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Home My Public Portal About2021-04-06 - CC REGULAR MEETING LYNWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES April 6, 2021 01. CALL TO ORDER Live Meeting in Council Chamber- 11350 Bullis Road, Lynwood, CA 90262 - or- Web conference via ZOOM - To participate please join via Zoom or by telephone: 1-669-900-9128 or 1-253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 840 1668 9701 Passcode: 2020. Meeting called to order at 6:07 pm. Mayor Santana presiding. 02. CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING BY CITY CLERK City Clerk Quinonez announced the Agenda had been duly posted in accordance with the Brown Act. 03. ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA ABSENT: NONE STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Hernandez, Noel Tapia, City Treasurer Camacho and City Clerk Quinonez. 04. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Flores. 05. INVOCATION The invocation was offered by Pastor Woody Robinson. 06. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS • Sheriff Lieutenant Gomez - Update on Law Enforcement Issues. • City Council Members Reporting on Meetings Attended (Gov. Code 53232.3 (D)). PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Regarding Agenda Items Only) (Complete audio of public comment can be requested with the City Clerk's office) (Due to COVID-19 pandemic public comments can also be made by email or voicemail and will be read into the record by the City Clerk) 1 Sonia Bartel thanked City Council & the city for the celebrating'& acknowledging fair housing month. Irene Garcia spoke in regards to the impacts of COVID-19. Patricia Carr spoke in regards to her issue with not being able to attend council meetings in person. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Complete audio of public comment can be requested with the City Clerk's office) (Due to COVID-19 pandemic public comments can also be made by email or voicemail and will be read into the record by the City Clerk) NONE CITY COUNCIL ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (The complete audio of the City Council oral and written communication is available upon request at the City Clerk's office) Council Member Flores didn't have further comments. Council Member Solache encouraged the residents, who have applied for financial assistance with the city, to follow up with staff to ensure that their documents are complete. He then added that he hopes they do contact either Council or staff to make sure that this assistance is given to the community. Council Member Soto didn't have further comments. Mayor Pro Tern Casanova asked City Manager Hernandez if it was possible to consider painting some signage on the ground leading up to the stop sign on Virginia & Santa Fe, or potentially having one of the units from the Sheriff's department patrol that area, since alot of people don't make the stop. He then reported on virtual events that the city has had such as "Coffee with the Mayor", the women's event & the Easter event. He stated that he can't wait until there's some normalcy in the city events. He also commented on the Town Hall with the Sheriff. He was a little disappointed that not a lot of Lynwood residents participated. He asked the City Manager to reach out to the Sheriffs department for a Lynwood only event so that more residents can participate. Mayor Santana added to the comments by Council Member Solache. She stated that they were part of the phone conference with Contract Cities where they were told about the American Rescue Plan. They were told that they were going to have to do their part to prove how they were impacted by COVID-19. She stated that there were a lot of residents who applied but staff is still waiting for documentation to prove that they were impacted by COVID-19. She then stated that she has asked staff to put together a 2 presentation to show the community how the funding that has been received has been used and/or will be used. She then spoke about the different virtual events that the city has had throughout the pandemic. She spoke about the vaccination event at St. Francis Medical Center where they were able to vaccinate almost 1,300 people. She then highlighted that there will be another vaccination clinic at City Hall. Lastly, she thanked the ADHOC Committee who worked on the streets & infrastructure in the community. CONSENT CALENDAR 07. APPROVAL OF THE WARRANT REGISTER Council Member Flores requested #14 be pulled for separate consideration. City Clerk requested #8 be pulled for separate consideration. MOTION: It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Casanova, seconded by Council Member Soto to approve the balance of the consent calendar. Motion carried by unanimous consent. ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE 08. PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES MOTION: It was moved by Mayor Pro Tern Casanova, seconded by Council Member Soto to approve the item with the necessary corrections. ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE 09. TREASURER'S MONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORT Item 9 approved by consent calendar vote ROLL CALL: 3 AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE 10. GENERAL LIABILITY CLAIM OVERVIEW AND REPORT Item 10 approved by consent calendar vote ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE 11. FY 2021-23 BUDGET PROCESS CALENDAR Item 11 approved by consent calendar vote ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE 12. FY 2021-23 BUDGET PREPARATION PROCESS Item 12 approved by consent calendar vote ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE 13. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE COUNTY OF LOS 4 ANGELES TO FORMERLY ADOPT LEGISLATION PROHIBITING LENDERS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTES FROM FORECLOSING ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS DURING THE "STATE OF EMERGENCY" AS DECLARED BY GOVERNOR NEWSON Item 13 approved by consent calendar vote ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE 14. APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH STOTZ EQUIPMENT-JOHN DEERE CONTRACT #110719-JDC UNDER SOURCEWELL FOR THE PURCHASE OF A UTILITY TRACTOR AND UTILITY EQUIPMENT MOTION: It was moved by Mayor Pro Tern Casanova, seconded by Council Member Flores to approve the item as is, and if any further equipment is required, for staff to look into electric option. ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE NEW/OLD BUSINESS 15. APPROVAL OF IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT FOR IMPERIAL HIGHWAY COMPLETE STREET STUDY MOTION: It was moved by Council Member Flores, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Casanova to approve the item. ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE 5 16. COUNCIL RECESS TO: • Lynwood Successor Agency • Lynwood Housing Authority • Lynwood Public Financing Authority MOTION: It was moved by Mayor Pro Tern Casanova, seconded by Council Member Soto to recess to the Lynwood Successor Agency at 6:41 pm. Motion carried by unanimous consent. ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE MOTION: It was moved by Mayor Pro Tern Casanova, seconded by Council Member Flores to recess to the Lynwood Housing Authority at 6:42 pm. Motion carried by unanimous consent. ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE MOTION: It was moved by Mayor Pro Tern Casanova, seconded by Council Member Soto to recess to the Lynwood Public Financing Authority at 6:44 pm. Motion carried by unanimous consent. ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE ADJOURNMENT Having no further discussion, it was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Casanova, seconded by Council Member Soto to adjourn the regular Lynwood City Council meeting at 7:05 p.m. Motion carried by unanimous consent. 6 ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE /PO Maria Quinonez, 'y Clerk T %=1a -nt- a, .:yor 7