CITY OF LAWNDALE
AGENDA OF THE LAWNDALE
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
Monday, October 7, 2024, 6:30 PM
14717 Burin Ave
Lawndale, CA 90260
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 the speaker’s name is correctly recorded in the meeting minutes and, where appropriate, to provide contact information for staff follow-up.
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. Members of the public are still able to view the meeting on YouTube “Lawndale CityTV”, the City Website, Lawndale Community Cable Television on Spectrum and Frontier Channel 3.
Notice of Remote Participation:
Remote participation by the public is available through Zoom.
To access the meeting remotely from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device use this URL:
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If you wish to comment during the public comment portion of the agenda, press *9 and wait to be recognized by the Mayor. Attendees will be muted until the public participation period is opened. When you are called on to speak, press *6 to unmute your line. Please note that comments from the public are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
Copies of this Agenda may be obtained prior to the meeting inside 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 72 hours before the meeting.
A. CALL TO ORDER: REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449: To receive a report from the City Attorney regarding a request from a Council Member to participate in a meeting remotely due to Just Cause pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 54953(f)). Mayor Pro Tem Suarez will participate virtually under Just Cause pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 54953(f).
B. ROLL CALL
C. CEREMONIALS (Flag Salute and Inspiration)
D. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
1. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Update
2. Los Angeles County Fire Department Update
E. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (Public Comments) F. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL
G. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items 3 through 8 will be considered and acted upon under one motion unless a City Councilmember removes individual items for further City Council consideration or explanation.
3. Motion to read by title only and waive further reading of all ordinances listed on the Agenda — Recommendation: that the City Council read by title only and waive further reading of all ordinances listed on the agenda.
4. Accounts Payable Register
— Recommendation: that the City Council adopt Resolution No. CC-2410-096 authorizing the payment of certain claims and demands in the amount of $807,004.51.
5. Minutes of the Lawndale City Council Regular Meeting, September 16, 2024 — Recommendation: that City Council approve the minutes.
6. Approval of Beautification Committee Resolution
— Recommendation: that the City Council approve staff recommendations to approve Resolution No. CC-2410-097 which makes changes to the Beautification Committee, including lowering membership from seven members to five members and changing requirements to remove inactive members.
7. Notice of Completion for the FY 2022-23 Residential Street Rehabilitation Project — Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Accept the project completion by Sequel Contractors, Inc., for the FY 2022-23 Residential Street Rehabilitation Project; 2.) Authorize staff to file the Notice of Completion with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder County Clerk’s Office for the FY 2022-23 Residential Street Rehabilitation; and 3.) Authorize staff to release the project retention to the contractor in the amount of $101,432.69 for the FY 2022-23 Residential Street Rehabilitation Project.
8. Approve Resolution No CC-2410-098 Authorizing Submittal of Applications for All CalRecycle Grants — Recommendation: that City Council adopt Resolution No. CC-2410-098 authorizing the submittal of applications for the California State Department of Recycling and Resources Recovery (CalRecycle) Grant Programs and related authorizations.
This authorization is effective until rescinded by the Signature Authority or by the City Council.
H. ADMINISTRATION
9. Execute a Cooperative Agreement with Los Angeles County for the Rosecrans Avenue Traffic Signal Synchronization Project and Appropriate Additional Funding
— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) authorize the City Manager to execute the Cooperative Agreement (Attachment B) between the City of Lawndale and Los Angeles County; and 2.) authorize the appropriation of funds in the amount of $30,000 to the Rosecrans Avenue Traffic Signal Synchronization Project account 272-310-700.309 for a total project budget of $200,000.
10. Approval of Renewal Agreement with Los Angeles County Animal Control for After Hours Use — Recommendation: that the City Council approve the City-County Municipal Services Agreement with the County on Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control and authorize the Mayor to execute it on behalf of the City and authorize the City Manager to execute the Service Level Request on behalf of the City.
11. ESMoA Grant Letter
— Recommendation: that the City Council approve a Letter of Recommendation for Experimentally Structured Museum of Art (ESMoA) to be submitted with their grant application to the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.
12. Authorize the Purchase of Food Scrap Kitchen Pails for the Residential Organics Program utilizing SB 1383 Program Grant Funds
— Recommendation: that the City Council authorize the purchase of food scrap kitchen pails from HTT Apparel for a total cost of $29,850.19 funded by the SB 1383 grant funds in compliance with the Local Assistance Grant Program guidelines.
I. CITY MANAGER REPORT
J. ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
13. 30-day Amnesty Program for Residential Properties Out of Compliance Requested by Mayor Pullen-Miles.
— Recommendation: that the City Council consider the 30-day Amnesty Program for Residential Properties and direct staff to advertise and implement the program; or provide further direction to staff.
14. Mayor/City Councilmembers Report of Attendance at Meetings and/or Events K. CLOSED SESSION
15. Public Employee Performance Evaluation - City Manager — The City Council will hold a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b), to conduct an employee evaluation concerning the City Manager.
16. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation — The City Council will conduct a closed session pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4), to discuss the potential initiation of litigation: one (1) case.
17. Conference with Legal Counsel – Potential Litigation — The City Council will conduct a closed session pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with legal counsel regarding a significant exposure to litigation, the facts and circumstances of which are not known to the potential plaintiff.
L. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2024, 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 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 accommodation 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 regular meeting of the City Council to be held on October 7, 2024, was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. /s/ Yvette Palomo
Yvette Palomo, Assistant City Clerk
Date Posted: October 3, 2024