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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2024
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 Dan Koops
Mayor Pro Tem Ray Dunton
Council Member Wendi Morse
Council Member Victor A. Sanchez
Council Member Sonny R. Santa Ines
AGENDA
Bellflower City Council Agenda
April 8, 2024
3 RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
A CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: Assessor Parcel Nos. 7109-013-900, 7109-013-036, and 7109-013-037
Agency Negotiator: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Christopher Beck, Newmark
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
4 RECONVENE FOR OPEN SESSION
7:00 P.M. – OPEN SESSION
5 CALL TO ORDER
6 ROLL CALL: Mayor Dan Koops
Mayor Pro Tem Ray Dunton
Council Member Wendi Morse
Council Member Victor A. Sanchez
Council Member Sonny R. Santa Ines
7 INVOCATION: Mayor Dan Koops
8 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Jim DellaLonga, Director of Economic Development
9 CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS
A City Council Announcements
B Fair Housing Month Proclamation
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
April 8, 2024
11 PUBLIC HEARINGS
A Consideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing to consider adopting Resolution No. 24-16 – A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the FY 2023-24 Operating Budget and execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement File No. 422.1 between the City of Bellflower and M Power Communications Corporation for the purchase of real property located at 16730 Bellflower Boulevard (APN 7109-013-800 and 801).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Open the public hearing; take documentary and testimonial evidence including receiving and filing a report required by Government Code § 52201; and after considering the evidence, adopt Resolution No. 24-16 amending the fiscal year 2023-24 Operating Budget to allocate funds for the property purchase and authorizing the City Manager to execute Purchase and Sale Agreement File No. 422.1, in a form approved by the City Attorney; and 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B Consideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing to consider adopting a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the FY 2023 - 24 Operating Budget and execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Arioto Cali Properties Inc. for the purchase of real property located at 9835 Flower Street (APN 7109 -013-036 and 037).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Continue the public hearing to April 25, 2024; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
C Consideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing to consider adopting Resolution No. 24-19 – A Resolution adopting policies and procedures for distributing economic development funds to business and/or property owners participating in the Economic Development Business Assistance Plan, and superseding Resolution No. 22-34.
CEQA: The City reviewed the environmental impacts of this activity under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq. “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regs. §§ 15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”). CEQA Guidelines §§ 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and 15378 exempt activities that will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, activities where there is possibility that it may have a significant effect on the environment, and activities that do not constitute a “project” as defined, respectively. This Resolution is for general policies and procedure-making. Any subsequent funding request made pursuant to the Plan ordinance will be evaluated separately under the CEQA Guidelines. Accordingly, this Resolution is exempt from further review.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Open the public hearing, take testimonial and documentary evidence, and after considering the evidence, adopt Resolution No.24-19; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Bellflower City Council Agenda
April 8, 2024
11 PUBLIC HEARINGS – Continued
D Consideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing to consider providing direction to staff regarding a City Charter ballot measure.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Open the public hearing, take testimonial and documentary evidence, and after considering the evidence, direct staff to draft the necessary documents to add a City Charter ballot measure to the November 5, 2024 Election ballot; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
12 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
None
13 CONSIDERATION ITEMS
A Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to release the Notice of Preparation and execute a Task Order with Dudek for preparation of a Program Environmental Impact Report for City owned property located at 15240 Lakewood Boulevard, 9030 -9146 Somerset Boulevard, and 9215 Flora Vista Street (collectively, the “Subject Property”).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to release the Notice of Preparation and execute a Task Order with Dudek for preparation of a Program Environmental Impact Report; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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 Warrant Register No. 24-101, dated April 8, 2024.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Warrant Register No. 24-101; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of the March 25, 2024, Regular Meeting of the City Council.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the March 25, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Bellflower City Council Agenda
April 8, 2024
14 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
C Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 24-17 – A Resolution approving the Specifications for the placing of slurry seal on various streets and city-owned alleyways (Specifications No. 23/24-02) 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 § 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 24 -17; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
D Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 24-18 – A Resolution approving the request by Bellflower Noon Lions Club to temporarily close Bellflower Boulevard on October 5, 2024, for a car show, a third-party special event subject to Resolution No. 09-77, and approving the concurrent request for the City to provide financial support or in-kind services to assist with the event.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 24-18; and incorporate all items outlined in the Staff Report into the Third-Party Special Event permit for a car show in 2024; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
E Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 857.1, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with George Chevrolet for use of City’s property identified by separate instrument executed by City’s City Manager and Licensee. ________________________ Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 857.1, in a form approved by the City Attorney; 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 9636 Van Ruiten Street (C.E.# 24 02).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to install an on-street disabled parking space (blue curb) at 9636 Van Ruiten Street; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
G Consideration and possible action to authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to install red curb parking restrictions at 9154 Flower Street (C.E. #24-06).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to install red curb parking restrictions at 9154 Flower Street; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Bellflower City Council Agenda
April 8, 2024
14 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
H Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute a land swap with Bellflower Cedar, LLC for property located at 17634-17648 Bellflower Boulevard and APN 7161-013-901.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute a land swap with Bellflower Cedar, LLC for property located at 17640-17648 Bellflower Boulevard; 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, April 22, 2024.