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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 September 12, 2022, Special Meeting of the City Council.
DATE: September 26, 2022
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
None
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1) Approve the September 12, 2022, Special Meeting Minutes; or
2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ATTACHMENT
Minutes of the September 12, 2022, Special Meeting…. ............ ………………………… 2
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CITY OF BELLFLOWER
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022, 4:00 P.M.
BELLFLOWER CITY HALL – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The City Council Chambers was open to the public. Per the Los Angeles County Health Officer Order effective March 4, 2022, it was strongly recommended, but not required, to wear a face covering when inside Bellflower City Hall.
1 CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Dunton called the Special Meeting to order at 4:01 p.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
It was moved by Council Member Koops, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines, and carried without objection, to excuse the absence of Council Member Victor A.
Sanchez.
Staff Participants:
Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager
Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
Tim Campen, Assistant City Attorney
Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
Joel Hockman, Director of Public Safety
Elizabeth Corpuz, Director of Planning and Building Services Travis Sais, Assistant to the City Manager
Jennifer Poole-Eidd, Management Assistant
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3 PUBLIC COMMENTS
There was no one in attendance wishing to provide public comments.
4 STUDY SESSION
A Consideration and possible action to approve the recommended changes to the enforcement process of applicable codes carried out by Code Enforcement personnel; and adopt Resolution No. 22-56 - A Resolution adopting a general policy regarding enforcing applicable law including, without limitation, the Bellflower Municipal Code and directing the City Manager and City Attorney to implement such policy as is practicable; and superseding Resolution No. 08-64.
City Manager Stewart introduced the item.
Director of Public Safety Hockman 1) provided a brief verbal overview of the recommended changes to the enforcement process of applicable codes carried out by Code Enforcement personnel; and 2) along with City Manager Stewart, Assistant City Attorney Campen, City Attorney Berger, and Director of Planning and Building Services Corpuz, responded to Council Members’ questions.
Following lengthy discussion, without objection, Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines requested that a typographical error in Section 12.b.ii of Exhibit A to Resolution No. 22-56 be corrected to change the word “required” to “successful” so that the section reads: “Where ongoing efforts to maintain compliance are not successful.”
Without objection, Council Member Hamada requested that a typographical error in the last sentence of Section 8.a of Exhibit A to Resolution No. 22-56 be corrected to strike out the first mention of “infraction” so that the sentence reads: “Nothing in this section will preclude a Code Enforcement Inspector or Community Services Officer from issuing more than one infraction citation to a violator.”
For the record, in response to Mayor Dunton’s question as to whether staff had enough direction to move forward, City Manager Stewart confirmed that sufficient direction was received and staff would bring back the Code Enforcement Policy to the City Council periodically for further direction, as needed.
At the suggestion of Assistant City Attorney Campen, and at the consensus of the City Council, staff directives for reporting violations when observed during the normal course of conducting City business will be added to Section 7 of Exhibit A to Resolution No. 22-56 so that the second sentence of the section reads: “This includes, without limitation, providing: reports to Code Enforcement of violations observed in normal course of conducting City business…”
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4 STUDY SESSION – Continued
A Consideration and possible action to approve the recommended changes to the enforcement process of applicable codes carried out by Code Enforcement personnel; and adopt Resolution No. 22-56 – Continued
Following discussion, it was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ines, seconded by Council Member Hamada, and carried by the following roll call vote, to 1) approve the proposed changes to the code enforcement process; and 2) adopt Resolution No. 22-56, as amended:
AYES: Council Members - Santa Ines, Hamada, Koops, and Mayor Dunton
ABSENT: Council Member - Sanchez
5 ADJOURNMENT
Without objection, Mayor Dunton adjourned the meeting at 5:00 p.m.
Ray Dunton, Mayor
City of Bellflower
Attest:
Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
Approved: September 26, 2022
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