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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2022 – 10 A.M.
BELLFLOWER CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
OPEN SESSION / CLOSED SESSION
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The City Council Chambers will be open to the public. Per the Los Angeles County Health Officer Order effective March 4, 2022, it is strongly recommended, but not required, to wear a face covering when inside Bellflower City Hall.
OPEN SESSION
1 CALL TO ORDER
2 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
AGENDA
Bellflower City Council Agenda
August 24, 2022
3 INVOCATION: Mayor Ray Dunton
4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: P.J. Mellana, Director of Parks and Recreation
5 CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS
A City Council Announcements
6 PUBLIC COMMENTS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(a), the public may address the City Council on matters listed on the Agenda. Those wishing to speak on a listed item should come to the podium, be recognized by the Mayor, and state your name for the record. Each speaker will be given three (3) minutes to address the City Council.
7 PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
8 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
None
9 CONSIDERATION ITEMS
A Consideration and possible action to adopt 1) Resolution No. 22-50 - A Resolution providing for the appointment to the office of Council Member District 3 that was scheduled for election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022; and 2) Resolution No. 22-51 – A Resolution cancelling the General Municipal Election scheduled for Tuesday, November 8, 2022, for Council Member District 3, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10229.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution Nos. 22-50 and 22-51; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
10 CONSENT CALENDAR
All items under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. Specific items may be removed from the Consent Calendar at the request of any member of the City Council for separate consideration.
A Consideration and possible action to receive and file Warrant Register No. 23-022, dated August 24, 2022.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Warrant Register No. 23-022; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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10 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
B Consideration and possible action to receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for the Month of July 2022.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Treasurer’s Report; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
C Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Memorandum of Understanding File No. 21.9, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) to receive payment of the City’s portion of transit fund allocations for collecting and reporting data for the National Transit Database for Report Year 2020.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Memorandum of Understanding File No. 21.9, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with the LACMTA; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
D Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 22-49 – A Resolution approving salary adjustments (Exhibit A) and implementing the personnel adjustments outlined in Resolution No. 22-35 for the transfer of Code Enforcement to the Public Safety Department, effective August 27, 2022.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 22-49, approving the attached salary plan adjustments and authorizing the City Manager to implement the Plan as appropriate; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
E Consideration and possible action to receive and file the Municipal Water System’s 2021 Consumer Confidence Report._________________________ Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report; or 2) Alternatively, discuss, and take other action related to this item.
F Consideration and possible action to receive and file Lease Agreement File No. 942 with Louis Sciarrotta for lease of property at 16552 Bellflower Boulevard, identified as Kiosk B. ________________________________ Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Agreement File No. 942; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
G Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute License Agreement File No. 943, in a form approved by the City Attorney, between Greencore EV Services, LLC and the City of Bellflower, regarding the use of a portion of the City-owned parking lot at 16600 Civic Center Drive to construct an 8-stall electric vehicle (EV) charging station.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute License Agreement File No. 943, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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10 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
H Consideration and possible action to approve Mayor Dunton’s reappointment of Robert “Bob” Wilson to the Bellflower Unified School District’s Citizens’ Task Force for the 2022-2023 School Year.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve Mayor Dunton’s reappointment of Robert “Bob” Wilson to the Bellflower Unified School District’s Citizens’ Task Force for the 2022-2023 School Year; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
I Consideration and possible action to approve CR&R Incorporated’s 2022 annual rate adjustment request for solid waste collection services.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve CR&R’s 2022 annual rate adjustment request; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
J Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Public Works Contract for City Project No. 21/22-03, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with VIDIFLO, LLC, for additional audio/video equipment for The Mayne Events Center Audio/Video System Upgrade.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Public Works Contract with VIDIFLO for City Project No. 21/22-03, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
K Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of the August 8, 2022, Regular Meeting of the City Council.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the August 8, 2022, Regular Meeting Minutes; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
11 COUNCIL REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
12 RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION - GOVERNMENT CODE § 54956.9(d)(4). Number of Cases: Two.
Potential defendants and properties listed below (not required by applicable law; voluntarily disclosed):
1. Old West Transport, Inc. and Eitan Sharaf (9301-9111 Artesia Boulevard); and
2. J&A Grease and Ricardo Becerra Vazquez.
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13 RECONVENE FOR OPEN SESSION
14 ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to the next Regular Meeting of the Bellflower City Council at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2022.