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, April 8, 2025 - 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 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 Pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(2) & (e)(2) - Regarding Anticipated/Potential Litigation - Two (2) Matters.
2. Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8, the City Council will confer with its real property negotiator, Ernie Hernandez, with respect to real estate negotiations with Wash-Tel Commerce, LLC concerning proposed price and other terms relating thereto, comprised of 6233 -6241 Telegraph Road and 6329 Washington Blvd (APN: 6336-010-030, 031, 032, 033, 034, 035, & 038, 6336-010-922 & 927).
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
Finance Director Alvaro Castellon
INVOCATION
Mayor Pro Tem Lainez
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APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Proclamation Designating the Month of April as Autism Awareness Month Attachments: Autism Awareness Month 2025
2. Proclamation Designating April 6-12, 2025 as “National Library Week” Attachments: Proclamation National Library Week 2025
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. 17A, and 17B
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the bills and claims set forth in Warrant Registers No. 17A dated April 8, 2025, and 17B dated March 20, 2025, through March 24, 2025.
17 A 2025
17 B 2025
Attachments:
4. Proclamation Declaring Tuesday, April 15, 2025, as Arbor Day in the City of Commerce
Staff Report
Proclamation 2025
Attachments:
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5. Transportation’s Operational Report for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025
The City Council will consider receiving and filing transportation's operational report for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2025.
Staff Report
Transportation - Operational Report (2nd Qtr)
Attachments:
6. Revisions to Staffing Allocated to the Department of Public Works The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving revisions to modify Public Works staffing by replacing a current vacant part-time painter position with a full-time painter position to provide additional resources required for the Arts in Public Spaces Program.
Staff report
Resolution
Attachments:
SCHEDULED MATTERS
7. Presentation/Update from the Sheriff's Department of Public Safety in the City of Commerce
8. Award Construction Contract for the City Hall and Veterans Neighborhood Library Reroofing Project
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution awarding a construction contract to 4 Seasons Roofing, Inc. for the City Hall and Veterans Neighborhood Library Reroofing Project, allocating funding to cover the project cost shortfall, and authorizing Construction Management and Inspection Services by Transtech Engineers, inc.
Staff Report
Resolution
BID ANALYSIS
Agreement
Letner- Intent to Protest
Attachments:
9. Arts in Public Places Program
The City Council will consider approving the additional art installation by Calixto Shibaja at the Atlantic and Goodrich location, with the total cost not to exceed $30,000; select additional artwork for other locations; and allocate $10,000 for the installation of lights and a commemorative plaque honoring the bridge art.
Staff report
Paul Botello Brief Bio 2024
Attachments:
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY REPORTS
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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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