Artesia — 2026-04-13

City Council

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1.A.\nCall to Order
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10.A.\nIntroduction of an Ordinance Regarding Arco AM/PM Code Amendment and Conditional Use Permit\n(Case No. 2025-12)\n— Recommendation: Waive Full Reading and Introduce by Title, Ordinance No. 26-984, Amending\nSection 9-2.3203(l) to Title 9 of the Artesia Municipal Code Amending Regulations Related to Alcohol\nSales at Automobile Service Stations in the General Commercial (CG) Zone; And Determining the\nOrdinance To Be Exempt From CEQA;\n— Find the Ordinance Exempt From the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to State\nCEQA Guidelines §§15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5).
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11.A.\nResolution Regarding the Contingent Designation of Pioneer Boulevard as ‘Little India’ Upon the\nFormation of a Business Improvement District\n— Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 26-3082, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nArtesia, California, Designating the Area Along Pioneer Boulevard From 183rd Street to 188th Street as\n‘Little India,’ Contingent Upon the Formation of a Business Improvement District and Adoption of\nAssessments.
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11.B.\nIntroduction of an Ordinance Relating to New Developments' Annexation into Financing Districts\n— Recommendation: Waive Full Reading and Introduce, Ordinance No. Adding Chapter 16 to Title 8 of\nthe Artesia Municipal Code Relating to New Developments and Annexation Into Financing Districts and\nSetting Alternatives and Exemptions; And Determining the Ordinance To Be Exempt From CEQA,\nPursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(5) and 15061(b)(3)
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11.C.\nCity Paid Parking Program\n— Recommendation: Approve, and Direct Staff To Take the Following Actions:\n— Return With a Five-Year Professional Service Agreement (PSA) With Passport Labs, Inc. For a Mobile\nPay Application To Manage the Hourly Paid Parking Program in the Designated Areas of the City\nIncluding the Downtown and the Residential Parking Permit Program;\n— Return With an Agreement To Secure Three Physical Parking Meters in in the Paid Parking Areas\nDowntown To Meet the Requirements of SB532;\n— Approve the Recommendation From the Public Safety Commission To Standardize Paid Parking Fees\nat $2.00 per Hour for Both On-Street and Off-Street Parking in the Downtown Area and Remove the First\nHour Free Offering and Return With a Corresponding Ordinance To Adjust the Parking Fees; And\n— Approve the Recommendation From the Public Safety Commission To Update the Artesia Municipal\nCode Regarding the Residential Parking Permit Program To Reduce the Number of Qualified Residential\nPermits Issued per Household to Three per Household, Change Visitor Passes From Annual to as\nNeeded 24-Hour Permits, and To Charge Fees To Cover the Cost of Managing the Program.
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11.D.\nCode Enforcement Process and Approval of Mobile Surveillance Camera Lease\n— Recommendation: Receive and File the Code Enforcement Presentation; Approve the Use of the\n$25,000 To Lease a Mobile Surveillance Camera as a Pilot Program for (FY) 2025-26; And Provide\nFeedback To Staff for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Recommendations.
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12.A.\nCity Manager Reporting
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13.A.\nCouncilmember Comments
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2.A.\nRoll Call
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3.A.\nInvocation\n— Pastor Bob DeLeon, Artesia Calvary Chapel
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4.A.\nPledge of Allegiance
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5.A.\nPublic Comment
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6.A.\nCouncilmember Comments
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7.A.\nDonate Life Month Proclamation
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7.B.\nNational Volunteer Month
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7.C.\nArmenian Genocide Commemoration Day Proclamation
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7.D.\n2026 California Distinguished Schools Certificates of Recognition
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7.E.\nCommunity Development Professional Week
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8.A.\nLos Angeles County Sheriff's Department Annual & Quarterly Report
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9.A.\nWaive Reading of All Ordinance and Resolutions Adoptions on the Agenda and Read by Title Only\n— Recommendation: Waive Reading, by Title Only, of all Ordinances and Resolutions. Said Ordinances\nand Resolutions Which Appear on the Public Agenda Shall Be Determined to Have Been Read by Title\nand Further Reading Waived.
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9.B.\nAccounts Payable Check Register - March 2026\n— Recommendation: Receive and File.
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9.C.\nCity Financial Report - February 2026\n— Recommendation: Receive and File.
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9.D.\nAB 1234 Reporting\n— Recommendation: Receive and File.
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9.E.\nCity Council Meeting Minutes\n— Recommendation: Approve Minutes as Presented for February 9, 2026 - Regular Meeting, February\n19, 2026 - Special Meeting, and February 23, 2026 - Special Meeting.
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9.F.\nProclamations\n— Recommendation: Approve the Issuance of Proclamations Designating April 2026 as Arbor Day, Earth\nDay, California Cities Week, and Autism Awareness Month.
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9.G.\nSecond Reading and Consideration of Adoption of Ordinance Regarding the Levy of Special Taxes for\nAnnexation No. 4\n— Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 26-983, Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes in a Community\nFacilities District, Including Certain Annexation Territory Identified as Annexation No. 4 Into City of\nArtesia, Community Facilities District No. 2017-1 (Services))
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9.H.\nResolution Regarding a Statement of Investment Policy\n— Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 26-3080, Approving a Statement of Investment Policy, and\nRepealing Resolution No. 25-3052.
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9.I.\nRequest To Display of Any Commemorative Flags\n— Recommendation: Approve the Temporary Display of Two Commemorative Flags on the Pole in Front\nof City Hall on the Specified Dates: Tree City USA Flag To Be Displayed From April 14 to May 15, 2026;\nAnd Progress Pride Flag To Be Displayed From June 1 to June 30, 2026.
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9.J.\nResolution Regarding Amending the Facility Use Regulations Relating to Artesia-Based Non-Profit\nOrganizations\n— Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 26-3081, Amending Facility Use Regulations, Carrying\nForward the Existing Facility Use Fee Schedule, and Repealing Resolution No. 25-3064
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9.K.\nResolution Regarding Public Notice Posting Locations\n— Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 26-3083, Establishing the Location in the City of Artesia as a\nPublic Place for Posting.
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9.L.\nThird Amendment to the Paratransit Demand Response Transportation Services Agreement with\nAdministrative Services Cooperative, Inc. to Provide On-Demand Transportation for Qualified\nParticipants\n— Recommendation: Approve, and Authorize the City Manager To Execute a Third Amendment on Their\nBehalf, to the Paratransit Demand Response Transportation Services Agreement Between the City of\nArtesia and Administrative Services Cooperative, Inc. To Provide Paratransit Demand-Response\nTransportation Services for an Amount Not To Exceed $359,000