Bell Gardens — 2023-01-23

1. GENERAL MOTION TO WAIVE FULL READING AND APPROVE ORDINANCES BY\n2\nTITLE ONLY PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 36934\nIn order to expedite the conduct of business at City Council meetings, California State Law\n(California Government Code Section 36934) allows Ordinances to be read by title if a majority of\nthe legislative body supports the motion to waive the full reading.\nRecommendation:\nIt is staff's recommendation that the City Council approve a general motion to waive full reading and\napprove Ordinances by title only pursuant to California Government Code Section 36934.

10. LOCAL COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENT LIST\nThe Local Commissions Appointments List outlines the City of Bell Gardens Commissions and\nCommissioners. Per the Bell Gardens Municipal Code, City Commissions consist of Bell\nGardens residents appointed by each member of the City Council. Council Members may remove\ncommissioners during any regular City Council meeting and may appoint commissioners following\n10 working days after the posting of the vacancy notice.\nRecommendation:\nIt is staff's recommendation that the City Council review the Commissions Appointments List and\nby motion, remove commissioners and/or make appointments to the posted vacancies.

11. TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS AFTER TERMINATION OF CALIFORNIA\nEMERGENCY DECLARATION\nTeleconferenced meetings after California emergency declaration rescinded.\nRecommendation:\nIt is staff’s recommendation that the City Council either:\n1 ) Direct staff to continue teleconference meeting accommodations following recission of\nthe statewide declaration of emergency resulting from the spread of COVID-19 set to\nexpire on February 28, 2023, and establish a policy that only the first two members of the\nCouncil, commission, or committee, to notify the City Manager or City Clerk of a\nteleconference participation request, will be granted teleconference meeting privileges\nunder AB 2449; or\n2 ) Direct staff to terminate teleconference meeting accommodations for City Council,\nCommission, and Ad Hoc Committee Meetings.

12. APPOINT TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TOOL\n(CITY APP) AD HOC COMMITTEE\nAd hoc committees are formed to gain insight, valuable information and for a specific\nobjective. The Community Engagement Tool (City App) Ad Hoc Committee will provide guidance\nas the City looks to create a new City app.\nRecommendation:\nIt is staff's recommendation that the City Council appoint two Council Members to the Community\nEngagement Tool (City App) Ad Hoc Committee.

13. RESULTS OF SIDEWALK INSPECTION SURVEY\nThe City of Bell Gardens maintains approximately 85 miles of sidewalk within its boundaries. It is\nimportant that these sidewalks are inspected on a regular basis as they continue to lift, mainly from\ntree roots, which result in hazardous conditions and increase the City’s liability from potential trip\nand fall incidents. In September 2022, the City Council awarded Precision Concrete Cutting, Inc. a\n5\ncontract for the inspection of sidewalks citywide and identification of hazardous conditions. The\nresults identified 2,168 sidewalk sections that are lifted/raised requiring repair by grinding or saw\ncutting, and 121 sidewalk sections (approximately 44,191 square feet) that are broken requiring\nremoval and replacement. Staff estimates it will take approximately 12 months to complete repairs\nto all identified sidewalk locations. Inspections will continue on an annual basis following repairs.\nRecommendation:\nIt is staff's recommendation that the City Council receive and file this item.

2. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A 30-DAY RESOLUTION REGARDING THE\nCONDUCT OF TELECONFERENCED MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND OTHER\nCITY BODIES UNDER THE MODIFIED RULES SET FORTH UNDER GOVERNMENT\nCODE SECTION 54953(E)\nAB 361 was signed in to law on September 16, 2021, and immediately went into effect, authorizing\nlocal government bodies continue to meet remotely contingent on their compliance of the newly\namended Government Code Section 54953.\nIn compliance with the modified rules set forth under Government Code Section 54953(e), the City\nCouncil is requested to reconsider the circumstances regarding the previously approved 30-day\nresolution authorizing teleconferenced meetings of the City Council and all other city bodies and\neither extend the authorization or terminate.\nRecommendation:\nIt is staff's recommendation that the City Council adopt or approve the attached Resolution\npermitting the City conduct public meetings virtually for all public bodies subject to the Brown Act in\naccordance with the requirements of AB 361, which will require reauthorization every thirty (30)\ndays.

5. WARRANT REGISTER SUCCESSOR AGENCY\nIn approving the action of receiving and filing the warrant registers, the official minutes of the\nSuccessor Agency should state that each individual member of the Successor Agency is not voting\n3\non, influencing the outcome of, or participating in approving, accepting, receiving or filing any\nwarrant which bears the name of the same Successor Agency Member, or pays for any costs or\nexpenses, or otherwise benefits the same named Successor Agency Member. Each Successor\nAgency Member will not be participating, influencing or voting on any such warrant bearing their\nname or which benefits the same named Successor Agency Member, but with that exception is\nvoting in favor of receiving and filing all other warrants contained in this report, unless otherwise\nnoted on the record at the time of the approval of the action required by this report.\nRecommendation:\nIt is recommended that the Successor Agency Members receive and file the warrant register dated\n01/03/23.

6. WARRANT REGISTERS AND WIRE TRANSFERS\nIn approving the action of receiving and filing the warrant registers, the official minutes of the Bell\nGardens City Council should state that each individual member of the City Council is not voting on,\ninfluencing the outcome of, or participating in approving, accepting, receiving or filing any warrant\nwhich bears the name of the same council member, or pays for any costs or expenses, or\notherwise benefits the same named council member. Each council member will not be participating,\ninfluencing or voting on any such warrant bearing their name or which benefits the same named\ncouncil member, but with that exception is voting in favor of receiving and filing all other warrants\ncontained in this report, unless otherwise noted on the record at the time of the approval of the\naction required by this report.\nRecommendation:\nIt is staff's recommendation that the City Council receive and file the warrant registers, wire\ntransfers, and net payrolls dated 12/15/22, 12/20/22 and 01/03/23.

7. NOVEMBER 2022 TREASURER'S REPORT\nThe Treasurer's Report is a list of cash, investment portfolio and restricted bond cash held by the\nCity.\nRecommendation:\nIt is recommended that the City Council receive, approve, and file the November 2022 Treasurer's\nReport.

8. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 929 AMENDING TITLE 9 OF THE BELL\nGARDENS MUNICIPAL CODE (GENERAL PLAN/ZONING CONSISTENCY UPDATE)\nThe proposed ordinance would add open space/parks, residential, industrial, institutional and\noverlay district zones to Sections no. 9.08.010, 9.10.010, 9.14.010, 9.16.010, and 9.18.010,\nremove the Industrial Planned Development overlay from Section no. 9.18.010, and remove the\nInstitutional Zone from Section no. 9.16.010 to update Title 9 of the Bell Gardens Municipal Code.\nRecommendation:\nIt is staff's recommendation that the City Council waive full reading and adopt Ordinance No. 929\namending Title 9 of the Bell Gardens Municipal Code to update zoning to reflect currently adopted\nGeneral Plan land use categories.

9. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 930, ADOPTION OF 2022 CALIFORNIA\nBUILDING CODES\nSecond Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 930, the 2022 California Building, Electrical,\nPlumbing, Mechanical, Residential, Green Building, and Fire Codes.\nRecommendation:\n4\nIt is staff's recommendation that the City Council waive full reading and adopt Ordinance No. 930,\nadopting by reference Titles 26 through 31, 2022 Los Angeles County Building Codes and Title\n32, 2022 Los Angeles County Fire Code.\nDISCUSSION (Item Nos. 10 - 13)