City Council/Successor Agency Minutes of 10/01/2024 Page 1 of 5 Final Minutes October 15, 2024
MINUTES
CUDAHY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING and
CITY OF CUDAHY AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY and
HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CUDAHY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION JOINT MEETING
October 1, 2024, 6:30 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Vice Mayor / Vice Chair 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
ABSENT: Mayor / Chair Jose R. Gonzalez
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager, Alfonso Noyola, Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director, Juan Arauz City Attorney, Stephanie Arechiga, City Clerk, Richard Iglesias, Assistant City Clerk, Estefania Zamora, Finance Director, Joshua Calhoun, Community Services Director, Brenda Rodriguez, Assistant to the City Manager, John Peraza, and Executive Assistant to the City Manager, Janet Andrade.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion: Council Member Lomelí motioned pull agenda item #14C to be tabled to the next City Council meeting and a correction to item 6B to read Proclamation – Domestic Violence Awareness Month, seconded by Council Member C. Gonzalez. Motion passed 4-0-1 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Fuentes, C. Gonzalez, Lomelí, and Alcantar
NOES: None
ABSENT: J. Gonzalez
ABSTAIN: None
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Fuentes.
5. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Land Acknowledgment was led by Council Member Lomelí.
City Council/Successor Agency Minutes of 10/01/2024 Page 2 of 5 We would like to acknowledge that the land we inhabit today was once known as Tovangaar, the home of the Gabrieleño-Tongva people. We show our respects to the Gabrieleño-Tongva people, as well as all Indigenous people, past, present, and future, and honor their labor as original caretakers of this land. We commit to uplifting the Gabrieleño-Tongva people, invite you to acknowledge the history, and join us in caring for this land.
6. PRESENTATIONS
A. Proclamation - College Awareness Month
B. Proclamation - Domestic Violence Awareness Month
C. City Attorney Annual Update
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NONE
8. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS / REQUESTS FOR AGENDA ITEMS
Council Member Fuentes shared his attendance at the NALEO Institute on emergency preparedness.
Council Member C. Gonzalez shared she and Council Member Fuentes walked through the city, engaging in conversations with residents, shared the idea of creating student ambassador programs with stipends, and highlighted plans for events in October, including getting out to vote and Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Council Member Lomelí supported the student ambassador's ideas and noted an increase in complaints about CART, doggy bags needing refill, update on the newsletter for schools, walk to school day and requested an update on the early trash pickup, shared her solidarity with Palestinians and adjourn the meeting in their honor, invited the public to attend Sundays Hispanic Heritage Festival.
9. CITY MANAGER REPORT (information only)
10. REPORTS REGARDING AD HOC, ADVISORY, STANDING OR OTHER COMMITTEE MEETINGS – NONE
11. WAIVER OF FULL READING OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES Motion: Council Member Lomelí motioned to waive full reading of resolutions and ordinances, seconded by Council Member Fuentes. Motion passed 4-0-1 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Fuentes, C. Gonzalez, Lomelí, and Alcantar
NOES: None
ABSENT: J. Gonzalez
ABSTAIN: None
City Council/Successor Agency Minutes of 10/01/2024 Page 3 of 5
12. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Consideration to Review and Approve the Draft Minutes of September 3, 2024, for the Regular Meeting of the City Council and the Joint Meeting of the City of Cudahy as Successor Agency and Housing Successor Agency to the Cudahy Development Commission
Presented by the City Clerk
Recommendation: The City Council is requested to review and approve the City Council / Successor Agency Draft Minutes for September 17, 2024.
B. Approval of the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) for the Month of August 2024 Presented by the Finance Director
Recommendation: The City Council is requested to approve the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) Report for the month of August 2024 in the amount of $12,009,745 C. Approval of the City Demands and Payroll Including Statement of Investment for the Month of August 2024
Presented by the Finance Director
Recommendation: The City Council is requested to approve the Demands and Payroll in the amount of $1,290,369.09 including the Statement of Investments for the month of August 2024.
Motion: Council Member Fuentes motioned to approve Consent Calendar items, seconded by Council Member C. Gonzalez. Motion passed 4-0-1 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Fuentes, C. Gonzalez, Lomelí, and Alcantar
NOES: None
ABSENT: J. Gonzalez
ABSTAIN: None
13. PUBLIC HEARING – NONE
14. BUSINESS SESSION
A. First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for Public Works Oversight Services with Transtech Engineers
Presented by the Assistant to the City Manager
Recommendation: The City Council is requested to consider adoption of the proposed First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for Public Works Oversight Services with Transtech Engineers.
City Council/Successor Agency Minutes of 10/01/2024 Page 4 of 5 Motion: Council Member C. Gonzalez motioned to approve the proposed First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for Public Works Oversight Services with Transtech Engineers, seconded by Council Member Lomelí. Motion passed 4-0-1 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Fuentes, C. Gonzalez, Lomelí, and Alcantar
NOES: None
ABSENT: J. Gonzalez
ABSTAIN: None
B. First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for Senior Engineer - Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Management Services with Transtech Engineers Presented by the Assistant to the City Manager
Recommendation: The City Council is requested to consider adoption of the proposed First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement for Senior Engineer Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Management Services with Transtech Engineers.
Motion: Council Member Lomelí motioned to approve the proposed First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement for Senior Engineer Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Management Services with Transtech Engineers, seconded by Council Member C. Gonzalez.
Motion passed 4-0-1 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Fuentes, C. Gonzalez, Lomelí, and Alcantar
NOES: None
ABSENT: J. Gonzalez
ABSTAIN: None
C. First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for Remote and On-site Translation Services
Presented by the City Clerk
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council award a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to Language Network, Inc., (Language Network) to provide remote and OnSite Spanish Translation Services for a one-year term, with an option for two (2) one-year extension terms, with the total services not to exceed $42,000 annually.. - ITEM MOVED TO THE NEXT MEETING –
D. Discuss and Potential Adoption of Ordinance No. 757 Amending Section 3.04.080 (Sufficient Money in Treasury) of Chapter 3.04 (City Funds and Records) of Title 3 (Revenue and Finance) of the Cudahy Municipal Code
Presented by the City Attorney
City Council/Successor Agency Minutes of 10/01/2024 Page 5 of 5 Recommendation: The City Council is recommended to take the following actions: Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 757, by title only, amending Section 3.04.080 (Sufficient Money In Treasury) of Chapter 3.04 (City Funds and Records) of Title 3 (Revenue and Finance) of the Cudahy Municipal Code; and Determine that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3).
NO MOTION – DIRECTION ONLY
City Council directed Finance to work with City Attorney on proposing language that would be amiable to the City Council and report back during the second meeting in November with a detailed overview of what has been put in place, proposed changed, and how others have been enacted.
15. COUNCIL DISCUSSION – NONE
16. CLOSED SESSION – NONE
17. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT – NONE
18. ADJOURNMENT
Vice Mayor Alcantar motioned to adjourn in remembrance of individuals who have been killed in a genocide, seconded by Council Member C. Gonzalez. Motion passed 4-0-1 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Fuentes, C. Gonzalez, Lomelí, and Alcantar
NOES: None
ABSENT: J. Gonzalez
ABSTAIN: None
The City Council / Agency meeting adjourned at 7:31 p.m.
Jose R. Gonzalez
Mayor
ATTEST:
Richard Iglesias
City Clerk