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, November 12, 2024 - 6:00 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
6:00 P.M. - CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor/Chairperson Argumedo
ROLL CALL
City Clerk Shumway
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Argumedo
INVOCATION
Director of Economic Development and Planning Morales
APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
1. City Videos
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.
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2. Approval of Warrant Register Nos. 8A, 8B, and 8C
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the bills and claims set forth in Warrant Registers No. 8A dated October 22, 2024, No. 8B dated October 15, 2024, through October 21, 2024, and No. 8C October 23, 2024, through November 06, 2024.
8 A 2024
8 B 2024
8 C 2024
Attachments:
3. Approval of Minutes
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the minutes of the City Council meeting of Tuesday, October 22, 2024, held at 6:00 p.m.
Attachments: 2024-10-22 CC Minutes
4. Award of Construction Contract for the Traffic Signal Improvements Project
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving Plans and Specifications for the Traffic Signal Improvements Project, awarding a construction contract to Comet Electric, Inc; and authorizing Transtech Engineers, Inc. to proceed with Construction Management and Inspection Service.
Staff Report
Resolution
Bid Analysis
Agreement
Attachments:
5. Garfield Median Improvements Project Change Order
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving a Change Order to the agreement for essential improvements related to the Garfield Median Improvements Project and allocating reimbursable Measure AA funds for the related improvements.
Staff Report
Resolution
Attachment 2
Attachments:
SCHEDULED MATTERS
6. Presentation/Update from the Sheriff's Department of Public Safety in the City of Commerce
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7. Parking at the Village - Proposed Zoning Text Amendment The City Council will review the draft zone text amendment language for parking at the Village and provide direction as may be deemed necessary.
Staff Report
Illustration map
Parcel Map
Attachments:
8. Revisions to Staffing Allocated to the Departments of Library Services, Parks and Recreation, Public Works and City Clerk
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving revisions to staffing allocated to the Departments of Library Services, Parks and Recreation, Public Works and City Clerk.
Staff Report
Resolution
Attachments:
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PUBLIC HEARING
9. Amending Adopted Resolution Approving 2021-2029 Housing Element and Negative Declaration
The City Council will consider for adoption a Resolution amending adopted Resolution No. 24-88 adopting the City of Commerce 2021-2029 Housing Element and Negative Declaration.
Staff Report
Resolution
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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