2175 Cherry Avenue • Signal Hill, California 90755-3799
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
SIGNAL HILL CITY COUNCIL
April 09, 2024
A Regular Meeting of the Signal Hill City Council was held in-person in the Council Chamber on April 9, 2024
(1) CALL TO ORDER – 7:07 P.M.
(2) ROLL CALL
PRESENT: MAYOR LORI WOODS
VICE MAYOR EDWARD WILSON
COUNCIL MEMBER TINA HANSEN
COUNCIL MEMBER KEIR JONES
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT COPELAND
(3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Woods and special guest Leah Pinceno led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
(4) PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA Jorge Quintero, Evelyn Alvarado, and Roberto Ruiz, representatives from the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters Local 562 addressed the City Council regarding tax fraud.
Pam Dutch Hughes, Signal Hill resident addressed the City Council regarding the Friends of the Signal Hill Library book sale on Thursday, April 18 at the Library. (5) COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Council Member Hansen left the Council Chamber at 7:15 p.m. and returned to the Council Chamber at 7:16 p.m.
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(6) PRESENTATIONS
a. A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FROM ALVARADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING BY LEADING THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND CEREMONIOUSLY PRESIDING OVER THE MEETING WITH THE GAVEL. MAYOR WOODS WILL THEN ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECOGNIZE THE STUDENT.
Mayor Woods presented agenda item 6a.
b. ACTING ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF JESSICA POST WILL PROVIDE AN
OPERATIONS REPORT FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
Acting Assistant Fire Chief Jessica Post for County of Los Angeles Fire Department presented agenda item 6b.
c. THE PARKS, RECREATION, AND LIBRARY SERVICES DIRECTOR YVETTE
AGUILAR WILL INTRODUCE ERENDIRA HERNANDEZ, RECREATION
COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL.
Parks, Recreation, and Library Services Director Yvette Aguilar presented agenda item 6c.
d. MAYOR WOODS WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO THE SIGNAL HILL
PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, APRIL 7 - 13, 2024.
Mayor Woods presented agenda item 6d.
e. MAYOR WOODS WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT DISPATCHERS/JAILERS IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK, APRIL 14-20, 2024.
Mayor Woods presented agenda item 6e.
f. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION TITLED “PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - STATUS UPDATE ON VARIOUS CIP PROJECTS.”
Public Works Director Thomas Bekele presented agenda item 6f.
City Council requested a report regarding the Gateway Monument be brought back to a future City Council meeting.
(7) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
a. CITY COUNCIL, CITY CLERK, AND CITY TREASURER COMPENSATION Pam Dutch Hughes, Signal Hill resident spoke in favor of agenda item 7a.
It was moved by COUNCIL MEMBER JONES and seconded by COUNCIL April 09, 2024
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MEMBER HANSEN to hold a Public Hearing at the regular City Council meeting on May 14, 2024 to introduce an Ordinance increasing City Council, City Clerk, and City Treasurer compensation and agendizing the item in even-numbered years prior to the budget adoption, aligning with the City's regular municipal elections.
The following vote resulted:
AYES: MAYOR WOODS
VICE MAYOR WILSON
COUNCIL MEMBER HANSEN
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
ABSTAIN: NONE
(8) CONSENT CALENDAR
a. CONTINUANCE OF THE PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO THE FEBRUARY 2024 WINTER STORMS
AND REAFFIRMING EMERGENCY CONDITIONS REQUIRING EMERGENCY
ACTION TO COMPLETE EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT PANORAMA
PROMENADE AND MOLINO AVENUE AND 20TH STREET
b. CONTRACT AMENDMENT REGISTER DATED APRIL 9, 2024
c. WARRANT REGISTER DATED APR 9, 2024
d. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
It was moved by COUNCIL MEMBER HANSEN and seconded by VICE MAYOR WILSON to approve the Consent Calendar.
The following vote resulted:
AYES: MAYOR WOODS
VICE MAYOR WILSON
COUNCIL MEMBER HANSEN
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
ABSTAIN: NONE
(9) COUNCIL AGENDA--NEW BUSINESS
Council Member Hansen left the Council Chamber at 8:54 p.m.
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Council Member Jones reminded everyone about the Fun Run on Saturday, April 27 in celebration of the City's Centennial; and City Clerk Daritza Gonzalez requested that any volunteers for the event please contact the Parks, Recreation and Library Services Department. Council Member Jones announced that the Signal Hill Community Foundation was recently recognized as Organization of the Year at the Annual Volunteer Recognition event, and the Foundation is looking for new members.
Vice Mayor Wilson announced that he participated in the Cambodian Parade on Sunday, April 7 and thanked staff for decorating the parade vehicles; and requested adjourning tonight's meeting in honor and memory of Pastor Cecil Murray with the First AME Church in Los Angeles.
(10) ADJOURNMENT
VICE MAYOR WILSON moved to adjourn the meeting.
MAYOR WOODS adjourned the meeting in honor and memory of Pastor Cecil Murray with the First AME Church in Los Angeles at 9:03 p.m.
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LORI Y. WOODS
MAYOR
Attest:
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DARITZA GONZALEZ
CITY CLERK
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