Inglewood, California
March 4 , 2025
The City Council of the City of Inglewood, California held a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 4 , 2025, 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 , Finance Authority, Parking Authority, and Joint Powers Authority at the hour of 2:02 p.m.
The City Clerk/Successor Agency Secretary/ Housing Authority Secretary /Finance Authority Secretary/Parking Authority Secretary/Joint Powers Authority Secretary announced the presence of a quorum as follows:
Present: Mayor/ Successor Agency Cha irman/Housing Authority Chairman /Finance Authority Chairman/Parking Authority Chairman/Joint Powers Authority Chairman Butts ,
Council Members/Successor Agency Members/Housing
Authority Members /Finance Authority Members/Parking Authority Members/Joint Powers Authority Members
Padilla, Morales , Faulk ; and
Absent: Council Members/Successor Agency Members/Housing Authority Members/Finance Authority Members/Parking
Authority Members/Joint Powers Authority Members
Gray .
City/Suc cessor Agency/Housing Authority /Finance Authority/ officials and personnel present were as follows:
Aisha L Thompson City Clerk/ Secretary*
Louis A. Atwell City Manager/ Executive Director*
Rick R. Olivarez City Attorney/General Counsel*
Destinee Wesley Deputy City Clerk
* Serves as ind ica ted for the Successor Agency, and Housing Authori ty .
PUBLIC COMMENTS – AGENDA ITEMS . Mayor/Successor Agency Chairman/Housing Authority Chair man Butts inquired if there were any persons present who wished to address the City Council/Successor Agency /Housing Authority Members on any item on the Agendas.
There was no response.
142.9 PAYMENT WARRANTS AND BILLS – RECEIVED AND FILED. The d emands presented to the City Council/Successor Agency/Housing Authority dated February 13 , 2025 , in the amount of $ 7,059,574.83 is hereby allowed, and the City Clerk/Successor Agency Secretary/Housing Authority Secretary is hereby authorized to certify upon said registers that said demand is received and filed.
Mayor/Successor Agency Chairman/Housing Authority Ch airman Butts ordered the Warrants and Bills received and filed.
MINUTES . It was moved by Council Member Morales , and seconded by Council Member Padilla that the Minutes for the City Council Meetings held on January 28, 2025, and February 4, 2025, be approved. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Padilla, Morales, Faulk, and Mayor Butts; Noes: None; and
Absent: Council Member Gray.
March 4 , 2025
2 1 83 CONTRACT AWARDED AND AGREEMENT NO. 25- 134 APPROVED – NATIONAL POOLS INC., DBA NPI CONCRETE; CITY CONTROL LED AND DIRECTED FIFTEEN PERCENT (15 %) PROJECT CONTINGENCY – APPROVED; RESOLUTION NO. 25-53 ADOPTED – AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 OPERATING BUDGET . Staff repo rt dated March 4 , 2025 , was presented recommending the Mayor and Council Members award a contract and approve an agreement with National Pools Inc., dba NPI Concrete, for the Vincent Park Swimming Pool Deck Improvement Project, per Bid No. CB-25-02.
It was moved by Council Member Morales, and seconded by Council Member Faulk that the City Council does hereby : 1) Award contract and approve agreement No. 25- 13 4 not to exceed $200,000 ; 2) Approve an additional City-contr olled and directed 15% contingency, not to exceed $30,000, for a total amount of $230,000, per Bid No. CB-25-02 ; and 3 ) Adopt Resolution No. 25-53 entitled:
A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE 2024-25 TO FUND AN AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL POOLS INC. FOR THE VINCENT
PARK SWIMMING POOL DECK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Padilla, Morales, Faulk, and Mayor Butts; Noes: None; and
Absent: Council Member Gray.
1 83 CONTRACT AWARDED AND AGREEMENT NO. 25- 135 APPROVED – JCI JONES CHEMICALS, INC . Staff report dated March 4 , 2025 , was presented recommending the Mayor and Council Members award a contract and approve an agreement with JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc., for Supply and Delivery of Liquid Chlorine, per Bid No. RFB-0186.
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. 25-135 not to exceed $385,468. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Padilla, Morales, Faulk, and Mayor Butts; Noes: None; and
Absent: Council Member Gray.
1 83 CONTRACT AWARDED AND AGREEMENT NO. 25- 136 APPROVED – WOODARD & CURRAN, INC.; CITY CONTROLLED AND DIRECTED TEN PERCENT (10%) PROJECT CONTINGENCY – APPROVED . Staff report dated March 4 , 2025, was presented recommending the Mayor and Council Members award a contract and approve an agreement with Woodward & Curran, Inc., for the Stormwater Prioritization Study, per RFP No. 0236.
It was moved by Council Member Morales, and seconded by Council Member Faulk that the City Council does hereby: 1) Award contract and approve Agreement No. 25- 136 ___ not to exceed $149,878; and 2) Authorize an additional City-controlled and directed ten percent (10%) contingency not to exceed $14,988 . The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Padilla, Morales, Faulk, and Mayor Butts; Noes: None; and
Absent: Council Member Gray.
March 4 , 2025
3 183 AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AGREEMENT NO. 20-265 APPROVED – HF&H CONSULTANTS, LLC; RESOLUTION NO. 25-53 ADOPTED – AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR OPERATING BUDGET. Staff report dated March 4, 2025, was presented recommending the Mayor and Council Members approve Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 20-265 with HF&H Consultants, LLC to amend the scope of services and increase the amount by $180,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $479,000, over the current term of three (3) years.
It was moved by Council Member Morales , and seconded by Council Member Faulk that the City Council does hereby: 1) Approve Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 20-265; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 25-54 entitled:
A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE 2024-25 TO FUND AN
ADDITION TO THE SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR THE AGREEMENT WITH
HF&F CONSULTANTS, LLC
The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Padilla, Morales, Faulk, and Mayor Butts; Noes: None; and
Absent: Council Member Gray.
183 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT NO. 22-155 APPROVED – HNTB CORPO RATION . Staff report dated March 4, 2025, was presented recommending the Mayor and Council Members approve Amendment No.1 to Agreement No. 22-155 with NHTB Corporation to exercise the City ’s option to extend the agreement for an additional year to continue providing on-call professional project administrative support services, with no increase in funding.
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. 22-155.
The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Padilla, Morales, Faulk, and Mayor Butts; Noes: None; and
Absent: Council Member Gray.
131.8 EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT NOS . 25 -137 , 25-138 AND 25-139 – APPROVED – HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES. -Staff report dated March 4, 2025, was presented recommending the Mayor and Council Members approve agreement Nos . 3 with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles., a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, for the following Housing Asset Parcels, collectively, (Project(s) ” 0:
1. 8244 Crenshaw Drive and 8205 Crenshaw Boulevard, Inglewood CA 90305
2. 958 Orchard Drive Inglewood, CA 90301: and
3. 708 W. Beach Avenue Inglewood, CA 90302.
It was moved by Council Member Morales, and seconded by Council Member Faulk that the City Council does hereby approve exc lusive negotiation Agreement Nos. 25-137, 25- 138 and 25-139 . The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Padilla, Morales, Faulk, and Mayor Butts; Noes: None; and
Absent: Council Member Gray.
183 PUBLIC HEARING SET – ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT. Staff report dated March 4, 2025, was presented requesting a public hearing to be set for the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Project., pursuant to California Government code 4217.
Mayor Butts set the Public Hearing for March 25, 2025, at the hour of 2:00 p.m.
March 4 , 2025
4 301 ORDINANCE NO. 25-07 ADOPTED – APPROVING ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 24-00003 (ZCA-00003). Staff report dated March 4, 2025, was presented recommending the Mayor and Council Members adopt Ordinance No. 25-07, approving Zoning Code Amendment No. 24-0000 3 (ZCA-00003) to extent the hours of the on-site sale of alcohol until 4:00 AM in the Sports and Entertainment (SE) Overlay Zone.
It was moved by Council Member Morales , and seconded by Council Member Faulk that further reading be waived. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Padilla, Morales, Faulk, and Mayor Butts; Noes: None; and
Absent: Council Member Gray.
Thereupon, it was moved by Mayor Butts, and seconded by Council Member Morales that Ordinance No. 25-07 entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
INGLEOOD, CALIFORNIA, TO APPROVE ZONING CODE
AMENDMENT ZCA-24-00003 TO EXTEND THE HOURS OF THE ON- SITE SALE OF ALCOHOL UNTIL 4:00 A.M. IN THE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT(SE) OVERLAY ZONE.
which was introduced at the meeting held on February 25, 2025, be adopted. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Padilla, Morales, Faulk, and Mayor Butts; Noes: None; and
Absent: Council Member Gray.
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.
Susana Sanchez, the sister of Juan Sanchez , spoke out about the tragic loss of her brother, who was murdere d in Inglewood. She described Juan as a hardworking family man with a deep love for helping others. Susana emphasized that her brother was not only a devoted member of his family but also a proud Inglewood resident who always sought to make a positive impact in his community.
There being no further business to be presented, Mayor Butts declared the meeting adjourned in the memory of Juan Sanchez and June Chavez at the hour of 2: 2 4 p.m.
Approved this 15 th day of April , 202 5 .
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Aisha L. Thompson, City Clerk
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James Butts, Jr., Mayor