1 MINUTES
Special Meeting of the
Gardena City Council
Thursday, December 7, 2023
The Special Meeting of the Gardena City Council of the City of Gardena, California, was called to order at 5:30 PM on Thursday, December 7, 2023, in the Council Chamber at City Hall 1700 West 162nd Street, Gardena, California; Mayor Tasha Cerda presiding.
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Tasha Cerda; Mayor Pro Tem Mark E. Henderson; Council Member Rodney G. Tanaka; Council Member Paulette C. Francis and Council Member Wanda Love; Other City Officials and Employees present: City Manager Clint Osorio; City Attorney Carmen Vasquez; City Treasurer Guy H. Mato; City Clerk Mina Semenza; and Deputy City Clerk Becky Romero.
2. SPECIAL MEETING
3. PUBLIC COMMENT - None
4. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ELECTED & CITY MANAGER'S OFFICES
4.A Consideration of a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the Acquisition of Property Located at 15016 Daphne Avenue / 15016 Nader Place, Gardena, CA 90249 (APN: 4064 -023-024) and Declare California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption.
City Manager Osorio presented the Staff Report.
Mayor Cerda asked if anyone asked to speak on this item and if the Council had any comments or questions. There were no public speakers.
Questions and comments were made by Council Member Francis asking for confirmation of the name of the building and its location, the appraisal amount, and if this is a good thing for the City; she then asked City Manager Osorio if he could elaborate more on that.
City Manager Osorio and City Attorney Vasquez answered all of her questions.
Community Development Director Greg Tsujiuchi was present and answered her question regarding the appraisal amount.
It was moved by Mayor Cerda , seconded by Council Member Love , and carried by the following roll call vote to Approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement for the acquisition of 15016 Daphne Avenue / 15016 Nader Place, Gardena CA 90249 (APN: 4064- 023-024), and direct staff to file the attached Notice of Exemption pursuant to Categorical Exemption Guidelines section 15061(b)(3)-commonsense exemption:
Ayes: Mayor Cerda, Council Member Love, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, and Council Members Tanaka and Francis
Noes: None
Absent: None
DocuSign Envelope ID: E4985AF2-D323-44A9-9F71-78362CC44429 2 4.B Consideration of a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the Acquisition of Property Located at 1112 W. Gardena Boulevard, Gardena, C A 90247 (APNs: 6111- 004- 032,033) and Declare California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption.
City Manager Osorio presented the Staff Report.
Mayor Cerda asked if anyone asked to speak on this item and if the Council had any comments or questions. There were no public speakers.
Questions and comments were made by Mayor Pro Tem Henderson and Council Member Francis regarding having further discussions if we do acquire the property, what it will be used for; the location and its size, the appraised amount, if there is an alley behind the property, and the entrance to the property.
City Manager Osorio, City Attorney Vasquez, Economic Development Manager Jackie Choi, and Community Development Director Tsujiuchi answered all questions.
It was moved by Council Member Love , seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, and carried by the following roll call vote to Approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement for the acquisition of two parcels located at 1112 W. Gardena Boulevard, Gardena CA 90247 (APNs: 6111- 004-032,033), and direct staff to file the attached Notice of Exemption pursuant to Categorical Exemption Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) -commonsense exemption:
Ayes: Council Member Love, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Members Tanaka and Francis, and Mayor Cerda
Noes: None
Absent: None
5. ADJOURNMENT
At 5:44p.m., Mayor Cerda adjourned the Gardena City Council Meeting to the Closed Session portion of the City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m., and the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
MINA SEMENZA
City Clerk of the City of Gardena and
Ex-officio Clerk of the Council
APPROVED:
______________________________ By:___________________________ Tasha Cerda, Mayor Becky Romero, Deputy City Clerk
DocuSign Envelope ID: E4985AF2-D323-44A9-9F71-78362CC44429