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TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
ATTENTION:Ryan Smoot, City Manager
FROM:Len Gorecki, Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works Kimberly Gonzalez, Public Works Coordinator
SUBJECT:Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 26-19 – A Resolution of the City of Bellflower electing to withdraw from the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act and repealing Resolution No. 20-59.
DATE:May 26, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed Resolution would declare the City’s intent to withdraw from the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (“UPCCAA”) and repeal Resolution No. 20-59 in its entirety.
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1) Adopt Resolution No. 26-19; or
2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City should not experience any fiscal impacts based on its election to withdraw from UPCCAA as the City has previously established purchasing procedures that govern public works projects under Bellflower Municipal Code (BMC) Chapter 3.30.
DISCUSSION
On August 24, 2020, the City adopted Resolution No. 20-59 electing to participate in UPCCAA and adopted Ordinance No. 1400 adding BMC Chapter 3.30 increasing the thresholds for the City Manager’s spending authority and ability to use informal bidding procedures on public works projects as defined in Public Contract Code § 22002 (c).
On November 5, 2024, the voters approved Measure B which adopted the City Charter for the City of Bellflower. BMC Chapter 3.30 was amended to implement the City’s Charter and removed all references to UPCCAA. To withdraw from the UPCCAA, Public Contract Code § 22030 allows the City to adopt a resolution during a public meeting stating its intent to withdraw and then filing an approved copy with the State Controller’s Office. The Public Works Director recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-19 to formally withdraw from UPCCAA.
ATTACHMENT
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CITY OF BELLFLOWER
RESOLUTION NO. 26-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER ELECTING TO
WITHDRAW FROM THE UNIFORM PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION COST
ACCOUNTING ACT AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 20-59
THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.Recitals. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. On August 24, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 20-59 declaring the City’s intent to become subject to the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act and added Chapter 3.30 to Title 3 of the Bellflower Municipal Code to extend the City’s election under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act to all forms of “public projects” as defined in Public Contract Code § 22002(c).
B. On February 10, 2025, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1441 amending Bellflower Municipal Code Chapter 3.30 entitled “Public Works Contracts” and set forth provisions governing public works projects based on the City’s Charter.
C. Pursuant to Public Contract Code § 22030 participating local public agencies may withdraw from the Act by filing an approved resolution of the agency’s election to withdraw with the State Controller’s Office.
SECTION 2.Actions. The City Council directs the City Clerk to notify the California State Controller regarding the City’s adoption of Resolution No. 26-19 electing to withdraw from the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act.
SECTION 3.Approval.The Mayor, or presiding officer, is authorized to affix his signature to this Resolution signifying its adoption by the City Council of the City of Bellflower, and the City Clerk, or designee, is directed to attest thereto.
SECTION 4.Preservation. This Resolution does not affect any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred before, or preclude prosecution and imposition of penalties for any violation occurring before, this Resolution’s effective date. Any such amended part will remain in full force and effect for sustaining action or prosecuting violations occurring before the effective date of this Resolution.
SECTION 5.Severability. If any part of this Resolution or its Application is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the City Council intends that such invalidity will not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provisions or applications and, to this end, the provisions of this Resolution are severable.
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City of Bellflower
Resolution No. 26-19
SECTION 6.Electronic Signatures. This Resolution may be executed with electronic signatures in accordance with Government Code §16.5. Such electronic signatures will be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature.
SECTION 7. The Mayor, or presiding officer, is authorized to affix its signature to this Resolution signifying its adoption by the City Council of the City of Bellflower, and the City Clerk, or its duly appointed deputy, is directed to attest.
SECTION 8.Effective Date. This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption and will remain effective unless repealed or superseded.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER THIS 26TH DAY OF MAY 2026.
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Sonny R. Santa Ines, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
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