1 AGENDA
EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022
4:00 PM CLOSED SESSION
6:00 PM OPEN SESSION
ZOOM INFORMATION
MEETING ID: 964 5963 7962
PIN: 730770
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
350 MAIN STREET, EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245
PUBLIC ADVISORY:
THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AND/OR LOBBY WILL ONLY BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING.
(Face masks/coverings are required to be worn inside City facilities) Drew Boyles, Mayor
Chris Pimentel, Mayor Pro Tem
Carol Pirsztuk, Councilmember
Scot Nicol, Councilmember
Lance Giroux, Councilmember
Tracy Weaver, City Clerk
Matthew Robinson, City Treasurer
Executive Team
Scott Mitnick, City Manager
Barbara Voss, Deputy City Manager
Jaime Bermudez, Police Chief
Michael Allen, Dev. Services Director
Elias Sassoon, Public Works Director
Melissa McCollum, Com. Services Dir.
Mark Hensley, City Attorney
Joe Lillio, Chief Financial Officer
Deena Lee, Fire Chief
Rebecca Redyk, HR Director
Charles Mallory, IT Director
MISSION STATEMENT:
“Provide a great place to live, work, and visit.”
VISION STATEMENT:
“Be a global innovation leader where big ideas take off while maintaining our unique small-town character.”
2 How Can Members of the Public Observe and Provide Public Comments? Residents can watch the meeting live via Spectrum Channel 3, AT&T U-Verse Channel 99 and/or El Segundo TV at YouTube.com. Access remotely via Zoom from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device or by phone. Use URL https://zoom.us/j/96459637962 and enter PIN: 730770 or visit www.zoom.us on device of choice, click on “Join a Meeting” and enter meeting ID and PIN. Join by phone at 1-669-900-9128 and enter meeting ID and PIN. Your phone number is captured by the Zoom software and is subject to the Public Records Act. Dial *67 BEFORE dialing in to remain anonymous. For Public Communications, members of the public may provide comments in the Council Chamber or via Zoom. For in person comments, please fill out a Speaker Card located in the Chamber Lobby and for Zoom comments, notify meeting host by raising your virtual hand (see hand icon at bottom of screen) and you will be invited to speak. (If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, then use the drop-down menu and click on “rename” to rename yourself “anonymous”) Please note that you will be placed in a “listen only” mode and your video feed will not be shared with City Council or members of the public. For written communication, submit to [email protected] by 3:00 PM to be uploaded to the Website. Emails received after 3:00 PM will be posted the next day.
For Public Hearings, members of the public may provide comments in the Council Chamber or via Zoom.
Speaker cards and attendee’s information captured by Zoom software will be considered public documents subject to possible posting on the City’s Website and are subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act.
Additional Information:
The City Council, with certain statutory exceptions, can only take action upon properly posted and listed agenda items. Any writings or documents given to a majority of City Council regarding any matter on this agenda that the City received after issuing the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office during normal business hours. Such documents may also be posted on the City’s website at www.elsegundo.org and additional copies will be available at the City Council meeting.
Unless otherwise noted in the agenda, the public can only comment on City-related business that is within the jurisdiction of the City Council and/or items listed on the agenda during the Public Communications portions of the Meeting. Additionally, members of the public can comment on any Public Hearing item on the agenda during the Public Hearing portion of such item. The time limit for comments is five (5) minutes per person. Before speaking to the City Council, please state: your name, residence, and organization/group you represent, if desired. Please respect the time limits. 3 In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 310-524-2305.
Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
4:00 PM CLOSED SESSION – CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION – (RELATED TO CITY BUSINESS ONLY – 5-MINUTE LIMIT PER PERSON, 30-MINUTE LIMIT TOTAL) Individuals who have received value of $50 or more to communicate to the City Council on behalf of another, and employees speaking on behalf of their employer, must so identify themselves prior to addressing City Council. Failure to do so shall be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of $250.
While all comments are welcome, the Brown Act does not allow City Council to take action on any item not on the agenda. City Council and/or City Manager will respond to comments after Public Communications is closed.
SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS
RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION: City Council may move into a closed session pursuant to applicable law, including the Brown Act (Government Code Section §54960, et seq.) for purposes of conferring with City’s Real Property Negotiator; and/or conferring with City Attorney on potential and/or existing litigation; and/or discussing matters covered under Government Code Section §54957 (Personnel); and/or conferring with City’s Labor Negotiators.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (GOV’T CODE §54956.9(D)(1): -5- MATTER(S)
1. Scott O’Connor (City Police Officer) v. City of El Segundo, United States District Court (Central District of California), Civil Case No. 2:20-CV-0311 DMG (PLAx).
2. Scott Martinez (City Fire Fighter) v. City of El Segundo, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21ST CV10637.
3. James Tulette (City Fire Fighter) v. City of El Segundo, Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 205T, CV44025.
4. Shawn Bonfield (City Fire Department Battalion Chief) v. City of El Segundo, Los Angeles Superior Court Case no. 20ST CV48677.
5. William Hatcher (Retired El Segundo Fire Fighter v. City of El Segundo, Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 21ST CV37399.
6. Richard Towne (Retired El Segundo Fire Fighter) v. City of El Segundo, Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 21ST CV19113.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d) (2) and (3):
-1- matter.
4 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT (GOV’T CODE § 54957) -1- MATTER(S)
City Manager
Performance Evaluation
6:00 PM – CONVENE OPEN SESSION – CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL INVOCATION – Pastor Chris Stewart, The Bridge Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Pro Tem Pimentel
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS – (RELATED TO CITY BUSINESS ONLY – 5 MINUTE LIMIT PER PERSON, 30 MINUTE LIMIT TOTAL) Individuals who have received value of $50 or more to communicate to the City Council on behalf of another, and employees speaking on behalf of their employer, must so identify themselves prior to addressing the City Council. Failure to do so shall be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of $250. While all comments are welcome, the Brown Act does not allow Council to take action on any item not on the agenda. The Council will respond to comments after Public Communications is closed.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
1. Introduction of Fire Marshall Nicole Pesqueira
2. Black History Month
3. COVID-19 Update
CITY MANAGER FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS – (Related to Public Communications) A. PROCEDURAL MOTIONS
Read all ordinances and resolutions on the Agenda by title only.
Recommendation –
Approval
B. CONSENT
4. City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommendation –
Approve Regular and Special City Council Meeting minutes of January 18, 2022.
5. Warrant Demand Register for December 20, 2021 through January 09, 2022 Recommendation -
1. Ratify payroll and employee benefit checks; checks released early due to contracts or agreements; emergency disbursements and/or adjustments; and, wire transfers.
5 2. Approve Warrant Demand Register numbers 13A: warrant numbers 3038824 through 3038906, and 9002324 through 9002359.
6. Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Vincent Benjamin Group LLC to Provide On-call Temporary Staffing Services for Use by All City Departments
Recommendation - Authorize the City Manager to approve a second amendment to contract #6062 with Vincent Benjamin Group LLC for an additional $170,000 to increase the total contract authority to $469,950 for oncall temporary staffing services for use by all City departments.
7. Resolutions Correcting City Contributions for CalPERS Medical Premiums Recommendation -
Adopt a resolution that corrects the City Contributions for CalPERS medical premiums for the following groups covered under the City of El Segundo Administrative Code, Title 1A Salaries and Conditions of Employment, Chapter 1A2 Management-Confidential Series.
1. Executive Management
2. Mid-Management/Confidential
C. PUBLIC HEARINGS
8. Resolution Establishing Cost-Recovery Fees Related to the Certified Unified Program Agency Single System and Refinery Emergency Notification System Implementation
Recommendation -
Continue public hearing to February 15, 2022.
9. Ordinance Amending El Segundo Municipal Code Titles 14 and 15 to Comply with State Law (SB9) to Allow for Increased Residential Density in the R-1 Single Family Residential Zone
Recommendation -
1. Find that the proposed ordinance amending El Segundo Municipal Code Titles 14 and 15 is exempt from review under CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines because SB 9 specifically authorizes local agencies to impose certain objective standards consistent with the bill’s provisions, and adopt an ordinance to implement its provisions. SB 9 further provides that such ordinances are not considered a “project” under CEQA (Gov. Code, § 65852.21, subd. (j)).
6 2. Waive first reading and introduce an ordinance amending ESMC Title 14 (Subdivision Regulations) to include subdivision standards for General Urban Lot Splits; and Title 15 adding new Section 15-4G – Two Unit Residential Developments and Urban Lot Splits in Single-Family Residential (R1) Zones, in accordance with the provisions of Senate Bill No. 9.
3. Schedule a second reading for the February 15, 2022 City Council meeting.
10. Adoption of 2021-2029 Housing Element - 6th Cycle
Recommendation -
Adopt a resolution approving a Negative Declaration and the final draft 2021- 2029 Housing Element (Environmental Assessment No. EA 1271 and General Plan Amendment No. GPA 19-04).
D. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
11. Ordinance Amending Chapter 6 of Title 5 of the El Segundo Municipal Code Regarding the Regulation and Prohibition of Smoking in Designated Areas
Recommendation -
1. Waive the first reading and introduce an ordinance amending Chapter 6 of Title 5 of the El Segundo Municipal Code regarding the regulations and prohibition of smoking in designated areas.
2. Schedule the second reading for the February 15, 2022 City Council meeting.
12. Alternate Use Concept for the Urho Saari Swim Stadium - "The Plunge" Recommendation -
Review a proposed alternative use for The Plunge facility and direct staff accordingly.
E. COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS PRESENTATIONS
13. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Public Safety Report Recommendation -
1. Receive and file the DEI Public Safety Report.
7 2. Direct staff to work with the DEI Committee to implement recommended activities.
F. REPORTS - CITY CLERK
14. Resolution Updating City's Conflict of Interest Code Recommendation -
Adopt a resolution updating the City's 2022 Conflict of Interest Code.
15. Ordinance Requiring E-Filing of Statement of Economic Interests and Campaign Finance Forms
Recommendation -
Waive first reading and introduce an ordinance to mandate electronic and paperless filing of Fair Political Practices Commission campaign disclosure statements and statements of economic interest (Form 700).
G. REPORTS - CITY TREASURER
H. REPORTS - COUNCILMEMBERS
COUNCILMEMBER GIROUX
COUNCILMEMBER NICOL
COUNCILMEMBER PIRSZTUK
MAYOR PRO TEM PIMENTEL
MAYOR BOYLES
I. REPORTS - CITY ATTORNEY
J. REPORTS/FOLLOW-UP - CITY MANAGER
CLOSED SESSION
The City Council may move into a closed session pursuant to applicable law, including the Brown Act (Government Code Section §54960, et seq.) for the purposes of conferring with the City’s Real Property Negotiator; and/or conferring with the City Attorney on potential and/or existing litigation; and/or discussing matters covered under Government Code Section §54957 (Personnel); and/or conferring with the City’s Labor Negotiators.
8 REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION (if required) MEMORIALS - Kelly Burner and Dorothy Doukakis
ADJOURNMENT
POSTED:
DATE: January 28, 2022
TIME: 12:30 PM
BY: Tracy Weaver