Staff Contact Kanika Kith, Interim City Manager
MAYOR MARY MENDOZA
VICE MAYOR MARY SOLORIO
COUNCILMEMBER JOEL FAJARDO
COUNCILMEMBER VICTORIA GARCIA
COUNCILMEMBER PATTY LOPEZ
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING – 5:15 PM\
REGULAR MEETING – 6:00 PM
MONDAY, JULY 7, 2025
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
117 MACNEIL STREET
SAN FERNANDO, CA 91340
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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 5:15 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) CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957(A) - SECURITY, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND CITY SERVICES:
Consultation with the Chief of Police
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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
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.
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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 FROM METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT CHAIR ADAN ORTEGA
B) PRESENTATION FROM METRO ON THE RESULTS OF PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR THE EAST
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY SHARED RIGHT-OF-WAY STUDY
C) ANNUAL PROCLAMATION
• PARK AND RECREATION MONTH – JULY 2025
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 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
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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. April 21, 2025 – Special & Regular CC Meeting
2) CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE WARRANT REGISTER Recommend that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-071 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 RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE SALARY PLAN AND TABLE OF ORGANIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026
Recommend that the City Council:
a. Adopt Resolution No. 8393 approving the Salary Plan for Fiscal Year 2025-2026; b. Adopt Resolution No. 8394 approving the Table of Organization for FY 2025-2026; and c. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to make non-substantive corrections and execute all related documents.
5) CONSIDERATION TO AUTHORIZE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE BOARD OF STATE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS FOR THE PROPOSITION 47 GRANT PROGRAM Recommend that the City Council:
a. Authorize the submittal of a grant application to the Board of State Community Corrections in the amount of $3,865,349 for the Proposition 47 Grant Program – Cohort 5; and b. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to make non-substantive changes and execute all related documents.
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6) CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION ACCEPTING URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE 2024 GRANT FUNDS
FOR SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS TO THE POLICE STATION, AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION
APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS
Recommend that the City Council:
a. Approve a Subaward Agreement (Contract No. 2393) with Los Angeles County Police Chiefs Association accepting Urban Area Security Initiative 2024 Grant Funds in the amount of $82,982 for Police Station security enhancements;
b. Adopt Resolution No. 8395 amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget to appropriate the grant expenditures and revenues for the UASI 2024 Grant funds in the amount of $82,982; and
c. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement and all related documents.
7) CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
ACCEPTING CANNABIS TAX FUND GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS TO SUPPORT SELECTIVE TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT DETAILS AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS Recommend that the City Council:
a. Approve a Grant Agreement with California Highway Patrol (Contract No. 2394) accepting Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program funds, in the amount of $189,866.43 to help address the dangers of impaired driving involving alcohol and/or drugs by conducting driving under the influence Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols, and purchasing a drug testing device and breathalyzer accessories to assist in DUI prevention and enforcement efforts; b. Adopt Resolution No. 8396 amending the budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to appropriate the grant revenues and expenses; and
c. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to make non-substantive changes and execute all related documents.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
8) A CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE INTRODUCTION FOR FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 90 (TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES) OF THE SAN
FERNANDO MUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPLEMENT A RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM
AND TO MODIFY PARKING RESTRICTIONS OF CERTAIN VEHICLES INCLUDING FOR USE AS
HUMAN HABITATIONS
Recommend that the City Council:
a. Conduct a Public Hearing;
b. Pending public testimony, approve introduction for first reading Ordinance No. 1735 in title only, and waive further reading “An Ordinance Of The City Council of the City Of San Fernando, California, Amending Chapter 90 (Traffic And Vehicles) of the San Fernando Municipal Code to implement a Residential Parking Permit Program and to modify parking restrictions of Campers, Recreational Vehicles, Utility Trailers and other Vehicles including those used for human habitation”.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
9) DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO EXPAND IMMIGRATION-RELATED ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES; AND TO RE-ESTABLISH A FOOD SECURITY AD HOC COMMITTEE Recommend that the City Council discuss and consider:
a. Options to expand immigration-related assistance and community resources; b. Re-establish a Food Security Ad Hoc Committee;
c. Selection of two Councilmembers to serve on the Ad Hoc Committee; and d. Provide direction to staff, as necessary.
10) DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION ON THE SELECTION OF A DATE TO HOST THE CITY’S 114TH
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Recommend that the City Council:
a. Discuss and consider rescheduling the City’s 114th Birthday Celebration from Sunday, August 31, 2025 to Saturday, August 30, 2025; and
b. Provide direction to staff, as appropriate.
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11) DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO APPOINT A TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMISSIONER
This item was agendized by Councilmember Patty Lopez.
12) DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE A FOOD DISTRIBUTION PILOT PROGRAM This item was agendized by Councilmember Patty Lopez.
STAFF COMMUNICATION INCLUDING COMMISSION UPDATES
GENERAL CITY COUNCIL/BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND LIAISON UPDATES ADJOURNMENT The meeting will adjourn to its regular meeting on July 21, 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: _____________________________
Agendas and complete Agenda Packets (including staff reports and exhibits related to each item) are posted on the City’s `Internet website www.sfcity.org. These are also available for public reviewing prior to a meeting in the City Clerk Department. Any public writings distributed by the City Council to at least a majority of the Councilmembers regarding any item on this regular meeting agenda will also be made available at the City Clerk Department at City Hall located at 117 Macneil Street, San Fernando, CA, 91340 during normal business hours. In addition, the City may also post such documents on the City’s website at www.sfcity.org. 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 auxiliary aids or services please call the City Clerk Department at (818) 898-1204 or [email protected] at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.