MEETING MINUTES OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2025
CLOSED SESSION - Mayor Pimentel called the meeting to order at 5:13 PM
ROLL CALL
Mayor Pimentel Present
Mayor Pro Tem Baldino Present
Council Member Boyles Present
Council Member Giroux Present
Council Member Keldorf Present
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION - (Related to City Business Only - 5-minute limit per person, 30-minute limit total)
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS:
Mayor Pimentel announced that Council would be meeting in closed session pursuant to the items listed on the agenda.
CONFERENCE WITH CITY'S LABOR NEGOTIATOR (GOV'T CODE §54957.6): - 1-
MATTERS)
Employee Organizations: Police Officers' Association (POA).
Agency Designated Representative: Irma Moisa Rodriquez, City Manager, Darrell George, and Human Resources Director, Rebecca Redyk Adjourned at 5:55 PM
Minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the agenda.
OPEN SESSION - Mayor Pimentel called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
Mayor Pimentel - Present
Mayor Pro Tem Baldino - Present
Council Member Boyles - Present
Council Member Giroux - Present
Council Member Keldorf - Present
INVOCATION - Pastor Corinna Girard, The Bridge
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Keldorf
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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
1. Women's History Month Proclamation - Accepted by Aly Mancini, Director of Recreation, Parks, and Library
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - (Related to City Business Only - 5-minute limit per person, 30-minute limit total)
Suzy Escobedo, resident, spoke against landlord evictions from apartments at 1620 E.
Maple Avenue due to upcoming building remodel.
Sandy Vanden Berge, resident, spoke against landlord evictions from apartments at 1620 E. Maple Avenue due to upcoming building remodel.
CITY MANAGER FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS:
A. Read all Ordinances and Resolutions on the Agenda by Title Only.
MOTION by Council Member Boyles, SECONDED by Mayor Pro Tem Baldino to read all ordinances and resolutions on the agenda by title only.
MOTION PASSED 5/0
AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
B. CONSENT:
2. Approve Special and Regular City Council meeting minutes of February 18, 2025.
(Fiscal Impact: None)
3. Ratify payroll and employee benefit checks; checks released early due to contracts or agreements; emergency disbursements and/or adjustments; and wire transfers. Approve Warrant Demand Register number 15B: warrant numbers 3054236 through 3054306, and 9003301 through 9003308.
(Fiscal Impact: The warrants presented were drawn in payment of demands included within the FY 2024-2025 Adopted Budget. The total of $893,464.41 ($349, 731.63 in check warrants and $543,732.78 in wire warrants) are for demands drawn on the FY 2024-2025 Budget.)
Receive and file staff's report regarding the status of the permanent repairs to El Segundo Wiseburn Aquatics Center pool heaters and adopt a motion by four-fifths vote to determine the need to continue the emergency action approved under Resolution No. 5519.
(Fiscal Impact: The estimated total cost for the permanent repair of the Aquatics Center
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Pool Heaters is $700,000 ($613,724 repair + $86,276 contingency). The project costs were not included in the adopted FY 2024-25 CIP Budget and requires a budget appropriation from General Fund Reserves to the Capital Improvement Fund. Wiseburn Unified School District (WUSD) agreed to reimburse the City half of the construction cost after the competition of the work, up to $300,000.)
5. PULLED BY MAYOR PRO TEM BALDINO
6. Authorize the City Manager to approve the Second Amendment to Agreement No. 6579B with Municipal Resource Group, LLC for an additional $50,000 to increase the total contract authority to $100,000, and to extend the contract expiration to December 31, 2026, for professional services for conflict resolution, mediation, coaching and mentoring services for various work groups and employees. (Fiscal Impact: Funding is already included in the adopted FY2024-25 budget.)
7. PULLED BY MAYOR PRO TEM BALDINO
Accept the Community Development Block Grant Project Americans with Disabilities Act Curb Ramp Installation Project No. PW 24-05, by CJ Concrete Construction, Inc. as complete and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder's Office.
(Fiscal Impact: The project construction cost is $238,401, included in Adopted FY 2024- 25 Budget, $199,500 from 111-400-2781-8499 (CDBG Funding Capital Improvement Project) and $46,300 from 127-400-0000-8384 (Measure M).
Waive the second reading and adopt an Ordinance No. 1669 amending El Segundo Municipal Code Chapter 5-2 to establish a franchise-based model for solid waste management and finding that the ordinance is exempt from further environmental review under sections 15308 and 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines.
(Fiscal Impact: None)
MOTION by Council Member Giroux, SECONDED by Mayor Pro Tem Baldino, approving Consent items 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9.
MOTION PASSED. 5/0
AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
PULLED ITEMS:
5. Receive and file the General Plan Implementation and Housing Element annual progress reports.
(Fiscal Impact: None)
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MOTION by Mayor Pro Tem Baldino, SECONDED by Council Member Keldorf, to receive and file the General Plan Implementation and Housing Element annual progress reports.
MOTION PASSED. 5/0
AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Approve request to waive City Municipal Code § 10-1-4(C) to allow alcohol at Library Park for the Gundo Comedy and BBQ Fest on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Fiscal Impact: None)
MOTION by Mayor Pro Tem Baldino, SECONDED by Council Member Giroux, to allow alcohol at Library Park for the Gundo Comedy and BBQ Fest on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
MOTION PASSED. 5/0
AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
C. PUBLIC HEARING:
10. Conduct a public hearing to solicit public testimony. Introduce and waive the first reading of an ordinance amending El Segundo Municipal Code Title 15 Chapter 15 to update the parking requirements for multiple-family residential development and implement Housing Element Program 9, and finding that the ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3). Schedule the ordinance's second reading for the March 18, 2025 regular City Council meeting or as soon thereafter may be heard. (Fiscal Impact: None)
City Clerk Truax stated proper notice had been given in a timely manner and that nine written (email) communications had been received as of 3:00 PM.
Presented by Paul Samaras, Principal Planner
Public Input:
Cheryl Smith, resident, spoke in opposition to reducing the parking requirements.
Brett and Daphne Ryan, residents, spoke in opposition to reducing the parking requirements.
MOTION by Council Member Boyles, SECONDED by Mayor Pro Tem Baldino to close Public Hearing Item C10.
MOTION PASSED. 5/0
AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf
NOES: None
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ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Council discussion
MOTION by Mayor Pro Tem Baldino, SECONDED by Mayor Pimentel to continue Public Hearing Item 10 to the March 18 meeting.
MOTION PASSED. 5/0
Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf
NOES:
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
D. STAFF PRESENTAIONS:
11. Receive and file the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.
(Fiscal Impact: None.)
Paul Chung, Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer and Tiffany Fung from auditors CliftonLarsonAlien LLP gave a report.
Council discussion
Council consensus to receive and file the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
12. Receive and File the Strategic Plan Mid-Year Report. (Fiscal Impact: None)
Barbara Voss, Deputy City Manager gave a report.
Council discussion
Council consensus to receive and file the Strategic Mid-Year Plan.
E. COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS PRESENTATIONS: None REPORTS - CITY CLERK - Wished Happy Birthday to Records Tech. Patricia Harada-Au, Happy Anniversary to her husband, and Happy Mardi Gras to all.
G. REPORTS - CITY TREASURER - No report
H. REPORTS - COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Member Keldorf - Attended a Legislative Meet and Greet last week with our state senator, assemblymember, and a county supervisor at which "traditional" and Palisades and Eaton fire-related "temporary" homelessness was discussed,
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including new legislation being introduced to expedite the development process for reconstruction projects; public safety during many upcoming major events (The World Cup, Super Bowl and 2028 Olympics) remains top of mind; modernization of our Ports remains a focus in the Southern region of LA County.
Council Member Giroux - Attended South Bay Council of Governments board meeting where discussion included how Measure A funds will be allocated and how existing Los Angeles County Supervisory Districts will be split resulting from the passage of Measure G (Governance Reform) in November 2024.
Council Member Boyles - No Report
Mayor Pro Tem Baldino - Thanked the El Segundo Cub Scouts for hosting an event to commemorate their 100-year anniversary.
13. Mayor Pimentel:
1. Approve the appointment of Carol Pirsztuk to LAX Area Advisory Committee.
2. Approve revisions to the City Council's committee assignments document. (Fiscal Impact: None)
to the City Council's committee assignments document.
MOTION PASSED. 5/0
AYES: Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, Keldorf, Pimentel
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor Pimentel attended the Personnel Committee meeting for the LA County Sanitation Department at which discussion included the possible leasing of a large LA County-owned landfill site in Imperial County. He met with the CEO of Anduril Industries and other business leaders who discussed vendor networks and other common interests.
A letter will be circulated to Council Members to gauge interest in asking Congress to designate El Segundo as a Defense Hub. He met with building operators and managers to talk about permitting issues. Continues to reach out to Los Angeles City Council Member Traci Park's team about items of mutual interest. Asked the city's Public Works Director to report at the next council meeting about what's being done with the sanitation overcharges resulting from miscalculations in the recent increase in charges and potential rebates.
I. REPORTS - CITY ATTORNEY - No report
J. REPORTS/FOLLOW-UP - CITY MANAGER - Reported the AQMD received 60 recent odor complaints for the Hyperion Plant and issued three notices of violation on February 26, 27 and March 2 for public nuisances. Hyperion did perform very well during
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the recent rainstorm on February 12-14. Meredith McCarthy from Heal the Bay will serve as the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant Independent liaison to improve transparency and communication among residents, Hyperion operators and local stakeholders.
Hyperion sent out a brief online survey on March 3 for people who live and work in El Segundo to better understand awareness and impressions of quality-of-life issues; the survey will be linked on ElSegundo.org.
MEMORIAL - None
Adjourned at 7:52 PM
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