Agenda packet — Lawndale City Council, September 21, 2026

CITY OF LAWNDALE

AGENDA OF THE REGULAR

MEETING OF THE LAWNDALE

CITY COUNCIL AND THE

LAWNDALE PUBLIC FINANCING

AUTHORITY
Monday, September 21, 2026, 6:30 PM
Council Chambers
14717 Burin Ave
Lawndale, CA 90260
Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles
Mayor Pro Tem Sirley Cuervas
Councilmember Bernadette Suarez
Councilmember Frank M. Talavera
Councilmember Pat Kearney
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A. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
B. CEREMONIALS (Flag Salute and Inspiration)
C. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT

1. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Update

2. Los Angeles County Fire Department Update
D. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (Public Comments) E. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL
F. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items 3 through 10 will be considered and acted upon under one motion unless a City Councilmember removes individual items for further City Council consideration or explanation.

CITY COUNCIL

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
Department: Finance
— Recommendation: Staff recommends that City Council adopts Resolution No. 2609-042 authorizing the payment of certain claims and demands in the amount of $657,306.10.

5. Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting - August 17, 2026 Department: City Clerk
— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the minutes.

6. Youth Advisory Committee Appointments for 2026-2028 Term Department: City Clerk
— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Approve the Mayor's appointments by directing staff to insert the appointees' names in Section 1 of Resolution No. CC-2609-043; and 2.) Adopt Resolution No. CC-2609-043 as amended.

7. Approve First Amendment with Vortex Industries, LLC, for Repair and Replacement of Certain Doors at the Harold E. Hofmann Community Center
Department: Community Services
— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the First Amendment to the Agreement with Vortex Industries, LLC, extending the agreement term until November 30, 2026.

8. Approval of First Amendment to Contract Agreement for Agenda Management System and Assignment of Agreement to MCCi, LLC
Department: City Clerk
— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Approve the First Amendment to the Contract Services Agreement for an Agenda Management System with MCCi, LLC and consent to the assignment of Cloud Driven Solutions, Inc. to MCCi, LLC; and 2.) Authorize the Mayor to sign the Request for Consent to Assignment form.

9. Request to attend League of California Cities Conference Department: City Manager
— Recommendation: that the City Council authorize the City Manager to attend the League of California Cities Annual Expo and Conference in Anaheim from September 23-25, 2026, charging those expenses to account number 100- 140.510.620.

10. Emergency Waterline Repairs to Community Services Building Department: Public Works
— Recommendation: that the City Council receives and file this report pursuant to Purchasing Policy Number No. 53- 00 - 5.a.

LAWNDALE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY

11. Minutes of the Lawndale Public Financing Authority, September 15, 2025 Department: City Clerk
— Recommendation: that the Lawndale Public Financing Authority approve the minutes.

G. PUBLIC HEARING

CITY COUNCIL

12. First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Standards of the Lawndale Municipal Code
Description: Community Development
— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Conduct a public hearing; 2.) Determine that Ordinance No. 1215-26 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) Section 15282(h) of the CEQA Guidelines; and 3.) Introduce for first reading by title only Ordinance No. 1215-26, an Ordinance amending the Lawndale Municipal Code regarding Accessory Dwelling Units to reflect recent changes in state law and waive further reading.

ADMINISTRATION

LAWNDALE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY

13. Annual Accounting of Lawndale Public Financing Authority Financial Activities Department: Finance
— Recommendation: that the Lawndale Public Financing Authority receive and file the annual accounting of financial activities.

H. ADMINISTRATION

CITY COUNCIL

14. Purchase of Vehicle for Public Safety Officer
Department: Municipal Services
— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the bid from AutoNation Ford of Torrance as it is the lowest priced bid.

15. Approve a Resolution Modifying the City’s Classification and Compensation Plan by eliminating the Deputy City Manager/Human Resources Director and creating a new classification of Director of Human Resources and Risk Management; and Modify Resolution CC-2606-032 City-Wide Salary Schedule to include the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management classification and update the City Manager salary pursuant to terms of the employment agreement
Department: City Manager
— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Approve a Resolution Modifying the City’s Classification and Compensation Plan by eliminating the Deputy City Manager/Human Resources Director and creating a new classification of Director of Human Resources and Risk Management; and 2.) Modify Resolution CC-2606-032 City-Wide Salary Schedule to include the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management classification and update the City Manager salary pursuant to terms of the employment agreement.

16. Approve a First Amendment to the Master Joint Use Agreement with the Lawndale Elementary School District for use of School Sites as Parks.

Department: Community Services
— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the First Amendment to the Master Joint Use Agreement for a period of three (3) years beginning on October 7, 2026, and continuing through October 6, 2029.

17. Approval of First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with CASC Engineering & Consulting, Inc. for NPDES Permit Compliance Services
Department: Public Works
— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with CASC Engineering & Consulting, Inc. for NPDES permit compliance services, extending the agreement for two years, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028.

18. Award of Professional Services Agreement to HF&H Consultants, LLC for the Procurement of a New Exclusive Solid Waste Franchise Agreement
Department: Public Works
— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Award a Consultant Services Agreement to HF&H Consultants, LLC for solid waste consulting services associated with the City’s solid waste procurement process for an amount not to exceed $198,000; 2.) Appropriate $198,000 from the AB 939 Fund (Fund 276) to fund the Solid Waste Franchise Procurement Consulting Services Agreement with HF&H Consultants; and 3.) Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement and any related documents necessary to carry out the scope of services, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.

I. CITY MANAGER REPORT
J. ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCILMEMBERS

19. Report of Attendance at Meetings
K. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2026, 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 Monday, September 21, 2026, was posted no less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. /s/ Yvette Palomo
Yvette Palomo, Assistant City Clerk
Date Posted: September 17, 2026

CITY OF LAWNDALE
14717 BURIN AVENUE, LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA 90260
PHONE (310) 973-3200 ♦ https://www.lawndalecity.ca.gov
DATE: September 21, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Juan Arauz, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Vanesa Alvarez, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Update No supporting documentation was forwarded to the City Clerk Department for this item.

CITY OF LAWNDALE
14717 BURIN AVENUE, LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA 90260
PHONE (310) 973-3200 ♦ https://www.lawndalecity.ca.gov
DATE: September 21, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Juan Arauz, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Vanesa Alvarez, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Los Angeles County Fire Department Update
No supporting documentation was forwarded to the City Clerk Department for this item.

Motion to read by title only and waive further reading of all ordinances listed on the Agenda

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council read by title only and waive further reading of all ordinances listed on the agenda.

CITY OF LAWNDALE
14717 BURIN AVENUE, LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA 90260
PHONE (310) 973-3200 ♦ https://www.lawndalecity.ca.gov
DATE: September 21, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Juan Arauz, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Katie Hoang, Accounting Specialist
SUBJECT: Accounts Payable Register

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council adopts Resolution No. 2609-042 authorizing the payment of certain claims and demands in the amount of $657,306.10.

Attachments
A. CC-2609-042 - AP Resolution - September 21, 2026.pdf

CITY OF LAWNDALE
14717 BURIN AVENUE, LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA 90260
PHONE (310) 973-3200 ♦ https://www.lawndalecity.ca.gov
DATE: September 21, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Juan Arauz, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Vanesa Alvarez, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting - August 17, 2026

BACKGROUND
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the minutes.

Attachments
A. Draft Minutes 8-17-2026.pdf

ATTACHMENT A
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Vanesa Alvarez, Administrative Assistant
Yvette Palomo, Assistant City Clerk
SUBJECT: Youth Advisory Committee Appointments for 2026-2028 Term

BACKGROUND
The City Council established by Resolution No. CC-1310-048 the seven (7) member Youth Advisory Committee ("Committee") of the City of Lawndale.

All committee members are appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, for a term commencing on October 1 of each even-numbered year and expiring on September 30 of each evennumbered year.

On August 17, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. CC-2608-041 appointing five (5) members to the Committee for a term beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2028.

STAFF REVIEW
To be appointed to the Committee, a person must submit an application, be no older than 18 years of age, be enrolled as a student in grades 6 through 12, and reside within the City. Pursuant to Lawndale Municipal Code Section 2.40.030, the Mayor appoints new members with the approval of the City Council.

The City received three (3) applications for appointment to the Committee.

The following applicants have been reviewed and selected for appointment by Mayor Pullen-Miles:

Sajida Patel
Grace Li
In anticipation that the Mayor would make the appointments and that the City Council would approve the appointments, staff has prepared Resolution No. CC-2609-043 for your consideration.

The term for this appointment will start on October 1, 2026, and end September 30, 2028.

LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney's Office has reviewed Resolution No. CC-2609-043 and approved it as to form.

FISCAL IMPACT
None.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Approve the Mayor's appointments by directing staff to insert the appointees' names in Section 1 of Resolution No. CC-2609-043; and

2. Adopt Resolution No. CC-2609-043 as amended
Attachments
A. YAC Resolution No. 2609-043
B. Applications Redacted

ATTACHMENT A
Resolution No. CC-2609-043 Page 1 of 2
Youth Advisory Committee Appointments
RESOLUTION NO. CC-2609-043

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL

OF THE CITY OF LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA

CONFIRMING APPOINTMENTS TO THE

LAWNDALE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the City Council established the Youth Advisory Committee on October 7, 2013, by adopting Resolution No. CC-1310-048 and amending Council Policy No. 94-09; and WHEREAS, the Youth Advisory Committee shall be comprised of seven Lawndale residents in grades six through twelve and who are 18 years old or younger; and WHEREAS, pursuant to LMC Section 2.40.230, Youth Advisory Committee members serve a twoyear term beginning October 1 of each even-numbered year and ending September 30 of the succeeding even-numbered year; and
WHEREAS, on August 17, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. CC-2608-041 appointing five (5) members to the Committee for a term beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2028; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk’s Department has received applications for appointments to the Youth Advisory Committee; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to LMC Section 2.40.030, Youth Advisory Committee members are appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council; and WHEREAS, the applications were reviewed by the Mayor; and WHEREAS, the Mayor desires to appoint two applicants to the Youth Advisory Committee, and the City Council desires to confirm the appointment.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council approves the Mayor's appointment of ____________________ to the Youth Advisory Committee.

SECTION 2. All members shall serve a term commencing on October 1, 2026, and expiring on September 30, 2028, unless earlier removed.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of September 2026.

Robert Pullen-Miles, Mayor
Resolution No. CC-2609-043 Page 2 of 2
Youth Advisory Committee Appointments
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-2609-043 at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 21st day of September 2026, by the following roll call vote:

Gregory M. Murphy, City Attorney

ATTACHMENT B

Approve First Amendment with Vortex Industries, LLC, for Repair and Replacement of Certain Doors at the Harold E. Hofmann Community Center

BACKGROUND
In July 2026, Community Services staff requested approval of an agreement with Vortex Industries, LLC, for the repair and replacement of certain doors in the Harold E. Hofmann Community Center (Attachment A).

The value of the agreement was $27,991.11. The funding source identified for the agreement was Measure A Maintenance and Servicing funding (M&S) that is earmarked for the Hofmann Community Center only. The M&S Funds will be provided as a reimbursement once the agreement has ended and the work is complete.

Therefore staff in both Community Services and Public Works were working with the Finance Department to ensure proper funds were used for the expenditure as the reimbursement wouldn't likely be complete until later in the fiscal year.

STAFF REVIEW
Unfortunately there were delays on the internal side that pushed back the start date of the project. The original agreement had a completion date of October 1, 2026, however the new starting date for the project is September 14, 2026, with the lead time for the replacement doors estimated to take 4-6 weeks. Vortex staff have confirmed the start date and will immediately begin with repairs to the majority of the doors. They estimate these repairs to be completed in no more than 10 days. For the replacement doors that have been ordered, work will commence as soon as the doors are delivered to the vendor and should take no more than a few business days to complete.

Therefore, staff are requesting that the City Council approve a first amendment to the agreement extending the term until November 30, 2026 (Attachment B). There are no other changes to the agreement, including the cost and scope of work.

LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed the first amendment and approved it as to form.

FISCAL IMPACT
No additional funding is required for the first amendment.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council approve the First Amendment to the Agreement with Vortex Industries, LLC, extending the agreement term until November 30, 2026.

Attachments
Attachment A_ Vortex Industries, First Amendment for Certain Door Repair and Replacement, September 21, 2026.pdf Attachment B_ Original Agreement Vortex Industries LLC July 20 2026.pdf

ATTACHMENT A
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First Amendment to Contract Services Agreement for
Certain Door Repair and Replacement Services
FY 2026-2027

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT

FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN DOORS
AT THE HAROLD E. HOFMANN COMMUNITY CENTER
This First Amendment to Contract Services Agreement for Certain Door Repair and Replacement Services (the “First Amendment”) is made and entered into this 21st day of September, 2026, by and between the City of Lawndale, a municipal corporation (herein “City”) and Vortex Industries, LLC. (Contractor”).

RECITALS
WHEREAS, City and Contractor entered into an Agreement entitled “Contract Services Agreement for Repair and Replacement of Certain Doors at the Harold E. Hofmann Community Center” (the “Agreement”) on July 20th, 2026; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City and Contractor to amend the Agreement, as set forth in this First Amendment, to the Performance Schedule, section 3.4 Term, extending the agreement in full force and effect until completion of services no later than November 30, 2026.

AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed that the Agreement is amended in the following particulars only:

SECTION 3. Section 3.4 of the Agreement, entitled “Performance Schedule” is amended to extend the term with a new completion date of November 30, 2026.

All other terms and conditions of the agreement, including compensation, shall remain in effect and unchanged.
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First Amendment to Contract Services Agreement for
Certain Door Repair and Replacement Services
FY 2026-2027
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and entered into this First Amendment as of the date first written above.

CITY:

CITY OF LAWNDALE,
A municipal corporation
By:

Robert Pullen-Miles, Mayor
ATTEST:

Erica Harbison, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Burke Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Gregory M. Murphy, City Attorney
CONTRACTOR:

Vortex Industries, LLC
a California Corporation
By:

Name: Lauren Quirk
Title: Contracts Administrator
By:

Name: Shannon Burnes
Title: Director of Operations
Address: 865 East Sandhill Avenue
Carson, CA 90746
[END OF SIGNATURES]

ATTACHMENT B
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CITY OF LAWNDALE

CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR

REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN DOORS
AT THE HAROLD E. HOFMANN COMMUNITY CENTER
This Contract Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into this 20th day of July, 2026, by and between the City of Lawndale, a municipal corporation (“City”), and Vortex Industries, LLC (“Contractor”). The term Contractor includes professionals performing in a consulting capacity.

The parties hereto agree as follows:

1.0 SERVICES OF CONTRACTOR

1.1 Scope of Services. In compliance with all terms and conditions of this Agreement, Contractor shall provide the work and services specified in the “Scope of Services” attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by this reference. Contractor warrants that all work or services set forth in the Scope of Services will be performed in a competent, professional and satisfactory manner.

1.2 Contractor’s Proposal. The Scope of Services shall include the Contractor’s proposal or bid which shall be incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth herein. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of such proposal and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

1.3 Compliance with Law. All work and services rendered hereunder shall be provided in accordance with all ordinances, resolutions, statutes, rules, and regulations of the City and any Federal, State or local governmental agency having jurisdiction.

1.4 Licenses, Permits, Fees and Assessments. Contractor shall obtain at its sole cost and expense, such licenses, permits and approvals as may be required by law for the performance of the services required by this Agreement. Contractor shall have the sole obligation to pay for any fees, assessments, taxes, including applicable penalties and interest, which may be imposed by law and arise from or are necessary for the Contractor’s performance of the services required by this Agreement; and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless City against any claim for such fees, assessments, taxes, penalties or interest levied, assessed or imposed against City hereunder.

1.5 Familiarity with Work. By executing this Agreement, Contractor warrants that Contractor (a) has thoroughly investigated and considered the scope of services to be performed, (b) has carefully considered how the work and services should be performed, and (c) fully understands the facilities, difficulties and restrictions attending performance of the services under this Agreement.

1.6 Additional Services. City shall have the right at any time during the performance of the services, without invalidating this Agreement, to order extra work beyond that specified in the Scope of Services or make changes by altering, adding to or deducting from said work. No such extra work may be undertaken unless a written order is first given by the Contract Officer to the Contractor, incorporating therein any adjustment in (i) the Contract Sum, and/or (ii) the time to perform this Agreement, which said adjustments are subject to the written approval of the Contractor. Any increase in compensation must be approved by the City Council. It is expressly understood by Contractor that the provisions of Vortex Industries, LLC
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this Section shall not apply to services specifically set forth in the Scope of Services or reasonably contemplated therein. Contractor hereby acknowledges that it accepts the risk that the services to be provided pursuant to the Scope of Services may be more costly or time consuming than Contractor anticipates and that Contractor shall not be entitled to additional compensation therefor.

1.7 Special Requirements. Additional terms and conditions of this Agreement, if any, which are made a part hereof are set forth in the “Special Requirements” attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and incorporated herein by this reference. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of Exhibit “B” and any other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of Exhibit “B” shall govern.

1.8 Environmental Laws. Contractor shall comply with all applicable environmental laws, ordinances, codes and regulations of Federal, State, and local governments. Contractor shall also comply with all applicable mandatory standards and policies relating to energy efficiency.

2.0 COMPENSATION

2.1 Contract Sum. For the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, Contractor shall be compensated in accordance with the “Schedule of Compensation” attached hereto as Exhibit “C” and incorporated herein by this reference, but not exceeding the maximum contract amount of twenty seven thousand nine hundred ninety one dollars and eleven cents ($27,991.11) (“Contract ,Sum”), except as provided in Section 1.6. The method of compensation may include: (i) a lump sum payment upon completion, (ii) payment in accordance with the percentage of completion of the services, (iii) payment for time and materials based upon the Contractor’s rates as specified in the Schedule of Compensation, but not exceeding the Contract Sum or (iv) such other methods as may be specified in the Schedule of Compensation. Compensation may include reimbursement for actual and necessary expenditures approved by the Contract Officer in advance if specified in the Schedule of Compensation. The Contract Sum shall include the attendance of Contractor at all project meetings reasonably deemed necessary by the City.

Contractor agrees that if Contractor becomes aware of any facts, circumstances, techniques, or events that may or will materially increase or decrease the cost of the work or services or, if Contractor is providing design services, the cost of the project being designed, Contractor shall promptly notify the Contract Officer of said fact, circumstance, technique or event and the estimated increased or decreased cost related thereto and, if Contractor is providing design services, the estimated increased or decreased cost estimate for the project being designed.

2.2 Method of Payment. Unless some other method of payment is specified in the Schedule of Compensation, in any month in which Contractor wishes to receive payment, no later than the first (1st) working day of such month, Contractor shall submit to the City, in a form approved by the City’s Director of Finance, an invoice for services rendered prior to the date of the invoice. Except as provided in Section 7.2, City shall pay Contractor for all expenses stated thereon which are approved by City pursuant to this Agreement generally within thirty (30) days, and no later than forty-five (45) days, from the submission of an invoice in an approved form. City will review each invoice submitted by Contractor to determine whether the work performed and expenses incurred are in compliance with this Agreement.

If no charges or expenses are disputed, the invoice will be approved and paid. In the event any charges or expenses are disputed by City, the invoice will be returned by City to Contractor for correction and resubmission. City reserves the right to withhold future payment to Contractor if any aspect of the Contractor’s work is found substantially inadequate.

Vortex Industries, LLC
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2.3 Availability of Funds. It is mutually understood between the parties that this Agreement is valid and enforceable only if sufficient funds are made available by the City Council of the City for the purposes of this Agreement. The availability of funding is affected by matters outside the City’s control, including other governmental entities. Accordingly, the City has the option to void the whole Agreement or to amend the Agreement to reflect unanticipated reduction in funding for any reason.

3.0 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

3.1 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.

3.2 Schedule of Performance. Contractor shall commence the services pursuant to this Agreement upon receipt of a written notice to proceed and shall perform all services within the time period(s) established in the “Schedule of Performance” attached hereto as Exhibit “D”, if any, and incorporated herein by this reference.

3.3 Force Majeure. The time period(s) specified in the Schedule of Performance for performance of the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement shall be extended because of any delays due to unforeseeable causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor, including, but not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, unusually severe weather, fires, earthquakes, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, riots, strikes, freight embargoes, wars, litigation, and/or acts of any governmental agency, including the City, if the Contractor shall, within ten (10) days of the commencement of such delay, notify the Contract Officer in writing of the causes of the delay.

The Contract Officer shall ascertain the facts and the extent of delay and extend the time for performing the services for the period of the enforced delay when and if, in the judgment of the Contract Officer, such delay is justified. The Contract Officer’s determination shall be final and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. In no event shall Contractor be entitled to recover damages against the City for any delay in the performance of this Agreement, however caused; Contractor’s sole remedy being extension of the Agreement pursuant to this Section.

3.4 Term. Unless earlier terminated in accordance with Section 7.4 below, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until completion of the services no later than October 1, 2026.

4.0 COORDINATION OF WORK

4.1 Representative of Contractor. Lauren Quirk is hereby designated as being the representative of Contractor authorized to act on its behalf with respect to the work or services specified herein and to make all decisions in connection therewith.

It is expressly understood that the experience, knowledge, capability and reputation of the representative was a substantial inducement for City to enter into this Agreement. Therefore, the representative shall be responsible during the term of this Agreement for directing all activities of Contractor and devoting sufficient time to personally supervise the services hereunder. For purposes of this Agreement, the representative may not be replaced nor may his responsibilities be substantially reduced by Contractor without the express written approval of City.

4.2 Contract Officer. The City’s City Manager is hereby designated as the representative of the City authorized to act in its behalf with respect to the work and services and to make all decisions in connection therewith (“Contract Officer”). It shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to assure that the Contract Officer is kept informed of the progress of the performance of the services and the Contractor Vortex Industries, LLC
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shall refer any decisions which must be made by City to the Contract Officer. The City may designate another Contract Officer by providing written notice to Contractor.

4.3 Prohibition Against Subcontracting or Assignment. The experience, knowledge, capability and reputation of Contractor, its principals and employees were a substantial inducement for the City to enter into this Agreement. Therefore, Contractor shall not contract with any other entity to perform in whole or in part the services required hereunder without the express written approval of the City. In addition, neither this Agreement nor any interest herein may be transferred or assigned without the prior written approval of City. Transfers restricted hereunder shall include the transfer to any person or group of persons acting in concert of more than twenty five percent (25%) of the present ownership and/or control of Contractor taking all transfers into account on a cumulative basis. A prohibited transfer or assignment shall be void. No approved transfer shall release the Contractor or any surety of Contractor of any liability hereunder without the express consent of City. (a) Independent Contractor. Neither the City nor any of its employees shall have any control over the manner or means by which Contractor or its employees, perform the services required herein, except as otherwise set forth herein. Contractor shall perform all services required herein as an independent contractor of City and shall remain under only such obligations as are consistent with that role. Contractor represents and warrants that the personnel used to provide services to the City pursuant to this Agreement are classified by Contractor as employees. Contractor shall not at any time or in any manner represent that it or any of its employees are employees of City. City shall not in any way or for any purpose become or be deemed to be a partner of Contractor in its business or otherwise or a joint venturer or a member of any joint enterprise with Contractor. In the event that Contractor or any employee of Contractor providing services under this Agreement claims or is determined by a federal or state agency, a court of competent jurisdiction, or the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”) to be classified as other than an independent contractor for the City, then Contractor shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City for the payment of any and all assessed fines, penalties, judgments, employee and/or employer contributions, and any other damages and costs assessed to the City as a consequence of, or in any way attributable to, the assertion that Contractor or any staff used to provide services under this Agreement are employees of the City.

5.0 INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION

5.1 Insurance. Contractor shall procure and maintain, at its sole cost and expense, in a form and content satisfactory to City, during the entire term of this Agreement including any extension thereof, the following policies of insurance:
(a) Commercial General Liability Insurance. A policy of commercial general liability insurance using Insurance Services Office “Commercial General Liability” policy form CG 00 01, with an edition date prior to 2004, or the exact equivalent. Coverage for an additional insured shall not be limited to its vicarious liability. Defense costs must be paid in addition to limits. Limits shall be no less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence for all covered losses and no less than $2,000,000.00 general aggregate.
(b) Workers’ Compensation Insurance. A policy of workers’ compensation insurance on a state-approved policy form providing statutory benefits as required by law with employer’s liability limits no less than $1,000,000.00 per accident for all covered losses.

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(c) Automotive Insurance. A policy of comprehensive automobile liability insurance written on a per occurrence basis in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per accident, combined single limit. Said policy shall include coverage for owned, non owned, leased and hired cars. (d) Professional Liability or Error and Omissions Insurance. A policy of General Liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per claim with respect to loss arising from the actions of Contractor performing professional services hereunder on behalf of the City. Any policy inception date, continuity date, or retroactive date must be before the effective date of this Agreement and Contractor agrees to maintain continuous coverage through a period no less than three (3) years after completion of the services required by this Agreement.

All of the above policies of insurance shall be primary insurance. The general liability policy shall name the City, its officers, employees and agents (“City Parties”) as additional insureds and shall waive all rights of subrogation and contribution it may have against the City and the City’s Parties and their respective insurers. Moreover, the insurance policy must specify that where the primary insured does not satisfy the self-insured retention, any additional insured may satisfy the self-insured retention.

All of said policies of insurance shall also provide that said insurance may be not cancelled without providing ten (10) days prior written notice by registered mail to the City. In the event any of said policies of insurance are cancelled or amended, Contractor shall, prior to the cancellation or amendment date, submit new evidence of insurance in conformance with this Section 5.1 to the Contract Officer.

No work or services under this Agreement shall commence until Contractor has provided City with Certificates of Insurance or appropriate insurance binders evidencing the above insurance coverages and said Certificates of Insurance or binders are approved by City.

Contractor agrees that the provisions of this Section 5.1 shall not be construed as limiting in any way the extent to which Contractor may be held responsible for the payment of damages to any persons or property resulting from Contractor’s activities or the activities of any person or persons for which Contractor is otherwise responsible. If the Contractor’s insurance policies have higher limits and coverage than those required by this contract, the City will have access to those higher limits and coverage maintained by the Contractor.

The insurance required by this Agreement shall be satisfactory only if issued by companies qualified to do business in California, rated “A” or better in the most recent edition of Best Rating Guide or The Key Rating Guide, and only if they are of a financial category Class VII or better, unless such requirements are waived by the Risk Manager of the City due to unique circumstances.

In the event that the Contractor is authorized to subcontract any portion of the work or services provided pursuant to this Agreement, the contract between the Contractor and such subcontractor shall require the subcontractor to maintain the same policies of insurance that the Contractor is required to maintain pursuant to this Section 5.1.

5.2 Indemnification.
(a) Indemnity for Design Professional Liability. When the law establishes a professional standard of care for Contractor’s services, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and except for the statutory limits set forth under California Civil Code Section 2782.8 applicable to services provided by a “design professional”, Contractor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless City and the City’s Parties from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses, including Vortex Industries, LLC
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attorneys’ fees and costs to the extent same are caused in whole or in part by any negligent or wrongful act, error or omission of Contractor, its officers, employees of subcontractors (or any entity or individual for which Contractor shall bear legal liability) in the performance of professional services under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnity for Other Than Design Professional Liability. Other than in the performance of design professional services and to the full extent permitted by law, Contractor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless City and City’s Parties from and against any liability (including liability for claims, suits, actions, losses, expenses or costs of any kind, whether actual, alleged or threatened, including attorneys’ fees and costs, court costs, defense costs and expert witness fees), where the same arise out of, are a consequence of, or are in any way attributable to, in whole or in part, the performance of this Agreement by Contractor or by any individual or entity for which Contractor is legally liable, including but not limited to officers, employees, or subcontractors of Contractor.

6.0 RECORDS AND REPORTS

6.1 Reports. Contractor shall periodically prepare and submit to the Contract Officer such reports concerning the performance of the services required by this Agreement as the Contract Officer shall require.

6.2 Records. Contractor shall keep, and require subcontractors to keep, such books and records as shall be necessary to perform the services required by this Agreement and enable the Contract Officer to evaluate the performance of such services. The Contract Officer shall have full and free access to such books and records at all times during normal business hours of City, including the right to inspect, copy, audit and make records and transcripts from such records. Such records shall be maintained for a period of three (3) years following completion of the services hereunder, and the City shall have access to such records in the event any audit is required.

6.3 Ownership of Documents. All drawings, specifications, reports, records, documents and other materials prepared by Contractor, its employees and subcontractors in the performance of this Agreement shall be the property of City and shall be delivered to City upon request of the Contract Officer or upon the termination of this Agreement and Contractor shall have no claim for further employment or additional compensation as a result of the exercise by City of its full rights of ownership of such documents and materials. Contractor may retain copies of such documents for its own use and Contractor shall have an unrestricted right to use the concepts embodied therein. All subcontractors shall provide for assignment to City of any documents or materials prepared by them, and in the event Contractor fails to secure such assignment, Contractor shall indemnify City for all damages resulting therefrom. Except as necessary for the performance of services under this Agreement, no documents prepared under this Agreement may be released by Contractor to any other person or entity without City’s prior written approval.

6.4 Confidentiality of Information. All information gained or work product produced by Contractor in performance of this Agreement will be considered confidential, unless such information is in the public domain or already known to Contractor. Contractor may not release or disclose any such information or work product to persons or entities other than City without prior written authorization from the City Manager, except as may be required by law. Contractor, its officers, employees, or agents, may not, without prior written authorization from the City Manager or unless requested by the City Attorney of City, voluntarily provide declarations, letters of support, testimony at depositions, response to interrogatories or other information concerning the services performed under this Agreement.

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Response to a subpoena or court order will not be considered “voluntary” provided Contractor gives City notice of such court order or subpoena. If Contractor, or any officer, employee, or agent of Contractor, provides any information or work product in violation of this Agreement, then City will have the right to reimbursement and indemnity from Contractor for any damages, costs and fees, including attorney’s fees, caused by or incurred as a result of Contractor’s conduct. Contractor must promptly notify City should Contractor, its officers, employees, or agents be served with any summons, complaint, subpoena, notice of deposition, request for documents, interrogatories, request for admissions or other discovery request, court order or subpoena from any party regarding this Agreement and the services performed under this Agreement. City retains the right, but has no obligation, to represent Contractor or be present at any deposition, hearing or similar proceeding. Contractor agrees to cooperate fully with City and to provide City with the opportunity to review any response to discovery requests provided by Contractor.

However, this right to review any such response does not imply or mean the right by City to control, direct, or rewrite such response. All media and press releases, including graphic display information, must be approved and distributed solely by City, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by City. All media interviews regarding the performance of services under this Agreement are prohibited unless expressly authorized by City.

7.0 ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENT

7.1 California Law. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted both as to validity and to performance of the parties in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Legal actions concerning any dispute, claim or matter arising out of or in relation to this Agreement shall be instituted in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, or any other appropriate court in such county, and Contractor agrees to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such court in the event of such action.

7.2 Retention of Funds. Contractor hereby authorizes City to deduct from any amount payable to Contractor (whether or not arising out of this Agreement) (i) any amounts the payment of which may be in dispute hereunder or which are necessary to compensate City for any losses, costs, liabilities, or damages suffered by City, and (ii) all amounts for which City may be liable to third parties, by reason of Contractor’s acts or omissions in performing or failing to perform Contractor’s obligation under this Agreement. In the event that any claim is made by a third party, the amount or validity of which is disputed by Contractor, City may withhold from any payment due, without liability for interest because of such withholding, an amount sufficient to cover such claim. The failure of City to exercise such right to deduct or to withhold shall not, however, affect the obligations of the Contractor to insure, indemnify, and protect City as elsewhere provided herein.

7.3 Waiver. No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy by a non-defaulting party on any default shall impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver. A party’s consent to or approval of any act by the other party requiring the party’s consent or approval shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary the other party’s consent to or approval of any subsequent act. Any waiver by either party of any default must be in writing and shall not be a waiver of any other default concerning the same or any other provision of this Agreement.

7.4 Termination Prior to Expiration of Term. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the other party. Upon receipt of any notice of termination, Contractor shall immediately cease all work or services hereunder except such as may be specifically approved by the Contract Officer. Contractor shall be entitled to compensation for the reasonable value of the work product actually produced prior to the effective date of the notice Vortex Industries, LLC
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of termination and for any services authorized by the Contract Officer thereafter in accordance with the Schedule of Compensation and City shall be entitled to reimbursement for any compensation paid in excess of the services rendered.

7.5 Completion of Work After Termination for Default of Contractor. If termination is due to the failure of the Contractor to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, City may, after compliance with the provisions of Section 7.2, take over the work and prosecute the same to completion by contract or otherwise, and the Contractor shall be liable to the extent that the total cost for completion of the services required hereunder exceeds the compensation herein stipulated (provided that the City shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate such damages), and City may withhold any payments to the Contractor for the purpose of set-off or partial payment of the amounts owed the City as previously stated.

7.6 Attorneys’ Fees. If either party to this Agreement is required to initiate or defend or made a party to any action or proceeding in any way connected with this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief which may be granted, shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, whether or not the matter proceeds to judgment, and to all other reasonable costs for investigating such action, taking depositions and discovery, including all other necessary costs the court allows which are incurred in such litigation.

8.0 CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES: NON-DISCRIMINATION

8.1 Non-liability of City Officers and Employees. No officer or employee of the City shall be personally liable to the Contractor, or any successor in interest, in the event of any default or breach by the City or for any amount which may become due to the Contractor or to its successor, or for breach of any obligation of the terms of this Agreement.

8.2 Conflict of Interest; City. No officer or employee of the City shall have any financial interest in this Agreement nor shall any such officer or employee participate in any decision relating to the Agreement which affects his financial interest or the financial interest of any corporation, partnership or association in which he is interested, in violation of any State statute or regulation.

8.3 Conflict of Interest; Contractor. Contractor warrants that it has not paid or given and will not pay or give any third party any money or other consideration for obtaining this Agreement.

Contractor shall comply with all conflict of interest laws and regulations including, without limitation, City’s Conflict of Interest Code which is on file in the City Clerk’s office. Accordingly, should the City Manager determine that Contractor will be performing a specialized or general service for the City and there is substantial likelihood that the Contractor’s work product will be presented, either written or orally, for the purpose of influencing a governmental decision, the Contractor and its officers or employees, as applicable, shall be subject to the City’s Conflict of Interest Code.

8.4 Covenant Against Discrimination. Contractor covenants that, by and for itself, its executors, assigns, and all persons claiming under or through them, that there shall be no discrimination against or segregation of, any person or group of persons on account of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, or ancestry in the performance of this Agreement. Contractor shall take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin or ancestry.

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9.0 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

9.1 Notice. Any notice or other communication either party desires or is required to give to the other party or any other person shall be in writing and either served personally or sent by prepaid, first-class mail, in the case of the City, to the City Manager and to the attention of the Contract Officer, City of Lawndale, 14717 Burin Avenue, Lawndale, California 90260, and in the case of the Contractor, to the person at the address designated on the execution page of this Agreement. Either party may change its address by notifying the other party of the change of address in writing. Notice shall be deemed communicated at the time personally delivered or in seventy-two (72) hours from the time of mailing if mailed as provided in this Section.

9.2 Interpretation. The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or against either party by reason of the authorship of this Agreement or any other rule of construction which might otherwise apply.

9.3 Integration; Amendment. It is understood that there are no oral agreements between the parties hereto affecting this Agreement and this Agreement supersedes and cancels any and all previous negotiations, agreements and understandings, if any, between the parties, and none shall be used to interpret this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended at any time by an instrument in writing signed by both parties.

9.4 Severability. Should a portion of this Agreement be declared invalid or unenforceable by a judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any of the remaining portions of this Agreement which are hereby declared as severable and shall be interpreted to carry out the intent of the parties unless the invalid provision is so material that its invalidity deprives either party of the basic benefit of their bargain or renders this Agreement meaningless.

9.5 Corporate Authority. The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the parties hereto warrant that (i) such party is duly organized and existing, (ii) they are duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of said party, (iii) by so executing this Agreement, such party is formally bound to the provisions of this Agreement, and (iv) the entering into this Agreement does not violate any provision of any other Agreement to which said party is bound. This Agreement is binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties.

9.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become binding upon the parties when at least one copy has been signed by both parties. In approving this Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart. The parties hereby expressly agree to the use of electronic signatures, which shall be deemed to have the same effect as an original signature. This Agreement and any amendment will be considered executed when the signature page of a party is delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission.

9.7 Modification of Agreement. No amendment to or modification of this Agreement will be valid unless made in writing and approved by Consultant and by the City Council or City Manager, as applicable. The parties agree that this requirement for written modifications cannot be waived and that any attempted waiver will be void.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and entered into this Agreement as of the date first written above.

CITY:

CITY OF LAWNDALE,
a municipal corporation
By: ________________________________
Robert Pullen-Miles, Mayor
ATTEST: ________________________________ Erica Harbison, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Burke Williams & Sorensen, LLP ________________________________ Gregory M. Murphy, City Attorney CONTRACTOR:

Vortex Industries, LLC
a California Corporation
By: ________________________________
Name: Lauren Quirk
Title: Contracts Administrator
By: ________________________________
Name: Shannon Burnes
Title: Director of Operations
Address:
865 East Sandhill Avenue
Carson, CA 90746
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EXHIBIT “A”

SCOPE OF SERVICES
Vortex Industries, LLC, to repair and replace certain doors at the Harold E. Hofmann Community Center, 14700 Burin Avenue, Lawndale, CA. The doors include the following:
1st Floor
Storage Room (1-I)
Double Storage (1-G)
Double Lobby (1-A)
Double Exterior (1-B)
Wood Stairway (1-E)
2nd Floor
Stairwell Doors (2-B)
Patio Glass Doors (2-A)
Stairwell Doors (2-Z)
Elevator Lobby (2-R)
Dance Room (2-W)
3rd Floor
Wood/Glass Doors (3-E)
Wood/Glass Doors (3-U)
Wood/Glass Doors (3-V)
Kitchen Hall (3-T)
Kitchen Storage (3-Q)
Double Storage (3-O)
Double Stairwell (3-EE)
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EXHIBIT “B”

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
A new Section 2.4 is added to the Agreement to read as follows:
“2.4 Prevailing Wages; Indemnification. Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with the State Labor standards. State Labor standards provisions, including prevailing wage requirements, will be enforced such that the general rate of per diem wages (prevailing wage) shall be paid for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract to all workers employed in the execution of the contract for the work to be performed by Vortex Industries, LLC. The State General Prevailing Wage Determination is as established by the California Department of Industrial Relations for Los Angeles County. (Refer to http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/PWD/Determinations/Statewide/C-TT.pdf for additional information.) The prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file at the City of Lawndale Department of Public Works, 4722 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90266, and are available to any interested party on request. The statutory provisions for penalties for failure to pay prevailing wages and/or failure to otherwise comply with state's wage and hour laws will be enforced. The Contractor is required to post at the job site the prevailing rate of per diem wages and other notices prescribed by regulation.

The Contractors and all subcontractors must submit electronic certified payroll records weekly directly to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement) no less than monthly and must comply with all statutory requirements relating to certified copies of payroll records, including the maintenance of the records, their certification, and their availability for inspection as required by Labor Code Section 1776 and as required under Subsection 7-2.6 of said Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction.

Contractor shall indemnify, defend with legal counsel approved by the City, and hold the City and City’s Parties harmless from and against any all liability, loss, damage, costs, or expenses (including attorneys' fees and court costs) arising from or as a result of any action, claim, or determination relating in any way to the failure to properly pay of prevailing wages. Moreover, the City retains the right to settle or abandon any such the matter without the Contractor’s consent as to the City’s liabilities or rights only.”
A new Section 5.1(e) is added to the Agreement to read as follows:
(e) Cyber Liability Insurance. The cyber liability insurance must include the following coverage:

Liability arising from the theft, dissemination and/or use of confidential or personally identifiable information; including credit monitoring and regulatory fines arising from such theft, dissemination or use of the confidential information.

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Network security liability arising from the unauthorized use of, access to, or tampering with computer systems.

Liability arising from the failure of technology products (software) required under the Agreement for Contractor to properly perform the services intended.

Electronic media liability arising from personal injury, plagiarism or misappropriation of ideas, domain name infringement or improper deep-linking or framing, and infringement or violation of intellectual property rights.

Liability arising from the failure to render professional services If coverage is maintained on a “claims-made” basis, Contractor must maintain such coverage for an additional period of three years following termination of the Agreement.

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EXHIBIT “C”

SCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION
The City agrees to pay Vortex Industires a sum of twenty-seven thousand nine hundred ninety one dollars and eleven cents ($27,991.11) for the services included in this agreement. Once the Purchase Order has been created, the City expects all parts and materials to be ordered for all doors included in this project. The City anticipates receiving a lump sum invoice for all related parts and materials and labor. Any contingency amounts must be approved by the City through a change order to the Purchase Order.

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EXHIBIT “D”

SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE
The City expects Vortex Industries to place the order for parts and materials no later than 10 days after their receipt of the approved Agreement and Purchase Order. In addition, the City expects to receive a labor schedule on or before 30 days after the Agreement and Purchase Order are approved and complete.

Approval of First Amendment to Contract Agreement for Agenda Management System and Assignment of Agreement to MCCi, LLC

BACKGROUND
The City has contracted with Cloud Driven Solutions, Inc. (CDS) since 2024 to provide the City with an agenda management system that automates the preparation of agenda materials for the City's legislative bodies. This system allows the City to realize operational efficiencies by digitizing its agenda management process and provides an automated agenda workflow. In addition, this system has improved the level of access to agenda materials for citizens and promotes transparency to the public.

On August 11, 2026, the City was notified by CDS that CDS intended to enter into an Asset Purchase Agreement with MCCi, LLC (MCCi). CDS will sell, transfer and assign substantially all of its assets (including the Agreements) to MCCi.

MCCi is a company that is committed to continuing the high level of service that was provided by CDS. MCCi is the largest provider of Laserfiche Enterprise Content Management software and services. MCCi has been in the business of government technology for twenty-three years and serves over 1,900 public sector clients.

CDS has assured the City that the transition will be seamless with no changes to the current agenda managment system known as AgendaLink.

STAFF REVIEW
MCCi has now acquired CDS in full; therefore, a First Amendment to the Contract Services Agreement for an Agenda Management System is necessary to consent to the assignment and accept the name change. Moving forward the agenda management system will transition to its new name JustMeetings.

Lastly, a Request for Consent to Assignment form (Attachment B) is requested for signature by the Mayor upon City Council approval of the contract amendment.

LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney's Office has reviewed the attached First Amendment to the Contract Services Agreement for an Agenda Management System with MCCi and approved it as to form.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no cost associated with this contract amendment.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Approve the First Amendment to the Contract Services Agreement for an Agenda Management System with MCCi, LLC and consent to the assignment of Cloud Driven Solutions, Inc. to MCCi, LLC; and

2. Authorize the Mayor to sign the Request for Consent to Assignment form.

Attachments
Attachment A MCCi First Amendment to Agreement
Attachment B Consent to Assignment Form
Attachment C MCCi Introduction Letter

ATTACHMENT A
1 FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT

FOR AGENDA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 21st day of September, 2026, by and between the CITY OF LAWNDALE, a municipal corporation (herein "City") and MCCi, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, as assignee of Cloud Driven Solutions, Inc. (herein “MCCi”).

RECITALS
WHEREAS, City and Cloud Driven Solutions, Inc. entered into that Agreement entitled “Contract Services Agreement for Agenda Management System” (the “Agreement”) on or about October 21, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Cloud Driven Solutions, Inc. has now been acquired in full by MCCi, and all duties and rights and obligations have been assumed by MCCi; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City and MCCi to amend the Agreement, as set forth in this First Amendment.

AMENDMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed that the Agreement is amended as follows:

SECTION 1. Due to the assignment and transfer of all assets (including Agreements) from Cloud Driven Solutions, Inc. to MCCi, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, all references to “Contractor” in the Agreement shall refer to MCCi.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 2. Except as expressly provided for in this First Amendment, all other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 3. Authority to Execute. Each party represents and warrants that all necessary action has been taken by such party to authorize the undersigned to execute this First Amendment and to bind the parties to the performance of its obligations.

SECTION 4. Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become binding upon the parties when at least one copy has been signed by both parties. In approving this First Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart. The parties hereby expressly agree to the use of electronic signatures, which shall be deemed to have the same effect as an original signature.

This First Amendment and any amendment will be considered executed when the signature page of a party is delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission.

SECTION 5. Severability. If any term, condition or covenant of this First Amendment is declared or determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this First Amendment will not be affected and the First Amendment will be read and construed without the invalid, void or unenforceable provision. [END OF AMENDMENT.]
2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and entered into this First Amendment as of the date first written above.

CITY:
_________________________________
Robert Pullen-Miles, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Erica Harbison, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
_________________________________
Gregory M. Murphy, City Attorney
CONSULTANT:

MCCi, LLC
A Limited Liability Corporation
By: _________________________________
Donny Barstow
President and Chief Executive Officer
By: _________________________________
Victor D’Aurio
Chief Operating Officer
Address: Attention: Legal Department
3717 Apalachee Pkwy #201
Tallahassee, FL 32311
[email protected]
(800) 342-2633
[END OF SIGNATURES]

ATTACHMENT B
Cloud Driven Solutions, Inc.
6109 Walla Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76133
August 11, 2026

VIA EMAIL
City Manager/Contract Manager
City of Lawndale
14717 Burin Avenue
Lawndale, CA 90260
Re: Request for Consent to Assignment
To Whom It May Concern:

Reference is made to that certain City of Lawndale Contract Services Agreement for Agenda Management System, dated as of October 21, 2024 (as amended and modified from time to time, collectively with any attachments or schedules thereto or statements of work issued thereunder, the “Agreements”), by and between Cloud Driven Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CDS”), and City of Lawndale (“City”).

CDS intends to enter into an Asset Purchase Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, CDS will sell, transfer and assign substantially all of its assets (including the Agreements) to MCCi, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (the “Buyer”) (the “Transaction”). CDS hereby provides notice of the Transaction.

By countersigning below, City of Lawndale hereby (i) consents to the Transaction, (ii) waives any right to payment of, or reimbursement for, fees and/or expenses incurred in considering, approving or otherwise granting the consent set forth herein, (iii) agrees and acknowledges that the consummation of the Transaction will not be deemed a breach of, or a default under, any provision of the Agreements, (iv) waives any required notice period under the Agreements in connection with the Transaction, if any, (v) waives any right to amend or modify any of the terms of the Agreements and/or terminate or renegotiate the Agreements in connection with the Transaction, and (vi) agrees to keep the Transaction and any information related thereto confidential unless and until the Transaction is publicly announced by the Buyer.

Following the consummation of the Transactions, all notices under the Agreements should be sent to:

MCCi, LLC
Attention: Legal Department
3717 Apalachee Pkwy #201
Tallahassee, FL 32311
[email protected]
If you have any questions concerning the assignment, please contact AJ Thompson via email at [email protected].
(Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows) Signature Page to Consent
Sincerely,
CDS:

Cloud Driven Solutions, Inc.

By:___________________________
Name: AJ Thomson
Title: CEO
Agreed and Acknowledged on this ____ day of _____________, 2026:

City of Lawndale
By: _____________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title: _____________________________

ATTACHMENT C
3717 Apalachee Parkway Suite 201
Tallahassee, Florida 32311
(850) 701-0725
www.mccinnovations.com
MCCi | Get more good days done ™
August 17, 2026
Dear Valued Client,
I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I wanted to take a moment to personally introduce myself as we embark on an exciting journey together. As CEO of MCCi, I am delighted to welcome the Cloud Driven Solutions (CDS) team into our family and to bring AgendaLink into our growing portfolio of public sector solutions.

Thank you for your trust and loyalty to CDS. We truly value the relationships you have built with the CDS team, and those relationships were a key factor in our decision to join forces. This acquisition is a major milestone for MCCi, and we couldn't be more excited about the potential it brings to you and our clients. Our top priority is for CDS founder, AJ Thomspon, to remain the solution leader and visionary for the long-term, and for us to provide additional resources to improve services and support even further.

For a brief introduction, MCCi is the largest provider of Laserfiche Enterprise Content Management software and services, the creator of JustFOIA (Records Request Solution), and offers permitting and licensing solutions. This year, we celebrated our 23rd anniversary as a company and are proud to serve the public sector. As a GovTech 100 company, we serve over 1,900 public sector clients and share the same commitment to client delight that Cloud Driven Solutions has always demonstrated.

In the upcoming weeks and months, we will share more about the integration process and how it will positively impact you and your team. As we grow together, we plan to start referring to AgendaLink as JustMeetings, given that the solution provides modules and features for the entire meeting lifecycle. You will see the name change in the product, and in our communication/messaging. The name change has no impact to current functionality.

In the meantime, please feel free to contact me or the CDS team with any questions, concerns, or suggestions during this transition. We value your feedback as we strive to ensure that your experience with MCCi surpasses all expectations. Attached is our formal vendor information, which explains the transaction and can be used to update the vendor information you currently have on file for us.

Once again, thank you for your trust and partnership. We are excited about the journey ahead and look forward to continuing to serve your needs with the same commitment and dedication you have come to rely on. Together, we will build a stronger and more prosperous future.

Warm regards,
Donny Barstow
Chief Executive Officer
MCCi, LLC

CITY OF LAWNDALE
14717 BURIN AVENUE, LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA 90260
PHONE (310) 973-3200 ♦ https://www.lawndalecity.ca.gov
DATE: September 21, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Juan Arauz, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Diane Parsley, Executive Assistant
SUBJECT: Request to attend League of California Cities Conference

BACKGROUND
The League of California Cities will be hosting their annual Expo and Conference in Anaheim from September 23-25, 2026. This conference is an opportunity to receive legislative updates and valuable information affecting all cities in the state.

This conference was not specifically noted in Section 3.3 of the City Manager's employment agreement; therefore, this request is submitted for City Council approval.

STAFF REVIEW
The three day conference registration is $725. Additional expenses may include daily parking, mileage, and meals not included in the conference. This is a local 3 day conference and would not require overnight accommodations. A copy of the conference schedule is attached for your information.

LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has approved this Staff Report as to form.

FISCAL IMPACT
There are sufficient funds available to accommodate this request in the City Manager Department, under the travel and meetings budget, account number 100-140.510.620.

RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council authorize the City Manager to attend the League of California Cities Annual Expo and Conference in Anaheim from September 23-25, 2026, charging those expenses to account number 100- 140.510.620.

Attachments
A_League of California Cities Conference Schedule

CITY OF LAWNDALE
14717 BURIN AVENUE, LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA 90260
PHONE (310) 973-3200 ♦ https://www.lawndalecity.ca.gov
DATE: September 21, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Juan Arauz, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Lucho Rodriguez, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Emergency Waterline Repairs to Community Services Building

BACKGROUND
On August 26, 2026, staff became aware of a substantial potable water leak in the supply pipe serving the Community Services building. Upon shutting the water off and digging to find the leak, Public Works staff discovered that there was water still filling up the excavation zone with water flowing back from the water remaining in the building pipes. The process became unsafe when a gas pipe crossing the excavation area was found in the murky muddy water and it was not feasible to continue excavating until all water was drained from the building. At this point it was decided that a contractor was needed to complete the excavation and perform the repairs once water stopped draining from the building. As a result of the leak, the building was left with no water service on August 26th.

Due to the urgency of restoring water service to the Community Services building to continue providing the department's scheduled events and programs, including the Senior Lunch program and the use of restrooms, staff applied item 5.a. of the council Purchasing Policy no. 53-00 (Attachment A). The Policy states that in the event of an emergency, the City Manager may dispense with bidding and procure goods or services when there is an immediate need to obtain the services to prevent harm to City facilities, and the immediate need makes infeasible or impossible full compliance with the Purchasing Ordinance. Any purchase made pursuant to such a dispensation shall be reported to the City Council and public at the next feasible meeting of the City Council, but in no event more than 30 days from the date of purchase.

STAFF REVIEW
Immediately after discovering the need for a contractor to help with resolving the emergency, staff reached out to local contractors to complete the repairs, considering that a pre-work proposal was not feasible due the need to continue excavating until reaching the water pipe to understand the extend of repairs needed. Three (3) contractors; Pacific Coast Construction, Gentry Engineering and Maya Contracting Inc. (Maya) were contacted on August 26th. Maya is a Lawndale company and was the first contractor available to help, beginning work the morning of August 27th, 2026, and was able to reestablish potable water service to the building that same evening. Maya performed the excavation and discovery with their own forces, the plumbing work was done by their sub-contractor, Fragoso Plumbing, Inc. The waterline is buried over four (4) feet in depth, the damage was product of bolts extremely corroded that had fallen off the pipe's 2 flanges, creating the water leak. The bolt failure indicates the use of poor materials during the original construction.

In addition to the non-functional bolts, it was discovered that a 3-inch shut-off water valve was buried directly in dirt about two (2) feet deep and was non-operational due to corrosion, making it not operable to shut-off and prevent the building from draining the existing water in the pipes when the water service is shut-off through the main water valve. Replacing the 3-inch non-operational valve will allow for easier exterior plumbing work in the future. Staff will obtain 3 bids for the valve replacement work to be performed at a later time.

The repairs performed by Maya for the emergency work were the excavation of a large 4.5 feet in depth pit in the planter facing Burin Avenue, the replacement of the damaged bolts with temporary ones available locally, and the replacement with permanent stainless-steel bolts, importing soil for back fill and compacting the excavation area.

The cost for the emergency repairs of the water leak amounts to $6,638.08 in labor and materials (Attachment B).

LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed this report.

FISCAL IMPACT
The $6,638.08 for the work completed can be covered from the Ground Maintenance fund.

Grounds Maintenance – General Fund (100-320-520.300)

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council receives and file this report pursuant to Purchasing Policy Number No. 53-00 - 5.a.

Attachments
Attachment A - Purchasing Policy No 53-00 Final.pdf
Attachment B - Emergency Water Leak Repair.pdf
Attachment C - Photos Water Leak.pdf

ATTACHMENT A
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COUNCIL POLICY
SUBJECT:

Purchasing Policy
POLICY NO.: 53-00 DATE ADOPTED:
10/2/00
6/25/18
11/5/18
10/18/21
2/3/25
AUTHORITY:

Resolution No. CC-0009-96
Resolution No. CC-1806-027
Resolution No. CC-1811-046
Resolution No. CC-2110-044
Resolution No. CC-2409-095
PURPOSE:

Lawndale Municipal Code (LMC) Section 3.08 establishes a complete legal framework for the purchasing system, elements of which are delineated in this Council Policy.

The purchasing system establishes procedures for the purchase of supplies, services and equipment; it secures acquisitions at the lowest possible price commensurate with quality required; it creates financial controls; it clearly defines authority for the purchasing function; and it seeks to ensure the quality of purchases.

POLICIES:

I. The City’s purchasing operation shall obtain goods, services, and contracts at the best quality and lowest price through an open, fair and competitive process.

II. Excluded from this Policy is the purchase of supplies, services and equipment that are included within the specification of a “Public Works” construction project. Such acquisitions are subject to the regulations contained in the California Public Contract Code.

III. The City Manager is the City’s purchasing officer and has ultimate administrative oversight of all purchases. The City Manager may delegate day to day administrative authority to the Finance Director to carry out all purchasing functions as Finance is the appropriate department for this measure.

IV. Exceptions to bidding for supplies and equipment may be permitted by the purchasing officer in the following situations: emergency, sole source, cooperative purchasing, or for fuel purchase, per LMC Section 3.08.110. Each exception must be documented in a writing signed by the purchasing officer.

V. Every procurement, whether by contract or otherwise must also include a payment voucher and purchase requisition initiated by the applicable department head.

VI. Whenever a funding source (i.e., special revenue funds, grants) imposes stricter purchasing requirements than the City’s purchasing regulations, the stricter requirements must be followed.

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VII. The City utilizes local preference for purchases. Purchases from Lawndale vendors are strongly encouraged where competitive prices and quality exist. With all specifications and conditions equal except price, a preference will be given to in-City vendors equal to 1% of the quoted price when General Fund monies are used. The rationale for the preference is that 1% of the sales tax on most acquisitions returns to the City’s General Fund as revenue.

PROCEDURES:

1. City Council Award (City Council Award: greater than $15,000) – LMC Section

3.08.120 and 3.08.130
a. Formal bidding procedures and a written contract are required. b. The lowest bidder able to provide the required goods and/or services will be recommended to the City Council for contract award. In the case of service contracts, factors other than price may be used in determining contract award. c. Following award, a purchase order must be delivered to the finance department.

2. City Manager May Award after Bidding: (Between >$5,000 and $15,000) - LMC Section

3.08.120 and 3.08.130
a. Three formal bids are required for purchase of goods and three proposals for services.
b. The lowest bidder able to provide the required goods will be recommended to the City Council for contract award. In the case of service contracts, factors other than price may be used in determining contract award.
c. Requires a written contract which may be approved by the City Manager if funds have been appropriated for this use.
d. Following approval, a purchase order must be delivered to the finance department.
e. During a state of emergency or unforeseen catastrophe the City Manager Award limit may be up to $50,000.

3. Department Head May Award after Bidding: Between >$1,000 and $5,000 - LMC Sections 3.08.120 and 3.08.130
a. Three formal bids are required for the purchase of goods and services. b. Award is to the lowest bidder able to provide the required goods. In the case of service contracts, factors other than price may be used in determining contract award.
c. Requires a written agreement for services, purchase order for goods, which may be approved by the Department Head when authorized in writing by the City Manager and if funds have been appropriated for this use. d. Following approval, a purchases order must be delivered to the finance department.

4. Department Award No Formal Bidding Required: $1,000 or Less – LMC Section

3.08.100
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a. Three formal bids are not required for purchase of goods and services.. However, obtaining informal bids (e.g. from internet) is still an advisable practice. b. The applicable Department Head can approve any payment voucher for $1,000 or less when funds have been appropriated for this use.
c. No purchase order is required. However, a Payment Voucher with the matching invoice must be submitted and signed by the department director.

5. Emergency and Other Exigent Purchasing by the City Manager – LMC Section 3.08.050 and 3.08.110
a. In case of emergency, the City Manager with the concurrence of the Mayor, or if the Mayor is unavailable, then with the concurrence of another Council Member, may dispense with bidding and procure goods or services necessary to alleviate the emergency situation. Such dispensation shall be made in writing. Any purchase made pursuant to such a dispensation shall be reported to the City Council and public at the next feasible meeting of the City Council, but in no event more than 30 days from the date of purchase. For purposes of this section, “emergency” shall mean a situation in which a State of Emergency has been formally declared by the Federal, State, County, or City government in accordance with the statutes or ordinances giving it the power to do so. It shall also mean a situation in which due to weather conditions, natural disaster, civil unrest, or other circumstances affecting the City there is an immediate need to obtain goods and/or services to prevent harm to City facilities or personnel (or the public) and the immediate need makes infeasible or impossible full compliance with the Purchasing Ordinance.
b. The City Manager may authorize in writing the continuation of work on an award made pursuant to Section 3 or 4 above even though the continued work would take the total contract price into the next-higher tier (i.e., from Section 4 into Section 3, or from Section 3 into Section 2). The City Manager may so authorize if City staff received an estimate for the work, the work was awarded based on the estimate, while the work was being performed additional issues arose that were not readily apparent at the time the estimate was procured, and the City Manager determines that good cause exists to continue the work at the higher price. Any purchase made pursuant to such a dispensation shall be reported to the City Council and public at the next feasible meeting of the City Council, but in no event more than 30 days from the date of purchase.

REGULATIONS FOR PROCUREMENTS OF PROPERTY OR SERVICES UTILIZING FEDERAL FUNDING:

A. This section applies to the awarding of sub-grants and contracts by the City for projects using federal grant funding. This includes the award of sub-grants and contracts by the City stemming from state, county, or other non-federal government entity grants originating as federal grants.

Procurement Standards

1. The City’s written conflict of interest code which prohibits its employees from engaging in the selection, award and administration of contracts supported by federal funds if any of the following real or apparent conflicts exist:
a. The employee, officer or agent;
b. Any member of his or her immediate family;
c. His or her partner; or
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d. An organization which employs, or is about to employ, any of the above, has a financial or other interest in or a tangible personal benefit from a firm considered for award.

2. The City’s officers, employees or agents will not solicit or accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors, potential contractors, or parties to subagreements. A conflict does not arise where the financial interest is not substantial or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal intrinsic value.

3. The City will not enter into a contract with a non-Federal entity that has a parent, affiliate, or subsidiary organization that is not a state, local government, or Indian tribe, unless the non-Federal entity maintains written standards of conduct covering organizational conflicts of interest which occur when the non-Federal entity is unable or appears to be unable to be impartial in conducting a procurement action involving a related organization.

4. The City will avoid acquisition of unnecessary or duplicative items.

5. Consideration will be given to the following to determine the most economical procurement approach:
a. Consolidating or breaking out procurements to obtain a more economic purchase.
b. Lease versus purchase alternatives.
c. Entering into state and local intergovernmental agreements or inter-entity agreements where appropriate for procurement or use of common or shared goods and services.
d. Using Federal excess and surplus property in lieu of purchasing new equipment and property.
e. Using value engineering clauses in contracts for construction projects of sufficient size to offer reasonable opportunities for cost reductions. Value engineering is a systematic and creative analysis of each contract item or task to ensure its essential function is provided at the overall lower cost.

6. The City will maintain records sufficient to detail the history of procurement. These records will include, but are not necessarily limited to the following: rationale for the method of procurement, selection of contract type, contractor selection or rejection and the basis for the contract price.

7. The City will use time and material type contracts only:
a. After a determination is made that no other contract is suitable; and b. If the contract includes a ceiling price such that the contractor exceeds at their own risk.

8. The City alone will be responsible, in accordance with good administrative practice and sound business judgment, for the settlement of all contractual and administrative issues arising out of procurements including source evaluation, protests, disputes, and claims.

C. Competition.

1. The City will conduct procurement transactions in a manner providing full and open competition. Contractors developing or drafting specifications, requirements, statements of Council Policy No. 53-00

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work, or invitations for bids or requests for proposals are excluded from competing for such procurements.

2. The City will not use statutorily or administratively imposed in-state or local geographical preferences in the evaluation of bids or proposals, unless applicable Federal statutes expressly require or encourage geographic preference. When contracting for architectural and engineering (A/E) services, geographic location may be a selection criteria provided its application leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project, to compete for the contract.

3. All procurement solicitations must:
a. Incorporate a clear and accurate description of the technical requirements for the material, product, or service to be procured.When it is impractical or uneconomical to make a clear and accurate description of the technical requirements, a brand name or equal description may be used to define the performance or other salient requirements of procurement. The specific features of the named brand which must be met by offerors will be clearly stated; and
b. Identify all requirements which the offerors must fulfill and all other factors to be used in evaluating bids or proposals.

4. The City will ensure prequalified lists of persons, firms, or products that are used in acquiring goods and services are current and include enough qualified sources to ensure maximum open and free competition.

D. Methods of Procurement to be followed. The City will use one of the following methods of procurement:

1. Procurement by Micro-Purchases - Federal Acquisition Regulation at 48 CFR Subpart 2.1 (Definitions)
a. Acquisition of supplies or services, the aggregate dollar amount of which does not exceed the micro-purchase threshold.
b. Threshold amount adjusted periodically for inflation. As of the date of this policy, the micro-purchase threshold is $,10,000

2. Procurement by Small Purchase Procedures - Federal Acquisition Regulation at 48 CFR Subpart 2.1 (Definitions); 41 U.S.C. 1908
a. Simple and informal procurement methods for securing services, supplies, or other property that do not cost more than the simplified acquisition threshold.
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b. Price or rate quotations must be obtained from an adequate number of qualified sources.
c. As of the date of this policy, the simplified acquisition threshold is $250,000, periodically adjusted for inflation. For purchases exceeding fifty thousand ($50,000), City Council approval is required.

3. Procurement by Sealed Bids (Formal Advertising). Bids are publicly solicited and a firmfixed-price contract (lump sum or unit price) is awarded to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to all the material terms and conditions of the invitation for bids, is the lowest in price.

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a. For sealed bidding to be feasible, the following conditions should be present:
(1) A complete, adequate, and realistic specification or purchase description is available;
(2) Two or more responsible bidders are willing and able to compete effectively for the business; and
(3) The procurement lends itself to a firm-fixed-price contract and the selection of the successful bidder can be made principally based on price. b. Requirements for sealed bids:
(1) The invitation for bids will be publicly advertised and bids will be solicited from an adequate number of known suppliers, providing them sufficient time prior to the date set for opening the bids;
(2) The invitation for bids, which will include any specifications and pertinent attachments, will define the items or services for the bidder to properly respond;
(3) All bids will be publicly opened at the time and place prescribed in the invitation for bids;
(4) A firm-fixed-price contract award will be made in writing to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Where specified in bidding documents, factors such as discounts, transportation cost, and life cycle costs will be considered in determining which bid is lowest. Payment discounts will only be used to determine the low bid when prior experience indicates that such discounts are usually taken advantage of; and
(5) If there is a sound documented reason, any or all bids may be rejected.

4. Procurement by Competitive Proposals. Normally conducted with more than one source submitting an offer, and either a fixed-price or cost-reimbursement type contract is awarded.

It is generally used when conditions are not appropriate for the use of sealed bids.

Requirements for Competitive Proposals:
a. Requests for proposals will be publicized and identify all evaluation factors including relative importance. Any response to publicized requests for proposals must be honored to the maximum extent practical;
b. Proposals will be solicited from an adequate number of qualified sources; c. The City will conduct technical evaluations of the proposals received.; d. Awards will be made to the responsible firm whose proposal is most advantageous to the program, with price and other factors considered; and e. The City may use competitive proposal procedures for qualifications-based procurement of architectural/engineering (A/E) professional services whereby competitors’ qualifications are evaluated and the most qualified competitor is selected, subject to negotiation of fair and reasonable compensation. The method, where price is not used as a selection factor, can only be used in procurement of A/E professional services. It cannot be used to purchase other types of services though A/E firms are a potential source to perform the proposed effort.

5. Procurement by Noncompetitive Proposals is procurement through solicitation of a proposal from only one source and may be used only when one or more of the following circumstances applies:

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a. The item is available only from a single source;
b. The public exigency or emergency for the requirement will not permit a delay resulting from competitive solicitation;
c. The Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity expressly authorizes noncompetitive proposals in a written request from the City; or d. After solicitation of multiple sources, competition is determined inadequate.

6. Contracting with Small and Minority Businesses, Women’s Business Enterprises, and Labor Surplus Area Firms.
a. The City will take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that minority businesses, women’s business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. b. Affirmative steps include:
(1) Placing qualified small and minority businesses and women’s business enterprises on solicitation lists;
(2) Assuring that small and minority businesses and women’s business enterprises are solicited whenever they are potential sources;
(3) Dividing total requirements, when economically feasible, into smaller tasks or quantities to permit maximum participation by small and minority businesses and women’s business enterprises;
(4) Establishing delivery schedules, where the requirement permits, which encourage participation by small and minority businesses and women’s business enterprises;
(5) Using the services and assistance, as appropriate, of such organizations as the Small Business Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce; and
(6) Requiring the prime contractor, if subcontracts are to be let, to take the affirmative steps listed in subsections 6.b.(1) through (6) of this section.

7. Contracts Cost and Price.
a. The City will perform a cost or price analysis in every procurement action exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold including contract modifications.

The method and degree of analysis will be dependent on the facts surrounding each procurement situation. As a starting point, the City will make independent estimates before receiving bids or proposals.
b. Costs or prices based on estimated costs for contracts under the Federal award will be allowable only to the extent that costs incurred or cost estimates included in negotiated prices would be allowable for the City under Subpart E – Cost Principles of Title 2, Subtitle A, Part 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards). c. The cost plus a percentage of cost and percentage of construction cost methods of contracting will not be used.

8. Federal Awarding Agency or Pass-Through Entity Review. a. The City will make available, upon request of the Federal awarding agency or passthrough entity, technical specifications on proposed procurements where the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity believes such review is needed to ensure that the item or service specified is the one being proposed for purchase.

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b. The City will make available upon request, for the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity pre-procurement review, procurement documents, such as requests for proposal or invitations for bids, or independent cost estimates when:
(1) The City’s procurement procedures or operation fails to comply with the procurement standards of Title 2, Subtitle A, Part 200, Subsection 200.324; (2) The procurement is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and is to be awarded without competition or only one bid or offer is received in response to a solicitation;
(3) The procurement, which is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, specifies a “brand name” product;
(4) The proposed contract is more than the simplified acquisition threshold and is to be awarded to other than the apparent low bidder under a sealed bid procurement; or
(5) A proposed modification changes the scope of a contract or increases the contract amount by more than the simplified acquisition threshold. c. The City may be exempted from the pre-procurement review in subsection 8.b. above if the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity determines that its procurement systems comply with the standards set forth in Title 2, Subtitle A, Part 200, or the City self-certifies compliance with such standards if self-certification is permitted by the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity.

9. Bonding Requirements. The City will require bid guarantees, performance bonds, and payment bonds consistent with Title 2, Part 200, Section 200.325 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

10. Contract Provisions. The City’s contracts will contain the provisions in Appendix II to Title 2, Subtitle A, Part 200 – Contract Provisions for non-Federal Entity Contracts Under Federal Awards, as applicable.
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LAWNDALE PURCHASING POLICY OVERVIEW
These are general guidelines for acquisition of supplies, equipment, operating and maintenance services, and construction projects other than "Public Works Projects". The evaluation and selection procedures for certain goods and services may vary on a case-by-case basis.

TYPE CATEGORY
Department Award
Without Formal
Bids:

Goods from $0
to $1,000
Department Award
with Formal Bids:
>$1,000
to
$5,000
City Manager
Award
>$5,000
to
$15,000
City Council Award
>$15,000
and
Up

PURCHASING AUTHORITY/FEATURES
"Department Award Without Formal Bids"
 Per LMC Section 3.08.100
 Bids not required
 Purchase order not required
 May not be used for services
 Process invoice using payment voucher
 Department Head signature required if funds are in
budget for this use
 "Department Award after Formal Bids"
 Per LMC Sections 3.08.120 & 3.08.130
 Department solicits at least three bids
 Authorized by Department Head at requisition level
 Bids and supporting data attached to requisition
 Purchase transacted with purchase order unless it’s
for a service which requires a written contract
 Department archives written quotation
 "City Manager Award"
 Per LMC Sections 3.08.120 & 3.08.130
 At least three formal bids/proposals needed
 May be authorized by City Manager
 Bids and supporting data attached to requisition
 Written agreement required
 Department archives written quotations
 "City Council Award"
 Per LMC Section 3.08.120 & 3.08.130
 Formal bidding required with a written agreement
 Authorized by City Council only
 Approved actions transacted only with purchase order
 Department archives all support materials
 City Clerk archives agenda item

ATTACHMENT B
1 Maya Construction, Inc.
13733 RAMONA AVENUE
Hawthorne, CA 90250
LIC. #896565
Phone 310-263-0884
Cell 310-995-9711
Fax 310-676-1291
www.maya-construction.com
[email protected]
City of Lawndale
14717 Burin Ave, Lawndale, CA 90260
8/26/2026
We hereby submit specifications and estimates for:

EXCAVATION PROPOSAL
Descriptions Classification Quantity Hours Rate Amount
Exploratory
Excavation
Laborer —
Group 3
2 Laborers 16 total DIR rate
- $76.19
$2,438.08
Export of excavated
soil
(Including Truck)
LS 1 Included NA $800.00
Backfill/Compaction
(Including Truck)
LS 1 Included NA $800.00
Total $4,038.08
Owner:

We propose hereby to furnish material and labor – complete in accordance with the above specifications for the sum of:
$4,038.08 Dollars
Payment is due within 30 days of the invoices date.

Any alteration or deviation from above specifications involving extra costs will be Respectfully executed only upon writer order, and will become an extra charge over and submitted above the estimate. All agreements contingent upon strikes, accidents, or delays beyond our control
Acceptance of proposal
The above prices, specifications and conditions are satisfactory and are hereby accepted. You are authorized to do the work as specified. Signature___________________ Payments will be made as outlined above.

Date of Acceptance Signature___________________

FRAGOSO PLUMBING, INC
License #966236
16822 S. Western Ave.

Gardena, CA 90247
(310) 438-1998
[email protected]
Invoice 18405

BILL TO
Lawndale City Hall
c/o Lucho Rodriguez
14717 Burin Ave
Lawndale, CA 90260
DATE
09/01/2026

PLEASE PAY
$1,600.00

DUE DATE
09/16/2026

PROJECT
14717 Burin Ave, Lawndale

JOB DATE ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
08/27/2026 Emergency Service
Call
3" domestic water flange connection leak due to the wrong volts used. Due to corroded volts and the pressure, it caused the leak.

Found set of volts grade 8 and installed temporarily to turn water back on
NOTE: We got the okay to place the order for the correct volts - 2 sets of total of 16 seamless steel volts
1,600.00
TOTAL DUE $1,600.00
Past due invoices will be charged a late fee of 3.5% monthly THANK YOU.

Fragoso Plumbing, Inc.
16822 S. Western Ave. Gardena CA 90247
Phone: (310) 567-7622 / (310)505-3638
Lic. # 966236
Proposal #082726
Proposal To: Lawndale City Hall
Lucho Rodriguez
14717 Burin Ave
Lawndale CA 90260
Email: [email protected]
Site Address:
14717 Burin Ave
Lawndale CA 90260
WORK TO BE PERFORMED: The plumbing contractor offers and agrees to furnish all labor and materials for plumbing repairs located at 14717 Burin Ave Lawndale CA 90260 in accordance to the plans and specifications therefore bearing the signatures of the parties and attached here to as of the date of the acceptance here of, or, if no such plans and specifications are attached, then in accordance with the work to be performed as outlined in the space below:

In accordance with the approved plans of construction, Fragoso Plumbing, Inc. will provide only the plumbing (no fixtures) for the following:
• Provide and install correct stainless-steel bolts once the order is received.

PARTS AND LABOR $1,000.00
Not included in this proposal are the following:
• All fixtures to be supplied by the Owner or General Contractor. This is to include but not limited to toilets, tubs, shower valves, lavatory faucets and sinks sump pumps, ejector pumps, and water heaters.
• Exterior Digging or concrete breaking/removal.
• Concrete, stucco, drywall, tile Patch/paint work to be done by others. • City permit and inspection time fee.

Acceptance of Proposal
The above prices, specifications and conditions are satisfactory and are hereby accepted.

You are authorized to do the work as specified. Payments will be made as outlined above.

Accepted By: Date:

Print Name:

1. Anything not included in this proposal will be extra and to be determined at the job site.

2. This proposal is only good for three months from the date it was submitted due to the increase in the price of plumbing materials.

ATTACHMENT C

CITY OF LAWNDALE
14717 BURIN AVENUE, LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA 90260
PHONE (310) 973-3200 ♦ https://www.lawndalecity.ca.gov
DATE: September 21, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Juan Arauz, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Vanesa Alvarez, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Minutes of the Lawndale Public Financing Authority, September 15, 2025

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Lawndale Public Financing Authority approve the minutes.

Attachments
A. LPFA Draft Minutes.pdf
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ATTACHMENT A

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DRAFT MINUTES

LAWNDALE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY

REGULAR MEETING
September 15, 2025
A. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chair Pullen-Miles called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber, 14717 Burin Avenue, Lawndale, California. The Board met concurrently with the City Council; therefore, the minutes order and numbering reflect the concurrent meeting.

Directors Present: Chair Robert Pullen-Miles, Vice Chair Pat Kearney, Director Francisco M. Talavera, Director Sirley Cuevas, Director Bernadette Suarez Other Participants: Executive Director Dr. Sean M. Moore, General Counsel Gregory M.

Murphy, Secretary Erica Harbison, Assistant Secretary Yvette Palomo, Assistant to Executive Director/Director of Human Resources Raylette Felton, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Captain Nicole Palomino, Auditor/Treasurer Hrant Manuelian, Community Services Director Jason Minter, Public Works Director Luis (Lucho) Rodriguez, Planning Director Peter Kann, Municipal Services Director Michael Reyes B. CEREMONIALS
Director Cuevas led the flag salute. Pastor George Magdalany of HOPE Chapel Church provided the inspiration.

E. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (Public Comments)
No public comment provided specific to the Public Financing Authority.

H. CONSENT CALENDAR

7. Minutes of the Lawndale Public Financing Authority, September 15, 2024 Recommendation: that the Board of the Lawndale Public Financing Authority approve the minutes.

A motion was made by Vice Chair Kearney and seconded by Director Talavera to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion passed by a vote of 5-0.

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J. ADMINISTRATION

9. Annual Accounting of Lawndale Public Financing Authority Financial Activities
Recommendation: that the Board of the Lawndale Public Financing Authority receive and file the annual accounting of financial activities.

Auditor/Treasurer Manuelian presented the staff report.

By consensus, the Board of the Lawndale Public Financing Authority received and filed the annual accounting of financial activities report.

13. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to conduct, Chair Pullen-Miles adjourned the meeting at 9:54 p.m.
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Robert Pullen-Miles, Chair
ATTEST:
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Erica Harbison, Secretary
Approved: September 21, 2026

CITY OF LAWNDALE
14717 BURIN AVENUE, LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA 90260
PHONE (310) 973-3200 ♦ https://www.lawndalecity.ca.gov
DATE: September 21, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Juan Arauz, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Sal Lopez, Consulting Community Development Director, Willdan SUBJECT:

First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Standards of the Lawndale Municipal Code

BACKGROUND
The approval of Ordinance No. 1215-26 will amend Title 17 of the Lawndale Municipal Code, revising Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) regulations in compliance with State ADU laws. In recent years, the California Legislature has approved, and the Governor has signed into law, numerous bills that impose limits on local authority to regulate ADUs. In 2025, the California Legislature approved and the Governor signed into law two new bills — Assembly Bill (AB) 1154 and Senate Bill (SB) 543 — that further amend State ADU law as summarized below.

STAFF REVIEW
In 2025, the California Legislature approved and the Governor signed into law AB 1154 and SB 543, introducing amendments to ADU law. These legislative changes are intended to address barriers to ADU development and streamline permitting processes. To remain compliant with these new requirements, the City of Lawndale must amend its ADU ordinances.

Assembly Bill (AB) 1154 authored by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo and signed into law, streamlines regulations for Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) and small ADUs under 500 square feet. The legislation unifies standards to simplify the permitting process and ease the legalization of existing unpermitted units. Provided below is a bullet list of items for reference:

Eliminates Owner-Occupancy for Separate JADUs: Property owners are no longer required to live on-site to build or rent out a JADU, provided the JADU has its own separate bathroom facilities.

Owner-occupancy is only mandatory if the JADU shares a bathroom with the main house.

Creates Standardized Parity: Establishes a single, unified set of rules for all small ADUs and JADUs under 500 square feet built within an existing residential footprint, eliminating conflicting local rules and definitions.

Removes Local Parking Mandates: Prohibits local jurisdictions from imposing parking requirements or replacement mandates on any ADUs that are 500 square feet or smaller.

Bans Short-Term Rentals: Mandates that any rental terms for a JADU must be longer than 30 days to ensure the spaces protect long-term housing availability.

Retains Basic JADU Requirements: Units must still be constructed within the existing walls of the primary structure, feature a private independent entrance, and include an efficiency kitchen.

Senate Bill (SB) 543 serves as a "clean-up" housing bill designed to codify state guidelines and streamline the permitting process for ADUs and JADUs. Sponsored by the Casita Coalition and authored by Senator Jerry McNerney, the law ensures uniform state housing standards are properly enforced at the local level to eliminate municipal confusion. Provided below is a bullet point list for reference:
15-Day Application Review: Local building agencies must review ADU/JADU applications for completeness and provide a detailed, written checklist of any missing items within 15 business days of submission.

School Impact Fee Exemptions: The law clarifies that ADUs and JADUs measuring 500 square feet or less are exempt from school district developer fees.

Standardized Measurement: It legally defines unit size based on interior livable space. This excludes structural elements like wall thickness, roof overhangs, or covered patios from counting toward maximum square footage limits.

Expanded JADU Oversight: SB 543 explicitly grants the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) the authority to review and enforce local JADU ordinances. Local governments must submit new ordinances to HCD within 60 days of adoption, or they will be deemed null and void.

PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW
On April 8, 2025, the City's Planning Commission voted 3-0 to approve Resolution 26-04, recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance to comply with the State's revised ADU regulations.

FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impacts since the proposed ordinance updates the Lawndale Municipal Code.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Staff recommends that the City Council find the proposed amendments to the Lawndale Municipal Code exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b) (3) and Section 15282(h), which applies to activities with no potential for significant environmental impact.

These amendments are administrative in nature and update the City's ADU Ordinance to align with recent changes in state law, ensuring compliance with Chapter 13 to Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.

LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the draft ordinance.

PUBLIC REVIEW
Notices of public hearing were posted on the bulletin board outside City Hall and published in the Daily Breeze on August 22, 2026. Under California Government Code § 65854, a local agency must give at least a 20 day public notice before holding a public hearing. As for the writing of this staff report, no comments from the public have been received concerning the proposed ADU Ordinance amendments.

RECOMMENDATION

1. Conduct a public hearing;

2. Determine that Ordinance No. 1215-26 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) Section 15282(h) of the CEQA Guidelines; and

3. Introduce for first reading by title only Ordinance No. 1215-26, an Ordinance amending the Lawndale Municipal Code regarding Accessory Dwelling Units to reflect recent changes in state law and waive further reading.

Attachments
Attachment A _ Draft Ordinance 1215-26.pdf
Attachment B _ PC Resolution 26-04 - signed copy.pdf
Attachment C _ AB-1154.pdf
Attachment D _ SB-543.pdf
Attachment E _ Public Notice.pdf
Attachment F _ Notice of Exemption (ADU update.pdf
ATTACHMENT : A
Draft Ordinance 1215-26
DRAFT
ORDINANCE NO. 1215-26

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION 17.48.056 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS), REPEALING SECTION 17.48.057 (JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS), AND AMENDING SECTION 17.08.020 (DEFINITIONS) OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE

LAWNDALE MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND

JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
WHEREAS, the City of Lawndale (the “City”) is a municipal corporation, duly organized under the constitution and laws of the State of California.

WHEREAS, by virtue of the police powers delegated to it by the California Constitution, the City has the authority to enact laws which promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizens.

WHEREAS, California Government Code section 65800 et seq. authorizes the adoption and administration of zoning laws, ordinances, rules and regulations by cities as a means of implementing the General Plan.

WHEREAS, since 2019, the California State Legislature has adopted a number of bills to make the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) easier and more streamlined. Among other requirements, the Legislature has mandated that local ordinances regulating ADUs and JADUs must be consistent with State Law.

WHEREAS, because the Legislature has adopted new State laws every year since, public agencies have been required to update their ordinances periodically to ensure compliance with the State law.

WHEREAS, the City desires to amend its local regulatory scheme for the construction of ADUs and JADUs to reflect AB 1154 and SB 543 changes to state law WHEREAS, the proposed revisions to sections 17.48.056, 17.48.057, and 17.08.020 are intended to bring the City of Lawndale’s ADU/JADU ordinances up to date with the more most recent updates to State law.

WHEREAS, on April 22, 2026, the Planning Commission of the City of Lawndale held a duly noticed public hearing on this Resolution, considered written and oral comments, and facts and evidence presented by City staff, and other interested parties. The Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. PC 26-04, recommending that the City Council adopt the proposed amendments to the Zoning Code, and finding the action statutorily exempt from CEQA.

WHEREAS, on September 21, 2026, the City Council of the City of Lawndale held a duly noticed public hearing on this Ordinance, considered written and oral comments, and facts and evidence presented by City staff, and other interested parties.

WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWNDALE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. General Plan. The City Council further finds and determines that the changes to the City’s Zoning Code proposed by this Ordinance are consistent with the General Plan of the City of Lawndale. Additionally, the proposed updates to the Lawndale Municipal Code would bring the City’s Code into compliance with the State Laws pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Units.

SECTION 3. Code Amendment. Section 17.48.056 (Accessory Dwelling Units) is repealed and replaced with Section 17.48.056 (Accessory Dwelling Units and Junio Accessory Dwelling Units, as shown in Exhibit A.

SECTION 4. Code Amendment. Section 17.48.056 (Junior Accessory Dwelling Units) is repealed in its entirety.

SECTION 5. Code Amendment. Section 17.08.020 (Definitions) is amended, as shown in Exhibit A.

SECTION 6. Submittal to the State. In accordance with Government Code section 66326, the Community Development Department or designee shall submit a copy of this Ordinance to the California Department of Housing and Community Development within 60 days after adoption.

SECTION 7. CEQA. At a duly noticed public hearing held on September 21,2026, the Lawndale City Council finds the proposed amendments exempt from environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs, tit. 14, §§ 15000 et seq.). Specifically, the adoption of an ordinance of an ordinance to implement the provisions of Government Code 66310 et seq., relating to accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) and 15282(h).

SECTION 8. Severability. If any chapter, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance, and each Chapter, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more Sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 9. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its passage by the City Council.

SECTION 10. City Clerk Action. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to cause this Ordinance to be published within fifteen (15) days after its passage in a newspaper of general circulation and circulated within the City in accordance with Government Code Chapter 36933(a) or, to cause this Ordinance to be published in the manner required by law using the alternative summary and pasting procedure authorized under Government Code Chapter 39633(c).

PASSED, APPROVED AND ORDAINED this __ day of ___________, 2026. __________________________________________
Robert Pullen-Miles
Mayor
ATTEST:

State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) SS
City of Lawndale )
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 Ordinance No. 1215- 26 at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 21st day of September, 2026 by the following roll call vote:

Name
Voting Present, Not Voting
Absent Aye No Abstain Not
Participating
Robert Pullen-Miles, Mayor
Sirley Cuevas, Mayor Pro Tem
Bernadette Suarez
Francisco M. Talavera
Pat Kearney
_____________________________
Erica Harbison, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM :
_____________________________
Gregory M. Murphy, City Attorney

EXHIBIT A
§ 17.48.056. Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units.

A. Definitions. The following terms, as used in this section, shall have the following meanings.

1. “Accessory dwelling unit” (ADU) means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated. An ADU also includes the following: (a) An efficiency unit. (b) A manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code.

2. “Accessory structure” means a structure that is accessory and incidental to a dwelling located on the same lot.

3. “Efficiency unit” has the same meaning as defined in Section 17958.1 of the Health and Safety Code.

4. “Junior accessory dwelling unit” (JADU) means a unit that is no more than 500 square feet of interior livable space in size and contained entirely within a single-family residence. A JADU may include separate sanitation facilities, or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure.

5. “Livable space” means a space in a dwelling intended for human habitation, including living, sleeping, eating, cooking, or sanitation.

6. “Living area” means the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit, including basements and attics, but does not include a garage or any accessory structure.

7. “Nonconforming zoning condition” means a physical improvement on a property that does not conform to current zoning standards.

8. “Objective standards” means standards that involve no personal or subjective judgment by a public official and are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant or proponent and the public official prior to submittal.

9. “Passageway” means a pathway that is unobstructed clear to the sky and extends from a street to one entrance of the accessory dwelling unit.

10. “Public transit” means a location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop or train station, where the public may access buses, trains, subways, and other forms of transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the public.

11. “Tandem parking” means that two or more automobiles are parked on a driveway or in any other location on a lot, lined up behind one another.

B. Permit Required. ADUs and JADUs are subject to obtaining an entitlement permit, and must comply with the objective standards provided in this section.

Permits may not be conditioned or denied on the basis of correction of nonconforming zoning conditions, building code violations, or unpermitted structures that do not present a threat to public health and safety and are not affected by the construction of the accessory dwelling unit.

C. Objective Standards; Zones; Residential Use. ADUs must comply with the objective standards of this ordinance, and may be constructed in all zones with existing or proposed single-family or multifamily dwellings. ADUs do not exceed the allowable density for the lot upon which the ADU is located and will be considered a residential use that is consistent with the existing general plan and zoning designation for the lot. JADUs may be located on a residential or mixed use lot with a proposed or existing single family dwelling only.

D. Application Completeness Determination and Timelines. The city will determine whether an application to create or serve an ADU or JADU is complete within 15 business days of the date the application is submitted. If the application is deemed incomplete, the city will provide the applicant in writing a list of incomplete items and how the application can be made complete. The city shall abide by the same timelines for any resubmitted application, but will not require any information in resubmittals that was not requested in the city’s first determination. If the city does not make a timely written completeness determination, the application will be deemed complete.

E. Permit Review Timelines.

1. ADUs and JADUs on lots with existing single family or multifamily dwellings.
a. A permit application to create or serve an ADU on a lot with an existing single-family or multifamily dwelling will be considered ministerially, without discretionary review or hearing, and shall be approved or denied within 60 days of submission of a complete application.
b. A permit application to create or serve a JADU on a lot with an existing single-family dwelling will be considered ministerially, without discretionary review or hearing, and shall be approved or denied within 60 days of submission of a complete application.

2. ADUs and JADUs on lots with proposed single family and multifamily dwellings.
a. If the permit application to create an ADU is submitted with a permit application to create a new single-family or multifamily dwelling on the lot, the city may delay acting on the permit application for the ADU until it acts on the permit application to create the new singlefamily or multifamily dwelling, but in such event the application to create the ADU will be considered ministerially, without discretionary review or hearing. The City will not issue a certificate of occupancy for an ADU before issuing a certificate of occupancy for the primary residence (subject to the exception in Government Code section 66328(b)).
b. If the permit application to create a JADU is submitted with a permit application to create a new single-family dwelling on the lot, the city may delay acting on the permit application for the JADU until it acts on the permit application to create the new single-family or multifamily dwelling, but in such event the application to create the JADU will be considered ministerially, without discretionary review or hearing.

3. Preapproved ADUs. Plans to create or serve an ADU will be considered ministerially and will be approved or denied within 30 days of submission of a completed application, if the application is one of the following:
a. The plan for the ADU has been preapproved by the City pursuant to Government Code section 65852.27(a) within the current triennial California Building Code rulemaking period; or
b. The plan that is identical to a plan previously approved by the City within the current triennial California Building Code rulemaking period.

4. A denial will include a full set of written comments to the applicant with a list of items that are defective or deficient and a description of how the application can be remedied.

5. If the city fails to timely deny an application, the application will be deemed approved.

F. Appeals.

1. An applicant may appeal in writing a determination of incompleteness or a denial within 10 days of the date of the determination or denial.

2. The Planning Commission shall hold an appeal hearing and issue a written decision with findings within 60 business days of the date the appeal is submitted to the city. The Planning Commission’s decision is final.

G. Impact Fees; Connection and Capacity Fees and Charges.

1. An ADU will not be considered to be a new residential use for purposes of calculating connection fees or capacity charges for utilities, including water and sewer service, unless the ADU was constructed with a new single-family dwelling.

2. No impact fees will be imposed upon the development of an ADU with an interior livable space of 750 square feet or less, or JADU with an interior livable space of 500 square feet or less. Any impact fees charged for an ADU that has more than 750 square feet of interior livable space shall be charged proportionately in relation to the square footage of the primary dwelling unit. “Impact fee” includes Quimby Act park fees, but does not include any connection fee or capacity charge charged by the city.

3. For an ADU created from the existing space of a primary dwelling or accessory structure on a lot with a proposed or existing single-family dwelling, the city will not require the installation of a new or separate utility connection directly between the ADU and the utility or impose a related connection fee or capacity charge, unless the ADU is constructed with a new single-family home, or upon separate conveyance of the ADU under Government Code Section 66341, or any successor statutes thereto.

4. Consistent with Government Code Section 66013, required connections may be subject to a connection fee or capacity charge that is proportionate to the burden of the proposed ADU, based upon either the square footage of its interior livable space, or the number of its drainage fixture unit (DFU) values, as defined in the Uniform Plumbing Code adopted and published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, upon the water or sewer system, as may be required by the County of Los Angeles. This fee will not exceed the reasonable cost of providing this service.

5. Impact fees, or connection or capacity charges, are not required pursuant to a permit for a previously unpermitted ADU built before January 1, 2020, except when utility infrastructure is required to comply with Health & Safety Code Section 17920.3 and when the fee is authorized by Government Code Section 66311.5(e).

H. Development Standards for ADUs. ADUs on a lot zoned for single-family or multifamily use that is either attached or detached from the primary structure must comply with the following standards:

1. The lot on which an ADU is located must be one in which residential uses are permitted and contain an existing or proposed singlefamily or multifamily dwelling.

2. The ADU will be located on the same lot asthe proposed or existing primary dwelling and either: (a) attached to; (b) located within the proposed or existing primary dwelling, including attached garages, storage areas, or similar uses; (c) within an accessory structure; or (d) detached from the proposed or existing primary dwelling.

3. No more than one ADU and one JADU are permitted on lots with an existing or proposed single family dwelling.

4. The total interior livable area of an attached ADU shall not exceed the lesser of either: (a) fifty percent of an existing primary dwelling living area, but in no case shall said requirement prohibit an ADU with an interior livable space of 800 square foot ADU and 4-foot side and rear setbacks; or (b) an interior livable space of 850 square feet for a unit with one bedroom, and 1,000 square feet for a unit with more than one bedroom.

5. The interior livable space of a detached ADU shall not exceed 850 square feet for a unit with one bedroom, and shall not exceed 1,000 square feet for a unit with more than one bedroom.

6. ADUs shall comply, without limitation, with all applicable building and safety codes as adopted by Title 15 of the Lawndale Municipal Code. Construction of an ADU shall not constitute a Group R occupancy change under the building code.

7. No passageway shall be required in conjunction with the construction of an ADU.

8. No setback shall be required for an ADU constructed within an existing living area or accessory structure or a structure constructed in the same location and to the same dimensions as an existing structure that is converted to an ADU or to a portion of an ADU. However, a setback of fourfeetfrom the side and rear lot lines shall be required for an ADU that is not converted from an existing structure.

9. The ADU shall comply with the lot coverage percentage and open space requirements of the zone in which the parcel is located, except that application of this standard shall not preclude the construction of an ADU of at least eight hundred square feet with four-foot side and rear yard setbacks, in compliance with all other local development standards.

10. An ADU will not be required to provide fire sprinklersif they are not required for the primary residence.

11. The ADU shall be architecturally compatible and designed such that it matches with the design of the primary dwelling unit in terms of exterior treatment, landscaping, and architecture, including, but not limited to, roofing pitch, roofing materials, and paint color.

12. Maximum height of an ADU:
a. A height of 16 feet on a lot with an existing or proposed singlefamily or multifamily dwelling. b. A height of 18 feet for a detached ADU on a lot with an existing or proposed single-family or multifamily dwelling unit that is within half a mile walking distance of a major transit stop or a high-quality transit corridor, as those terms are defined in Section 21155 of the Public Resources Code. An additional two feet in height may be accommodated if a roof pitch of the ADU is aligned with the roof pitch of the primary dwelling unit. c. A height of 18 feet for a detached ADU on a lot with an existing or proposed multifamily, multistory dwelling.
d. A height of 25 feet, or the height limitation in the underlying zoning that applies to the primary dwelling, whichever is lower, for an ADU that is attached to a primary dwelling, for a maximum of two stories.

13. Parking. One parking space per ADU. Parking spaces may be provided as tandem parking, including on a driveway or in setback areas, excluding the non-driveway front yard setback. No parking shall be required for an ADU in any of the following circumstances:
a. The ADU is located within one-half mile walking distance of public transit.
b. The ADU is located within an architecturally and historically significant historic district.
c. The ADU is part of the proposed or existing primary residence or an accessory structure.
d. On-street parking permits are required but not offered to the occupant of the ADU.
e. There is a car share vehicle located within one block of the ADU.
f. When the ADU application is submitted in conjunction with an application for a proposed single-family or multifamily dwelling, provided the ADU or the parcel satisfy any other requirement in this ordinance.

14. When a garage, carport, covered parking structure, or uncovered parking space is demolished in conjunction with the construction of an ADU or converted to an ADU, the city will not require that those off-street parking spaces be replaced.

15. A demolition permit required for the demolition of a detached garage for conversion to an ADU shall be reviewed and issued at the same time as the permit for the ADU.

16. Other than as set forth in subsection (A)(14) above, nothing in this section shall prohibit the city from enforcing the parking requirements for the existing single-family residence or multifamily residence on the same parcel as the ADU, in a manner consistent with state law.

17. An ADU shall not be sold or owned separately from the primary residence, and the property shall not be subdivided in any manner which would authorize such separate sale or
ownership.

18. An ADU may not be rented for a period of less than 30 days.

19. Building Separation. An ADU shall comply with the building separation requirements of the underlying zone including the 20- foot building separation requirement in the Single-Family Residential (R-1) zone, but in no case shallthisrequirement prohibit an ADU that includes a minimum of 800 square feet of interior livable space, maximum of 18 feet in height with four-foot side and rear yard setbacks.

20. Landscaping. All setback areas shall be landscaped as required by Section 17.44.015 of this code.

21. Location. An ADU shall exhaust all possible scenarios and/or options before considering a proposal to locate an ADU within the front yard setback, which include the following in no particular order:
a. ADU proposal at the rear and/or side yard of the subject lot (detached or conversion of an existing legal structure). b. ADU proposal within the legal enclosed area of a proposed or existing single-family residence of the subject lot. c. ADU proposal that is an expansion/addition of a proposed or existing single-family residence.

All applicable Lawndale Municipal Code development standards of the underlying zone must be met.

22. Any of the standards herein must be waived to the extent necessary to allow for the construction of one ADU of 800 square feet of interior livable space, and 4-foot side and rear setbacks.

I. Additional requirements for JADUs.

1. A JADU may not exceed 500 square feet of interior livable space, and must be constructed entirely within a primary single-family dwelling unit, including an attached garage.

2. A JADU may share sanitation facilities with the existing primary dwelling.

3. A JADU shall include a separate exterior entrance from the main entrance to the primary dwelling unit; provided that, if the JADU does not include its own sanitation facilities, it must also include an interior entry to the main living area of the single family home.

4. A JADU shall include at least an efficiency kitchen which shall include all of the following: (1) a cooking facility with appliances; and (2) a food preparation counter and storage cabinets that are of reasonable size in relation to the size of the JADU.

5. A JADU shall require owner-occupancy either in the primary residence, or in the JADU, unless the owner is another governmental agency, land trust, or housing organization.

6. Before the building permit can be finaled, the city shall be provided with a copy of a recorded deed restriction, which shall run with the land, on a form approved by the city, providing: (1) the restrictions on the size and attributes of the JADU; (2) the JADU may not be sold separately from the primary residence; (3) the JADU shall not be rented for a period of less than 30 days; (4) the JADU or primary residence will be owner occupied unless the owner is a governmental agency, land trust, or housing corporation; and (5) including a statement that the deed restriction may be enforced against future purchasers.

7. A JADU shall comply with all applicable building and safety codes, including, but not limited to, those described in Title 15 of the Lawndale Municipal Code.

8. No additional parking shall be required for construction of a JADU.

J. Notwithstanding any other requirements of this Title 17, the city will ministerially approve an application for a building permit within a residential or mixed-use zone to create any of the following, or any combination thereof (Section 66323 ADUs/JADUs):

1. One ADU and one JADU per lot with a proposed or existing single-family dwelling if all of the following apply:
a. The ADU or JADU is within the proposed space of a singlefamily dwelling, or within the existing space of a singlefamily dwelling or accessory structure and not more than 150 square feet beyond the same physical dimensions of
the existing accessory structure if necessary to
accommodate ingress and egress.
b. The space has exterior access separate from the proposed or existing single-family dwelling.
c. The side and rear setbacks are sufficient for fire and safety. d. The JADU complies with the requirements in subsection (I), above.

2. One detached, new construction, ADU per lot that does not exceed fourfoot side and rear yard setbacks for a lot with a proposed or existing singlefamily dwelling. The following limitations shall apply to the ADU:
a. An interior livable space of 800 square feet.

A height consistent with subsection (H)(12), above.

3. Multiple ADUs within the portions of existing multifamily dwelling structures that are not used as livable space, including, but not limited to, storage rooms, boiler rooms, passageways, attics, basements, or garages, if each unit complies with state building standards for dwellings. The city will allow at least one ADU and up to twenty-five percent of the existing number of multifamily dwelling units.

4. Multiple detached ADUs, not to exceed the number specified herein, as applicable, that are located on a lot that has an existing or proposed multifamily dwelling(s). Such ADUs shall be subject to a height limit of 18 feet and 4-foot rear yard and side setbacks; provided that if the existing multifamily dwelling has setbacks of less than four feet, no modification of the multifamily dwelling shall be required.
a. On a lot with an existing multifamily dwelling, not more than eight detached ADUs. However, the number of ADUs allowable pursuant to this clause shall not exceed the number of existing units on the lot.
b. On a lot with a proposed multifamily dwelling, not more than two detached ADUs.

5. Correction of nonconforming zoning conditions is not required, as a condition for approval of a permit application for the creation of an ADU or a JADU.

6. The installation of fire sprinklers shall not be required in an ADU if sprinklers are not required for the primary residence.

7. Rental of an ADU or JADU pursuant to this subsection (J) for 30 days or less is prohibited.

As part of the application for a permit to create an ADU connected to an onsite water treatment system, a percolation test shall be completed within the five years preceding the application, or, ifthe percolation test has been recertified, within the ten years preceding the application.

K. Unpermitted ADUs and JADUs.

1. The city will not deny a permit application for an unpermitted ADUorJADU built before January 1, 2020 solely due to a nonconforming zoning condition, building code violation, or unpermitted structure on the lot, provided the nonconformance does not present a threat to public health and safety under Health & Safety Code section 17960 et seq. and will not be affected by the construction of the ADU or JADU.

2. Unpermitted ADUs or JADUs may be denied if the city finds that correcting a violation is necessary to comply with the standards specified in Health and Safety Code Section 17920.3. A checklist of the conditions specified in Health & Safety Code Section 17920.3 that would deem a building substandard may be obtained at the Community Development Department.

3. The City will conduct an inspection upon receipt of an application for an unpermitted ADU or JADU for compliance with health and safety standards and provide recommendations to comply with health and safety standards necessary to obtain a permit, and will approve any permits necessary to correct noncompliance with health and safety standards.

4. An applicant may obtain a confidential third-party code inspection from a licensed contractor prior to submitting an application, to determine the existing unit’s condition or the potential scope of improvements.

5. Upon request of an applicant, the City will delay enforcement of building standards for an unpermitted ADU built before January 1, 2020, subject to compliance with Section 17980.12 of the Health & Safety Code. § 17.48.057. JADUs. Repealed.
§ 17.08.020 Definitions
“Accessory dwelling unit” or “ADU.” See Section 17.48.056means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation and shall be constructed on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling unit that is the primary dwelling unit is or will be situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes the following: (1) an efficiency unit, as defined in Section 17958.1 of the Health and Safety Code; and (2) a manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code. This definition shall be interpreted as consistent with and including the definition of accessory dwelling unit found in Government Code Section 65852.2.
“Junior accessory dwelling unit” or “JADU.” See Section 17.48.056means a unit that is no more than five hundred square feet in size which is contained entirely within enclosed uses within the residence, such as attached garages, is considered a part of the proposed or existing single-family residence. A junior accessory dwelling unit may include separate sanitation facilities, or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure. This definition shall be interpreted as consistent with and including the definition of junior accessory dwelling unit found in Government Code Section 65852.22.
“Living area” means the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit, including basements and attics, but does not include a garage or any accessory structure. This definition shall be interpreted as consistent with and including the definition of living area found in Government Code Section 65852.2.
“Passageway.” means a pathway that is unobstructed clear to the sky and extends from a street to one entrance of the accessory dwelling unit. This definition shall be interpreted as consistent with and including the definition of passageway found in Government Code Section 65852.2."Person" means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, joint stock company, club, business trust, or any other entity, or the authorized agent thereof, and every city, county, state, federal, government, political, public or quasi-public unit, body, agency district or entity. See Section 17.48.056. “Person” means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, joint stock company, club, business trust, or any other entity, or the authorized agent thereof, and every city, county, state, federal, government, political, public or quasi-public unit, body, agency district or entity.
“Public transit,” for the purpose of Section 17.48.056 only, means a location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop or train station, where the public may access buses, trains, subways, and other forms of transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the public. This definition shall be interpreted as consistent with and including the definition of public transit found in Government Code Section 65852.2.

ATTACHMENT : B
PC Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. PC 26-04

A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF

LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL ADOPT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17
(ZONING) RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND

JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
WITH STATE LAW; AND FINDING THIS ACTION EXEMPT FROM

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT
TO PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21080.17 AND CEQA
GUIDELINES SECTION 15282(h)
WHEREAS, the City of Lawndale (the "City") is a municipal corporation, duly organized under the constitution and laws of the State of California.

WHEREAS, because the Legislature has adopted new State laws every year since, public agencies have been required to update their ordinances periodically to ensure compliance with the State law.

WHEREAS, the proposed revisions to sections 17.48.056, 17.48.057, and 17.08.020 are intended to bring the City of Lawndale's ADU/JADU ordinances up to date with the more most recent updates to State law.

WHEREAS, on April 22, 2026, the Planning Commission of the City of Lawndale ("Planning Commission") held a duly noticed public hearing on this Resolution, considered written and oral comments, and facts and evidence presented by City staff, and other interested parties.

WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Planning Commission of the City of Lawndale does hereby determine, find, and resolve as follows:

Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The Planning Commission hereby finds that all of the facts in the Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated and adopted as findings of the Planning Commission as fully set forth in this resolution.

Section 2. Consistency with General Plan. The Planning Commission further finds and determines that the changes to the City's Zoning Code proposed by this Ordinance are consistent with the General Plan of the City of Lawndale. Additionally, the proposed updates to the Lawndale Municipal Code would bring the City's Code into compliance with the State Laws pertaining to accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, as shown in Attachment 1.

Section 3. Planning Commission Recommendation. Based on the entire record, including all written and oral evidence presented to the Planning Commission, and the findings made and evidence discussed in the staff report and this Resolution, the Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving the proposed amendments to Lawndale Municipal Code sections 17.48.056, 17.48.057, and 17.08.020, as set forth in Exhibit A to this Resolution.

Section 4. CEQA. The proposed action is exempt from environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq.) and the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs, tit. 14, §§ 15000 et seq.). Specifically, the adoption of an ordinance of an ordinance to implement the provisions of Government Code 66310 et seq., relating to accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.17 and CEQA Guidelines section 15282(h).

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 22nd DAY OF APRIL 2026 uCd~L~n
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I, Jose Hernandez, Interim Community Development Director for the City of Lawndale, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 26-04 was duly approved by the Planning Commission of the City of Lawndale at a regular meeting of said Commission held on the 22nd day of April 2026 by the following roll call vote:

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ATTACHMENT : C
AB - 1154
SHARE THIS: Date Published: 10/13/2025 09:00 PM
AB-1154 Junior accessory dwelling units. (2025-2026)
Assembly Bill No. 1154
CHAPTER 507
An act to amend Section 66333 of the Government Code, relating to land use. [ Approved by Governor October 10, 2025. Filed with Secretary of State October 10, 2025. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1154, Carrillo. Junior accessory dwelling units.

The Planning and Zoning Law, among other things, provides for the creation of junior accessory dwelling units by local ordinance, or, if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, by ministerial approval, in accordance with specified standards and conditions. Existing law requires an ordinance that provides for the creation of a junior accessory dwelling unit to, among other things, require owneroccupancy in the single-family residence in which the junior accessory dwelling unit is permitted.

Under this bill, that owner-occupancy requirement would apply only if the junior accessory dwelling unit has shared sanitation facilities with the existing structure. The bill would require an ordinance that provides for the creation of a junior accessory dwelling unit to require that a rental of a junior accessory dwelling unit be for a term longer than 30 days.

By imposing new duties on local governments with respect to the approval of junior accessory dwelling units, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Vote: majority Appropriation: no Fiscal Committee: yes Local Program: yes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Section 66333 of the Government Code is amended to read:
66333. Notwithstanding Article 2 (commencing with Section 66314), a local agency may, by ordinance, provide for the creation of junior accessory dwelling units in single-family residential zones. The ordinance may require a permit to be obtained for the creation of a junior accessory dwelling unit, and shall do all of the following:

Home Bill Information California Law Publications Other Resources My Subscriptions My Favorites (a) Limit the number of junior accessory dwelling units to one per residential lot zoned for single-family residences with a single-family residence built, or proposed to be built, on the lot. (b) If the junior accessory dwelling unit has shared sanitation facilities with the existing structure, require owneroccupancy in the single family residence in which the junior accessory dwelling unit will be permitted. The owner may reside in either the remaining portion of the structure or the newly created junior accessory dwelling unit.

Owner-occupancy shall not be required if the junior accessory dwelling unit has separate sanitation facilities, or if the owner is another governmental agency, land trust, or housing organization. (c) Require the recordation of a deed restriction, which shall run with the land, shall be filed with the permitting agency, and shall include both of the following:
(1) A prohibition on the sale of the junior accessory dwelling unit separate from the sale of the single-family residence, including a statement that the deed restriction may be enforced against future purchasers. (2) A restriction on the size and attributes of the junior accessory dwelling unit that conforms with this article. (d) Require a permitted junior accessory dwelling unit to be constructed within the walls of the proposed or existing single-family residence. For purposes of this subdivision, enclosed uses within the residence, such as attached garages, are considered a part of the proposed or existing single-family residence. (e) (1) Require a permitted junior accessory dwelling unit to include a separate entrance from the main entrance to the proposed or existing single-family residence.
(2) If a permitted junior accessory dwelling unit does not include a separate bathroom, the permitted junior accessory dwelling unit shall include a separate entrance from the main entrance to the structure, with an interior entry to the main living area.
(f) Require the permitted junior accessory dwelling unit to include an efficiency kitchen, which shall include all of the following:
(1) A cooking facility with appliances.
(2) A food preparation counter and storage cabinets that are of reasonable size in relation to the size of the junior accessory dwelling unit.
(g) Require that a rental of a junior accessory dwelling unit be for a term longer than 30 days.

SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.

ATTACHMENT : D
SB - 543
SHARE THIS: Date Published: 10/13/2025 02:00 PM
SB-543 Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units. (2025-2026) Senate Bill No. 543
CHAPTER 520
An act to amend Sections 66311, 66313, 66317, 66320, 66321, 66323, and 66335 of, to amend and renumber Sections 66324, 66327, and 66332 of, and to add Sections 66333.5, 66335.5, and 66339.5 to, the Government Code, relating to land use.
[ Approved by Governor October 10, 2025. Filed with Secretary of State October 10, 2025. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 543, McNerney. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.

Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, among other things, provides for the creation by ordinance, or by ministerial approval if the local agency has not adopted an ordinance, of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) or a junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) in accordance with specified standards and conditions. Existing law defines the term “junior accessory dwelling unit” for these purposes to mean a unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size and contained entirely within a single-family structure.

This bill would revise the definition of a “junior accessory dwelling unit” to require the size of a JADU to be no more than 500 square feet of interior livable space.

Existing law makes certain declarations of the Legislature’s intent regarding the effect of an ADU ordinance.

Existing law authorizes the Department of Housing and Community Development to review, adopt, amend, or repeal guidelines to implement uniform standards or criteria that supplement or clarify the terms, references, and standards for an ADU.

This bill would revise the above-described declaration of legislative intent to additionally apply with respect to a JADU ordinance. The bill would also expand the department’s authority to review, adopt, amend, or repeal guidelines to additionally grant that authority with respect to terms, references, and standards for JADUs.

Existing law requires a local agency to submit an ADU ordinance to the Department of Housing and Community Development within 60 days after the adoption for department review, as specified. Under existing law, the standards applicable to an ADU under these provisions supersede a conflicting local ordinance, except as specified.

This bill would similarly require a local agency to submit a JADU ordinance to the department within 60 days after adoption for department review and would require the department to notify the local agency if the ordinance is noncompliant with JADU ordinance requirements, as specified. The bill would nullify and void that ordinance if the local agency fails to submit a copy of that ordinance or respond to the department’s findings that Home Bill Information California Law Publications Other Resources My Subscriptions My Favorites the ordinance is noncompliant, as specified. The bill would also specify that the standards applicable to a JADU supersede any conflicting local ordinance, except as specified.

Existing law requires a local agency to consider ministerially a permit application for an ADU or a JADU within 60 days, as specified. If a local agency has not adopted an ADU ordinance, existing law requires a permit application for an ADU to be considered pursuant to this ministerial approval provision. Existing law prohibits a local ordinance, policy, or regulation, other than an ADU ordinance consistent with the laws governing approvals of ADUs, from being the basis for the delay or denial of a building permit or a use permit under this ministerial approval provision.

If a local agency has not adopted a JADU ordinance, this bill would additionally require a permit application for a JADU to be considered pursuant to this ministerial approval provision, and would prohibit a local ordinance, policy, or regulation, other than a JADU ordinance consistent with the laws governing approvals of JADUs, from being the basis for the delay or denial of a building permit or a use permit under this ministerial approval provision. This bill would additionally require a permitting agency to determine whether an application for ADU or JADU is complete and provide written notice of the determination not later than 15 business days after the permitting agency received the application. If the permitting agency determines that an application is incomplete, the bill would require the permitting agency to provide the applicant with a list of incomplete items and a description of how the application can be made complete in the written notice and authorize the applicant to cure and address the application, as specified. The bill would require the permitting agency, if a permit application is determined to be incomplete or is denied, to provide a process for the applicant to appeal that decision, as provided, and would require the permitting agency to provide a final written determination by not later than 60 business days after receipt of the written appeal.

Existing law imposes limits on construction, connection, and impact fees and capacity charges imposed on an ADU, including prohibiting impact fees upon the development of an ADU based on if the ADU is 750 square feet and requiring that any impact fee on an ADU of 750 square feet or more be charged proportionately in relation to the square footage of the primary dwelling unit. Existing law prohibits a local agency, special district, or water corporation from requiring the applicant to install a new or separate utility connection between an ADU and the utility or imposing a related connection fee or capacity charge for specified ADUs, except as specified.

This bill would revise these provisions to additionally apply to construction, connection, and impact fees and capacity charges imposed on a JADU. The bill would revise the above-described limitation on impact fees to, instead, prohibit impact fees upon the development of an ADU that has 750 square feet of interior livable space or less or JADU that has 500 square feet of interior livable space or less, and to require that any impact fee on an ADU that has more than 750 square feet of interior livable space be charged proportionately in relation to the square footage of the primary dwelling unit.

Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to levy a fee, charge, dedication, or other requirement against construction within the boundaries of the school district for the purpose of funding the construction or reconstruction of a school facility, subject to specified limitations. Under existing law, the fee, charge, dedication, or other requirement may only apply to specified constructions, including residential construction if the resulting assessable space exceeds 500 square feet.

This bill would specify that an ADU or a JADU that contains less than 500 square feet of interior livable space does not increase assessable space by 500 square feet under these provisions.

Existing law prohibits a local agency from establishing by ordinance a maximum square footage for an attached or detached ADU that is either less than 850 square feet or 1,000 square feet for an ADU that provides more than one bedroom. Existing law also prohibits a local agency from establishing by ordinance any requirement for a zoning clearance or separate zoning review or any other minimum or maximum size for an ADU, size based upon a percentage of the proposed or existing primary dwelling, or limits on lot coverage, floor area ratio, open space, front setbacks, and minimum lot size, for attached or detached dwellings that does not permit at least an 800-square foot ADU with four-foot side and rear yard setbacks.

This bill would revise these size limitations to be based on the square feet of interior living space of the ADU.

Existing law requires a local agency to ministerially approve a building permit application within a residential or mixed-use zone for specified ADUs or JADUs, including one detached, new construction, ADU that does not exceed 4-foot side and rear yard setbacks for a lot with a proposed or existing single-family dwelling. For these ADUs and JADUs, existing law authorizes a local agency to impose specified height limitations and total floor area limitations of no more than 800 square feet. Existing law prohibits a local agency from imposing a requirement that an ADU install a fire sprinkler if a sprinkler is not required for the primary residence.

This bill would require a local agency to ministerially approve a building permit application for a combination of the specified ADUs or JADUs and revise the total area limitation to be based on the square feet of interior livable space. The bill would revise the prohibition on requiring fire sprinkler installation, as described above, to additionally apply to a JADU.

This bill would make other technical and conforming changes to the provisions governing the review and approval of ADUs and JADUs.

By imposing additional duties on local planning officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Vote: majority Appropriation: no Fiscal Committee: yes Local Program: yes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Section 66311 of the Government Code is amended to read:
66311. It is the intent of the Legislature that an accessory dwelling unit or a junior accessory dwelling unit ordinance adopted by a local agency has the effect of providing for the creation of accessory dwelling units or a junior accessory dwelling unit and that provisions in this ordinance relating to matters including unit size, parking, fees, and other requirements, are not so arbitrary, excessive, or burdensome so as to unreasonably restrict the ability of homeowners to create accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units in zones in which they are authorized by local ordinance.

SEC. 2. Section 66313 of the Government Code is amended to read:
66313. For purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Accessory dwelling unit” means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes the following:
(1) An efficiency unit.
(2) A manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) “Accessory structure” means a structure that is accessory and incidental to a dwelling located on the same lot.
(c) “Efficiency unit” has the same meaning as defined in Section 17958.1 of the Health and Safety Code. (d) “Junior accessory dwelling unit” means a unit that is no more than 500 square feet of interior livable space in size and contained entirely within a single-family residence. A junior accessory dwelling unit may include separate sanitation facilities, or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure. (e) “Livable space” means a space in a dwelling intended for human habitation, including living, sleeping, eating, cooking, or sanitation.
(f) “Living area” means the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit, including basements and attics, but does not include a garage or any accessory structure.
(g) “Local agency” means a city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered. (h) “Nonconforming zoning condition” means a physical improvement on a property that does not conform to current zoning standards.
(i) “Objective standards” means standards that involve no personal or subjective judgment by a public official and are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant or proponent and the public official prior to submittal. (j) “Passageway” means a pathway that is unobstructed clear to the sky and extends from a street to one entrance of the accessory dwelling unit.
(k) “Permitting agency” means any entity that is involved in the review of a permit for an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit and for which there is no substitute, including, but not limited to, applicable planning departments, building departments, utilities, and special districts. (l) “Proposed dwelling” means a dwelling that is the subject of a permit application and that meets the requirements for permitting.
(m) “Public transit” means a location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop or train station, where the public may access buses, trains, subways, and other forms of transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the public.
(n) “Tandem parking” means that two or more automobiles are parked on a driveway or in any other location on a lot, lined up behind one another.

SEC. 3. Section 66317 of the Government Code is amended to read:
66317. (a) (1) A permit application for an accessory dwelling unit shall be considered and approved ministerially without discretionary review or a hearing, notwithstanding Section 65901 or 65906 or any local ordinance regulating the issuance of variances or special use permits. (2) (A) A permitting agency shall determine whether an application to create or serve an accessory dwelling unit is complete and provide written notice of this determination to the applicant not later than 15 business days after the permitting agency received the application. (B) If the permitting agency determines an application is incomplete, the permitting agency shall provide the applicant with a list of incomplete items and a description of how the application can be made complete.

The list and description shall be provided with the written notice required by subparagraph (A). (C) After receiving a notice that the application was incomplete, an applicant may cure and address the items that are deemed to be incomplete by the permitting agency. (D) In the review of an application submitted pursuant to subparagraph (C), the permitting agency shall not require the application to include an item that was not included in the list required by subparagraph (B). (E) If an applicant submits an application pursuant to subparagraph (C), the permitting agency shall determine whether the additional application has remedied all incomplete items listed in the determination issued pursuant to subparagraph (B). This additional application is subject to the timelines and requirements specified in subparagraph (A).
(F) If a permitting agency does not make a timely determination as required by this paragraph, the application or resubmitted application shall be deemed to be complete for the purposes of this section. (3) The permitting agency shall either approve or deny the application to create or serve an accessory dwelling unit within 60 days from the date the permitting agency receives a completed application if there is an existing single-family or multifamily dwelling on the lot. If the permit application to create or serve an accessory dwelling unit is submitted with a permit application to create a new single-family or multifamily dwelling on the lot, the permitting agency may delay approving or denying the permit application for the accessory dwelling unit until the permitting agency approves or denies the permit application to create the new single-family or multifamily dwelling, but the application to create or serve the accessory dwelling unit shall be considered without discretionary review or hearing. If the applicant requests a delay, the 60-day time period shall be tolled for the period of the delay. If the local agency has not approved or denied the completed application within 60 days, the application shall be deemed approved. A local agency may charge a fee to reimburse it for costs incurred to implement this section, including the costs of adopting or amending any ordinance that provides for the creation of an accessory dwelling unit. (b) If a permitting agency denies an application for an accessory dwelling unit pursuant to subdivision (a), the permitting agency shall, within the time period described in subdivision (a), return in writing a full set of comments to the applicant with a list of items that are defective or deficient and a description of how the application can be remedied by the applicant.
(c) No local ordinance, policy, or regulation, other than an accessory dwelling unit ordinance consistent with this article shall be the basis for the delay or denial of a building permit or a use permit under this section. (d) (1) If a permit application is determined to be incomplete under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) or denied under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), the permitting agency shall provide a process for the applicant to appeal that decision in writing to the governing body of the agency or, if there is no governing body, to the director of the agency, as provided by that agency. A city or county shall provide that the right of appeal is to the governing body or, at their option, the planning commission, or both. (2) A permitting agency on the appeal shall provide a final written determination by not later than 60 business days after receipt of the applicant’s written appeal. The fact that an appeal is permitted to both the planning commission and to the governing body does not extend the 60-business-day period.

SEC. 4. Section 66320 of the Government Code is amended to read:
66320. When a local agency that has not adopted an ordinance governing accessory dwelling units in accordance with Section 66314 receives an application for a permit to create or serve an accessory dwelling unit pursuant to this article, the local agency shall approve or disapprove the application ministerially without discretionary review pursuant to Section 66317.

SEC. 5. Section 66321 of the Government Code is amended to read:
66321. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a local agency may establish minimum and maximum unit size requirements for both attached and detached accessory dwelling units. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a local agency shall not establish by ordinance any of the following:
(1) A minimum square footage requirement for either an attached or detached accessory dwelling unit that prohibits an efficiency unit.
(2) A maximum square footage requirement for either an attached or detached accessory dwelling unit that is less than either of the following:
(A) Eight hundred fifty square feet of interior livable space. (B) One thousand square feet of interior livable space for an accessory dwelling unit that provides more than one bedroom.
(3) Any requirement for a zoning clearance or separate zoning review or any other minimum or maximum size for an accessory dwelling unit, size based upon a percentage of the proposed or existing primary dwelling, or limits on lot coverage, floor area ratio, open space, front setbacks, and minimum lot size, for either attached or detached dwellings that does not permit an accessory dwelling unit with at least 800 square feet of interior livable space and with four-foot side and rear yard setbacks to be constructed in compliance with all other local development standards.
(4) Any height limitation that does not allow at least the following, as applicable:
(A) A height of 16 feet for a detached accessory dwelling unit on a lot with an existing or proposed single family or multifamily dwelling unit.
(B) A height of 18 feet for a detached accessory dwelling unit on a lot with an existing or proposed single family or multifamily dwelling unit that is within one-half of one mile walking distance of a major transit stop or a high-quality transit corridor, as those terms are defined in Section 21155 of the Public Resources Code. A local agency shall also allow an additional two feet in height to accommodate a roof pitch on the accessory dwelling unit that is aligned with the roof pitch of the primary dwelling unit. (C) A height of 18 feet for a detached accessory dwelling unit on a lot with an existing or proposed multifamily, multistory dwelling.
(D) A height of 25 feet or the height limitation in the local zoning ordinance that applies to the primary dwelling, whichever is lower, for an accessory dwelling unit that is attached to a primary dwelling. This subparagraph shall not require a local agency to allow an accessory dwelling unit to exceed two stories.

SEC. 6. Section 66323 of the Government Code is amended to read:
66323. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 66314 to 66322, inclusive, a local agency shall ministerially approve an application for a building permit within a residential or mixed-use zone to create any of the following units, or any combination of the following units:
(1) One accessory dwelling unit and one junior accessory dwelling unit per lot with a proposed or existing single-family dwelling if all of the following apply:
(A) The accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit is within the proposed space of a singlefamily dwelling or existing space of a single-family dwelling or accessory structure and may include an expansion of not more than 150 square feet beyond the same physical dimensions as the existing accessory structure. An expansion beyond the physical dimensions of the existing accessory structure shall be limited to accommodating ingress and egress.
(B) The space has exterior access from the proposed or existing single-family dwelling. (C) The side and rear setbacks are sufficient for fire and safety. (D) The junior accessory dwelling unit complies with the requirements of Article 3 (commencing with Section 66333).
(2) One detached, new construction, accessory dwelling unit that does not exceed four-foot side and rear yard setbacks for a lot with a proposed or existing single-family dwelling. A local agency may impose the following conditions on the accessory dwelling unit:
(A) A total floor area limitation of not more than 800 square feet of livable space. (B) A height limitation as provided in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 66321, as applicable.
(3) (A) Multiple accessory dwelling units within the portions of existing multifamily dwelling structures that are not used as livable space, including, but not limited to, storage rooms, boiler rooms, passageways, attics, basements, or garages, if each unit complies with state building standards for dwellings. (B) A local agency shall allow at least one accessory dwelling unit within an existing multifamily dwelling and shall allow up to 25 percent of the existing multifamily dwelling units. (4) (A) (i) Multiple accessory dwelling units, not to exceed the number specified in clause (ii) or (iii), as applicable, that are located on a lot that has an existing or proposed multifamily dwelling, but are detached from that multifamily dwelling and are subject to a height limitation in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 66321, as applicable, and rear yard and side setbacks of no more than four feet.
(ii) On a lot with an existing multifamily dwelling, not more than eight detached accessory dwelling units.

However, the number of accessory dwelling units allowable pursuant to this clause shall not exceed the number of existing units on the lot.
(iii) On a lot with a proposed multifamily dwelling, not more than two detached accessory dwelling units. (B) If the existing multifamily dwelling has a rear or side setback of less than four feet, the local agency shall not require any modification of the existing multifamily dwelling as a condition of approving the application to construct an accessory dwelling unit that satisfies the requirements of this paragraph. (b) A local agency shall not impose any objective development or design standard that is not authorized by this section upon any unit that meets the requirements of any of paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a). (c) A local agency shall not require, as a condition for ministerial approval of a permit application for the creation of an accessory dwelling unit or a junior accessory dwelling unit, the correction of nonconforming zoning conditions.
(d) The installation of fire sprinklers shall not be required in an accessory dwelling unit or a junior accessory dwelling unit if sprinklers are not required for the primary residence. The construction of an accessory dwelling unit or a junior accessory dwelling unit shall not trigger a requirement for fire sprinklers to be installed in the existing multifamily dwelling.
(e) A local agency shall require that a rental of the accessory dwelling unit created pursuant to this section be for a term longer than 30 days.
(f) A local agency may require, as part of the application for a permit to create an accessory dwelling unit connected to an onsite wastewater treatment system, a percolation test completed within the last five years, or, if the percolation test has been recertified, within the last 10 years.

SEC. 7. Section 66324 of the Government Code is amended and renumbered to read:
66311.5. (a) Fees charged for the construction of accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000) and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 66012).
(b) An accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit shall not be considered by a local agency, special district, or water corporation to be a new residential use for purposes of calculating connection fees or capacity charges for utilities, including water and sewer service, unless the unit was constructed with a new single-family dwelling.
(c) (1) A local agency, special district, or water corporation shall not impose any impact fee upon the development of an accessory dwelling unit that has 750 square feet of interior livable space or less or a junior accessory dwelling unit that has 500 square feet of interior livable space or less. Any impact fees charged for an accessory dwelling unit that has more than 750 square feet of interior livable space shall be charged proportionately in relation to the square footage of the primary dwelling unit. (2) For purposes of this subdivision, “impact fee” has the same meaning as the term “fee” is defined in subdivision (b) of Section 66000, except that it also includes fees specified in Section 66477. “Impact fee” does not include any connection fee or capacity charge charged by a local agency, special district, or water corporation.
(3) For the purposes of this section and Section 17620 of the Education Code, an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit that contains less than 500 square feet of interior livable space shall, for the purpose of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 17620 of the Education Code, be considered other residential construction that does not increase assessable space by 500 square feet. (d) For an accessory dwelling unit or a junior accessory dwelling unit described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 66323, a local agency, special district, or water corporation shall not require the applicant to install a new or separate utility connection directly between the unit and the utility or impose a related connection fee or capacity charge, unless the unit was constructed with a new single-family dwelling, or upon separate conveyance of the accessory dwelling unit pursuant to Section 66342. (e) For an accessory dwelling unit that is not described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 66323, a local agency, special district, or water corporation may require a new or separate utility connection directly between the accessory dwelling unit and the utility. Consistent with Section 66013, the connection may be subject to a connection fee or capacity charge that shall be proportionate to the burden of the proposed accessory dwelling unit, based upon either its square feet or the number of its drainage fixture unit (DFU) values, as defined in the Uniform Plumbing Code adopted and published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, upon the water or sewer system. This fee or charge shall not exceed the reasonable cost of providing this service.

SEC. 8. Section 66327 of the Government Code is amended and renumbered to read:
66313.5. The department may review, adopt, amend, or repeal guidelines to implement uniform standards or criteria that supplement or clarify the terms, references, and standards set forth in this chapter. The guidelines adopted pursuant to this section are not subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.

SEC. 9. Section 66332 of the Government Code is amended and renumbered to read:
66311.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a local agency shall not deny a permit for an unpermitted accessory dwelling unit or an unpermitted junior accessory dwelling unit that was constructed before January 1, 2020, due to either of the following:
(1) The accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit is in violation of building standards pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 17960) of Chapter 5 of Part 1.5 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) The accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit does not comply with this article or Article 3 (commencing with Section 66333), as applicable, or any local ordinance regulating accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a local agency may deny a permit for an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit subject to subdivision (a) if the local agency makes a finding that correcting the violation is necessary to comply with the standards specified in Section 17920.3 of the Health and Safety Code. (c) This section shall not apply to a building that is deemed substandard pursuant to Section 17920.3 of the Health and Safety Code.
(d) A local agency shall inform the public about the provisions of this section through public information resources, including permit checklists and the local agency’s internet website, which shall include both of the following:
(1) A checklist of the conditions specified in Section 17920.3 of the Health and Safety Code that would deem a building substandard.
(2) Informing homeowners that, before submitting an application for a permit, the homeowner may obtain a confidential third-party code inspection from a licensed contractor to determine the unit’s existing condition or potential scope of building improvements before submitting an application for a permit. (e) A homeowner applying for a permit for a previously unpermitted accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit constructed before January 1, 2020, shall not be required to pay impact fees or connection or capacity charges except when utility infrastructure is required to comply with Section 17920.3 of the Health and Safety Code and when the fee is authorized by subdivision (e) of Section 66311.5. (f) Subject to subdivision (c), upon receiving an application to permit a previously unpermitted accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit constructed before January 1, 2020, an inspector from the local agency may inspect the unit for compliance with health and safety standards and provide recommendations to comply with health and safety standards necessary to obtain a permit. If the inspector finds noncompliance with health and safety standards, the local agency shall not penalize an applicant for having the unpermitted accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit and shall approve necessary permits to correct noncompliance with health and safety standards.

SEC. 10. Section 66333.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:
66333.5. (a) A local agency shall submit a copy of the ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 66333 to the Department of Housing and Community Development within 60 days after adoption. After adoption of an ordinance, the department may submit written findings to the local agency as to whether the ordinance complies with this article.
(b) (1) If the department finds that the local agency’s ordinance does not comply with this article, the department shall notify the local agency and shall provide the local agency with a reasonable time, no longer than 30 days, to respond to the findings before taking any other action authorized by this article. (2) The local agency shall consider the findings made by the department pursuant to paragraph (1) and shall do one of the following:
(A) Amend the ordinance to comply with this article.
(B) Adopt the ordinance without changes. The local agency shall include findings in its resolution adopting the ordinance that explain the reasons the local agency believes that the ordinance complies with this article despite the findings of the department.
(c) (1) If the local agency does not amend its ordinance in response to the department’s findings or does not adopt a resolution with findings explaining the reason the ordinance complies with this article and addressing the department’s findings, the department shall notify the local agency and may notify the Attorney General that the local agency is in violation of state law.
(2) Before notifying the Attorney General that the local agency is in violation of state law, the department may consider whether a local agency adopted an ordinance in compliance with this article between January 1, 2017, and January 1, 2020.
(d) If a local agency fails to submit a copy of its ordinance to the department within 60 days of adoption pursuant to this section or fails to respond to the department’s findings that the local ordinance does not comply with this article within 30 days pursuant to this section, that ordinance shall be null and void. The local agency shall thereafter apply the standards established in this article for the approval of junior accessory dwelling units, unless and until the agency adopts an ordinance that complies with this article, including, but not limited to, the submittal requirements of this section.

SEC. 11. Section 66335 of the Government Code is amended to read:
66335. (a) (1) An application for a permit pursuant to this article shall, notwithstanding Section 65901 or 65906 or any local ordinance regulating the issuance of variances or special use permits, be considered ministerially, without discretionary review or a hearing.
(2) (A) A permitting agency shall determine whether an application to create or serve a junior accessory dwelling unit is complete and provide written notice of this determination to the applicant not later than 15 business days after the permitting agency received the application. (B) If the permitting agency determines an application is incomplete, the permitting agency shall provide the applicant with a list of incomplete items and a description of how the application can be made complete.

The list and description shall be provided with the written notice required by subparagraph (A). (C) After receiving a notice that the application was incomplete, an applicant may cure and address the items that are deemed to be incomplete by the permitting agency. (D) In the review of an application submitted pursuant to subparagraph (C), the permitting agency shall not require the application to include an item that was not included in the list required by subparagraph (B). (E) If an applicant submits an application pursuant to subparagraph (C), the permitting agency shall determine whether the additional application has remedied all incomplete items listed in the determination issued pursuant to subparagraph (B). This additional application is subject to the timelines and requirements specified in subparagraph (A).
(F) If a permitting agency does not make a timely determination as required by this paragraph, the application or resubmitted application shall be deemed to be complete for the purposes of this section. (3) The permitting agency shall either approve or deny the application to create or serve a junior accessory dwelling unit within 60 days from the date the local agency receives a completed application if there is an existing single-family dwelling on the lot.
(4) If the permit application to create or serve a junior accessory dwelling unit is submitted with a permit application to create or serve a new single-family dwelling on the lot, the permitting agency may delay approving or denying the permit application for the junior accessory dwelling unit until the permitting agency approves or denies the permit application to create or serve the new single-family dwelling, but the application to create or serve the junior accessory dwelling unit shall still be considered ministerially without discretionary review or a hearing.
(5) If the applicant requests a delay, the 60-day time period shall be tolled for the period of the delay. (b) If a permitting agency denies an application for a junior accessory dwelling unit pursuant to subdivision (a), the permitting agency shall, within the time period described in subdivision (a), return in writing a full set of comments to the applicant with a list of items that are defective or deficient and a description of how the application can be remedied by the applicant.
(c) A local agency may charge a fee to reimburse the local agency for costs incurred in connection with the issuance of a permit pursuant to this article.
(d) No local ordinance, policy, or regulation, other than a junior accessory dwelling unit ordinance consistent with this article, shall be the basis for the delay or denial of a building permit or a use permit under this section. (e) (1) If a permit application is determined to be incomplete under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) or denied under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), the permitting agency shall provide a process for the applicant to appeal that decision in writing to the governing body of the agency or, if there is no governing body, to the director of the agency, as provided by that agency. A city or county shall provide that the right of appeal is to the governing body or, at their option, the planning commission, or both. (2) A permitting agency on the appeal shall provide a final written determination by not later than 60 business days after receipt of the applicant’s written appeal. The fact that an appeal is permitted to both the planning commission and to the governing body does not extend the 60-business-day period.

SEC. 12. Section 66335.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:
66335.5. When a local agency that has not adopted an ordinance governing junior accessory dwelling units in accordance with Section 66333 receives an application for a permit to create or serve a junior accessory dwelling unit pursuant to this article, the local agency shall approve or disapprove the application ministerially without discretionary review pursuant to Section 66335.

SEC. 13. Section 66339.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:
66339.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this article shall supersede a conflicting local ordinance. (b) This article does not limit the authority of local agencies to adopt less restrictive requirements for the creation of a junior accessory dwelling unit.

SEC. 14. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.

ATTACHMENT : E
Public Notice

ATTACHMENT : F
Notice of Exemption (CEQA)
Lawndale Planning Division (CEQA) FORM "B"
Notice of Exemption
To: Los Angeles County Clerk’s Office
Environmental Filing
12400 E. Imperial Highway, Room 1101
Norwalk, California 90650
Office of Planning and Research
1400 Tenth Street, Room 121
Sacramento, California 95814
Project Title: Case No. 26-06 - Resolution No 26-04

1. City of Lawndale Community Development Department

2. Project Location – Specific: Citywide

3. (a) Project Location - City: City of Lawndale
(b)Project Location - County: Los Angeles

4. Description of nature, purpose, and beneficiaries of Project: Case 26-06: AMEND TITLE 17 OF

THE LAWNDALE MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT

REGULATIONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAWS

5. Name of Public Agency approving project: City of Lawndale, California

6. Name of Person or Agency carrying out project: Jose Hernandez, Associate Planner

7. Exempt status: (Check one)
(a) _____ Ministerial project.
(b) _____ Not a project.
(c) _____ Emergency Project.
(d)__X__ Categorical Exemption. State type and class number: CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and CEQA Guidelines section 15282(h). (e) _____ Declared Emergency.
(f) _____ Statutory Exemption. State Code section number:
(g) _____ Other. Explanation:

8. Reason why the project is exempt: not project specific and language updates to reflect state mandates

9. Contact Person: Jose Hernandez, Associate Planner
Telephone: (310) 973-3206

10. Attach Preliminary Exemption Assessment (Form "A") before filing.

Date Received for Filing:

Signature (Lead Agency Representative)
(Clerk Stamp Here)
Jose Hernandez, Associate Planner
Title
City of Lawndale
Community Development Department
Planning Division
14717 Burin Avenue
Lawndale, CA 90260
(310) 970-2100
(310) 970-2183 Fax

CITY OF LAWNDALE
14717 BURIN AVENUE, LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA 90260
PHONE (310) 973-3200 ♦ https://www.lawndalecity.ca.gov
DATE: September 21, 2026
TO: Honorable President and Board of Directors
FROM: Juan Arauz, City Manager
PREPARED BY: David Toledo , Accounting Manager
SUBJECT: Annual Accounting of Lawndale Public Financing Authority Financial Activities

BACKGROUND
The Lawndale Public Financing Authority established under the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated August 3, 2009, between the City of Lawndale and the Lawndale Redevelopment Agency (“LRA”), requires an annual accounting of financial activities within a reasonable time after the close of each Fiscal Year. (Article VI, Section 6.02 of the Agreement). The Authority was created for the sole purpose of issuing bonds for financing capital projects including the Community Center located at 14700 Burin Avenue, road improvements (sidewalk, pavement, curb and gutter), park and open space improvements (lights and playground) and new park acquisition and improvements.

On November 1, 2009, $20,545,000 of Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2009, were issued. Interest rates range from 2% to 5.6% with interest payable semiannually on February 1 and August 1 and principal maturing annually on August 1. Debt service payments are included on the Lawndale Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (“ROPS”) and funded through the Successor Agency to the former Lawndale Redevelopment Agency, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1X 26.

STAFF REVIEW
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, debt service of $1,293,937. ($405,000 principal and $888,937 interest) was paid and the same amount was received from the Successor Agency. The outstanding principal on the debt changed as follows:

Outstanding Tax Revenue Bond Balance, 7/1/25 $ 16,365,000 Principal Payment, 8/1/25 405,000
Outstanding Tax Revenue Bond Balance, 6/30/26 $ 15,960,000 The debt service schedule is as follows:

The $1,295,975 debt service payment for fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, is included in the approved annual ROPS to be received from the Successor Agency during the year. In addition, both the revenue and debt service payments are included in the Successor Agency to the LRD section of the Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

LEGAL REVIEW
N/A

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Lawndale Public Financing Authority receive and file the annual accounting of financial activities.

CITY OF LAWNDALE
14717 BURIN AVENUE, LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA 90260
PHONE (310) 973-3200 ♦ https://www.lawndalecity.ca.gov
DATE: September 21, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Juan Arauz, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Michael Reyes, Municipal Services Director SUBJECT: Purchase of Vehicle for Public Safety Officer

BACKGROUND
Recently, the City Council approved the creation of a new position in the Municipal Services Department, a Public Safety Officer, (PSO). The Public Safety Officer will alleviate the work load on Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies assigned to Lawndale by handling reports for many non-criminal and non-workable service requests. Incident reports such as traffic collisions, lost property, vandalism calls, etc. will be dispatched to the PSO, who will be trained in report taking and will take these reports for deputies so that the deputies can focus their time on patrol and crime prevention.

Since the PSO will be a dispatchable unit, just as deputies are, the PSO will need an assigned vehicle. The vehicle will be outfitted with a computer, radio, light bar, and other Sheriff grade equipment, so that when calls are dispatched to the PSO, the PSO will have access to equipment necessary to write reports.

STAFF REVIEW
Per City protocols, for all purchases in excess of $1,000 bids must be obtained from three or more sellers.

For the purpose of this position, the Municipal Services Staff in cooperation with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, have decided to purchase a 2026 Ford Maverick. The Ford Maverick is a 4-door truck, with all wheel drive, which should be sufficient for the needs of this position. It will not look like a Sheriff's Department vehicle but will look official and provide space in the bed for hauling away smaller items.

Staff reached out to several Ford dealers in the South Bay, and each dealer that was contacted submitted a quote for a 2026 Ford Maverick. All bids are identical in make, model and options. The three lowest bids are attached. Staff is recommending a purchase from AutoNation Ford of Torrance, which provided a price of $30,418.26. The cost to outfit the vehicle with the specialized equipment will be extra and once the purchase of the vehicle is completed staff will move forward with that aspect of preparing the vehicle for use.

LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved this staff report and the procurement process for it.

FISCAL IMPACT
Funds allocated for the purchase of this vehicle and for the equipment needed to outfit this vehicle for public service is found in the Municipal Services Department's FY2026-27 Adopted Budget as follows:

Fund Account Account Name
Adopted
Budget
General
Fund (100)
300-
550.300
Municipal Services Dept
- Vehicles
$30,000.00
General
Fund (100)
300-
550.400
Municipal Services Dept
- Other Equipment
15,000.00
TOTAL 45,000.00

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council approve the bid from AutoNation Ford of Torrance as it is the lowest priced bid.

Attachments
A. The City of Lawndale RFQ 2026 FORD MAVERICK_000012.pdf B. Autonation Quote.pdf
C. 20260909171940562.pdf

ATTACHMENT A

ATTACHMENT B

VEHICLE INFO
2026 Ford Maverick W8B XL
Stock #: TRA11693
Mileage: 6
VIN: 3FTTW8BA5TRA11693
Warranty: Manufacturer Warranty

PRICE BREAKDOWN
MSRP: $30,105.00
AutoNation Savings: -$2,107.00
Rebate: -$1,000.00
AutoNation Price: $26,998.00
Sales Tax (estimate): +$2,878.51
Tire/Battery/MVWEA Fee: +$8.75
Registration: +$73.00
Documentation Fee: +$85.00
Vehicle License Fee: +$182.00
Elec Filing Fee AVRS: +$37.00
CA Weight Fee: +$24.00
CA TIF: +$132.00
Balance Due (estimate): $30,418.26
This gives you an out-the-door number with no surprises. Happy to walk through any of these line items in more detail — just let me know.

Erick Gomez | Sales Associate
AutoNation Ford Torrance
3111 Pacific Coast Hwy P: (310) 784-4713
P: (323) 794-5032
E: [email protected]

ATTACHMENT C

Approve a Resolution Modifying the City’s Classification and Compensation Plan by eliminating the Deputy City Manager/Human Resources Director and creating a new classification of Director of Human Resources and Risk Management; and Modify Resolution CC-2606-032 City-Wide Salary Schedule to include the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management classification and update the City Manager salary pursuant to terms of the employment agreement

BACKGROUND
Section 2.05 of the Personnel Rules and Regulations, adopted by the City Council of the City of Lawndale ("City"), requires that the City Council approve any changes made to the City’s classification plan. Further, the City contracts with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”) to provide retirement benefits for its employees. California Code of Regulations, Title 2, section 570.5 requires governing bodies of local agencies contracting with CalPERS to approve and adopt a publicly available pay schedule in accordance with public meeting laws.

STAFF REVIEW
As the City undergoes recruitment for several executive level positions, it has been determined that the Deputy City Manager/Human Resources Director position should be reclassified to the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management, thereby eliminating the Deputy City Manager duties and title, to better serve the city. The new job description/classification specification is attached for consideration. The salary will be $157,151 - $191,018 annually (Range 157). The City will begin recruiting for the position once the new classification and salary are approved by City Council.

Additionally, the City Manager seeks to create a new “assignment pay” that can be bestowed upon any person in a permanent department head position. The proposed assignment pay for Deputy City Manager will be up to 10% above base salary and the individual will assume additional duties as assigned by the City Manager. The proposed assignment can only be assigned to one department head at a time and will be given at the City Manager's discretion.

On August 17, 2026, City Council approved the employment agreement for the incoming City Manager.

Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreement and CalPERS law, the City must publish the salaries of all City staff on a comprehensive Salary/Pay Schedule and assure the information within the salary schedule is updated as changes are made to the City’s classification and compensation plan. With slight changes to the City Manager salary and the creation of the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management classification, the City-Wide Salary/Pay Schedule will be updated to reflect the changes.

LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the resolution(s) as to form.

FISCAL IMPACT
The City has budgeted for both the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management and City Manager positions in the 2026/2027 fiscal year. Therefore, there is no fiscal impact.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council 1.) Approve a Resolution Modifying the City’s Classification and Compensation Plan by eliminating the Deputy City Manager/Human Resources Director and creating a new classification of Director of Human Resources and Risk Management; and 2.) Modify Resolution CC-2606- 032 City-Wide Salary Schedule to include the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management classification and update the City Manager salary pursuant to terms of the employment agreement.

Attachments
Attachment A Resolution No CC-2609-044 Director of Human Resources & Risk Management.pdf Attachment B Resolution No CC-2609-045 Citywide Salary Schedule Modifying Resolution No CC-2606-032.pdf

ATTACHMENT A
Resolution No. CC-2609-044
Director of Human Resources and Risk Management Job Description 1 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2609-044

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL

OF THE CITY OF LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA,

ESTABLISHING A JOB DESCRIPTION OF

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK MANAGEMENT AND

COMPENSATION PLAN
WHEREAS, Section 2.05 of the Personnel Rules and Regulations, adopted by the City Council of the City of Lawndale, requires that the City Council approve any changes made to the City’s classification plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council must approve amendments to all position descriptions

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. That the position description for the position of Director of Human Resources and Risk Management contained in Exhibit “A” attached hereto, and made part hereof, is hereby adopted as the position description for Director of Human Resources and Risk Management.

SECTION 2. The Director of Human Resources and Risk Management will be compensated at $157,151 – $191,018 (Range 157).

SECTION 3. The Deputy City Manager/Human Resources position will be eliminated.

SECTION 3. That the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of September, 2026. _______________________________
Robert Pullen-Miles, Mayor
Resolution No. CC-2609-044
Director of Human Resources and Risk Management Job Description 2 ATTEST:

State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) SS
City of Lawndale )
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-2609-044 at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 21st day of September, 2026 by the following roll call vote:

Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent Aye No Abstain Not Participating Robert Pullen-Miles, Mayor
Sirley Cuevas, Mayor Pro Tem
Bernadette Suarez
Francisco M. Talavera
Pat Kearney
_______________________________
Erica Harbison, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________
Gregory M. Murphy, City Attorney
Resolution No. CC-2609-044
Exhibit "A"
1 EXHIBIT “A”

CITY OF LAWNDALE
Job Description
Class descriptions are written as a representative list of the ADA essential duties performed by the entire classification. They cannot include, and are not intended to include, every possible activity and task performed by every specific employee.

JOB TITLE: DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK MANGEMENT DEPARTMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT/AT-WILL
SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the City Manager, the position is responsible for performing executive level administrative work, directing the operations, activities, teams, complex tasks, programs and projects of the Administrative Department to achieve results in support of the City's mission, goals, policies and objectives.

Manage the day-to-day human resources and risk management functions including recruitment, selection, classification, compensation and labor relations; risk management and loss prevention, employee safety; public liability and property loss; serves as a liaison with the City's claims administrators and benefit providers; responsible for the maintenance of the personnel record systems; assists the City Manager with special projects; provides guidance and recommendations on various City policies, procedures, goals and objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed while in other cases related duties may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Develop and maintain complex record keeping systems and resource materials related to the day-to-day human resource, personnel, and risk management functions  Maintain records of claims and lawsuits against the City  Serve as a liaison to the workers' compensation administrator  Maintain the City's personnel records such as department retention schedule  Oversee the day-to-day administration of City benefits, e.g. PERS, medical/dental/vision, supplemental insurances, etc.
 Advise, counsel and assist employees on matters pertaining to City personnel policies and practices
 Manage recruitment and selection activities for City positions  Conduct employee orientations and employee exit interviews  Conduct and/or coordinate classification and compensation studies, analyze and make recommendations
 Prepare staff reports and implement projects
 Track department projects and review and processes invoices for payment  Negotiate labor agreements
Human Resources and Risk Management Director
Job Description
September 21, 2026

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 Develop, implement and evaluate personnel policies, procedures and programs  Investigate and process employee grievances
 Advise supervisors and department heads on disciplinary matters  Assist other staff in administering the City's disciplinary rules and procedures  Serves as City's liaison with the workers' compensation and general liability claims administrator providing information and analyses
 Evaluate the City workers' compensation, property liability, safety, and health and welfare programs
 Analyze, recommend and implement changes and modifications in the City's risk management program
 Assist with the preparation of the annual departmental budget preparation  Attend meetings and conferences with other governments, community and private groups and organizations
 Conduct surveys, perform research and analysis, and prepare reports on City policies and issues  Prepare and present oral and written reports for the City Manager, City Council, and City boards or commissions
 Respond to requests for information from the public
 Performs a variety of duties as assigned
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required to satisfactorily perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Knowledge of:
 Modern principles and practices of human resources, risk management and public administration
 Records management principles and practices
 General public assessment of the City's roles, responsibilities, and commitment to its citizens  Operating policies and procedures of a municipality, a city manager's office, and an administrative services department
 Principles and practices of organization and public administration, human resources, and risk management
 Principles and practices of business correspondence, report writing, contract administration  Principles and practices of supervision and training
 Research techniques, statistics and quantitative analysis  Federal, state and local laws and regulations, Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and California workers' compensation and occupational health and safety laws Ability to:
 Organize, direct and implement comprehensive human resources and risk management programs
 Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
 Maintain effective working relationships with other people  Analyze budget and technical reports
Human Resources and Risk Management Director
Job Description
September 21, 2026

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 Interpret and evaluate staff reports
 Understand laws, regulations and codes
 Observe performance and evaluate staff
 Deal constructively with conflict and develop effective resolutions  Prepare a variety of budgets
 Supervise, evaluate and direct the activities of others on a daily basis  Plan, organize, coordinate and conduct training programs, and evaluate training results  Interpret and explain department and City policies and procedures EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Any combination of education and experience that demonstrates possession of the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities. A typical way to obtain these would be:
 Bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration or a related field  Master's degree in public administration or a related field, preferable and may be substituted for one year of professional experience
 Five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in a professional capacity in Human Resources, including the functions of recruitment, compensation, classification and employee relations, including at least Three (3) years of supervisory experience  Maintain a valid Class C driver's license in the state of California and hold a certification of automobile insurance for personal liability
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, grasp or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in indoor conditions and regularly works near video display. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

ATTACHMENT B
RESOLUTION NO. CC-2609-045

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL

OF THE CITY OF LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION NO. CC-2606-032 – THE CITYWIDE SALARY AND PAY SCHEDULE TO UPDATE THE CITY MANAGER’S SALARY

AND TO INCLUDE THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK

MANAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION
WHEREAS, the City of Lawndale (“City”) contracts with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”) to provide retirement benefits for its employees; and WHEREAS, California Code of Regulations, Title 2, section 570.5 requires governing bodies of local agencies contracting with CalPERS to approve and adopt a publicly available pay schedule in accordance with public meeting laws; and
WHEREAS, the pay schedule must identify each position by title, the individual pay rate amount or ranges for that position, and the time upon what the amounts are based; and WHEREAS, the City Council approved the FY 26-27 Salary and Pay Schedule on June 15, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Salary and Pay Schedule will need to be updated from time to time; and WHEREAS, the Salary and Pay Schedule will be modified to remove the Deputy City Manager/Human Resources Director and include a new Director of Human Resources and Risk Manager classification; and
WHEREAS, the Salary and Pay Schedule will be updated to change the salary for the new City Manager pursuant to the employment agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend and update the pay schedule in accordance with the requirements of California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5 to reflect changes made to certain positions as described above.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. That the City-wide Salary and Pay Schedule contained in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part hereof, is hereby amended and adopted in accordance with the requirements of California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5.

SECTION 2. That this City-wide Salary and Pay Schedule will be made available for public viewing via the City website for no less than five (5) years.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of September, 2026. _______________________________
Robert Pullen-Miles, Mayor
ATTEST:

State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) SS
City of Lawndale )
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-2609-045 at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 21st day of September, 2026 by the following roll call vote:

Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent Aye No Abstain Not Participating Robert Pullen-Miles, Mayor
Sirley Cuevas, Mayor Pro Tem
Bernadette Suarez
Francisco M. Talavera
Pat Kearney
_______________________________
Erica Harbison, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________
Gregory M. Murphy, City Attorney
EXHIBIT “A”

CITY OF LAWNDALE CITY-WIDE SALARY/ PAY SCHEDULE

AMENDED
FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027

CITYWIDE SALARY AND PAY SCHEDULE
FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
September 21, 2026
Job ID Current Job Title Range
Monthly Yearly Monthly Yearly Monthly Yearly Monthly Yearly Monthly Yearly 2002 Deputy City Clerk 87 $6,526 $78,311 $6,852 $82,226 $7,195 $86,338 $7,555 $90,654 $7,932 $95,187 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 5006 Assistant Planner 92 $6,859 $82,305 $7,202 $86,421 $7,562 $90,742 $7,940 $95,279 $8,337 $100,043 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 5003 Grant/Economic Dev Coordinator 95 $7,067 $84,799 $7,420 $89,039 $7,791 $93,491 $8,180 $98,166 $8,590 $103,074 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 3003 Community Services Supervisor 99 $7,354 $88,243 $7,721 $92,655 $8,107 $97,287 $8,513 $102,152 $8,938 $107,259 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 1002 Administrative Analyst 100 $7,427 $89,125 $7,798 $93,581 $8,188 $98,260 $8,598 $103,173 $9,028 $108,332 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 7003 Assistant Engineer 100 $7,427 $89,125 $7,798 $93,581 $8,188 $98,260 $8,598 $103,173 $9,028 $108,332 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 6003 Municipal Services Supervisor 106 $7,884 $94,608 $8,278 $99,338 $8,692 $104,305 $9,127 $109,521 $9,583 $114,997 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 8001 Maintenance Supervisor 109 $8,123 $97,475 $8,529 $102,348 $8,955 $107,466 $9,403 $112,839 $9,873 $118,481 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 1010 Senior Management Analyst 110 $8,204 $98,449 $8,614 $103,372 $9,045 $108,540 $9,497 $113,967 $9,972 $119,666 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 5005 Associate Planner 111 $8,286 $99,434 $8,700 $104,406 $9,135 $109,626 $9,592 $115,107 $10,072 $120,863 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 7002 Associate Engineer 120 $9,062 $108,749 $9,516 $114,187 $9,991 $119,896 $10,491 $125,891 $11,015 $132,186 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 5004 Senior Planner 122 $9,245 $110,935 $9,707 $116,482 $10,192 $122,306 $10,702 $128,421 $11,237 $134,842 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 9001 Cable Television Supervisor 126 $9,620 $115,440 $10,101 $121,212 $10,606 $127,272 $11,136 $133,636 $11,693 $140,318 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 5002 Community Development Manager 133 $10,314 $123,767 $10,830 $129,955 $11,371 $136,453 $11,940 $143,276 $12,537 $150,439 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 4002 Accounting Manager 134 $10,417 $125,005 $10,938 $131,255 $11,485 $137,818 $12,059 $144,708 $12,662 $151,944 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 6002 Municipal Services Manager 138 $10,840 $130,080 $11,382 $136,584 $11,951 $143,414 $12,549 $150,584 $13,176 $158,113 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) 3002 Community Services Manager 138 $10,840 $130,080 $11,382 $136,584 $11,951 $143,414 $12,549 $150,584 $13,176 $158,113 AFSCME MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT (MM) Job ID Current Job Title Range Step A Step A Step B Step B Step C Step C Step D Step D Step E Step E Max 3006 Senior Nutrition Specialist 19 $3,317 $39,808 $3,483 $41,798 $3,657 $43,888 $3,840 $46,082 $4,032 $48,387 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 1003 Office Assistant 51 $4,561 $54,733 $4,789 $57,470 $5,029 $60,344 $5,280 $63,361 $5,544 $66,529 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 8004 Maintenance Worker I 53 $4,653 $55,833 $4,885 $58,625 $5,130 $61,556 $5,386 $64,634 $5,655 $67,866 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 6005 Municipal Services Officer I 53 $4,653 $55,833 $4,885 $58,625 $5,130 $61,556 $5,386 $64,634 $5,655 $67,866 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 3011 Transit Operator 55 $4,746 $56,956 $4,984 $59,804 $5,233 $62,794 $5,494 $65,933 $5,769 $69,230 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 8003 Maintenance Worker II 65 $5,243 $62,915 $5,505 $66,060 $5,780 $69,363 $6,069 $72,831 $6,373 $76,473 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 4005 Accounting Specialist 66 $5,295 $63,544 $5,560 $66,721 $5,838 $70,057 $6,130 $73,560 $6,436 $77,238 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 5008 Building Permit Specialist 72 $5,621 $67,453 $5,902 $70,826 $6,197 $74,367 $6,507 $78,085 $6,832 $81,989 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 6004 Municipal Services Officer II 73 $5,677 $68,127 $5,961 $71,534 $6,259 $75,111 $6,572 $78,866 $6,901 $82,809 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 1004 Office /Personnel Assistant 74 $5,734 $68,809 $6,021 $72,249 $6,322 $75,862 $6,638 $79,655 $6,970 $83,637 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 1005 Administrative Assistant II 74 $5,734 $68,809 $6,021 $72,249 $6,322 $75,862 $6,638 $79,655 $6,970 $83,637 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 3004 Recreation Coordinator 74 $5,734 $68,809 $6,021 $72,249 $6,322 $75,862 $6,638 $79,655 $6,970 $83,637 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 4004 Community Services Coordinator 74 $5,734 $68,809 $6,021 $72,249 $6,322 $75,862 $6,638 $79,655 $6,970 $83,637 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 4003 Accounting / Payroll Specialist 77 $5,908 $70,894 $6,203 $74,438 $6,513 $78,160 $6,839 $82,068 $7,181 $86,172 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 6011 Public Safety Officer 77 $5,908 $70,894 $6,203 $74,438 $6,513 $78,160 $6,839 $82,068 $7,181 $86,172 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 8002 Maintenance Worker III 81 $6,148 $73,772 $6,455 $77,461 $6,778 $81,334 $7,117 $85,401 $7,473 $89,671 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 6008 Code Enforcement Officer I 86 $6,461 $77,535 $6,784 $81,412 $7,124 $85,483 $7,480 $89,757 $7,854 $94,245 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 7004 Engineering Technician 86 $6,461 $77,535 $6,784 $81,412 $7,124 $85,483 $7,480 $89,757 $7,854 $94,245 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 1102 Public Works Inspector 87 $6,526 $78,311 $6,852 $82,226 $7,195 $86,338 $7,555 $90,654 $7,932 $95,187 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 6009 Code Enforcement Officer II 92 $6,859 $82,305 $7,202 $86,421 $7,562 $90,742 $7,940 $95,279 $8,337 $100,043 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) 1006 Executive Assistant 100 $7,427 $89,125 $7,798 $93,581 $8,188 $98,260 $8,598 $103,173 $9,028 $108,332 AFSCME CLASSIFIED UNIT (CL) Job ID Current Job Title Range Bargaining Group
3008 Delivery Worker 16 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES HOURLY (PT) 3005 Recreation Leader 16 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES HOURLY (PT) 3010 Senior Recreation Leader 19 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES HOURLY (PT) 9003 CATV Production Assistant 48 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES HOURLY (PT) 1007 Office Assistant 51 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES HOURLY (PT) 8005 Maintenance Worker I 53 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES HOURLY (PT) 6006 Municipal Services Officer I 53 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES HOURLY (PT) 3012 Transit Operator 55 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES HOURLY (PT) 9002 CATV Production Assistant II 58 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES HOURLY (PT) 1103 Emergency Preparedness Coordinator 64 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES HOURLY (PT) 6007 Municipal Services Officer II 73 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES HOURLY (PT) 6010 Code Enforcement Officer I 86 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES HOURLY (PT) 5007 Associate Planner 111 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES HOURLY (PT) Job ID Current Job Title Range Bargaining Group
Monthly Yearly Monthly Yearly Monthly Yearly Monthly Yearly Monthly Yearly 2001 Assistant City Clerk 138 $10,840 $130,080 $11,382 $136,584 $11,951 $143,414 $12,549 $150,584 $13,176 $158,113 CENTRAL MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES (CMT) Bargaining Group Step A Step B Step C Step D Step E
Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly
$18.58 $19.50 $20.48 $21.50 $22.58
$18.58 $19.50 $20.48 $21.50 $22.58
$25.54 $26.82 $28.16 $29.57 $31.04
$19.14 $20.10 $21.10 $22.16 $23.26
$26.84 $28.19 $29.59 $31.07 $32.63
$26.31 $27.63 $29.01 $30.46 $31.98
$27.38 $28.75 $30.19 $31.70 $33.28
$26.84 $28.19 $29.59 $31.07 $32.63
$29.95 $31.45 $33.02 $34.67 $36.40
$28.21 $29.62 $31.10 $32.66 $34.29
$37.28 $39.14 $41.10 $43.15 $45.31
$32.75 $34.39 $36.11 $37.92 $39.81
Step A Step B Step C Step D Step E
$47.80 $50.19 $52.70 $55.34 $58.11
Resolution No. CC-2609-045
2026-2027 City-Wide Salary/Pay Schedule 1

CITYWIDE SALARY AND PAY SCHEDULE
FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
September 21, 2026
1008 Director of Human Resources & Risk Mgt 157 $13,096 $157,151 $13,751 $165,009 $14,438 $173,259 $15,160 $181,922 $15,918 $191,018 CENTRAL MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES (CMT) 6001 Director of Municipal Services 157 $13,096 $157,151 $13,751 $165,009 $14,438 $173,259 $15,160 $181,922 $15,918 $191,018 CENTRAL MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES (CMT) 3001 Director of Community Services 157 $13,096 $157,151 $13,751 $165,009 $14,438 $173,259 $15,160 $181,922 $15,918 $191,018 CENTRAL MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES (CMT) 5001 Director of Communty Development 167 $14,466 $173,593 $15,189 $182,272 $15,949 $191,386 $16,746 $200,955 $17,584 $211,003 CENTRAL MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES (CMT) 4001 Director of Finance/ City Treasurer 167 $14,466 $173,593 $15,189 $182,272 $15,949 $191,386 $16,746 $200,955 $17,584 $211,003 CENTRAL MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES (CMT) 1100 Director of Public Works/ City Engineer 167 $14,466 $173,593 $15,189 $182,272 $15,949 $191,386 $16,746 $200,955 $17,584 $211,003 CENTRAL MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES (CMT) Job ID Current Job Title Range Bargaining Group
1001 City Manager Contract
Yearly Yearly Yearly Yearly Yearly
Step A Step B Step C Step D Step E
$255,000
Resolution No. CC-2609-045
2026-2027 City-Wide Salary/Pay Schedule 2

Approve a First Amendment to the Master Joint Use Agreement with the Lawndale Elementary School District for use of School Sites as Parks.

BACKGROUND
In October 2023, the City entered into a Master Joint Use Agreement (JUA) with the Lawndale Elementary School District (LESD) for the use of the fields and play areas at Jane Addams Middle School (Jane Addams Park), William Green Elementary School (William Green Park), Will Rogers Middle School and William Anderson Elementary School (Rogers/Anderson Park). The term of the agreement was for three (3) years beginning on October 20, 2023, and ending on October 6, 2026 (Attachments A & B).

The terms of this agreement included that LESD programs were able to use the sites exclusively for school related activities, including After School programs, School Athletics, School Club activities, PTA activities, School Fundraisers, and Graduation Ceremonies. Included in the agreement was that the City had "no right to use and shall not permit" any activities prohibited by the District's insurance policy, a list that would be provided to the City Manager. The agreement excluded the Bollinger Gymnasium, however arrangements could be made separately for the City to rent the gymnasium.

Also included was a separate "Repair Agreement" that outlined capital improvement projects that would be funded and managed by the City in coordination with the school properties. These improvements included the repaving of the affected schools' parking lots for all four campuses and irrigation repairs as needed at all three park sites. Improvements have been concluded and no separate agreement is proposed at this time.

STAFF REVIEW
Staff from the Community Services Department have been meeting with Superintendent Dr. Virginia Castro and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Howard Ho to discuss the renewal of the Joint Use Agreement (JUA) for another three (3) years. Together staff have discussed operations over the last three (3) years and have agreed that the permitting process for user groups was well managed, the maintenance projects were completed as scheduled, and the terms identified in the Repair Agreement were completed. Staff also agreed that communication has been improved and coordination of activities has been much better than years prior.

When discussing the terms of the next three (3) year agreement, the terms and conditions all remained the same with the exception of a couple of key areas. The City requested that annual special events be included in the agreement, specifically if they had historically been held within the parks covered by this agreement.

These events included:

Concerts in the Park
Blues Festival
Spring Music Festival
Hispanic Heritage Festival
The Annual Egg Hunt
The Family & Pet Health Fair (previously the Health, Safety & Pet Fair) The agreement outlines that any new special events or activities would need to be approved by LESD prior to scheduling usage of the parks for each event.

In addition to these City events the agreement shall include "community recreational and athletic activities" which are defined as non-commercial, public, and community oriented activities conducted in a park setting and not limited to youth and adult sports, fitness and exercise classes, informal play, walking, jogging, and similar park and recreation uses, but excluding private events, ticketed events, or uses primarily intended for commercial purposes.

At the request of the District staff, the following language has also been added to the end of Section 2. City Use - "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the possession, consumption, sale, service, or distribution of alcoholic beverages at any Park Site is strictly prohibited at all times." At this time City staff and District staff have agreed to the terms as outlined in the draft agreement (Attachment C). Should the City Council approve the agreement it will go before the School Board on October 1, 2026.

LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the draft agreement as to form.

FISCAL IMPACT
There are no direct costs resulting from the approval of this agreement, however there are maintenance costs associated with the agreement that are included in the Public Works and Community Services Department Operating Budgets.

The initial Repair Agreement (2023-2026) included the completion of two projects, paving the parking lots ($332,360) and irrigation upgrades at three parks ($797,716). General park maintenance for the three sites is contracted through Mariposa Landscapes, Inc., and is estimated at $88,000 annually for mowing, basic irrigation repairs, trash removal, and restroom maintenance. Additional maintenance is completed on an asneeded basis, including the replacement of playground equipment, bleacher replacement, fencing repairs, and restroom repairs.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend that the City Council approve the First Amendment to the Master Joint Use Agreement for a period of three (3) years beginning on October 7, 2026, and continuing through October 6, 2029.

Attachments
Attachment A_ LESD Joint Use Agreement.10.pdf
Attachment B_ LESD Joint Use Repair Agreement.10.pdf
Attachment C_ First Amendment to Master Joint Use Agreement with City Oct 2026.pdf

ATTACHMENT A

ATTACHMENT B

ATTACHMENT C
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO MASTER JOINT USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN

THE CITY OF LAWNDALE AND LAWNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT

FOR THE PROVISION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF EDUCATION, RECREATION

AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS
This First Amendment to Master Joint Use Agreement (“Amendment”) is made and entered into as of October 1, 2026 (“Effective Date”), by and between the CITY OF LAWNDALE, a municipal corporation (“City”), and the LAWNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a public school district duly organized under the laws of the State of California (“District”). City and District may be referred to as “parties” herein.

RECITALS
This Amendment is made with reference to the following facts and objectives:

A. WHEREAS, by that certain Master Agreement Between The City Of Lawndale And Lawndale Elementary School District For The Provision, Use And Maintenance Of Educational, Recreational And Community Facilities And Programs dated October 20, 2023, by and between District and City, (the “Agreement”), the parties established specific terms and conditions for specific properties and facilities for the mutual benefit and use of each party, pursuant to the terms set forth in the Agreement.;
B. WHEREAS, the parties desire to extend the term of the Agreement by three (3) years;
C. WHEREAS, the parties desire to modify the terms of the Agreement and the parties have agreed to enter into this Amendment to memorialize their understandings with respect to such modifications;
D. WHEREAS, capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, District and City hereby agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

1. Term. The Agreement Term set forth in Section 2 of the Agreement shall be extended for three (3) years (“First Extension Term”) from the end of the Term as defined in the Agreement (“Initial Term”).

2. City Use. The following definition of the City’s use of the Park Sites shall be added to Section 1 “Definitions” of the Agreement as follows:
“City Use” Subject to the District Use and Restriction on Use as defined in the Agreement, the City’s use of the Park Sites shall be for community recreational and athletic activities.

For purposes of this Agreement, “community recreational and athletic activities” shall - 2 -
mean non-commercial, public, and community-oriented activities conducted in a park setting that promote recreation, physical activity, or community engagement, including but not limited to youth and adult sports, fitness and exercise classes, informal play, walking, jogging, and similar customary park and recreation uses, but excluding private events, ticketed events (except as expressly permitted herein), or uses primarily intended for commercial purposes. City Use shall also include the following specific additional events (“Specific Additional Events”): (1) concerts in the park; (2) the annual egg hunt; and (3) the family/pet health fair. In the event City desires to utilize a Park Site for a use other than community recreational and/or athletic activities or the itemized Specific Additional Events (“Special Use”) the City shall obtain written approval for such Special Use from the District, which approval may be given in the District sole and absolute discretion and may include special conditions/requirements related to the Special Use, including but not limited to, additional insurance and/or safety protocols. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the possession, consumption, sale, service, or distribution of alcoholic beverages at any Park Site is strictly prohibited at all times.

3. Status of Agreement. Except as expressly amended herby, the Agreement remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed.

4. Miscellaneous.

A. This Amendment sets forth the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein. There have been no additional oral or written representations or agreements.

B. Except as herein modified or amended, the provisions, conditions and terms of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

C. In the case of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Agreement and this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall govern and control.

D. The capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the same definitions as set forth in the Agreement to the extent that such capitalized terms are defined therein and not redefined in this Amendment.

E. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and delivered by electronic transmission (e.g., PDF), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which shall be one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the District and City have duly executed this Amendment to Agreement as of the date first written above.

IT IS SO AGREED:

LAWNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Dated: ____________, 2026 By: ________________________________ Print Name: _________________________
Title: ______________________________

CITY OF LAWNDALE
Dated: ____________, 2026 By: ________________________________ Name: _____________________________
Title: ______________________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________________
District Counsel
Lawndale Elementary School District
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________________
City Attorney
City of Lawndale
[END OF SIGNATURES]

Grace Huizar, Senior Management Analyst
Lucho Rodriguez, Public Works Director
SUBJECT:

Approval of First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with CASC Engineering & Consulting, Inc. for NPDES Permit Compliance Services

BACKGROUND
The Clean Water Act requires cities to control stormwater pollution through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. To meet these requirements, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board issues permits that regulate stormwater discharges. The City of Lawndale, along with 84 other cities, is currently covered under the Regional Phase I MS4 NPDES Permit (Order No. R4-2021- 0105). Each city must follow the permit requirements and work to prevent stormwater pollution that could harm local water quality.

STAFF REVIEW
The City of Lawndale is required to manage stormwater runoff through its storm drain system in accordance with State and Regional Water Quality Control Board requirements. The current MS4 Permit includes strict water quality standards and requires specialized technical knowledge to identify and address pollutants that may affect the City and the surrounding watershed. These requirements continue to become more complex, making professional support important to help the City remain in compliance and avoid potential penalties.

CASC Engineering & Consulting, Inc. (CASC) provides the City with technical assistance and guidance to meet its MS4 Permit requirements. CASC has extensive experience providing NPDES and stormwater compliance services to public agencies and has a qualified team familiar with the regulatory requirements that apply to the City. CASC assists staff with identifying and prioritizing required programs and activities in a cost-effective manner. Their services help the City meet reporting, monitoring, training and other compliance requirements established by the Regional Water Quality Control Board.

The City's agreement (Attachment A) with CASC expired on June 30, 2026, and allows for an additional two-year extension. Staff recommends approving the First Amendment (Attachment B) to extend the agreement for two years, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, increasing the total agreement to $250,000, to continue providing NPDES permit compliance services to the City.

LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed the First Amendment and approved it as to form.

FISCAL IMPACT
The annual budget for NPDES consulting services is $50,000 (Attachment C). Funding for these services is through Measure W - Safe Clean Water Program- and is included in the Public Works Department's Fiscal Year 2026-27 operating budget. The two-year extension will provide an additional $100,000 for services through June 30, 2028. Funding for the second year will also be from Measure W, and will be included in the Fiscal Year 2027-28 budget, subject to City Council approval.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with CASC Engineering & Consulting, Inc. for NPDES permit compliance services, extending the agreement for two years, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028.

Attachments
Attachment A - CASC Engineering Services Agreement.pdf
Attachment B - First Amendment CASC Engineering Services.pdf Attachment C - Consulting Services Budget.pdf

Grace Huizar, Senior Management Analyst
Lucho Rodriguez, Public Works Director
SUBJECT:

Award of Professional Services Agreement to HF&H Consultants, LLC for the Procurement of a New Exclusive Solid Waste Franchise Agreement

BACKGROUND
The City of Lawndale currently contracts with Republic Services for the provision of solid waste collection, recycling, organics, and related services. The current Franchise Agreement became effective January 1, 2020, and is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2026. The City is exercising its option to extend the existing agreement for an additional 24 months through December 31, 2028.

During this extension period, the City intends to conduct a comprehensive review of its solid waste services and undertake a competitive procurement process for a new long-term solid waste services agreement. Due to the complexity of solid waste regulations, franchise procurement, rate structures, diversion requirements, and contract negotiations, the City determined that specialized consulting assistance is necessary to support this process. This is not unusual, and most contract cities utilize specialized consultants for this type of work.

The City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking qualified consulting firms to assist with evaluating the City’s existing solid waste program and franchise agreement, developing the procurement strategy and solicitation documents, evaluating proposals, assisting with negotiations, presenting recommendations to the City Council, and providing implementation and transition assistance.

The City advertised the RFP on August 10, 2026, and invited seven qualified consulting firms to submit proposals. Only two proposals were received from the following qualified firms:

HF&H Consultants, LLC – $169,000 for the RFP process and $29,000 for transition support, for a total of $198,000 (Attachment A)
Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. – $203,080 for the base scope, plus an optional $14,040 for transition support, for a total of $217,120

STAFF REVIEW
Staff reviewed and evaluated both proposals based on the firms’ qualifications, municipal solid waste and franchise experience, technical approach, proposed project team, cost and overall value, and ability to assist the City throughout the procurement and transition process.

Both firms submitted strong proposals and demonstrated the qualifications necessary to successfully complete the project. Based on staff’s evaluation, HF&H Consultants received the highest overall ranking.

HF&H demonstrated extensive experience assisting California municipalities with solid waste franchise procurement, contract negotiations, regulatory compliance, rate analysis, and implementation. HF&H also has direct knowledge of the City of Lawndale and its solid waste program from previous consulting work performed for the City. This familiarity provides an additional benefit as the City prepares for a significant procurement and transition process.

HF&H’s proposed scope includes review and evaluation of the existing franchise agreement and solid waste programs; operational, financial, regulatory, and customer service analysis; development of a procurement strategy; preparation of solicitation documents; assistance with proposal evaluation and negotiations; presentations to the City Council; and implementation and transition support.

Staff also considered the overall cost and value of the proposals. HF&H’s total proposed cost is $198,000 and includes transition assistance. Raftelis proposed a base cost of $203,080, with transition assistance offered as an additional optional service of $14,040, resulting in a total cost of $217,120 if transition services are utilized. HF&H therefore provides the complete anticipated scope of services for $19,120 less than Raftelis.

Staff recommends HF&H Consultants as the firm best qualified to guide the City through the upcoming solid waste procurement process and assist the City in developing a long-term solid waste agreement that protects the City’s interests, addresses regulatory and diversion requirements, maintains appropriate service levels, and provides accountability for future performance.

LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed this staff report and agreement and approved it as to form.

FISCAL IMPACT
The total cost of the proposed agreement with HF&H Consultants is not to exceed $198,000, which includes consulting services throughout the solid waste franchise procurement process, as well as implementation and transition assistance (Attachment B).

The proposed agreement will be funded through the AB 939 Fund (Fund 276), a restricted fund used to support the City’s implementation of solid waste management, recycling, diversion, and other programs and activities authorized under the California Integrated Waste Management Act.

Fund 276 is maintained separately from the City’s General Fund, and no General Fund revenues will be used to fund this agreement. An appropriation of $198,000 from the AB 939 Fund (Fund 276) is required to fully fund the proposed agreement and associated consultant services.

As a condition of the City’s solid waste franchise procurement RFP, the successful proposer will be required to reimburse the City for costs associated with the procurement of the new solid waste agreement.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Award a Consultant Services Agreement to HF&H Consultants, LLC for solid waste consulting services associated with the City’s solid waste procurement process for an amount not to exceed $198,000;

2. Appropriate $198,000 from the AB 939 Fund (Fund 276) to fund the Solid Waste Franchise Procurement Consulting Services Agreement with HF&H Consultants; and

3. Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement and any related documents necessary to carry out the scope of services, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.

Attachments
Attachment A - HF&H Consultants, LLC Proposal
Attachment B - HFH Consultants LLC Agreement.pdf

CITY OF LAWNDALE
14717 BURIN AVENUE, LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA 90260
PHONE (310) 973-3200 ♦ https://www.lawndalecity.ca.gov
DATE: September 21, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Juan Arauz, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Vanesa Alvarez, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Report of Attendance at Meetings
No supporting documentation was forwarded to the City Clerk Department for this item.

Lawndale City CouncilSeptember 21, 2026

Lawndale City Council
September 21, 2026