AGENDA
A SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CUDAHY CITY COUNCIL
and JOINT MEETING of the
CITY OF CUDAHY AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY and HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY
TO THE CUDAHY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Monday, July 29, 2024 – 6:30 P.M.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, you should contact the City Clerk’s Office at (323) 773-5143 at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.
Rules of Decorum
Under the Government Code, the City Council may regulate disruptive behavior that impedes the City Council Meeting.
Disruptive conduct may include, but is not limited to:
• Screaming or yelling during another audience member’s public comments period; • Profane language directed at individuals in the meeting room; • Verbal altercations with other individuals in the meeting room; and • Going beyond the allotted three-minute public comment period granted.
When a person’s or group’s conduct disrupts the meeting, the Mayor or presiding officer will request that the person or group stop the disruptive behavior, and WARN the person or group that they will be asked to leave the meeting room if the behavior continues.
If the person or group refuses to stop the disruptive behavior, the Mayor or presiding officer may order the person or group to leave the meeting room and may request that those persons be escorted from the meeting room. Any person who, without authority of law, willfully disturbs or breaks up a City Council meeting is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Pen. Code, § 403.) Jose R. Gonzalez, Mayor
Elizabeth Alcantar, Vice Mayor
Martin U. Fuentes, Council Member
Cynthia Gonzalez, Council Member
Daisy Lomelí, Council Member
This meeting will be conducted in
person.
Clara Street Park
Turner Hall
4835 Clara Street
Cudahy, CA 90201
City of Cudahy
City Council and Successor Agency
Special Meeting Agenda
July 29, 2024, at 6:30 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Council / Agency Member Fuentes
Council / Agency Member Gonzalez
Council / Agency Member Lomelí
Vice Mayor / Vice Chair Alcantar
Mayor / Chair Gonzalez
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
(Each member of the public may provide a public comment in person. In person participants must submit one comment card if they wish to address the City Council. Only speakers that submit a comment card within the first 20 minutes of the meeting will be permitted to speak. Members of the public are permitted to speak for three (3) minutes concerning items on the council agenda. As provided under Government Code Section 54954.3(a), public comments for this special meeting shall be limited to matters listed on this special meeting agenda only.) (Any person who, without authority of law, willfully disturbs or breaks up a City Council meeting is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Pen. Code, § 403).)
4. BUSINESS SESSION
A. Creation and Appointment of the Water Utilities Ad Hoc Committee (page 5) Presented by the City Clerk
Recommendation: The City Council is recommended to:
1. Create a Water Utilities Ad Hoc Committee, establish the scope of the committee, define a start and end date of committee along with the reporting requirements by the committee; and
2. Appoint two council members to serve on the Committee.
B. Creation and Appointment of Sidewalk Vendor Ad Hoc Committee (page 7) Presented by the City Clerk
Recommendation: The City Council is recommended to:
City of Cudahy
City Council and Successor Agency
Special Meeting Agenda
July 29, 2024, at 6:30 P.M.
1. Create a Sidewalk Vendor Ad Hoc Committee, establish the scope of the committee, define a start and end date of committee along with the reporting requirements by the committee; and
2. Appoint two council members to serve on the Committee.
5. CLOSED SESSION
A. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1)) – Kroger Multistate Settlement, In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804
6. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
7. ADJOURNMENT
I, Richard Iglesias, hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City’s website, City Hall, Clara Park, and Lugo Park not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting. A copy of said Agenda is on file in the City Clerk’sOffice.
Dated this 25th day of July 2024
Richard Iglesias
City Clerk
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STAFF REPORT
Date: July 29, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor/Chair and City Council/Agency Members From: Alfonso Noyola, City Manager/Executive Director
By: Richard Iglesias, City Clerk
Subject: Creation and Appointment of the Water Utilities Ad Hoc Committee
RECOMMENDATION
The City Council is recommended to:
1. Create a Water Utilities Ad Hoc Committee, establish the scope of the committee, define a start and end date of committee along with the reporting requirements by the committee; and
2. Appoint two council members to serve on the Committee.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
On July 16, 2024, Mayor Jose R. Gonzalez requested the creation of the Water Utilities Ad Hoc Committee.
Public water utility companies that provide services to the Cudahy community are Tract 349 Mutual Water Company, Tract 180 Water Company, and Golden State Water Company.
Ad Hoc Committees are formed to discuss specific topics, recommend policy, provide feedback to the City Manager, and report out to City Council during its regularly scheduled meetings.
Ad hoc committees are advisory committees with no decision-making power, consisting of less than a quorum of the City Council. Ad hoc committees are created for a short-term goal and have clear and defined parameters for the purpose of the Committee. Due to their advisory nature, these committees are not subject to the Brown Act's noticing or posting requirements; they are not open to the public as long as they are not serial meetings. Once the purpose of the Item Number
4A
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Committee is fulfilled, their recommendations are presented to the City Council for final decisions, and the Committee is then dissolved.
CONCLUSION
The City Council is recommended to:
1. Create a Water Utilities Ad Hoc Committee;
2. Establish a clear scope of the nature and end goal for the Committee;
3. Establish guidelines for the reporting to the Council by the Committee;
4. Establish a term of the committee; and
5. Appoint two Council Members to the Committee.
STRATEGIC PLAN CORRELATION
Goal A (Community Services, Programs and Activities for All Ages) • Strategy #3. Ensure parks are safe and clean.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
ATTACHMENTS
None.
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STAFF REPORT
Date: July 29, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor/Chair and City Council/Agency Members From: Alfonso Noyola, City Manager/Executive Director
By: Richard Iglesias, City Clerk
Subject: Creation and Appointment of Sidewalk Vendor Ad Hoc Committee
RECOMMENDATION
The City Council is recommended to:
1. Create a Sidewalk Vendor Ad Hoc Committee, establish the scope of the committee, define a start and end date of committee along with the reporting requirements by the committee; and
2. Appoint two council members to serve on the Committee.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
On July 16, 2024, Council Member Lomelí requested the creation of the Sidewalk Vendor Ad Hoc Committee.
Ad Hoc Committees are formed to discuss specific topics, recommend policy, provide feedback to the City Manager, and report out to City Council during its regularly scheduled meetings.
Ad hoc committees are advisory committees with no decision-making power, consisting of less than a quorum of the City Council. Ad hoc committees are created for a short-term goal and have clear and defined parameters for the purpose of the Committee. Due to their advisory nature, these committees are not subject to the Brown Act's noticing or posting requirements; they are not open to the public as long as they are not serial meetings. Once the purpose of the Committee is fulfilled, their recommendations are presented to the City Council for final decisions, and the Committee is then dissolved.
Item Number
4B
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CONCLUSION
The City Council is recommended to:
1. Create a Sidewalk Vendor Ad Hoc Committee;
2. Establish a clear scope of the nature and end goal for the Committee;
3. Establish guidelines for the reporting to the Council by the Committee;
4. Establish a term of the committee; and
5. Appoint two Council Members to the Committee.
STRATEGIC PLAN CORRELATION
No correlation to the strategic plan.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
ATTACHMENTS
None.