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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BELLFLOWER CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 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
None
2 ROLL CALL
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3 RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
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4 RECONVENE FOR OPEN SESSION
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AGENDA
Bellflower City Council Agenda
November 12, 2024
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 USPS Presentation
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
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12 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
None
13 CONSIDERATION ITEMS
A Consideration and possible action to receive, file, and adopt the City of Bellflower Parks and Recreation Master Plan.__________________________ Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive, file, and adopt the City of Bellflower Parks and Recreation Plan prepared by KTU&A; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Bellflower City Council Agenda
November 12, 2024
13 CONSIDERATION ITEMS – Continued
B Consideration and possible action to approve staff’s Information Technology plan for Internet Infrastructure Upgrades and City Phone System Migration, and approve the necessary budget amendments to implement the plan.____________________________________________________________ Recommendation to City Council: 1) Approve the proposed information technology plan to improve internet service speeds, internet infrastructure redundancy and failover capabilities, and to replace the City phone system and the needed equipment; and 2) Authorize a budget amendment in the amount of $98,500 in various telecommunications, contract services, information technology, and equipment budget accounts, as needed, for Fiscal Year 2024 -25; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item
C Consideration and possible action to review the Citywide fence installation program utilized for vacant lots and right-of-way areas for community aesthetics, beautification and security purposes.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Review and discuss the Citywide fence installation program; 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. 25-051, dated November 12, 2024.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Warrant Register No. 25-051; 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 September 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 adopt Resolution No. 24-59 – A Resolution updating the City’s Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution (Form 130) with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal-OES) for the purposes of obtaining financial assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA).
CEQA: This Resolution is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq.; “CEQA”) and CEQA Guidelines (California Code Regulations Title 14, §§ 15000, et seq.) because it does not constitute a "Project" under CEQA § 15378. Projects that may be funded by FEMA and Cal OES financial assistance may require project-specific environmental review.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 24-59 and authorize its submittal to Cal-OES; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Bellflower City Council Agenda
November 12, 2024
14 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
D Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to AFN 966.1 for Specifications No. 21/22-02, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc., for additional work for the Traffic Signal Modification on Bellflower Boulevard at Park Street Project.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 1 to AFN 966.1 with Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc., for Specifications No. 21/22-02, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
E Consideration and possible action to: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute an Amendment to the Agency Sublease, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Hollywood Sports Park, LLC (HSP), to extend the lease term with HSP for the first 10-year option, until October 23, 2035, for use of real property at 9030 Somerset Boulevard and 9108 Somerset Boulevard and; 2) Consider written requests from the Managing Partners of HSP to assign their respective beneficial shares in HSP to their designated Trusts.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute an Amendment to the Agency Sublease, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Hollywood Sports Park, LLC (HSP), to extend the lease term with HSP for the first 10-year option, until October 23, 2035, for use of real property at 9030 Somerset Boulevard and 9108 Somerset Boulevard; and 2) Consider written requests from the Managing Partners of Hollywood Sports Park, LLC to assign their respective beneficial shares in HSP to their designated Trusts; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
F Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Roadway Construction Service for street closures and traffic control service for the 605 All Star Band practice parade march event, scheduled for December 1, 2024; and approve the use of Cannabis Education Funding for City costs incurred in support of the 605 All Star Band’s practice parade march.
Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Roadway Construction Service for street closures and traffic control service for the 605 All Star Band practice parade march event, scheduled for December 1, 2024; and 2) Approve the use of Cannabis Education Funding for City costs incurred in support of the 605 All Star Band’s practice parade march; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
Bellflower City Council Agenda
November 12, 2024
14 CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued
G Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Memorandum of Understanding File No. 21.11, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) to receive payment of the City’s portion of transit fund allocations for collecting and reporting data for the National Transit Database for Report Year 2022. ________________________________ Recommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Memorandum of Understanding File No. 21.11, 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, November 25, 2024.