Minutes
Lakewood City Council
Adjourned Regular Meeting held
February 14, 2023
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER at 6:02 p.m. by Mayor Croft in the Executive Board Room, 5000 Clark Avenue, Lakewood, California.
ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Mayor Steve Croft
Vice Mayor Ariel Pe
Council Member Cassandra Chase
Council Member Todd Rogers
Council Member Jeff Wood
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EXPIRATION OF CITY LIGHT & POWER LAKEWOOD, INC. - LIGHTING
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT, CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO
AGREEMENT FOR OVERSIGHT SERVICES AND UTILIZING L.A. COUNTY
SERVICES FOR STREET LIGHT MAINTENANCE
Kelli Pickler, Director of Public Works, made a presentation based on the report in the agenda regarding the Lighting Maintenance Agreement with City Light & Power (CLP). She explained that the agreement had been in place for twenty-five years and was instrumental in ensuring the City’s proper functioning and maintenance of streetlights. She added that the contract was set to expire at the end of February and that CLP had relocated most of its operations to Colorado and would no longer maintain a local office. Due to the tight timeframe to transition to a new service provider, staff had investigated options to continue service prior to the expiration of the agreement. She concluded by stating it was recommended that the City Council direct staff to take all necessary actions to amend the City Light & Power Lighting Maintenance Agreement for Oversight Services in a form approved by the City Attorney, and authorize staff to take all necessary actions to include street light maintenance as part of the services provided to the City by Los Angeles County.
Staff responded to comments and questions from Council Members.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS MOVED AND COUNCIL MEMBER WOOD
SECONDED TO DIRECT STAFF TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO AMEND
THE CITY LIGHT & POWER LIGHTING MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR
OVERSIGHT SERVICES IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND
AUTHORIZE STAFF TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO INCLUDE STREET
LIGHT MAINTENANCE AS PART OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE CITY BY LOS ANGELES COUNTY. UPON ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Wood, Pe, Chase, Rogers and Croft NAYS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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City Council Minutes
February 14, 2023
AUTHORIZE SIDEWALK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE - BUCKNAM
INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP, INC. AND ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR
SIDEWALK SERVICE REQUEST REPAIRS
The Public Works Director made a presentation based on the report in the agenda providing and update to the sidewalk management program. She reported that the City had historically budgeted $400,000 annually to address citywide sidewalk repairs, however, the amount had been insufficient to address to the volume of work required. She stated that staff was seeking a more proactive method to quantify and plan future workloads and budgets noting that the Bucknam Infrastructure Group, who had provided a proposal for the proactive management of the City’s existing sidewalk management program, specialized in pavement management inspections, right-of-way inventory, sidewalk program management, and GIS management services. She added that at its meeting held on January 30, 2023, the Capital Improvement Project Committee concurred with staff’s recommendation to approve the proposal and bring the item to the Council for approval. It was staff’s recommendation that the City Council authorize Measure R funds in the amount of $427,397 to be utilized for sidewalk repairs citywide; authorize work to provide a Sidewalk Management Program update per the Bucknam Infrastructure Group’s proposal dated January 16, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $139,418 and authorize the Mayor to sign the proposal; and authorize Measure M funds in the amount of $772,603 to be utilized for sidewalk repairs citywide.
Staff responded to comments and questions from Council Members.
MAYOR CROFT MOVED AND VICE MAYOR PE SECONDED TO AUTHORIZE MEASURE R FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $427,397 TO BE UTILIZED FOR SIDEWALK REPAIRS CITYWIDE; AUTHORIZE WORK TO PROVIDE A SIDEWALK
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE PER THE BUCKNAM INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP’S PROPOSAL DATED JANUARY 16, 2023, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $139,418 AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE PROPOSAL; AND AUTHORIZE MEASURE M FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $772,603 TO BE UTILIZED FOR SIDEWALK REPAIRS CITYWIDE. UPON ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Wood, Pe, Chase, Rogers and Croft NAYS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to be brought before the City Council, Mayor Croft adjourned the meeting at 6:32 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jo Mayberry, CMC
City Clerk