Santa Fe Springs City Council
April 7, 2026

CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH
RCS Investigations & Consulting, LLC
This Professional Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and effective as of April 8, 2026 (“Effective Date”), by and between the City of Santa Fe Springs, a California municipal corporation, (“City”) and RSC Investigations & Consulting, LLC, a California Limited Liability Partnership (“Consultant”). For the purposes of this Agreement, City and Consultant may be referred to collectively by the capitalized term “Parties.” The capitalized term “Party” may refer to City or Consultant interchangeably, as appropriate.

RECITALS
WHEREAS, City requires Project Management Services related to the installation of a Citywide Security and Surveillance Camera System (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, City staff has determined that Consultant possesses the experience, skills, and training necessary to competently provide such services to City in accordance with the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code Section 34.18 (A)(1); and WHEREAS, the execution of this Agreement was approved by the Santa Fe Springs City Council at its Regular Meeting of April 7, 2026 under Agenda Item No. X.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein contained, City and Consultant agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

1. TERM
This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall remain and continue in effect until April 8, 2027 (“Term”), or until services described herein are completed, unless sooner terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement may be extended for one (1) additional, one (1) year term, if mutually agreed upon in writing.

2. SERVICES
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Consultant shall perform the services and tasks described and set forth in the Consultant’s Scope of Work, attached hereto as Exhibit A, incorporated herein as though set forth in full (“Scope of Work”).

Consultant further agrees to furnish to City all labor, materials, tools, supplies, equipment, services, tasks and incidental and customary work necessary to competently perform and timely complete the services and tasks set forth in the Scope of Work. Consultant shall complete the services and tasks set forth in the Scope of Work according to any schedule

of performance set forth in Exhibit A. For the purposes of this Agreement, the aforementioned services and tasks set forth in the Scope of Work shall hereinafter be referred to generally by the capitalized term “Work.”

3. PERFORMANCE
A. Time is of importance for this Agreement and every provision contained herein.

The Work shall commence upon mutual consent of the Parties subsequent the City’s issuance of a written Notice to Proceed. Consultant shall perform the various tasks identified in, and within the timeframes set forth in, the Scope of Work, and shall complete all of the Work in accordance with the schedule and timeline established by the Parties;
B. Consultant shall, at all times, faithfully, competently and to the best of Consultant’s ability, experience, and talent, perform all tasks described herein. Consultant shall employ, at a minimum, generally accepted standards and practices utilized by persons engaged in providing similar services as are required of Consultant under this Agreement;
C. Consultant shall not claim or be entitled to receive any compensation or damage because of the failure of Consultant, or its subconsultants, to have related services or tasks completed in a timely manner;
D. Consultant shall at all times enforce strict discipline and good order among Consultant’s employees; and
E. Consultant, at its sole expense, shall pay all sales, consumer, use or other similar taxes required by law.

4. PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION
A. Consultant’s total compensation for the performance of all Work contemplated under this Agreement shall not exceed $80,500 (Eighty Thousand Five Hundred Dollars) (the “Not-to-Exceed Sum”), during the Term of this Agreement, unless additional payment is first approved as provided in this Agreement. In the event Consultant’s charges are projected to exceed the Not-to-Exceed Sum prior to the expiration of this Agreement, City may suspend Consultant’s performance for the relevant Work pending City approval of any anticipated expenditures in excess of the Not-to-Exceed Sum or any other City approved amendment to the compensation terms of this Agreement.

B. Consultant shall not be compensated for any Work rendered in connection with its performance of this Agreement which are in addition to those set forth herein, unless such additional services are authorized in advance and in writing by the City Manager or his/her designee. Consultant shall be compensated for any additional services in the amounts and in the manner as agreed to in writing by

the City and Consultant at the time the City’s written authorization is given to Consultant for the performance of said services.

C. The Not-to-Exceed Sum will be paid to Consultant in monthly increments as the Work is completed. Following the conclusion of each calendar month, Consultant will submit to City an itemized invoice indicating the services performed and tasks completed during the recently concluded calendar month, including services and tasks performed and the reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses incurred. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of each invoice, City will notify Consultant in writing of any disputed amounts included in the invoice. Within forty-five (45) calendar days of receipt of each invoice, City will pay all undisputed amounts included on the invoice. City will not withhold applicable taxes or other authorized deductions from payments made to Consultant.

D. Consultant agrees to participate in the City’s Electronic Funds Transfer program and to receive electronic payments for the Work.

5. ACCOUNTING RECORDS
Consultant will maintain complete and accurate records with respect to all matters covered under this Agreement for a period of three (3) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement. City will have the right to access and examine such records, without charge, during normal business hours. City will further have the right to audit such records, to make transcripts therefrom and to inspect all program data, documents, proceedings, and activities.

6. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT WITHOUT CAUSE
A. The City may at any time, for any reason, without cause, suspend or terminate this Agreement, or any portion hereof, by serving upon Consultant at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice. Upon receipt of said notice, Consultant shall immediately cease all Services under this Agreement, unless the notice provides otherwise. If the City suspends or terminates a portion of this Agreement, such suspension or termination shall not make void or invalidate the remainder of this Agreement.

B. In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this section, the City shall pay to Consultant the actual value of the Services performed up to the time of termination, unless the City disputes any of the Services performed or fees. Upon termination of the Agreement pursuant to this section, Consultant will submit an invoice to the City pursuant to Section 5.

7. ABANDONMENT BY CONSULTANT
In the event Consultant ceases to perform the Work agreed to under this Agreement or otherwise abandons the undertaking contemplated herein prior to the expiration of this Agreement or prior to completion of any or all tasks set forth in the Scope of Work, Consultant will deliver to City immediately and without delay, all materials, records and

other work product prepared or obtained by Consultant in the performance of this Agreement. Furthermore, Consultant will only be compensated for the reasonable value of the services, tasks and other Work performed up to the time of cessation or abandonment, less a deduction for any damages, costs or additional expenses which City may incur as a result of Consultant’s cessation or abandonment.

8. CITY’S REPRESENTATIVE
City hereby designates Arlene Salazar (the “City Representative”) to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement. The City Representative or his/her designee will act on behalf of the City for all purposes under this Agreement.

Consultant will not accept directions or orders from any person other than the City Representative or his/her designee.

9. CONSULTANT REPRESENTATIVE
Consultant hereby designates Jorge Cisneros, to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (the “Consultant Representative”). Consultant Representative will have full authority to represent and act on behalf of the Consultant for all purposes under this Agreement. Consultant Representative or his/her designee will supervise and direct the performance of the Work, using his best skill and attention, and will be responsible for all means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures and for the satisfactory coordination of all portions of the Work under this Agreement.

Notice to the Consultant Representative will constitute notice to Consultant.

10. COORDINATION OF SERVICE; CONFORMANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS Consultant agrees to work closely with City staff in the performance of the Work and this Agreement and will be reasonably available to City staff and the City Representative at all reasonable times. All work prepared by Consultant will be subject to inspection and approval by City Representative or his or her designees.

11. STANDARD OF CARE; PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES
Consultant represents, acknowledges and agrees to the following:

A. Consultant will perform all Work skillfully, competently and to the highest standards of Consultant’s profession;
B. Consultant shall at all times employ such force, plant, materials, and tools as will be sufficient in the opinion of the City to perform the Services within the time limits established, and as provided herein. It is understood and agreed that said tools, equipment, apparatus, facilities, labor, and material shall be furnished and said Services performed and completed as required by the Agreement, and subject to the approval of the City’s authorized representative;
C. Consultant will perform all Work in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the City;

D. Consultant will comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, including the conflict of interest provisions of Government Code Section 1090 and the Political Reform Act (Government Code Section 81000 et seq.). Consultant shall be liable for all violations of such laws and regulations in connection with Services. If Consultant performs any work knowing it to be contrary to such laws, rules and regulations, Consultant shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom.

E. Consultant understands the nature and scope of the Work to be performed under this Agreement as well as any and all schedules of performance; F. All of Consultant’s employees and agents possess sufficient skill, knowledge, training and experience to perform those services and tasks assigned to them by Consultant; and
G. All of Consultant’s employees and agents (including, but not limited to, subcontractors and subconsultants) possess all licenses, permits, certificates, qualifications and approvals of whatever nature that are legally required to perform the tasks and services contemplated under this Agreement and all such licenses, permits, certificates, qualifications and approvals will be maintained throughout the term of this Agreement and made available to City for copying and inspection.

The Parties acknowledge and agree that Consultant will perform, at Consultant’s own cost and expense and without any reimbursement from City, any services necessary to correct any errors or omissions caused by Consultant’s failure to comply with the standard of care set forth under this Section or by any like failure on the part of Consultant’s employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and subconsultants. Such effort by Consultant to correct any errors or omissions will be commenced immediately upon their discovery by either Party and will be completed within seven (7) calendar days from the date of discovery or such other extended period of time authorized by the City Representative in writing and in her sole and absolute discretion. The Parties acknowledge and agree that City’s acceptance of any work performed by Consultant or on Consultant’s behalf will not constitute a release of any deficiency or delay in performance. The Parties further acknowledge, understand and agree that City has relied upon the foregoing representations of Consultant, including but not limited to the representation that Consultant possesses the skills, training, knowledge and experience necessary to perform the Work skillfully, competently and to the highest standards of Consultant’s profession.

12. ASSIGNMENT
The skills, training, knowledge and experience of Consultant are material to City’s willingness to enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, City has an interest in the qualifications and capabilities of the person(s) who will perform the services and tasks to be undertaken by Consultant or on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this

Agreement. In recognition of this interest, Consultant agrees that it will not assign or transfer, either directly or indirectly or by operation of law, this Agreement or the performance of any of Consultant’s duties or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the City. In the absence of City’s prior written consent, any attempted assignment or transfer will be ineffective, null and void and will constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

13. SUBSTITUTION OF KEY PERSONNEL
Consultant has represented to City that certain key personnel will perform and coordinate the Services under this agreement. Should one or more of such personnel become unavailable, Consultant may substitute other personnel of at least equal competence upon written approval of City. In the event that City and Consultant cannot agree as to the substitution of key personnel, City shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement for cause. As discussed below, any personnel who fail or refuse to perform the Services in a manner acceptable to the City, or who are determined by the City to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely completion of the Project or a threat to the safety of persons or property, shall be promptly removed from the Project by the Consultant at the request of the CITY.

CONTROL AND PAYMENT OF SUBORDINATES; INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Work will be performed by Consultant or under Consultant’s strict supervision.

Consultant will determine the means, methods and details of performing the Work subject to the requirements of this Agreement. City retains Consultant on an independent contractor basis and not as an employee. Consultant reserves the right to perform similar or different services for other principals during the term of this Agreement, provided such work does not unduly interfere with Consultant’s competent and timely performance of the Work contemplated under this Agreement and provided the performance of such services does not result in the unauthorized disclosure of City’s confidential or proprietary information. Any additional personnel performing the Work under this Agreement on behalf of Consultant are not employees of City and will at all times be under Consultant’s exclusive direction and control. Consultant will pay all wages, salaries and other amounts due to such personnel and will assume responsibility for all benefits, payroll taxes, Social Security and Medicare payments and the like.

Consultant will be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting such additional personnel, including, but not limited to: Social Security taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, workers’ compensation insurance and the like.

14. REMOVAL OF EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS
If any of Consultant’s officers, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or subconsultants is determined by the City Representative to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely performance of the tasks assigned to Consultant, a threat to persons or property, or if any of Consultant’s officers, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or subconsultants fail or refuse to perform the Work

in a manner acceptable to the City, such officer, employee, agent, contractor, subcontractor or subconsultant will be promptly removed by Consultant and will not be reassigned to perform any of the Work.

15. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Consultant will keep itself informed of and in compliance with all applicable federal, state or local laws to the extent such laws control or otherwise govern the performance of the Work. Consultant’s compliance with applicable laws will include, without limitation, compliance with all applicable Cal/OSHA requirements, Federal Labor Standards Provisions including the prevailing wage requirements of the DBRA, and all applicable regulations of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urbanization.

16. NON-DISCRIMINATION
Consultant represents that it is an equal opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any subconsultant, employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, handicap, ancestry, sex or age. Such nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, all activities related to initial employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination.

17. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
The Parties acknowledge, understand and agree that Consultant and all persons retained or employed by Consultant are, and will at all times remain, wholly independent contractors and are not officials, officers, employees, departments or subdivisions of City. Consultant will be solely responsible for the negligent acts and/or omissions of its employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and subconsultants. Consultant and all persons retained or employed by Consultant will have no authority, express or implied, to bind City in any manner, nor to incur any obligation, debt or liability of any kind on behalf of, or against, City, whether by contract or otherwise, unless such authority is expressly conferred to Consultant under this Agreement or is otherwise expressly conferred by City in writing.

18. INSURANCE
Prior to the beginning of and throughout the duration of the Work, Consultant will procure and maintain policies of insurance that meet the requirements and specifications set forth in Exhibit B. Consultant will procure and maintain the required insurance coverage, at its own expense.

19. INDEMNIFICATION
A. The Parties agree that City and City’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers (hereinafter, the “City Indemnitees”) should, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be protected from any and all loss, injury,

damage, claim, lawsuit, cost, expense, attorneys’ fees, litigation costs, or any other cost arising out of or in any way related to the performance of this Agreement. Accordingly, the provisions of this indemnity provision are intended by the Parties to be interpreted and construed to provide the City Indemnitees with the fullest protection possible under the law. Consultant acknowledges that City would not enter into this Agreement in the absence of Consultant’s commitment to indemnify, defend and protect City as set forth herein.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Consultant’s services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to Claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Consultant.

Consultant’s obligation to indemnify shall not be restricted to insurance proceeds, if any, received by the City, its officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers.

B. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Consultant shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the City Indemnitees from and against all liability, loss, damage, expense, cost (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert fees and all other costs, and fees of litigation) of every nature arising out of or in connection with Consultant’s performance of work hereunder or its failure to comply with any of its obligations contained in this Agreement, except such loss or damage which is caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the City.

C. City shall have the right to offset against the amount of any compensation due to Consultant under this Agreement, any amount due to City from Consultant as a result of Consultant’s failure to either pay City promptly for any costs associated with Consultant’s obligations to indemnify the City Indemnitees under this Section, or related to Consultant’s failure to either (i) pay taxes on amounts received pursuant to this Agreement, or (ii) comply with applicable workers’ compensation laws.

D. The obligations of Consultant under this Section will not be limited by the provisions of any workers’ compensation act or similar act. Consultant expressly waives its statutory immunity under such statutes or laws as to City and City’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers.

E. Consultant agrees to obtain executed indemnity agreements with provisions identical to those set forth herein this Section from each and every subcontractor or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement. In the event Consultant fails to obtain such indemnity obligations from others as required herein, Consultant agrees to be fully responsible and indemnify, hold harmless and defend City and City’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers from and against any and all claims and losses, costs or expenses for any damage due to death or injury to any person and injury to any property resulting from any alleged intentional, reckless, negligent, or otherwise wrongful acts, errors or omissions of Consultant’s subcontractors or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or

on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by counsel of City’s choice.

F. City does not and shall not waive any rights that it may possess against Consultant because of the acceptance by City, or the deposit with City, of any insurance policy or certificate required pursuant to this Agreement. This hold harmless and indemnification provision shall apply regardless of whether or not any insurance policies are determined to be applicable to the claim, demand, damage, liability, loss, cost, or expense.

G. This Section and all provisions contained herein (including but not limited to the duty to indemnify, defend, and hold free and harmless) shall survive the termination or normal expiration of this Agreement and is in addition to any other rights or remedies which the City may have at law or in equity.

20. TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE
City may immediately terminate this Agreement at any time for convenience and without cause by giving prior written notice of City’s intent to terminate this Agreement which notice shall specify the effective date of such termination. Upon such termination for convenience, Consultant will be compensated only for those services and tasks which have been performed by Consultant up to the effective date of the termination. Consultant may not terminate this Agreement except for cause as provided under Section 22, below.

If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, City may require Consultant to provide all finished or unfinished Documents and Data, as defined in Section 25, below, and other information of any kind prepared by Consultant in connection with the performance of the Work. Consultant will be required to provide such Documents and Data within fifteen (15) calendar days of City’s written request. No actual or asserted breach of this Agreement on the part of City pursuant to Section 22, below, will operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict City’s ability to terminate this Agreement for convenience as provided under this Section.

21. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; BREACH OF AGREEMENT
A. In the event either Party fails to perform any duty, obligation, service or task set forth under this Agreement (or fails to timely perform or properly perform any such duty, obligation, service or task set forth under this Agreement), an event of default (hereinafter, “Event of Default”) will occur. For all Events of Default, the Party alleging an Event of Default will give written notice to the defaulting Party (hereinafter referred to as a “Default Notice”) which will specify: (i) the nature of the Event of Default; (ii) the action required to cure the Event of Default; (iii) a date by which the Event of Default will be cured, which will not be less than the applicable cure period set forth herein, or if a cure is not reasonably possible within the applicable cure period, to begin such cure and diligently prosecute such cure to completion. The Event of Default will constitute a breach of this Agreement if

the defaulting Party fails to cure the Event of Default within the applicable cure period or any extended cure period allowed under this Agreement.

B. Consultant will cure the Event of Default within the following time periods:
i. Within ten (10) business days of City’s issuance of a Default Notice for any failure of Consultant to timely provide City or City’s employees or agents with any information and/or written reports, documentation or work product which Consultant is obligated to provide to City or City’s employees or agents under this Agreement. Prior to the expiration of the 10-day cure period, Consultant may submit a written request for additional time to cure the Event of Default upon a showing that Consultant has commenced efforts to cure the Event of Default and that the Event of Default cannot be reasonably cured within the 10-day cure period. The foregoing notwithstanding, City will be under no obligation to grant additional time for the cure of an Event of Default under this subsection B.i. that exceeds seven (7) calendar days from the end of the initial 10-day cure period; or
ii. Within fourteen (14) calendar days of City’s issuance of a Default Notice for any other Event of Default under this Agreement. Prior to the expiration of the 14-day cure period, Consultant may submit a written request for additional time to cure the Event of Default upon a showing that Consultant has commenced efforts to cure the Event of Default and that the Event of Default cannot be reasonably cured within the 14-day cure period. The foregoing notwithstanding, City will be under no obligation to grant additional time for the cure of an Event of Default under this Subsection B.ii that exceeds thirty (30) calendar days from the end of the initial 14-day cure period.

In addition to any other failure on the part of Consultant to perform any duty, obligation, service or task set forth under this Agreement (or the failure to timely perform or properly perform any such duty, obligation, service or task), an Event of Default on the part of Consultant will include, but will not be limited to the following: (i) Consultant’s refusal or failure to perform any of the services or tasks called for under the Scope of Work; (ii) Consultant’s failure to fulfill or perform its obligations under this Agreement within the specified time or if no time is specified, within a reasonable time; (iii) Consultant’s and/or its employees’ disregard or violation of any federal, state, local law, rule, procedure or regulation; (iv) the initiation of proceedings under any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, or similar legislation as relates to Consultant, whether voluntary of involuntary; (v) Consultant’s refusal or failure to perform or observe any covenant, condition, obligation or provision of this Agreement; and/or (vii) CITY’s discovery that a statement representation or

warranty by Consultant relating to this Agreement is false, misleading or erroneous in any material respect.

C. City will cure any Event of Default asserted by Consultant within forty-five (45) calendar days of Consultant’s issuance of a Default Notice, unless the Event of Default cannot reasonably be cured within the 45-day cure period. Prior to the expiration of the 45-day cure period, City may submit a written request for additional time to cure the Event of Default upon a showing that City has commenced its efforts to cure the Event of Default and that the Event of Default cannot be reasonably cured within the 45-day cure period. The foregoing notwithstanding, an Event of Default dealing with City’s failure to timely pay any undisputed sums to Consultant pursuant to this Agreement will be cured by City within five (5) calendar days from the date of Consultant’s Default Notice to City.

D. City, in its sole and absolute discretion, may also immediately suspend Consultant’s performance under this Agreement pending Consultant’s cure of any Event of Default by giving Consultant written notice of City’s intent to suspend Consultant’s performance (hereinafter, a “Suspension Notice”). City may issue the Suspension Notice at any time upon the occurrence of an Event of Default. Upon such suspension, Consultant will be compensated only for those services and tasks which have been rendered by Consultant to the reasonable satisfaction of City up to the effective date of the suspension. No actual or asserted breach of this Agreement on the part of City will operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict City’s ability to suspend this Agreement as provided herein.

E. No waiver of any Event of Default or breach under this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent Event of Default or breach. No waiver, benefit, privilege, or service voluntarily given or performed by a Party will give the other Party any contractual rights by custom, estoppel, or otherwise.

F. The duties and obligations imposed under this Agreement and the rights and remedies available hereunder will be in addition to and not a limitation of any duties, obligations, rights and remedies otherwise imposed or available by law. In addition to any other remedies available to City at law or under this Agreement in the event of any breach of this Agreement, City, in its sole and absolute discretion, may also pursue any one or more of the following remedies:
i. Upon written notice to Consultant, the City may immediately terminate this Agreement in whole or in part;
ii. Upon written notice to Consultant, the City may extend the time of performance;
iii. The City may proceed by appropriate court action to enforce the terms of the Agreement to recover damages for Consultant’s breach of the Agreement or to terminate the Agreement; or

iv. The City may exercise any other available and lawful right or remedy.

Consultant will be liable for all legal fees plus other costs and expenses that City incurs upon a breach of this Agreement or in the City’s exercise of its remedies under this Agreement.

G. In the event City is in breach of this Agreement, Consultant’s sole remedy will be the suspension or termination of this Agreement and/or the recovery of any unpaid sums lawfully owed to Consultant under this Agreement for completed services and tasks.

22. SCOPE OF WAIVER OF DEFAULT
No waiver of any default or breach under this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any other default or breach, whether of the same or other covenant, warranty, agreement, term, condition, duty or requirement contained in this Agreement. No waiver, benefit, privilege, or service voluntarily given or performed by a Party will give the other Party any contractual rights by custom, estoppel, or otherwise.

23. SURVIVING ARTICLES, SECTIONS AND PROVISIONS The termination of this Agreement pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or by normal expiration of its term or any extension thereto will not operate to terminate any Section or provision contained herein which provides that it will survive the termination or normal expiration of this Agreement.

24. DOCUMENTS & DATA; LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY All Documents and Data will be and remain the property of City without restriction or limitation upon their use or dissemination by City. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Documents and Data” means and includes all reports, analyses, correspondence, plans, designs, notes, summaries, strategies, charts, schedules, spreadsheets, calculations, lists, data compilations, documents or other materials developed and/or assembled by or on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement and fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including but not limited to Documents and Data stored digitally, magnetically and/or electronically. This Agreement creates, at no cost to City, a perpetual license for City to copy, use, reuse, disseminate and/or retain any and all copyrights, designs, and other intellectual property embodied in all Documents and Data. Consultant will require all subcontractors and subconsultants working on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement to agree in writing that City will be granted the same right to copy, use, reuse, disseminate and retain Documents and Data

prepared or assembled by any subcontractor or subconsultant as applies to Documents and Data prepared by Consultant in the performance of this Agreement.

25. CONFIDENTIALITY
All data, documents, discussion, or other information developed or received by Consultant or provided for performance of this Agreement are deemed confidential and will not be disclosed by Consultant without prior written consent by City. City will grant such consent of disclosure as legally required. Upon request, all City data will be returned to City upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement. Consultant will not use City’s name or insignia, photographs, or any publicity pertaining to the Work in any magazine, trade paper, newspaper, television or radio production or other similar medium without the prior written consent of City.

26. FALSE CLAIMS ACT
Consultant warrants and represents that neither Consultant nor any person who is an officer of, in a managing position with, or has an ownership interest in Consultant has been determined by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction to have violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C., Section 3789 et seq. and the California False Claims Act, Government Code Section 12650 et seq.

27. PROHIBITED INTERESTS
Consultant warrants, represents and maintains that it has not employed nor retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Consultant, to solicit or secure this Agreement. Further, Consultant warrants and represents that it has not paid, nor has it agreed to pay, any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Consultant, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. For breach or violation of this warranty, City will have the right to rescind this Agreement without liability. For the term of this Agreement, no member, officer or employee of City, during the term of his or her service with CITY, will have any direct interest in this Agreement, or obtain any present or anticipated material benefit arising therefrom.

28. RELEASE OF INFORMATION
A. All information gained by Consultant in performance of this Agreement shall be considered confidential and shall not be released by Consultant without the City's prior written authorization, unless the information is clearly public. Consultant, its officers, employees, agents, or subconsultants, shall not without written authorization from the City Manager or designee, or unless requested by the City’s attorney, voluntarily provide declarations, letters of support, testimony at depositions, response to interrogatories, or other information concerning the Services performed under this Agreement or relating to the City. Response to a

subpoena or court order shall not be considered “voluntary” provided Consultant gives the City notice of such court order or subpoena.

B. Consultant shall promptly notify the City should Consultant, its officers, employees, agents, and/or subconsultants be served with any summons, complaint, notice of deposition, request for documents, interrogatories, request for admissions, or other discovery request (“Discovery”), court order, or subpoena from any person or party regarding this Agreement and the Services performed hereunder or with respect to any project or property located within the City, unless the City is a party to any lawsuit, arbitration, or administrative proceeding connected to such Discovery, or unless Consultant is prohibited by law from informing the City of such Discovery. The City retains the right, but has no obligation, to represent Consultant and/or be present at any deposition, hearing, or similar proceeding as allowed by law. Unless the City is a party to the lawsuit, arbitration, or administrative proceeding and is adverse to Consultant in such proceeding, Consultant agrees to cooperate fully with the City and to provide the opportunity to review any response to discovery requests provided by Consultant.

However, the City's right to review any such response does not imply or mean the right by the City to control, direct, or rewrite said response, or that the City has an obligation to review any such response or verifies any response it has reviewed.

29. COOPERATION; FURTHER ACTS
The Parties will fully cooperate with one another and will take any additional acts or sign any additional documents as are reasonably necessary, appropriate or convenient to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

30. SUBCONTRACTING
Consultant will not subcontract any portion of the Work required by this Agreement, except as expressly stated herein, without the prior written approval of City. Subcontracts (including without limitation subcontracts with subconsultants), if any, will contain a provision making them subject to all provisions stipulated in this Agreement, including provisions relating to insurance requirements and indemnification.

31. NOTICES
All notices permitted or required under this Agreement will be given to the respective Parties at the following addresses, or at such other address as the respective Parties may provide in writing for this purpose:

To the City: City of Santa Fe Springs
11710 E. Telegraph Road
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Attention: City Clerk’s Office

To Consultant: RCS Investigations & Consulting, LLC
PO Box 29798
Anaheim Hills, CA 92809-9798
Attention: Jorge Cisneros
Email – [email protected]
Phone – (714) 721-2217
Such notices will be deemed effective when personally delivered or successfully transmitted by facsimile as evidenced by a fax confirmation slip or when mailed, fortyeight (48) hours after deposit with the United States Postal Service, first class postage prepaid and addressed to the Party at its applicable address.

32. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement.

33. GOVERNING LAW
City and Consultant understand and agree that the laws of the State of California shall govern the rights, obligations, duties, and liabilities of the parties to this Agreement and also govern the interpretation of this Agreement. In the event of litigation between the Parties, venue, without exception, will be in the Los Angles County Superior Court of the State of California. If, and only if, applicable law requires that all or part of any such litigation be tried exclusively in federal court, venue without exception, will be in the Central District of California located in the City of Los Angeles, California.

34. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties relating to the obligations of the parties described in this Agreement. All prior or contemporaneous agreements, understandings, representations, and statements, oral or written and pertaining to the subject of this Agreement or with respect to the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect. Each party is entering into this Agreement based solely upon the representations set forth herein and upon each party’s own independent investigation of any and all facts such party deems material.

35. FORCE MAJEURE
The Completion Date shall be extended in the event of any delays due to unforeseeable causes beyond the control of Consultant and without the fault or negligence of Consultant, including but not limited to severe weather, fires, earthquakes, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, riots, strikes, freight embargoes, wars, litigation, and/or acts of any governmental agency, including the City, if the Consultant shall within three (3) calendar days of the commencement of such delay notify the City Representative in writing of the causes of the delay. The City Representative shall ascertain the facts and the extent of delay and extend the time for performing the

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

36. AMENDMENTS; MODIFICATIONS
No amendment, modification or supplement of this Agreement will be valid or binding unless executed in writing and signed by both Parties, subject to City approval. The requirement for written amendments, modifications or supplements cannot be waived, and any attempted waiver will be void and invalid.

37. NON-EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT
Consultant acknowledges that the City may enter into agreements with other consultants for services similar to the services that are subject to this Agreement or may have its own employees perform services similar to those services contemplated by this Agreement.

38. ATTORNEYS’ FEES
In the event that litigation is brought by any party in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the opposing party all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the prevailing party in the exercise of any of its rights or remedies hereunder or the enforcement of any of the terms, conditions, or provisions hereof.

39. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFIT There are no intended third-party beneficiaries of any right or obligation assumed by the Parties. All rights and benefits under this Agreement inure exclusively to the Parties.

40. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS This Agreement will be binding on the successors and assigns of the Parties.

41. CONSTRUCTION
The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises with respect to this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and in accordance with its fair meaning. There shall be no presumption or burden of proof favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

42. WAIVER
The delay or failure of any party at any time to require performance or compliance by the other of any of its obligations or agreements shall in no way be deemed a waiver of those rights to require such performance or compliance. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of the party against whom enforcement of a waiver is sought. The waiver of any right or remedy in respect to any occurrence or event shall not be deemed a waiver of any right or remedy in respect to any other occurrence or event, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

43. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable in any circumstance, such determination shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or of the offending provision in any other circumstance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the value of this Agreement, based upon the substantial benefit of the bargain for any party, is materially impaired, which determination made by the presiding court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction shall be binding, then both parties agree to substitute such provision(s) through good faith negotiations.

44. COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one agreement.

45. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT
The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the parties warrant and represents that they have the authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of said parties and has the authority to bind the parties to the provisions of this Agreement.

46. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
The parties acknowledge and agree that execution of this Agreement by electronic signature or electronic transmittal of signatures shall have the same effect as handwritten signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability, and admissibility. [SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first above written.

CONSULTANT
____________________________ Name: Jorge Cisneros
Title: Partner
Date: _______________________

CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS
____________________________ Rene Bobadilla, City Manager Date: ______________________
ATTEST: __________________________
, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________________________ City Attorney Attachments: Exhibit A Consultant’s Scope of Work
Exhibit B Insurance Requirements

EXHIBIT A
CONSULTANT’S SCOPE OF WORK

INVESTIGATIONS
& CONSULTING, LLC
RCS Investigations and Consulting Quote
City of Santa Fe Springs
P.O. Box 29798
Anaheim Hills, CA 92809-9798
www.rcsinvestigations.com
(714) 779-2300
Project Management of a Citywide Security and Surveillance Camera System About Us:

RCS Investigations and Consulting, a fully insured company, has provided dependable and comprehensive background and administrative investigation services in California since 2006. RCS Investigations & Consulting has conducted over 10,000 background checks and more than 1,000 administrative investigations for numerous public agencies. The two partners, retired law enforcement professionals with over 65 years of combined experience and 45 years of executive leadership and management expertise, bring unique insights and skills to each case.

Our Mission:

To provide clients with superior investigative and consulting services.

Our Commitment:

Confidentiality and Ethics: We prioritize discretion and ethical conduct in all our consultation projects.

Timeliness and Comprehensiveness: Expect prompt results and detailed written reports.

Professionalism and Industry Standards: We uphold the highest standards of our profession, as established by the California Bureau of Investigative Services.

Our Service:

Accountable for the direction, coordination, implementation, control, and completion of the camera project while remaining aligned with the strategy, commitments, and goals of the City.

Consultation Responsibilities:

Implement a cloud-based team collaboration application to centralize communication, offering real-time messaging and file sharing between the City, consultant, camera team, and the awarded vendor.

Support the planning and implementation of the camera project

2 Assist the City with project scope, goals, and deliverables Aid the City (and awarded vendor) with defining tasks and required resources Work with the City team and the awarded Vendor through completion of the project
Monitor Vendor with project scheduling and timelines
Report monthly to the City representative(s) on the camera project status Report to the City on camera project progress, problems, and defined solutions Inform City of any vendor requests or changes that impact camera project deliverables and/or project finances
Lead quality assurance
Evaluate and assess the results of the camera project
Cost:
$175/hr. Estimated total cost = $80,500
Any other expenditures or items not included in the scope of work (Our Services) will require advanced agreement by RCS and the City of Santa Fe Springs.

Your Team:

Primary Contact: Jorge Cisneros
Case Management: All consultant projects are managed by a firm partner.

Licensed Professionals: All partners are licensed private investigators in California.

Contact:

Please contact us directly for further information or to discuss your specific needs.

RCS Investigations & Consulting will only bill for travel costs in the Southern California area if the client has preapproved them. Expenses associated with travel outside of the Southern California area, including airfare, rental vehicles, hotels, fuel, and/or mileage, must also be pre-approved by the client in advance.

Jorge Cisneros has been a partner at RCS Investigations & Consulting since 2023. He has worked with various government agencies to enhance policing and community security through investigations, assessments, and consultations. Since 2023, Cisneros has also counseled Veritone, focusing on improving workflows, increasing efficiency, and simplifying lengthy processes with advanced AI tools that support government, legal, and educational groups in serving their communities more effectively.

Jorge Cisneros has over 33 years of law enforcement experience, including 13 years as a police chief. Cisneros retired in 2023 after leading Orange County's largest city police department, Anaheim PD, where he led and managed 700 employees.

Prior to Anaheim, Cisneros served as the police chief of the University of California, Irvine Police Department from 2015 to 2018. Cisneros also served as chief of the University of California's Systemwide Response Team, overseeing 100 UC police officers specially trained to deal with major campus incidents.

3 From 2010 to 2015, Cisneros served as police chief of the Huntington Park Police Department in the county of Los Angeles. He also served as Huntington Park's acting city manager from 2010 to 2011.

Cisneros began his law enforcement career in 1991 as a detective and police officer with the Long Beach Police Department. He was promoted to sergeant in 1998, lieutenant in 2003, and police commander in 2006. From 2006 to 2010, he served as the department's chief of staff and commander.

He holds a master's in criminal justice from Chapman University in Orange and a bachelor's in architecture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

EXHIBIT B

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Without limiting Consultant’s indemnification of the City, and prior to commencement of Services, Consultant shall obtain, provide, and maintain at its own expense during the term of this Agreement, policies of insurance of the type and amounts described below and in a form satisfactory to the City. If Consultant maintains higher limits than the minimum limits shown below, the City requires and shall be entitled to coverage for the higher limits maintained by the Consultant. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.

Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall procure and maintain commercial general liability insurance (“CGL Coverage”) with coverage at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form CG 00 01, in an amount not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence, Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) general aggregate, for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage. The policy must include contractual liability that has not been amended. Any endorsement restricting standard ISO “insured contract” language will not be accepted.

Automobile Liability Insurance. Consultant shall procure and maintain automobile liability insurance at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form CA 00 01 covering bodily injury and property damage for all activities of the Consultant arising out of or in connection with Services to be performed under this Agreement, including coverage for any owned, hired, non-owned or rented vehicles, in an amount not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per accident for bodily injury and property damage.

Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions) Insurance. For the full term of this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, Consultant shall procure and maintain professional liability insurance appropriate to Consultant’s profession. Such coverage shall have the minimum limits of no less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per claim and in the aggregate. Any policy inception date, continuity date, or retroactive date must be before the effective date of this Agreement and Consultant agrees to maintain continuous coverage through a period no less than three (3) years after completion of the services required by this Agreement.

Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Consultant shall procure and maintain Workers’ Compensation Insurance (Statutory Limits) and Employer’s Liability Insurance (with limits of at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per accident for bodily injury or disease), which will indemnify, insure and provide legal defense for both Consultant and City against any loss, claim or damage arising from any injuries or occupational diseases occurring to any worker employed by or any persons retained by Consultant in the course of carrying out the Work contemplated in this Agreement.

Consultant shall submit to the City, along with the certificate of insurance, a Waiver of Subrogation endorsement in favor of the City, its officers, agents, employees, and volunteers.

Umbrella or Excess Liability Insurance. Consultant shall obtain and maintain an umbrella or excess liability insurance policy with limits that will provide bodily injury, personal injury and property damage liability coverage at least as broad as the primary coverages set forth above, including commercial general liability, automobile liability, and employer’s liability. Such policy or policies shall include the following terms and conditions:

A drop-down feature requiring the policy to respond if any primary insurance that would otherwise have applied proves to be uncollectible in whole or in part for any reason;
Pay on behalf of wording as opposed to reimbursement;
Concurrency of effective dates with primary policies;
Policies shall “follow form” to the underlying primary policies; and Insureds under primary policies shall also be insureds under the umbrella or excess policies.

Other provisions or requirements
Proof of insurance. Consultant shall provide certificates of insurance to the City as evidence of the insurance coverage required herein, along with a waiver of subrogation endorsement for workers’ compensation. Insurance certificates and endorsements must be approved by the City’s Risk Manager prior to commencement of performance. Current certification of insurance shall be kept on file with the City at all times during the term of this Agreement. The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies at any time.

Duration of coverage. Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property, which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the Services hereunder by Consultant, or Consultant’s agents, representatives, employees or subconsultants.

Primary/noncontributing. Coverage provided by Consultant shall be primary and any insurance or self-insurance procured or maintained by the City shall not be required to contribute with it. The limits of insurance required herein may be satisfied by a combination of primary and umbrella or excess insurance. Any umbrella or excess insurance shall contain or be endorsed to contain a provision that such coverage shall also apply on a primary and non-contributory basis for the benefit of the City before the City’s own insurance or self-insurance shall be called upon to protect it as a named insured.

The City’s rights of enforcement. In the event any policy of insurance required under this Agreement does not comply with these specifications or is canceled and not replaced,

the City has the right but not the duty to obtain the insurance it deems necessary and any premium paid by the City will be promptly reimbursed by Consultant or the City will withhold amounts sufficient to pay premium from Consultant payments. In the alternative, the City may immediately terminate this Agreement.

Acceptable insurers. All insurance policies shall be issued by an insurance company currently authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact business of insurance or is on the List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers in the State of California, with an assigned policyholders’ Rating of A- (or higher) and Financial Size Category Class VI (or larger) in accordance with the latest edition of Best’s Key Rating Guide, unless otherwise approved by the City’s Risk Manager.

Waiver of subrogation. All insurance coverage maintained or procured pursuant to this Agreement shall be endorsed to waive subrogation against the City, its elected or appointed officers, agents, officials, employees and volunteers or shall specifically allow Consultant or others providing insurance evidence in compliance with these specifications to waive their right of recovery prior to a loss. Consultant hereby waives its own right of recovery against the City and shall require similar written express waivers and insurance clauses from each of its subconsultants.

Enforcement of Agreement provisions (non estoppel). Consultant acknowledges and agrees that any actual or alleged failure on the part of the City to inform Consultant of non-compliance with any requirement imposes no additional obligations on the City nor does it waive any rights hereunder.

Requirements not limiting. Requirements of specific coverage features or limits contained in this Agreement are not intended as a limitation on coverage, limits or other requirements, or a waiver of any coverage normally provided by any insurance. Specific reference to a given coverage feature is for purposes of clarification only as it pertains to a given issue and is not intended by any party or insured to be all inclusive, or to the exclusion of other coverage, or a waiver of any type.

Notice of cancellation. Consultant agrees to oblige its insurance agent or broker and insurers to provide to the City with a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation (except for nonpayment for which a ten (10) day notice is required) or nonrenewal of coverage for each required coverage.

Additional insured status. General liability policies shall provide or be endorsed to provide that the City and its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be additional insureds under such policies. This provision shall also apply to any excess/umbrella liability policies.

Prohibition of undisclosed coverage limitations. None of the coverages required herein will be in compliance with these requirements if they include any limiting endorsement of any kind that has not been first submitted to the City and approved of in writing.

Separation of insureds. A severability of interests provision must apply for all additional insureds ensuring that Consultant’s insurance shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought, except with respect to the insurer’s limits of liability. The policy(ies) shall not contain any cross-liability exclusions.

Pass through clause. Consultant agrees to ensure that its subconsultants, subcontractors, and any other party involved with the Services who is brought onto or involved in the Services by Consultant, provide the same minimum insurance coverage and endorsements required of Consultant. Consultant agrees to monitor and review all such coverage and assumes all responsibility for ensuring that such coverage is provided in conformity with the requirements of this section. Consultant agrees that upon request, all agreements with consultants, subconsultants, and others engaged in the Services will be submitted to the City for review.

The City’s right to revise specifications. The City reserves the right at any time during the term of the Agreement to change the amounts and types of insurance required by giving Consultant ninety (90) days advance written notice of such change.

If such change results in substantial additional cost to Consultant, City and Consultant may renegotiate Consultant’s compensation or come to some other agreement to address the additional cost.

Self-insured retentions. Any self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. The City reserves the right to require that self-insured retentions be eliminated, lowered, or replaced by a deductible. Self-insurance will not be considered to comply with these specifications unless approved by the City.

Timely notice of claims. Consultant shall give the City prompt and timely notice of claims made or suits instituted that arise out of or result from Consultant’s performance under this Agreement, and that involve or may involve coverage under any of the required liability policies.

Additional insurance. Consultant shall also procure and maintain, at its own cost and expense, any additional kinds of insurance, which in its own judgment may be necessary for its proper protection and prosecution of the Services.

Failure to Maintain Coverage. In the event any policy of insurance required under this Agreement does not comply with these specifications or is canceled and not replaced immediately so as to avoid a lapse in the required coverage, City has the right but not the duty to obtain the insurance it deems necessary and any premium paid by City will be promptly reimbursed by Consultant or City will withhold amounts sufficient to pay premium from Consultant payments. In the alternative, City may cancel this Agreement effective upon notice.

ITEM # 11

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Gus Hernandez, Director of Parks & Recreation
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF ROOM RENAMING AND NAMING DESIGNATION AT THE CLARKE ESTATE
DATE: April 7, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Approve the renaming and formal designation of specific rooms within the Clarke Estate from “Bride Suite” to be renamed as the Marie Suite, “Upstairs Bedroom” to be renamed as the Rankin Suite, and “Southeast Bedroom” to be renamed as the Chauncey Suite; and

2. Reaffirm and standardize the naming of other key interior spaces to reflect the historical character of the Clarke Estate; and

3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. Existing resources will be used to update internal documents, marketing materials, and signage as needed.

BACKGROUND
The Clarke Estate is one of the City’s most valued historic facilities and is utilized for a variety of community and private events. Over time, several rooms within the Estate have been informally assigned names; however, these names have not been formally adopted by the City Council, resulting in inconsistencies in use and communication. Additionally, designations such as “Bride Suite” and “Groom Suite” are specific to wedding events and no longer reflect the broader range of programming at the facility. Municipal Code Section 10.24 establishes the City’s policy for naming and renaming public facilities and allows for renaming to support operational needs and modernization. The proposed renaming is consistent with this policy and is compliant with the established process.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF APRIL 7, 2026
Clarke Estate Room Naming Approval

Municipal Code Section 10.24 establishes the City’s policy for naming and renaming public facilities and allows for renaming to support operational needs and modernization.

ANALYSIS
Formalizing room names within the Clarke Estate provides clarity, consistency, and alignment across operations, marketing, and customer experience. The proposed naming convention is intentionally rooted in the history of the Estate and its original occupants, while also creating a cohesive identity for the facility.

The Marie Suite is named after Marie Rankin Clarke, one of the Estate’s most significant historical figures, recognizing her legacy and prominence within the home. The Rankin Suite further honors her identity by incorporating her middle name, creating a thoughtful connection between spaces. The Chauncey Suite reflects the Clarke family lineage, preserving the historical narrative of the Estate.

Additional spaces will be reaffirmed with historically inspired names, including:
1ST Floor
• The Marie Suite – recognizing Marie’s recognizing her legacy and prominence within the home.
• The Grand Living Room – Reflects the architectural significance and central gathering function of the space.
• The Dining Room – maintaining the traditional and historically accurate use of the space • The Courtyard – a central outdoor gathering space that reflects the Estate’s charm and provides a welcoming setting for social interaction
2nd Floor
• The Clarke Suite – honoring the Clarke family legacy and their contributions to the Estate • The Rankin Suite – further honors her identity by incorporating her middle name, creating a thoughtful connection between spaces.
• Marie’s Dressing Room – preserving the personal connection to Marie Clarke and the function of the space
• Irving Reading Nook – named after the architect, recognizing the design and craftsmanship of the Estate
• The Sewing Room – reflective of the traditional use of the space within historic homes • The Landing Room – describing the central transitional space within the upper level of the Estate
• The Chauncey Suite – Reflects the Clarke family lineage, preserving the historical narrative of the Estate.

This approach not only preserves the historical integrity of the Clarke Estate but also enhances the visitor experience. Naming each room allows for more intentional storytelling and supports guided tours by providing context and meaning behind each space. In addition, removing event-specific terminology such as “Bride” and “Groom” allows for greater flexibility in how spaces are marketed CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF APRIL 7, 2026
Clarke Estate Room Naming Approval

ITEM STATUS:

APPROVED: ☐
DENIED: ☐
TABLED: ☐
DIRECTION GIVEN: ☐
____________________________
City Clerk, Maribel Garcia
and utilized, ensuring the Estate remains inclusive and adaptable for a wide range of events and community uses.

ENVIRONMENTAL
N/A

DISCUSSION
The Clarke Estate serves as both a historic landmark and an active community asset. As the City continues to expand programming and increase utilization of the facility, it is important that the internal spaces reflect both the history and the evolving function of the Estate.

The proposed naming convention strikes a balance between honoring the past and supporting modern use. By establishing clear and historically meaningful names, the City enhances wayfinding, improves communication, and elevates the overall experience for visitors and renters.

SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
The proposed action will formally establish consistent, historically grounded names for key rooms within the Clarke Estate. This will improve operational clarity, enhance marketing and customer experience, and support educational opportunities through storytelling and tours. The renaming is compliant with the City’s Municipal Code and reflects a thoughtful approach to preserving the Estate’s legacy while positioning it for continued community use.

Upon City Council approval, staff will:
• Update all internal documents, reservation systems, and facility maps • Revise marketing materials and website content
• Update signage within the Clarke Estate
• Incorporate room histories into tour materials and programming • Communicate the updated naming conventions to staff and facility users ATTACHMENT(S):

A. Clarke Estate Floor Plan
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ITEM # 12

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: James Enriquez, P.E. Director of Public Works/City Engineer SUBJECT: HERITAGE SPRINGS ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 2001-01 (HAWKINS STREET AND PALM DRIVE) – ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 10008
DATE: April 7, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Adopt Resolution No. 10008, ordering the preparation of the Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2026/27 in conjunction with the annual levy of assessments for Heritage Springs Assessment District No. 2001-01 (Hawkins Street and Palm Drive); and

2. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

FISCAL IMPACT
The Heritage Springs Assessment District includes a mechanism to provide funding on an annual basis for ongoing street maintenance to include slurry sealing, street resurfacing and street reconstruction as needed.

BACKGROUND
The Heritage Springs Assessment District was established in May 2001, according to the Municipal Improvements Act of 1913 (Division 12 of the California Streets and Highway Code), to finance the acquisition of various public improvements required for the development of the District and pay for future maintenance. The requirement for a street maintenance district component was a condition of approval for the development. The two streets within the Heritage Springs Assessment District, Palm Drive and Hawkins Street were last slurry-sealed in Fiscal Year 2017/18.

ANALYSIS
The approval of Resolution No. 10008 orders the preparation of the Engineer’s Report for the annual update of the Assessment District.

ENVIRONMENTAL
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF APRIL 7, 2026
Heritage Springs Assessment District No. 2001-01- Adoption of Resolution No. 10008

ITEM STATUS:

APPROVED: ☐
DENIED: ☐
TABLED: ☐
DIRECTION GIVEN: ☐
____________________________
City Clerk, Maribel Garcia
Not applicable.

DISCUSSION
None.

SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Upon approval by the City Council of the recommended actions, City staff will start the annual assessment district update process.

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Resolution No. 10008
B. Boundary Map
APPROVED:

ITEM NO.:

RESOLUTION NO. 10008

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF THE ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL UPDATE FOR HERITAGE SPRINGS ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 2001-01 (HAWKINS STREET

AND PALM DRIVE)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs, California, desires to initiate proceedings for the annual levy of assessments for an assessment district established in May 2001, pursuant to the Municipal Improvements Act of 1913 (Division 12 of the California Streets and Highways Code.)

CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS
HERITAGE SPRINGS ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 2001-01
(HAWKINS STREET AND PALM DRIVE)
(Hereinafter referred to as the "District"); and,
WHEREAS, these proceedings for the annual levy of assessments shall relate to the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027; and, WHEREAS, there has been submitted to this City Council, for its consideration at this time, a map showing the boundaries of the area affected by the levy of the assessment for the above referenced fiscal year, said map further showing and describing in general the works of improvement proposed to be maintained in said District, and description being sufficient to identify the works of improvement and the areas proposed to be assessed for said maintenance thereof; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of said Division 12 require a written "Report" consisting of the following:

1. Plans and specifications of the area of work improvement to be maintained; and

2. An estimate of the costs for maintaining the improvements for the abovementioned fiscal year; and

3. A diagram of the area proposed to be assessed; and

4. A proposed assessment of the estimated costs for maintenance work for said fiscal year.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS hereby:

1. That the above recitals are true and correct.

2. That a map entitled "Boundary Map Heritage Springs Assessment District No.

ATTACHMENT A
2 2001-01" as submitted to this City Council, showing the boundaries of the proposed area to be assessed and showing the work of improvement to be maintained and a copy is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and open to public inspection. The proposed parcels and properties within said area are those to be assessed to pay certain costs and expenses for said maintenance work.

3. That the proposed maintenance work within the area proposed to be assessed shall be for certain improvements, as said maintenance work is set forth in the "Report" to be presented to this City Council for consideration.

4. That the City Engineer, James Enriquez, is hereby ordered to prepare and file with this City Council a "Report" relating to said annual assessment and levy in accordance with the provisions of Municipal Improvements Act of 1913 (Division 12 of the California Streets and Highway Code).

5. That, upon completion, said "Report" shall be filed with the City Clerk who shall then submit the same to this City Council for its consideration pursuant to section 10203 and 10204 of said Streets and Highways Code.

6. That the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this resolution.

APPROVED and ADOPTED this 7th day of April 2026.

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 10008 was duly adopted by the City of Santa Fe Springs City Council following a roll call vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
_____________________________
Joe Angel Zamora, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________ ________________
Maribel Garcia, City Clerk Date

ITEM # 13

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: James Enriquez, P.E. Director of Public Works/City Engineer SUBJECT: SANTA FE SPRINGS LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1 – ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 10006 AND RESOLUTION NO. 10007
DATE: April 7, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Adopt Resolution No. 10006, approving the Engineer’s Report (Fiscal Year 2026/27) in conjunction with the annual levy of assessments for Street Lighting District No. 1; and

2. Adopt Resolution No. 10007, declaring the City of Santa Fe Springs’ intention to provide for an annual levy and collection of assessments for Lighting District No. 1, and setting the public hearing for the Council meeting on April 21, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.; and

3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

FISCAL IMPACT
The recommended resolutions would conditionally approve, pending the public hearing and final City Council authorization thereafter, the continued levying of assessments in Fiscal Year 2026/27 for Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 (District). The Engineer’s Report (Attachment A) describes the method of apportionment and presents a proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27. As noted on

streetlights throughout the city is $1,467,600, including $440,280 for lights outside of the District and $1,027,320 within the District. There is effectively no increase recommended in the total levy amount which totals $194,179. Therefore, the General Fund subsidy for this year will be $833,141.

BACKGROUND
Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 was formed May 26, 1982, under the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. The District does not include any residential properties or any properties with a residential land code. A map of the boundaries of the District is shown in the Boundary Map (Attachment D).

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF March 17, 2026
Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No.1 Adoption of Resolution No. 10006 and Resolution No. 10007

After the initial formation of the district, it is necessary for the City to annually update the Lighting District assessment. This allows the City to continue levying annual assessments on the properties located within the Lighting District. The required documents to satisfy the legal requirements are outlined in Chapter 3 of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 as contained in the Streets and Highways Code.

The Council, at their meeting of March 3, 2026, approved Resolution No. 10000 ordering the preparation of the Engineer’s Report according to the provisions of Division 15, Part 2 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California.

ANALYSIS
A copy of the Annual Engineer’s Report for the City of Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 (Attachment A) is attached for City Council review and approval of the Engineer’s Report satisfies the legal requirements described previously. In summary, the Engineer’s Report addresses compliance with the state law, describes the method of apportionment, and presents a proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27. Resolution No. 10006 (Attachment B) approves the Annual Engineer’s Report.

Resolution No. 10007 (Attachment C) declares the City’s Intention to Levy Annual Assessments in the Heritage Springs Assessment District and sets the public hearing date for April 21, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.

ENVIRONMENTAL
Not applicable.

DISCUSSION
The annual assessment rate for the District has not been increased since the Fiscal Year 1992/1993, although the costs of providing improvements that benefit the properties within the District continue to rise. In 2004, the City conducted an election to try to increase the annual assessment rate.

However, a majority protest existed, and the proposed assessment increase was not imposed. While there is no assessment increase this year, the need to consider an adjustment in the future should be evaluated.

SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Upon approval by the City Council of the recommended actions, City staff will work with the City’s consultant to complete the annual assessment district update process and file with the County Assessor for inclusion in the Tax Roll.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF March 17, 2026
Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No.1 Adoption of Resolution No. 10006 and Resolution No. 10007

ITEM STATUS:

APPROVED: ☐
DENIED: ☐
TABLED: ☐
DIRECTION GIVEN: ☐
____________________________
City Clerk, Maribel Garcia
ATTACHMENTS:

A. Engineer’s Report
B. Resolution No. 10006
C. Attachment C – Resolution No. 10007
D. Attachment D – Boundary Map

City of Santa Fe Springs

Lighting District No. 1

2026/2027 ENGINEER’S ANNUAL LEVY REPORT

Intent Meeting: April 7, 2026
Public Hearing: April 21, 2026
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ENGINEER'S REPORT AFFIDAVIT
Establishment of Annual Assessments for the:

Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1
City of Santa Fe Springs
Los Angeles County, State of California
This Report identifies the parcels within the District, as they existed at the time of the passage of the Resolution of Intention. Reference is hereby made to the Los Angeles County Assessor’s maps for a detailed description of the lines and dimensions of parcels within the District. The undersigned respectfully submits the enclosed Report as directed by the City Council.

Dated this ____________ day of ______________, 2026.

Willdan Financial Services
Assessment Engineer
On Behalf of the City of Santa Fe Springs
By: ________________________________
Chonney Gano, Project Manager
District Administration Services
By: ________________________________
Tyrone Peter
P.E. # C81888
Table of Contents
I. OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................... 1 A. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 1 B. COMPLIANCE WITH THE CURRENT LEGISLATION........................................ 2 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT AND SERVICES.......................................... 4 A. BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT...................................................................... 4 B. IMPROVEMENTS AUTHORIZED BY THE 1972 ACT......................................... 4 C. IMPROVEMENTS, PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS........................................... 5 III. METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT........................................................................ 8 A. GENERAL............................................................................................................ 8 B. BENEFIT ANALYSIS........................................................................................... 8 Special Benefits.................................................................................................. 8 General Benefit................................................................................................... 9 C. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY ..................................................................... 10 Benefit Assessment Unit ................................................................................. 10 Special Use Codes ........................................................................................... 12 Streets Without Lights ..................................................................................... 12 D. BENEFIT FORMULA ......................................................................................... 13 IV. DISTRICT BUDGET........................................................................................... 15 EXHIBIT A – DISTRICT ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM .................................................... 16 EXHIBIT B – 2026/2027 ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ROLL ................................... 17 2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 1 I. OVERVIEW
A. INTRODUCTION
The City of Santa Fe Springs (hereafter referred to as “City”) annually levies and collects special assessments in order to provide and maintain the improvements within the Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 (hereafter referred to as “District”). The District was formed on May 26, 1982 and is annually levied pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (hereafter referred to as the “1972 Act”). The annual assessments levied on parcels within the District are based on the special benefits received, and partially fund the costs associated with the installation, maintenance, operation and administration of the public streetlight system within the District.

This Engineer's Report (hereafter referred to as the “Report”) has been prepared pursuant to the order of the City Council as required by the provisions Chapter 3, of the 1972 Act (commencing with Section 22620), which outlines the procedures for the annual levy of assessments. This Report provides an update of the District including the proposed expenses and revenues, any substantial change in the improvements or the District, and the proposed assessments to be levied on the County of Los Angeles (the “County”) tax roll for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 and has been prepared pursuant to the requirements of Article 4, Chapter 1, of the 1972 Act (inclusive of Sections 22565 through 22574). In addition to the provisions of the 1972 Act, it has been determined that the existing annual assessments for this District have been previously levied in accordance with the provisions of the California Constitution Article XIIID which was enacted as a result of the passage of Proposition 218, approved by the California voters in November 1996.

The annual assessment rate for the District has not increased since Fiscal Year 1992/1993, although the costs of providing the improvements that benefit the properties within the District have continued to rise. Initially, the rising costs to provide streetlights within the District were offset by the District fund balance and an assessment increase was not necessary. Eventually the District fund balance was exhausted and the City began making increasingly greater contributions each year to the District expenses, not only to cover the general benefit portion of the costs, but also to subsidize the special benefit costs not recovered by the annual assessments.

In 2004, the City performed an extensive review of the District including the boundaries of the District, the properties therein, the special benefit properties received from the improvements, the general benefit the improvements may provide to properties outside the District or to the public at large, as well as the current and long-term costs and expenses associated with providing the improvements. Based on this review and evaluation, the City Council determined that it was necessary and in the best interest of the property owners within the District to conduct a property owner protest ballot proceeding for an increase to the annual assessments for Fiscal Year 2004/2005 in accordance with the 2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 2 provisions of the California Constitution Article XIIID. Based on the ballot tabulation conducted on July 8, 2004, a majority protest existed, and the proposed assessment increase was not imposed.

The word “parcel”, for the purposes of this Report, refers to an individual property assigned its own Assessment Parcel Number by the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office. The Los Angeles County Auditor/Controller uses Assessment Parcel Numbers and specific Fund Numbers to identify, on the tax roll, properties assessed for special district benefit assessments.

At a noticed annual Public Hearing, the City Council will consider public testimony regarding the District. The City Council will review the Engineer’s Annual Report and may order amendments to the Report or confirm the Report as submitted.

Following final approval of the Report and confirmation of the assessments, the Council will order the levy and collection of assessments for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 pursuant to the 1972 Act. In such case, the assessment information will be submitted to the County of Los Angeles (the “County”) Auditor/Controller for inclusion on the property tax roll for each parcel in Fiscal Year 2026/2027. If any parcel submitted for collection is identified by the County Auditor/Controller to be an invalid parcel number for the current fiscal year, a corrected parcel number and/or new parcel numbers will be identified and resubmitted to the County. The assessment amount to be levied and collected for the resubmitted parcel or parcels shall be based on the method of apportionment and assessment rate approved by the City Council.

B. COMPLIANCE WITH THE CURRENT LEGISLATION
As a result of the passage of Proposition 218 in November 1996, Articles XIIIC and XIIID were added to the California Constitution. Article XIIID specifically addressed both the substantive and procedural requirements to be followed for assessments.

The procedural and approval process for assessments outlined in this article apply to assessment districts, with the exception of those existing assessments that met one or more of the exemptions set forth in Section 5 of the Article. Specifically as it relates to Lighting District No. 1, the exemption provision set forth in Section 5(a) of Article XIIID states:
“...assessments existing on the effective date of this Article shall be exempt from the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 [if they were] imposed exclusively to finance the capital costs or maintenance and operation expenses for sidewalks, streets, sewers, water, flood control, drainage systems or vector control.”
The District’s streetlight assessments were established in Fiscal Year 1982/1983 and have not been increased since Fiscal Year 1992/1993. These assessments have funded improvements that are classified as street improvements as defined herein based on the definitions provided by the Office of the Controller for the State 2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 3 of California in the “Guidelines Relating to Gas Tax Expenditures” published by the Division of Local Government Fiscal Affairs. The state's gas tax program is administered in city agencies, but audited by the Office of the State Controller. The proceeds of the gas tax are statutorily limited to expenditures for streets and roads.

Because the funds are restricted to street and road expenditures, the State Controller has developed the “Street Purpose Definitions and Guidelines” based on the “Manual of Uniform Highway Accounting and Financial Management Procedures” developed by the American Association of State Highway Officials.

Street improvement, as it relates to this District, is defined as the construction, operation, or maintenance of facilities within the right of way used for street or road purposes including but not limited to the following:
• Installation or expansion of the streetlight system including replacement of old equipment with superior equipment, installation of traffic signals at intersections and railroad crossings, replacement of equipment as required for relocations for street purposes, and purchase and installation of traffic signal control equipment.
• Servicing lighting systems and street or road traffic control devices including, repainting and repairing traffic signals and lighting standards; and furnishing of power for street and road lighting and traffic control devices.

Therefore, the existing District assessments (assessment rates and method of apportionment) approved and levied prior to the passage of Proposition 218, are exempt from both the substantive and procedural approval process defined by Article XIIID, Section 4, until such time the assessments are increased. 2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 4 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT AND SERVICES
A. BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT
The boundary of the District is completely within the City limits of the City and is shown on the Assessment Diagram, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk at the City Hall of Santa Fe Springs, a depiction of which is shown in Exhibit A of this Report. The parcels of real property included within the District are identified by land use categories (“Use Codes”). A listing of the Use Codes that may be applicable to parcels within this District and typically utilized by the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office for identification of property land uses is provided in the Method of Apportionment section of this Report. Excluded from assessments are utility easements, rights-of-way, common areas, public schools, public streets, residential properties, and other public properties. The parcels within the District are described in detail on the assessor parcel maps on file in the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office, which by reference are made a part of this Report.

B. IMPROVEMENTS AUTHORIZED BY THE 1972 ACT
As applicable or may be applicable to this proposed District, the 1972 Act defines improvements to mean one or any combination of the following:
• The installation or construction of public lighting facilities. • The installation or construction of any facilities which are appurtenant to any of the foregoing or which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance or servicing thereof, including, but not limited to, grading, clearing, removal of debris, the installation or construction of curbs, gutters, walls, sidewalks, or paving, or water, irrigation, drainage, or electrical facilities. • The maintenance or servicing, or both, of any of the foregoing. • The acquisition of any existing improvement otherwise authorized pursuant to this section.
2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 5 Incidental expenses associated with the improvements including, but not limited to:
• The cost of preparation of the report, including plans, specifications, estimates, diagram, and assessment;
• The costs of printing, advertising, and the publishing, posting and mailing of notices;
• Compensation payable to the County for collection of assessments; • Compensation of any engineer or attorney employed to render services; • Any other expenses incidental to the construction, installation, or maintenance and servicing of the improvements;
• Any expenses incidental to the issuance of bonds or notes pursuant to Section 22662.5; and
• Costs associated with any elections held for the approval of a new or increased assessment.

The 1972 Act defines "maintain" or "maintenance" to mean furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation, and servicing of any improvement, including:
• Repair, removal, or replacement of all or any part of any improvement. • Providing for the life, growth, health, and beauty of landscaping, including cultivation, irrigation, trimming, spraying, fertilizing, or treating for disease or injury.
• The removal of trimmings, rubbish, debris, and other solid waste. • The cleaning, sandblasting, and painting of walls and other improvements to remove or cover graffiti.

C. IMPROVEMENTS, PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
The annual special benefit assessments levied on parcels within the District provide funding for a portion of the annual expenses related to the installation, maintenance, operation and administration of the streetlight system within the District boundaries. The costs associated with the improvements are equitably spread among benefiting parcels in proportion to their special benefits. Streetlight improvements within the City but not within the District’s boundaries and that portion of the District’s improvements determined to be general benefit are funded by other revenue sources. Only improvements, services and incidental expenses 2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 6 permitted under provisions of the 1972 Act that are necessary for the ongoing maintenance, operation and administration of the District streetlight system that provides special benefits to the parcels within the District are included in the annual assessment.

Maintenance of the streetlight system within the District may include, but is not limited to removal, repair, replacement, modification, or relocation of the light standards, poles, bulbs, fixtures, and appurtenances. Servicing of the Southern California Edison Company-owned streetlights is furnished by the Southern California Edison Company or by its successors or assignees. The rates charged by the Edison Company include both the power and maintenance costs and are regulated and authorized by the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California. The City’s Public Works Department provides for the servicing of the City-owned streetlights. The energy rates charged for City-owned streetlights is also regulated and authorized by the Public Utilities Commission. 2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 7 Approximately eight percent (8%) of the streetlights within the District are owned and maintained by Southern California Edison Company. The remaining ninety-two percent (92%) of the streetlights are owned by the City and are maintained by the City. The following table provides a summary of the streetlight inventory within the District for Fiscal Year 2026/2027:

Table 1 - Streetlight Inventory for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 The proposed improvements for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 are unchanged from the previous fiscal year. Streetlight Inventory Maps showing the location of the various streetlights within the District are on file in the office of the City Clerk at the City Hall and by reference are made part of this Report.

Number of Lights Per Type
Series Series Series
Account No/ Description
70 100 100 150 150 200 200 250 310 400 TOTAL
Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Lights Watts 3-008-8387-95 LS-1 (Edison-owned) - 2 - - - - - - - - 2 200 3-008-8182-13 LS-1 (Edison-owned) - - - - - 3 - 1 - - 4 850 3-008-8182-03 LS-1 (Edison-owned) - 12 - 22 - 16 - - - - 50 7,700 3-008-8182-02 LS-1 (Edison-owned) - 6 - - - - - - - - 6 600 3-008-8181-99 LS-1 (Edison-owned) 1 163 - 1 - 1 - - - 5 171 18,720 3-008-8181-96 LS-1 (Edison-owned) 5 127 - - - 6 - 1 - 139 14,500 LS - 1 TOTAL 6 310 - 23 - 26 - 2 - 5 372 42,570
3-008-9238-08 LS-2 (City-owned) - 87 158 13 - 69 1 - - - 328 40,450 3-008-8181-98 LS-2 (City-owned) - - - 126 2 85 - 37 3 - 253 46,380 3-008-8182-00 LS-2 (City-owned) - 15 90 25 - 96 1 6 - - 233 35,150 3-008-8182-01 LS-2 (City-owned) - 14 - 160 - 119 - 22 9 - 324 57,490 3-008-8182-11 LS-2 (City-owned) - 29 - 334 - 136 46 128 - 17 690 128,200 3-008-8182-14 LS-2 (City-owned) - 12 - 279 - 356 - 88 4 15 754 143,490 3-008-8182-16 LS-2 (City-owned) - - - 148 21 118 80 11 - - 378 67,700 LS - 2 TOTAL - 157 248 1,085 23 979 128 292 16 32 2,960 518,860 GRAND TOTAL 6 467 248 1,108 23 1,005 128 294 16 37 3,332 561,430 2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 8 III. METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT
A. GENERAL
The 1972 Act permits the establishment of assessment districts by agencies for the purpose of providing certain public improvements which include the construction, maintenance and servicing of streetlights and appurtenant facilities.

The 1972 Act further requires that the cost of these improvements be levied according to benefit:
“The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each such lot or parcel from the improvements.” The formula used for calculating assessments in this District reflects the composition of the parcels, and the improvements and services provided, to fairly apportion the costs based on estimated benefit to each parcel.

In addition, pursuant to Article XIIID, Section 4, a parcel’s assessment may not exceed the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel, only special benefits may be assessed and the costs associated with general benefit must separate from the special benefits. Therefore, in compliance with these requirements only the District costs that have been identified as “Special Benefit” are assessed, the costs of any improvements considered to be “General Benefit” have been eliminated from the net amount to be assessed.

B. BENEFIT ANALYSIS
The District’s improvements, the associated costs and proposed assessments described in this Report, have been carefully reviewed and have been identified and allocated based on a benefit calculation that proportionally allocates the net cost to the benefiting properties pursuant to the provisions of Article XIIID and the 1972 Act. The location and extent of the various streetlight improvements within the District and the associated costs have been identified as either “General Benefits” (not assessed) or “Special Benefits”.

Special Benefits
The method of apportionment (method of assessment) established for this District utilizes commonly accepted engineering practices and is based on the premise that each of the assessed parcels within the District receives special benefit from the improvements maintained and financed by District assessments. The desirability and security of properties within the District is enhanced by the presence of streetlights in close proximity to those properties.

The primary benefits of streetlights are for the convenience, safety and protection of people as well as the security and protection of property, property improvements 2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 9 and goods. Specifically, the benefits of adequate and well-maintained streetlights that benefit both the properties and property owners within the District include:
• Improves ingress and egress to property, provides customers, suppliers and employees an enhanced environment in which to access the properties. • Enhanced deterrence of crime and the aid to police protection and security activities.
• Reduced vulnerability to criminal assault of employees, patrons and owners at night.
• The promotion of increased business activities during nighttime hours. • Increased nighttime safety on roads and highways.
• Reduced vandalism and other criminal acts and damage to improvements or personal property.
• Improved traffic circulation and reduced nighttime accidents and personal property loss.
• Reduction of dumping, graffiti and loitering typically associated with poorly lighted areas.
• Enhances desirability of properties and the ability to conduct or expand business opportunities through association with an area that has sufficient streetlights.

The intensity or degree of illumination provided within the District can enhance these benefits and is a significant factor in determining the benefits properties receive from streetlights improvements. The number and intensity of the streetlights provided in this District are significantly greater than the residential areas of the City and are generally more extensive than the streetlights provided in similar commercial and industrial areas of other cities. For these reasons, it has been determined that the streetlight improvements provided by the District are a special benefit to the properties within the District.

General Benefit
Although the improvements clearly provide special benefits to properties within the District, it is recognized that some of these facilities by the nature of their location may also benefit properties outside the District that are not assessed and to a lesser extent may provide some benefit to the public at large. Therefore, a portion of the cost to operate, maintain, and service the streetlight improvements within the District are identified as general benefit and not included in the annual assessments as special benefit. In a detailed evaluation of the entire streetlight system within the City it was determined that, over eighty percent (80%) of the cost to maintain and service the City’s streetlights is attributable to the streetlights within this District. The remaining twenty percent (20%) of the City’s annual costs for streetlights is associated primarily with the residential areas of the City and these streetlights are currently funded by other revenues sources. Approximately seven percent (7%) of the streetlight improvement costs within the District itself are attributable to streetlight facilities that benefit properties outside the District as well 2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 10 as properties within the District. Based on this evaluation, it has been determined that twenty-seven percent (27%) of the District’s annual costs budgeted for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 is considered general benefit. This is a quantifiable percentage based on the current City streetlight system and expenditures. Although not as quantifiable, it is also reasonable to assume that the District improvements also provide some general benefit to the public at large and a reasonable percentage of this benefit should not exceed three percent (3%) for a total general benefit of thirty percent (30%) of the District’s costs. The cost of providing the District improvements that are considered general benefit include benefits conferred on real property or to the public at large. These costs shall not be included in the annual assessments and shall be funded by other revenue sources available to the City. These funds are shown in the annual budget of this Report as a General Fund contribution and the amount to be levied as assessments for the District represent only the special benefit portion of the District expenses.

C. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
Pursuant to the 1972 Act, the costs of the District may be apportioned by any formula or method that fairly distributes the net amount to be assessed among assessable parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each such parcel from the improvements. The apportionment of costs used should reflect the composition of the parcels and the improvements and services provided based on each parcel’s estimated special benefit.

Benefit Assessment Unit
To assess benefits equitably, it is necessary to relate the different types of parcel improvements to each other. A value of one unit has been assigned as the basic benefit assessment unit. The benefit assessment unit consists of three classifications of benefit: people, security and intensity. The Benefit Factor for each property type is equal to the aggregate amount of benefit assessment units that a parcel receives.

The following table summarizes the various property types within the District by use code and the applicable benefit assessment units that are applied to those properties.
2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 11 Table 2 - Use Codes and Benefit Assessment Units
* Residential Properties are not assessed
** Minimum Assigned Benefit Factor. See Special Use Codes Section for details.

Use
Code Description People Security Intensity Benefit Factor 00-09* Residential - - - 0.00
10 Vacant Commercial Land 0.00 0.50 0.50 1.00
11 Stores 2.00 1.00 1.00 4.00
12 Store Combinations 2.00 1.00 1.00 4.00
13 Department Stores 4.00 2.00 2.00 8.00
14-15** Neighborhood Shopping Center ** ** ** 8.00
16** Regional Shopping Center ** ** ** 8.00
17 Office Building 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.00
18 Hotels and Motels 4.00 2.00 2.00 8.00
19 Professional Buildings 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.00
21 Restaurants 3.00 1.00 1.00 5.00
23 Banks, Savings and Loans 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.00
24 Service Shops 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.00
25 Service Stations 2.00 1.00 1.00 4.00
26 Auto/Recreation Equip Sales 2.00 2.00 2.00 6.00
27 Parking Lots (Commercial) 1.00 1.00 0.50 2.50
28 Animal Kennel 1.00 0.50 0.50 2.00
29 Nurseries or Greenhouses 1.00 0.50 0.50 2.00
30 Vacant Industrial Land 0.00 0.50 0.50 1.00
31 Light Manufacturing 3.00 1.00 2.00 6.00
32** Heavy Manufacturing ** ** ** 8.00
33 Warehousing 2.00 1.00 2.00 5.00
34 Food Processing Plants 3.00 1.00 2.00 6.00
36 Lumber Yards 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.00
37** Mineral Processing ** ** ** 5.00
38 Parking Lots (Industrial) 1.00 0.50 0.50 2.00
39** Open Storage ** ** ** 8.00
44 Truck Crops 0.50 0.25 0.25 1.00
47 Dairies 0.50 0.25 0.25 1.00
61 Theaters 3.00 1.00 1.00 5.00
63 Bowling Alleys 4.00 2.00 2.00 8.00
64 Club, Lodge Hall, Fraternal Organization 2.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 65 Recreational 2.00 1.00 1.00 4.00
71 Churches 1.00 0.50 0.50 2.00
70 & 72 Schools (Private) 1.00 0.50 0.50 2.00
77 Cemeteries, Mausoleums, Mortuaries 0.50 0.25 0.25 1.00 83 Petroleum and Gas 1.00 0.50 0.50 2.00
89 Dump Sites 0.50 0.25 0.25 1.00
99** Distribution Centers ** ** ** 8.00
2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 12 Special Use Codes
The following Use Codes have been listed separately because of their unique operations inherent to their classifications, the size of real property, and the high use as a result of their specific operation. The total benefit assessment unit assigned to each parcel is calculated based on the parcel’s acreage and a specified weighting factor applied to that use code designation (formula). However, the minimum benefit units assigned to a parcel shall not be less than the Benefit Factor shown on the “Use Code and Benefit Assessment Units” table shown on the previous page unless the parcel fronts on a street without lights. In this case, the Benefit Factor may be reduced below this minimum. (Refer to the table for “Streets Without Lights”).

Use Code 99 is a special use code not found in the Los Angeles County Assessor’s listing and is assigned to distribution centers for this District only. Parcels of land in Use Code 99 typically run continual 24-hour operations and receive substantial benefit from the District’s streetlight improvements.

Table 3 – Special Use Code
Use Code Description Formula
14-15 Neighborhood Shopping Center 6.32 benefit units / acre 16 Regional Shopping Center 8.71 benefit units / acre
32 Heavy Manufacturing 5.45 benefit units / acre
37 Mineral Processing 3.27 benefit units / acre
39 Open Storage 6.53 benefit units / acre
99 Distribution Center 9.80 benefit units / acre
Streets Without Lights
The total Benefit Assessment Units of any parcel identified on the “Use Code and Benefit Assessment Units” table shown on the previous page that front on a street without District streetlights shall be assessed for people-related benefits only. It has been determined that these parcels do not receive the same special benefits from security or intensity that other parcels in the District receive. 2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 13 The Special Use Code parcels on streets with no District streetlight facilities are reduced by approximately 1/3 (of Table 3) to account for their reduced special benefits from security or intensity. The calculation of this reduced benefit is outlined in the following table for Special Use Codes:

Table 4 – Special Code (Streets Without Lights)
Use Code Description Formula
14-15 Neighborhood Shopping Center 4.23 benefit units / acre 16 Regional Shopping Center 5.84 benefit units / acre
32 Heavy Manufacturing 3.66 benefit units / acre
37 Mineral Processing 2.18 benefit units / acre
39 Open Storage 4.36 benefit units / acre
99 Distribution Center 6.58 benefit units / acre
D. BENEFIT FORMULA
The benefit formula applied to each parcel is based on the preceding Benefit Assessment Unit tables. Each parcel’s Benefit Factor is equal to the aggregate amount of benefit assessment units that a parcel receives and correlates to the parcel’s special benefit received as compared to other parcels in the District.

The following formulas are used to calculate each property’s assessment:

People Benefit Assessment Unit + Security Benefit Assessment Unit + Intensity Benefit Assessment Unit = Parcel’s Benefit Factor
Total Balance to Levy/ Aggregate of Benefit Factors = Levy per Benefit Factor (Assessment Rate)
Assessment Rate x Parcel’s Benefit Factor = Parcel Levy Amount 2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 14 The following table provides a summary, by Use Code, benefit units, proposed charge, and total count of assessable parcels in the District.

Table 5 – Summary of Assessable Parcels (by Use Code)
Use Code Description
Benefit
Units
Applied
Rate
Proposed
Charge Parcel Assessed
10 Vacant Commercial Land 20.00 $17.05 $341.00 20
11 Stores 68.00 17.05 1,159.40 17
12 Store Combinations 16.00 17.05 272.80 4
14-15* Neighborhood Shopping Center 541.53 17.05 9,233.14 34 16* Regional Shopping Center 94.10 17.05 1,604.43 6
17 Office Building 117.00 17.05 1,994.85 39
18 Hotels and Motels 24.00 17.05 409.20 3
19 Professional Buildings 15.00 17.05 255.75 5
21 Restaurants 145.00 17.05 2,472.25 29
23 Banks, Savings and loans 15.00 17.05 255.75 5
24 Service Shops 3.00 17.05 51.15 1
25 Service Stations 36.00 17.05 613.80 9
26 Auto/Recreation Equip Sales 168.00 17.05 2,864.15 28 27 Parking Lots (Commercial) 116.00 17.05 1,977.80 34
30 Vacant Industrial Land 134.00 17.05 2,284.70 134
31 Light Manufacturing 3729.00 17.05 63,578.88 622
32* Heavy Manufacturing 767.51 17.05 13,086.00 38
33 Warehousing 3827.38 17.05 65,256.82 737
34 Food Processing Plants 75.00 17.05 1,278.75 13
36 Lumber Yards 9.00 17.05 153.45 3
37* Mineral Processing 257.04 17.05 4,382.53 21
38 Parking Lots (Industrial) 58.00 17.05 988.89 29
39* Open Storage 363.51 17.05 6,197.91 19
61 Theaters 5.00 17.05 85.25 1
65 Recreational 8.00 17.05 136.40 2
70 Preschool (Private) 2.00 17.05 34.10 1
71 Churches 2.00 17.05 34.10 1
72 Schools (Private) 8.00 17.05 136.40 4
83 Petroleum and Gas 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
89 Dump Sites 4.00 17.05 68.20 4
99* Distribution Centers 760.75 17.05 12,970.78 1
**Total 11,388.83 $194,178.64 1,864
* See Special Use Codes Section
** Total parcel count will vary as parcels are submitted under five SBE numbers. Totals may not foot due to rounding. 2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 15 IV. DISTRICT BUDGET
Table 6 – District Budget FY 2026/2027
*The City will continue to attempt to identify ways to decrease costs in order to reduce the General Fund Contribution required.

LIGHTING BUDGET (FY 2026/27) District Budget
Energy Costs $719,000
Maintenance and Labor Costs 382,400
Supplies, Materials and Equipment 139,000
Contractual Services 27,248
Overhead 191,200
Direct Costs (Subtotal) $1,458,848
Miscellaneous/Special Administration Expenses $8,752
Administration Costs (Subtotal) $8,752
Total Direct and Admin. Costs $1,467,600
General Benefit Contribution (440,280)
General Fund Contribution * (Not General Benefit) (833,141) Balance to Levy $194,179
Total Parcels Levied 1,864
Total Benefit Units 11,388.83
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $17.05
Current Maximum Assessment Rate $17.05

FUND BALANCE INFORMATION
Beginning Reserve Fund Balance $249,201
Reserve Fund Collection 0
Estimated Ending Reserve Fund Balance $249,201
2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 16 EXHIBIT A – DISTRICT ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM
An Assessment District Diagram has been prepared for the District in the format required by the 1972 Act and is on file in the Office of the City Clerk at the City Hall of Santa Fe Springs and is made part of this Report. The Assessment Diagram is available for inspection at the Office of the City Clerk during normal business hours. 2026/2027 Santa Fe Springs Lighting District No. 1 Page 17 EXHIBIT B – 2026/2027 ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ROLL
Parcel identification for each lot or parcel within the District shall be the parcel as shown on the Los Angeles County Assessor's map for the year in which this Report is prepared.

The land use classification for each parcel has been based on the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Roll. A listing of parcels assessed within this District, along with the proposed assessment amounts, has been submitted to the City Clerk and by reference is made part of this Report.

Approval of the Annual Engineer’s Report (as submitted or as modified) confirms the method of apportionment and the assessment rate to be levied against each eligible parcel and thereby constitutes the approved levy and collection of assessments for Fiscal Year 2026/2027. The listing of parcels and the amount of assessment to be levied shall be submitted to the County Auditor/Controller and included on the property tax roll for each parcel in Fiscal Year 2026/2027.

If any parcel submitted for collection is identified by the County Auditor/Controller to be an invalid parcel number for the current fiscal year, a corrected parcel number and/or new parcel number will be identified and resubmitted to the County Auditor/Controller. The assessment amount to be levied and collected for the resubmitted parcel or parcels shall be based on the method of apportionment and assessment rate approved in this Report.

Therefore, if a single parcel has changed to multiple parcels, the assessment amount applied to each of the new parcels shall be recalculated and applied according to the approved method of apportionment and assessment rate rather than a proportionate share of the original assessment.

APPROVED:

ITEM NO.:

RESOLUTION NO. 10006

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S "REPORT" FOR ANNUAL LEVY OF

ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR IN A DISTRICT WITHIN SAID CITY WHEREAS, the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, pursuant to the provisions of Division 15, Part 2 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, did, by previous Resolution, order the preparation of an Engineer's "Report" for the annual levy of assessments, consisting of plans and specifications, an estimate of the cost, a diagram of the district, and an assessment relating to what is now known and designated as

CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS
LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1
(hereinafter referred to as the “District”)’ and,
WHEREAS, there has now been presented to this City Council the "Report" as required by said Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code and as previously directed by Resolution; and,
WHEREAS, this City Council has now carefully examined and reviewed the "Report" as presented, and is satisfied with each and all of the items and documents as set forth therein, and is satisfied that the assessments, on a preliminary basis, have been spread in accordance with the benefits received from the maintenance to be performed, as set forth in said "Report."
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. That the above recitals are true and correct.

SECTION 2. That the “Report” as presented, consisting of the following:

A. Estimate of costs;
B. Diagram of the District;
C. Assessment of the estimated Cost
Is hereby approved; and is ordered to be filed in the Office of the City Clerk as a permanent record and to remain open to public inspection.

SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution, and the minutes of this meeting shall so reflect the presentation of the Engineer's "Report."

ATTACHMENT B

APPROVED and ADOPTED this 7th day of April 2026.
______________________________
Joe Angel Zamora, Mayor
ATTEST:
__________________________________
Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
APPROVED:

ITEM NO.:

RESOLUTION NO. 10007

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS,

CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL LEVY

AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR CERTAIN MAINTENANCE IN AN EXISTING DISTRICT, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF DIVISION 15, PART 2

OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND SETTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING THEREON.

WHEREAS, the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA has previously formed a lighting district pursuant to terms and provisions of the “Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972”, being Division 15, Part 2 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, in what is known and designated as

CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS
LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1
(hereinafter referred to as the “District”)’ and,
WHEREAS, at this time, this City Council is desirous to take proceedings to provide for the annual levy of assessments for the next ensuing fiscal year, to provide for the costs and expenses necessary for continual maintenance of improvements within said District; and,
WHEREAS, at this time there has been presented and approved by this City Council, the Engineer’s “Report” as required by law, and this City Council is desirous of proceeding with the proceedings for said annual levy.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. That the above recitals are true and correct.

PUBLIC INTEREST
SECTION 2. That the public interest and convenience requires, and it is the intention of this City Council, to undertake proceedings for the annual levy and collection of special assessments for the continual maintenance of certain improvements, all to serve and benefit said District as said area is shown and delineated on a map as previously approved by this City Council and on file in the Office of the City Clerk, open to public inspection, and herein so referenced and made a part hereof, and proposed changes thereto are set forth in the “Report” of the Engineer, incorporated herein as a part hereof.

ATTACHMENT C

REPORT
SECTION 3. That the “Report” of the Engineer regarding the annual levy for said District, which “Report” is for maintenance for the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 is hereby approved and is directed to be filed in the Office of the City Clerk.

SECTION 4. That the public interest and convenience requires, and it is the intention of this City Council to order the annual assessment levy for the District as set forth and described in said Engineer’s “Report,” and further it is determined to be in the best public interest and convenience to levy and collect annual assessments to pay the costs and expenses of said maintenance and improvement as estimated in said “Report.”

DESCRIPTION OF MAINTENANCE
SECTION 5. The assessments levied and collected shall be for the maintenance of certain improvements, as set forth in the Engineer’s “Report,” referenced and so incorporated herein.

COUNTY AUDITOR
SECTION 6. The County Auditor shall enter on the County Assessment Roll the amount of the assessments, and shall collect said assessments at the time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected. After collection by the County, the net amount of the assessments, after the deduction of any compensation due to the County for collection, shall be paid to the Treasurer for purposes of paying for the costs and expenses of said District.

SPECIAL FUND
SECTION 7. That all monies collected shall be deposited in a special fund known as “SPECIAL FUND

CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS
LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1”
Payment shall be made out of said fund only for the purpose provided for in this Resolution, and in order to expedite the making of this maintenance and improvement, the City Council may transfer into said special fund, from any available source, such funds as it may deem necessary to expedite the proceedings. Any funds shall be repaid out of the proceeds of the assessments provided for in this Resolution.

BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT
SECTION 8. Said contemplated maintenance work is, in the opinion of this City Council, of direct benefit to the properties within the boundaries of the District, and this City Council makes the costs and expenses of said maintenance chargeable upon a district, which district said City Council declares to be the district benefited by said improvement and maintenance, and to be further assessed to pay the costs and expenses thereof. Said District, shall include each and every parcel of land within the boundaries of said District, as said District is shown on a map as approved by this City Council and on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and designated by the name of the District.

PUBLIC PROPERTY
SECTION 9. Any lots or parcels of land known as public property, as the same are defined in Section 22663 of Division 15, Part 2 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, which are included within the boundaries of the District, shall be omitted and exempt from any assessment to be made under these proceedings to cover any of the costs and expenses of said improvement and maintenance work.

PUBLIC HEARING
SECTION 10. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TUESDAY, THE 21st DAY OF April, 2026 AT THE HOUR OF 6:00 O’CLOCK P.M., IN THE REGULAR

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, BEING THE COUNCIL

CHAMBERS, IS THE TIME AND PLACE FIXED BY THIS CITY

COUNCIL FOR THE HEARING OF PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS IN

REFERENCE TO THE ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS, TO THE

EXTENT OF THE MAINTENANCE, AND ANY OTHER MATTERS

CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION, ANY PERSONS WHO WISH TO

OBJECT TO THE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNUAL LEVY SHOULD

FILE A WRITTEN PROTEST WITH THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE TIME SET AND SCHEDULED FOR SAID PUBLIC HEARING.

NOTICE
SECTION 11. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish a copy of this Resolution. Said publication shall be not less than ten (10) days before the date for said Public Hearing.

EFFECTIVE DATE
SECTION 12. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.

PROCEEDINGS INQUIRIES
SECTION 13. For any and all information relating to the proceedings, protest procedure, any documentation and/or information of a procedural or technical nature, your attention is directed to the below listed person at the local agency or department so designated:

James Enriquez
Director of Public Works

CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS
11710 Telegraph Road
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
(562) 868-0511
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 7th day of April 2026.
______________________________
Joe Angel Zamora, Mayor
ATTEST:
__________________________________
Maribel Garcia City Clerk

ITEM # 14

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: James Enriquez, P.E. Director of Public Works/City Engineer SUBJECT: PURCHASE OF SEVEN LEVEL 2 CHARGEPOINT EV CHARGERS MODEL CP6621B-80A-L5.5
DATE: April 7, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. In accordance with Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code Section 34.18, authorize a sole-source purchase from Walter’s Wholesale Electric since the city desires to match the existing EV charger equipment currently in use and Walter’s is the local distributor for Chargepoint; and

2. Award a sole-source purchase order to Walter’s Wholesale Electric for the purchase of Seven (7) Level 2 ChargePoint EV Chargers Model CP6621B-80A-L5.5 in the amount of $77,363; and

3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the purchase with Walters Wholesale Electric; and

4. Appropriate $80,000 from the AB 2766 AQMD Vehicle Subvention Fund for the purchase of the EV Chargers; and

5. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

FISCAL IMPACT
The recommended purchase will be funded from the AB 2766 AQMD Vehicle Subvention Fund and will not impact the General Fund. These are funds the city receives from the AQMD for projects and programs that reduce the number of fossil-fueled vehicles from the County’s roads. A purchase order will be issued to Walters Wholesale Electric in the amount of $77,363 (tax included) for the purchase of seven (7) model CP6621B-80A-L5.5 Level 2 EV chargers. The electric cost to operate the EV chargers for the first three years is also an eligible AB 2766 expense.

BACKGROUND
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF APRIL 7, 2026
Purchase of Seven ChargePoint EV Chargers Level 2

The proposed EV chargers are an expansion of the pilot program the city implemented in July 2024, which installed 3 EV chargers in the parking area on the north side of City Hall. Those chargers are dedicated for employee use from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm (Monday – Friday) and are available for general public use at all other times. Employees charge for free, paid for by AB 2766 funds, and the general public is charged for the cost of the electricity and a nominal fee added to cover the city’s administration cost and ChargePoint’s fee to administer the program. The program has seen significant utilization by both employees and the general public. As intended, the AQMD subsidized employee program has encouraged numerous employees to switch to electric vehicles and use of the existing charging stations is typically oversubscribed. Use by the general public also accounted for 40 percent of the total electrical usage of the stations in the 2025 calendar year and the cost of that electricity for general public users is covered by the fee they pay.

The seven proposed EV chargers will be installed at the Town Center Hall Parking Lot. Three EV chargers will be installed next to the fire station, and in front of the post office. The remaining four EV chargers will be installed on the east side of the post office, closer to the Aquatic Center. They are the same model of ChargePoint chargers (Model CP6621B-80A-L5.5 Level 2) installed for the pilot project in order to maintain consistency in equipment and software applications. This facilitates maintenance and operation of the chargers. Use of a different brand of EV charger would also introduce an additional phone application for patrons and software system for staff to manage fee collections.

ANALYSIS
The addition of seven Level 2 EV chargers at Town Center Hall will make EV charging more accessible for staff during normal business hours and for residents after hours and on weekends. The goal of the program is in line with AB 2766 goals in encouraging drivers to switch from fossil-fueled vehicles to electric-powered vehicles.

ENVIRONMENTAL
Not applicable.

DISCUSSION
Not applicable.

SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Upon approval of the recommended actions by City Council, staff will execute the purchase order with Walter’s Wholesale Electric to purchase seven Chargepoint Level 2 EV Chargers (Model No.

CP6621B-80A-L5.5).

ATTACHMENTS:

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF APRIL 7, 2026
Purchase of Seven ChargePoint EV Chargers Level 2

ITEM STATUS:

APPROVED: ☐
DENIED: ☐
TABLED: ☐
DIRECTION GIVEN: ☐
____________________________
City Clerk, Maribel Garcia
A. Attachment A - Quote from Walter’s Wholesale Electric B. Attachment B - Maps of proposed locations of the seven Level 2 EV Chargers C. Attachment C - Specifications for EV Chargers
Proposal
Date: March 5, 2026
Proposal # #260305B
From: Ben Spirescu
Phone:

Project Name:

Bid Date: March 5, 2026
QTY Net Each Subtotal
7 EATON
CP6621, AC Station, 2 x Type 1 Cable, 2 x Omni port
holsters (enables J1772 and/or NACS vehicle
charging), 80A, 18' Cable, 6' CMS, Pedestal, 8 inch
Display, Credit Card and RFID Reader, Power Share
Jumper, 2 YR Parts Warranty
$8,474.47 $59,321.29
7 EATON CP6000 Concrete Mounting Template, NA $95.59 $669.13 14 EATON
CP Prepaid Commercial Cloud Plan . Station
Activation purchase required. 1YR CT4000 and
CP6000
$365.00 $5,110.00
7 EATON 1 prepaid year of ChargePoint Assure for CP6000 stations. $430.00 $3,010.00
7 EATON CP Initial Station Activation & Configuration Service .

One time initial service per station. $249.00 $1,743.00 7 Freight is Estimated Shipping Estimate $263.00 $1,841.00 Lot Net Contractor Total: $71,694.42
**GENERAL COMMENTS, CLARIFICATIONS, SPECIAL CONDITIONS –VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ** This quote does not include any government tariff taxes or surcharges that may apply. 1) Payment terms are Net 30 days unless otherwise noted i.e. progress payments. 2) All equipment is NEMA 3 unless otherwise noted. EV and BESS all have specific NEMA ratings and most start at NEMA 3R. 3) Installation by others.
4) Price(s) quoted do not include any applicable taxes. 5) Manufacturer's standard terms and conditions of sale apply. Standard warranty is 12 Months after energization not to exceed 18 months after shipment. Additional warranty is available additional year up to 5 years max. For warranty claims, in and out contractor charges are not included.

BESS and EV warranty is not included in the gear warranty and will be in the quote detailed. 6) This quotation is valid for (30) days, unless changed in the interim upon written notice from Walters Wholesale Electric All new orders must be released within 60 days of approval unless approved otherwise. 7) Seller shall not be responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of it obligations resulting from COVID-19 pandemic or any future epidemic, and buyer shall not be entitled to any damages resulting thereof. Walters Wholesale is not responsible for storage or related costs if job sites are closed and unable to accept deliveries. 8) Add to existing not included unless otherwise noted. Add to existing pricing is based on the equipment being a current design and product offering.
9) Quoted lead-times are approximations based on current factory loading and anticipated component availability. Lead times provided are not guaranteed. Submittals and in-transit time is not included in estimated lead-times unless otherwise noted.
10) In no circumstance does Walters Wholesale agree to pay any amount identified as a penalty or liquidated damages for failure to meet a shipping date or schedule unless expressly agreed to in writing by an officer of Walters Wholesale Company.
11) If Buy America, Buy American, ARRA, BABAA or any other government regulation requiring domestic content for compliance applies, it must be noted to Walters Wholesale prior to award. 12) All Defense Priorities & Allocation System (DPAS) orders (i.e. DOD DO-C2 designated orders) - prime contracts, subcontracts, or purchase orders in support of an authorized program are given a priority rating. Walters Wholesale must be notified of the priority rating and ship date at time of bid if applicable. 13) This quote does not include any new government tariff surcharges or cost increases in the event of new or increased tariffs unless specially stated and the quote is subject to revision.
200 North Berry Street, Brea,CA 92821
562-447-7412
Ben Spirescu | Sustainability Specialist
www.walterswholesale.com
ChargePoint CP6621 80A (Omni Port)
[email protected]
Contractor:

Description
The quote includes (7) ChargePoint CP6621 80A dual omni port pedestal mounted chargers. Included with the chargers are the pedestals, cable management system, concrete mounting template, 1yr Commercial Cloud software, activation, and 1yr Assure (parts and labor warranty).

Total Including Taxes: $77,362.66

ATTACHMENT A

POST OFFICE

TOWN CENTER HALL

EXISTING STORAGE BUILDING

EXISTING TRANSFORMER

EXISTING EMERGENCY GENERATOR

EV CHARGING ONLY

EV CHARGING ONLY

EV CHARGING

ONLY EV CHARGING
ONLY
NO

ONLY EV CHARGING

PARKING ONLY EV CHARGING
FIRE STATION NO. 4
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APPROVED

RECOMMENDED

SUBMITTED

DRAWN BY

ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER

PROJECT ENGINEER

CHECKED BY

CITY ENGINEER
SHT
RCE NO.

RCE NO.

OF
DATE
DATE
RCE NO. DATE
SHTS

REVISIONS

CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
NO
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF.

APPR DATE
R. BAYAN 2
TOWN CENTER PARKING LOT @ FIRE STATION NO. 4
E.V. CHARGING STATION INSTALL & RE-STRIPING
F021-
55520
1 SITE PLAN 1
SCALE: 1" = 10'

SITE PLAN & DEMOLITION
01 NEW CHARGE POINT DUAL

PORT EV CHARGER

REMOVE EXISTING CONFLICTING STRIPING
REMOVE EX. LANDSCAPING,

GRADE, LEVEL, AND INSTALL
NEW 4" THICK CONCRETE

SIDEWALK, AND RELOCATE
EX. PARKING SIGNS AS
DIRECTED BY THE CITY.

NEW ELEC. PULL BOX
NEW ELEC. PULL BOX

NEW CHARGE POINT DUAL
PORT EV CHARGERS, (3)

TOTAL , THIS AREA
LEGEND:

E E E
E E E
CONDUIT ALIGMENT - OPTION "A"
CONDUIT ALIGMENT - OPTION "B"
REMOVE
WHEEL
STOP

PAINT NEW

BLUE ADA

CHEVRON

INSTALL NEW SIGN

POST WITH NEW

ADA PARKING SIGN

INSTALL NEW SIGN

POST WITH NEW

ADA PARKING SIGN
PAINT (2) NEW ADA

PARKING STALLS

WITH ADA STENCIL
(BLUE)
PAINT NEW "EV
CHARGING ONLY"

PARKING STALLS

WITH STENCIL AS

SHOWN (GREEN)

INSTALL NEW SIGN

POST WITH NEW EV

CHARGING ONLY

PARKING SIGN
PAINT (2) NEW ADA

PARKING STALLS

WITH ADA STENCIL
(BLUE)
12' 9'
9'
9'
9'
9'
9'
(±27')

INSTALL NEW SIGN

POST WITH NEW

INSTALL NEW ADA PARKING SIGN

SIGN POST WITH

NEW ADA

PARKING SIGN
PAINT NEW "EV
CHARGING ONLY"

PARKING STALLS

WITH STENCIL AS

SHOWN (GREEN)
PAINT (2) NEW "EV
CHARGING ONLY"

PARKING STALLS

WITH STENCIL AS

SHOWN (GREEN)

INSTALL NEW

SIGN POST WITH

NEW ADA

PARKING SIGN

INSTALL NEW

SIGN POST WITH

NEW ADA

PARKING SIGN
9'
9'
19' (TYP)
19' (TYP)

ATTACHMENT B

POST OFFICE

SOARING DREAMS

PLAZA EXISTING ELEC NO PARKING EV CHARGING ONLY EV CHARGING ONLY EV CHARGING ONLY EV CHARGING ONLY EV CHARGING ONLY EV CHARGING ONLY EV CHARGING ONLY EV CHARGING ONLY E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

APPROVED

RECOMMENDED

SUBMITTED

DRAWN BY

ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER

PROJECT ENGINEER

CHECKED BY

CITY ENGINEER
SHT
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RCE NO.

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DATE
DATE
RCE NO. DATE
SHTS

REVISIONS

CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
NO
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF.

APPR DATE
R. BAYAN 2
TOWN CENTER PARKING LOT @ FIRE STATION NO. 4
E.V. CHARGING STATION INSTALL & RE-STRIPING
F021-
55520 2
SITE PLAN 2
SCALE: 1" = 10'

SITE PLAN & DEMOLITION
02 TELEGRAPH ROAD
4' REMOVE EX. LANDSCAPING,

GRADE, LEVEL, AND INSTALL
± 95 L.F. OF NEW 4" THICK

CONCRETE SIDEWALK
(1) NEW ELEC.

PULL BOX
EX. ELEC. PANEL
NEW ELEC.

CONDUIT
NEW ELEC.

CONDUIT

REMOVE EXISTING CONFLICTING STRIPING
(4) NEW CHARGE POINT

DUAL PORT EV CHARGERS
20' (TYP)
9'
9'
5'
12'
9'
9'
9'
9'
9'

REMOVE EXISTING CONFLICTING STRIPING

PAINT NEW BLUE

ADA CHEVRON

INSTALL NEW SIGN POST

WITH NEW ADA VAN

ACCESSIBLE PARKING SIGN

INSTALL NEW SIGN
POST WITH NEW "EV

CHARGING VEHICLE
ONLY" PARKING SIGN
(TYP)
PAINT NEW 12' ADA VAN

ACCESSIBLE PARKING

STALL WITH ADA STENCIL
(BLUE)
PAINT NEW "EV CHARGING
ONLY" PARKING STALLS

WITH STENCIL AS SHOWN
(GREEN)
PAINT NEW "EV CHARGING
ONLY" PARKING STALLS

WITH STENCIL AS SHOWN
(GREEN)

INSTALL NEW SIGN

POST WITH NEW ADA

PARKING SIGN
chargepoint.com 7
CP6611B-50A-L5.5
CP6611B-80A-L5.5
CP6011B-80A-L5.5
Pedestal mount,
single port, 18' cable
CP6621B-50A-L5.5
CP6621B-80A-L5.5
CP6021B-80A-L5.5
Pedestal mount,
dual port, 18’ cable
CP6613B-50A-L5.5
CP6613B-80A-L5.5
CP6013B-80A-L5.5
Wall mount,
single port, 18’ cable
CP6623B-50A-L5.5
CP6623B-80A-L5.5
CP6023B-80A-L5.5
Wall mount, dual port,
18’ cable
Pedestal mount Wall mount
Specifications
Feature Description
Connectivity 4G LTE with GSM as backup, Wi-Fi LAN
Interface 8" (inch) interactive display with full color, UV protection, gesture touch controls and multilanguage support Authentication RFID, tap to charge (NFC), remote via mobile app or in vehicle Payment EMV contactless credit/debit reader
-CHIP models also have an EMV chip reader
Connector J1772, optional with Omni Port (J1772 and NACS) ISO 15118 standard Supported
Network communication protocol OCPP 2.0.1
Certifications CTEP/NTEP, UL Listed, Energy STAR Certified Status indicators Multi-color status LED
Configuration options
Feature Description
Power 50A (up to 12kW), 80A (up to 19.2kW)
Number of ports Single, dual
Mounting options Pedestal, wall
Cable length 18’, 23’
FHWA Buy American compliant options available
* Energy Star Certified only applies to dual port versions of the CP6000 hardware.

ATTACHMENT C
ITEM # 15

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: SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1167 TO AMEND SECTIONS 155.123 (CONDITIONAL USES), 155.153 (CONDITIONAL USES), 155.175.2 (USES), 155.183 (CONDITIONAL USES), 155.213 (CONDITIONAL USES), 155.243 (CONDITIONAL USES), AND ADD SECTION 155.725 (CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR TRUCK, TRAILER, CHASSIS OR CONTAINER STORAGE) WITHIN TITLE 15, CHAPTER 155, OF THE SANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE AND

DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA
DATE: April 7, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1167: An Ordinance of the City of Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code relating to the temporary storage of trucks, chassis, and containers on already entitled properties through approval of a Conditional Use Permit; and

2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

FISCAL IMPACT
Adoption of the proposed Zoning Code Amendment will not have a direct fiscal impact. The amendment establishes a regulatory framework that may allow property owners to generate interim revenue from vacant entitled sites, thereby supporting property maintenance, remediation, and readiness for future development.

BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Fe Springs contains properties that have received zoning approvals, land use entitlements, or other discretionary approvals for future development but remain vacant for extended periods due to market conditions, financing, or the need to complete additional regulatory processes.

An extended vacancy can contribute to nuisance conditions, illegal dumping, and visual blight.

The proposed Zoning Code Amendment establishes a mechanism to allow regulated interim storage of trucks, trailers, chassis, and shipping containers on such properties through approval of a CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF APRIL 7, 2026
Ordinance No. 1167 – Temporary Storage of Trucks, Trailers, Chassis, and Containers

Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The City finds that, when properly screened and regulated, this type of interim use can be compatible with industrial and mixed-use areas while reducing adverse impacts associated with vacant lots and helping property owners support site upkeep and environmental remediation efforts.

The amendment would:
• Add Section 155.725 establishing a Conditional Use Permit process and operating standards for truck, trailer, chassis, and container storage.
• Allow this interim use in the C-1, C-4, M-1, M-2, ML, MU, MU-DT, and MU-TOD zones, subject to CUP approval.
• Require that the site be undeveloped and have received, or be concurrently receiving, development plan approval for future development.
• Prohibit washing, repair, or habitation of vehicles or containers on site. • Require perimeter fencing, controlled access, security measures, and compliance with all applicable regulations.
• Limit permits to an initial term not to exceed two years, with limited extension eligibility. • Establish application materials, operational standards, findings, and revocation provisions.

Corresponding amendments to Sections 155.123, 155.153, 155.175.2, 155.183, 155.213, and 155.243 incorporate this use into the City’s use tables and conditional use listings, referencing the new regulatory section (155.725).

PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING AND RECOMMENDATION
On February 18, 2026, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing to review and consider the proposed Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA) regarding the temporary storage of trucks, trailers, chassis, and containers. Following a thorough evaluation of written and oral reports and public discussions during the meeting, the Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 314-2026. This resolution recommends that the City Council approve and adopt Ordinance No. 1167 to effectuate the proposed amendments to the text of the City’s Municipal Code, and determine that the proposed ZCA is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

As part of the final review process, minor revisions have been incorporated into the proposed Zoning Code Amendment, including a clarifying amendment that ensures the subject site has been approved or will be approved for future development in accordance with the intent of the proposed ordinance.

Specific revisions have been incorporated into Section 155.725 (A)(1).

ANALYSIS
The proposed Zoning Code Amendment is consistent with the Santa Fe Springs 2040 General Plan, particularly the following Land Use policies:

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF APRIL 7, 2026
Ordinance No. 1167 – Temporary Storage of Trucks, Trailers, Chassis, and Containers

• Policy LU-1.2 – Economic Diversity, by supporting continued economic activity and interim revenue-generating uses on entitled properties awaiting development. • Policy LU-3.4 – Repurpose Petroleum Production Lands, by helping property owners maintain and prepare sites transitioning from prior industrial uses. • Policy LU-4.7 – Adaptive Reuse and Redevelopment, by providing a temporary use option that reduces blight and supports timely redevelopment.

The CUP process ensures that each site is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, with the Planning Commission retaining discretion to impose conditions necessary to protect public health, safety, and welfare. The standards regarding screening, security, operational limits, and duration ensure the use remains temporary and does not conflict with long-term planning goals.

ENVIRONMENTAL
At its March 17, 2026, City Council Meeting, the City Council determined that the adoption of Ordinance No. 1167 was exempt from CEQA.

DISCUSSION
The proposed Zoning Code Amendment addresses vacant properties that have received, or are pursuing, development approvals but remain undeveloped due to market conditions, financing, environmental review, or construction timing. An extended vacancy can contribute to illegal dumping, nuisance activity, and visual blight.

The amendment establishes a regulated interim use allowing truck, trailer, chassis, and container storage on eligible sites through approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The intent is to provide a temporary and controlled use that activates vacant land, supports site maintenance and potential remediation efforts, and reduces nuisance conditions — without altering the City’s long-term land use vision.

The ordinance includes safeguards to ensure the use remains temporary and compatible, including time limits, operational restrictions, security requirements, case-by-case Planning Commission review, and clear revocation provisions. These standards ensure interim storage remains subordinate to future development and consistent with the City’s long-term planning goals.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
This matter was set for Public Hearing in accordance with the requirements of Sections 65090 and 65091 of the State Planning, Zoning, and Development Laws and the requirements of Sections 155.860 through 155.864 of the City’s Municipal Code.

The legal notice was posted at Santa Fe Springs City Hall, the City’s Town Center Kiosk, and the Santa Fe Springs Library on March 4, 2026, and published in a newspaper of general circulation (Los Cerritos CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF APRIL 7, 2026
Ordinance No. 1167 – Temporary Storage of Trucks, Trailers, Chassis, and Containers

ITEM STATUS:

APPROVED: ☐
DENIED: ☐
TABLED: ☐
DIRECTION GIVEN: ☐
____________________________
City Clerk, Maribel Garcia
Community News) on March 4, 2026, as required by the State Zoning and Development Laws. As of the date of this report, staff have not received any further inquiries regarding the Project.

SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Ordinance No. 1167 will take effect 30 days after its adoption.

ATTACHMENT(S):

A. Ordinance No. 1167
a. Exhibit A – Amendments to Sections 155.123 (Conditional Uses), 155.153 (Conditional Uses), 155.175.2 (Uses), 155.183 (Conditional Uses), 155.213 (Conditional Uses), 155.243 (Conditional Uses), And Add Section 155.725 (Conditional Use Permit For Truck, Trailer, Chassis Or Container Storage) Within Title 15, Chapter 155, Of The Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code
Exhibit A – Zone Code Amendments
Key:

Normal Text= Existing unmodified Code language
Strikethrough Text = Proposed language to be removed from existing Code Underline Text = Proposed language to be added to Code
Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.725 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR TRUCK, TRAILER CHASSIS OR CONTAINER STORAGE is hereby added as follows:
§155.725 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE STORAGE OF TRUCKS, TRAILERS,

CHASSIS OR CONTAINERS
A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) may be obtained for the storage of trucks, trailers, chassis or containers, as defined in § 155.003, in the C-1, C-4, M-L, M-1, M-2, MU, MU-DT, and MU-TOD zones in accordance with the requirements of this section. (A) Required Site Characteristics
(1) The subject site shall have received a development plan approval and a development agreement has been entered into or shall have received a development plan approval concurrently with the approval of a development agreement for the future development of the subject site concurrently with the approval of a CUP pursuant to this Section. For the purposes of this Section, “development plan approval” shall mean a development plan approval pursuant to Section 155.735 et seq. or equivalent zoning approval to permit development of the subject site.
(2) The subject site, or a portion thereof, used for storage of trucks, trailers, chassis, or containers shall be undeveloped.
(B) Standard Conditions of Approval. In addition to any other conditions of approval set forth in the CUP, the following conditions shall apply to all permits granted pursuant to this section. Nothing in this section is intended to limit the City’s authority to conditionally approve an application for a CUP or renewal thereof to protect and promote the public welfare, health and safety. The Planning Commission shall have discretion to modify or amend these conditions on a case-by-case basis as may be necessary or appropriate under the circumstances:
(1) The permit shall be limited to a period of not more than two years, unless an extension is granted by the Planning Commission as set forth in this section.
(2) The development agreement shall be executed and entered into prior to the issuance of the first building permit. For purposes of this section, building permit shall mean demolition, grading, or building permit. (3) The use shall operate in such a manner as to not be detrimental to property or improvements in the surrounding area or to the public health, safety, or general welfare.
(4) The truck, trailer, chassis or container storage use shall fully comply with all applicable building, fire, and other state and local laws. (5) Washing or repairing of trucks, trailers, chassis or other containers is strictly prohibited at all times.
(6) Sleeping, living, or otherwise occupying any truck, trailer, chassis, or container while parked or stored on the subject site shall be strictly prohibited at all times.
(7) Trucks, trailers, chassis, and/or containers shall not be located within the required setback areas for the underlying zoning district. (8) Maximum Capacity. The total number of trucks, trailers, chassis or containers shall be determined on a case-by-case basis, based on site size.
(9) Security. The site shall be secured with controlled access gates and perimeter fencing. Gates shall remain closed when the site is not in operation.
(10) Perimeter fencing. A minimum six-foot fence shall be installed and maintained along all property lines of the subject site. (C) Application Filing, Fees and Process
(1) Application and Contents. Any person seeking a conditional use permit pursuant to this section, shall as part of their application, provide the following information:
a. Name of applicant.
b. Adress of subject site.
c. Description of all activities involved, including but not limited to, the number and type of truck, trailers, chassis, or container to be stored and any items that will be stored with them and hours in which the subject site will be utilized for the proposed use.
d. Duration of proposed activities.
e. A site plan accurately drawn to scale depicting vehicular access and queuing, fire lanes, perimeter fencing, and storage areas. Site plans must comply with all applicable stormwater run-off and NPDES requirements.
f. Approved zoning land use approvals or entitlements for the future development of subject site, including but not limited to a development plan approval, shall have been granted within the last 24 months or shall concurrently submitted with the request for truck, trailer, or container storage use pursuant to this section. g. A security or safety plan for the proposed use.
h. A site maintenance and operations plan for ongoing property cleaning, dust mitigation, and litter control.
(2) Filing Fee. By resolution, the City Council shall establish and from time to time adjust a schedule of fees for the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to this section. Fees shall be calculated so as to recover the cost of administration and enforcement of this section, including but not limited to, issuing a Conditional Use Permit, and administering this Conditional Use Permit program.
(3) Findings. The approval of the Conditional Use Permit for the storage of trucks, trailers, chassis, or containers may be granted by the Planning Commission, only if all of the following findings can be made:
(a) The operation of the requested conditional use at the subject site would not be detrimental to the harmonious and orderly growth of the City, nor endanger, jeopardize, or otherwise constitute a hazard to the public convenience, health, interest, safety, or general welfare; (b) The subject site is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the temporary use without material detriment to the use and enjoyment of other properties located adjacent to and in the vicinity of the lot; (c) The subject site is adequately served by the streets or highways having sufficient width and improvements to accommodate the kind and quantity of traffic that the temporary use would or could reasonably be expected to generate; and
(d) The use is consistent with all applicable provisions of the General Plan, any applicable specific plan, this Code and other City regulations; and
(e) Adequate temporary parking to accommodate vehicular traffic to be generated by the use would be available on-site.
(4) Decision.
(a) A letter setting forth the Planning Commissions action granting or denying the conditional use permit shall be mailed to the applicant pursuant to §155.719.
(5) Appeal of Decision
(a) An appeal of the decision made by the Planning Commission shall be made in writing and filed with the City Clerk.
(b) Said appeal must be received within 14 days from the date of the decision pursuant to §155.865. The filing of an appeal within the prescribed time limit shall have the effect of staying the effective date of the Commission’s action until such time as the City Council has acted on the appeal.
(c) Each appeal shall be considered de novo (new) and the City Council, as the hearing body, may reverse, modify or affirm the decision in regard to the entire project in whole or in part. In taking its action on an appeal, the City Council shall state the basis for its action. The City Council may approve (in full or in part), conditionally approve (in full or in part), and may modify , delete, or add such conditions as it deems necessary. The City Council may also refer the matter back to the Planning Commission for further action.
(D) Extension of Conditional Use Permit
(1) The holder of a conditional use permit pursuant to this Section may file an application with the Planning Commission Secretary to request a twelvemonth extension. The applicant shall submit the request for such extension at least 90 days but no more than 180 days prior to the expiration of the permit.
(2) The conditional use permit may be extended for no more than one twelvemonth period beyond the term of the original approval. (3) The Planning Commission may grant the extension if it finds:
(a) That there have been no changes in the conditions or circumstances of the subject site or operations that would have been grounds for denial of the original permit application; and
(b) That the applicant is in compliance with all permit terms and conditions, and all local, state, and federal laws.
(E) Abandonment and Violation
(1) A conditional use permit granted pursuant to this Section which is , or has been unused, abandoned or discontinued for a period of twelve months, shall become null and void. The abandonment or nonuse of the permit for a period of twelve consecutive months shall terminate said permit and any privileges granted thereunder shall become null and void. (2) Violation of any term or condition of the permit, or any local, state, or federal law, is cause for the permit to be revoked pursuant to section 155.811, et seq of this code.

Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.123 CONDITIONAL USES is hereby amended to read as follows:
§155.123 CONDITIONAL USES.
(K) Truck, Trailer, Chassis, or Container Storage, subject to the regulation set forth in § 155.725.

Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.153 CONDITIONAL USES is hereby amended to read as follows:
§155.153 CONDITIONAL USES.
(MM) Truck, Trailer, Chassis, or Container Storage, subject to the regulation set forth in § 155.725.

Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.175.2 USES is hereby amended to include the following new line item in Table 1: Mixed-Use Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements as follows:

Truck, Trailer, Chassis or Container
Storage subject to the regulations set
forth in § 155.725
CUP CUP CUP Subject to
regulations in
§155.725
Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.183 CONDITIONAL USES is hereby amended to read as follows:
§155.183 CONDITIONAL USES.
(J) Truck, Trailer, Chassis, or Container Storage, subject to the regulation set forth in § 155.725.

Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.213 CONDITIONAL USES is hereby amended to read as follows:
§155.213 CONDITIONAL USES.
(Z) Truck, Trailer, Chassis, or Container Storage, subject to the regulation set forth in § 155.725.

Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.243 CONDITIONAL USES is hereby amended to include the following permitted use:
§155.243 CONDITIONAL USES.
(P) Truck, Trailer, Chassis, or Container Storage, subject to the regulation set forth in § 155.725.

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ORDINANCE NO. 1167

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS ADOPTING A ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT TO AMEND SECTIONS 155.123 (CONDITIONAL USES), 155.153 (CONDITIONAL USES), 155.175.2 (USES), 155.183 (CONDITIONAL USES), 155.213 (CONDITIONAL USES), 155.243 (CONDITIONAL USES), AND ADD SECTION 155.725 (CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR TRUCK, TRAILER, CHASSIS OR CONTAINER STORAGE) WITHIN TITLE 15, CHAPTER 155,

OF THE SANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Constitution Article XI, Section 7, the City of Santa Fe Springs (the “City”), a general law city, has the authority to enact local planning and land use regulations to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of its residents through its police power; and
WHEREAS, the City’s General Plan and Zoning Code establish land use designations and development standards intended to promote orderly development, economic vitality, and compatible land uses throughout the City; and WHEREAS, certain properties within the City have received, or are in the process of receiving, zoning approvals, land use entitlements, or other discretionary approvals for future development; and
WHEREAS, such properties may remain vacant for extended periods of time prior to commencement of development due to financing, market conditions, and the need to complete required municipal processes and approvals; and WHEREAS, prolonged vacancy of entitled properties may contribute to blight, nuisance conditions, and illegal dumping; and
WHEREAS, the City finds that allowing regulated interim uses on vacant entitled properties may assist property owners in generating interim revenue while preparing for future development and also reduce the adverse impacts associated with vacant and unused lots in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City further finds that such interim revenue may support required environmental assessment, cleanup, and remediation efforts; and WHEREAS, the City has prepared a Zone Text Amendment to the City’s Zoning Ordinance, as codified in Title 15 (Land Use), Chapter 155 (Zoning) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code, which amends Sections 155.172 (Uses), 155.213 (Conditional Uses), 155.243 (Conditional Uses), 155.183 (Conditional Uses), 155.123 (Conditional Uses), 155.153 (Conditional Uses) and adds Section 155.725 (Conditional Use Permit for Truck, Trailer Chassis or Container Storage); and
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WHEREAS, the City finds that the temporary storage of trucks, chassis, and shipping containers, when appropriately screened and regulated, can be compatible with surrounding uses and may reduce adverse impacts of vacant and unused lots; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Ordinance is to allow for the temporary storage of trucks, chassis, and containers on already entitled properties through approval of a Conditional Use Permit, thereby allowing the City to evaluate site-specific conditions and impose operational and development standards; and
WHEREAS, on January 23, 2026, the City of Santa Fe Springs Department of Planning and Development published a legal notice in the Los Cerritos Community News, a local paper of general circulation, indicating the date and time of the public hearing for the Planning Commission. A public hearing notice was also posted in the Santa Fe Springs City Hall Window, the City’s Town Center kiosk, and Santa Fe Springs Library; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65854, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing on this matter on February 18, 2026, wherein the Planning Commission considered all public comments received before and during the public hearing, the presentation by City staff, the relevant staff report, and all other pertinent documents regarding proposed Ordinance 1167; and WHEREAS, at the close of the public hearing, the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the proposed ordinance by a 4-0 vote; and WHEREAS, on March 17, 2026, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing regarding the proposed Ordinance, considered all public comments received before and during the public hearing, the presentation by City Staff, the relevant staff report inclusive of the Planning Commission’s recommendation, and all other pertinent documents regarding the proposed Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Ordinance is consistent with the City’s General Plan, including Land Use Policy 1.2, in that it supports continued economic activity by allowing interim revenue-generating uses on entitled properties awaiting development; and WHEREAS, the Ordinance is further consistent with the City’s General Plan, including Land Use Policy 4.7, because it provides a temporary use option for underutilized or vacant properties, thereby promoting adaptive reuse and timely redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish a clear regulatory framework that allows property owners with approved or pending land use entitlements to utilize vacant sites for the storage of trucks, trailer chassis, and/or containers, while preserving the City’s long-term planning goals and encouraging the timely development of the land.

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2ND - READING: 04/07/2026

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA FE SPRINGS DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION I. Findings:

1. The above recitals are true and correct and are a substantial part of this Ordinance.

2. That the facts in this matter are as stated in the staff report regarding the proposed amendments to the text of the City’s Zoning Ordinance.

3. The Exhibits attached to this Ordinance are each incorporated by reference and made a part of this Ordinance.

4. The proposed Ordinance is consistent with the following Santa Fe Springs General Plan Goals and Policies:
a. Policy LU-1.2: Economic Diversity. Support a diversified economy with a balance of small and large businesses across a broad range of industries that provide employment, commercial, and experiential opportunities. b. Policy LU-3.4: Repurpose Petroleum Production Lands. Encourage the remediation and development of properties transitioning from petroleum production.
c. Policy LU-4.7: Adaptive Reuse and Redevelopment. Collaborate with business owners and landowners with underinvested properties to support adaptive reuse and redevelopment.

5. The Ordinance meets the requirements as contained in State Planning and Zoning Law (Government Code § 65800 et seq.)

6. The Ordinance has been prepared and will be adopted in accordance with the requirements of the State Planning and Zoning Law
SECTION II. Amendments:

1. Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.123 CONDITIONAL USES is hereby amended as provided in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated by reference.

2. Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.153 CONDITIONAL USES is hereby amended as provided in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated by reference.

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3. Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.725

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR TRUCK, TRAILER CHASSIS OR
CONTAINER STORAGE is hereby amended as provided in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

4. Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.175.2 USES is hereby amended as provided in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated by reference.

5. Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.183 CONDITIONAL USES is hereby amended as provided in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated by reference.

6. Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.213 CONDITIONAL USES is hereby amended as provided in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated by reference.

7. Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe Springs Chapter 155, Section 155.243 CONDITIONAL USES is hereby amended as provided in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated by reference.

SECTION III. Environmental Findings and Determination:

This Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15061(b)(3), under the “Common Sense” exemption, because the Ordinance does not approve any development or construction, and any future project would be subject to future CEQA reviews; therefore, no further action is required under CEQA.

SECTION IV. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase in this Ordinance, or any part thereof, is held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining section or portions of this Ordinance or of Chapter 155, or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase in this Ordinance irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

Section V. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City, such posting to be completed not later than fifteen (15) days after passage thereof.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of April, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

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ABSENT:

Jose Angel Zamora, Mayor
ATTEST:

Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
Attachments:
a. Exhibit A – Amendments to Sections 155.123 (Conditional Uses), 155.153 (Conditional Uses), 155.175.2 (Uses), 155.183 (Conditional Uses), 155.213 (Conditional Uses), 155.243 (Conditional Uses), And Add Section 155.725 (Conditional Use Permit For Truck, Trailer, Chassis Or Container Storage) Within Title 15, Chapter 155, Of The Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code ITEM # 16

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Elizabeth Ortega, Human Resources Manager
SUBJECT: SIDE LETTER #1 TO THE 2024-2027 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN

THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS AND THE SANTA FE SPRINGS EMPLOYEES

ASSOCIATION
DATE: April 7, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Approve side letter #1 to the 2024-2027 Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa Fe Springs and the Santa Fe Springs Employees Association.

FISCAL IMPACT
N/A

BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Fe Springs currently utilizes an outdated process for employees within the association who are subject to disciplinary action. The existing appeal procedures, established under Ordinance No. 404, are no longer aligned with current practices and are inconsistent with those applied to other employee groups. The proposed updates to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will clarify and modernize the appeal process, ensuring it is applied consistently and that it clearly reflects its importance.

ANALYSIS
N/A

ENVIRONMENTAL
N/A
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF APRIL 7, 2026
Side Letter #1 to the 2024-2027 Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa Fe Springs and the Santa Fe Springs Employees Association

ITEM STATUS:

APPROVED: ☐
DENIED: ☐
TABLED: ☐
DIRECTION GIVEN: ☐
____________________________
City Clerk, Maribel Garcia

DISCUSSION
City staff met with the Employees Association’s board members to discuss the limitations of the current, outdated process and to provide clarity on the proposed updates to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). These discussions focused on creating the disciplinary appeal procedures to better reflect current practices and ensure alignment with processes used across other employee groups. The Employees Association and The City of Santa Fe Springs have a tentative agreement with the proposed disciplinary appeal process pending city council ratification.

SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve side letter #1.

Upon approval, the Human Resources Office will proceed promptly with the updated practice and process.

ATTACHMENT(S):

A. Side Letter #1 to the 2024-2027 Memorandum of Understanding between The City of Santa Fe Springs and The Santa Fe Springs Employee Association.

SIDE LETTER #1 TO THE 2024-2027

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN

THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS AND

THE SANTA FE SPRINGS EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

DISCIPLINARY APPEAL PROCESS
This document shall serve as Side Letter No. 1 modifying the 2024-2027 Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa Fe Springs (“City”) and the Santa Fe Springs Employees Association (“Association”), in the following manner:

The following revisions shall be made to the Appeal Rights and Procedures:

An employee who has been subject to disciplinary action, excluding written or oral counseling, warnings or reprimand shall be entitled to appeal such action to the City in accordance with the following procedures.

Section 1. Appeal Process

1. Within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of a written notice for a suspension, demotion, or dismissal, the employee may submit a notice of appeal in writing to their Department Head.

2. Within ten (10) calendar days following the receipt of the appeal from the employee, the Department Head will schedule a pre-disciplinary meeting.

3. Following the pre-disciplinary meeting, within ten (10) calendar days, the Department Head will give consideration to the matter and inform the employee in writing as to whether the action of suspension, demotion, or dismissal has been affirmed, revoked, or modified.

4. In the event the employee desires to appeal the decision to the City Manager, the employee may do so within ten (10) calendar days following the receipt of notification of such decision by submitting a written request to the City Manager.

5. Within ten (10) calendar days following the receipt of appeal from the employee, the City Manager or City Manager’s designee will schedule a meeting.

6. The City Manager or City Manager's designee shall consider, discuss the appeal with the employee, and/or investigate as he/she deems appropriate, and shall within ten (10) calendar days of the meeting, submit their decision to the employee in writing. The decision of the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee shall be final.

This Side Letter Agreement is entered into this 7
th day of April 2026.
_____________________________ ____________
Joe Angel Zamora, Mayor Date
City of Santa Fe Springs
__________________________________ _______________
Robert Garcia, President Date
City of Santa Fe Springs Employees Association