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 23, 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/Chairperson Lainez
ROLL CALL
Interim City Clerk Jacquez-Nares
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. 2.
3. Conference with Legal Counsel Pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(d) (2)& (e)(2) - Regarding Anticipated/Potential Litigation - Two (2) Cases.
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 6300 Telegraph Road, Commerce, CA 90040 (APN: 6336-008-033).
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).
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 6364 Zindell Avenue, Commerce, CA (APN:
6357-015-900 and 6357-019-304).
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5. 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 the following properties: 2439 S. Atlantic Blvd., 2448 Cout Ave., 4801-4957 Shiela St., 4720 - 4900 Washington Blvd, and 5100-5106 Washington Blvd.
Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 the City Council will confer with its labor negotiator, Ernie Hernandez, with respect to labor negotiations pertaining to:
A. The Memoranda of Understanding between the City and the City of Commerce Employees Association on behalf of the part -time employees.
B. The Memoranda of Understanding between the City and the City of Commerce Employees Association on behalf of the mid-management and non-management fulltime employees.
C. The Memoranda of Understanding between the City and Transportation Department Employees Association on behalf of the transportation employees.
D. The Memoranda of Understanding between the City and the Unrepresented Executive Management employees.
6. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
ORAL CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
6:00 P.M. - CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor/Chairperson Lainez
ROLL CALL
Interim City Clerk Jacquez-Nares
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Transportation Director McFerguson
INVOCATION
Mayor Lainez
APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
1. SENIOR ART SHOWCASE GALA VIDEO AND CERTIFICATES OF
RECOGNITION
The City Council will receive a video on the Senior Art Showcase Gala Event and will provide certificates of recognition to the Senior Artists.
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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. 20A, 20B, AND 20C
The City Council will consider approving the bills and claims set forth in Warrant Registers No. 20A dated June 23, 2026, 20B for the period of June 3, 2026 through June 8, 2026, and 20C for the period of June 10, 2026 through June 17, 2026.
20 A 2026
20 B 2026
20 C 2026
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3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The City Council and Successor Agency will consider for approval the minutes of the Regular City Council meeting of Tuesday, June 9, 2026, held at 5:00 p.m.
Attachments: 06-09-2026 CC Minutes
4. APPOINTMENT OF A COUNCIL MEMBER TO THE GREATER LOS ANGELES
COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Approve the appointment of Mayor Pro Tem Mireya Garcia as the City of Commerce representative to the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District Board of Trustees.
Staff Report
Organization Assignments for Councilmembers January 2026-January 2027 Attachments:
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5. ACCEPTANCE OF THE DEMOLITION OF CITY BUILDINGS AT 5819 TELEGRAPH RD & 2366 TRAVERS AVE PROJECT
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution accepting Demolition of City Buildings at 5819 Telegraph Rd & 2366 Travers Ave Project as complete, authorizing staff to file the Notice of Completion with the County Recorder's Office, and authorizing release of $11,624.41 retention money per contract provisions.
Staff Report City Building Demolition Project Acceptance Resolution
Attachment 1 NOC DRAFT
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6. FY 2026/27 STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT LIST UNDER THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 (SB1 BEALL)
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution approving the FY 2026/27 Street Rehabilitation Project List funded by SB1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
Staff Report Approval of SB1 Streets June 23 2026
Reso Approval of SB1 Streets FY 26-27
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7. AWARD CONTRACT FOR THE DECONSTRUCTION OF COMMERCE REFUSE-TOENERGY FACILITY (CREA) PROJECT Staff recommends that the City Council consider adopting a resolution:
1. Finding that Precision Works, Inc. dba Precision Environmental ("Precision Works") is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder for the Project pursuant to Public Contract Code �20162, and denies the bid protest submitted by Resource Environmental, Inc. ("REI"); and
2. Awarding a construction contract to Precision Works, Inc. dba Precision Environmental as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the Deconstruction of Commerce Refuse-to-Energy Facility (CREA) Project, in the amount of $1,362,000 for the Total Base Bid Schedule; and
3. Authorizing up to 15% of the construction contract for construction contingency for unforeseen conditions; and
4. Authorizing up to 10% of the total construction contract and contingencies for Construction Management and Inspection Services; and
5. Authorizing Construction Management and Inspection Services pursuant to City's On-Call professional consulting services agreements.
Staff Report 6-23-26sa - Final
Resolution CREA Deconstruction Contract
FINAL BID ANALYSIS, CREA DECONSTRUCTION
Commerce Public Works Construction Agreement SEN Rev 06-13-23 - SA Attachments:
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8. AUTHORIZATION FOR TRANSPORTATION GRANT FUNDING FOR CAPITAL AND OPERATING ASSISTANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2026-2027 AND 2027-2028 The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution authorizing staff to apply for transportation grant funding for capital and operating assistance for Fiscal Years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028.
Staff Report
Resolution
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9. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY USE PERMIT NO. 2025-025 TO ALLOW
TEMPORARY USES IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN EXISTING RESTAURANT (“DIRT DOG”) AT 2909 SUPPLY AVENUE
That the City Council consider extending Temporary Use Permit No. 2025-025 ("TUP-2025-025") to allow temporary event programing at an existing restaurant site located at 2909 Supply Avenue ("Subject Property") in the Heaving Manufacturing Zone ("M-2") and direct the Director of Community Director as follows:
1. Approve a 6-month extension of TUP-2025-025 until December 24, 2026;
2. Deny a 6-month extension of TUP-2025-025. If the extension request is denied, the TUP-2025-025 will expire on June 24, 2026; or
3. Take any additional related action that may be deemed necessary.
Staff Report
Attachment 1_TUP Extension Request
Attachment 2_TUP Application
Attachment 3_Conditions of Approval
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10. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CHANGES TO BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026-2027 THROUGH 2029-2030 AS IT RELATES TO MIDMANAGEMENT AND NON-MANAGEMENT FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME
EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE CITY OF COMMERCE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION - AFSCME LOCAL 773; UNREPRESENTED/CONFIDENTIAL FT
UNITS, AND UNREPRESENTED EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION
AND FRINGE BENEFITS
The City has reached agreement on a successor Memorandum of Understanding with AFSCME Local 773 representing Mid-Management and Non-Management Full-Time and Part-Time employees. In addition, compensation and benefit structures for Unrepresented Executive Management and Unrepresented/Confidential employees have been updated to maintain alignment across all employee groups.
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt a resolution approving two (2) Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) between the City of Commerce and the Mid-Management and Non-Management Full-Time and Part-Time employees represented by the City of Commerce Employees Association - AFSCME Local 773 for Fiscal Years 2026-2027 through 2029-2030.
2. Adopt a resolution approving compensation and benefits for Unrepresented Executive Management employees for Fiscal Years 2026-2027 through 2029-2030.
3. Adopt a resolution approving compensation and benefits for Unrepresented/Confidential employees for Fiscal Years 2026-2027 through 2029-2030.
Staff Report
Resolution Full-Time Part-Time Employees 6-23-26
Resolution Unrepresented Confidential Full-Time revisedmr Resolution - Executive Management
Attachments:
11. SECOND AMENDMENT TO CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT It is recommended that the City Council consider approving the Second Amendment to the Employment Agreement between the City of Commerce and Ernie Hernandez for City Manager services.
Staff Report
Resolution
Second Amendment - Ernie Hernandez Employment Agreement Attachments:
SCHEDULED MATTERS
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PRESENTATION/UPDATE FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY IN THE CITY OF COMMERCE
APPROVAL OF THE GRANT OF AN EASEMENT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EDISON (SCE) ACROSS A PORTION OF BRISTOW PARK
That the City Council consider adopting a Resolution approving the grant of an easement to Southern California Edison ("SCE") across a portion of Bristow Park, a City-owned property located at 1466 S. McDonnell Avenue, Commerce, CA 90040 and identified at Assessor's Parcel Numbers 5244-005-902, -903, and -904 ("Bristow Park"), for the installation, operation, and maintenance of overhead electrical supply systems and internal communication systems for SCE's sole use, consisting of poles, guys and anchors, crossarms, wires and other appurtenant fixtures and equipment necessary or useful for distributing electrical energy and for transmitting intelligence by electrical means, solely for the purpose of providing electrical power to electric vehicle charging stations, in, on, over across and along certain real property in the City of Commerce.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 -Reso_Bristow Park_SCE Easement_6-23-26
Attachment 1 - Exhibit A - E-CITY OF COMMERCE 04 23 25 - City Attachment 1 - Exhibit A - County of LA CEO Signed Letter Charge Ready Easement Edison Commerce Consen Attachment 2_EASEMENT DRAWING - CITY COMMERCE_AERIAL OVERLAY 6 - Attachment 3 - EV Charging Station Plans
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14. PUBLIC HEARINGS
PUBLIC HEARING OF ANNUAL STATUS OF VACANCIES, RECRUITMENT, AND RETENTION EFFORTS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 3502.3 The City Council will:
1. Open the public hearing on the subject matter.
2. Close the public hearing.
3. The City Council will receive the informational report on the City of Commerce's vacancies, recruitment, and retention efforts pursuant to Government Code Section 3502.3.
Attachments: Staff Report
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15. THE 2026-28 CITYWIDE BIENNIAL BUDGET
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt the following Resolutions to finalize the City's fiscal planning for the upcoming fiscal years and ensure continuity of operations across all departments and funds:
1. Approve and adopt the City of Commerce's FY 2026-28 Biennial Budget;
2. Establish the City's FY 2026-27 Gann Appropriations Limit; and
3. Reappropriate project balances and encumbrances from FY 2025-26 to FY 2026-27.
Budget Staff Report_FY 2026-28
Budget Resolution_FY 2026-28
FY2026-27 Gann Limit Resolution
Reappropriating Balances Resolution_FY 2026-28
Final FT & PT List_FY 26-28_Council Work-Study Session
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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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