Mayor Kevin Lainez
Mayor Pro Tem Mireya Garcia
Councilmember Ivan Altamirano
Councilmember Hugo Argumedo
Councilmember Oralia Rebollo
Commerce City Hall
Council Chambers
5655 Jillson Street
Commerce, CA 90040
Phone: (323)722-4805
Fax: (323) 726-6231
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 - 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 Pro Tem/Vice Chairperson Garcia
ROLL CALL
Interim City Clerk
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. City Council Conference Regarding Public Employee
Recruitment/Employment/Appointment pursuant to Government Code 54957 (b) Employee Title: City Clerk
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8, the City Council will confer with its real property negotiator, Ernie Hernandez, with respect to real estate negotiations regarding 5933 Telegraph Road, Commerce, CA 90040 (APN: 6336-017-908)
2. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
ORAL CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
6:00 P.M. - CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chairperson Garcia
ROLL CALL
Interim City Clerk
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Finance Director Castellon
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INVOCATION
Mayor Pro Tem Garcia
APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
1. 2026 Summer Reading Program “Plant a Seed, Read”
The City Council will receive a presentation on the 2026 Summer Reading Program "Plant a Seed, Read."
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. 19A, 19B, 19C, and 19A S/A The City Council will consider approving the bills and claims set forth in Warrant Registers Nos. 19A dated June 9, 2026, 19B for the period of May 20, 2026 through May 25, 2026, 19C for the period of May 27, 2026 through June 2, 2026, and 19A S/A dated June 9, 2026.
19 A 2026
19 B 2026
19 C 2026
19 A SA 2026
Attachments:
3. Approval of Minutes
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the minutes of the Regular City Council meeting of Tuesday, May 26, 2026, held at 5:00 p.m.
Attachments: 05-26-2026 CC Minutes
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4. Harbor Toxics Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Stormwater Compliance Agreement
Staff recommends the City Council approve a Resolution authorizing a three-year cost sharing agreement with the Gateway Water Management Authority (GWMA) for stormwater monitoring services in compliance with the Harbor Toxics Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). The term of the new agreement is from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029.
Staff Report
2026 Harbor Toxic Upstream Agmt_14
Resolution
Attachments:
5. Professional Services Agreement to Replace Existing Firewalls Staff recommends that the City Council approve a Professional Services Agreement with Insight Public Sector Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $58,210, for the purchase, implementation, and migration of a Fortinet firewall solution to replace the City's existing end-of-life firewall system.
Insight Staff Report
Resolution
Professional Services Agreement - Insight Public Sector Inc.
Attachments:
SCHEDULED MATTERS
6. Community Facilities District (CFD) Education
The City Council will receive an educational presentation on the CFD.
Presentation/Update from the Sheriff's Department of Public Safety in the City of Commerce
7. 8. Authorize a License Agreement with Taghavi Farms
The City Council is requested to:
Authorize the City Manager to execute a License Agreement with Taghavi Farms.
Attachments: TAGHAVI FARMS 2026 report GD
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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