Agenda — Lynwood City Council, September 1, 2026

This Agenda contains a brief general description of each item to be considered. Copies of the Staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the Agenda are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and are available for public inspection. Any person who has a question concerning any of the agenda items may call the City Manager at (310) 603-0220, ext. 200.

AGENDA
City Council Regular Meeting

TO BE HELD ON
September
1, 2026
6:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 11350 BULLIS ROAD. LYNWOOD, CA 90262 OR WEBINAR VIA ZOOM

Duly Posted on 8/27/26 By MQ
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1. CALL TO ORDER

2. CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING BY CITY CLERK

3. ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

5. INVOCATION

6. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS

7. COUNCIL RECESS TO:

8. PUBLIC HEARING

8.1 ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026–27 AMENDED

AND RESTATED MASTER FEE SCHEDULE

Pablo Ruiz, Kid Mayor
Gabriela Camacho, Mayor
Lorraine Avila Moore, Mayor Pro Tem
Luis Gerardo Cuellar, Council Member
Juan Munoz-Guevara, Council Member
Rita Soto, Council Member
Update on Law Enforcement Issues
Lynwood Housing Auhtority

PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

(Regarding Agenda Items Only)

NON-AGENDA PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

THIS PORTION PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE

COUNCIL ON ITEMS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL AND NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. IF AN ITEM IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, THERE SHOULD BE NO

SUBSTANTIAL DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE BY THE COUNCIL, BUT COUNCIL MAY

REFER THE MATTER TO STAFF OR SCHEDULE SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION FOR A FUTURE MEETING. (The Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code Section 54954.2 (a).)

Executive Summary:

9. CONSENT CALENDAR

9.1 APPROVAL OF THE WARRANT REGISTER

10. NEW/OLD BUSINESS

10.1 APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH ONYX PAVING COMPANY, INC. FOR THE ANNUAL SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FY 2025–26 (CIP NO. 2121|9056.68.171), INCREASING THE CONTRACT BY $54,000 TO A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $149,000
prepare an updated Cost Allocation Plan and Cost-Based Fee Study covering the Planning, Building and Safety, Code Enforcement, Business License, Animal Control, Recreation and Community Services, Facility Rentals, Natatorium, City Clerk, Communications, Human Resources, and Public Works fee schedules. (CD) Recommendation:

Staff recommends City Council:

1. Open the public hearing, receive public testimony, and close the public hearing;

2. Adopt a resolution
(Attachment 1)
approving the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Amended and
Restated Master Fee Schedule, including
Exhibit A
to the resolution
(Attachment 2)
;
and

3. Direct the City Clerk to file the adopted Fiscal Year 2026–27 Amended and Restated Master Fee Schedule and make it available for public inspection at Lynwood City Hall.

ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL BE ACTED UPON BY ONE MOTION AFFIRMING THE ACTION RECOMMENDED ON THE AGENDA. THERE

WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS PRIOR TO VOTING UNLESS

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OR STAFF REQUEST SPECIFIC ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE ACTION.

Executive Summary:

Request for approval of the warrant register dated July 31, 2026 to August 13, 2026 for Fiscal Year
2025–26 and Fiscal Year 2026–27. (FIN)
Recommendation:

Staff recommends City Council approve the warrant register dated July 31, 2026 to August 13, 2026 for Fiscal Year
2025–26 and Fiscal Year 2026–27.

Executive Summary:

The project includes the removal and replacement of damaged sidewalk panels, root pruning where necessary, and other related concrete repairs.

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10.2 CONSIDERATION OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOUTHEAST WATER COALITION On April 7, 2026, the City Council awarded the construction contract for the Annual Sidewalk Improvement Project FY 25–26 to Onyx Paving Company, Inc. in the amount of $95,000 and separately authorized a $9,500 contingency. The contingency was not incorporated into the executed contract, which states a contract price of $95,000.

During construction, staff identified additional work required by unforeseen field and site conditions that fell outside the original contract scope. Staff administratively approved three contract change orders to address the additional work necessary to complete the project and restore the affected sidewalk areas to safe and accessible conditions.

The three change orders total $54,000. Staff requests City Council approval of a first amendment increasing the executed construction contract from $95,000 to a revised not- to-exceed amount of $149,000.

The proposed amendment would be funded from the existing approved project budget of $200,000. No additional appropriation is required. After accounting for the total estimated project cost of $158,125, including construction, construction management and inspection, labor compliance, and project management, the project would have a remaining balance of $41,875. (PW)
Recommendation:

Staff recommends City Council:

Adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) approving the first amendment to the construction contract with Onyx Paving Company, Inc. for the Annual Sidewalk Improvement Project FY 2025–26, increasing the contract by $54,000 from the current executed contract amount of $95,000 to a total not-to-exceed amount of $149,000, with no change to the contract term, and approving the use of $54,000 from the existing approved project budget to fund the amendment.

Executive Summary:

SEWC currently includes 11 member cities and provides participating agencies with opportunities for regional collaboration, legislative and regulatory advocacy, networking, information sharing, and coordination on shared water-related concerns.

The City Council is being asked to consider whether the City of Lynwood should pursue membership as a full-voting member of SEWC. If directed to proceed, the City would submit a written membership request for consideration by the SEWC Governing Board. If approved, the City would execute the Joint Powers Authority Agreement and become responsible for annual membership dues. (CM)
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11. CITY COUNCIL ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

12. STAFF ORAL COMMENTS
Recommendation:

Staff recommends City Council:
1 .

Consider membership in the Southeast Water Coalition and provide direction to staff regarding whether the City of Lynwood should pursue membership as a full voting member; and
2 .

If the City Council elects to pursue membership and the membership request is approved, authorize an appropriation in an amount not to exceed $6,500 to cover the cost of annual membership dues.

City Council Members Reporting on Meetings Attended (Gov. Code Section 53232.3 (D)).

ADJOURNMENT

THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 AT 6:00 P.M.

IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HALL ANNEX, 11350 BULLIS ROAD, CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA.

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AGENDA STAFF REPORT

DATE:

September
1, 2026
TO:

Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
APPROVED BY:

Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
PREPARED BY:

Meredith T. Elguira, Interim Community Development Director SUBJECT:

ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026–27

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Agenda Item # 8.1.

Recommendation:

Staff recommends City Council:

1. Open the public hearing, receive public testimony, and close the public hearing;

2. Adopt a resolution
(Attachment 1)
approving the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Amended and
Restated Master Fee Schedule, including
Exhibit A
to the resolution
(Attachment 2)
; and

3. Direct the City Clerk to file the adopted Fiscal Year 2026–27 Amended and Restated Master Fee Schedule and make it available for public inspection at Lynwood City Hall.

Executive Summary:

The City last comprehensively updated its Master Fee Schedule in June 2018, under Resolution No. 2018.090. The City subsequently adopted targeted fee revisions in June 2023, under Resolution No. 2023.062. Since that time, the cost of providing City services has continued to increase, and a number of the City's user fees no longer reflect the full, reasonable cost of providing the related service, as required by Government Code Section 66016. To address this gap, the City retained Willdan Financial Services to prepare an updated Cost Allocation Plan and Cost-Based Fee Study covering the Planning, Building and Safety, Code Enforcement, Business License, Animal Control, Recreation and Community Services, Facility Rentals, Natatorium, City Clerk, Communications, Human Resources, and Public Works fee schedules. (CD)
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Background:

On August 4, 2026, staff presented the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule to the City Council
(Attachment 3)
. The City Council directed staff to bring back nineteen (19) of the 766 proposed fees at a future City Council meeting for additional discussion and consideration.

Concerns about significant fee increases over existing fees, new fees, and fee calculations were raised by two Councilmembers.

Past Council Actions
Meeting Date
Description
June 5, 2018
City Council adopted a resolution approving
the proposed fee
revisions and adopting the Fiscal Year 2018–
19 Master Fee
Schedule, based on a Comprehensive Fee
Schedule
prepared by Willdan Financial Services
June 20, 2023
City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023.062
approving fee
revisions and adopting the Fiscal Year 2023–
25 Master Fee
Schedule.

August 4, 2026
City Council Adopted Resolution No. 2026.XX
approving fee revisions, additions, credit card
transaction processing fee, and adopting the
Fiscal Year 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule
Discussion and Analysis:

The recommended fees are based either on the City's actual cost of providing each service or on reduced fee levels intended to lessen financial impacts on residents. For example, the animal licensing and dead animal disposal fees show reduced suggested fee amounts compared to the full calculated cost, helping minimize the burden on the community.

Additionally, fees for the Lara Park Community Garden were originally approved under Resolution No. 2016.091 but were inadvertently left out of the Master Fee Schedule. These fees are now being formally added to the City User Fee list for Fiscal Year 2026-27. The remaining fees have been updated to reflect full cost recovery for services rendered, as documented in the study.

Some fees increased significantly because the services themselves require extensive staff time and resources. For example, General Plan Amendment and Municipal Code Amendment are among the most complex processes the City undertakes. These actions require detailed analysis, public outreach, meetings, notices, public hearings, and environmental review often spanning several months and involving multiple departments. This level of work is reflected in the full cost identified in the study.

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It is also important to note that the City is not legally allowed to charge more than the reasonable cost of providing a service. Under California Constitution Proposition 26, Proposition 218, and Proposition 4, a fee may not exceed the estimated cost of the service provided; otherwise, it is considered a tax and requires approval by two-thirds of voters. The fee study confirms that none of the recommended fees exceed the cost of service.

Ultimately, while the fee study identifies the full cost of each service, the City Council holds the authority to determine final fee amounts and decide whether to adopt the suggested fees.

SUGGESTED FEES

DESCRIPTION

CURRENT FEE

SUGGESTED FEE

ANIMAL CONTROL

License and Tag Fees for Spayed and
Neutered Cats
$5.00
$100.00
License and Tag Fees for Spayed and
Neutered Dogs
$20.00
$100.00
Senior Citizen License ang Tag Fees for
Spayed and Neutered
$5.00
$50.00
Dead Animal Disposal
$12.50
$237.00
Nonprofit Humane Organization Facility
$250.00
$1,122.00
Pet Shop Permit
$250.00
$1,230.00

PLANNING

Appeal Fee Planning Commission
$1,104.00
$1,819.00
Minor Variance
$750.00
$1,723.00
General Plan Amendment/Municipal Code
Amendment
$3,500.00 plus $50.00
each additional parcel
$12,935.00 plus $50.00
each additional parcel

PUBLIC WORKS

Driveway Construction - Residential
$225.52
$1,377.00
Off-Street Handicap Parking
$217.52
$995.00
Wheelchair Ramp Construction
$225.52
$911.00

RECREATION AND COMMUNITY

SERVICES

Lara Linear Park Community Garden
Services (Administration) 13' or 12' Raised
Bed/Year
$0.00
$85.00
19' or 18' Raised Bed/Year
$0.00
$100.00
Refundable Damage Deposit
$0.00
$50.00
Recreation and Community Services (Sports)
10' Raised Bed
$0.00
$70.00

BUILDING AND SAFETY

Patio-To-Room Conversion
$69.00 per square
foot
$80.00 per square foot
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1._Resolution_-_Amended_and_Restated_2026_Master_Fee_Schedule.docx

2. Exhibit A Master Fee 2026-27.pdf

3. Aug4_User Fee Agenda Item.pdf
Enclosed Patio
$116.00 per square
foot
$135.00 per square foot
Garage Conversions
$69.00 per square
foot
$80.00 per square foot
Fiscal Impact:

Adjusting fees toward full cost recovery is intended to ensure that the individuals and businesses that directly benefit from a City service bear a fair share of the cost of providing it, rather than that cost being subsidized by the General Fund or other citywide revenue sources available to fund services that benefit the community as a whole.

Coordinated With:

Recreation and Community Services Department
Public Works Department
ATTACHMENTS:

Description
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026.___

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD APPROVING

PROPOSED FEE REVISIONS, ADDITIONS AND CREDIT CARD TRANSACTION PROCESSING FEE, AND ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 AMENDED AND

RESTATED MASTER FEE SCHEDULE

WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood is a general law city under California law with a recognized mandate to preserve, protect, and enhance the general health and welfare of its residents; and
WHEREAS, the Government Finance Officers Association states that a gove rnment should adopt policies that identify the manner in which fees and charges are set and the extent to which they cover the cost of the service provided; and WHEREAS, the City's Master Fee Schedule allows the public and City staff to obtain a better understanding of the fees, rates, and permits charged by the City of Lynwood; and WHEREAS, the City intends to establish new citywide Credit Card Convenience Fee for credit card transactions to cover the costs of merchant fees; and WHEREAS, the City is hereby authorized to impose a fee for the use of a credit card for all available transactions including, but not limited to paying City taxes, service fees, and fees for other programs and services, not to exceed the costs incurred by the City in providing for payment by credit card; and
WHEREAS, the fee will be incorporated into the City’s User and Regulatory Fee Schedule, so that it can be periodically examined and adjusted, as necessary; and

WHEREAS, current charges for certain City services are insufficient to cover the full, reasonable cost of providing those services; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 66016, the specific fees to be charged for services must be adopted by the City Council by resolution or ordinance, after providing notice and holding a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City engaged Willdan Financial Services to prepare an updated Cost Allocation Plan and Cost -Based Fee Study of the Planning, Building and Safety, Code Enforcement, Business License, Animal Control, Recreation and Community Services, Facility Rentals, Natatorium, City Clerk, Communications, Human Resources, and Public Works fee schedules; and
WHEREAS, a copy of the draft Cost Allocation and Cost-Based Fee Study, including the proposed fee changes and supporting dat a, was made available for public review at the City Clerk's Office at Lynwood City Hall at least ten (10) days prior to this hearing; and WHEREAS, a Notice of Public Hearing was published, and a noticed public hearing was conducted in accordance with California law, prior to adoption of this Resolution, which approves fee revisions and additions for various services as detailed in Exhibit “A” to this Resolution; and WHEREAS, the adoption of this resolution determines costs for the purpose of meeting 10 the op erating expenses of City departments and is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.

WHEREAS, the proposed fee revisions and additions were presented to City Council on August 4, 2026.

WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule , including 747 of the 766 proposed fees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to bring back nineteen (19) of the proposed fees included in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Master Fee Schedule at a future City Council meeting for additional discussion and consideration.

NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES HEREBY FIND, PROCLAIM, ORDER, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECITION 1. The City Council of the City of Lynwood finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and incorporates them herein as findings and as a substantive part of this Resolution.

SECTION 2. The City Council approves and adopts the fee revisions and additions to the City of Lynwood's Amended and Restated Master Fee Schedule, attached hereto as Exhibit “A,” and the revisions and additions, together with the fees in the Master Fee Schedule that were previously approved and are not amended by Exhibit “A,” shall form the Fiscal Year 2026 -27 Master Fee Schedule, which is hereby adopted.

SECTION 3. Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) fees shall be determined in accordance with the most current Fire Code Fee Schedule and Health Hazardous Materials Division fee schedule published on LACoFD’s website.

SECTION 4. Any existing fee not specifically identified in the attached Exhibit “A” or Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) Fee Schedule shall remain in effect at its current level and shall remain subject to the provisions of the legislative action that placed it into effect.

SECTION 5. The City Council establishes a credit card transaction processing fee of

2.50%.

SECTION 6. Any action adopting or increasing a fee or charge for a development project may not take effect for at least 60 days upon adoption.

SECTION 7. All other fees that are not related to development project fees are effective immediately upon approval.

SECTION 8. CEQA Findings. The Master Fee Schedule is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act because it is the creation of a government funding mechanism that does not involve any commitment to any specific project, under CEQA Gu idelines Section 15378(b)(4), and because it can be seen with certainty that there is not possibility that it may have a significant effect on the environment, under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

SECTION 9. The Mayor is authorized to execute this Resolution for and on b ehalf of the City of Lynwood.
11 SECTION 10. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.

SECTION 11. The City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this City Council Resolution.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1st day of September, 2026.

_______________________________
Gabriella Camacho
MAYOR
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Maria Quinonez

CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
_______________________________ _______________________________ Noel Tapia Suja Lowenthal

CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER

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DATE:

August
4, 2026
TO:

Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
APPROVED BY:

Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
PREPARED BY:

Meredith T. Elguira, Interim Community Development Director SUBJECT:

COST ALLOCATION AND COST-BASED FEE STUDY, AND ADOPTION

OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING PROPOSED FEE REVISIONS,

ADDITIONS, AND CREDIT CARD TRANSACTION FEE, AND ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026–27 MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Agenda Item # 4.3.

Recommendation:

Staff recommends City Council:
1 .

Open the public hearing, receive public testimony, and close the public hearing; 2 .

Adopt a resolution (
Attachment 1
) approving the proposed fee revisions and additions
identified in the Cost Allocation and Cost-Based Fee Study, establishing credit card transaction fee, and adopting the Fiscal Year 2026–27 Master Fee Schedule, including Exhibit A
to the resolution (
Attachment 2
); and
3 .

Direct the City Clerk to file the adopted Fiscal Year 2026–27 Master Fee Schedule and make it available for public inspection at Lynwood City Hall.

Executive Summary:

The City last comprehensively updated its Master Fee Schedule in June 2018, under Resolution No. 2018.090. The City subsequently adopted targeted fee revisions in June 2023, under Resolution No. 2023.062. Since that time, the cost of providing City services has continued to increase, and a number of the City's user fees no longer reflect the full, reasonable cost of providing the related service, as required by Government Code Section 66016. To address this gap, the City retained Willdan Financial Services to prepare an updated Cost Allocation Plan and Cost-Based Fee Study covering the Planning, Building and Safety, Code Enforcement, Business License, Animal Control, Recreation and Community City Council City Council Regular Meeting 157
Services, Facility Rentals, Natatorium, City Clerk, Communications, Human Resources, and Public Works fee schedules.

The study calculated the full cost of providing each fee-related service using updated labor rates, department overhead, and central citywide overhead allocated through the City's Cost Allocation Plan, and compared those costs to the fees currently in effect. Willdan reviewed a total of 766 fee entries across ten fee structures, including eight fee structure modifications (seven per-use to per-hour conversions and one flat-fee to contract-rate conversion). Of the remaining 758 fee actions, staff recommends 27 new fees, 493 fee increases, 20 fee decreases, and 218 fees remain unchanged. In addition, staff recommends establishing new citywide Credit Card Convenience Fee for credit card transactions to recover the costs of merchant fees. The City contracted with ClearSource to study the impacts of a credit card processing fee, analyze the surrounding municipalities’ practices, and the estimated subsidy amount of providing this payment option to customers. A summary of the proposed changes, organized by fee schedule, is provided as
Exhibit A
to the resolution (
Attachment 2
).

This report and the accompanying resolution refer to Fire Department's Fire-Code Fee Schedule (for services rendered by order of the Fire Code and related fire- and life-safety laws). It is currently codified at
LACC Title 32, Appendix QQ
: and the Health Hazardous
Materials Division (HHMD) for fees charged by the Los Angeles County Fire Department for services HHMD are required to provide businesses. The fees are usually codified at LACC
Title 12
: These fees remain governed by the Los Angeles County Fire Department's fee schedule under the City's existing service agreement. (CD) Background:

Government Code Section 66016 requires that the specific fees a city charges for services be adopted by the City Council by resolution or ordinance, following notice and a public hearing.

The Master Fee Schedule allows both the public and City staff to understand, in a single document, the fees, rates, and permits charged by the City of Lynwood.

June 20, 2023
City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023.062 approving fee revisions and adopting the Fiscal Year 2023–25 Master Fee Schedule.

Since 2023, the City's cost allocation plan, staffing levels, and labor rates have changed, and several fee categories have not been reviewed in several years. Staff, therefore, engaged Willdan Financial Services to complete an updated, citywide Cost Allocation Plan and Cost- City Council City Council Regular Meeting 258
Based Fee Study.

Discussion and Analysis:

The objective of a cost-based fee study is to determine the reasonable full cost of providing a City service, and to compare that cost to the fee currently charged. Willdan Financial Services calculated the full cost of each fee-related service using the following method; this method is further explained in the Lynwood User Fee Report (
Attachment 3
).

Developed fully burdened hourly rates for each position, based on salary and benefit costs divided by direct, productive hours;
Added department overhead and central citywide overhead, allocated through the City's Cost Allocation Plan, to each position's hourly rate;
Applied time estimates for each fee-related service, based on department interviews and historical activity levels, to calculate the full cost of providing the service; and Compared the full cost of service to the fee currently charged to identify the proposed fee adjustment, subject to a not-to-exceed full cost recovery standard.

Up to 100 percent of the full cost of a service may be recovered through a fee; the City is not required to recover the full cost and may set a fee below full cost as a matter of policy, for example to encourage participation in a program or to ensure a service remains accessible to residents. Consistent with this standard, staff is not recommending a fee increase for several recreation programs that serve youth and seniors.

The table below summarizes, by fee schedule, the 766 individual fees reviewed as part of the study, broken out by those proposed as new, increased, decreased, structural, or unchanged, along with the percentage change among fees proposed for adjustment. Because many current fees have not been updated in several years or were originally set as flat administrative charges unrelated to actual service cost, the percentage change varies widely within and across fee schedules; the complete list of current and proposed fees is provided in Exhibit A
to the resolution (
Attachment 2
).

Fee
Schedule/
Department
New
Increase
Decrease
Unchanged
Total
% Change*
Advertising
& Marketing
0 25
0 0
25 +4%
Animal
Control
3 51
1 10
65 +469%
Building &
Safety
0 136
1 15
152
+16%
Business
License
0 12
0 106
118
+11%
City Clerk
0 4
0 1
5 +264%
Planning
2 55
12 30
99 +76%
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Fee
Schedule/
Department
New
Increase
Decrease
Unchanged
Total
% Change*
Code
Enforcement
16 18
0 24
58 +60%
Human
Resources
0 1
0 0
1 +376%**
Public Works
5 53
6 6
70 +157%
Recreation &
Community
Services
1 138
0 26
165***
N/A
Total
27 493
20 218
758
-
Notes
The "% Change" column reflects the average fee increase reported by Willdan
for
existing fees in each department—not the percentage of fees changing.

Human Resources: The report identifies only one fee (Live Scan) increasing from $25 to $119, an increase of approximately 376%.
*Recreation & Community Services: The department also converts 7 fees from "per use" to "per hour" and 1 fee from a flat fee to a contract rate. These are fee structure changes rather than increases or decreases and are not included in the numeric totals above.

This summary is based on the department analyses contained in the Willdan User Fee Study report.

Any existing fee not specifically identified in
Exhibit A
would remain in effect at its current
level and would remain subject to the legislative action that originally established it, consistent with past practice. The proposed new fees are provided below and the complete proposed fee schedule is contained in
Exhibit A
.

DEPARTMENT

DESCRIPTION

NEW FEE
Animal Control
Initial Animal Facility License Fee (Including
Inspection)
$1,122.00
Animal Control
Animal Facility License (Re-inspection)
$541.00
Animal Control
Delinquency Charge for Annual License
Renewal (Wild Animal)
$200.00
Planning
Special Event Permit Minor
$376.00
Planning
Special Event Permit Major (plus event and
contract personnel hourly and materials costs)
$753.00
Code Enforcement
Rental Housing Site Inspection (3-5 units)
$500.00
Code Enforcement
Rental Housing Site Inspection (6-10 units)
$875.00
Code Enforcement
Rental Housing Site Inspection (11-19 units)
$1,400.00
Code Enforcement
Rental Housing Site Inspection (20 - 49 units)
$2,000.00
Code Enforcement
Rental Housing Site Inspection (50-99 units)
$2,900.00
Code Enforcement
Rental Housing Site Inspection (100-149 units)
$3,900.00
Code Enforcement
Rental Housing Site Inspection (150 units and
above)
$4,800.00
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DEPARTMENT

DESCRIPTION

NEW FEE
Code Enforcement
Rental Housing Per Unit Registration and
Inspection
$175.00
Code Enforcement
Rental Housing Per Unit Re-inspection
$150.00
Code Enforcement
Mobile Home Park Site Inspection
$2,200.00
Code Enforcement
Mobile Home Park Per Unit Registration and
Inspection
$175.00
Code Enforcement
Mobile Home Park Per Unit Re-inspection
$150.00
Code Enforcement
Foreclosed Property Registration & Inspection
$534.00
Code Enforcement
Foreclosed Property Re-inspection
$396.00
Code Enforcement
Street Takeover (plus personnel hourly and
repair costs)
$10,000 Fine
Code Enforcement
Illegal Dumping (plus personnel hourly and
materials costs)
$10,000 Fine
Natatorium
Recreation Swim Seniors (60 & over)
$2.00
Public Works
Backflow Installation
$578.00
Public Works
Backflow Testing
$578.00
Public Works
Backflow Hazard Assessment
$578.00
Public Works
Tract Map Processing - Per Lot Cost
$193.00
Public Works
Parcel Map - Final Map Check
$3,102.00
As consumers increasingly makes use of credit cards for payments, the City’s cost associated with processing credit card transactions has increased significantly. An illustration of credit transaction processing costs incurred by the City is shown in the table below.

Fiscal Year (FY)
Credit Card Transaction Fees Paid by City of
Lynwood to Transaction Processing Companies
FY 2020–2021
$133,000
FY 2021–2022
$180,000
FY 2022–2023
$223,000
FY 2023–2024
$385,000
FY 2024–2025
$745,000

The proposed credit card transaction processing fee of 2.50% does not exceed the City’s cost of service, and the City will continue to offer consumers alternative means of payment that do not impose this processing fee, such as cash transactions.

If adopted, the fee is recommended to be effective September 1, 2026 to allow staff time to update City systems.

California Government Code Section 6159 authorizes the City to accept credit cards for the payment of city services, taxes, and fees. To offset the cost of these transactions, cities can legally pass processing fees onto the cardholder. In order to collect the processing fee, the City must:

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Resolution 2026 Master Fee Schedule.docx
Limit the fee to the estimated, reasonable, cost of service.

Continue to provide consumers with alternative means of payment (e.g., cash, check, or debit card), so that those wishing to avoid the processing fee may readily do so.

The proposed fees are intended to recover no more than the reasonable estimated cost of providing each service and are therefore regulatory fees rather than taxes under Article XIII C of the California Constitution.

Community Outreach
Consistent with Government Code section 66016, a Notice of Public Hearing ( Attachment 4
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was published and a copy of the draft Cost Allocation and Cost-Based Fee Study, including the proposed fee changes and supporting data, was made available for public review on the City’s website and at the City Clerk's Office at Lynwood City Hall at least ten days before this hearing. Written comments received before the hearing, and any testimony received during the hearing, would be considered by City Council before acting on the attached resolution.

Fiscal Impact:

The precise annual revenue effect of the proposed fee changes cannot be determined until updated permit, service, and activity volumes are finalized for Fiscal Year 2026–27, since revenue depends on the level of activity for each fee-related service. Because 519 of the 547 proposed fee changes are new fees or fee increases, staff anticipates a net increase in fee revenue to the General Fund and other applicable funds; however, the actual effect would depend on the level of permit, license, and service activity the City experiences during the fiscal year.

Coordinated With:

City Clerk's Office
City Manager's Office
Community Development Department
Finance & Administration Department
Human Resources Department
Information Technology Department
Public Works Department
ATTACHMENTS:

Description
City Council City Council Regular Meeting 662

2. Exhibit A Master Fee Schedule.pdf

3. Lynwood User Fee Report.docx

4. Revised Copy of Public Hearing Notice 4061764.pdf
City Council City Council Regular Meeting 763
RESOLUTION NO. 2026.___

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD APPROVING

PROPOSED FEE REVISIONS, ADDITIONS AND CREDIT CARD TRANSACTION PROCESSING FEE, AND ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 MASTER FEE

SCHEDULE

WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood is a general law city under California law with a recognized mandate to preserve, protect, and enhance the general health and welfare of its residents; and
WHEREAS, the Government Finance Officers Association states that a government should adopt policies that identify the manner in which fees and charges are set and the extent to which they cover the cost of the service provided; and WHEREAS, the City's Master Fee Schedule allows the public and City staff to obtain a better understanding of the fees, rates, and permits charged by the City of Lynwood; and WHEREAS, the City intends to establish new citywide Credit Card Convenience Fee for credit card transactions to cover the costs of merchant fees; and WHEREAS, the City is hereby authorized to impose a fee f or the use of a credit card for all available transactions including, but not limited to paying City taxes, service fees, and fees for other programs and services, not to exceed the costs incurred by the City in providing for payment by credit card; and
WHEREAS, the fee will be incorporated into the City’s User and Regulatory Fee Schedule, so that it can be periodically examined and adjusted, as necessary; and

WHEREAS, current charges for certain City services are insufficient to cover the full, reasonable cost of providing those services; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 66016, the specific fees to be charged for services must be adopted by the City Council by resolution or ordinance, after providing notice and holding a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City engaged Willdan Financial Services to prepare an updated Cost Allocation Plan and Cost -Based Fee Study of the Planning, Building and Safety, Code Enforcement, Business License, Animal Control, Recreation and Community Services, Facility Rentals, Natatorium, City Clerk, Communications, Human Resources, and Public Works fee schedules; and
WHEREAS, a copy of the draft Cost Allocation and Cost-Based Fee Study, including the proposed fee changes and supporting data, was made availabl e for public review at the City Clerk's Office at Lynwood City Hall at least ten (10) days prior to this hearing; and WHEREAS, a Notice of Public Hearing was published, and a noticed public hearing was conducted in accordance with California law, prior to adoption of this Resolution, which approves fee revisions and additions for various services as detailed in Exhibit “A” to this Resolution; and WHEREAS, the adoption of this resolution determines costs for the purpose of meeting 864
the operating expenses of City departments and is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.

WHEREAS, the proposed fee revisions and additions were presented to City Council on August 4, 2026.

NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES HEREBY FIND, PROCLAIM, ORDER, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 2. The City Council approves and adopts the fee revisions and additions to the City of Lynwood's Master Fee Schedule, attached hereto as Exhibit “A,” and the revisions and additions, together with the fees in the Master Fee Schedule that were prev iously approved and are not amended by Exhibit “A,” shall form the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule, which is hereby adopted.

SECTION 3. Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) fees shall be determined in accordance with the most current Fire C ode Fee Schedule and Health Hazardous Materials Division fee schedule published on LACoFD’s website.

SECTION 5. The City Council establishes a credit card transaction processing fee of

2.50%.

SECTION 6. Any action adopting or increasing a fee or charge for a development project may not take effect for at least 60 days upon adoption.

SECTION 7. All other fees that are not related to development project fees are effective immediately upon approval.

SECTION 9. The Mayor is authorized to execute this Resolution for and on b ehalf of the City of Lynwood.

SECTION 10. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.

SECTION 11. The City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this City Council Resolution.

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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 4th day of August, 2026.

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Gabriella Camacho
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Maria Quinonez

CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................ ................................ ................................ . i Executive Summary ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 1 User Fee Bac kground ................................ ................................ ............................... 2 Background .................................................................................................................................................. 2 California User Fee History .......................................................................................................................... 2 Additional Policy Considerations ................................................................................................................. 3 Study Objective ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 4 Scope of the Study ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Aim of the Report......................................................................................................................................... 5 Project Approach and Methodology ................................ ................................ ........... 6 Conceptual Approach................................................................................................................................... 6 Fully Burdened Hourly Rates........................................................................................................................ 6 Summary Steps of the Study ........................................................................................................................ 7 Allowable Costs ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Quality Control/Quality Assurance .............................................................................................................. 8 Reasons for cost increases/decreases over current fees............................................................................. 8 City Staff Contributions ................................................................................................................................ 9 Lynwood User Fees ................................ ................................ ................................ 10 Cost Recovery............................................................................................................................................. 10 Subsidization .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Impact on Demand (Elasticity) ................................................................................................................... 11 Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Advertising & Marketing ................................ ................................ ........................ 12 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Animal Control ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 13 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 Building & Safety ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 14 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Business License ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 15 56112

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Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 City Clerk ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 16 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 Planning ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 17 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 Code Enforcement ................................ ................................ ................................ . 18 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 Human Resources ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 19 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 Public Works ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 20 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 Recreation and Community Services ................................ ................................ ........ 21 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 21 Appendix A – Tot al Allowable Cost to be Recovered ................................ .................. 22 Appendix B –Fully Burdened Hourly Rates ................................ ................................ 23 Appendix C – Cost Recovery Analysis ................................ ................................ ....... 28

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Executive Summary
The City of Lynwood engaged Willdan Financial Services (Willdan) to determine the full costs incurred by the City to support the various activities for which the City charges user fees. Due to the complexity and the breadth of performing a comprehensive review of fees, Willdan employed a variety of fee methodologies to id entify the full costs of individual fee and program activities. This report and the appendices herein identify 100% full cost recovery for City services. Appendix C details the full cost and suggested fees as determined through discussion with departmental staff . The recommended fees identified herein are either at or less than full cost recovery.

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User Fee Background
Background
As part of a general cost recovery strategy, local governments adopt user fees to fund programs and services that provide limited or no direct benefit to the community as a whole (“User Fees”). As cities struggle to maintain levels of service and variability of demand, they have become increasingly aware of subsidies provided by the General Fund and have implemented cost -recovery targets. To the extent that governments use general tax monies to provide individuals with private benefits, and not require them to pay the full cost of the service (and, therefore, receive a subsidy), the government is limiting funds that may be available to provide other community-wide benefits. In effect, the government is using community funds to pay for private benefits. Unlike most revenue sources, cities have more control over the level of user fees they charge to recover costs, or the subsidies they can institute.

Fees in California are required to conform to the statutory requirements of the California Constitution, Proposition 218, Proposition 26, and the California Code of Regulations. The Code also requires that the City Council adopt fees by either ordinance or resolution, and that any fees in excess of the estimated total cost of rendering the related services must be approved by a popular vote of two -thirds of those electors voting because the charge would be considered a tax and not a fee. There are no fees suggested to be set above the cost of service and as such a public vote is not required.

California User Fee History
Before Proposition 13, in times of fiscal shortages, California cities were able to raise property taxes, which funded everything from police and recreation to development -related services. However, this situation changed with the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978.

Proposition 13 established the era of revenue limitation in California local government. In subsequent years, the state saw a series of additional limitations to local government revenues. Proposition 4 (1979) defined the difference between a tax and a fee: a fee can be no greater than the cost of providing the service; and Proposition 218 (1996) further limited the imposition of taxes for certain classes of fees. As a result, cities were required to secure a supermajority vote in order to enact or increase taxes. Due to the thresholds needed to increase local taxes, cities have less control and very few successful options for new revenues.

The State of California took a series of actions in the 1990’s and 2000’s to improve the State’s fiscal situation, at the expense of local governments. In 2004-05, the Educational Revenue Augmentation Funds (“ERAF”) take-away of property taxes and the reduction of Vehicle License Fees further reduced local tax revenues.

In addition, on November 2, 2010, California voters approved Proposition 26, the “Stop Hidden T axes Initiative”, which is aimed at defining “regulatory fees” as a special tax rather than a fee, thus requiring approval by two -thirds vote of local voters. These regulatory fees are typically intended to mitigate the societal and environmental impacts of a business or person’s activities. Proposition 26 contains seven categories of exceptions. The fees analyzed as part of a user fee study typically fall under categories one through five consisting of charges for specific benefits, government service, regulatory need, for use of government property, or a fine/penalty.
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Additional Policy Considerations
State regulations require that municipalities update their fee schedules to reflect the actual costs of certain public services primarily benefiting users. User fees recover costs associated with the provision of specific services benefiting the user, thereby typically reducing the use of General Fund monies for such purposes.

In addition to collecting the direct cost of labor and materials associated with processing and administering user services, it is common for local governments to recover reasonable support costs. Support costs are those costs relating to a local government’s central service departments that are allocable to the local government’s operating departments. Central services support cost allocations were incorporated using the resulting indirect overhead percentages determined through the City’s cost allocation plan. A cost allocation plan identifies the central service functions of the City such as Finance, City Manager, and Human Resources and allocates their cost to the departments and funds of the City that they support. This plan was used in the user fee study to account for the burden placed upon central services by the operating departments in order to allocate a proportionate share of central service cost through the study.

As labor effort and costs associated with the provision of services fluctuate over time, a significant element in the development of any fee schedule is that it has the flexibility to remain current. Therefore, it is recommended that the City include an inflationary factor in the resolution adopting the fee schedule to allow the City to annually increase or decrease the fees by changes in a pre-approved inflationary index, as described below. However, such inflationary increases shall not exceed the reasonable estimated cost of providing the services each year.

The City may employ many different inflationary factors. The most commonly used inflator is some form of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as it is widely well known and accepted. A similar inflator is the implicit price deflator for GDP, which is much like the CPI except that while the CPI is based on t he same “basket” of goods and services every year, the price deflators’ “basket” can change year to year. Since the primary factor for the cost of a City’s services is usually the costs of the personnel involved , tying an inflationary factor that connects more directly to the personnel costs can also be suitable if there is a clear method, or current practice of obtaining said factor.

Each City should use an inflator that they believe works the best for their specific situation and needs but cannot rely solely on the CPI increase as it is incumbent upon each agency to ensure the amount of the fees charged does not exceed the reasonable estimated costs of providing the services. It is also recommended that the City perform this internal review annually wit h a comprehensive review of services and fees performed every five years, which would include adding , amending, or removing fees for programs/services.
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Study Objective
As the City of Lynwood seeks to efficiently manage limited resources and adequately respond to increased service demands, it needs a variety of tools. A user fee study provides assurance that the City has the best information and the best resources available to make sound decisions, fairly and legitimately set fees, maintain compliance with state law and local policies, and meet the needs of the City administration and its constituency. Given the limitations on raising revenue in local government, the City recognizes that a user fee Study is a very cost-effective way to understand the total cost of services and identify potential fee deficiencies. Essentially, a user fee is a payment for a requested service provided by a local government that primarily benefits an individual or group.

The total cost of each service included in this analysis is based on the full cost of providing City services, including direct salaries and benefits of City staff, direct departmental costs, and indirect costs from central service support. This study determines the full cost recovery fee for the City to provide each service; however, each fee is set at the City’s discretion, up to 100% of the total cost, as specified in this report.

The principal goal of the study was to help the City determine the full cost of the services th at the City provides. In addition, Willdan established a series of additional objectives including:
 Developing a rational basis for setting fees
 Identifying subsidy amount, if applicable, of each fee in the model  Ensuring compliance with State law
 Developing an updatable and comprehensive list of fees  Maintaining accordance with City policies and goals
The study results will help the City better understand its true costs of providing services and may serve as a basis for making informed policy decisions regarding the most appropriate fees, if any, to collect from individuals and organizations that require individualized services from the City.

Scope of the Study
The scope of this study encompasses a review and calculation of the user fees charged by the following Lynwood departments and fee groups:
 Advertising and Marketing
 Animal Control
 Building and Safety
 Business License
 City Clerk
 Code Enforcement
 Human Resources
 Planning
 Public Works
 Recreation and Community Services

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Aim of the Report
The user fee study focused on the cost of City services, as City staff currently provide them at existing, known, or reasonably anticipated service and staff level needs. This report provides a summary of the study results, and a general description of the approach and methods Willdan and City staff used to determine the recommended fee schedule. The report is not intended to document all of the numerous discussions throughout the process , nor is it intended to provide an influential dissertation on the qualities of the utilized tools, techniques, or alternative approaches.

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Project Approac h and Methodology
Conceptual Approach
The basic concept of a user fee study is to determine the “reasonable cost” of each service provided by the City for which it charges a user fee. The full cost of providing a service may not necessarily become the City’s fee, but it serves as the objective basis as to the maximum amount that may be collected.

The standard fee limitation established in California law for such fees is the “estimated, reasonable cost” principle. In order to maintain compliance with the l etter and spirit of this standard, every component of the fee study process included a related review. The use of budget figures , time estimates , and improvement valuation clearly indicates reliance upon estimates for some data.

Fully Burdened Hourly Rate s
The total cost of each service included in this analysis is primarily based on the Fully Burdened Hourly Rates (FBHRs) that were determined for City personnel directly involved in providing services. The FBHRs include not only personnel salary and benefits (see Appendix B), but also any costs that are reasonably ascribable to personnel. The cost elements that are included in the calculation of fully burdened rates are:
 Salaries & benefits of personnel involved
 Operating costs applicable to fee operations
 Departmental support, supervision, and administration overhead  Internal Service Charges
 Central service overhead costs allocated through the cost allocation plan An important factor in determining the fully burdened ra te is in the calculation of productive hours for personnel. This calculation takes the available workable hours in a year of 2,080 and adjusts this figure to 1,650 productive or billable hours to account for calculated or anticipated hours’ employees are involved in non‐billable activities such as paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and other considerations as necessary.

Dividing the full cost , including overhead, of a position by the number of productive hours provides the FBHR.

The FBHRs are then used in conjunction with time estimates, when appropriate for how a service is provided, to calculate a fee’s cost based on the personnel and the amount of their time that is involved in providing each service.
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Summary Steps of the Study
The process of the study is straightforward and simple in concept. The following list provides a summary of the study process steps:

Allowable Costs
This report identifies three types of costs that, when combined, constitute the fully burdened cost of a service (Appendix A). Costs are defined as
direct labor, including salary and benefits,
departmental overhead costs, and the City’s
central services overhead, where
departmental and central service overhead
costs constitute support costs. These cost
types are defined as follows:
 Direct Labor (Personnel Costs): The
costs related to staff salaries for
time spent directly on fee -related
services.
 Departmental Overhead: A
proportional allocation of
departmental overhead costs,
including operation costs such as
supplies and materials that are necessary for the department to function.  Central Services Overhead: These costs, as provided via the City’s cost allocation plan, represent services provided by those central services departments whose primary function is to support other City departments.

Data Analysis
Department Interviews
Time Estimates
Labor Costs
Cost Allocation Plan
Building Cost Layers
Direct Services
Indirect Services
Department Overhead
City-Wide Overhead
Set Fees
Define the Full Cost of
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Methodology
The two methods of analysis for calculating fees used in this report are the:

Case Study Method (Standard Unit Cost Build -Up Approach) : This approach estimates the actual labor and material costs associated with providing a unit of service to a single user. This analysis is suitable when City staff time requirements do not vary dramatically for a service, or for special projects where the time and cost requirements are easy to identify at the project’s outset. Further, the method is effective in instances when a staff member from one department assists on an application, ser vice or permit for another department on an as -needed basis. Costs are estimated based upon interviews with City staff regarding the time typically spent on tasks, a review of available records, and a time and materials analysis.

Program Cost Approach: In some instances, the underlying data is not available or varies widely, leaving a standard unit cost build -up approach impractical. In addition, market factors and policy concerns (as opposed to actual costs) tend to influence rental based fee levels more than other types of services. Willdan employed a different methodology where appropriate to fit a program’s needs and goals. Typical programmatic approach cases are facility use fees, penalties, and instances where a program cost is divided over the user base to obtain a per applicant cost for shared cost services.

Quality Control/ Quality Assurance
All study components are interrelated, thus flawed data at any step in the process will cause the ultimate results to be inconsistent and unsound. The elements of our Quality Control process for user fee calculations include:
 Involvement of knowledgeable City staff
 Clear instructions and guidance to City staff
 Reasonableness tests and validation
 Internal and external reviews
 Cross-checking
Reasons for cost inc reas es/decreases over current fees Within the fee tables in Appendix C , the differences are identified between the full costs calculated through the study and the fee levels currently in effect. The reasons for differences between the two can arise from a number of possible factors including:
 Previous fee levels may have been set at levels less than full cost intentionally, based on policy decisions
 Staffing levels and the positions that complete fee and service activity may vary from when the previous costs were calculated
 Personnel and materials costs could have increased at levels that differed from any inflationary factors used to increase fees since the last study
 Costs that this study has identified as part of the full cost of services may not have been accounted for in a previous study
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o Departmental overhead and administration costs
o Indirect overhead from the cost allocation plan
 Changes in processes and procedures within a department, or the City as a whole  Changes in the demand for services in a C ity may have also changed the staffing or cost structure of departments over time
City Staff Contributions
As part of the study process, Willdan received tremendous support and cooperation from City staff, who contributed and reviewed a variety of components to the study, including:
 Budget and other cost data
 Staffing structures
 Fee and service structures, organization, and descriptions  Direct and indirect work hours (billable/non-billable)  Time estimates to complete work tasks
 Review of draft results and other documentation
A user fee study requires significant involvement of the managers and line staff from the departments on top of their existing workloads and competing priorities. The contributions from City staff were critical to this study. We would li ke to express our appreciation to the City and its staff for their assistance, professionalism, positive attitudes, helpful suggestions, responsiveness, and overall cooperation.

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Cost Recovery
The cost recovery models, by department/division fee type, are presented in detail in Appendix C. Full cost recovery is determined by summing the estimated amount of time each position (in increments of minutes or hours) spends to render a service. Time es timates for each service rendered were obtained through interviews conducted with City staff for each department/division fee included in the study. The resulting cost recovery amount represents the total cost of providing each service. The City’s current fee being charged for each service, if applicable, is provided in this section, as well, for reference.

It is important to note that the time data used to determine the amount of time each employee spends assisting in the provision of the services listed o n the fee schedule is essential in identifying the total cost of providing each service and will differ from City to City depending on staffing, positions involved, experience o f staff, the use of consultants, and the policies and procedures in place for e ach City .

Specifically, in providing services, a number of employees are often involved in various aspects of the process, spending anywhere from a few minutes to several hours on the service.

The primary goal of this study was to identify the cost of City services, to provide information to help the City make informed decisions regarding the actual fee levels and charges. The responsibility of determining the final fee levels is a complicated task. City staff must consider many issues in formulating recommendations, and the City Council must consider those same issues and more in making the final decisions.

City staff assumes the responsibility to develop specific fee level recommendations to present to the City Council. Unfortunately, there are no hard and fast rules to guide the City, since many of the considerations are based on the unique characteristics of the City of Lynwood, and administrative and political discretion.

However, in setting the level of full cost recovery for each fee, one should consider whether the service solely benefits one end user or the general community.

Subsidization
Recalling the definition of a user fee helps guide decisions regarding subsidization. The general standard is that individuals (or groups) who receive a wholly private benefit should pay 100% of the full cost of the services. In contrast, services that are simply public benefit should be funded entirely by the general fund’s tax dollars. Unfortunately, for the decision makers, some services fall into the range between these two extremes.

Further complicating the decision, opponents of fees often assert that the activities subject to the fees provide economic, cultural, “quality of life,” or other community benefits that exceed the costs to the City, but it is important to distinguish the difference between any purported possible benefits that may be conveyed through the result of activities of the service receiver and the direct benefit being conveyed through the City providing the service to the requestor.

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Of course, subsidization can be an effective public policy tool since it can be used to reduce fees to encourage certain activities (such as to ensure public safety) or allow some people to be able to afford to receive services they otherwise could not at the full cost. In addition, subsidies can be an appropriate and justifiable action, such as to allow citizens to rightfully access services, without overburdensome costs.

Despite the intent, it is important for the City and public to understand that subsidies must be covered by another revenue source, typically the General Fund’s other unrestricted funds.

Impact on Demand (Elasti city )
Economic principles of elasticity suggest that increased costs for services (higher fees) will eventually curtail the demand for the services ; whereas lower fees may spark an incentive to utilize the services and encourage certain actions. Either of these conditions may be a desirable effect to the City. However, the level of the fees that would cause demand changes is largely unknown. The cost of service study did not attempt to evaluate the economic or behavioral impacts of higher or lower fees; nevertheless, the City should consider the potential impacts of these issues when deciding on fee levels.

Summary
City staff is recommending setting user fees at suggested fee amounts as detailed in Appendix C. City and departmental goals, City Council priorities, policy initiatives, past performance, implementation issues, and other internal and external factors should influence staff recommendations and City Council decisions. In this case, the proper identification of additional services (new or existing services) and the update to a consistent and comprehensive fee schedule w ere the primary objective s of this study. City staff has reviewed the full costs and identified the recommended fee levels for consideration by City Council.

The following sections provide background for each department, division, and fee group and the results of this study’s analysis of their fees. For the full list of each fee’s analysis, refer to Appendix C of this report.

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Advertising and Marketing
Analysis
No analysis was made of the Advertising and Marketing fees and staff is recommending to increase fees by 4% as detailed in Appendix C.

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Animal Control
Public Safety provides animal control services and enforcement.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services associated with Animal Control. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services in an effort to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of Animal Control services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build -up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using staff time involved with providing the service to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro -rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City central services. Willdan then compared the calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is recov ering the costs associated with the requested service. The analysis found that current fees are not in line with the cost of providing service. Staff have suggested reasonable fee adjustments to the fee schedule as detailed in Appendix C.

As a result, there would be:
 An increase for 51 fees;
 1 fee would decrease;
 3 new fees would be added;
 10 fees would remain as currently set, and;
 The average fee change would be an increase of 469% for current fees.

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Building and Safety
The Building and Safety Division is responsible for reviewing construction plan to ensure the CA Building Code and applicable laws and ordinances are adhered to in the construction, alterations, moving, demolition, repair and use of any building or structure within the City, excluding work in the right-of-way.

The Division also issues building permits and performs site inspections to ensure compliance with pertinent codes, laws and ordinances.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services and programs associated with the Building and Safety Division.

The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services in an effort to update the fee schedule.

A program cost analysis was performed to determine current cost recovery for services utilizing the cost for services along with FY 2023 – 2025 historical revenue and fee activity for Building and Safety. The analysis found that the current fees on average result in around 86% cost recovery for services. Staff are recommending that the fees be increased to achieve 100% cost recovery. A time and cost analysis was performed on a few of the fees in the schedule that have direct staff involvement identified to determine the direct cost for each. The analysis found that most flat rate fees are currently set below the full cost of providing the service. Staff have suggested increasing cost recovery of fees as detailed in Appendix C. As a result, there would be:
 An increase for 136 fees;
 1 fee would decrease;
 15 fees would remain as currently set, and;
 The average fee change would be an increase of 16%.

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Business License
The City of Lynwood requires all businesses operating within the City limits, including property owners, home based businesses, and all contractors, to obtain a business license and pay business license tax prior to commencing business operations.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services associated with Business License fees. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services in an effort to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of Business License services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build -up approach for the application and filing fees, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using staff time involved with providing the service to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro -rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City central services. Willdan then compared the calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is recovering the costs associated with the requested service. The analysis found that the fees are currently set below the full cost of providing the service as determined in this study . Staff ha ve suggested reasonable fee adjustments as detailed in Appendix C. As a result, there would be:
 An increase for 12 fees;
 105 fees would remain as currently set, and;
 The average fee change would be an increase of 11% for current fees.

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City Clerk
The City Clerk’s Office serves as a link between the City’s many stakehold ers, which includes a diverse community and the City’s internal organization. The City Clerk’s Office provides a myriad of administrative and statutory functions including being responsible for the care and custody of all official records and documents, conducting fair, transparent and neutral elections in accordance with the California Elections Code, ensuring compliance with provisions of the Political Reform Act by performing the duties of filing officer, managing the process of appointments to Boards and Commissions abiding by the provisions of the Maddy Act, coordinating the Fireworks Permit issuance program, assisting with Business License functions and preserving the legislative record. Additionally, the City Clerk’s Office also provides support to t he City Council and members of the Executive Management team.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services associated with the City Clerk. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services in an effort to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of City Clerk services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build -up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using staff time involved with providing the service to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro-rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City central services. Willdan then compared the calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is recovering the costs associate d with the requested service. The analysis found tha t the fees are currently set below the full cost of providing the service as determined in this study . Staff ha ve suggested reasonable fee adjustments as detailed in Appendix C. As a result, there would be:
 An increase for 4 fees;
 1 fee would remain as currently set, and;
 The average fee change would be an increase of 264% for current fees.

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Planning
The Planning Division is responsible for current and advance planning activities and the implementation of the Lynwood General Plan and the City's zoning ordinance. The Planning Division processes, prepares, and presents discretionary project reviews and recommendations including: General Plan Amendments, Zone Changes, Conditional Use Permits, Specific Plans, Variances, Zoning Ordinance Amendments, Subdivisions.

The Planning Division processes administrative applications to include: Site plan reviews , Sign permits , Fence permits, Minor development projects, Business license zoning approval, Home occupation permits, Childcare facilities, Color reviews, Other development proposals.

Staff also prepares and provides reports and recommendations to the Lynwood Planning Commission and/or to the City Council.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services associated with the Planning Division. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services in an effort to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of Planning services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build-up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using staff time involved with providing the service to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro-rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City central services. Willdan then compared t he calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is recovering the costs associated with the requested service. The analysis found that most current fees are not in line with the cost of providing ser vices. Staff have suggested reasonable fee adjustments to the fee schedule as detailed in Appendix C. As a result, there would be:
 An increase for 55 fees;
 12 fees would decrease;
 2 new Special Event Permit fees would be added;
 30 fees would remain as currently set, and;
 The average fee change would be an increase of 76% for current fees.

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Code Enforcement
The Code Compliance Division includes Code Enforcement, Parking Enforcement and Animal Control. This branch works collectively to enforce zoning standards, building code and the City's Municipal Code.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services and programs associated with the Code Enforcement Division.

The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services in an effort to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of Code Enforcement services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build -up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using staff time involved with providing the serv ice to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro -rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City central services. Willdan then compared the calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the c urrent fee is recovering the costs associated with the requested service. The analysis found that most fees are currently set below the full cost of providing the service. Staff have suggested increasing cost recovery of fees as detailed in Appendix C. As a result, there would be:
 An increase for 18 fees;
 16 new fees would be added;
 24 fees would remain as currently set, and;
 The average fee change would be an increase of 60% for current fees.

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Human Resources
The Human Resources & Risk Management Departm ent is responsible for all aspects of human resources functions, which include attracting, and retaining highly competent and qualified employees with a commitment to responsive and excellent customer service; maintaining the City’s classification and compensation plan; and ensuring equal employment opportunities and compliance with various state and federal mandates.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services and programs associated with the Human Resources Department. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services in an effort to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of Human Resources services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build -up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occur rence was determined using staff time involved with providing the service to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro -rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City central services. Willdan then compared the calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is recovering the costs associated with the requested service. The analysis found that the Live Scan fee is below the cost of providing service.

Staff is suggested the Live Scan fee to be increased from $25 to $119 as detailed in Appendix C.

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Public Works
The Department of Public Works is responsible for repairs and maintenance of the City's: Water system, Sewer system , Tree maintenance , Streets, Storm drains , Street lighting , Traffic signals , Parks, Median islands, Buildings and related facilities.

In addition, it administers the trolley buses, oil recycling, refuse collection and recycling, and street sweeping programs.

The Department is also responsible for planning, design ing and constructing all Public Works capital improvement projects. Engineering staff also reviews and issues permits for private development projects for compliance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other codes.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services associated with the Public Works Department. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services in an effort to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of Public Works services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build-up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using staff time involved with providing the service to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro -rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City central services. Willdan then compared the calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is recovering the costs associated with the requested service. The analysis found that many fees are currently set below the full cost of providing the service. Staff have suggested increasing cost recovery of fees as detailed in Appendix C. As a result, there would be:
 An increase for 53 fees;
 6 fees would decrease;
 5 new fees would be added;
 6 fees would remain as currently set, and;
 The average fee change would be an increase of 157% for current fees.

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Recreation and Community Services
The Recreation and Community Services Department manages 9 park facili ties on 45 -acres, and a wide variety of recreational programs. The Recreation and Community Services Department serves the community through diverse and innovative programming and partnerships, leading to a safe and healthy community. By providing space to learn and play, space to be safe and secure, and space to create and imagine, the Department meets an important need - the creation of community through people, parks and programs.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services associated with the Recreation and Community Services Department. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services in an effort to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of most Recreation and Community Services programs encompassed facility rentals, recreation swim, and other recreation services. The fee for use of government owned facilities and property can be set discretionally by the City per Proposition 26 to reduce the cost to the public for related facilities costs, and because there is market availability for facility use elsewhere. The cost of acquisition, maintenance, repair, and upgrade to the City and subsequently the community is partially offset by rental or use fee revenue. As such these fees should be set using the knowledge of activity use for the facilities, policy desires of the City, and market factors when desirable. It is generally accepted that many Community Services programs provide a measure of public benefit to the residents and City as a whole. In addition, cities generally want to ensur e that their programs and services remain affordable to the community at large, and that the programs remain competitive with surrounding jurisdictions and private businesses. Therefore, full cost recovery is typically not the primary goal of fee setting. An overall program cost analysis for Recreation and Community Services was also performed and determined that the department is currently operating at around 7% cost recovery including indirect support from central services of the City. A time and cost analysis was performed on the fees in the schedule that could have direct staff involvement identified to determine the direct cost for each. Staff have suggested reasonable fee adjustments to the fee schedule as detailed in Appendix C. As a result, there would be:
 An increase for 137 fees;
 1 new fee would be added;
 7 fees would change from a per use to a per hour fee;  1 fee would change from a flat to a contract rate fee, and;  1 fee would change from a flat to a variable rate fee;  26 fees would remain as currently set.

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Appendix A – Total Allow able Cost to be Recovered
Below are the total allowable costs that may be recovered through user fees; however, only a portion of the total allowable cost is recovered as staff not only works on services related to user fees, but also works on an array of other City functions during the operational hours of the City. The direct overhead percentages below are derived by dividing other operational costs by salaries and b enefits. The indirect allocation percentages are provided through the cost allocation plan. The amounts listed below will not reconcile to City budgets as costs that should not be included in overhead for personnel in the application of determining fully b urdened hourly rates were excluded. Examples of these costs are capital, debt, monetary transfers, contract costs, and other costs that are charged directly to the service requestor.

Lynwood - User Fee
Overhead Rate Calculations
Department
Total Salaries &
Benefits
Department
Operating Cost
Direct
Overhead
%
Internal
Service
Charge
Internal
Service %
Indirect
Allocation
%
1011: City Clerk - City Clerk 267,893 37,040 14% 81,490 30% 0% 1011: City Manager - Administration 657,808 291,838 44% 156,042 24% 0% 1011: City Manager - Marketing Division 103,878 53,318 51% 14,710 14% 0% 1011: Community Development 3,136,202 738,552 24% 398,752 13% 12% 1011: Finance & Administration - Accounting 179,553 73,545 41% 29,888 17% 0% 1011: Finance & Administration - Administrative Services 29,395 20,722 70% 14,583 50% 0% 1011: Human Resources - Employee Personnel Services 112,134 134,708 120% 41,541 37% 0% 1011: Human Resources - General Service 117,088 91,612 78% 31,339 27% 0% 1011: Public Works 436,235 331,998 76% 174,989 40% 10% 1011: Public Works - Building Maintenance 499,860 414,042 83% 80,192 16% 0% 1011: Public Works - Public Works Administration 68,496 66,206 97% 376,140 549% 0% 1011: Recreation & Community Services 2,990,416 1,562,027 52% 279,507 9% 22% 2101: Gas Tax Fund 403,594 403,000 100% 458,100 114% 5% 2701: Landscape Maint. Assessment District 1,856,769 649,736 35% 120,800 7% 9% 2941: HUD/CDBG Fund 700,997 122,072 17% - 0% 10% 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund 2,225,608 2,075,428 93% 1,152,781 52% 13% 6401: Sewer Fund 1,471,082 1,014,601 69% 357,393 24% 0% 7101: Information Technology Fund 619,759 147,700 24% - 0% 0% 79135

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Appendix B –Fully Burdened Hourly Rates
Below are fully burdened hourly rates (FBHR) of staff positions that provide for the services detailed in Appendix C. The FBHRs were used to determine the full cost of each service. They include the salary and benefit costs for each position as well as all applicable overhead amounts for each position. For any user fee service request that is outside the scope of the fee s detailed in Appendix C, or for services for which there is no fee currently set, the City can charge up to the full cost of the FBHR for personnel involved.

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Lynwood - User Fee
Fully Burdened Hourly Rate Calculation
Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
Position Rates
1011: City Clerk - City Clerk City Clerk - City Clerk - ASSISTANT TO THE CITY CLERK $93.01 1011: City Clerk - City Clerk City Clerk - City Clerk - CITY CLERK $17.26 1011: City Clerk - City Clerk City Clerk - City Clerk - CITY CLERK TECHNICIAN $78.46 1011: City Clerk - City Clerk City Clerk - City Clerk - DEPUTY CITY CLERK $119.35 2101: Gas Tax Fund Gas Tax Fund - BUILDING MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER $215.34 2101: Gas Tax Fund Gas Tax Fund - DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS $448.41 2101: Gas Tax Fund Gas Tax Fund - ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE WORKER $189.55 2101: Gas Tax Fund Gas Tax Fund - LEAD CUSTODIAN $167.05 2101: Gas Tax Fund Gas Tax Fund - MAINTENANCE WORKER $164.56 2101: Gas Tax Fund Gas Tax Fund - MAINTENANCE WORKER-PT $44.23 2101: Gas Tax Fund Gas Tax Fund - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS COORDINATOR $157.27 2101: Gas Tax Fund Gas Tax Fund - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS MANAGER $387.05 2101: Gas Tax Fund Gas Tax Fund - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR $283.57 2101: Gas Tax Fund Gas Tax Fund - STREET MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER $189.62 2101: Gas Tax Fund Gas Tax Fund - STREET MAINTENANCE WORKER $176.83 2941: HUD/CDBG Fund HUD/CDBG Fund - ACCOUNTANT $142.02 2941: HUD/CDBG Fund HUD/CDBG Fund - ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST II $153.66 2941: HUD/CDBG Fund HUD/CDBG Fund - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT $113.42 2941: HUD/CDBG Fund HUD/CDBG Fund - DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT $276.66 2941: HUD/CDBG Fund HUD/CDBG Fund - DIRECTOR OF FINANCE $277.75 2941: HUD/CDBG Fund HUD/CDBG Fund - RECREATION LEADER III-PT $24.42 2941: HUD/CDBG Fund HUD/CDBG Fund - RECREATION LEADER II-PT $22.59 2941: HUD/CDBG Fund HUD/CDBG Fund - SENIOR ACCOUNTANT $159.67 2941: HUD/CDBG Fund HUD/CDBG Fund - SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST $159.06 1011: Finance & Administration - Accounting Acct - ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN $108.58 1011: Finance & Administration - Accounting Acct - DIRECTOR OF FINANCE $314.69 1011: Finance & Administration - Accounting Acct - PAYROLL SPECIALIST $138.06 1011: Finance & Administration - Accounting Acct - SENIOR ACCOUNTANT $172.67 1011: Finance & Administration - Accounting Acct - SENIOR ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN $139.58 1011: Public Works - Building Maintenance Bldg Maint - BUILDING MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER $167.63 1011: Public Works - Building Maintenance Bldg Maint - CUSTODIAN $126.24 1011: Public Works - Building Maintenance Bldg Maint - LEAD CUSTODIAN $146.47 1011: Public Works - Building Maintenance Bldg Maint - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS COORDINATOR $136.43 1011: Public Works - Building Maintenance Bldg Maint - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS MANAGER $315.56 1011: Public Works - Building Maintenance Bldg Maint - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR $229.59 1011: Community Development CD - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT $121.62 1011: Community Development CD - ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN-PT $23.59 1011: Community Development CD - BUSINESS LICENSE OFFICER $109.23 1011: Community Development CD - DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT $294.67 1011: Community Development CD - LEAD PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER $146.54 1011: Community Development CD - OFFICE ASSISTANT II-PT $25.64 1011: Community Development CD - PERMIT TECHNICIAN $134.76 1011: Community Development CD - PLANNING ASSOCIATE $169.64 1011: Community Development CD - PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGER $216.63 1011: Community Development CD - PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER $137.64 1011: Community Development CD - PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER-PT $34.40 1011: Community Development CD - SENIOR PLANNER $196.13 1011: Community Development CD - SR. BUILDING INSPECTOR/ASST. BUILDING OFFICIAL $203.91 1011: City Manager - Administration CM - Admin - ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER $204.06 1011: City Manager - Administration CM - Admin - CITY MANAGER $448.67 1011: City Manager - Administration CM - Admin - SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT $138.64 1011: City Manager - Administration CM - Admin - SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST $186.88 81137

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Lynwood - User Fee
Fully Burdened Hourly Rate Calculation
Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
Position Rates
1011: City Manager - Marketing Division CM - Mktg - COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST $152.73 1011: City Manager - Marketing Division CM - Mktg - MEDIA SPECIALIST $168.19 1011: Finance & Administration - Administrative Services Finance - DIRECTOR OF FINANCE $365.46 1011: Human Resources - Employee Personnel Services HR - Emp - DIRECTOR OF HR & RISK MANAGEMENT $440.52 1011: Human Resources - Employee Personnel Services HR - Emp - HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK ANALYST $227.86 1011: Human Resources - Employee Personnel Services HR - Emp - HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK TECHNICIAN $189.83 1011: Human Resources - Employee Personnel Services HR - Emp - SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK ANALYST $350.38 1011: Human Resources - General Service HR - General - DIRECTOR OF HR & RISK MANAGEMENT $356.69 1011: Human Resources - General Service HR - General - HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK ANALYST $184.50 1011: Human Resources - General Service HR - General - HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK TECHNICIAN $153.71 1011: Human Resources - General Service HR - General - SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK ANALYST $283.70 7101: Information Technology Fund IT - DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES $288.27 7101: Information Technology Fund IT - SENIOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN $117.00 7101: Information Technology Fund IT - SYSTEM ANALYST $167.56 2701: Landscape Maint. Assessment District LMAD - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT $127.23 2701: Landscape Maint. Assessment District LMAD - BUILDING MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER $140.10 2701: Landscape Maint. Assessment District LMAD - LABORER $116.83 2701: Landscape Maint. Assessment District LMAD - LEAD CUSTODIAN $116.42 2701: Landscape Maint. Assessment District LMAD - MAINTENANCE WORKER $128.04 2701: Landscape Maint. Assessment District LMAD - MAINTENANCE WORKER-PT $30.77 2701: Landscape Maint. Assessment District LMAD - PARK MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER $147.29 2701: Landscape Maint. Assessment District LMAD - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS COORDINATOR $109.48 2701: Landscape Maint. Assessment District LMAD - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS MANAGER $252.97 2701: Landscape Maint. Assessment District LMAD - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR $183.07 2701: Landscape Maint. Assessment District LMAD - SENIOR ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN $150.62 2701: Landscape Maint. Assessment District LMAD - SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST $192.41 1011: Public Works PW - ASSISTANT ENGINEER $193.91
1011: Public Works PW - ASSOCIATE ENGINEER $233.35
1011: Public Works PW - DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS $414.70 1011: Public Works PW - MAINTENANCE WORKER $159.09
1011: Public Works PW - PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTOR $233.35
1011: Public Works PW - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS COORDINATOR $145.11 1011: Public Works PW - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS MANAGER $348.65 1011: Public Works PW - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR $250.66 1011: Public Works PW - STREET MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER $175.54 1011: Public Works - Public Works Administration PW Admin - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT $170.71 1011: Public Works - Public Works Administration PW Admin - DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS $419.36 1011: Public Works - Public Works Administration PW Admin - LABORER $135.61 1011: Public Works - Public Works Administration PW Admin - SENIOR ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN $192.77 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - ACCOUNT CLERK $130.65 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN-PT $31.87 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - DEPUTY DIR. OF REC AND COMM SERVICES $345.39 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - DIRECTOR OF RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES $398.57 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - LABORER (PW)-PT $31.87 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - LIFEGUARD-PT $32.49 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - MEDIA SPECIALIST $207.15 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - RECREATION COORDINATOR $154.77 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - RECREATION FACILITY & PROGRAM SUPERVISOR $198.91 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - RECREATION LEADER III-PT $35.13 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - RECREATION LEADER II-PT $32.49 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - RECREATION LEADER I-PT $31.94 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - RECREATION SPECIALIST $112.55 82138

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Lynwood - User Fee
Fully Burdened Hourly Rate Calculation
Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
Position Rates
1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT II $260.59 1011: Recreation & Community Services Rec - SENIOR LIFEGUARD-PT $35.13 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - ACCOUNT CLERK $103.96
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - ACCOUNTANT $185.41
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN $145.13
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT $146.67 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN-PT $28.89 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST $152.28 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - ASSISTANT ENGINEER $169.77
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - ASSISTANT TO THE CITY CLERK $136.46 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER $238.66 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - ASSOCIATE ENGINEER $201.07
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - BILLING & COLLECTIONS SUPERVISOR $219.57 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - BUILDING MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER $161.52 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - CITY CLERK $28.52
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - CITY CLERK TECHNICIAN $115.77
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - CITY MANAGER $528.50
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - CUSTODIAN $122.90
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - DEPUTY CITY CLERK $174.90
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - DEPUTY CITY TREASURER $174.62
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - DIRECTOR OF FINANCE $357.58
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - DIRECTOR OF HR & RISK MANAGEMENT $338.14 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS $360.76 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK ANALYST $174.90 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK TECHNICIAN $145.71 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - LABORER $116.51
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - LEAD CUSTODIAN $134.07
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - MEDIA SPECIALIST $187.79
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - PAYROLL SPECIALIST $165.13
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTOR $204.85 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS MANAGER $337.65 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR $234.34 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - SENIOR ACCOUNTANT $207.46
6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - SENIOR ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN $165.83 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT $160.25 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST $219.73 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK ANALYST $268.94 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST $217.25 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - UTILITY SERVICES MANAGER $194.71 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - WATER COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST $156.30 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - WATER SERVICE/WASTEWATER LEAD WORKER $198.40 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - WATER SERVICE/WASTEWATER WORKER I $145.08 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - WATER SERVICE/WASTEWATER WORKER II $169.22 6401: Sewer Fund Sewer - WATER SERVICE/WASTEWATER WORKER I-PT $46.55 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - ACCOUNT CLERK $134.52 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - ACCOUNTANT $239.91
6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN $187.79 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT $189.79 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN-PT $37.38 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST $197.04 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - ASSISTANT ENGINEER $219.67 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - ASSISTANT TO THE CITY CLERK $176.57 83139

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Lynwood - User Fee
Fully Burdened Hourly Rate Calculation
Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
Position Rates
6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER $308.82 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - ASSOCIATE ENGINEER $260.17 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - BILLING & COLLECTIONS SUPERVISOR $284.11 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - BUILDING MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER $202.35 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - CITY CLERK $36.90
6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - CITY CLERK TECHNICIAN $149.80 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - CITY MANAGER $683.84 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST $220.59 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - CUSTODIAN $156.54
6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - DEPUTY CITY CLERK $226.31 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - DEPUTY CITY TREASURER $225.95 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - DIRECTOR OF FINANCE $462.68 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - DIRECTOR OF HR & RISK MANAGEMENT $437.53 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS $467.95 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK ANALYST $226.31 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK TECHNICIAN $188.54 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - LABORER $148.94
6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - LEAD CUSTODIAN $173.85 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - MEDIA SPECIALIST $242.99 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - PAYROLL SPECIALIST $213.66 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTOR $265.06 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS MANAGER $391.99 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR $280.80 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - SENIOR ACCOUNTANT $268.44 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - SENIOR ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN $214.12 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT $207.36 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST $284.32 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK ANALYST $348.00 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST $279.81 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - UTILITY SERVICES MANAGER $248.99 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - WATER COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST $204.07 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - WATER SERVICE/WASTEWATER LEAD WORKER $259.73 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - WATER SERVICE/WASTEWATER WORKER I $189.36 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - WATER SERVICE/WASTEWATER WORKER II $221.01 6051: Water/Enterprise Fund Water - WATER SERVICE/WASTEWATER WORKER I-PT $60.23 84140

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Appendix C – Cost Recovery Analysis
The follow ing tables provide the results of the analysis, resulting full cost recovery amount, and recommended fees. For fees, services, and penalties in which the full cost, existing fee, and suggested fee is listed as “NA” , the amount or percentage was not calculable. This is most common when either the current or the suggested fee includes a variable component that is not c omparable on a one-to-one basis, a full cost was not calculated (for penalties , fines, market-based fees, or items not included in the study ), or when there is not a current fee amount to compare against.

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The presentation of a Cost Allocatio n and Cost -
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Master Fee Schedule, including adjustments to
various user fees, permits, service charges, credit
card processing fees, and other municipal costs
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Carol Molina, Interim Director of Finance & Administration Mohammad Islam, Accounting Technician
SUBJECT:

APPROVAL OF THE WARRANT REGISTER
Agenda Item # 9.1.

Recommendation:

Staff recommends City Council approve the warrant register dated July 31, 2026 to August 13, 2026 for Fiscal Year
2025–26 and Fiscal Year 2026–27.

Executive Summary:

Request for approval of the warrant register dated July 31, 2026 to August 13, 2026 for Fiscal Year
2025–26 and Fiscal Year 2026–27. (FIN)
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Discussion and Analysis:

Fiscal Impact:

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WARRANT RUN CITY COUNCIL -09012026.pdf
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City Council City Council Regular Meeting 145
apCkHist
08/13/2026 5:06PM
Bank code: c-ap01
Void Check# Date Vendor
303840 05/27/2026 014938 ANGELINE IBARRA
Void Check Listing
City of Lynwood
ClearNoid Date Invoice
08/13/2026 REISSUED-304544
Page:1
Inv. Date Amount Paid Check Total
09/16/2025 500.00 500.00
c-ap01 Total: 500.00
Page: 1
146
apCkHist
08/13/2026 5:06PM
Bank code: c-apha
Void Check# Date Vendor
50020 06/16/2026 007609 WILLDAN FINANCIAL
2 checks in this report
Void Check Listing
City of Lynwood
ClearNoid Date Invoice
07/28/2026 REISSUED-50026
Page:2
Inv. Date Amount Paid Check Total
04/01/2026 1,725.00 1,725.00
c-apha Total: 1,725.00
Total Checks: 2,225.00
Page:2
147
vchlist Electronic Financial Transaction List Page: 3
08/06/2026 2:45:51PM City of Lynwood
Bank code: c-ap01
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO# Description/ Account Amount --
2584 6/10/2026 013091 PERS 457 Ben179196 DEF COMP- PERS 457: PAYMENT 1,880.92 Total: 1,880.92
2593 6/2/2026 013090 PERS Ben179408 PERS: PAYMENT 71,055.14 Total: 71,055.14
2600 5/28/2026 005794 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Ben179633 SOCIAL SECURITY: PAYMENT 589.80 Total: 589.80
2602 6/2/2026 013090 PERS Ben179637 PERS: PAYMENT 815.84 Total: 815.84
2605 6/30/2026 013091 PERS 457 Ben179643 DEF COMP- PERS 457: PAYMENT 1,880.92 Total: 1,880.92
2608 5/28/2026 005794 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Ben179663 SOCIAL SECURITY: PAYMENT 49,804.73 Total: 49,804.73
2610 6/2/2026 013090 PERS Ben179667 PERS: PAYMENT 72,525.73 Total: 72,525.73
2613 6/10/2026 013091 PERS 457 Ben179673 DEF COMP- PERS 457: PAYMENT 6,566.88 Total: 6,566.88
2616 6/10/2026 001224 STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY Ben179932 AD&D STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE: 635.44 Total: 635.44
2617 6/10/2026 012556 KEENAN & ASSOCIATES Ben179934 DELTA DENTAL: PAYMENT 4,183.16 Total: 4,183.16
2618 6/11/2026 005794 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Ben179936 SOCIAL SECURITY: PAYMENT 47,724.90 Total: 47,724.90
2619 6/23/2026 013073 CALPERS INSURANCE Ben179938 BLUE SHIELD ACCESS+: PAYMENT 61,238.67 Total: 61,238.67
2620 6/12/2026 013090 PERS Ben179940 PERS:PAYMENT 71,198.16 Page: 3
148
vchlist Electronic Financial Transaction List Page: 4
08/06/2026 2:45:51PM City of Lynwood
Bank code: c-ap01
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO# Description/Account Amount 2620 6/12/2026 013090 013090 PERS (Continued) Total: 71,198.16 2621 6/11/2026 001357 EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPT. Ben179942 STATE DISABILITY INS.: PAYMENT 14,651.83 Total: 14,651.83
2622 6/10/2026 013473 CONTROLLING INSURANCE COST IN, Ben179944 VISION: PAYMENT 440.22 Total: 440.22
2623 6/24/2026 013091 PERS 457 Ben179946 DEF COMP- PERS 457: PAYMENT 6,682.52 Total: 6,682.52
2626 6/10/2026 001224 STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY Ben180303 AD&D STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE: 96.67 Total: 96.67
2627 6/10/2026 012556 KEENAN & ASSOCIATES Ben180305 DEL TA DENTAL: PAYMENT 305.92 Total: 305.92
2628 6/25/2026 005794 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Ben180307 SOCIAL SECURITY: PAYMENT 589.80 Total: 589.80
2629 6/23/2026 013073 CALPERS INSURANCE Ben180309 PERS PLATINUM - MONTHLY: 2,400.86 Total: 2,400.86
2630 6/10/2026 013473 CONTROLLING INSURANCE COST IN, Ben180311 VISION: PAYMENT 40.44 Total: 40.44
2631 6/25/2026 010069 NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT SOLUTION Ben180313 DEF COMP- NATIONWIDE: 1,500.00 Total: 1,500.00
2632 6/30/2026 013091 PERS 457 Ben180315 DEF COMP- PERS 457: PAYMENT 1,880.92 Total: 1,880.92
2633 6/5/2026 013090 PERS Ben180317 PERS:PAYMENT 6,528.14 Total: 6,528.14
2634 6/10/2026 001224 STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY Ben180331 AD&D STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE: 647.89 Total: 647.89
2635 6/10/2026 012556 KEENAN & ASSOCIATES Ben180333 DELTA DENTAL: PAYMENT 4,277.17 --
Page: 4
149
vchlist
08/06/2026
Bank code:

Voucher
2635
2636
2637
2638
2639
2640
2641
2642
2643
2:45:51PM
Electronic Financial Transaction List
City of Lynwood
c-ap01
Date Vendor Invoice PO#
6/10/2026 012556 012556 KEENAN & ASSOCIATES (Continued) 6/25/2026 005794 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Ben180335
6/23/2026 013073 CALPERS INSURANCE Ben180337
6/30/2026 013090 PERS Ben180339
6/25/2026 001357 EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPT. Ben180341 6/10/2026 013473 CONTROLLING INSURANCE COST IN, Ben180343 6/30/2026 013091 PERS 457 Ben180345
6/25/2026 010069 NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT SOLUTION Ben180347 6/25/2026 013507 NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT SOLUTION Ben180349 Page: 5
Description/Account Amount
Total: 4,277.17
SOCIAL SECURITY: PAYMENT 59,712.03
Total: 59,712.03
BLUE SHIELD ACCESS+: PAYMENT 62,215.14
Total: 62,215.14
PERS:PAYMENT 70,931.87
Total: 70,931.87
STATE DISABILITY INS.: PAYMENT 19,659.12
Total: 19,659.12
VISION: PAYMENT 469.68
Total: 469.68
DEF COMP- PERS 457: PAYMENT 6,695.96
Total: 6,695.96
DEF COMP - NATIONWIDE: 17,345.14
Total: 17,345.14
401A: PAYMENT 622.28
Total: 622.28
Page: 5
150
vchlist Electronic Financial Transaction List Page: 6
08/06/2026 12:20:53PM City of Lynwood
Bank code: c-ap01
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO# Description/Account Amount 1006358 6/25/2026 000435 ICRMA AD-23-169251-OB l-001 NON COVER BILLING CHARGE 3,165.50 Total: 3,165.50
1006359 6/10/2026 013473 CONTROLLING INSURANCE COST IN, 0134 73-063026 VISION PREMIUM-RETIREE 940.23 Total: 940.23
1006360 6/24/2026 013121 AUL HEAL TH BENEFIT TRUST C/O, 013121-073026 REIMBURSEMENT-RETIREE 84,860.13 Total: 84,860.13
1006361 6/23/2026 013073 CALPERS INSURANCE 100000018331842 HEAL TH PREMIUM PERS 20,444.39 100000018331843 HEAL TH PREMIUM 0.78
Total: 20,445.17
1006362 6/10/2026 001224 STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY 001224-063026 LIFE INSURANCE PRMIUM RETIREE 803.49 Total: 803.49
1006363 6/10/2026 011076 KEENAN & ASSOCIATES 011076-063026 DENTAL PRMIUM RETIREE 7,679.07 Total: 7,679.07
1006365 6/24/2026 013107 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A 013107-052926-A BANKCARD CHARGES 9,551.47 013107-052926-B BANKCARD CHARGES 1,229.64
013107-052926-C BANKCARD CHARGES 7,643.93
013107-052926-D BANKCARD CHARGES 8,736.95
013107-052926-E BANKCARD CHARGES 1,067.92
013107-052926-F BANKCARD CHARGES 5,383.38
013107-052926-G BANKCARD CHARGES -220.64
013107-052926-H BANKCARD CHARGES 529.20
Total: 33,921.85
Page: 6
151
vchlist
08/06/2026 12:10:01PM
Bank code: c-ap01
Voucher Date Vendor
1006364 5/26/2026 013107 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A
Electronic Financial Transaction List
City of Lynwood
Invoice PO#
013107-043026-A
013107-043026 -B
013107-043026-C
013107-043026-D
013107-043026-E
013107-043026-F
013107-043026-G
013107-043026-H
Page: 7
Description/Account Amount
BANKCARD CHARGES 7,557.40
BANKCARD CHARGES 632.78
BANKCARD CHARGES 2,328.30
BANKCARD CHARGES 57.02
BANKCARD CHARGES 100.00
BANKCARD CHARGES 7,453.60
BANKCARD CHARGES 646.32
BANKCARD CHARGES 60.00
Total: 18,835.42
Page: 7
152
vchlist
08/11/2026 11:45:13AM
Bank code: c-ap01
Voucher Date Vendor
1006366 7/28/2026 013107 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A
43 Vouchers for bank code :
43 Vouchers in this report
c-ap01
Electronic Financial Transaction List
City of Lynwood
Invoice
013107-063026-A
013107-063026-B
013107-063026-C
013107-063026-D
013107-063026-E
013107-063026-F
013107-063026-G
PO#
-------
Description/Account

BANKCARD CHARGES

BANKCARD CHARGES
Total:

Bank total:

Total vouchers:

Page: 8
Amount
1,884.54
283.37
2,475.33
1,292.18
1,986.46
6,890.88
180.00
14,992.76
853,437.51
853,437.51
Page: 8
153
vchlist
08/06/2026 4:01 :39PM
Bank code : c-ap01
Voucher Date Vendor
304500 8/6/2026 000305 CULLIGAN
Voucher List
Fiscal Year 2025-26
City of Lynwood
Invoice
2050230
304501 8/6/2026 001987 DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIF., WATER 001987-063026 304502 8/6/2026 003331 L.A. COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT.
304503 8/6/2026 000427 PETTY CASH-C.M.O.
263453AY
263454AY
010626
01272026
012726
020326
020526
02242026
022426
030226
030326
031126
031326
033126
041526
042926
100725
112025
121625
PO#
06-010434
06-010506
01-001889
01-001890
Page: 9
Description/Account Amount
WATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL 81.52
Total: 81.52
GROUNDWATER PRODUCTION 186,902.72
Total: 186,902.72
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES 1,143,096.22
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES 25,114.82
Total: 1,168,211.04
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 65.33
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 247.69
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 21.87
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 10.97
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 62.57
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 111.43
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 22.19
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 4.00
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 223.95
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 65.00
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 33.13
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 60.00
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 20.00
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 73.26
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 216.90
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 21.99
PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT 121.12
Total: 1,381.40
Page: 9
154
vchlist
08/13/2026 12:49:03PM
Bank code: c-ap01
Voucher Date Vendor
304536 8/13/2026 013738 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC
304537 8/13/2026 004285 AVANT GARDE, INC.
304538 8/13/2026 005848 BOWMAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENG LTD
304539 8/13/2026 000032 CAL ADDISON
304540 8/13/2026 006908 DUTHIE POWER SERVICES, INC.
304541 8/13/2026 001357 EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPT.
304542 8/13/2026 014602 FEHR & PEERS
304543 8/13/2026 000993 GRM INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Voucher List
Fiscal Year 2025-26
City of Lynwood
Invoice
117F-LKHV-JFLP
13418
13418-2
13418-3
549471
554949
554969
563002
567922
385270
S157965
L1018517808
197710
0555282
0555283
0555284
0555285
0555286
0555287
0555288
0555289
0555290
Page: 10
PO# Description/Account Amount
SUPPLIES EXPENSE 357.90
Total: 357.90
06-010087 PROF & CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 3,623.75
06-010340 PROF & CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 660.00
06-010599 PROF & CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 1,410.00
Total: 5,693.75
06-010329 PROF & CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 6,732.00
06-010088 PROF & CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 21,760.00
06-010088 PROF & CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 396.00
06-010329 PROF & CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 13,600.00
06-010329 PROF & CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 15,300.00
Total: 57,788.00
06-010426 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 1,900.00
Total: 1,900.00
06-010573 REPAIRS AND MAINT EXPENSE 1,998.32
Total: 1,998.32
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 5,115.00
Total: 5,115.00
06-010390 PROF & CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 19,147.63
Total: 19,147.63
01-001886 STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE FEE 79.95
01-001886 STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE FEE 0.27
01-001886 STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE FEE 4.36
01-001886 STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE FEE 6.55
01-001886 STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE FEE 66.71
01-001886 STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE FEE 53.01
01-001886 STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE FEE 82.52
01-001886 STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE FEE 18.00
01-001886 STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE FEE 4.09
Page: 10
155
vchlist
08/13/2026 12:49:03PM
Bank code: c-ap01
Voucher Date Vendor
304543 8/13/2026 000993 GRM INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
304544 8/13/2026 014938 IBARRA, ANGELINE
304545 8/13/2026 013434 KILEY & ASSOCIATES,LLC
304546 8/13/2026 009655 LYNWOOD CITY CAR WASH, INC.
304547 8/13/2026 009647 MV CHENG & ASSOCIATES, INC.
304548 8/13/2026 011922 NORTH STAR LAND CARE
304549 8/13/2026 001211 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
18 Vouchers for bank code : c-ap01
Voucher List
Fiscal Year 2025-26
City of Lynwood
Invoice
(Continued)
0555291
0555292
0555293
0555294
0555295
0555296
014938-091625
58 0131503
0131504
6/30/2026-1
1601-1377
1601-1382
1601-1391
00252-25-0008569
00252-25-0035512
00252-25-0052714
00252-25-0075685
00252-26-0103231
PO#
01-001886
01-001886
01-001886
01-001886
01-001886
01-001886
01-001888
06-010515
06-010515
02-002706
06-010589
06-010589
06-010589
Description/Account

STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE FEE

STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE FEE
Total:

KID MAYOR SCHOLARSHIP
Total:

PROF & CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
Total:

CAR WASH FOR CITY VEHICLES

CAR WASH FOR CITY VEHICLES
Total:

PROF & CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
Total:

PROF & CONTRACTUAL SERVICES

PROF & CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
Total:

ADMIN FEE

ADMIN FEE
Total:

Bank total:

Page: 11
Amount
174.05
183.32

21.01 25.64
191.74
195.38
1,106.60
500.00
500.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
517.89
395.90
913.79
2,490.74
2,490.74
13,820.00
1,800.00
400.00
16,020.00
1,875.00
1,875.00
1,875.00
1,875.00
1,875.00
9,375.00
1,483,983.41
Page: 11
156
vchlist
08/06/2026
Bank code:

Voucher
304504
304505
304506
304507
304508
304509
304510
304511
304512
304513
304514
4:30:03PM
c-ap01
Date Vendor
--
8/6/2026 015197 ACHA, FLOR
8/6/2026 000926 AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
8/6/2026 001500 ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS,
8/6/2026 007782 CAMACHO, GABRIELA
8/6/2026 001552 CARRILLO, ROSALIA
8/6/2026 001052 CENTRAL BASIN WATER ASSOC.
8/6/2026 001168 CINTAS CORPORATION NO. 2
8/6/2026 014497 CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY
8/6/2026 010754 COOL IMAGE WATER, DBA/ AMERICAN
8/6/2026 015192 CUARENTA, JESUS
8/6/2026 013751 CUELLAR, LUIS GERARDO
Voucher List
Fiscal Year 2026-27
City of Lynwood
Invoice
003640-0075
151219
151232
SCAGFY270105
007782-083126
001552-071626
006573-070126
8408477086
LOB/040824
2947
2950
2951
2953
2955
003206-0050
013751-083026
Page: 12
PO# Description/Account Amount
REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT 100.00
Total: 100.00
TRANSPORTATION FOR SUMMER 1,181.50
TRANSPORTATION FOR SUMMER 973.00
Total: 2,154.50
MEMBERSHIP DUES ASSESSMENT 9,746.00
Total: 9,746.00
ELECTRONIC/MEDIA AND AUTO 500.00
Total: 500.00
REIMBURSEMENT-SENIOR 9.99
Total: 9.99
PRODUCER MEMBER DUES 2,878.61
Total: 2,878.61
08-005476 FIRST AID CABINETS- RECREATION 220.49
Total: 220.49
06-010657 SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 522.81
Total: 522.81
08-005477 WATER SERVICES 74.25
08-005477 WATER SERVICES 57.75
08-005477 WATER SERVICES 24.75
08-005477 WATER SERVICES 8.25
08-005477 WATER SERVICES 49.50
Total: 214.50
REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT 5,000.00
Total: 5,000.00
ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND AUTO 500.00
Page: 12
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Bank code:

Voucher
304514
304515
304516
304517
304518
304519
304520
304521
304522
304523
304524
4:30:03PM
c-ap01
Date Vendor
8/6/2026 013751 013751 CUELLAR, LUIS GERARDO
8/6/2026 000138 DAILY JOURNAL CORPORATION
8/6/2026 015187 DELGADO, JORDI
8/6/2026 001087 FANTASY FLOWERS AND GIFTS
8/6/2026 003334 FED EX
8/6/2026 009298 GALAVIZ PRINTING
8/6/2026 011188 INSURANCE COMPANY, THE LINCOLN
8/6/2026 001483 JOHNSON, ILU
8/6/2026 000486 LIBERTY UTILITIES
8/6/2026 000450 LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE
8/6/2026 007606 LOPEZ, JUAN
Voucher List
Fiscal Year 2026-27
City of Lynwood
Invoice
(Continued)
B4061866
B4061873
323329527
319888
319889
9-374-62364
929
958
972
4989458353
001483-071626
001483-072426
200006750273-080426
200006750281-080426
200006750299-080426
326752
084
Page: 13
PO# Description/Account Amount
Total: 500.00
PUBLICATION SVCS -NOTICE 805.00
PUBLICATION SVCS-NOTICE 755.00
Total: 1,560.00
REFUND-SUMMER DAY CAMP 70.00
Total: 70.00
EVENT SERVICE EXPENSE 188.28
EVENT SERVICE EXPENSE 188.28
Total: 376.56
06-010633 COURIER SERVICES 10.42
Total: 10.42
VINYL PRINT ON CUEN VEST 56.15
SIGNAGE- RIGID SIGN 310.10
06-010634 DECALS FOR CITY VEHICLES 215.96
Total: 582.21
STD AND LTD PRMIUM 4,025.40
Total: 4,025.40
REIMBURSEMENT-SENIOR 39.96
REIMBURSEMENT-PURCHASES 27.98
Total: 67.94
WATER SERVICES 51.45
WATER SERVICES 51.45
WATER SERVICES 51.45
Total: 154.35
TRAINING 4,995.00
Total: 4,995.00
08-005479 EVENT SERVICE EXPENSE 7,000.00
Page: 13
158
vchlist
08/06/2026
Bank code:

Voucher
304524
304525
304526
304527
304528
304529
304530
304531
304532
304533
4:30:03PM
c-ap01
Date Vendor
8/6/2026 007606 007606 LOPEZ, JUAN
8/6/2026 015191 MELENDEZ, ADRIANA
8/6/2026 014469 MOORE, LORRAINE
8/6/2026 014469 MOORE, LORRAINE
8/6/2026 013721 MUNOZ-GUEVARA , JUAN
8/6/2026 010782 PACHECO GALINDO, JOSE A.
8/6/2026 001313 QUINONEZ, MARIA
8/6/2026 012093 SAESHE
8/6/2026 010757 SALAZAR RIVERO, YUNUEE
8/6/2026 008745 SAN FRANCISCO LAUNDRY
Voucher List
Fiscal Year 2026-27
City of Lynwood
Invoice
(Continued)
003778-0121
014469-083026
014469-071426
014469-071926
013721-083126
071026
071326
071526
07162026
071626
071626-1
071626-2
071726
072226
07232026
072326
001313-083126
10006
010757-71826
71854
Page: 14
PO# Description/Account Amount
Total: 7,000.00
REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT-BATEMAN 480.00
Total: 480.00
ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND AUTO 500.00
Total: 500.00
REIMBURSEMENT-PARKING FEE 12.00
REIMBURSEMENT-VALET PARKING 30.00
Total: 42.00
ELECTRONIC/MEDIA AND AUTO 500.00
Total: 500.00
REIMBURSEMENT- SMORE'S 10.41
REIMBURSEMENT-LUAU CAMPERS 37.87
REIMBURSEMENT-SUMMER DAY 23.22
REIMBURSEMENT- CAMPERS 9.96
REIMBURSEMENT-PIZZA 19.92
REIMBURSEMENT- CAMPERS 76.78
REIMBURSEMENT- ACTIVITY 32.71
REIMBURSEMENT- CAMPERS 23.17
REIMBURSEMENT- SUMMER DROP 31.01
REIMBURSEMENT-WATERMELON 71.96
REIMBURSEMENT- SUMMERWEEN 20.15
Total: 357.16
ELECTRONIC/MEDIA AND AUTO 500.00
Total: 500.00
06-010636 OIL RECYCLING 13,000.00
Total: 13,000.00
EVENT SERVICE EXPENSE 375.00
Total: 375.00
DRY CLEANING OF LINEN 932.08
Page: 14
159
vchlist
08/06/2026
Bank code:

Voucher
304533
304534
304535
4:30:03PM
c-ap01
Date Vendor
8/6/2026 008745 008745 SAN FRANCISCO LAUNDRY
8/6/2026 012692 SOTO, RITA
8/6/2026 002938 TAJ OFFICE SUPPLY
Voucher List
Fiscal Year 2026-27
City of Lynwood
Invoice
(Continued)
012692-083026
07683
08231
PO#
06-010638
06-010638
Description/Account
Total:

ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND AUTO
Total:

OFFICE & OPERATING SUPPLIES

OFFICE & OPERATING SUPPLIES
Total:

Page: 15
Amount
932.08
500.00
500.00

49.84 159.91
209.75
Page: 15
160
Voucher List
Fiscal Year 2026-27
City of Lynwood
vchlist Page: 16
08/13/2026 3:06:56PM
Bank code: c-ap01
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO# Description/Account Amount 304550 8/13/2026 006399 AT&T 000025529790 TELEPHONE SERVICES 30.31 000025570674 TELEPHONE SERVICES 1,244.84
000025619888 TELEPHONE SERVICES 782.26
000025621101 TELEPHONE SERVICES 199.03
Total: 2,256.44
304551 8/13/2026 005344 AT&T MOBILITY 287341717172X080426 CELL PHONE SERVICES 4,876.23 Total: 4,876.23
304552 8/13/2026 014330 AZTECA PARTY RENTAL, INC D0509F74 EVENT SERVICE EXPENSE 992.50 Total: 992.50
304553 8/13/2026 007782 CAMACHO, GABRIELA 007782-08302026 PER DIEM-CALIFORNIA CONTRACT 210.00 Total: 210.00
304554 8/13/2026 002319 CINDYS JUMPERS INC 108333 EVENT SERVICE EXPENSE 1,020.00 Total: 1,020.00
304555 8/13/2026 013751 CUELLAR, LUIS GERARDO 013751-08302026 PER DIEM- CALIFORNIA CONTRACT 210.00 Total: 210.00
304556 8/13/2026 001987 DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIF., WATER 2512-T22-020 06-010670 GROUNDWATER MONITORING 9,347.00 Total: 9,347.00
304557 8/13/2026 009633 EVENT STEP AND REPEAT 22251 PRINTED BANNERS 102.07 Total: 102.07
304558 8/13/2026 001087 FANTASY FLOWERS AND GIFTS 1202 08-005480 EVENT SERVICE EXPENSE 1,151.80 319896 08-005480 EVENT SERVICE EXPENSE 232.58
Total: 1,384.38
304559 8/13/2026 005282 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD Ben181348 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD: PAYMENT 125.00 Total: 125.00
304560 8/13/2026 013343 GATEWAY CITIES 013343-072326 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES 23,932.00 013343-072726 LOCAL AGENCY PARTICIPATION 25,000.00
Page: 16
161
vchlist
08/1312026
Bank code:

Voucher
304560
304561
304562
304563
304564
304565
304566
304567
304568
304569
304570
304571
3:06:56PM
c-ap01
Date Vendor
8/13/2026 013343 013343 GATEWAY CITIES
8/13/2026 000993 GRM INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
8/13/2026 003338 HILL YARD-LOS ANGELES
8/13/2026 014026 IBE DIGITAL
8/13/2026 000001 KING FENCE, INC
8/13/2026 014941 LOWENTHAL, SUJATHA J.
8/13/2026 014469 MOORE, LORRAINE
8/13/2026 013721 MUNOZ-GUEVARA, JUAN
8/13/2026 015199 RANDOLPH, BRENDA
8/13/2026 005067 ROADLINE
8/13/2026 014119 SKY SHADE
8/13/2026 012692 SOTO, RITA
Voucher List
Fiscal Year 2026-27
City of Lynwood
Invoice
(Continued)
0557241
90230959
90230960
495184
60613
014941-08302026
014469-08302026
013721-081126
003969-0039
004024-0106
23254
23296
EL14016
012692-08302026
Page: 17
PO# Description/Account Amount
Total: 48,932.00
STORAGE FEE 474.13
Total: 474.13
06-010648 SUPPLIES EXPENSE 2,332.42
06-010648 SUPPLIES EXPENSE 686.27
Total: 3,018.69
PRINTING SERVICES 1,104.13
Total: 1,104.13
06-010672 FENCE REPAIRS AND RENTAL 65.50
Total: 65.50
PER DIEM-CALIFORNIA CONTRACT 210.00
Total: 210.00
PER DIEM-CALIFORNIA CONTRACT 210.00
Total: 210.00
REIMBURSEMENT-UBER/L YFT 107.34
Total: 107.34
REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT 100.00
REFUND-ROOM PAYMENT 200.00
Total: 300.00
06-010662 SUPPLIES, PARTS AND PAINTS 2,671 .84
06-010662 SUPPLIES, PARTS AND PAINTS 1,885.52
Total: 4,557.36
COMMUNITY CENTER ROLLER 286.00
Total: 286.00
PER DIEM- CALIFORNIA CONTRACT 210.00
Total: 210.00
Page: 17
162
vchlist
08/13/2026 3:06:56PM
Bank code: c-ap01
Voucher Date Vendor
304572 8/13/2026 000163 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
304573 8/13/2026 014812 SOUTHWEST PATROL, INC
304574 8/13/2026 013288 SPECTRUM
304575 8/13/2026 013096 STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT
304576 8/13/2026 000067 THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORP
304577 8/13/2026 002386 T-MOBILE USA, INC
304578 8/13/2026 002912 WATERLINE TECHNOLOGIES.INC
61 Vouchers for bank code : c-ap01
61 Vouchers in this report -
Voucher List
Fiscal Year 2026-27
City of Lynwood
Invoice
000163-073026
83698
83699
262671001080126
Ben181350
3009633544
983463843-072126
5803493
5806336
5806338
5806397
5806399
5806400
5807697
5807698
5807700
Page: 18
PO# Description/ Account Amount
LIGHT & POWER SERVICE 70,267.51
Total: 70,267.51
08-005483 SECURITY SERVICES 9,180.00
08-005483 SECURITY SERVICES 2,070.00
Total: 11,250.00
INTERNET SERVICES 163.98
Total: 163.98
STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT 353.53
Total: 353.53
ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE 1,667.46
Total: 1,667.46
CELL PHONE SERVICES 496.53
Total: 496.53
06-010646 OPERATING SUPPLIES 948.91
06-010646 OPERATING SUPPLIES 525.29
06-010646 OPERATING SUPPLIES 830.29
06-010646 OPERATING SUPPLIES 338.90
06-010646 OPERATING SUPPLIES 898.07
06-010646 OPERATING SUPPLIES 796.40
06-010646 OPERATING SUPPLIES 610.01
06-010646 OPERATING SUPPLIES 847.24
06-010646 OPERATING SUPPLIES 948.91
Total: 6,744.02
Bank total: 229,026.57
Total vouchers : 229,026.57
Page: 18
163
RESOLUTION NO. 2027.xxx

Warrant Registers Dated 07–31–2026 to 08–13–2026

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 1st day of September, 2026.

Gabriela Camacho, Mayor

ATTEST:

__________________________
Maria Quiňonez Suja Lowenthal
City Clerk City Manager

APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:

________
Noel Tapia Carol Molina
City Attorney Interim Director of Finance & Administration

164

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) §

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )

I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a meeting held on the 1st day of September, 2026.

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS CUELLAR, SOTO, MUṄOZ-GUEVARA, MAYOR PRO

TEM AVILA MOORE, AND MAYOR CAMACHO

NOES: NONE

ABSENT: NONE

ABSTAIN: NONE

_____________________ Date: _______________________
Maria Quiňonez
City Clerk

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) §

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )

I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of Resolution No. 2027.xxx on file in my office and that said Resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 1st day of September, 2026.

__________________________ Date: _________________________ Maria Quiňonez
City Clerk

165

AGENDA STAFF REPORT

DATE:

September
1, 2026
TO:

Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
APPROVED BY:

Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
PREPARED BY:

Andrew Maximous, PE, TE, Director of Public Works
Kelvin Kyaw, EIT,
Assistant Engineer
SUBJECT:

APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT WITH ONYX PAVING COMPANY, INC. FOR THE ANNUAL
SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FY 2025–26 (CIP NO.
2121|9056.68.171), INCREASING THE CONTRACT BY $54,000 TO A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $149,000
Agenda Item # 10.1.

Recommendation:

Staff recommends City Council:

Executive Summary:

The Annual Sidewalk Improvement Project FY 25–26 provides for sidewalk repairs and improvements at various locations throughout the City to address deteriorated and damaged sidewalk infrastructure and maintain safe and accessible pedestrian pathways. The project includes the removal and replacement of damaged sidewalk panels, root pruning where necessary, and other related concrete repairs.

City Council City Council Regular Meeting 166
On April 7, 2026, the City Council awarded the construction contract for the Annual Sidewalk Improvement Project FY 25–26 to Onyx Paving Company, Inc. in the amount of $95,000 and separately authorized a $9,500 contingency. The contingency was not incorporated into the executed contract, which states a contract price of $95,000.

The Annual Sidewalk Improvement Project is part of the City's Capital Improvement Program and provides for the maintenance, rehabilitation, and improvement of public sidewalk infrastructure throughout the City. The FY 2025–26 project includes removal and replacement of damaged sidewalk panels, root pruning where necessary, and related concrete repairs.

Project locations were identified based on resident requests, field investigations, and evaluations conducted by City staff.

On April 7, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026.035 awarding a construction contract to Onyx Paving Company, Inc. for the Annual Sidewalk Improvement Project FY 2025–26. The City Council awarded the construction contract in the amount of $95,000 and separately authorized a $9,500 contingency.

The City and Onyx Paving Company, Inc. subsequently executed the construction contract with a stated contract price of $95,000. The $9,500 contingency authorized by the City Council was not incorporated into the executed contract amount. No prior amendment to the construction contract was authorized or executed.

During construction, staff identified additional work required because of field and site conditions that were not apparent during initial project development. Staff administratively approved three contract change orders to allow the project to continue. The contractor completed the additional work associated with the three change orders.

Agreement Modification History

City Council City Council Regular Meeting 167
Description
Amount
Original Construction Contract
$95,000
Previously Approved Contingency
$0
Current Authorized Contract Amount
$95,000
Contract Change Order No. 1 – Pole Relocation
$15,000
Contract Change Order No. 2 – Arborist Report & Tree Removal $18,000
Contract Change Order No. 3 – Additional Sidewalk Repair $21,000
Total Additional Work
$54,000
Proposed Amendment to increase Contract
$54,000
Revised Not-to-Exceed Construction Contract Amount
$149,000
City Council's prior authorization of a $9,500 contingency provided contingency authority for the project but did not increase the amount stated in the executed construction contract.

Amendment No. 1 would formally increase the construction contract by the full $54,000 associated with the three change orders.

Past Council Action
Meeting Date
Description
April 7, 2026
City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026.035 awarding
a $95,000 construction contract to Onyx Paving
Company, Inc. for the Annual Sidewalk Improvement
Project FY 2025–26 (CIP No. 2121|9056.68.171).

Discussion and Analysis:

Current Contract Amount
The executed construction contract establishes a contract price of $95,000. Although the City Council separately authorized a $9,500 contingency when it awarded the project, the contingency was not incorporated into the executed contract amount through an amendment or other executed contract modification.

Accordingly, staff uses $95,000 as the current executed contract amount for purposes of the First Amendment. The proposed amendment would increase the contract by $54,000 to incorporate the additional work associated with all three contract change orders and establish a revised total not-to-exceed amount of $149,000.

Need for the First Amendment
During construction, staff identified additional work associated with field and site conditions that required work beyond the original contract scope. The additional work consisted of pole relocation at Bullis Road and Carlin Avenue, arborist assessment and tree removal, and additional sidewalk, curb, and gutter repairs.

Staff administratively approved three contract change orders to allow the project to continue without delay. Onyx Paving Company, Inc. completed the additional work associated with the change orders.

City Council City Council Regular Meeting 168

1. Resolution - First Amendment to Annual_Sidewalk_Improvements_Project_FY25- The three change orders total $54,000. Because the current executed construction contract amount remains $95,000, an amendment is required to increase the contract by the full $54,000 and establish a revised total not-to-exceed construction contract amount of $149,000.

The First Amendment would not modify the contract term. Approval would align the executed contract amount with the additional work completed under the three administratively approved change orders.

Project Construction Cost
The following table summarizes the Construction Contract cost:

Description
Amount
Original Contract
$95,000
Change Order No. 1 – Pole Relocation at Bullis Rd & Carlin Ave $15,000
Change Order No. 2 – Arborist Report & Trees Removal
$18,000
Change Order No. 3 – Extra Sidewalk Repair
$21,000
Amendment No. 1
$54,000
Total Construction Cost
$149,000
The approved project budget is $200,000. The estimated total project cost, including construction, construction management and inspection, labor compliance, and project management, is $158,125. Following completion of the project, an estimated $41,875 would remain within the approved project budget.

Fiscal Impact:

The FY 2025–26 Adopted Budget for the Annual Sidewalk Improvement Project totals $200,000, consisting of $100,000 in the Senate Bill 1 Fund 2121 and $100,000 in the 2020 Revenue Bond Fund 9056. Estimated FY 2025–26 expenses for this project in the Senate Bill 1 Fund are $78,936, leaving a balance of $18,864. The 2020 Revenue Bond Fund budget for this project has no expenses to date, leaving the full $100,000 available to cover the $54,000 increase. No additional appropriation is required.

Coordinated With:

City Manager’s Office
Finance and Administration Department
ATTACHMENTS:

Description
City Council City Council Regular Meeting 169

26.docx

2. First Amendment to
Agreement - Onyx Paving Company Inc.docx
City Council City Council Regular Meeting 170
1 RESOLUTION NO. xxxx.xxx

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD APPR OVING

THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH ONYX PAVING COMPANY, INC. FOR THE ANNUAL SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FY 2025– 26 (CIP PROJECT NO. 2121|9056.68.171), I NCREASING THE CONTRA CT BY $54,000.00 TO A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $149,000.00.

WHEREAS, in December 2025, sidewalk locations included in the Annual Sidewalk Improvement Project FY 2025 –26 were selected based on resident outreach, field investigations, and evaluations conducted by City staff; and

WHEREAS, on April 7, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026.035 awarding a construction contract for the Annual Sidewalk Improvement Project FY 2025 – 26 to Onyx Paving Company, Inc. in the amount of $95,000.00 and separately authorized a contingency of $9,500.00; and

WHEREAS, the City and Onyx Paving Company, Inc. subsequentl y executed the construction contract with a stated contract price of $95,000.00, and the separately authorized $9,500.00 contingency was not incorporated into the executed contract amount; and

WHEREAS, no prior amendment to the construction contract was a uthorized or executed, and the current executed construction contract amount remains $95,000.00; and

WHEREAS, the Annual Sidewalk Improvement Project FY 2025 –26 includes sidewalk improvements at multiple locations throughout the City, including removal an d replacement of damaged sidewalk, construction of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)- compliant curb ramps, and related concrete improvements; and

WHEREAS, during construction, additional work was identified because of field and existing site conditions that required work beyond the original contract scope; and

WHEREAS, staff administratively approved three Contract Change Orders to allow the project to continue, including pole relocation at Bullis Road and Carlin Avenue, arborist services and tree removal, and additional sidewalk repairs, and the contractor completed the additional work associated with the change orders; and

WHEREAS, the three Contract Change Orders resulted in additional construction costs totaling $54,000.00; and

WHEREAS, the First Amendment would incorporate the additional work into the construction contract and increase the current executed contract amount by $54,000.00, from $95,000.00 to a revised total not -to-exceed amount of $149,000.00, with no change to the contract term; and

WHEREAS, the Annual Sidewalk Improvement Project FY 2025 –26 has an approved project budget of $200,000.00 funded through Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) funds and 171
2 2020 Revenue Bond funds; and

WHEREAS, the estimated total project cost, including construction, project management, construction management and inspection, and labor compliance, is $158,125.00, leaving an estimated available balance of $41,875.00 within the approved project budget; and

WHEREAS, sufficient funds are available within the existing approved project budget to fund the $54,000.00 contract amendment, and no additional appropriation is required; and

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES HEREBY FIND, PROCLAIM, ORDER, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The City Council of the City of Lynwood hereby finds that the above recitals are true and correct and incorporates them herein by this reference.

Section 2. The City Council hereby approves the First Amendment to the construction contract with Onyx Paving Company, Inc. for the Annual Sidewalk Improvement Project FY 2025 –26 (CIP Project No. 2121|9056.68.171), increasing the contract by $54,000.00 from the current executed contract amount of $95,000.00 t o a revised total not -to-exceed amount of $149,000.00. The First Amendment does not modify the contract term.

Section 3. The City Council approves the use of $54,000.00 from the existing approved project budget to fund the additional contract costs associ ated with the First Amendment. No additional appropriation is required.

Section 4. The City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute the First Amendment on behalf of the City of Lynwood, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.

Section 5. The City Council authorizes the Mayor to execute this Resolution for and on behalf of the City of Lynwood.

Section 6. The City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resoluti ons, and it shall become effective immediately upon its approval.

Signatures on next page

172
3 PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lynwood, California, this 1st day of September 2026.

Gabriela Camacho
Mayor

ATTEST:

Maria Quinonez
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:

Noel Tapia Suja Lowenthal
City Attorney City Manager

173
4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
)

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )

I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the 1st day of September 2026, and passed by the following votes:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

Maria Quinonez, City Clerk

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
)

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )

I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of Resolution No. XXX.XXX on file in my office and that said Resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 1st day of September 2026.

Maria Quinonez, City Clerk
174

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
CITY OF LYNWOOD AND ONYX PAVING COMPANY, INC.

This First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) is made and entered into by and between the between the CITY OF LYNWOOD, a California municipal corporation (the “CITY”) and Onyx Paving Company, Inc. (the “CONTRACTOR”), effective September 1, 2026, and is an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement between the CITY and the CONTRACTOR, dated April 7, 2026 (“Agreement”). CITY and CONT RACTOR are also referred to individually as “Party,” and collectively as “Parties.” In consideration of the following terms and conditions, the Parties agree as follows:

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the City is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of C alifornia and is authorized to enter into contracts for professional services related to the administration and management of its municipal operations; and

WHEREAS, the City desires specialized Construction Services including, but not limited to, extra work from Contract Change Orders due to unforeseen field and site conditions during construction such as pole relocation, arborist report and additional sidewalk repair work; and

WHEREAS, the Con tractor represents that it possesses the necessary qualifications, expertise, and professional skill to provide engineering and project management services to public agencies; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to continue engaging Contractor to provide specialized Construction Services, and Contractor is willing to perform such services under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Parties previously entered into a Professional Services Agreement effective April 7, 2026 at an amount not-to-exceed of $95,000; and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement by increasing the contract amount to not -to-exceed $1 49,000 under the terms of the Agreement, effective September 1, 2026.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Paragraph II of the Agreement is hereby amended to increase the not-to- exceed amount from Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($95,000) to One Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Dollars ($149,000).

2. Except as expressly modified or supplemented by this First Amendment, all other provisions of the Agreement shall remain unaltered and in full force and effect. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this First Amendment and the provisions of the Agreement, the provisions of this First Amendment shall control. 175

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City Council of the City of Lynwood has authorized this First Amendment to be executed by City-authorized signatures.

Date of City Council Meeting: September 1, 2026

(“CITY”) (“CONTRACTOR”)
CITY OF LYNWOOD Onyx Paving Company, Inc.

Suja Lowenthal, City Manager Corey Kirschner, President

Jay Kirschner, Vice President

ATTEST:

Maria Quiñonez, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Noel Tapia, City Attorney
176

AGENDA STAFF REPORT

DATE:

September
1, 2026
TO:

Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
APPROVED BY:

Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
PREPARED BY:

Shanell Shipe, Assistant to the City Manager
SUBJECT:

CONSIDERATION OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOUTHEAST WATER

COALITION
Agenda Item # 10.2.

Recommendation:

Staff recommends City Council:
1 .

Consider membership in the Southeast Water Coalition and provide direction to staff regarding whether the City of Lynwood should pursue membership as a full voting member; and
2 .

If the City Council elects to pursue membership and the membership request is approved, authorize an appropriation in an amount not to exceed $6,500 to cover the cost of annual membership dues.

Executive Summary:

At the request of the Mayor Pro Tem, this item is before the City Council to consider whether the City should apply to join the Southeast Water Coalition (SEWC), a Joint Powers Authority formed to improve and protect the quantity and quality of the regional water supply and to support policies that promote reliable, quality, and affordable water. SEWC currently includes 11 member cities and provides participating agencies with opportunities for regional collaboration, legislative and regulatory advocacy, networking, information sharing, and coordination on shared water-related concerns.

The Southeast Water Coalition (SEWC) is a Joint Powers Authority currently comprised of 11 member cities. SEWC's stated mission is to prevent contamination of the Central Groundwater Basin from migrating contaminated groundwater and to encourage sound governance of water policies that support the availability of reliable, quality, and affordable water. According to SEWC, its member water purveyors serve a population of approximately 670,000 across a service area of more than 93 square miles.

Current member cities identified by SEWC include Cerritos, Commerce, Downey, Lakewood, Norwalk, Paramount, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, South Gate, Vernon, and Whittier.

The purpose of this item is to provide the City Council with information regarding SEWC membership, including potential benefits, the membership process, and estimated annual membership dues, and to receive direction regarding whether the City of Lynwood should pursue membership as a full-voting member.

Discussion and Analysis:

Potential Benefits of Membership
SEWC identifies the following potential benefits of membership:

A unified and collective voice on regional issues; Collaboration on common goals and objectives;
Partnerships and potential discounts from consultants and associations; Updates and presentations on relevant legislation and regulations; Agency networking opportunities;
Enhanced community engagement and influence;
Advocacy and representation regarding regulatory and legislative policies; and Support from fellow member cities on relevant concerns and challenges.

As a member, the City would have an opportunity to participate in SEWC as part of a regional coalition focused on issues affecting the Central Groundwater Basin and other regional water resources. Membership would also provide the City with access to information and collaboration with other member agencies on water-related legislative, regulatory, and operational matters.

Membership Process
SEWC has established a four-step process for agencies interested in becoming full-voting members:
1 .

The City would submit a written request to join SEWC as a full-voting member. The request may be signed by the City's governing board, Mayor, or City Manager.

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1. SEWC Member Benefits One-pager.pdf
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The SEWC Administrative Entity would review the request and provide a recommendation to the SEWC Governing Board.
3 .

The SEWC Governing Board would consider the recommendation and vote to approve or deny membership. If applicable, the Governing Board would also consider the amount of membership dues for the initial year.
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If the membership request is approved, SEWC would provide the City with its Joint Powers Authority Agreement and most recently adopted strategic plan to establish expectations and confirm alignment with the organization. Membership would become official once the City executes and returns the Joint Powers Authority Agreement, after which SEWC would invoice the approved membership dues.

If the City Council directs staff to pursue membership, staff would submit the required written request to SEWC for consideration.

Member City Obligations
Membership would commit the City to a recurring annual cost and to staff and elected official time for meeting attendance and participation. The City would also become a party to a joint powers agreement. Staff has not yet reviewed the current SEWC Joint Powers Agreement as SEWC only provides it after the Governing Board approves a membership request. Any obligations it imposes beyond the payment of dues would be reviewed by the City Attorney’s Office before execution.

Fiscal Impact:

Annual membership dues are estimated at $5,500 to $6,500. SEWC SEWC’s administrative consultant advised that dues were previously approximately $10,000 per year, but have remained within a range of approximately $5,500 to $6,500 for more than four years, which represents a more accurate estimate of the City's potential annual membership cost. The final amount of the City's initial-year dues would be determined by the SEWC Governing Board as part of the membership approval process and may vary depending on the time of year that membership becomes effective.

Because funding for SWEC membership was not included in the current adopted budget, City Council approval of an appropriation would be required to cover the membership cost. An appropriation in the amount of $6,500 would be made to account 1011.10.101.65040.

Coordinated With:

City Manager's Office
City Attorney
ATTACHMENTS:

Description
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2. SEWC Membership Process One-pager.pdf
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SEWC MEMBER BENEFITS

The Southeast Water Coalition (SEWC) is a Joint Powers Authority that formed in July 1991 and is comprised of eleven cities. These agencies formed a joint power authority to improve and protect the quantity and quality of the regional water supply. SEWC's water purveyors service a population of 670,000 in a service area of 93+ square miles.

SEWC's mission is to prevent the contamination of the Central Groundwater Basin from migrating contaminated groundwater and to encourage good governance of water policies to ensure the availability of reliable, quality, and affordable water.

Current SEWC member cities include:

While there are many benefits to being a member of SEWC, there are a few that stand out the most, including:

A unified and collective voice to
amplify concerns on regional
issues
Collaboration on common goals
and objectives
Partnerships and potential
discounts from consultants and
associations
Updates and presentations on
relevant legislation and
regulations
Agency networking
opportunities
Enhanced community
engagement and influence
Advocacy and representation
for regulatory and legislative
policies
Support from fellow member
cities on relevant concerns or
challenges
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3. SEWC Governing Board votes to approve or deny the membership request. If applicable, the amount of dues for the first year will also be considered and voted upon.

SEWC MEMBERSHIP

APPLICATION PROCESS

The process in which a non -member city or agency can join Southeast Water Coalition (SEWC) as a member city is a four-part process. First, the non-member city or agency submits a request to join as a full-voting member, in writing signed by its Governing Board Mayor/Chair or City Manager/General Manager. The second step is for the Administrative Entity (AE) to make a recommendation to the SEWC Governing Board (“SEWC Board”) regarding the request and presenting it to the SEWC Board for consideration. The SEWC Board then considers the AE’s recommendation and votes to approve or not approve the request to join. If approved, the last step in the process is for SEWC Staff to send the JPA Agreement along with a copy of the most recent, adopted strategic plan to ensure alignment and set expectations . Membership is official once the signed JPA Agreement is returned to SEWC. Depending on the time of year for beginning the official membership, the amount of dues for that year will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

1. Non-member city/agency requests to join SEWC through a written form of communication to the SEWC Board or Staff.

2. SEWC AE reviews the request and makes a recommendation to the SEWC Governing Board, and if applicable, with a recommended amount for the current year membership dues.

4. If approved, the non-member city/agency signs and returns the JPA for official membership. Membership dues, as approved will be invoiced immediately thereafter.
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