City Council/Successor Agency Minutes of 7/29/2024 Page 1 of 3 Final Minutes Approved September 3, 2024
MINUTES
CUDAHY CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING and
CITY OF CUDAHY AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY and
HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CUDAHY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION JOINT MEETING
July 29, 2024, 6:30 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor / Chair J. Gonzalez called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Council / Agency Member Martin Fuentes
Council / Agency Member Cynthia Gonzalez
Council / Agency Member Daisy Lomelí
Vice Mayor / Vice Chair Elizabeth Alcantar
Mayor / Chair Jose R. Gonzalez
ABSENT: None
ALSO PRESENT: City Attorney, Stephanie Arechiga, City Manager, Alfonso Noyola, City Clerk, Richard Iglesias, Assistant City Clerk, Estefania Zamora, Community Development Director, Juan Arauz, and Executive Assistant to the City Manager, Janet Andrade
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NONE
4. BUSINESS SESSION
A. Creation and Appointment of the Water Utilities Ad Hoc Committee Presented by the City Clerk
Recommendation: The City Council is recommended to: 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 appoint two council members to serve on the Committee.
City Council/Successor Agency Minutes of 7/29/2024 Page 2 of 3 Motion: Vice Mayor Alcantar motioned to create a Water Utilities Ad Hoc Committee with the following scope: to create a strategic plan, inform residents, advertise meetings for the tracts, AB 240 expand tenant protections, incoming grant, water capture options, look into merger and how to get the city inserted, report back in 90 days for 3-6 months, and appointed Mayor J. Gonzalez and Vice Mayor Alcantar to the committee, end date of committee along with the reporting requirements by the committee, seconded by Mayor J. Gonzalez. Motion passed 5-0 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Fuentes, C. Gonzalez, Lomelí, Alcantar, and J. Gonzalez NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
B. Creation and Appointment of Sidewalk Vendor Ad Hoc Committee Presented by the City Clerk
Recommendation: The City Council is recommended to: 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 Appoint two council members to serve on the Committee.
Motion: Council Member C. Gonzalez motioned to create a Sidewalk Vendor Ad Hoc Committee with the following scope: account for all street vendors in the city, identify the process of legitimizing their business, defining moveable and unmoveable barriers and how to support, identify the gap between business and commercial property owners, explore the establishment of a vending district, adjust the city’s sidewalk vendor ordinance, contact local representatives for grants to become an incubator for new businesses, create an inventory for commercial businesses, report back every 30 days, once a month with an item agendized, and appointed Council Member C. Gonzalez and Vice Mayor Alcantar to the committee, seconded by Mayor J. Gonzalez. Motion passed 5-0 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Fuentes, C. Gonzalez, Lomelí, Alcantar, and J. Gonzalez NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
At 7:36 p.m., City Attorney, Stephanie Arechiga recessed to closed session.
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
City Council/Successor Agency Minutes of 7/29/2024 Page 3 of 3 At 7:47 p.m., Mayor J. Gonzalez, reconvene to open session.
6. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
City Attorney Stephanie Arechiga announced direction was given and no further reportable action at this time.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council / Agency meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
Jose R. Gonzalez
Mayor
ATTEST:
Richard Iglesias
City Clerk