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REGULAR MEETING OF
LA PUENTE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
15900 EAST MAIN STREET, LA PUENTE
APRIL 9, 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) (City of La Puente v. EML, LLC, LASC Case No. 21PSCV00609)
2. 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
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS: Quinones, Klinakis, Argudo, Mendoza, Munoz
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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PRESENTATIONS
Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to Hurley Elementary School Crossing Guards Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to La Puente High School LP Runs LA participants 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.)
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 A-1 READ AND APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING OF MARCH 26, 2024
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council and Successor Agency waive the reading and approve the Minutes of the City Council and Successor Agency meeting of March 26, 2024.
B. PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL – None
C. UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
C-1 DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE PROPOSED
ACTIVITY CENTER BUILDING AT LA PUENTE PARK
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council discuss this item and provide 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.
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D-1 CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING WARRANT REGISTER NOS. 1569 AND 70 Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council and Successor Agency adopt Resolution No. 24-5863 approving Warrant Register No. 1569 and Resolution No. SA 24-103 approving Warrant Register No. 70.
D-2 SECOND READING AND CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3.28 (BINGO) OF TITLE 3 (PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS) OF THE LA PUENTE
MUNICIPAL CODE
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) adopt Ordinance No. 24-985, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of La Puente, California, Amending Chapter 3.28 (Bingo) of Title 3 (Public Safety and Morals) of the La Puente Municipal Code.
D-3 CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DRAKE TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES INC. FOR SPECIAL EVENT TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,086.25.
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve Amendment No. 2 to the the Professional Services Agreement with Drake Traffic Control Services Inc, in the amount of $30,086.25; and (2) authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.
D-4 CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE EXISTING LEGAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH DAPEER, ROSENBLIT & LITVAK, LLP FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND
SPECIAL COUNSEL SERVICES
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve amendment No. 1 to the existing Agreement with Dapeer, Rosenblit & Litvak, LLP for Code Enforcement and Special Counsel Services; and (2) authorize the City Manager to execute the Amendment on behalf of the City.
E. NEW BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
E-1 DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ONGOING
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST (COUNCIL MEMBER ARGUDO/MAYOR QUINONES) Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council discuss this item and provide any necessary 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
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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.
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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 4th day of April, 2024.
_________/s/_____________
Martha Torres, MPA
City Clerk