La Verne — 2025-04-07

1. City Council Minutes of the Study Session, Regular Meeting & Closed Session of March\n17, 2025.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the minutes.

2. Register of Audited Demands in the amount of $1,361,666.11, dated 03/13/25 and in the\namount of $797,331.32, dated 03/19/25.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the audited demands.

3. Renewal of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Services Agreement. The\nCity has been under a Public Health Services Agreement with the Los Angeles County\nDepartment of Public Health (DPH) since 1963. Over the last several years, DPH has worked to\nupdate the decades-old agreement and is seeking to have cities renew it to continue providing\nthe local administration of public health services to cities on a no-cost basis. This item asks the\nCity Council to approve a new agreement.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve a Public Health Services Agreement with the\nLos Angeles County Department of Public Health and authorize the City Manager to execute the\nagreement.

4. Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with La Verne Friends of the Fourth of July.\nThe City and the La Verne Friends of the Fourth of July (Friends) enter into a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MOU) identifying the functions for which the City and the Friends plan and\nconduct Independence Day celebrations. While the MOU continues to spell out the\nresponsibilities of the City and the Friends, this year's MOU includes flexibility for the term to\nextend past one-year unless amended or terminated by both parties.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the LV\nFriends of the Fourth of July for July 4th celebrations and event planning.

5. Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency Operations Center Grant Program\nResolution. The City of La Verne was awarded $169,000 in grant funding from the Federal\nEmergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Fiscal Year 2024 Emergency Operations\nCenter Grant Program to fund essential equipment upgrades within the City's Emergency\nOperations Center. The grant requires that the City Council adopt a resolution identifying\nauthorized contacts to oversee and manage the grant program.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve a resolution entitled, "A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING ITS AGENTS FOR\nTHE PURPOSE OF APPLYING FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE."

6. Film Permit Request from North Six, Inc. The City has been contacted by production company\nNorth Six, Inc. to film a commercial at La Verne business American Classic Cars. Per the City’s\nMunicipal Code Chapter 5.57, film permits must be approved by the La Verne City Council. To\nmeet the requested filming dates desired by North Six, Inc., the City Council is being asked to\nauthorize the City Manager to execute an agreement and issue a film permit if all required steps\nare completed to the City’s satisfaction.\nRecommendation: That the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement\nwith North Six, Inc., and issue a permit for filming if all required steps are completed.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE\nDISCUSSION CALENDAR (FORMERLY KNOWN AS OTHER MATTERS)

7. Memorandum of Understanding with Crown Castle Fiber LLC for Access to City Right-of-\nWay for Rapid Connect Fiber and Equipment Installation. In response to resident concerns\nabout reduced cellular coverage in North La Verne, the City approached Crown Castle about\ntheir Rapid Connect Fiber installation which, in a less disruptive and more economical manner,\ninstalls fiber telecommunication lines within the City right-of-way. With a new fiber installation\nconnecting current fiber in place on Wheeler Avenue to a terminus near Lowell Brandt Park,\nthere is an increased potential for installation of small cell wireless or cellular infrastructure to\nimprove wireless coverage. This Memorandum of Understanding will allow a limited run north on\nWheeler and along Golden Hills Road to Lowell Brandt Park.\nRecommendation: That the City Council Authorize the City Manager to Execute a\nMemorandum of Understanding with Crown Castle Fiber LLC for Rapid Connect Installation.

8. Award of Contract for FY 2024-25 Crack Seal/Slurry Seal for Aldersgate to Baseline et al.\nand Golden Hills to Canterwood et al. Project. This action will award a construction contract\nto Pavement Rehab Company in the amount of $1,369,000.00 for the FY 2024-25 Crack\nSeal/Slurry Seal for Aldersgate to Baseline et al. and Golden Hills to Canterwood et al. Project.\nThe project is budgeted for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 using Annual Streets Pavement\nManagement Program funds. The scope of work includes accessible curb ramp upgrades,\npavement surface maintenance utilizing slurry seal material and traffic striping improvements.\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Award a public works construction contract to Carter Enterprises Group Inc. DBA Pavement\nRehab Company the lowest, most responsible bidder, in the amount of $1,369,000.00 for the FY\n2024-25 Crack Seal/Slurry Seal for Aldersgate to Baseline et al. and Golden Hills to Canterwood\net al. Project, and\n2. Authorize staff to issue construction contract change orders not exceeding 10% of the\nconstruction budget for a total possible cost of $1,595,900.00, including engineering,\nconstruction management and inspection services.

9. Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget Reassessment and Adjustment Recommendations. The\nFinance Department is providing a financial update for the 2024-25 budget, originally approved\non June 17, 2024, to reflect economic and operational changes since adoption. Updated\nestimates for the General Fund show a $51,243 revenue increase and $632,164 in additional\nexpenditures, primarily due to public safety overtime. Additional adjustments to other funds as\nwell as details of the general fund are outlined in the Budget Amendments Listing.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the resolution titled, "A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL\nYEAR 2024-25 ADOPTED BUDGET TO ADJUST FOR BUDGET REASSESSMENT AND\nADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS," that incorporates the "Budget Adjustment Listing" as\nattached adjusting revenue and expenditure appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget.\n