INCORPORATED
JULY 261957
ACTION MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BRADBURY
INCITY OF
REGULAR MEETING
BRADBURY Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 7:00 P.M.
BRADBURY CIVIC CENTER
600 Winston Avenue, Bradbury, CA 91008
CALL TO ORDER
The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Bradbury was called to order by Mayor Hale at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL -
PRESENT: Mayor Hale, Mayor Pro Tem Bruny and Councilmembers Bruce Lathrop, Richard Barakat, and Melodie Szymkowski.
ABSENT: None.
STAFF: City Manager Kevin Kearney, City Clerk Diane Jensen, Management Analyst Paulina Reyes, and City Attorney Cary Reisman.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Councilmember Barakat made a motion to approve the agenda with Councilmember Lathrop seconding that motion which passed unanimously, 5:0. The Council proceeded with the City of Bradbury business.
DISCLOSURE OF ITEMS REQUIRED BY GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 1090 & 81000 ET. SEQ. In compliance with the California Political Reform Act, each City Councilmembers has the responsibility to disclose direct or indirect potential for a personal financial impact as a result of participation in the decision-making process concerning agenda items.
Councilmember Lathrop will recuse himself during discussion of Agenda Item #5 due to living within 500 feet of the property. City Attorney Reisman stated he was not aware of any other potential conflicts.
1. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Hale opened the meeting to Public Comment. There were no members of the public present.
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ACTION ITEMS*
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items on the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a Council Member requests otherwise, in which case the item will be removed and considered by separate action. All Resolutions and Ordinances for Second adading on the consent calendar, the mation wil be deemed to "to waive the reading and A. Minutes: Regular Meeting, Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
B. Monthly Investment Report for the month of August, 2025.
C. Resolution No. 25-20, Demands & Warrants for August, 2025.
Section #2; Regular Checks; Ch. No. 18260 to Suresh Malkani in the amount of $3,078.90 was pulled from the Demands and Warrants.
Public Safety Committee Member Appointments
Councilmember Lathrop made a motion to approve the Consent Calendar and Mayor Pro Tem Bruny seconded the motion which passed 5:0.
3. FINAL ACCEPTANCE - BRADBURY ROAD WIDENING
City Engineer, David Gilbertson, confirmed to Council that all work for this project was completed on June 6, 2025. He expects to receive the tree consultant contract, which will specify how often the eight (8) newly planted replacement trees need to be monitored over the three (3) years post construction.
Resident Nancy McGrain addressed Council praising and thanking them for working with the residents throughout the term of this project and particularly thanked the City's Engineering Group, RKA, for keeping her updated on the status of the project.
Councilmember Barakat motioned to 1) Accept the work performed by Commercial Paving & Coating, Inc.; and, 2) Authorize the additional expenditure of $23,541.77 to RKA Consulting Group for Construction Administration/Inspection costs. Mayor Pro Tem Bruny seconded the motion which passed 5:0.
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4. DISCUSSION ON MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LEMON CUT-THRU TRAIL
Councilmember Barakat suggested ways to improve this trail. City Engineer, Dave Gilbertson, summarized to Council that overall, the trail is in good shape, but some areas could use upgrades. Council suggested to:
A. Remove gravel and replace it with compressed DG from the South entrance on Royal Oaks up about 300 feet.
B. Consider increasing the drains from their current size to 12"x 12".
C. Create a slope so the water drains properly into the drains.
D. Provide Scope of Work to include costs, materials, etc. at a future council meeting.
5. PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTION NO. 25-21: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRADBURY, CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THAT THE PROPERTY AT 2302 ELDA
STREET IN THE CITY OF BRADBURY CONSTITUTES A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND THE
ABATEMENT OF WHICH IS APPROPRIATE UNDER THE POLICE POWERS OF THE CITY Councilmember Lathrop recused himself from this Agenda item due to living within 500' of the property.
City Manager Kearney explained that violations have been given to the homeowner over the years for maintenance issues. These issues are raising safety concerns, as the overgrown vegetation is obstructing visibility at the intersection for drivers and providing a potential breeding ground for rodents. Mayor Hale opened Public Hearing and Justine Lathrop voiced her concern about the appearance of the house once vegetation is cleared. Mayor Hale closed the Public Hearing.
Mayor Pro Tem Bruny made a motion to approve Reso. No. 25-21, which would declare the property a public nuisance whereby giving the City Manager the authority to order abatement of the overgrown vegetation, remove an abandoned vehicle, and hiring a private contractor to remedy the poor conditions should the owner not do so herself within 30 days.
It would also allow the City Manager to request a lien on the property for costs incurred.
Councilmember Szymkowski seconded the motion which passed 4:0.
6. DISCUSSION ON THE RADIO ISSUANCE POLICY UPDATE
To ensure radios are used appropriately, responsibly while maintaining accountability, the Radio Issuance Policy was updated. Councilmember Lathrop made a motion to approve the update and Councilmember Szymkowski seconded the motion which passed unanimously, 5:0.
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7. CHANGING THE CITY'S WEBSITE DOMAIN CHANGE TO COMPLY WITH CALIFORNIA AB 1637 To comply with the requirements of AB 1637, the City must transition its public-facing website and employee email addresses to either a " gov" or a "ca.gov" domain no later than January 1, 2029. After seeing several examples of newly changed domains of nearby cities, Council agreed unanimously to use "Bradbury.gov."
8. DISCUSSION ON RESCHEDULING THE CITY COUNCIL RETREAT
Due to scheduling problems, the retreat on September 6, 2025 has been rescheduled to Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 8:00 am to approximately 12:00 p.m. at Bradbury City Hall.
9. MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER: None.
10. MATTERS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY None.
11. MATTERS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL: None.
12. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS: None.
CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
The Closed Session of the City Council of the City of Bradbury was called to order by Mayor Hale at 7:47 p.m.
ROLL CALL -
PRESENT: Mayor Hale, Mayor Pro Tem Bruny and Councilmembers Lathrop, Barakat and Szymkowski.
ABSENT: None.
STAFF: City Manager Kearney and City Attorney Reisman.
PUBLIC COMMENT - REGARDING CLOSED SESSION ONLY
No members of the general public in attendance.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION REGARDING:
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PENDING LITIGATION
Pending Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) (Litigation to which the City is a party has been initiated formally: City of Bradbury, etc. v. Marlene Robertson et al. - Los Angeles Superior Court case no. 25NNCP00569).
Council did meet. No votes were taken or requested.
ADJOURNMENT:
At 7:56 p.m., Councilmember Lathrop made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Councilmember Barakat seconded that motion which passed unanimously 5:0. The Regular Meeting was adjourned to a Regular Meeting at the Bradbury Civic Center, 600 Winston Avenue, Bradbury, CA 91008 on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
09.16.2025
MAYOR DATE
City of Bradbury
ATTEST
09.16.2025
Diane Jènsen DATE
City Clerk, City of Bradbury
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