GARDENA CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting Notice and Agenda
Council Chamber at City Hall
1700 West 162
nd
Street, Gardena, California
Website:
www.cityofgardena.org
Tuesday, May
9, 2023
Closed Session 7:00 p.m.
Open Session 7:30 p.m.
TASHA CERDA
,
Mayor
PAULETTE C. FRANCIS,
Mayor Pro Tem
MARK E. HENDERSON
,
Council Member
RODNEY G. TANAKA
,
Council Member
WANDA LOVE
,
Council Member
MINA SEMENZA
,
City Clerk
GUY H. MATO,
City Treasurer
CLINT OSORIO
, City Manager
CARMEN VASQUEZ
,
City Attorney
LISA KRANITZ
,
Assistant City Attorney
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 .
ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENT
:
The City Council will hear from the public on any item on the agenda or any item of interest that is not on the agenda at the following times:
Agenda Items – At the time the City Council considers the item or during Oral Communications
Non-agenda Items – During Oral Communications
Public Hearings – At the time for Public Hearings listed on the Agenda If you wish to address the Council, please complete a “Speaker Request” form and present it to the City Clerk or Sergeant of Arms. You will be called to the podium by name when it is your turn to address the Council. The City Council cannot legally take action on any item not scheduled on the Agenda. Such items may be referred for administrative action or scheduled on a future Agenda. 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. 1
1. ROLL CALL
2. CLOSED SESSION
2.A
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representative: Clint Osorio, City Manager Unrepresented Employee: Chief of Police, Michael Saffell
2.B
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 14405 S. Vermont Avenue
, Gardena, CA 90247
Agency Negotiator: Clint Osorio, City Manager
and
Greg S. Tsujiuchi, Director of
Community Development
Negotiating Parties:
Robert Colacion, Gateway Business Properties and
Raysack
Holding LLC.
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Deborah Davies and Raymond Thompson
Maria Regina School
4. INVOCATION
Pastor Ware
FaithWorks AG
5. PRESENTATIONS
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
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
2 5.A
Resolutions of Commendation to Members of the Gardena Police Department in Acknowledgement of Receiving Awards from the South Bay Police and Fire Memorial Foundation at the 47th Annual Medal of Valor Awards Ceremony on May 18, 2023
a
.
Police Officer Ted Shin - Life Saving Award
b
.
Police Officer Christopher De La Rosa - Life Saving Award
resolution_Officer Shin1 1.pdf
resolution _ Officer De La Rosa.pdf
6. PROCLAMATIONS
6.A
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month -
To Be Proclaimed Only
PROCLAIMED ONLY - AAPI month 2023.pdf
6.B
Provider Appreciation Day - May 10, 2023 -
To Be Proclaimed Only
PROCLAIMED ONLY - Provider Appreciation Day 2023.pdf
6.C
Public Works Week - May 21 through May 27, 2023
Proclamation - Public Works Week-2023.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.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR
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
Approval of Warrants/Payroll Register, May 9, 2023
CONTACT: CITY TREASURER
Warrant-Payroll Register 05-09-23.pdf
8.C
Personnel Report P-7 5-09-23
CONTACT: HUMAN RESOURCES
PERS RPT P-2023-7 5-09-23.pdf
8.D
Approval of Annual/Periodic Event Permit - Carnival, for the 85th Annual Strawberry Park Day Fiesta to be Held May 19th through May 21, 2023, at St.
Anthony of Padua Catholic Church (1050 West 163rd Street) CONTACT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
St. Anthony's Annual Carnival Application_Redacted3.pdf
Community Development, Building and Safety Division Memo.pdf
Community Development, Planning Division Memo.pdf
3 Police Department Memo.pdf
L.A. County Fire Dpeartment Memo.pdf
8.E
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1849
: An Ordinance
of the City Council of the City of Gardena, California, Adopting a Military Equipment Use Policy of the City of Gardena, California Governing the Use of Military Equipment Pursuant to Assembly Bill 481
CONTACT: POLICE DEPARTMENT
Attachment 1 - AB 481.pdf
Attachment 2 - Ordinance 1849_w Exhibit A.pdf
Attachment 3 - AB 481 Annual Report 2022.pdf
8.F
Acceptance and Notice of Completion for the PW Yard Workshop HVAC Upgrade Project, JN 521
CONTACT: PUBLIC WORKS
NOC PW Yard Workshop HVAC Proj, JN521.pdf
8.G
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1852
: Amending
Section 2.48.020(B) of the Gardena Municipal Code Relating to Membership Eligibility of Youth Commission Members
CONTACT: RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES
ORDINANCE No. 1852.pdf
9. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR
10. PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION ACTION SHEET
10.A
May 2, 2023 MEETING -
Meeting Cancelled
2023_05_02 CANCELLATION.pdf
11. 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.
11.A
PUBLIC COMMENTS
5-4-2023 Regular CC Meeting - Public Comment #1.pdf
12. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
13. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
13.A
Presentation of Environmental Impact Report Preparation for Land Use and Zone Changes Relating to the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update Staff Recommendation: Receive and File
4 13.B
PUBLIC HEARING:
Urgency Ordinance No. 1853, an Ordinance Extending the
Moratorium Prohibiting New Significant Tobacco Retail Businesses from Establishing in the City
Staff Recommendation
:
Staff respectfully recommends that the Council
conduct a public hearing and adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 1853, an extension of the moratorium prohibiting any new Significant Tobacco Retailer businesses from establishing in the City
Staff Report - Tobacco Moratorium Extension Ordinance 1853.pdf
Ordinance No 1853 Tobacco Moratorium Ordinance Extension SIGNED.pdf
Tobacco Hearing Notice.pdf
14. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ELECTED & CITY MANAGER'S OFFICES
15. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - POLICE
16. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - PUBLIC WORKS
16.A
Scope for the Council Chamber's Audio and Visual Upgrade Project City Council provide direction to staff if/how to proceed with the Audio and Visual Upgrades for the Council Chamber.
Vector USA Proposal_Council Chamber AV Upgrade
16.B
Award Construction Contract for the Local Streets Improvement 2020/2021, 2021/2022, and 2022/2023, JN 987, 994 and 514, to Onyx Paving Company, Inc. in the amount of $2,424,000. Additionally, Award Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract to Uniplan Engineering Inc., in the amount of $145,560, Approve the Project Plans & Specifications and Declare California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption.
Staff Recommendations:
Award Construction Contract
Award Construction Management and Inspection Services
Approve Project Plans and Specifications
Declare CEQA Exemption
Onyx Bid Proposal.pdf
Uniplan Proposal for Construction Management and Inspection.pdf
Project Specifications.pdf
Project Location Map.pdf
Notice of Exemption.pdf
Project Plans 1 of 2.pdf
Project Plans 2 of 2.pdf
17. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES
5 17.A
Approval of Purchase and Installation of Flooring, Painting for the Rowley Park Auditorium and Flooring, Painting and Furniture for the Computer Lab in the Rowley Park Gymnasium as part of the Multi-Park Improvement/Facility Master Plan Study Project JN 967 in the amount of $90,128.
Staff Recommendation: Approve Purchase from Eyedeal Interiors, Inc. Tony Painting and D & R Office Works, Inc.
Flooring Quote- Eyedeal
Furniture Quote- D&R Office Works
Painting Quote- Tony Painting
18. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - TRANSPORTATION
18.A
Approve Contract Amendment with Trapeze Software Group, Inc. for Scheduling Consulting Services in the Amount of $149,555
Staff Recommendation: Approve Contract
Second Amendment to Agreement with Trapeze Software Group.pdf
19. COUNCIL ITEMS
20. COUNCIL DIRECTIVES
21. CITY MANAGER REMARKS RE: DIRECTIVES / COUNCIL ITEMS
22. COUNCIL REMARKS
1 .
COUNCIL MEMBER TANAKA
2 .
COUNCIL MEMBER LOVE
3 .
COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON
4 .
MAYOR CERDA
5 .
MAYOR PRO TEM FRANCIS
23. ANNOUNCEMENT(S)
24. REMEMBRANCES
25. 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, May 23, 2023.
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
5th day of May 2023
/s/ MINA SEMENZA
MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk
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