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City of
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FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan
Substantial Amendment No. I
Adopted by City Council on June 28, 2022
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.
AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b) PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies - 91.200(b)..............
AP-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(1)......
AP-12 Participation - 91.105, 91.200(c)
Expected Resources
AP-15 Expected Resources - 91.220(c)(1,2)
Annual Goals and Objectives
Projects.....
AP-35 Projects - 91.220(d)
AP-38 Project Summary
AP-50 Geographic Distribution - 91.220(f)
Affordable Housing.
AP-55 Affordable Housing - 91.220(g)
AP-60 Public Housing - 91.220(h).
AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities - 91.220(i).
AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing - 91.220(j).......
AP-85 0ther Actions - 91.220(k)
Program Specific Requirements.....
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Executive Summary
AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)
1. Introduction
The City of South Gate's 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan for funding and program activities is based on priorities established by the City's Five-Year Consolidated Plan. The 2022-2023 Action Plan is the third year of the five-year strategy for 2020 through 2025. The Five-Year Consolidated Plan combines two Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME).
The City's Community Development Department manages, plans, submits, and implements the process. The Department is involved in activities which enhance the coordination among public and non-profit, private housing providers, and health and service agencies.
The 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan serves as the City's blueprint for providing decent affordable housing to lower-income households, providing suitable living environments, expanding economic opportunities, and expanding the capacity of non-profit housing providers to the residents of South Gate. This strategic plan sets forth goals, objectives, and performance benchmarks for measuring and establishing a framework for progress. The City is anticipating receiving Sl,378,966 in PY 2022-2023 CDBG funds; additionally, it anticipates !51,545,228 in CDBG carryover funds from previous years. The City also anticipates receiving S824,382 in HOME funds for PY 2022-2023 and is al)ocating 52,582,651in HOME carryover funds from prior years; the carryover is comprised of S153,362 in program income and S2,429,289 in unused funds from previous years.
The proposed plan includes the following initiatives under CDBG funding: Community Service Programs (i.e., supporting Youths, homeless, etc.); General Administration, Program Delivery, Minor Home Improvement Program, Public Improvements, Commercial Fa(ade Program, and Fair Housing. The funds serve extremely low to moderate-income residents.
HOME funded activities include General Administration, affordable housing acquisition and development, and residential rehab programs. The populations served are low-to moderate- income.
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2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan The goals of the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan include:
* Preservation and rehabilitation of the existing housing stock using CDBG and HOME funds.
* Expand and improve the quality and quantity of public service programs. * Promote fair housing.
* Provide infrastructure and public facility funding. * Provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of commercial faqade improvements. * Economic Development activities that promote employment and preserve local businesses.
* Housing rehabilitation.
* Public Services.
3. Evaluation of past performance
The City continually strives to improve the performance of its operations and those of its funded agencies. The City prepares the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation and Report (CAPER) annually, which documents progress toward implementing the strategies and meeting the goals established in the Consolidated Plan and the Annual Action Plans.
Over the past years, the City's CDBG funds were used for meeting the City's goals of providing decent housing, creating a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities to low-and moderate-income persons in South Gate.
Below is a summary of the City's CDBG and HOME accomplishments for FY 2020-2021:
* Two businesses were assisted with commercial faqade rehabilitations * 27 small business grants were awarded
* 235 tenant/landlord issues were addressed via fair housing services * 385 persons benefited from public services
* One housing unit was assisted via the home rehabilitation program
4. Summary of Citizen Participation Process and consultation process The City is committed to maximizing community participation in the CDBG and HOME planning process. To ensure that its 2022-2023 Action Plan was based on resident needs, the City used Annual Action Plan 4
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the following approach to create participation of residents, service providers, and other interested persons and organizations:
South Gate Citizens Advisory Committee
The South Gate Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) is an advisory board created by City Council to ensure constant dialog exists between City Hall and the community. The role of the CAC is twofold. First, to ensure that City Council is appraised of the needs, desires, and interests of City residents. Second, to review and make recommendations on CDBG funding to City Council.
The CAC, meets six times a year, is comprised of members representing the demographic and social range of residents in the City. The CAC was actively involved in the current Annual Action Plan process. The CAC reviewed and discussed the 2022-2023 Public Services applications and then made funding recommendations to City Council for the Annual Action Plan. It is anticipated that the CAC will continue to serve in an advisory role to the CDBG process.
Annual Public Services Application Process
The annual Public Services selection process established by the City requires applicants to apply describing their proposed project or program and detailing how the project meets local and national CDBG objectives and federal requirements. City staff and the CAC review the public services applications and make a recommendation for CDBG funding to City Council. The annual CAC recommendation and Council selection of public service grantees is based on the following criteria:
* Consistency of service activity with national objectives and federal requirements * Consistencyofserviceactivitywiththegoals,objectives,andstrategiesofthe5-year Consolidated Plan
* Experience and competency of the applicant
* Demonstrated need and lack of other sources of funding
5. Summary of public comments
Below is a summary of the public comments received. * CAC members expressed gratitude for staff walking them through the Annual Action Plan process and incorporating their feedback.
* Members of the public shared that they want to see activities to address buildings needing repairs in the City, along with continuing to support businesses who need help.
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All comments were accepted.
7. Summary
The Annual Action Plan was made available for a 30-day public review from May 27, 2022 through June 28, 2022. The City prepared a notice announcing the Draft Action Plan was available for public review in local newspaper. The notice included the date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing, and the amount of HOME and CDBG assistance expected to be received during the plan duration. The City held a public hearing on June 28, 2022
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PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies - 91.200(b)
Agency Role Name Department/Agency
CDBG Administrator SOUTH GATE Community Development Department, Housing Division
HOME Administrator SOUTH GATE Community Development Department, Housing Division
1. Agency/entity responsible for preparing/administering the Consolidated Plan Table 1- Responsible Agencies
Narrative (optional)
The City of South Gate is the Lead Agency for the CDBG and HOME entitlement programs. The City's Community Development Department is responsible for the administration and preparation of the Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plans, and Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Reports (CAPER).
Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information
Meredith Elguira
Community Development Director
City of South Gate
8650 California Avenue, South Gate, CA 90280
P: (323) 563-9566
[email protected]
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AP-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l)
1. Introduction
Activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and governmental health, mental health and service agencies are conducted on a regular basis. Activities to encourage communication with key community stakeholders include soliciting and reviewing funding applications from housing, health care and service providers through its Annual Action Plan process. The City also participates in local and regional committees such as the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Continuum of Care and the Southern California Council of Governments (SCAG).
Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction's activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies (91.215(1))
Consultation for the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan was achieved through a variety of strategies, including the CAC, public hearings, and public meetings. All efforts were made to contact appropriate parties and obtain thorough input. These consultations, in conjunction with participation from citizens, provided the plan direction and scope. Continued coordination is anticipated for planning efforts, as well as project implementation, between all these groups.
Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness.
The City of South Gate is within the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's (LAHSA) Continuum of Care in Service Planning Area (SPA) 7. LAHSA was established in December 1993 as a Joint Powers Authority to coordinate the effective and efficient utilization of Federal and local funding in providing services to homeless people throughout Los Angeles city and County. LAHSA coordinates and manages over S70 million dollars annuallyin Federal, State, County and City funds for programs that provide shelter, housing, and services to homeless persons in Los Angeles City and County. The City coordinates the delivery of homeless services with LAHSA.
Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards for and evaluate outcomes of projects and activities assisted by ESG funds, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the operation and administration of HMIS Not Applicable. The City does receive ESG funds.
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2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdiction's consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities
Table 2 - Agencies, groups, organizations who participated 1 Agency/Group/Organization FAIR HOUSING FOUNDATION
Agency/Group/Organization Type Service-Fair Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Organization provides information on
housing affordability, fair housing issues,
and landlord/tenant complaints via
quarterly reports.
2 Agency/Group/Organization NEWSTART HOUSING CORPORATION, INC.
Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Newstart has developed affordable
housing in South Gate.
3 Agency/Group/Organization HOME OWNERSHIP FOR PERSONAL
EMPOWERMENT (HOPE)
Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Organization has provided input on
housing and supportive services for
adults with special needs. HOPE has
developed affordable housing in South
Gate.
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Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting The City tried to have an open consultation process; no agency was knowingly excluded.
Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan Name of Plan Lead Organization How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of each plan?
State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) for
2017-2019
State Independent Living Council
(SILC)
The Strategic Plan has goals in support of the
State Plan for Independent Living because
many of South Gate's seniors are frail and
disabled.
Los Angeles Continuum of Care Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)
The Continuum of Care identifies funding and
activities assisting LA County's homeless
including one project helping South Gate's
homeless population. The City's homeless
goals and strategy support those of the
Continuum of Care.
Four-Year Area Plan on Aging
July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2020
Area Plan Update
July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018
Los Angeles Department of Aging The Strategic Plan supportive housing goals for the elderly and frail elderly support those
of the Area Plan on Aging.
Los Angeles County Comprehensive HIV Plan
(2017-2021)
Los Angeles County Commission on HIV
County of Los Angeles Department of Public
Health
The Strategic Plan includes goals based on the
goals, needs, and strategies identified in the
County's Comprehensive HIV Plan.
2014-2021 Housing Element of the General
Plan
City of South Gate The Strategic Plan goals are based on those included in the 2014-2021 Housing Element.
Gateway to the Future:
Capital Improvement Program
City of South Gate Public facility and public improvement needs and goals are based in part on those described
in the Capital Improvement Plan.
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Narrative (optional)
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AP-12 Participation - 91.105, 91.200(c)
1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation. Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal-setting.
The City of South Gate encourages citizen involvement in the planning, implementation and evaluation of its housing and community development programs. City staff continued to work with the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) and partner agencies to increase citizen participation and improve the PY 2022 CDBG application and evaluation process.
Below, is the citizen participation schedule that was followed for development of the FY 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan.
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Citizen Participation Outreach
Sort
Order
Mode of
Outreach
Target of
Outreach
Summary of
response/attendance
Summary of
comments
received
Summary of
comments not
accepted and reasons
URL (If
applicable)
1 Newspaper Notice
- CDBG Notice of
Funding
Availability
Community,
Service Providers
No comments
received
No comments
received
No comments received N/A
2 Citizen's Advisory
Committee
February 9, 2022
Community
All interested
persons
No comments
received
No comments
received
No comments received N/A
3 Citizen's Advisory
Committee
February 16, 2022
Community
All interested
persons
No comments
received
No comments
received
No comments received N/A
4 Citizen's Advisory
Committee
February 23, 2022
Community
All interested
persons
CAC made funding
recommendations
No comments
received
No comments received N/A
5 Citizen's Advisory
Committee
March 9, 2022
Community
All interested
persons
CAC made funding
recommendations
No comments
received
No comments received N/A
6 Citizen's Advisory
Committee
May 18, 2022
Community
All interested
persons
CAC made funding
recommendations
No comments
received
No comments received N/A
7 Public Review
Period
May 27, 2022 -
June 28, 2022
Non-target/broad
Community
All interested
persons
No comments
received
No comments
received
No comments received N/A
8 Public Hearing
June 28, 2022
Non-target/broad
Community
All interested
persons
See Annual Action
Plan section AP-05
Executive Summary
#5
See Annual Action
Plan section AP-05
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#5
All comments were
accepted.
N/A
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Expected Resources
AP-15 Expected Resources - 91.220(c)(1,2)
Introduction
For FY 2022-2023, the City is anticipating receive the following funding:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): The City is expecting to receive a grant allocation of 51,378,966 of which twenty percent (20%) or S275,793 will be used for Program Administration which includes an allocation of S24,000 for Fair Housing Foundation. The City also anticipates a carryover balance of Sl,545,228. The carryover amount (Sl,545,228) along with the remaining balance (after program administration allocation) of the expected allocation Sl,103,173 will be programmed to Public Service projects and City Services projects, including capital improvement projects (CIP). The City does not have CDBG Program Income to report currently.
HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME): The City anticipates it will receive a grant allocation of 5824,382 for FY 22-23 and will utilize S2,429,289 in carryover funds and S153,632 in program income; of which ten percent (10%) of the fiscal year allocation and program income, or S97,774, will be used for Program Administration; 52,000,000 will be allocated to a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO), and the remaining balance Sll,309,259 will be spent on the affordable housing acquisition and development and residential rehab programs.
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Anticipated Resources
Program Source
of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amourit Available Ye;-ir 3 Expected Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
S
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
S
Program
Income: '>
Prior Year
Resources:
S
Total:
S
CDBG
Public -
Federal
Acquisition,
Admin & Planning,
Economic
Development,
Housing,
Public
Improvements,
Public Services
Sl,378,966 50 Sl,589,078 S2,968,044 53,116,167
A HUD formula-based
program that annually
allocates funds for a
wide range of eligible
housing and
community
development activities.
HOME
Public -
Federal
Acquisition,
Homebuyer
Assistance,
Homeowner Rehab
Multifamily Rental
New Construction
Multifamily Rental
Rehab
New Construction
for Ownership
TBRA
, S824,382 S153,362 S2,429,289 S3,407,033 Sl,122,163
A HUD formula-based
program that annually
allocates funds to
support affordable
housing programs.
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Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied The City recognizes that the City's annual entitlement and formula allocations are not sufficient to meet all its needs, and that leveraging resources is critical to achieving the City's goals. The City continues to cultivate funding partners who can match the City's investment of CDBG and HOME funds and will attempt to leverage grants and other funding when appropriate to meet the objectives of the Annual Action Plan.
If appropriate, describe publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan There is currently no publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan.
Discussion
N/A
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Sort
Order Goal Name
Start
Year
End
Year Category Geographic
Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
I Administration 2022 2023 Administration Citywide
Planning and
Administration
CDBG:
S251,793
HOME: S97,77 4
Other:
0 0ther
2 Fair Housing 2022 2023 Administration Citywide
Ensure equal access to
housing opportunities CDBG: S24,000
Other:
270 Persons Assisted
3 Housing 2022 2023
Affordable
Housing
Citywide
Preserve the supply of
affordable housing
CDBG:
S150,000
HOME:
S350,000
Homeowner Housing
Rehabilitated/Lead Abatement:
5 Households/ Housing Units;
4 Infrastructure
and Public
Facility
2022 2023
Non-Housing
Community
Development
Citywide
Infrastructure and
Public Facilities
CDBG:
Sl,158,173
Public Facility or Infrastructure
Activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 2,795
5 Public Services 2022 2023
Non-Housing
Community
Development
Citywide
Provide public
services for low-
income residents
CDBG:
S140,000
Public service activities other
than Low/Moderate Income
Housing Benefit:
100 Persons Assisted
6 Community
Development
Revitalization
2022 2023
Non-Housing
Community
Development
Citywide
Community
Development
Revitalization
CDBG:
S650,000
Other:
100 Persons Assisted
7 Commercial
Faqade
2022 2023
Non-Housing
Community
Development
Citywide
Community
Development
Revitalization
CDBG:
S143,850
Other:
6 Businesses
Annual Goals and Objectives
AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives
Goals Summary Information
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Order Goal Name
Start
Year
End
Year Category Geographic
Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
8 Neighborhood
Preservation
2022 2023
Code
Enforcement
Citywide Code Enforcement
CDBG:
9450,228
Public Facility or Infrastructure
Activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 2,000
Table 6 - Goals Summary
I Goal Name Administration
Goal Description Provide planning and administrative services. 2 Goal Name Fair Housing
Goal Description Promote fair housing.
]
Goal Name Housing
Goal Description Promote and maintain affordable housing options. 4 Goal Name Infrastructure and Public Facility
Goal Description Provide funding projects such as:
Street Lighting, water, sewer, street, alley, and sidewalk improvements.
Park Improvements.
Retrofitting public facilities to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and comparable State law. 5 Goal Name Public Services
Goal Description Expand and improve the quality and quantity of public service programs.
G
Goal Name Community Development Revitalization
Goal Description Support towards community development projects that will promote community revitalization. 7 Goal Name Commercial Faqade
Goal Description Maintain neighborhoods by assisting businesses. 8 Goal Name Neighborhood Preservation
Goal Description Code Enforcement
Goal Descriptions
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tstimate the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income families to whom the jurisdiction will provide affordable housing as defined by HOME 91.215(b).
The City will continue to implement its owner-occupied housing rehabilitation program. Through this program, the City anticipates that it win assist five low-income households.
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Projects
AP-35 Projects - 91.220(d)
Introduction
To address the priority needs identified in the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan, the City of South Gate will invest CDBG and HOME funds in projects that preserve affordable housing, provide fair housing services, provide services to low-and moderate-income residents, and improve public facilities and infrastructure.
The 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan sets forth a description of activities for the use of anticipated funds that will become available during the coming federal fiscal year, determines the goals for activities programmed, and describes the implementation plan and geographic location of the activities to be undertaken.
Projects
# Project Name
1 CDBG ADMINISTRATION
2 FAIR HOUSING ADMINISTRATION
3 HOME PROGRAM DELIVERY
4 GRAFFITI ABATEMENT
5 SOUTH GATE PARK FENCE PROJECT
6 CODE ENFORCEMENT
7 COMMERCIAL FACADE
8 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVITALIZATION
9 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
10 HOME PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
11 HOME RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM
12 AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
13 HOME - CHDO DEVELOPMENT
14 LEAD BASED PAINT ABATEMENT PROGRAM
Tible r - Project Information
Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs
The primary obstacles to meeting the underserved needs of low-and moderate-income people include lack of funding from federal, state, and other local sources, the high cost of housing, and the lack of availability of home improvement financing in the private lending industry. To address these obstacles, the City is investing CDBG and HOME funds through the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan in projects that provide deferred loans to low-and moderate-income homeowners for home improvements, projects that provide public and neighborhood services to low-and moderate-income people, and projects that prevent homelessness.
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Project Summary Information
I Project Name CDBG ADMINISTRATION
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Administration
Needs Addressed Planning and Administration
Funding CDBG: S251,793
Description The City of South Gate receives Community Development Block Grant funds to administer, design, implement and plan eligible CDBG activities.
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
The entire Community will benefit from the City's Administration of the CDBG Grant, though the direct beneficiaries of each funded activity will be primarily low- and moderate-income residents.
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities The City of South Gate receives Community Development Block Grant funds to administer, design, implement and plan eligible CDBG activities.
2 Project Name FAIR HOUSING FOUNDATION
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Fair Housing
Needs Addressed Ensure equal access to housing opportunities Funding CDBG: S24,000
Description The Fair Housing Foundation administers a comprehensive program that includes: 1) discrimination complaint intake and investigation; 2) outreach and education; 3) general housing (landlord/tenant counseling; and 4) enforcement and impact litigation.
Target Date 6/30/2023
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Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
270 households
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities The Fair Housing Foundation administers a comprehensive program that includes: 1) discrimination complaint intake and investigation; 2) outreach and education; 3) general housing (landlord/tenant counseling; and 4) enforcement and impact litigation. 3 Project Name HOME PROGRAM DELIVERY
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Preserve the supply of affordable housing Funding CDBG: S150,000
Description CDBG funds will be used for delivery costs (including staff, other direct costs, and service costs) directly related to carrying out HOME housing rehabilitation activities. These CDBG funds will not be used forthe costs of actual rehabilitation and will not be used for costs unrelated to running a rehabilitation program.
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
N/A
Location Description The Residential Rehabilitation Program is administered by the Community Development Department located at 8650 California Avenue, South Gate, CA 90280.
Planned Activities CDBG funds will be used for delivery costs (including staff, other direct costs, and service costs) directly related to carrying out HOME housing rehabilitation activities. These CDBG funds will not be used for the costs of actual rehabilitation and will not be used for costs unrelated to running a rehabilitation program.
4 Project Name GRAFFITI ABATEMENT
Target Area Citywide - Eligible Areas
Goals Supported Infrastructure and Public Facility
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Needs Addressed Infrastructure and Public Facilities Funding CDBG: S140,000
Description The Graffiti Abatement Program operates in CDBG low- and moderate- income service areas throughout the city to remove graffiti from hardscape areas such as walls, sidewalks, street furniture, poles and signs. Funds pay for labor, supplies and material.
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
19 census tracts
Location Description The Activity is administered by the Public Works Department located at 8650 California Avenue, South Gate, CA 90280.
Planned Activities The Graffiti Abatement Program operates in CDBG low- and- moderate-income service areas throughout the city to remove graffiti from hardscape areas such as walls, sidewalks, street furniture, poles and signs. Funds pay for labor, supplies and material. 5 Project Name SOUTH GATE PARK FENCE PROJECT
Target Area Citywide - Eligible Areas
Goals Supported Improve Public Infrastructure and Facilities Needs Addressed Infrastructure and Public Facilities Improvements Funding CDBG: S575,000
Description This project proposes to address the deteriorating park fence by designing landscape upgrades to the current fencing and implementing and complementing those designs.
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
2,085 persons
Location Description 4900 Southern Ave, South Gate, CA 90280 Planned Activities This project proposes to address the deteriorating park fence. 6 Project Name CODE ENFORCEMENT
Target Area Citywide - Eligible Areas
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Goals Supported Neighborhood Preservation
Needs Addressed Code Enforcement
Funding CDBG: S450,228
Description Provide code inspections for violations and health/safety hazards.
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
Public Facility or Infrastructure Activities other than Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 2,000
Location Description Citywide - Eligible Areas
Planned Activities Provide code inspections for violations and health/safety hazards. 7 Project Name COMMERCIAL FA(;ADE
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Commercial Rehabilitation
Needs Addressed Commercial Rehabilitation
Funding CDBG: S143,850
Description The Commercial Facade program will offer a grant of up to S54,000 to existing or business owners to make exterior commercial improvements.
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
2 businesses
Location Description The Program is administered by the Community Development Department located at 8650 California Avenue, South Gate, CA 90280.
Planned Activities The Commercial Facade program will offer a grant of up to S54,000 to existing or business owners to make exterior commercial improvements.
8 Project Name COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVITALIZATION - BUSINESS SIGN AND
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Target Area Citywide - Eligible Areas
Goals Supported Community Development
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Needs Addressed Community Revitalization
Funding CDBG: 5650,000
Description This program will assist eligible business by bringing signage up to code and assisting in developing an online presence.
Target Date 6/30/2023
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and type of families
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Location Description Citywide - Eligible Areas
Planned Activities Support community development projects to promote community revitalization.
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Project Name STREETIMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
Target Area Citywide - Eligible Areas
Goals Supported Improve Public Infrastructure and Facilities Needs Addressed Infrastructure and Public Facilities Improvements Funding CDBG: S583,173
Description This project proposes to use CDBG funds to enhance the City's streets and improve the quality of streets for residents.
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
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Location Description Citywide - Eligible Areas
Planned Activities Infrastructure Improvements
10 Project Name HOME PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Target Area Citywide - Eligible Areas
Goals Supported Administration
Needs Addressed Planning and Administration
Funding HOME: S97,774
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Description The entire Community will benefit from the City's Administration of the HOME Grant, though the direct beneficiaries of each funded activity will be primarily low- and moderate-income residents.
Target Date 6/30/2023
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Location Description The HOME grant is administered by the Community Development Department located at 8650 California Avenue, South Gate, CA 90280 Planned Activities
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The entire Community will benefit from the City's Administration of the HOME Grant, though the direct beneficiaries of each funded activity will be primarily low- and moderate-income residents.
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Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Preserve the supply of affordable housing Funding HOME: 5350,000
Description This program provides deferred loans to qualified homeowners for rehab on their properties. The loan is due and payable when title is transferred, or property is refinanced or sold. Qualified households must have an annual income at or less that 80% of the area median income.
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
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the proposed activities
5 households
Location Description The Rehabilitation Program is administered by the Community Development Department located at 8650 California Avenue, South Gate, CA 90280.
Planned Activities This program provides deferred loans to qualified homeowners for rehab on their properties. The loan is due and payable when title is transferred, or property is refinanced or sold. Qualified households must have an annual income at or less that 80% ofthe area median income.
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12 Project Name AFFORDABLE HOSUING DEVELOPMENT
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Preserve the supply of affordable housing Funding HOME: S700,000
Description To maintain affordable housing in the City, these funds will be used towards a new affordable housing development located at 7916 Lone Beach Boulevard.
Target Date 6/30/2023
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and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
11 Households
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities To maintain affordable housing in the City, these funds will be used towards new affordable housing development at 7916 Long Beach Boulevard.
13 Project Name HOME - CHDO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Preserve the supply of affordable housing Funding HOME: !>2,000,000
Description
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At least 15 percent of HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds must be set aside for specific activities to be undertaken by a special type of nonprofit called a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO). A CHDO is a private nonprofit, , community-based organization that has staff with the capacity to develop affordable housing for the community it serves. To qualify for designation as a CHDO, the organization must meet certain requirements pertaining to their legal status, organizational structure, and capacity and experience.
Target Date 6/30/2023
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11 households
Location Description City wide
Planned Activities To maintain affordable housing in the City, these funds will be used towards new affordable housing development at. At least 15 percent of HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds will be used for this Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) project.
14 Project Name LEAD-BASED PAINT ABATEMENT PROGRAM
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Housing
Needs Addressed Preserve the supply of affordable housing Funding HOME: S259,259
Description This program will eliminate health and safety hazards by performing assessments, inspection and testing of residential dwellings for lead based paint. The program will offer grants to abate the lead based paint and replace with safe paint options.
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
10 households
Location Description The Lead Based Paint Abatement Program is administered by the Community Development Department located at 8650 California Avenue, South Gate, CA 90280.
Planned Activities This program provides grants to eligible residential property owners to assess, inspect, test and abate lead based paint from property and replace with safe paint options.
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AP-50 Geographic Distribution - 91.220(f)
Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low-income and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed HUD-funded activities are limited to the City's low-and moderate-income areas or residents. Areas of the City outside of the CDBG low-and moderate-income areas will benefit from activities that are limited- clientele in nature, i.e., a person/household can benefit from a federally assisted program provided they meet the program's eligibility criteria. Eligibility is typically established by household income and household size.
CDBG program funds will be expended based on program criteria. For example, public services are available on a citywide basis for qualified beneficiaries; fair housing and program administration activities will also be carried out on a citywide basis.
HOME funds will be utilized to support housing acquisition and rehabilitation activities for low-income tenants and homeowners. To qualify for these funds an evaluation of household income will be undertaken.
Geographic Distribution
Target Area Percentage of Funds
Citywide 100
Tible 8 - Geographic Distribution
Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically As most of the City's residential areas are made up of low- and moderate-income households, the City distributes their allocation citywide.
Discussion
The City anticipates spending at least 70 percent of its entitlement funds in target areas, including areas that have low-and moderate-income concentrations or minority concentrations.
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Affordable Housing
AP-55 Affordable Housing - 91.220(g)
Introduction
One of the greatest impediments to affordable housing is the low ratio of available federal and state resources to the high need of affordable housing needs.
As there are limited opportunities and funding available to provide affordable housing opportunities, the City consistently seeks new partnerships to increase the affordable housing options in the city. Ways that the City addressed affordable housing needs include the following programs:
Housing Choice Voucher Program: The City will continue to provide rental assistance to extremely low- and low-income households through the South Gate Housing Authority"s Housing Choice Voucher Program. Renter-households will be assisted, which will include elderly, single-parent, and disabled special needs households. However, these are not counted toward the affordable housing goals.
Fair Housing Program: The City's Fair Housing Program is administered by the Fair Housing Foundation, who provide fair housing services and landlord/tenant information to participants who request counseling, resource referral, complaint investigation, and public education on all forms of housing discrimination. Renter-households will be assisted, which will include elderly, single-parent, and disabled special needs households. However, these are not counted toward the affordable housing goals.
Homeowner Rehabilitation Program: This program provides deferred loans to qualified homeowners for rehabilitation on their properties. The property must be brought up to certain housing standards as part of the rehabilitation assistance. The program expects to assist 10 households this program year.
One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless 0
Non-Homeless 0
Special-Needs 0
Total 0
Table 9 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through RentalAssistance 0
The Production of New Units 22
RehabofExistingUnits 15
Acquisition of Existing Units 0
Total 37
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Discussion
The Consolidated Plan identifies a high priority need to expand the supply of affordable housing and a high priority need to preserve the supply of affordable housing. During the 2022-2023 program year, the City will invest CDBG and HOME funds in the preservation of affordable housing units. Specifically, CDBG and HOME funds will be used to support affordable housing preservation projects including the City of South Gate's Residential Rehabilitation Program and Minor Home Improvement Program.
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AP-60 Public Housing - 91.220(h)
Introduction
There is no public housing in the City of South Gate.
Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing Not Applicable - The City does not have public housing.
Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership
Not Applicable - The City does not have public housing.
If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance
Not Applicable
Discussion
None.
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AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities - 91.220(i) Introduction
The City is located within the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Continuum. The continuum provides oversight of federal homeless assistance dollars and collaborates with local communities to provide the best service to residents who are homeless. The Los Angeles Continuum conducts quarterly community meetings, and when appropriate the City attends and participates in these meetings.
South Gate residents who are of low-to-moderate income and at risk of experiencing homelessness will receive assistance to obtain and maintain housing stability through CDBG funded activities. Services provided may include income payments for low-income eligible residents, case management, and Rapid Re-Housing Activities including emergency shelter for residents who are experiencing homelessness.
Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness including reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs
The South Gate Police Department, in cooperation with The Salvation Army Bell Shelter, operates a homeless outreach program which consists of a mobile outreach team. The Police Department Liaison and personnel from the Bell Shelter coordinate street outreach efforts by vehicle and by foot. Street outreach, case management, and referrals are provided to homeless families and individuals through this program. Homeless clients are provided guidance in the identification of barriers to overcoming homelessness and the development of a plan to address these challenges. The team then assists clients at a highly supportive level to address those needs which may include accessing mainstream services, increasing income, developing self-determination, and accessing shelter and housing.
Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons.
Locally, the Salvation Army Bell Shelter operates a comprehensive program that offers transitional care forupto350homelessmenandwomen. ThegoaloftheBellShelteristomeettheneedsofthehomeless population by addressing the myriad of reasons why people become homeless and assisting them in developing a higher quality of life through independence. Services offered include emergency shelter, transitional housing, substance abuse rehabilitation, case management, counseling, on-site health care & medical referrals, HIV/AIDS education, ESL classes, computer training, vocational assistance, job referrals and life skills classes.
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Gate Police Department provides shelter, court advocacy, counseling, 24-hour hotline, crisis intervention, support groups and case management to domestic and sexual abuse victims.
Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again
The City of South Gate collaborates with different organizations to prevent the recurrence of homelessness. The City partners with local organizations and non-profits to offer various programs and resources for residents experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness. Locally, the Salvation Army Bell Shelter helps address the gaps in the City and the need for services to residents experiencing homelessness, unemployment, substance abuse, and other social and health resources.
Available services vary from case management, transportation and employment services, health and mental health referrals, life skills, individual and group therapy, social and recreational activities, needs assessment, benefits advocacy, and permanent housing assistance. The Salvation Army Bell Shelter works directly with the South Gate Police Department, Community Development, Parks and Recreation, the Housing Authority, and other local organizations to promote services and reach target populations.
To help prevent the recurrence of homelessness the program helps participants search for permanent housing and seek employment to maintain their home. Their case management team conducts workshops to assist residents with building resumes and career prep. Participants are referred to job openings and job fairs and are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities such as attending monthly meetings, events, and volunteering at the community garden.
To combat homelessness, the City funds for a comprehensive Fair Housing Program that offers education and outreach activities for tenants, landlords, and owners. Education consists of workshops, presentations, community meetings, and trainings. The purpose of this program is to guide all parties on their rights, laws, and responsibilities. The Fair Housing Program conducts rental counseling workshops to those who are concerned with evictions, rent increases and notices.
The City of South Gate also allocates funds to provide emergency income payments for three consecutive months to eligible households who are experiencing financial challenges and unable to pay for rental fees, security deposits, utility payments, and other payments that are in arrears.
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low-income individuals and families and those who are: being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs.
The City of South Gate Police Department has different practice methods for individuals being discharged and who are seeking support services. The Police Department links individuals to available resources and agencies in the City including People Assisting the Homeless (PATH), which is an organization that helps individuals experiencing homelessness in their community. PATH distributes food, and clothing to residents, connects residents to permanent housing, and provides ongoing supportive services for residents in need. PATH has an outreach and prevention team that works in areas where homelessness is more prevalent and connects individuals with employment. The City of South Gate Police Department refers individuals who are being discharged from jail to PATH forinterim housing, rapid rehousing, employment, and other permanent supportive services.
There are no hospitals in the City of South Gate, therefore the City does not often have individuals who are being discharged from hospitals. However, if individuals are seeking information the Police Department reaches out to PATH staff for resources, and supportive services. Additionally, if an individual is in custody and needs medical assistance, the City works with the Department of Mental Health and are returned safely to custody after treatment. The Department currently includes these practices as part of duty for patrol officers but will be establishing a team that will be dedicated to helping discharged individuals seeking programs and services.
Discussion
There are a variety of agencies in the region that provide housing options and case management assistance including those returning from mental and physical health institutions. They provide the option of living independently in a group setting. They are:
* Rio Hondo Temporary Home, Norwalk - Provides emergency food and transitional shelter for families with children in the Cerritos, Downey, La Mirada, Montebello, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs and Whittier areas. There are no geographical restrictions for residents. * Santa Fe Springs Transitional Living Center, Whittier - Provides shelter for homeless families in transition, most of whom are single parents or victims of domestic violence and substance abuse, in Los Angeles County.
* HospitalityHousing,Whittier-Provideshomelesssupportservicesforsingleadultsl8yearsand older and families with children.
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housing program for persons with mental health disabilities. * Denker House/Harvest House, scattered sites - Provides supportive services in an existing permanent housing program for persons with disabilities. * Homes for Life Foundation, Norwalk - Provides permanent housing to eight persons with mental health disabilities in eight one-bedroom apartment style units.
Su Casa Domestic Violence Network, Lakewood - Provides crisis intervention service for domestic violence victims and their children, for a maximum of 30 consecutive days.
Salvation Army, Bell Shelter - Provides emergency shelter services and transitional care for up to 350 homeless men and women.
The Southern California Rehabilitation Services - An independent living resource center in Downey offers programs to eligible South Gate residents that provide people with the tools to learn how to live independentlyincluding cooking, budgeting, reading, band finding employment.
They also offer disability assistance forimprovements on homes for people with disabilities.
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AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing - 91.220(j)
Introduction:
The impact on housing affordability disproportionately affects those who are lower income. HUD considers a housing unit affordable if the occupant household expends no more than 30% of its income on housing cost. In the situation where the household expends greater than 30% of its income on housing cost, the household is considered cost burdened. Cost burdened households have fewer financial resources to meet other basic needs (food, clothing, transportation, medical, etc.), less resources to properly maintain the housing structure, and are at greater risk for foreclosure or eviction.
Recent sales data for South Gate shows that housing prices continue to increase, while household incomes have failed to keep pace with home prices. There are also other factors that create barriers to affordable housing growth. The barriers that typically affect housing costs are as follows:
* Lackofdevelopablelandand/orwheredevelopmentisduetozoning. * Cost of developable land and construction.
* Credit worthiness of potential buyers for homeownership. * Social opinions discouraging affordable development in particular neighborhoods (Not in My Backyard "NIMBY").
* Lack of responsible landlords for maintaining safe and clean-living conditions. * Credit worthiness of potential renters.
Actions it planned to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment
The City adopted General Plan 2035 in 2009. As part of the General Plan update, a new concept in dealing with land use and development standards was introduced. Unlike traditional Euclidean land use and zoning system, the proposed South Gate General Plan uses a "form based" system to determine location and intensity of uses.
The new Zoning Ordinance update was adopted in March 2015. The City"s current estimated number of dwelling units is about 24,242 units. The Zoning Update has created density and development standards to accommodate an estimated growth of over 4,538 units over the next 25 years. This growth rate of Annual Action Plan 37
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additional units will help alleviate the projected population and issues of affordability.
Discussion:
None.
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AP-85 0ther Actions - 91.220(k)
Introduction:
The City consulted the goals set up as part of the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan and input from the community and Citizen Advisory Committee to determine the activities and goals outlined in the FY 2022- 2023 Annual Action Plan. The goals of the 2020-2025 Consolidated plan included:
* PreservationandrehabilitationoftheexistinghousingstockusingCDBGandHOMEfunds. * Expand and improve the quality and quantity of public service programs. * Promote fair housing.
* Provide infrastructure and public facility funding.
Target code enforcement activities to public health and safety issues.
Provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of commercial fagade improvements. * Economic Development activities that provide small business support and retention * Housing rehabilitation.
* Public Services, including mental health support, domestic violence prevention, and substance abuse services.
Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The primary obstacles to meeting the underserved needs of low-and moderate-income people include lack of funding from federal, state, and other local sources, the high cost of housing that is not affordable to low-and moderate-income people and the lack of availability of home improvement financing in the private lending industry. To address these obstacles, the City is investing CDBG and HOME funds through the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan in projects that provide deferred loans to low-and moderate-income homeowners for home improvements, projects that provide public and neighborhood services to low-and moderate-income people and those with special needs, and projects that prevent homelessness.
Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing The City has been active in providing affordable housing through awarding HOME funds to Developers for senior citizen rental units, and acquisition and rehabilitation of deteriorated rental units for lowerincome households. The City also provides rental assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher Program to very low-income households through its Housing Authority. The City certifies Community Housing Annual Action Plan 39
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Development Organizations (CHDOs) to provide affordable housing using low HOME rents.
Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards All units in a project assisted with CDBG and HOME funds must comply with the regulations found at 24 CFR Part 35. The purpose of the regulation is to identify and address lead-based paint hazards before children are exposed to lead. This requirement has been in effect since September 15, 2000.
Lead-based paint hazards are found in homes built prior to 1978. All Grantees and Participating Jurisdictions must assess homes built prior to 1978 for lead hazards and conduct interim or abatement controls as warranted. Most of the homes in South Gate were built prior to 1978 and have lead-based paint somewhere on the structure. Lead based paint is found on windowsills, doorways or under the eaves. The hazards of lead-based paint are primarily to young children up to age 6, as they are more likely to eat peeling paint. Lead adversely affects the development of a child's brain and other organs.
The City's strategy in addressing lead-based paint hazards involves an educational component for the public, printed outreach information to those households in the "lead hot zones" as identified by the County, and printed information are given to participants in the City"s rehabilitation loan programs.
The Residential Rehabilitation Program focuses on rehabilitating existing housing stock throughout the Citycoveringinteriorandexteriorhomeimprovementand/orrepairs. lncombinationwiththeResidential Rehabilitation Program, the City offers SI0,000 grants to be used for termite and lead abatement. Lead assessments are conducted on all housing projects, both single family and multi-family units. All HCV participant rental units are inspected annually.
Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families The implementation of CDBG and HOME activities meeting the goals established in the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan and this Annual Action Plan will help to reduce the number of poverty level families by:
* Supporting activities that expand the supply of housing that is affordable.to low-and moderate- income households.
* Supporting activities that preserve the supply of decent housing that is affordable to low-and moderate-income households.
* Supporting a continuum of housing and public service programs to prevent and eliminate homelessness.
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decent, and sanitary place to live; and
* Supporting public services for low-and moderate-income residents including those with special needs and those at risk of homelessness offered by nonprofit organizations.
In addition to these local efforts, mainstream state and federal resources also contribute to reducing the number of individuals and families in poverty. In California, the primary programs that assist families in poverty are CalWORKs, CalFresh (formerly food stamps) and MediCal. Together, these programs provide individuals and families with employment assistance, subsidies forfood, medical care, childcare, and cash payments to meet basic needs such as housing, nutrition, and transportation. Other services are available to assist persons suffering from substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental illness.
Actions planned to develop institutional structure The City has tried to develop an institutional structure that will help identify and access resources to improve the community. The City will continue to work with nonprofit entities to deliver public services.
As a member of the LAHSA, the City will provide critical information to the County of Los Angeles for preparation of the County's Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance grant applications. South Gate will provide critical information regarding mainstream funds the City will make available to serve the homeless and will also assist in identifying and prioritizing gaps and needs in the regional system of care.
Externally, the City is in direct contact with the Chamber of Commerce and the Tweedy Mile Business Association, both of which represent private industry. The City also partners with various nonprofit organizations to provide affordable housing opportunities. These nonprofits act as subrecipients to provide a variety of services to the community.
Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies
The City of South Gate is proactive in coordinating with assisted-housing providers, particularly the City's Housing Authority, homeless assistance centers and programs, youth and family oriented social service organizations and health organizations which provide outreach and counseling.
The Community Development department is comprised of Building & Safety, Planning, Housing and Code Enforcement Divisions, who work closely together to coordinate programs with local social service providers to either meet needs directly or to make referrals to outside services, as necessary. Currently, Annual Action Plan 41
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staff makes referrals based upon the available known assistance data.
Discussion:
See discussion above.
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Program Specific Requirements
AP-90 Program Specific Requirements - 91.220(1)(1,2,4) Introduction:
In the implementation of programs and activities under the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan, the City of South Gate will follow all HUD regulations concerning the use of program income, forms of investment, overall low-and moderate-income benefit for the CDBG program and recapture requirements for the HOME program.
Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(1)(1)
Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out.
1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed
2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan
3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements
4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan.
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HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(1)(2)
1. AdescriptionofotherformsofinvestmentbeingusedbeyondthoseidentifiedinSection92.205is as follows:
The City will not use any other forms of investment beyond those identified in Section 92.205. The Homeowner Rehabilitation Program provides deferred loans to qualified homeowners for rehab on their properties. The loan is due and payable when title is transferred, or property is refinanced or sold. The property must be brought up to certain housing standards as part of the rehab assistance.
The property must be owner-occupied and may have up to four units. Qualified households must have an annual income at or less than 80% of the area median income. The program expects to assist five households this program year.
2. A description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HOME funds when used for homebuyer activities as required in 92.254, is as follows:
In PY 2022-2023, the City does not plan to use HOME funds for homebuyer down payment assistance. However, some homebuyers that were assisted in prior years may decide to sell their homes during the upcoming program year. In that event, the City will enforce the resale and recapture guidelines.
3. Adescriptionoftheguidelinesforresaleorrecapturethatensurestheaffordabilityofunitsacquired with HOME funds? See 24 CFR 92.254(a)(4) are as follows:
Please referto "HOME Investment Partnerships Program Policies and Procedures Manual"
4. PIansforusingHOMEfundstorefinanceexistingdebtsecuredbymultifamilyhousingthatis rehabilitated with HOME funds along with a description of the refinancing guidelines required that will be used under 24 CFR 92.206(b), are as follows:
The City does not intend to use HOME funds under the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is rehabilitated with HOME funds.
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CITYMANAGER'S OFFICE Item No. 7
ocr 1 8 2022
5:11,,rb Ciffl of South Gate
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA IBNLL
Departmerxt Head:
For the Regular Meeting of:
Qri i i g ent:
M't ani;j
October 25, 2022
Public Works
Ciffl Manager:
C's Jeffers
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 5.04.050 (MICROTRF,NCHING), TO CHAPTER 5.04 (STREET EXCAVATIONS AND OBSTRUCTIONS), OF TITLE 5 (STREETS AND SIDEWALKS), OF THE SOUTH GATE MUNICIPAL CODE PURPOSE: The State of California has mandated local jurisdictions to adopt regulations that will allow microtrenching for the installation of underground fiber. The attached Ordinance will add Section 5.04.050 to the South Gate Municipal Code to provide for such microtrenching in compliance with state law ("The Broadband Deployment Acceleration Best Practices Act of 2021").
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: The City Council will consider adopting Ordinance No. 2022- 08-CC adding Section 5.04.050 (Microtrenching), to Chapter 5.04 (Street Excavations and Obstructions), of Title 5 (Streets and Sidewalks), to the South Gate Municipal Code to incorporate the requirements of Section 65964.5 to the California Government Code, which require a local agency to allow microtrenching for the installation of underground fiber.
FISCAL IMPACT: None. Government Code Section 65964.5 authorizes a local agency to impose a fee for its reasonable costs for processing an application for a permit to install fiber. The Public Works Department will apply a Utility Street Cut fee that is currently assessed for permits where utility companies are proposing to cut into the street. That fee is $296 for the first 100 linear feet, and $77 for each additional 100 linear feet.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS: A public hearing notice was duly published in the Los Angeles Wave, a newspaper of general circulation on Thursday, September 22, 2022.
ANALYSIS: A recent change to state law requires cities to allow a construction technique known as "microtrenching." South Gate Municipal Code currently allows microtrenching in some situations, but not in others. The proposed ordinance will modify the code to align with the new state law.
BACKGROUND: The Department of Public Works is responsible for the issuance of encroachment permits for microtrenching. Currently, the Department issues permits in conformance with the Municipal Code, which has prohibitions now overwritten by state law. 1 233
Microtrenching is a fiber network construction technique which lays the protective conduit housing the fiber strands below and at the side of a roadway. Microtrenching can require less digging and roadway disruption, and can be a faster, more efficient, and less expensive option than other network building methods. Microtrenching usually requires digging thin trenches about 1 to 3 inches wide and 6 to 24 inches deep in where other traditional trenching is usually anywhere from 3 feet or deeper.
New Government Code Section 65964.5 requires a local agency to allow microtrenching for the installation of underground fiber if the installation in the microtrench is limited to fiber and if certain other limited exceptions do not apply. The new code also requires cities to adopt or amend existing policies, ordinances, codes, or construction rules as necessary to allow for microtrenching.
The new code further provides that the provisions do not supersede, nullify, or otherwise alter the requirements to comply with specified safety standards. The code authorizes a local agency to impose a fee for its reasonable costs for an application for a permit to install fiber. By imposing new duties on local agencies regarding the installation of fiber, the code imposes a state-mandated local program.
The proposed new Section 5.04.050 (Microtrenching) modifies the South Gate Municipal Code to comply with California Government Code Section 65964.5.
To minimize liability, Section 5.04.050 provides that if a contractor or franchisee elects to install a microtrench, consistent with Government Code Section 65964.5, rather than a deeper trench, the contractor or franchisee waives all claims against the City arising from any damages to the fiber or other conduits installed in the trench that could reasonably have been avoided by using a deeper trench otherwise required under the City's code.
The South Gate City Council conducted apublic hearing at its Octoberll, 2022 meeting and heard testimony and allowed for discussion on the proposed addition of Section 5.04.050 (Microtrenching), to Chapter 5.04 (Street Excavations and Obstructions), of Title 5 (Streets and Sidewalks), to the South Gate Municipal Code. The City Council voted unanimously to introduce the proposed Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS: A. Proposed Ordinance No. 2022-08-CC
B. Notice of Public Hearing
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Attachment A
ORDINANCE N0. 2022-08-CC
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 5.04.050
(MICROTRENCHING), TO CHAPTER 5.04 (STREET
EXCAVATIONS AND OBSTRUCTIONS), OF TITLE 5
(STREETS AND SIDEWALKS) TO THE SOUTH GATE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO COMPLY WITH SENATE BILL 378,
WHICH ADDED SECTION 65964.5 TO THE CALIFORNIA
GOVERNMENT CODE
WHEREAS, Chapter 5.04 of the South Gate Municipal Code addresses street excavations and obstructions within the City of South Gate ("City"); and WHEREAS, the recent passage of Senate Bill 378 ("The Broadband Deployment Acceleration Best Practices Act of 2021"), added Section 65964.5 to the California Government Code, which requires a local agency to allow (subject to certain exceptions) microtrenching for the installation of underground fiber, if the installation in the microtrench is limited to fiber. The law also requires a local agency with jurisdiction to approve excavations (such as the City) to adopt or amend existing policies, ordinances, codes or construction rules to allow for microtrenching. The law provides that these provisions do not supersede, nulli'ty or otherwise alter the requirements to comply with specified safety standards. The law authorizes a local agency to impose a fee for its reasonable costs on an application for a permit to install fiber, as provided. By imposing new duties on local agencies with regard to the installation of fiber, the law imposes a state-mandated local program; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 5.04 of the South Gate Municipal Code currently allows microtrenching in certain situations, but not in others; and WHEREAS, to comply with new Section 65964.5 of the California Government Code, the City Council wishes to amend Chapter 5.04 of the South Gate Municipal Code by adding Section 5.04.050.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 5.04.050 (Microtrenching) is hereby added to Chapter 5.04 (Street Excavations and Obstructions), of Title 5 (Streets and Sidewalks), of the South Gate Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Section 5.04.050 Microtrenching. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Chapter 5.04, the City shall permit the installation of microtrenches in accordance with Government Code Section 65964.5.
An election by a contractor or franchisee to install a microtrench pursuant to this 5204156.1-L235.53
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Section 5.04.050 rather than a deeper trench constitutes a waiver of all claims against the City arising from any damage, including lost revenue, profit, or service associated with any outages that occur from said damages, to the fiber or other conduits installed in the microtrench that could reasonably have been avoided by using a deeper trench otherwise required under the City's code."
SECTION 2. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final passage and adoption.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause a copy of the same to be published in a manner prescribed by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 11th day of October, 2022.
CITY OF SOUTH GATE:
B7:
Al Rios, Mayor
ATTEST:
B7:
Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS O FORM:I
Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney
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Attachment B
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CITY OF SOUTH GATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
SEP l 5 2022
FlLED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of Soutli Gate, California will conduct a Public Heating for the ptupose of introducing an Ordinance amending Section 5.04.050 to Chapter 5.04 of the South Gate Municipal Code pertaining to Microtrertcliing for tlie Installation of Fiber. A copy of tl'ie Ordinance may be reviewed in the City Clerk's office during norinal business liours. The Pulylic Hearing is sclieduled for:
DATE: October 11, 2022
TIA4E: 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: COUNICL CHAMBERS
SOUTH GATE CITY HALL
8650 CALIFORNJA AVENUE
SOUTH GATE, CA 90280
The Public Hearing meeting will be conducted in person and through videoconferencing witliout a physical location from which members of tlie priblic may observe and offer public comment.
Any coinments may be made in person at the hearing or in wiiting to the City Clerk or tlie City Corincil prior to the heating.
YOLI may access tl'ie hearings througli Zoom or a phone call. For tlie updated Dial-in Number and Conference Code for the October ll, 2022, City Council meeting, please visit tl'ie City's website at www.citvot"soutbgate.org/.%endaC'etner.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any and all persons interested in tlie matter lierein above set forth are privileged to attend said heating and then and tliere testify or present evidence upon any matter relating thereto.
THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN by order of the City Clerk of said City and is dated September 15, 2022.
laze City Clerlc
Publication Date: September 22, 2022
Account Number: 100-701-31-6302
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CITYMANAGER'S OFFICE
O(,T I 8 2022
3.' 4;(;'fivr- City of South Gate
Item No. 8
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA BNLL
For the Re
Ori
ar Meeting ofi October 25, 2022
g ent: PublicWorks
Department Head:
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT TO
TORRANCE PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC
PURPOSE: The City regulates utility companies that have facilities that occupy the City's public right-of-way through franchise agreements. Torrance Pipeline Company, LLC ("TPC") is seeking renewal of a 5-year franchise for an existing pipeline known as Pipeline No. M-145 ("Pipeline"), which was previously covered under Ordinance No. 2329. Ordinance No. 2022-09- CC was introduced during the City Council Meeting of October 11, 2022. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-09-CC is the last action needed for the City Council to renew the franchise agreement.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: The City Council will consider:
a.
b.
Adopting Ordinance No. 2022-09-CC granting a five-year franchise from September 13, 2021 through and including September 13, 2026 to Torrance Pipeline Company, LLC, to use, maintain, repair and replace a single pipeline beneath specified public streets, together with related appurtenances, for transmitting and distributing oil and oil products, within the City of South Gate; and
Appropriating $25,459 in additional franchise fees to the General Fund revenue estimates for FY 2022/23.
FISCAL IMPACT: If the City Council adopts the Ordinance granting the franchise agreement, TPC will pay the City a granting fee and annual fees for a total of $170,193, as summarized below.
Annual Fees Granting Fee Total
Year 1 $31,450 $12,943 $44,393
Year 2 to 5 $31,450 $125,800
Total $157,250 $12,943 $170,193
There will be an increase in revenue for the General Fund. The annual amount received under the previous franchise agreement was $18,934 per year. Negotiations have increased that amount to $31,450 per year. Therefore, the increase in revenue will be $25,459 in FY 2022/23 and $12,516, annually, thereafter.
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The granting fee is consistent with Section 13.10.010 (Rates - General), of Chapter 13.10 (Compensation), Division I(Oil, Gas, and Water Pipelines), of Title 13 (Franchises) of the South Gate Municipal Code. The annual rate is set in compliance with California Public Utilities Code 6231.5 subsection (e)(2), which applies to utility pipelines that are not publicly owned. It authorizes an annual franchise fee in an amount agreed to by the applicant and the municipality, or an annual franchise fee computed by multiplying the sum of one-half of the nominal internal diameter of the pipe, expressed in inches, by the number of lineal feet of the pipe within the public streets, ways, alleys, or other public places within the municipality.
The City has received from TPC a partial pre-payment in the amount of $18,934, which will be credited against the payment owing pursuant to Section 4.E of the proposed Ordinance.
NOTICING PROCEDURES: Before the City Council can grant a franchise, California Public Utility Code Sections 6232 et seq. requires a public hearing. A public hearing notice was duly published in The Press, a newspaper of general circulation on September 22, 2022.
ANALYSIS: On September 13, 2016, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2329 granting TPC a franchise. The agreement authorized TPC to maintain and operate the Pipeline, which consists of approximately 1.7 miles (8,960 feet) of active 12-inch diameter pipes (identified by TPC as Pipeline No. M-145). The Pipeline is the only active line owned by TPC in the City.
Ordinance No. 2329 expired on September 13, 2021. The new franchise agreement term is for five years, cornmencing retroactively from September 13, 2021, and continuing through September 13, 2026.
The proposed franchise agreement is identical to the previous franchise agreement with the exceptions of the effective period, term, and fees. Highlights of the proposed franchise agreement include:
* A 5-year term from September 13, 2021 to September 13, 2026. * Terms and conditions which are in accordance with California Public Utilities Code Section 6201 and Ordinance.
* Pipeline maintenance in accordance with all city, county, state, and federal ordinances, statutes, rules, regulations, and other laws.
* Establishing liability insurance, bond, and indemnity requirements. * Setting the franchise payment, and the rules and requirements under which the TPC franchise will be required to operate.
* Providing an emergency response plan meeting the requirements of federal and state law.
The plan must be comprehensive and provide a 24-hour notification program and emergency response services, including traffic control, street excavation, pipeline repair, and supplies and services as necessary, within two (2) hours of notification of any problem. It also requires repairs of public streets, alleys, or parkways within seventy-two (72) hours.
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The Pipeline is located within 500 feet of the East Los Angeles Cornrnunity College expansion development project, Southeast High School, and Simon Rodia Continuation School. The safety standard referenced in the franchise agreement requires the operation of the Pipeline in accordance with Government Code Section 51010. Under this section, the State Fire Marshall exercises exclusive safety regulatory and enforcement authority over hazardous liquid pipelines and may implement the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act (49 U.S.C. Sec. 2001 et seq.) and federal pipeline safety regulations, as necessary to obtain annual federal certification.
Thus, the Pipeline must be used, operated, repaired, or modified in accordance with the safety regulations set by the California State Fire Marshal, 'further, and/or Chief of Los Angeles Fire Department in accordance with Chapter 13.14 (Special Provisions for Oil Pipelines), Division 1 (Oil, Gas and Water Pipelines), of Title 13 (Franchises) of the South Gate Municipal Code. The State Fire Marshal is further required to annually inspect the Pipeline to ensure compliance with laws and regulations. TPC is required to submit certified test results for the pipeline subject to the provision of the Pipeline Safety Act of 1981.
BACKGROUND: On September 13, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022- 53-CC declaring the City's intention to grant a franchise agreement to Torrance Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, authorizing its operation of an existing oil transmission pipeline. On October 11, 2022, a public hearing was held, and Ordinance No. 2022- 09-CC was introduced. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-09-CC is the last action needed for the City Council to renew the franchise agreement. The proposed franchise agreement will regulate Pipeline No. M-145, which was installed within South Gate in 1973. The Pipeline consists of 1.7 miles of active 12-inch diameter pipes. This Pipeline transports refined oil product from the Tonance Refinery to the Vernon Terminal through the City of South Gate. This Pipeline is located beneath (a) Santa Fe Avenue, from Independence Avenue to Southern Avenue, (b) beneath Southern Avenue, from Santa Fe Avemie to Alameda Street, and (c) beneath Alameda Street, from Southern Avenue to Seminole Avenue, for a continuous stretch (See Attachment E).
The schedule for issuing the franchise agreement is as follows:
1. September 13, 2022 - City Council adopted a Resolution declaring its intention to grant a five-year term franchise agreement to TPC.
2. October 11, 2022 - City Council held a public hearing and introduced an Ordinance granting a five-year franchise agreement to TPC.
3. October 25, 2022 - City Council will consider approving the franchise agreement with Torrance Pipeline Company, LLC., by adopting the Ordinance.
TPC is requesting that the franchise for Pipeline No. M-145 (Ordinance No. 2329) be renewed, which is recommended for the following reasons:
* Granting the franchise to TCP will automatically bestow rights upon the City and create obligations that must be performed by TCP for the benefit of the City, pursuant to Article 4 (Public Utilities Code §§ 6291 through 6302) of California's Franchise Act of 1937, including the following:
o The City shall have the right to terminate the franchise and/or sue TPC for any failure to properly perform TCP's obligations under the franchise agreement. 3 240
o Requires TCP to comply with ordinances and policies adopted by the City Council relative to the location and maintenance of the Pipeline and any appurtenances.
o Provides compensation to the City for the cost of any repairs to public property made necessary by TCP's operations under the franchise. o Requires TCP to indemnify and defend the City from and against damages resulting from TCP's operations under the franchise. o Obligates TCP, at its expense, to remove and relocate the Pipeline where necessary due to changes of grade, alignment, or width of public streets. o Obligates TCP to notify the City upon any sale, transfer, assignment or lease of the franchise or any rights granted thereunder.
o Requires TPC to provide a corporate surety bond, savings and loan certificates or shares which the City can use as liquidated damages should TPC fail to :tulfill the franchise agreement requirements.
* As noted above, the franchise agreement requires TPC to file annual reports with the City confirming the maintenance and operation of the Pipeline is in compliance with federal and state law. The letter dated October 22, 2021 from the State Fire Marshall (Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Office of the State Fire Marshal, Pipeline Safety Division) indicates that TCP has maintained and operated the Pipeline in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, and that the State Fire Marshal's most recent inspection of the Pipeline on December 19, 2019, found no violations of the California Pipeline Safety Act or the U.S. Department of Transportation's Code of Federal Regulations.
* The granting fee and annual fees will be paid to the City if the proposed franchise agreement is approved.
Compliance with CEQA: Pipeline M-145 is determined to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines. Section 15301 provides for exemption of the proposed pipeline franchise agreement, because the project consists of the operation of existing facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of an existing use.
ATT ACHMENTS:
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Proposed Ordinance 2022-09-CC
Notice of Public Hearing
Ordinance No. 2329
Letter from the Office of State Fire Marshall
Location Map
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Attachment A
ORDINANCE N0. 2022-09-CC
CITY OF SOUTH GATE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE,
CALIFORNIA, GRANTING TO TORRANCE PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC., A FRANCHISE, WITH A TERM EXPIRING FIVE (5) YEARS
AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, TO USE,
MAINT AIN, REP AIR AND REPLACE, RELOCATE OR REMOVE A
SINGLE PIPELINE AND APPURTENANCES BENEATH SPECIFIED
PUBLIC STREETS, TOGETHER WITH RELATED APPURTENANCES,
FOR TRANSMITTING AND DISTRIBUTING OIL AND OIL PRODUCTS WHEREAS, the City of South Gate ("City"), pursuant to applicable federal, state and local law, is authorized to grant franchises within the South Gate city limits; and WHEREAS, on September 13, 2016, the South Gate City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2329, granting Torrance Pipeline Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Grantee"), a franchise to operate the pipeline identified in Sectionl.E of this Ordinance ("Pipeline"); and
WHEREAS, that franchise expired on September 13, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City has consented to Grantee's operation of the Pipeline since that date, notwithstanding the expiration of that earlier franchise, while the City and Grantee have negotiated the terms of a new franchise for the continued operation of rhe Pipeline; and WHEREAS, the City and Grantee have now agreed upon such terms, which are set forth in this Ordinance;
WHEREAS, on Septemberl3, 2022, the South Gate City Council approvedthe scheduling of a Public Hearing for October 11, 2022; and adopted a Resolution declaring the City's intention 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;
WHEREAS, on October 11, 2022, the South Gate City Council held a Public Hearing and waived the reading in full and introduced an Ordinance granting a five-year franchise agreement to Torrance Pipeline Company, LLC, to use, maintain, repair and replace a single pipeline beneath specified public streets, together with related appurtenances, for transmitting and distributing oil and oil products.
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NOW, THEREFORF,, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Definitions. Whenever in this Ordinance the words or phrases hereinafter in this section defined are used, it is intended that they shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the following definitions (unless, in the given instance, the context wherein they are used shall clearly import a different meaning):
A) The word "City" shall mean the City of South Gate, a municipal corporation of the State of California, in its present incorporated form or in any later reorganized, consolidated, enlarged or reincorporated form.
B) The "Effective Date" is the date on which this Ordinance becomes effective, as set forth in Section 13 below.
C) The word "Franchise" shall mean the rights and privileges granted by the City to Grantee in Section 2 below.
D) The word "Grantee" shall mean Torrance Pipeline Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is the entity to whom the Franchise contemplated in this Ordinance is granted, and its lawful successors or assigns.
E) The word "Pipeline" shall mean that certain 8,960 foot long, 12-inch diameter pipeline (located beneath Santa Fe Avenue from Independence Avenue to Southern Avenue, beneath Southern Avenue from Santa Fe Avenue to Alameda Street, and beneath Alameda Street from Southern Avenue to Seminole Avenue) commonly referred to by Grantee as Pipeline No. M-145, and which shall be used for conducting, transporting, conveying and carrying oil, gas, gasoline, petroleum, wet gas, hydrocarbon substances, and similar liquid substances.
F) The phrase "Pipeline and Appurtenances" shall mean the Pipeline and any appurtenant or related appliance, attachment, cable, cathodic protective device, conduit, equipment, fitting, gauge, main, manhole, meter, pump, regulator, service, trap, valve, vault, vent or wire, where located under, along, across or upon Santa Fe Avenue, Southern Avenue and Alameda Street in the vicinity of the Pipeline.
G) The phrase "Pipeline Franchise Ordinance" shall mean that certain pipeline franchise Ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City and codified at Chapters 13.02 through
13.18, inclusive, of the South Gate Municipal Code.
H) The phrase "Street" shall mean the public streets, alleys and places within the City of South Gate as the same now or may hereafter exist, and in which the City has the ability to grant a franchise.
SECTION 2: Grant of Franchise. Pursuant to California state law as codified in Sections 6231 through 6235, inclusive, of the Public Utilities Code, the City hereby grants to Grantee the right, privilege and franchise to operate, maintain, use, repair, replace, and remove the Pipeline and 5235064 2-L235.53 2
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Appurtenances for the purpose of conducting, transporting, conveying and carrying oil, gas, gasoline, petroleum, wet gas, hydrocarbon substances, and similar liquid substances under and across those portions of the Streets identified in Section 1.E above ("Franchise"). The rights granted herein shall be subject to (a) the terms and conditions set forth in this Ordinance, and (b) repairs to or replacements of the Pipeline and Appurtenances by the Grantee, at the Grantee's expense, and at such time or times as directed by the City. Grantee shall file with the South Gate City Clerk, not later than the Effective Date, a written acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Ordinance
SECTION 3: Term. The Franchise shall be for a term cornmencing retroactively on September 14, 2021 and expiring on the fifth (51h) anniversary of the Effective Date, unless terminated earlier by the City pursuant to Section 11 below.
SECTION 4: Fees. As consideration for the Franchise, Grantee shall pay the City as follows:
A) Grantee shall pay the City a one-time franchise granting fee of Twelve Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Three Dollars ($12,943) pursuant to Section 13.10.010 of the South Gate Municipal Code.
B) Grantee shall pay the City an annual franchise fee equal to Three Dollars and Fifty-One Cents ($3.51) per linear foot of the Pipeline, which equates to an annual franchise fee of Thirty-One Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars and Sixty Cents ($31,449.60).
There shall be no adjustments to that annual franchise fee during the term of the Franchise.
C) On or before the Effective Date, Grantee shall pay to the City an amount equal to the sum of (i) the franchise granting fee, (ii) the annual franchise fee for the one-year period from and after the Effective Date, and (iii) a prorated portion of the annual franchise fee for the period from September 14, 2021 through the Effective Date; provided, however, that Grantee shall receive a credit against that payment in the amount specified in Section 4.E below.
D) Thereafter, on each anniversary of the Effective Date for the duration of the term of the Franchise, Grantee shall pay the aru'iual franchise fee to the City.
E) The City acknowledges that it has received from Grantee a partial pre-payment in the amount of Eighteen ThousandNine Hundred Thirty-Four Dollars and Twenty-Seven Cents ($18,934.27), which shall be credited against the payment owing pursuant to Section 4.C above.
F) Pursuant to Section 13.10.060 of the South Gate Municipal Code, Grantee shall pay a late fee equal to ten percent (10%) of any payment due hereunder, where such payment remains unpaid beyond thirty (30) days after the date on which such payment is due.
G) Any neglect, omission or refusal by the Grantee to make any such payment as and when due shall be grounds for the declaration of a forfeiture of the Franchise and of all rights hereunder after thirty (30) dads' notice to cure has expired as provided for in Section 11 below.
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H) In the event of abandonment of facilities with the approval of the City as elsewhere in this Ordinance provided, or in the event of removal of such facilities by the Grantee, the payments otherwise due the City for occupancy of the roads or highways by such facilities shall be prorated for the calendar year in which such removal or abandonment occurs as of the end of the calendar month in which removed or abandoned.
SECTION 5: Insurance. Grantee shall do all of the following on or before the Effective Date:
A) Provide satisfactory evidence to the City that Grantee has obtained policies of liability and worker's compensation insurance from companies authorized to transact business in the State of California by the Insurance Commissioner of California, as required by Section
13.08.050 of the South Gate Municipal Code.
B) File with the South Gate City Clerk, as required by Section 13.08.050 of the South Gate Municipal Code, either (i) certified copies of the policies or (ii) a certificate of insurance for each of the required policies executed by the company issuing the policy, certifying that the policy is in force.
C) File and thereafter at all times during the life of the Franchise keep on file with the South Gate City Clerk a corporate surety bond running to the City in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) which meets all the requirements of Section 13.08.060 of the South Gate Municipal Code.
D) As an alternate to the filing of a bond, the Grantee may deposit with the City Clerk and assign to the City savings and loan certificates or shares, or both, in the same amount as required on such bond, as authorized by Section 13.08.070 of the South Gate Municipal Code.
SECTION 6: Modification or Approval of Pipeline and Appurtenances. Within ninety (90) days following the date in which Pipeline and Appurtenances or any portion thereof have been modified or removed under this Franchise, the Grantee shall file a plan or plans in such forms as may be required by the City's City Engineer showing the accurate location and size of such modified Pipeline and Appurtenances then in place within the locations identified in Section 1.E of this Ordinance, above.
SECTION 7: Additional Conditions. The Grantee of this Franchise shall:
A) Maintain the Pipeline and Appurtenances in accordance with and in conformity with all City, County, State and Federal ordinances, statutes, rules, regulations and other laws (whether now existing or herea'fter adopted) applicable to the installation, location, use, maintenance and/or removal of the Pipeline and Appurtenances; B) Pay to the City, on demand, the cost of all repairs to public property made necessary by any operations of the Grantee under this Franchise, including restoring the Street to its original condition upon the removal of all or any portions of the Pipeline and Appurtenances, or upon the termination or non-renewal of the Franchise; 5235064.2-L235 53 4
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C) Indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers and employees from any and all liability for damages proximately resulting from the Grantee's acts or omissions under this Franchise; and be liable to the City for all damages proximately resulting from the failure of said Grantee well and faithfully to observe and perform each and every provision of this Franchise;
D) Remove or relocate, at the request of the City and without expense to the City, any or all of the Pipeline and Appurtenances if and when made necessary by any lawful change of grade, alignment or width of the affected Street;
E) Use, operate, repair or modi'ty any pipeline for the transportation of flammable or combustible liquids, in a maru'ier prescribed by the California State Fire Marshall, and/or Chief of Los Angeles Fire Department in accordance with Chapter 13. 14 of the South Gate Municipal Code;
F) Submit certified test results for the pipeline subject to the provision of the Pipeline Safety Act of 1981, California Government Code Section 51010, et seq. The testing shall be conducted as required by the California State Fire Marshal, and certified test results shall be requested by the City from the Fire Marshal. In the event the State Fire Marshal shall fail to provide such certified test results to the City, grantee shall provide such test results to the City upon request; and
G) If wishing to renew the Franchise, submit a written petition of franchise renewal to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date of this Franchise.
SECTION 8: Excavation Permits. Grantee shall obtain an excavation permit, and pay the applicable fee therefore, prior to commencing any excavation in the right-of-way. Grantee may obtain an excavation permit by filing a set of excavation plans with the City Engineer, which plans shall be subject to the City Engineer's review and approval. The excavation plans shall show the location of the proposed excavation, as well as the location of all known existing pipes, sewers, conduits, improvements and other facilities in or under any Street or public property in which the franchise property is located with an adequate description of the proposed work, including an estimate of the duration of the interference with any street traffic. The issuance of any excavation permit for the repair, modification or replacement of a pipeline for the transmission of flammable or combustible liquids, gases or hazardous materials, shall be as prescribed by the Fire Chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Department in accordance with Chapter 13.14 of the South Gate Municipal Code.
A) Where it is necessary to lay underground pipes through, under or across any portion of a paved or macadamized street, such work, where practicable and economically feasible, shall be done by a tunnel or bore so as not to disturb the foundation of such paved or macadamized street. If the same cannot be done, or if it is necessary to cut the street in order to access existing pipes and appurtenances, such work shall be done pursuant to an excavation permit, as provided in this Section 8, to be issued by the City Engineer upon application, therefore.
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B) All work shall be subject to inspection by the City Engineer. All street coverings or openings, valves, vaults and manholes shall at all times be kept flush with the surface of the streets; provided, however, that vents for underground vaults and manholes may, subject to the prior approval of the City Engineer, extend above the surface of the streets when such vents are located in parkways, between the curb and the property line. Grantee shall provide adequate traffic safety barriers, signs, devices and traffic safety warning equipment in accordance with City ordinances, rules or regulations, and shall comply with such additional safety measures as the City Engineer may direct.
SECTION 9: Emergency Procedures.
A) Grantee shall develop and maintain an emergency response plan, satisfactory to the City Engineer, which covers all franchise operations within the City. The initial draft of that emergency response plan shall be delivered to the City Engineer not later than the Effective Date. In general, an emergency response plan meeting the requirements of Federal and State law and containing the information contained in this section shall be acceptable. The emergency response plan shall include a 24-hour notification program and proof of arrangements capable of providing emergency response services, including but not limited to traffic control, street excavation, pipeline repair, and supplies and services as necessary, within two (2) hours of notification of any problem, and such other information as the City Engineer shall reasonably require. Repairs to a public street, alley or parkway shall be completed within seventy-two (72) hours unless otherwise authorized by the City Engineer.
The City Engineer shall be notified ten (10) days in advance of any proposed change in such arrangements.
B) Whenever any Pipeline or Appurtenance breaks or leaks so as to cause the release of oil or products thereof into the public right-of-way, Grantee, and any other person using or controlling the Pipeline or Appurtenance, shall immediately noti'fy the City's Police Department and Public Works Department and shall implement precautionary safety measures including traffic control, system shutdown, valve closures, and public notification. In the event of an emergency which threatens life, health, safety or property, and where it is not possible to obtain an excavation permit prior to cornrnencement of the work, the Grantee may commence such work; provided, however, that within seventy-two (72) hours thereafter Grantee shall make application to the City Engineer for an excavation permit in accordance with the procedures specified herein. The City Engineer may impose conditions upon the issuance of the excavation permit, and all work shall be subject to inspection. Adequate traffic safety barriers shall be maintained at all times, and any damaged portion of the Street shall be restored to its original condition.
C) If any portion of any Street is damaged by reason of defects in the Pipeline and Appurtenances, or any portion thereof, or by reason of any other cause attributable to or arising from the operation of the Pipeline and Appurtenances, the Grantee shall, at its sole cost and expense, immediately repair all damages and restore the Street to the condition existing before such damage occurred. All such work shall be done under the direction of the City Engineer, and to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Engineer. Grantee shall repair such damage and restore the Street within three (3) working days after written 5235064 2-L235.53 6
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demand therefore by the City Engineer, or such other period as the City Engineer may authorize when required for the protection of the public health and safety.
D) If Grantee, after reasonable notice, fails or refuses to pave, surface, grade, repave, resurface or regrade as required by the provisions of this Franchise, the City may cause the work to be done and shall keep an itemized account of all costs, including reasonable administrative overhead expenses. Grantee shall pay such costs to City within thirty (30) days after presentation to Grantee of an itemized account of such costs.
SECTION 10: Records.
A) Grantee acknowledges that the City's records may not be complete and that pipelines and appurtenant structures unrelated to the Pipeline, and previously unknown to City, are frequently discovered. Consequently, by granting this Franchise or by approving any excavation permit requested by Grantee, the City does not warrant the accuracy of information supplied to the Grantee by the City regarding the location or existence of other facilities. Nothing herein shall be deemed to make the City, or any officer, agent or employee of the City, responsible or liable to the Grantee or to any other person by virtue of the City's approval of excavation permits and/or plans, regardless of whether any information is supplied by the City to the Grantee pertaining to the location of existing pipes, facilities or other improvements on, in or under any Street or other public property.
B) Grantee shall keep and preserve, within the County of Los Angeles for a period of ten (10) years, subsequent to the date of the most recent franchise fee determination as ascertained by an audit made by the City or on its behalf, all the records necessary to determine the amount of such franchise fee.
C) At all reasonable times, Grantee shall permit the City or its duly authorized representative to examine the Pipeline and Appurtenances and, with the exception of records or other materials containing confidential or proprietary information, to examine and transcribe any and all books, accounts, papers, maps, and other records kept or maintained by the Grantee or under its control and associated with the Pipeline and Appurtenances and/or the financial condition of the Grantee with respect thereto.
SECTION 11 Early Termination of Franchise.
A) If Grantee shall fail, neglect or re:tuse to comply with any of the provisions or conditions of this Franchise, and shall not, within thirty (30) days after written demand for compliance, begin the work of compliance, or after cornmencing such compliance shall fail to prosecute the same with due diligence to completion, then the City, acting by and through its legislative body, may declare this Franchise forfeited.
B) If Grantee voluntarily surrenders, abandons, assigns, transfers, sells or leases the Franchise without the prior express written consent of the City (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), the City may terminate this Franchise. 5235064.2-L235.53 7
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C) The Franchise shall automatically terminate if another governrnental entity acquires by eminent domain the Streets beneath which the Pipelines and Appurtenances are located.
D) In the event of noncompliance by Grantee with any of the conditions hereof, the City may, in addition to all other remedies provided for herein, bring suit for the forfeiture or termination of this Franchise.
SECTION 12: Removal or Abandonment of Facilities.
A) At the expiration, revocation or termination of this Franchise or of the permanent discontinuance of the use of all or a portion of the Pipeline or Appurtenances, the Grantee shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, make written application to the Director of Public Works for authority either to: (1) abandon all or a portion of such facilities in place; or (2) remove all or a portion of such facilities. Such application shall describe the facilities desired to be abandoned, their location with reference to City highways, and shall describe with reasonable accuracy the physical condition of such facilities. The Director of Public Works shall determine whether any abandonment or removal which is thereby proposed may be effected without detriment to the public interest and under what conditions such proposed abandontnent or removal may be effected. He or she shall then notify Grantee of his or her determinations.
B) Within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice, Grantee shall apply for a permit from the Public Works Department to abandon or remove the Pipeline and Appurtenances (or portion thereof, as appropriate).
C) Grantee shall, within ninety (90) days after obtaining such permit, commence the work authorized by the permit, and shall thereafter diligently prosecute that work to completion.
SECTION 13: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the date ("Effective Date") which is thirty (30) days after its adoption.
SECTION 14: Posting of Ordinance. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause same to be published as required by law. [Remainder of page left blank intentionally]
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 25'h day of October 2022.
ATTEST:
BY:
Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
Salinas, City Attorney
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Attachment B
CITY OF SOUTH GATE SEP 1 ") 20"!!2
NOT ICE OF PUBLIC HEARING l::' :), ; H,5 I :?,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tlie City Council of South Gate, Califoiania will conduct a public lieaiing to introduce an Ordinance graiiting a five (5) year francliise to Totrance Pipeline Company, LLC, to use, maintain, repair and replace a single pipeline beneath specified public streets, togetlier witl'i related appurtenances, for transmitting and distiibuting petroleum products.
Torrai'ice Pipeline Company, LLC, and its successors and assigns will, duiing tlie life of tlie franchise, pay to the City tlie percentage specified in tlie proposed Ordinance, that the percentage will be paid annually from the date of the grai'iting of tlie francliise, and in tlie event sucli payt'nent is not made the franchise will be forfeited. A copy of tlie proposed Ordinance can be reviewed in the City Clerk's office during norinal business hours.
DATE:
TIME:
LOCATION:
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
6:30 p.m.
Council Chambers
Soutli Gate City Hall
8650 Califori'iia Avenue
Soritli Gate, CA 90280
Tl'ie Pdlic Heating meeting will be conducted in person and througli videoconferencing witliout a physical location from wlffch members of tbe public may observe and offer public comment. Any comments may be made in person at tlie lieaiing or in wiiting to tlie City Clerk or tlie City Council piior to tlie heating.
Yori may access tlie hearings tl'irougl'i Zoom or a plione call. For the updated Dial-in Number and Conference Code for the October 11, 2022, City Council meeting, please visit the City's website at wwsv.ci(vofsc'iuthgate.org/AeendaCenter, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tliat any and all persons interested in the matter lierein above set fortli are piivileged to attend said l'iearing and tlien there testify or present evidence upon any matter relating thereto.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by order of tlie City Clerk of said City and is dated September 15, 2022.
y City Clerk
Publication date: Thursday, September 22, 2022
Account Number: 100-701-31-6302
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ORDINANCE N0. 2329
CITY OF SOUTH GATE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE ClTf OF
SOUTH GATE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT TO TORRANCE PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC TO
USE, MAINT AIN, REPAIR AND REPLACE A SINGLE PIPELINE
BENEATH SPECIFIED PUBLIC STREETS, TOGETHER WITH
RELATED APPURTENANCES, FOR TRANSMITTING AND
DISTRIBUTING OIL AND OIL PRODUCTS
WHEREAS, on August 14, 2012, the South Gate City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2297, granting ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, a New York corporation ("Exxon"), a franchise to operate the Pipeline identified in Sectionl.D of this Ordinance, below (Pipeline); and
WHEREAS, Exxon has sold the Pipeline to Torrance Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("TPC"); and
WHEREAS, in connection with that sale, TPC has requested that the City award a new franchise agreement to TPC for the operation of the Pipeline; and WHEREAS, pursuant to applicable federal, state and local law, including without limitation Public Utilities Code Sections 6231 through 6235 and Title 13 of the South Gate Municipal Code, the City is authorized to grant pipeline franchises within the City of South Gate; and
WHEREAS, on July 12, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 7716 declaring its intention to grant a franchise to TPC relative to the Pipeline; and WHEREAS, on July 21, 2016, a Notice of Public Hearing was published in The Press, a newspaper meeting the statutory qualifications for publishing such notices; and WHEREAS, after proper notice the City Council conducted a public hearing regarding the granting of such franchise; and
WHEREAS, on August 23, 2016, following a public hearing, the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 2329;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE DOES HERESY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. Whenever in this Ordinance the words or phrases hereinafter in this section defined are used, it is intended that they shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the following definitions (unless, in the given instance, the context wherein they are used shall clearly import a different meaning):
A) The word "City" shall mean the City of South Gate, a municipal corporation of the State of California, in its present incorporated form or in any later reorganized, consolidated, enlarged or reincorporated form.
B) The word "Franchise" shall mean and include any authorization by the City to transmit and distribute thereof for any and all purposes under those portions of the specific streets identified in Section 1.D of this Ordinance by means of pipes and appurtenances for conducting, transporting, conveying, and carrying oil, gas, gasoline, petroleum, wet gas, hydrocarbon substances, and similar liquid substances for any and all purposes.
C) The word "Grantee" shall mean Torrance Pipeline Company, a Delaware limited liability company, which is the entity to whom the Franchise contemplated in this Ordinance is granted, and its lawful successors or assigns.
D) The word "Pipeline" shall mean that certain 8,960 foot long, '12-inch diameter pipeline (located beneath Santa Fe Avenue from Independence Avenue to Southern Avenue, beneath Southern Avenue from Santa Fe Avenue to Alameda Street, and beneath Alameda Street from Southern Avenue to Seminole Avenue) commonly referred to by Exxon as Pipeline No. M-145, and which shall be used for conducting, transporting, conveying and carrying oil, gas, gasoline, petroleum, wet gas, hydrocarbon substances, and similar liquid substances.
E) The phrase "Pipeline and Appurtenances" shall mean the Pipeline and any appurtenant or related appliance, attachment, cable, cathodic protective device, conduit, equipment, fitting, gauge, main, manhole, meter, pump, regulator, service, trap, valve, vault, vent or wire, where located under, along, across or upon Santa Fe Avenue, Southern Avenue and Alameda Street in the vicinity of the Pipeline.
F) The phrase "Pipeline Franchise Ordinance" shall mean that certain pipeline franchise Ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City and codified at Chapters 13.02 through 13.18, inclusive, of the South Gate Municipal Code.
G) The phrase "Street" shall mean the public streets, alleys and places within the City of South Gate as the same now or may hereafter exist, and in which the City has the opportunity to grant a franchise.
SECTION 2. The right, privilege and franchise, subject to all terms and conditions contained in this Ordinance, and pursuant to the provisions of the Division 3, Chapter 2 of the California Public Utilities Code, known as the Franchise Act of 1937, is hereby granted to Grantee, to operate, maintain, use, repair, replace, relocate and 244 186=+ I 2-L235 53
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remove the Pipeline and Appurtenances for the purpose of conducting, transporting, conveying and carrying oil, gas, gasoline, petroleum, wet gas, hydrocarbon substances, and similar liquid substances under and across the City's right-of-way upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 3, below.
SECTION 3. The rights granted herein shall be subject to (a) the terms and conditions set forth in this Ordinance, and (b) repairs to or replacements of the Pipeline and Appurtenances by the Grantee, at the Grantee's expense and at such time or times as directed by the City.
SECTION 4. The Franchise shall be for a term of five (5) years commencing September 13, 2016 and expiring September 13, 2021, unless terminated earlier for any of the following reasons:
A) The Grantee shall fail, within thirty (30) days after the passage of this Ordinance granting the Franchise, to file with the City Clerk a written acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Ordinance as specified in Section 14 of this Ordinance, below, in which case the Franchise shall expire immediately and be of no force or effect; or
B) The Franchise is forfeited by the Grantee due to the Grantee's noncompliance with the terms and conditions of the Franchise, in which case such termination shall be immediate following the expiration of any applicable cure periods available to the Grantee under this Ordinance or applicable law; or C) The Franchise is voluntarily surrendered or abandoned by the Grantee, or assigned, transferred, sold or leased without the prior express written consent of the City, which assignment shall not be unreasonably withheld; or D) The State of California, the City, or some other municipal or public entity duly authorized by law shall purchase the streets beneath which the Pipeline is located by voluntary agreement, or shall condemn and take same under the power of eminent domain.
SECTION 5.
A) On or before commencement of any franchise operations, the Grantee shall obtain or provide satisfactory evidence of having policies of liability and worker's compensation insurance from companies authorized to transact business in the State of California by the Insurance Commissioner of California as provided by Section 13.08.050 of Chapter 13.08, Division 5 of Title 13. tffi
B) The Grantee shall file with the City Clerk prior to commencement of any franchise operations, either certified copies of the policies or a certificate of insurance for each of the required policies executed by the company issuing the policy, certifying that the policy is in force and as provided by Section 13.08.050 of Chapter 13.08, Division 1 of Title 13.
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C) On or before the effective date of this Ordinance, Grantee shall file and thereafter at all times during the life of the Franchise keep on file with the City Clerk a corporate surety bond running to the City or public entity which may become entitled to the benefits herein reserved in the Franchise by virtue of future incorporations or annexations, in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or such other sum as may be specifically provided for in this Ordinance granting the Franchise, with surety to be approved by the City Attorney, conditioned that Grantee shall well and truly observe, fulfill and perform each condition of the Franchise and that in case of any breach of condition of the bond after thirty (30) days' notice to cure has expired, the whole amount of the penal sum shall be deemed to be liquidated damages and shall be recoverable from the principal and sureties of the bond. If the bond is not to be filed prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, the award of the Franchise may be set aside and this Ordinance granting the Franchise repealed at any time prior to the filing of the bond and any money paid in consideration for the award of Franchise shall be deemed forfeited. In the event that the bond, after it has been so filed, shall at any time during the life of the Franchise, in the reasonable opinion of the City Attorney, becomes insufficient, the Grantee agrees to renew the bond, with sureties to be approved by the City Attorney, within thirty (30) days after written notice to do so from the City Attorney.
D) As an alternate to the filing of a bond, the Grantee may deposit with the City Clerk and assign to the City savings and loan certificates or shares, or both, in the same amount as required on such bond.
SECTION 6. The Grantee shall pay to the City the following fees pursuant to the following requirements:
A) An initial franchise fee of eleven thousand two hundred fifty five dollars ($11,255.00) pursuant to Section 13.10.010 of Chapter 13.10, Division 1, of Title 13 of the South Gate Municipal Code, prior to the adoption of this Ordinance; and B) A base annual fee for times hereafter specified, in lawful money of the United States, as authorized by Section 62:31.5 of the California Public Utilities Code, which annual fee shall be Eighteen Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Four Dollars and Twenty-Seven Cents ($18,934.27), computed as follows:
$0.08805 multiplied by two times the internal diameter of pipeline (in inches), multiplied by the number of linear feet of pipeline actually installed or maintained in the public streets, alleys and way under the authority of this franchise.
Said initial base annual fee shall be due and payable annually, during the term of the Franchise, at the end of each "Franchise payment period" as defined in
13.06.080 (2) of Chapter 13.06, Division 1 of Title 13 of the South Gate Municipal Code.
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C) Pursuant to Section 13.10.060 of the Chapter 13.10, Division 1, of Title 13 of the South Gate Municipal Code, Franchisee shall pay a late fee equal to ten percent (IO%) of any payment due hereunder, where such payment remains unpaid beyond thirty (30) days after the date on which such payment is due.
D) Any neglect, omission or refusal by the Grantee to make any such payment as and when due, or to file any related statement, certification or verification as to the required payment reasonably required by the City, at the times or in the manner required herein and in the Pipeline Franchise Ordinance, shall be grounds for the declaration of a fofeiture of the Franchise and of all rights hereunder after thirty (30) days' notice to cure has expired as provided for in Section 12.
E) The Grantee shall file with the City Clerk, within three (3) months after the expiration of the calendar year following the effective date of its Franchise, a verified statement setting forth in details the Grantee's computation of the annual fee which is payable for the preceding franchise payment period of the annual fee. Any neglect, omission or refusal by the Grantee to file the verified statement, or to pay the annual fee, at the times or in the manner herein provided, shall constitute grounds for the declaration of a forfeiture of this Franchise and of all rights of the Grantee hereunder.
F) In the event of abandonment of facilities with the approval of the City as elsewhere in this Ordinance provided, or in the event of removal of such facilities by the Grantee, the payments otherwise due the City for occupancy of the roads or highways by such facilities shall be prorated for the calendar year in which such removal or abandonment occurs as of the end of the calendar month in which removed or abandoned.
SECTION 7. Within ninety (90) days following the date in which Pipeline and Appurtenances or any portion thereof have been modified or removed under this Franchise, the Grantee shall file a plan or plans in such forms as may be required by the City's City Engineer showing the accurate location and size of such modified Pipeline and Appurtenances then in place within the locations identified in Section 1.D of this Ordinance, above.
SECTION 8. The Grantee of this Franchise shall:
A) Maintain the Pipeline and Appurtenances in accordance with and in conformity with all City, County, State and Federal ordinances, statutes, rules, regulations and other laws (whether now existing or hereafter adopted) applicable to the installation, location, use, maintenance and/or removal of the Pipeline and Appurtenances;
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of the Pipeline and Appurtenances, or upon the termination or non-renewal of the Franchise;
C) Indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers and employees from any and all liability for damages proximately resulting from the Grantee's acts or omissions under this Franchise; and be liable to the City for all damages proximately resulting from the failure of said Grantee well and faithfully to observe and perform each and every provision of this Franchise; wb
D) Remove or relocate, at the request of the City and without expense to the City, any or all of the Pipeline and Appurtenances if and when made necessary by any lawful change of grade, alignment or width of the affected Street; E) use, operate, repair or modify any pipeline for the transportation of flammable or combustible liquids, in a manner prescribed by the California State Fire Marshall, and/or Chief of Los Angeles Fire Department in accordance with Chapter 13.14, Division 4, of Title 13 of the South Gate Municipal Code; and F) Submit certified test results for the pipeline subject to the provision of the Pipeline Safety Act of 1981, California Government Code Section 51010, et seq. The testing shall be conducted as required by the California State Fire Marshal, and certified test results shall be requested by the City from the Fire Marshal. In the event the State Fire Marshal shall fail to provide such certified test results to the City, grantee shall provide such test results to the City upon request; and G) Submit a written petition of franchise renewal to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date.
SECTION 9. The Grantee shall obtain an excavation permit, and pay the applicable fee therefore, prior to commencing any excavation in the right-of-way. The Grantee may obtain an excavation permit by filing a set of excavation plans with the City Engineer, which plans shall be subject to the City Engineer's review and approval. The excavation plans shall show the location of the proposed excavation, as well as the location of all known existing pipes, sewers, conduits, improvements and other facilities in or under any Street or public property in which the franchise property is located with an adequate description of the proposed work, including an estimate of the duration of the interference with any street traffic. The issuance of any excavation permit for the repair, modification or replacement of a pipeline for the transmission of flammable or combustible liquids, gases or hazardous materials, shall be as prescribed by the fire Chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Department in accordance with Chapter 13.14, Division 1, of Title 'l 3 of the South Gate Municipal Code.
A) Where it is necessary to lay underground pipes through, under or across any portion of a paved or macadamized street, such work, where practicable and economically feasible, shall be done by a tunnel or bore so as not to disturb the foundation of such paved or macadamized street. If the same cannot be done, or if it is necessary to cut the street in order to access existing pipes and 4418(+41.2-L235.53 6
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appurtenances, such work shall be done pursuant to an excavation permit, as provided in above paragraph, to be issued by the City Engineer upon application therefore.
B) All work shall be subject to inspection by the City Engineer. All street coverings or openings, valves, vaults and manholes shall at all times be kept flush with the surface of the streets; provided, however, that vents for underground vaults and manholes may, subject to the prior approval of the City Engineer, extend above the suface of the streets when such vents are located in parkways, between the curb and the property line. The Grantee shall provide adequate traffic safety barriers, signs, devices and traffic safety warning equipment in accordance with City ordinances, rules or regulations, and shall comply with such additional safety measures as the City Engineer may direct.
SECTION 10.
A) The Grantee shall develop and maintain an emergency response plan, satisfactory to the City Engineer, which covers all franchise operations within the City. In general, an emergency response plan meeting the requirements of Federal and State law and containing the information contained in this section shall be acceptable. The emergency response plan shall include a 24-hour notification program and proof of arrangements capable of providing emergency response services, including but not limited to traffic control, street excavation, pipeline repair, and supplies and services as necessary, within two (2) hours of notification of any problem, and such other information as the City Engineer shall reasonably require. Repairs to a public street, alley or parkway shall be completed within seventy-two (72) hours unless otherwise authorized by the City Engineer. The City Engineer shall be notified ten (10) days in advance of any proposed change in such arrangements. Grantee's emergency response plan shall be submitted to the City Engineer within thirty (30) days afier the effective date of the Franchise.
B) Whenever any Pipeline or Appurtenance breaks or leaks so as to cause the release of oil or products thereof into the public right-of-way, Grantee, and any other person using or controlling the Pipeline or Appurtenance, shall immediately notify the City's Police Department and Public Works Department and shall implement precautionary safety measures including traffic control, system shutdown, valve closures, and public notification. In the event of an emergency which threatens life, health, safety or property, and where it is not possible to obtain an excavation permit prior to commencement of the work, the Grantee may commence such work; provided, however, that within seventy-two (72) hours thereafter the Grantee shall make application to the City Engineer for an excavation permit in accordance with the procedures specified herein. The City Engineer may impose conditions upon the issuance of the excavation permit, and all work shall be subject to inspection. Adequate traffic safety barriers shall be maintained at all times, and any damaged portion of the Street shall be restored to its original condition.
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C) If any portion of any Street is damaged by reason of defects in the Pipeline and Appurtenances, or any portion thereof, or by reason of any other cause attributable to or arising from the operation of the Pipeline and Appurtenances, the Grantee shall, at its sole cost and expense, immediately repair all damages and restore the Street to the condition existing before such damage occurred. All such work shall be done under the direction of the City Engineer, and to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Engineer. Grantee shall repair such damage and restore the Street within three (3) working days after written demand therefore by the City Engineer, or such other period as the City Engineer may authorize when required for the protection of the public health and safety.
D) If the Grantee, after reasonable notice, fails or refuses to pave, surface, grade, repave, resurface or regrade as required by the provisions of this Franchise, the City may cause the work to be done and shall keep an itemized account of all costs, including reasonable administrative overhead expenses, Grantee shall pay such costs to City within thirty (30) days afier presentation to Grantee of an itemized account of such costs.
SECTION 11.
A) Grantee acknowledges that the City's records may not be complete and that pipelines and appurtenant structures unrelated to the Pipeline, and previously unknown to City, are frequently discovered. Consequently, by granting this Franchise or by approving any excavation permit requested by Grantee, the City does not warrant the accuracy of information supplied to the Grantee by the City regarding the location or existence of other facilities. Nothing herein shall be deemed to make the City, or any officer, agent or employee of the City, responsible or liable to the Grantee or to any other person by virtue of the City's approval of excavation permits and/or plans, regardless of whether any information is supplied by the City to the Grantee pertaining to the location of existing pipes, facilities or other improvements on, in or under any Street or other public property.
B) The Grantee shall keep and preserve, within the County of Los Angeles for a period of five (5) years, subsequent to the date of the most recent franchise fee determination as ascertained by an audit made by the City or on its behalf, all the records necessary to determine the amount of such franchise fee.
C) At all reasonable times, the Grantee shall permit the City or its duly authorized representative, to examine the Pipeline and Appurtenances and to examine and transcribe any and all books, accounts, papers, maps, and other records kept or maintained by the Grantee or under its control and associated with the Pipeline and Appurtenances and/or the financial condition of the Grantee with respect thereto.
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SECTION 12.
I A) If the Grantee shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions or conditions of this Franchise, and shall not, within thirty (30) days after written demand for compliance, begin the work of compliance, or afier commencing such compliance shall fail to prosecute the same with due diligence to completion, then the City, acting by and through its legislative body, may declare this Franchise forfeited.
B) In the event of noncompliance by the Grantee with any of the conditions hereof, the City may, in addition to all other remedies provided for herein, bring suit for the forfeiture or termination of this Franchise.
SECTION 13.
A) At the expiration, revocation or termination of this Franchise or of the permanent discontinuance of the use of all or a portion of the Pipeline or Appurtenances, the Grantee shall, within thirty (30) days thereafier, make written application to the Director of Public Works for authority either to: (1) abandon all or a portion of such facilities in place; or (2) remove all or a portion of such facilities. Such application shall describe the facilities desired to be abandoned, their location with reference to City highways, and shall describe with reasonable accuracy the physical condition of such facilities. The Director of Public Works shall determine whether any abandonment or removal which is thereby proposed may be effected without detriment to the public interest and under what conditions such proposed abandonment or removal may be effected. He or she shall then notify the Grantee of his or her determinations.
B) Within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice, the Grantee shall apply for a permit from the Public Works Department to abandon or remove the Pipeline and Appurtenances (or portion thereof, as appropriate).
C) The Grantee shall, within ninety (90) days after obtaining such permit, commence and diligently prosecute to completion the work authorized by the permit.
SECTION 14.
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SECTION 15. The Grantee of this Franchise shall pay to the City a sum of money sufficient to reimburse it for all publication expenses incurred by it in connection with the granting of this Franchise; said payment to be made within thirty (30) days after the City shall have furnished said Grantee with a written statement of such expenses.
SECTION 16. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause same to be published as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13'h day of September 2016.
CITY OF SOUTH GATE:
W.H. (Bill) De Witt, Mayor
ATTEST:
Carmen Avalos, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ORDINANCE CERTIFICATION PAGE
ST ATE OF CALtFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF SOUTH GATE
l, Carmen Avalos, City Clerk of the City of South Gate, California, hereby certify that the whoe number of Members of the City Council of said City is five; that Ordinance No. 2329 was adopted by the City Council at their Regular Meeting held on September 13, 2016, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members: De Witt, Davila, Hurtado and Bernal Noes: Council Members: None
Absent: Council Members: Morales
Abstain: Council Members: None
Witness my hand and the seal of said City on September 15, 2016.
Carmen Avalos, City Clerk
City of South Gate, California
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Attachment D
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9AB69BE6-17F4-475D-9BC7-C5E4C8E3B5DB STATE OF CALIFORNIA -NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY Gavin Newsom, Govemor
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION
OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
3780 Kilroy Airport Way, Suife 500
Long Beach, California 90806
(562) 497-0350
October 22, 2021
Kenneth Tang
City of South Gate
8650 California Road
South Gate, California 90280
SUBJECT: TORRANCE PIPELINE COMPANY LLC (TLC) M-145 (OSFM LINE #0205) Dear Mr. Tang:
The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) confirms that Torrance Pipeline Company (TLC) is in compliance with Federal and State laws and regulations regarding the maintenance and operation of the below referenced pipeline in the City of South Gate.
TLC's M -145-line flows from TLC Torrance meter station to TLC Vernon Terminal with a connection to Kinder Morgan Watson station. M-145 is 12"in diameter and is 18.26 miles in total length.
TLC is required to operate and maintain its pipelines pursuant to the California Pipeline Safety Act and the u.s. DOT Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). A standard inspection of this pipeline was conducted in March 2016 with no violations found. A successful pressure test was last conducted on January 1, 2019. An internal inspection of the pipeline (Smart Pig) was performed on December 19, 2019.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
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JAMES HOSLER
ASSiStant Deputy Director
Chief of Pipeline Safety and CUPA Programs
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CITYMANAGiER'S OFFICE Item No. 9
OCT 17 2022
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City of South Gate
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA P)TLL
For tlie Regular Meeting of: October 25, 2022
Originating Department: Administrative Services
Adininistrative Services Director:
Kristopher Ryan
City Manager:
C 4rs
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION APPROVING UPDATED SALARY TABLES AND
ESSENTIAL WORKER COMPENSATION FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES PURPOSE: To consider adopting an amended and restated Resohition ripdating salary tables and including an Essential Worker Stipend for liorirly employees.
RF,COMMENDED ACTION: Tlie City Corincil will consider:
a. Adopting a Resohition amending and restating Resolution No. 2021-56-CC, approving ripdated salary tables and including an Essential Worker compensation for liorirly employees;
b. Appropriating $225,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for tlie prirpose of providing Essential Worker compensation to liourly employees reqriired to work during tlie COVID time period (Marcli 18, 2020 to Jarutary 1, 2022); and c. Autliorizing tl'ie Director of Administrative Services to n'iake any budget appropriations needed to carry orit tliese recommended actions.
FISCALIMPACT: Tlietotalcostsoftlieproposedliorirlyratesisestimatedtobeapproxin'iately $230,000 for tlie period October 9, 2022 tl'irorigl'i .huie 30, 2023, of wliicli approximately $ 215,000 is from the General Fund. Tl'iere is sufficient funding in tlie FY 2022-23 Adopted Budget to accommodate these rate increases. The otlier costs estimated to be $225,000 will be funded by tlie ARPA fiinds wliicli provide Essential Worker con'ipensation for tliose liorirly employees wlio were reqriired to work during tlie COVID time period (Marcli 18, 2020 to Jai'iuary 1, 2022).
ANALYSIS: Noi'ie
BACKGROUND: Tlie liourly employees are identified as "at-will" and not represented by any formal association or union. Recently, tlie City completed and approved new labor agreements witli increased salaries and an Essential Worker Stipend for tlie Municipal Employees Association (MEA), Professional Mid-Managen'ient Association (PMMA), Police Officers Association (POA), Police Mai'iagen'ient Association (PMA), Division Management Association (DMA) represented employees and n'iost recently tlie Unclassified Executive Management Contract En'iployees. Now 1 265
tliat union negotiations liave been completed, staff evaluated hourly position salaries and are proposing several clianges.
Tlie horirly pay table is made rip of two different types of liorirly positions: horirly full-time eqriivalents and non-eqriivalents. Tlie liorirly full-time eqriivalents are typically ripdated by taking tlie liorirly rate of tlie full-tin'ie position at MEA Step A. Since MEA just received a cost-of-living increase, staff is recon'in'iending providing tl'ie liorirly full-time eqriivalent positions tlie same increase, effective for tlie pay period begii'uiing October 9, 2022. Tlie horirly non-eqriivalent are pait-time specific positions (including Recreation employees). Tlie n'iethodology tliat tlie City l'ias been rising since 2017 to ripdate tlie pay for l'iorirly non-eqriivalent positions is taking tl'ie percentage increase of tlie state n'iininuun wage and applying tliat to tlie part-time positions. On January 1, 2022, tlie minimum wage was increased from $14 to $15 an liorir and only positions rinder $15 were ripdated at tliat time. Staff is reconunending a 7.14% increase for l'iorirly non- eqriivalent positions, wl'iicli is the percentage increase of tlie state minimum wage, effective for tlie pay period begii'u'iing October 9, 2022.
Cunently, tl'ie minin'iun'i wage in California is $15.00 an liorir. On July 27, 2022, tlie State of Califomia Director of Finance certified tliat, based on tlie aiu'uial inflation rate from July 1, 2021 tlhorigh June 30, 2022, prirsuant to Labor Code section 1182.12(c)(3)(A), tlie state hourly minimum wage tnust be increased, effective January 1, 2023, to $15.50 an liorir. Tl'iis reflects a
3.34% increase. Staff is recommending a 3.34% increase for all liourly non-eqriivalent positions effective January 1, 2023.
Tlie Horirly Pay Table is also being ripdated to ii'icorporate a Step Plan for all liorirly positions similar to the Step Plan for full-time employees. Eacli step will increase by 5%. This Step Plan structure will assist witli recruitment and retention. Current and new employees will be placed at Step A.
For the Essential Worker compensation, staff is proposing tlie following tiered system for active liorirly employees who are on tlie payroll and wlio worked during any part of tlie period Marcli 18, 2020, to Jai'iriary 1, 2022. Tlie stipend is based on tlie amoruit of regular and oveitime l'iorirs worked during the specified tin'ie period:
1-500 liorirs:
501-1,000 liours:
1,000-1,500 liours:
Over 1,500 liorirs:
$750
$1,500
$2,250
$3,000
ATTACHMENTS: A. Proposed Resohition (including new Hornly Salary Tables - Exliibits A and B).
B. ResolutionNo. 2021-56-CC
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ATT ACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO.
CITY OF SOUTH GATE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND REST ATING RESOLUTION N0. 2021-56-
CC, APPROVING UPDATED SALARY TABLES AND ESSENTIAL
WORKER STIPEND FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, Section 36506 of tlie California Governn'ient Code reqriires tliat a city council fix tlie compensation of all appointive officers and employees by resolrition or ordinance; and WHEREAS, currently, California's n'iii'iimum wage is $15.00 per hour and state law will increase tlie minimum wage on January 1, 2023, to $15.50 per liorir; and WHEREAS, the City wislies to ripdate tlie previoris Horirly Salary Table to reflect new salary ranges; and
WHEREAS, tlie attaclied Exhibit "A" sets fortli tlie Montlily Salary Scliedule for Horirly Employees table effective October 9, 2022 and Exliibit "B" sets foith tlie Montlily Salary Scliedule of Horirly Employees table effective January 1, 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Tlie City Corincil does liereby declare that tlie above recitals are true ai'id correct and incorporated lierein by reference.
SECTION 2. Tl'ie City Coruicil does liereby approve and adopt Exl'iibit "A" effective October 9, 2022, and Exhibit "B" wliich will be effective January 1, 2023, botli exliibits are titled Pay Plan Category L - Unclassified Horirly Employees Montlily Salary Scliedule, incorporated l'ierein by reference, wliicli update, an'iend and supersede tlie previously adopted versions.
SECTION 4. Active liorirly ei'iiployees wlio are on tlie payroll and wlio worked during any pait of the period from Marcli 18, 2020 to Jaruiary 1, 2022, will receive Essential Worker Compensation based on a tiered system: 1-500 hours = $750, 501-1,000 horirs = $1,500, 1,000 -1,500 horirs = $2,250 and over 1,500 hours = $3,000.
SECTION 6. Tlie City Clerk sliall certify to tlie adoption of tliis Resolution wliicli sliall be effective ripon its adoption.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 25f" day of October 2022.
ATTEST:
B7:
Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BY:
ul F. Salinas, City Attorney
CITY OF SOUTH GATE:
By:
Al Rios, Mayor
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City of South Gate Exhibit "A"
Pay Plan Category L - Unclassified Hourly Employees Salary Schedule Effective 10-09-2022
(Minimum Wage Increase - 7.14%)
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900 $23.58 $24.76 $26.00 $27.30 $28.66 AdministrativeAide 901 $28,42 $29.84 $31.33 $32.90 $34.54 Business License Inspector 902 $19.57 $20.55 $21.58 $22.65 $23.79 ClericalAssistantl 903 $21.18 $22.24 $23.35 $24.52 $25.74 ClericalAssistantll 904 $24.12 $25.32 $26.59 $27.92 $29.31 ClericalAssistantlll 905 $24.69 $25.92 $27.22 $28.58 $30.01 Community Development Intern 906 $23.41 $24.58 $25.81 $27.10 $28.46 Computer Information Systems (CIS) Aide 907 $23.41 $24.58 $25.81 $27.10 $28.46 Computer Information Systems (CIS) Aide - Police 908 $24.76 $26.00 $27.30 $28.66 $30.10 CourtOfficer 909 $24.69 $25.92 $27.22 $28.58 $30.01 EngineeringAide 910 $33,56 $35.23 $37.00 $38.85 $40.79 Family Violence Prevention Specialist 911 $15.00 $15.75 $16.54 $17.36 $18.23 Intern
912 $21.18 $22.24 $23.35 $24.52 $25.74 Maintenance Helper 913 $27.01 $28.36 $29.78 $31.27 $32.83 MaintenanceServiceWorker 914 $21.18 $22.24 $23.35 $24.52 $25.74 MechanicHelper 915 $30.62 $32.15 $33.76 $35.45 $37.22 0utdoor Power Equipment Mechanic 916 $26.14 $27.45 $28.82 $30.26 $31.78 PoliceCadet 917 $28.53 $29.96 $31.45 $33.03 $34.68 Police Custodian of Records 918 $18.86 $19.80 $20.79 $21.83 $22.92 Police Vehicle Service Attendant 919 $26.14 $27.45 $28.82 $30.26 $31.78 ProgramAssistant 920 $21.90 $22.99 $24.14 $25.35 $26.62 PublicSafetyOfficer 921 $18.78 $19.72 $20.70 $21.74 $22.83 ResearchAide 998 $15.00 $15.75 $16.54 $17.36 $18.23 StudentWorker Pay Plan Category L - Unclassified Hourly Employees Salary Schedule Effective 10-09-2022
(Minimum Wage Increase - 7.14%)
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997 $15.00__ $15.75 $16.54 $17.36 $18.23 RecreaUon Leaderl (Rec Aide, Maint Aids I, Tutor Assistant) g_g_e___ _ $16.50 $17.32 $18.19 $19.10 $20.06 Recreation Leaderll (RecAttendent.MainlAidell,Tutor) 9_g!5 __ $18.15 $19.06 $20.01 $21.01 $22.06 ReCreation Leader Ill (Cashier, GolfStarter) 994 $19.96 $20.96 $22.01 $23.11 $24.26 Recreation Leader IV (Recreation Leader, Sr. Golf Sta+leQ 993 $16.50 $17.32 118.'l9 $19.10 $20.06 Lifeguard 995 $18.15 $19.06 $20.01 $21.01 $22.06 Swim Instructor 992 $19.96 $20._96 __ $22.01 $23.11 $24.26 SeniorLifeguard 5 269
City of South Gate Exhibit "A"
Pay Plan Category L - Unclassified Hourly Employees Salary Schedule Effective 10-09-2022
S%3j_ Sj S Full-Time Classification - Hourly Equivalent 922 $18.52 $19.45 $20.42 $21.44 $22.51 City Hall Receptionist 923 $29.72 $31.21 $32.77 $34.40 $36.12 Code Enforcement Officer 924 $21.84 $22.93 $24.08 $25.28 $26.55 Community Development Technician II 925 $23.95 $25.15 $26.40 $27.73 $29.11 CommunityServicesOfficer 926 $23.62 $24.80 $26.04 $27.34 $28.71 Customer Service Representative 927 $24.31 $25.53 $26.80 $28.14 $29.55 Electricianl 928 $27.60 $28.98 $30.43 $31.95 $33.55 Electricianll 929 $28.04 $29.44 $30.91 $32.46 $34.08 EquipmentMechanic 930 $22.44 $23.56 $24.74 $25.98 $27.28 GroundsMaintenanceWorker 931 $29.44 $30.91 $32.46 $34.08 $35.78 Housing Specialist 932 $23.62 $24.80 $26.04 $27.34 $28.71 IntermediateAccountClerk 933 $22.37 $23.49 $24.66 $25.90 $27.19 Intermediate Typist Clerk/Office ASSiStant 934 $22.44 $23.56 S24.74 $25.98 $27.28 Park Facilities Maintenance Worker 935 $23.23 $24.39 $25.61 $26.89 $28.24 PoliceRecordsSpecialist Munlcipal Employees' Association (MEA) Posrlions Hourly Equrvalenl - 7/3 1/2022 Pay Plan Category L - Unclassified Hourly Employees Salary Schedule Effective 10-09-2022
Sj S%3_p S_ S_ Sworn Position - Hourly Equivalent
936 $40.92 $42.97 $45.11 S47.37 $49.74 PoliceOfficer Police Officer's Association (POA) Poslkions Holy Equivalen[ 6 270
City of South Gate Exhibit "B"
Pay Plan Category L - Unclassified Hourly Employees Salary Schedule Effective 01-01-2023
(Minimum Wage Increase - 3.34%)
Sj Si S Hourl Position
900 $24.37 $25.59 $26.87 $28.21 $29.62 AdministrativeAide 901 $29.37 $30.84 $32.38 $34.00 $35.70 Business License Inspector 902 $20.22 $21.23 $22.29 $23.41 $24.58 ClericalAssistantl 903 $21.89 $22.98 $24.13 $25.34 $26.61 ClericalAssistantll 904 $24.93 $26.18 $27.49 $28.86 $30.30 ClericalAssistantlll 905 $25.51 $26.79 $28.12 $29.53 $31.01 Community Development Intern 906 $24.19 $25.40 $26.67 $28.00 $29.40 Computerlnformation Systems (CIS) Aide 907 $24.19 $25.40 $26.67 $28.00 $29.40 Computer Information Systems (CIS) Aide - Police 908 $25.59 $26.87 $28.21 $29.62 $31.10 CourtOfficer 909 $25.51 $26.79 $28.12 $29.53 $31.01 EngineeringAide 910 $34.68 $36.41 $38.23 $40.15 $42.15 Family Violence Prevention Specialist 9'i1 $15.50 $16.28 $17.09 $17.94 $18.84 Intern
912 $2189 $22.98 $24.13 $25.34 $26.61 Maintenance Helper 913 $27.91 $29.31 $30.77 $32.31 $33.92 MaintenanceServiceWorker 914 $2189 $22.98 $24.13 $25.34 $26.61 MechanicHelper 915 $3164 $33.22 $34.88 $36.63 $38.46 0utdoor Power Equipment Mechanic 916 $27.01 $28.36 $29.78 $31.27 $32.83 PoliceCadet
917 $29.48 $30.95 $32.50 $34.13 $35.83 PoliceCustodianofRecords 918 $19.49 $20.46 $21.49 $22.56 $23.69 Police Vehicle Service Attendant 919 $27.01 $28.36 $29.78 $31.27 $32.83 ProgramAssistant 920 $22.63 $23.76 $24.95 $26.20 $27.51 PublicSafetyOfficer 9:_1 $19.41 $20.38 $21.40 $22.47 $23.59 ResearchAide 998 $15.50 $16.28 $17.09 $17.94 $18.84 StudentWorker Pay Plan Category L - Unclassified Hourly Employees Salary Schedule Effective CH-01-2023
(Minimum Wage Increase - 3.34%)
S4 S HourlyPosition
997 $15.50 $16.28 $17.09 $17.94 118.84 Recreation Leaderl (RecAide.MainlAidel,TulorAssistanl) 996 $17.05 $17.90 $18.80 $19.74 $20.72 Recreation Leaderll (RecAttendent,MaintAidell,Tutor) 995 $18.76 $19.70 $20.68 $21.72 $22.80 Recreation Leader Ill (Cashier, GolfStarler) 994 $20.63 $21.66 $22.74 $23.88 $25.08 Recreaion Leader IV (Recreation Leader, Sr. Golf Starter) 993 117.05 $17.90 '3_18.80 $19.74 $20.72 Lifeguard
995 $18.76 $19.70 $20.68 $21.72 $22.80 Swim Instructor 992 $20.63 $21.66 __$22.74 $23.88 $25.08 SeniorLifeguard 7 271
City of South Gate Exhibit "B"
Pay Plan Category L - Unclassified Hourly Employees Salary Schedule Effective 01-01-2023
S_ Full-Time Classification - Hourly Equivalent
922 $18.52 $19.45 $20.42 $21.44 $22.51 City Hall Receptionist 923 $29.72 $31.21 $32.77 $34.40 $36.12 Code Enforcement Officer 924 $21.84 $22.93 $24.08 $25.28 $26.55 Community Development Technician II 925 $23.95 $25.15 $26.40 $27.73 $29.11 CommunityServicesOfficer 926 $23.62 $24.80 $26.04 $27.34 $28.71 Customer Service Representative 927 $24.31 $25.53 $26.80 $28.14 $29.55 Electrician I 928 $27.60 $28.98 $30.43 $31.95 $33.55 Electrician II 929 $28.04 $29.44 $30.91 $32.46 $34.08 EquipmentMechanic 930 $22.44 $23.56 $24.74 $25.98 $27.28 GroundsMaintenanceWorker 931 $29.44 $30.91 $32.46 $34.08 $35.78 HousingSpecialist 932 $23.62 $24.80 $26.04 $27.34 $28.71 IntermediateAccountClerk 933 $22,37 $23.49 $24.66 $25.90 $27.19 Intermediate Typist Clerk/Office Assistant 934 $22.44 $23.56 $24.74 $25.98 $27.28 Park Facilities Maintenance Worker 935 $23.23 $24.39 $25.61 $26.89 $28.24 Police Records Specialist Municrpal Employees' Assocralion (MEA) Posrkrons Ho+irly Eq+irvalen[ - 7/3 112022 Pay Plan Category L - Unclassified Hourly Employees Salary Schedule Effective 01-01-2023
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936 $40.92 $42.97 $-4-5.1-1--$47.37 $49.74 PoliceOfficer Polrce Officefs Association (POA) Posr[ions Hourly Equrvalent 8 272
ATT ACHMENT B
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RESOLUTION N0. 2021-56-CC
CITY OF SOUTH GATE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE,
CALIFORNI A, AMENDING THE HOURLY PAY TABLE TO UPDATE
HOURLY RATES TO CONFORM TO THE ST ATE MINIMUM WAGE LAW EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2022
WHEREAS, on April 4, 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill No, 3, which yearly increases California's minimum wage so that it will reach $15.00 per hour in 2022; WHEREAS, currently, California's minimum wage is $14.00 per hour and state law will increase the minimum wage on January 1, 2022, to $15.00 per hour; and WHEREAS, only those positions that fall under $15,00 per hour will be adjusted to comply with the new law.
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NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby declare that the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The City Council does hereby approve and adopt the proposed Hourly Pay Table effective January 1, 2022, attaclied hereto as Exhibit "A." [Remainder of this page left blank intentionally.] Pagelof2
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SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution which shall be effective upon its adoption.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 9'h day of November 2021.
CITY OF SOUTH pTE:
By' I<R.(
ATTESTED:
BY:
Carmen Avalos, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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APPROVED AS T FORM:
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F. Salinas, City Attorney
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City of South Gate Exhibit "A"
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Pay Plan Category L - Unclassified Hourly Employees (Flat Rated) Effective O'l-02-2022
(Minimum Wage Increase - 7.14%)
HourlyPosition
999 $ 22.00 AdministrativeAide
999 $ 26.52 Business License Inspector
999 $ 18.26 Clerical Assistant I
999 $ 19.76 Clerical Assistant II
999 $ 22.51 Clerical Assistant Ill
999 $ 23.05 Community Development Intern
999 $ 2185 ComputerlnformationSystems(CIS)Aide
999 $ 21.85 Computer Information Systems (CIS) Aide - Police 999 $ 23.11 CourtOfficer
999 $ 23.05 EngineeringAide
999 $ 31.32 FamilyViolencePreventionSpecialist
999 $ 15.00 Intern
999 $ 19.76 MaintenanceHelper
999 $ 25.21 Maintenance Service SNorker
999 $ 19.76 MechanicHelper
999 $ 28.58 0utdoorPowerEquipmentMechanic
999 $ 24.40 PoliceCadet
999 $ 26.62 PoliceCustodianofRecords
999 $ 17.60 PoliceVehicleServiceAttendant
999 $ 24.40 ProgramAssistant
999 $ 20.44 Public Safety Officer
999 $ 17.52 Research Aide
998 $ 15.00 -Q StudentWorker
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City of South Gate Exhibit "A"
Pay Plan Category L - Unclassified Hourly Employees Effective 01-02-2022
(No change)
R333y_ Hourly Rate Equivalent Full-Time Classificatiori - Hourly Equivalent Municipal Employees' Association (MEA) Positions
Hourly Equivarent 10 06/23119 MfEA Sdep A (Eff Couru:ilAcllon 12/12/17) 999 $18.52 CityHallReceptionist
999 $27.71 CodeEnforcement0fficer
999 $23.41 CommunityDevelopmentTechnicianll
999 $22.33 CommunityServices0fflcer
999 $22.02 CustomerServiceRepresentative
999 $24.31 Electricianl
999 $27.60 Electricianll
999 $26.14 EquipmentMechanic
999 $20.93 GroundsMaintenanceWorker
999 $27.45 HousingSpecialist
999 $22.02 IntermediateAccountClerk
999 $20.86 IntermediateTypistClerk/OfflceAssistant
999 $20.93 ParkFacilitiesMaintenanceWorker
999 $21.66 PoliceRecordsSpecialist
Pay Plan Category L - Unclassified Hourly Employees Effective 01-02-2022
(No change)
Hourly Rate Equivalent Sworn Position - Hourly Equivalent 999 $41.82 PoliceOfficer
Hourly Equtvalenl to Oan31l9 POA Slap C (Eff CouMl AcTon 09/26/06) Hourly Pay Table 01-02-22 RED
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ST ATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF SOUTH GATE )
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I, Carmen Avalos, City Clerk of the City of South Gate, Califomia, hereby certify that the whole number of Members of the City Council of said City is five; that Resolution No. 2021-56-CC was adopted by the City Corincil at their Regular Meeting held on November 9, 2021, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members: Rios, Avalos, Davila, Diaz, and Hurtado Noes: Council Members: None
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Absent: Council Members: None
Abstain: Council Men'ibers: None
Recused: Council Member: None
Witness my hand and the seal of said City on December 9, 2021.
Carmen Avalos, City Clerk
City of South Gate, California
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Item No. 20
CITYMAflAQER'Somet
OCT..I 8 2022 Cx'ty of South Gate
g..,o,,, CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA BNLL
For the Regular Meeting of: October 25, 2022
Originating Department: Parks & Recreation
nepartmemnirector:,&sLteve(lCWOstley@
City Manager:
Cbe[ers
SUBJECT: TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION 2022 TITLE VI COMPLIANCE PLAN PURPOSE: To update the City Transit Services Division with federal standards regarding Civil Rights Protections for the Fixed Route service.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The City Council will consider:
a, Adopting a Resolution adopting the Transit Services Division 2022 Title VI Compliance Plan, effective July 31, 2022; and
b. Directing staff to submit the 2022 Title VI Compliance Plan as required and implement the associated program.
FISCAL IMPACT: The attached report and associated Title VI Compliance Plan are required for the City to receive Local Return funds from Metro. Program requirements are met by existing City practices and adopted budget; thus, we do not foresee the need for additional funding with this updated version of the Title VI Compliance Plan. This plan is also needed for the City to seek federal funds related to transportation category grants.
ANALYSIS: None
BACKGROUND: Title VI, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., was enacted as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. As part of the requirements for receiving Local Return funds from Metro to operate the GATE fixed route system, the City's Transit Services Division is required to complete and implement an update of its existing Title VI Compliance Plan. This update includes reporting of activities during the last three years, steps that the City is taking to ensure fair and equitable access to services and provides a program to ensure that these efforts continue and remain effective over future years.
Two significant components of the plan are the Public Outreach Policy and the Language Assistance Program, The Public Outreach Policy establishes how the City will ensure an inclusive public process when it considers policies and services related to transit services. Steps are included that ensure that notices, program information, and public input encourage participation by all segments ofthe community and that individuals or specific groups of residents are not excluded or disproportionately impacted by methods of dissemination or the locations of meetings. 1 278
The Language Assistance Program ensures that the City is providing appropriate assistance to those individuals with Limited English Proficiency ("LEP"). For the community, this focuses primarily on those who may only speak Spanish or may speak some English but are not fluent. City staff and transit contractor, Global Transportation, are well equipped to deal with the bilingual nature of the constituency.
However, this program requires that the organization continually look at other potential LEP groups.
The process requires the City review census data from 2020 and determine if other LEP groups have moved into the city since the last update, and if so, to provide appropriate language assistance. As of the 2020 census, Spanish speakers are still the only LEP group within the City.
The City's original Title VI Compliance Plan from 2016 was first created in-house by former Parks & Recreation Director Paul Adams and Steve Costley with the assistance of the Metro Title VI compliance team. Metro was impressed with the plan and asked that the City share it with other cities as an example ofhowtoproperlycompletetheTitleVIprocess. In20l9,theCityreportedtoMetrothatithadreceived zero complaints from the public regarding compliance with Title VI, and updates to the overall plan were minimal. This year, the City will once again only need minimal updates to the plan and be able to report that no formal complaints have been received regarding compliance with the Title VI Compliance Plan, This plan does not deal with policies or actions required under the Americans with Disabilities Act; it is confined to outreach and inclusionary steps related to written and spoken languages.
ATTACHMENTS: A. Proposed Resolution (including Exhibit A - 2022 Title VI Compliance Plan) B. 2022 Title VI Compliance Plan (redlined version)
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ATT ACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO.
CITY OF SOUTH GATE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
GATE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION 2022 TITLE VI COMPLIANCE PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of South Gate ("City") has a strong commitment to promoting and supporting equal treatment and access to services within its community and by its residents; and WHEREAS, to be eligible for federal transpoitation funds, the City must have an approved Title VI Compliance Plan in accordance with the provisions of the U.S. Department of Transportation Title VI regulations (49 CFR Part 21); and WHEREAS, staff has completed the Title VI Compliance Plan update in accordance with the requirements of Title VI regulations containing both verification of the Transit Services Division's current practices as adequate to ensure equal and fair public access to its services and a recommended program to ensure future compliance, which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A."
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby declare that the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The City Council does hereby approve the updated Transit Services Division 2022 Title VI Compliance Plan.
SECTION 3. The City Council does hereby authorize the Director of Parks & Recreation to submit the Transit Services Division 2022 Title VI Compliance Plan, as required, to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro).
SECTION 4. Further, the City Council does hereby authorize Director of Parks & Recreation to implement the Transit Services Division 2022 Title VI Compliance Plan. [Reminder of page left blank intentionally.]
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SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution which shall be effective upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 25'h day of October, 2022.
CITY OF SOUTH GATE:
By:
Al Rios, Mayor
ATTEST:
By:
Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
ul F. Salinas, City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DMSION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
All-America City
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DMSION
TITLE VI COMPLIANCE
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 1 282
TABLE OF CONTENTS
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
I Introduction 3
II General Requirements
Annual Title VI Certifications and Assurances.
Notification of Beneficiaries of Protection Under Title VI..
Title VI Complaint Procedure.......................................
Recording Title VI Investigations, Complaints, and Lawsuits.
Membership of Non-Elected Committees and Councils.. .. 4 .4
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10 III Inclusive Public Participation
Opportunities for Public Participation. .....
Public Outreach Efforts.
Next Steps.........................
IV Language Assistance Plan
Four Factor Analysis
Language Assistance Measures ..... ...
Training Staff................
Providing Notice to LEP Persons........
Monitoring and Updating LEP Plan... .
V Service Policies and Standards
Vehicle Assignment Policy... .. . ... .... .....
Vehicle Load
Vehicle Headways... . .......
Service availability..........
Transit Amenities....
VI Environmental Justice 23
VII Other Program Specific Requirements and Contact 25 VIII Board Adoption of Policy 25
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 2 283
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
IINTRODUCTION
Tlie City of South Gate Transit Division has updated its Title VI Program as required by the Federal Transit Adi'ninistration (FTA) and to fiirther ensure that the level and quality of South Gate Transit's fixed route and demand-response services are provided pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
That is:
"No person in the United States shall, on the grounds ofrace, color, national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the beats of, or be subjected to discrimination gmder any program or activityreceivingFederalfinancialassistance." (42 US.C. 2000d) The City of South Gate Transit Division, as a recipient of federal financial assistance, will ensure full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended and related statutes and regulations in all City of South Gate Transit Division programs and activities. The City of South Gate Transit Division provides, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or income level:
1. Transit services and benefits that are available and equitably distributed;
2. A level and quality of transit services tliat are sufficient to provide equal access and mobility for all persons;
3. Opportunities to participate in the transit planning and decision making processes; and,
4. Fair decisions on the location of transit services and facilities.
These objectives are the basis for the City of South Gate Transit Division's Title VI program. The program that follows was updated in confornnance with FTA C 4702.1B (October 1, 2012). The new guidance in this circular integrates the responsibilities to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Persons into the programs and activities developed under the Title VI regulations (49 CFR Part 21) to recipients of federal financial assistance.
This program contains all of the elements required of a transit provider operating in an urbanized area of 200,000 or less in population and operating less than fifty vehicles in peak service. It is City of South Gate Transit Division's third Title VI Program and is effective as of July 31, 2022. It has been prepared using data from the most recent 2020 U.S. Census.
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 3 284
II GENERAL RE0UIREMENTS
1. Annual Title VI Certifications and Assurances
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
The City of South Gate Transit Division will submit its annual Certifications and Assurances to the Federal Transit Administration eacli year in accordance with the requirement to do so within 90 days from the date of the publication of the notice in the Federal Register or with the first grant application, whichever comes first.
2. Notification of Beneficiaries of Protection Under Title VI In compliance with 49 CFR Section 12.9 (d), the City of South Gate Transit Division has provided information to the public regarding its Title VI obligations and apprises members of the public of the protection against discrimination afforded to them by Title VI on an on-going basis. This statement of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, etlmc group, or sexual orientation has been made available on the Transit Division's website, on bus cards in all Transit Division vehicles, in Title VI brochrires, and on all pi'inted route guides and schedules. The notice also includes contact information for requesting details on the Transit Division's Title VI obligations and the complaint procedure. The notice is in English and Spanish. The dissemination of these notifications began with the effective date of this policy.
TITLE VI BUS SIGN (installed in all vehicles)
City of South Gate Transportation Division
NOTICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
The City of South Gate Transportation Division (City) operates its programs and services with- out regards to race, color or national origin In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
In addition to Title VI the City also prohibits discrimination based on sex, age, disability, ethnic group, or sexual orientation. Any person who believes that he or she has been aggrieved by any unlawful discriminatory practice may file a complaint with the City. For more information on the City's civil rights program and the procedures to file a complaint, please contact the City using the information listed below.
La Divisi6n de Transportaci6n de la Ciudad de South Gate (Ciudad) maneja' sus programas y StueirVoiVciIosdesilnAccotansdideerloasr IDaerraezca,OcsolCorlvulleosrtgeAndelCs.Ionnaaclimoneanltees cdOenlaefieTr,suolnoaVeInlaaccuelurddaodcotanmebl.lTefn- prohibe discrlminaci6n basado en el sexo, edad, incapacidades, grupo 6tnico, u orientaci6n se- xual. Cualquier persona que crea que ha sido agredido. por cualquier discriminaci6n ilegal pue- de poner una queja con la Ciudad. Para m6s informacion del programa de la Ciudad sobre los derechos civiles y ei proceso para hacer una queja, por favor comuniquese con la Ciudad a la informaci6n proveia adjunto.
Phone/al"el6rono: (323)563-9511 Mail/Correo: CityClerk'sOffice E-Mail: [email protected] 8650CaliromiaAvenue
South Gate, 90280
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City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DMSION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
3. Title VI Complaint Procedure
In order to comply with 49 CFR Section 21.9 (b), the following complaint procedure will be followed by the City of South Gate Transit Division in the event that any person believes that he or she, individually, or as a member of any specific class of persons, has been excluded from participation in, been denied the benefits of, or been subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability or income level with regard to:
* the availability and equitable distribution of transit services and benefits; * tlie level and quality of transit services that are sufficient to provide equal access and mobility for all persons;
@ the opportunity to paiticipate in the transit planning and decision making processes; and @ the riglit to fair decisions on the location of transit services and facilities.
The complaint will be made in writing to the City of South Gate through the City Clerk's Office and will include all information relevant to a deterinination of discrimination. A complaint must be filed within six (6) months after the alleged discrimination. In cases where the complainant is unable or incapable of providing a written statement, the City Clerk's staff will, if necessary, assist the person in converting verbal complaints to writing and will interview the complainant. The complainant or his/her representative will sign all complaints.
All complaints will be logged by the City Clerk and forwarded to the Transit Divisions Civil Rights Officer, (currently the Deputy Director of Parks & Recreation). After review of the complaint, which will include, but not be limited to, interviewing the complainant, witnesses and all appropriate Transit Division personnel, review of video or audio recordings if available, review of Transit Division policies and service standards, the Civil Rights Officer will make a determination of discrimination. If it is found that discrimination did not occur, the complainant will be notified in writing and the procedure will be tenninated. Notification will occur within ten (10) days of the original submission of the complaint. At that time the complainant will be advised of their right to challenge the decision of tlie Civil Rights Officer by submitting a written request for a hearing before the City Manager within five (5) days of the receipt of the determination.
If after the Civil Rights Officer's review of the complaint, it is found that discrimination may have occurred, a fornnal hearing will be held before the City Manager. The claimant will be notified of this deternnination within ten (10) days of the submission of the complaint. The hearing will occur within five (5) days and will be attended by the City Manager, tlie Civil Rights Officer, the complainant and the appropriate Transit Division personnel. Following the hearing the City Manager will make a final determination. The complainant will be notified of this determination in writing within ten (10) days of the hearing. If justified, appropriate remedial action will be taken. The City Manager's decision will be considered final.
The following two (2) documents are the complaint fori'ns - in English and Spanish.
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 7 288
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
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City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate CA 90280 8 289
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DMSION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
If the City Manager finds that discrimination did not occur, the complainant will be notified of that disposition and will advise the complainant of their right to submit their complaint to the Federal Transit Administration for fuither investigation.
Complaint forms are available in both English and Spanish on the City of South Gate Transit Division website. The forms are also available at the City of Sorith Gate Transit Division office upon request. The general complaint procedure is available on both the website and in the Title VI brochures, both in English and Spanisli. The detailed complaint procedure noted above will be made available to members of the public upon request. Provision will be made for persons with limited Englisli proficiency.
4. Recording Title VI Investigations, Complaints, and Lawsuits Ill order to comply with 49 CFR Section 12.9 (b) the City of South Gate Transit Division will prepare and maintain a list of any active investigations conducted by the Transit Division or any other entities other than the FTA, lawsuits, or complaints naming the City of South Gate Transit Division and/or its subcontractor(s) that allege discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin.
This list will include:
* the date the investigation, lawsuit, or complaint was filed; @ a sumi'nai'y of the allegation(s);
* the status of the investigation, lawsuit, or complaint; and * actions taken by the Transit Division or subcontractor in response to the investigation, lawsuit, or complaint.
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City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 9 13290
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DMSION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
The City of South Gate Transit Division does not currently have any open complaints, investigations or lawsuits alleging discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin and has not liad any complaints received within the past tlyee years.
5. Membership of Non-Elected Committees and Councils The City of South Gate Transit Division does not have an appointed Commission and the South Gate City Council, an elected body, sei'ves as the decision making body on all Transit matters. No table of advisoiy coi'iunittee make rip is required.
6. City Council's Resolution Approving Title VI Program On October 11, 2022 at the regular meeting of the South Gate City Council, this Title VI Program was approved as well as its continuing plan to provide meaningful access to all the City of South Gate Transit Division services and programs.
7. Provision of Additional Information to the FTA
The City of South Gate Transit Division will provide the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) additional information upon request. Such information may be related to, but not limited to, investigation of complaints of discrimination or to resolve concerns about possible noncompliance with Title VI.
In addition, tlie City of South Gate Transit Division will submit an updated Title VI Program to LACMTA (Metro) once every three (3) years.
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 10 14291
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DMSION
TITLE VI UPDATE
EffectiveJuly 23, 2022
III INCLUSIVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The City of South Gate Transit Division's public participation strategy offers early and continuous opportunities for the public to be involved in the identification of social, economic, and environmental impacts of proposed transportation decisions. Engagement of tlie public in service planning and development is at the forefront of a responsive operation.
The Transit Division's ongoing public participation planning ensures that:
* Potentially affected community members will have an appropriate oppoitunity to participate in decisions about a proposed activity that will affect tlieir environment and/or healtli and their ability to participate in life supporting activities; * The public's contribution will influence the Transit Division's decision making; * The concerns of all persons and groups participating in the process will be considered in the decision-making process; and
* South Gate Transit will seek orit and facilitate the involvement of those potentially impacted.
The City of South Gate Transit Division uses a variety of communication mechanisms to ensure that all populations, those residing in minority census tracts and those living in non-minority census tracts, persons with low-income, persons with disabilities, and persons with limited English proficiency have an opportunity to paiticipate in service development and changes.
Meeting and Information Access Accommodations
The City of South Gate covers only 7.5 square miles and is well covered with priblic transportation options. Most Transit Services hearings and decisions take place at regularly scheduled City Council meetings which take place in South Gate City Hall. This facility serves well for providing public access as it is centrally located to all parts of the City and is served by several bus lines. These facilities are fully ADA accessible and include translation and audio visual equipment to assist with LEP populations.
For public outreach meetings, used to coinminicate possible program changes and to receive public feedback, additional public facilities are used inctuding the City's Westside Resource Center, Hollydale Resource Center, South Gate Sports Center and the Margaret Travis Senior Center. These facilities are well distributed throughout the City to provide easy walking distance to one of the facilities for eveiy resident. Once again, these facilities being publicly owned and operated through the City's Parks & Recreation Department are ADA accessible and have strong community recognition.
The City also maintains good relationships with many of our local organizations and practices a "go to them" outreach policy sending transit staff out to attend meetings of local organizations to bring transit updates and receive feedback from any location where interested residents may gather. These include many independent coinrnunity groups that meet in city operated facilities, but also groups who may meet in school facilities, local churches and occasionally, private homes.
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 11 292
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DMSION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
Opportunities for Public Participation
Service and Fare Changes
Although the City of South Gate Transit Division does not anticipate making any service changes in the irnrnediate future, the following are examples of when the public participation plan will be put in place:
@ A new or revised fare is introduced or the method of collecting fares is changed * A new route is introduced or a reconfiguration of an existing route is proposed * A route is proposed for elimination
* The freqriency of service is modified or the days and hours of service are proposed to be changed All of the above instances would result in the full public participation process. Minor adjustments to a schedule or route worild be posted thirty days in advance of any change.
Fares have not changed since the service was instituted in June of 2010. In the event that a fares change was proposed, steps similar to the ones oritlined below would be used:
- One month prior to hearing date
* Notice of the intent to change fares listed on City website (English/Spanish) * Notice of Public Hearing as Posters in English/Spanish on all vehicles @ Notice of Public Hearing as Posters in English/Spanish in all City facilities * Distribution of Notice to all grorips and individuals in stakeholder database 15 days prior to Hearing Date
* Legal notice in newspaper
* Email Blast through PIO Media Center
l week prior to Hearing Date
* City Council Agenda is posted on City Website and at various City facilities in compliance with the Brown Act. Proposed rate change is listed under Public Hearings section. - Public Hearing
* Held at City Hall as part of a regular City Council meeting, Spanish translation provided * City Hall is centrally located in a city of only 7.5 square miles and is within one block of stops for both the City's GATE bus and the County's METRO bus system.
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 12 16293
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
Transit Enhancements
The opportunity for the public participation plan to be activated would occur wlien improvements are being considered that would support the delivery of services. Examples would include:
* Installation of bus stop benches and shelters
* Changes to veliicles or operating equipment
* Establishing new policies for rise of services
Public input worild be sought in a maiu'ier appropriate to the nature of the changes and their potential impacts. Public oritreach through the various methods indicated worild be used to notify the public of tl'ie Transit Division's intent. If warranted, public input meetings would be held and, if needed, an advisory committee fonned to gather and evaluate information and input. Surveys may also be conducted, either on-board or at drop-in locations.
Public Outreach Efforts
Depending on the type of service change that is contemplated a variety of means are employed to encourage public participation. The measures taken are targeted to overcome linguistic, institutional, cultural, economic, historical, or otlier barriers that may prevent minority and low-income people and populations, persons with disabilities and persons with limited English proficiency from effectively participating in the Transit Division's decision making process.
The potential for a change/enhancement to service/fares is a result of carefully evaluated data by appropriate Sorith Gate Transit staff and our contracted service provider. Tl'ie data collection will not only include ridership and financial analysis but recaps of cominunity conversations and recommendations with targeted groups or organizations. A proposal is then developed internally and presented to the City Manager or South Gate City Council, depending on the extent and nature of the proposed changes. Once the proposal is accepted, the proposal will proceed to the public comment period.
Public outreach meeting locations, dates and times will be determined with consideration of the proposed changes and their impact on specific locations/populations witliin the South Gate Transit service area. The following will be considered in establishing those locations:
* Convenience and accessibility for minority, persons with disabilities and LEP communities; * Size of venue should provide for meaningful dialogue; and * Invite cominunity organizations to lielp support public engagement strategies.
As many communication opportunities as possible should be used to seek public input. Methods will include:
* notices on buses in both English and Spanish;
* handouts to passengers (English and Spanish);
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 13 17294
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
* legal ads in newspapers;
* news stories in City publications;
* notices on the website (English and Spanish);
* distribution of notices to advocates for various special interest groups followed by meetings when appropriate and at convenient and accessible locations for different populations (i.e: South Gate Senior Center, Hollydale Senior Housing, Human Services Association - Westside Sei'vice Center, South Gate Adult Scliool);
* providing handouts at public meetings; and,
* Spanish speaking employees at meetings available to translate for persons with limited English proficiency.
Once tlie priblic comment period ends, all comments will be consolidated and then a careful evaluation of all comments will be considered. A final recommendation will be made to the City Council for their final decision.
Significant public outreach was conducted as part of a transit services needs assessment beginning in 2006 which lead to the eventual development of the fixed route service which began operations in July of 2010. Over the past three years, the City has conducted public oritreach in the following ways:
* Public comments and complaints regarding service and fare structure are received regularly at our Transit Division office. The Transit Division office's location and phone number are well publicized.
* Comment forms are provided on all buses.
* Twice per year Transit Staff holds an outreach at our Senior Center providing information about our transit programs and soliciting coinments and feedback.
Next Steps
Although the City of South Gate Transit Division's public paiticipation plan will be consistently applied, it is recognized that on-going public participation would benefit the organization. Transit staff will actively seek to engage our community in interpreting and promoting our transit services and programs.
These efforts will include the following:
* Regular updates on Transit Division programs and offerings posted to the City website in English and Spanish
* Infonnation regarding orir transit programs mailed to each household quarterly as part of our City's recreation brochure (English and Spanish)
* Regular cornrnunications with and annual presentations to various stakeholder groups including:
o South Gate Senior Center,
o Hollydale Senior Housing,
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 14 295
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
o Human Services Association - Westside & Hollydale Service Center, o Sorith Gate Adult School
* Maintain a database of program users, participants and other interested parties to facilitate contacting tliese individuals when issues require input.
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 15 'ig296
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DMSION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
IV LANGUAGE ASSIST ANCE PLAN
IniprovingAccess for People with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) The City of South Gate Transit Division's Language Assistance Plan incorporates all reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to benefits, services, infoi'mation, and other important poitions of tlie Transit Division's programs and activities for LEP individuals. Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons refer to:
Persons for whom English is not their primary language and who have a liinited ability to read, write, speak, or 'tmderstand English. It includes people who reported to the US. Census that they speak English less than very well, not well, or not at all.
The plan has the following key elements:
* Identification of LEP individuals who need language assistance in the South Gate Transit Division service area (using the four factor analysis that follows); * Determination of the appropriate language assistance measures based on what is leamed; * Training of all employees regarding LEP policies and procedures; * Providing notification to LEP persons of the language services offered by the Soutl'i Gate Transit Division; and,
* Procedures to monitor and update the Language Assistance Plan.
As a first step, and in order to ensure meaningful access to programs and activities, South Gate Transit uses the information obtained in a Four Factor Analysis to deteri'nine the specific language services that are appropriate. This analysis helps South Gate Transit to deterinine if it communicates effectively with LEP persons and supports language access plaiu'iing.
This Four Factor Analysis is a local assessment that considers:
1. The number or proportion of LEP persons eligible to be served or likely to be encorintered by South Gate Transit;
2. The frequency witli which LEP persons come into contact with South Gate Transit services and programs;
3. The nature and importance of South Gate Transit services and programs in people's lives; and,
4. The resources available to South Gate Transit for LEP outreach, as well as the costs associated with that outreach.
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City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DMSION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
1. Four Factor Analysis
Factor 1 The number or proportion of LEP persons eligible to be served or likely to be encountered by South Gate Transit
CENSUS DATA - The first step in this process is to understand the proportion of LEP persons who may encounter any of the services provided by South Gate Transit, their literacy skills in English and their native language, the location of their communities and neighborhoods, and if they are rinderserved as a result of a language or other socio-economic barrier.. Data for the review will include U.S. Census Bureau "Data.Census.Gov" 2020 data.
The City of South Gate Transit Division operates local fixed-route sei'vices in South Gate. Regional transit services are provided by Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority. Americans with Disabilities Act transit services are provided to qualifying South Gate seniors and disabled throrigh the South Gate Transit Divisions Phone a Ride program. The South Gate Transit Services Division's area of service is clearly defined by the borindaries and residents of the City of South Gate.
The City of South Gate and its surrounding communities are predominately Hispanic with a higli number of Spanish speaking residents as well as a lower than average education level in much of the population.
According to the 2020 census, South Gate has 85.9% of its residents identifying tliemselves as speaking Spanish at home.
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City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022
RELATIONSHIP TO SERVICE AREA - Due to the liigh density and small area (less than 7.5 sq. mi) of South Gate, there are few distinct geographic areas which define specific populations or higher concentrations of Liinited English Proficiency populations. All parts of the city contain significant numbers of LEP populations and require staff who are bilingual in both English and Spanish and who are trained and sensitive to the needs to those who may have limited reading and writing skills in either language or both.
Factor 2 FREQUENCY OF CONTACT WITH LEP INDIVIDUALS - As is illustrated by the demographic infoimation above, only two languages; English and Spanish, are spoken with any frequency by Sorith Gate residents. All Transit Division office personnel as well as our contractor's dispatchers and drivers are required to be bilingual in Spanish and English.
To ensure continued collection of contacts, staff is required to report any contacts with LEP customers speaking any language besides Spanisf. Staff will be asked to identify the language, if known, provide details of the information requested and tlie methods used to resolve the problem. This policy will be reinforced regularly as part of ongoing staff training.
Factor 3 IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROGRAM TO OUR COMMUNITY - The City of South Gate is a lower income community with an average per capita income level below County, State and Federal averages. According to the 2020 Census, 13.5% of South Gates residents are at or below poverty levels.
South Gate's working population use some method besides a personal vehicle to get to work. Many of those who do drive leave remaining family members witliout transportation to accomplish their daily tasks.
South Gate is well served by Metro bus routes, crisscrossing the City on major arterials and providing access to other nearby coinmunities. The City's GATE program provides service on tlie neighborhood level, accessing smaller streets and important local destinations. Based upon driver estimates, shopping is the most cornrnon use followed closely by school and work. Stops at impoitant local destinations such as City Hall and South Gate Park provide access to important government services provided at these facilities. A new stop at our local adult school site is quickly becoming a popular destination.
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO OUR RECIPIENTS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS - The South Gate Transit Division has always committed resources to improve access to its services and programs for LEP persons. The Spanish speaking population has a significant presence in the service area, therefore it has been important to offer materials in a format that are easily understood by this identified population.
These have included:
* Spanish outreach materials (public notices, service explanations) * English/Spanish on-board signage (how to use services, fares) * English/Spanish brochures (i.e. fare box use, la'iow your rights) * Spanish route and time guides
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* Spanish representation at public meetings
* A majority of staff are bilingual
The costs associated with this customer service are part of the on-going budget for marketing. Tliese language services are seen as a non'nal pait of business by most of the City's depaitments and are an expected cost and service required in order to properly serve our community.
2. Language Assistance Measures
The Soutli Gate Transit Division has reviewed all of the data and conclusions that have been drawn as a result of the Four Factor Analysis. The written and oral assistance products and methods that are cunently in place for the Spanish speaking LEP population appear to be meeting our current populations needs; however, continued monitoring of the changing community needs along with ongoing training of staff along with regular feedback from botli the comi'nunity and staff will be required to ensure that this program continues to address the needs of all of our LEP residents.
Ongoing monitoring effoits:
* Continue to monitor LEP public contacts and reinforce with staff to report any non-Spanish contacts.
* Include Language issues as part of annual customer survey. * Maintain contact with other local social service organizations and City Departments to identify changing language needs within our population.
* Hold public outreach meetings twice per year.
Program Enhancements and Goals:
* Look into translation services which may be available by telephone or electronically. * Continued efforts to provide all written documents in both English and Spanish. * Provide more pictographic communication tools and signage for those who do not read.
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3. Training Staff
Training is an on-going activity. A reaffirmation of the entire Title VI policy will he issued annually. All Transit Division employees and all employees provided by our Contracted Transit Provider must have a good understanding of this program, it importance and their role in its iinplementation. The implementation of our LEP program will be part of our normal customer service training. As sucli, the following steps will be taken:
* Customer Service/Language Assistance will be a standing agenda item at regular Staff Meetings. * Input from this committee will lead to specific training with drivers. * Road supervisor daily observations of drivers and their passenger interactions will note any language encounters.
* Refresher training will be provided immediately with drivers when they are observed lacking sensitivity or responding inappropriately to persons with limited English proficiency. * All drivers and customer service employees will be bilingual in English and Spanish * Providing translation resources to drivers and staff to receive access to translation services when needed by phone or radio.
* Providing training on language translation tecl'inology as it becomes available.
4. Providing Notice to LEP Persons
As was stated previously, LEP persons will be notified of the language services available tlu'ough tlie South Gate Transit Division by the following means:
* On-board posters and posters at bus shelters
* Posting signs at the Transit Services Office and other key service points * Website posting
* Notice on schedules
* Notice in the Quarterly Recreation Guide, Transit Services Section Such notices will be in Spanish and, as possible, pictographic.
5. Monitoring and Updating the LEP Plan
The South Gate Transit Division's LEP plan will continue as an active planning tool. As such, tools for feedback and data collection have been put in place as outlined above. The plan will be reviewed annually using the data and feedback received. Minor adjustments will be made at the staff level to insure that the program continues to function in an effective, responsive maru'ier. Larger changes to the program, when identified, will be put through the public outreach process and shall be approved by the City Council.
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V. Service Policies and Standards
The City of South Gate Transit Division has established the following policies and standards as guidelines to assure the equitable distribution of services and the accessibility of tlie fixed-route services.
Vehicle Assignment Policy
The City of South Gate veliicles are assigned to routes in a manner to provide the maximum amount of seating capacity for passenger's usage. Demographics for all rorites are comparable; therefore, a policy for minority riders is not necessary at this time.
City vehicles are of two different ages and models; therefore, though there is no visual or measureable difference between the vehicles. The following criterion is used for assigning vehicles:
Vehicles with larger seat capacity will be assigned to routes witli higher ridership needs.
Vehicles may be assigned on a rotating basis between routes that operate more or less miles; this will ensure that all vehicles maintain an eqrial amount of miles during the same period. This is a preventive maintenance measure; however, ridership requirements supersede this policy and vehicles with more seat capacity will be assigned for passenger's needs.
Summary
Vehicles are assigned to meet the needs of customers and may be reassigned if customers riding patteins change. The basic principle in assigning vehicles is to serve tlie greater number of passengers during peak and non-peak-hours, likewise, this concept supports our safety standards by always assigning the appropriate vehicle into service.
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28 Foot Bus 20 14 34 1.7 1.7
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28 Foot Bus 20 14 34 1.7 1.7
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The City of South Gate utilizes two vehicles on the same route; traveling in the same direction. On-time performance is measured by having all routes start at the same 6:00 a.m. starting time, and then the vehicles maintain the same headways of approximately 20 minutes apart from each other. The vehicles are rising the concept of a free-running time loop during the entire day. This means vehicles have a definite start time at the first bus stop of the day and an end time at the last bus stop of the day. However, the vehicles do not maintain time points between bus stops for the entire day of service. Vehicles simply keep ruru'iing without stopping until the end of tlie day.
Once a vehicle completes a trip the bus driver boards waiting customers and immediately begins the next trip without delay. In tliis way, we are able to provide more trips than maintaining the traditional schedule that may have lag or break time built into the schedule.
The 20 minute headways are maintained during peak and non-peak periods: likewise, 20 minute headways are maintained Monday to Saturday.
Service availability
The City of South Gate vehicles are assigned to routes in a manner consistent with providing a fair and even distribution of service to all residents. Demographics for all routes are comparable; therefore, a policy for minority riders is not necessary at this time. Our current routes provide access to 95% of our residents within a !/i mile walk.
Transit Amenities
The City of South Gate transit amenities policy is to ensure equitable distribution of safety, comfort and convenience items across the entire fixed route system withorit prejudice. All riders have equal access to these aforementioned amenities.
Definition of transit amenities:
Sitting - Benches will be installed at various locations along tlie routes where it is legal and permitted in consistency with the city's standards and practices regulations. Benches are installed in a fair and even distribution maru'ier to serve all coinrnunity members wishing to utilize tlie service.
Bus shelters - Shelters will be installed along the routes in a manner consistent with the needs of the community's safety, comfoit and convenience. Tliese locations are identified by our Public Works Depaitment, Street Division with the assistance of the City's Traffic Engineer. Requests from the public and coinments received during priblic input process are considered in these determinations.
Provision of information: printed signs, system maps, and schedules - This information is distributed to the public with the intent to market and promote the city fixed route system. The infon'nation is intended to educate the community as to the availability of the service and therefore is made available in various formats. Electronic versions of the material are distributed via the city website, through e-mail blasts, electronic billboard in the Swim Stadium and on the Friends-of-South-Gate City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 22 26303
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VI ENVIRONMENT AL JUSTICE
Introduction
The City of South Gate Transit Division, as a recipient of federal assistance, must abide by nondiscrimination policies as expressed in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. These requirements were further enhanced by Presidential Executive Order No. 12898 issued Februaiy 11, 1994. This order directed all recipients of federal assistance to incorporate environmental justice as pait of their mission by identifying and addressing the effects of all programs, policies and activities on minority and low-income populations. The Transit Division will use the following fundamental principles when planning new services or revising existing services; when operating and administrative policies are reviewed; and, when construction of fixed facilities are contemplated or are in progress:
1. Ensure the full and fair paiticipation by all potentially affected coinmunities in the transportation decision-making process;
2. Prevent tl'ie denial of, reduction in or significant delay in the receipt of benefits by minority and low- income populations; and,
3. Avoid, minimize or mitigate disproportionately high and adverse human health and environmental effects, including social and economic effects, on minority populations and low-income populations.
In accordance with U. S. Department of Transportation's Order to Address Environmental Justice in Minority and Low-Income Populations, all services, policies and projects must be analyzed to determine whether tl'iere would be a "disproportionately high and adverse effect on minority and low-income populations". For the effect to be determined as "disproportionately high and adverse" it must be borne or will be suffered by a minority or low-income population appreciably more or greater in magnitude than would be suffered by the non-minority or non-low-income population.
Incorporating Environmental Justice into Planning
Although Enviroiunental Justice practices are incorporated into the overall cornrnitment of the City of South Gate Transit Division to provide transit service and its benefits equitably, specific steps will be followed by the Transit Division when conducting a service change, planning study or construction project. The major steps in the process will include:
* Identification of the study area;
* Compilation of population characteristics and identification of locations with populations of concern for environmental justice;
* Conducting public outreach;
* Identifying adverse effects on populations of concern; and, * Evaluating the project's overall effects.
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Fixed-Facility/Construction Projects
Construction projects possess unique iSSueS that may be of paiticular importance to low income and minority populations and should be considered as part of the assessment:
* Human health and quality of life effects related to construction and construction truck traffic off- site;
* Continued availability of commtinity facilities, services and open space; * Preservation/enhancement of community character and cohesion; * Direct and indirect residential and business displacements arising from secondary development or change in coinrnunity character; and,
* Economic vitality and job opportunities.
The public paiticipation plan in Section III details the process followed by the Transit Division to afford opportunity for inclusion by all impacted groups and stakeholders. City of South Gate Transit Division will follow federal guidance provided in FTA Circular 4703.1 (August 2012).
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VII OTHER PROGRAM SPECIFIC REOUIREMENTS
Subrecipient Compliance
During this report period, the City of South Gate Transit Division did not have any subrecipients.
Language requiring compliance with all Federal requirements, including Title VI, is included in the contract language for all contractors working under this program and is monitored by the City.
Equity Analysis for Facility
During the past three years, the City of South Gate Transit Division has not constructed a vehicle storage, operations or maintenance facility.
Demographic Service Profile
City of Soutl'i Gate Transit Division operates fewer than 50 vehicles in peak fixed-route service; therefore a demographic profile was not prepared for this plan update.
CONT ACT
For additional information on the City of South Gate Transit Division's Title VI Plan, or its efforts to comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or Executive Order 13166 Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, please contact:
Steve Costley, Director of Parks & Recreation
City of Sorith Gate Transit Division
4900 Southern Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
323-563-5478
E-Mail: [email protected]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I Introduction 3
II General Requirements
Annual Title VI Certifications and Assurances..
Notification of Beneficiaries of Protection Under Title VI..
Title VI Complaint Procedrire
Recording Title VI Investigations, Complaints, and Lawsuits.
Membership of Non-Elected Committees and Councils...... 4 ..4
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10 III Inclusive Public Participation
Oppoitunities for Public Participation.......
Public Outreach Efforts
Next Steps......................
IV Language Assistance Plan
Four Factor Analysis.........
Language Assistance Measures. ........
Training Staff............ ......
Providing Notice to LEP Persons .......
Monitoring and Updating LEP Plan.....
V Service Policies and Standards
Vehicle Assignment Policy........... .......
Vehicle Load..
Vehicle Headways ...........
Service availability...........
Transit Amenities......
VI Environmental Justice 23
VII Other Program Specific Requirements and Contact 25 VIII Board Adoption of Policy 25
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IINTRODUCTION
The City of South Gate Transit Division has ripdated its Title VI Program as required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and to fiirther ensure that the level and quality of South Gate Transit's fixed route and demand-response sei'vices are provided pursuant to Title W of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
That is:
"No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, be excludedfrom participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." (42 US. C. 2000d) The City of South Gate Transit Division, as a recipient of federal financial assistance, will ensrire fiill compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended and related statutes and regulations in all City of South Gate Transit Division programs and activities. The City of Sorith Gate Transit Division provides, withorit regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or income level:
1. Transit services and benefits that are available and equitably distributed;
2. A level and quality of transit services that are sufficient to provide equal access and mobility for all persons;
3. Oppoitunities to participate in the transit planning and decision making processes; and,
4. Fair decisions on tlie location of transit services and facilities.
These objectives are the basis for the City of South Gate Transit Division's Title VI program. The program that follows was ripdated in conformance with FTA C 4702. IB (October 1, 2012). The new guidance in this circular integrates the responsibilities to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Persons into the programs and activities developed under the Title VI regulations (49 CFR Part 21) to recipients of federal financial assistance.
This program contains all of the elements required of a transit provider operating in an urbanized area of 200,000 or less in population and operating less than fifty vehicles in peak service. It is City of South Gate Transit Division's second Title VI Program and is effective as of July 23, 20224-9. It has been prepared using data from the most recent 202(44 U.S. Census.
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II GENERAL REOUIREMENTS
1. Annual Title W Certifications and Assurances
The City of Soutli Gate Transit Division will submit its annual Certifications and Assurances to the Federal Transit Administration each year in accordance with the requirement to do so witliin 90 days from the date of the publication of the notice in the Federal Register or with tlie first grant application, whichever comes first.
2. Notification of Beneficiaries of Protection Under Title VI In compliance with 49 CFR Section 12.9 (d), the City of Sorith Gate Transit Division has provided information to tlie priblic regarding its Title VI obligations and apprises members of the public of the protection against discrimination afforded to them by Title VI on an on-going basis. This statement of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, etlic group, or sexual orientation has been made available on the Transit Division's website, on bus cards in all Transit Division vehicles, in Title VI brochures, and on all printed rorite guides and schedules. The notice also includes contact information for reqriesting details on tlie Transit Division's Title VI obligations and tlie complaint procedure. The notice is in English and Spanish. The dissemination of tliese notifications began with tlie effective date of this policy.
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NOTICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
The City of South Gate Transportation Division (City) operates its programs and services with- out regards to race, color or national origin in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
In addition to Title VI the City also prohibits discrimination based on sex, age, disability, ethnic group, or sexual orientation. Any person who believes that he or she has been aggrieved by any unlawful discriminatory practice may file a complaint with the City. For more information on the City's civil rights program and the procedures to file a complaint, please contact the City using the information listed below.
La Divisi6n de Transportaci6n de la Ciudad de South Gate (Ciudad) maneja sus programas y servicios sin considerar la raza, color u orfgenes nacionales de la persona en acuerdo con el Ti- tulo VI del Acta de los Derechos Civiles. Adicionalmente con el Titulo VI la Ciudad tambi6n prohibe discriminaci6n basado en el sexo, edad, incapacidades, grupo 6tnico, u orientaci6n se- xual. Cualquier persona que crea que ha sido agredido. por cualquier discriminaci6n ilegal pue- de poner una queja con la Ciudad. Para mis informacion del programa de la Ciudad sobre los derechos civiles y el proceso para hacer una queja, por favor comunfquese con la Ciudad a la informaci6n proveia adjunto.
Phone/Tel6rono: (323)563-9511 Mail/Correo: CityClerk'sOffice E-Mail: [email protected] 8650CalifomiaAvenue
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TITLE VI UPDATE
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City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 20224-9
3. Title VI Complaint Procedure
In order to comply with 49 CFR Section 21.9 (b), the following complaint procedure will be followed by the City of South Gate Transit Division in tlie event that any person believes that he or she, individually, or as a member of any specific class of persons, has been excluded from paiticipation in, been denied the benefits of, or been subjected to disci'imination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability or income level with regard to:
* the availability and equitable distribution of transit services and benefits; * the level and quality of transit services tliat are sufficient to provide equal access and mobility for all persons;
* the oppoitunity to paiticipate in tlie transit planning and decision making processes; and * the right to fair decisions on the location of transit services and facilities.
The complaint will be made in writing to tlie City of South Gate through the City Clerk's Office and will include all information relevant to a deternnination of discrimination. A complaint must be filed within six (6) months after the alleged discrimination. In cases where the complainant is unable or incapable of providing a written statement, the City Clerk's staff will, if necessai'y, assist tlie person in converting verbal complaints to writing and will interview the complainant. The complainant or his/her representative will sign all complaints.
All complaints will be logged by the City Clerk and forwarded to tlie Transit Divisions Civil Rights Officer, (cui'rently the Deprity Director of Parks & Recreation). After review of the complaint, whicli will include, but not be limited to, interviewing the complainant, witnesses and all appropriate Transit Division personnel, review of video or audio recordings if available, review of Transit Division policies and service standards, the Civil Rights Officer will make a determination of discrimination. If it is found that discrimination did not occur, the complainant will be notified in writing and the procedure will be tei'minated. Notification will occur witliin ten (10) days of the original submission of the complaint. At that time tlie complainant will be advised of their right to challenge the decision of the Civil Rights Officer by submitting a written request for a hearing before the City Manager within five (5) days of the receipt of the determination.
If after the Civil Rights Officer's review of the complaint, it is found that discrimination may have occurred, a formal hearing will be held before the City Manager. The claimant will be notified of tliis determination within ten (10) days of the submission of the complaint. The hearing will occur within five (5) days and will be attended by the City Manager, the Civil Rights Officer, the complainant and the appropriate Transit Division personnel. Following the hearing the City Manager will make a final determination. The complainant will be notified of this determination in writing within ten (10) days of the hearing. If justified, appropriate remedial action will be taken. The City Manager's decision will be considered final.
The following two (2) documents are the complaint fori'ns - in English and Spanish.
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 10 40316
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 202249
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City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022-)-Cl
If the City Manager finds that discrimination did not occur, tlie complainant will be notified of that disposition and will advise the complainant of their riglit to submit their complaint to the Federal Transit Administration for fiuther investigation.
Complaint foims are available in both English and Spanisli on the City of Sorith Gate Transit Division website. The fori'ns are also available at the City of Sorith Gate Transit Division office upon request. The general complaint procedure is available on both the website and in the Title VI brochures, both in English and Spanisli. Tlie detailed complaint procedure noted above will be made available to members of the public upon request. Provision will be made for persons witli limited English proficiency.
4. Recording Title VI Investigations, Complaints, and Lawsuits In order to comply with 49 CFR Section 12.9 (b) the City of South Gate Transit Division will prepare and maintain a list of any active investigations conducted by the Transit Division or any otlier entities other than the FTA, lawsuits, or complaints naming the City of South Gate Transit Division and/or its subcontractor(s) that allege discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin.
This list will include:
* tlie date tlie investigation, lawsriit, or complaint was filed; * a summary of tlie allegation(s);
@ the status of the investigation, lawsuit, or complaint; and * actions taken by tlie Transit Division or subcontractor in response to the investigation, lawsuit, or complaint.
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Name of complainant Date of complaint Details
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City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 12 42318
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022-)-9
The City of Soutli Gate Transit Division does not currently have any open complaints, investigations or lawsuits alleging discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin and has not had any complaints received within the past three years.
5. Membership of Non-Elected Committees and Councils The City of South Gate Transit Division does not have an appointed Commission and the South Gate City Council, an elected body, setaves as the decision making body on all Transit matters. No table of advisory coi'iunittee make up is reqriired.
6. City Council's Resolution Approving Title VI Program On October 25, 2022 at the regular meeting of the South Gate City Council, this Title VI Program was approved as well as its continuing plan to provide meaningful access to all the City of South Gate Transit Division services and programs.
7. Provision of Additional Inforination to the FTA
The City of South Gate Transit Division will provide the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) additional infoi'ination upon request. Such infon'nation may be related to, but not limited to, investigation of complaints of discrimination or to resolve concei'ns about possible noncompliance with Title VI.
In addition, the City of South Gate Transit Division will submit an updated Title W Program to LACMTA (Metro) once every three (3) years.
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 13 43319
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DMSION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 202249
III INCLUSIVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The City of South Gate Transit Division's public participation strategy offers early and continuous opportunities for the public to be involved in the identification of social, economic, and environmental impacts of proposed transportation decisions. Engagement of the public in service planning and development is at the forefront of a responsive operation.
The Transit Division's ongoing public participation plaiu'iing ensures that:
* Potentially affected community members will have an appropriate oppoitunity to participate in decisions about a proposed activity that will affect tl'ieir enviroiunent and/or health and their ability to participate in life supporting activities; @ The public's contribution will influence the Transit Division's decision making; * The concerns of all persons and groups participating in tlie process will be considered in the decision-making process; and
* South Gate Transit will seek out and facilitate the involvement of those potentially impacted.
The City of South Gate Transit Division uses a variety of coininunication mechanisms to ensure tliat all populations, those residing in minority census tracts and those living in non-minority census tracts, persons with low-income, persons witli disabilities, and persons with limited English proficiency have an oppo rtunity to participate in service development and changes.
Meeting and Information Access Accommodations
The City of South Gate covers only 7.5 square miles and is well covered with public transportation options. Most Transit Services hearings and decisions take place at regularly scheduled City Corincil meetings which take place in South Gate City Hall. This facility serves well for providing priblic access as it is centrally located to all parts of the City and is setaved by several bus lines. Tliese facilities are fully ADA accessible and include translation and audio visual equipment to assist with LEP populations.
For public outreach meetings, used to communicate possible program changes and to receive public feedback, additional public facilities are used including the City's Westside Resorirce Center, Hollydale Resource Center, South Gate Spoits Center and the Margaret Travis Senior Center. Tliese facilities are well distribrited throughout tlie City to provide easy walking distance to one of the facilities for every resident. Once again, these facilities being priblicly owned and operated through the City's Parks & Recreation Department are ADA accessible and have strong community recognition.
The City also maintains good relationships with many of our local organizations and practices a "go to them" oritreach policy sending transit staff orit to attend meetings of local organizations to bring transit updates and receive feedback from any location where interested residents may gather. These include many independent corni'nunity groups that meet in city operated facilities, but also groups who may meet in school facilities, local churches and occasionally, private homes.
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate CA 90280 14 44320
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022-!
Opportunities for Public Participation
Service and Fare Changes
Although tlie City of South Gate Transit Division does not anticipate making any service changes in the iininediate future, the following are examples of when the public participation plan will be prit in place:
* A new or revised fare is introduced or the method of collecting fares is changed * A new rorite is introduced or a reconfiguration of an existing route is proposed * A route is proposed for elimination
* The frequency of service is modified or the days and hours of service are proposed to be clianged All of the above instances would result in the full public paiticipation process. Minor adjustments to a schedule or route would be posted thiity days in advance of any change.
Fares have not changed since the service was instituted in June of 2010. In the event that a fares cliange was proposed, steps similar to the ones outlined below would be used:
- One month prior to hearing date
* Notice of the intent to change fares listed on City website (English/Spanish) * Notice of Public Hearing as Posters in English/Spanish on all vel'iicles * Notice of Public Hearing as Posters in English/Spanish in all City facilities * Distribution of Notice to all groups and individuals in stakeholder database 15 days prior to Hearing Date
* Legal notice in newspaper
* Email Blast through PIO Mcdia Ccntcr."tdministration Social Media 1 week prior to Hearing Date
* City Council Agenda is posted on City Website and at various City facilities in compliance with the Brown Act. Proposed rate change is listed under Public Hearings section. - Public Hearing
* Held at City Hall as part of a regular City Corincil meeting, Spanish translation provided * City Hall is centrally located in a city of only 7.5 square miles and is within one block of stops for both the City's GATE bus and tlie County's METRO bus system.
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 15 45321
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 202249
Transit Enhancements
The opportunity for the public participation plan to be activated worild occur when improvements are being considered tliat worild suppoit tlie delivery of services. Examples would include:
* Installation of bus stop benches and shelters
@ Changes to vehicles or operating equipment
* Establisliing new policies for use of services
Priblic input would be sought in a manner appropriate to the nahire of the changes and their potential impacts. Public outreach through the various methods indicated would be rised to notify the public of the Transit Division's intent. If warranted, public input meetings worild be held and, if needed, an advisoiy coinmittee formed to gather and evaluate infoi'mation and input. Surveys may also be conducted, either on-board or at drop-in locations.
Public Outreach Efforts
Depending on the type of service change that is contemplated a variety of means are employed to encourage public participation. The measures taken are targeted to overcome linguistic, institutional, cultural, economic, liistorical, or other barriers tliat may prevent minority and low-income people and poprilations, persons with disabilities and persons with limited English proficiency from effectively paiticipating in the Transit Division's decision making process.
The potential for a change/enhancement to service/fares is a result of carefully evatuated data by appropriate South Gate Transit staff and our contracted service provider. The data collection will not only include ridership and financial analysis but recaps of cominunity conversations and recommendations witl'i targeted groups or organizations. A proposal is tlien developed internally and presented to the City Manager or South Gate City Council, depending on the extent and nature of the proposed changes. Once the proposal is accepted, the proposal will proceed to the public comment period.
Public outreach meeting locations, dates and times will be determined with consideration of the proposed changes and their impact on specific locations/populations witliin the Soutli Gate Transit service area. The following will be considered in establishing those locations:
* Convenience and accessibility for minority, persons with disabilities and LEP coinmunities; * Size of venue shorild provide for meaningfiil dialogue; and * Invite coini'nunity organizations to help support public engagement strategies.
As many comrminication oppoitunities as possible should be used to seek public input. Methods will include:
* notices on buses in both English and Spanish;
* handouts to passengers (English and Spanish);
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 16 46322
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 2022-W
* legal ads in newspapers;
* news stories in City publications;
* notices on the website (English and Spanisli);
* distribution of notices to advocates for various special interest groups followed by meetings wlien appropriate and at convenient and accessible locations for different poprilations (i.e: South Gate Senior Center, Hollydale Senior Housing, Human Services Association - Westside Service Center, Sorith Gate Adult School);
* providing liandorits at public meetings; and,
* Spanish speaking employees at meetings available to translate for persons with limited English proficiency.
Once the priblic coininent period ends, all comments will be consolidated and then a careful evaluation of all comments will be considered. A final recorni'nendation will be made to the City Council for their final decision.
Significant public outreach was conducted as part of a transit services needs assessment beginning in 2006 whicli lead to the eventual development of the fixed route service which began operations in July of 2010. Overthepastthreeyears,theCityhasconductedpublicoritreachinthefollowingways:
* Public comi'nents and complaints regarding service and fare stnicture are received regularly at our Transit Division office. Tlie Transit Division office's location and plione number are well publicized.
* Coinment forms are provided on all buses.
* Twice per year Transit Staff liolds an oritreach at our Senior Center providing information about our transit programs and soliciting comments and feedback.
Next Steps
Although the City of South Gate Transit Division's priblic participation plan will be consistently applied, it is recognized that on-going public paiticipation would benefit the organization. Transit staff will actively seek to engage our coinmunity in interpreting and promoting our transit services and programs.
These efforts will include the following:
* Regular updates on Transit Division programs and offerings posted to the City website in English and Spanish
* Inforination regarding our transit programs mailed to each household quarterly as part of our City's recreation brochrire (English and Spanish)
* Regular coinrnunications with and aru'iual presentations to various stakeholder groups including:
o South Gate Senior Center,
o Hollydale Senior Housing,
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 17 47323
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 202249
o Human Services Association - Westside Service Center, o Soritli Gatc Adult SCIIOOI
* Maintain a database of program users, paiticipants and other interested parties to facilitate contacting these individuals when issues reqriire input.
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 18 48324
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DMSION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 202249
IV LANGUAGE ASSIST ANCE PLAN
IinprovingAccess for People with LimitedEnglish Proficiency (LEP) The City of Soritli Gate Transit Division's Language Assistance Plan incorporates all reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to benefits, services, infoi'mation, and other impoitant portions of tlie Transit Division's programs and activities for LEP individuals. Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons refer to:
Persons for whom English is not their primaiy language and who have a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English. It includes people who reported to the US. Census that they speak English less than very well, not well, or not at all.
Tlie plan has the following key elements:
* Identification of LEP individuals who need language assistance in the South Gate Transit Division service area (using the four factor analysis that follows); * Detei'i'nination of the appropriate language assistance measures based on what is leai'ned; * Training of all employees regarding LEP policies and procedures; * Providing notification to LEP persons of tlie language services offered by the South Gate Transit Division; and,
* Procedures to monitor and update the Language Assistance Plan.
As a first step, and in order to ensure meaningful access to programs and activities, Sorith Gate Transit uses the inforination obtained in a Four Factor Analysis to deterinine the specific language services that are appropriate. This analysis lielps South Gate Transit to detei'i'nine if it coinmunicates effectively with LEP persons and supports language access planning.
This Four Factor Analysis is a local assessment that considers:
1. The number or proportion of LEP persons eligible to be served or likely to be encountered by South Gate Transit;
2. The freqriency with wliich LEP persons come into contact with South Gate Transit services and programs;
3. The nature and importance of South Gate Transit services and programs in people's lives; and,
4. The resources available to South Gate Transit for LEP outreach, as well as the costs associated with that outreach.
City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate CA 90280 19 49325
1. Four Factor Analysis
City of South Gate
TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 202249
Factor 1 The number or proportion of LEP persons eligible to be served or likely to be encountered by South Gate Transit
CENSUS DATA - The first step in this process is to understand tlie proportion of LEP persons who may encounter any of tlie sei'vices provided by South Gate Transit, their literacy skills in English and their native language, the location of their corni'nunities and neighborhoods, and if tliey are underserved as a result of a language or other socio-economic bairier. Data for the review will include U.S. Census Bureau ",'a'ncrican Fact Findcr" 2010 data."Data.Census.Gov" 2020 data.
The City of Sorith Gate Transit Division operates local fixed-route services in Sorith Gate. Regional transit services are provided by Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority. Americans with Disabilities Act transit services are provided to qrialifying South Gate seniors and disabled throrigl'i the South Gate Transit Divisions Phone a Ride program. The South Gate Transit Services Division's area of service is clearly defined by the boundaries and residents of the City of South Gate.
The City of Soutli Gate and its sui'rounding coinmunities are predominately Hispanic witl'i a higli ruimber of Spanish speaking residents as well as a lower tlian average education level in much of the population.
According to the 20240 census, South Gate has 95.34-'g% of its residents identifying tliemselves as Hispanic. Of tliose, a total of 44.3% identified tliemselves as speaking English less tlian "very well".
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In addition, tlic City docs not asnunc litcracy with rcsidcnts, particularly in thc Englisli languagc. ,'iccording to tlic 2010 ccnsus 32.8o%u of Soritl'i Gatc rcsidcnts abovc tlic agc of 25 havc a 9' grade cducation or lcss. This, combincd witli thc liigh lcvcl of Spanisli spcal6ng rcsidcnts leads to a liizh numbcr of rcsidcnts wlio do not casily rcad or writc Englisli.
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High school graduata (includes cquivalancy)
Some collaga, no degree
/lssociatc'; degree
Bachalor'r, degree
Graduate or profcasional degree
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RELATIONSHIP TO SERVICE AREA - Due to the high density and small area (less than 7.5 sq. mi) of South Gate, there are few distinct geographic areas wliich define specific populations or liigher concentrations of Limited English Proficiency populations. All parts of the city contain significant numbers of LEP populations and require staff who are bilingual in both English and Spanish and wlio are trained and sensitive to the needs to those WIIO may have limited reading and writing skills in either language or both.
Factor 2 FREQUENCY OF CONTACT WITH LEP INDrVIDUALS - As is illustrated by the demographic information above, oilly two languages; English and Spanish, are spoken with any freqriency by South Gate residents. All Transit Division office personnel as well as orir contractor's dispatchers and drivers are required to be bilingual in Spanish and English.
To ensure continued collection of contacts, staff is required to repoit any contacts with LEP customers speaking any language besides Spanish. Staff will be asked to identify the language, if laiown, provide details of the infoi'mation requested and the methods used to resolve the problem. This policy will be reinforced regularly as part of ongoing staff training.
Factor 3 IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROGRAM TO OUR COMM'[JNITY - The City of Soutli Gate is a lower income corninunity with an average per capita income level below Corinty, State and Federal averages. According to the 202-1-O Census, 15.52-0% of South Gates residents are at or below poveity levels. A large percentage of South Gate's working population use some metliod besides a personal vehicle to get to work. Many of tliose who do drive leave remaining family members without transpoitation to accomplish tlieir daily tasks.
South Gate is well served by Metro bus routes, crisscrossing the City on major aiterials and providing access to otlier nearby corni'nunities. The City's GATE program provides service on the neighborhood level, accessing smaller streets and important local destinations. Based upon driver estimates, shopping is the most common use followed closely by school and work. Stops at important local destinations such as City Hall and South Gate Park provide access to important govenunent services provided at tliese facilities. A new stop at our local adult school site is quickly becoming a popular destination.
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO OUR RECIPIENTS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS - The Sorith Gate Transit Division has always committed resources to improve access to its services and programs for LEP persons. The Spanish speaking population has a significant presence in the service area, therefore it has City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 22 52328
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been important to offer materials in a forinat that are easily understood by this identified population.
These have incLuded:
@ Spanish outreacli materials (priblic notices, service explanations) * English/Spanish on-board signage (how to use services, fares) @ English/Spanisli brochures (i.e. fare box use, la'iow your rights) * Spanish route and time guides
* Spanish representation at public meetings
* A majority of staff are bilingual
The costs associated with this customer service are part of the on-going budget for marketing. These language services are seen as a normal part of business by most of tlie City's departments and are an expected cost and service required in order to properly serve our community
2. Language Assistance Measures
The South Gate Transit Division has reviewed all of the data and conclusions that have been drawn as a result of the Forir Factor Analysis. The written and oral assistance products and methods that are currently in place for the Spanish speaking LEP poprilation appear to be meeting orir current populations needs; however, continued monitoring of the changing coi'iununity needs along with ongoing training of staff along with regular feedback from both the coinmunity and staff will be required to ensure that this program continues to address the needs of all of our LEP residents.
Ongoing monitoring effoits:
* Continue to monitor LEP public contacts and reinforce with staff to report any non-Spanish contacts.
* Include Language issues as part of aruuial customer srirvey. * Maintain contact with other local social service organizations and City Departments to identify changing language needs within our population.
* Hold public outreach meetings twice per year.
Program Enhancements and Goals:
* Look into translation services which may be available by telephone or electronically. * Continued effoits to provide all written documents in both English and Spanisli. * Provide more pictograpliic communication tools and signage for those who do not read.
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3. Training Staff
Training is an on-going activity. A reaffirmation of the entire Title VI policy will be issued annually. All Transit Division employees and all employees provided by our Contracted Transit Provider must have a good understanding of this program, it impoitance and their role in its implementation. The implementation of our LEP program will be part of our noi'i'nal customer service training. As such, the following steps will be taken:
* Customer Sei'vice/Language Assistance will be a standing agenda item at regular Staff Meetings. * Input from this coini'nittee will lead to specific training with drivers. * Road supei'visor daily observations of drivers and their passenger interactions will note any language encorinters.
* Refresher training will be provided irni'nediately witli drivers when tliey are observed lacking sensitivity or responding inappropriately to persons witli limited English proficiency. * All drivers and customer service employees will be bilingual in English and Spanish * Providing translation resources to drivers and staff to receive access to translation set-vices when needed by phone or radio.
* Providing training on language translation technology as it becomes available.
4. Providing Notice to LEP Persons
As was stated previorisly, LEP persons will be notified of tlie language services available tbrough the South Gate Transit Division by tlie following means:
* On-board posters and posters at bus shelters
@ Posting signs at the Transit Services Office and otlier key service points * Website posting
* Notice on schedules
* Notice in the Quarterly Recreation Gtiide, Transit Services Section Such notices will be in Spanish and, as possible, pictograpliic.
5. Monitoring and Updattng the LEP Plan
Tlie South Gate Transit Division's LEP plan will continue as an active planning tool. As such, tools for feedback and data collection have been put in place as outlined above. The plan will be reviewed annually using the data and feedbaclc received. Minor adjustments will be made at the staff level to insure that the program continues to function in an effective, responsive manner. Larger changes to the program, when identified, will be put through the public outreacl'i process and shall be approved by the City Council.
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TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
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V. Service Policies and Standards
The City of Sorith Gate Transit Division has established tlie following policies and standards as guidelines to assure tlie equitable distribution of sei'vices and the accessibility of the fixed-route setavices.
Vehicle Assignment Policy
The City of South Gate veliicles are assigned to routes in a manner to provide the maximum amount of seating capacity for passenger's usage. Demographics for all routes are comparable; therefore, a policy for minority riders is not necessary at this time.
City vehicles are of two different ages and models; therefore, tliorigh tliere is no visual or measureable difference between the vehicles. The following criterion is used for assigning vehicles:
Vehicles with larger seat capacity will be assigned to routes with liiglier ridership needs.
Vehicles may be assigned on a rotating basis between routes that operate more or less miles; tliis will ensure that all vehicles maintain an eqrial amount of miles during the same period. This is a preventive maintenance measure; however, ridership requirements supercede this policy and vehicles with more seat capacity will be assigned for passenger's needs.
Suininary
Vehicles are assigned to meet the needs of customers and may be reassigned if customers riding patterns change. The basic principle in assigning vehicles is to serve tlie greater number of passengers during peak and non-peak-horirs, likewise, this concept suppoits our safety standards by always assigning the appropriate vehicle into service.
Vehicle Load
Average Passenger Capacities
Vehicle Type Seated Standing Total Load Standard Maximum Load Factor
28 Foot Bus 20 14 34 1.7 1.7
AM Peak (7 - 8a.m.)
Vehicle Type Seated Standing Total Load Standard Maximum Load Factor
28 Foot Bus 20 14 34 1.7 1.7
PM Peak (4 - 5 po.m.i
Vehicle Type Seated Standing Total Load Standard Maximum Load Factor
28 Foot Bus 20 14 34 1.7 1.7
Vehicle Headways
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TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
TITLE VI UPDATE
Effective July 23, 202249
The City of South Gate utilizes two vehicles on the same rorite; traveling in the same direction. On-time performance is measrired by having all routes stait at the same 6:00 a.m. staiting time, and then the vehicles maintain the same headways of approximately 20 minutes apart from each otlier. The veliicles are using the concept of a free-running time loop during tlie entire day. This means vehicles have a definite start time at the first bus stop of the day and an end time at tlie last bus stop of the day. However, the vehicles do not maintain time points between bus stops for the entire day of service. Vehicles simply keep running without stopping until tlie end of the day.
Once a vehicle completes a trip the bus driver boards waiting customers and iini'nediately begins the next trip without delay. In this way, we are able to provide more trips than maintaining the traditional schedule that may have lag or break time built into the schedule.
The 20 minute headways are maintained during peak and non-peak periods: likewise, 20 minute headways are maintained Monday to Saturday.
Service availability
The City of South Gate vehicles are assigned to rorites in a manner consistent witli providing a fair and even distribution of sei'vice to all residents. Demographics for all rorites are comparable; therefore, a policy for minority riders is not necessaiy at tliis time. Our current routes provide access to 95% of orir residents within a !/2 mile walk.
Transit Amenities
The City of Sorith Gate transit amenities policy is to ensure equitable distribution of safety, comfort and convenience items across the entire fixed route system without prejudice. All riders liave equal access to these aforementioned amenities.
Definition of transit amenities:
Sitting - Benches will be installed at various locations along the routes where it is legal and permitted in consistency with the city's standards and practices regulations. Benches are installed in a fair and even distribution manner to serve all coinmunity members wishing to utilize the service.
Bus shelters - Shelters will be installed along the rorites in a manner consistent with the needs of the cotnmunity's safety, comfort and convenience. These locations are identified by our Public Works Department, Street Division with the assistance of the City's Traffic Engineer. Requests from the public and comments received during public input process are considered in these detei'minations.
Provision of information: printed signs, system maps, and schedules - This infotatnation is distributed to the priblic with the intent to market and promote the city fixed route system. The information is intended to educate the community as to the availability of the service and therefore is made available in various fonnats. Electronic versions of the material are distributed via the city website, through e-mail blasts, electronic billboard in the Swim Stadium and on the Friends-of-Sorith-Gate City of South Gate Transit Services Division - 9520 Hildreth Avenue - South Gate, CA 90280 26 56332
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Facebook page. Hard copy versions of the information are available to all members of tl'ie com+nunity and are distributed on buses, at the city Transit Office, at City Hall, at the Parks and Recreation department administration office, on tlie quaiterly recreation brochure, and on the city newsletter.
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TRANSIT SERVICES DMSION
TITLE VI UPDATE
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VI ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Introduction
Tlie City of South Gate Transit Division, as a recipient of federal assistance, must abide by nondiscrimination policies as expressed in Title VI of the Civil Riglits Act of 1964. These reqriirements were fiirther enhanced by Presidential Executive Order No. 12898 issued February 11, 1994. This order directed all recipients of federal assistance to incorporate environi'nental justice as part of their mission by identifying and addressing tlie effects of all programs, policies and activities on minority and low-income populations. The Transit Division will use the following fiindamental principles when planning new services or revising existing sei'vices; when operating and administrative policies are reviewed; and, when construction of fixed facilities are contemplated or are in progress:
1. Ensure the full and fair paiticipation by all potentially affected communities in the transportation decision-making process;
2. Prevent the denial of, reduction in or significant delay in the receipt of benefits by minority and low- income poprilations; and,
3. Avoid, minimize or mitigate dispropoitionately high and adverse human health and environinental effects, including social and economic effects, on minority populations and low-income populations.
In accordance witli U. S. Depaitment of Transportation's Order to Address Environmental Justice in Minority and Low-Income Populations, all sei'vices, policies and projects must be analyzed to deterinine whether there would be a "disproportionately high and adverse effect on minority and low-income populations". For the effect to be determined as "dispropoitionately higli and adverse" it must be borne or will be suffered by a minority or low-income population appreciably more or greater in magnitude than worild be suffered by tlie non-minority or non-low-income population.
Incorporating Environmental Justice into Planning
Although Environi'nental Justice practices are incorporated into the overall coinrnitment of the City of South Gate Transit Division to provide transit service and its benefits equitably, specific steps will be followed by the Transit Division when conducting a service change, plai'ining study or construction project. The major steps in the process will include:
* Identification of the study area;
* Compilation of population characteristics and identification of locations with populations of concern for environmental justice;
* Conducting public outreach;
* Identifying adverse effects on populations of concern; and, * Evaluating the project's overall effects.
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Fixed-Facility/Construction Projects
Consti-uction projects possess unique issues that may be of particular importance to low income and minority poprilations and should be considered as pait of the assessment:
* Human health and quality of life effects related to construction and consti'uction truck traffic off- stte;
* Continued availability of community facilities, services and open space; * Preset-vation/enhancement of coinmunity character and cohesion; * Direct and indirect residential and business displacements arising from secondary development or change in coinmunity character; and,
* Economic vitality and job oppoitiinities.
The priblic participation plan in Section III details the process followed by the Transit Division to afford opportunity for inclusion by all impacted groups and stakeholders. City of South Gate Transit Division will follow federal guidance provided in FTA Circular 4703.1 (August 2012).
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TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION
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VII OTHER PROGRAM SPECIFIC REOUIREMENTS
Subrecipient Compliance
During this report period, the City of South Gate Transit Division did not have any subrecipients.
Language reqriiring compliance witli all Federal requirements, including Title VI, is included in the contract language for all contractors working under this program and is monitored by the City.
Equity Analysis for Facility
During the past three years, the City of Sorith Gate Transit Division lias not constructed a vehicle storage, operations or maintenance facility.
Demographic Service Proffle
City of South Gate Transit Division operates fewer than 50 vehicles in peak fixed-route setavice; therefore a demographic profile was not prepared for this plan update.
CONT ACT
For additional infoi'mation on the City of Sorith Gate Transit Division's Title VI Plan, or its effoits to comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or Executive Order 13166 Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, please contact:
Paril L. ,"ldam,Stcvc Costley, Director of Parks & Recreation City of Sorith Gate Transit Division
4900 Southern Avemie
South Gate, CA 90280
323-563-5494-N
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Item No. 11
CITYMANAGER'S OFFICE
oer 18 2022 City of South Gate
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA BULL
For the Regular Meeting of: October 25, 2022
Originating Department: Parks & Recreation
Department Head:
Steve Cost
City Matxager:
("XZ'hris Je ers
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION(S) FOR SPECIFIED GRANT
FUNDS FROM THE ST ATE OF CALIFORNIA
PURPOSE: To allow staff to submit project application(s) to receive grant 'funds for specified grant fund project(s) from the State of California.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: The City Council will consider:
a. Adopting a Resolution approving project application(s) for Specified Grant funds from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation; and b, Delegating authority to the Director of Parks & Recreation, or designee, to conduct all negotiations, sign and submit all documents including, but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendments, and payment requests which may be necessary for the completion of the grant scope(s).
FISCAL IMPACT: The City will receive $2,000,000 to use for Parks & Recreation specific projects in the future.
BACKGROUND: During the State of California budget process, Assembly Speaker, Anthony Rendon, allocated $2,000,000 in grant funding for the City of South Gate Parks & Recreation Department to use for infrastructure improvements per the following:
The BudgetAct of 2022, item 3 790-101-0001 as amended byAB 179, Section 19.56 Item #(9)(b)(1) (AE) $2, 000, 000 to the City of South Gate for commuriity facilities, park, or recreation facilities construction, acquisition, or improvements, inchtding, but not limited to, capital outlay related to the municipal auditorium, Hollydale Regional Park improvements, or Cirde Park.
The proposed Resolution is the first step in the process of accessing the funding for the City of South Gate. These funds will be used to help pay for the planned Circle Park Renovation Project as well as other possible projects by the Parks & Recreation Department.
ATT ACHMENT: Proposed Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO.
CITY OF SOUTH GATE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CO?JNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING APPLICATION(S) FOR SPECIFIED GRANT FUNDS FROM BUDGET ACT 2022/23
The Budget Act of 2022, item 3790-101-0001 as amended by AB 179, Section 19.56 Item # (9)(b)(1) (AE) $2,000,000 to the City of South Gate for community facilities, park, or recreation facilities construction, acquisition, or improvements, including, but not limited to, capital outlay related to the municipal auditorium, Hollydale Regional Park improvements, or Circle Park.
WHEREAS, the State Department of Parks and Recreation has been delegated the responsibility by the Legislature of the State of California for the administration of a grant to the City of South Gate and setting up necessary procedures governing application(s); WHEREAS, said procedures established by the State Department of Parks and Recreation require the applicant's Governing Body to certify by resolution the approvak of project application(s) before submission of said applications to the State; and WHEREAS, the City agrees it will enter into a contract(s) with the State of California to complete such project(s) for which grant funding is obtained.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby declare that the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The City Council approves the filing of project application(s) for specified grant project(s) and certifies that it has or will have available, prior to commencement of project work utilizing specified grant funds, sufficient fiinds, including those provided by this grant, to complete the project.
SECTION 3. The City Council further certifies that it has or will provide sufficient funds to operate and maintain the project(s).
SECTION 4. The City Council certifies that the grantee has reviewed, understands, and agrees to the General Provisions contained in the contract shown in the Procedural Guide.
SECTION 5. The City Council hereby delegates the authority to the Director of Parks & Recreation, or designee, to conduct all negotiations, sign and submit all documents, including, but