Huntington Park — 2023-08-15

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nConstruction Industry Force Account Council v. City of Huntington Park\nLos Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCPO3947

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nHector Barba, Sr. & Norma Barba v. City of Huntington Park, et al.\nUSDC Case No.: 2:22-cv-08987-FMO-JEM

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION:\nPursuant to Cal. Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(2): One matter.

10. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO SOLICIT PROPOSALS FROM\nQUALIFIED VENDORS TO PURCHASE AN AERIAL UTILITY TRUCK\nRECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL:

11. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO UPGRADE THE FUEL PUMPS AT THE\nCITY MAINTENANCE YARD\nRECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL:\n1. Pursuant to Huntington Park Municipal Code section 2-5.12 Formal Bid\nProcedures (i): Waive of Bidding. City Council, by a majority vote, may dispense\nwith bidding and other procedures required by this chapter in any individual\ninstance upon finding that it would be impracticable, useless or economically\ninfeasible to follow such procedures and that the public welfare would be\npromoted by dispensing with them; and\n2. Approve the purchasing of a turn-key fuel management system that includes all\napplicable equipment hardware, labor and firmware from EJ Ward for the amount\nof $117,890.75 payable from Account No. 741-8060-431.74-10; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the purchase order and all other applicable\ndocumentation related to the upgrades of the fuel pumps at the City’s Public\nWorks Maintenance Yard.

12. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO AWARD CONTRACT PROPOSALS TO\nREMOVE AND REPLACE A TOTAL OF SEVEN MECHANICAL AND HEATING,\nVENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING UNITS AT CITY HALL AND THE\nRECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL:\n1. Authorize and execute F. M. Thomas Air Conditioning, Inc.’s cost proposals to\nremove and replace Mechanical and Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning\nunits at City Hall and the Police Department for a not-to-exceed amount of\n$262,068 payable from Account No. 111-8022-419.73-10 ($167,793) and\nAccount No. 111-8024-421.73-10 ($94,285); and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the two cost proposals in Attachments 1\nand 2\nCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

13. 2023/24 FINAL PAYMENT TO ECO-RAPID TRANSIT MEMBERSHIP\nRECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL:\n1. Approve a final payment in the amount of $13,888 for membership with Eco-Rapid\nTransit.

2. CHECK REGISTERS\nRECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL:\n1. Approve Accounts Payable and Payroll Warrant(s) dated August 15, 2023;

3. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION FIXING THE ANNUAL\nPENSION TAX RATE TO PAY THE CITY’S PENSION OBLIGATION BOND\nANNUAL DEBT SERVICE AND A PORTION OF THE COST OF THE PUBLIC\nEMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024\nRECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL:\n1. Adopt Resolution fixing the Rate of Taxes to Pay the Cost of the Public Employees\nRetirement System for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and Levying Taxes for Said\nRetirement System to the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2023.

4. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE\nAGREEMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE ACCOUNTING/FINANCE\nSERVICES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF\nHUNTINGTON PARK AND HERRERA & ASSOCIATES\nRECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL:\n1. Approve the Resolution authorizing an agreement with Herrera & Associates, a\nmunicipal CPA firm, to provide Financial Consultant, namely John Herrera, CPA;\nand

5. APPROVE ACCEPTANCE OF WORK PERFORMED FOR CIP 2022-01 SENATE\nBILL 1 (SB1) SLURRY SEAL PROJECT\nRECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL:\n1. Approve acceptance of work performed by All American Asphalt for the\nconstruction of CIP 2022-01 Senate Bill 1 (SB1) Slurry Seal Project; and\n2. Authorize staff to execute the Notice of Completion (NOC) and direct the City\nClerk to file the NOC with the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office; and\n3. Release the retention amount of $30,555.18 to All American Asphalt 35 days of\nthe effective date of the recordation of the NOC, if no Stop Notices are filed within\nthe 35-day period.

6. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO AWARD A CONSTRUCTION\nCONTRACT FOR CIP 2022-10 CDBG ADA RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT\nRECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL:\n1. Award the contract to Kalban, Inc. for the construction of CIP 2022-10 CDBG ADA\nReconstruction Project as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder for a not to\nexceed fee of $733,250; and\n2. Approve a construction contingency in the amount of $61,183.28 payable from\nCDBG funds and $209,281.00 in Metro TDA Article 3 funds for a total construction\ncontingency amount of $270,464.28; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the construction contract agreement and\nall change orders in good faith.

7. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO DISTRIBUTE\nAND POST ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE THE DRAFT URBAN FOREST\nMANAGEMENT PLAN FOR A 60-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD\nRECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL:\n1. Authorize staff to distribute the draft Urban Forest Management Plan to\ncommunity stakeholder and allow to post on the City’s website for a period of 60-\ndays for public consumption and commentary; and\n2. Authorize staff to bring back the final draft at a future City Council meeting for\nadoption.

8. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO EXECUTE AN INTERAGENCY\nMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON\nPARK AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION\nAUTHORITY AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE REGIONAL INTEGRATION OF\nINTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS\nRECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL:\n1. Accept the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (Attachment 1)\nbetween the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)\nas the Administrator of the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation\nSystems (RIITS); and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to sign and execute the MOU.

9. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO PURCHASE A TRAFFIC SIGNAL TYPE\n332 CABINET AND 170 CONTROLLER\nRECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL:\n1. Pursuant to Huntington Park Municipal Code section 2-5.12 Formal Bid\nProcedures (i): Waive of Bidding. City Council, by a majority vote, may dispense\nwith bidding and other procedures required by this chapter in any individual\ninstance upon finding that it would be impracticable, useless or economically\ninfeasible to follow such procedures and that the public welfare would be\npromoted by dispensing with them; and\n2. Approve the purchasing of a traffic signal Type 332 Cabinet and 170 Controller\nfrom SWARCO for the amount of $26,239.50 payable from Account No. 221-\n8014-429.74-10; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the purchase order.