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Item 5
City of South Gate
RECEIVED
CITY COUNCIL
JAN 4 2016
CITY OF SOUTH GATE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
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For the Regular Meeting of January
Originating D. i artment: Office of the City Cler
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City Clerk &
Carmen Av o
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City Manager
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SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
ACTION:
a. Approve Special and Regular Meeting minutes of November 10, 2015;
b. Approve the Special and Regular Meeting minutes of November 24, 2015;
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS:
REPORT SUMMARY:
None is required beyond posting of this item on the Agenda.
The minutes are provided to the City Council on the Thursday prior
to their regular business meeting. Amendments should be provided to the City Clerk's Office within 24
hours of a City Council Meeting so that verification of the record and corrections are made accordingly. A
revised document will be provided to the Council prior to the Meeting.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Special City Council Meeting minutes of November 10 & 24 2015
Regular City Council Meeting minutes of November 10 & 24 2015
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CITY OF SOUTH GATE
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Jorge Morales called a Special City Council meeting to order at
5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Carmen Avalos, City Clerk
PRESENT
Mayor Jorge Morales, Vice Mayor W. H. De Witt, Council Member Maria
Belen Bernal, Council Member Maria Davila, and Council Member Gil
Hurtado; City Manager Michael Flad, City Attorney Raul F. Salinas
ABSENT/EXCUSED
City Treasurer Gregory Martinez
CLOSED SESSION
The Council Members recessed into Closed Session at 5:31 p.m. and
reconvened at 6:30 p.m. with all members of Council present. City
Attorney Salinas reported the following:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — PENDING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government. Code Section 54956.9(a), 54954.9(b)(3)(C)
a.
b.
Jose Jesus Barragan v. City of South Gate
Sully-Miller v. City of South Gate
Item 1(a) is a traffic collision claim that the City Council considered and
after a presentation by the City Attorney's Office on a motion made by
Vice Mayor De Witt and seconded by Councilwoman Davila and on a
vote of 5-0, denied that claim.
On item 1(b), the City Council received a report with regard to the status
of ongoing settlement negotiations. On a motion made by Vice Mayor De
Witt and seconded by Council Member Hurtado and on a vote of 5-0,
approved a settlement to resolve that claim in its entirety. The matter has
not yet been fully resolved and the dollar amount of that settlement will
not be disclosed at this time until the settlement agreement is signed by the
parties. The settlement is a matter of public record after the agreement is
executed.
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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 10, 2015
2.
CONSIDER THE EVALUATION/RETIREMENT OF A PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and 54957.6
a.
Police Officer
On item 2(a), the City Council received a presentation by the City
Attorney and Chief of Police with respect to potential retirements of two
police officers. There was no action taken by the City Council. A report
was provided and in the future any action taken in connection with the
retirement of a public employee will be taken in open session.
3.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Representation:
Michael Flad, City Manager
Employee Organizations:
SGPMA, SGPOA, SGDMA,
SGPMMA, SGMEA
Item 3 listed a proposed discussion with respect to ongoing labor
negotiations; however the matter was taken off the agenda and not
discussed in closed session.
Mayor Morales asked if anyone in the audience wishes to speak on any of
these items. Seeing no one step forward; Mayor Morales closed the
audience portion.
ADJOURNMENT
Council Member Davila unanimously adjourned the meeting at 6:32 p.m.
and seconded by Council Member Hurtado.
PASSED and APPROVED this 12th day of January, 2016.
ATTEST:
Jorge Morales, Mayor
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CITY OF SOUTH GATE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Jorge Morales called a Regular City Council meeting to order at
6:33 p.m.
INVOCATION
Pastor Anthony Kidd, Community of Faith Bible Church led the
Invocation.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
Chief Randall Davis, South Gate Police Department led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Belen Bernal, Council Member Maria Davila, Council Member Gil
Hurtado; City Treasurer Gregory Martinez, City Manager Michael Flad,
City Attorney Raul F. Salinas
COMMENTS FROM
THE AUDIENCE
Virginia Johnson, 5751 McKinley Avenue is planning on attending the
tree lighting ceremony on November 19th and reminded City staff and the
coordinators that there are a lot of residents who have come before
Council in the past years who prefer the live bands keep their music down.
Ms. Johnson stated that this Saturday, November 14th from 10:00 to 8:00
p.m. and Sunday, November 15th from 10:00 to 6:00 p.m. will be a
Veterans Appreciation Day Powwow hosted by the Native American
Veterans Association at South Gate Park and the Women's Club of South
Gate is having a youth scholarship fundraising event on Saturday,
November 21st from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the South Gate Park.
Stuart Lutz, 11252 Grayridge Drive, Culver City, a teacher in South Gate
addressed the council regarding concerns and allegations pertaining to a
charter school in the city. He thanked the Council for voting unanimously
at the October 27th meeting to draft a letter asking LACOE and California
Department of Education to properly investigate these concerns and
allegations. He also inquired about the process in obtaining public records
and if any additional offices within South Gate were responsible for
fulfilling request for public records?
Alma Santana, 9607 Bryson Avenue stated that her daughter is a 4th grade
student at Aspire Gateway Academy. She proceeded to invite everyone to
see Annie, the play which is scheduled for March 4th and 1 1th, 2016 in the
school auditorium.
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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 10, 2015
COMMENTS FROM
THE AUDIENCE CONT'D
Oscar Bardales, 4216 Firestone Boulevard inquired about the
beautification project on Firestone Blvd and its attempt to destroy the
property values and businesses on the Boulevard.
Mayor Morales apologized to Mr. Bardales for interrupting him, and asked
him to hold his comments for item 2 and 7.
Hilda Cabrera, 9535 San Juan Avenue attended a Council meeting a few
months ago asking if fireworks could be ban from South Gate.
Nick Godoy, 8611 San Gabriel Avenue stated having problems on his
street with the vendors. He stated that the "one-way" sign on Ardmore
and San Gabriel Avenues cannot be seen by drivers on Ardmore.
REPORTS AND COMMENTS
FROM CITY OFFICIALS
Glenn Massey, South Gate Park Superintendant highlighted an upcoming
community event.
Mike Flad, City Manager reported that staff was directed by Council to
bring back a full report on how to address the firework problem.
Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney reported that there were two cases that had
been decided in the 4th District Court of Appeal. One case entitled San
Bernardino County and San Bernardino County Flood District vs. Superior
Court, and the second case Colony Partners vs. Superior Court of San
Bernardino County. He reported that South Gate was not involved in
either case directly; However, both cases had they been in place back in
2003 could have dramatically affected the City's ability to recover
millions of dollars. Both cases taken together prevent a non-government
agency from suing whenever there is a public contract that was subject to
a conflict of interest under Government 1090. He stated that after
speaking with City Manager, staff has prepared on behalf of the City of
South Gate a friend of the court letter which will be mailed to the Supreme
Court asking that the Supreme Court take review of these two cases.
Carmen Avalos, City Clerk explained the public records request process.
She stated that under the Public Records Act staff has 10 days to comply
with any request. The City has a new website that allows members of the
public to request records. Had Mr. Lutz done that, the City Clerk's Office
would probably have had the records available, when he came to seek the
letter in question. The fact that City Clerk's office was able to direct Mr.
Lutz to the appropriate department that actually produced the record was
very efficient on the City Clerk's staff to respond accordingly. She
apologized to Mr. Lutz for feeling he was being inconvenienced by the
fact that her staff did not know what the record was that had not yet been
deposited in the Clerk's office. She wants the record to reflect that the
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FROM CITY OFFICIALS
City
CONT'D
Clerk's staff is efficient and complies with every public records
request that has ever been requested of the City.
Council Member Bernal asked staff to include in the report all the nonprofits that fundraise and how much they typically increase funding during
the sales of fireworks. She met with a representative from TNT and he
explained the process.
Council Member Bernal celebrated her birthday and the day after had a
nice Halloween. She mentioned that her family is growing and that Elisa,
her daughter is very happy to welcome in a new sibling in next April.
Council Member Bernal stated that she had an opportunity to attend
Senior Health Care Fair at the Senior Center that St. Francis hosted. She
attended a meeting in LAUSD in regards to the superintendant search.
She and Vice Mayor De Witt participated in a tour of the new Martin
Luther King Community Hospital today.
Council Member Davila reported the Halloween event at the park noting it
was well attended. She attended the Azalea Bowl and a community
meeting on Friday. Saturday the City of South Gate hosted the Special
Olympics and thanked the Police Department for helping. She, Vice
Mayor De Witt, City Manager and Chief of Police attended the forty years
anniversary for SEACCA.
Council Member Hurtado reported that the 1-710 Project Committee is
moving steadily due to Supervisor Solis' motion that eased some of the
concerns from environmentalist groups.
Council Member Hurtado noted that he receiving phone calls regarding
vendors' idoling at schools and parking lots.
Council Member Hurtado stated disappointment with an LAUSD school
board member over his unavailability to address concerns pertaining to
school issues on charter schools.
Vice Mayor De Witt reported that he, the Mayor and Chief of Police met
with Sheriff Jim McDonnell to go over certain issues of concern, one of
them being fireworks. He noted that there were county efforts to address
the issue county wide. Lastly, he mentioned a meeting he and Council
Member Hurtado had with Southern California Edison regarding
unplanned outages.
Vice Mayor De Witt asked Chief of Police to patrol area 5 at Hollydale
Park prohibited substance smokers.
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FROM CITY OFFICIALS
CONT'D
Mayor Morales reported that his niece won student body treasurer at her
elementary school. He inquired about a concern a resident brought to his
attention regarding any association the City may have with a company that
was speaking to residents about $25 for toilets replacing them for water
conservation purposes.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Agenda Items 1, 2, 3, and 4 were unanimously approved during Consent
Calendar by motion of Vice Mayor De Witt and seconded by Council
Member Hurtado.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
The City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 7687 entitled — A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Gate accepting grant
funds awarded by the State of California Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control for the Grant Assistance Program for Fiscal Year 20152016, to pay sworn Police Officers' overtime expenses and training, during
consideration of the Consent Calendar; and
a.
Appropriated $21,000 of the Grant Assistance Program funds for
sworn Police Officers' overtime expenses and training.
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TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING/ADMIN
The City Council unanimously approved Amendment No. 2 to Contract
No. 2796, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for the Firestone
Boulevard Capacity Improvement Project, Metro Project ID No. F3124,
City Project No. 476-TRF, necessary to extend the dates that the "2009
Call for Projects" Program grant funds lapse, during consideration of the
Consent Calendar; and
a.
Authorized the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 2 in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney.
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WATER
The City Council unanimously approved Pipeline Crossing Agreement
(Contract No. 3162) with Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) for
the installation of a water main under the UPRR railroad tracks located on
California Avenue for the "Elizabeth Reservoir and Booster Pump Station
at the Well No. 28 Site and New Well No. 29 at the Santa Fe Tank Site,
City Project No. 494-WTR", during consideration of the Consent
Calendar; and
a.
Authorized the Mayor to execute the Pipeline Crossing Agreement
in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
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4
MINUTES
The City Council unanimously approving the Special and Regular
Meeting minutes of October 13, 2015, during consideration of the Consent.
Calendar.
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COMMUNITY
PROMOTION
The City Council unanimously approved Tweedy Mile Association's
request for fee waivers for the street closure of Tweedy Boulevard,
between California Avenue and State Street for the 8th Annual Cultural
Event, by motion of Council Member Davila and seconded by Council
Member Hurtado:
a.
b.
c.
In the amount of $452 for the Public Works encroachment permit
fee; and
In the amount of $46 for the Business License Division special
event permit; and
In the amount of $61 for the Building and Safety Division
inspection fee.
Mayor Morales asked City Manager to summarize this item. City Manager stated
that there are a few different events taking place in the public-right-away each
year, especially during the holidays. The City often times is a cosponsor. Council
is requested to waive fees that are associated with these events. The City needs a
record of waiving fees which would be the revenue coming into the City and
sometimes staff is asking for an appropriation because there's an expenditure of
funds. Mr. Flad stated that the next two items are those request. Two weeks ago
we had a similar item that Council requested staff to look into a way to streamline
the process so as to have it be a blank approval. The proposal from staff is not
part of this agenda item but it will return as part of the next year fiscal year
budget. There will be a separate discussion and action item for Council and will
list all previously waived events, both the revenue and expenditure. City Manager
stated that Item 6 is just an expenditure appropriation request and revenue.
Mayor Morlaes opened item for public comment. None; Mayor Morales closed
the audience portion.
Greg Martinez, City Treasurer stated that there are no Tweedy Mile Association
representatives present, but he is a Tweedy Mile board member. If there are any
questions he can answer any questions.
Council Member Bernal asked if the public works department assisted for the
organization of the event and if funds were taken from the general fund.
Arturo Cervantes responded that no general fund was utilized.
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COMMUNITY
PROMOTION
The City Council unanimously approved the co-sponsorship of the 3rd Annual
Jingle Road Run 5K/10K to be held on December 13, 2015 prior to the Children's
Christmas Lane Parade in conjunction with South Gate Crossfit and Aztlan
Athletics Foundation, by motion of Vice Mayor De Witt and seconded by Council
Member Hurtado; and
a.
Appropriating a total of $5,000 of taxpayer subsidy from the General Fund
to cover staff overtime associated with the street closure of Tweedy
Boulevard for this event; and
b.
Directing staff from the Parks & Recreation Department to take the lead in
coordinating City services with the organizers to ensure that the event is
properly organized and safe; and
c.
Designating all proceeds of the event to be equally divided between the
South Gate Police Activities League and the Friends of South Gate
Park; and
d.
Authorizing the waiver of the Public Works encroachment permit fee in
the amount of $452; and
e.
Authorizing the waiver of the Business License special event permit fee in
the amount of $46; and
f.
Directing staff to return to the City Council in February to formalize this
as a City event for future years and with a proposed agreement for Event
Coordination Services for the 2016 Event.
City Manager stated there is nothing additional to add. Same request as
item 5 with the addition of asking for additional appropriation to cover the
cost of overtime. These items with Councils goals are promoting a
healthy community. Staff's long term expectation is that this becomes a
recurring event and staff will bring back during the spring a multi-year
agreement to have this as a recurring event.
Juliano Harquin, 10606 McNerney Avenue thanked Council and staff for
the opportunity to support the education and outreach program.
Mayor Morales closed the audience portion.
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TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING/ADMIN
The City Council considered receiving and filing a presentation of the
design concept for the Firestone Boulevard Regional Corridor Capacity
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TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING/ADMIN
CONT'D
Improvements, City Project No. 476-TRF, which is proposed to increase
safety and reduce congestion on Firestone Boulevard between Hunt
Avenue and Alameda Street.
The City Manager stated that there is a presentation that will cover a few
different aspects of this project as it was a great opportunity to meet
multiple Council goals. Mr. Cervantes provide a presentation, per City
Manager direction.
Arturo Cervantes, Director of Public Works stated that this project has
emphases on improving safety and reducing congestion on Firestone
Boulevard. Staff has been developing in a collaborative process, a
concept of plan that works well for the Firestone Boulevard Corridor.
Several departments, emergency services and the public have been
engaged. The reason we are here tonight is to continue the outreach and
get more input on the project.
Mr. Cervantes stated that the City has an $80 million capital improvement
program to address issues of safety and traffic congestion. In regards to
safety, staff evaluated a time period between 2011-2014 and found out
there has been 225 accidents over this three year period. Thirteen (13) of
those included pedestrians and twelve involved cyclist.
The safety improvements staff is proposing is adding raised roadway
medians to reduce conflict points and help prevent head on collisions. The
primary issue on Firestone is that we only have two lanes of traffic in each
direction. Staff is going to be adding a third lane in each direction for a
total of six traffic lanes and some challenges will be created with this
design. One of the primary issues is going to impact parking without
widening Firestone Boulevard. Parking will be allowed for the majority of
the day with the exception of the morning and evening peak hours.
Architect Patricia Smith explained that whenever a City undertakes a
project to primarily make improvements for traffic flow and safety, they
also have the opportunity to do a few improvements to the streetscape that
will add value for both the public and businesses in the community. Their
job as the landscape architects and designers was to work closely with
staff and Willdan the engineers to look at what would be the most cost
effective way to make the boulevard more beautiful and really enhance its
visual appearance, but also its function to serve the community.
Mr. Cervantes clarified that the project is merely a concept it is not
finalized. Staff continues to collect input. Sometime early next year the
project will be brought back to Council with an environmental document
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TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING/ADMIN
CONT'D
and approval for the concept so we can enter for a final design.
Construction can begin in Fall of 2016.
Mr. Cervantes stated that this project was funded primarily with a grant
that was received from the 2009 Call for Projects. The total budget is
estimated to be $14.7 million and includes a local match in an amount of
$5 million.
Mr. Cervantes shared that the consultant, Arellano Associates was brought
on board for public outreach. Cathy Ortiz the Senior Project Coordinator
spoke next on the matter.
Ms. Ortiz of Arellano Associates, provided examples of outreach ideas,
such as setting up informational booths at the Fiestas Patrias and Family
Day at the Park, mailed out flyers, done door-to-door knocking, posted
articles on the Vista, website updates, and encouraged one-on-one
meetings. She mentioned setting up a project helpline, project website
specifically for the CIP project, the City's website for notices and updates,
and the City's iPhone app.
Mr. Cervantes noted that staff had spoken to every business on Firestone
Boulevard.
Mayor Morales asked if there are any plans for Ardmore and the railroad
tracks regarding traffic circulation and parking. Mr. Cervantes stated that
as part of this project no other improvements are being made to corridors
like Ardmore. There is an opportunity to globally enhance parking and
traffic circulation throughout the city, but the primary issue is funding to
dedicate to corridors. Staff is doing a parking analysis to see what
alternatives are available to the businesses.
V ice Mayor De Witt recommended that the left turn lanes be extended to
accommodate more cars.
Mayor Morales asked if anyone in the audience wishes to speak on this
item.
Virginia Johnson, 5751 McKinley Avenue stated that public input in
regards to art is needed.
Andrew Gonzalez, 1031 Bowman Avenue questioned the LED lighting
because it fails to have the overlapping cones of light affecting crime. He
too believes a lot of public input in regards to art is needed.
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TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING/ADMIN
CONT'D
Oscar Bardales, 4216 Firestone Boulevard, property owner since 1983,
expressed his discontent as the parking on Firestone Blvd will be nonexistent, hence as a result he will lose business. He asked Mr. Cervantes
what will happen to his business.
Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney asked Mr. Bardales to direct his comments
to the Mayor and when done his questions will be answered.
Daniel Bardales, 4216 Firestone Boulevard stated that there are a lot of
different issues in the sense of the plan. This plan is suppose to be about
safety and now it has changed to a beautification plan. He stated that the
last time there was an accident an 11-year old skate boarder was killed on
Firestone Boulevard. Mr. Bardales questioned if by adding a third lane
will that affect the speed of traffic? He was informed it would slow down.
Lastly, he added that if businesses lose parking their loss of income would
be about $150 to half a million dollars per year.
Mayor Morales closed the audience portion.
EXCUSED FROM
MEETING
Vice Mayor De Witt recused himself from this item due to potential
conflict of interest.
Mayor Morales stated that he is excited to see so many people in the
audience in attendance as result of this item. He stated that this is the type
of input Council is looking for. He thanked everyone for attending this
meeting and more meetings in the future addressing these issues.
Council Member Bernal asked if the eastside of the City has already been
converted into three lanes each way and if there are any parking
restrictions on Imperial Highway? She is requesting what the impact for
the small business on Firestone Boulevard would be as Downey had
similar restrictions.
Mr. Cervantes stated that regionally the majority of the corridor has three
lanes in each direction. Mr. Cervantes is not familiar with the restricted
hours for Downey, but primarily the hours are centered on traffic patterns.
Mr. Cervantes stated that the hours of operation for small businesses will
be looked at. Mr. Cervantes believes there are because it has the three
lanes each direction.
Council Member Davila indicated she had attended a meeting last week
and better understands the community/ businesses concerns. As a veteran
Councilwoman for twelve-years she has over the years heard a myriad of
concerns about finding solutions to the traffic congestion on Firestone
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PLANNING/ADMIN
CONT'D
Boulevard.
Mayor Morales reiterated that this item was about addressing issues that
had been brought to their attention for many years.
Council Member Hurtado stated that every decision made by Council has
impacts. He explained that when projects are being worked on, resources
are being sought and the grants are for specific projects. He has been on
Council for ten-years and the community has also asked him for a solution
to Firestone Boulevard. He lives on the other side of the freeway near
Garfield Avenue and sometimes it takes him 40 to 45 minutes to get to
city hall.
Gregory Martinez, City Treasurer stated that Green's Cleaners is located
on Kauffman and Firestone and next door to Aspire school. Green's
Cleaners were the first to be impacted by the median, street widening and
parking restrictions. He also mentioned that before the median on Atlantic
was put in a local company that manufactures emergency equipment was
concerned if they would be able to get a 53 foot truck and trailer on and
off and have access. He questioned traffic on smaller streets to get back
on Firestone. He understands the City needs to hire consultants because of
their experience in these fields, but he doesn't believe the consultants
understand what's happening in South Gate.
The City Council received and filed a presentation of the design concept
for the Firestone Boulevard Regional Corridor Capacity Improvements,
City Project No. 476-TRF, which is proposed to increase safety and
reduce congestion on Firestone Boulevard between Hunt Avenue and
Alameda Street by motion of Council Member Hurtado and seconded by
Council Member Davila.
ROLL CALL: Mayor Morales, yes; Council Member Davila, yes;
Council Member Hurtado, yes; Council Member Bernal, yes; Vice Mayor
De Witt, absent.
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ANNEXATIONS
The City Council considered directing staff to return with a Resolution
authorizing the application with Los Angeles Local Area Formation
Commission (LALAFCO) for the annexation of properties along the Los
Angeles River near Hollydale Regional Park it will require an
appropriation of funds at a future City Council meeting.
Council Member Hurtado inquired about a possible conflict issue
considering the proximity of residences for the Mayor and Vice Mayor.
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ANNEXATIONS CONT'D
Mike Flad, City Manager indicated Vice Mayor informed him that he was
going to excuse himself from this item due to the proximity of this
proposed project.
Council Member Hurtado asked about the Mayor's proximity. City
Manager stated that the Mayor is not within the proximity of the proposed
project.
Mayor Morales asked City.Manager to summarize this item. City
Manager stated that at the previous meeting Council was provided with
the preliminary overview of this project. This is the unincorporated area
that is adjacent to the City of South Gate between Hollydale Park and Los
Angeles River. The parcel includes the Los Angeles river area. The City
is allowed to petition and try to annex a property that is near the City.
This process takes time. Staff is recommending that Council direct staff to
begin the process and meanwhile do research on the pros and cons and
cost of the process.
City Manager stated that a benefit in obtaining the property was the
potential for future grant funding that will be coming towards the LA
River. Staff has met with Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
item.
Virginia Johnson, 5751 McKinley Avenue stated that at the previous
Council meeting someone mentioned the VFW on Gardendale and
Garfield and is wondering why the City would be interested in acquiring
that property.
Having no one else come forward, Mayor Morales closed the audience
portion.
Council Members Davila and Hurtado stated seeing the proposed project
and its benefit to the City.
Council Member Bernal supports this item as well. She thinks in the long
term it will be a benefit to the City and the region. She inquired about the
$6,000. City Manager indicated it was to cover the cost of the application.
The City Council directed staff to return with a Resolution authorizing the
application with Los Angeles Local Area Formation Commission
(LALAFCO) for the annexation of properties along the Los Angeles River
near Hollydale Regional Park and required appropriation of funds at a
future City Council meeting, by motion of Council Member Davila and
seconded by Council Member Hurtado.
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ANNEXATIONS CONT'D
ROLL CALL: Council Member Davila, yes; Council Member Hurtado,
yes; Council Member Bernal, yes; Mayor Morales, yes; Vice Mayor De
Witt, absent.
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WARRANTS AND
CANCELLATIONS
The City Council approved the Warrants and Cancellations for
November 10, 2015, by motion of Council Member Auditor Bernal and
seconded by Council Member Hurtado. Vice Mayor De Witt was absent.
Total of Checks:
Voids:
Total of Payroll Deductions:
Grand Total:
$2,882,218.88
(1,973.39)
$
$ (258,999.17)
$2,621,246.32
Cancellations: 59088, 59218, 59765, 59771, 60680, 60683, 60685 and
61285
Mayor Morales thanked Ms. Acosta for emailing Council in regards to the
Tweedy Mile Associations' warrant from previous meeting.
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LAW ENFORCEMENT
The City Council adopting Resolution No. 7688 entitled — A Resolution of
the City Council of the City of South Gate exercising the City of South
Gate's authority to withdraw and opt-out of the Los Angeles Regional
Interoperable Communications System Joint Powers Authority pursuant to
Section 5.01 of the Joint Powers Agreement, by motion of Council
Member Davila and seconded by Council Member Hurtado. Vice Mayor
De Witt was absent.
Mayor Morales stated that this item was well intended when it was first
brought up by the County. However, at this point, it seems like an issue
that hasn't been resolved after six years. Mayor Morales asked the Chief
of Police to summarize this item.
The Chief of Police stated that in 2009 the City of South Gate and most of
the cities in LA County entered into an agreement with LA-RICS to form
a county wide communication system that would allow all the cities in LA
County, fire and police to communicate with one another. In theory this
was a good idea, and it's operational right now with other systems
through out the county. However, the system has met with a lot of
stumbling blocks and road blocks on several different levels dealing with
infrastructure, implementation, and different cities to allow the frequencies
to go from city to city. The funding plan was largely dependent on grant
funds. Cities have opted-out. Should there be a need for emergency to
communicate with the rest of LA County there is an additional system
available through the County.
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LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONT'D
Mayor Morales stated that as of October, 21 out of the 88 cities in LA
County have opted-out. He is on the Executive Board of California
Contract Cities where seventy cities are members. They had a discussion
about this item at their last executive board meeting and just from that
meeting alone, 7 from 10 cities will be opting-out. He thanked the Chief
for staying abreast of this issue.
item. Seeing no one step forward; Mayor Morales closed the audience
portion.
ADJOURNMENT
Council Member Hurtado adjourned the meeting at 8:55 p.m. and
seconded by Council Member Davila. Vice Mayor De Witt was absent.
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CITY OF SOUTH GATE
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Jorge Morales called a,Special City Council meeting to order at
5:40 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Belen Bernal, Council Member Maria Davila, and Council Member Gil
Hurtado; City Manager Michael Flad, City Attorney Raul F. Salinas
ABSENT/EXCUSED
City Treasurer Gregory Martinez
CLOSED SESSION
The Council Members recessed into Closed Session at 5:41 p.m. and
reconvened at 6:31 p.m. with all members of Council present. City
Attorney Salinas reported the following:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — PENDING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a), 54954.9(b)(3)(C)
a. In Re Encampment Related Claims of Persons on City Owned
Property
b. Maria Cleotilde Tapia-Aguilar v. City of South Gate
Item l (a) are claims filed by individuals who were evicted from property
owned by the City. The City Council discussed this matter in closed
session and after completion of that discussion there was no reportable
action taken.
Item 1(b) is a claim filed in connection with a vehicular accident involving
a South Gate employee. City Council received a report from staff with
respect to this case and after conclusion of that report there was no
reportable action taken.
2. CONSIDER THE EVALUATION/RETIREMENT OF A PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and 54957.6
a. Police Officer
Item 2(a) is a matter related to an open session agenda regarding a
disability retirement. The City Council received a brief report by the City
Manager with respect to personnel related matters. There was no
reportable action taken upon completion of that report.
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Mayor Morales asked if anyone in the audience wishes to speak on any of
these items. Seeing no one step forward; Mayor Morales closed the
audience portion.
ADJOURNMENT
Council Member Hurtado unanimously adjourned the meeting at 6:33 p.m.
and seconded by Council Member Davila.
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CITY OF SOUTH GATE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Jorge Morales called a Regular City Council meeting to order at
6:33 p.m.
INVOCATION
Bishop Juan Carlos Mendez of Centro Christiano Bet-El led the Invocation.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
Jaime Garcia, Chamber of Commerce President led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Belen Bernal, Council Member Maria Davila, Council Member Gil
Hurtado; City Treasurer Gregory Martinez, City Manager Michael Flad,
City Attorney Raul F. Salinas
ADJOURN MEETING
IN MEMORIAM
Carmen Avalos, City Clerk asked that tonight's meeting be adjourned in
Memory of all the individuals that lost their life tragically in France, and
to the families mourning the loss of their children, the loss of a family
member and more importantly to our servicemen and women who are
overseas and will not be home this Thanksgiving to celebrate with their
families. She also wished everyone a great Thanksgiving.
PROCLAMATION
The City Council issued a Proclamation declaring Saturday, November 28,
2015, as Small Business Saturday.
Jaime Garcia, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Alex
Castafieda, Vice President accepted the proclamation
COMMENTS FROM
THE AUDIENCE
Virginia Johnson, 5751 McKinley Avenue thanked City Attorney Salinas
for going above and beyond his job description by providing a document
she was interested in. She also thanked the Parks & Recreation
Department for changing the Parks & Recreation meeting in the local
South Gate magazine to reflect the meetings held on the second Thursday
of the month. She attended the South Gate Women's Club November
event called "Quartermania."
Ms. Johnson stated receiving a message from Linda Parsonson about a
biodiversity meeting Ms. Parsonson attended last Thursday evening at the
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COMMENTS FROM
THE AUDIENCE CONT'D
South Gate Park. Hilda Solis was present along with many others. Ms.
Parsonson was surprised by an announcement by the San Gabriel
Mountain Authority that someone has been looking to the Westside of the
710 freeway near Imperial Highway to build a park for South Gate. She
hopes to get more information on this idea and if so, wouldn't this be in
the City of Lynwood.
Paul Adams, Director of Parks & Recreation stated that this is the
repairing project that the Water Conservation Authority is doing with the
grant that the City of South Gate passed onto the Water Conservation
Authority. The original location was west of the river and south of
Imperial, but was moved north of Imperial which is in the City of South
Gate.
Jaime Garcia, 4635 Firestone Boulevard stated that the azalea shopping
center is doing very well. He also mentioned the Chamber of Commerce
is happy with the goals set by the City. He thanked the Public Works
Department for fixing the light on Atlantic Boulevard leading to the
entrance of the azalea.
Alex Castafieda gave an update in regards to the Christmas Lane Parade,
Jingle Run and a toy give away. They are working with a radio station
(Radio Centro) for the toy give away. He hopes to see everyone on
Sunday.
Nick Godoy, 8611 San Gabriel Avenue stated that the two banners in front
of the Police Department and City Hall are falling apart. He can try to
repair the banners if someone can bring them down. He stated that three
months ago he requested a meeting with the Police Chief and City
Manager and has not heard back from them. He stated that the
neighborhood watch existed for years, but was lost due to the community
not caring. He is trying to fix the neighborhood watch on his street.
Mr. Godoy attended the Native American Veteran's Association (NAVA)
Annual Veteran's Appreciation and Heritage Day Powwow and stated that
there were benches without enough tents. He also mentioned some South
Gate residents are not satisfied with the Chief.
FROM CITY OFFICIALS
Mayor Morales requested City staff to provide report at this time.
Ian Kokot, Recreation Supervisor announced that City Hall will be having
the Holiday Tree Lighting on December ri at 4 p.m. and everyone is
invited to attend.
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FROM CITY OFFICIALS
CONT'D
Mike Flad, City Manager replied to Mr. Godoy that he was not aware of
his request. He and the Chief are always available and meet with residents
on a regular basis.
Mr. Flad stated that he has been around a few Chiefs in the southern area
and the South Gate Chief of Police is one of the finest he has ever seen.
The Chief of Police has done an absolute outstanding job. He mentioned
that crime in this community is down.
Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney stated that yesterday the City of South Gate
filed a letter brief to the California Supreme Court urging the California
Supreme Court take up a matter that was decided by the Fourth District
Court Appeal which is in the San Bernardino County area to reverse the
decision with respect to the interpretation in particular to Government
Code Section 1090.
Gregory Martinez, City Treasurer wished everyone a safe and Happy
Thanksgiving. He's a Tweedy Mile Board Member and expressed
gratitude to all, especially Public Works for a great permanent tree lighting
ceremony. He is inviting everyone to the Posada on December 9th on
Tweedy Boulevard. He also noted his personal family success, stating that
last Friday he was honored to watch his son being sworn in as a L.A.
County Sheriff Officer.
Carmen Avalos, City Clerk whished everyone a safe and Happy
Thanksgiving.
Council Member Bernal attended the HUB Consortium meeting. The
board members were reviewing the numbers of folks who are coming in
and making use of the services. October last month has been the busiest.
In the month of October, 303 South Gate residents were served. She
mentioned that the grand opening of the County Supervisor's office in the
southeast is set for December 5th at 9 a.m.
Council Member Bernal missed the opening of the tree lighting ceremony
because she was at the HUB Cities meeting, but did make it in the end.
She thanked the prior Council for making this possible. She also attended
the Eco Rapid Transit summit and wished everyone a Happy
Thanksgiving. She is expecting a baby boy in April.
Council Member Davila thanked everyone for attending the Eco Rapid
Transit summit last week. She had a great time at the tree lighting
ceremony and thanked Council for making it happened. She wished
everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
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FROM CITY OFFICIALS
CONT'D
Council
Member Hurtado stated recommending lights like Pasadena and
other cities have for Tweedy Boulevard. He also stated that his wife
recommended having a posada on Tweedy Boulevard.
Council Member Hurtado mentioned speaking with a few business owners
about the illegal vendors. He called the watch commander about two
weeks ago about a person dressed as a clown juggling balls on the street.
He mentioned the JAA had a fundraiser this weekend and it went well.
JAA paid for a sound system because the sound system at the park wasn't
working. He wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
Vice Mayor De Witt attended the Eco Rapid Transit summit, Contract
Cities Fall's Summit and Sheriff McDonnell spoke on the state's budget
and proposition 47 effects on law enforcement. He mentioned that the
original California state constitution is both in Spanish and English.
Vice Mayor De Witt enjoyed the tree lighting ceremony. He mentioned
that the sidewalk by Legacy High School needs to be worked on before a
student gets hurt.
Vice Mayor De Witt and Council Member Hurtado met with School
Board Member Rodriguez and talked about traffic safety, pedestrian safety
and alternative times for school to start to try to alleviate traffic. He
wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
Mayor Morales attended the 35th Annual Fall Educational Summit for
California Contract Cities. Issues brought up were how to deal with the
emergency operational centers, homeless and the fire stations have
sandbags.
Mayor Morales asked if Fire Stations 54 & 57 have sandbags. Vice
Mayor stated that they do. Mr. Adams, Director of Parks & Recreation
stated that the sandbags are picked up at the fire stations and the sand is
available at parking lot 1. Other discussions were working with seniors
with disabilities, repairing road tracks and homes with rain barrels.
Mayor Morales also attended the Southern California Gas Company and
they had "How to Access Cap and Trade." Cap and Trade was a bill that
was passed about a year or two ago. The law states that we are trying to
reduce green house gas emission to our 1990 levels by 2020. The
businesses were caped the level of emissions they can produce. He
attended a press conference with Southern California Gas Company
regarding legislation AB 857 which provides incentives to truckers to buy
natural gas vehicles.
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FROM CITY OFFICIALS
CONT'D
Mayor Morales attended the County Sanitation District and they are
raising the fees to dump your trash at the transfer station on Garfield and
Southern by $2 a ton.
Mayor Morales attended the tree lighting ceremony. He and City Manager
attended a meeting with Frank Gehry. Mr. Frank Gehry is the architect of
the Walt Disney Hall in Downtown L.A. Mr. Gehry was brought on board
to design the 51 miles to connect the 51 miles of the L.A. River from San
Fernando Valley to Long Beach.
Mayor Morales met with the principal from Tweedy Elementary School
on Friday regarding a program called "The Walk and Talk with the
Principal and Mayor." The purpose of this program is to talk about issues
that affect health and the community.
Mayor Morales informed City Manager about a message he received in
regards to approving lowering the flag half mass. He is asking City
Manager to approve and just informing elective officials what has been
done. He doesn't see the Mayor having any special powers; Council is
equal. Mike Flad, City Manager stated that there are categories of items
the Mayor needs to approve.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Agenda Items 2, 4, and 6 were unanimously approved during Consent
Calendar by motion of Vice Mayor De Witt and seconded by Council
Member Hurtado. Items 3 and 5 were pulled for separate discussion.
2
PERSONNEL BENEFITS/
RETIREMENT ADMIN
The City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 7689 entitled — A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Gate determining that
Sandra Dahlia is entitled to an industrial disability retirement, within the
meaning of the Public Employees' Retirement Law, arising out of and in
the course of her employment, during consideration of the Consent
Calendar; and
a.
Authorized the California Public Employees' Retirement System
(Ca1PERS) to process the Disability Retirement application of
Sandra Dahlia, Police Officer.
3
PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT
& SELECTION
The City Council unanimously adopting Resolution No. 7690 entitled — A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Gate amending the
Hourly Pay Table to conform to the new minimum wage law effective
January 1, 2016 and to create the General Electrician hourly position in
the Public Works Department and approve the job specification for that
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& SELECTION CONT'D
position, by motion of Vice Mayor De Witt and seconded by Council
Member Hurtado.
Mayor Morales asked the City Manager to summarize this item. The City
Manager stated that as minimum wage increases some positions will fall
below the minimum wage.
Mike Flad, City Manager asked Mr. Cervantes to speak on the electrician
position.
Arturo Cervantes, Director of Public Works stated that the electrician
position is to help us obtain the experience and qualifications needed from
part-time employees.
Mike Flad, City Manager stated that this position was budgeted.
Mayor Morales stated that not everyone has access to the agenda bills, but
this item is going to cost the City $52,000 from the period of January 1st to
the end of the fiscal year (January 30, 2016). Council was aware that this
legislation was adopted the year prior and it was budgeted. All current
hourly classification that fall under $16 p/h; their rates will change and it
affects 111 hourly employees.
item.
Virginia Johnson, 5751 McKinley Avenue is not commenting about these
personnel positions directly, but about the wage increases throughout
California's new minimum wage requirement which does affect this issue.
Raising wages throughout California reduces the money going into our
infrastructure. California has already lost tens of thousands of jobs to
other states.
Mayor Morales stated that this year the legislator is going to look at
increasing the wages again to match the City of Los Angeles. South Gate
residents will need to be informed.
Nick Godoy, 8611 San Gabriel Avenue stated that South Gate residents
are under the impression that all South Gate employees are overpaid. As
he was reading the agenda he was surprise to see that the highest paid
employee is making $19 that is not a department head. He was making
that in the mid 1980's, but he was in a different field. He does not know
how an employee can survive at $18 - $19 dollars an hour. He approves in
giving the employees an increase.
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& SELECTION CONT'D
portion.
Council Member Belen stated that the $52,000 is only for a six month
period but believes this number will further be impacted by the labor
negotiations in the coming months.
4
STREETS/SIDEWALKS/
LANDSCAPING
The City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 7691 entitled - A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Gate initiating annual
proceedings for the levy of the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 assessments and
ordering preparation of an Engineer's Report for the Street Lighting and
Landscaping Maintenance District No. 1, during consideration of the
Consent Calendar.
5
LAW ENFORCEMENT
The City Council unanimously approved an Agreement (Contract No.
3163) with Terra Pave Inc., for an amount not-to exceed $86,790, for the
construction of the South Gate Police Department Parking Lot Pavement
Rehabilitation, City Project No. 533-GEN, by motion of Council Member
Hurtado and seconded by Council Member Davila; and
a.
b.
c.
Appropriated $125,000 in undesignated General Funds to a new
project account; and
Approved the Notice of Exemption for this project and directing
the City Clerk to file with the Los Angeles County Recorder; and
Authorized the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney.
6
MINUTES
The City Council unanimously approved the Special and Regular Meeting
minutes of October 27, 2015, during consideration of the Consent
Calendar.
7
WATER
The City Council unanimously accepted as completion, effective
November 12, 2015, of the construction of the Water Treatment System at
Well No. 27, City Project No. 469-WTR, by Atlas-Allied, Inc., by motion
of Council Member Davila and seconded by Council Member Hurtado;
and
a.
Directed the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the Los
Angeles County Recorder's Office.
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WATER CONT'D
Mike Flad, City Manager stated sometimes people forget how critical the
water system is. This well is something residents will never know
anything about. The infrastructure that it takes to pump water from
hundreds of feet below ground, clean it up and then provide the water to
homes is taken for granted. He asked Mr. Cervantes to talk about this
item.
Arturo Cervantes, Director of Public Works stated that the City has an
expensive water system. He stated that the City's water service system
services about 90 percent of the City and the other 10 percent is served by
Golden State Water. The City has about 130 miles of water mains, twelve
wells which the majority is operational and plenty of storage in the above
ground tanks and large reservoirs. Specifically we have over 9 million
gallons of storage capacity and a couple of elevated water tanks.
One of the water tanks will be abandoned with one of our upcoming
capital projects.
Mr. Cervantes stated that the City pumps over 8,000 acre feet of water
annually and that number has been declining over the years because of the
drought regulations. Additionally, as part of the maintenance water system
we have an aggressive capital improvement program. We have a 13
million dollar budget for capital projects that are being focused on the
water system. He provided samples of water for Council and City
Treasurer to taste.
Vice Mayor De Witt stated that our City Treasurer when he was on the
Council displayed a glass of water from his facet that was discolored. He
is glad this well was cleaned-up.
item.
Virginia Johnson, 5751 McKinley Avenue was amazed to see the clean
sample water brought in by Mr. Cervantes. She too remembers Greg
Martinez bringing in brown drinking water.
portion.
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8
WARRANTS AND
CANCELLATIONS
The City Council unanimously approved the Warrants and Cancellations
for November 24, 2015, by motion of Council Member Auditor Bernal
and seconded by Vice Mayor De Witt.
$3,310,470.46
Total of Checks:
Voids
$ (215,226.62)
Total of Payroll Deductions: $ (298,232.88)
Grand Total:
$2,797,010.96
Cancellations: 57069, 55614, 56208, 60446, 61871, 62207, 62234, 62254
item. Seeing no one step forward; Mayor Morales closed the audience
portion.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Morales unanimously adjourned the meeting in memory of all the
individuals who lost their lives tragically in France, to all the families
mourning the loss of a family member, to our servicemen and women who
are overseas and will not be home this Thanksgiving to celebrate with
their families and Ricky Galves, Downey Police Officer at 7:54 p.m. and
seconded by Vice Mayor De Witt.
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