Lawndale — 2025-11-03

1. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Update

10. First Amendment to Special Counsel Agreement with Aleshire and Wynder, LLC\n— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the first amendment to the Contract Services Agreement for Special\nCounsel Legal Services with Aleshire & Wynder, LLC, in a form approved by the City Attorney’s Office.

11. Award of On-Call Traffic Engineering Service Contracts\n— Recommendation: that the City Council award an On-Call Traffic Engineering Services agreement to General\nTechnologies and Solution (GTS), Hartzog & Crabill, Inc., and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for a term of three\nyears, with an option to extend for an additional two years.

12. Traffic Parking on 153rd/154th/Grevillea/Mansel\n— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Receive and file the parking study prepared for the residential area\nsurrounding Grevillea Avenue, Mansel Avenue, 154th Street, and 153rd Street; or 2.) Provide direction to staff about\nimplementation of one-way street conversions to increase available parking.

13. Short Term Rentals Response\nOral Report

14. Consideration of a Fee Waiver for the South Bay City Council of Governments rental of the Harold E. Hofmann\nCommunity Center\nRequested by Councilmember Suarez.\n— Recommendation: that the City Council review the fee waiver request and provide direction to staff on whether or\nnot to move forward with the waiver of fees and/or a method to subsidize the rental fees to the Community Services\nDepartment.

15. South Bay Cities Council of Governments Joint Powers Agreement - 5th Amendment\nRequested by Councilmember Suarez\n— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Approve the Fifth Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement with\nthe SBCCOG, as recommended by the SBCCOG Board of Directors on October 23, 2025, to allow the City of Los\nAngeles to appoint a non-elected senior staff alternate to its Governing Board Seat; and 2.) Authorize the Mayor to\nexecute the agreement on behalf of the City of Lawndale in its capacity as a member of the JPA.

16. Consideration of a Process Audit of the Community Development Department (Planning) and the Municipal\nServices Department (Code Enforcement)\nRequested by Councilmember Suarez.\n— Recommendation: that the City Council discuss this item and provide further direction regarding the initiation of a\nRequest for Proposal (RFP) from qualified firms to conduct a process audit of the Community Development\nDepartment (Planning) and Municipal Services Department (Code Enforcement).

17. Consideration of a Residential Hiring Policy\nRequested by Councilmember Suarez.\n— Recommendation: that the City Council receive and file this report and direct staff to continue administering\nrecruitment and selection processes in accordance with the City of Lawndale’s Personnel Rules and Regulations.\nShould the City Council wish to continue to explore alternative strategies to promote local employment in the future,\nstaff can return with options that align with applicable laws and the City’s organizational structure.

18. Report of Attendance at Meetings

19. Conference with Legal Counsel – Potential Litigation\n— The City Council will conduct a closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with\nlegal counsel regarding a significant exposure to litigation, the facts and circumstances of which are not known to the\npotential plaintiff.

2. Los Angeles County Fire Department Update

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: Staff recommends that City Council adopts Resolution No. CC-2510-053 authorizing the\npayment of certain claims and demands in the amount of $704,365.04

5. Minutes of the Lawndale City Council Regular Meeting - October 20, 2025\n— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the minutes.

6. Minutes of the Lawndale City Council, Planning Commission and Parks Recreation and Social Services\nCommission Special Joint Meeting\n— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the minutes.

7. Los Angeles County West Vector Control District Trustee Appointment\n— Recommendation: that the City Council take the following actions: 1.) the Mayor appoint a Trustee to the Los\nAngeles County West Vector Control District; 2.) the City Council confirm the appointment by directing staff to amend\nSection 1 of Resolution No. CC-2511-054 by inserting the name of the appointee; and 3.) the City Council adopt the\nresolution as amended.

8. South Bay Cities Council of Governments Board Meeting Highlights\n— Recommendation: that the City Council receive and file this report.

9. City Council Meeting Dates for Calendar Year 2026\n— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Cancel the scheduled City Council meetings on January 19, 2026;\nFebruary 16, 2026; and September 7, 2026, due to the City observed holidays; or 2.) Cancel the scheduled City Council\nmeetings on January 19, 2026; February 16, 2026; September 7, 2026; and reschedule some, or all, of the meetings to\nthe immediately following day; or 3.) Provide the City Manager and staff with alternative direction.