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, June 10, 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 Pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(2) & (e)(2) - Regarding Anticipated/Potential Litigation - One (1) Matter.
2. Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8, the Successor Agency will confer with its real property negotiator, Ernie Hernandez, with respect to real estate negotiations concerning proposed price and other terms relating to the properties located at:
A. Commerce Refuse-to-Energy Authority Facility site located at 5926 Sheila St., Commerce, CA 90040
B. 5550 Harbor Street, Commerce CA 90040 (6335-025-009), 2300 S. Eastern Avenue (6335-025-010)
C. 5625 Jillson Street, Commerce CA 90040 (6335-025-905) D. 5555 Jillson Street, Commerce, CA Property (APN 6335-025-906)
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
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Transportation Director McFerguson
INVOCATION
Councilmember Rebollo
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.
1. Approval of Warrant Register Nos. 21A, 21A SA, 21B, and 21C The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the bills and claims set forth in Warrant Registers No. 21A dated June 10, 2025, No. 21A Successor Agency (SA) dated June 10, 2025, No. 21B dated May 22, 2025, through May 26, 2025, and No. 21C dated May 28, 2025, through June 4, 2025.
21 A 2025
21 A SA 2025
21 B 2025
21 C 2025
Attachments:
2. Proposal for Rabies Vaccination Clinic and Related Services The City Council will receive and file information related to the Rabies Vaccination Clinic and consider approving staff to engage the services of Vet Care Mobile Clinic for pet vaccination and rabies clinic.
Attachments: Staff report
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3. Approval of Resolutions Formalizing the Conversion of Ad Hoc Committees to Standing Committees (Food & Brewery and Arts in Public Places)
The City Council will consider for approval Resolutions formalizing the conversion of the Food District, Brewery District, and Arts in Public Places Ad Hoc Committees into Standing Committees
Staff report
Resolution- Arts in public places
Resolution - Standing Brewery
Attachments:
4. Approval of Encampment Delegated Maintenance Agreement with the State of California Department of Transportation
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving the Encampment Delegated Maintenance Agreement with the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for maintenance of nine (9) freeway on- and off-ramps.
Resolution
Staff Report
Encampment DMA EDMA City of Commerce June 4 2025
Attachments:
SCHEDULED MATTERS
5. Presentation/Update from the Sheriff's Department of Public Safety in the City of Commerce
6. Update on Arts in Public Places Standing Committee Activities and Outreach Efforts
The City Council will receive and file this update on the Arts in Public Places Standing Committee and growing business interest, and provide direction on preferred outreach strategies to update and expand communication with local property and business owners.
Attachments: Staff Report
7. Teen Art Program at Teen Center
The City Council will consider authorizing the development and implementation of a six-month Teen Art Program at the Commerce Teen Center, including:
approval to use the exterior wall at the Teen Center for youth mural projects; allocation of $20,000 to support the pilot program; hiring of three professional artists to teach and mentor teens.
Attachments: Staff report- Teen art 2 (002)
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8. Women and Walls - Annual Women’s Art Initiative
The City Council will consider authorizing the Arts in Public Places Standing Committee to establish an annual event titled "Women and Walls", a women-led art initiative designed to empower, uplift, and promote women artists by providing a prominent platform within the Commerce Arts District.
Attachments: Staff Report
9. Veterans Park Programming Update
The City Council will receive and file a report regarding the Modelo Project and future recreation programming.
Attachments: Staff Report
10. Structure and Operations of the Public Safety Division The City Council will review the structure and operations of the Public Safety Division and provide directions as may be deemed appropriate.
Attachments: Staff Report
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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