Gloria Olmos, Mayor
Richard Angel, Mayor Pro Tem
Manuel Acosta, Councilmember
Rudy Bojorquez, Councilmember
Hector Delgado, Councilmember
Rene Salas, City Manager
Donna G. Schwartz, City Clerk
Anthony R. Taylor, City Attorney
Masami Higa, Director of Finance
Guillermo Arreola, Director of
Community Development
Ariana De La Cruz, Director of
Community Services
CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTH EL MONTE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
October 10, 2023, 6:00 PM
1415 Santa Anita Avenue, South El Monte, CA 91733
PUBLIC COMMENT
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GENERAL COMMENT
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MEETINGS
The City Council holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Regular meetings start at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1415 Santa Anita Avenue, South El Monte, California. Special and Adjourned Regular
meetings start time are to be determined.
POSTING LOCATIONS OF AGENDA AND/OR CANCELLATION NOTICES Regular meeting agendas will be posted at least 72 hours before the meeting (GC 54954(a)(1)).
Agenda and Cancellation Notices can be viewed online and are also posted at the following three (3) locations: City Hall located at 1415 Santa Anita Avenue, Senior Center located at 1556 Central Avenue and the Community Center located at 1530 Central Avenue, South El Monte, California.
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ISSUES RELATED TO AGENDA
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Donna G. Schwartz, CMC, City Clerk
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AGENDA BEGINS ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE
1. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers: Acosta, Bojorquez, Delgado, Mayor Pro Tem Angel, and Mayor Olmos
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Hector Delgado
3. INVOCATION
Pastor Charlie Corum, South El Monte Community Outreach
4. PRESENTATIONS
4.a. Certificates of Recognition Presented to Volunteers of the South El Monte Community Alliance Church for Their Service at the City's Summer Events
4.b. Certificate of Recognition Presented to Active Military Banner Program Participant, Freddy Davalos Ochoa, Actively Serving in the U.S. Air Force
4.c. Proclamation Proclaiming October 2023 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
4.d. Proclamation Proclaiming October 2023 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
4.e. Karla Cardenas Introducing Herself as the New District Representative for the Office of Senator Susan Rubio
5. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND WAIVER OF FULL READING OF
ORDINANCES
By motion of the City Council, this is the time to notify the public of any changes to the agenda, remove items from the consent calendar for individual consideration and/or rearrange the order of the agenda.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Speakers may provide public comments on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, including items on the agenda. Each speaker will be limited to five minutes. Unless a majority of the Council objects, the Mayor may provide speakers more or less time to speak. All comments or queries shall be addressed to the Council as a body and not to any specific member thereof.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2(a)(2), the Ralph M. Brown Act, no action or discussion by the City Council shall be undertaken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, except to briefly provide information, ask for clarification, provide direction to staff, or schedule a matter for a future meeting.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and customary and are enacted by a single motion with the exception of items previously removed by a member of the City Council during "Approval of the Agenda" for individual consideration. Any items removed shall be individually considered immediately after taking action on the Consent Calendar.
7.a. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Staff is requesting approval of Minutes for the September 26, 2023 Regular City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff is requesting approval of Minutes for the September 26, 2023, Regular City Council meeting.
7.b. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 23-94, APPROVING WARRANTS FOR THE PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 27,
2023, THROUGH OCTOBER 10, 2023
Authorizing payment of City expenditures for the period of September 27, 2023 through October 10, 2023 totaling $1,084,431.82.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-94, authorizing payment of City expenditures.
7.c. PROPOSED DARK CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE
Each year staff request City Council consider “going dark” on the second Tuesday in November and December due to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. This year, however, the second Tuesday in November does not fall on a city council meeting day.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council approve going dark on, Tuesday, December 26, 2022, due to the Christmas holiday.
7.d. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 1269,
REPEALING SOUTH EL MONTE MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 2 CHAPTER
2.52 TRAFFIC COMMISSION
Staff is recommending dissolution of the Traffic Commission as the ordinance establishing the Commission expired in 1997 and there is no need for such a Commission in the City as further described below. The proposed ordinance would repeal South El Monte Municipal Code Title 2, Chapter 2.52,"Traffic Commission."
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:
1. Waive first reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1269 to repeal Title 2, Chapter 2.52 "Traffic Commission;" and
2. Set the second reading of said ordinance at the next regular City Council meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR (CONTINUED)
7.e. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 23-95,
APPROVING AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO ELECNOR
BELCO ELECTRIC, INC. FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT VARIOUS SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS PROJECT (HSIPL5352(020))
On August 28, 2023, the Engineering Department solicited bids for the Traffic Signal Improvements at Various Intersections Project (HSIPL5352(020)). The work involves furnishing all labor, material, equipment, services, and incidentals required for traffic signal placement, including the installation of conduits, pull boxes, signal heads, sensor units, pedestrian push buttons, traffic signal poles, traffic striping, hauling and disposal, and traffic control throughout. The lowest responsive bid was submitted by Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. in the amount of $381,707.00.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:
1. Adopt and approve the plans and specifications for the Traffic Signal Improvements at Various Signalized Intersections Project (HSIPL5352(020));
2. Review the bids and find that Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. has submitted the lowest responsive bid;
3. Adopt Resolution No. 23-95, awarding a construction contract to Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. in the amount of $381,707.00;
4. Approve a 15% contingency amount of $57,256.05 for a total project construction budget amount not to exceed $438,963.05; and
5. Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute the contract.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
9. GENERAL BUSINESS
9.a. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 23-96, APPROVING A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH PLACER.AI TO ACCESS
PROFESSIONAL MARKET DATA
Staff is seeking to enter into a license agreement with Placer.ai, a location/economic analytics company that studies consumer visit trends, trade areas, and demographics for commercial businesses in the City.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 23-96, approving a license agreement with Placer.ai; and
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute the license agreement.
10. COMMITTEE REPORTS, INCLUDING AB 1234 REPORTS
AB 1234, section 53232.3(d) requires Members of a legislative body to provide brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency (i.e., League of California Cities Conferences, ICSC conferences, etc.) at the next regular meeting of the legislative body.
11. CORRESPONDENCE - None
12. COUNCILMEMBERS’ AGENDA
12.a. COUNCILMEMBER HECTOR DELGADO
1. Discussion to Consider Joining the Dozen or so Cities that have Banned Together to Sue the County of Los Angeles on its Stance on "Zero Cash Bail."
RECOMMENDATION: Discussion and/or action.
12.b. MAYOR GLORIA OLMOS
1. Consideration of updating the Senior Center Amphitheater.
RECOMMENDATION: Discussion and/or action.
2. Consideration allowing the South El Monte Senior Baseball Team "Charros" to practice/play at no charge.
RECOMMENDATION: Discussion and/or action.
13. CLOSED SESSION
13.a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4)
To consider support for twelve other cities who are plaintiffs in Whittier, et al. v. LA Superior Court, et al., LASC Case No. 238TCP03579, including through a potential amicus brief in support of the cities or through a petition to intervene (join) the lawsuit as a plaintiff concerning the cities' lawsuit against no cash bail policies for non-violent offenders in Los Angeles Superior Court
14. ADJOURNMENT
Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
I Donna G. Schwartz, hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted not less than 72 hours at the following locations: City of South El Monte City Hall, Senior Center and Community Center and made available at www.cityofsouthelmonte.org on this 5th day of October 2023.
City Clerk, CMC