Staff Contact Nick Kimball, City Manager
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING – 5:00 PM
\REGULAR MEETING – 6:00 PM
MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
117 MACNEIL STREET
SAN FERNANDO, CA 91340
Please visit the City’s YouTube channel to live stream and watch previously recorded City Council meetings, which is also available with Spanish subtitles at: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityOfSanFernando In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, if you require a disability-related modification/accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting, including in-person translation services, or other services please call the City Clerk Department at (818) 898-1204 or email at [email protected] at least 2 business days prior to the meeting.
CALL TO ORDER - SPECIAL MEETING 5:00 P.M. (CLOSED SESSION)
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA (CLOSED SESSION)
PUBLIC STATEMENTS FOR SPECIAL MEETING (CLOSED SESSION)
There will be a three (3) minute limitation for each member of the audience who wishes to make comments relating to City Business. Anyone wishing to speak, please fill out the blue form located at the Council Chambers entrance and submit it to the City Clerk. When addressing the City Council, please speak into the microphone and voluntarily state your name and address.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
A) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO G.C. §54957.6:
Designated City Negotiators: City Manager Nick Kimball
Employees and Employee Bargaining Units:
San Fernando Management Group (SEIU, Local 721)
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San Fernando Public Employees’ Association (SEIU, Local 721) San Fernando Police Officers Association
San Fernando Police Officers Association Police Management Unit San Fernando Police Civilian Association
San Fernando Part-Time Employees’ Bargaining Unit (SEIU, Local 721) All Unrepresented Employees
B) CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(D)(1) – CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION:
Case Name: Irwin Rosenberg v City of San Fernando
WC Case No.: ADJ18353943
Claim No. 23-174267
RECONVENE FROM SPECIAL MEETING AND REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
REGULAR MEETING - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
WATCH THE MEETING
Live stream with audio and video, via YouTube, at: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityOfSanFernando
SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON
Members of the public may provide comments in person in the City Council Chambers during the Public Comments section of the Agenda by submitting a comment card to the City Clerk.
SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT VIA EMAIL
Members of the public may submit comments by email to [email protected] no later than 12:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, to ensure distribution to the City Council prior to consideration of the agenda. Comments received via email will be distributed to the City Council and made part of the official public record of the meeting.
CALL-IN TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT LIVE DURING THE MEETING Members of the public may call-in between 6:00 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Comments will be heard in the order received, and limited to three minutes. If necessary, the call-in period may be extended by the Mayor. Note: This is audio only and no video.
Call-in Telephone Number: (669) 900-6833
Meeting ID: 833 6022 0211
Passcode: 924965
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When connecting to the Zoom meeting to speak, you will be placed in a virtual “waiting area,” with your audio disabled, until it is your turn to speak and limited to three minutes.
CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M. (OPEN SESSION)
ROLL CALL
TELECONFERENCING REQUESTS/DISCLOSURE
Recommend consideration of requests received for remote teleconference meeting participation made by members of the City’s legislative bodies, as permitted under the provisions of Assembly Bill (AB) 2449, Government Code Section 54953, and the City of San Fernando adopted Resolution No. 8215, effective March 1, 2023.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by City Clerk Julia Fritz
APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Recommend that the City Council approve the agenda as presented and move that all ordinances presented tonight be read in title only as authorized under Government Code Section 36934.
PRESENTATIONS
A. PRESENTATION OF EDUCATION COMMISSION CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION FOR DECEMBER
AND JANUARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH FOR LEADERSHIP
Christopher Arreguin (Gridley-Montanez Dual Language Academy) Ethan Landaverde (Glenoaks Christian Schools)
B. PRESENTATION OF EDUCATION COMMISSION CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR TEACHER
SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Fernando Lopez (Social Justice Humanitas Academy)
C. PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING JANUARY 19, 2025, AS CINDY MONTAÑEZ DAY
D. PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO PANADERIA SAN FERNANDO IN
RECOGNITION OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY
DECORUM AND ORDER
The City Council, elected by the public, must be free to discuss issues confronting the City in an orderly environment. Members of the public attending City Council meetings shall observe the same rules of order and decorum applicable to the City Council (SF Procedural Manual). Any person making
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impertinent derogatory or slanderous remarks or who becomes boisterous while addressing the City Council or while attending the City Council meeting, may be removed from the room if the Presiding Officer so directs the sergeant-at-arms and such person may be barred from further audience before the City Council.
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Members of the public may provide comments in person in the City Council Chambers during the Public Comments section of the Agenda by submitting a comment card to the City Clerk.
Members of the public may submit comments by email to [email protected] no later than 12:00 p.m. the day of the meeting to ensure distribution to the City Council and made part of the official public record of the meeting.
Members of the public may provide a live public comment by calling in between 6:00 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. CALL-IN INFORMATION: Telephone Number: (669) 900-6833; Meeting ID: 833 6022 0211; Passcode: 924965
CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and may be disposed of by a single motion to adopt staff recommendation. If the City Council wishes to discuss any item, it should first be removed from the Consent Calendar.
1) CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES:
a. January 5, 2009 – Special Meeting d. February 2, 2009 – Special Meeting b. January 5, 2009 – Regular Meeting e. February 2, 2009 – RDA Meeting c. January 5, 2009 – RDA Meeting
2) CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE WARRANT REGISTER Recommend that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-012 approving the Warrant Register. 3) RECEIVE AND FILE STATUS UPDATES FOR ENHANCEMENTS, PROJECTS, AND CITY COUNCIL
PRIORITIES
Recommend that the City Council receive and file the status report for FY 2024-2025 Enhancements, Capital Projects, and City Council Priorities, and provide direction, as appropriate.
4) CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPOINT CITY REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE
ON THE INDEPENDENT CITIES FINANCE AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Recommend that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 8360 reappointing Councilmember Joel Fajardo as the primary representative and appoint Councilmember Victoria Garcia as the alternate representative to the Independent Cities Finance Authority Board of Directors.
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5) CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION UPDATING THE CITY’S RECORDS RETENTION AND
DESTRUCTION SCHEDULE
Recommend that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 8359 updating the City’s Records Retention and Destruction Schedule.
6) CONSIDERATION TO AWARD A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO ROBERT D.
NIEHAUS, INC. FOR WATER AND SEWER UTILITY RATE STUDY
Recommend that the City Council:
a. Award a Professional Services Agreement to Robert D. Niehaus, Inc. (Contract No. 2336) in the amount of $59,440, to conduct a Water and Sewer Utility Rate Study; b. Authorize a fifteen percent contingency in the amount of $8,916; and c. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to make non-substantive changes and execute the contract and all related documents.
7) CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE AN INCREASE TO THE CAPITAL PROJECT BUDGET AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODIFICATIONS – 9 LOCATIONS HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. HSIPL-5202(019), PLAN NO. P-722 TO THE NOT-TO-EXCEED
CONTINGENCY AMOUNT AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING FUNDS Recommend that the City Council:
a. Approve an increase of $150,000 to the Capital Project Budget for the Traffic Signal Modifications – 9 Locations Highway Safety Improvement Project Federal Project No. HSIPL5202(019), Job No. 7598, Plan No. P-722, to the not-to-exceed amount of $1,810,227; b. Approve an increase to the construction contingency to 20% increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $122,943 to $245,886; and
c. Adopt Resolution No. 8357 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Adopted Budget appropriating Proposition C Fund expenditures.
8) CONSIDERATION TO AUTHORIZE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY – NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO
SUPPORT SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT DETAILS
Recommend that the City Council authorize the preparation and submittal of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Grant application for an amount up to $200,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety.
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9) CONSIDERATION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL – CANNABIS TAX FUND GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT
SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT DETAILS
Recommend that the City Council authorize the preparation and submittal of a grant application for an amount up to $250,000 from the California Highway Patrol for the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to help address the dangers of impaired driving involving alcohol and/or drugs.
10) CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE PUBLIC RELEASE AND CIRCULATION OF REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS FOR VEHICLE TOWING AND SECURE STORAGE SERVICES Recommend that the City Council approve the release and circulation of a Request for Qualifications for Vehicle Towing and Secure Storage Services.
PUBLIC HEARING
11) A CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 (ZONING) OF THE SAN FERNANDO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH THE MIXED USE OVERLAY ZONE; ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO ADD THE MIXED-USE OVERLAY TO CERTAIN PROPERTIES IN THE C-1 AND C-2 ZONE DISTRICTS AND
ADOPT A CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION ADDENDUM; AND CONTINUE TO A DATE UNCERTAIN THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SAN FERNANDO CORRIDORS SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-5) FIGURE 4.1 – CITY LAND
USE DISTRICTS AND OVERLAYS MAP TO ADD THE DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY AND FLEX USE OVERLAY TO 12 PARCELS AND ADOPTING MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
ADDENDUM
Recommend that the City Council:
a. Conduct a Public Hearing;
b. Pending public testimony, approve introduction for first reading, in title only, and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 1728 titled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City Of San Fernando, California amending Chapter 106 (Zoning) of the San Fernando Municipal Code to establish the Mixed Use Overlay Zone”; and
c. Introduce for first reading, in title only, and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 1730 titled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City Of San Fernando, California amending the Official City Zoning Map of the City of San Fernando to add the Mixed Use Overlay to certain properties in the C-1 and C-2 Zone Districts; and adopting a California Environmental Quality Act Mitigated Negative Declaration Addendum”; and
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d. Continue to a date uncertain, the introduction for the first reading of Ordinance No. 1729 titled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Fernando, California amending the Corridors Specific Plan (SP-5) Figure 4.1 – City Land Use Districts and Overlays Map to Add the Downtown Residential Overlay and Flex Use Overlay to 12 Parcels and adopting a California Environmental Quality Act Mitigated Negative Declaration Addendum”.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
12) DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE DECLARATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE IMPACTS OF THE JANUARY 2025 WIND STORM AND CRITICAL FIRE EVENTS, RECEIVE A PRESENTATION RELATED TO THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO’S
RESPONSE EFFORTS, AND PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING ADDITIONAL ACTIONS Recommend that the City Council:
a. Adopt Resolution No. 8361 ratifying San Fernando Executive Order No. 2025-01-08 declaring a local emergency due to the January 2025 Wind Storm and Critical Fire Events; b. Receive a presentation from staff regarding efforts to respond to the January 2025 Wind Storm and Critical Fire Events; and
c. Provide additional direction to staff, as appropriate. 13) DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION REGARDING OPTIONS FOR THE DOWNTOWN MALL AREA
TRASH ENCLOSURE IMPROVEMENTS
Recommend that the City Council:
a. Review and discuss options for the Downtown Mall area trash enclosure improvements; and
b. Provide staff direction as to which option to pursue. 14) DISCUSSION ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND THE RECENT LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRES This item was agendized by Councilmember Joel Fajardo.
15) CONSIDERATION TO APPOINT A PARKS, WELLNESS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER This item was agendized by Councilmember Patty Lopez.
16) CONSIDERATION TO APPOINT A PLANNING AND PRESERVATION COMMISSIONER This item was agendized by Councilmember Patty Lopez.
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17) CONSIDERATION TO APPOINT A TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER This item was agendized by Councilmember Patty Lopez.
18) DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO CO-SPONSOR A PUBLIC FORUM ON IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT
This item was agendized by Councilmember Patty Lopez.
19) DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO UPDATE VETERANS’ CREDIT IN PERSONNEL RULES This item was agendized by Councilmember Victoria Garcia.
STAFF COMMUNICATION INCLUDING COMMISSION UPDATES
GENERAL CITY COUNCIL/BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND LIAISON UPDATES
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting will adjourn to its next regular meeting on February 3, 2025.
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
Dated: _________________ at: ______________
Signed By: _____________________________
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