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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2022, 10:00 A.M.
NOTE THAT THIS MEETING WAS PARTIALLY CONDUCTED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 54953(E) AS IMPLEMENTED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION.
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TELEPHONICALLY DURING THE MEETING BY PARTICIPATING VIA THE ZOOM WEBSITE/APP OR BY CALLING (669) 900-6833 (ZOOM MEETING ID: 821 1760 3829) 1 Call to Order
Mayor Dunton called the Special Meeting to order at 10:04 a.m. 2 Roll Call
The following Members of the City Council responded present to roll call:
Mayor Ray Dunton
Mayor Pro Tem Sonny R. Santa Ines
Council Member Raymond Y. Hamada
Council Member Dan Koops
Council Member Victor A. Sanchez
Staff Participants:
Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager
Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
Len Gorecki, Assistant City Manager/ Director of Public Works Elizabeth Corpuz, Director of Planning and Building Services Rowena Genilo-Concepcion, Planning Manager
Jim DellaLonga, Director of Economic Development
Eduardo Lizarraga, Management Analyst II
Travis Sais, Assistant to the City Manager
Jennifer Poole-Eidd, Management Assistant
Bellflower City Council Minutes Item No. 3 ' January 20, 2022 Page 2 of 7
3 Public Comments
None
4 Public Hearings
A Consideration and possible action to conduct a Public Hearing to consider a General Plan Amendment and a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 6th Cycle Housing Element, and adopt Resolution No. 22-4 — A Resolution approving General Plan Amendment Case No. GPA 21-01 and Mitigated Negative Declaration No. MND 21-01 implementing the Housing Element Update (2021-2029) to the Bellflower General Plan.
CEQA: An Initial Study was prepared in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines § 15063 which showed that, if mitigated, the Project would not cause any significant environmental impacts. Accordingly, pursuant to Public Resources Code § 21091, the City prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration ("MND") of Environmental Impacts for the Project. A Notice of Intent to Adopt the MND was published in the Herald American Bellflower on October 21, 2021, and mailed to other appropriate public agencies. The 30-day public review period for the MND began on October 21, 2021 and closed on November 22, 2021.
City Manager Stewart read the title into the record and introduced the item.
For the record, the Housing Opportunity Areas are referred to throughout as referenced in the Draft Housing Element document (Exhibit A to the Staff Report).
For the record, Council Member Koops announced he would recuse himself from discussion on Housing Opportunity Areas 1 and 2 due to property interests within 500 feet of the subject areas.
For the record, Council Member Koops left the dais and Council Chambers at 10:07 a.m.
For the record, Mayor Dunton announced that he has a conflict of interest for Housing Opportunity Area 1 due to property interests within 500 feet of the subject area and he will recuse himself during the portion of the discussion of that that particular area when it occurs.
Director of Planning and Building Services Corpuz, along with Planning Manager Genilo-Concepcion and Housing Consultant Sarah Walker of National Core, provided a PowerPoint presentation of the Staff Report.
It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines seconded by Council Member Sanchez, and carried without objection, to open the public hearing.
Beliflower City Council Minutes Item No. 4
January 20, 2022 Page 3 of 7
4 Public Hearings — Continued
A Consideration and possible action to conduct a Public Hearing to consider a General Plan Amendment and a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 6th Cycle Housing Element, and adopt Resolution No. 22-4 — Continued There being no one in attendance wishing to provide public testimony, it was moved by Mayor Dunton, seconded by Council Member Sanchez, and carried without objection, to close the public hearing.
Director Corpuz, along with Planning Manager Genilo-Concepcion, Housing Consultant Walker, City Manager Stewart, and City Attorney Berger, responded to Council Members' questions throughout lengthy discussion of the matter.
At the request of Council Member Hamada, and without objection, Planning Manager Genilo-Concepcion confirmed that she would work with the consultants to determine whether the school districts other than Bellflower Unified School District that serve the residents of the City need to be included.
Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines requested and received confirmation from City Attorney Berger that the revised resolution distributed (supplemental material) was revised to include a new Section 7.
For the record, City Attorney Berger read into the record the following revision to the reso�ution adding Section 7:
"SECTION 7. Delegation of Authority. The City Manager is authorized to make clerical corrections; minor technical changes; and other non-substantive edits to the Housing Element, in a form approved by the City Attorney, to ensure the Housing Element receives final certification from the State of California. Unless substantive changes are required, no additional City Council action is required to ratify such changes."
Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines thanked City Attorney Berger for adding that section to the resolution, noting that he has minor technical changes that he will submit to staff separately, including the matter of making sure staff has a way to create opportunities to discuss safety and energy conservation tools with a builder.
For the record, prior to discussion of Housing Opportunity Area 1, Mayor Dunton 1) noted his previously disclosed conflict due to property interests; 2) turned the meeting over to Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines; and 3) left the dais and Council Chambers at 10:52 a.m.
For the record, following brief discussion relative to Housing Opportunity Area 1, Mayor Dunton returned to the Council Chambers and dais at 10:55 a.m.
Bellflower City Council Minutes Item No. 4 .
January 20, 2022 Page 4 of 7
4 Public Hearings — Continued
A Consideration and possible action to conduct a Public Hearing to consider a General Plan Amendment and a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 6th Cycle Housing Element, and adopt Resolution No. 22-4— Continued For the record, following discussion of Housing Opportunity Area 2, Council Member Koops returned to the Council Chambers and dais at 10:57 a.m.
At the request of Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines, and without objection, Director Corpuz confirmed that staff will revise the construction date for the 7-Eleven Convenience Store located in Housing Opportunity Area 4 to correctly state the construction date that was within the last ten years.
At the request of Council Member Sanchez, and without objection, Director Corpuz confirmed that staff would look into adding the mixed-use and mobile home areas west of the current vacant lot in that area noting; however, noted that mobile home areas have been removed from the inventory based upon feedback received on the Draft Housing Element.
Lengthy discussion ensued relative to the inclusion of the future Metro site in Housing Opportunity Area 5 (later corrected as Area 11) and a residential component of this project site being considered as part of the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). At the request of Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines, and without objection, Director Corpuz confirmed that no change would be made to the plan at this stage, but a replacement property would be considered in the event that the residential component of the of the Metro site does not come to fruition within the 6'h Cycle of the Housing Element.
At the request of Council Member Hamada, and without objection, Director Corpuz confirmed that staff will correct the Area 5 exhibit so that the boundary lines include Jackson Street and the area to the north.
For the record, Mayor Dunton 1) announced that he would recuse himself from discussion on Housing Opportunity Area 8 due to property interests within 500 feet of the subject area; 2) turned the meeting over to Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines; and 3) left the dais and Council Chambers at 11:12 a.m.
For the record, Council Member Koops announced that he would also recuse himself from discussion on Housing Opportunity Area 8 due to property interests within 500 feet of the subject area and left the dais and Council Chambers at 11:14 a.m.
Prior to discussion of Housing Opportunity Area 9, 1) City Clerk Ochiqui confirmed that Council Member Koops has an existing conflict due to property interests in that area; and 2) City Manager Stewart confirmed that Mayor Dunton also has an existing conflict due to property interests in that area.
' Beliflower City Council Minutes Item No. 4 January 20, 2022 Page 5 of 7
4 Public Hearings — Continued
A Consideration and possible action to conduct a Public Hearing to consider a General Plan Amendment and a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 6th Cycle Housing Element, and adopt Resolution No. 22�— Continued At the request of Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines, and without objection, Director Corpuz confirmed that staff will re-label Housing Opportunity Area 9 in the exhibit "Bellflower/Rose" instead of "Bellflower/Artesia" to make the description more accurate.
For the record, Mayor Dunton and Council Member Koops returned to the Council Chambers and dais at 11:18 a.m.
At the request of Council Member Sanchez, and without objection, Director Corpuz confirmed that the density in Housing Opportunity Area 10 east of Virginia Avenue can be increased from 30 dwelling units per acre to 40 dwelling units per acre.
Following discussion relative to density east of Virginia Avenue in Housing Opportunity Area 10, it was the consensus of the City Council to direct staff to increase the density in that area from 30 dwelling units per acre to 40 dwelling units per acre, as long as that increase does not run afoul of CEQA requirements.
At the request of Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines, and without objection, Director Corpuz confirmed that changes would be made administratively to create a new area to identify the higher density areas identified in Housing Opportunity Area 10, if needed.
For the record, 1) Director Corpuz made a correction to note that Housing Opportunity Area 11 is the area containing the future Metro site, not Area 5 as previously discussed; 2) Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines noted for the record that his previous comments relative to the Metro site in Area 5 be considered as part of the discussion of Area 11; and 3) Planning Manager Genilo-Concepcion stated that Housing Opportunity Area 5 will be revised, as it appears the future Metro site has been accounted for in both areas.
At the request of Council Member Sanchez, and without objection, Director Corpuz confirmed that staff would ensure that the former "Guillotine Motel" (near Clark Avenue and Artesia Boulevard) is included in Housing Opportunity Area 4.
For the record, at the request of Council Member Sanchez for the benefit of the public and property owners in these areas, Director Corpuz confirmed that this plan allows for flexibility through anticipated future overlay zones during the implementation of the plan that will allow for continued use as the current "base" zone or the residential and mixed-use overlay zones developed in the future.
Bellflower City Council Minutes Item No. 4
January 20, 2022 Page 6 of 7
4 Public Hearings — Continued
A Consideration and possible action to conduct a Public Hearing to consider a General Plan Amendment and a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 6th Cycle Housing Element, and adopt Resolution No. 22�— Continued At the request of Council Member Hamada, and without objection, City Manager Stewart stated that staff will research whether the First Time Homebuyer Program could be utilized for affordable housing.
Following lengthy discussion, it was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines, seconded by Council Member Sanchez, and unanimously carried by the following roll call vote, to adopt Resolution No. 22-4, as amended to include the addition of Section 7 as read into the record by City Attorney Berger and clerical corrections and revisions made by the City Council throughout the discussion of this matter:
AYES: Council Members - Santa Ines, Hamada, Koops, Sanchez and Mayor Dunton
5 Consideration Items
A Consideration and possible action to provide direction to the City Manager regarding a spending plan and implementation plan for Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Relief funds (CDBG-CV) for Youth/FamilylSenior Services.
City Manager Stewart introduced the item.
For the record, Council Member Hamada announced that he would recuse himself due to a conflict of interest identified in the Code of Conduct(Resolution No. 21-55, adopted September 27, 2021) as he is a Board Member for the YMCA, Community Family Guidance Center, and Kingdom Causes.
For the record, Council Member Sanchez recused himself due to a conflict of interest as he is employed with the Community Family Guidance Center.
For the record, Council Member Hamada and Council Member Sanchez left the dais and Council Chambers at 11:42 a.m.
Management Analyst II Lizarraga 1) provided a brief verbal presentation of the Staff Report; and 2) along with Director of Economic Development DellaLonga and City Manager Stewart, responded to Council Members' questions.
Bellflower City Council Minutes Item No. 5
January 20, 2022 Page 7 of 7
5 Consideration Items — Continued
A Consideration and possible action to provide direction to the City Manager regarding a spending plan and implementation plan for Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Relief funds (CDBG-CV) for Youth/Family/Senior Services — Continued
Following discussion, City Manager Stewart confirmed that staff would circulate a list of qualified entities to the City Council for review and possible additions.
At the request of Council Member Koops, and without objection, City Manager Stewart confirmed that staff would make a phone call to each qualified entity to make them aware of the opportunity in addition to mailing a form letter.
It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines, seconded by Council Member Koops, and unanimously carried by the following roll call vote, to extend the NOFA application period for another four weeks to solicit proposals from additional local and/or regional nonprofit providers of community services:
AYES: Council Members - Santa Ines, Koops, and Mayor Dunton RECUSE: Council Members - Hamada and Sanchez
For the record, Council Member Hamada and Council Member Sanchez did not return to the meeting.
6 Adjournment
Without objection, Mayor Dunton adjourned the meeting at 11:51 a.m.
Ray D on, Mayor
City of Bellflower
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