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, October 8, 2024 - 5:30 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
5:30 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. Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8, the City Council will confer with its real property negotiator, Ernie Hernandez, with respect to real estate negotiations regarding the rail spur (APN - 6335-014-901) that spans between Eastern Avenue and Strong Avenue. / Jillson Street and Harbor Street.
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
Library Director Bautista
INVOCATION
Councilmember Lainez
APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
1. City Videos
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2. Presentation - National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the City of Commerce
Attachments: Proclamation
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.
3. Approval of Warrant Register Nos. 6A, 6B, and 6C
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the bills and claims set forth in Warrant Registers No. 6A dated October 08, 2024, No. 6B dated September 12, 2024, through September 23, 2024, and No. 6C September 25, 2024, through October 12, 2024.
WARRANT 6A
WARRANT 6B
WARRANT 6C
Attachments:
4. Approval of Minutes
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the minutes of the City Council meeting of Tuesday, September 24, 2024, held at 5:00 p.m.
Attachments: 2024-09-24 CC Minutes
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5. Purchase and Lease Agreements for Two 2025 Over-the-Road Buses The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving the Purchase and Lease Agreements for two 2025 over-the-road buses.
Staff Report
Resolution
Purchase Agreement
Master Lease Agreement
Attachments:
SCHEDULED MATTERS
6. Presentation/Update from the Sheriff's Department of Public Safety in the City of Commerce
7. Update and Consideration of Parking Shortage at Village Neighborhood The City Council will receive an update, consider options regarding the parking shortage at Village Neighborhood, and provide direction as necessary.
Staff Report
Village Survey
Village Parking
Attachments:
8. A Sublease Agreement Between the City of Commerce and the Amitim Group, LLC
The City Council will consider for adoption a Resolution approving a Sublease Agreement between the City of Commerce and Amitim Group LLC for 7025 Slauson Ave., Commerce, CA.
Staff Report
Resolution
Lease Agreement
Attachments:
9. Revisions to Staffing Allocated to the Departments of Library Services, Parks and Recreation, and Public Works
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving revisions to staffing allocated to the Departments of Library Services, Parks and Recreation, and Public Works.
Staff report
Resolution
Attachments:
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ORDINANCES
10. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance to Approve Development Agreement Related to Commercial Cannabis Permit Application No. 18-047
The City Council will consider for introduction and First Reading by title and waiver further reading, an Uncodified Ordinance approving a Development Agreement, also identified as commercial cannabis permit I.D. No.18-047, between the City of Commerce and Long Beach Exchange LLC (A California Corporation) for a commercial business at 3019 Vail Avenue, making findings consistent with and pursuant to Government Code Section 65867.5, and making findings of a CEQA categorical exemption.
Staff Report
Ordinance
Development Agreement - Long Beach Exchange
Attachments:
11. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance to Approve Development Agreement Related to Commercial Cannabis Permit Application No. 18-026 for Commercial Cannabis Testing
The City Council will consider for introduction and First Reading by title and waiver further reading, an Uncodified Ordinance approving an Amended and Restated Development Agreement, also identified as commercial cannabis permit I.D. No.18-026, between the City of Commerce and VK Labs, LLC (a California Corporation) to replace Development Agreement No. 788 to reflect amendments for testing laboratories for the previously approved commercial cannabis business at 5608 East Washington Boulevard, making findings consistent with and pursuant to Government Code Section 65867.5, and making findings of a CEQA categorical exemption.
Staff Report
Ordinance
Amended and Restated DA
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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