Inglewood, California
April 26 , 2022
The City Council of the City of Inglewood, California held a regu lar meeting on Tuesday, April 26 , 2022, in the Council Chambers in City Hall of said City.
Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of our Country, Mayor Butts called the City Council into joint session with the Successor Agency, Housing Authority, and Joint Powe rs Authority at the hour of 2:00 p.m.
The City Clerk/Successor Agency Secretary/Housing Authority Secretary/Joint Powers Authority Secretary announced the presence of a quorum as follows:
Present: Mayor/ Successor Agency Chairman/Housing Authority Chairman/ Joint Powers Authority Chairman Butts,
Council Members/Successor Agency Members/Housing
Authority Members / Joint Powers Authority Members
Dotson , Padilla , Morales, and Faulk; and
Absent: None.
City/Successor Agency/Housing Authority/ Joint Powers Authority officials and personnel present were as follows:
Aisha L. Thompson City Clerk/Secretary*
Artie Fields City Manager/ Executive Director*
Ken Campos City Attorney/General Counsel*
Louis Atwell Assistant City Manager/Public Works Director Angela Allen Deputy City Clerk
* Serves as indicated for the Successor Agency, Housing Authority, and Joint Powers Authority.
Council Member Padilla left the dais at the hour of 2:01 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS – AGENDA ITEMS. Mayor/Successor Agency Chairman/Housing Authority Chairman/ Joint Powers Authority Chairman Butts inquired if there were any persons present who wished to address the City Council/Successor Agency/Housing Authority/ Joint Powers Authority on any item on the Agendas.
Council Member Padilla returned to the dais at the hour of 2:02 p.m.
Speaker (Name Unknown) commented on the registration fees that he is being asked to pay for registering his property. He stated charging registration fees was an unconstitutional violation of Proposition 218. He also stated charging fees should have been voted on and he didn't vote on it. Finally, he stated his tenants stand behind him in his decisions pertaining to the registration requirements . 142.9 PAYMENT OF WARRANTS AND BILLS. It was moved by Council Member /Successor Agency Member / Housing Authority Member Morales , and seconded by Council Member/Successor Agency Member/ Housing Authority Member Faulk that the demands presented to the City Council/Successor Agency/Housing Authority dated April 22, 2022, in the amount of $2,778,131.29 , are hereby allowed, and the City Clerk/Successor Agency Secretary/Housing Authority Secretary is hereby authorized to certify upon said registers that said demands are so approved. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members/ Successor Agency Members/ Housing Authority Members Dotson, Padilla, Morales, Faulk , and Mayor/ Successor Agency Chairman / Housing Authority Chairman Butts; and
Noes: None .
April 26, 2022
2 MINUTES. It was moved by Council Member Morales , and seconded by Council Member Faulk that the Minutes for the Council Meeting held on April 5 , 2022, be approved. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Dotson, Padilla, Morales, Faulk, and Mayor Butts; and Noes: None .
301 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT NO. 21-147 APPROVED – ARROYO GROUP. Staff report dated April 26 , 2022, was presented recommend ing approval of Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 21-147 with Arroyo Group, extending the term of the Agreement to April 19, 2023.
It was moved by Council Member Morales , and seconded by Council Member Faulk that the City Council does hereby approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 21-147 . The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Dotson, Padilla, Morales, Faulk , and Mayor Butts; and Noes: None .
178 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT NO. 21-191 APPROVED – CITY OF HAWTHORNE; RESOLUTION NO. 22-76 ADOPTED – AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 BUDGET. Staff report dated April 26 , 2022, was presented recommending approval of Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 21-191 with the City of Hawthorne, extending the ag reement for an additional year (with the option to extend an additional one (1) year), adjusting the hourly rate, and increasing the agreement amount by $300,000 (for a total compensation amount not to exceed $2,132,000), to continue providing supplemental law enforcement services.
It was moved by Council Member Morales , and seconded by Council Member Faulk that the City Council does hereby : 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 21-191; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 22-76 entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR
2021-2022 BUDGET TO INCLUDE FUNDS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $300,000
The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Dotson, Padilla, Morales, Faulk, and Mayor Butts; and Noes: None.
183 CONTRACT AWARDED AND AGREEMENT NO. 22-179 APPROVED – CENTURY 1 ST AUTO BODY & PAINT, INC. Staff report dated April 26 , 2022, was presented recommending award o f a contract and approval of a three (3)-year agreement (with the option to extend one (1) additional year) with Century 1 st Auto Body & Paint, Inc., for the Auto Body Repair Services Project, per Bid No. RFB -0137 .
It was moved by Council Member Morales , and seconded by Council Member Faulk that the City Council does hereby Award Contract and Approve Agreement No. 22-17 9 in a n annual amount not to exceed $51,651.60 (includes 10% contingency in the amount of $4,695.60) (for a total amount not to exceed $154,954.80). The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Dotson, Padilla, Morales, Faulk, and Mayor Butts; and Noes: None.
MINUTES. After discussion, it was moved by Council Member Morales, and second ed by Council Member Padilla that the Minutes for the City Council Meeting held on April 5, 2022, 1) be pulled ; and 2) T he previous vote be rescinded. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Dotson, Padilla, Morales, Faulk, and Mayor Butts; and Noes: None.
April 26, 2022
3 It was moved by Council Member Morales, and seconded by Council Member Faulk that the Minutes for the City Council Meeting held on April 5, 2022, be approved. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Dotson, Padilla, Morales, and Faulk; Noes: None; and
Abstain: Mayor Butts.
REPORTS – CITY CLERK. The City Clerk, Aisha L. Thompson, reported how delighted she was to see the I-Trolley driving throughout Inglewood and expressed her gratitude to Sabrina Barnes, Parks, Recreation, and Community Services, Director. She also acknowledged her staff in honor of National Administrative Professional Day. The City Clerk closed by wishing all Professional Municipal Clerks a happy Professional Municipal Clerks Week, which was observed May 1, 2022-May 7, 2022. 126 CITY CLERK – MONTHLY TREASURER ’S REPORT. Staff report dated April 26 , 2022, was presented submitting the Monthly Treasurer ’s Report s for the Month s ending December 31, 2021, January 31, 2022, and February 28, 2022.
Mayor Butts ordered the report s received and filed.
PUBLIC REMARKS. Mayor Butts inquired if there were any persons present who wished to address the City Council on any matter connected with City business not elsewhere considered on the Agenda.
Kelli Clift, commented on Agenda Item No. 4, Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 21-191 with the City of Hawthorne. She stated her father Walter Clift, was murdered in Inglewood, and she was waiting for the settlement from the lawsuit that was filed.
There being no further business to be presented, Mayor Butts declared the meeting adjourned in the honor of Faida Sullivan, City Attorney Staff Assistant, Willie Agee, Harlan Theus , and Norman Cravens, former Deputy City Manager at the hour of 2:32 p.m.
Approved this 24 th day of May, 2022.
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Aisha L. Thompson, City Clerk
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James Butts, Jr., Mayor