Lawndale — 2023-09-18

City Council

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1. Recognition of Candidate Nomination Finalist for the 2023 California Joint Powers\nInsurance Authority Capstone Award\nPresentation of Certificate of Commendation to Deputy City Manager/ Director of\nHuman Resources Raylette Felton for her outstanding contributions and achievement in\nRisk Management resulting in her Candidate Nomination as a Finalist for the 2023\nCalifornia Joint Powers Insurance Authority Capstone Award.
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10. Replacement of Community Center Kitchen Appliances\nRecommendation: that the City Council approve the total cost of $11,869.52 to purchase\none Traulsen Reach-In Side-by-Side Freezer, Model Number G22010-32 and one\nTraulsen Reach-in Refrigerator, Model Number G100010-032 using American Rescue\nPlan Act (ARPA) dollars.
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11. Appropriate Funds for the Removal and Replacement of Diseased Palm Trees on\nthe east Manhattan Beach Boulevard City Median and Award Construction\nServices Contract to Moon Valley Nurseries.\nRecommendation: that the City Council authorize the funding of $106,049.87 for the\nremoval and replacement of the palm trees within the west median at Manhattan Beach\nBoulevard and Prairie Avenue intersection. Staff also recommends that the City Council\naward a construction services contract in the amount of $106,049.87 to the lowest bidder,\nMoon Valley Nursery, for the removal of the existing two palm trees, and planting of\nthree (3) new date palms.
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12. Notice of Completion for the City Hall and Public Works Department Roof\nReplacement Project\nRecommendation: that the City Council 1.) Accept the project completion by ERC\nRoofing & Waterproofing, Inc. for the City Hall and Public Works Department Roof\nReplacement Project; 2.) Authorize staff to file the Notice of Completion with the Los\nAngeles County Registrar-Recorder County Clerk’s Office for the City Hall and Public\nWorks Department Roof Replacement Project; and 3.) Authorize staff to release the\nretention in the amount of $23,028.29 for the City Hall and Public Works Department\nRoof Replacement Project.
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13. Notice of Completion - FY 2021/22 Citywide Sign Replacement Project, Project No.\n2022-12\nRecommendation: that the City Council 1.) Accept the project completion by Superior\nPavement Markings, Inc, for the FY 2021/22 Citywide Sign Replacement Project; 2)\nAuthorize the City Clerk's Office to file the Notice of Completion with the Los Angeles\nCounty Registrar-Recorder County Clerk's Office for the FY 2021/22 Citywide Sign\nReplacement Project; and 3.) Authorize staff to release 5% retention in the amount of\n$48,093.47 for the FY 2021/22 Citywide Sign Replacement Project.
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14. Consideration of Senate Bill 329 – Regarding City Council Compensation\nRecommendation: that the City Council 1) review and discuss this report regarding\nSenate Bill 329 and city council salaries; and 2) provide direction to the City Manager\nand staff regarding any potential amendments to the City ordinances pursuant to Senate\n122 Bill 329, if any.\nAgenda\nPublic Financing Authority Regular Meeting\nSeptember 18, 2023
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15. Appropriate funding to Retrofit Public Works Safety Vehicles\nRecommendation: that the City Council authorize the funding in the amount of $10,000\nto retrofit four vehicles with safety equipment.
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16. Mayor/City Councilmembers Report of Attendance at Meetings and/or Events
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17. Conference with Labor Negotiator\nThe City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section\n54957.6, with the City Manager, the City Attorney, and the City's negotiators, regarding\nlabor negotiations with Local 1895, Council 36, American Federation of State, County\nand Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, representing the City's mid-management and\nclassified employees.
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18. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation\nThe City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section\n54956.9(d)(2), because there is significant exposure to litigation in one (1) case. Facts\nunknown to the potential plaintiff.
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2. Motion to read by title only and waive further reading of all ordinances listed on the\nAgenda\nRecommendation: that the City Council approve.
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3. Accounts Payable Register\nRecommendation: that the City Council adopt Resolution No. CC-2309-036 authorizing\nthe payment of certain claims and demands in the amount of $1,496,722.51.
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5. Consideration of Claims for Damage against the City\nRecommendation: that the City Council reject the claim filed by Maria Villegas and\ninstruct staff to process the appropriate correspondence to the claimant.
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6. Disposal of Surplus Property\nRecommendation: that the City Council approve the auctioning of City surplus property,\nspecifically the 2011 Ford El Dorado Transit Bus, by Ken Potter Auctions located in\nCarson, California to the highest bidder.
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7. Installation of Bus Mobile Validators for City Transportation Service\nRecommendation: that the City Council 1.) approve the installation costs for installation\nof three pre-owned Bus Mobile Validators for the three-contractor owned Lawndale Beat\nFixed-route Transportation vehicles in the amount of $4,971.99 to be paid to Cubic\nTransportation Services, Inc.; or 2.) provide further direction.\nLAWNDALE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
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8. Annual Accounting of Lawndale Public Financing Authority Financial Activities\nRecommendation: that the Board of the Lawndale Public Financing Authority receive\nand file the annual accounting of financial activities.