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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MAY 28, 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
May 28, 2024
3 RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
A CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 16730 Bellflower Boulevard
Agency Negotiator: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Chamber of Commerce
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: Council Member Sonny R. Santa Ines
8 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Brian McNerney, Interim Director of Public Safety
9 CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS
A City Council Announcements
B Certificates of Achievement for Student Art Festival Winners
C Proclamation Declaring the month of May as “Mental Health Awareness Month”
D Proclamation Declaring the month of May as “Asian American and Pacific Islander Month”
E Presentation by LA County Sanitation District for the Ramona Avenue Sewer Relining Project
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
May 28, 2024
11 PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
12 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
None
13 CONSIDERATION ITEMS
A Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 24-24 – A Resolution authorizing additional positions within the Public Works Department, effective July 1, 2024, and funding for other related costs.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 24-24, authorizing additional positions within the Public Works Department, effective July 1, 2024; and 2) Incorporate a budget amendment, to reflect the addition of the one Full-Time Crew Leader, one Full-Time Maintenance Worker I/II, two Part-Time Maintenance Work positions, and other related costs (General Fund, Streets Division); or 3) 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. 24-112, dated May 28, 2024.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Warrant Register No. 24-112; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B Consideration and possible action to receive and file Treasurer’s Report for the Month of April 2024.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file the Treasurer’s Report; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
C Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of the May 13, 2024, Regular Meeting of the City Council.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the May 13, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
D Consideration and possible action to adopt a Legislative Platform authorizing the City Manager to issue position letters on State and Federal legislation impacting local government services in Bellflower.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt the proposed Legislative Platform; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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May 28, 2024
14 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
E Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute License Agreement File No. 1048, in a form approved by the City Attorney, between James Redding and the City of Bellflower, regarding the use of public parking lots located within the Town Center District and the Civic Center.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute License Agreement File No. 1048, 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 adopt Resolution No. 24-25 – A Resolution establishing the Capital Improvement Projects Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 funded by Senate Bill 1: Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 24-25 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 in the budget to Account No. 145 -47050-9000 for the total project funding of $5,276,780; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
G Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 24-26 – A Resolution approving the Plans and Specifications for the Designated Block Downtown Façade Improvement Program (Specifications No. 22/23-08) 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. 24-26; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
H Consideration and possible action to award a contract to Doug Martin Contracting Company, Inc., for Placing of Slurry Seal on Various Streets Including City-Owned Alleyways (Specifications No. 23/24-02); and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Doug Martin Contracting Company, Inc., in a form approved by the City Attorney.
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 projec t was determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15303 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Award a contract to Doug Martin for the Project and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Doug Martin, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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May 28, 2024
14 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
I Consideration and possible action to waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1431 – An Ordinance amending Bellflower Municipal Code (“BMC”) Chapter 8.16 regulating fireworks in accordance with Government Code §§ 51306, et seq.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1431; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
J Consideration and possible action to receive and file Lease Agreement File No. 1047 with KaziRokz LLC for lease of property at 16552 Bellflower Boulevard, also known as Kiosk B.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Lease Agreement File No. 1047; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
K Consideration and possible action to approve the submission of a sub-application for grant funding with the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) for a hazard mitigation plan.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve submission of grant to CalOES; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
L Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 696.6, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with MuniEnvironmental, LLC, to provide assistance with the SB 1383 Planning and Compliance Assistance Services and approve Resolution No. 24-27 – A Resolution amending the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to provide additional funding for organic waste recycling program.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 696.6, in a form approved by the City Attorney; and 2) Approve Resolution No. 24-27 to amend the operating budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to provide additional funding in Account No. 010-42360-3310 to increase the allocation by $157,272, to the overall program budget of $207,272; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
M Consideration and possible action to consider: (1) approving a $7,500 contribution in Cannabis Education Funding to the 605 All Star Band, which will march in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, on January 1, 2025; (2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to coordinate with the 6 05 All Star Band and the City of Lakewood on a moving street closure for a practice parade march on December 1, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and (3) approving the City to provide in-kind services to assist with the practice parade.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) If appropriate, approve a $7,500 contribution in Cannabis Education Funding to the 605 All-Star Band; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee to coordinate with the 605 All Star Band and the City of Lakewood on a moving street closure for a practice parade march on December 1, 2024 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and 3) Approve the City to provide in-kind services to assist with the practice parade; or 4) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Bellflower City Council Agenda
May 28, 2024
14 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
N Consideration and possible action to receive and file Official Travel Report – California Contract Cities Association, 65th Annual Municipal Seminar, May 16 - 19, 2024 (Pursuant to AB 1234).
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Official Travel Report for the California Contract Cities Association, 65th Annual Municipal Seminar; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
O Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 320.8.11, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Bellflower-Somerset Mutual Water Company, for the lease of water pumping allocation rights for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 320.8.11, in a form approved by the City Attorney; 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 10, 2024.
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