Call to Order/Roll Call With Invocation & Pledge
CALL TO ORDER:
Al Rios, Mayor
INVOCATION:
Steve Costley, Acting Director of Parks & Recreation
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Meredith Elguira, Director of Community Development
ROLL CALL:
Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
City Officials
MAYOR CITY CLERK
Al Rios Yodit Glaze VICE MAYOR CITY TREASURER
Maria del Pilar Avalos Gregory Martinez
COUNCIL MEMBERS CITY MANAGER
Maria Davila Chris Jeffers Denise Diaz
Gil Hurtado
CITY ATTORNEY
Raul F. Salinas
Meeting Schedule
The regular meetings of the City Council are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, closed session business will usually commence at 5:30 p.m., when scheduled, and general business session will commence at 6:30 p.m.
Brown Act
Agendas are drafted to accurately state what the legislative body is being asked to consider. The legislative body can take action on "all items" listed on the agenda and be in compliance with the open meeting laws. Under 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 governing body may direct staff to investigate and/or schedule certain matters for consideration at a future meeting.
City's Vision Statement
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Public Communications
Public Comments on agenda items are limited to three (3) minutes. All comments are to be addressed directly to the Agency Members not to the members of the public.
Meeting Compensation Disclosure
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54952.3: Disclosure of compensation for meeting attendance by City Council Members is $650 monthly regardless of the amount of meetings.
Proclamations, Certificates, Introductions And Ceremonial Actions NONE
Public Hearings
NONE
Comments From The Audience - Non-Agenda Items
During this time, members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items not listed on the agenda and within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council and not on this agenda. Comments from the audience will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; unless authorized by the Mayor, the time limit may not be extended by utilizing another member's time. There will be no debate or action on items not listed on the agenda unless authorized by law. The collective initial period of time for comments from the audience shall be limited to 45 minutes. Any speaker that did not get a chance to speak during this segment due to the 45-minute limitations will be able to speak at the end of the meeting prior to adjournment.
Note: The City Council desires to provide all members of the public with the opportunity to address the Council. Nevertheless, obscene language, comments intended to disrupt/interfere, other actions which disrupt the progress of the meeting or slanderous comments will not be tolerated and may result in ejection and/or may constitute a violation of South Gate Municipal Code Section1.04.110.
Reports And Comments From City Officials
During this time, members of the City Council will report on matters pertaining to their service on various intergovernmental boards and commissions as a representative of the City pursuant to Assembly Bill 1234. City Council Members will also have an opportunity to comment on matters not on the agenda.
Consent Calendar Items
Agenda Items
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
and
8 are Consent Calendar Items. All items including Ordinances, Resolutions and Contracts, may be approved by adoption of the Consent Calendar, individually and collectively by one (1) motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless Members of the City Council, the public, or staff request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action. Members of the public are permitted to speak on any item listed but their time period is limited to three (3) minutes in total.
Any motion to introduce or adopt an Ordinance on the Consent Calendar shall be: (1) a motion to waive the reading of the Ordinance and introduce the Ordinance or (2) a motion to waive the reading of the Ordinance and adopt the Ordinance, as appropriate.
1. Ordinance amending Chapter 11.33 (Parking Standards) of Title 11 (Zoning) of the South Gate Municipal Code (SGMC) The City Council will consider waiving the reading in full and adopting Ordinance No. 2022-07-CC, amending Chapter 11.33 (Parking Standards), of Title 11 (Zoning), of the SGMC to include parking requirements and standards for land uses serving children, older adults, community assembly or people with disabilities. (CD) Documents:
Item 1 Report 08092022.pdf
2. Resolution designating Vice Mayor Maria del Pilar Avalos as Voting Delegate and Council Member Denise Diaz as Alternate Voting Delegate for the League Annual Business Meeting/General Assembly The City Council will consider adopting a
Resolution
designating a member of the City Council as the voting delegate for the Annual Business Meeting/General Assembly during the 2022 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo and up to two (2) alternate voting delegates should the primary designee be unable to represent the City. (CM) Documents:
Item 2 Report 08092022.pdf
3. Resolution amending Resolution No. 6454 (Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan) to update the Housing Administrator, Deputy Director of Parks & Recreation and Parks Superintendent job classification and respective salary ranges, update Housing Administrator to Housing Manager and reassigning position to an Executive Management Contract Employee and to update the Deputy City Engineer salary range The City Council will consider adopting a
Resolution
amending Resolution No. 6454 (Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan) to update the job specifications and salary range for the position of Housing Administrator to Housing Manager in the Community Development Department and reassigning the Housing Manager position as an Executive Management Contract Employee, update the job specifications and salary range for the Deputy Director of Parks & Recreation and Parks Superintendent in the Parks & Recreation Department and to update the salary range for the position of Deputy City Engineer in the Public Works Department. (ADMIN SVCS) Documents:
Item 3 Report 08092022.pdf
4. Agreement with John L. Hunter and Associates, Inc., for Storm Water Management Services for the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit Program The City Council will consider: (PW)
Approving an
agreement (Contract No.
)
with John L. Hunter and Associates, Inc. ("Agreement"), for storm water management services required by the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, for a three-year term, in an amount not-to-exceed $334,155, or $111,385 annually; and Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
Documents:
Item 4 Report 08092022.pdf
5. Agreement with Hub Cities Career Center to inventory newsracks and pay phones in the public right-of-way; appropriate funds; and authorized enforcement of unpermitted, unmaintained and/or abandoned devices The City Council will consider: (PW)
Approving an Agreement (Contract No.
) with Hub Cities Career Center ("Agreement") to perform an inventory of newsracks and pay phones in the public right-of-way for a not-to-exceed amount of $34,500; Authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney; Approving appropriation of $45,000 from the Refuse Collection Fund to fund the Agreement and all anticipated staff costs with implementation of the described program; Directing staff to begin notification to permittees of abandoned, unpermitted, and unmaintained newsracks and pay phones in accordance with Chapter 5.07 (Newsracks) and 5.34 (Pay Phones in Public Right-of-Way.) of Title 5 (Streets and Sidewalks) of the South Gate Municipal Code (SGMC); and Authorizing staff to begin removal of any noncompliant devices as provided for in SGMC Chapters 5.07 and 5.34.
Documents:
Item 5 Report 08092022.pdf
6. Agreements with Melad & Associates, Inc., and True North Compliance Services for as-needed Plan Check Services The City Council will consider: (CD)
Approving an
Agreement (Contract No.
)
with Melad & Associates, Inc., to provide building plan check and inspection services in the amount not to exceed $750,000 for a three-year term; Approving an
Agreement (Contract No.
)
with True North Compliance Services to provide building plan check and inspection services in the amount not to exceed $750,000 for a three-year term; and Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreements in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
Documents:
Item 6 Report 08092022.pdf
7. Reject Bids for South Gate Police Department HVAC Installation Project The City Council will consider rejecting all bids received and opened on April 12, 2022, in the City Clerk's Office for the SGPD HVAC Installation Project, City Project No. 667-GEN. (PW) Documents:
Item 7 Report 08092022.pdf
8. Minutes
The City Council will consider: (CLERK)
Approving the Special Meeting minutes of May 9, 2022;
Approving the Regular Meeting minutes of May 10, 2022;
Approving the Regular Meeting minutes of June 14, 2022; Approving the Special Meeting minutes of June 28, 2022; and Approving the Continued Regular Meeting minutes of July 14, 2022.
Documents:
Item 8 Report 08092022.pdf
Reports, Recommendations And Requests
9. (Cont. from July 26, 2022 meeting) Renaming South Gate Park Municipal Auditorium after former Mayor Henry C. Gonzalez The City Council will consider: (CM)
Giving staff direction to bring back a formal resolution to the City Council to consider dedicating and naming the South Gate Park Municipal Auditorium as the Henry C. Gonzalez Municipal Auditorium; and Placing a plaque stating the role former Mayor Henry C. Gonzalez played and contributions he made to the City of South Gate during his nearly three decades of service.
Documents:
Item 9 Report 08092022.pdf
10. City Clerk Compensation
The City Council will consider: (ATTY)
Directing staff to prepare a
Resolution
which would adjust the City Clerk's compensation based on salary and/or benefits stated in a City Council motion and placing said Resolution on the August 23, 2022, regular City Council meeting agenda for consideration.; or Approving the existing salary and benefits for the next term of office of the elected City Clerk and no further action is needed.
Documents:
Item 10 Report 08092022.pdf
11. (Cont. from July 26, 2022) Agreement with Compatior, Inc., for a Mental Health Assistance Program The City Council will consider: (CD)
Approving an
Agreement (Contract No.
)
with Compatior, Inc., to implement a Mental Health Assistance Program, subject to any final changes by the City Attorney that are not substantive in nature nor increase the monetary commitment by the City of South Gate; Appropriating $175,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Recovery Funds ("ARPA") funds to an account determined by the Director of Administrative Services to fund the administration of the Mental Health Assistance Program; and Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement, consistent with this report, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
Documents:
Item 11 Report 08092022.pdf
12. Warrant Register for August 9, 2022
The City Council will consider approving the Warrant Register for August 9, 2022. (ADMIN SVCS) Total of Checks: $ 6,249,655.46 Less: Voids $ (0.00) Less: Employee Payroll Deductions
$ (299,917.75)
Grand Total: $6,549,573.21 Cancellations: 97823, 96336, 96836
Documents:
Item 12 Report 08092022.pdf
Adjournment
I, Yodit Glaze, City Clerk, certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Meeting Agenda was posted on August 3, 2022, at 12:40 p.m., as required by law.
Yodit Glaze
City Clerk
GENERAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The City Council adopted new rules relating to the conduct of the public meetings, proceedings, and business in the City of South Gate on July 12, 2022, (Resolution 2022-38-CC) and go into effect on August 1, 2022. Resolution #2022-38-CC is available at the City Clerk’s Office.
MEETING SCHEDULE
Regular meetings of the City Council are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, closed session meetings will commence at 5:30 p.m. unless posted otherwise on its agenda. The regular City Council meetings will commence at 6:30 p.m. Agendas are available at the following locations:
City Clerk Office,
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PUBLIC COMMENT/PARTICIPATION
Any person may request to address a legislative body during a public meeting. The Presiding Officer will call upon those present in the Council Chambers first. After all speakers in the Chambers have spoken, the Presiding Officer will call upon those participating via zoom or teleconference.
Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes on any item listed on the agenda, including public hearings. Under Comments from the Audience portion, speakers are also limited to a single three (3) minutes time limit. Comments from the Audience is initially limited to 45 minutes at each meeting. Any speaker still wishing to speak, that did not speak, will have an addition Comments from the Audience opportunity after the last business item is finished. The Presiding Officer may extend the time limit as long as there is no objection from the City Council as a body.
To ensure that the public is able to participate, the City provides the opportunity to submit their comments in person, virtually, email, phone call, mail and any other method which may become available. Methods of participation may be subject to change during other such times when a State of Emergency, Health Order or State Executive Order limits in-person participation.
CURFEW
In absence of a motion duly adopted by majority vote of the City Council, the Presiding Officer may adjourn the City Council meetings at 10:30 p.m. The Presiding Officer may ask the City Council if any agenda items listed should be continued or dealt with during the meeting. For those items to be continued, the City Council can direct the item be placed on the next City Council agenda or the current meeting may be adjourned to a time certain at which time the meeting shall be reconvened as an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council and action upon the published agenda continued.
STAFF REPORTS
As a general rule, staff reports. or other written documentation are prepared/organized with respect to each item of business listed on the agenda. Meeting agendas and staff reports are available at least 72-hours prior to the scheduled regular City Council meeting and a minimum of 24-hours prior to a Special City Council meeting. There are times when the City Council receives written material. revised material after the posting of agendas, these materials are become a public record and will be available for public view within 72-hours after the meeting in which they were received. Those materials and any other public document can be inspected in the City Clerk's Office located at 8650 California Avenue, South Gate.
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