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, February 11, 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
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
Councilmember Argumedo
APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Launching of Citizen Application “MyCommerce”
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. 13A, 13B and 13C
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the bills and claims set forth in Warrant Registers No. 13A dated February 11, 2025, No. 13B dated January 22, 2025, through January 27, 2025 and No 13C dated January 29, 2025 through February 4, 2025.
13 A 2025
13 B 2025
13 C 2025
Attachments:
3. Approval of Minutes
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the minutes of the City Council meeting of Tuesday, January 28, 2025, held at 5:00 p.m. and the minutes of the City Council meeting of Tuesday, January 14, 2025, held at 5:00 p.m.
2025-01-28 CC Minutes
2025-01-14 CC Minutes
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4. Approving Blanket Authority to File Applications for Grant Funds from the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District for Measure A Funding for Projects and Programs
The City Council will consider for adoption a Resolution granting blanket authority to file applications for grant funds from the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District under Measure A for projects and programs.
Staff Report
Resolution
Agreement
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5. Appointment of Candidates to fill two (2) Executive Management Vacancies
The City Council will consider adopting a resolution making appointments to fill the Executive Management positions for Director of Finance and City Treasurer and Director of Economic Development and Planning.
Staff Report
Resolution
Attachments:
SCHEDULED MATTERS
6. Presentation/Update from the Sheriff's Department of Public Safety in the City of Commerce
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7. Calhome Application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution authorizing the submission of a Calhome application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
Staff Report
Resolution
Attachments:
8. Committee and Commission Appointments
The City Council will consider making appointments to City Commissions and Committees.
Attachments: Staff Report
PUBLIC HEARING
9. Participation in the Los Angeles Urban County Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program and Approval of a Reimbursable Contract with Los Angeles County Development Authority
The City Council will consider for adoption a Resolution approving participation in the Los Angeles Urban County Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program and approving a Reimbursable Contract with the Los Angeles County Development Authority.
Staff Report
Resolution
Year 5 Activity Plan
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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