Carson — 2024-12-03

1. PASTOR MANNY DELA CRUZ FROM FAMILY IN CHRIST MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL - CARSON\nCHAPTER

10. APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING CARSON CITY COUNCIL-SUCCESSOR AGENCY-HOUSING AUTHORITY\nMINUTES: NOVEMBER 12, 2024 (SPECIAL MEETING) AND NOVEMBER 19, 2024 (REGULAR MEETING) (CITY\nCOUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— APPROVE the minutes as listed.

11. CONSIDER MONTHLY INVESTMENT AND CASH REPORT FOR THE CITY OF CARSON, CARSON HOUSING\nAUTHORITY, CARSON SUCCESSOR AGENCY-MONTH ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2024 (CITY COUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— RECEIVE and FILE

12. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION NO. 24-111, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY\nOF CARSON RATIFYING CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,693,122.47, DEMAND CHECK\nNUMBERS 176070 THROUGH 176447 (CITY COUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— 1. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 24-111, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF CARSON RATIFYING CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,693,122.47,\nDEMAND CHECK NUMBERS 176070 THROUGH 176447."

13. CONSIDER AN UPDATE ON CITY COMMISSIONS (CITY COUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— RECEIVE and FILE this report.

14. CONSIDER AN UPDATE ON CITY PROJECTS (CITY COUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— RECEIVE and FILE this report.

15. CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND\nCONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT AWARD OF $150,080.00 (CITY COUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— 1. ACCEPT the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant award of\n$150,080.00.\n— 2. ACCEPT the Special Terms and Conditions and AUTHORIZE the City Manager to execute the\nSpecial Terms and Conditions and any related grant documents subject to approval as to form by the\nCity Attorney.

16. CONSIDER APPROVING THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT FOR THE CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE'S\nELECTRIC FLEET TRANSITION PROGRAM (CITY COUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— 1. APPROVE the Participation Agreement with Clean Power Alliance allowing participation in the Clean\nPower Alliance's Energized Communities Program to receive funding of up to $250,000.00.\n— 2. AUTHORIZE the City Manager to execute the agreement and any related documents subject to\napproval as to form by the City Attorney.

17. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AGREEMENT (21-080) WITH VERNE’S\nPLUMBING, INC., FOR THE TESTING, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENTOF CITY-OWNED BACKFLOW\nPREVENTION DEVICES (CITY COUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— 1. APPROVE Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Contract Services by and between the City of\nCarson and Verne’s Plumbing, Inc. to increase the contract sum by $16,667 such that the total cost of\nthe Contract Agreement does not exceed $110,860.31, and extend the term of the agreement by one\nyear to May 30, 2026.\n— 2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the amendment after approval as to form by the City Attorney.

18. CONSIDER RECORDING A "NOTICE OF EXEMPTION" IN THE OFFICE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nCLERK AND WITH THE STATE CLEARING HOUSE FOR PROJECT NO.675 (SEPULVEDA BRIDGE WIDENING\nPROJECT), PURSUANT TO SECTION 15301 OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nGUIDELINES AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO ADVERTISE FOR CONSTRUCTION (CITY COUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— 1. AUTHORIZE staff to advertise the work and call for construction bids for Project No. 675:\nSepulveda Bridge Widening Project from Alameda Boulevard to Intermodal Way.\n— 2. MAKE the California Environmental Quality act finding that the proposed Project No. 675:\nSepulveda Bridge Widening Project from Alameda Boulevard to Intermodal Way are categorically\nexempt pursuant to Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines\n— 3. AUTHORIZE staff to record the “Notice of Exemption” in the office of the Los Angeles County Clerk\nand with the State Clearing House at the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research for Project\nNo.675: Sepulveda Bridge Widening Project.

19. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF REVISED NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE PROGRAM GUIDELINES (CITY\nCOUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— 1. APPROVE modified the modified Neighborhood Pride Program guidelines.\n— 2. AUTHORIZE the City Manager to respond and sign the attached draft letter.

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (CITY COUNCIL)\n— A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with\nlegal counsel regarding pending litigation to which the City of Carson is a party. The title of such\nlitigation is as follows: CAM-Carson, LLC v. Carson Reclamation Authority, City of Carson and Successor\nAgency to the Carson Redevelopment Agency, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV16461.

20. CONSIDER REJECTION OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ("RFP"): 25-005\nSTATE OF THE CITY EVENT PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— 1. REJECT all proposals received in response to RFP: 25-005 State of the City Event Production and\nManagement.

21. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 24-113 FURTHER EXTENDING THE TIMELINE FOR\nCOMPLIANCE ON THE PART OF SOUTH BAY CARSON, LLC & SYWEST DEVELOPMENT, LLC, WITH THE\nTERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 940-13, RELOCATION REVIEW NO. 3047-13\n& RESOLUTION NO. 13-099, AND AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 23-187 REGARDING VEHICLE STORAGE\nFACILITIES LOCATED ON THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WHOSE COMMON STREET ADDRESS IS 20151\nSOUTH MAIN STREET, CITY OF CARSON (CITY COUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 24-113, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, FURTHER EXTENDING THE TIMELINE FOR COMPLIANCE ON\nTHE PART OF SOUTH BAY CARSON, LLC & SYWEST DEVELOPMENT, LLC, WITH THE TERMS AND\nCONDITIONS OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 940-13, RELOCATION REVIEW NO. 3047-13 &\nRESOLUTION NO. 13-099, AND AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 23-187 REGARDING VEHICLE STORAGE\nFACILITIES LOCATED ON THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WHOSE COMMON STREET ADDRESS IS\n20151 SOUTH MAIN STREET, CITY OF CARSON."

22. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 24-112 APPROVING CEQA “NO PROJECT”/EXEMPTION\nFINDINGS AND ADOPTING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 1-24, MODIFYING THE LAND USE AND\nREVITALIZATION ELEMENT OF THE CARSON 2040 GENERAL PLAN REGARDING SPECIFIC PLAN\nREQUIREMENT FOR ANY REDEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING OIL OR PETROLEUM REFINERY SITES FOR\nSUBSEQUENT USE FOLLOWING CESSATION OF REFINERY OPERATIONS\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— ADOPT the proposed City Council Resolution 24-112, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF CARSON APPROVING CEQA “NO PROJECT”/EXEMPTION FINDINGS AND ADOPTING\nGENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 1-24, MODIFYING THE LAND USE AND REVITALIZATION ELEMENT\nOF THE CARSON 2040 GENERAL PLAN REGARDING SPECIFIC PLAN REQUIREMENT FOR ANY\nREDEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING OIL OR PETROLEUM REFINERY SITES FOR SUBSEQUENT USE\nFOLLOWING CESSATION OF REFINERY OPERATIONS”

23. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 24-2416U EXTENDING A TEMPORARY\nMORATORIUM ON CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS AND APPROVAL AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND\nENTITLEMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL REDEVELOPMENT AND SUBSEQUENT USE OF\nCURRENT OIL REFINERY SITES WITHIN THE CITY OF CARSON FOLLOWING CESSATION OF REFINERY\nOPERATIONS, AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 24-2416U, “AN INTERIM\nURGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING A TEMPORARY\nMORATORIUM ON CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS AND APPROVAL AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS\nAND ENTITLEMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL REDEVELOPMENT AND SUBSEQUENT USE\nOF CURRENT OIL REFINERY SITES WITHIN THE CITY OF CARSON FOLLOWING CESSATION OF\nREFINERY OPERATIONS, AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF.”

24. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 24-2417, ENTITLED, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA APPROVING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFIT\nAGREEMENT NUMBER TWO WITH SOUTH BAY CARSON, LLC. (CITY COUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— OPEN the public hearing; TAKE public testimony and accept any written and/or oral communications;\nAND CLOSE the public hearing; AND\n— WAIVE further reading and Introduce for first reaching Ordinance No. 24-2417, entitled “AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA APPROVING AN ECONOMIC\nDEVELOPMENT BENEFIT AGREEMENT NUMBER TWO WITH SOUTH BAY CARSON, LLC.”\nDISCUSSION (Item 25)

25. CONSIDERATION OF ONLY LOCAL UNCONTESTED APPOINTMENTS TO THE CITY’S COMMISSIONS,\nCOMMITTEES, AND BOARDS, AND CITY AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS BY MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND\nCONSIDER ALL (CONTESTED AND UNCONTESTED) APPOINTMENTS TO ALL COMMISSIONS (CITY\nCOUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— 1. CONSIDER and only APPOINT uncontested members to the City Commissions, Committees, and\nBoards;\n— 2. CONSIDER and APPOINT all (contested and uncontested) members to all commissions except\nPlanning Commission and Environmental Commission;\n— 3. CONSIDER and APPOINT members to City Affiliated Organizations;\n— 4. DIRECT the City Clerk to notify all affected appointments of this action in writing;\n— 5. IF APPLICABLE, DIRECT the City Clerk to post and publish in accordance with the Maddy Act\nORDINANCE SECOND READING (Item 26)

26. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 24-2415, ADOPTION OF "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES\nFINANCING DISTRICT NO. 2012-2 (THE BOULEVARDS AT SOUTH BAY-CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS) OF THE\nCITY OF CARSON, AUTHORIZING THE CESSATION OF THE LEVY RELATED SPECIAL TAXES AND THE\nEXTINGUISHMENT AND CANCELLATION OF ALL RELATED LIENS" (CITY COUNCIL AS BOARD OF CFD\n2012-2)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— Acting As the Legislative Body Of Community Facilities District No. 2012-2, CONDUCT a Second\nReading by title only and with further reading waived, and ADOPT Ordinance No. 24-2415 entitled\n“ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, IN CONNECTION WITH\nTHE COMMUNITY FACILITIES FINANCING DISTRICT NO. 2012-2 (THE BOULEVARDS AT SOUTH BAY-\nCAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS) OF THE CITY OF CARSON, AUTHORIZING THE CESSATION OF THE LEVY\nRELATED SPECIAL TAXES AND THE EXTINGUISHMENT AND CANCELLATION OF ALL RELATED LIENS"\n— TAKE any action the City Council deems appropriate that is consistent with the requirements of the\nlaw.\nMEMORIAL ADJOURNMENTS

3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (CITY COUNCIL)\n— A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code 54957.6, with City Manager, Assistant\nCity Manager, and Human Resources Officer, its negotiators(s), regarding labor negotiations with AME,\nCPSA, and, AFSCME Local 809 and 1017 as well as Unclassified Management.

4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (CITY COUNCIL)\n— A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) or (d)(3) and (e)\n(1), because there is a significant exposure to litigation in 1 case(s)

5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (CITY COUNCIL)\n— A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with\nlegal counsel regarding pending litigation to which the City of Carson is a party. The title of such\nlitigation is as follows: Monique Alvarez et al v. Prologis Inc. et al. Case No. 21STCV38929 and related\ncases.

6. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (CITY COUNCIL)\n— A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with\nlegal counsel regarding pending litigation to which the City of Carson is a party. The title of such\nlitigation is as follows: Watson Land Company v. City of Carson, et al, Los Angeles Superior Court Case\nNo. 19STCP019720.\nRECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION AT 6:00 P.M. OR AT THE END OF CLOSED SESSION, WHICHEVER OCCURS\nFIRST\nREPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS (CITY ATTORNEY)\nINTRODUCTIONS (MAYOR) (Items 7 - 8)

7. REPORT FROM CAPTAIN NORMAN OF CARSON SHERIFF'S STATION

8. REPORT FROM ASSISTANT CHIEF KANE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE\nPRESENTATIONS (Item 9)

9. PLANNING COMMISSION YEAR END REVIEW