PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
PARTICIPACIÓN PÚBLICA EN LAS REUNIONES DEL CONCEJO MUNICIPAL How to Listen Live to the Meeting
Live Audio/Video: Visit the City’s website at https://lapuente.org/agenda/. Click on “View Event” for the current meeting to view it live.
Live Translation: The City offers live translation in Spanish. To access translation during the meeting, please scan the QR Code below or visit https://attend.wordly.ai/join/FWOP-2761.
Cómo escuchar la reunión en vivo
Audio en vivo: visite el sitio web de la ciudad en https://lapuente.org/agenda/. Haga clic en "Ver evento" para ver la reunión en vivo.
Traducción en vivo: La Ciudad ofrece traducción en vivo en español. Para acceder a la traducción durante la reunión, escanee el código QR a continuación o visite https://attend.wordly.ai/join/FWOP-2761.
How to Submit Public Comment
Please note that all comments are subject to the same Rules of Decorum as would otherwise apply to speakers at City Council meetings.
In Person: Public comment may be provided in-person at City Hall, 15900 E. Main Street.
In Writing: Written comments may be sent via email to [email protected] no later than 2 hours prior to the meeting start time. Email comments will be distributed to the City Council and will become part of the official record for that meeting but will not be read at the time of the City Council Meeting. To ensure your correspondence is received by the Council and City staff, please include the subject line “PUBLIC COMMENT.” Cómo enviar comentarios públicos
Tenga en cuenta que todos los comentarios están sujetos a las mismas reglas que se aplicarían a los oradores en las reuniones del Concejo Municipal.
En persona: Los comentarios públicos se pueden proporcionar en persona en el Ayuntamiento, 15900 E. Main Street.
Por escrito: Los comentarios escritos pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a [email protected] a más tardar 2 horas antes del inicio de la reunión. Los comentarios por correo electrónico se distribuirán al Concejo Municipal y formarán parte del registro oficial de esa reunión, pero no se leerán en el momento de la reunión del Concejo Municipal. Para garantizar que el Concejo Municipal y el personal de la Ciudad reciba su correspondencia, incluya la línea de asunto “COMENTARIO PÚBLICO”.
CC/SA AGENDA PAGE 1 OF 4 MARCH 12, 2024
REGULAR MEETING OF
LA PUENTE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
15900 EAST MAIN STREET, LA PUENTE
MARCH 12, 2024
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS: Quinones, Klinakis, Argudo, Mendoza, Munoz
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
At this time, only item(s) on the Closed Session agenda may be discussed in Public Comments.
RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 subdivision (d)(1) (Lewis v. City of La Puente, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV18841)
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
PRESENTATIONS
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and La Puente Programs, Re-Employment, Outreach Services (P.R.O.S.) Team Activity and Information Briefing
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
If you wish to address the City Council - Successor Agency on an item other than a public hearing matter, please complete the Request for Oral Presentation form and submit it to the City Clerk no later than prior to the conclusion of the first speaker’s remarks. All speakers are requested to observe the City's Rules of Decorum when addressing the City Council. (LPMC section 2.04.120.) CC/SA AGENDA PAGE 2 OF 4 MARCH 12, 2024
BOARDS/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Council Members provide a report on any Boards/Commission/Committee meetings, listed below, that they have attended or that have occurred.
ORGANIZATION DEL/ALT MONTHLY MEETINGS TIME
California Contract Cities Association Argudo/Quinones 3 rd Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Sanitation District 15 & 21 Quinones/Klinakis 4
th Wednesday 1:30 p.m.
League of California Cities L.A. Div. Argudo/Mendoza 1
st Thursday 6:30 p.m.
City Selection Committee Quinones/Klinakis When Necessary 6:30 p.m.
San Gabriel Valley COG Argudo/Quinones 3
rd Thursday 4:00 p.m.
California JPIA Quinones/All Council 4
th Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Foothill Transit Governing Board Munoz/Klinakis Last Friday of the Month 7:45 a.m.
San Gabriel Valley Mosquito &
Vector Control District
Klinakis 2
nd Friday 7:00 a.m.
A. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETINGS – None B. PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL – None
C. UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
C-1 PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING SOLAR SPEED FEEDBACK SIGNS BY NEXTECH SYTEMS, INC.
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council discuss this item and provide any necessary direction to Staff.
D. CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered to be routine in nature and may be enacted by one motion approving the recommendation listed on the Agenda. One or more items may be removed from the Consent Calendar so that said item(s) may be discussed and considered individually by the City Council/Successor Agency, if a motion to remove the item(s) is approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the City Council/Successor Agency. Those specific item(s) will be considered as the first item under New Business.
D-1 CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING WARRANT RESOLUTION NO. 24-5857 Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council and Successor Agency adopt Resolution No. 24-5857 approving Warrant Register No. 1567.
D-2 CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING AS SURPLUS PROPERTY THREE VEHICLES IN THE CITY’S FLEET, AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THE SURPLUS VEHICLES BY
ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) adopt Resolution No. 24-5858 and declare as surplus property, three vehicles in the City’s fleet, authorizing the sale of the surplus vehicles at auction; and (2) authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreements on behalf of the City.
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D-3 CONSIDERATION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH COMMUNITY
WORKS DESIGN GROUP FOR A DOG PARK AND NATURE TRAILS IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,472.50 TO BE REIMBURSED FROM THE MEASURE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FY 2023/2024
BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve the Professional Services Agreement with Community Works Design Group in the amount of $27,472.50; (2) authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City; and (3) adopt Resolution No. 24-5859 amending the FY 2023/2024 Budget and Capital Improvement Program.
D-4 CONSIDERATION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH EVENT SOUND
PROFESSIONALS (ESP) TO PROVIDE AUDIO SERVICES FOR CITY SPECIAL EVENTS Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve the Professional Services Agreement for audio services provided by Event Sound Professionals; and (2) authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.
E. NEW BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
E-1 CONSIDERATION OF PROCLAIMING MARCH 2024 AS NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council discuss this item and provide direction to Staff.
ADHOC COMMITTEE REPORTS
Council Members provide a report on any Ad Hoc Committee meetings that they have attended.
NAME MEMBERS
Code Enforcement and Public Safety Committee Klinakis/Mendoza La Puente Park Fees, Ordinance and Program Oversight Committee Quinones/Munoz Project LEAD Committee Quinones/Mendoza
LPQT Action Committee Quinones/Mendoza
Rowland, Bassett, and Hacienda La Puente Unified School Districts Liaison Committee
Klinakis/Munoz
Grant Writing Committee Klinakis/Munoz
AB 1234 REPORTS
ORAL COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL
ORAL COMMENTS FROM STAFF
ADJOURNMENT
AVAILABILITY
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council/Successor Agency regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk Department at City Hall located at 15900 E. Main Street and the Reference Desk at the Library located at 15920 E.
Central during normal business hours. In addition, such writings and documents will be posted on the City’s website at http://www.lapuente.org.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a City meeting or other services offered by the City, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 855-1500. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed will assist City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting or service.
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MEETING TIMES
Meetings of the City Council shall be adjourned no later than 10:30 p.m., unless a motion to supersede the 10:30 time limit to consider some or all of the remaining items listed on the Agenda, or to consider items which have been added to the Agenda in accordance with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code Section 54950, et seq., is approved by a majority of the members of the City Council. (Ordinance No. 95-727.)
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted in accordance with the applicable legal requirements.
Dated this 7th day of March, 2024.
_________/s/_____________
Martha Torres, MPA
City Clerk