Both amounts exceed the City Manager’s individual contract authority and require City Council approval. It should be noted that the requested funds are incorporated into the proposed FY 2025-2026 budget and, should the proposed budget be approved, these amounts are available for allocation.
BACKGROUND
Contract with Kosmont Companies, Inc.
The City entered into a contract with Kosmont Companies, Inc. on May 16, 2024, to support the City’s economic development efforts. The scope includes the development of an Economic Development Opportunities Plan (EDOP), analysis of market trends and business conditions, and the formulation of strategies consistent with General Plan goals.
The original not-to-exceed amount was $50,000, of which $48,430 has been expended.
Additional funding of $75,000 is necessary to complete the EDOP and assist in implementation, including strategic analysis of city-owned properties (see attached work plan dated June 11, 2025).
Contract with DEODATE Corporation
The City entered into a contract with DEODATE Corporation on April 15, 2025, for OnCall Citywide Real Estate Program Management Services. The original contract amount was $49,651.50, with $39,560 expended to date.
Newly activated and upcoming tasks, including right-of-way management, acquisition strategies, and disposition planning, require an additional $100,000. These tasks will help the City proactively manage and leverage its real estate assets for economic development and community benefit.
ANALYSIS
The requested appropriations will allow the City to continue advancing key economic development initiatives identified in its strategic planning efforts.
Kosmont’s work on the EDOP is in its final stages and additional funding will allow for the completion of deliverables, integration of stakeholder feedback, and strategic support in leveraging city-owned assets. Similarly, DEODATE’s expanded scope enables the City to address complex real estate-related matters and implement priority projects, including acquisition strategies, property disposition, and tenant outreach. Both consultants play a complementary role in supporting long-term economic sustainability, business retention, and fiscal health.
ENVIRONMENTAL
The proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5), as it involves administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.
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Therefore, CEQA does not apply.
DISCUSSION
Santa Fe Springs continues to take a proactive approach in pursuing strategic economic development and effective property management. The City’s partnerships with Kosmont Companies, Inc. and DEODATE Corporation have delivered valuable insights and progress on key initiatives.
With the EDOP nearly complete, the City now has a framework for identifying opportunity sites, closing market gaps, and supporting business growth. DEODATE’s real estate program support is critical to implementing these strategies, especially as the City explores acquisition and disposition options.
Approving the recommended appropriations will ensure the continuity of this work and allow staff to maintain momentum heading into FY 2025-2026.
SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Upon the City Council's approval of the recommended action, staff will finalize agreements with Kosmont Companies, Inc. and DEODATE Corporation and coordinate the timely completion of their respective scopes or work. Updates on deliverables and implementation will be presented to the City Council as appropriate.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Kosmont Work Plan dated June 11, 2025
ITEM STATUS:
APPROVED: ☐
DENIED: ☐
TABLED: ☐
DIRECTION GIVEN: ☐
Kosmont Companies
Mailing Address: 1601 N. Sepulveda Blvd., #382 (424) 297-1070 Physical Address: 2301 Rosecrans Ave., #4140 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 www.kosmont.com El Segundo, CA 90245 Memorandum
To: City of Santa Fe Springs
Rene Bobadilla, City Manager
Cuong Nguyen, Director of Community Development
From: Kosmont Companies
Ken K. Hira, President
Fernando Sanchez, Vice President
Date: June 11, 2025
RE: Kosmont Companies Work Plan for Economic Development Implementation Services
I. BACKGROUND
Kosmont Companies (“Kosmont” or “Consultant”) was recently hired by the City of Santa Fe Springs (“City” or “Client”) to prepare an Economic Development and Opportunities Plan (“EDOP”).
To develop the EDOP, Kosmont analyzed demographic, economic, and market conditions in the City, highlighted key economic development opportunity site areas, conducted stakeholder outreach, and provided economic development strategies that met the City’s goals as outlined in the 2040 General Plan. These goals included business expansion, attraction, and retention, maintaining fiscal strength, and developing public / private partnerships. As an immediate next step, Kosmont suggested focusing on business expansion, attraction, and retention strategies and provided implementable action items.
The City is interested in actively implementing the suggested action items and is seeking further assistance from Consultant to advance the economic development opportunity site areas into projects that will meet the City’s economic development goals.
Kosmont proposes the following Work Plan accordingly.
II. WORK PLAN
Approach to Tasks: The prospective assignment and consulting services that Kosmont will provide will be of a relatively limited scope and duration, and advisory in nature. Kosmont will be making recommendations only, which advise the Client and jurisdictions, including their elected officials, appointed officials, and staff, which they can accept or reject by. None of Kosmont's staff will act in a capacity as an elected official, nor appointed official, nor as staff, nor as serving in a "designated" position.
City of Santa Fe Springs
Work Plan for Econ Dev Implementation Services
June 11, 2025
Kosmont Companies 2 | P a g e
(424) 297-1070
www.kosmont.com
Task 1: Project Management
Kosmont will conduct coordination meetings with City staff to review progress, address comments / questions, and ensure necessary information and documentation are received and incorporated into work product in a timely manner. These meetings will occur virtually via the Microsoft Teams or Zoom teleconference platforms at appropriate milestones or periodically as determined by Client and Consultant and last approximately 30-60 minutes in duration.
Task 2: Economic Development Implementation Services
Kosmont will be available to assist the City with economic development implementation services, such as financial feasibility, project shaping / public-private transaction structuring, business expansion, attraction, and retention, and other as-needed services. These services may include the following:
Financial Feasibility
• Evaluate market data, including revenue and values, and construction and development costs • Prepare illustrative pro formas that evaluate the potential financial feasibility and profitability of a proposed project
• Conduct sensitivity analyses to evaluate how pro forma results may vary given different land use and financial assumptions
Project Shaping / Public-Private Transaction Structuring • Review and provide input to discussions between City, Site owner, and developer • Assist in initial transaction structuring with a development partner (will likely require coordination with City Attorney)
Business Expansion, Attraction, and Retention
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement
• Develop marketing strategies and produce marketing collateral • Conduct digital and over-the-phone outreach with prospective businesses and developers • Represent the City at regional and national conferences, such as ICSC • Market key development opportunity site areas via a Request for Qualification / Proposals (“RFQ / P”) process. Manage process from developer outreach and dissemination of materials to evaluation of qualifications and proposals
• Provide updates related to business / developer interest at coordination meetings As-Needed Services
• Review previously prepared fiscal impact and pro forma analyses • Analyze development agreement provisions and lease documents • Estimate potential tax generation from prospective projects / tenants City of Santa Fe Springs
Work Plan for Econ Dev Implementation Services
June 11, 2025
Kosmont Companies 3 | P a g e
(424) 297-1070
www.kosmont.com
III. SCHEDULE AND REQUIRED DATA
Kosmont is prepared to commence work upon receipt of this executed Work Plan agreement.
Client will provide Consultant with relevant project information, including relevant planning documentation, project proposals, site plans, and financial analyses, as appropriate.
IV. BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
Estimated budget for Tasks 1 and 2 will be $75,000 for professional service fees per hourly rates in Attachment A. Budget may be increased by Client at any time.
Consultant is prepared to commence work upon receipt of executed Agreement.
City of Santa Fe Springs
Work Plan for Econ Dev Implementation Services
June 11, 2025
Kosmont Companies 4 | P a g e
(424) 297-1070
www.kosmont.com
V. ACCEPTANCE AND AUTHORIZATION
Read, understood, and agreed to this
____ Day of _______________ 2025
City of Santa Fe Springs Kosmont & Associates, Inc.
doing business as “Kosmont Companies”
By: _________________________ By: _________________________ (Signature) (Signature)
Name: ______________________ Name: Ken K. Hira
(Print Name)
Its: ___________________________ Its: President
(Title)
City of Santa Fe Springs
Work Plan for Econ Dev Implementation Services
June 11, 2025
Kosmont Companies 5 | P a g e
(424) 297-1070
www.kosmont.com
ATTACHMENT A
Kosmont Companies
2025 Public Agency Fee Schedule
Professional Services
Chairman & CEO $525.00/hour
President $425.00/hour
Sr. Vice President/Sr. Advisor/Sr. Managing Director $395.00/hour Vice President/Project Advisor $295.00/hour
Senior Project Analyst $205.00/hour
Project Analyst/Project Research $195.00/hour
Assistant Project Analyst/Assistant Project Manager $165.00/hour Project Promotion/Graphics/GIS Mapping Services $ 95.00/hour Clerical Support $ 80.00/hour
Additional Expenses
In addition to professional services (labor fees):
1) An administrative fee for in-house copy, fax, phone, postage costs, digital/technological support and related administrative expenses will be charged, which will be computed at four percent (4.0 %) of monthly Kosmont Companies professional service fees incurred; plus 2) Out-of-pocket expenditures, such as travel and mileage, professional printing, and delivery charges for messenger and overnight packages will be charged at cost. 3) Project/Market data sources for support of evaluation and analysis e.g., ESRI, Placer.ai, CoStar/STR, IMPLAN, ParcelQuest and other based on quoted project cost. 4) If Kosmont retains Third Party Vendor(s) for Client (with Client’s advance approval), fees and cost will be billed to Client at 1.1X (times) fees and costs. 5) Consultant’s attendance or participation at any public meeting, whether such participation is in person, digital, video and/or telephonic (e.g., City Council, Planning Commission, Public Agency Board, other) requested by Client and are beyond those specifically identified in the Scope of Work will be billed at the professional services (hourly) fees as shown on this Attachment A. • Charges for Court/Deposition/Expert Witness-Related Appearances Court-related (non-preparation) activities, such as court appearances, depositions, mediation, arbitration, dispute resolution and other expert witness activities, will be charged at a court rate of 1.5 times scheduled rates, with a 4-hour minimum.
Rates Effective until December 31, 2025. For and during the term of the subject Agreement, the above referenced rates in each category will be increased, effective January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, to reflect the adjustment in the CPI (U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics) All Cities Average Consumer Price Index for the prior year. As an example, the US City Average Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for January 2025 was 317.671, representing a change of 3.0 percent over the index for January 2024.
ITEM # 28
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Cuong Nguyen, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO FORM AN ENHANCED
INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT (EIFD); ESTABLISH THE SANTA FE
SPRINGS EIFD PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY; AND APPOINT THE
MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM TO THE EIFD PUBLIC FINANCE
AUTHORITY
DATE: June 17, 2025
RECOMMENDATION(S):
It is recommended that the City Council:
1) Adopt Resolution No. 9954, declaring its intention to establish the Santa Fe Springs Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) and establishing the Santa Fe Springs EIFD Public Financing Authority (PFA); and 2) Appoint the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem to the Public Financing Authority Board, and appoint one member of the City Council as alternate Board member; 3) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no immediate fiscal impact for establishing the Santa Fe Springs EIFD or PFA.
If ultimately established, the EIFD would create the opportunity to use tax increment financing to fund targeted infrastructure investments in the City. Further information regarding fiscal impact will be analyzed as part of the development of the IFP, which will be presented to the PFA and City Council as noted in the timeline above.
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BACKGROUND
As a result of the elimination of redevelopment agencies in California, the City of Santa Fe Springs (“City”) lost a tax increment financing (TIF) tool to invest in public facilities supporting the development of communities. In 2014, SB 628 created a new tax increment financing tool called the Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD). The original legislation has been amended to modify the EIFD formation procedural requirements and requirements to issue bonds to finance infrastructure.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
EIFDs aid cities in funding public facilities and other public investments to foster future development and increase property values. By capturing tax increment revenue generated within the district as new development occurs and property values increase over time, like a redevelopment project area, a portion of tax increment revenue is redirected from the taxing entity to the EIFD. Importantly, the establishment of EIFDs does not increase property taxes or any other taxes for landowners within or outside the EIFD boundaries.
The following chart illustrates how tax TIF captures that new revenue from new development into the EIFD (note these dollars are for illustrative purposes only):
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has procured an expert team of consultants to provide value capture financing technical support to Los Angeles County jurisdictions with Metro transit infrastructure, including evaluation and implementation services related to EIFD. The Metro Value Capture Support team has prepared analysis at City staff’s direction that demonstrates feasibility of EIFD implementation in the City to facilitate economic development across various significant development opportunity sites throughout the City via investment into critical infrastructure.
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ANALYSIS
Adoption of the City Council’s Resolution of Intention (Attachment 1) provides for the following:
1. Preliminary boundaries of the EIFD. The proposed EIFD boundaries are noted in color in Exhibit A of the Resolution of Intention. Though the exact boundaries of the EIFD are subject to further review and refinement as the formation process continues, the current boundary is focused on various significant development opportunity sites throughout the City. The land included in these boundaries totals approximately 745 acres (approximately 13% of the City).
2. The public facilities and development proposed to be financed by the EIFD.
The activities listed under the Resolution of Intention include all eligible activities under the EIFD legislation and are listed in Exhibit B to the Resolution of Intention (more specific projects will be delineated in the required Infrastructure Financing Plan prior to district formation). Discussions so far at the staff level have identified the following examples of potential projects to be funded:
• Water facilities
• Sewer facilities
• Broadband / fiber
• Stormwater treatment
• Potential shuttle transportation
• Affordable housing
• Remediation of contaminated / Brownfield sites.
3. Use of Incremental Tax Revenue. The Resolution of Intention anticipates that a portion (not all) of the City’s future property tax increment revenue generated within the EIFD will be allocated to the EIFD. The exact amounts will be determined in future resolutions adopted by the City Council. It is anticipated that the County may additionally participate in the EIFD, in which case, a portion of the County’s property tax increment revenue would also be allocated to the EIFD.
4. Establishes a Public Financing Authority to serve as the governing board of the EIFD. Given the anticipated participation of the County in the EIFD, the Public Finance Authority (PFA) membership is proposed to be comprised of two members of the City Council, one County Supervisor, one member of the public appointed by the City Council (to be appointed at a future date), and one member of the public appointed by the County Board of Supervisors. An alternate PFA board member will also be appointed to represent the City Council in the absence of a regular member.
5. Sets a time and place for the first public hearing on the EIFD to be conducted by the Public Financing Authority. The first public hearing is tentatively scheduled for November 11, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF JUNE 17, 2025
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as the matter may be heard, in the City Hall Council Chambers, 11710 Telegraph Road, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670.
Approval of the Resolution of Intention and appointments to the PFA begin a series of activities that will take place over the next several months, primarily by the PFA Board.
The following schedule outlines the various key tasks and milestones in the formation process. As the following proposed schedule indicates, the final City Council approvals are expected to follow later in calendar year 2025 or early 2026.
Task Target Date Notes
County Board of Supervisors
Consideration of a Resolution
of Intention to Partner with
the City in the EIFD
June or July 2025
Initial meeting of Public
Financing Authority (PFA)
August 2025 PFA will review the EIFD, potentially
adopt bylaws, direct the preparation of
the draft Infrastructure Financing Plan
(IFP)
PFA meets to review draft
IFP
October 2025
City Council considers
resolution approving the IFP
and allocation of property tax
increment
November 2025
County Board of Supervisors
considers resolution
approving the IFP and
allocation of property tax
increment
November 2025
PFA holds Public Hearing #1 December 2025 Additional comments taken; PFA takes action to modify or reject IFP, or
otherwise proceed to Public Hearing #2
PFA holds Public Hearing #2
and Protest Proceeding
January 2026 If majority protest exists – PFA takes
action to terminate EIFD. If no majority
protest, PFA can propose adoption of the
IFP and formation of the EIFD
Staff files EIFD with State
Board of Equalization (BOE)
February 2026
The IFP referenced in the timeline above becomes the roadmap for the work to be accomplished by the EIFD. The IFP will analyze the tax increment anticipated to be generated by the properties in the EIFD boundary, consider the cost of various infrastructure options to be considered for investment, evaluate the bonding capacity created by the tax increment generated, estimated general fund fiscal impacts, and provide a plan for how the EIFD will capture tax increment to fund infrastructure investments. The IFP contents are currently under development and will be provided in draft format to the public, PFA, and City Council in accordance with the schedule above.
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Public information is an important part of the EIFD formation process. A web page will be developed that will serve as a resource to interested stakeholders. Landowners and residents within the EIFD boundaries will also receive mailed notifications of public meetings and hearings throughout the formation process, and public hearings will additionally be advertised via local newspaper. In the event of a majority protest by property owners or residents within the boundaries, the formation proceedings would be discontinued.
ENVIRONMENTAL
The City Council’s adoption of the Resolution of Intention and establishment of the PFA are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as they are actions solely related to the creation of a government funding mechanism and the administrative or organizational activities of the City. Therefore, these actions do not constitute a “project” pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5). Neither of these actions could result in a physical change in the environment because the City has not committed itself to any specific project(s) that could be funded by the EIFD. As a separate and independent ground, these actions are exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that they will have a significant effect on the environment. However, future actions (such as the approval of infrastructure improvements using funding from the EIFD) will be subject to environmental review in accordance with CEQA.
DISCUSSION
The proposed Resolution of Intention initiates the formation of the Santa Fe Springs Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) and establishes the Public Financing Authority (PFA) as the governing body. The EIFD will enable the City to use a portion of future property tax increment revenues to fund infrastructure improvements without raising taxes.
The proposed EIFD area covers approximately 745 acres and includes several key development opportunity sites. Potential projects may include upgrades to water, sewer, broadband, stormwater, transportation, affordable housing, and environmental remediation.
Appointing the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem to the PFA ensures City leadership in guiding this effort. The PFA will oversee the development of the Infrastructure Financing Plan (IFP), manage public engagement, and conduct required public hearings. The IFP will detail project priorities, tax increment projections, and fiscal impacts.
SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Adoption of the Resolution and appointment of PFA members starts the formal EIFD formation process. Key next steps include:
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• Summer 2025: County considers participation and PFA convenes initial meeting. • Fall 2025: Draft Infrastructure Financing Plan prepared and reviewed. • Winter 2025–2026: Public hearings conducted; EIFD formation decision made. • Early 2026: EIFD submitted to State if approved.
City staff and the Metro consultant team will continue public outreach, prepare the IFP, and return with further recommendations as the process advances.
ATTACHMENT(S):
A. Resolution No. 9954
Exhibit A – Proposed Santa Fe Springs EIFD Boundary
Exhibit B – List of Authorized Public Facilities
ITEM STATUS:
APPROVED:
DENIED:
TABLED:
DIRECTION GIVEN:
RESOLUTION NO. 9954
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE
SPRINGS DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ESTABLISH THE SANTA FE
SPRINGS ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT TO
FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, ACQUISITION, AND/OR
MAINTENANCE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES,
INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION AND/OR REMEDIATION OF LAND FOR SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES; AND AUTHORIZING
CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS RELATED THERETO
WHEREAS, SB 628, effective as of January 1, 2015, allows a city or county to create a separate government entity known as an “Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District” (EIFD) within a defined area to finance certain infrastructure projects with community-wide benefits; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 2.99 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code (commencing with Section 53398.50) (the "EIFD Law"), the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs ("Council") is authorized to initiate the process to establish an EIFD; and,
WHEREAS, EIFDs are financed through tax increment generated from the growth in property taxes collected from within a designated district boundary. There are no new taxes or impacts to the property owner within an established EIFD; and, WHEREAS, EIFD tax increment may be used to pay for a variety of public facilities and other projects authorized by the EIFD Law within the established EIFD boundaries or outside of the established EIFD boundaries if there is a tangible connection to the work of the EIFD, including but not limited to infrastructure such as roads, utilities, streetscapes, parks and public recreation, or other community facilities. Funding may also be used to facilitate public-private activities by enticing development with infrastructure development and expansion, including new industrial-manufacturing facility construction and repair, and brownfields remediation. Affordable housing, including affordable senior housing, is also an eligible activity; and, WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has procured an expert team of consultants to provide value capture financing technical support to Los Angeles County jurisdictions with Metro transit infrastructure, including evaluation and implementation services related to EIFD. The Metro Value Capture Support team has prepared analysis at City staff’s direction that demonstrates feasibility of EIFD implementation in Santa Fe Springs; and,
WHEREAS, the prerequisites set forth in Government Code Section 53398.54 have been complied with prior to the City initiating the creation of or participating in the governance of the EIFD, and the City will provide the required certification to the California Department of Finance (“DOF”) in accordance with the EIFD Law; and, WHEREAS, the proposed boundaries of the Santa Fe Springs EIFD are identified on Exhibit A entitled "Proposed Santa Fe Springs EIFD Boundary", a copy which is on file in the office of the City Clerk; and,
WHEREAS, the EIFD will be governed by a Public Financing Authority ("PFA") board which will be responsible for implementing the Infrastructure Financing Plan for the EIFD ("IFP"), and the PFA is required to be established by the City Council at the same time that the Council adopts its intention to form the proposed EIFD; and, WHEREAS, this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) as an action solely related to financing and is not in-and-of itself a “project” (pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378) since it does not result in a physical change in the environment because the City has not committed itself to fund any specific projects through the EIFD. However, future actions (such as the funding and/or approval of infrastructure improvements using funding from the EIFD) will be subject to environmental review in accordance with CEQA.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs proposes and intends to cause the establishment of an EIFD under the provisions of the EIFD Law.
Section 2. The name proposed for the EIFD shall be the “Santa Fe Springs Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District.”
Section 3. The proposed boundaries of the EIFD are as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto, which are preliminarily approved and on file in the office of the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 4. The types of public facilities and development proposed to be financed or assisted by the EIFD pursuant to the EIFD Law are those listed on Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 5. The City Council hereby finds that the EIFD is necessary for the area within the boundaries of the EIFD and the City. The City Council's stated goals for the EIFD are to create a means by which to assist in the provision of public facilities or other specified projects of communitywide significance that provide significant benefits to, promote economic development of, and enhance quality of life within, the boundaries of the EIFD or the surrounding community.
Section 6. The City Council hereby declares that, pursuant to the EIFD Law and if approved by resolution pursuant to Government Code Section 53398.68, incremental property tax revenue from the City of Santa Fe Springs and some or all other affected taxing entities within the EIFD may be used to finance the activities described in Section 4 and listed on Exhibit B. The incremental property tax financing will be described in an IFP to be prepared for approval by the PFA, the City Council, and the legislative bodies of all participating taxing entities under EIFD Law.
Section 7. The City or County of Los Angeles may allocate tax revenues derived from local sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) or transactions and use taxes imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) to the EIFD pursuant to Government Code Section 53398.75.5, if applicable. The City Council does not intend to contribute sales and use taxes or transactions and use taxes to the EIFD.
Section 8. The City Council hereby establishes the “Public Financing Authority of the Santa Fe Springs Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District” to serve as the governing board of the EIFD:
A. The PFA membership shall be comprised initially of three members of the City Council appointed by the City Council and two public members selected by the City Council. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council, as the case may be, and shall serve until their successor assumes office.
B. The City Council further declares that, pursuant to Government Code Section 53398.51.1, should another taxing entity agree to participate as a taxing entity, then the PFA membership shall be modified in accordance with Government Code Section 53398.51.1. For example, if the County of Los Angeles (“County”) agrees to participate as a taxing entity and the participating taxing entities consist of the City and the County, then the PFA membership shall be modified to be two members of the City Council, one member of the County Board of Supervisors (“Board of Supervisors”), one member of the public appointed by the City Council, and one member of the public appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Members shall serve at the pleasure of their respective appointing legislative bodies and shall serve until their successor assumes office.
C. The legislative body of each participating taxing entity may appoint one of its members to be an alternate member of the PFA board who may serve and vote in place of a member who is absent or disqualifies themselves from participating in a meeting of the PFA.
D. The members are subject to compliance with the EIFD Law and all applicable ethics laws, including Article 2.4 (commencing with Section 53234) of Chapter 2 of the Government Code.
E. The City Council, and the governing bodies of any other participating entities shall comply with Government Code Section 54974.
Section 8. The City Council hereby sets the time and place for a public hearing of the PFA regarding the proposed EIFD and IFP, to be held on December 2, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, at City Hall Council Chambers, 11710 Telegraph Road, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670.
Section 9. Pursuant to Government Code Section 53398.60, the City Clerk is hereby directed to mail a copy of this Resolution to the PFA and each owner of land (as defined in the EIFD Law), or alternatively with respect to the owners of land may mail a single-page notice of intention identified in Government Code Section 53398.60(b), within the EIFD and to each affected taxing entity (as defined in the EIFD Law). In addition, the City Clerk is hereby directed to cause notice of the public hearing to be published not less than once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the City. The notice shall state that the EIFD will be used to finance public works, briefly describe the facilities, briefly describe the proposed financial arrangements, including the proposed commitment of incremental tax revenue, describe the boundaries of the proposed EIFD and state the day, hour, and place, when and where any persons having any objections to the proposed IFP, or the regularity of any of the prior proceedings, may appear before the PFA and object to the adoption of the proposed IFP.
Section 10. The Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Fe Springs (Successor Agency) has received a finding of completion, as specified in California Health and Safety Code Section 34179.7.
Section 11. In accordance with Government Code Section 53398.54, the City certifies to the DOF and to the PFA that no former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Fe Springs (Former RDA) assets that are the subject of litigation involving the State of California, where the City or the Successor Agency are a named plaintiff, have been or will be used to benefit any efforts of the EIFD unless the litigation and all possible appeals have been resolved in a court of law. The City Clerk is authorized and directed on behalf of the City to provide or make this certification to the DOF within 10 days after the City Council’s action to participate in the EIFD pursuant to Government Code Section 53398.68 or the City Council’s action to form the EIFD pursuant to Government Code Section 53398.69, by delivery of a copy of the appropriate Resolution or signing a separate certification, if and as required by the DOF.
Section 12. The State Controller has completed its review as specified in California Health and Safety Code Section 34167.5 of asset transfers between the Former RDA, the City or any other public agency. The Successor Agency and the City have complied with all of the State Controller's findings and orders stemming from such review.
Section 13. This Resolution in no way obligates the PFA to establish any EIFD.
Section 14. lf any section, subsection, phrase or clause of this Resolution is for any reason found to be invalid, such section, subsection, phrase or clause shall be severed from, and shall not affect the validity of, all remaining portions of this Resolution that can be given effect without the severed portion.
Section 15. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 16. The City Manager, or designee, are hereby authorized and directed to take all actions necessary or advisable to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Resolution.
Section 17. The City Clerk of the City of Santa Fe Springs shall certify as to the adoption of this Resolution.
ADOPTED and APPROVED this 17TH day of June 2025 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
____________________________________
William K. Rounds, Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________
Fernando N. Munoz, CMC
City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
Proposed Santa Fe Springs Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) Boundaries
Proposed EIFD parcels are highlighted in green (approx. 745 acres).
Santa Fe Springs City boundaries and transit station radii are noted for reference only.
EXHIBIT B
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS
ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT (EIFD)
LIST OF AUTHORIZED PUBLIC FACILITIES
The Santa Fe Springs EIFD may finance the purchase, construction, expansion, improvement, seismic retrofit, or rehabilitation of any real tangible property with an estimated useful life of 15 years or longer which are public capital facilities or other projects of community-wide significance that provide significant benefits to the EIFD or the surrounding community. The EIFD may also finance the ongoing or capitalized costs to maintain public capital facilities financed in whole or in part by the EIFD. Facilities funded may be located outside the boundaries of the EIFD, as long as they have a tangible connection to the work of the EIFD as detailed in the infrastructure financing plan. The EIFD may also finance the planning and design work that is directly related to the purchase, construction, expansion, or rehabilitation of property. The EIFD may finance costs described in Government Code Sections [53398.52 [list of eligible improvements]] 53398.56 [replacement housing and relocation obligations if required by actions of EIFD] and 53398.57.
Projects financed by the EIFD may include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
Highways, interchanges, and ramps;
Bridges;
Arterial streets;
Parking facilities;
Transit facilities;
Parks, recreational facilities, and open space;
Sewage treatment and water reclamation plants and interceptor pipes; Facilities for the collection and treatment of water for urban uses; Facilities for the transfer and disposal of solid waste, including transfer stations and vehicles;
Storm water conveyance and collection facilities;
Flood control levees and dams, retention basins, and drainage channels; Child care facilities;
Libraries;
Broadband and telecommunications infrastructure;
Sidewalks and streetscape improvements;
Bicycle lanes and paths;
Public art;
Corporation yards;
Police facilities;
Brownfield restoration and other environmental mitigation; Affordable housing as authorized under the EIFD Law;
Projects that implement a sustainable communities strategy and transit priority projects; Acquisition, construction, or repair of industrial structures for private use; Acquisition, construction, or repair of commercial structures by the small business occupant of such structures, if such acquisition, construction, or repair is for purposes of fostering economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and of ensuring the long-term economic sustainability of small businesses;
Projects that enable communities to adapt to the impacts of climate change, including, but not limited to, higher average temperatures, decreased air and water quality, the spread of infectious and vector-borne diseases, other public health impacts, extreme weather events, sea level rise, flooding, heat waves, wildfires, and drought;
EXHIBIT B
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS
ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT (EIFD)
LIST OF AUTHORIZED PUBLIC FACILITIES
Facilities in which nonprofit community organizations provide health, youth, homeless, and social services.
Other Expenses
In addition to the direct costs of the above facilities, other incidental expenses as authorized by the EIFD Law, including, but not limited to, the cost of environmental evaluation and environmental remediation; engineering and surveying; construction staking; utility relocation and demolition costs incidental to the construction of the facilities; costs of project/construction management; costs (including the costs of legal services) associated with the creation of the EIFD; costs of issuance of bonds or other debt of the EIFD, of a community facilities district of the City, or of any other public agency for authorized facilities and payment of debt service thereon; financing costs of improvements incurred by developers until reimbursement from the EIFD; costs incurred by the County or the EIFD in connection with the division of taxes pursuant to Government Code Section 53398.75; or costs otherwise incurred in order to carry out the authorized purposes of the EIFD; reimbursements to other areas for facilities serving the EIFD; and any other expenses incidental to the formation and implementation of the EIFD and to the construction, completion, inspection and acquisition of the authorized facilities.
ITEM # 29
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Rene Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Julio Morales, Department of Finance and Administrative Services SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE BLANKET PURCHASE
ORDERS/AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 - 26
DATE: June 17, 2025
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the City Council:
1) Authorize issuing Blanket Purchase Orders/Authorization amounts to various vendors for purchases occurring during Fiscal Year 2025-26; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to approve up to an additional ten (10) percent for each purchase order, if necessary, during the same fiscal year; and 3) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
FISCAL IMPACT
As part of the assessment process for this request, the Finance Department reviewed all vendors/contractors purchase orders and contracts open during FY 2024 - 25. The review identified some vendors/contractors utilized by multiple departments (i.e., office supplies, maintenance supplies, printing, etc). To ensure these purchases meet internal and external purchasing guidelines, the City Council is requested to authorize blanket purchase orders/authorization to each of the listed vendors/contractors. If this recommendation is approved, the Finance Department will issue Blanket Purchase Orders/Authorizations to each vendor in the amounts identified in Attachment No. 1. In total, there are nine (9) vendors/consultants listed.
It is also requested that the City Manager be given the authority to approve an additional ten (10) percent to each vendor/contractor during the fiscal year if the need arises. All purchase orders will be valid for purchases made during the upcoming fiscal year (July 1, CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF JUNE 17, 2025
Citywide Blanket Purchases Page 2 of 2
2025 through June 30, 2026). The proposed FY 2025-26 budget will include appropriations for purchasing the items/services required from the vendors/contractors in the table.
The anticipated total amount shall not exceed $1,210,000.
DISCUSSION
As a member of the various cooperative purchasing networks/cooperatives, the City has access to several publicly vetted purchase orders and agreements for various goods and services. Included in this list are Amazon, Lowe’s, and Cosby Oil. These vendors/contractors have valid agreements within the network, or the services adhere to applicable non-bidding requirements. This is under the guidelines found within Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code Section 34.18.
SUMMARY
The Department of Finance requests Blanket Purchase Orders/Authorizations with various vendors to ensure the City receives the best pricing and purchases are made in compliance with the local vetting process. If approved, these purchase orders/authorizations will take effect at the beginning of FY 2025 – 26.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Blanket Purchase Order/Authorization List for FY 2025 – 26 ITEM STATUS:
APPROVED:
DENIED:
TABLED:
DIRECTION GIVEN:
ATTACHMENT NO. 1
Prior Year No. Vendor Name Description AmountTotal Amount 3250001 Cosby Oil Company UNLEADED AND DIESEL FUEL CITYWIDE $ 300,000 3250004 Lowes GENERAL HARDWARE & SUPPLIES $ 60,000
3250005 Quaient Finance USA POSTAGE METER $ 75,000
3250007 Amazon GENERAL SUPPLIES $ 300,000
3250008 SC Fuels OIL & LUBRICANTS - CITYWIDE $ 125,000
3250010 Star Auto Care GENERAL VEHICLE REPAIRS $ 125,000 3250016 Daniels Tire Service, Inc. TIRE SERVICES AND REPAIRS $ 50,000 3250283 Ingram Library Services ADULT & CHILDREN BOOKS, AUDIO, DVD, PROCESSING $ 60,000 N/A D & R Office Works GENERAL OFFICE FURNITURE/SUPPLIES $ 55,000 3250293 Certified Records DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT/RETRIEVAL $ 60,000 Totals $ 1,210,000