Inglewood — 2023-09-12

City Council

#1 Closed Session Items
PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING CLOSED SESSION ITEMS\nPersons wishing to address the Inglewood City Council on the Closed Session items may do so at\nthis time.\nCS- Closed Session – Confidential – Attorney/Client Privileged; City Council Conference\n1.\nwith Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section\n54956.9(d)(2); Worker’s Compensation Settlement Claim of Daniel Lee: Claim\nNumber 20-150801.\nClosed Session – Confidential – Attorney/Client Privileged; City Council Conference\nCS-2. with Legal Counsel regarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section\n54956.9(d)(1); Batis Reid vs. City of Inglewood; Case No. 22STCV10688.
#1 Departmental Reports
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS\nDR-1. FINANCE DEPARTMENT\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members adopt a resolution to authorize the\nissuance of taxable pension obligation bonds (the 2023 Bonds) to 1) redeem the outstanding taxable\npension obligation bond anticipation notes (the 2023 Notes); 2) refund a portion of the outstanding\ntaxable pension obligation bonds issued in 2005 (the 2005A Bonds and the 2005C Bonds); 3) fund\nthe City of Inglewood’s normal pension costs for Fiscal Year 2023-2024; 4) pay the costs of\nissuance for the 2023 Bonds; and 5) take all actions contemplated by the Resolution including\napproving a Third Supplemental Trust Agreement, a Continuing Disclosure Agreement, a Bond\nPurchase Agreement, and authorizing distribution of a preliminary official statement.\nRecommendation:\n1. Adopt resolution.\nDocuments:\nDR-1.PDF\nDR-2. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members approve a Sewer Relocation\nAgreement with the County Sanitation District No. 2 of Los Angeles County (LACSD) for the\nInglewood Transit Connector (ITC) Project in the amount of $180,000. (Measure Reimbursable\nGrant Funds)\nRecommendation:\n1. Approve Sewer Relocation Agreement;\n2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the Sewer Relocation Agreement; and\n3. Adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget to fund\nthe Deposit of Estimated District Costs, in the amount of $180,000, for\nLACSD to provide staff for the relocation of an existing public sanitary\nsewer for the ITC Project.\nDocuments:\nDR-2.PDF\nDR-3. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members approve Amendment No. 2 to\nAgreement No. 22-118 with Gannett Fleming, Inc. (GF), for On-Call Professional Engineering\nServices for the Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) Project.\nRecommendation:\n1. Approve Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 22-118;\n2. Allocate additional funding (as described in Exhibit “A”) in the amount\nof $9,504,543(Measure R- ITC Grant Fund); and\n3. Adopt the attached resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023\nAnnual Budget.\nDocuments:\nDR-3.PDF\nDR-4. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members approve Amendment No. 1 to\nAgreement No. 23-275 with Trifiletti Consulting, Inc. (TC), for Strategic Program Management,\nPlanning, and Public Works Infrastructure Consulting for the Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC)\nProject.\nRecommendation:\n1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 23-275;\n2. Allocate additional funding (as described in Exhibit “A”) in the amount\nof $9,148,776 (Measure R- ITC Grant Fund); and\n3. Adopt the attached Resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023\nAnnual Budget.\nDocuments:\nDR-4.PDF\nDR-5. RESIDENTIAL SOUND INSULATION DEPARTMENT\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members approve an agreement with\nVeneklasen Associates, Inc., to provide Architectural/Engineering design and acoustic testing\nservices for 75 residential units within the City's Residential Sound Insulation (RSI) Program.\n(Noise Mitigation Fund)\nRecommendation:\n1. Approve agreement in an amount not to exceed $250,000; and\n2. Adopt a resolution amending the City's Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual\nBudget.\nDocuments:\nDR-5.PDF
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2. CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE\nLetters from the City Attorney’s Office recommending the following:\nA. Reject Claims pursuant to Government Code, Section 913:\n1. Fidel Contreras for alleged personal injury; sidewalk on January 9, 2023.\n2. Nelda Joyce Dyson for alleged property damage; tree roots on November 14,\n2022.\n3) Vincent Jordan for alleged vehicle damage; road conditions on December 2,\n2022.\n4) Daniel Medina for property damage; Contractor (WCA) tree trimming on April\n6, 2023.\n5. Mercury Insurance subro. Carmen Guillary for alleged vehicle damage – palm\nbranch (City of Los Angeles).\n6. Gail T. Phelps for alleged personal injury; uneven concrete on March 25, 2023.\n7. Denise Ruano for alleged tire damage; pothole on March 27, 2023.\n8. Clinton Sylvestre for alleged tire and wheel damage; pothole on May 15, 2023.\nB. Reject Insufficient Claim pursuant to Government Code, Section 913:\n1. Anonymous for alleged personal injury; conspiracy with AirBNB to deny\ncommerce on December 2022.\nC. Reject Amended Claims pursuant to Government Code, Section 913:\n1. Ida M. Castaneda for alleged property damage; pothole on February 13, 2023.\n2. Luis Sanchez for alleged personal injury, RSI AC unit location on May 24, 2023.\n3) Centoria Strong for alleged property damage; tree on January 2, 2023.\nRecommendation:\n1. Reject Claims listed as A-1 through A-8;\n2. Reject Insufficient Claim listed as B-1; and\n3) Reject Amended Claims listed as C-1 through C-3.
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3. CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members adopt a\nresolution ratifying the appointment of members to the South Bay Workforce\nInvestment Board (SBWIB) as set forth below:\n1. The City of Hawthorne reappoints Mr. Tod Sword, Economic Development\nConsultant for Southern California Edison, to serve a new four-year term of\noffice that will expire on June 30, 2027.\n2. The City of Gardena reappoints Mr. Glenn Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer\nof Gardena General Insurance Agency, to serve a four-year term of office\nthat will expire on June 30, 2027, and the City of Gardena appoints Ms.\nCatherine Holdbrook-Smith, Human Resources Manager for Magnetika, to\nthe SBWIB as a business private sector representative under an existing\nterm of office expiring on June 30, 2024 and a new term of office that will\nexpire on June 30, 2028. NOTE: The City also appointed Ms. Shirley\nSummers, Chief Executive Officer of Behavioral Health Services, to serve\nas a business private sector representative under an existing four-year term\nof office expiring on June 30, 2026. However, on July 31, 2023, Ms. Shirley\nSummers retired and on August 3, 2023, the City of Gardena was made\naware of Ms. Summers’s retirement. The City of Gardena will submit a new\nappointee to serve as the Gardena business private sector representative to\nreplace Ms. Summers on the SBWIB.\n3. The City of Redondo Beach reappoints Mr. Donald Ford, President of\nTraining Education Management, LLC, to serve an additional four-year term\nof office that expires on June 30, 2027.\n4) The City of Lomita appoints Mr. Nayeem Khan, Sales Manager for Lomita\nMail & Print, to serve a four-year term of office that commences on July 1,\n2023, and will expire on June 30, 2027.\n5. The City of Torrance reappoints Mr. Sanjay Murty, Vice President of Murti\nLLC, to serve a new four-year term of office that will expire on June 30,\n2027, and the City of Torrance also reappoints Ms. Fran Fulton, Economic\nDevelopment Manager for the City of Torrance, to the SBWIB as an\neconomic and community development representative under a new term of\noffice that will expire on June 30, 2027.\n6. The South Bay Adult Education Consortium re-nominates Dr. Wayne Diulio,\nDirector of Torrance Adult School, to serve a new four-year term of office\nthat commences on July 1, 2023, and will expire on June 30, 2027.\n7. The South Bay Workforce Investment Board, Inc. re-nominates Mr.\nMohammad Naser, Chief Executive Officer of Centinela Hospital Medical\nCenter, and also nominates Ms. Crystal Spencer, President of Spencer 4 Hire\nSecurity, to serve on the SBWIB under new terms of office that will expire\non June 30, 2028. The SBWIB, Inc. Board of Directors nominates Mr.\nJason Witt, Senior Director of Community Affairs and Engagement for SoFi\nStadium/Hollywood Park, to the SBWIB to serve a four-year term of office\nthat will commence on July 1, 2023, and will expire on June 30, 2027.\nRecommendation:\n1. Adopt resolution.\nDocuments:\n3.PDF
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4. HOUSING PROTECTION DEPARTMENT\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members the authorize payment of an\ninvoice submitted by 3Di, Inc., to maintain and support the Residential Registration database and\nactivities of the Housing Protection Department until June 30, 2024. (General Fund)\nRecommendation:\n1. Authorize payment in the total amount of $42,000.\nDocuments:\n4.PDF
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5. HOUSING PROTECTION DEPARTMENT\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members authorize the payment of an\ninvoice submitted by National Business Furniture for the purchase and delivery of furniture for the\nHousing Protection Department Short Term Rental Division. (General Fund)\nRecommendation:\n1. Authorize payment in the amount of $2,587.25.\nDocuments:\n5.PDF
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6. PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members award a contract and approve an\nagreement with H L Hitchcock Construction, Inc., for the Darby Park Walking Track Project, per\nBid No. CB-23-10.\nRecommendation:\n1. Award contract and approve agreement in an amount not to exceed\n$715,000;\n2. Authorize a City-controlled contingency, in an amount not to exceed\n$71,500, for a total contract amount not to exceed $786,500; and\n3. Adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget to\nreflect funding needed in the amount of $715,000. (General Fund)\nDocuments:\n6.PDF
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7. PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members authorize the payment of an\ninvoice submitted by Grow Cycling Foundation for the installation of a Drain Pipe for the Pump\nTrack at Edward Vincent, Jr. Park. (General Fund)\nRecommendation:\n1. Authorize payment in the amount of $90,438.95.\nDocuments:\n7.PDF
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8. POLICE DEPARTMENT\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members reject all bids received for the\nTwo-Way Radio Equipment Repair and Maintenance Service Project, per Bid No. RFB-0169.\nRecommendation:\n1. Reject all bids; and\n2. Direct staff to readvertise the aforementioned bid document and\nproceed with a competitive re-bid process.\nDocuments:\n8.PDF
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9. RESIDENTIAL SOUND INSULATION DEPARTMENT\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members approve Amendment No. 1 to\nAgreement No. 23-143 with The Jones Payne Group, Inc., extending the term to July 31, 2024, to\ncomplete management services to the City’s Residential Sound Insulation (RSI) Program.\nRecommendation:\n1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 23-143.\nDocuments:\n9.PDF
#1 Ordinances
ORDINANCES\nO-1. ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members adopt Ordinance No 23-17,\namending or repealing various Municipal Code sections regulating peddling, soliciting, and\nsidewalk vendors and adding a new Article 13 “Sidewalk Vendor Program” to Chapter 8 of the\nMunicipal Code to comply with changes in State Law.\nRecommendation:\n1. Motion to waive further reading; and\n2. Adopt Ordinance No. 23-17.\nDocuments:\nO-1.PDF\nO-2. ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT\nStaff report recommending that the Mayor and Council Members adopt Ordinance No. 23-18,\napproving Zoning Code Amendment No. 23-00005 (ZCA23-00005) to modify miscellaneous\nregulations in Chapter 12 of the Inglewood Municipal Code (IMC) related to Affordable Housing,\nDay-Care Regulations, and Condominium Regulations, Citywide.\nRecommendation:\n1. Motion to waive further reading; and\n2. Adopt Ordinance No. 23-18.\nDocuments:\nO-2.PDF
#1 Public Hearings
PUBLIC HEARINGS\nPH-1. ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT\nPublic Hearing to consider introduction of an ordinance approving Zoning Code Amendment No.\n23-00004 (ZCA23-00004) in Chapter 12 of the Inglewood Municipal Code to establish regulations\nfor fast food restaurants, Citywide.\nRecommendation:\n1. Continue Public Hearing to the Meeting of September 19, 2023.\nDocuments:\nPH-1.PDF\nMINUTES\nM-1. CITY CLERK’S OFFICE\nApproval of the Minutes for the meetings held on June 6, 2023, June 13, 2023, June 20, 2023, and\nJune 27, 2023.\nRecommendation:\n1. Approve.\nDocuments:\nM-1.PDF\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nThese items will be acted upon as a whole unless called upon by a Council Member.
#1 Reports
REPORTS – CITY ATTORNEY\nA-1. Report on Closed Session Items\nA-2. Oral reports – City Attorney
#2 Reports
REPORTS – CITY MANAGER\nCM-1. Oral reports – City Manager.
#3 Reports
REPORTS – CITY CLERK\nCC-1. Oral reports – City Clerk.\nCC-2. CITY CLERK’S OFFICE\nMonthly Treasurer’s Report for the Month ending July 31, 2023.\nRecommendation:\n1. Receive and file.\nDocuments: