La Verne — 2024-09-16

10. Resetting the Time and Date for Public Hearing Regarding the Request for Time\nExtension on Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 82001 (500 Baseline Road)\nResetting the TIme and Date for Public Hearing Regarding Consideration of Time Extension to\nVTTM No. 82001\nRecommendation: That the City Council set the public hearing for consideration of the\nrequested extension for Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 82001 to occur at 6:30 PM on October\n7, 2024.\nOTHER MATTERS

11. Resolution Approving a Class Specification and Salary for Police Captain With the recent\nretirement of the City’s Police Captain, a compensation and job analysis has been completed\nresulting in a recommendation to update both the salary and job classification for the\nposition. Additionally, the Police Captain classification is being moved into the La Verne Police\nMiddle Management Association to be in line with similarly classed employees and area\ndepartments.\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt the attached Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION\nOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A CLASS\nSPECIFICATION AND SALARY FOR POLICE CAPTAIN.”

12. Modification of the City's Purchasing Policy for Federal Procurement Standards and\nPublic Projects The City Council is being asked to consider updates to the purchasing policy to\nalign approval thresholds with federal procurement standards under the Code of Federal\nRegulation (CFR) 200, affecting all federally funded purchases and to align Public Project\napproval thresholds with the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act. These\nchanges aim to streamline processes while maintaining City Council budget controls.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the proposed modifications to the City's\npurchasing policy aligning approval thresholds for federally funded purchases with the Code of\nFederal Regulations (CFR) 200 and Public Project approval thresholds with the California\nUniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act.

13. Purchase Agreement for Property Located at 1816 First Street and 1822 First Street\nUtilizing Affordable Housing Funds The City is proposing to purchase two properties with\naffordable housing funds located at 1816 and 1822 First Street. The property had been the\nsubject of the code enforcement process and receivership. This action will purchase the\nproperty for eventual development and improvement to the surrounding neighborhood.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approved the purchase agreement for the properties at\n1816 and 1822 First Street, authorize the City Manager to execute applicable documents, and\napprove a Resolution appropriating $440,000 from the Affordable Housing Fund (Fund 226).

14. Resolution Ratifying Proclamation No. 24-XX Declaring the Existence of a Local\nEmergency On September 11, 2024, the City Manager issued proclamation for a local\nemergency based on the existence of conditions of disaster or extreme peril caused by the\n"Bridges" wildfire. Per La Verne Municipal Code Section 2.56.050 A.1., the City Council shall\ntake action to ratify the proclamation within seven days thereafter or the proclamation shall have\nno further force or effect.\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution entitled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING PROCLAMATION\nNO. 24-01 DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY."

3. City Council Minutes of the Closed Session and Regular Meeting of September 3, 2024.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the minutes of the September 3, 2024\nmeeting.

4. Register of Audited Demands in the following amounts:\nFiscal Year 2023-2024\n$172,375.94 dated 08/28/24\nFiscal Year 2024-2025\n$2,537,496.65 dated 08/28/24\n$180,308.14 dated 09/04/24\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the Registers of Audited Demands.

5. Professional Services Agreement with LSA Associates, INC. for the Hillcrest Gateway\nProject CEQA The City proposes to utilize the services of LSA Associates as an independent\ncontractor for CEQA serives related to the Hillcrest Gateway Project.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the Professional Service Agreement with LSA\nAssociates, Inc. to perform CEQA services related to the Hillcrest Gateway Project.

6. Lease Agreement for Warehouse Pizza Patio Since 1994, Warehouse Pizza, located at 2340\nD Street, has leased the area of the restaurant's outdoor patio from the City. The most recent 10-\nyear lease agreement expired on July 1, 2024. As the City is currently reviewing our policy on\nleasing space in Old Town La Verne, staff has prepared a one-year agreement until further\ndirection from the City Council is provided later this year.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve a one-year lease agreement with Warehouse\nPizza for the continued use of the outdoor patio.

7. Appropriation for Evaluation and Action Plan for the Old Town La Verne Business\nImprovement District The City released a Request For Proposals (RFP) to firms to evaluate the\nOld Town La Verne Business Improvement District (District) and make recommendations on how\nto improve and help to grow the District. A joint proposal from Community Strong Strategies and\nCivitas has been identified as the one with the most experience in this field and was the most\ncost-effective. The District's Advisory Board has recommended that the City and the District\nshare the cost of the analysis.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve a resolution titled, "RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR\n2024-25 ADOPTED BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,700 WITHIN THE OLD TOWN LA\nVERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR THE EVALUATION AND ACTION PLAN\nOF THE DISTRICT."

8. Resolution Authorizing Ability to File Grant Applications for Measure A Funding for\nProjects and Programs This item seeks consideration of a resolution approving the blanket\nauthority for Staff to file applications for grant funds from the Los Angeles County Regional Park\nand Open Space District for Measure A Funding of Projects and Programs.\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution titled, "RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE BLANKET\nAUTHORITY TO FILE APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS COUNTY REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN\nSPACE DISTRICT FOR MEASURE A FUNDING FOR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS."

9. Conflict of Interest Code Resolution Every two years, the City of La Verne is required to review\nits Conflict of Interest Code to determine if any changes are necessary. Staff consulted with the City\nAttorney and Department Directors to determine necessary amendments to the list of designated\nfilers and this item makes those changes.\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution titled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A STANDARDIZED CONFLICT\nOF INTEREST CODE FOR DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE."