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 24, 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 - 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:
A. 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).
B. 6300 Telegraph Road, Commerce, CA
3. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE REGARDING PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code 54957 (b) (1)
Employee Title: City Manager
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
Director of Public Work Abbas
INVOCATION
Mayor Pro Tem Lainez
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.
2. Approval of Warrant Register Nos. 22A, 22A SA, 22B, and 22C The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the bills and claims set forth in Warrant Registers No. 22A dated June 24, 2025, No. 22A Successor Agency (SA) dated June 24, 2025, No. 22B dated June 5, 2025, through June 9, 2025, and No. 22C dated June 11, 2025.
22A
22A SA
22B
22C
Attachments:
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3. Approval of Minutes
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the minutes of the City Council meeting of Tuesday, May 13, 2025, held at 5:00 p.m., the minutes of the Special Concurrent City Council meeting of Tuesday, May 13, 2025, held at 5:05 p.m., the minutes of the City Council meeting of Tuesday, May 27, 2025, held at 5:00 p.m. the minutes of the Special Concurrent meeting of Tuesday, May 27, 2025, held at 6:00 p.m, the minutes of the Special City Council meeting of Thursday, May 29, 2025, held at 4:00 p.m. and the minutes of the City Council meeting of Tuesday, June 10, 2025, held at 5:00 p.m. 2025-05-27 CC Minutes
2025-05-13 CC Minutes Special Meeting
2025-05-13 CC Minutes
2025-05-27 CC Minutes Special meeting
2025-06-10 CC Minutes
2025-05-29 CC Minutes
Attachments:
4. Fourth Amendment to the TransTrack Systems, Inc for a Maintenance and Support Agreement
The City Council will consider for adoption a Resolution approving the Fourth Amendment to the TransTrack Systems, Inc. Maintenance and Support Agreement.
Staff Report
Resolution
Agreement
Attachments:
5. Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for Randolph Corridor Active Transportation Project
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving the Reimbursement Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad Company for Preliminary Engineering Services associated with the Randolph Corridor Active Transportation Project.
Staff Report
Resolution
Agreement
Attachments:
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6. California High-Speed Rail Project Update
The City Council will consider for adoption a Resolution authorizing staff to continue monitoring and participating in the project development activities for the California High-Speed Rail Project and supporting the Commerce Metro Station Relocation Alternative.
Staff Report
Resolution
Letter of Support for Rail Optimization and the Commerce Metro Station Relocation Alternative Attachments:
7. Agreement with County of Los Angeles Probation Department for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
The City Council will consider for adoption a Resolution approving an Agreement with the County of Los Angeles Probation Department, to provide a Prevention and Intervention Program.
Staff report
Resolution
Agreement
Attachments:
PUBLIC HEARING
8. Public Hearing - Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Decision to Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 25-02 to Allow a Hotel Use in the City’s Unlimited Commercial (“C-2”) Zoning District at 500 Citadel Drive in the City of Commerce
The City Council will conduct a public hearing, receive input from the public, and continue this item to the City Council meeting of July 8, 2025, at which time, the City Council will consider the staff presentation, as well as information discussed herein and affirm, overturn or modify the Planning Commission's decision to approve CUP-25-02.
Attachments: Staff Report
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9. Adoption of Resolutions Approving the City’s Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26
The City Council conduct a public hearing and will consider adopting several Resolutions to finalize the City's fiscal planning for the upcoming year and ensure continuity of operations across all departments and funds: increasing appropriations for fiscal year ("FY") 2024-25; reappropriating project balances and encumbrances for FY 2024-25; approving the City of Commerce's Proposed Budget for FY 2025-26; setting the FY 2025-26 appropriations limit; adopting the FY 2025-26 Salary Schedule; and approving the General Fund Reserves and Investment Policy Statement.
Staff Report
Resolution - Budget Adoption FY 2025-26
Additional Appropriations - FY 2024-25
Reappropriating FY 2024-25 Project Balances and Encumbraces to FY 2025-26 Full-Time and Part-Time Positions list
Resolution - Salary Schedule Combined with Exhibits
Resolution - General Fund Reserve Policy
Resolution - Appropriations Limit
Investment Policy Statement_Combined
Attachments:
SCHEDULED MATTERS
10. Presentation/Update from the Sheriff's Department of Public Safety in the City of Commerce
11. Approval of Encampment Delegated Maintenance Agreement with the State of California Department of Transportation
The City Council will receive an update regarding the recently approved Encampment Delegated Maintenance Agreement between the City of Commerce and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
Staff Report
Encampment Delegated Maintenance Agreement
Attachments:
12. Food and Brewery District Potential Funding Strategies and Incentives The City Council will consider providing direction on potential funding strategies and incentives to support the Food and Brewery District, and authorize staff to explore partnerships, grants, and plans to accelerate the development of the designated area.
Attachments: Staff Report
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13. Committee and Commission Appointments
The City Council will consider making appointments to City Commissions and Committees.
Attachments: Staff Report
14. Art Consultant for the Art in Public Places Program the Model City in Color Campaign
The City Council will consider directing staff to bring forward a Professional Services Agreement for Art consulting related to the Model City in Color campaign.
Staff Report
Proposal
Attachments:
15. Consider Providing Direction to City Staff Regarding Temporary Use Permit No. 2025-025 to Allow Temporary Uses in Conjunction with an Existing Restaurant at 2909 Supply Avenue
The City Council will consider approving Temporary Use Permit No. 2025-025 to allow temporary event programing at an existing restaurant site located at 2909 Supply Avenue in the Heaving Manufacturing Zone ("M-2") and direct staff as follows: 1) approve TUP-2025-025; 2) approve TUP-2025-025, subject to specified conditions of approval; 3) deny TUP-2025-025; and 4) determine whether the Applicant's operational challenges constitute an "emergency situation" for purposes of granting TUP-2025-025 for a period of six months, beyond the three-day period typically allowed for a TUP.
Staff Report
TUP Application
Draft Conditions of Approval
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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