Lawndale — 2025-06-16

1. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Update

10. Minutes of the Housing Authority Meeting, June 2, 2025\n— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the minutes.

11. Annual Budget Fiscal Year 2025-26\n— Recommendation: that the City Council adopt Resolution No. CC-2506-030, adopting the fiscal year 2025-2026\noperating and capital improvement budget, which includes the City of Lawndale, Lawndale Housing Authority, and\nSuccessor Agency to the Lawndale Redevelopment Agency.

12. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Appropriations Limit\n— Recommendation: that the City Council adopt Resolution No. CC-2506-025 approving the Appropriations Limit for\nFiscal Year 2025-26.

13. Annual Investment Policy Resolution Number CC-2506-029\n— Recommendation: that the City Council adopt Resolution CC-2506-029, reaffirming City Council Policy Number\n80-04 pertaining to the City’s Investment Policy, without revisions, changes, or edits.

14. Approval of Agreement with Southwest Patrol\n— Recommendation: that the City Council approve one of the following three options: Option One – Increase\nSouthwest Patrol hours from 96 hours per week to 112 hours per week for a total of 5,680 guard hours annually for a\ncost of $312,400. This would give the City guard coverage seven days and seven nights per week with 16 out of every\n24 hour day with an armed guard patrolling the City of Lawndale; Option Two – Reducing the amount of guard hours\nper week from 96 hours to 80 hours. This would give the City guard coverage Monday through Friday from 8:00 am\nuntil 4:30 pm, as well as Tuesday night and Thursday through Sunday night coverage from 6:00 pm until 2:30 am. This\noption also maintains guard coverage on all nine holidays recognized by Southwest Patrol. With the holiday hours\nfactored in at a hourly rate of time and a half hourly rate, the cost rises to 4,220 billable hours for a total of $232,100\nannually; or Option Three – Reducing the amount of guard hours per week from 96 hours to 80. This would give the\nCity guard coverage Monday through Friday from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, as well as on Tuesday night and Thursday\nnight through Sunday night from 6:00 pm until 2:30 am. Under this option the City would eliminate guard shifts on all\nholidays. This would be the equivalent of 4,040 billable hours for a total of $222,200 annually, which is the lowest\npriced option.

15. First Amendment to Contract Services Agreement for Landscape Maintenance and Tree Trimming Services\n— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the First Amendment to the Landscape Maintenance and Tree\nTrimming Services Agreement to extend the term for an additional 12 months through June 30, 2026 at a total annual\ncost of $984,609.69.

16. Consideration of Opening of Time Capsule\n— Recommendation: that the City Council discuss and provide direction to staff.

17. Animal Shelter Update\n— Recommendation: that the City Council receive and file this report.

18. Adopt Resolution No. CC-2506-033 of FY 2025-26 Budget List of Projects Road Repair and Accountability Act of\n2017 - Senate Bill 1 (SB 1)\n— Recommendation: that the City Council adopt Resolution No. CC-2506-033 approving the project list of streets as\nattached herein Exhibit A- Project Description/Location.

19. Approve Amendment 2 to the Contract Services Agreement with All City Management Services, Inc., for School\nCrossing Guard Services\n— Recommendation: that the City Council approve Amendment 2 to the Contract Services Agreement for School\nCrossing Guard services with All City Management Services, Inc., extending the term of the agreement for two years\nfor a not-to-exceed amount of $329,566 (Attachment D).

2. Recognition of Outgoing Commissioners and Committee Members\n— Presentation of City Plaque to Outgoing Parks Recreation and Social Services Commissioner Daniel Thomas Woods\nand Beautification Committee Member Judy Oldziewski for their Service to the City.

20. Award of Contracts for Construction and Inspection Services for FY 23/24 Street Rehabilitation and FY 24/25\nSidewalk Replacement Project\n— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Award the construction contract to Sequel Contractors, Inc., in the\namount of $1,799,139.48 for the FY 2023-24 Street Rehabilitation and 2024-25 Sidewalk Replacement Project; 2.)\nAward the Construction Inspection Services to SA Associates in the amount of $110,000.00 for the FY 2023-24 Street\nRehabilitation and 2024-25 Sidewalk Replacement Project; and 3.) Approve the construction Contingency of\n$269,870.92 for FY 2023-24 Street Rehabilitation & 2024-25 Sidewalk Replacement Project.

21. Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Lawndale and the American Federation of the State, County\nand Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 36, Local 1895 Agreement and Citywide Pay Schedule for Fiscal Year\n2025-2026\n— Recommendation: that the City Council 1) approve Resolution No. CC-2506-031 approving the 2025-2028\nMemorandum of Understanding between the City of Lawndale and American Federation of State, County and\nMunicipal Employees, Local 1895, Council 36, and; 2) adopt Resolution No. CC-2506-032, approving the Fiscal Year\n2025-2028 City-wide Salary and Pay Schedule and; 3) approve budget amendment for $258,475 as noted above.

22. Consideration of an Urgency Ordinance to Prohibit Placement of New Utility Infrastructure within the City of\nLawndale\n— Recommendation: that the City Council A.) Conduct a public hearing; B.) Determine that Ordinance 1211-26 is\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 14,\nSection 15060, subdivision (c)(2), because the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect\nphysical change in the environment, and Section 15061 subdivision (b)(3) because the activity has no potential for\nresulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly and so is not a project; and C.) Adopt by fourfifths (4/5) vote of the City Council Urgency Ordinance No. 1211-26 prohibiting the placement of new Utility\nInfrastructure within the City’s right of way.

23. Citywide Customer Service Training\nRequested by Councilmember Bernadette Suarez.\n— Recommendation: that the City Council receive this report and/or provide further direction if necessary.

24. Letter Requesting Funding for Lawndale Youth Development Center Project\nRequested by Mayor Pro Tem Pat Kearney.\n— Recommendation: that the City Council review the draft letter to be addressed to state legislators requesting\nassistance in obtaining funding for the Lawndale Youth Development Center and Skatepark Project and/or provide\nfurther direction as appropriate.

25. Report of Attendance at Meetings

3. Motion to read by title only and waive further reading of all ordinances listed on the Agenda\n— Recommendation: that the City Council read by title only and waive further reading of all ordinances listed on the\nagenda.

4. Accounts Payable Register\n— Recommendation: that the City Council adopts Resolution No. CC-2506-028 authorizing the payment of certain\nclaims and demands in the amount of $1,554,918.51.

5. Minutes of the Lawndale City Council Regular Meeting - June 2, 2025\n— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the minutes.

6. Notice of Completion - FY 2023/24 Citywide Sign Replacement Project\n— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Accept the project completion by J&E Asphalt Maintenance, for the FY\n2023/24 Citywide Sign Replacement Project; and 2.) Authorize staff to file the Notice of Completion with the Los\nAngeles County Registrar-Recorder County Clerk’s Office for the FY 2023/24 Citywide Sign Replacement Project.

7. Notice of Completion - Lawndale Security Improvement Project\n— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Accept the project completion by Am-Tec Total Security Inc., for the\nLawndale Security Improvement Project; and 2.) Authorize staff to file the Notice of Completion with the Los Angeles\nCounty Registrar-Recorder County Clerk’s Office for the Lawndale Security Improvement Project.

8. Minutes of the Successor Agency Meeting, June 2, 2025\n— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the minutes.

9. Routine Records Destruction\n— Recommendation: that the Agency Members adopt Resolution No. LRAS-2506-001, approving the request from the\nCity Clerk's Department, for authorization to destroy routine records as listed in the exhibit of the Resolution.