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, July 8, 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 - Five (5) Matters.
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 Commerce Refuse-to- Energy Authority Facility site located at 5926 Sheela Street, Commerce, California
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 Castellon
INVOCATION
Mayor Altamirano
APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
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1. A Proclamation Declaring the Month of July as Parks & Recreation Month, and Special Olympics Swim Team Presentation
Attachments: Proclamation
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. 23A, 23B, and 23C
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the bills and claims set forth in Warrant Registers No. 23A dated July 8, 2025, No. 23B dated June 25, 2025, through July 2, 2025, and No. 23C dated June 11, 2025 through June 23, 2025.
23A
23B
23C
Attachments:
3. Approval of Minutes
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the minutes of the City Council meeting of Tuesday, June 24, 2025, held at 5:00 p.m., and the minutes of the Special Concurrent City Council meeting of Tuesday, June 24, 2025, held at 5:25 p.m
2025-06-24 CC Minutes Special
2025-06-24 CC Minutes
Attachments:
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4. Meeting Cancellation- July 22, 2025
The City Council will consider cancelling regular City Council meeting of July 22, 2025.
Attachments: Staff Report
5. Change Order #1 for the Purchase of a New 2025 40’ Battery Electric Low-Floor Bus
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving the Change Order #1 for the purchase of a new 2025 40' battery electric low-floor bus in an amount not to exceed $1,803,051, an increase of $318,937.
Staff Report
Resolution
Purchase Price Variance Quote
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
Federal Grant CA-2025-093-00
Attachments:
6. Amendment No. 1 to Freeway Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the Freeway Maintenance Agreement between the City of Commerce and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
Staff Report
Resolution
Amendment No. 1
Attachments:
7. Authorization to Obtain Fee Proposals for the Design of Lighting Fixture Installations at the Mixmaster Underpass and City Hall Parking Lot The City Council will consider authorizing staff to obtain fee proposals for the design of lighting fixtures and installation of foundations at the Mixmaster underpass and City Hall parking lot.
Attachments: Staff Report
8. Fifth Amendment to the Los Angeles Gateway Region Integrated Regional Water Management Authority
The City Council will consider for adoption a Resolution approving the 5th Amendment to the Joint Powers Authority Agreement with the Gateway Region Integrated Regional Water Management Authority.
Staff Report
Resolution
Amended Agreement
Original Agreement
Attachments:
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9. Rate Adjustment Request by Athens Services for Residential Refuse and Recycling Services
The City Council will consider approving a 6.14% rate adjustment request by Athens Services for solid waste collection services to become effective July 1, 2025.
Staff Report
Attachment A
Resolution
Attachments:
10. Annual Financial Comprehensive Report and the Auditor’s Communication Related to Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Audit
The City Council will receive and file the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2024 and accept the report as presented by the city's independent auditors, The Pun Group, LLP.
Staff Report
2024_Commerce City of_ACFR_FINAL Report
2024_Commerce, City of_Single Audit_FINAL Report_
2024_Commerce City of_GANN_FINAL Report
2024_Commerce, City of_Communication at Conclusion Letter Attachments:
PUBLIC HEARING
11. 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, Commerce The City Council will conduct a public hearing, receive input from the public, consider the staff presentation, as well as information discussed herein and affirm, overturn or modify the Planning Commission's decision to approve Conditional Use Permit No. 25-02.
Staff Report
Resolution
Planning Commission Staff Report - 5-21-25
Appeal Letter
Attachments:
SCHEDULED MATTERS
12. Presentation/Update from the Sheriff's Department of Public Safety in the City of Commerce
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY REPORTS
ADJOURNMENT
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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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