2175 Cherry Avenue • Signal Hill, California 90755-3799
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
SIGNAL HILL CITY COUNCIL
May 10, 2022
A Regular Meeting of the Signal Hill City Council was held via video/teleconference on May 10, 2022 pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 54953 (as amended by AB 361).
(1) CALL TO ORDER – 6:17 P.M.
(2) ROLL CALL
PRESENT: MAYOR KEIR JONES
COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARD WILSON
COUNCIL MEMBER LORI WOODS
ABSENT: NONE
LATE ARRIVAL: VICE MAYOR TINA HANSEN
(3) CLOSED SESSION
a. A CLOSED SESSION WILL BE HELD PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(D)(2).
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.
SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION.
NUMBER OF POTENTIAL CASES: 1
(4) PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS There was no public business from the floor.
(5) RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Vice Mayor Hansen joined closed session at 6:21 p.m.
Council Member Wilson left closed session at 6:54 p.m.
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(6) RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING – 7:03 P.M.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: MAYOR KEIR JONES
VICE MAYOR TINA HANSEN
COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER LORI WOODS
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARD WILSON
(7) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
(8) CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney reported on closed session item. There was no reportable action taken. (9) PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND NOT ON THE AGENDA EXCEPT THOSE RELATED
TO PUBLIC HEARINGS
Todd Sahara, Samona Caldwell, Chris Wilson, Pam Dutch Hughes, Lisa Wong, Jon-Stephen Scott, and Lupe Reyes, Diversity Coalition Committee Members, commented on agenda item 12(a).
(10) COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
(11) PRESENTATIONS
a. MAYOR JONES WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO THE OUTSTANDING
OLDER AMERICAN AWARDEE IN RECOGNITION OF OLDER AMERICAN RECOGNITION DAY ON THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2022.
b. MAYOR JONES WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO CIVIL SERVICE, PARKS AND RECREATION, AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS; AND
DIVERSITY COALITION COMMITTEE AND SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMITTEE
MEMBERS IN RECOGNITION OF PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK, MAY 1 - MAY 7, 2022.
c. MAYOR JONES WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO THE PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, MAY 15 - MAY 21, 2022.
d. MAYOR JONES WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, MAY 11 - MAY 17, 2022.
e. CITY CLERK WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE JUNE 7, 2022 STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION.
f. CITY MANAGER WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ABOUT
COVID-19-RELATED COMMUNITY UPDATES.
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Mayor Jones presented agenda items 11(a) through 11(d), City Clerk presented agenda item 11(e), and City Manager presented agenda item 11(f). (12) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
a. 2022 DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION COMMUNITY SURVEY
RESULTS
It was moved by COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND and seconded by COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS, to receive and file.
The following vote resulted:
AYES: MAYOR JONES
VICE MAYOR HANSEN
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON
ABSTAIN: NONE
b. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS (OPEB) TRUST ADMINISTRATION TO SHUSTER ADVISORY
GROUP, LLC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MULTIPLE EMPLOYER
OPEB/PENSION SECTION 115 TRUST, APPROVING INVESTMENT
AUTHORITY UNDER THE INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT AND
TRANSFER FUNDS TO CHARLES SCHWAB TRUST BANK, AND ALTA
TRUST COMPANY TO PROVIDE THE SECTION 115 TRUST ACCOUNT(S) It was moved by VICE MAYOR HANSEN and seconded by COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS, to adopt Resolution No. 2022-05-6678; and authorize the transfer of all funds and the administration, trust, and discretionary advisory services from Public Financial Management Asset Management and the related OPEB Investment Trust Agreement, and the trustee and custody services of U.S. Bank National Association to Charles Schwab Trust Bank and Alta Trust Company to provide the OPEB/Pension Section 115 Trust account(s) under the administration of Shuster Advisory Group, LLC.
Resolution No. 2022-05-6678, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE MULTIPLE EMPLOYER OPEB/PENSION SECTION 115 TRUST ADMINISTERED BY SHUSTER
ADVISORY GROUP, LLC AND APPROVING INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
UNDER THE INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT
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The following vote resulted:
AYES: MAYOR JONES
VICE MAYOR HANSEN
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON
ABSTAIN: NONE
(13) CONSENT CALENDAR
a. CONTINUANCE OF THE PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND FINDINGS RELATED TO AB 361 EXEMPTING THE CITY FROM BROWN ACT TELECONFERENCING
RULES
b. WARRANT REGISTER DATED MAY 10, 2022
c. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
It was moved by VICE MAYOR HANSEN and seconded by COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS, to approve the Consent Calendar.
The following vote resulted:
AYES: MAYOR JONES
VICE MAYOR HANSEN
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON
ABSTAIN: NONE
(14) COUNCIL AGENDA--NEW BUSINESS
Council Member Woods reported that she will be attending the California Contract Cities Annual Municipal Seminar on May 12-15, 2022; and that she will not be attending the June 14, 2022 City Council meeting.
City Council spoke in memory of Signal Hill resident, community leader, and former Parks and Recreation Commissioner Gary Dudley.
(15) ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by VICE MAYOR HANSEN and seconded by COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS, to adjourn tonight's meeting in memory of Signal Hill resident, community leader, and former Parks and Recreation Commissioner Gary Dudley. Tonight's May 10, 2022
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meeting is adjourned to a special meeting of the Signal Hill City Council to be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at 6:15 p.m. via video/teleconference. Instructions to participate in the meeting will be provided on the meeting agenda.
The following vote resulted:
AYES: MAYOR JONES
VICE MAYOR HANSEN
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON
ABSTAIN: NONE
MAYOR JONES adjourned the meeting at 9:21 p.m.
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KEIR JONES
MAYOR
Attest:
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CARMEN R. BROOKS
CITY CLERK
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