La Verne — 2025-03-17

1. City Council Minutes of the Closed Session & Regular meeting of March 3, 2025.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the minutes.

2. Register of Audited Demands in the amount of:\n$231,118.24 dated 02/19/25 $1,999,684.09 dated 02/26/25\n$707,463.55 dated 03/06/25\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the audited demands.

3. 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report. The City is required to prepare an Annual\nProgress Report on the status and progress in implementing the Housing Element of the\nGeneral Plan. This report is required to be presented to the City Council as an informational item\nto update the City Council on the previous year’s Housing Element status.\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive and file the Annual Progress Report for the\nGeneral Plan's Housing Element implementation for Calendar Year 2024 and direct staff to file a\ncopy of the report with the Governor's Office of Planning and Research and the Department of\nHousing and Community Development.

4. Resolution Accepting the Fire Department's 2025 Report on Compliance with State\nInspection Mandates. In accordance with Senate Bill 1205, all fire departments are to annually\ninspect buildings, public or private, that are utilized as a school, hotel, motel, lodging house,\napartment house, and certain residential care facilities, and report out annually to its\nadministering authority its compliance.\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt a resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT\nOF A REPORT MADE BY THE FIRE CHIEF OF THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT’S\nREQUIREMENT TO INSPECT CERTAIN OCCUPANCIES PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13146.2\nAND 13146.3 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE.”

5. Autism Acceptance & Awareness Month Proclamation Request. The Community Services\nDepartment requests a proclamation recognizing April as Autism Acceptance & Awareness\nMonth to promote inclusion and highlight the Autism Highway Chalk Festival on April 12. Per the\nCity’s Proclamation & Certificate of Recognition Policy, non-annual proclamations must first be\napproved by the City Council on the consent calendar before being formally presented at a\nfuture meeting.\nRecommendation: That the City Council authorize City staff to present a proclamation for\nAutism Acceptance & Awareness Month at an upcoming April City Council meeting.

6. Location Agreement for Moonbug Production LLC. to Film at La Verne Fire Department\nStation 1. Film Permit Location Agreement for Moonbug Production LLC. to Film a children's\ntelevision show at La Verne Fire Department Station 1.\nRecommendation: That the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a Location\nAgreement with Moonbug USA LLC. to Film at Fire Station 1 if all required steps are completed\nto the City's Satisfaction.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE\nOTHER MATTERS

7. Award of Contract for the City of La Verne Road Network and Public Facility Video\nManagement System Improvement Project. The City received $500,000 in Fiscal Year (FY)\n23-24 community project funding from Congresswoman Napolitano through the Community\nOriented Policing Services (COPS) Technology & Equipment Grant program to update its Video\nManagement System by installing new cameras at key intersections, updating technology and\nreplacing non-functional units. The project scope recommended for award will also expand\ncoverage of the video surveillance system to City facilities further enhancing public safety.\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Award a public works construction contract to Convergint Technologies LLC, the lowest,\nmost responsible bidder, for all base bid items A1-A24 in the amount of $589,633.00 and\nAdditive Alternate items B28-B30 in the amount of $20,610.00 for a total construction\ncontract amount of $610,243.00 on the La Verne Road Network and Public Facility Video\nManagement System Improvement Project and authorize the City Manager to execute\napplicable documents; and\n2. Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to issue change orders not exceeding\n12% of the construction budget for a total possible construction contract cost of\n$682,543.46.

8. Old Town La Verne Business Improvement District 5-Year Action Plan. The City and Old\nTown La Verne Business Improvement District (OTLVBID) commissioned a study to develop a\ncompetitive analysis and a 5-year Action Plan, focusing on best practices, financial analysis, and\nstrategic recommendations. The Plan emphasizes the importance of social infrastructure, such\nas board composition, community engagement, and partnerships, as it directly impacts physical\nimprovements like beautification and capital projects. To ensure successful implementation,\nstakeholder input was gathered, and one of the top priorities is retaining staff to support the\nplan’s execution.\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive and file the Old Town La Verne Business\nImprovement District 5-Year Action Plan.

9. Introduction of Proposed Renewal of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health\nServices Agreement. The City has been under a Public Health Services Agreement with the\nLos Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) since 1963. Over the last several\nyears, DPH has worked to update the decades-old agreement and is seeking to have cities\nrenew it to continue providing the local administration of public health services to cities on a no- cost basis. This item is an introduction of the new agreement and consideration of approval will be at a future City Council meeting.\nRecommendation: That the City Council discuss the renewal agreement and direct staff to\nplace on the April 7, 2025, City Council agenda for action.