Hawthorne — 2024-08-13

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1. SCE: Residential Affordability Programs and Services by Connie Turner and\nVeronica Diaz

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10. Ordinance No. 2253(1st Reading) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTERS 17.04, 17.32, AND\n17.34 TO UPDATE THE DEFINITIONS OF AUTOMOBILE REPAIR AND THE ZONES WITHIN WHICH\nTHEY ARE PERMITTED. Motion to introduce

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11. Second Amendment to the Consultant Agreement for 2024 Sidewalk Visual\nCondition Assessment and Reporting Services (“Second Amendment”) between\nthe City of Hawthorne (“City”) and Stantec Consulting Services Inc.\n(“Consultant”)\nRECOMMENDED MOTION: Staff recommends that the City Council approve this\nSecond Amendment and authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the\nSecond Amendment to the Consultant Agreement.

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12. Progress Payment #9 in the amount of $144,469.68 due to Elecnor Belco Electric\nof Chino, CA for Hawthorne Mobility Improvement Project – Phase II (Project #\n23-01)\nRECOMMENDED MOTION: Staff recommends that the City Council approve this\nProgress Payment #9 to Elecnor Belco Electric of Chino, CA

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13. Agreement between the City of Hawthorne and Michael Baker International to\nprovide environmental analysis of a pending hotel development.\nRECOMMENDED MOTION: Staff Recommends that the City Council approve the\nagreement with Michael Baker International.

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14. New City Yard (City Project #24-02)- Out to Bid,\nRECOMMENDED MOTION: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the\nPlans and Specifications and authorize the Director of Public Works to advertise\nfor construction bids with a return date of September 24, 2024.

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15. Progress Payment #1 in the amount of $67,925. 00 due to DOJA, Inc. of Ontario,\nCA for Zela Davis Park Renovation (Project # 24-04)\nRECOMMENDED MOTION: Staff recommends that the City Council approve this\nProgress Payment #1 to DOJA, Inc. of Ontario, CA.

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16. Agreement between the Hawthorne Police Department and Fusus for video and\ndata collaboration for the Hawthorne Police Department.\nRECOMMENDED MOTION: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the\nagreement with Fusus for video and data collaboration in the amount of\n$326,750, and authorize Captain Eric Lane to execute the agreement.

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17. Agreement between the City of Hawthorne and the Los Angeles Dodgers\nFoundation for the installation of baseball field improvements at Jim Thorpe Park\nRECOMMENDED MOTION: Staff Recommends that the City Council approve an\nagreement

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18. Amendment to the Employment Contract of the Chief of Police.\nRECOMMENDED MOTION: Staff Recommends that the City Council approve an\namendment to the Chief of Police, Gary Tomatani’s employment contract.\nCITY ATTORNEY'S CONSENT CALENDAR

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19. Claim for personal injury and physical assault by Rodrick Sherington.\nRECOMMENDED MOTION: Staff recommends that the City Council deny the\nclaim by Rodrick Sheringon.

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2. Hawthorne Presidents Council Presentation to Hawthorne Police Department – A. Monteiro

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20. Claim for assualt and property damage by Ayotomide Akinbi.\nRECOMMENDED MOTION: Staff recommends that the City Council deny the\nclaim by Ayotomide Akinbi.

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21. Claim for personal injury and property damage arising out of a police pursuit by\nLuis Molina.\nRECOMMENDED MOTION: Staff recommends that he City Council deny the\nclaim of Luis Molina.

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22. Addressing Homelessness In Light of Supreme Court’s Holding in Grants Pass, the\nGovernor Newsome’s Executive Order and Good Neighbor Pledge from SBCCOG.\n(D. Patterson, A. English)

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23. Transparency Ordinance - Western Regional Carpenters (K. Manning)

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24. Modifying Date/Time for Council Meeting – (A. Reyes English)\nELECTED OFFICIALS REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS

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25. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT\nEXPOSURE TO LITIGATION\n(Pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government\nCode)\nOne potential case, The Vella Group

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3. Presentation on Local Effects of US Supreme Court Decision on Grants Pass\n(Person’s Experiencing Homelessness)

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4. Introduction to Wordly AI: Enhancing Communication with Next-Generation\nLanguage Translation

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5. New City Logo Roll-out Status – Gregg McClain

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6. Approval of waiver of full readings of resolutions and ordinances on Tuesday,\nAugust 13, 2024’s agenda. Motion to waive full readings.

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7. City Treasurer requests approval of the warrants. Motion to approve the warrants.\nRESOLUTIONS

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8. Resolution No 8479 a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hawthorne,\nCalifornia Authorizing, Approving & Ratifying the Acceptance of the Grant Year\n2022-2026 ‘BJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)\nProgram’ Totaling $53,080.00 to ensure the continued efficacy of the Body Worn\nCameras (BWC) system employed by the Hawthorne Police Department.

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9. RESOLUTION NO. 8480, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hawthorne,\nCalifornia, Formally Appointing Assistant City Attorney David Caceres as the Voting\nDelegate on Behalf of the City of Hawthorne to the Independent Cities Risk\nManagement Authority, and Appointing Legal Risk Specialist Samuel English as the\nAlternate Delegate as Required by the ICRMA Bylaws.