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 23, 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 - 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
Transportation Director McFerguson
INVOCATION
Mayor/Chairperson Altamirano
APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Commendation Honoring Sergeant Sergio Jimenez for his Outstanding Service to the Community
Attachments: Commendation
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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. 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D S/A, 27B, and 27C The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the bills and claims set forth in Warrant Registers No. 4A dated September 23, 2025, 4B for the period of August 27, 2025 through September 8, 2025, 4C for the period of September 10, 2025 through September 17, 2025, 4D S/A dated September 8, 2025, 27B for the period of August 27, 2025 through September 8, 2025, and 27C for the period September 10, 2025 through September 17, 2025. 4A
4B
4C
4D S/A
27B
27C
Attachments:
3. Approval of Minutes
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the minutes of the City Council meeting of Thursday, September 9, 2025, held at 5:00 p.m., the minutes of the Special City Council meeting of Tuesday, September 2, 2025, held at 5:00 p.m., and the minutes of the regular City Council meeting of Tuesday, August 26, 2025, held at 5:00 pm.
2025-08-26 CC minutes
2025-09-02 CC Minutes
2025-09-09 CC Minutes
Attachments:
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SCHEDULED MATTERS
4. Presentation/Update from the Sheriff's Department of Public Safety in the City of Commerce
5. Memorandum of Understanding Between the Cities of Commerce, Industry, Irwindale, Santa Fe Springs, and Vernon to Establish a Multijurisdictional Coalition for Regional Advocacy
The City Council will consider approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the Cities of Commerce, Industry, Irwindale, Santa Fe Springs, and Vernon to establish a multijurisdictional coalition for regional advocacy on industrial and commercial priorities.
Staff Report
Memorandum of Understanding
Attachments:
6. Discussion Regarding Hosting a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Replica The City Council will consider potential hosting of a Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica in the City of Commerce, provide a direction to staff as may be deemed necessary.
Staff Report
Attachment
Attachments:
7. Conceptual Rendering for the Proposed Military Monument at Rosewood Park
The City Council will receive and file the conceptual rendering for the proposed Military Monument at Rosewood Park; consider the preliminary scope and preliminary cost estimate of approximately $850,000 to $1,000,000; and provide further direction to staff.
Staff Report
Conceptual Rendering
Attachments:
8. Arts in Public Places Program - Pilot Program “Walls of Freedom” The City Council will receive and file City staff's presentation regarding the establishment of a pilot program entitled the Walls of Freedom public art project in the Bristow Park area and provide a direction to staff as may be deemed necessary.
Attachments: Staff report
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9. Arts in Public Places Program
The City Council will review the submitted artwork and consider selecting artwork from the following artists: Daniel Antelo, Jerome Castro, Ruben Rojas, Nerv, and Alejandro "Man One" Poli Jr.
Attachments: Staff Report
PUBLIC HEARING
10. Extension of a Citywide Moratorium Prohibiting the Approval, Expansion, Intensification or Relocation of Any New or Existing Home-Sharing for a period of Ten (10) Months and Fifteen (15) Days -Public Hearing The City Council will consider approving an extension of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 821, continuing a temporary moratorium on the approval, expansion, intensification, or relocation of any new or existing home-sharing or vacation rental operations within the City of Commerce for an additional ten (10) months and fifteen (15) days, in accordance with California Government Code Section 65858, to June 28, 2026.
Staff Report
Interim Urgency Ordinance
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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