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CITY OF SOUTH GATE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
CALL TO ORDER Al Rios, Mayor called a Regular City Council Meeting to order at 6:41 p.m.
INVOCATION Bishop Ismael Martin del Campo, Empower Apostolic Assembly Church
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE Steve Costley, Acting Director of Parks and Recreation ROLL CALL Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
PRESENT Mayor Al Rios, Vice Mayor Maria del Pilar Avalos, Council Member Maria Davila, Council Member Denise Diaz, and Council Member Gil Hurtado; City Treasurer Greg Martinez, City Manager Chris Jeffers, City Attorney Counsel Raul F. Salinas
1 PROCLAMATIONS The City Council issued a Proclamation declaring September 26 - 30, 2022, as National GEAR UP Week in the City of South Gate. 2 COMMUNITY DEV/
HOUSING The City Council conducted a Public Hearing and unanimously approved items A & B by motion of Council Member Hurtado and seconded by Council Member Diaz.
ROLL CALL: Council Member Davila, yes; Council Member Diaz, yes; Council Member Hurtado, yes; Vice Mayor Avalos, yes; Mayor Rios, yes a. Resolution No. 2022-50-CC entitled — Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Gate, California, approving the Fiscal Year 2021- 2022 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER); and
b. Authorized the City Manager, or designee, to submit to HUD the City's FY 2021-2022 CAPER.
Ana Marie LeNoue, Housing Interim Manager, stated that the city as a recipient of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the Home Investment Funds, is required to provide two annual reports. One is the Annual Action Plan which receives input and tells the community how they plan to spend the money the upcoming fiscal year. The other is the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) which tells HUB how the city performed and what accomplishments have made with the money they were given. This is for programs that happened July 2 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 2 COMMUNITY DEV/
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1st, 2021, to June 30th of 2022. These funds were able to serve 201 people for three public services, the details have been provided in the staff report.
Explains that these are the unduplicated numbers, there were four businesses that received help, and 81 tenants - landlord issues that were resolved. There were 380 calls regarding graffiti abatement and 10,776 abatements. Currently, they are asking Council to accept the report and give the City Manager the authority to submit the CAPER to HUD, the deadline is the 26th of this month.
Mayor Rios asked if anyone in the audience and zoom wished to speak on this item.
Mario Dominguez says looking at the charter on page 4, he lists some of the programs where they have been spending money. Then asks where the cameras in the council chambers are, expresses his frustration with council as to why there are no cameras in city hall. Says to separate 5,000 at least to buy the cameras, also volunteers himself to buy the cameras and he can give the council the receipts.
Having no one else come forward, Mayor Rios closed the audience portion.
At this time, there being no objections, Mayor Rios stated that item 19 would be considered out of its regular agenda order.
The City Council considered:
a. Approving funding to pay for field space for the South Gate Youth Football ("SGYF") Program in an amount not to exceed $15,000; and b. Appropriating $15,000 from the General Fund Reserves to account number 100-416-61-6310 to cover the costs; and
c. Authorizing the Director of Parks & Recreation to execute any additional documents as may be required to complete the payment to LAUSD on behalf of SGYF.
Council Member Hurtado motioned to cover the full cost of $25,000 to pay for field space for the South Gate Youth Football and seconded by Council Member Davila.
ROLL CALL: Council Member Davila, yes; Council Member Diaz, yes; Council Member Hurtado, yes; Vice Mayor Avalos, yes; Mayor Rios, yes
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 RECESS Council recessed for 5 minutes.
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
NON-AGENDA ITEMS Mr. DeWitt explains that there are businesses down by Firestone and Atlantic are concerned about the train station that they are planning to put in there. Specifically, he would like someone to get back to him regarding the businesses that are established on that street. He is going to start rallying the community to get South Gate out of LAUSD and hopefully it will help apply a little more pressure to LAUSD to pay a little more attention to the South Gate students. Explains that they need a little more representation in the school board and he is going to get a group of people together (committee) to investigate getting South Gate out of LAUSD.
Also hopes to find a long-term solution for the South Gate football team, says that they can feel free to reach out to him.
Mr. Miranda talks about palms trees and that they are ugly. He would like to cut them down and says that the city looks ugly. Asks the council to please do something about the trees.
Sandy Rodriguez is the current president of the South Gate Kiwanis Club and is here to invite the city council, staff, and the broader community that they are having a big event this Saturday, September 17th, 8am it will be its first-year anniversary and it is also national cleanup day. They are partnering with Caltrans, the Long Beach Conservation Core, and the offices of Lydia Cervantes. They are going to clean up a freeway on ramp, there is a registration form because it is a freeway on ramp, you must be at least 16 years or old. Gives information regarding where to register and get other information. Would like to point out that they are having a fund raiser for the youth group and names a few of the groups that would benefit from the fund raiser. It will be at Panda Express this Friday, and it will be online and invites everyone to participate.
Armando Velasquez is proud to let everyone know that he is the new President after Sandy Rodriguez has served as President. He is here to introduce himself and invite the community to a mixer that provides information, and it will be tomorrow at the Buena Mesa restaurant, it will begin at 7. He would also like to stress that he has gotten to know a lot of the people and that they have done a lot since the Kiwanis have returned to the community. Talked about what they can expect in the coming years and the events and programs that they will be having in this year. Talks about the diversity of the current members and other information regarding the club and how they are expanding and spreading their service clubs.
Lian Soto, South Gate resident would like to second the request for tree trimming specifically for assistance that is in front of their property.
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ITEMS CONT'D
Virginia Johnson is speaking to all Council Members says since it is election season, she has been paying attention to the police scanner page and seeing who has been blocked from the page. One person that is blocked is this blogger page. The reason she brings it up is because this blogger page wants to have a candidate forum and her deepest concern is that this blogger has blocked many people from his webpage and denied the community on his page because of the difference of opinion. Lastly explains that since the peoples time has been cut maybe the staff can explain a little bit about the metro in Los Angeles County banking proposal grab and the joint letter of opposition in South Gate for housing proposals taking around rail lines for construction that affect the communities' voices and tax revenues.
Mario Dominguez asked Council to place a couple of items on the next council meeting to proceed and develop the connector project that would connect the folks from Southern Ave on the east side of the river to the Urban Orchard. He would like to have a structure that connects the two over the 710 freeway, he has been working with Sean Kearns. He works for Congresswoman Barragan, and they have found some agencies that would pay for the feasibility study, plans and designs. Ernesto Rivero who works for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works has told Mr. Dominguez about a grant that is available that would pay for the construction for the connector structure. Mr. Dominguez asked Council that in 2023 to have staff knock out the feasibility grant application for this project so they can get the project on track. He has partnered up with Mr. Montalvo for a podcast and tells residents where they can listen to the podcast.
Liz Ruiz explains that she understands the resident's frustration with the tree trimming and thinks the city should have another contract with a new tree trimming company. Would like to know if there is a tree inventory, where they keep track if there are infestations in the area. She agrees with Mr. DeWitt's comments that maybe it is time to investigate getting out of LAUSD and explains the issue with under funding and things have not changed much. She supports having a coalition with other Southeast schools in the area.
Thomas Buckley talks about the heat wave and a resident of South Gate reached out to him and asked if he could deliver a message to the Council.
The resident has stated that there needs to be an extension of the cooling stations beyond 5 p.m., maybe they can be open until 7 p.m.
Frank Rivera stated that the property on Southern Avenue between Otis and Alexander has become makeshift parking lots and are blocking pedestrians and bike lanes. Explains that there have been efforts to clean that up, but it should be done consistently because it just comes back after
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ITEMS CONT'D a while. Also informed Council that they appreciate the continuance of the zoom audience because it gives those who cannot go to the meetings in person a chance to participate. He would like to request the Council meeting posted on the city social media page to connect with the youth and have other people participate.
Candice Esquivel thanked the police department and Chief Arakawa for the sting operation for people that don't stop for pedestrians.
Robert Montalvo stated that the last item was informative and thanks Council Member Davila for that information because he was unaware that LAUSD was so cutthroat. He thinks that the idea Mr. DeWitt was talking about needs to be explored and seems like a good option. Says that Vice Mayor Avalos has insight into the Lynwood School District and her insight can help in this process. Also wanted to touch on the tree trimming, he was curious to see if the city is liable for any of the damage that the trees cause and would like to know how much money they are paying for those damages. Thanks, the person who was paying attention to what has been going on with the metro. Talks about the podcast he did with Mr. Dominguez.
Cindy Esquivel thanked South Gate PD for the sting operation. She has previously asked for a crosswalk on Walnut and Tweedy and the ones on Wright Road to be repainted so that the lines might be more visible.
REPORTS AND COMMENTS
FROM CITY OFFICIALS Yodit Glaze, City Clerk is working currently with the League of Women Voters hoping to bring in a candidate forum to the city. She hopes it will be in the auditorium, maybe in late September or early October.
Meredith Elguira, Director of Community Development nothing to report.
Steve Costley, Interim Director of Parks, and Recreation nothing to report.
Chief Arakawa would like to address some of the questions that the callers had. The first thing is that the pedestrian sting operation will be conducted on a periodic basis when they feel it is necessary. They pick the target areas where they feel have a lot of violations says they have been effective currently and that they do not hide what they are doing. They post it on social media and the goal is to do the operation where they do not have any violations but unfortunately, they still have violators. Addresses the issue with parking that a previous resident mentioned they have researched it in the past and they have found that the location has unimproved driveways, but it is on personal property. Asks the residents to give them time to research it and says that parking enforcement looks at that before, but he will have a report for that the next council meeting. He will also discuss with Art Cervantes regarding the street restriping.
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Arturo Cervantes, Director of Public Works responded and explained some of the work they are doing in response to the tree trimming and palm trees on Firestone Boulevard. The first order of business is repainting the area on Wright Road in terms of pavement marking and the signs. They are doing trace study to see if the traffic crossing in that area can be improved. The traffic effort is being dedicated in that area. In terms of parking issues, he explains that the area was looked at before and it is a corridor that is owned by LADWP. They have attempted to address some of the parking issues, but the problem is that it is owned by DWP and not under city jurisdiction. They can look at that again and he will work with the chief to look at improving the issues in that area.
Chris Jeffers, City Manager as it relates to the comments of Mr. DeWitt regarding relocation of the future West Santa Ana branch station. He is not aware of any official action taken by metro and would encourage anybody to contact metro, they have yet to adopt the full EIR. He can't imagine that it is metro making contact out there, says it might be the original property owners. If there is any need by metro to acquire land around that it will be metro that takes that action and the agency that will be dealing with that.
He gives out the email where residents can contact metro. Says they will certainly look at what is going on with the trees on Kansas Avenue and will talk to Arturo to see how to keep a healthy urban forest. Mr. Jeffers reported that he and other Council Members attended the California League conference in Long Beach. Says it was an interesting session, he attended some sessions with Ca1PERS and ended the session on financing and infrastructure.
Greg Martinez, City Treasurer clarified something that Council Member Hurtado said about losing money on the golf course every year. Says they can all agree they need to be fiscally sound and responsible when it comes to the green spaces. He says that if they were able to eliminate the golf course and make something for pee wee divisions because they have smaller fields. He says they should maximize the space; a lot of things can be done it is just about utilizing the space and how to get the football players and cheerleaders in the space. Says maybe they can transition from one to the other and that Council should discuss and decide. He talks about the water infrastructure and says they should make sure to not damage anything. That is why he suggests looking at the golf course and then discussing what to do with the golf course. He wants to make sure this is not an attack on any group and if they could justify the golf course staying then it can stay.
Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney nothing to report.
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Council Member Hurtado says they did have a couple of issues due to the heat wave, there is a lot of seniors at the Thunderbird Villa. Says power outages effect a large part of the city however at the senior center they had no power for 22 hours and the seniors depend on the electricity. The response from Southern California was not good, they had to hire a group of electricians, but they could not do any work until Southern California Edison allowed them to. Thanks, the South Gate PD because the staff went door to door to check on the health of the people and brought water. He says something must be done with Southern California Edison because they must prioritize the seniors. Hopes Chris can reach out to Edison and do something with that. Thanks, the Kiwanis who are still present and tells Armando that he has a hard job ahead of him because Sandy and Daisy did a great job. Goes on to explain that on Firestone and Garfield that is a hotspot tells the Chief that they must do something about it because there are jugglers out there and funeral people collecting money. Informs Arturo that there is a lot of problems with illegal dumping going on East Front Bridge Road and West Front Bridge Road and it needs to be picked up.
Says that to put an item on the agenda it would require two of them to motion. Doesn't think anyone wants to support on the issue with LAUSD, would like it to be on the agenda to have a proper discussion. He talks about the partnership with LAUSD and proceeds to talk about the JAA and opportunities that they have for the youth but the beauacracy to get them approved has been slow and difficult. Talks about an item on the agenda previously to approve the Christmas lights and addressing the Tweedy Mile Association, says that they shouldn't forget about the community in the Hollydale area. He would like to know if they can have a discussion to put something like that in that area. He would like to get an update on the work from the supposed work because they were told that there was a project to get the homeless from the riverbed to a more suitable place for them. Talks about the incidents that have happened on the riverbed. Explains that they need an update to the efforts of the county to make sure they are fulfilling the duties.
Motion by Council Member Hurtado to have discussions about LAUSD and seconded by Council Member Davila.
Motion by Council Member Hurtado to add an item to discuss putting some decoration in Hollydale area and seconded by Council Member Diaz.
Councilwoman Diaz has two things she would like to talk about. The first is that she echoes the sentiment regarding the senior center and sees that the bus stops are not sheltered. Asks Arturo to give her a list of the bus stops that do not have the little shelter cover, she wants to make it as comfortable as possible for the residents that ride busses. Moving forward Chris mentioned doodling how they get covers on the bus stops. Lastly,
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CONT'D she hears a lot of residents talking about the golf course says she golfs, and she used to be intimidated but having the golf course helped her.
Thinks they are not using the golf course to the best of their ability, and she wants to expose the sport to all the residents to elevate the city of South Gate and says it should be available to all the students. Tells Steve she did her due diligence and talks about some of the things she has done to expose people to golfing.
Councilwoman Davila thanked the Chief and August, yesterday they had the school safety meeting, and the turnout was great. Talks about some of the concerns that they discussed at the meeting such as traffic and homelessness. Thanks, August, for all her help and appreciates all her help. Mentions the meeting this past week at the League of California Cities was great. They have great programs, she did several of them and she talks about the programs she has done.
Vice Mayor Avalos, suggest looking at some of the money to look at the city's infrastructure specifically now with the heat waves that have been going on. Commends the whole department for being in the community and helping when they could. Public Works was also out there dealing with fallen trees. Talks about community pulling together in tough times.
Regarding illegal dumping, she knows there is a lot of illegal dumping by the railroad tracks and on Santa Fe and other areas. This morning attended an event with the South Gate Commerce about getting the flu shot to the seniors. They had food, snacks, and music for the seniors to enjoy.
Encourages everyone to get the flu shot and the covid shot to get boosted and stay safe.
Mayor Rios attended the Safety School Collaborative with Councilwoman Davila; they explained that South Gate High School received 11 million dollars to rebuild the football stadium. He explains that a couple of other schools also received renovation money, they can look forward to some of the upgrades that are going to be made to the schools. He addresses some of the concerns that were discussed at the Safety School Collaborative meeting and will continue to meet leadership in the schools. As far as golf goes, they used to have some community colleges teach golf and considers bringing that back so that people can learn golf because if they are going to go the route of assessing the property and doing something with it. It will take a lot of time and money to get everything done. Hopes that it is a partnership with LAUSD but if not, they must go separate ways then they will do that. Thanks, the Chamber of Commerce for helping people get the flu shot. He received the call from Council Member Hurtado regarding the grid and the Congresswoman is currently working on passing legislation to get the grid under control. Says they need to look at ways to prepare like having back up units for the most vulnerable people when extreme weather happens.
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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 CONSENT CALENDAR Agenda Items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14 and 15 were unanimously approved by motion of Vice Mayor Avalos and seconded by Council Member Hurtado. Items 8, 10, and 11 were pulled for separate discussion.
ROLL CALL: Council Member Davila, yes; Council Member Diaz, yes; Council Member Hurtado, yes; Vice Mayor Avalos, yes; Mayor Rios, yes 3 MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
ADMIN The City Council unanimously approved items A & B during the consent calendar:
a. Adopting Resolution No. 2022-51-CC entitled - Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Gate, California, naming the South Gate Park Municipal Auditorium the "Henry C. Gonzalez Municipal Auditorium"; and
b. Appropriating $20,000 from the General Fund Reserves for the purchase of a plague that will pay tribute to Henry C. Gonzalez to be placed at the Auditorium and to cover costs to change the name on the auditorium building to the "Henry C. Gonzalez Municipal Auditorium."
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& SELECTION The City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2022-52-CC entitled - Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Gate, California, amending Resolution No. 6454 (Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan) to include a Crime Scene Forensic Specialist classification in the Police Department and updating the appropriate salary pay tables during the consent calendar.
5 LICENSES & PERMITS The City Council unanimously approved items A, B & C during the consent calendar:
a. Resolution No. 2022-53-CC entitled - Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Gate, California, declaring the City's intent to grant a five-year franchise to Torrance Pipeline Company, LLC, that stipulates provisions for the use, maintenance, repair, replacement, relocation, or removal of a single pipeline beneath specified public streets, together with related appurtenances, for transmitting and distributing oil and oil products;
b. Authorized the Mayor to execute the Resolution in a form acceptable to the City Attorney; and
c. The scheduling of a Public Hearing for October 11, 2022, to consider the introduction of an Ordinance granting the proposed franchise.
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The City Council unanimously approved items A & B during the consent calendar:
a. Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 3377 with HydroScientific West to provide as-needed SCADA System technical support services on a month-to-month basis for up to six months for an amount not to exceed $15,000; and
b. Authorized the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 2 in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
7 FINANCIAL SERVICES The City Council unanimously approved items A & B during the consent calendar:
a. Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 2022-52-CC with MV Cheng & Associates, retroactively effective July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, for temporary professional staffing services in an amount not-to- exceed $164,000;
b. Authorized the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
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PROMOTION The City Council unanimously approved items A & B by motion of Vice Mayor Avalos and seconded by Council Member Hurtado:
ROLL CALL: Council Member Davila, yes; Council Member Diaz, yes; Council Member Hurtado, yes; Vice Mayor Avalos, yes; Mayor Rios, yes. a. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement for Car Show Operations, Contract No. 2022-05-CC ("Agreement"), with the Tweedy Mile Association to coordinate the Azalea Car Show for the next three (3) years effective July 1, 2022 to and including June 30, 2025; and
b. Authorized the Director of Parks & Recreation to execute Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
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PARKS The City Council unanimously approved items A & B during the consent calendar:
a. Agreement (Contract No. 2022-77-CC) with Z&K Consultants, Inc., to provide construction management and inspection services for the construction of the Hollydale Community Park Improvement, City Project No. 607-PRK, in an amount not to exceed $438,839; and b. Authorized the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
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PROMOTION The City Council approved a Purchase Order Agreement with Magical Holiday Designs in the amount of $69,940 composed of $10,017 from the Tweedy Mile Business Improvement District (BID) Account #252-120- 12-6390 and $59,923 from the General Fund, to purchase Christmas decorations for a designated area along Tweedy Boulevard within the Tweedy Mile Business district by motion of Vice Mayor Avalos and seconded by Council Member Hurtado.
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ROLL CALL: Council Member Davila, recused; Council Member Diaz, yes; Council Member Hurtado, yes; Vice Mayor Avalos, yes; Mayor Rios, yes
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PROMOTION The City Council unanimously approved items A, B, C & D by motion of Vice Mayor Avalos and seconded by Council Member Hurtado:
ROLL CALL: Council Member Davila, yes; Council Member Diaz, yes; Council Member Hurtado, yes; Vice Mayor Avalos, yes; Mayor Rios, yes a. Purchase Order for Intergraphics Co., to print, fold, and mail the City's newsletter/brochure the "Connect"; and
b. Appropriated $42,500 from the General Fund to account number 100- 401-61-6301 adding to the $48,000 already budgeted for the total cost of $90,500 to produce and mail the brochure; and
c. Authorized the City's Purchasing Division to issue a Purchase Order for this process in accordance with the City's purchasing policies and procedures; and
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d. Authorized the Director of Parks & Recreation to execute any additional documents that may be required for future issues of the Connect.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 12 CITY FACILITIES MGMT The City Council unanimously approved items A & B during the consent calendar:
a. Accepted completion of construction of the SGPD Fuel Station Improvements, City Project No. 663-GEN (Project), effective September 13, 2022; and
b. Directed the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion with Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder's Office.
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PLANNING/ADMIN The City Council unanimously approved items A & B during the consent calendar:
a. Rejected all construction bids received on August 9, 2022, in the City Clerk's Office for the Firestone Boulevard Regional Corridor Capacity Enhancement, City Project No. 476-TRF, and
b. Appropriated $1 million in Measure R Funds to Account No. 311-790- 31-9447 to fund roadway reconstruction on Firestone Boulevard necessary to address potential safety issues adjacent South Gate Middle School, South Gate High School, and East Los Angeles Community College satellite campus.
14 INVESTMENTS The City Council unanimously approved received and filed the Quarterly Investment Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, during the consent calendar.
15 CITY COUNCIL The City Council unanimously approved items A & B during the consent calendar:
a. The cancellation of the November 8, 2022, regularly scheduled City Council meeting; and
b. Calling a Special City Council Meeting for Thursday, November 10, 2022 in place of the November 8, 2022 meeting due to a scheduling conflict with the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election.
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The City Council unanimously approved items A & B by motion of Council Member Davila and seconded by Council Member Hurtado:
ROLL CALL: Council Member Davila, yes; Council Member Diaz, yes; Council Member Hurtado, yes; Vice Mayor Avalos, yes; Mayor Rios, yes a. Receiving a report from the Ad Hoc Committee regarding the planning of the yearlong, citywide 100th Anniversary Celebration of the City of South Gate; and
b. Appropriating $142,000 in General Fund monies to be used in the production and activities for celebrating the City of South Gate's 100th Anniversary as a City.
17 PERSONNEL ADMIN The City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2022-54- CC entitled - Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Gate, California, amending and restating Resolution No. 2022-22-CC, approving updated salary tables and benefits for the unclassified Executive Management Contract Employees by motion of Council Member Davila and seconded by Council Member Hurtado.
ROLL CALL: Council Member Davila, yes; Council Member Diaz, yes; Council Member Hurtado, yes; Vice Mayor Avalos, yes; Mayor Rios, yes 18 PERSONNEL - MOU BETW
CITY & EMPLEE GROUPS The City Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 2022-58-CC entitled - Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Gate, California, approving a Tentative Agreement for a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the City of South Gate and the South Gate Division Management Association ("DMA") for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025, by motion of Council Member Davila and seconded by Council Member Hurtado.
ROLL CALL: Council Member Davila, yes; Council Member Diaz, yes; Council Member Hurtado, yes; Vice Mayor Avalos, yes; Mayor Rios, yes 20 WARRANTS The City Council unanimously approved the Warrant Register for September 13, 2022, by motion of Vice Mayor Avalos and seconded by Council Member Davila.
Total of Checks: $14,040,630.27
Less: Voids 0.00
Less: Employee Payroll Deductions $ (983,718.95)
Grand Total: $13,056,911.32
Cancellations: 98122, 98159, 97304, 97379, 97471
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ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Rios unanimously adjourned the meeting in Memory of Ron Bates, former South Gate City Manager and Jaime Alexander Castellanos former student in the City of South Gate at 10:3 8 p.m. and seconded by Council Member Davila.
PASSED and APPROVED this 25th day of October 2022.
ATTEST:
Al Rios, Mayor