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, September 9, 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
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 - Four (4) Matters.
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
1. Proclamation Declaring September 2025 as Deaf Awareness Month in the City of Commerce
Attachments: Proclamation
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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. 3A, 3B, 3B S/A, 26A, and 26B The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the bills and claims set forth in Warrant Registers No. 3A dated September 9, 2025, 3B for the period of August 28, 2025 through September 2, 2025, 3B S/A dated August 29, 2025, 26A dated September 9, 2025, and 26B for the period of August 21, 2025 through August 25, 2025.
3A
3B
3B S/A
26A
26B
Attachments:
3. Updated Library’s Collections Development Policy
The City Council will consider for adoption a Resolution approving state-mandated update to the library's Collection Development Policy to align with the California Freedom to Read Act Assembly Bill 1825.
Staff Report
Resolution
Commerce Library Collection Development
California Freedom to Read Act (AB 1825)
Attachments:
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4. Adoption and Second Reading of an Ordinance Amending Commerce Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 5.48, Relating to Card Club Pointholders Minimum Interest
The City Council will consider for adoption and Second Reading an Ordinance amending Title 5 (Business Regulations and Licensing), Chapter 5.48 (Card Clubs) relating to card club pointholders' minimum interest.
Staff Report
Ordinance
Attachments:
5. Fourth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Clean Energy
The City Council will consider for adoption a Resolution approving the Fourth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Clean Energy.
Staff Report
Resolution
Agreement
Attachments:
SCHEDULED MATTERS
6. Presentation/Update from the Sheriff's Department of Public Safety in the City of Commerce
7. Committee and Commission Appointments
The City Council will consider making appointments to City Commissions and Committees.
Attachments: Staff Report
8. Consideration of Creative Crosswalks Artwork and Contract Award The City Council will consider whether to proceed with the installation of creative crosswalks at one of the designated intersections; and/or approve a Resolution authorizing installation of creative crosswalks; and authorize the City Manager to sign an agreement with Shariden Design Asphalt Inc. for the installation of the selected crosswalk artwork.
Staff Report
Resolution
Corsswalk locations
Commerce Crosswalk Art Pricing - Revised
Proposal
Water Theme Concept
Artwork Concepts
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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