MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CERRITOS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HELD THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2025, 7:00 PM , IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT CERRITOS CITY HALL, 18125 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, CERRITOS, CALIFORNIA.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. Invocation
The invocation was given by Cynthia Nava, City Clerk.
3. Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Boy Scout Troop 72.
4. Roll Call
The following members of the City Council/Successor Agency were in attendance:
Council/Agency Member Jennifer Hong
Council/Agency Member Mark E. Pulido
Council/Agency Member Sophia M. Tse
Mayor/Chair Frank Aurelio Yokoyama
Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Lynda P. Johnson was noted absent for the record.
MOTION: It was moved by Yokoyama, and seconded by Pulido, to excuse Mayor Pro Tem Johnson from the Thursday, July 10, 2025, 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting (COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY).
The motion carried (4 – 0) as follows:
AYES: Hong, Pulido, Tse, Yokoyama
NOES: None
ABSENT: Johnson (excused)
ABSTAIN: None
5. Presentations/Appointments
5A. Presentations
Proclamations were made by the City Council honoring:
Royal Plywood Company (Business Spotlight).
Gloria Perlas Pulido (Recognition of service as Planning Commission Member).
5B. Review and consideration of City Council appointments to the Cerritos Advisory Boards (Boards, Commissions, and Committees) (2025-2027 term) (COUNCIL).
Pursuant to City Council consensus, consideration of this item was deferred to the next City Council/Successor Agency meeting agenda (scheduled for Monday, July 28, 2025).
There was no action taken on this item.
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5. Presentations/Appointments (continued)
5C. Review and consideration of the Mayor’s nominations for appointments to internal ad hoc working groups and external boards, commissions, and committees (COUNCIL).
Pursuant to City Council consensus, consideration of this item was deferred to the next City Council/Successor Agency meeting agenda (scheduled for Monday, July 28, 2025).
There was no action taken on this item.
6. Public Comments and Suggestions
The Mayor opened the public comments period for items not listed on the meeting agenda but that were within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, the Consent Calendar, and Closed Session.
Richard Vandenberg expressed concern regarding public safety in the City and break-ins at Off-Street Café.
Stephanie Wu expressed concern regarding damage to personal property caused by tree roots at her home and homes in her neighborhood, and the City’s claim process.
Elaine Magee expressed concern regarding pest control and weed abatement on an easement owned by Southern California Edison, located near her property.
Vern Lin expressed concern regarding pest control and weed abatement on an easement owned by Southern California Edison, located near her property, and submitted documents for the official record. (Documents submitted to the City Council at a public meeting are considered public record. Public requests for copies of the full-text redacted written correspondence can be made during regular business hours to the Office of the City Clerk.)
Fernando Sandoval expressed concern regarding damage to personal property caused by tree roots at his home and homes in his neighborhood; sidewalk repair; tree root removal; and the City’s claim process. He submitted documents for the official record. (Documents submitted to the City Council at a public meeting are considered public record. Public requests for copies of the full-text redacted written correspondence can be made during regular business hours to the Office of the City Clerk.)
Sona Bach expressed concern regarding damage to personal property caused by tree roots at her home and homes in her neighborhood; sidewalk repair; and the City’s claim process.
Fox Louie expressed concern regarding damage to personal property caused by tree roots at his home and homes in his neighborhood, and the City’s claim process.
Sam Desai expressed concern regarding the City’s business license processing portal and requested City Council support of local businesses and attendance at grand openings.
Maheekanth Murakonda expressed concern regarding public safety, trash, and potential selling and use of illegal narcotics near Target on Bloomfield Avenue and Del Amo Boulevard; near Tetzlaff Middle School/Claretta Avenue; and submitted documents for the official record. (Documents submitted to the City Council at a public meeting are considered public record. Public requests for copies of the full-text redacted written correspondence can be made during regular business hours to the Office of the City Clerk.)
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6. Public Comments and Suggestions (continued)
Samar Malouf expressed concern regarding vehicles speeding through her neighborhood and requested additional efforts from the City to mitigate the issue.
Mel Cortez spoke regarding a recent decrease in home break-ins in the City; Athens Services’ cleaning of residential trash bins; requested an update regarding automated license plate reader installation; and submitted a document for the official record. (Documents submitted to the City Council at a public meeting are considered public record. Public requests for copies of the full-text redacted written correspondence can be made during regular business hours to the Office of the City Clerk.)
Al Barlevy thanked the City for recognizing Jewish American Heritage Month and expressed concern regarding recent nationwide and global occurrences.
David Su spoke regarding support for youth civic engagement.
The Mayor announced that prior to the meeting, the Council/Agency members received full-text, unredacted copies of the one (1) written comment submitted for Item 6, by the deadline listed on the agenda and for inclusion in the official record. Requests for copies of the written comments submitted for this meeting can be made during regular business hours to the Office of the City Clerk.
Seeing no further speakers, the Mayor declared the public comments period closed.
7. Consent Calendar
7A. Approval of Minutes
7A.1. Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 11:30 a.m. City Council Special Meeting Minutes (COUNCIL).
MOTION: It was moved by Yokoyama, and seconded by Hong, to approve the Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 11:30 a.m. City Council Special Meeting Minutes (COUNCIL).
The motion carried (4 – 0) as follows:
AYES: Hong, Pulido, Tse, Yokoyama
NOES: None
ABSENT: Johnson (excused)
ABSTAIN: None
7A.2. Thursday, June 26, 2025, 7:00 p.m. City Council/Successor Agency Regular Meeting Minutes (COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY).
MOTION: It was moved by Yokoyama, and seconded by Hong, to approve the Thursday, June 26, 2025, 7:00 p.m. City Council/Successor Agency Regular Meeting Minutes (COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY).
The motion carried (4 – 0) as follows:
AYES: Hong, Pulido, Tse, Yokoyama
NOES: None
ABSENT: Johnson (excused)
ABSTAIN: None
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7. Consent Calendar (continued)
7A. Approval of Minutes (continued)
7A.3. Thursday, June 26, 2025, 7:00 p.m. City Council Adjourned Special Meeting Minutes (COUNCL).
MOTION: It was moved by Yokoyama, and seconded by Hong, to approve the Thursday, June 26, 2025, 7:00 p.m. City Council Adjourned Special Meeting Minutes (COUNCIL).
The motion carried (4 – 0) as follows:
AYES: Hong, Pulido, Tse, Yokoyama
NOES: None
ABSENT: Johnson (excused)
ABSTAIN: None
7B. Approval of Financial Reports
7B.1. Register of Demands for the City of Cerritos dated July 10, 2025 (COUNCIL).
MOTION: It was moved by Yokoyama, and seconded by Hong, to approve the Register of Demands as follows:
City of Cerritos July 10, 2025 $10,170,882.17 (COUNCIL)
The motion carried (4 – 0) as follows:
AYES: Hong, Pulido, Tse, Yokoyama
NOES: None
ABSENT: Johnson (excused)
ABSTAIN: None
7B.2. City Council/Successor Agency Treasurer’s reports for the period ending May 31, 2025 (COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY).
This item was pulled from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration, by Councilmember Hong.
MOTION: It was moved by Pulido, and seconded by Yokoyama, to approve the City Council/Successor Agency Treasurer’s reports for the period ending May 31, 2025 (COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY).
The motion carried (4 – 0) as follows:
AYES: Hong, Pulido, Tse, Yokoyama
NOES: None
ABSENT: Johnson (excused)
ABSTAIN: None
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7. Consent Calendar (continued)
7B. Approval of Financial Reports (continued)
7B.3. Approval of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Amendments (COUNCIL).
MOTION: It was moved by Yokoyama, and seconded by Hong, to authorize administrative- initiated Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 budget amendments in accordance with Joint Budget Resolution No. 2025-19/CSA No. 2025-02 and the Strategic Financial Plan and Budget Preparation Policy (Policy 2.04) as adopted by the City Council, as follows:
1. Account/Project: 110-221-79010 (Land)
Amount: $375,000
Justification: A budget amendment is requested in the amount of $375,000 from the City's restricted Housing Asset Fund to support the City's purchase of a moderate- income senior housing unit located at 19403 Garnet Court, Unit D, within the Emerald Villas affordable senior housing community; and
2. Account/Project: cp23701 (Citywide Facility Network Infrastructure) Amount: $243,383
Justification: A budget amendment is requested in the amount of $243,383 for Capital Project cp23701 - Citywide Facility Network Infrastructure. This project was originally funded in the FY 2024-25 budget and remains in progress, with work now carrying over into the current fiscal year (COUNCIL).
The motion carried (4 – 0) as follows:
AYES: Hong, Pulido, Tse, Yokoyama
NOES: None
ABSENT: Johnson (excused)
ABSTAIN: None
7C. Continuance of the existence of a local emergency concerning a gasoline leak from a privately owned existing pipeline on the Cerritos Iron-Wood Nine public golf course, and potential threat to the safety of persons and property requiring remediation, repair, and improvement of the public golf course and other City-owned public property, as specified (COUNCIL).
MOTION: It was moved by Yokoyama, and seconded by Hong, to:
1. Continue the local emergency as proclaimed in Resolution No. 2023-05, at the Cerritos Iron-Wood Nine Golf Course and the nearby City property containing the C-4 well site;
2. Make the findings set forth in Sections one (1) through eight (8) of Resolution No. 2023-05, and incorporate by reference those findings, as they relate to the continued existence of a local emergency as specified; and
3. Direct staff to provide a report to the City Council regarding the local emergency at least once every sixty (60) days, pursuant to Section 8630(c) of the California Government Code, until the City Council terminates the local emergency (COUNCIL).
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7. Consent Calendar (continued)
7C. (continued)
The motion carried (4 – 0) as follows:
AYES: Hong, Pulido, Tse, Yokoyama
NOES: None
ABSENT: Johnson (excused)
ABSTAIN: None
7D. Approval of annual enterprise and records management support and maintenance agreements for Fiscal Year 2025-26 (COUNCIL).
MOTION: It was moved by Yokoyama, and seconded by Hong, to:
1. Approve the annual support and maintenance agreements purchase orders for Fiscal Year 2025-26 as follows:
a. HP, Inc. in the amount of $75,000;
b. Infor Public Sector, Inc. in the amount of $64,699.94; c. Innovative Interfaces, Inc. in the amount of $78,784.16; d. Iron Mountain in the amount of $65,000;
e. JMG Security in the amount of $80,000;
f. Microsoft in the amount of $108,273.40;
g. Network Security Operations Center (vendor name changed for cyber security protection) in the amount of $54,000;
h. OCLC in the amount of $52,437.29;
i. Spatial Solutions & Services in the amount of $50,000; and j. Spectrum Enterprise (Charter Communications) in the amount of $159,241.03; and
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute contract amendments, provided that the total cumulative increase does not exceed $50,000 or 15% of the original contract value, whichever is greater (COUNCIL).
The motion carried (4 – 0) as follows:
AYES: Hong, Pulido, Tse, Yokoyama
NOES: None
ABSENT: Johnson (excused)
ABSTAIN: None
8. Public Hearings
None.
9. New and Old Business
9A. Review and consideration of an award of contract to Keen Independent Research to conduct an Economic Impact Study of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (COUNCIL).
A staff report was given by Paula Eagleman, Theater Administrator. Haley Adams, Consultant, Keen Independent Research, provided additional information regarding the subject project.
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9. New and Old Business (continued)
9A. (continued)
The Mayor opened the public comments period.
Adrian Ayub spoke in support of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts offering nightlife to promote Cerritos as a desirable place for young families to choose as their residence and requested the City’s support of the Friends of the 1 st Combat Engineer Battalion and veterans.
Seeing no further speakers, the Mayor declared the public comments period closed.
MOTION: It was moved by Pulido, and seconded by Tse, to:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services contract with Keen Independent Research, LLC, in the amount of $75,000, to conduct an Economic Impact Study of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts;
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a budget amendment for a new allocation of $75,000 in Fiscal Year 2025-26, with expenses charged to the CCPA Endowment Fund; and
3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute contract amendments, provided that the total cumulative increase does not exceed 15% of the original contract value (COUNCIL).
The motion carried (3 – 1 – 1 – 0) as follows:
AYES: Pulido, Tse, Yokoyama
NOES: Hong
ABSENT: Johnson (excused)
ABSTAIN: None
10. Legislative Items
10A. Report on pending legislation.
None.
10B. Review and consideration to support or oppose specific legislation in the State or Federal legislature or in the State or Federal Executive Office for signature.
None.
11. Reports
11A. Report from City Manager/Executive Director
None.
11B. City Council Communications/Committee Reports/Meeting Reports
Reports were given by Councilmembers Tse, Hong, and Pulido, and Mayor Yokoyama.
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11. Reports (continued)
11B. (continued)
CONSENSUS (Yokoyama): Directed the City Manager and City Clerk to modify the Monday, July 28, 2025 City Council/Successor Agency Special Meeting time to begin at 6 p.m. (originally scheduled for 7 p.m.), to experiment with an alternate meeting start time.
12. Closed Session
Shukan Patel, Assistant City Attorney, announced the City Council would recess to Closed Session to discuss Item 12A, as listed on the Closed Session agenda.
12A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) (COUNCIL) Number of Potential Cases: One (1)
The City Council recessed into Closed Session.
The City Council reconvened into Open Session.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
Shukan Patel, Assistant City Attorney, provided the following Closed Session report:
The City Council convened into Closed Session to discuss Item 12A. There was no reportable action taken and there was nothing further to report.
13. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m.
/s/Cynthia Nava_____________________
Cynthia Nava
City Clerk/Agency Secretary
ATTEST:
/s/Frank Aurelio Yokoyama______________
Frank Aurelio Yokoyama
Mayor/Agency Chair
APPROVED: July 28, 2025