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, October 14, 2025 - 6:00 PM
Concurrent Special Meeting
Agenda
6:00 P.M. - SPECIAL CONCURRENT MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor/Chairperson Altamirano
ROLL CALL
City Clerk Shumway
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. First Amendment to the City Manager’s Employment Agreement The City Council will consider for adoption a Resolution approving the First Amendment to the employment agreement between the City of Commerce and Ernie Hernandez for City Manager's services.
Staff Report
Amended Resolution
Attachments:
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2. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Commerce, California Approving Compensation and Fringe Benefits Modifications for Executive Management and City Council
The City Council will consider for adoption a Resolution authorizing compensation and fringe benefits for the Executive Management Employees and City Council.
Staff Report
Resolution - Providing for Fringe Benefits and Related Compensation for Executive Management Employees of t Amended Resolution - Providing for Fringe Benefits and Related Compensation for City Council Attachments:
SCHEDULED MATTERS
3. Right-of-Way Use Agreement With the Gateway Cities Council of Governments for Installation, Maintenance, and Operation of the Gateway Cities Regional Fiber Optic Network Within the City’s Boundaries The City Council will consider approving the Right-of-Way (ROW) Use Agreement between the City and the Gateway Cities Council of Governments for the installation, maintenance, and operation of the Gateway Cities Regional Fiber Optic Network on the City's rights-of-way.
Staff Report
GCCOG Resolution
ROW Agreement
Exhibit C
Attachments:
4. Women and Walls - Art Mural Consideration
Staff recommends that the City Council consider selecting an art mural by Michelle "Mr. B. Baby" Ruby for the "Women and Walls" initiative.
Attachments: Staff Report
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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