to the unexpended portion of the fees) and any allocations pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 66001 (relating to the administrative costs of refunding the fees).

There were no reportable refunds nor allocations for some other purpose for which fees were collected.

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CITY OF BELLFLOWER

PARK FACILITIES FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL AND
FISCAL YEARS 2016-21 FIVE-YEAR REPORTS

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Summary of Other Information from August 14, 2006 Staff Report:

Park Facilities Fee Applicable to:

New Single Family
Replacement Single Family
Room Addition
Second Unit
Third (or More) Units
Multi-Family
Commercial (including Institutional)
Office
Industrial

Yes, if more than one unit
No
No
Yes @ 50%
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Permitted Uses Acquisition of new and rehabilitation of existing park and recreation facilities
Prohibited Uses Operation and maintenance
Property Dedication In Lieu of Fee Yes
Other Exemptions Development restricted to low & moderate income and senior housing (fee payable when
restriction lifted)
Factors Used to Determine Fee 1. Number of Dwelling Units

2. Density Factor - per Census

3. General Plan Parkland Requirement

4. Appraised value of land within development
Adjustment Factors 1. Residential Density (Census)

2. Appraised Value

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PARK FACILITIES FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL AND
FISCAL YEARS 2016-21 FIVE-YEAR REPORTS

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This five-year report section has been prepared pursuant to the requirements of Government Code Section 66001.

Every five years, the local agency shall make all of the following findings with respect to that portion of the account or fund remaining unexpended, whether committed or uncommitted:

(A) Identify the purpose to which the fee is to be put.

The Park Facilities Fee is collected for the development of new and rehabilitation of existing neighborhood or community parks and recreational facilities within the City.

As of July 1, 2021, Park Facilities Fees have been allocated for the construction and improvement of Constitution Park amenities, Thompson Park playground equipment and Caruthers Park skate park security fence.

(B) Demonstrate a reasonable relationship between the fee and the purpose for which it is charged.

Fee revenues will be restricted to the development of new, or the improvement or rehabilitation of existing, neighborhood community parks and recreational facilities to serve the additional residents and workers associated with new development.

(C) Identify all sources and amounts of funding anticipated to complete financing in incomplete improvements identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).

The following projects will be 100% funded with Park Facilities Fees.

Project
Funding
Constitution Park Amenities
Park Facilities Fee $ 178,000

(Project commencement and completion: May 2022 – July 2022)

Thompson Park Playground Equipment
Park Facilities Fee $ 175,000

(Project commencement and completion: June 2022 – December 2022) Caruthers Park skate park security fence
Park Facilities Fee $ 110,000

(Project commencement and completion: July 2022 – December 2022)

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PARK FACILITIES FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL AND
FISCAL YEARS 2016-21 FIVE-YEAR REPORTS

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(D) Designate the approximate dates on which the funding referred to in subparagraph (C) is expected to be deposited into the appropriate account or fund.

The Park Facilities Fund has sufficient balance to fund the budgeted projects. Excess fund balance will be used on eligible projects that will be identified in the near future.

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CITY OF BELLFLOWER

PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL AND
FISCAL YEARS 2016-21 FIVE-YEAR REPORTS

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This annual report section has been prepared pursuant to the requirements of Government Code Section 66006.

(A) Brief description of the type of fee in the account or fund.

Pursuant to BMC Chapter 3.24 (Ordinance No. 1117), the Public Facilities Fee is collected to pay for land acquisition for, and design, engineering, and construction of, the public facilities designated in the City Council resolution and reasonable costs of related outside consultant studies.

The objective of the Public Facilities Fee is to ensure that new development pays the capital costs associated with population growth which increases the demand for municipal services and public facilities.

(B) Amount of the fee.

1. Single Family Development $1,416 per dwelling unit

2. Multi-Family Development $1,185 per dwelling unit

3. Commercial Development $0.188 per square foot of building

4. Office Development $0.227 per square foot of building

5. Industrial Development $0.092 per square foot of building

6. ADUs larger than 750 s.f. Fee proportional to primary unit

(C) Beginning and ending balance of the account or fund. (D) Amount of the fees collected and the interest earned.

No.

Fiscal
Year
Beginning
Balance
Public
Fac. Fees
Collected
Interest
earned

Expenditures

Transfers
Ending
Balance
15 2020-21 $ - $ 27,875 $ 60 $ - $ - $ 27,935 14 2019-20 $ 54,485 $ 20,285 $ 1,200 $ 75,970 $ - $ - 13 2018-19 $ - $ 53,865 $ 620 $ - $ - $ 54,485 12 2017-18 $ 54,360 $ 43,912 $ 688 $ 98,960 $ - $ - 11 2016-17 $ 136,734 $ 16,296 $ 1,330 $ 100,000 $ - $ 54,360 10 2015-16 $ 101,679 $ 34,122 $ 933 $ - $ - $ 136,734 9 2014-15 $ 89,930 $ 10,978 $ 771 $ - $ - $ 101,679 8 2013-14 $ 70,644 $ 18,561 $ 725 $ - $ - $ 89,930 7 2012-13 $ 63,702 $ 6,266 $ 676 $ - $ - $ 70,644 6 2011-12 $ 57,028 $ 5,993 $ 681 $ - $ - $ 63,702 5 2010-11 $ 49,660 $ 6,889 $ 479 $ - $ - $ 57,028 4 2009-10 $ 41,304 $ 7,845 $ 511 $ - $ - $ 49,660 3 2008-09 $ 32,351 $ 8,001 $ 952 $ - $ - $ 41,304 - 12 -

CITY OF BELLFLOWER

PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL AND
FISCAL YEARS 2016-21 FIVE-YEAR REPORTS

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No.

Fiscal
Year
Beginning
Balance
Public
Fac. Fees
Collected
Interest
earned

Expenditures

Transfers
Ending
Balance
2 2007-08 $ 8,853 $ 22,470 $ 1,028 $ - $ - $ 32,351 1 2006-07 $ - $ 8,757 $ 96 $ - $ - $ 8,853 Cumulative $ - $ 292,115 $ 10,750 $ 274,930 $ - $ 27,935

(E) Identification of each public improvement on which fees were expended and the amount of the expenditures on each improvement, including the total percentage of the cost of the public improvement that was funded with fees.

Expenditures
The Mayne Events Center and Fire Museum Thru 2020-21 Public Facilities Fee 2016-2020 274,930 2%
Economic Development and General Funds 2013-2019 8,063,351 73% Lease Financing 2017-2018 200,000 2%
Proceeds from Sale of Property to L.A.

County Fire Museum Association 2016-2018 650,000 6% Public Projects Fund 2017-2020 1,866,661 17%
Total $ 11,054,942 100%

Note: The percentage details may not total 100% due to rounding. In fiscal year 2021- 22, the City may transfer $27,935 of The Mayne Events Center and Fire Museum construction costs incurred in fiscal year 2017-18 from the General Fund to Public Facilities Fund. The City will identify any adjustments in a future annual report.

(F) Identification of an approximate date by which the construction of the public improvement will commence if the local agency determines that sufficient funds have been collected to complete financing on an incomplete public improvement, as identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 66001, and the public improvement remains incomplete.

There were no public improvements that remained incomplete and no project has been identified to date to use the remaining fund balance.

(G) Description of each interfund transfer or loan made from the account or fund, including the public improvement on which the transferred or loaned fees will be expended, and, in the case of an interfund loan, the date on which the loan will be repaid, and the rate of interest that the account or fund will receive on the loan.

An interfund transfer of $27,935 will be recorded in fiscal year 2021-22 to move the Mayne Events Center and Fire Museum construction costs incurred in fiscal year 2017 -18 from the General Fund to Public Facilities Fund.
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CITY OF BELLFLOWER

PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL AND
FISCAL YEARS 2016-21 FIVE-YEAR REPORTS

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(H) Amount of refunds made pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 66001 (relating to the unexpended portion of the fees) and any allocations pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 66001 (relating to the administrative costs of refunding the fees).

There were no reportable refunds nor allocations for some other purpose for which fees were collected.
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CITY OF BELLFLOWER

PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL AND
FISCAL YEARS 2016-21 FIVE-YEAR REPORTS

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Summary of Other Information from August 14, 2006 Staff Report:

Public Facilities Fee Applicable to:

New Single Family
Replacement Single Family
Room Addition
Second Unit
Third (or More) Units
Multi-Family
Commercial (including Institutional)
Office
Industrial

Yes
No (if sq ft increase <50%)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Permitted Uses Land or property acquisition, construction and expansion for specified public facilities (i.e., City
Hall, Public Works Yard, City storage facilities,
and alternative facilities for similar uses.)
Prohibited Uses Operation and maintenance
Property Dedication In Lieu of Fee Credit for Facilities Installed Other Exemptions 1. Alteration/addition to existing residential structure, except addition of dwelling unit.

2. Replacement of existing residential structure
without adding dwelling units.

3. Replacement of existing non-residential
structure with no additional increase of area.

Factors Used to Determine Fee 1. Facility Standard
a. Cost of Construction
b. Cost of Land

2. Density Factor
a. Residential – per Census or DOF estimate

b. Non-Residential – per SCAG Study

3. Admin Fee – per study
Adjustment Factors 1. Residential Density (Census or DOF Estimate)

2. Cost of Construction

3. Cost of Land

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CITY OF BELLFLOWER

PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL AND
FISCAL YEARS 2016-21 FIVE-YEAR REPORTS

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This five-year report section has been prepared pursuant to the requirements of Government Code Section 66001.

Every five years, the local agency shall make all of the following findings with respect to that portion of the account or fund remaining unexpended, whether committed or uncommitted:

(A) Identify the purpose to which the fee is to be put.

The Public Facilities Fee is collected to pay for land acquisition for, and design, engineering, and construction of, new or expanded general government facilities to serve additional residents and workers associated with new development. General government facilities include, but are not limited to, government administrative offices (e.g., City Hall), the city corporation yard, and city storage facilities.

The City will identify one or more eligible projects in the future and related expenditures will be reflected in future reports. A budget amendment will be recommended to the City Council for approval once a project has been identified since there are no projects budgeted to be funded with this fee in the Fiscal Year 2021-2023 Operating Budget.

(B) Demonstrate a reasonable relationship between the fee and the purpose for which it is charged.

The Public Facilities Fee is collected for the acquisition and construction of public facilities. Public facilities proposed to be funded by this fee will provide necessary governmental services and amenities to the additional residents and workers associated with new development. Projects are carefully reviewed to ensure that a reasonable relationship and nexus exist between the fee and the proposed project.

(C) Identify all sources and amounts of funding anticipated to complete financing in incomplete improvements identified in paragraph (2) of Government Code § 66001 subdivision (a).

The City anticipates utilizing the Public Facilities Fee funds on eligible future projects and will subsequently identify additional sources of any necessary additional funding.

(D) Designate the approximate dates on which the funding referred to in subparagraph (C) is expected to be deposited into the appropriate account or fund.

The City does not have a current estimate on the deposit of such potential funds.

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CITY OF BELLFLOWER

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
PUBLIC ARTS FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL REPORT

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This report has been prepared as supplemental information to the annual report prepared pursuant to the requirements of Government Code Section 66006.

(A) Brief description of the type of fee in the account or fund.

Pursuant to BMC Chapter 3.32 (Ordinance No. 1098), the Public Arts Fee collected can be used to provide works of art in public places in order to promote the visual arts in the City of Bellflower by creating a collection of permanent outdoor art work by recognized artists throughout the City, to be of public benefit, and to present the community with a variety of art work styles and themes, all of the highest possible quality.

(B) Amount of the fee.

1% of applicable project costs.

(C) Beginning and ending balance of the account or fund. (D) Amount of the fees collected and the interest earned.

No.

Fiscal
Year
Beginning
Balance
Public Arts
Fee
Collected
Interest
Earned /
Other

Expenditures Transfers
Ending
Balance
16 2020-21 $ 275,672 $ 23,252 $ 1,033 $ 179,099 $ - $ 120,858 15 2019-20 $ 296,109 $ 7,332 $ 5,603 $ 33,372 $ - $ 275,672 14 2018-19 $ 254,490 $ 35,230 $ 6,389 $ - $ - $ 296,109 13 2017-18 $ 186,206 $ 65,110 $ 3,174 $ - $ - $ 254,490 12 2016-17 $ 163,112 $ 21,053 $ 2,041 $ - $ - $ 186,206 11 2015-16 $ 62,012 $ 100,440 $ 660 $ - $ - $ 163,112 10 2014-15 $ 38,927 $ 41,759 $ 522 $ 19,196 $ - $ 62,012 9 2013-14 $ 38,895 $ 22,850 $ 447 $ 23,265 $ - $ 38,927 8 2012-13 $ (8,078) $ 56,762 $ 219 $ 10,008 $ - $ 38,895 7 2011-12 $ (51,578) $ 43,500 $ - $ - $ - $ (8,078) 6 2010-11 $ (62,578) $ 11,000 $ - /
$ 2,000
$ 2,000 $ - $ (51,578)
5 2009-10 $ 145,725 $ (9,500) $ 619 $ 199,422 $ - $ (62,578) 4 2008-09 $ 110,035 $ 37,500 $ 3,190 $ 5,000 $ - $ 145,725 3 2007-08 $ 70,252 $ 35,744 $ 4,039 $ - $ - $ 110,035 2 2006-07 $ 30,103 $ 37,750 $ 2,399 $ - $ - $ 70,252 1 2005-06 $ - $ 29,941 $ 162 $ - $ - $ 30,103 Cumulative $ - $ 559,723 $ 32,497 $ 471,362 $ - $ 120,858 - 17 -

CITY OF BELLFLOWER

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
PUBLIC ARTS FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL REPORT

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(E) Identification of each public improvement on which fees were expended and the amount of the expenditures on each improvement, including the total percentage of the cost of the public improvement that was funded with fees.

Expenditures
Thru 2020-21
% of Costs
Funded with Fees
Veterans Memorial* $ 205,393 70%
New Hope Temporary Shelter Mural 7,078 100% Journey to Market 108,000 100%
Belle the Cow 106,430 100%
Colored StreetPrint/
16922 Bellflower Blvd (Fronk’s/Café Camellia) 23,265 100% Gateway Arch 16,231 100%
Mural/Breezeway/
16700 Bellflower Blvd (Belmont Court) 2,965 100% Gas Pump Utility Box 2,000 100%
Total Costs Funded with Fees $ 471,263

*The remaining 30% or $89,566 of the Veterans Memorial Project was funded with Park Facilities Fees.

(F) Identification of an approximate date by which the construction of the public improvement will commence if the local agency determines that sufficient funds have been collected to complete financing on an incomplete public improvement, as identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 66001, and the public improvement remains incomplete.

Veterans Memorial has a remaining project budget of $2,500. The amount will be used to polish the memorial artwork in October 2022. The remaining fund balance will be reallocated to future projects that will funded with Public Arts Fees.

(G) Description of each interfund transfer or loan made from the account or fund, including the public improvement on which the transferred or loaned fees will be expended, and, in the case of an interfund loan, the date on which the loan will be repaid, and the rate of interest that the account or fund will receive on the loan.

There were no interfund transfers or loans.

(H) Amount of refunds made pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 66001 (relating to the unexpended portion of the fees) and any allocations pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 66001 (relating to the administrative costs of refunding the fees).

There were no reportable refunds nor allocations for some other purpose for which fees were collected.
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CITY OF BELLFLOWER

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
PUBLIC ARTS FEE FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL REPORT

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Other Information Regarding the Public Arts Fee:

3.32.030 Projects Subject to the Public Arts Ordinance.

A. The requirements of this chapter shall apply to the following activities:

1. All capital improvement projects where the project cost exceeds two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00);

2. All commercial/industrial development projects where the project cost exceeds two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00); and

3. All residential projects of more than two (2) lots or units, including single-family residential structures, condominiums, apartments, townhouses or other dwelling units, where the project cost exceeds five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00).

B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirements of this chapter shall not apply to the following activities:

1. Any project which consists solely of the reconstruction of structures which have been damaged by fire, flood, wind, earthquake or other calamity;

2. Any project constructed by a government agency other than the City or the Bellflower Redevelopment Agency or which is constructed on property exempt from taxation pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 214; and

3. Single and multi-family residential remodeling.

3.32.040 Requirement to Provide Art Work or Pay In-Lieu Contribution.

When a project is subject to the requirements of this chapter, the applicant shall provide public art by complying with one (1) of the following provisions. The choice of compliance methods shall be within the sole discretion of the applicant.

A. Acquiring and Installing Art. The project applicant shall acquire and install art work in a public place on or in the vicinity of the project site, as approved by the City Council pursuant to this chapter. The cost or value of such work shall equal or exceed one percent (1%) of the project cost.

B. In-Lieu Contribution. In-lieu of acquiring and installing art work, the project applicant may contribute an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the project cost to the Public Arts Fund. - 19 -

14-G
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

ATTENTION: Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager

FROM: Jim DellaLonga, Director of Economic Development

SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement File No. 855, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Harris & Associates, to extend the term for one year and provide compensation for the formation of two Business Improvement Districts and On-Call Advisory Services.

DATE: January 13, 2022

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Harris & Associates has performed a number of analyses for the City including assisting with the fiscal analysis of the cannabis ordinance, and property valuation. This amendment will extend the term of the agreement for an additional year and increase the compensation to allow Harris & Associates to coordinate the formation of two merchant-based business improvement districts and provide on-call general economic development and financial services. Budget savings realized through the City’s allocation of American Rescue Plan – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds would fund the portion of services relating to the business improvement district formation.

RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL

1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement File No. 855, in a form approved by the City Attorney; and

2) Approve a budget amendment to increase the allocation for Economic Development Account No. 510-42054-4002 by $98,000 for the portion of the services relating to the business improvement district formation; or

3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.

FISCAL IMPACT

The proposed funding of $146,575 for Amendment No. 3 for services during the contract extension period will be charged to Economic Development Account No. 510-42054-4002.

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Staff Report – Amendment No. 3 to AFN 855
January 13, 2022

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DISCUSSION

Harris & Associates has provided on-call advisory services to the City since late 2019. The current agreement expires on February 8, 2022, and Amendment No. 3 would extend the term for an additional year and the annual not-to-exceed amount would be increased to $146,575. This will allow for the time and funding for Harris & Associates to coordinate the formation of two tenant-based, business improvements districts along the Bellflower Boulevard commercial corridor. It will also allow Harris & Associates to provide on-call general economic development and financial services that may include, but are not limited to, real estate analysis, financial analysis, and advisory services as well as cannabis revenue research and advisory services.

ATTACHMENT

Amendment No. 3 to Agreement File No. 855 ....................................................................... 3

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AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO
AGREEMENT FILE NO. 855 BETWEEN

THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER AND

HARRIS & ASSOCIATES

FOR ON-CALL ADVISORY SERVICES

THIS AMENDMENT No. 3 (“Amendment”) is entered into this 13th day of January 2022, by and between the CITY OF BELLFLOWER, a municipal corporation (“CITY”) and Harris & Associates, a California Corporation (“CONSULTANT”).

SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 5 of Agreement File No. 855 (“Agreement”), Additional Work in the amount of $146,575 is added to the Agreement based on the attached Exhibit A.

SECTION 2. Section 7 is amended to read as follows:

“The term of this Agreement will end January 13, 2023, except that the term will be extended to the completion date of any Task Order in effect at the end of the term of this Agreement. The Manager, at CITY’s option, may extend the term twice not more than a total of 2 years via written amendment. Unless otherwise determined by written amendment between the parties, this Agreement will terminate at the end of the Term, as set forth in Section 15.”

SECTION 3. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be an original, but all of which together constitutes one instrument executed on the same date. In accordance with Government Code §16.5, the Parties agree that this Agreement, agreements ancillary to this Agreement, and related documents to be entered into in connection with this Agreement will be considered signed when the signature of a party is delivered by electronic transmission. Such electronic signature will be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature.

SECTION 4. Except as modified by this Amendment, all other terms and conditions of Agreement File No. 855 remain the same.

[SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE]

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City of Bellflower
Amendment No. 3 to Agreement File No. 855
Harris & Associates

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and year first hereinabove written.

CITY OF BELLFLOWER HARRIS & ASSOCIATES

_____________________________ ________________________________ Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager Hitta Mosesman, Vice President

ATTEST: _
Lisa Larrabee, CEO/Corporate Secretary

_____________________________
Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_____________________________
Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
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City of Bellflower
Amendment No. 3 to Agreement File No. 855
Harris & Associates

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EXHIBIT “A”

Scope of Work

1. Formation of two (2) Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) (business/tenant-based)

a. Prepare databases, mailing lists, and maps of potential BID businesses b. Conduct public outreach meetings
c. Prepare written surveys to assess BID feasibility
d. Prepare a Management District Plan for each BID
e. Draft BID petitions for signatures
f. Prepare draft Resolutions of Intention to form BIDs
g. Prepare public meetings and hearing notices for BID Resolutions of Intention after adoption
h. Prepare presentation and public meetings for business owners to review Management District Plans and the BID process
i. (Optional) Conduct mailings; assist with designation of non-profit organization to administer and implement BIDs

2. On-Call General Economic Development and Financial Services (as needed)

a. Provide as needed on-call economic development and financial services, as directed by City staff. These services may include, but are not limited to, real estate analysis and/or advisory services as well as cannabis revenue research and/or advisory services.

Fees

CONSULTANT will provide services on a time-and-materials basis based on an initial not-to-exceed budget of $146,575, including meetings and coordination. The estimated fee for the BID formation is $96,575, with the remaining budget of $50,000 available for on-call advisory services.

2022 Billing Rates for On-Call Advisory Services:
(Rates may be adjusted annually beginning January 1, 2023 by up to 4% per year) Principal-in-Charge Director/
Project Manager
Senior Analyst Analyst/GIS
$275 $195 $155 $140

Out of pocket fees paid by CONSULTANT on behalf of CITY for data will be invoiced at actual cost. Miscellaneous costs including mileage, phone calls, postage, etc. are included in the hourly rates.

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14-H

TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

ATTENTION: Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager

FROM: Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk

SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to ratify the 2022 Mayor’s Appointments to the various City-associated organizations.

DATE: January 13, 2022

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

It is customary for the Mayor to make appointments for City Council representation at various City-associated organizations in conjunction with the reorganization of the City Council. This action would ratify Mayor Dunton’s 2022 appointments to the various City-associated organizations.

RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL

1) Ratify Mayor Dunton’s 2022 appointments to the various City-associated organizations; or

2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.

FISCAL IMPACT

None

ATTACHMENTS

Mayor Dunton’s 2022 Appointments… ........................................ ………………………… 2 2021 Appointments… .................................................................. ………………………… 5

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2022 MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS
(Pursuant to City Council action of January 13, 2022)

ORGANIZATION 2022

DELEGATE
2022

ALTERNATE

CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES ASSOCIATION (CCCA)
www.contractcities.org
17315 Studebaker Road, Suite 210, Cerritos CA 90703
Executive Director: Marcel Rodarte; [email protected] Contacts: Mayra Bonilla, Operations Manager, (562) 622-5533; [email protected]
Alejandra Hernandez, Administrative Analyst,
[email protected]
Board of Directors Meetings: 3rd Wednesday of each month at various locations (6 p.m. Social Hour and 7 p.m. Dinner); No meeting in July Executive Board Meetings: 1st Wednesday of each month
Hamada Sanchez

CALIFORNIA JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY
(CJPIA)
www.cjpia.org
8081 Moody St., La Palma, CA 90623
Chief Executive Officer: Jonathan Shull; (562) 467-8717 Contact: Veronica Ruiz, Agency Clerk; (562) 467-8736; [email protected] Annual Meeting: to be held in the Fall in conjunction with the Risk Management Educational Forum (September 2022)
$100 stipend to the Voting Member for attending Annual Meeting Executive Committee Meetings: 4th Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. (Exceptions: April meeting is traditionally held in conjunction with the EC Workshop; November and December are the 3rd Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.)
Requirements: Political Reform Act Form 700 filing requirement for Executive Board Members
Santa Ines
(Executive
Member)
Hamada

CENTRAL BASIN WATER ASSOCIATION
http://www.watermaster.org/
725 N. Azusa Ave., Azusa, CA 91702
Contact: Anthony C. Zampiello, Executive Officer; (626) 815-1305; [email protected]
Association Members Luncheon Meetings: Typically held on the first Thursday of February, May, August and November at 11:30 a.m. at Albert Robles Center, 4320 San Gabriel River Parkway, Pico Rivera, CA 90660
Luncheon Meeting Dates: On hold due to COVID-19
Board of Directors Meetings: Typically held on the first Monday of each month at 12:00 p.m. Due to on-going COVID-19 precautions, meetings are currently being held via Zoom Meeting. When in-person meetings resume, they will be held at 12:00 p.m. in the Executive Board Room of The Centre-Sycamore Plaza, Lakewood, CA
Koops Dunton
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2022 MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS
(Pursuant to City Council action of January 13, 2022)

ORGANIZATION 2022

DELEGATE
2022

ALTERNATE

CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE
500 West Temple St., Room B-50, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Committee Member/Delegate: Mayor
Contact: Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors, Commission Services Division, Cesar Hernandez; (213) 974-1431;
[email protected]; [email protected] Meetings: Scheduled on an “as-needed” basis (when posts are vacant and elections are necessary) and are held in conjunction with the League Meetings on the 1st Thursday of each month
Mayor Mayor Pro
Tem
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS NOS. 2, 3, & 18
www.lacsd.org
1955 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90607-4998
Contact: Kimberly Christensen, Board Secretary; (562) 699-7411, ext. 1101; [email protected]
Delegate: Mayor (Health & Safety Code, Subsection 4730) Meetings: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 1:30 p.m. (Districts 2 & 3 meet on the 2nd Wednesday; Districts 2 & 18 meet on the 4th Wednesday)
Stipend: $125 per meeting per district; mileage at 54.5 cents per mile Requirements: Political Reform Act Form 700 filing requirements; Delegate/Alternate must submit AB1234 “Ethics Training” Certificate

Mayor

(pursuant to Health
& Safety Code
§ 4730)

Dunton
(District Nos. 2 & 18)

Santa Ines
(District No. 3)

(pursuant to
Resolution No. 19-92
and City Council
action on 1/11/21)

GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (COG)
www.gatewaycog.org
16401 Paramount Blvd., Paramount, CA 90723
Contact: Genny Cisneros; (562) 663-6850; [email protected] Board of Directors Meetings: 1st Wednesday of the month (5:30 p.m.

Dinner and 6 p.m. Meeting)
Stipend: $125 monthly
Requirements: Political Reform Act Form 700 filing requirements Notes: Pursuant to City Council action of 6/23/08, the appointed Delegate and Alternate will also serve as the City’s representative on the SR-91/I-605/I-405 Corridor Cities Committee; meet on as-needed basis
Dunton Koops

GREATER LOS ANGELES COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL

DISTRICT
www.glacvcd.org
12545 Florence Ave., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Contact: Susanne Kluh, Interim General Manager/Scientific-Technical Services Director; (562) 944-9656; cell: (562-572-0721; [email protected]
Meetings: 2nd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.

Stipend: $100 monthly for transportation to attend meetings Requirements: No Alternate to be appointed; Political Reform Act Form 700 filing requirement, completion of ethics training every two years and required to complete a 2-hour sexual harassment prevention training
Notes: Delegate Sonny R. Santa Ines appointed for a four-year term, expiring January 2025, per City Council action of 10/12/2020 Santa Ines

(Pursuant to Health
& Safety Code
Section 2024; Term
Expires 01/02/2025
pursuant to Council
action on 10/12/20)
N/A
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2022 MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS
(Pursuant to City Council action of January 13, 2022)

ORGANIZATION 2022

DELEGATE
2022

ALTERNATE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES (Los Angeles County Division) www.cacities.org
P.O. Box 1444, Monrovia, CA 91017
Executive Director: Carolyn Coleman; [email protected] Contact: Jennifer Quan; (626) 786-5142; [email protected] The Los Angeles County Division holds general membership meetings on the first Thursday in the months of January, March and June. All General Membership meetings begin with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by the meeting (unless otherwise noted). Additional Division events include: The Countywide City Managers Meeting in May, the Annual Installation Ceremony and Dinner in August, a Division meeting at the Annual Conference, and the All Cities Holiday Reception in December. Additional trainings and briefings are held as needed.

Registration information can be found at http://www.lacities.org Notes: City reinstated 5/10/1999
Sanchez Hamada

SELACO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

POLICY BOARD
http://www.selacowdb.com
10900 E. 183rd St. Suite 350, Cerritos, CA 90703
Mailing: 18629 Jeffrey Ave., Cerritos, CA 90703
Contact: Jack Joseph, Policy Board Administrator; (562) 230-1869; [email protected]
Policy Board Meetings: Bi-monthly on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at noon, location: SELACO WIB offices in Cerritos (subject to change) Stipend: $100 per month for meeting(s) attended
Requirements: Political Reform Act Form 700 filing requirement for Policy Board Member and Alternate
Santa Ines Hamada

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
(SCAG)
http://www.scag.ca.gov
900 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Contact: Maggie Aguilar, Clerk of the Board; (213) 630-1420; [email protected]
Contact: Cecilia Pulido, Deputy Clerk of the Board; (213) 630-1480; [email protected]
Regional Conference & General Assembly Meeting: May 4 – 6, 2022 Location: TBD
Optional Regional Council Meetings: 1st Thursday of each month from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at SCAG Office
Requirements: Political Reform Act Form 700 filing requirement Notes: City rejoined 4/22/2002
Hamada Sanchez

Updated
1/5/2022

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2021 MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS
(Pursuant to City Council action of January 11, 2021)

ORGANIZATION 2021

DELEGATE
2021

ALTERNATE

CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES ASSOCIATION (CCCA)
www.contractcities.org
17315 Studebaker Road, Suite 210, Cerritos CA 90703
Executive Director: Marcel Rodarte; [email protected] Contacts: Mayra Bonilla, Operations Manager, (562) 622-5533; [email protected]; Alejandra Hernandez, Administrative Analyst, [email protected] and Marcel Rodarte, Executive Director, [email protected]
Board of Directors Meetings: 3rd Wednesday of each month at various locations (6 p.m. Social Hour and 7 p.m. Dinner); No meeting in July Executive Board Meetings: 1st Wednesday of each month
Dunton Sanchez

CALIFORNIA JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY
(CJPIA)
www.cjpia.org
8081 Moody St., La Palma, CA 90623
Chief Executive Officer: Jonathan Shull; (562) 467-8717 Contact: Veronica Ruiz, Agency Clerk
(562) 467-8736; [email protected]
Annual Meeting: to be held in the Fall in conjunction with the Risk Management Educational Forum (September 16, 2021)$100 stipend to the Voting Member for attending Annual Meeting
Executive Committee Meetings: 4th Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. (Exceptions: April meeting is traditionally held in conjunction with the EC Workshop; November and December are the 3rd Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.)
Requirements: Political Reform Act Form 700 filing requirement for Executive Board Members
Santa Ines
(Executive
Member)
Hamada

CENTRAL BASIN WATER ASSOCIATION
http://www.watermaster.org/
725 N. Azusa Ave., Azusa, CA 91702
Contact: Anthony C. Zampiello, Executive Officer
(626) 815-1305; [email protected]
Association Members Luncheon Meetings: Typically held on the first Thursday of February, May, August and November at 11:30 a.m. at Albert Robles Center, 4320 San Gabriel River Parkway, Pico Rivera, CA 90660; Luncheon Meeting Dates: On hold due to Covid-19 Board of Directors Meetings: Typically held on the first Monday of each month.

Koops Dunton

CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE
500 West Temple Street, Rm B-50, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Committee Member/Delegate: Mayor
Contact: Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors, Commission Services Division, Cesar Hernandez
(213) 974-1431; [email protected];
[email protected]
Meetings: Scheduled on an “as-needed” basis (when posts are vacant and elections are necessary) and are held in conjunction with the League Meetings on the 1st Thursday of each month.

Mayor Mayor Pro
Tem
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2021 MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS
(Pursuant to City Council action of January 11, 2021)

ORGANIZATION 2021

DELEGATE
2021

ALTERNATE
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS NOS. 2, 3, & 18
www.lacsd.org
1955 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90607-4998
Contact: Kimberly Christensen, Board Secretary
(562) 699-7411, Ext. 1101; [email protected]
Delegate: Mayor (Health & Safety Code, Subsection 4730) Meetings: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 1:30 p.m. (Districts 2 & 3 meet on the 2nd Wednesday; Districts 2 & 18 meet on the 4th Wednesday)
Stipend: $125 per meeting per district; mileage at 54.5 cents per mile Requirements: Political Reform Act Form 700 filing requirements; Delegate/Alternate must submit AB1234 “Ethics Training” certificates

Mayor

(pursuant to Health
& Safety Code
§ 4730)

Dunton
(District Nos. 2 & 18)

Santa Ines
(District No. 3)

(pursuant to
Resolution No. 19-92
and City Council
action on 1/11/21)

GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (COG)
www.gatewaycog.org
16401 Paramount Boulevard, Paramount, CA 90723
Contact: Genny Cisneros; (562) 663 6850; [email protected] Board of Directors Meetings: 1st Wednesday of the month (5:30 p.m. Dinner and 6 p.m. Meeting) Stipend: $125 monthly Requirements: Political Reform Act Form 700 filing requirements Notes: Pursuant to City Council action of 6/23/08, the appointed Delegate and Al ternate will also serve as the City’s representatives on the SR-91/I-605/I-405 Corridor Cities Committee; meet on as-needed basis
Dunton Koops

GREATER LOS ANGELES COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL

DISTRICT
www.glacvcd.org
12545 Florence Ave., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Contact: Ms. Truc Dever, General Manager
562-944-9656 x501; fax: 562-944-7976; [email protected] Meetings: 2nd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.

Stipend: $100 monthly for transportation to attend meetings Requirements: No Alternate to be appointed; Political Reform Act Form 700 filing requirement and completion of ethics training every two years and required to complete a 2-hour sexual harassment prevention training
Notes: Delegate Sonny R. Santa Ines appointed for a four-year term, expiring January 2025, per City Council action of 10/12/20
Santa Ines

(Pursuant to Health
& Safety Code
Section 2024; Term
Expires 01/02/2025
pursuant to Council
action on 10/12/20)
N/A
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES (Los Angeles County Division) www.cacities.org
P. O. Box 1444, Monrovia, CA 91017
Executive Director: Carolyn Coleman; ccoleman@cacities,org Contact: Jennifer Quan, 626-786-5142; [email protected] The Los Angeles County Division holds general membership meetings on the first Thursday in the months of January, March, June. All General Membership meetings begin with a reception at 6 PM, followed by the meeting (unless otherwise noted). Additional Division events include: The Countywide City Managers Meeting in May, the Annual Installation Ceremony & Dinner in August, a Division meeting at the Annual Conference, and the All Cities Holiday Reception in December. Additional trainings and briefings are hel d as needed. Registration information can be found at http://www.lacities.org Notes: City reinstated 5/10/99
Hamada Sanchez
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2021 MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS
(Pursuant to City Council action of January 11, 2021)

ORGANIZATION 2021

DELEGATE
2021

ALTERNATE

SELACO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

POLICY BOARD
http://www.selacowdb.com/
10900 E. 183rd Street, Suite 350, Cerritos, 90703
Mailing: 18629 Jeffrey Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703
Contact: Jack Joseph, Policy Board Administrator
(562) 230-1869; [email protected]
Policy Board Meetings: Bi-monthly on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at noon, location SELACO WIB offices in Cerritos (subject to change) Stipend: $100 per month for meeting(s) attended
Requirements: Political Reform Act Form 700 filing requirement for Policy Board Member and Alternate
Santa Ines Hamada

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
(SCAG)
http://www.scag.ca.gov
900 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1700 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Contact: Maggie Aguilar, Clerk of the Board; (213) 630-1420; [email protected] & Peter Waggonner, Office of Regional Council Support; (213) 630-1402; [email protected]
Regional Conference & General Assembly Meeting: May 5-7, 2021/ Location: TBD
Optional Regional Council Meetings: 1st Thursday of each month from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at SCAG Office
Requirements: Political Reform Act Form 700 filing requirement Notes: City Rejoined 4/22/02
Hamada Sanchez

SISTER CITY COMMITTEE
David Perry; [email protected]
(714-721-4477), 16812 View Park Ave, Bellflower
Sandra Espinoza; [email protected]
Meetings: 1st Meeting is in February and then 1st Tuesday of each month starting in April at 7 p.m. at the Bellflower Chamber of Commerce Office (Exception: No meetings in November and December)
Hamada Dunton
Updated
1/15/2021

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14-I
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

ATTENTION: Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager

FROM: Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk

SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of the December 13, 2021, Regular City Council Meeting.

DATE: January 13, 2022

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

None

RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL

1) Approve the December 13, 2021, Regular Meeting Minutes; or

2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.

FISCAL IMPACT

None

ATTACHMENT

Minutes of the December 13, 2021, Regular Meeting… .............. ………………………… 2

MINUTES

CITY OF BELLFLOWER

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2021 - TELECONFERENCE AND

BELLFLOWER CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION / 7 P.M. OPEN SESSION

NOTE THAT THIS MEETING WAS PARTIALLY CONDUCTED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 54953(E) AS IMPLEMENTED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION.

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 54953(E), THE PUBLIC WAS GIVEN AN

OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT BY EMAILING COMMENTS TO [email protected] BEFORE THE START OF THE MEETING OR

TELEPHONICALLY DURING THE MEETING BY PARTICIPATING VIA THE ZOOM WEBSITE/APP OR BY CALLING (669) 900-6833 (ZOOM MEETING ID: 817 9721 4447)

5:30 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION

1 Call to Order

None

2 Roll Call

None

3 Recess to Closed Session

None

4 Reconvene for Open Session

None

Page 1 of 7 ends

Bellflower City Council Minutes Item No. 5 December 13, 2021 Page 2 of 7

7:00 P.M. – OPEN SESSION

5 Call to Order

Mayor Koops called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.

6 Roll Call

The following Members of the City Council responded present to roll call:

Mayor Dan Koops
Mayor Pro Tem Ray Dunton
Council Member Raymond Y. Hamada
Council Member Victor A. Sanchez
Council Member Sonny R. Santa Ines

Staff Participants:

Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager
Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
P.J. Mellana, Director of Parks and Recreation
Joel Hockman, Director of Public Safety
Jim DellaLonga, Director of Economic Development
Len Gorecki, Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works Bernardo Iniguez, Public Works Manager
Jennifer Poole-Eidd, Management Assistant

7 Invocation

Mayor Pro Tem Ray Dunton offered the Invocation.

8 Pledge of Allegiance

P.J. Mellana, Director of Parks and Recreation led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Bellflower City Council Minutes Item No. 9
December 13, 2021 Page 3 of 7

9 City Council Reorganization

City Manager Stewart introduced the item and turned the meeting over to City Clerk Ochiqui to conduct nominations for the Office of Mayor.

City Clerk Ochiqui opened nominations for the Office of Mayor. Council Member Sanchez nominated Mayor Pro Tem Dunton for the Office of Mayor.

There being no further nominations, without objection, nominations for the Office of Mayor were closed. The nomination of Ray Dunton as Mayor of the City of Bellflower unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: Council Members - Dunton, Hamada, Koops, Sanchez, and Santa Ines

City Clerk Ochiqui congratulated Mayor Dunton and turned the meeting over to him to conduct nominations for Office of Mayor Pro Tem.

Mayor Dunton opened nominations for the Office of Mayor Pro Tem.

Council Member Koops nominated Council Member Santa Ines for the Office of Mayor Pro Tem, seconded by Council Member Sanchez.

There being no further nominations, without objection, the nominations for the Office of Mayor Pro Tem were closed. The nomination of Sonny R. Santa Ines as Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Bellflower unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: Council Members - Hamada, Koops, Sanchez, Santa Ines, and Mayor Dunton

For the record, 1) Mayor Dunton thanked his City Council colleagues for their trust in electing him Mayor for this term, noting that he will do his best in the year ahead; and 2) Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines thanked his City Council colleagues for electing him Mayor Pro Tem for this term and emphasized how proud he is of the City Council and the City in that they are able to set aside differences and work collaboratively to move the City forward.

10 Public Comments

There was no one in attendance wishing to provide public comments.

Bellflower City Council Minutes Item No. 11
December 13, 2021 Page 4 of 7

11 Public Hearings

A Consideration and possible action to conduct the annual public hearing to consider whether the 5% Utility Users’ Tax (UUT) s hould continue in effect or be modified or repealed.__________________________________________

Director of Public Safety Hockman provided a brief verbal presentation.

Following discussion, it was moved by Council Member Koops, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines, and carried without objection, to open the public hearing.

There being no one in attendance wishing to present testimony, it was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines, seconded by Council Member Sanchez, and carried without objection, to close the public hearing.

It was moved by Council Member Sanchez, seconded by
Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines, and unanimously carried by the following roll call vote, to approve the continuance of the UUT and funding of the Community Policing Program with revenues generated from the UUT:

AYES: Council Members - Hamada, Koops, Sanchez, Santa Ines, and Mayor Dunton

12 Ordinances and Resolutions for Consideration

None

13 Consideration Items

None

14 Consent Calendar

For the record, Council Member Koops recused on Item 14-H (Simms Park Recreation Office Renovation) as he owns property within 500 feet of the subject property.

It was moved by Council Member Koops, seconded by Council Member Hamada, and unanimously carried by the following roll call vote, to approve the actions stipulated on the Consent Calendar:

AYES: Council Members - Hamada, Koops, Sanchez, Santa Ines, and Mayor Dunton

Bellflower City Council Minutes Item No. 14 December 13, 2021 Page 5 of 7

14 Consent Calendar – Continued

A Consideration and possible action to receive and file Warrant Register No. 22-061, dated December 13, 2021.

Action: Received and file Warrant Register No. 22-061.

B Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution Nos. 21-68 [MOU No. 21-01], 21-69 [MOU No. 21-02], 21-70 [MOU No. 21-03], 21-71 [MOU NO. 21-04], and 21-72 [Salary Adjustment for Assistant City Engineer].

Resolution No. 21-68 [MOU No. 21-01] – A Resolution approving Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) File No. 21-01 with AFSCME Local 1511 establishing a compensation plan for AFSCME-represented mid management employees in the Bellflower municipal service for Fiscal Years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023; and superseding Resolution No. 19-40;

Resolution No. 21-69 [MOU No. 21-02] – A Resolution approving Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) File No. 21-02 with
AFSCME-represented full-time maintenance and community services officer employees in the Bellflower municipal service for Fiscal Years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023; and superseding Resolution No. 19-72;

Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution Nos. 21-68 [MOU No. 21-01], 21-69 [MOU No. 21-02], 21-70 [MOU No. 21-03], 21-71 [MOU NO. 21-04], and 21-72 [Salary Adjustment for Assistant City Engineer]

Resolution No. 21-70 [MOU No. 21-03] – A Resolution approving Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) File No. 21-03 with
AFSCME-represented part-time maintenance and community services officer employees in the Bellflower municipal service for Fiscal Years 2021- 2022 and 2022-2023; and superseding Resolution No. 19-73;

Resolution No. 21-71 [MOU No. 21-04] – A Resolution approving Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) File No. 21-04 with Bellflower City Employees Association (BCEA) represented full-time executive assistant employees in the Bellflower municipal service for Fiscal Years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023; and

Resolution No. 21-72 – A Resolution retroactively amending Resolution No. 21-48 by adjusting the salary range for the Assistant City Engineer position for the City of Bellflower.

Action: Adopted Resolution Nos. 21-68, 21-69, 21-70, and 21-71 authorizing the City Manager to execute the Memorandums of Understanding, in forms approved by the City Attorney; 2) Adopted Resolution No. 21-72 to adjust the salary range of Assistant City Engineer; and 3) Authorized the City Manager, or designee, to make adjustments to the City’s Budget as needed to reflect the City Council’s actions.

Bellflower City Council Minutes Item No. 14 December 13, 2021 Page 6 of 7

14 Consent Calendar – Continued

C Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of the November 22, 2021, Regular Meeting of the City Council.

Action: Approved the November 22, 2021, Regular Meeting Minutes.

D Consideration and possible action to authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to convert the existing 2-way ‘Stop’ controls to 4-way ‘Stop’ controls on Belmont Street at Virginia Avenue (C.E. #21-12).

Action: Authorized the Director of Public Works, or designee, to convert the existing 2-way ‘Stop’ controls to 4-way ‘Stop’ controls on Belmont Street at Virginia Avenue.

E Consideration and possible action to Adopt Resolution No. 21-67 – A Resolution extending the existence of a local emergency and authorizing hybrid public meetings via Teleconferencing.

CEQA: The Resolution itself and the actions anticipated by the Resolution were reviewed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations §§15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”). Based upon that review, this action is exempt from further review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15269(a) because the protection of public and private property is necessary to maintain service essential to the public, health and welfare.1

Action: Adopted Resolution No. 21-67.

F Consideration and possible action to authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to install a passenger loading zone fronting 13623 Clark Avenue (C.E. #21-13).

Action: Authorized the Director of Public Works, or designee, to install a passenger loading zone fronting 13623 Clark Avenue.

G Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 4 to Agreement File No. 311.2 with KJServices Environmental Consulting, LLC, in a form approved by the City Attorney, to extend the term and modify the compensation for the Administration and Coordination of the Used Oil Recycling Program and Beverage Container Recycling Program. _____________________________________ Action: Authorized the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 4 to Agreement File No. 311.2, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

Bellflower City Council Minutes Item No. 14 December 13, 2021 Page 7 of 7

14 Consent Calendar – Continued

H Consideration and possible action to find Meyers Construction Co. to be a non-responsive bidder and award a contract to RAMCO General Engineering Contractor, for the Simms Park Recreation Office Renovation (Specifications No. 19/20-11); and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with RAMCO General Engineering Contractor, in a form approved by the City Attorney. ___________________________________________ CEQA: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq.) and CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, §§ 15000, et seq.), the City conducted an environmental assessment. Based on the environmental assessment, the project was determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15303 (Class 1 - Existing Facilities).

Action: Found Meyers to be non-responsive and awarded a contract to RAMCO for the Project; and authorized the City Manager to execute a contract with RAMCO, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

I Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Addendum No. 1 to Transfer Agreement No. 2020RPLSGR02 (Agreement File No. 887), in a form approved by the City Attorney, with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for the Safe, Clean Water Program – Regional Program Funds.

Action: Authorized the City Manager to execute Addendum No. 1 to Agreement File No. 887, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

15 Council Reports

Council Member Sanchez, Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines, Council Member Hamada, Council Member Koops, and Mayor Dunton made various comments and reports.

16 Adjournment

Without objection, Mayor Dunton adjourned the meeting at 7:24 p.m. to the next Regular Meeting of the Bellflower City Council at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2022.

Ray Dunton, Mayor
City of Bellflower

Attest:

Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
Approved: January 13, 2022

CITY OF BELLFLOWER

RESOLUTION NO. 22-2

A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A LEGISLATIVE INVOCATION

POLICY FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Findings. The City Council finds and declares that:

A. The City Council is an elected legislative and deliberative public body.

B. Legislative bodies in the United States have long maintained a tradition of solemnizing proceedings by allowing for an opening invocation before each meeting for the benefit and blessing of legislators.

C. The City Council seeks to establish a formal invocation policy consistent with applicable law and jurisprudence.

D. Legislative invocations before deliberative public bodies have been consistently upheld as constitutional by American courts, including the United States Supreme Court. In making this determination, the City Council takes note of the following cases: Town of Greece v. Galloway (2014) 572 U.S. 565; Lee v. Weisman (1992) 505 U.S. 577; Bd. of Educ. of Westside Cmty. Sch. v. Mergens (1990) 496 U.S. 226; Lynch v. Donnelly (1984) 465 U.S. 668; Marsh v. Chambers (1983) 463 U.S. 783; Holy Trinity Church v.

United States (1892) 143 U.S. 457.

E. The City Council intends to adopt a policy that upholds an individual’s “free exercise” rights under the First Amendment.

F. The City Council seeks to adopt a policy that does not proselytize or advance any faith or show any purposeful preference of one religious view to the exclusion of others.

G. The City Council recognizes its constitutional duty to interpret, construe, and amend its policies.

SECTION 2. Adoption. The City Council adopts the following policy for opening invocations before City Council meetings:

A. In order to solemnize its proceedings, the City Council will allow for an invocation to be offered at its meetings pursuant to the policy set forth in this Resolution.

B. No individual in attendance at the City Council meeting as a member of the public, employee, City Council member or otherwise is required to participate in any invocation offered pursuant to this policy.

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SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
ITEM 12-A – JANUARY 13, 2022

City of Bellflower
Resolution No. 22-2

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C. Except as otherwise provided, the invocation should be delivered by a prominent member of the community including, without limitation, a member of the clergy or religious leader within the City. To ensure that such person (the “invocation speaker”) is selected from among a wide pool of invocation speakers on a rotating basis, the invocational speaker will be selected according to the following procedure (references to the “City Clerk” include the City Clerk or designee):

1. The City Clerk will compile and maintain a database (the “Invocations List”) of notable fraternal, service club, religious congregations, or similar groups with an established presence in the City including, without limitation, organizations with religious or secular beliefs.

2. To compile the Invocations List, the City Clerk will utilize from authoritative sources including, without limitation, the Chamber of Commerce. All organizations with an established presence in the City are eligible for inclusion on the Invocations List, and any such organization can confirm its inclusion by submitting a written request to the City Clerk.

3. The Invocations List will also include the name and contact information of any persons who serves as a chaplain one or more fire departments or law enforcement agencies that serve the City or any nearby military facilities.

4. The City Clerk will update the Invocations List regularly but not less than annually, beginning one year from the date of adoption of this Resolution.

5. Within 30 days after this Resolution is effective, and the beginning of each following calendar year, the City Clerk will mail an invitation addressed to responsible persons representing eligible organizations listed on the Invocations List.

6. The City Clerk will sign and date the invitation and ensure that it includes information approved by the City Attorney to comply with this Policy. The template attached as Exhibit “A” may (but is not required) to be used for such purpose.

7. The City Clerk will schedule invitation respondents on a random basis, e.g., first-come, first-serve basis.

8. If the selected invocation speaker does not appear at the scheduled meeting or if the City Clerk is unable to schedule an invocation speaker for a given meeting, the Mayor may ask for a volunteer from among the City Council or the public to deliver the invocation.

D. No invocation speaker will receive compensation for their service.

City of Bellflower
Resolution No. 22-2

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E. The City Clerk will make all reasonable efforts to ensure a variety of eligible speakers are scheduled for City Council meetings. The City Clerk will make all reasonable efforts to avoid scheduling not schedule the same invocation speaker to offer an invocation at consecutive City Council meetings or at more than three City Council meetings in a calendar year.

F. No City official, employee, or representative will engage in any prior inquiry, review of, or involvement in, the content of any invocation to be offered by an invocation speaker.

G. In adopting this policy, the City Council does not affiliate itself with or express a preference for any faith or religious denomination. This policy is intended to acknowledge and express the City Council’s respect for its legislative responsibilities and service to its constituents and demonstrate its appreciation of the diversity of religious denominations and faiths represented and practiced among the citizens of Bellflower.

SECTION 3. This Resolution does not affect any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred before, or preclude prosecution and imposition of penalties for any violation occurring before, this Resolution’s effective date. Any such amended part will remain in full force and effect for sustaining action or prosecuting violations occurring before the effective date of this Resolution.

SECTION 4. Severability. If any part of this Resolution or its application is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the City Council intends that such invalidity will not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provisions or applications and, to this end, the provisions of this Resolution are severable.

SECTION 5. To the extent that any other resolution pertaining to a Legislative Invocation Policy is incorporated into this Resolution, it is superseded in its entirety.

SECTION 6. The City Manager will establish policies and procedures as necessary to carry out this policy.

SECTION 7. Electronic Signatures. This Resolution may be executed with electronic signatures in accordance with Government Code §16.5. Such electronic signatures will be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature.

SECTION 8. Signature Authority. The Mayor, or presiding officer, is hereby authorized to affix his signature to this Resolution signifying its adoption by the City Council of the City of Bellflower, and the City Clerk, or her duly appointed deputy, is directed to attest thereto.

SECTION 9. Effective Date. This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption.

City of Bellflower
Resolution No. 22-2

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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER ON THIS 13TH DAY OF JANUARY 2022.

____________________________
Ray Dunton, Mayor

ATTEST:

_______________________________
Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

________________________________
Karl H. Berger, City Attorney

Attachment:

Exhibit A – Invitation Template

CITY OF BELLFLOWER
RESOLUTION NO. 22-2

EXHIBIT “A” – INVITATION TEMPLATE

Dear community leader,

To solemnize its legislative proceedings, the City Council makes it a policy to invite community leaders in the City of Bellflower to voluntarily offer an invocation before the beginning of its meetings. As the leader of a group with an established presence in the local community of the City or in your capacity as a chaplain for one of the fire departments or law enforcement agencies of the City, you are eligible to offer this important service at an upcoming meeting of the City Council.

If you are willing to assist the City Council in this regard, please send a written reply at your earliest convenience to the City Clerk at the address included on this letterhead or via email to [email protected]. Clergy are scheduled on a first-come, first-serve or other random basis. The dates of the City Council’s scheduled meetings for the upcoming year are listed on the following, attached page. If you have a preference among the dates, please state that request in your written reply.

This opportunity is voluntary, and you are free to offer the invocation according to the dictates of your own conscience. To maintain a spirit of respect and harmony, the City Council requests only that the invocation opportunity not be exploited as an effort to convert others to the particular faith of the invocational speaker, nor to disparage any faith or belief different than that of the invocational speaker.

On behalf of the City Council, I thank you in advance for considering this invitation.

Sincerely,
City Clerk

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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

ATTENTION: Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager

FROM: Joel Hockman, Director of Public Safety

SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement File No. 822, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with City Net, to decrease the compensation for homeless prevention and rapid rehousing services.

DATE: January 13, 2022

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The much smaller population of homeless individuals that currently remain in Bellflower tend to require more focused and intensive outreach efforts by City Net than those who were routinely in the City when the New Hope Shelter first opened in May 2020. Their unwillingness to accept housing, along with drug and mental health challenges are common reasons why this is so. To right-size the current outreach efforts of City Net and avoid paying for excessive outreach services that no longer produce the same quantity of positive results of the past, the City is proposing to reduce the City Net contract by approximately 50%. This Amendment will go into effect immediately, superseding the current Agreement that is set to expire on June 30, 2022.

RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL

1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement File No. 822, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or

2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.

FISCAL IMPACT

The proposed reduction would decrease the annual contract from $120,000 to $67,609, for a savings of $52,391. A potential use of this savings could be to bolster public safety enforcement of illegal homeless camping at night, to accompany the extensive efforts already being made -- mostly in the daytime hours. As before, homeless outreach and enforcement would be paid for by using a combination of funding sources, including: Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Fund (Successor Housing Agency), Drug Rehabilitation Funds (Cannabis Business Permittee Fees), and General Fund.

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Staff Report – Amendment No. 1 to Agreement File No. 822 with City Net January 13, 2022

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DISCUSSION

Having worked with the City and Sheriff’s Department to reduce homelessness in Bellflower for nearly three years, the favorable results of City Net’s efforts are apparent.

Field censuses of homeless individuals revealed a reduction in Bellflower’s homeless population from 172 in May of 2019, to 60 in October of 2020. Another census to be scheduled in 2022 is anticipated to again reveal favorable results. However, those homeless individuals who remain, are typically more difficult to place for social service agencies like City Net. This population routinely have no interest in assistance, and/or have chronic drug or mental health challenges that are not a good fit for most housing options. In these cases, often the Sheriff’s Department is best suited to deal with them at the request of concerned community members. With an approximate 50% reduction in City Net services, the City would still draw upon their assistance when a positive result is expected, but not pay for excessive outreach services to a population that is not responsive.

As before, City Net will continue to work with their counterparts at Kingdom Causes Bellflower, to ensure that there will be a continuing role for each organization to play in the effort to reduce homelessness, and that there will be a degree of cooperation between the two agencies. The missions will be essentially the same, but the methods and resources used will often be distinct from one another. This ensures that the City is not merely paying twice for the same service, but instead gaining a more comprehensive approach in dealing with the complex problem of homelessness.

ATTACHMENT

Amendment No. 1 to Agreement File No. 822 ................................................................. 3 -2-

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
AGREEMENT FILE NO. 822 BETWEEN

THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER AND

CITY NET

FOR BELLFLOWER HOMELESS SERVICES

THIS AMENDMENT No. 1 (“Amendment”) is made and entered into this 13th day of January 2022, by and between the CITY OF BELLFLOWER, a general law city and municipal corporation (“CITY”), and CITY NET, a non-profit organization (“CONSULTANT”).

SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 12 of Agreement File No. 822 (“Agreement”), Exhibit A (Scope of Services and Fee Schedule) is amended in its entirety with the attached Exhibit A.

SECTION 2. This Amendment shall be for a term beginning immediately upon execution and expire on December 31, 2022, unless otherwise extended pursuant to Section 8 of the Agreement. This Amendment supersedes any prior extension of the Agreement including, without limitation, an extension dated May 11, 2021, which extended the Agreement to June 30, 2022.

SECTION 2. This Amendment may be executed in any number or counterparts, each of which will be an original, but all of which together constitutes one instrument executed on the same date.

SECTION 3. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES. This Amendment may be executed by the Parties on any number of separate counterparts, and all such counterparts so executed constitute one agreement binding on all the Parties notwithstanding that all the Parties are not signatories to the same counterpart. In accordance with Government Code §16.5, the Parties agree that this Amendment, agreements ancillary to this Agreement, and related documents to be entered into in connection with this Amendment will be considered signed when the signature of a party is delivered by electronic transmission. Such electronic signature will be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature.

SECTION 4. Except as modified by this Amendment, all other terms and conditions of Agreement File No. 822 remain the same.

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City of Bellflower
Agreement File No. 822 - Amendment No. 1
City Net

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this contract the day and year first hereinabove written.

CITY OF BELLFLOWER CITY NET

_____________________________ ________________________________ Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager Brad Fieldhouse, President/Executive Director

ATTEST:

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Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
Taxpayer ID No. 57-1162424

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Exhibit A – Scope of Services and Fee Schedule
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Agenda Item 11-A
Consideration and Possible Action to conduct a public hearing to consider adopting Resolution No. 22-1 – A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Agreement for Disposition of Real Property No. 882.1, in a form approved by the City Attorney, between Urban Pacific Development Group, LLC and the City of Bellflower for the disposition of real property located at 9443 Artesia Boulevard

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1) Open the public hearing; take documentary and testimonial evidence; and after considering the evidence, adopt Resolution No. 22-1 authorizing the City Manager to execute Agreement for Disposition of Real Property AFN 882.1, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or

2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.

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