CITY OF SOUTH GATE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024
CALL TO ORDER Gil Hurtado, Mayor called a Regular City Council Meeting to order at 6:51 p.m.
INVOCATION Bishop Ismael Martin del Campo, Empower Apostolic Assembly Church
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE. Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
ROLL CALL Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
PRESENT Mayor Gil Hurtado, Vice Mayor Maria Davila, Council Member Maria del Pilar Avalos, Council Member Joshua Barron, and Council Member Al Rios; City Manager Rob Houston, City Attorney Raul F. Salinas EXCUSF.D/ABSENT City Treasurer Jose De La Paz
COMMENTS FROM THE
AUDIENCE - NON-AGENDA
ITEMS A speaker announced events happening in the Library and the Weaver Library on Tweedy is providing Narcan for the community.
Claudia Rivera emailed and asked if the city has 14 million in deficit and if the City of South Gate has the highest taxes.
REPORTS AND COMMENTS
FROMCITYOFFICIALS ArturoCervantes,DirectorofPublicWorks,spokeonprojectsgoingon around the city and addressed some questions and concerns about the watermain replacement project that will ensure higher quality water.
Steve Costley, Director of Parks and Recreation, spoke on events that happened at South Gate Park over the weekend. He also provided an update when the park will be able to open.
Meredith Elguira, Director of Community Development, had nothing to report.
Wendy O'Kelly, Director of Finance, spoke on the LIHWAP event that happened the week prior. She also addressed the finance question about the deficit and taxes in the city.
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REPORTS AND COMMENTS
FROM CITY OFFICIALS
CONT'D Jon Hamilton, Director of Human Resources, announced new positions available in different departments.
Darren Arakawa, Chief of Police, announced the unveiling of the off-road vehicle at a local Starbucks as well as selling autism awareness patches.
He also spoke on the Baker to Vegas Run.
Rob Houston, City Manager, announced he will pass on general comments as he will speak on an item on the agenda.
Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney, had nothing to report.
Yodit Glaze, City Clerk, encouraged residents to attend meetings in person or to email the city clerk with their general comments for a summarized announcement.
Council Member Avalos commended the Police Officers who ran the Baker to Vegas event. She acknowledged the current rise in deaths due to many situations. She spoke on the Vector Control meeting she attended and provided some tips on how to lower the attraction of mosquitos.
Councif Member Barron thanked the Parks and Recreation staff for arranging the Easter egg hunt for the community. He announced how he is working on creating a SELA college fair for residents.
Council Member Rios announced an event about school tutoring and directed a concern to Mr. Cervantes about the light synchronization. He is also concerned about the number of trees being cut down around the city.
Mr. Cervantes explained that the project was completed and not all of Tweedy Blvd. was synchronized as the budget did not fulfill that.
Vice Mayor Davila spoke about the Women's conference that took place on March 14fh. She also described the Miss South Gate Pageant and the event. She also announced the Miss Azaelita event and its new date.
Mayor Hurtado spoke on the opening of the Chic-fil-A and the Women's conference.
CONSENTCALENDAR Agenda Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, II and 12 are Consent Calendar Items.
Council Member Avalos asked Mr. Costley on item 4, how many officers they currently have and how many they already have. She also asked Mr.
Cervantes about the Capacity enhancement project and what it entailed.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
CONT'D Mr. Costley went over how many park rangers they are hiring and so far, they have 1 hourly CSO. He also answered Council Member Rios's question regarding CSO duties.
Council Member Rios asked what the duties are of CSO.
Mr. Cervantes explained what the project was and the expenditure.
Mayor Hurtado asked for clarification of the general fund on page 16.
Mr. Houston spoke on the proposals and the reevaluation of the projected positive balance.
Council Member Rios asked for explanations on how to understand the forms on Page 2.
Ms. O'Kelly explained how the budget is proposed and the projections based on revenues and expenditures.
Council Member Rios asked about UAL and for an explanation.
Council Member Barron emphasized that there has been a decrease to the projected deficit and commends Finance department for doing their part.
Agenda Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 were approved by motion of Council Member Rios and seconded by Council Member Avalos.
ROLL CALL: Council Member Avalos, yes; Council Member Barron, yes; Council Member Rios, yes; Vice Mayor Davila, yes (recused from voting on item 6); Mayor Hurtado, yes (recused from voting on items 1, 4 & 6).
1 STREETS/SIDEWALKS/
LANDSCAPING The City Council made a finding and adopted ResolutionNo. 2024-19- CC entitled Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Gate, State of California, declaring an emergency still exists and authorizing repair, replacement or maintenance activities of public facilities related to the Urban Orchard, City Project No. 539- PRK, without public bidding, pursuant to the emergency contracting procedures of the South Gate Municipal Code and the California Public Contract Code during consent calendar.
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& SELECTION The City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2024-20- CC entitled Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Gate, California, amending Resolution No. 6454 (Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan) to approve during consent calendar:
1. Retitling the job classification of Water Operations Foreman to Water Operations Supervisor in the Public Works Department;
2. Updating the job classification specification for the position of Water Operations Supervisor; and
3. Updating the consolidated salary schedule to replace the position of Water Operations Foreman with Water Operations Supervisor. 3 TRANSPORT AIION
PLANNING/ADMIN The City Council unanimously approved items A & B during consent calendar:
a. Amendment No. 6 to Contract No. 3081 with Willdan Engineering, Inc. which is necessary to extend the contract term 12 months and to fund revisions made to design and construction documents that were necessary to re-bid the construction of the Firestone Boulevard Regional Corridor Capacity Enhancements, Alameda Street to Hunt Avenue, Phase II, City Project No. 476-TRF, METRO Call for Projects ID No. F3124 in an amount not-to- exceed $40,779; and
b. Authorized the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 6 in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
4 PARKS The City Council approved items A, B & C during consent calendar:
a. Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 2023-58-AC with Executive Management Security, Inc., extending the term of the Agreement up to and including June 30, 2024; and
b. The appropriation of $95,321.25 in General Fund monies to compensate for services already rendered and to continue services until June 30, 2024.
C. Authorized the Mayor to execute Amendment No. I in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 26, 2024 WATER The City Council unanimously approved items A & B during consent calendar:
a. Agreement No. 2024-27-CC with Willdan to provide construction management and inspection services for the Water Main Replacement - Phase I, City Project No. 689-WTR, in an amount not-to-exceed $328,342; and
b. Authorized the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
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LANDSCAPING The City Council approved items A, B & C during consent calendar:
a. Agreement No. 2024-28-CC with KOA Corporation for Professional Engineering Services for the Tweedy Boulevard Complete Streets Project, Phase II, City Project No. 71 7-ST, in an amount not-to-exceed $649,818;
b. Authorized the City Manager to administratively approve amendments to the agreement with a cumulative total of $100,000 to be funded with budgeted project contingency funds; and C. Authorized the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
WATER The City Council unanimously approved items A & B during consent calendar:
a. Accepted completion of construction of the Stormwater Infiltration Well Project, City Project No. 670-SD, effective December 4, 2023, constructed by Bali Construction Inc.; and
b. Directed the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder's Office
8 ENERGY AND CONSERVATION
PROGRAMS The City Council unanimously approved items A & B during consent calendar:
a. Accepted completion of construction of the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Project, City Project No. 636-GEN, effective February 26, 2024, constructed by Green Giant Landscape, Inc.; and
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PROGRAMS corrr'n b. Directed the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder's Office.
9 B[mGETADMIN The City Council unanimously approved items A & B during consent calendar:
Updated the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Adopted Budget by accepting June 30, 2023, ending fund balances as illustrated in Attachment 1; and
Modified the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Adopted Budget and approve the additional appropriations and adjustments as recommended in this report and outlined in Attachment 2 and 3 with any changes approved by the City Council.
10 BUDGET ADMIN The City Council unanimously approved items A, B & C during consent calendar:
Carryover appropriations of $25,827,803 to provide continuing funding for the items described in Attachment A;
The cargover of $9,605,019 in revenues estimated to be received in the current fiscal year described in Attachment B; Authorized the City Manager to make the necessary budget adjustments to add the cargover appropriations to the FY 2023-24 Adopted Budget.
11 INVESTMENTS
12 MINUTES
The City Council unanimously received and filed the Quarterly Investment Report for the quarter ending December 31, 2023, during consent calendar.
The City Council unanimously approved items A, B & C during consent calendar:
The Regular and Special City Council Meeting minutes of February 13, 2024; and
The Regular and Special City Council Meeting minutes of February 27, 2024.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 26, 2024 CITY COTJNCIL The City Council unanimously introduced proposed Ordinance No. 2024- 01-CC entitled Ordinance of the City Council of the City of South Gate, California, amending Section 1.04.065.2 (Same - Compensation) of Section 1.04.065 (Salary Of Members - Purpose) of Chapter 1.04 (City Council) of Title 1 (Administration And Personnel) of the South Gate Municipal Code increasing the City Council and the City Treasurer salary levels by motion of Mayor Hurtado and seconded by Council Member Barron.
Mr. Houston addressed the discussions prior about the salary increases.
Vice Mayor Davila requested to see if Commissioners and City Clerk can receive an increase in stipends.
Council Member Barron asked for clarification on the date to when the increase will take into effect.
WARRANTS The City Council unanimously approved the Warrant Register for March 26, 2024, by motion of Vice Mayor Davila and seconded by Council Member Avalos.
Total ofChecks: $4,517,966.73
Less:Voids $ (0.00)
Less: Employee Payroll Deductions $ (406,508.73)
GrandTotal: $4,111,458.00
ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hurtado unanimously adjourned the meeting in memory of Gerardo Rendon at 8:32 p.m. and Vice Mayor Davila.
PASSED and APPROVED this 23rd day of April 2024.
ATTEST:
Gil Hurtado, Mayor Yodit G City Clerk