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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2023
BELLFLOWER CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION / 7:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION
5:30 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
1 CALL TO ORDER
2 ROLL CALL: Mayor Sonny R. Santa Ines
Mayor Pro Tem Raymond Y. Hamada
Council Member Ray Dunton
Council Member Dan Koops
Council Member Victor A. Sanchez
AGENDA
Bellflower City Council Agenda
June 12, 2023
3 RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
A CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Negotiator: Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager
Employee Organization: • AFSCME Local 1511 – Mid Managers • BCEA – Executive Assistants
• BCEA – Part Time Community Services Officers and
Part Time Maintenance Workers
• AFSCME Local 3745 – Maintenance Workers and
Community Services Officers
B CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): One Matter
C CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION - GOVERNMENT CODE § 54956.9(d)(4). Number of Cases: One.
4 RECONVENE FOR OPEN SESSION
7:00 P.M. – OPEN SESSION
5 CALL TO ORDER
6 ROLL CALL: Mayor Sonny R. Santa Ines
Mayor Pro Tem Raymond Y. Hamada
Council Member Ray Dunton
Council Member Dan Koops
Council Member Victor A. Sanchez
7 INVOCATION: Council Member Dan Koops
8 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Jim DellaLonga, Director of Economic Development
9 CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS
A City Council Announcements
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June 12, 2023
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.
11 PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
12 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
None
13 CONSIDERATION ITEMS
A Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 23-18 – A Resolution implementing Title 14 of the Bellflower Municipal Code by establishing policies and procedures for obtaining, modifying, and maintaining Cannabis Business Permits (“CBP”); and superseding Resolution Nos. 21-07 and 21-08. [Continued from May 22, 2023] Recommendation to City Council: 1) Consider adopting Resolution No. 23 -18; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B Consideration and possible action to consider: 1) a Modification Application for two existing Cannabis Business Permits (“CBP”) for dispensary and distribution uses for EEL Holdings, LLC (dba Catalyst - Bellflower); and 2) a request to convert a previously held manufacturing CBP to a second distribution CBP at 9032-9038 Artesia Boulevard. [Continued from May 22, 2023]
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve a Modification Application for two existing Cannabis Business Permits (“CBP”) for dispensary and distribution uses for EEL Holdings, LLC (dba Catalyst - Bellflower); 2) If desired, approve a request to convert a previously held manufacturing CBP to a second distribution CBP at 9032-9038 Artesia Boulevard; 3) At the request of the Mayor, discuss the feasibility of prohibiting publicly traded companies from participating in cannabis permittees as an “owner” as define d by the Cannabis Regulations; or 4) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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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. 23-121, dated June 12, 2023.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Warrant Register No. 23-121; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 23-21 – A Resolution adopting the annual appropriations limit for fiscal year 2023-2024. _____________________
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 23-21; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
C Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 23-22 – A Resolution adopting the Operating Budget for fiscal years 2023-2025 including the Capital Improvement Budget.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 23-22; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
D Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to suspend Chapter 5 of the Bellflower Business Assistance Program (Small Business Microloans). _____
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Direct the City Manager to suspend Chapter 5 of the Bellflower Business Assistance Plan; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
E Receive and file an update regarding the termination of Lease Agreement AFN 698.1 between Bulletin Displays, LLC and the City of Bellflower, for the lease of public property for digital outdoor advertising.__________________ Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file the update regarding the termination of Lease Agreement AFN 698.1; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
F Consideration and possible action to authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to install an on-street disabled parking space (blue curb) at 9538 Arkansas Street (C.E. #23-06). ________________________________ Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to install the on-street disabled parking space (blue curb) at 9538 Arkansas Street; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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14 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
G Consideration and possible action to award a contract to Long Beach Ford LLC DBA BP Ford of Long Beach for the purchase of four 2023 F-150 pick-up trucks for the Public Safety and Public Works Departments which meet South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) standards under Assembly Bill (AB) 2766, and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Long Beach Ford LLC DBA BP Ford of Long Beach, in a form approved by the City Attorney._______________________________________ Recommendation to City Council: 1) Award a contract to BP Ford for the purchase of four 2023 F-150 pick-up trucks; and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with BP Ford, in a form approved by the City Attorney; 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 red curb parking restrictions at the northeast corner of Palo Verde Avenue and Artesia Boulevard (C.E. #23-07).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to install red curb parking restriction at the northeast corner of Palo Verde Avenue and Artesia Boulevard; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
I Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 23-23 – A resolution approving the specifications for the Local Streets Grind and Cap (Specifications No. 22/23-01), pursuant to Government Code §830.6, establishing a project payment account; and authorizing solicitation of bids.
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).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 23-23; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
J Consideration and possible action to authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to install red curb parking restrictions at the southeast corner of Beach Street and Ardmore Avenue (C.E. #23-08).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to install red curb parking restriction s at the southeast corner of Beach Street and Ardmore Avenue; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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14 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
K Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 23-24 – A Resolution establishing the Capital Improvement Projects Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 funded by Senate Bill 1: Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 23-24 and carryover the unexpended RMRA funds to Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the same budget Account No. 145-47050-9000; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
L Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement File No. 928, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with RJM Design Group, Inc., for bidding support and construction administration of improvements at Thompson Park and Constitution Park._ Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement File No. 928, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
M Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of the May 22, 2023, Regular Meeting of the City Council.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the May 22, 2023, Regular Meeting Minutes; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
N Consideration and possible action to receive and file Official Travel Report – California Contract Cities Association, 64th Annual Municipal Seminar, May 18 - 21, 2023 (Pursuant to AB 1234).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file the Official Travel Report for the California Contract Cities Association 64th Annual Municipal Seminar; or 2) 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, June 26, 2023.
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I, Jennifer Poole-Eidd, Management Assistant, of the City of Bellflower, do hereby declare under penalty of perjury, that the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of the Bellflower City Council to be held on Monday, June 12, 2023, at 5:30 p.m., was posted Thursday, June 8, 2023, at the following locations in the City of Bellflower:
City Hall Lobby and Doors, 16600 Civic Center Drive
City Website at www.bellflower.orq
Clifton M. Brakensiek Library
Executed this 8t" day of June 2023 at Bellflower, California. � �/ ,
Jennifer Poole-Eidd, Management Assistant
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