Mayor Hugo Argumedo
Mayor Pro Tem Ivan Altamirano
Councilmember Mireya Garcia
Councilmember Kevin Lainez
Councilmember Oralia Rebollo
Commerce City Hall
Council Chambers
5655 Jillson Street
Commerce, CA 90040
Phone: (323)722-4805
Fax: (323) 726-6231
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - 5:00 PM
CONCURRENT JOINT MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COMMERCE, JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY AND THE GOVERNING BODY
OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COMMERCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION
Agenda
5:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor/Chairperson Argumedo
ROLL CALL
City Clerk Shumway
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Citizens wishing to address the City Council and Successor Agency on any item on the Closed Session agenda may do so at this time. Please complete a speaker's card and give it to the City Clerk /Secretary prior to commencement of the City Council/ Successor Agency meetings. Please limit your remarks to three (3) minutes.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
1. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE REGARDING PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code 54957 (b) (1)
Employee Title: Assistant City Manager
2. Conference with Legal Counsel Pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(2) & (e)(2) - Regarding Anticipated/Potential Litigation - One (1) Matter.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
ORAL CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
6:00 P.M. - CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor/Chairperson Argumedo
ROLL CALL
City Clerk Shumway
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Deputy Director of Public Works Operations Nila
INVOCATION
Mayor Argumedo
APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
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1. Tree City U.S.A. 2023 Award and Recognition of the Arbor Day 2024 Poster Contest Winners
Attachments: Staff Report
2. Certificate of Recognition for the Commerce Evening Lions Club for their Contributions, and Outstanding Volunteerism
3. Presentation on the 2024 Summer Reading Program and the Update on the Library of Things Collection
PUBLIC COMMENT
Citizens wishing to address the City Council and Successor Agency on any item on the agenda or on any matter not on the agenda may do so at this time. State law (Government Code Section 54950 et seq.) prohibits the City Council from taking action or engaging in discussion on a specific item unless it appears on a posted agenda .
Upon request, the City Council may, in their discretion, allow citizen participation on a specific item on the agenda at the time the item is considered by the City Council. If you wish to address the City Council /Successor Agency at this time, please complete a speaker's card and give it to the City Clerk prior to commencement of the City Council meeting. Please limit your remarks to three (3) minutes.
To increase the effectiveness of the Public Comment Period, the following rules shall be followed: No person shall make any remarks which result in disrupting, disturbing or otherwise impeding the meeting.
Pursuant to Section 54957.95 of the Government Code, the presiding member of the legislative body conducting a meeting, or their designee, is authorized to remove, or cause the removal of, an individual for disrupting the meeting. Any such removal will be preceded by a warning to the disruptive individual by the presiding member of the legislative body or their designee that the individual ’s behavior is disrupting the meeting and that the individual ’s failure to promptly cease their disruptive behavior may result in their removal.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Items under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and may be enacted by one motion. There will be no discussion of these items unless members of the Public or City Council request specific items to be removed from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion. lf the item is desired to be discussed separately, it should be the first item under Scheduled Matters.
4. Approval of Warrant Register Nos. 20A, 20B, and 20C
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the bills and claims set forth in Warrant Registers No.20A dated June 11, 2024, No. 20B dated May 29, 2024, through June 5, 2024, and No.20C dated May 23, 2024 through May 27, 2024.
20 A 2024
20 B 2024
20 C 2024
Attachments:
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5. Approval of Minutes
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the minutes of the City Council meeting of Tuesday, May 14, 2024, held at 6:00 p.m. and the minutes of the City Council meeting of Tuesday, May 28, 2024, held at 5:00 p.m.
2024-05-28 CC Minutes
2024-05-14 CC Minutes
Attachments:
6. Bristow Park Community Center and Library Renovation - Approval of Professional Services Agreement with John G. Cataldo
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving a Professional Service Agreement with John G. Cataldo Architect, A.I.A. C.S.I. Architect, Inc. to provide professional services to prepare Plans, Specifications, and Engineer's Estimate for the Renovation of Bristow Park Community Center and Library; authorizing Transtech Engineers, Inc. to proceed with the Project and allocating $267,851.50 in Measure AA funding to cover the total project cost.
Staff Report
Resolution
Agreement
Attachments:
7. First Amendment to Assistant City Manager Employment Agreement Between Vilko Domic and the City of Commerce
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving the First Amendment to the Employment Agreement with the Assistant City Manager Vilko Domic.
Staff Report
Resolution
First Amendment
Attachments:
SCHEDULED MATTERS
8. Presentation/Update from the Sheriff's Department of Public Safety in the City of Commerce
9. Resolution by the City Council Re-Naming a Portion of Tubeway Avenue after Haig Papaian, former Commerce Casino CEO and President The City Council will consider for adoption a Resolution renaming a portion of Tubeway Avenue Street in honor of Haig Papain.
Staff report
Resolution
Tubeway Street
Attachments:
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ORDINANCES
10. Adoption of Urgency Ordinance Amending Commerce Municipal Code, Chapter 5.10 (“Use and Sale of Safe and Sane Fireworks”) of Title 5 and Adding a New Chapter 16.05 to Title 16 Prohibiting the Possession, Sale, and/or Discharge of Dangerous Fireworks and Establishing Penalties; and Introduction of Ordinance Amending Municipal Code Chapter 5.10 (“Use and Sale of Safe and Sane Fireworks”) of Tile 5 and Adding a New Chapter 16.05 to Title 16 Prohibiting the Possession, Sale, and/or Discharge of Dangerous Fireworks and Establish Penalties (First Reading) The City Council will consider the adoption of an Urgency Ordinance amending Commerce Municipal Code Chapter 5.10 of Title 5 prohibiting the possession, sale and/or discharge of dangerous fireworks and establishing fines and penalties in violation of Chapter 16.05 (Fireworks) of the Commerce Municipal Code; and Introduce and by reading the Title only, waive full reading of Ordinance Amending Commerce Municipal Code, Chapter 5.10 ("Use and Sale of Safe and Sane Fireworks") of Title 5 and adding a new Chapter 16.05 to Title 16 prohibiting the possession, sale, and/or discharge of dangerous fireworks and establishing penalties for violations of Chapter 16.05 (First Reading)
Staff Report
Urgency Ordinance
Ordinance
Attachments:
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY REPORTS
ADJOURNMENT
Written materials distributed to the City Council are available for public inspection immediately following the posting of this agenda (at least 72 hours prior to a regular City Council meetings) in the City Clerk's Office, at Commerce City Hall, 2535 Commerce Way, Commerce, California, and the Central Library, 5655 Jillson Street, Commerce, California.
Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. ln compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, notify the Office of the City Clerk at (323) 722-4805 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
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