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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
LA PALMA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2025
Mark I. Waldman
Mayor
Nitesh P. Patel
Mayor Pro Tem
Debbie S. Baker
Council Member
Janet Keo Conklin
Council Member
Vikesh P. Patel
Council Member
5:30 PM Closed Session
6:30 PM Open Session
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: Mike Egan, Interim City Manager Ryan Hallett, Assistant City Manager
Employee Organizations: La Palma General Employees
Association
La Palma Police Association
La Palma Professional Employees
Association
Unrepresented Employees: Executive Management
CS-2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/RECRUITMENT
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1)
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Position Title: City Manager
OPEN SESSION TO BEGIN AT 6:30 P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Council Member Baker
INVOCATION
Pastor Matthew Agosto, City Church
Council Member Keo
ROLL CALL
PRESENTATIONS
● Introduction of Norma Alley as La Palma’s new City Clerk; Jake Chavira as La Palma's new Public Works Manager; and Evan Archer as La Palma's new Water Worker.
● Proclamation in Recognition of May through August as Drowning Prevention ● Recognition of Young Leaders of Orange County for their Ten Year Anniversary ● Recognition of John F. Kennedy High School's Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Football, Soccer, Volleyball, and Wrestling Champions.
● Recognition of City Leaders in honor of American Asian Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Month
● Recognition of Orange County's Cambodian Heritage Month by the Board of Supervisors
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 is prohibited from taking action on such oral comments. The matter will be automatically referred to staff May 6, 2025 | 3
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.
CONSENT CALENDAR
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 their name, address, and the item number.
1. Waive the Reading of All Ordinances
It is recommended that the City Council waive the reading of all Ordinances in their entirety and read by title only.
2. Approval of Council Minutes
It is recommended that the City Council approve the Minutes of the April 1, 2025, Regular Meeting, and Minutes of the April 15, 2025, Special Meeting of the City Council.
3. Approval of Register of Demands
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution approving the Registers of Demands for April 15, 2025, and May 6, 2025.
4. Resolution Amending the City Council’s Regular Meeting Schedule It is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution amending the City’s Council’s Regular Meeting Schedule for July and December, 2025.
5. Authorize Funding for Annual Contribution to the North Orange County Service Planning Area
It is recommended that the City Council appropriate and allocate $141,750 from its Housing Fund to cover the City’s Fiscal Year 2024-25 required contribution to the North Orange County Service Planning Area.
6. Update to Authorized Signatories for City Banking and Investment Transactions
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution revising authorized May 6, 2025 | 4
signatories for the City’s banking and investment accounts.
7. Agreement between the County of Orange and City of La Palma for the AlertOC Mass Notification System
It is recommended that the City Council approve and authorize the Interim City Manager, or authorized designee, to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the County of Orange to allow their use of the County's Countywide Mass Notification System under the terms and conditions of the County's Countywide Mass Notification System Operating Guidelines and vendor-provided agreements. This MOU shall be in effect from December 30, 2024, and shall expire on December 30, 2029.
8. Third Quarter Cash and Investment Report, Fiscal Year 2024-25 It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the report.
9. Third Quarter Operating Report, Fiscal Year 2024-25
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the report.
10. Award of Contract for Professional Services for Print Publications It is recommended that the City Council authorize the Interim City Manager to execute an Agreement with The Dot Printer, Inc., to provide professional graphic design, printing and mailing services for the City's quarterly brochure, Mosaic, for an amount not to exceed $50,000 annually.
11. Authorize Second Amendment to Waste Disposal Agreement It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the Waste Disposal Agreement one-year extension, including a
2.6% CPI disposal fee increase, through June 30, 2026; and
2. Authorize the Interim City Manager, or designee, to execute the Second Amendment to the Waste Disposal Agreement between the County of Orange and the City of La Palma.
12. Adopt a Resolution Identifying the Road Repair and Accountability Act List (SB 1) of Projects for Fiscal Year 2025-26
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to identify a list of projects to be funded by Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), The Road Repair and Accountability Act, for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
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13. Notification of Rate Adjustment for Waste and Recycling Services It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the report regarding the rate adjustment for residential and commercial waste and recycling services, effective July 1, 2025.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None Scheduled.
REGULAR ITEMS
14. Adoption of 2025 City Council Goals and Objectives
It is recommended that the City Council approve and adopt the 2025 Goals and Objectives.
15. Ratification of Labor Agreements and Updated Management Resolution It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Adopt a Resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of La Palma and the La Palma General Employees Association;
2. Adopt a Resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of La Palma and the La Palma Professional Employees Association;
3. Adopt a Resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of La Palma and the La Palma Police Association; and
4. Adopt a Resolution approving the Salary Schedule and Comprehensive Listing of Personnel Practices and Benefits for Executive Management Employees.
16. Long-Term Fiscal Status and Draft Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Receive the staff presentation on the Long-Term Fiscal Status Update;
2. Receive an overview of the Draft Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget and provide direction for additional materials or information needed for the final budget to be presented on June 3, 2025; and
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3. Transfer $4.3 million from General Fund Unreserved Fund Balance to Emergency Reserve ($2.3 million), Capital Outlay Reserves ($1 million) and General Fund Budget Reserve ($1 million) funds.
COUNCIL MEMBER AB1234 REPORTS, REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED
COMMITTEES, AND COUNCIL REMARKS
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
CITY ATTORNEY REMARKS
ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: As a general rule, staff reports or other written documentation have been prepared or organized with respect to each item of business listed on the agenda. Copies of these materials and other disclosable public records distributed to all or a majority of the members of the City Council in connection with an open session item on the agenda are on file and available for inspection with the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 7822 Walker Street, during regular business hours 7:30 A.M. to 6:30 P.M., Monday through Thursday. If such writings are distributed to members of the Council on the day of a City Council meeting, the writings will be available at the entrance to the City Council Chambers. If you have any questions regarding any item of business on the agenda for this meeting, any of the staff reports, or other documentation relating to any agenda item, please contact the City Clerk at (714) 690-3334.
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