2175 Cherry Avenue • Signal Hill, California 90755-3799
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
WELCOMES YOU TO A REGULAR
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
May 24, 2022
* * * THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953 (AS AMENDED BY AB 361) WHICH AUTHORIZES
TELECONFERENCED MEETINGS UNDER THE BROWN ACT DURING CERTAIN PROCLAIMED STATES OF EMERGENCY. THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA PROCLAIMED A STATE OF EMERGENCY RELATED TO COVID-19 ON MARCH 4, 2020.
THIS TELECONFERENCED MEETING IS NECESSARY SO THAT THE CITY CAN
CONDUCT ESSENTIAL BUSINESS AND IS PERMITTED UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE 54953 IN ORDER TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ATTENDEES. * * * Consistent with Government Code Section 54953, this City Council Meeting will be held via video/teleconference only and will not be physically open to the public. Council Members and staff will teleconference into the meeting by audio and/or video. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom.
Meetings begin at 6:00 pm with the conduct of any business permitted to be conducted in closed session by the Brown Act (Government Code Section 54950, et seq.), if any, and with the public portion of the meeting beginning at 7:00 pm. There is a period for public comment on closed session matters at 6:00 pm prior to the closed session. In the event there is no business to be conducted in closed session, the regular meeting shall begin at 7:00 pm.
There is a public comment period at the beginning of the regular meeting. Any person wishing to comment shall be allotted three minutes per distinct item. Any meeting may be adjourned to a time and place stated in the order of adjournment.
The agenda is posted 72 hours prior to each meeting on the City’s website and outside of City Hall. The agenda and related reports are also available for review online at www.cityofsignalhill.org.
In order to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, this will be a virtual meeting.
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To view or listen to the meeting live at 7:00 p.m.:
• City of Signal Hill website at www.cityofsignalhill.org, select the City Council Meetings Link from the home page.
• Charter Spectrum Channel 3 or Frontier FiOS Channel 38. • Call (408) 638-0968 (audio only) and enter meeting ID: 881-4793-6648, press # when prompted to provide participant ID, and enter passcode: 374778. If you would like to make a public comment, please notify the meeting host by pressing *9 on the telephone keypad.
To view and participate (closed session at 6:00 p.m. and regular meeting at 7:00 p.m.):
• Visit https://zoom.us/j/88147936648 on your desktop computer or laptop and enter passcode: 374778; or
• Visit www.zoom.us on your desktop computer or laptop, click on “Join a Meeting”, and enter meeting ID: 881-4793-6648 and passcode: 374778 when prompted; or • Download the app from the app store if you are using a smart phone and enter meeting ID: 881-4793-6648 and passcode: 374778 when prompted. • Please note that you will be placed in a “listen only” mode and your video feed will not be shared with the Council or public. If you would like to make a public comment, please notify the meeting host by raising your virtual hand (see hand icon at bottom of screen) and you will be invited to speak when the City Council is taking public comments. Please do not simultaneously use a microphone through Zoom and a cellphone/telephone. That combination results in audio problems for all participants. • To make a general public comment or comment on a specific agenda item, you may also submit your comment, limited to 250 words or less, to the City Clerk at [email protected] not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
Written comments will be provided electronically to City Council and attached to the meeting minutes. Written comments will not be read into the record. • The City is not responsible for meeting disruptions or technical difficulties; however, if you are disconnected, please repeat the steps above.
The City of Signal Hill thanks you in advance for taking all precautions to prevent spreading the COVID-19 virus.
City Council Members are compensated $694.14 per month. City Clerk and City Treasurer are compensated $421.20 per month.
(1) CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 P.M.
(2) ROLL CALL
MAYOR JONES
VICE MAYOR HANSEN
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
(3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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(4) 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 (SPEAKERS WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES FOR EACH
DISTINCT ITEM)
(5) COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
(6) PRESENTATIONS
a. COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION AND
MAYOR JONES WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO A SIGNAL HILL
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER IN RECOGNITION OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.
b. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION OF SEVERAL OF THE GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR THE COVID-19
MICROBUSINESS RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM.
c. COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTING THE MOST RECENT ACTIVE ADULT EXCURSIONS.
d. CITY MANAGER WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ABOUT
COVID-19-RELATED COMMUNITY UPDATES.
(7) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
a. SET A PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT A MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY Summary:
The City Council will consider setting a public hearing to consider an ordinance adopting the proposed Military Equipment Use Policy establishing the use of military equipment and equipment deemed to be military in nature by the members of the Signal Hill Police Department.
Recommendations:
1. Direct staff to post the proposed Military Equipment Use Policy on the City website for 30 days.
2. Set a Public Hearing date for June 28, 2022 to consider an ordinance adopting the Military Equipment Use Policy.
b. CONSIDERATION OF REGULATING SMOKING IN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING Summary:
At a regular meeting held March 8, 2022, City Council directed the City Attorney to report on the issues associated with regulating smoking in multifamily housing. This report analyzes laws regulating smoking in different types of properties, including legal limitations pertinent to multifamily housing. This
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report also includes a brief survey of smoke-free multifamily ordinances adopted by selected Los Angeles County cities, and presents the City Council with options related to regulating smoking in multifamily housing.
Recommendations:
1. Receive and file the staff report.
2. Provide staff with direction regarding possible regulation of smoking in multifamily housing.
c. AMENDMENT TO WATER INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT WITH THE
CITY OF LAKEWOOD ALLOWING THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TO RECEIVE
TREATED POTABLE WATER AT A DISCOUNTED RATE
Summary:
The City Council will consider authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Water Interconnection Agreement with the City of Lakewood.
The amendment will allow the City of Signal Hill to receive treated potable water at a 15% discounted rate compared to the rate offered by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to execute the first amendment to the existing Water Interconnection Agreement between the City of Lakewood and the City of Signal Hill.
(8) CONSENT CALENDAR
The following Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. Items will be acted upon by the Council at one time without discussion. Any item may be removed by a Council Member for discussion. 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
Summary:
The City Council will consider the continuance of the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency in response to the current public health crisis related to COVID-19. The City Council will also consider whether to continue to hold virtual meetings of all City legislative bodies, as allowed by Assembly Bill (AB) 361.
Recommendations:
1. Receive and file report regarding the continuance of the existence of a local emergency in response to COVID-19.
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2. Direct all City legislative bodies to continue to hold meetings virtually and determine that such meetings are exempt from the Brown Act teleconferencing rules based on the following findings set forth in AB 361:
a. There is a Statewide state of emergency in effect in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
b. State or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing.
3. Direct staff, no later than 30 days after the City Council approves the recommended action, to report back on the state-proclaimed state of emergency so that City Council may reconsider the circumstances of the emergency and, if appropriate, make findings to continue to hold virtual meetings of City legislative bodies pursuant to AB 361. b. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AND MONTHLY TRANSACTION REPORT Summary:
The Schedule of Investments is a listing of all surplus funds invested for both the City and the Successor Agency to the former Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency as of the date shown on the report. The monthly transaction report provides the changes in investments for the prior month.
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
c. WARRANT REGISTER DATED MAY 24, 2022
Summary:
The Warrant Register is a listing of all general disbursements issued since the prior warrant register, and warrants to be released upon City Council approval.
Recommendation:
Authorize payment of the Warrant Register dated May 24, 2022. d. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Summary:
Regular Meeting of May 10, 2022 and Special Meeting of May 18, 2022.
Recommendation:
Approve the meeting minutes.
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(9) COUNCIL AGENDA--NEW BUSINESS
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
VICE MAYOR HANSEN
MAYOR JONES
a. REPORT ON MEETING ATTENDANCE
Summary:
Government Code Section 53232.3 requires that if a local agency reimburses members of a legislative body for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, they shall provide a brief report on the meeting attended at the expense of the local agency at the next regular meeting of the legislative body.
Council Member Woods will report on her attendance at the California Contract Cities Annual Municipal Seminar on May 12-15, 2022.
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
(10) ADJOURNMENT
Tonight’s meeting will be adjourned to an adjourned regular meeting to conduct the Budget Workshop on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. via video and teleconference. Instructions to participate in the meeting will be provided on the meeting agenda. The next regular meeting of the Signal Hill City Council will be held on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Routine matters are handled most quickly and efficiently if contact is made with the City department directly concerned. However, if you would like to request that a matter be presented for City Council consideration, you may do so by writing to the City Council, City Clerk, or City Manager. The deadline for agenda items is 12 noon on the Tuesday preceding the Council and Agency meetings. The complete agenda, including back up materials is available on the City website on the Friday preceding the meeting.
If you need special assistance beyond what is normally provided to participate in City meetings, the City will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner.
Please call the City Clerk's office at (562) 989-7305 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible.