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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2022
BELLFLOWER CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION / 7 P.M. OPEN 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.
AGENDA
Bellflower City Council Agenda
November 28, 2022
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
7 P.M. – OPEN SESSION
5 CALL TO ORDER
6 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
7 INVOCATION: Mayor Pro Tem Sonny R. Santa Ines
8 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Jim DellaLonga, Director of Economic Development
9 CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS
A City Council Announcements
10 PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time set aside for the public to address the City Council on matters not listed on the Agenda. Anyone wishing to address the City Council should come to the podium, be recognized by the Mayor, and state your name for the record. If you wish to address the City Council on an Agenda Item, you may do so by approaching the podium as we review that particular item. You will be given three (3) minutes to address the City Council.
Bellflower City Council Agenda
November 28, 2022
11 PUBLIC HEARINGS
A Consideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing to consider adopting Resolution No. 22-65 – A Resolution approving Conditional Use Permit Case No. CU-22-11 to modify Conditional Use Permit Nos. CU 15-02 and 16-05 for a behavioral health hospital within the M-1 (Light Industrial) District and the C-G (General Commercial) Zone located at 9542 Artesia Boulevard; Applicant: Hector Hernandez (Representing Alta Los Angeles Hospital, Inc. dba Los Angeles Community Hospital at Bellflower).
CEQA: The Resolution was reviewed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq.; “CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq.). Additional environmental review is not required because the Resolution would allow a negligible expansion of an existing land use which includes modif ying existing conditions and conditions of approval related to the existing perimeter walls, exterior façade, landscape, signage, and parking lot lighting. Accordingly, it is Categorically Exempt as a Class 1 (Existing Facilities) project (CEQA Guidelines § 15301).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Open the public hearing; take testimonial and documentary evidence; and after considering the evidence, adopt Resolution No. 22-65; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
12 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
None
13 CONSIDERATION ITEMS
None
14 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 City Council Warrant Register No. 23-052, dated November 28, 2022.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Warrant Register No. 23-052; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B Consideration and possible action to receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for the Month of October 2022.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Treasurer’s Report ; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Bellflower City Council Agenda
November 28, 2022
14 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
C Consideration and possible action to approve adjourning the January 9, 2023, Regular City Council Meeting to Thursday, January 12, 2023 (4:00 p.m. Closed Session / 4:30 p.m. Open Session).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the adjournment to January 12, 2023 (4:00 p.m. Closed Session / 4:30 p.m. Open Session), and direct the City Clerk to post a courtesy notice following the December 12, 2022, meeting to inform the public of this action; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
D Consideration and possible action to approve the Development Impact Fee Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22 pursuant to Government Code § 66006.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the Development Impact Fee Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22 pursuant to Government Code § 66006; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
E Consideration and possible action to waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1419 – An Ordinance repealing Bellflower Municipal Code Chapter 2.40 and amending Chapter 3.28 in its entirety to regulate contracting including purchases of goods, supplies and services.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) W aive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1419; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
F Consideration and possible action to 1) waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1420 – An Ordinance adding Section 9.04.110 to the Bellflower Municipal Code (“BMC”) prohibiting unauthorized possession of individual catalytic converters; and 2) adopt Resolution No. 22-66 – A Resolution adopting a fine schedule pursuant to Bellflower Municipal Code Section
1.12.060(A) and superseding Resolution No. 20-64.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) W aive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1420; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 22-66; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
G Consideration and possible action to receive and file Agreement File No. 961, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. for the purposes of conducting a Total Compensation Study.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and File Agreement File No. 961; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
H Consideration and possible action to authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to install one on-street disabled parking space (blue curb) at 9022½ Hegel Street (C.E. #22 17).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to install one on-street disabled parking space (blue curb) at 9022½ Hegel Street; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Bellflower City Council Agenda
November 28, 2022
14 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
I Consideration and possible action to set a public hearing for January 12, 2023, to consider Artesia Enterprises, LLC’s appeal of the Planning Commission’s denial of a Notice of Nonconformity Abatement appeal for automobile sales and automobile repair center on property located at 9103-9115 Artesia Boulevard.
CEQA: The proposed actions are exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”) and CEQA regulations (14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq.; “CEQA Guidelines”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §§ 15061(b)(3), 15321(a), and 15378(b)(4-5) because they: do not involve any commitment to a specific project which could result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that such action may have a significant effect on the environment; involve an enforcement action of a specific use on the Property; and do not constitute a “project” requiring environmental review.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Confirm receipt of a timely appeal from Artesia Enterprises, LLC of the Planning Commission’s decision to deny his appeal of the Notice of Nonconformity Abatement for automobile sales and automobile repair center; and 2) Set a public hearing to appeal the decision of the Planning Commission for January 12, 2023, or as soon thereafter may be heard; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
J Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 22-67 – A Resolution adopting the City’s Records Retention Schedule for City records and superseding Resolution No. 15-62.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 22-67; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
K Consideration and possible action to receive and file the City of Bellflower Successor Housing Agency Annual Report regarding the Low -and-Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Successor Housing Agency Annual Report regarding Low-and-Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund for Fiscal Year 2021-2022; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
L Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 22-68 – A Resolution adjusting the salary table for the ranges impacted by the January 1, 2023 minimum wage increase.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 22-68; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to implement the proposed changes to the salary range table; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
15 COUNCIL REPORTS
16 ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to the next Regular Meeting of the Bellflower City Council at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 12, 2022.