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AGENDA
MEETING OF THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY, HOUSING SUCCESSOR,
SUCCESSOR AGENCY, AND CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
AT 6:00 PM
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
11710 TELEGRAPH ROAD
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670
CITY COUNCIL
Joe Angel Zamora
Annette Rodriguez
Juanita Martin
John M. Mora
William K. Rounds
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
CITY MANAGER
René Bobadilla, P.E.
CITY ATTORNEY
Rick Olivarez
CITY STAFF
Assistant City Manager
Deputy City Manager
Fire Chief
Police Chief
Director of Community Development
Director of Finance
Director of Parks & Recreation
Director of Public Works
City Clerk
Nicholas Razo
Arlene Salazar
Michael Kozicki
Paul Espinosa
Cuong Nguyen
Julio Morales
Gus Hernandez
James Enriquez
Maribel Garcia
Notices
This City Council Meeting (“Council”) will be held in person and will meet at City Hall – City Council Chambers, 11710 E. Telegraph Road, Santa Fe Springs, California. The meeting will be live streamed on the City’s YouTube Channel and can be accessed on the City’s website via the following link:
City Council Meetings | Santa Fe Springs, CA
Revised
Public Comments: The public is encouraged to address City Council on any matter listed on the agenda or on any other matter within its jurisdiction. If you wish to address the City Council on the day of the meeting, please sign up on the kiosk next to the door and the City Clerk will announce you when it is your turn to speak. You may also submit comments in writing by sending them to the City Clerk's Office at [email protected]. All written comments received by 12:00 p.m. the day of the City Council Meeting will be distributed to the City Council and made a part of the official record of the meeting. Written comments will not be read at the meeting, only the name of the person submitting the comment will be announced. Pursuant to provisions of the Brown Act, no action may be taken on a matter unless it is listed on the agenda, or unless certain emergency or special circumstances exist.
The City Council may direct staff to investigate and/or schedule certain matters for consideration at a future City Council meeting.
Public Access To The Meeting (SB 707)
Members of the public may observe and participate in this meeting remotely using Microsoft Teams.
Join the meeting online:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/246714426381931?p=wa5zBRWGPaRMkqH2d1 Meeting ID: 246 714 426 381 931
Passcode: 4Eh2TR26
Dial in by phone:
+1 323-433-2361
Phone Conference ID: 403 375 18#
Members of the public attending remotely will have the same opportunity to observe the meeting and provide public comment as members attending in person. Individuals wishing to address the City Council remotely may us the "Raise Hand" feature within Microsoft Teams. When recognized by the City Clerk, please unmute your microphone and state your name for the record before providing your comments.
Council Meeting Start Times: If there is a closed session or study session scheduled on the agenda, the regular meeting shall be scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. and open session shall start at 6:00 p.m. If there is no closed session or study session scheduled on the agenda, the regular meeting shall be scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m.
Please Note: Staff reports and supplemental attachments are available for inspection online and at the office of the City Clerk in City Hall, during regular business hours 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monday – Thursday. Telephone: (562) 868-0511
Americans with Disabilities Act: In compliance with the ADA, if you need special assistance to participate in a City meeting or other services offered by this City, please contact the City Clerk’s Office. Notification of at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed will assist the City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting or service.
SB 1439: Effective January 1, 2025, City Council Members are subject to SB 1439 and cannot participate in certain decisions for a year before or after accepting campaign contributions of more than $500 from an interested person. The Council Member would need to disclose the donation and abstain from voting.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
1. DUI AWARDS
2. NEW STAFF INTRODUCTIONS
CHANGES TO AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA & NON-PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS At this time, the general public may address the City Council on both non-agenda and non-public hearing agenda items. Comments relating to public hearing items will be heard during the public hearing. Please be aware that the maximum time allotted for members of the public to speak shall not exceed three (3) minutes per speaker. State Law prohibits the City Council from taking action or entertaining extended discussion on a topic not listed on the agenda. Please show courtesy to others and direct all of your comments to the City Council.
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
PUBLIC HEARING
3. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1176 EXTENDING THE PROVISIONS OF INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1172 ESTABLISHING A CITYWIDE MORATORIUM PROHIBITING THE APPROVAL,
ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, OR RELOCATION OF BLOOD BANKS, PLASMA CENTERS, AND OTHER SPECIMEN DONATION FACILITIES FOR 22 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Determine that the adoption of Ordinance No. 1176 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) (Public Resources Code § 21000 et seq.) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and
2. Adopt Ordinance No. 1176 extending the provisions of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 establishing a citywide moratorium prohibiting the approval, establishment, expansion, or relocation of blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities for twenty-two (22) months and fifteen (15) days.
4. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1177, REPEALING SECTION 10.23 (CITY SEAL) AND ADDING CHAPTER 12 (USE OF CITY SEAL, CITY LOGO, AND CITY INSIGNIA) TO TITLE I (GENERAL PROVISIONS)
OF THE SANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE (POLICE SERVICES) It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1177 by title only, repealing Section 10.23 (City Seal) and adding Chapter 12 (Use of City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia) to Title I (General Provisions) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code;
2. Find and determine that adoption of Ordinance No. 1177 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.) Section 15061(b)(3); and
3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine. Any items a Councilmember wishes to discuss should be designated at this time. All other items may be approved in a single motion. Such approval will also waive the reading of any Ordinance.
PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
5. MONTHLY REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DEBT INSTRUMENTS ISSUED THROUGH THE CITY OF SANTA
FE SPRINGS PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
It is recommended that the Public Financing Authority:
1. Receive and file report.
WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
6. MONTHLY REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DEBT INSTRUMENTS ISSUED THROUGH THE CITY OF SANTA
FE SPRINGS WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
It is recommended that the Water Utility Authority:
1. Receive and file this informational report.
HOUSING SUCCESSOR
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
7. APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BRIGHT
AND BROWN, LLC FOR MC&C IV ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL SERVICES (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) It is recommended that the Successor Agency:
1. Find that approval of the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Bright and Brown, LLC is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.), pursuant to Sections 15378 and 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.); and
2. Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Bright and Brown, LLC increasing the not-to-exceed contract amount by $75,000, from $50,000 to $125,000, and authorize the Executive Director of the Successor Agency to execute the Amendment in substantially the form presented; and
3. Take such additional, related action as may be desirable.
CITY COUNCIL
8. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING ON AUGUST 11, 2026 (CITY CLERK)
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Approve the minutes as submitted.
9. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH NORTH STAR ALLIANCE, LLC FOR REGIONAL MULTI-JURISDICTION COALITION (BIG 4), TO PROVIDE
OUTREACH, EVENT PLANNING, MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, AND
RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVES (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with North Star Alliance, LLC (“NSA”), in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars ($228,000) for Santa Fe Springs’ Phase 1 and Phase 2 participation in the Big 4 Regional Economic Development Initiative; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Service Agreement and any nonsubstantive documents necessary to implement the agreement.
10. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1174 – TO ASSIGN AN M-2-FOZ (HEAVY MANUFACTURING –
FREEWAY OVERLAY ZONE) ZONING DESIGNATION TO A CITY-OWNED PARCEL LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SHOEMAKER AVENUE AND FIRESTONE BOULEVARD (APN: 8082-002-918) (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1174: An Ordinance of the City of Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code assigning an M-2-FOZ (Heavy Manufacturing – Freeway Overlay Zone) zoning designation to a city-owned parcel located at the southwest corner of Shoemaker Avenue and Firestone Boulevard (APN 8082- 002-918); and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
11. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1175 – AMENDING CHAPTER 150 (BUILDING REGULATIONS) OF
TITLE XV (LAND USAGE) OF THE SANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD SECTIONS ON THE
EXPEDITED REVIEW OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION AND HYDROGEN-FUELING STATION
PERMITS (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1175, amending Chapter 150 (Building Regulations) of Title XV (Land Usage) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code to add sections on the Expedited Review of Electric Vehicle Charging Station and Hydrogen-Fueling Station Permits; and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
12. INTENT TO OFFER EMPLOYEES TWO-YEARS SERVICE CREDIT RETIREMENT INCENTIVE (FINANCE) It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 10043, designating the intent to grant two-years of service credit retirement incentive for the City of Santa Fe Springs employees.
13. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1173 – AMENDING SECTION §130.04 (UNLAWFUL CONDUCT
WITHIN CITY FACILITIES AND CITY PARKS) OF TITLE XIII (GENERAL OFFENSES) OF THE SANTA FE
SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE TO SUPPORT THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF PUBLIC SPACES
INCLUDING PARKS AND FACILITIES (PARKS AND RECREATION)
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1173: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs Amending Section 130.04 (Unlawful Conduct within City Facilities and City Parks) of Title XIII (General Offenses) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code to Support the Safe and Effective Use of Public Spaces Including Parks and Facilities (Attachment A); and
2. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
14. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 ART EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM AWARDS (PARKS AND RECREATION)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the FY 2026-27 award distribution of $72,109.18, as recommended by the Heritage Arts Advisory Committee (HAAC) and staff, to fund the Art Education Grant Program recipients.
2. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
15. APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL GRANT FUNDING
AGREEMENT (PUBLIC WORKS)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and accept $400,000 in federal grant funds; and
2. Appropriate $100,000 from the Capital Improvement Reserve Fund for the required 20 percent local match; and
3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
16. NORWALK BOULEVARD AT LOS NIETOS ROAD GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT – AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO MARK THOMAS & COMPANY, INC. FOR ENGINEERING
SERVICES (PUBLIC WORKS)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the Professional Engineering Services Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for a not-to-exceed fee of $2,993,843 for civil engineering and related services for the subject project; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc.; and
3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
17. FIRE STATION CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM – AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO
COAR DESIGN GROUP FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES (PUBLIC WORKS) It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the Professional Engineering Services Agreement with COAR Design Group for a not-toexceed fee of $281,00 to prepare a Fire-Rescue Department Needs Assessment, Fire Station Building Analysis and Concept Designs for Fire Station Nos. 2 and 3; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement with COAR Design Group; and
3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
18. COMMUNITY GARDEN RELOCATION PROJECT – ADOPT THE PLANS AND AUTHORIZE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDS AND AWARD OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (PUBLIC WORKS)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve adding the Community Garden Relocation Project to the Capital Improvement Program and Adopt the Plans as shown in Attachment A; and
2. Authorize the Public Works Director to advertise for construction bids for Phase 1; and
3. Appropriate $250,000 from the Capital Improvement Reserve Fund to the Community Garden Relocation Project (Phase 1); and
4. Authorize the City Manager to award and execute a construction contract for an amount not-toexceed $250,000; and
5. Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Exemption for the subject project with the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder; and
6. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS
COUNCIL COMMENTS/AB1234 COUNCIL CONFERENCE REPORTS
Councilmember announcements; requests for future agenda items; conference/meeting reports. Members of the City Council will provide a brief report on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency as required by Government Code Section 53232.3(d).
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will adjourn to its next regular meeting on October 6, 2026.
I, Maribel Garcia, City Clerk for the City of Santa Fe Springs hereby certify that a copy of this agenda has been posted no less than 72 hours at the following locations; City’s website at www.santafesprings.gov; Santa Fe Springs City Hall, 11710 Telegraph Road; Santa Fe Springs City Library, 11700 Telegraph Road; and the Town Center Plaza (Kiosk), 11740 Telegraph Road.
Date Posted: September 14, 2026
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AGENDA
MEETING OF THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY, HOUSING SUCCESSOR,
SUCCESSOR AGENCY, AND CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
AT 6:00 PM
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
11710 TELEGRAPH ROAD
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670
CITY COUNCIL
Joe Angel Zamora
Annette Rodriguez
Juanita Martin
John M. Mora
William K. Rounds
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
CITY MANAGER
René Bobadilla, P.E.
CITY ATTORNEY
Rick Olivarez
CITY STAFF
Assistant City Manager
Deputy City Manager
Fire Chief
Police Chief
Director of Community Development
Director of Finance
Director of Parks & Recreation
Director of Public Works
City Clerk
Nicholas Razo
Arlene Salazar
Michael Kozicki
Paul Espinosa
Cuong Nguyen
Julio Morales
Gus Hernandez
James Enriquez
Maribel Garcia
Notices
This City Council Meeting (“Council”) will be held in person and will meet at City Hall – City Council Chambers, 11710 E. Telegraph Road, Santa Fe Springs, California. The meeting will be live streamed on the City’s YouTube Channel and can be accessed on the City’s website via the following link:
City Council Meetings | Santa Fe Springs, CA
Revised
Public Comments: The public is encouraged to address City Council on any matter listed on the agenda or on any other matter within its jurisdiction. If you wish to address the City Council on the day of the meeting, please sign up on the kiosk next to the door and the City Clerk will announce you when it is your turn to speak. You may also submit comments in writing by sending them to the City Clerk's Office at [email protected]. All written comments received by 12:00 p.m. the day of the City Council Meeting will be distributed to the City Council and made a part of the official record of the meeting. Written comments will not be read at the meeting, only the name of the person submitting the comment will be announced. Pursuant to provisions of the Brown Act, no action may be taken on a matter unless it is listed on the agenda, or unless certain emergency or special circumstances exist.
The City Council may direct staff to investigate and/or schedule certain matters for consideration at a future City Council meeting.
Public Access To The Meeting (SB 707)
Members of the public may observe and participate in this meeting remotely using Microsoft Teams.
Join the meeting online:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/246714426381931?p=wa5zBRWGPaRMkqH2d1 Meeting ID: 246 714 426 381 931
Passcode: 4Eh2TR26
Dial in by phone:
+1 323-433-2361
Phone Conference ID: 403 375 18#
Members of the public attending remotely will have the same opportunity to observe the meeting and provide public comment as members attending in person. Individuals wishing to address the City Council remotely may us the "Raise Hand" feature within Microsoft Teams. When recognized by the City Clerk, please unmute your microphone and state your name for the record before providing your comments.
Council Meeting Start Times: If there is a closed session or study session scheduled on the agenda, the regular meeting shall be scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. and open session shall start at 6:00 p.m. If there is no closed session or study session scheduled on the agenda, the regular meeting shall be scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m.
Please Note: Staff reports and supplemental attachments are available for inspection online and at the office of the City Clerk in City Hall, during regular business hours 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monday – Thursday. Telephone: (562) 868-0511
Americans with Disabilities Act: In compliance with the ADA, if you need special assistance to participate in a City meeting or other services offered by this City, please contact the City Clerk’s Office. Notification of at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed will assist the City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting or service.
SB 1439: Effective January 1, 2025, City Council Members are subject to SB 1439 and cannot participate in certain decisions for a year before or after accepting campaign contributions of more than $500 from an interested person. The Council Member would need to disclose the donation and abstain from voting.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
1. DUI AWARDS
2. NEW STAFF INTRODUCTIONS
CHANGES TO AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA & NON-PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS At this time, the general public may address the City Council on both non-agenda and non-public hearing agenda items. Comments relating to public hearing items will be heard during the public hearing. Please be aware that the maximum time allotted for members of the public to speak shall not exceed three (3) minutes per speaker. State Law prohibits the City Council from taking action or entertaining extended discussion on a topic not listed on the agenda. Please show courtesy to others and direct all of your comments to the City Council.
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
PUBLIC HEARING
3. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1176 EXTENDING THE PROVISIONS OF INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1172 ESTABLISHING A CITYWIDE MORATORIUM PROHIBITING THE APPROVAL,
ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, OR RELOCATION OF BLOOD BANKS, PLASMA CENTERS, AND OTHER SPECIMEN DONATION FACILITIES FOR 22 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Determine that the adoption of Ordinance No. 1176 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) (Public Resources Code § 21000 et seq.) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and
2. Adopt Ordinance No. 1176 extending the provisions of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 establishing a citywide moratorium prohibiting the approval, establishment, expansion, or relocation of blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities for twenty-two (22) months and fifteen (15) days.
4. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1177, REPEALING SECTION 10.23 (CITY SEAL) AND ADDING CHAPTER 12 (USE OF CITY SEAL, CITY LOGO, AND CITY INSIGNIA) TO TITLE I (GENERAL PROVISIONS)
OF THE SANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE (POLICE SERVICES) It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1177 by title only, repealing Section 10.23 (City Seal) and adding Chapter 12 (Use of City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia) to Title I (General Provisions) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code;
2. Find and determine that adoption of Ordinance No. 1177 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.) Section 15061(b)(3); and
3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine. Any items a Councilmember wishes to discuss should be designated at this time. All other items may be approved in a single motion. Such approval will also waive the reading of any Ordinance.
PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
5. MONTHLY REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DEBT INSTRUMENTS ISSUED THROUGH THE CITY OF SANTA
FE SPRINGS PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
It is recommended that the Public Financing Authority:
1. Receive and file report.
WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
6. MONTHLY REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DEBT INSTRUMENTS ISSUED THROUGH THE CITY OF SANTA
FE SPRINGS WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
It is recommended that the Water Utility Authority:
1. Receive and file this informational report.
HOUSING SUCCESSOR
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
7. APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BRIGHT
AND BROWN, LLC FOR MC&C IV ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL SERVICES (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) It is recommended that the Successor Agency:
1. Find that approval of the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Bright and Brown, LLC is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.), pursuant to Sections 15378 and 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.); and
2. Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Bright and Brown, LLC increasing the not-to-exceed contract amount by $75,000, from $50,000 to $125,000, and authorize the Executive Director of the Successor Agency to execute the Amendment in substantially the form presented; and
3. Take such additional, related action as may be desirable.
CITY COUNCIL
8. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING ON AUGUST 11, 2026 (CITY CLERK)
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Approve the minutes as submitted.
9. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH NORTH STAR ALLIANCE, LLC FOR REGIONAL MULTI-JURISDICTION COALITION (BIG 4), TO PROVIDE
OUTREACH, EVENT PLANNING, MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, AND
RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVES (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with North Star Alliance, LLC (“NSA”), in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars ($228,000) for Santa Fe Springs’ Phase 1 and Phase 2 participation in the Big 4 Regional Economic Development Initiative; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Service Agreement and any nonsubstantive documents necessary to implement the agreement.
10. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1174 – TO ASSIGN AN M-2-FOZ (HEAVY MANUFACTURING –
FREEWAY OVERLAY ZONE) ZONING DESIGNATION TO A CITY-OWNED PARCEL LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SHOEMAKER AVENUE AND FIRESTONE BOULEVARD (APN: 8082-002-918) (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1174: An Ordinance of the City of Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code assigning an M-2-FOZ (Heavy Manufacturing – Freeway Overlay Zone) zoning designation to a city-owned parcel located at the southwest corner of Shoemaker Avenue and Firestone Boulevard (APN 8082- 002-918); and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
11. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1175 – AMENDING CHAPTER 150 (BUILDING REGULATIONS) OF
TITLE XV (LAND USAGE) OF THE SANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD SECTIONS ON THE
EXPEDITED REVIEW OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION AND HYDROGEN-FUELING STATION
PERMITS (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1175, amending Chapter 150 (Building Regulations) of Title XV (Land Usage) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code to add sections on the Expedited Review of Electric Vehicle Charging Station and Hydrogen-Fueling Station Permits; and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
12. INTENT TO OFFER EMPLOYEES TWO-YEARS SERVICE CREDIT RETIREMENT INCENTIVE (FINANCE) It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 10043, designating the intent to grant two-years of service credit retirement incentive for the City of Santa Fe Springs employees.
13. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1173 – AMENDING SECTION §130.04 (UNLAWFUL CONDUCT
WITHIN CITY FACILITIES AND CITY PARKS) OF TITLE XIII (GENERAL OFFENSES) OF THE SANTA FE
SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE TO SUPPORT THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF PUBLIC SPACES
INCLUDING PARKS AND FACILITIES (PARKS AND RECREATION)
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1173: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs Amending Section 130.04 (Unlawful Conduct within City Facilities and City Parks) of Title XIII (General Offenses) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code to Support the Safe and Effective Use of Public Spaces Including Parks and Facilities (Attachment A); and
2. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
14. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 ART EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM AWARDS (PARKS AND RECREATION)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the FY 2026-27 award distribution of $72,109.18, as recommended by the Heritage Arts Advisory Committee (HAAC) and staff, to fund the Art Education Grant Program recipients.
2. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
15. APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL GRANT FUNDING
AGREEMENT (PUBLIC WORKS)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and accept $400,000 in federal grant funds; and
2. Appropriate $100,000 from the Capital Improvement Reserve Fund for the required 20 percent local match; and
3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
16. NORWALK BOULEVARD AT LOS NIETOS ROAD GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT – AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO MARK THOMAS & COMPANY, INC. FOR ENGINEERING
SERVICES (PUBLIC WORKS)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the Professional Engineering Services Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for a not-to-exceed fee of $2,993,843 for civil engineering and related services for the subject project; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc.; and
3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
17. FIRE STATION CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM – AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO
COAR DESIGN GROUP FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES (PUBLIC WORKS) It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the Professional Engineering Services Agreement with COAR Design Group for a not-toexceed fee of $281,00 to prepare a Fire-Rescue Department Needs Assessment, Fire Station Building Analysis and Concept Designs for Fire Station Nos. 2 and 3; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement with COAR Design Group; and
3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
18. COMMUNITY GARDEN RELOCATION PROJECT – ADOPT THE PLANS AND AUTHORIZE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDS AND AWARD OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (PUBLIC WORKS)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve adding the Community Garden Relocation Project to the Capital Improvement Program and Adopt the Plans as shown in Attachment A; and
2. Authorize the Public Works Director to advertise for construction bids for Phase 1; and
3. Appropriate $250,000 from the Capital Improvement Reserve Fund to the Community Garden Relocation Project (Phase 1); and
4. Authorize the City Manager to award and execute a construction contract for an amount not-toexceed $250,000; and
5. Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Exemption for the subject project with the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder; and
6. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS
COUNCIL COMMENTS/AB1234 COUNCIL CONFERENCE REPORTS
Councilmember announcements; requests for future agenda items; conference/meeting reports. Members of the City Council will provide a brief report on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency as required by Government Code Section 53232.3(d).
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will adjourn to its next regular meeting on October 6, 2026.
I, Maribel Garcia, City Clerk for the City of Santa Fe Springs hereby certify that a copy of this agenda has been posted no less than 72 hours at the following locations; City’s website at www.santafesprings.gov; Santa Fe Springs City Hall, 11710 Telegraph Road; Santa Fe Springs City Library, 11700 Telegraph Road; and the Town Center Plaza (Kiosk), 11740 Telegraph Road.
Date Posted: September 14, 2026
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:
CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1176 EXTENDING THE PROVISIONS OF INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1172 ESTABLISHING A CITYWIDE MORATORIUM PROHIBITING
THE APPROVAL, ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, OR RELOCATION OF BLOOD BANKS, PLASMA CENTERS, AND OTHER SPECIMEN DONATION FACILITIES FOR 22 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Determine that the adoption of Ordinance No. 1176 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) (Public Resources Code § 21000 et seq.) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and
2. Adopt Ordinance No. 1176 extending the provisions of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 establishing a citywide moratorium prohibiting the approval, establishment, expansion, or relocation of blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities for twenty-two (22) months and fifteen (15) days.
FISCAL IMPACT
Adoption of this interim ordinance would not result in a direct fiscal impact on the General Fund.
BACKGROUND
On August 11, 2026, the City Council adopted Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 establishing a temporary 45-day citywide moratorium on the approval, establishment, expansion, or relocation of blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities. The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1172 following a noticed public hearing and by a four-fifths vote pursuant to Government Code section 65858.
Government Code section 65858(b) provides that, where an interim urgency ordinance was initially adopted by a four-fifths (4/5) vote following notice and a public hearing, the legislative body may, following another noticed public hearing and by a four-fifths (4/5) vote, extend the interim ordinance for twenty-two (22) months and fifteen (15) days.
Government Code section 65858(d) requires the City Council, ten days prior to the expiration of an interim ordinance or any extension, to issue a written report describing the measures taken to alleviate the condition that led to the adoption of the ordinance. The analysis below includes the written report required by Government Code section 65858(d).
ANALYSIS
California Government Code section 65858 authorizes a city, for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare, to adopt an interim urgency ordinance temporarily prohibiting uses that may conflict with a general plan, specific plan, or zoning proposal that the City is considering, studying, or intends to study within a reasonable period. The purpose of an interim ordinance is to preserve the status quo while the City evaluates whether its existing land use regulations adequately address an identified concern. Section 65858 requires the ordinance to include findings that a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety, or welfare exists and that the approval of additional use permits, building permits, variances, or other land use entitlements would contribute to that threat. Interim urgency ordinances are effective for a period of 45 days, and may be extended for up to a period of 22 months and 15 days.
The proposed Urgency Ordinance No. 1176 is an extension of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172, adopted by the City Council on August 11, 2026. The proposed Urgency Ordinance would extend the existing temporary 45-day moratorium prohibiting the approval, establishment, expansion, or relocation of blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities for an additional 22 months and 15 days, or until permanent regulations addressing such facilities become effective, whichever occurs first.
The Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code (“SFSMC”) does not contain a standalone definition of either a “blood bank” or “plasma center.” Instead, SFSMC section 155.003 classifies these facilities under “Hospitals and Clinics/Urgent Care.” The “Clinic/Urgent Care” definition includes non-hospital facilities that provide medical, psychiatric, or surgical services on an outpatient basis and expressly includes licensed blood banks and plasma centers. The City’s land-use tables under SFSMC section 155.175.2 distinguishes blood banks and plasma centers from ordinary Clinic/Urgent Care establishments by providing that blood and plasma donation centers require approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
The City currently has one plasma donation center, Octapharma, located at 11528 Telegraph Road. The law enforcement and emergency responder calls for service records identify over 60 calls for service to the Whittier Police Department at the Octapharma facility or in its immediate vicinity between July 2024 and July 2026, as well as nine Fire Department dispatches to the facility between April and July 2026. The calls involved, among other matters, disturbances and individuals, including donors and individuals turned away from donating, refusing to leave, trespassing, threats and reported assaults, theft, suspicious persons and welfare-related incidents, and medical emergencies such as fainting, seizures, unconscious persons, and difficulty breathing. Several incidents involved responses by multiple public safety units or conduct extending into adjoining parking areas and neighboring businesses. The volume and nature of these calls indicate that the operation of such a facility may create recurring demands on public safety resources and secondary effects extending beyond the property on which the facility is located.
The records support further study of whether the City’s existing zoning regulations and conditional use permit requirements applicable to blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities adequately address matters such as facility location and concentration, compatibility with surrounding uses, security and onsite management, patron queuing, parking and circulation, hours of operation, emergency access, and demands on law enforcement and emergency medical services. Without temporary controls, an application for a new facility, or for the expansion or relocation of an existing facility, could be submitted and approved before the City completes its study and determines whether additional or revised regulations are warranted. The establishment of additional facilities during that period could increase or disperse the identified impacts and could impair the effectiveness of regulations subsequently adopted by the City. The proposed interim ordinance would preserve existing conditions by temporarily prohibiting the approval, establishment, expansion, or relocation of blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities while the City evaluates appropriate long-term regulatory options.
Since the adoption of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 on August 11, 2026, City staff has continued reviewing whether the City’s existing zoning regulations applicable to blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities, including requirements for conditional use permits for particular uses, adequately address matters such as facility location and concentration, compatibility with surrounding uses, security and on-site management, patron queuing, parking and circulation, hours of operation, emergency access, and demands on law enforcement and emergency medical services. As part of this review, City staff has also continued evaluating law enforcement and emergency response calls for service associated with the City’s existing plasma donation facility to assess the nature and extent of public safety and operational impacts that may warrant additional regulations.
These efforts are ongoing, and additional time is necessary to complete the City’s analysis, determine which regulatory measures are appropriate for Santa Fe Springs, prepare any necessary amendments to the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code, and complete the applicable public review and adoption process. Extension of the interim ordinance would allow this work to continue while preventing new or expanded facilities from being approved before the City completes its review and develops and enacts permanent regulations.
Adoption of the proposed interim ordinance would provide the City with sufficient time to study the identified concerns and develop appropriate regulatory standards while preventing the establishment or expansion of potentially incompatible uses during that process.
The City published a notice of public hearing on September 4, 2026, in Los Cerritos Community Newspaper, for the City Council to consider action on Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1176 at the September 15, 2026, City Council meeting If adopted, the proposed Interim Urgency Ordinance would become effective immediately on September 15, 2026, and would remain in effect for twenty-two (22) months and fifteen (15) days, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms. A four-fifths (4/5) vote is required to adopt the Interim Urgency Ordinance.
ENVIRONMENTAL
The proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.) Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) because the action does not approve any construction or development. Therefore, it can be seen with certainty that the proposed action would not create any environmental impacts, and no additional action under CEQA is required.
DISCUSSION
N/A
SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 1176 by a four-fifths (4/5) vote, extending the provisions of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 establishing a citywide moratorium prohibiting the approval, establishment, expansion, or relocation of blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities.
The Interim Urgency Ordinance shall be imposed for a period of twenty-two (22) months and fifteen (15) days.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance No. 1176
2. Notice of Public Hearing
3. Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172
Attachments
Attachment No. 1 - Urgency Ordinance No. 1176 (Moratorium Extension) (2).pdf Attachment No. 2 - Notice of Public Hearing (Blood - Plasma - Other Specimen Donation Facilities - Extending Moratorium).pdf Attachment No. 3 - Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172.pdf 1 URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1976
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, CONTINUING A
TEMPORARY CITYWIDE MORATORIUM PROHIBITING THE
APPROVAL, ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, OR RELOCATION
OF BLOOD BANKS, PLASMA CENTERS, AND OTHER
SPECIMEN DONATION FACILITIES FOR AN ADDITIONAL
TWENTY-TWO (22) MONTHS AND FIFTEEN (15) DAYS
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Fe Springs (the “City”) is a general law city, incorporated under the laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, California Constitution Article XI, Section 7, enables the City to enact local planning and land use regulations; and
WHEREAS, the authority to adopt and enforce zoning regulations is an exercise of the City’s police power to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; and WHEREAS, pursuant to its police power, the City may enact and enforce laws within its boundaries that promote the public health, morals, safety, or general welfare of the community, and are not in conflict with general laws; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65858 authorizes the City Council, following notice and a public hearing, to adopt by a four-fifths vote an urgency ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety, or welfare, and to prohibit a land use that is in conflict with a contemplated general plan, specific plan, or zoning proposal that the City Council, Planning Commission, or Community Development Department is considering or studying, or intends to study within a reasonable time; and WHEREAS, the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code (“SFSMC”) does not separately define “blood bank” or “plasma center,” but includes licensed blood banks and plasma centers within the definition of “Clinic/Urgent Care” under SFSMC section 155.003; and WHEREAS, SFSMC section 155.175.2 requires blood and plasma donation centers to obtain approval of a Conditional Use Permit; and
WHEREAS, the City currently has one plasma donation center, Octapharma, located at 11528 Telegraph Road; and
WHEREAS, the calls for service records for the periods reviewed between July 2024 and July 2026 document more than 60 law enforcement and emergency medical responses associated with the one existing plasma donation center or its immediate vicinity; and WHEREAS, the documented calls for service involved, among other matters, disturbances, individuals refusing to leave, trespassing, threats and reported assaults, theft, suspicious persons, 2 welfare-related incidents, and medical emergencies involving fainting, seizures, unconscious persons, and difficulty breathing; and
WHEREAS, several of the documented incidents required responses by multiple public safety units or involved conduct extending into adjoining parking areas and neighboring businesses; and
WHEREAS, the volume and nature of the documented calls for service indicate that the operation of such a facility may create recurring demands on public safety resources and operational and land use impacts extending beyond the property on which the facility is located; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to evaluate whether the City’s existing land use regulations adequately address blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities, including matters relating to facility location and concentration, compatibility with surrounding uses, security and on-site management, patron queuing, parking and circulation, hours of operation, emergency access, and demands on law enforcement and emergency medical services; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of additional facilities, or the expansion or relocation of existing facilities, while the City studies and develops permanent zoning regulations could allow the identified or similar impacts to arise at additional locations and could impair the effectiveness of regulations subsequently adopted by the City; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, the City Council finds that there is a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety, and welfare and that the approval of additional use permits, building permits, or other applicable land-use entitlements for blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities before the completion of the City’s study would result in that threat; and
WHEREAS, on August 11, 2026, following notice pursuant to Government Code section 65090 and a duly noticed public hearing, the City Council adopted Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 by a four-fifths (4/5) vote, establishing a temporary 45-day citywide moratorium on the approval, establishment, expansion, or relocation of blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities; and
WHEREAS, Government Code section 65858(b) authorizes the City Council, following notice pursuant to Government Code section 65090 and a public hearing, to extend Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 for twenty-two (22) months and fifteen (15) days by a four-fifths (4/5) vote; and
WHEREAS, since the adoption of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172, City staff has continued reviewing whether the City’s existing zoning regulations and conditional use permit requirements applicable to blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities adequately address matters such as facility location and concentration, compatibility with surrounding uses, security and on-site management, patron queuing, parking and circulation, hours 3 of operation, emergency access, and demands on law enforcement and emergency medical services; and
WHEREAS, as part of this review, City staff has continued evaluating law enforcement and emergency response calls for service associated with the City’s existing plasma donation facility to assess the nature and extent of public safety and operational impacts that may warrant additional regulations; and
WHEREAS, additional time is necessary for City staff to complete its analysis, determine whether additional or revised regulatory measures are appropriate, prepare any necessary amendments to the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code, and complete the applicable public review and adoption process; and
WHEREAS, the City published a notice of public hearing on September 4, 2026, in Los Cerritos Community Newspaper, for the City Council to consider action on Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1176 at the September 15, 2026, City Council meeting; and WHEREAS, on September 15, 2026, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing regarding this Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1176, considered all public comments received before and during the public hearing, the presentation by City staff, the relevant staff report including the written report prepared pursuant to Government Code Section 65858(d), and other documentation and evidence regarding the proposed Interim Urgency Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this matter is of citywide importance, and adoption of this Urgency Ordinance and a reasonable and necessary measure for the immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Recitals.
The above Recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. Continued Urgency Findings.
The City Council finds, based upon the Recitals above, the September 15, 2026 Agenda Staff Report, and all oral and written testimony and evidence presented at the duly noticed public hearing, that the conditions that led to the adoption of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 continue to exist; that there remains a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety, and welfare; and that the approval of additional use permits, building permits, or other applicable land use entitlements for Covered Facilities before completion of the City's study would result in harm to the public health, safety, and welfare.
4 SECTION 3. Extension of Moratorium.
Pursuant to Government Code section 65858(b) and based on the findings set forth above and all oral and written testimony and reports presented by members of the public and City staff to the City Council on September 15, 2026, the moratorium established under Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 is hereby extended for an additional twenty-two (22) months and fifteen (15) days or until the effectuation of any regulation(s), ordinance(s), or other action deemed appropriate by the City Council to address the threats to public health, safety, and welfare posed by Covered Facilities. Except as expressly provided herein, all provisions, definitions, prohibitions, exemptions, findings, and other terms of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect during the extension period.
SECTION 4. CEQA.
This Urgency Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., § 15000 et seq.) Section 15061(b)(3) under the general rule that CEQA does not apply to activities which can be seen with certainty to have no effect on the environment. The extension merely maintains the temporary prohibition established by Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 and does not approve any construction or development.
SECTION 5. Severability.
If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase in this Urgency Ordinance, or any part thereof, is held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or portions of this Urgency Ordinance or of Chapter 155 (Zoning) of the SFSMC, 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 Urgency 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 6. Effective Date and Duration.
If adopted by at least four-fifths vote of the City Council, this Urgency Ordinance shall be effective commencing immediately pursuant to Government Code Sections 36934, 36937, and 65858. If adopted, pursuant to Government Code section 65858(b), Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 shall be extended for an additional twenty-two (22) months and fifteen (15) days following expiration of its initial forty-five (45)-day term, unless sooner terminated or superseded by permanent regulations adopted by the City Council. Except as expressly provided herein, all provisions, definitions, prohibitions, exemptions, findings, and other terms of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect during the extension period.
SECTION 7. Certification and Posting.
5 The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Urgency Ordinance and shall cause this Urgency Ordinance to be published or posted as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs at a regular meeting of the City Council on this 15th day of September 2026. ______________________________
Joe Angel Zamora, Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________
Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
____________________________
Rick R. Olivarez, City Attorney
6 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS )
I, Maribel Garcia, City Clerk of the City of Santa Fe Springs, do hereby certify that the foregoing Urgency Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 15th day of September, 2026, and was carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
_________________________
Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS
11710 Telegraph Road
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 (562) 868-0511 santafesprings.gov
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CONSIDERATION OF INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1176 EXTENDING THE PROVISIONS OF INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1172 ESTABLISHING A CITYWIDE MORATORIUM PROHIBITING
THE APPROVAL, ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, OR RELOCATION OF BLOOD BANKS, PLASMA CENTERS, AND OTHER SPECIMEN DONATION FACILITIES, FOR 22 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs will hold a Public Hearing to consider the following:
PROJECT: Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1176 taking effect and being in force immediately, extending for up to 22 months and 15 days the provisions of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172, which established a temporary citywide moratorium for a period of 45 days prohibiting the approval, establishment, expansion, or relocation of blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities, and declaring the urgency thereof, in accordance with Government Code Section 65858.
PROJECT LOCATION/APPLICANT: Citywide, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 APPLICANT: City of Santa Fe Springs
CEQA STATUS: The Interim Urgency Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., § 15000 et seq.) Section 15061(b)(3) because the actions do not approve any construction or development. Therefore, it can be seen with certainty that the proposed action would not create any environmental impacts, and no additional action under CEQA is required.
THE HEARING will be held before the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 11710 Telegraph Road, Santa Fe Springs, on September 15, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are invited to participate in the Public Hearing and express their opinion on the item listed above. Please note that if you challenge the aforementioned item in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the Public Hearing or in written correspondence to the office of the City Council at or prior to the Public Hearing.
PUBLIC COMMENTS may be submitted in writing to the Community Development Department at City Hall, 11710 Telegraph Road, Santa Fe Springs CA 90670 or, otherwise, e-mail your comment to the City Clerk at [email protected]. Please submit your written comments by 10:00 a.m. on the day of the City Council hearing. You may also contact the City Clerk at 562-868-0511 Ext. 7014.
FURTHER INFORMATION on this item may be obtained from Cuong Nguyen, Director of Community Development, via e-mail at [email protected] or otherwise by phone at: 562-868-0511 Ext. 7550.
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Arlene Salazar, Deputy City Manager
SUBJECT:
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1177, REPEALING SECTION 10.23 (CITY SEAL) AND ADDING CHAPTER 12 (USE OF CITY SEAL, CITY LOGO, AND CITY INSIGNIA) TO TITLE I (GENERAL PROVISIONS) OF THE SANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE (POLICE
SERVICES)
DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1177 by title only, repealing Section 10.23 (City Seal) and adding Chapter 12 (Use of City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia) to Title I (General Provisions) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code;
2. Find and determine that adoption of Ordinance No. 1177 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.) Section 15061(b)(3); and
3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
FISCAL IMPACT
N/A
BACKGROUND
Government Code Section 34501 requires the City of Santa Fe Springs (“City”) to have a common seal, which may be altered by the City Council. Additionally, Government Code Section 34501.5 and Elections Code Section 18304 prohibit the reproduction of a city seal in any campaign literature or mass mailing with the intent to deceive voters in a manner that creates a misleading, erroneous, or false impression that a document is authorized by a public official. Such improper use of an official city seal is a misdemeanor under Government Code Section 34501.5 and Elections Code Section 18304.
Many California cities have adopted regulations on the use of their official city seal and city logos pursuant to their police powers under Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution. Some cities’ regulations also protect a broader category of city “insignia” that includes other logos or emblems used by the city or city departments, including a city’s police and fire departments. The purpose of such regulations is to: (1) limit the use of a city seal, logo, or insignia to a city’s official business, and (2) reduce the misuse or unauthorized use of a city seal, logo, or insignia to avoid confusion or misrepresentation that a statement, event, or organization is officially supported or endorsed by a city. Some cities’ regulations also establish a process for approving other uses of their city seal, logo, or insignia by the city manager or another designated individual.
The City of Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code does not currently have detailed regulations governing the use of the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia. City Staff recommends adoption of Ordinance No. 1177 to reduce the risk of potential fraud, deception, and misuse of the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia, including City Insignia from the City’s Police and Fire Department.
ANALYSIS
The proposed Ordinance accomplishes the following:
Defines and establishes the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia; Confirms that the City Clerk is the custodian of the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia; Limits the use of the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia to official City business, unless the City Manager or designee approves another use based on a mandatory written plan outlining the nature and scope of an applicant’s proposed use;
Authorizes the City Council to create variations and establish other official City Seals, City Logos, and City Insignia, and authorizes the City Manager to approve updates to City Insignia as may be necessary; and Establishes penalties for the unauthorized use of the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia.
ENVIRONMENTAL
Adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because there is no possibility that this action will have a significant effect on the environment as it does not approve any construction or development. Any future construction or development will be subject to the CEQA process.
Therefore, no further action is required pursuant to CEQA.
DISCUSSION
Ordinance No. 1177 limits the use of the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia to official City business. The Ordinance also establishes a process for the City Manager or designee to review proposed uses of the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia by third parties, which takes into consideration the nature and scope of the proposed use and the benefit of such use to the City. Furthermore, Ordinance No. 1177 declares the unauthorized use of the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia a misdemeanor.
A notice of public hearing, attached hereto as Attachment “B”, was properly published in the Cerritos Community Newspaper on Friday, September 4, 2026.
SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
If approved for first reading, the Ordinance would become effective thirty (30) days after the City Council’s second reading.
Attachments
Attachment No. 1 - SFS City Seal Ordinance 1177.pdf
Attachment No. 2 - Proof of Publication.pdf
1 ORDINANCE NO. 1177
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS REPEALING
SECTION 10.23 (CITY SEAL) AND ADDING
CHAPTER 12 (USE OF CITY SEAL, CITY LOGO,
AND CITY INSIGNIA) TO TITLE I (GENERAL
PROVISIONS) OF THE SANTA FE SPRINGS
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted to the City of Santa Fe Springs (“City”) under Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, the City has the police power to regulate the official City Seal, City Logo, and other City Insignia to promote public convenience and general prosperity, as well as public health, welfare and safety; and WHEREAS, under Government Code Section 34501, the City shall “have a common seal, alterable at the pleasure of the [City’s] legislative body”; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 34501.5 and Elections Code Section 18304 prohibit the reproduction or facsimile of a city seal in any campaign literature or mass mailing with the intent to deceive voters in a manner that creates a misleading, erroneous, or false impression that the document is authorized by a public official; and WHEREAS, the City Seal was adopted on December 12, 1957, as described in Ordinance 53 and Section 10.23 of the City’s Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the City desires to clarify the permitted and prohibited uses of the City Seal, City Logo, and other City Insignia to ensure that they are only used for purposes directly related to official City business, under the appropriate circumstances, and that unauthorized, deceptive, or fraudulent uses are prohibited; and WHEREAS, this Ordinance repeals Section 10.23 (City Seal) of Title I (General Provisions) of the City’s Municipal Code, and adds Chapter 12 (Use of City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia) to Title I (General Provisions) of the City’s Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. Section 10.23 (City Seal) of Title I (General Provisions) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code is hereby repealed, in accordance with Section 10.18(A) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code.
Attachment A
2 SECTION 3. Chapter 12 (Use of City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia) is hereby added to Title I (General Provisions) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code to read as follows:
CHAPTER 12 – USE OF CITY SEAL, CITY LOGO, AND CITY INSIGNIA
12.01 – PURPOSE
The purpose of this Chapter is to restrict the use of the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia to official City business, to regulate their use, and minimize the risk of misleading the public to believe a message is supported or authorized by the City when it is not.
12.02 – DEFINITIONS
(A) City Seal. The official City Seal is depicted below in accordance with the design on file in the Office of the City Clerk and as approved by the City Council on December 12, 1957 (see also Section 12.03 below):
(B) City Logo. The official City Logo shall be the vertical and horizontal versions depicted below and are hereby adopted as the official City Logo:
(C)City Insignia. The term “City Insignia” shall include, but not be limited to, any other logos, emblems, or any other intellectual property right owned by the City, including names of City facilities and logos, designed by or for use by the City and City departments or divisions, whether trademarked or not, and approved by the City Council or the City Manager as discussed in this Chapter. (1) City Insignia shall further include public safety logos, badges, and patches of the City’s Fire Department and Police Department established and 3 designated to identify official City public safety personnel, employees, documents, property and activities. Unauthorized use of the City’s public safety badges and patches shall be unlawful in accordance with state law and the City’s Municipal Code.
12.03 – DESCRIPTION OF CITY SEAL
The City’s official seal is described as follows: A die, two inches in diameter, having an outer circle border 1 7/8 inches in diameter from outside to outside, and 3/32 of an inch in width. On the surface of the die, within the outer circle and at equal distance from the outer circle, there shall be an inner circle 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Within the outer circle, there shall be engraved the words “City of Santa Fe Springs, California,” which words shall be engraved along the top half of the inner circle. The letters of such words shall be 1/8 of an inch in height. Within the bottom half of the outer circle shall be engraved the words, “Salus Populi Suprema Lex Exto,” the letters of which shall be 1/16 of an inch in height. Between the phrase, “City of Santa Fe Springs, California,” and the phrase, “Salus Populi Suprema Lex Exto,” there shall be two groups of five dots, each of which shall be 1/64 of an inch in diameter. Within the center of the inner circle, there shall be engraved the design of a shield, which shall be 7/8 of an inch in width and 1 1/18 of an inch in length, the sides of which shall be parallel to the opposite side. The left and right top edges of the shield shall contain two points which shall extend beyond the left and right-side lines of the shield, which points shall be 1/8 of an inch in length and 1/16 of an inch in width at their widest point. The angle of the bottom of the points where they project beyond the side edges of the shield shall be 45 degrees. The bottom edge of the shield shall be rounded, which rounded edges shall have a radius of 1/32 of an inch. The middle of the bottom edge of the shield shall contain a concave point which shall point to the line of the inner circle, the point being 1/16 of an inch long, and the widest part where it joins the main part of the shield shall also be 1/16 of an inch. To the left and to the right of the shield, between the sides thereof and the edge of the inner circle, there shall be engraved a branch of an olive tree, the stem of the branches being 3/4 of an inch long and curving parallel with the inner curve of the circle. Each branch shall contain 15 leaves, which shall be 1/16 of an inch long and 1/32 of an inch wide at the widest part thereof. Placed on top of the shield and in the middle thereof, engraved between the top line of the shield and the line of the inner circle, shall be a replica of the form of the American Eagle as the same appears on the shield of the United States of America, clutching in its claws, arrows and an olive branch. The shield shall be divided into six parts, each of which shall be 7/16 of an inch long and 6/16 of an inch wide.
Within the rectangular division to the top and to the left of the shield shall be engraved the form of an academic cap, an open book, a quill pen and a scroll; within the division below it, shall be engraved a bell in the form of that used to mark the path of the El Camino Real; and in the division below that, shall be a replica of the Scales of Justice. Within the rectangular division to the top and to the right of the shield, shall be engraved the form of four oil well derricks; within the division below it, shall be engraved the form of an industrial building; and in the last division, shall be engraved the form of an open bible, with a cross placed upon the open pages. Within the inner circle shall be engraved lines which shall radiate from the center of the seal, but shall not be engraved over any other design within the seal, which lines, when they touch the edge of the inner circle, shall be 1/16 of an inch apart from each other. Directly below the shield, the year of incorporation, 1957, shall be inscribed.
4 12.04 – CUSTODIAN OF THE CITY SEAL, CITY LOGO, AND CITY INSIGNIA (A) In accordance with Government Code Section 40811, the City Clerk shall be the custodian of the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia. (B) The City Manager shall administer any policies and regulations related to the use of the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia.
12.05 – PERMITTED USE OF THE CITY SEAL, CITY LOGO, AND CITY INSIGNIA (A) The City Seal, City Logo, and all City Insignia are property of the City of Santa Fe Springs and shall only be used for the permissible uses described in this Section.
The unauthorized use of the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia shall be subject to the penalties described in Section 12.07 of this Chapter. (B) The City Clerk or designee, acting as the custodian of the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia, is authorized to use or affix the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia, as appropriate, to all certificates and documents as may be required by law, by the City’s Municipal Code, or by City ordinance or resolution, to authenticate official City documents or to indicate institutional sanction for official, legal, and ceremonial purposes.
(C)The City Seal, City Logo, and any City Insignia shall only be used for purposes directly connected with the official business of the City of Santa Fe Springs, its City Council, City boards, City commissions and committees, City officers, City departments, or for other City-related purposes upon written authorization from the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee.
(D)Members of the City Council, members of City boards, members of City commissions and committees, and City officers or employees may use stationery, business cards, and other materials and articles printed by the City with the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia only while acting within the scope of their office or employment.
(E) The City Manager, or designee, shall designate the vehicles, equipment or other items of property belonging to the City to be affixed with the image of the City Logos and/or City Insignia, as appropriate.
(F) The City Council has the right to create variations of the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia, and to adopt and establish other official City Seals, City Logos, and City Insignia. Such variations may include, but are not limited to, centennial or other seals or logos which mark anniversaries, events, and/or any other City occasion the City Council wishes to commemorate. The City Seal and City Logo may only be altered pursuant to ordinance or resolution of the City Council. However, City Insignia may be updated as necessary with approval from the City Manager. 5 12.06 – PROHIBITED USE OF THE CITY SEAL, CITY LOGO, AND CITY INSIGNIA (A) No person may reproduce, make use, display, give away, sell, distribute the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia, or imitation or facsimile thereof, without the prior written authorization of the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee. (1) In the event such written authorization is granted, it is unlawful for any person to reproduce, use, or display the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia in a matter or at any time contrary to such written authorization. (2) Any third-party seeking to use the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia pursuant to this Section must submit a plan to the City Manager, or designee, describing the nature of the proposed use and the items that would bear the City Seal, City Logo, or City lnsignia, if any. The plan must include the criteria used in determining the proposed use and analyze the marketability of any item proposed for commercial sale or use. Only those items bearing the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia that have been authorized by the City Manager, or designee, pursuant to this Section may be offered for sale or otherwise used.
(B) No person, including any elected office of the City, may use the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia, or facsimile thereof, in any correspondence or other printed materials distributed in favor of or against any ballot measure or candidate for public office. (Gov. Code § 34501.5 and Elec. Code § 18304.)
(C)It shall be unlawful for any person to make or use the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia, or any design closely resembling the same, to deceptively, fraudulently, or without express written permission from the City Manager as described in Section 12.06(A).
12.07 – PENALTIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE
(A) Every person who, without the prior approval of the City Manager, or designee, uses or allows to be used the City Seal or Logo or any copy or reproduction of either, whether for commercial, personal, or any manner whatsoever not consistent with this Chapter or state law, is guilty of a misdemeanor subject to the prosecution and penalties authorized pursuant to the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code. (B) Nothing herein prevents the City from using any other available civil and/or criminal remedies allowed by law to protect the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia from improper or illegal use.
SECTION 4. CEQA. This Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines (Cal.
Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.) Section 15061(b)(3) under the general rule that CEQA does not apply to activities which can be seen with certainty to have no effect on the environment. The proposed actions would not create any environmental impacts, therefore no additional action under CEQA is required.
6 SECTION 5. Severability. 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 sections or portions of this Ordinance. 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 6. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage by City Council, after which the City Clerk of the City of Santa Fe Springs shall certify the same be published in the same manner required by law.
7 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs at a regular meeting on this _____ day of __________, 2026. __________________________________
Joe Angel Zamora, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Rick R. Olivarez, City Attorney
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS )
I, Maribel Garcia, City Clerk of the City of Santa Fe Springs, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced by title only and approved for first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the _____ day of ________, 2026, and was carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
To advertise call 562-407-3873 Los Cerritos Community News | September 11, 2026 13 SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1177
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS REPEALING SECTION 10.23 (CITY SEAL) AND ADDING CHAPTER 12 (USE OF CITY
SEAL, CITY LOGO, AND CITY INSIGNIA) TO TITLE I (GENERAL PROVISIONS) OF THE
SANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs will consider adoption of Ordinance No. 1177, at their regular meetings on September 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026, which repeals existing Section 10.23 of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code relating to the City Seal and adds a new Chapter 12 to Title I establishing regulations governing the use of the City Seal, City Logo, and other City Insignia.
Ordinance No. 1177 establishes the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia as official property of the City of Santa Fe Springs and provides standards for their authorized use.
The Ordinance identifies the City Clerk as custodian of the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia and authorizes the City Manager to administer policies and regulations governing their use.
The Ordinance provides that the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia may generally be used only for official City business or other City-related purposes authorized in writing by the City Manager or designee. It also establishes provisions governing their use by City officials and employees, on City documents and materials, and on City vehicles, equipment, and property.
The Ordinance further prohibits unauthorized reproduction, display, distribution, sale, or other use of the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia without prior written authorization.
It prohibits their use in campaign materials supporting or opposing a ballot measure or candidate for public office and prohibits deceptive or fraudulent uses that could mislead the public regarding City authorization or endorsement.
Unauthorized use may constitute a misdemeanor and may also be subject to other civil or criminal remedies available to the City.
Ordinance No. 1177 has been determined to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), as the Ordinance will not result in an environmental impact. The Ordinance will take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage by the City Council.
A certified copy of the full text of Ordinance No. 1177 is available for public review in the Office of the City Clerk, City of Santa Fe Springs.
Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 9/11/26
PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Chair and Board Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., Executive Director
BY: Julio Morales, Director of Finance
SUBJECT:
MONTHLY REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DEBT INSTRUMENTS ISSUED THROUGH THE CITY
OF SANTA FE SPRINGS PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Public Financing Authority:
1. Receive and file this informational report.
FISCAL IMPACT
N/A
BACKGROUND
The Santa Fe Springs Public Financing Authority (PFA) is a City entity that has periodically issued debt for the benefit of the Santa Fe Springs community. The following is a brief status report on the debt instruments currently outstanding that were issued through the PFA.
Consolidated Redevelopment Project 2006-A Tax Allocation Bonds Financing proceeds available for appropriation at 08/31/26 None Outstanding principal at 08/31/26 $3,108,763
Bond Repayment
The former Community Development Commission (CDC) issued a number of tax allocation bonds before it was dissolved by State law effective February 1, 2012 which are administered by the City acting as Successor Agency under the oversight of the appointed Oversight Board. The Successor Agency no longer receives tax increment.
Instead, distributions from the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund (RPTTF) are received based on approved obligations. It is anticipated that sufficient allocations from the RPTTF will continue to be made to the Successor Agency to meet ongoing debt service obligations.
Unspent Bond Proceeds
Under an approved Bond Expenditure Agreement, unspent bond proceeds of the former CDC in the amount of approximately $19 million were transferred to the City in July 2014. The funds are to be spent in accordance with the original bond documents. The unspent proceeds continue to be a source of funding within the City’s capital improvement program (CIP).
2016 Bond Refunding
In July 2016, the Successor Agency issued its 2016 Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, which paid off several bond issuances of the former CDC. The bonds were originally issued through the Public Financing Authority and included the 2001 Series A, 2002 Series A, 2003 Series A, the current interest portion of the 2006 Series A, and 2006 Series B bond issuances.
2017 Bond Refunding
In December 2017, the Successor Agency issued its 2017 Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, which paid off the 2007 Tax Allocation Bonds of the former CDC. The 2007 Bonds were originally issued through the Public Financing Authority.
ANALYSIS
The report is presented for informational purposes only.
ENVIRONMENTAL
N/A
SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
The Successor Agency will continue to request sufficient distributions from the RPTTF to make required bond payments through maturity on September 1, 2028.
ATTACHMENT(S)
None
WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Chair and Board Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Julio Morales, Director of Finance
SUBJECT:
MONTHLY REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DEBT INSTRUMENTS ISSUED THROUGH THE CITY
OF SANTA FE SPRINGS WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Water Utility Authority:
1. Receive and file this informational report.
FISCAL IMPACT
N/A
BACKGROUND
The Santa Fe Springs Public Financing Authority (WUA) is a city entity that has issued debt for the benefit of the Santa Fe Springs community. The following is a brief status report on the debt instruments currently outstanding that were issued through the WUA.
Water Revenue Bonds 2013
Financing proceeds available for appropriation at 08/31/2026 None Outstanding principal on 08/31/2026 $6,825,000
Water Revenue Bonds 2018
Financing proceeds available for appropriation at 08/31/2026 None The final payment was made on 5/31/2026 - the bonds have matured In May 2013 the Water Utility Authority issued the 2013 Water Revenue Bonds in the amount of $6,890,000. The bonds refunded the existing 2003 Water Revenue Bonds (issued through the Public Financing Authority) and provided additional funds for water improvement projects in the amount of $2,134,339. The funds were restricted for use on water system improvements. In August 2013, the Water Utility Authority Board appropriated the proceeds for the Equipping Water Well No. 12 Project and all proceeds were since used on this project.
In January 2018, the Water Utility Authority issued the 2018 Water Revenue Bonds in the amount of $1,800,000.
The bonds refunded the existing 2005 Water Revenue Bonds (issued through the Public Financing Authority). No additional funds were raised through the issuance of the 2018 Water Revenue Bonds. May 1, 2026 was the final debt service payment on these bonds, which have consequently matured.
The WUA was formed in June of 2009. Water revenue bonds issued prior to this date were issued through the City of Santa Fe Springs Public Financing Authority.
ANALYSIS
The report is presented for informational purposes only.
ENVIRONMENTAL
N/A
SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
The WUA budget includes sufficient appropriations, and adequate revenues are expected to be collected to meet the debt service obligations associated with the 2013 and 2018 Water Revenue Bonds.
ATTACHMENT(S):
None
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:
APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
BRIGHT AND BROWN, LLC FOR MC&C IV ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL SERVICES (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Successor Agency:
1. Find that approval of the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Bright and Brown, LLC is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.), pursuant to Sections 15378 and 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.); and
2. Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Bright and Brown, LLC increasing the not-to-exceed contract amount by $75,000, from $50,000 to $125,000, and authorize the Executive Director of the Successor Agency to execute the Amendment in substantially the form presented; and
3. Take such additional, related action as may be desirable.
FISCAL IMPACT
The original Professional Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Bright and Brown, LLC (“Bright and Brown” or “Consultant”) authorized a not-to-exceed amount of $50,000 for specialized environmental legal services associated with the MC&C IV Property. Approximately $52,000 in legal services were invoiced from February through June 2026 for a variety of MC&C IV matters. The Consultant estimates that up to an additional $35,000 will be required to review the environmental data and analyses being prepared by the Successor Agency’s environmental consultants, coordinate with those consultants, and draft a project-specific agreement addressing environmental claims and remediation matters in connection with the proposed disposition and related transaction documents for the MC&C IV Property (the “Supplemental Scope of Services”).
Furthermore, the City and Consultant have agreed that Consultant will assume the rights and obligations of a passthrough consulting agreement with Terraphase Engineering Inc. (“Terraphase”) for environmental data compilation, mapping, and technical evaluation services related to the MC&C IV Property, under which compensation is not to exceed $40,000.
Staff recommends authorizing $35,000 to provide an appropriate contingency for this unique legal work, and authorizing $40,000 to cover the costs associated with assumption of the Terraphase agreement. Approval would increase the Agreement’s total not-to-exceed amount from $50,000 to $125,000. Funding is available from proceeds of the 2006 Tax Allocation Bonds designated for environmental due diligence and related activities at the MC&C IV Property.
BACKGROUND
The Successor Agency owns the property commonly known as MC&C IV, located along the north side of Telegraph Road with additional frontage on Romandel Avenue (the “Property”). The Property has been the subject of prior environmental assessment and remediation activities, and the Successor Agency has retained specialized environmental consultants and legal counsel to evaluate environmental conditions and support the Property’s disposition and future redevelopment.
On February 5, 2026, the Successor Agency entered into the Agreement with Bright and Brown for specialized environmental legal services related to MC&C IV. The Agreement incorporates Bright and Brown’s February 3, 2026 Engagement Letter and Fee Agreement, and established a not-to-exceed compensation amount of $50,000. The Agreement contemplates legal assistance to Successor Agency staff and consultants in investigating and, if necessary, remediating environmental conditions at the Property in preparation for disposition.
Since that time, the Successor Agency has advanced negotiations and documentation associated with the future disposition and redevelopment of the MC&C IV site. These efforts require coordination among transaction counsel, environmental counsel, and the Successor Agency’s environmental consultants so that environmental responsibilities, claims, remediation obligations, risk allocation, and related protections are appropriately addressed in the transaction documents.
ANALYSIS
Bright and Brown has been providing specialized environmental legal advice concerning the MC&C IV site since February 2026. According to Brian L. Becker of Bright and Brown, approximately $52,000 was invoiced from February through June for a variety of MC&C IV tasks. Those prior tasks did not include drafting the environmental agreement now contemplated.
As the disposition process has progressed, staff has determined that a separate, project-specific agreement addressing environmental claims and remediation matters should be prepared in coordination with the other agreements being drafted for the MC&C IV transaction. Because the agreement will be unique to the site and transaction, Bright and Brown will need to review the environmental data and analyses being prepared by Terraphase and consult with the environmental team before and during preparation of the agreement.
The additional authorization for the Supplemental Scope of Services is expected to cover, among other related environmental legal services:
Review of environmental investigation data, technical analyses, and recommendations prepared by Terraphase and other environmental consultants;
Consultation and coordination with Successor Agency staff, environmental consultants, Successor Agency Counsel, and transaction counsel regarding environmental conditions and remediation matters; Drafting and negotiation of a project-specific agreement addressing environmental claims, remediation responsibilities, risk allocation, and related matters associated with the MC&C IV transaction; and Related revisions, meetings, and legal advice necessary to coordinate the environmental agreement with the other disposition and transaction documents.
Bright and Brown estimates that these additional services will require approximately $30,000 to $35,000 in legal fees and costs. Staff recommends increasing the not-to-exceed sum of the Agreement by $35,000 to avoid interruption of the work and provide sufficient authorization for completion of the Supplemental Scope of Services.
Staff also recommends increasing the not-to-exceed sum by an additional $40,000 to cover costs associated with Consultant’s assumption of the pass-through consulting agreement with Terraphase for environmental data compilation, mapping, and technical evaluation services related to the MC&C IV Property. The proposed First Amendment does not change the Consultant’s existing hourly rates or other substantive terms of the Agreement.
ENVIRONMENTAL
The proposed action is not subject to environmental review under CEQA and CEQA Guidelines because it does not constitute a “project” as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, and is therefore not subject to CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3). Approval of the First Amendment to the Agreement for legal services is an administrative activity that, by itself, will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. The First Amendment does not approve construction or development or otherwise result in any activity that is reasonably foreseeable to result in an environmental impact. Any future discretionary action associated with disposition, remediation, or redevelopment of the MC&C IV Property will be evaluated for CEQA compliance as applicable. Therefore, no further action is required pursuant to CEQA at this time.
DISCUSSION
The additional work proposed under the First Amendment is a continuation of the environmental investigation previously authorized by the Successor Agency. Proper decommissioning of groundwater monitoring wells is required by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and represents standard environmental practice following completion of groundwater investigations. Approval of the First Amendment will allow the Successor Agency’s environmental consultants to complete these required regulatory activities and finalize the environmental investigation at the MC&C IV Site.
SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Upon approval of the First Amendment, staff will:
Execute the First Amendment to the Agreement with Bright and Brown; Authorize Bright and Brown to continue review of the environmental data and coordinate with Terraphase and the Successor Agency’s legal team;
Proceed with preparation and negotiation of the environmental claims and remediation agreement in coordination with the other MC&C IV transaction documents; and Return to the Successor Agency Board and/or City Council for consideration of any future MC&C IV transaction documents requiring Board and/or Council approval.
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Attachment No. 1 – First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Bright and Brown, LLC, dated February 5, 2026
Exhibit A to First Amendment – Professional Services Agreement with Bright and Brown, LLC, dated February 5, 2026
Attachments
Attachment No. 1 – First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Bright and Brown, LLC, dated February 5, 2026
Attachment No. 2 - Exhibit A to First Amendment – Professional Services Agreement with Bright and Brown, LLC, dated February 5, 2026 2026
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
(Engagement: MC&C IV Environmental Legal Services)
(Parties: Bright and Brown and Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission/Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Fe Springs) THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (hereinafter, the “First Amendment”) to that certain Professional Services Agreement made and entered into on February 5, 2026 (hereinafter, the “Agreement”), by and between the SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, a California public body, corporate and politic (hereinafter, the “SUCCESSOR AGENCY”), and BRIGHT AND BROWN (hereinafter, the “CONSULTANT”) is made and entered into this 16th day of September, 2026 (hereinafter, the “Effective Date”). For purposes of this First Amendment, the capitalized term “Party” may refer to either SUCCESSOR AGENCY or CONSULTANT, individually, or collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
This First Amendment is made and entered into with respect to the following facts:
WHEREAS, the SUCCESSOR AGENCY owns certain real property commonly identified as “MC&C IV”, approximately 8.6 acres in size, located along the north side of Telegraph Road with additional frontage on Romandel Avenue in the City of Santa Fe Springs, California (the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, on February 5, 2026, the Parties entered into the Agreement for CONSULTANT to provide specialized environmental legal services to assist SUCCESSOR AGENCY staff and consultants in investigating and, if necessary, remediating environmental conditions on the Property in preparation for disposition; and WHEREAS, the Agreement is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit “A”; and
WHEREAS, under Section 1.4 of the Agreement, CONSULTANT’s total compensation for performance of the Services may not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), unless additional expenditure is first approved by the Successor Agency; and WHEREAS, the Agreement incorporates CONSULTANT’s February 3, 2026 Engagement Letter and Fee Agreement, and CONSULTANT’s 2026 Schedule of Rates, Fees, and Charges; and
WHEREAS, as the disposition and redevelopment process for the Property has advanced, additional specialized environmental legal services are required to review environmental data and analyses, coordinate with the SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s environmental consultants and legal team, and prepare and negotiate a project-specific agreement addressing environmental claims, remediation responsibilities, risk allocation, and related matters in coordination with the other transaction documents for the Property (hereinafter, the “Supplemental Scope of Services”); and
Docusign Envelope ID: F90D1DF1-7833-8969-8188-25EF1DFA6041 WHEREAS, the enumerated tasks and services of the Supplemental Scope of Services overlap, supplement, and expand the Services set forth in the Agreement; and WHEREAS, CONSULTANT has estimated that an additional Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) to Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) will be required to complete these additional services set forth in the Supplemental Scope of Services, and the Parties desire to authorize an additional Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) to provide sufficient budget for completion of the anticipated work; and
WHEREAS, the Parties agree that CONSULTANT will assume the rights and obligations of a pass-through consulting agreement with Terraphase Engineering Inc. for environmental data compilation, mapping, and technical evaluation services related to the Property, under which compensation is not to exceed Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000); and WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement to increase the compensation by Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000), resulting in a revised not-to-exceed amount of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000); and
WHEREAS, execution of this First Amendment was approved by the SUCCESSOR AGENCY at its Regular Meeting of September 15, 2026; and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:
SECTION 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference in full herein.
SECTION 2. Section 1.2 (Scope of Services) of the Agreement is hereby amended to include the additional specialized environmental legal services and tasks related to the Property set forth in the Supplemental Scope of Services, which shall include the following:
• Review of environmental investigation data, technical analyses, and recommendations prepared by Terraphase and other environmental consultants; • Consultation and coordination with SUCCESSOR AGENCY staff, environmental consultants, Successor Agency Counsel, and transaction counsel regarding environmental conditions, claims, and remediation matters; • Drafting and negotiation of a project-specific agreement addressing environmental claims, remediation responsibilities, risk allocation, and related matters associated with the disposition and redevelopment of the Property; and • Related revisions, meetings, and legal advice necessary to coordinate the environmental agreement with the other transaction documents for the Property.
SECTION 3. Section 1.4 (Compensation) of the Agreement is hereby stricken and replaced with the following:
COMPENSATION: CONSULTANT shall perform the Services in accordance with the “2026 Schedule of Rates, Fees, and Charges” attached to the Agreement as Exhibit “B” (the “Compensation Rate”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, CONSULTANT’s total Docusign Envelope ID: F90D1DF1-7833-8969-8188-25EF1DFA6041 compensation for performance of all Services contemplated under the Agreement, as amended, shall not exceed the aggregate sum of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($125,000) (the “Not-to-Exceed Sum”) during the Term of this Agreement, unless such additional expenditure is first approved by the SUCCESSOR AGENCY. In the event CONSULTANT’s charges are projected to exceed the Not-toExceed Sum prior to completion of the Services, SUCCESSOR AGENCY may suspend CONSULTANT’s performance pending SUCCESSOR AGENCY approval of any anticipated expenditures in excess of the Not-to-Exceed Sum or any other SUCCESSOR AGENCY-approved amendment to the compensation terms of this Agreement.
SECTION 4. Article I (Engagement Terms) of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following Section 1.8 (Pass-Through Agreements) as follows:
1.8PASS-THROUGH AGREEMENTS: Upon receiving the prior written consent of CITY, CONSULTANT may enter into, or accept the assignment or transfer of, pass-through consultant or subconsultant agreements in connection with CONSULTANT’s performance of the Services under this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall fully assume all rights, duties, benefits, and obligations under such pass-through agreements assigned to and accepted by CONSULTANT. The Parties agree to execute any documents or instruments reasonably requested by the other Party to formalize and effectuate such assignment and assumption.
SECTION 5. Except as expressly amended herein, all terms, conditions, and provisions of the Agreement shall remain binding, controlling, and in full force and effect. The provisions of this First Amendment shall be deemed a part of the Agreement. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this First Amendment and the Agreement, the provisions of this First Amendment shall govern and control, but only to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency.
SECTION 6. The persons executing this First Amendment, on behalf of the Parties, warrant and represent that they have the authority to execute this First Amendment on behalf of said Parties and have the authority to bind the Parties to the provisions of this First Amendment.
SECTION 7. The Parties acknowledge and agree that execution of this First Amendment by electronic signature or electronic transmittal of signatures shall have the same effect as handwritten signatures for purposes of validity, enforceability, and admissibility. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
Docusign Envelope ID: F90D1DF1-7833-8969-8188-25EF1DFA6041 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be executed as of the Effective Date above.
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION/REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE
SPRINGS
______________________________
René Bobadilla, Executive Director
Date: _________________________
BRIGHT AND BROWN
______________________________
Brian L. Becker, Partner
Date: _________________________
ATTEST :
__________________________
Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________
Rick Olivarez, Successor Agency Counsel
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Exhibit “A”
[Professional Services Agreement dated February 5, 2026 on Following Pages] Docusign Envelope ID: F90D1DF1-7833-8969-8188-25EF1DFA6041 1 2026
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
(Engagement: MC&C IV Environmental Legal Services)
(Parties: Bright and Brown and Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission/Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Fe Springs) THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (hereinafter, “Agreement”) is made and entered into this ___5th__ day of __________________ 2026 (hereinafter, the “Effective Date”), by and between the SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, a California public body, corporate and politic (hereinafter, “SUCCESSOR AGENCY”) and BRIGHT AND BROWN, LLC (hereinafter, “CONSULTANT”). For the purposes of this Agreement, SUCCESSOR AGENCY and CONSULTANT may be referred to collectively by the capitalized term “Parties.” The capitalized term “Party” may refer to SUCCESSOR AGENCY or CONSULTANT interchangeably, as appropriate.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, SUCCESSOR AGENCY owns that certain real property commonly identified as “MC&C IV” located along the north side of Telegraph Road with additional frontage on Romandel Avenue in the City of Santa Fe Springs, California (APNs 8011- 002-901, -902, -903, 8011-003-955, -956, -957, -958, -959, -960, -961, -962, -963, -964, -965, -966, -967, -968, -969, -970, -971, -972, -973, -974, -975, -976, -977, -978, and - 979) (“Property”); and
WHEREAS, the Property has been the subject of previous environmental assessment and remediation activities; and
WHEREAS, SUCCESSOR AGENCY requires professional legal services to assist SUCCESSOR AGENCY staff and consultants in investigating and, if necessary, remediating the environmental conditions on the Property to prepare the Property for disposition; and
WHEREAS, SUCCESSOR AGENCY staff has determined that CONSULTANT possesses the experience, skills and training necessary to competently provide such services to SUCCESSOR AGENCY; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement was approved by SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s Executive Director pursuant to his authority under Section 34.21(B) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein contained, SUCCESSOR AGENCY and CONSULTANT agree as follows:
February
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ENGAGEMENT TERMS
1.1 TERM: This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall expire upon the completion of the Services, as defined herein (hereinafter, the “Term”).
Nothing in this Section shall operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s ability to terminate this Agreement at any time for convenience or for cause as provided under Article V (Termination), below.
1.2 SCOPE OF SERVICES:
A. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, CONSULTANT agrees to provide the services and tasks described in that certain proposal of CONSULTANT entitled “Engagement Letter and Fee Agreement” dated February 3, 2026 (hereinafter, the “CONSULTANT Proposal”), which is attached and incorporated hereto as Exhibit “A”. CONSULTANT further agrees to furnish to SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 CONSULTANT Proposal (hereinafter, the “Scope of Services”). For the purposes of this Agreement the aforementioned services and tasks set forth in the Scope of Services shall hereinafter be referred to generally by the capitalized term “Services.”
1.3 PROSECUTION OF SERVICES:
A. CONSULTANT shall perform the Services contemplated under this Agreement in accordance with the Scope of Services. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to entitle CONSULTANT to the receipt of any sums under this Agreement unless the Services are in fact timely performed and completed by CONSULTANT and accepted by SUCCESSOR
AGENCY;
B. CONSULTANT shall perform all assigned Services continuously and with due diligence so as to timely complete all assigned Services.
CONSULTANT shall cooperate with SUCCESSOR AGENCY and in no manner interfere with the work of SUCCESSOR AGENCY, its employees or other consultants, contractors, or agents;
C. CONSULTANT shall at all times enforce strict discipline and good order among CONSULTANT’s employees; and
D. CONSULTANT, at its sole expense, shall pay all sales, consumer, use or other similar taxes required by law.
1.4 COMPENSATION: CONSULTANT shall perform the Services in accordance with the “2026 Schedule of Rates, Fees, and Charges” which is attached and incorporated hereto as Exhibit “C” (hereinafter, the “Compensation Rate”). The foregoing notwithstanding, CONSULTANT’s total compensation for the Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 3 performance of all Services contemplated under this Agreement, may not exceed the aggregate sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) (hereinafter, the “Notto-Exceed Sum”) during the Term of this Agreement, unless such added expenditure is first approved by the Successor Agency Council. In the event CONSULTANT’s charges are projected to exceed the Not-to-Exceed Sum prior to the expiration of this Agreement, SUCCESSOR AGENCY may suspend CONSULTANT’s performance pending SUCCESSOR AGENCY approval of any anticipated expenditures in excess of the Not-to-Exceed Sum or any other SUCCESSOR AGENCY approved amendment to the compensation terms of this Agreement.
1.5 PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION: Following the conclusion of each calendar month, CONSULTANT will submit to SUCCESSOR AGENCY an itemized invoice indicating the services performed and tasks completed during the recently concluded calendar month, including services and tasks performed and any reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses incurred. The invoice should indicate the number of hours worked in the recently concluded calendar month, the person(s) responsible for performing the Services, the rate of compensation at which such services and tasks were performed, the subtotal for each task and service performed and a grand total for all Services performed. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of each invoice, SUCCESSOR AGENCY will notify CONSULTANT in writing of any disputed amounts included in the invoice. Within forty-five (45) calendar days of receipt of each invoice, SUCCESSOR AGENCY will pay all undisputed amounts included on the invoice. SUCCESSOR AGENCY will not withhold applicable taxes or other authorized deductions from payments made to CONSULTANT.
1.6 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. SUCCESSOR AGENCY will have the right to access and examine such records, without charge, during normal business hours. SUCCESSOR AGENCY will further have the right to audit such records, to make transcripts therefrom and to inspect all program data, documents, proceedings, and activities.
1.7 ABANDONMENT BY CONSULTANT: In the event CONSULTANT ceases to perform the Services 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 Services, CONSULTANT will deliver to SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 performed up to the time of cessation or abandonment, less a deduction for any damages, costs, or additional expenses which SUCCESSOR AGENCY may incur as a result of CONSULTANT’s cessation or abandonment.
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PERFORMANCE OF AGREEMENT
2.1 SUCCESSOR AGENCY’S REPRESENTATIVE: The SUCCESSOR AGENCY hereby designates Paloma McEvoy, Successor Agency Counsel, or her designee to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (hereinafter, the “SUCCESSOR AGENCY Representative”). The SUCCESSOR AGENCY Representative or the SUCCESSOR AGENCY Representative’s designee will act on behalf of the SUCCESSOR AGENCY for all purposes under this Agreement.
CONSULTANT will not accept directions or orders from any person other than the SUCCESSOR AGENCY Representative or the SUCCESSOR AGENCY Representative’s designee.
2.2 CONSULTANT REPRESENTATIVE: CONSULTANT hereby designates Brian L.
Becker, Partner, or his designee, to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (hereinafter, “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 the CONSULTANT Representative’s designee will supervise and direct the performance of the Services, using his/her best skill and attention, and will be responsible for all means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures and for the satisfactory coordination of all Services under this Agreement. Notice to the CONSULTANT Representative will constitute notice to CONSULTANT.
2.3 COORDINATION OF SERVICE; CONFORMANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS:
CONSULTANT agrees to work closely with SUCCESSOR AGENCY staff in the performance of the Services and this Agreement and will be available to SUCCESSOR AGENCY staff and the SUCCESSOR AGENCY Representative at all reasonable times. All work prepared by CONSULTANT will be subject to inspection and approval by SUCCESSOR AGENCY Representative or his or her designees.
2.4 STANDARD OF CARE; PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES: CONSULTANT represents, acknowledges, and agrees to the following:
A. CONSULTANT will perform all Services skillfully, consistent with and adhering to its professional standard of care, that is, the degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the same profession currently practicing at the same time and in the same or similar locality; B. CONSULTANT shall at all times employ such knowledge as will be sufficient in the opinion of the SUCCESSOR AGENCY to perform the Services within the time limits established, and as provided herein. It is understood and agreed that said knowledge, materials, and tools shall be furnished and said Services performed and completed as required by the Agreement, and subject to the approval of the SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s authorized representative.
Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 5 C. CONSULTANT will perform all Services in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the SUCCESSOR AGENCY;
D. CONSULTANT will comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including the conflict of interest provisions of Government Code Section1090 and the Political Reform Act (Gov. Code § 81000 et seq.) CONSULTANT shall be liable for all violations of such laws and regulations in connection with CONSULTANT’s performance of the 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 Services 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY, 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, notwithstanding Section
5.2(B), will be completed within seven (7) calendars days from the date of discovery or such other extended period of time authorized by the SUCCESSOR AGENCY Representative in writing and in her sole and absolute discretion. The Parties acknowledge and agree that SUCCESSOR AGENCY’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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 Services under the standard of care as articulated under section 2.4(A).
Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 6 2.5 ASSIGNMENT: The skills, training, knowledge, and experience of CONSULTANT are material to SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s willingness to enter into this Agreement.
Accordingly, SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY. In the absence of SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s prior written consent, any attempted assignment or transfer will be ineffective, null and void and will constitute a material breach of this Agreement.
2.6 SUBSTITUTION OF KEY PERSONNEL: CONSULTANT has represented to SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY. In the event that SUCCESSOR AGENCY and CONSULTANT cannot agree as to the substitution of key personnel, SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY, or who are determined by the SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY. The key personnel for performance of this Agreement are as follows: Brian L. Becker, Partner; MacKenzie Hunt, Partner; Gregory Hunt, Associate.
2.7 CONTROL AND PAYMENT OF SUBORDINATES; INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR: The Services will be performed by CONSULTANT or under CONSULTANT’s strict supervision. CONSULTANT will determine the means, methods, and details of performing the Services subject to the requirements of this Agreement. SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 Services contemplated under this Agreement and provided the performance of such services does not result in the unauthorized disclosure of SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s confidential or proprietary information. Any additional personnel performing the Services under this Agreement on behalf of CONSULTANT are not employees of SUCCESSOR AGENCY and will at all times be under CONSULTANT’s exclusive direction and control. CONSULTANT will pay all wages, salaries and other amounts due 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.
Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 7 Notwithstanding any other SUCCESSOR AGENCY, state, or federal policy, rule, regulation, law, or ordinance to the contrary, CONSULTANT and any of its employees, agents, and subcontractors performing the Services under this Agreement shall not qualify for or become entitled to, and hereby agree to waive any and all claims to, any compensation, benefit, or any incident of employment by SUCCESSOR AGENCY, including but not limited to eligibility to enroll in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) as an employee of SUCCESSOR AGENCY and entitlement to any contribution to be paid by SUCCESSOR AGENCY for employer contributions and/or employee contributions for PERS benefits.
2.8 REMOVAL OF EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS: If any of CONSULTANT’s officers, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or subconsultants is determined by the SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 Services in a manner acceptable to the SUCCESSOR AGENCY, such officer, employee, agent, contractor, subcontractor or subconsultant will be promptly removed by CONSULTANT and will not be reassigned to perform any of the Services.
2.9 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 Services. CONSULTANT’s compliance with applicable laws will include, without limitation, compliance with all applicable Cal/OSHA requirements and applicable regulations of the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urbanization.
2.10 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 non-discrimination shall include, but not be limited to, all activities related to initial employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff, or termination.
2.11 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY. 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY in any manner, nor to incur any obligation, debt, or liability of any kind on behalf of, or against, SUCCESSOR AGENCY, whether by contract or otherwise, unless such authority is expressly conferred to CONSULTANT under this Agreement or is otherwise expressly conferred by SUCCESSOR AGENCY in writing.
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INSURANCE
3.1 DUTY TO PROCURE AND MAINTAIN INSURANCE: Before performing any Services contemplated under this Agreement, CONSULTANT will procure and maintain policies of insurance that meet the requirements and specifications set forth under this Article. CONSULTANT will procure and maintain the following insurance coverage, at its own expense:
A. Commercial General Liability Insurance: CONSULTANT will procure and maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance (“CGL Coverage”) as broad as Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence Form CG 0001) or its equivalent. Such CGL Coverage will have minimum limits of no less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) per occurrence and Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) in the general aggregate for bodily injury, personal injury, property damage, operations, products and completed operations, and contractual liability.
B. Automobile Liability Insurance: For any owned, non-owned, or hired vehicles used in connection with the performance of this Agreement, CONSULTANT will procure and maintain Automobile Liability Insurance as broad as Insurance Services Office Form Number CA 0001 covering Automobile Liability, Code 1 (any auto). Such Automobile Liability Insurance will have minimum limits of no less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
C. Workers’ Compensation Insurance/ Employer’s Liability Insurance: A policy of workers’ compensation insurance in such amount as will fully comply with the laws of the State of California and which will indemnify, insure and provide legal defense for both CONSULTANT and SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 Services contemplated in this Agreement.
D. Errors & Omissions Insurance: For the full term of this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, CONSULTANT will procure and maintain Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance appropriate to CONSULTANT’s profession. Such coverage will have minimum limits of no less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) per claim.
3.2 ADDITIONAL INSURED REQUIREMENTS: The CGL Coverage and the Automobile Liability Insurance will contain an endorsement naming the SUCCESSOR AGENCY and SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers as additional insureds.
3.3 REQUIRED CARRIER RATING: All varieties of insurance required under this Agreement will be procured from insurers admitted in the State of California and Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 9 authorized to issue policies directly to California insureds. Except as otherwise provided elsewhere under this Article, all required insurance will be procured from insurers who, according to the latest edition of the Best’s Insurance Guide, have an A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A:VII. SUCCESSOR AGENCY may also accept policies procured by insurance carriers with a Standard & Poor’s rating of no less than BBB according to the latest published edition the Standard & Poor’s rating guide. As to Workers’ Compensation Insurance/ Employer’s Liability Insurance, the SUCCESSOR AGENCY Representative is authorized to authorize lower ratings than those set forth in this Section.
3.4 PRIMACY OF CONSULTANT’S INSURANCE: All policies of insurance provided by CONSULTANT will be primary to any coverage available to SUCCESSOR AGENCY or SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by SUCCESSOR AGENCY or SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers will be in excess of CONSULTANT’s insurance and will not contribute with it.
3.5 WAIVER OF SUBROGATION: All insurance coverage provided pursuant to this Agreement will not prohibit CONSULTANT or CONSULTANT’s officers, employees, agents, subcontractors or subconsultants from waiving the right of subrogation prior to a loss. CONSULTANT hereby waives all rights of subrogation against SUCCESSOR AGENCY, its officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers.
3.6 VERIFICATION OF COVERAGE: CONSULTANT acknowledges, understands, and agrees, that SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s ability to verify the procurement and maintenance of the insurance required under this Article is a material consideration of this Agreement. Accordingly, CONSULTANT warrants, represents, and agrees that it will furnish SUCCESSOR AGENCY with certificates of insurance and endorsements evidencing the coverage required under this Article on ACORD-25 or forms satisfactory to SUCCESSOR AGENCY in its sole and absolute discretion.
The certificates of insurance and endorsements for each insurance policy will be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf and will be on forms provided by the SUCCESSOR AGENCY if requested. Before performing any Services, CONSULTANT shall provide SUCCESSOR AGENCY with all certificates of insurance and endorsements referenced herein. Upon SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s written request, CONSULTANT will also provide SUCCESSOR AGENCY with copies of all required insurance policies and endorsements.
3.7 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, SUCCESSOR AGENCY has the right but not the duty to obtain the insurance it deems necessary, and any premium paid by SUCCESSOR AGENCY will be promptly reimbursed by CONSULTANT or SUCCESSOR AGENCY will withhold amounts sufficient to pay premium from Consultant payments. In the alternative, SUCCESSOR AGENCY may cancel this Agreement effective upon Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 10 notice.
3.8 SPECIAL RISKS OR CIRCUMSTANCES: SUCCESSOR AGENCY reserves the right to modify these requirements, including limits, based on the nature of the risk, prior experience, insurer, coverage, or other special circumstances. Any amendment to the insurance requirements of this Article shall be memorialized and approved in the form of a written amendment to this Agreement, signed by the Parties. The requirement for written amendments, modifications or supplements cannot be waived and any attempted waiver will be void or invalid.
IV.
INDEMNIFICATION
4.1 SUCCESSOR AGENCY and it’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers (hereinafter, the “SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY Indemnitees with the fullest protection possible under the law. CONSULTANT acknowledges that SUCCESSOR AGENCY would not enter into this Agreement in the absence of CONSULTANT’s commitment to indemnify, defend and protect SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY, its officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers.
4.2 To the fullest extent permitted by law, CONSULTANT shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY.
4.3 SUCCESSOR AGENCY shall have the right to offset against the amount of any compensation due to CONSULTANT under this Agreement, any amount due to SUCCESSOR AGENCY from CONSULTANT as a result of CONSULTANT’s failure to either pay SUCCESSOR AGENCY promptly for any costs associated with CONSULTANT’s obligations to indemnify the SUCCESSOR AGENCY Indemnitees under this Article 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.
Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 11 4.4 The obligations of CONSULTANT under this Article 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY and SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers.
4.5 CONSULTANT agrees to obtain executed indemnity agreements with provisions identical to those set forth herein this Article 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY and SUCCESSOR AGENCY’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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s choice.
4.6 SUCCESSOR AGENCY does not and shall not waive any rights that it may possess against CONSULTANT because of the acceptance by SUCCESSOR AGENCY, or the deposit with SUCCESSOR AGENCY, 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.
4.7 This Article 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY may have at law or in equity.
V.
TERMINATION
5.1 TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE: SUCCESSOR AGENCY may immediately terminate this Agreement at any time for convenience and without cause by giving prior written notice of SUCCESSOR AGENCY’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 immediately terminate this Agreement except for cause as provided under Section 5.2, below, with the exception that CONSULTANT may withdraw its representation of SUCCESSOR AGENCY at any time if required to do so under the California Rules of Professional Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 12 Conduct, but shall continue to undertake such minimal legal work as is reasonably necessary to prevent loss of legal rights of SUCCESSOR AGENCY and as otherwise required under the California Rules of Professional Conduct. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, SUCCESSOR AGENCY may require CONSULTANT to provide all finished or unfinished Documents and Data, as defined in Section 6.1, below, and other information of any kind prepared by CONSULTANT in connection with the performance of the Services.
CONSULTANT will be required to provide such Documents and Data within fifteen (15) calendar days of SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s written request. No actual or asserted breach of this Agreement on the part of SUCCESSOR AGENCY pursuant to Section 5.2, below, will operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s ability to terminate this Agreement for convenience as provided under this Section.
5.2 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 under Sections 5.2.B. and 5.2.C. below 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 following Events of Defaults within the following time periods:
i. Within ten (10) business days of SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s issuance of a Default Notice for any failure of CONSULTANT to timely provide SUCCESSOR AGENCY or SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s employees or
agents with any information and/or written reports, documentation, or work product which CONSULTANT is obligated to provide to SUCCESSOR AGENCY or SUCCESSOR AGENCY’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, SUCCESSOR AGENCY will be under no obligation to grant additional time for the cure of an Event of Default under this Section 5.2.B.i. that exceeds seven (7) calendar days from Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 13 the end of the initial 10-day cure period; or
ii. Within fourteen (14) calendar days of SUCCESSOR AGENCY’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, SUCCESSOR AGENCY will be under no obligation to grant additional time for the cure of an Event of Default under this Section 5.2.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 Services; (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; and/or (v) SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s discovery that a statement representation or warranty by CONSULTANT relating to this Agreement is false, misleading or erroneous in any material respect.
C. SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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, SUCCESSOR AGENCY may submit a written request for additional time to cure the Event of Default upon a showing that SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s failure to timely pay any undisputed sums to CONSULTANT as provided under Section 1.5, above, will be cured by SUCCESSOR AGENCY within five (5) calendar days from the date of CONSULTANT’s Default Notice to SUCCESSOR AGENCY.
D. SUCCESSOR AGENCY, 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s intent to suspend CONSULTANT’s performance (hereinafter, a “Suspension Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 14 Notice”). SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY up to the effective date of the suspension. No actual or asserted breach of this Agreement on the part of SUCCESSOR AGENCY will operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict SUCCESSOR AGENCY’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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY at law or under this Agreement in the event of any breach of this Agreement, SUCCESSOR AGENCY, in its sole and absolute discretion, may also pursue any one or more of the following remedies:
i. Upon written notice to CONSULTANT, the SUCCESSOR AGENCY may immediately terminate this Agreement in whole or in part; ii. Upon written notice to CONSULTANT, the SUCCESSOR AGENCY may extend the time of performance;
iii. The SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY may exercise any other available and lawful right or remedy.
CONSULTANT will be liable for all legal fees plus other costs and expenses that SUCCESSOR AGENCY incurs upon a breach of this Agreement or in the SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s exercise of its remedies under this Agreement.
G. In the event SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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.
5.3 SCOPE OF WAIVER: 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 Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 15 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.
5.4 SURVIVING ARTICLES, SECTIONS AND PROVISIONS: The termination of this Agreement pursuant to any provision of this Article or by normal expiration of its term or any extension thereto will not operate to terminate any Article, Section or provision contained herein which provides that it will survive the termination or normal expiration of this Agreement.
VI.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
6.1 DOCUMENTS & DATA; LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: All Documents and Data will be and remain the property of SUCCESSOR AGENCY without restriction or limitation upon their use or dissemination by SUCCESSOR AGENCY. 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY, a perpetual license for SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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.
6.2 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY. SUCCESSOR AGENCY will grant such consent of disclosure as legally required. Upon request, all SUCCESSOR AGENCY data will be returned to SUCCESSOR AGENCY upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement. CONSULTANT will not use SUCCESSOR AGENCY’s name or insignia, photographs, or any publicity pertaining to the Services in any magazine, trade paper, newspaper, television or radio production or other similar medium without the prior written consent of SUCCESSOR AGENCY.
6.3 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 Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 16 tribunal of competent jurisdiction to have violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C., §§3801 et seq. and the California False Claims Act, Government Code §§12650 et seq.
6.4 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:
CONSULTANT: SUCCESSOR AGENCY:
Bright and Brown
550 N Brand Blvd., Suite 2100
Glendale, CA 91203
Attn: Brian L. Becker
Phone: (818) 243-2121
Successor Agency to the Community
Development
Commission/Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Santa Fe Springs
11710 E. Telegraph Road
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone: (562) 868-0511
Attn: Cuong Nguyen
Courtesy Copy to:
Olivarez Madruga Law Organization, LLP
500 S. Grand Avenue, 12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: (213) 744-0099
Attn: Paloma McEvoy, Successor Agency
Counsel
Such notices will be deemed effective when personally delivered or successfully transmitted by facsimile as evidenced by a fax confirmation slip or when mailed, forty-eight (48) hours after deposit with the United States Postal Service, first class postage prepaid and addressed to the Party at its applicable address.
6.5 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.
6.6 SUBCONTRACTING: CONSULTANT will not subcontract any of the Services contemplated under this Agreement, except as expressly stated herein, without the prior written approval of SUCCESSOR AGENCY. 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.
6.7 SUCCESSOR AGENCY’S RIGHT TO EMPLOY OTHER CONSULTANTS:
SUCCESSOR AGENCY reserves the right to employ other independent contractors in connection with the various projects worked upon by CONSULTANT.
Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 17 6.8 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST:
A. 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, SUCCESSOR AGENCY will have the right to rescind this Agreement without liability. For the term of this Agreement, no member, officer, or employee of SUCCESSOR AGENCY, during the term of his or her service with SUCCESSOR AGENCY, will have any direct interest in this Agreement, or obtain any present or anticipated material benefit arising therefrom.
B. CONSULTANT shall not perform any services for clients that will present a direct conflict of interest with respect to CONSULTANT’s Services to SUCCESSOR AGENCY. During the Term of this Agreement,
CONSULTANT will disclose to SUCCESSOR AGENCY in writing any potential clients who have activities located in the SUCCESSOR AGENCY to whom CONSULTANT will perform services. CONSULTANT also may not serve clients whose business, regardless of location, would place CONSULTANT in a “conflict of interest,” as that term is defined in the Political Reform Act (Gov. Code § 81000 et seq.)
C. CONSULTANT has completed a conflict check with respect to Bridgeland Resources, LLC, which is the current oil and gas operator at the Property, and Porto’s Enterprises, Inc., the potential purchaser of the Property. As of the Effective Date of this Agreement, CONSULTANT has not identified any other parties that might have or potentially might have responsibility for the environmental contamination on the Property or might have interests adverse to SUCCESSOR AGENCY with respect to the Property. Based upon the referenced conflict check, CONSULTANT is not aware of any conflicts or potential conflicts that would preclude the CONSULTANT from entering into this Agreement at this time. However, CONSULTANT discloses that it has represented oil companies and landowners regarding oil fields in and in the vicinity of the City of Santa Fe Springs. This circumstance raises the possibility that SUCCESSOR AGENCY may ultimately need to make assertions that other persons and businesses involved with such oil fields are responsible for the conditions on the Property, which could result in a future conflict for CONSULTANT that would preclude CONSULTANT from continuing its legal representation of SUCCESSOR AGENCY under this Agreement. Both CONSULTANT and SUCCESSOR AGENCY understand and recognize the possibility that circumstances can arise in the future where the California Rules of Professional Conduct may preclude the CONSULTANT from continuing to provide the Services to SUCCESSOR AGENCY as to a divisible portion or Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 18 potentially even the entirety of the Scope of Services that this Agreement entails. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or permit CONSULTANT to represent SUCCESSOR AGENCY if and to the extent the CONSULTANT becomes unable to do so under the California Rules of Professional Conduct.
D. CONSULTANT shall not employ any official or employee of the SUCCESSOR AGENCY during the Term of this Agreement or any extension term. No officer or employee of SUCCESSOR AGENCY shall have any financial interest in this Agreement that would violate Government Code Section 1090. CONSULTANT warrants and represents that no owner, principal, partner, officer, or employee of CONSULTANT is or has been an official, officer, employee, agent, or appointee of the SUCCESSOR AGENCY within the twelve-month period of time immediately preceding the Effective Date. If an owner, principal, partner, officer, employee, agent, or appointee of CONSULTANT was an official, officer, employee, agent, or appointee of the SUCCESSOR AGENCY within the twelve-month period immediately preceding the Effective Date, CONSULTANT warrants that any such individuals did not participate in any manner in the forming of this Agreement. CONSULTANT understands that, if this Agreement is made in violation of Government Code §1090 et seq., the entire Agreement is void and CONSULTANT will not be entitled to any compensation for services performed pursuant to this Agreement, including reimbursement of expenses, and CONSULTANT will be required to reimburse the SUCCESSOR AGENCY for any sums paid to CONSULTANT.
CONSULTANT understands that, in addition to the foregoing, it may be subject to criminal prosecution for a violation of Government Code §1090.
6.9 TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE: Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement.
6.10 GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE: This Agreement shall be interpreted and governed according to the laws of the State of California. In the event of litigation between the Parties, venue, without exception, will be in the Los Angeles 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.
6.11 ATTORNEYS’ FEES: If either Party commences an action against the other Party, legal, administrative, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing Party in such litigation will be entitled to have and recover from the losing Party reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other costs of such action.
6.12 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: This Agreement will be binding on the successors and assigns of the Parties.
6.13 NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFIT: There are no intended third-party beneficiaries of Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 19 any right or obligation assumed by the Parties. All rights and benefits under this Agreement inure exclusively to the Parties.
6.14 CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement will not be construed in favor of, or against, either Party but will be construed as if the Parties prepared this Agreement together through a process of negotiation and with the advice of their respective attorneys.
6.15 SEVERABILITY: If any portion of this Agreement is declared invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
6.16 AMENDMENT; MODIFICATION: No amendment, modification or supplement of this Agreement will be valid or binding unless executed in writing and signed by both Parties, subject to SUCCESSOR AGENCY approval. The requirement for written amendments, modifications or supplements cannot be waived and any attempted waiver will be void and invalid.
6.17 CAPTIONS: The captions of the various articles, sections and paragraphs are for convenience and ease of reference only, and do not define, limit, augment, or describe the scope, content, or intent of this Agreement.
6.18 INCONSISTENCIES OR CONFLICTS: In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the exhibits attached hereto, the provisions of this Agreement will control.
6.19 ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement, including all attached exhibits, constitutes the entire, complete, final, and exclusive expression of the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein and supersedes all other agreements or understandings, whether oral or written, which may have been entered into between SUCCESSOR AGENCY and CONSULTANT prior to the execution of this Agreement. Any statements, representations, or other agreements, whether oral or written, made by either Party that is not embodied herein will not be valid or binding on the Parties. No amendment, modification or supplement to this Agreement will be valid and binding unless in writing and duly executed by the Parties pursuant to Section 6.16, above.
6.20 FORCE MAJEURE: The completion deadline for any Services assigned to CONSULTANT may 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY. CONSULTANT shall within three (3) calendar days of the commencement of such delay notify the SUCCESSOR AGENCY Representative in writing of the causes of the delay. The SUCCESSOR AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY Representative such delay is justified. The SUCCESSOR Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 20 AGENCY 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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY for any delay in the performance of this Agreement, however caused, CONSULTANT’s sole remedy being extension of the Agreement pursuant to this Section.
6.21 COUNTERPARTS: This Agreement will be executed in three (3) original counterparts each of which will be of equal force and effect. No handwritten or typewritten amendment, modification, or supplement to any one counterpart will be valid or binding unless made to all three counterparts in conformity with Section
6.16, above. One fully executed original counterpart will be delivered to CONSULTANT and the remaining two original counterparts will be retained by SUCCESSOR AGENCY.
6.22 AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT: The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the Parties warrant and represent that they have the authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of said Parties and have the authority to bind the Parties to the provisions of this Agreement.
6.23 ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES: The Parties acknowledge and agree that execution of the 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.
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Docusign Envelope ID: 65FE9455-D40C-4E0D-8BBD-AD3DACFE50D0 21 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first appearing in this Agreement, above.
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION/REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS:
By:
René Bobadilla, Executive Director
Date:_______________________
BRIGHT AND BROWN:
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:_______________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
Paloma McEvoy
Successor Agency Counsel
Date:____________________________
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Partner
Brian L. Becker
2/6/2026
2/8/2026
22 Exhibit “A”
[Scope of Services]
[Separately Attached]
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[Compensation Rate]
2026 SCHEDULE OF RATES, FEES AND CHARGES
1. Attorney Fees
Attorney Hourly Rate
James S. Bright $760
Maureen J. Bright $760
Brian L. Becker $655
Kristin G. Taylor $620
MacKenzie E. Hunt $580
8th Year Associate $530
7th Year Associate $505
6th Year Associate $475
5th Year Associate $450
4th Year Associate $425
3rd Year Associate $410
2nd Year Associate $385
1st Year Associate $365
Senior Paralegal $150
Paralegal $115
2. Transportation
Air Actual cost
Ground Transportation Actual cost
Personal Car Current IRS mileage rate
Parking Actual cost
3. Meals and Lodging Actual cost
4. Communications
Long Distance Telephone No charge
Facsimile No charge
Postage Actual cost
Delivery Services Actual cost
Audio/Video Conference Services Actual cost
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Matter-Specific Specialized IT
Services/Litigation Support
$125/hr.
Electronic Research Actual cost
Printing and Binding Actual cost
Photocopying/Digital Document
Scanning
No charge for small jobs; outside services are
used for large jobs and are charged at the
actual cost
Court Fees Actual cost
Court Reporters Actual cost
Deposition Transcripts Actual cost
Expert Witness Fees Actual cost
Secretarial Overtime No charge
Word Processing No charge
Normal Office Supplies and
Materials
No charge
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
SUBJECT:
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING ON AUGUST 11, 2026 (CITY CLERK)
DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Approve the minutes as submitted.
Attachments
Attachment No. 1 - 08-11-2026 Special Meeting Minutes.pdf Approved: 9/15/2026
MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 11, 2026 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Zamora called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Members present: Councilmembers Rounds, Mora, Martin, and Mayor Zamora Members absent: Mayor Pro Tem Rodriguez
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS
There was no one wishing to speak during comments.
PUBLIC HEARING
1. CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY 45-DAY CITYWIDE MORATORIUM ON THE APPROVAL, ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, OR
RELOCATION OF BLOOD BANKS, PLASMA CENTERS, AND OTHER SPECIMEN DONATION FACILITIES RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Determine the adoption of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172 is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and
2. Introduce by title only, and waive further reading of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172, imposing a 45-day moratorium on the approval, establishment, expansion, or relocation of blood banks, plasma centers, and other specimen donation facilities.
Public Hearing opened at 12:05 p.m.
No. of Speakers: None
Public Hearing closed at 12:05 p.m.
It was moved by Councilmember Martin and seconded by Councilmember Rounds, to adopt the Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1172, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Rounds, Mora, Martin, Zamora
Noes: None
Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Rodriguez
Recuse: None
MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 11, 2026 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING Page 2 of 2
CONSENT CALENDAR
2. 2027 TOURNAMENT OF ROSES® PARADE ENTERTAINMENT FLOAT AND MARIACHI AGREEMENTS RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in a form and content approved by the City Attorney, between the City of Santa Fe Springs and Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlan (Mariachi) for participation in the 2027 Pasadena Tournament of Roses® Parade; and
2. Appropriate $50,000 to cover expenses associated with the Mariachi MOU; and
3. Approve a sole source procurement with the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association (TOR) in the amount of $200,000 for designation of the City's float as an official Entertainment Float; and
4. Appropriate a not-to-exceed amount of $225,000 for the Entertainment Float presentation fee; and
5. Authorize the City Manager to execute any agreements with the TOR related to the Entertainment Float presentation, and any related agreements, amendments, or documents necessary to implement the City's participation, in form and content approved by the City Attorney; and
6. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
City Manager, Rene Bobadilla, provided an update on Entertainment Float presentation fee and expenses.
It was moved by Councilmember Rounds, and seconded by Councilmember Mora, to approve the Consent Calendar, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Rounds, Mora, Martin, and Mayor Zamora Noes: None.
Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Rodriguez
Recuse: None.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Pro Tem Rodriguez adjourned the meeting at 12:12 p.m. _____________________
Joe Angel Zamora
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________
Maribel Garcia Date
City Clerk
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:
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
AGREEMENT WITH NORTH STAR ALLIANCE, LLC FOR REGIONAL MULTI-JURISDICTION COALITION (BIG 4), TO PROVIDE OUTREACH, EVENT PLANNING, MARKETING, PUBLIC
RELATIONS, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN
SUPPORT OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES (COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT)
DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with North Star Alliance, LLC (“NSA”), in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars ($228,000) for Santa Fe Springs’ Phase 1 and Phase 2 participation in the Big 4 Regional Economic Development Initiative; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Service Agreement and any non-substantive documents necessary to implement the agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City of Santa Fe Springs’ maximum contractual obligation under the proposed PSA is $228,000, consisting of $168,000 for Phase 1 and $60,000 for Phase 2.
For Phase 1, the $168,000 amount represents the total cost allocated among the Cities of Santa Fe Springs, Commerce, and Industry, with each city’s share equal to $56,000. Santa Fe Springs will initially pay the full $168,000 to NSA and will seek reimbursement of $56,000 from the City of Commerce and $56,000 from the City of Industry.
Accordingly, Santa Fe Springs anticipated net Phase 1 cost is $56,000.
For Phase 2, the proposed cost is $60,000 per participating city. Santa Fe Springs will be responsible only for its $60,000 Phase 2 allocation and will pay NSA directly rather than advancing the other participating cities’ shares.
Accordingly, Santa Fe Springs anticipated net cost for the two phases is $116,000, assuming full reimbursement of the other cities’ Phase 1 shares.
Funding for the City’s obligation is available in the Economic Development budget under Account No. 10101126- 542054.
BACKGROUND
The Regional Multi-Jurisdictional Coalition (“Big 4”) was established to strengthen regional collaboration among the participating jurisdictions through coordinated communication, strategic engagement, economic development activities, and regional initiatives. The coalition consists of the Cities of Commerce, Industry, Santa Fe Springs, and Vernon.
The Big 4 initiative is intended to strengthen regional economic competitiveness, support industrial and commercial growth, improve regional visibility, foster strategic partnerships, and advance business attraction and economic development opportunities through coordinated efforts among the participating cities.
North Star Alliances, LLC (“NSA”) has provided and is proposed to continue providing professional services in support of the Big 4 initiative, including strategic communications, outreach, marketing, public relations, stakeholder engagement, partnership development, business attraction support, investor engagement coordination, industry outreach, and program activation services.
The proposed PSA formalizes both Phase 1 and Phase 2 services. The agreement incorporates the Phase 1 Scope of Work as Exhibit A, the Phase 1 Fee Schedule as Exhibit B, and the Phase 2 Scope of Work as Exhibit C. The combined agreement establishes the scope, deliverables, compensation, payment terms, and responsibilities applicable to Santa Fe Springs and NSA.
Phase 1 established the foundational Big 4 platform, including a unified regional identity, communications foundation, digital presence, marketing assets, stakeholder awareness, and market visibility. Phase 2 is intended to activate and build upon that foundation through coordinated communications, business attraction, stakeholder engagement, strategic partnerships, city-specific economic development marketing, and ongoing program management.
The Phase 2 Scope of Work identifies six primary program components: (1) Communications & Brand Activation; (2) Strategic Partnerships, Stakeholder Engagement & Industry Activation; (3) Business Attraction & Opportunity Development; (4) City Economic Development Marketing; (5) Program Sustainability & Revenue Generation; and (6) Program Management & Reporting.
The Phase 2 Scope of Work also provides optional city-specific services that may be separately authorized by a participating city. The general Phase 2 program is proposed for a twenty-four-month period with a review at the twelve-month mark. The Phase 2 fee structure is $5,000 per month, or $60,000 annually, per city.
ANALYSIS
The proposed PSA provides a consolidated contractual framework for Santa Fe Springs’ participation in the Big 4 initiative and establishes clear compensation limits for the services to be provided by NSA.
Phase 1 compensation is capped at $168,000 for the three participating cities of Santa Fe Springs, Commerce, and Industry, with an equal $56,000 allocation to each city. Santa Fe Springs will serve as the initial paying agency for Phase 1 and will seek reimbursement from Commerce and Industry for their respective shares.
Phase 2 compensation under the Santa Fe Springs PSA is capped at $60,000, representing Santa Fe Springs’ individual annual allocation. Each participating city will be responsible for its own Phase 2 allocation and will pay NSA directly.
The agreement also contains a sponsorship and strategic partnership revenue-sharing provision under which NSA may retain 30 percent of gross revenues generated from sponsorship and strategic partnerships developed and secured pursuant to the Phase 2 Scope of Work, with the remaining 70 percent allocated among the participating Big 4 cities as provided in the agreement. Any broader funding-related revenue-sharing arrangement would be subject to separate legal review and authorization, as applicable.
Formalizing the services through the proposed PSA will provide a defined scope of work, deliverables, compensation limits, and performance expectations while supporting the Big 4’s regional economic development and business attraction objectives.
ENVIRONMENTAL
The proposed action is not subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines because approval of a Professional Services Agreement for strategic communications, outreach, marketing, stakeholder engagement, and related economic development services is an administrative activity that will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Therefore, the proposed action is not considered a “project” under CEQA.
DISCUSSION
N/A
SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Upon City Council approval, the City Manager will execute the Professional Services Agreement with North Star Alliances, LLC. Staff will coordinate with NSA and the participating Big 4 cities to implement the approved Phase 1 and Phase 2 scopes of work in accordance with the agreement and applicable payment and reimbursement procedures.
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Professional Services Agreement with North Star Alliances, LLC Exhibit A – Phase 1 Scope of Work
Exhibit B – Phase 1 Fee Schedule
Exhibit C – Phase 2 Scope of Work
Attachments
Attachment No. 1 - PSA_NSA_Phase1_Phase2 w Exhibits - Final.pdf 1 2025
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
(Engagement: Big 4 Economic Development Strategy - Phase 1 and Phase 2) (Parties: North Star Alliances, LLC and City of Santa Fe Springs) THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (hereinafter, “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 3rd day of December 2025 (hereinafter, the “Effective Date”) by and between the CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, a municipal corporation (hereinafter, “CITY”) and NORTH STAR ALLIANCES, LLC, a California limited liability company (hereinafter, “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, on September 1, 2025, the Cities of Santa Fe Springs, Commerce, Industry, and Vernon entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) establishing a regional coalition to promote legislative initiatives, economic development opportunities, and regional policy objectives, with said MOU expiring on August 31, 2030; and WHEREAS, the participating jurisdictions recognized the need to strengthen regional economic competitiveness, support industrial and commercial growth, improve legislative advocacy efforts, and further economic development and key policy objectives through collaborative planning and technical analysis; and WHEREAS, the Cities of Santa Fe Santa Fe Springs, Commerce, Industry, and Vernon (collectively, the “Big 4”) seek to implement Phase 1 and Phase 2 of a strategic communication, outreach, marketing, public relations and stakeholder engagement initiative to support regional economic development priorities and strengthen regional collaboration; and
WHEREAS, the CITY desires to retain CONSULTANT to provide outreach, event planning, marketing, public relations, stakeholder engagement, strategic communications, and related consulting services associated with Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Big 4 Regional Economic Development Initiative; and WHEREAS, CONSULTANT represents that it possesses the qualifications, expertise, personnel, training, and experience necessary to competently provide the Services contemplated under this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute this Agreement at its Regular Meeting of September 15, 2026; and WHEREAS, the Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is limited to Phase 1 and Phase 2 services only, as described in the Scope of Services attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A” and Exhibit “C”, in an amount not-toexceed One Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($168,000.00) for Phase 1 and Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero ($60,000) for Phase 2, and that any Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 2 additional services or subsequent phase of work shall require separate written authorization and approval by CITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein contained, CITY and CONSULTANT agree as follows:
I.
ENGAGEMENT TERMS
1.1 TERM: This Agreement shall have a term commencing from the Effective Date through April 30, 2030 (hereinafter, the “Term”). Nothing in this Section shall operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict the CITY’s ability to terminate this Agreement at any time for convenience or for cause as provided under Article V (Termination), below. The Term may be extended upon mutual written agreement of the Parties and approval by the City Council, if required, pursuant to Section
6.16 of this Agreement, below.
1.2 SCOPE OF SERVICES:
A. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, CONSULTANT agrees to provide the services and tasks described in the Phase 1 Scope of Work, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A”, and the Phase 2 Scope of Work, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “C” (collectively, the “Scope of Services”). 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 Services. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of the Scope of Services and the provisions of this Agreement to which the Scope of Services is attached, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern and control. For the purposes of this Agreement the aforementioned services and tasks set forth in the Scope of Services shall hereinafter be referred to generally by the capitalized term “Services.” The Services contemplated under this Agreement shall be limited to Phase 1 and Phase 2 strategic communications, outreach, marketing, public relations, stakeholder engagement, event planning, and related professional services associated with the Big 4 coalition consisting of the Cities of Santa Fe Springs, Commerce, Industry and Vernon.
1.3 PROSECUTION OF SERVICES:
A. CONSULTANT shall perform the Services contemplated under this Agreement in accordance with the Scope of Services attached as Exhibit “A” and Exhibit “C” to this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to entitle CONSULTANT to the receipt of any sums under this Agreement unless the Services are in fact timely performed and completed by CONSULTANT and accepted by CITY.
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 3 B. CONSULTANT shall perform all assigned Services continuously and with due diligence so as to complete all Services. CONSULTANT shall cooperate with CITY and in no manner interfere with the work of CITY, its employees or other consultants, contractors, or agents; 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.
1.4 COMPENSATION: CONSULTANT shall perform Phase 1 in accordance with the Phase 1 Fee Schedule, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “B”, and shall perform Phase 2 in accordance with the “Fee Structure” section of the Phase 2 Scope of Work, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “C” (collectively, the “Compensation Rate”). The foregoing notwithstanding, CONSULTANT’s compensation for the performance of Phase 1 shall not exceed the sum of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY- EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($168,000.00), and CONSULTANT’s
compensation for the performance of Phase 2 shall not exceed the sum of SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($60,00.00). Collectively, CONSULTANT’s total compensation for the performance of all Services contemplated under this Agreement may not exceed the aggregate sum of TWO
HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS
($228,000) (hereinafter, the “Not-to-Exceed Sum”) during the Term of this Agreement, unless such added expenditure is first approved by the City Council.
In the event CONSULTANT’s charges are projected to exceed the Aggregate Notto-Exceed Sum prior to the expiration of this Agreement, CITY may suspend CONSULTANT’s performance pending CITY approval of any anticipated expenditures in excess of the Aggregate Not-to-Exceed Sum or any other CITY approved amendment to the compensation terms of this Agreement.
1.5 SPONSORSHIP REVENUE SHARING: CONSULTANT and the Big 4 cities shall share gross revenues generated from sponsorships and/or strategic partnerships developed and secured by CONSULTANT pursuant to the Phase 2 Scope of Work, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “C”. CONSULTANT shall retain 30% of all such gross revenues and the Big 4 cities shall receive 70% of all such gross revenues, with the Big 4 cities’ portion split evenly between the participating Big 4 cities. CITY’s portion of the sponsorship and/or strategic partnership gross revenues may be deducted from compensation due to CONSULTANT for Services performed under this Agreement, as applicable.
1.6 PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION: 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 Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 4 month, including services and tasks performed and any reimbursable out-ofpocket expenses incurred. If the amount of CONSULTANT’s monthly compensation is a function of hours worked by CONSULTANT’s personnel, the invoice should indicate the number of hours worked in the recently concluded calendar month, the person(s) responsible for performing the Services, the rate of compensation at which such services and tasks were performed, the subtotal for each task and service performed and a grand total for all services performed.
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.
1.7 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 there, and to inspect all program data, documents, proceedings, and activities.
1.8 ABANDONMENT BY CONSULTANT: In the event CONSULTANT ceases to perform the Services 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 Services, 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 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.
II.
PERFORMANCE OF AGREEMENT
2.1 CITY’S REPRESENTATIVE: The CITY hereby designates René Bobadilla, City Manager (hereinafter, the “City Representative”) to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement. The City Representative or the City Representative’s 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 the City Representative’s designee.
2.2 CONSULTANT REPRESENTATIVE: CONSULTANT hereby designates Ernesto Morales, Chief Executive Officer, to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (hereinafter, “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 the Consultant Representative’s designee will supervise and direct the performance of the Services, using his/her best skill and attention, and will be Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 5 responsible for all means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures and for the satisfactory coordination of all Services under this Agreement. Notice to the Consultant Representative will constitute notice to CONSULTANT.
2.3 COORDINATION OF SERVICE; CONFORMANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS:
CONSULTANT agrees to work closely with CITY staff in the performance of the Services and this Agreement and will be 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.
2.4 STANDARD OF CARE; PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES: CONSULTANT represents, acknowledges, and agrees to the following:
A. CONSULTANT will perform all Services skillfully, consistent with and adhering to its professional standard of care, that is, the degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the same profession currently practicing at the same time and in the same or similar locality; B. CONSULTANT shall at all times employ such knowledge, 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 knowledge, materials, and tools 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 Services 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 (Gov. Code, § 81000 et seq.). CONSULTANT shall be liable for all violations of such laws and regulations in connection with CONSULTANT’s performance of the 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 Services 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 Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 6 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, notwithstanding Section 5.2.B, 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 his 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 Services under the standard of care as articulated under Section 2.4.A.
2.5 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.
2.6 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 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 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. The key personnel for performance of this Agreement are as follows:
Ernesto Morales, Chief Executive Officer.
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 7 2.7 CONTROL AND PAYMENT OF SUBORDINATES; INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR: The Services will be performed by CONSULTANT or under CONSULTANT’s strict supervision. CONSULTANT will determine the means, methods, and details of performing the Services 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 Services 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 Services 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. Notwithstanding any other CITY, state, or federal policy, rule, regulation, law, or ordinance to the contrary, CONSULTANT and any of its employees, agents, and subcontractors performing the Services under this Agreement shall not qualify for or become entitled to, and hereby agree to waive any and all claims to, any compensation, benefit, or any incident of employment by CITY, including but not limited to eligibility to enroll in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) as an employee of CITY and entitlement to any contribution to be paid by CITY for employer contributions and/or employee contributions for PERS benefits.
2.8 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 Services 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 Services.
2.9 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 Services. CONSULTANT’s compliance with applicable laws will include, without limitation, compliance with all applicable Cal/OSHA requirements and applicable regulations of the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urbanization.
2.10 NON-DISCRIMINATION: CONSULTANT represents that it is an equal opportunity employer, and it shall not discriminate against any subconsultant, employee or Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 8 applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, handicap, ancestry, sex, or age. Such non-discrimination shall include, but not be limited to, all activities related to initial employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff, or termination.
2.11 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.
III.
INSURANCE
3.1 DUTY TO PROCURE AND MAINTAIN INSURANCE: Before performing any Services contemplated under this Agreement, CONSULTANT will procure and maintain policies of insurance that meet the requirements and specifications set forth under this Article. CONSULTANT will procure and maintain the following insurance coverage, at its own expense:
A. Commercial General Liability Insurance: CONSULTANT will procure and maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance (“CGL Coverage”) as broad as Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence Form CG 0001) or its equivalent. Such CGL Coverage will have minimum limits of no less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) per occurrence and Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) in the general aggregate for bodily injury, personal injury, property damage, operations, products and completed operations, and contractual liability.
B. Automobile Liability Insurance: For any owned, non-owned, or hired vehicles used in connection with the performance of this Agreement, CONSULTANT will procure and maintain Automobile Liability Insurance as broad as Insurance Services Office Form Number CA 0001 covering Automobile Liability, Code 1 (any auto). Such Automobile Liability Insurance will have minimum limits of no less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
C. Workers’ Compensation Insurance/ Employer’s Liability Insurance: A policy of workers’ compensation insurance in such amount as will fully comply with the laws of the State of California and 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 Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 9 occurring to any worker employed by or any persons retained by CONSULTANT in the course of carrying out the Services contemplated in this Agreement.
D. Errors & Omissions Insurance: For the full term of this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, CONSULTANT will procure and maintain Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance appropriate to CONSULTANT’s profession. Such coverage will have minimum limits of no less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) per claim.
3.2 ADDITIONAL INSURED REQUIREMENTS: The CGL Coverage and the Automobile Liability Insurance will contain an endorsement naming the CITY and CITY’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers as additional insureds.
3.3 REQUIRED CARRIER RATING: All varieties of insurance required under this Agreement will be procured from insurers admitted in the State of California and authorized to issue policies directly to California insureds. Except as otherwise provided elsewhere under this Article, all required insurance will be procured from insurers who, according to the latest edition of the Best’s Insurance Guide, have an A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A:VII. CITY may also accept policies procured by insurance carriers with a Standard & Poor’s rating of no less than BBB according to the latest published edition the Standard & Poor’s rating guide. As to Workers’ Compensation Insurance/ Employer’s Liability Insurance, the CITY Representative is authorized to authorize lower ratings than those set forth in this Section.
3.4 PRIMACY OF CONSULTANT’S INSURANCE: All policies of insurance provided by CONSULTANT will be primary to any coverage available to CITY or CITY’s elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by CITY or CITY’s elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers will be in excess of CONSULTANT’s insurance and will not contribute with it.
3.5 WAIVER OF SUBROGATION: All insurance coverage provided pursuant to this Agreement will not prohibit CONSULTANT or CONSULTANT’s officers, employees, agents, subcontractors or subconsultants from waiving the right of subrogation prior to a loss. CONSULTANT hereby waives all rights of subrogation against CITY, its officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers.
3.6 VERIFICATION OF COVERAGE: CONSULTANT acknowledges, understands, and agrees, that CITY’s ability to verify the procurement and maintenance of the insurance required under this Article is a material consideration of this Agreement.
Accordingly, CONSULTANT warrants, represents and agrees that it will furnish CITY with certificates of insurance and endorsements evidencing the coverage required under this Article on ACORD-25 or forms satisfactory to CITY in its sole and absolute discretion. The certificates of insurance and endorsements for each insurance policy will be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf and will be on forms provided by the CITY if Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 10 requested. Before performing any Services, CONSULTANT shall provide CITY with all certificates of insurance and endorsements referenced herein. Upon CITY’s written request, CONSULTANT will also provide CITY with copies of all required insurance policies and endorsements.
3.7 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.
3.8 SPECIAL RISKS OR CIRCUMSTANCES: City reserves the right to modify these requirements, including limits, based on the nature of the risk, prior experience, insurer, coverage, or other special circumstances. Any amendment to the insurance requirements of this Article shall be memorialized and approved in the form of a written amendment to this Agreement, signed by the Parties. The requirement for written amendments, modifications or supplements cannot be waived and any attempted waiver will be void or invalid.
IV.
INDEMNIFICATION
4.1 CITY and it’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 or approval 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.
4.2 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, CONSULTANT’s failure to comply with any of its obligations contained in this Agreement, or the approval of this Agreement, except such loss or damage which Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 11 is caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the CITY.
4.3 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 Article 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.
4.4 The obligations of CONSULTANT under this Article 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.
4.5 CONSULTANT agrees to obtain executed indemnity agreements with provisions identical to those set forth herein this Article 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.
4.6 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.
4.7 This Article 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.
V.
TERMINATION
5.1 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 Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 12 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 5.2, 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 6.1 below, and other information of any kind prepared by CONSULTANT in connection with the performance of the Services.
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 5.2, below, will operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict CITY’s ability to terminate this Agreement for convenience as provided under this Section.
5.2 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 under Sections 5.2.B and 5.2.C below 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 following Events of Defaults 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 Section 5.2.B.i. that exceeds seven (7) calendar days from the end of the initial 10-day cure period; or Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 13 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 Section 5.2.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 Services; (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; and/or (v) 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 fortyfive (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 as provided under Section 1.6, above, 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 Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 14 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.
5.3 SCOPE OF WAIVER: 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.
5.4 SURVIVING ARTICLES, SECTIONS AND PROVISIONS: The termination of this Agreement pursuant to any provision of this Article or by normal expiration of its term or any extension thereto will not operate to terminate any Article, Section or provision contained herein which provides that it will survive the termination or Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 15 normal expiration of this Agreement.
VI.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
6.1 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, 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.
6.2 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 Services in any magazine, trade paper, newspaper, television or radio production or other similar medium without the prior written consent of CITY.
6.3 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., § 3801 et seq.) and the California False Claims Act (Gov. Code, § 12650 et seq.).
6.4 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:
CONSULTANT: CITY:
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Attn: Ernesto Morales,
Chief Executive Officer
2629 Foothill Blvd., 345
La Crescenta, CA 91214
Phone:(310) 721-6613
City of Santa Fe Springs
Office of City Manager
11710 Telegraph Road
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone: (562) 868-0511
Attn: René Bobadilla, City Manager
Such notices will be deemed effective when personally delivered or successfully transmitted by facsimile as evidenced by a fax confirmation slip or when mailed, forty-eight (48) hours after deposit with the United States Postal Service, first class postage prepaid and addressed to the Party at its applicable address.
6.5 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.
6.6 SUBCONTRACTING: CONSULTANT will not subcontract any of the Services contemplated under 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.
6.7 CITY’S RIGHT TO EMPLOY OTHER CONSULTANTS: CITY reserves the right to employ other independent contractors in connection with the various projects worked upon by CONSULTANT.
6.8 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST:
A. 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.
B. CONSULTANT may serve other clients, but none whose activities within the corporate limits of CITY or whose business, regardless of location, would place CONSULTANT in a “conflict of interest,” as that term is defined in the Political Reform Act (Gov. Code, § 81000 et seq.).
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 17 C. CONSULTANT shall not employ any official or employee of the CITY during the Term of this Agreement or any extension term. No officer or employee of CITY shall have any financial interest in this Agreement that would violate Government Code Section 1090 et seq. CONSULTANT warrants and represents that no owner, principal, partner, officer, or employee of CONSULTANT is or has been an official, officer, employee, agent, or appointee of the CITY within the twelve-month period of time immediately preceding the Effective Date. If an owner, principal, partner, officer, employee, agent, or appointee of CONSULTANT was an official, officer, employee, agent, or appointee of the CITY within the twelve-month period immediately preceding the Effective Date, CONSULTANT warrants that any such individuals did not participate in any manner in the forming of this Agreement. CONSULTANT understands that, if this Agreement is made in violation of Government Code Section 1090 et seq., the entire Agreement is void and CONSULTANT will not be entitled to any compensation for services performed pursuant to this Agreement, including reimbursement of expenses, and CONSULTANT will be required to reimburse the CITY for any sums paid to CONSULTANT.
CONSULTANT understands that, in addition to the foregoing, it may be subject to criminal prosecution for a violation of Government Code Section 1090.
6.9 TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE: Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement.
6.10 GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE: This Agreement shall be interpreted and governed according to the laws of the State of California. In the event of litigation between the Parties, venue, without exception, will be in the Los Angeles 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.
6.11 ATTORNEYS’ FEES: If either Party commences an action against the other Party, legal, administrative, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing Party in such litigation will be entitled to have and recover from the losing Party reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other costs of such action.
6.12 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: This Agreement will be binding on the successors and assigns of the Parties.
6.13 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.
6.14 CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement will not be construed in favor of, or against, either Party but will be construed as if the Parties prepared this Agreement together through a process of negotiation and with the advice of their respective attorneys.
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 18 6.15 SEVERABILITY: If any portion of this Agreement is declared invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
6.16 AMENDMENT; MODIFICATION: 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.
6.17 CAPTIONS: The captions of the various articles, sections and paragraphs are for convenience and ease of reference only, and do not define, limit, augment, or describe the scope, content, or intent of this Agreement.
6.18 INCONSISTENCIES OR CONFLICTS: In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the exhibits attached hereto, the provisions of this Agreement will control.
6.19 ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement, including all attached exhibits, constitutes the entire, complete, final, and exclusive expression of the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein and supersedes all other agreements or understandings, whether oral or written, which may have been entered into between CITY and CONSULTANT prior to the execution of this Agreement. Any statements, representations, or other agreements, whether oral or written, made by either Party that is not embodied herein will not be valid or binding on the Parties. No amendment, modification or supplement to this Agreement will be valid and binding unless in writing and duly executed by the Parties pursuant to Section
6.16, above.
6.20 FORCE MAJEURE: The completion deadline for any Services assigned to CONSULTANT may 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.
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.
6.21 COUNTERPARTS: This Agreement will be executed in three (3) original counterparts each of which will be of equal force and effect. No handwritten or Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 19 typewritten amendment, modification, or supplement to any one counterpart will be valid or binding unless made to all three counterparts in conformity with Section
6.16, above. One fully executed original counterpart will be delivered to CONSULTANT and the remaining two original counterparts will be retained by CITY.
6.22 AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT: The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the Parties warrant and represent that they have the authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of said Parties and have the authority to bind the Parties to the provisions of this Agreement.
6.23 ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES: The Parties acknowledge and agree that execution of the 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.
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Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 20 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first appearing in this Agreement, above.
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS:
By:
René Bobadilla, City Manager
Date:_______________________
NORTH STAR ALLIANCES, LLC:
By: __
Ernesto Morales, Chief Executive
Officer
Date:_______________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By: __________________________
Rick Olivarez, City Attorney
Date: ___________________________
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21 Exhibit “A”
[Phase 1 Scope of Work]
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EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF WORK – PHASE 1
THE BIG 4 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Consultant: North Star Alliances, LLC (NSA)
Phase 1 Participating Cities: Cities of Santa Fe Springs, Commerce, and Industry Engagement: Big 4 Economic Development Strategy – Phase 1
1. Program Overview
Phase 1 establishes the baseline communications, economic development, stakeholder engagement, and business attraction strategies necessary for the participating cities to advance the regional Big 4 economic development initiative.
NSA will serve as the lead project manager and strategic communications partner, providing coordinated services while developing city-specific economic development narratives, opportunity messaging, and business attraction materials.
2. Engagement Scope of Work
City-Specific Opportunities
Milestone 1 – SB 1 Narrative Development, Legislative Messaging, and Communications Strategy Support — December 2025 (approximately 3–5 weeks from project kickoff) • Review existing City SB 1 information, studies, and supporting materials. • Develop clear and accessible narratives for policymakers, regional agencies, and stakeholders. • Develop the SB 1 Funding Equity narrative.
• Draft executive talking points for City leadership.
• Design “Problem, Impact, Solution, Ask” messaging frameworks. • Conduct legislative research to align messaging with State priorities. • Prepare audience-specific messaging.
• Develop Big 4 advocacy materials, including fact sheets, talking points, briefing materials, and preliminary graphics.
Milestone 2 – Communications Audit, Opportunity Messaging, and Business Attraction Narrative Preparation — January 2026
• Conduct a citywide communications audit.
• Review websites, collateral, maps, and business attraction materials. • Identify messaging gaps and inconsistencies.
• Develop opportunity narratives for strategic sites and economic development areas. • Prepare investor- and developer-focused messaging.
• Develop industry value propositions.
• Participate in leadership meetings to align messaging with City goals. • Begin development of city-specific narratives supporting the broader Big 4 initiative.
Milestone 3 – Economic Development Narrative Development and White Paper Support — February 2026 • Develop industry-specific messaging for target sectors. • Draft a comprehensive City Economic Development Narrative including community profile, competitive strengths, workforce assets, strategic location advantages, and sector-specific opportunities. • Develop business attraction talking points and outreach materials. • Prepare a White Paper framework highlighting opportunities and priorities. • Develop preliminary visual concepts, including infographics, economic snapshots, corridor descriptions, and opportunity maps.
Milestone 4 – Marketing Integration, Business Attraction Toolkit Development, and Conference Communications Support — February 2026
• Develop updated economic development marketing collateral.
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 • Prepare city-specific opportunity one-pagers.
• Create investment summaries and target industry sheets. • Develop conference communications materials for ICSC, I.CON, ULI, SCAG, and related events. • Develop industry attraction messaging.
• Develop city and regional Business Attraction Narratives. • Support outreach efforts to developers, brokers, investors, and businesses. • Develop a comprehensive Business Attraction Toolkit, including messaging, diagrams, incentive summaries, industry positioning, and digital and print templates.
• Develop presentation materials for regional conferences and events.
Estimated Duration: Approximately 14 weeks.
3. Project Management and Coordination
NSA will provide:
• Weekly project management meetings.
• Cross-city coordination among the participating cities. • Stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
• Meeting agendas, summaries, and task tracking.
• Regional communications coordination.
• Monthly and quarterly progress reports.
• Dedicated project management staff.
4. Additional Strategic Opportunities
Optional services are not included in the Phase 1 compensation and may be authorized separately. Optional services may include:
• Business attraction campaigns.
• Economic development videos.
• Legislative advocacy support.
• Media relations.
• Press releases and media kits.
• Stakeholder newsletters.
• Workforce and education initiatives.
• Community engagement programs.
• Summit and event development.
5. Success Metrics
• Increased regional visibility.
• Increased business attraction inquiries.
• Increased conference participation.
• Enhanced stakeholder engagement.
• Stronger regional partnerships.
• Improved digital engagement metrics.
• Expanded economic development capacity.
• Enhanced regional brand recognition.
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[Phase 1 Fee Schedule]
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EXHIBIT B
FEE SCHEDULE – PHASE 1
THE BIG 4 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Consultant: North Star Alliances, LLC (NSA)
Phase 1 Participating Cities: Cities of Santa Fe Springs, Commerce, and Industry
1. Scope of Services
NSA shall provide lead project management and strategic communications services for Phase 1 of the Big 4 Economic Development Strategy for the Cities of Santa Fe Springs, Commerce, and Industry. Services include economic development communications, stakeholder engagement, branding and marketing, legislative messaging and support, business attraction initiatives, conference communications support, and project management and coordination, as further described in Exhibit A.
2. Phase 1 Compensation
The total Phase 1 compensation is an amount not to exceed $168,000. The Phase 1 cost is allocated equally among the three participating cities, at $56,000 per city.
Participating City Phase 1 Allocation
City of Santa Fe Springs $56,000
City of Commerce $56,000
City of Industry $56,000
TOTAL PHASE 1 $168,000
Santa Fe Springs Payment Arrangement: Under the Professional Services Agreement between the City of Santa Fe Springs and NSA, Santa Fe Springs will initially remit the full Phase 1 amount of $168,000 to NSA. Santa Fe Springs will seek reimbursement of $56,000 from the City of Commerce and $56,000 from the City of Industry. Accordingly, Santa Fe Springs’ anticipated net Phase 1 cost is $56,000, assuming full reimbursement of the other participating cities’ allocated shares.
3. Billing and Payment
Phase 1 services shall be billed in accordance with the Professional Services Agreement. NSA may submit invoices in monthly increments for services performed. The aggregate Phase 1 compensation payable under the Santa Fe Springs PSA shall not exceed $168,000.
4. Estimated Duration
Approximately 14 weeks from project kickoff, subject to coordination with the participating cities.
5. Additional Services
Services outside the Phase 1 Scope of Work shall be separately scoped and authorized in writing and are not included in the $168,000 Phase 1 compensation unless expressly approved pursuant to the Professional Services Agreement.
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[Phase 2 Scope of Work]
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Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 Scope of Services
Client: The BIG 4
Project: Phase 2 - Activation, Awareness, Partnership Development, Business Attraction & Growth Prepared by: North Star Alliances (NSA)
Program Overview
Phase 1 successfully established the BIG 4 platform, creating a unified regional identity, communications foundation, digital presence, marketing assets, stakeholder awareness, and market visibility for the Cities of Commerce, Industry, Santa Fe Springs, and Vernon.
Through the development of the BIG 4 brand, participation in key industry conferences, launch of the BIG 4 Summit, targeted outreach efforts, strategic communications initiatives, and business attraction activities, the participating cities have established a strong foundation for long-term economic development collaboration and regional competitiveness.
As originally envisioned, many Phase 2 activities are already underway through business attraction efforts, stakeholder engagement, strategic partnerships, investor outreach, broker education, conference participation, and regional marketing initiatives. The purpose of Phase 2 is to build upon that foundation and transform awareness into action, relationships into opportunities, and opportunities into measurable economic development outcomes.
Phase 2 focuses on activating the infrastructure established during Phase 1 through coordinated communications, business attraction initiatives, stakeholder engagement, strategic partnerships, city-specific economic development marketing, and ongoing program management.
Success will be measured not only by increased visibility and engagement, but also by the development of strategic partnerships, business attraction opportunities, investment activity, tenant attraction, business recruitment, and economic development outcomes throughout the BIG 4 region.
The BIG 4 Economic Development Model
The BIG 4 initiative is built upon three integrated partners that work together to create a competitive advantage for the participating cities
Project Team Roles
City Leadership
The Cities of Commerce, Industry, Santa Fe Springs, and Vernon provide the leadership, vision, policy direction, incentive programs, streamlined processes, and economic development priorities that create an attractive environment for business growth, investment, and regional collaboration.
North Star Alliances (NSA)
NSA provides project management, strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, partnership development, relationship management, business attraction support, investor engagement coordination, industry outreach, and program activation services that increase regional visibility, cultivate strategic partnerships, generate business opportunities, and advance the long-term goals and sustainability of the BIG 4 initiative.
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 Why Phase 2?
Phase 1 focused on building the platform. Phase 2 focuses on activating the platform.
The BIG 4 has established regional visibility, industry awareness, strategic relationships, marketing infrastructure, and foundational economic development resources. Continued activation is necessary to capitalize on that momentum, strengthen relationships, cultivate new opportunities, and support measurable economic development outcomes.
The long-term success of the BIG 4 depends not only on marketing and awareness, but also on sustained relationship development, investor engagement, industry outreach, business attraction efforts, and strategic coordination among public and private sector stakeholders.
Phase 2 is designed to provide the structure, expertise, communications, relationships, and economic development resources necessary to support those efforts over the next two years.
Phase 2 Program Components
The BIG 4 Phase 2 Program is organized around six integrated components designed to transform the awareness, relationships, and infrastructure established during Phase 1 into measurable economic development outcomes.
1. Communications & Brand Activation
2. Strategic Partnerships, Stakeholder Engagement & Industry Activation
3. Business Attraction & Opportunity Development
4. City Economic Development Marketing
5. Program Sustainability & Revenue Generation
6. Program Management & Reporting
Each component leverages the combined expertise of the participating cities and North Star Alliances (NSA) to advance regional competitiveness, attract investment, cultivate strategic partnerships, and support business growth throughout the BIG 4 region.
Component 1: Communications & Brand Activation
Objective
Maintain and expand the visibility, credibility, and influence of the BIG 4 through strategic communications, media relations, thought leadership, content development, and brand management efforts that reinforce the region's competitive advantages and economic development goals.
NSA Lead Activities
• Strategic communications planning and implementation
• Media relations and earned media outreach
• Press releases, media advisories, and announcement support • Social media management and content development
• Website content development and maintenance
• Executive positioning and thought leadership support
• Conference and event communications
• Development and promotion of BIG 4 success stories and investment announcements • Press conferences and media events
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 Collaborative Activities
• Economic development storytelling
• Industry thought leadership
• Conference presentations
• Regional economic development campaigns
Deliverables
• Communications and media relations program
• Press releases and media advisories
• Website and digital content
• Social media campaigns
• Success story and economic impact communications
• Business attraction announcements
• Communications performance reports
Component 2: Strategic Partnerships, Stakeholder Engagement & Industry Activation Objective
Build, strengthen, and activate the ecosystem of relationships necessary to support long-term economic development, business attraction, investment, and regional competitiveness.
NSA Lead Activities
• Relationship cultivation and stakeholder engagement
• Coordination with organizations such as LAEDC, NAIOP, Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Union Pacific, Supply Chain Federation, workforce development organizations, and other strategic stakeholders • Stakeholder outreach and relationship management
• Roundtables, convenings, and industry engagement activities • Sponsorship and partnership development
• Stakeholder communications and engagement materials
• Identification of strategic partnership opportunities Collaborative Activities
• Investor tours and familiarization visits
• Industry delegations and executive briefings
• Public-private partnership development
• Economic development partnerships
• Funding and sustainability initiatives
• Stakeholder events and activations
Deliverables
• Stakeholder engagement program
• Strategic partner database and tracking
• Investor tours and familiarization visits
• Executive briefings and presentations
• Partnership development reports
• Sponsorship and funding opportunities
• Strategic partnership activation plans
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 Component 3: Business Attraction & Opportunity Development Objective
Develop and advance a pipeline of business attraction, investment, development, and economic growth opportunities throughout the BIG 4 region.
NSA Lead Activities
• Broker engagement and educational webinars
• Industry outreach and relationship cultivation
• Investor and developer engagement support
• Conference activation and follow-up
• Lead generation campaigns
• Opportunity identification and tracking
• Business attraction messaging and outreach materials
• Coordination of introductory meetings and follow-up activities • Target industry identification and prioritization
• Prospect pipeline management and reporting
Collaborative Activities
• Investor recruitment initiatives
• Business attraction campaigns
• Site visits and property tours
• Opportunity evaluation and advancement
• Economic development presentations
• Investor and developer meetings
• Recruitment strategy development
Deliverables
• Broker webinar program
• Business attraction campaigns
• Investor and developer outreach materials
• Opportunity pipeline reports
• Target industry assessments
• Property positioning recommendations
• Site readiness analyses
• Business attraction performance reports
• Lead and opportunity tracking reports
Component 4: City Economic Development Marketing
Objective
Promote the unique strengths, opportunities, industries, and competitive advantages of each BIG 4 city through coordinated economic development marketing initiatives that support business attraction, investment, tenant recruitment, and regional competitiveness.
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 NSA Lead Activities
• Development and maintenance of BIG 4-aligned economic development webpages for each city • Creation of city-specific investment attraction content • Development and maintenance of economic development marketing collateral • Success story and case study development
• Property and opportunity marketing support
• Content development highlighting city assets, industries, infrastructure, workforce, and business advantages • Digital marketing support
• Coordination with city staff regarding content updates, priorities, and opportunities • Development of city-specific promotional assets and presentations • Economic development storytelling and content creation • Marketing support for business attraction and recruitment initiatives Collaborative Activities
• Development of city-specific economic development strategies • Property marketing initiatives
• Investment attraction campaigns
• Target industry recruitment efforts
• Business retention and expansion support
• Development of city-specific messaging and positioning frameworks • Investor-facing marketing materials and presentations Deliverables
• BIG 4-aligned economic development webpages
• City-specific economic development collateral
• Investment attraction materials
• Success stories and case studies
• Property marketing assets
• Industry and market positioning materials
• Economic development presentations
• City-specific marketing campaigns
• Digital content and promotional materials
• Marketing performance reports
Component 5: Program Sustainability & Revenue Generation Objective
Develop and implement a long-term revenue generation strategy that establishes the BIG 4 as a financially sustainable regional economic development initiative through strategic partnerships, sponsorships, and affiliate organizations. The objective is to build the program infrastructure during year one, enabling full implementation and expansion in year two.
NSA Lead Activities
• Research best practices and comparable affiliate partnership programs • Develop a comprehensive Affiliate Partner Program framework • Establish partnership levels, benefits, and participation opportunities • Create sponsorship packages and partnership materials • Develop the communications and marketing strategy
• Identify prospective partners, sponsors, and funding opportunities • Conduct partner outreach and business development
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 • Secure partnership and sponsorship commitments
• Manage partner onboarding, fulfillment, and communications • Integrate partners into BIG 4 programs, events, and initiatives • Evaluate additional revenue generation opportunities
Collaborative Activities
• Identify prospective partners and sponsorship opportunities • Review partnership priorities and funding strategies
• Refine the Affiliate Partner Program.
• Coordinate partner engagement across participating cities Deliverables
• Affiliate Partner Program
• Sponsorship & Affiliate Revenue
• Partnership & Sponsorship Framework
• Partnership Benefits Guide
• Sponsorship Marketing Materials
• Target Partner Prospect List
• Executed Partnership Agreements
• Partner Management & Fulfillment Program
• Annual Revenue Generation Report
• Network of Strategic Partners & BIG 4 Advocates
Component 6: Program Management & Reporting
Objective
Provide strategic oversight, coordination, performance measurement, and program administration necessary to ensure successful implementation of the BIG 4 initiative and alignment among participating cities, partners, stakeholders, and economic development activities.
NSA Lead Activities
• Program administration and coordination
• Cross-city communication and collaboration support
• Stakeholder coordination and engagement management
• Meeting planning, facilitation, and follow-up
• Development and maintenance of project work plans and implementation schedules • Lead and opportunity tracking
• Strategic partnership tracking and reporting
• Activity and performance reporting
• Coordination of initiatives, and timelines
• Documentation, meeting summaries, and action tracking • Strategic planning support
• Sustainability planning and funding opportunity coordination Collaborative Activities
• Annual strategic planning and goal setting
• Program performance reviews
• Opportunity pipeline reviews
• Partnership and stakeholder evaluations
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 • Sustainability and funding strategy development
• Identification of future initiatives and growth opportunities • Continuous improvement planning
• Development of annual priorities and implementation strategies Deliverables
• Monthly coordination meetings
• Quarterly program performance reports
• Lead and opportunity pipeline reports
• Strategic partnership tracking reports
• Meeting summaries and action logs
• Annual program review and recommendations
• Economic development performance summaries
• Sustainability and funding strategy recommendations
Optional City-Specific Services
While the core Phase 2 Program is designed to advance the collective goals of the BIG 4 initiative, participating cities may elect to pursue additional city-specific economic development, business attraction, marketing, or strategic planning initiatives based on individual priorities and opportunities.
The following services may be authorized separately and implemented on an as-needed basis.
1. Conference & Industry Event Activation
Objective
Expand city visibility and business attraction efforts through participation in industry conferences, trade shows, and targeted economic development events.
Potential Services
• Conference strategy development
• Event planning and coordination
• Meeting scheduling and prospect engagement
• Marketing collateral development
• Conference activation support
• Post-event follow-up and reporting
Potential Deliverables
• Conference activation plans
• Meeting schedules
• Marketing materials
• Post-event summaries and recommendations
2. Economic Development Website & Marketing Enhancements Objective
Further develop city-specific economic development marketing resources that support investment attraction and business recruitment objectives.
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 Potential Services
• Dedicated economic development webpages
• Interactive site and property content
• Industry-specific landing pages
• Enhanced investment attraction materials
• Video and digital content development
• Case studies and success stories
• Property marketing campaigns
Potential Deliverables
• Website enhancements
• Marketing collateral
• Digital content
• Investment attraction campaigns
• Property marketing assets
3. Property & Development Opportunity Analysis
Objective
Provide targeted analysis and strategic recommendations for priority sites, development opportunities, redevelopment areas, and investment-ready properties within a participating city.
Potential Services
• Property and tenant analytics
• Site readiness evaluations
• Development opportunity assessments
• Highest and best use analysis
• Market feasibility reviews
• Investment attraction recommendations
• Property positioning strategies
• Site-specific marketing recommendations
• Development prospect identification
Potential Deliverables
• Site analysis reports
• Development opportunity assessments
• Property positioning recommendations
• Market and feasibility summaries
• Investment attraction strategies
4. Investor Recruitment & Familiarization Tours
Objective
Introduce prospective investors, developers, brokers, site selectors, and industry representatives to opportunities within a participating city through customized engagement activities.
Potential Services
• Investor recruitment support
• Site tours and familiarization visits
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 • Property showcases
• Executive briefings
• Investor presentations
• Stakeholder meetings
• Opportunity assessments
• Follow-up coordination
Potential Deliverables
• Investor tour itineraries
• Property briefing materials
• Investor presentations
• Follow-up reports and recommendations
5. Strategic Economic Development Studies & Planning
Objective
Provide focused economic development planning, research, and strategic advisory services to support long-term city priorities and economic development initiatives.
Potential Services
• Economic development strategy development
• Market assessments
• Industry analyses
• Economic impact evaluations
• Competitive positioning reviews
• Opportunity assessments
• Strategic planning workshops
• Policy and incentive evaluations
Potential Deliverables
• Strategic planning documents
• Economic development studies
• Market reports
• Industry assessments
• Policy recommendations
Proposed Schedule & Cost Proposal
Program Term
The proposed Phase 2 Program shall commence upon authorization by the participating cities and continue for a period of twenty-four (24) months with a review at the twelve month mark. Should the scope or scale of the project increase materially, the compensation for the project will be reviewed after the first year and adjusted as appropriate, subject to mutual agreement between the parties.
As outlined throughout this Scope of Work, many Phase 2 activities are already underway through business attraction initiatives, stakeholder engagement efforts, strategic partnership development, conference participation, investor outreach, broker education programs, and regional marketing activities. Phase 2 formalizes and expands these efforts into a coordinated economic development activation program designed to support long-term growth and measurable outcomes throughout the BIG 4 region.
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894 Fee Structure
Work applies collectively to all four (4) cities and includes the General BIG 4 Scope of Work outlined herein. Billing shall be based on actual services performed and invoiced monthly.
North Star Alliances (NSA)
Components 1-6 Monthly Cost Per City
Ongoing Program (Year-Round) $5,000
Total Annual Investment Per City: $60,000
Component 5: Program Sustainability & Revenue Generation NSA shall receive thirty percent (30%) of gross revenue generated from all new, renewal, recurring, and ongoing sponsorships and strategic partnerships.
Opt-In Services
Opt-In Services shall be authorized individually by each city on an as-requested and as-needed basis.
Prior to commencing any Opt-In work, North Star Alliances shall provide a written scope, schedule, and cost estimate for review and approval.
Other Considerations
• North Star Alliances (NSA) shall work collaboratively with participating cities to efficiently deliver the services outlined in this Scope of Work while making every effort to maximize value and minimize unnecessary project expenses.
• Services identified within the General BIG 4 Scope of Work are intended to provide ongoing program support throughout the contract term. Actual work activities and priorities may be adjusted by mutual agreement to respond to evolving opportunities, economic development priorities, or emerging project needs. • Optional City-Specific Services shall be authorized individually by each participating city. A written scope, schedule, and cost estimate will be provided and approved prior to commencement of any optional work. • Printing, advertising, venue expenses, sponsorship costs, third-party consultant services, and other project-related expenses are not included unless specifically identified within the approved scope of work. All reimbursable expenses require prior written client authorization.
• NSA services included within the General BIG 4 Scope of Work shall be provided under the agreed-upon monthly professional services retainer. Optional City-Specific Services outside the General Scope will be separately scoped and approved prior to commencement.
• Consulting fees are subject to reasonable annual adjustments upon mutual agreement of the parties. • Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing written notice to the other party in accordance with the terms of the Professional Services Agreement.
Docusign Envelope ID: C5D27A44-1351-82C9-8332-D204D0372894
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:
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1174 – TO ASSIGN AN M-2-FOZ (HEAVY MANUFACTURING –
FREEWAY OVERLAY ZONE) ZONING DESIGNATION TO A CITY-OWNED PARCEL LOCATED
AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SHOEMAKER AVENUE AND FIRESTONE BOULEVARD (APN: 8082-002-918) (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1174: An Ordinance of the City of Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code assigning an M-2- FOZ (Heavy Manufacturing – Freeway Overlay Zone) zoning designation to a city-owned parcel located at the southwest corner of Shoemaker Avenue and Firestone Boulevard (APN 8082-002-918); and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
FISCAL IMPACT
N/A
BACKGROUND
The subject property consists of approximately 1.37 acres and is located at the southwest corner of Shoemaker Avenue and Firestone Boulevard (APN: 8082-002-918). The City owns the parcel and is currently developed as part of the public street system providing access to the overpass crossing Interstate 5 (I-5). The property includes the roadway surface as well as landscaped areas located on both sides of the street within the parcel boundaries.
During a recent review of the City's General Plan Land Use Map and Official Zoning Map, staff identified that the subject parcel has historically never been assigned either a General Plan land use designation or a zoning designation. Although the parcel has functioned as part of the public street network for many years, no formal legislative action was previously taken to establish its corresponding land use or zoning classification.
The surrounding properties are designated Freeway Commercial and zoned M-2-FOZ (Heavy Manufacturing – Freeway Overlay Zone). To correct this mapping inconsistency and establish consistency with adjacent properties, staff is proposing to assign the subject parcel the same General Plan land use designation and zoning designation.
The proposed General Plan Amendment (Case No. 33) will be adopted separately as Resolution No. 10039.
Planning Commission Recommendation
On August 10, 2026, the Planning Commission conducted a Public Hearing regarding General Plan Amendment Case No. 33 and Zone Change Case No. 142 (Planning Commission Resolution No. 325-2026). After considering the written and oral report and discussions during the public hearing, the Planning Commission approved a motion to recommend that the City Council approve the subject Ordinance (No. 1174) to assign an M-2-FOZ (Heavy Manufacturing – Freeway Overlay Zone) zoning designation to the subject parcel.
ANALYSIS
The proposed Zone Change would designate the subject property as M-2-FOZ (Heavy Manufacturing – Freeway Overlay Zone), consistent with the adjacent properties surrounding the parcel.
ENVIRONMENTAL
At its September 1, 2026, City Council Meeting, the City Council determined that the adoption of Ordinance No. 1174 was exempt from CEQA.
DISCUSSION
The proposed amendments establish consistency with the surrounding land use pattern while ensuring that all parcels within the City have corresponding General Plan and zoning designations. The amendments serve to correct a historical mapping omission and improve the accuracy and completeness of the City's planning documents
SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Ordinance No. 1174 will take effect 30 days after its adoption.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance No. 1174
a. Exhibit A – Existing Zoning Designation
b. Exhibit B – Proposed Zoning Designation
Attachments
Attachment No. 1 - Ordinance 1174.pdf
1 ST READING: 09/01/2026
2 ND READING: 09/15/2026
ORDINANCE NO. 1174
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS REGARDING
ZONE CHANGE (ZC) CASE NO. 142 – ASSIGNING AN M-2-FOZ (HEAVY MANUFACTURING – FREEWAY OVERLAY ZONE) ZONING DESIGNATION TO A CITY-OWNED PARCEL (APN 8082-002-918)
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Fe Springs initiated Zone Change (ZC) Case No. 142 to assign an M-2-FOZ (Heavy Manufacturing – Freeway Overlay Zone) zoning designation to the City-owned parcel identified as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 8082- 002-918; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Fe Springs concurrently initiated General Plan Amendment (GPA) Case No. 33 to assign a Freeway Commercial General Plan land use designation to a City-owned parcel identified as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 8082- 002-918, as set forth in Resolution No. 10039; and
WHEREAS, the subject property is currently developed as part of the public street system providing access to the Interstate 5 overpass and includes landscaped improvements located within the parcel boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the parcel has historically not been assigned a General Plan land use designation or zoning designation, resulting in an inconsistency within the City's General Plan Land Use Map and Official Zoning Map; and
WHEREAS, the proposed General Plan Amendment and Zone Change are intended to correct this historical mapping omission by assigning land use and zoning designations that are consistent with the surrounding properties; and WHEREAS, notice of the public hearing was provided in accordance with applicable provisions of State law and the City of Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, on August 10, 2026, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing, considered all oral and written testimony, reviewed the staff report and supporting documents, considered all evidence presented regarding the proposed amendments, and recommended that the City Council approve the proposed General Plan Amendment and associated Zone Change; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has independently reviewed and considered the environmental determination that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305 (Class 5 – Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations).
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Fe Springs City Council has reviewed and considered the written and oral staff report, all written and spoken testimony, and other 1 ST READING: 09/01/2026
2 ND READING: 09/15/2026
materials presented at the duly noticed public hearing on September 1, 2026, concerning Ordinance No. 1174.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED that the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS does hereby RESOLVE, DETERMINE, and ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION
The City Council finds that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305 (Class 5 – Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations). The proposed legislative actions assign General Plan and zoning designations to an existing City-owned parcel that is developed as a public roadway and landscaped improvements associated with the Interstate 5 overpass. The project does not increase development intensity or result in any direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change to the environment.
SECTION II. ZONE CHANGE FINDINGS
The City Council finds that the proposed Zone Change satisfies the required findings as follows:
(A) There is a real need in the community for more of the types of uses permitted by the zone requested than can be accommodated in the areas already zoned for such use.
The proposed Zone Change is intended to establish an appropriate zoning designation for a parcel that has historically remained unzoned. Assigning the M2-FOZ zoning designation ensures consistency with the surrounding zoning pattern and eliminates an administrative omission within the Official Zoning Map.
The action supports orderly land use planning and implementation of the General Plan.
(B) The property involved in the proposed change of zone is more suitable for the uses permitted in the proposed zone than for the uses permitted in the present zone classification.
The subject parcel currently has no zoning designation. The proposed M-2-FOZ zoning designation is appropriate because it is consistent with the zoning of adjacent properties and establishes compatibility with the surrounding area. The legislative action does not alter the parcel's existing public roadway function. (C) The proposed change of zone will not be detrimental in any way to persons or property in the surrounding area, nor to the community in general. 1 ST READING: 09/01/2026
2 ND READING: 09/15/2026
The proposed Zone Change is administrative in nature and will not authorize new development or physical changes to the property. The parcel will continue to serve as a public roadway and landscaped improvements. Accordingly, the proposed zoning designation will not adversely affect surrounding properties or the community.
(D) The proposed change of zone will not adversely affect the master plan of the City.
The proposed M-2-FOZ zoning designation is consistent with the proposed Freeway Commercial General Plan land use designation and the surrounding zoning pattern. The Zone Change promotes consistency between the General Plan and Official Zoning Map, thereby supporting the City's long-range planning objectives.
SECTION III. CITY COUNCIL ACTION
The City Council hereby adopts Ordinance No. 1174 to find and determine that the proposed project is Categorically Exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15305 – Class 5 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations) and approve Zone Change Case No. 142 to assign an M-2-FOZ (Heavy Manufacturing – Freeway Overlay Zone) zoning designation to a City-owned parcel identified as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 8082-002-918.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 15th day of September, 2026 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
______________________________
Joe Angel Zamora, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
Ordinance No. 1174 – Attachments:
Exhibit A – Existing Zoning Designation
Exhibit B – Proposed Zoning Designation
1 ST READING: 09/01/2026
2 ND READING: 09/15/2026
EXHIBIT A – EXISTING ZONING DESIGNATION
EXHIBIT B – PROPOSED ZONING DESIGNATION
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:
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1175 – AMENDING CHAPTER 150 (BUILDING
REGULATIONS) OF TITLE XV (LAND USAGE) OF THE SANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE
TO ADD SECTIONS ON THE EXPEDITED REVIEW OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
STATION AND HYDROGEN-FUELING STATION PERMITS (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1175, amending Chapter 150 (Building Regulations) of Title XV (Land Usage) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code to add sections on the Expedited Review of Electric Vehicle Charging Station and Hydrogen-Fueling Station Permits; and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
FISCAL IMPACT
N/A
BACKGROUND
On October 8, 2015, the California Governor signed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1236, codified at Government Code Section 65850.7, requiring all California cities and counties to develop expedited, streamlined permitting processes for electric vehicle charging stations (“EVCS”). The goal of AB 1236 is to further the availability of charging infrastructure to help drive the deployment of zero-emission vehicles for improved air quality and reduce greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions.
On October 8, 2021, the California Governor signed AB 970, amending Government Code Section 65850.7 and adding Section 65850.71. Beginning January 1, 2023, all California cities and counties with populations of 200,000 residents or less were required to adopt and comply with new review and approval timelines. Under Government Code Section 65850.7, the City’s review of EVCS projects must only meet health and safety requirements and the infrastructure necessary for charging station function. The goal is to improve the availability and convenience of charging options for electric vehicle (“EV”) owners, supporting the broader adoption of EVs.
On September 16, 2022, the California Governor signed Senate Bill (“SB”) 1291, which expanded the provisions of Government Code Section 65850.7 to hydrogen-fueling stations. In September 2024, SB 1291 was updated and superseded by SB 1418, which requires California cities and counties to adopt an expedited, streamlined permitting process and checklist for hydrogen-fueling stations by September 30, 2028.
ANALYSIS
The proposed Ordinance accomplishes the following:
Amends Chapter 150 of the City’s Municipal Code and adds a new subchapter on the expedited review of permits for EVCS and hydrogen-fueling stations;
Creates a streamlined permitting process for EVCS and hydrogen-fueling stations while adhering to state public health and safety standards;
Outlines the responsibilities of City officials; the review process for permit applications, including a checklist and process for electronic submittals; and criteria for requiring conditional use permits in cases where a significant adverse impact on public health or safety is identified; and Facilitates the installation of EVCS and hydrogen-fueling stations to help reduce GHG emissions and improve air quality.
ENVIRONMENTAL
At its September 1, 2026, City Council Meeting, the City Council determined that the adoption of Ordinance No. 1175 was exempt from CEQA.
DISCUSSION
Adoption of Ordinance No. 1175 ensures that the City is in compliance with state law regarding expedited, streamlined procedures for EVCS and hydrogen-fueling station permits.
SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Ordinance No. 1175 will take effect 30 days after its adoption..
ATTACHMENT:
1. Ordinance No. 1175
Attachments
Attachment No. 1 - Ordinance No. 1175 - EV and Hydrogen.pdf 1 ORDINANCE NO. 1175
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS AMENDING
CHAPTER 150 (BUILDING REGULATIONS) OF
TITLE XV (LAND USAGE) OF THE SANTA FE
SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD SECTIONS
ON THE EXPEDITED REVIEW OF ELECTRIC
VEHICLE CHARGING STATION AND HYDROGENFUELING STATION PERMITS WHEREAS, the City of Santa Fe Springs (“City”) is a general law city, incorporated under the laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to its police power, the City may enact and enforce laws within its boundaries which promote the public health, morals, safety, or general welfare of the community, and are not in conflict with general laws; and WHEREAS, on October 8, 2015, the California Governor signed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1236, adding Section 65850.7 to the Government Code; and WHEREAS, Section 65850.7 requires all California cities and counties to develop an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations (“EVCS”) to further the availability of charging infrastructure, to help drive the deployment of zero-emission vehicles for improved air quality, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, on October 8, 2021, the California Governor signed AB 970, amending Government Code Section 65850.7 and adding Section 65850.71, requiring all California cities and counties with fewer than 200,000 residents to comply with new review and approval timelines by January 1, 2023; and
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2022, the California Governor signed Senate Bill (“SB”) 1291, expanding the provisions of Government Code Section 65850.7 to hydrogenfueling stations; and WHEREAS, in September 2024, SB 1291 was updated and superseded by SB 1418, requiring California cities and counties to adopt an expedited, streamlined permitting process and checklist for hydrogen-fueling stations by September 30, 2028; and WHEREAS, the City finds it necessary to amend Chapter 150 of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code to enact provisions that implement an expedited, nondiscretionary permit process for EVCS and hydrogen-fueling station installation and limit permit review to public health and safety.
2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose. In adopting this Ordinance, the City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. The above recitals are true, correct, and incorporated herein by reference.
B. Ordinance No. 1175 serves the public health, safety, and welfare of City residents, as a matter of statewide concern, by promoting and encouraging use of zero-emission vehicles and limiting obstacles to installation of infrastructure for convenient charging or refueling.
C. Ordinance No. 1175, amending the City of Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code, presents no risk to public health and safety.
SECTION 2. Section 150.999 (Penalty) of Chapter 150 (Building Regulations) of Title XV (Land Usage) is hereby renumbered to Section 150.124.
SECTION 3. Sections 150.125 through 150.130 (Expedited Review of Electric Vehicle Charging Station and Hydrogen-Fueling Station Permits) are hereby added to Chapter 150 (Building Regulations) of Title XV (Land Usage) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code to read as follows:
EXPEDITED REVIEW OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION AND
HYDROGEN-FUELING STATION PERMITS
150.125 – PURPOSE
The purpose of this Chapter is to establish an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen-fueling stations that complies with Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71 to promote and encourage the use of zero-emission vehicles by facilitating the convenient charging or refueling of zeroemission vehicles. Review of electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen-fueling stations shall be limited to health and safety requirements found under local, state, and federal law.
150.126 – APPLICABILITY
(A) This Chapter applies to the permitting of all electric vehicle charging stations in the City. Electric vehicle charging stations legally established or permitted prior to the effective date of this Chapter are not subject to the requirements of this Chapter unless physical modification or alterations are undertaken that materially change the size, type, or components of an electric vehicle charging system in such a way as to require new permitting.
(B) This Chapter only applies to hydrogen-fueling station installations on parcels that satisfy either of the following:
3 (1) The parcel is zoned for industrial or commercial development and does not contain any residential units; or
(2) The parcel was previously developed with a service station, defined as an establishment that sold or sells gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel to the public. 150.127 – DEFINITIONS
“Electric vehicle charging station” or “charging station” shall mean any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station that is designed and built in compliance with Article 625 of the California Electrical Code and delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle.
“Feasible method” shall mean a method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid a specific, adverse impact including, but not limited to, any cost-effective method, condition, or mitigation imposed by the City on a prior, similarly situated permit application. “Hydrogen-fueling station” shall mean the equipment and structural design components necessary to ensure the safety of the fueling station, including hydrogen-refueling canopies, that are used to store and dispense hydrogen fuel to vehicles according to industry codes and standards that are open to the public. “Specific adverse impact” shall mean a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified, and written public health or safety standards, policies or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete. 150.128 – DUTIES OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL
(A) Consistent with Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71, the Building Official shall implement an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen-fueling stations and adopt a checklist of all requirements with which electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen-fueling stations shall comply to be eligible for expedited review. The expedited, streamlined permitting process and checklist may refer to the recommendations contained in the most current version of the “Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Guidebook” or the “Hydrogen Station Permitting Guidebook” published by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. The City’s adopted checklists shall be published on the City’s website. (B) The Building Official’s review is limited to determining whether a complete application meets all health and safety requirements of local, state and federal law.
Local law requirements shall be limited to those standards and regulations necessary to ensure there is no specific, adverse impact on public health or safety by the proposed installation.
4 150.129 – PERMIT REVIEW PROCESS
(A) If the City’s Building Official determines that a permit application satisfies all the requirements found in the City’s adopted checklist and is consistent with all applicable health and safety standards, the application shall be deemed complete and shall be promptly processed administratively, as a nondiscretionary permit. (B) If the Building Official determines that the permit application is incomplete, a written correction notice shall be issued to the applicant within five (5) business days for projects with twenty-five (25) or fewer charging stations and within ten (10) business days for projects with twenty-six (26) or more charging stations or for hydrogen-fueling station projects. The written correction notice shall detail all deficiencies in the application and any additional information required to be eligible for expedited permit issuance. A correction notice may be in the form of a printed document, electronic mail, or “red line” corrections on the submitted plans. (C)In conjunction with the application process, the applicant shall verify that the installation of an electric vehicle charging station or hydrogen-fueling station will not have a specific, adverse impact to public health and safety or building occupants. Verification by the applicant includes, but is not limited to, the following documentation: electrical system capacity and loads; electrical system wiring, bonding, and overcurrent protection; building infrastructure affected by charging station equipment and associated conduits; areas of charging station equipment and vehicle parking.
(D)Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the Building Official shall allow for electronic submittal via email, the internet, or facsimile of permit applications covered by this Ordinance and associated supporting documentation. In accepting such permit applications, the Building Official shall also accept electronic signatures on all forms, applications, and other documentation in lieu of a wet signature by any applicant.
(E)Approval for any electric vehicle charging station or hydrogen-fueling station permit shall not be conditioned on the approval of an association, as that term is defined by Civil Code Section 4080.
(F) Approval of the permit does not authorize an applicant to energize or utilize the electric vehicle charging station or hydrogen-fueling station until the required inspection and approval to energize the system is granted by the City. The inspection shall be performed in a timely manner and include consolidated inspections, if required.
(G)The Building Official may require an applicant to apply for a conditional use permit if the Building Official makes a finding, based on substantial evidence, that the proposed electric vehicle charging station or hydrogen-fueling station could have a specific, adverse impact upon public health and safety. The Building Official’s decision to require a conditional use permit may be appealed by the applicant to the Planning Commission pursuant to Section 155.865 (Appeal and Effective Date) of the City Code.
5 (H)The City may not deny an application for a conditional use permit to install an electric vehicle charging station unless it makes written findings based upon substantial evidence in the record that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact. The findings shall include the basis for the rejection of potential feasible alternatives for preventing the adverse impact. Such decisions may be appealed pursuant to Section 155.865 (Appeal and Effective Date) of the City Code. (I) An application to install an electric vehicle charging station shall be deemed approved if, for projects with twenty-five (25) or fewer charging stations, twenty (20) business days have passed since the application was deemed complete or, for projects with twenty-six (26) or more charging stations or for hydrogen-fueling station projects, forty (40) business days have passed since the application was deemed complete, and all of the following are true:
(1) The Building Official has not administratively approved the application. (2) The Building Official has not made a finding, based on substantial evidence, that the electric vehicle charging station or hydrogen-vehicle charging station could have a specific adverse impact upon public health or safety or has required the applicant to apply for a conditional use permit. (3) The Building Official has not denied the permit.
(4) An appeal has not been made to the City Planning Commission. 150.130 – INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
(A)Electric vehicle charging station equipment shall meet the requirements of the California Electrical Code, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, and accredited testing laboratories such as Underwriters Laboratories, rules of the Public Utilities Commission or a municipal electric utility company, and federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding safety, reliability, weights, and measures.
(B) Installation of electric vehicle charging stations and associated wiring, bonding, disconnecting means, and overcurrent protective devices shall meet the requirements of Article 625, the California-specific amendments to Article 625, and all applicable provisions of the California Electrical Code. (C)Installation of electric vehicle charging stations shall be incorporated into the load calculations of all new or existing electrical services and shall meet the requirements of the California Electrical Code. Electric vehicle supply equipment shall be considered a continuous load.
(D)Anchorage of either floor-mounted or wall-mounted electric vehicle charging stations shall meet the requirements of the California Building or Residential Code 6 as applicable per occupancy, and the provisions of the manufacturer’s installation instructions. Mounting of charging stations shall not adversely affect building elements.
(E)All electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen-fueling stations shall meet all applicable health and safety standards and requirements, including, but not limited to, any requirements imposed by the state, local fire department and utility director, the California Building Code, City of Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code, and federal laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act.
(F) A hydrogen-fueling station shall meet all the following standards, as applicable:
(1) Safety and performance standards established by the Society of Automotive Engineers and accredited, nationally recognized testing laboratories. (2) All applicable state laws and regulations pertaining to hydrogen fueling, including any rules established by the State Air Resources Board, Energy Commission, or Department of Food and Agriculture regarding safety, reliability, weights, and measures.
(3) Guidance established by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, as outlined in the Hydrogen Station Permitting Guidebook. (G)If an electric vehicle charging station and any associated equipment interfere with, reduce, eliminate, or in any way impact the required parking spaces for existing uses, the City shall reduce the number of required parking spaces for the existing uses by the amount necessary to accommodate the electric vehicle charging station and any associated equipment.
SECTION 4. CEQA. This Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.) because it is not a “project” and has no potential to result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change to the environment. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15378, subd. (a)(5).) The approval of this Ordinance would result in no physical improvements or developments, and future projects would be subject to CEQA and environmental review. Therefore, it can be seen with certainty that the adoption of this Ordinance would result in no direct or indirect environmental impacts.
SECTION 5. Severability. 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 sections or portions of this Ordinance. 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.
7 SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage by City Council, after which the City Clerk of the City of Santa Fe Springs shall certify the same to be published in the same manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs at a regular meeting on this 15th day of September, 2026. __________________________________
Joe Angel Zamora, Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________
Rick R. Olivarez, City Attorney
8 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS )
I, Maribel Garcia, City Clerk of the City of Santa Fe Springs, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced by title only and approved for first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the _____ day of ________, 2026, and was carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Julio Morales, Director of Finance
SUBJECT:
INTENT TO OFFER EMPLOYEES TWO-YEARS SERVICE CREDIT RETIREMENT INCENTIVE (FINANCE)
DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 10043, designating the intent to grant two-years of service credit retirement incentive for the City of Santa Fe Springs employees.
FISCAL IMPACT
The financial impact of offering eligible employees a 2-year service credit will be determined by CalPERS in an Actuarial Cost Valuation. This report is expected to be completed on or about October 26, 2026, and presented to the City Council on October 27, 2026.
Government Code section 20903 stipulates that at least one vacancy in any position in any department or organizational unit shall remain permanently unfilled thereby resulting in an overall reduction in the work force of such department or organizational unit.
BACKGROUND
The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1034 amending the CalPERS contract to add Section 20903 providing the option to offer employees a two-year service credit. The City most recently offered the two-year service credit retirement incentive in 2012.
Approval Process – Approval process requires compliance with Government Code section 7507, which stipulates:
Obtain CalPERS Actuarial Cost Valuation
Disclosure of expected future costs/projected savings at public meeting Signed certification by City Manager that he or she understands the current and future cost of the benefit as determined by the actuary.
City Council Resolution approving the establishment retirement incentive, designation period and compliance with requisite provisions of Government Code Sections 7507 and 20903.
Eligibility - To be eligible for this Two-Years Additional Service Credit, a member must have at least five years of service credit and their age at retirement must be at least 50 years (Classic Member) or 52 years (PEPRA Member).
To take advantage of the retirement incentive, the employee must be a full-time employee of the City for at least one day during the designated period and retire during the designated period. The retirement date may not be the first day of the designated period.
Designation Period – The designated period is the period during which an eligible employee must retire to take advantage of the retirement incentive. The Designation period must be established by resolution by the City Council, which cannot be less than 90 or more than 180 days in length.
ANALYSIS
The City submitted the requisite census data to CalPERS in order to prepare an Actuarial Cost Valuation. The census data included approximately 48 employees that are currently eligible for the retirement incentive. CalPERS has indicated that it has obtained all data necessary to complete the Cost Valuation Report, which is expected to be completed on or about October 26.
ENVIRONMENTAL
N/A
SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Upon completion of the Actuarial Cost Report on or about October 26 City staff will take the following steps:
October 27, 2026 - City Council Meeting to present Actuarial Cost Report which presents expected costs of 2-year Service Credit Retirement Incentive.
2-week waiting period
November 10, 2026 - City Council Meeting to approve resolution to open Offering Window for 2-year Service Credit Retirement Incentive.
November 11, 2026 - Offering Window Opens (90 – 180 days) Attachments
Attachment No. 1 - Resolution No. 10043.pdf
RESOLUTION NO. 10043
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS
DESIGNATING THE INTENT TO GRANT TWO
YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT FOR THE CITY
OF SANTA FE SPRINGS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Fe Springs is a contracting public agency of the Public Employees' Retirement System; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Fe Springs has previously amended its CalPERS Pension Contract to comply with Section 20903 to offer a 2-year service credit on September 27, 2012, (Ordinance 1034); and,
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Fe Springs has determined to offer a 2-Year Service Credit to its employees to generate labor costs savings; and, WHEREAS, the City of Santa Fe Springs has contacted the Pension Contract Management Services & Prefunding Programs Division and submitted the Census Data Sheet on August 20, 2026, to obtain an actuarial Cost Valuation Report, in compliance with Government Code Section 7507; and,
WHEREAS, the actuarial Cost Valuation Report is anticipated to be prepared by October 26, 2026; and,
WHEREAS, upon completion of the Cost Valuation Report, in order to comply with Government Code Section 7507, City staff shall present anticipated costs of the retirement incentive at a City Council (public meeting) on or about October 27, 2026; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs the intent at a subsequent public meeting to pass a resolution offering 2-year retirement incentive and establishing a designated period between 90 and 180 days.
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall attest to and certify the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED:
RESOLUTION NO. 10043
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs at a regular meeting on this 15th day of September 2026 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
_____________________________
Joe Angel Zamora, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________
Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Gustavo Hernandez, Director of Parks and Recreation SUBJECT:
SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1173 – AMENDING SECTION §130.04 (UNLAWFUL
CONDUCT WITHIN CITY FACILITIES AND CITY PARKS) OF TITLE XIII (GENERAL OFFENSES)
OF THE SANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE TO SUPPORT THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
USE OF PUBLIC SPACES INCLUDING PARKS AND FACILITIES (PARKS AND RECREATION) DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1173: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs Amending Section 130.04 (Unlawful Conduct within City Facilities and City Parks) of Title XIII (General Offenses) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code to Support the Safe and Effective Use of Public Spaces Including Parks and Facilities (Attachment A); and
2. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this Ordinance. Signage will be updated at City facilities to reflect the new standards of conduct. It is the intent to utilize existing budget allocations in the Parks and Recreation Department for this purpose.
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Fe Springs owns and operates numerous parks and public facilities that serve thousands of residents and visitors each year through recreational programs, athletic leagues, community events, facility rentals, and daily public use.
While the vast majority of visitors use these facilities responsibly, City staff periodically encounter individuals whose conduct threatens the safety of patrons, interferes with City operations, damages public property, or otherwise violates the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code (“Municipal Code”). Although Section §130.04 of the Municipal Code currently identifies prohibited conduct within City parks and facilities, it does not establish a comprehensive administrative process for temporarily ejecting or excluding individuals who repeatedly or seriously violate those regulations. As a result, staff have had limited enforcement options beyond requesting voluntary compliance or relying on criminal enforcement.
ANALYSIS
The proposed amendments to Municipal Code Section §130.04 and the accompanying Ejection and Exclusion Policy establish a clear and consistent administrative process for addressing unlawful or disruptive conduct within City parks and facilities. The proposed framework provides City staff with an effective enforcement tool while ensuring individuals are afforded due process through written notice and the opportunity to appeal administrative actions.
Adoption of the proposed ordinance and policy will enhance the City's ability to maintain safe, welcoming, and enjoyable public spaces, protect public assets, and support staff in responding consistently to violations of the Municipal Code. The proposed administrative process is intended to complement existing criminal and civil enforcement remedies and promote voluntary compliance whenever possible.
ENVIRONMENTAL
N/A
DISCUSSION
The proposed amendments to Municipal Code Section §130.04 modernize the City's regulations governing conduct within City parks and facilities by clarifying existing provisions, updating definitions, and expanding prohibited activities to address issues that have become more prevalent in recent years. The amendments also authorize the City Manager, or designee, to adopt administrative rules, regulations, policies, and procedures necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of the Municipal Code. Upon approval of this Ordinance, the City Manager, or designee, will adopt amended Policies and Procedures for Ejections and Exclusions from City Parks/Facilities (Attachment B) to implement and enforce the amendments to Municipal Code Section §130.04.
Most importantly, the proposed amendments establish the City's authority to administratively eject or exclude individuals who violate the Municipal Code, other applicable laws, or duly adopted departmental rules and regulations.
SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve and adopt Ordinance No.1173. Upon approval, staff will work on updating park signage to reflect the updated municipal code.
Attachments
Attachment No. 1 - Ordinance No. 1173 SFSMC §130.04 Unlawful Conduct Public Facilities and Parks.pdf Attachment No. 2 - Ejection and Exclusion from a City Park or Facility- Policy & Procedure.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 1173
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION
130.04 (UNLAWFUL CONDUCT WITHIN CITY FACILITIES AND
CITY PARKS) OF TITLE XIII (GENERAL OFFENSES) OF THE
SANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE TO SUPPORT THE
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF PUBLIC SPACES INCLUDING
PARKS AND FACILITIES
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Fe Springs (“City”) owns and operates numerous parks and facilities that serve thousands of residents and visitors each year through recreation programs, athletic leagues, community events, facility rentals, and daily public use; and
WHEREAS, while the vast majority of visitors use City parks and facilities responsibly, City staff periodically encounter individuals whose conduct threatens the safety of patrons, interferes with City operations, damages public property, or otherwise violates the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code (“SFSMC”); and WHEREAS, Section 130.04 (UNLAWFUL CONDUCT WITHIN CITY FACILITIES AND CITY PARKS) of Title XIII (GENERAL OFFENSES) of the SFSMC currently prohibits certain conduct within City parks and facilities, but it does not establish a comprehensive administrative process for temporarily ejecting or excluding individuals who repeatedly or seriously violate those regulations; and WHEREAS, the amendment to SFSMC Section 130.04 would establish the City's authority to administratively eject or exclude individuals who violate the SFSMC, other applicable laws, or duly adopted departmental rules and regulations; and WHEREAS, the amendment to SFSMC Section 130.04 would also modernize the City's regulations governing conduct within City parks and facilities by clarifying existing provisions, updating definitions, and expanding prohibited activities to address issues that have become more prevalent in recent years; and
WHEREAS, the amendment to SFSMC Section 130.04 would also authorize the City Manager, or designee, to adopt administrative rules, regulations, policies, and procedures necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of the SFSMC; and WHEREAS, the adoption of this Ordinance would strengthen the SFSMC by supporting the effective use and oversight of City parks and facilities and giving City personnel and law enforcement the tools needed to effectively mitigate inappropriate, negative, or disruptive behavior; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that approval of this Ordinance is consistent with the City’s General Plan; including, without limitation, (i) Conservation and Open Space Element Goal COS-1, as it will assist City staff in operating and maintaining City parks and facilities to ensure public recreational amenities remain 2 available to residents, and (ii) Safety Element Goal S-9, as it will promote public safety and crime prevention at City parks and facilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated into this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. Section 130.04 (UNLAWFUL CONDUCT WITHIN CITY FACILITIES AND CITY PARKS) of Title XIII (GENERAL OFFENSES) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows (unless otherwise noted, Strikethrough Text is language to be removed from the existing Code and Underline Text is language to be added to the Code):
§ 130.04 UNLAWFUL CONDUCT WITHIN CITY FACILITIES AND CITY PARKS. (A) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to this sSection unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Camp shall have the same meaning ascribed in Section 136.01.
City Facility means any structure owned, operated, controlled, or maintained by the City, including City pParks, historical landmarks and plazas, municipal buildings, and other indoor facilities and public areas created, established, designated, maintained, provided, owned, operated or controlled by the City for the purpose of public use, rest, play, recreation, enjoyment, exchange of services, storage, or assembly, and shall include all buildings and structures located thereon or therewith. The term City fFacility shall also apply to such areas when they are reserved or permitted for use by individuals, groups, or organizations through an approved special written permit issued by the City.
City Park means parks, playgrounds, recreation centers or areas, and other public areas created, established, designated, maintained, provided, owned, operated or controlled by the City Park and Recreation Department for the purpose of public rest, play, recreation, enjoyment or assembly, and shall include all buildings, structures, improvements, and equipment located thereon or therewith.
Eject or Ejection means an order given by any peace officer or authorized City official directing a person to immediately leave a City Park or City Facility for the remainder of the calendar day and the entirety of the subsequent calendar day.
Electioneering means the visible display or audible dissemination of information that advocates for or against any candidate or measure on the 3 ballot within 100 feet of a polling place, a vote center, an elections official’s office, or a satellite location under California Elections Code Section 3018.
Exclude or Exclusion means an order made by any peace officer or authorized City official prohibiting a person from entering or remaining in a City Park or City Facility for a specified period of time.
FRUP means the City's Facility Reservation and Use Policy adopted by the City Council on November 12, 2024, as may be amended from time to time.
Habitation and Reside shall have the same meaning ascribed in Section 136.01.
Hours of Operation for City Parks means 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., seven days a week, subject to the following exceptions:
Lakeview Park. From May 1 and through October 31, from 6:00 a.m until 8:00 p.m., and from November 1 and through April 30, from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Santa Fe Springs Park. From May 1 and through October 31, from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., and from November 1 and through April 30, from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Heritage Park. From May 1 through October 31, from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., and from November 1 through April 30, from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Friendship Park. By reservation only.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, City pParks may be closed by the City Manager or their designee at any time without prior notice, due to health and safety conditions, or failure to comply with the requirements of this code.
Pet means a common domesticated animal such as any dog, cat, rabbit, and other similar animals commonly treated and possessed as a domestic pet.
Smoke or Smoking means engaging in an act that generates smoke, for example: possessing a lighted pipe or a lighted hookah pipe; operating an electronic cigarette, a lighted cigar, or a lighted cigarette of any kind (including, but not limited to, tobacco or cannabis); or lighting or igniting a pipe, a hookah pipe, a cigar, or a cigarette of any kind (including, but not limited to, tobacco or cannabis).
4 Special Written Permit means a permit issued under the FRUP City’s Facility Reservation and Use Policy adopted by the City Council on November 12, 2024, as may be amended from time to time.
True Threat of Force means a threat that has sufficient indicia of intent and seriousness, that a reasonable observer would perceive it to be an actual threat to use force by the person making the threat.
Wild Animal shall have the same meaning ascribed in Section 92.003. (B) Prohibited Activities. It shall be unlawful and a public nuisance for any person within any City pPark or City fFacility to:
(1) Operate, drive, park or leave standing any motorized vehicle, or any other vehicle, including but not limited to, electric or motorized scooters, off highway vehicles, motorcycles, golf carts, remote control cars, or to ride any horse or other animal at any time; provided, however, that the provisions of this sSection shall not apply to:
(a) tThose specific areas within such City pParks or City fFacilities which by order of the City Council, or by authority of any officers or employees of such the City having supervision in or over such City pParks or City fFacilities, may now or hereafter be designated for City parking purposes;. Provided further that the provisions of this section shall not apply to
(b) tThe operation, driving or parking of any vehicle or vehicles under a permit granted by the order of the City Council, or by authority of any officers or employees of such the City having supervision in or over such City pParks or City fFacilities, or vehicles owned by or in the lawful service of such the City;, or to
(c) tThe operation, driving or parking of delivery and commercial vehicles actually engaged in making lawful deliveries or pick-ups of any goods, wares, merchandise or supplies into or from such City pParks or City fFacilities, or engaged in the performance of an authorized service for such the City therein; and , or to
(d) aAny employee of the City while such employee is actually engaged in the performance of his or her work for such City in such park or facility, or is actually going to or from his or her place of employment in such park or facility.
(2) Lead or let loose any wild animals, cattle, horse, mule, goat, sheep, swine, dog, bunnies, or fowl of any kind; provided, that this subsectiondivision shall not apply to dogs when led by a leash or chain not more than six feet long., held or controlled by a competent adult. No more than one dog shall be on any lease or chain, and no person 5 shall handle more than three dogs in the City Park or City Facility at one time. (a) A service dog (as defined by 28 CFR 36.104, as that Section may be amended from time to time) is not required to be on a leash or chain if the leash or chain interferes with the dog’s work or if the handler’s disability prevents using a leash or chain. This exception does not apply to emotional support animals or therapy animals.
(3) Carry or discharge any firearms, firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes, or any other fireworks, or air gun or sling shot.
(4) Feed, offer food, or in any manner provide food or other edible material to any nondomesticated animal. This restriction shall not apply to personal pets. (5) Cut, break, injure, vandalize, deface, damage, destroy, or disturb any tree, shrub, plant, rack, building, monument, fence, sign, cones, traffic or crowd control devices, bench, or other structure, apparatus, or property, or pluck, pull up, cut, take out or remove any shrub, bush, plant or flowers, or remove or write upon any building, monument, fence, bench, other structure, equipment or thing, except in connection with and in the course of actual duties being performed as an employee of such the City. (6) Cut, disturb, insert, or remove any wood, turf, grass, soil, rock, sand or gravel, except in connection with and in the course of actual duties being performed as an employee of such the City.
(7) Distribute any handbills or circulars, or post, place or erect any bill, notice, paper, sign, banner, or advertising device or matter of any kind, without special distribution permit from the City Manager pursuant to Section 130.23. (8) Make or kindle a fire, except in picnic stoves installed by the City for that purpose, unless a special written permit shall be obtained in advance from the City Manager or their designee.
(9) Camp, sleep, or lodge, or reside, unless a special written permit is obtained in advance from the City Manager or their designee.
(10) Engage in, riotous, boisterous, threatening, disruptive, lewd, obscene, or indecent conduct, or to use abusive, profane, intimidating, demeaning, or harassing language that amounts to a use of force or a true threat of force. (11) Attempt or threaten to inflict, or actually inflict, physical harm to another individual or (including City staff). Behavior shall be deemed to be threatening if a reasonable person exposed to or experiencing such behavior could believe that the person would be in imminent danger of physical harm. Actual bodily harm is not required. (12) Exhibit, sell, offer for sale, advertise for sell sale, hire, lease or solicit 6 donations for an object, service, merchandise or article without special written permission from the City Manager or their designee.
(13) Gamble or play any game which is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, or other device for money, chips, shells, credit, or any other representation of value; or gamble or bet for any athletic activity; or maintain or exhibit any gambling table, or other instrument of gambling or gaming. (14) Practice, carry on, conduct, or solicit for any trade, occupation, business or profession, or circulate any petition or survey of whatsoever kind or character without special written permit from the City Manager or their designee. In the event a City pPark or City fFacility is utilized as a polling place during an election, electioneering shall be strictly prohibited.
(15) Play or engage in any game excepting at such place or places as shall be set part for that purpose.
(16) Enter or loiter remain in a City pPark or City Facility outside of designated hours of operation, or at any other time when the City Park or City Facility is closed, without a special written permit from the City Manager or their designee. (17) Deposit any paper, fruit, rubbish, debris, trash or any waste material of any kind except in such receptacles as may be located in such City pPark or City Facility therefore.
(18) Possess, sell, exhibit, transport or consume any alcoholic or intoxicating beverage or any illegal or controlled substance, or to be under the influence of alcoholic or any illegal or controlled substance. This sSection shall not be deemed to proscribe any act which is positively permitted or prohibited by state law, nor any activity authorized by without a special written permit from the City Manager or their designee. (19) Operate drones, remote control planes, potato shooters, compressed gas, rocket launchers, smoke bombs or other similar type of projectiles. (20) Loiter in or about any public toilet or enter any public toilet designated for the opposite sex; except that this provision shall not apply to persons under eight years of age, or to City employees in the regular course of their duties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, single-user restroom facilities shall not be restricted to persons of a specific sex or gender identity in accordance with state law.
(21) Call, hold, conduct, arrange for, or be present at any distinct, individual, or separate, group, gathering, lodge, association, company, corporate or other picnic, meeting, sporting practice, sport training, sport games, or sporting event, or any other type of assembly having, or which will have, in excess of 50 persons in attendance thereat without a special written permit from the City Manager or their designee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no public gatherings of any size are allowed at Heritage Park without a 7 special written permit.
(22) Interfere or attempt to interfere with the use of any table, space, or facility in such facilities or parks which at the time is reserved and posted by the City or written reservation then in effect to any other person or persons; provided, however, that all such reservations shall specify the period covered by same and shall be subject to cancellation by the City Manager or their designee. Unless the actual use of the table, space or facility referred to in any reservation is commenced within 30 minutes after the period covered by such reservation, the reservation shall thereupon be void and all rights under such reservation may be cancelled by the City Manager or their designee. (a) Refer to the FRUP and Athletic Field Allocation Policy, as adopted by the City Council, for specific rules and regulations regarding City Facility and City Parks permits and use.
(23) Smoke, unless the City has designated a specific smoking area, designated by posted signage.
(24) Erect four or more “pop-up” canopies per group/party. No canopy shall exceed ten feet by ten feet (10’ x 10’). All canopies shall be weighed down.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, “pop-up” canopies shall be strictly prohibited at Heritage Park.
(25) Record video or audio for personal or commercial production of City programs or activities, or for commercial (profit and sale) purposes, without a special written permit from the City Manager or their designee and in compliance with applicable laws.
(26) Enter without shoes, shirt/top, and/or bottoms, unless otherwise permitted by the City Manager or their designee as part of a program or activity. (27) Leave children under eight (8) years of age unsupervised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this prohibition shall not apply to children participating in events or programs authorized or organized by the City, including camps and afterschool programs, and with adult supervision.
(28) Bring pets into any indoor City fFacility, unless they are service animals as defined by law, or leave pets otherwise unattended outdoors. (29) Use or operate sound amplifying equipment, or similar device for any purpose including giving instructions, directions, talks, addresses, lectures, or transmitting music to any persons or assemblages assemblies of persons in or upon any City pPark or City fFacility without a special written permit. (30) Enter employee-only areas or areas otherwise not open to the public without authorization.
8 (31) Engage in instructor-led activities or classes, or exchange of services, unless otherwise authorized by a facility use agreement as approved by the City Council. (32) Fail to comply with all applicable City, state, and federal laws and regulations, including specific rules posted or established for any program, event, class, or facility.
(33) Fail to obey the direction of the City Manager or their designee, or law enforcement, to cease and desist activities prohibited by the this sSection, of this code, or any regulations or policies of the Department of Recreation and Parks, Department of Community Services, or conditions associated with any special written permit or a special event permit issued pursuant to Chapter 119 (Special Event Permits). (34) Loitering by a member of a criminal street gang (inclusive of an outlaw motorcycle gang) in any City Park or City Facility with the intent to:
(a) Publicize a criminal street gang’s dominance over certain territory to intimidate non-members of the gang from entering, remaining in, or using the City Park or City Facility, or area adjacent thereto; (b) Conceal ongoing commerce in illegal narcotics; and/or (c) Commit another unlawful act.
(C) Additional Regulations and Policies. The City Manager (or designee thereof) is authorized to promulgate (and amend from time to time) rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the implementation and enforcement of provisions of this Section - including for the Ejection and Exclusion of any person who has violated or is in violation of any provision of this Section, other applicable law, or any duly promulgated rule, regulation, policy, or procedure.
(C)(D) Violations. Failure Failing to adhere to the requirements of, or failing to otherwise cease and desist from the prohibited activities enumerated in, subsection (B); engaging in any other activity within a City Park or City Facility prohibited by City, State, or Federal law; violating any duly-promulgated rule, regulation, or policy pertaining to City Parks and/or City Facilities; violating any condition of a permit pertaining to a City Park or City Facility; and/or violating any duly issued Notice of Ejection or Notice of Exclusion shall be declared unlawful and a public nuisance, and, above may result in any or all of the following:
(1) The immediate revocation of the any special event permit applicable to the City Park and/or City Facility,;
(2) The immediate removal (“Ejection”) from the City pPark or City Facility facilities;
9 (2)(3) The temporary or permanent suspension Exclusion from being able to entering the City pPark or City Facility facilities where the violation occurred and/or all City Parks and City Facilities, in accordance with a duly-promulgated City policy and, as permitted to the fullest extent of the law;
(3)(4) The issuance of an administrative citation as provided under Section 11.04; and/or
(4)(5) subject to cCriminal prosecution pursuant to Section 10.97.
Any parent, legal guardian, or other adult with authorization for the care or custody of a minor under the age of eighteen (18) years old who commits a Park/Facility Violation under this Section may also be subject to Ejection and/or Exclusion from a City Park or City Facility for the same period of time and in the same manner as the minor.
The remedies available to the City to enforce the requirements of this sSection are cumulative, and are in addition to any other remedies available under this code, state law, or any other applicable law, and do not replace or supplant any other remedy that may be sought by the City.
SECTION 3. CEQA. This Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.) because it is not a “project” pursuant to CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.) Section 15378(b)(5), as it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. On a separate basis, if this Ordinance were construed as a “project” under CEQA, the Ordinance would be exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), as it merely amends a City administrative process and does not approve any construction or development, and therefore it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. Thus, no further environmental review under CEQA is required.
SECTION 4. Clerical Errors. The City Council authorizes the City Attorney to make any clarifying changes necessary to this Ordinance including, but not limited to, typographical errors, irregular numbering, and incorrect section references.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, 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 sections or portions of this Ordinance or of Section 130.04 (UNLAWFUL CONDUCT WITHIN CITY FACILITIES AND CITY PARKS) of Title XIII (GENERAL OFFENSES) of the SFSMC, or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have 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.
10 SECTION 6. Effective Date. In accordance with Government Code Section 36937, this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from passage and adoption.
SECTION 7. Certification and Posting. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause it to be published or posted as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs at a regular meeting held on the 1st day of September 2026.
Joe Angel Zamora, Mayor
ATTEST:
Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Rick R. Olivarez, City Attorney
11 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS )
I, Maribel Garcia, City Clerk of the City of Santa Fe Springs, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 1st day of September 2026, and was carried out by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Maribel Garcia, City Clerk
Policy and Procedure Manual: Ejections and Exclusions from City Parks/Facilities