Lynwood — 2025-08-05

1.\nCALL TO ORDER

10. CITY COUNCIL ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

11. STAFF ORAL COMMENTS

2.\nCERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING BY CITY CLERK

3.\nROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS\nCynthia Velazquez Guerra, Kid Mayor\nRita Soto, Mayor\nGabriela Camacho, Mayor Pro Tem\nLorraine Avila Moore, Council Member\nLuis Gerardo Cuellar, Council Member\nJuan Munoz-Guevara, Council Member

4.\nPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

6.\nPRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS\nUpdate on Law Enforcement Issues\nCity Council Members Reporting on Meetings Attended (Gov. Code Section 53232.3\n(D)).

7.\nCOUNCIL RECESS TO:\nLynwood Successor Agency\nLynwood Housing Authority\nLynwood Public Financing Authority\nPUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\n(Regarding Agenda Items Only)\nNON-AGENDA PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\nTHIS PORTION PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE\nCOUNCIL ON ITEMS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL AND NOT LISTED\nON THE AGENDA. IF AN ITEM IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, THERE SHOULD BE NO\nSUBSTANTIAL DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE BY THE COUNCIL, BUT COUNCIL MAY\nREFER THE MATTER TO STAFF OR SCHEDULE SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION FOR A\nFUTURE MEETING. (The Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code Section 54954.2 (a).)

8. CONSENT CALENDAR\nALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL BE ACTED UPON BY\nONE MOTION AFFIRMING THE ACTION RECOMMENDED ON THE AGENDA. THERE\nWILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS PRIOR TO VOTING UNLESS\nMEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OR STAFF REQUEST SPECIFIC ITEMS TO BE REMOVED\nFROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE ACTION.

9.\nPUBLIC HEARING

8.1 APPROVAL OF THE WARRANT REGISTER\nComments:\nCity of Lynwood warrant register dated August 5,2025 for FY 2024-2025 and FY 20252026. (FIN)\nRecommendation:\nStaff respectfully recommends that the City Council of the City of Lynwood approve the\nwarrant register dated August 5, 2025 for FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025--2026

8.2 PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES\nComments:\nThe purpose of this item is to have the Lynwood City Council review and approve the July\n15, 2025 City Council meeting action minutes. (CC)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends that the Lynwood City Council approve July 15, 2025 Regular Meeting\nand Closed Session Regular Meeting Action\nMinutes.

8.3 TREASURER'S QUARTERLY REPORT\nComments:\nThe purpose of this item is to have the Honorable Mayor and the Lynwood City Council\nreview the Treasurer's Quarterly Investment Report as required by State Statutes (CT).\nRecommendation:\nIt is recommended that the City Council for the City of Lynwood Receive and File the\nattached Quarterly Investment Report highlighting the investment activity for the 4th\nquarter ending June 30, 2025.

9.1 LYNWOOD LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, FY 2025/2026\nComments:\nThe Lynwood Lighting Assessment District was formed in 1981 under the Landscaping\nand Lighting Act of 1972. The cost of maintenance, including the assessment engineering\ncosts and administration, can be levied annually against the properties that receive the\nbenefits thereby relieving the General Fund of those costs. Property owners can be\nassessed only for the special benefits received. The assessments are levied as a fair and\nequitable way to provide funds to maintain, operate and improve the lighting throughout\nthe City. The plans and specifications for the District are on file in the Office of the\nDirector of Public Works.\nOn June 3, 2025, the City Council adopted the following three resolutions:\n1. Resolution Initiating Proceedings for the Annual Levy of Assessments and Balloting\nProcedures to Levy Proposed New or Increased Assessments\n2.\nResolution Declaring its Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of Annual\nAssessments and to Ballot Property Owners for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 within the Lighting\nAssessment District\n3. Resolution Preliminary Approval of the Annual Engineer’s Report Including Proposed\nNew or Increased Assessments for the Lighting Assessment District\nNotices and ballots prepared in compliance with Proposition 218 were mailed to all\nproperty owners on June 20, 2025, 45 days in advance of the Public Hearing scheduled\nfor August 5, 2025. (FIN/PW)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing, and after considering all\noral statements and all written protests made or filed by any interested person, to close\nthe public hearing and approve the following actions:\n1.\nAdopt - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD\nAPPROVING THE FINAL ENGINEER’S REPORT INCLUDING PROPOSED\nINCREASED ASSESSMENTS, CONFIRMING THE DISTRICT DIAGRAM AND\nCURRENT ASSESSMENTS, ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ANNUAL\nASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026 FOR THE LYNWOOD LIGHTING\nASSESSMENT DISTRICT TO BE LEVIED BY THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, AND\nSTATING THAT IF NO MAJORITY PROTEST IS RECEIVED IN THE PROPERTY\nOWNER BALLOTING, THE NEW ASSESSMENT RATES SHALL SUPERSEDE PRIOR\nAPPROVED ASSESSMENTS UPON CERTIFICATION OF BALLOT RESULTS AT THE\nNEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING\n2.\nCity Clerk shall direct Willdan to start the tabulation of the ballots.\n3. Announce that ballot tabulation is open for public witnesses, may be continued to the\nnext day, and the results of the ballot tabulation may be declared at the next Council\nmeeting.

9.2 LYNWOOD LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, FY 2025/2026\nComments:\nThe Lynwood Landscape Maintenance Assessment District was first established in 1978\nunder the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. The cost of maintenance, including the\nassessment engineering costs and administration, can be levied annually against the\nproperties that receive the benefits thereby relieving the General Fund of those costs.\nProperty owners can be assessed only for the special benefits received. The\nassessments are levied as a fair and equitable way to provide funds to maintain, operate\nand improve the landscaped areas in the City. The plans and specifications for the District\nare on file in the Office of the Director of Public Works.\nOn June 3, 2025, the City Council adopted the following three resolutions:\n1. Resolution Initiating Proceedings for the Annual Levy of Assessments and Balloting\nProcedures to Levy Proposed New or Increased Assessments\n2.\nResolution Declaring its Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of Annual\nAssessments and to Ballot Property Owners for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 within the\nLandscape Maintenance Assessment District\n3. Resolution Preliminary Approval of the Annual Engineer’s Report Including Proposed\nNew or Increased Assessments for the Landscape Maintenance Assessment District\nNotices and ballots prepared in compliance with Proposition 218 were mailed to all\nproperty owners on June 20, 2025, 45 days in advance of the Public Hearing scheduled\nfor August 5, 2025. (FIN/PW)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing, and after considering all\noral statements and all written protests made or filed by any interested person, to close\nthe public hearing and approve the following actions:\n1.\nAdopt - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD\nAPPROVING THE FINAL ENGINEER’S REPORT INCLUDING PROPOSED\nINCREASED ASSESSMENTS, CONFIRMING THE DISTRICT DIAGRAM AND\nCURRENT ASSESSMENTS, ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ANNUAL\nASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026 FOR THE LYNWOOD LANDSCAPE\nMAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT TO BE LEVIED BY THE COUNTY OF LOS\nANGELES, AND STATING THAT IF NO MAJORITY PROTEST IS RECEIVED IN THE\nPROPERTY OWNER BALLOTING, THE NEW ASSESSMENT RATES SHALL\nSUPERSEDE PRIOR APPROVED ASSESSMENTS UPON CERTIFICATION OF\nBALLOT RESULTS AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING\n2.\nCity Clerk shall direct Willdan to start the tabulation of the ballots.\n3. Announce that ballot tabulation is open for public witnesses, may be continued to the\nnext day, and the results of the ballot tabulation may be declared at the next Council\nmeeting.