GARDENA CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting Notice and Agenda
Council Chamber at City Hall
1700 West 162nd Street, Gardena, California
Website:
www.cityofgardena.org
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Open Session 7:30 p.m.
TASHA CERDA
,
Mayor
RODNEY G. TANAKA,
Mayor Pro Tem
PAULETTE C. FRANCIS
,
Council Member
ART KASKANIAN
,
Council Member
MARK E. HENDERSON
,
Council Member
MINA SEMENZA
,
City Clerk
J. INGRID TSUKIYAMA,
City Treasurer
CLINT OSORIO
, City Manager
CARMEN VASQUEZ
,
City Attorney
LISA KRANITZ
,
Assistant City Attorney
In order to minimize the spread of the COVID 19 virus Governor Newsom has signed AB 361. Please be advised that the Council Chambers are closed to the public and that some, or all, of the Gardena City Council Members may attend this meeting telephonically.
If you would like to participate in this meeting, you can participate via the following options:
1 .
VIEW THE MEETING live on SPECTRUM CHANNEL 22 or ONLINE at youtube.com/CityofGardena
2 .
PARTICIPATE BEFORE THE MEETING by emailing the Deputy City Clerk at [email protected]
by 5:00p.m. on the day of the meeting and write
"Public Comment" in the subject line.
3 .
PARTICIPATE DURING THE MEETING VIA ZOOM WEBINAR
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82321390222
Phone number: US: +1 669 900 9128, Meeting ID: 823 2139 0222 Press *9 to Raise your Hand and *6 to unmute when prompted.
If you wish to speak live on a specific agenda item during the meeting you, may use the “Raise your Hand” feature during the item you wish to speak on. For Non- Agenda Items, you would be allowed to speak during Oral Communications, and during a Public Hearing you would be allowed to speak when the Mayor opens the Public Hearing. Members of the public wishing to address the City Council will be given three (3) minutes to speak.
4 .
The City of Gardena, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access, attend and/or participate in the City meeting due to disability, to please contact the City Clerk's Office by phone (310) 217-9565 or email
[email protected]
at least 24 business
hours prior to the scheduled general meeting to ensure assistance is provided. Assistive listening devices are available.
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ROLL CALL
2. CLOSED SESSION
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. INVOCATION
Presented by Mayor Pro Tem Rodney G. Tanaka
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.A
ELECTION OFFICIAL'S CERTIFICATION OF OFFICIAL CANVASS OF
MUNICIPAL ELECTION VOTES
RESOLUTION NO. 6593
, Reciting the Fact of the General Municipal Election held on June 7, 2022 Declaring the Results and Such Other Matters as Provided by Law
Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 6593
RESO NO 6593 Certifying Results for 2022 Election.pdf
5.B
RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION to the Honorable Art Kaskanian in acknowledgment and recognition of Distinguished Service to the City and Community of Gardena as a Gardena Council Member
Reso of Commend-Kaskanian 2022.pdf
5.C
RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION to the Honorable Ingrid Tsukiyama in acknowledgement and recognition of Distinguished Service to the City and Community of Gardena as Gardena's City Treasurer; and, further, to bestow upon Her the Title of City Treasurer Emeritus
Reso of Commend - J. Ingrid 2022.pdf
STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR THAT PROMOTE CIVILITY AT ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS
Treat everyone
courteously
;
Listen to others
respectfully
;
Exercise
self-control
;
Give
open-minded
consideration to all viewpoints;
Focus on the issues and
avoid personalizing debate
; and
Embrace respectful disagreement
and dissent as democratic rights, inherent
components of an inclusive public process, and tools for forging sound decisions.
Thank you for your attendance and cooperation
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION
The City Council will hear from the public only on the items that have been described on this agenda (GC
§54954.3)
2 5.D
Oath of Office by Newly-Elected / Re-Elected Officials:
Tasha Cerda Mayor
Rodney G. Tanaka City Council Member
Wanda Love City Council Member Mina Semenza City Clerk
Guy H. Mato City Treasurer
5.E
Boards & Commissions Update - Recreation Commission
5.F
Certificate of Recognition to the Members of the City of Gardena Explorer Post #142
for their successes in the 2022 Central Valley Explorer Competition held in Tracy, CA
Cert of Recognition- Police Explorers 2022.pdf
6. PROCLAMATIONS
6.A
Parks and Recreation Month - July 2022
Proclamation- Parks and Recreation Month 2022.pdf
7. APPOINTMENTS
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
- Roll Call Vote Required On The Consent Calendar
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion unless a Council Member requests Council discussion, in which case that item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately following this portion of the agenda.
8.A
Waiver of Reading in Full of All Ordinances Listed on This Agenda and that they Be read by Title Only
CONTACT: CITY CLERK
8.B
Approve Minutes:
Regular Meeting of the City Council, June 28, 2022
CONTACT: CITY CLERK
06282022 REGULAR Minutes Gardena CC Meeting - FINAL.docx
8.C
Approval of Warrants/Payroll Register, July 12, 2022
CONTACT: CITY TREASURER
Warrant-Payroll Register 07-12-22.pdf
8.D
Personnel Report P-2022-13 7-12-22
CONTACT: HUMAN RESOURCES
PERS RPT P-2022-13 7-12-22.doc
Attachment 1 - Classification and Compensation Schedule - eff. July 12, 2022.pdf
3 8.E
RESOLUTIO
N NO. 6595
, Mak
i
ng the legally required findings to Re-Authorize the
use of Teleconferencing in accordance with Assembly Bill 361 for meetings of the Gardena City Council and other Commissions, Committees and Boards subject to State open meeting laws
CONTACT: CITY MANAGER
RESO NO 6595.pdf
8.F
Ratify Administrative Approval of the Elderly Nutrition Program Contract ENP202105 Amendment Ten
CONTACT: RECREATION AND HUMAN SERVICES
FY 2022-23 ENP Allocation Letter (Baseline
Fed ARPA) (City of Gardena)
8.G
Ratify Administrative Approval of the Supportive Services Program Contract SSP192003 Amendment Five
CONTACT: RECREATION AND HUMAN SERVICES
FY 2022-23 SSP Allocation Letter (Baseline Funding) (City of Gardena)
9. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR
10. PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION ACTION SHEET
10.A
July 5, 2022 MEETING
-
Meeting Cancelled
11. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
12. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
13. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ELECTED & CITY MANAGER'S OFFICES
13.A
COVID-19 Update
14. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - POLICE
15. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - PUBLIC WORKS
16. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES
17. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - TRANSPORTATION
18. COUNCIL ITEMS
19. COUNCIL DIRECTIVES
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (
LIMITED TO A 30-MINUTE PERIOD)
Oral Communications by the public will be heard for one-half hour at or before 8:30 p.m. or at the conclusion of the last agenda item commenced prior to 8:30 p.m. Oral Communications not concluded at that time shall be resumed at the end of the meeting after Council Reports.
Speakers are to limit their remarks to three minutes, unless extended by the Mayor. An amber light will appear to alert the speaker when two minutes are complete, and a red light will appear
when three minutes are over. Your cooperation is appreciated.
4 20.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS RE: DIRECTIVES / COUNCIL ITEMS
21. COUNCIL REMARKS
1 .
COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS
2 .
MAYOR PRO TEM TANAKA
3 .
COUNCIL MEMBER LOVE
4 .
MAYOR CERDA
5 .
COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON
22. ANNOUNCEMENT(S)
23. REMEMBRANCES
Jane Hall
; 93 years of age, beloved Rent Mediation Board Member: Tenant Representative since 2002, and a long-time Gardena resident.
24. ADJOURNMENT
The Gardena City Council will adjourn to the Closed Session portion of the City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. followed by the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted in the City Hall lobby not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. A copy of said Agenda is available on our website at www.CityofGardena.org
.
Dated this 8th day of July 2022
/s/ MINA SEMENZA
MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk
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