CITY OF LAWNDALE
14717 Burin Avenue, Lawndale, California 90260
Phone (310) 973-3200 – www.lawndalecity.org
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
LAWNDALE CITY COUNCIL
TO: Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles
Mayor Pro Tem Rhonda Hofmann Gorman
Councilmember Pat Kearney
Councilmember Bernadette Suarez
Councilmember Sirley Cuevas
__________________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lawndale City Council will conduct a special meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, in the Lawndale City Hall Council Chamber, 14717 Burin Avenue, Lawndale, California 90260.
Said special meeting shall be for the purpose of conducting the business described in the attached agenda.
Dated this 6th day of January, 2022
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Robert Pullen-Miles, Mayor
I, Matthew Ceballos, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Lawndale, do hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California, that the aforementioned notice of special meeting was delivered to each member of the Lawndale City Council, and sent by e-mail to each member in the aforementioned notice at least 24 hours prior to the time set for the special meeting.
Dated this 6th day of January, 2022
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Matthew Ceballos, Assistant City Clerk
CITY OF LAWNDALE
14717 Burin Avenue, Lawndale, California 90260
Phone (310) 973-3200 – www.lawndalecity.org
AGENDA
LAWNDALE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 – 6:30 p.m.
Lawndale City Hall Council Chamber
14717 Burin Avenue
Any person who wishes to address the City Council regarding any item listed on this agenda or any other matter that is within its subject matter jurisdiction is invited, but not required, to fill out a Public Meeting Speaker Card and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the oral communications portion of the meeting. The purpose of the card is to ensure that speakers' names are correctly recorded in the meeting minutes and, where appropriate, to provide contact information for later staff follow-up. You are still eligible to submit comment via the Temporary eComment Policy for Public Meetings, the comments will be read verbatim into the record.
How to observe the Meeting:
To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can now observe the meeting in person, with limited capacity, while strictly adhering to the City Facilities Entry Protocols. Members of the public are still be able to view the meeting on YouTube “Lawndale CityTV”, the City Website, or Lawndale Community Cable Television on Spectrum & Frontier Channel 3.
Copies of this Agenda may be obtained prior to the meeting in the Lawndale City Hall foyer. Copies of this Agenda packet may be obtained prior to the meeting outside of the Lawndale City Hall foyer or on the City Website. Interested parties may contact the City Clerk Department at (310) 973-3213 for clarification regarding individual agenda items.
This agenda is subject to revision up to 24 hours before the meeting.
A. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
B. CEREMONIALS (Flag Salute)
C. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (Public Comments) D. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL
E. ADMINISTRATION
1. Discussion and Possible Adoption of a Resolution to Allow City Council Meetings to be held remotely, consistent with Assembly Bill 361
Recommendation: that the City Council (a) Discuss the use of teleconferencing or videoconferencing for Brown Act-covered public meetings of the City Council and City commissions; and (b) Either adopt attached Resolution No. CC-2201-001 to authorize the use of such technology for meetings for a period of 30 days or take no action.
Agenda
City Council Special Meeting
January 11, 2022
F. CLOSED SESSION
2. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code sections 54956.9(d)(2) and (d)(3), because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one (1) case. The facts and circumstances giving rise to exposure to litigation are unknown.
3. Conference with Labor Negotiator
The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6, with the city manager, the city attorney and the City's negotiators, regarding labor negotiations with Local 1895, Council 36, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, representing the City's mid-management and classified employees.
4. Public Employee Appointment
The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b), regarding the appointment of a City Manager.
G. ADJOURNMENT
City Hall will be closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on the next regular meeting date.
Therefore, the next meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:30 p.m. on TUESDAY, January 18, 2022 in the Lawndale City Hall council chamber, 14717 Burin Avenue, Lawndale, California.
It is the intention of the City of Lawndale to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, we will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the City Clerk Department (310) 973-3213 prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible. Please advise us at that time if you will need accommodations to attend or participate in meetings on a regular basis.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the agenda for the special meeting of the City Council to be held on January 11, 2022 was posted not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting.
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Matthew Ceballos, Assistant City Clerk
1 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. State of Emergency and Social Distancing. Due to COVID-19, the State of California continues to be in a state of emergency and the County of Los Angeles continues to impose and recommend measures requiring social distancing and other pandemic control activities, which measures make holding in-person City Council and other legislative body meetings difficult due to the orientation of the City Council chambers, the inability to have sufficient public presence at the meetings due to social distancing, and the potential of transmission of COVID-19 at meetings.
SECTION 2. Compliance with Government Code Section 54953. The City Council and other legislative bodies will continue to offer teleconference meetings and access to the public in accordance with Government Code section 54953(e).
SECTION 3. Effective Date of Resolution. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and shall be effective until the earlier of (i) 30 days from the date of adoption of this Resolution, or (ii) such time the City Council adopts a subsequent resolution in accordance with Government Code section 54953(e) (3) to extend the time during which the legislative bodies of Lawndale may continue to teleconference without compliance with paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of section 54953.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of January, 2022.
Robert Pullen-Miles, Mayor
Resolution No. CC-2201-001
Proclaiming the Need to Meet by Teleconference
ATTEST:
State of California
County of Los Angeles
City of Lawndale
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I, Erica Harbison, City Clerk of the City of Lawndale, California, do hereby certify that the City Council of the City of Lawndale duly approved and adopted the foregoing Resolution No. CC-2201- 001 at a special meeting of said Council held on the 11th day of January 2022, by the following roll call vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Robert Pullen-Miles, Mayor
Rhonda Hofmann Gorman,
Mayor Pro Tern
Pat Kearney
Bernadette Suarez
Sirley Cuevas
Erica Harbison, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Gregory M. Murphy, City Attorney
Resolution No. CC-2201-001
Proclaiming the Need to Meet by Teleconference
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