Michele Steggell
Mayor
Debbie S. Baker
Mayor Pro Tem
Marshall Goodman
Council Member
Nitesh P. Patel
Council Member
Mark I. Waldman
Council Member
6:00 p.m.
La Palma City Hall
Council Chambers
7822 Walker Street, La Palma
CALL TO ORDER
CLOSED SESSION
CS-1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6.
Agency Designated Representatives: Ajit Thind, City Attorney Ryan Hallett Hinton, Administrative Services
Director
Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
CS-2. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957(B)(1):
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Position Title: City Manager
OPEN SESSION to Begin at 6:30 PM
A G E N D A
REGULAR MEETING
LA PALMA CITY COUNCIL
September 6, 2022
September 6, 2022
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Patel
INVOCATION: Father Binh Nguyen, St. Irenaeus
Council Member Goodman
ROLL CALL: Council and Commission Members
PRESENTATIONS
1. Recognition of the 2022 Citizen’s Academy participants
2. Introduction of Robert Zubiate as Community Services new Management Analyst.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Time Limit: 5 Minutes Each)
Time has been reserved at this point in the Agenda for persons wishing to speak on any item that is not listed on the Agenda. By law, the City Council and Successor Agency are prohibited from taking action on such oral comments. The matter will be automatically referred to staff for appropriate response or action or will be placed on the Agenda of a future meeting. Matters listed on the Agenda may be addressed either at this time or at the time they are before the City Council for discussion.
RECESS CITY COUNCIL AND CONVENE AS
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE DISSOLVED COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PALMA
The City Council will now recess and convene as the Successor Agency to the Dissolved Community Development Commission of the City of La Palma. Members of the La Palma City Council receive no compensation or stipend as a result of convening or participating in either the Successor Agency or otherwise as serving as members of the Successor Agency.
CONSENT CALENDAR (1 Item)
All matters listed under Consent Calendar will be acted upon by one motion affirming the action recommended on the Agenda. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to voting unless members of the Successor Agency, Staff, or the public request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Any member of the public who wishes to discuss a Consent Calendar item should come forward to the microphone and, upon recognition by the Chair, state his or her name, address, and the item number.
September 6, 2022
A. Approval of Successor Agency Minutes
Recommendation that the Successor Agency approve the Minutes of the August 2, 2022, Regular Meeting of the Successor Agency.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None Scheduled.
REGULAR ITEMS
None Scheduled.
ADJOURN THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY
CITY COUNCIL
CONSENT CALENDAR (10 Items)
All matters listed under Consent Calendar will be acted upon by one motion affirming the action recommended on the Agenda. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to voting unless members of the City Council, Staff, or the public request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Any member of the public who wishes to discuss a Consent Calendar item should come forward to the microphone and, upon recognition by the Mayor, state his or her name, address, and the item number.
1. Waive the Reading of All Ordinances
Recommendation that the City Council waive the reading of all Ordinances in their entirety and read by title only.
2. Approval of Council Minutes
Recommendation that the City Council approved the Minutes of the August 2, 2022, Regular Meeting of the City Council.
3. Approval of Register of Demands
Recommendation that the City Council adopt a Resolution approving the Registers of Demands for July 19, 2022, and August 2, 2022.
4. Biennial Conflict of Interest Code Amendment
Recommendation that the City Council adopt a Resolution amending its Conflict of Interest Code to update the list of designated employees and Citizen Committee Members.
September 6, 2022
5. Appointments to the Community Activities and Beautification (CAB) Citizen Committee
Recommendation that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Appoint Prachi Jain as a Youth Member to the CAB Committee with a term expiring August 31, 2022; and
2) Appoint Maryalice Paningsoro to the CAB Committee with a four-year term expiring December 31, 2026.
6. Placement of Connie Lucero’s Name in the Community Commemorative Area.
Recommendation that the City Council approve the placement of Connie Lucero’s name on a paver in the Community Commemorative Area
7. Agreement with All City Management Services, Inc. for Providing School Crossing Guard Services
Recommendation that the City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute an Agreement between All City Management Services (ACMS), Inc. and the City of La Palma to provide school crossing guard services for a one-year period, commencing July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
8. Award of Contract to KP Electric Co, Inc. for the Central Park Emergency Generator Project, City Project No. 22-PRK-01
Recommendation that the City Council take the following actions:
a) Approve Award of Contract in the amount of $179,600.00, to the low bidder, KP Electric Co. Inc., for the Central Park Emergency Generator Project, City Project No. 22-PRK-01; and
b) Find that the Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 1, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301.
9. Approval of a Funding Agreement with City of Cerritos for the Construction of a Raised Median Island on Moody Street at Orangethorpe Avenue Recommendation that the City Council approve a funding agreement with the City of Cerritos for the construction of a Raised Median Island on Moody Street at Orangethorpe Avenue.
10. Approval of Lease Agreements with Enterprise Fleet Management for the Replacement of Five City Vehicles
Recommendation that the City Council take the following actions:
September 6, 2022
a) Authorize the City Manager to enter into lease agreements with Enterprise Fleet Management for the following vehicles:
• One (1) 2023 Ford F-450 Chassis with 11 FT Dump Body and LED Arrow board • One (1) 2023 Ford F-450 Chassis with 11 FT Dump Body
• One (1) 2023 Ford F-350 Chassis with 9 FT Landscape Body • Two (2) 2023 Ford F-350 Chassis with 8 FT Service Bodies with Lift Gates; and b) Authorize Enterprise Fleet Management to sell designated surplus vehicles on behalf of the City of La Palma.
PUBLIC HEARINGS (2 Items)
11. Introduction and First Reading of An Ordinance Amending Articles III and VI of Chapter 28 of the La Palma Municipal Code
CEQA: Exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) Recommendation that the City Council take the following actions:
a) Open Public Hearing
b) Receive Staff Report
c) City Council Comments and Questions
d) Receive Public Input
e) Close Public Hearing
f) Introduce an Ordinance amending Articles III and VI of Chapter 28 of the La Palma Municipal Code
12. Fifth Public Hearing to introduce and conduct a First Reading Of an Ordinance to Establish City Council By-District Elections, District Boundaries, and Sequence Of Elections
Recommendation that the City Council take the following actions:
a) Open Public Hearing
b) Receive Staff Report
c) City Council Comments and Questions
d) Receive Public Input
e) Close Public Hearing
f) Select a District Map and Sequence of Elections
September 6, 2022
g) Permit Maps to be Adopted by Resolution
REGULAR ITEMS (1 Item)
13. Second Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement Recommendation that the City Council approve the Second Amendment to Employment Agreement between the City and City Manager.
COUNCILMEMBER AB1234 REPORTS, REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED COMMITTEES,
AND COUNCIL REMARKS
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
CITY ATTORNEY REMARKS
CLOSED SESSION
CS-3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6.
Agency Designated Representatives: Conal McNamara, City Manager Ryan Hallett Hinton, Administrative Services
Director
Employee Organizations: La Palma Police Association
ADJOURNMENT
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