Mayor Ivan Altamirano
Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Lainez
Councilmember Hugo Argumedo
Councilmember Mireya Garcia
Councilmember Oralia Rebollo
Commerce City Hall
Council Chambers
5655 Jillson Street
Commerce, CA 90040
Phone: (323)722-4805
Fax: (323) 726-6231
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 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 Altamirano
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. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). One (1) case: Key Disposal & Recycling, Inc v. City of Commerce et al. - Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, Case No. 23STCP01283.
2. Conference with Legal Counsel Pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(2) & (e)(2) - Regarding Anticipated/Potential Litigation - Two (2) Matters.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
ORAL CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
6:00 P.M. - CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor/Chairperson Altamirano
ROLL CALL
City Clerk Shumway
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Assistant City Manager Domic
INVOCATION
Mayor Pro Tem Lainez
APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
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1. 65th City Birthday Celebration
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.
2. Approval of Warrant Register Nos. 12A, 12B and 12C
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the bills and claims set forth in Warrant Registers No. 12A dated January 28, 2025, No. 12B dated January 8, 2025, through January 13, 2025 and No 12C dated January 15, 2025 through January 21, 2025.
12 A
12 B
12 C
Attachments:
3. Transportation Art Maintenance Agreement with the State of California Department of Transportation
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving the Transportation Art Maintenance Agreement between the City of Commerce and the State of California Department of Transportation for Mural Maintenance.
Staff Report
Resolution
Transportation Art Maintenance Agreement
Attachments:
SCHEDULED MATTERS
4. Presentation/Update from the Sheriff's Department of Public Safety in the City of Commerce
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5. Reinstatement of Funding for a City-wide Excursions
The City Council will consider for approval an allocation of $89,125 for a proposed city-wide adult excursion scheduled for Friday, June 6 through Sunday, June 8, 2025, for up to 250 participants.
Attachments: Staff Report
6. Reinstatement of the Miss Commerce Pageant and Young Man of the Year Program
The City Council will consider reinstating the Miss Commerce Pageant and the Young Man of the Year program and allocating funding in the amount of $166,500 to conduct these programs in March 2026.
Attachments: Staff Report
7. Reopening Rosewood Park Snack Bar
The City Council will consider approving the reopening of the Rosewood Park Snack Bar, including allocating staffing and operational costs and funding of $390,000 annually for continuous operations.
Attachments: Staff Report
8. Independence Day Carnival and Selection of the Date for the Event The City Council will consider allocating an additional $45,000 to incorporate a three-day carnival as part of the 2025 Independence Day Celebration and selecting a date for this year's event.
Staff Report
Resolution
Attachments:
9. Organizational Assignments for Councilmembers
The City Council will make the appropriate delegate and alternate appointments to the outside boards and agencies.
Staff Report
Organization Assignments for Councilmembers April 2023- April 2024 Attachments:
10. Review of Commission Functions, and Consideration of Consolidating Education Commission with Library Commission and Community Services Commission with Traffic Commission
The City Council will consider reviewing the current advisory board system and consider consolidating select commissions to better align their functions with the City's current needs.
Attachments: Staff report
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11. Committee and Commission Appointments
The City Council will consider making appointments to City Commissions and Committees - Community Services Commission, Education Commission, Library Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, Planning Commission, Senior Citizens Commission, Traffic Commission, Youth Advisory Commission, Pageant Steering Committee, and Measure AA Advisory Committee.
Staff Report
2025 Commissioner MASTER Roster
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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