Lynwood — 2025-12-02

1.\nCALL TO ORDER

10. CITY COUNCIL ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION\nComments:\nCity Council to appoint Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem. (CM)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends that the City Council make appointments to Mayor and Mayor Pro\nTem.\nCity Council Members Reporting on Meetings Attended (Gov. Code Section 53232.3\n(D)).

2.\nCERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING BY CITY CLERK

3.\nROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS

4.\nPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

6.\nPRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS

7.\nCOUNCIL RECESS TO:

8.\nCONSENT CALENDAR

9.\nNEW/OLD BUSINESS

8.1 APPROVAL OF THE WARRANT REGISTER

8.2 APPROVAL OF THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF\nUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE LOS ANGELES GATEWAY REGION\nINTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY\nAND THE CITIES OF DOWNEY, LAKEWOOD, LONG BEACH, LYNWOOD,\nPARAMOUNT, PICO RIVERA, SIGNAL HILL, SOUTH GATE, AND THE LOS\nANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT\nLynwood Housing 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).)\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.\nComments:\nCity of Lynwood warrant register dated December 02,2025 for FY 2025-2026. (FIN)\nRecommendation:\nStaff respectfully recommends that the City Council of the City of Lynwood approve the\nwarrant register dated December 02,2025 for FY 2025-2026\nComments:\nOn October 1, 2013, the City Council authorized a Memorandum of Understanding\n(MOU) between the Los Angeles Gateway Region Integrated Regional Water\nManagement Joint Powers Authority and the cities of Downey, Lakewood, Long Beach,\nLynwood, Paramount, Pico Rivera, Signal Hill, South Gate and the Los Angeles County\nFlood Control County Flood Control District for the purpose of preparing a Watershed\nManagement Program (WMP) and a Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP).\nIn July 2020, parties to the LLAR MOU drafted and submitted an Amendment to the\nMOU to extend the MOU’s term through September 30, 2025. Staff recommends\ncontinued participation in this Joint Powers Authority for an additional 5 years to

8.3 SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMERICAN TOWER LEASE-5107 JOSEPHINE STREET

8.4\nA\nRESOLUTION\nOF APPROVING\nSIDE\nLETTER AGREEMENTS ADDING\nCHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEAR’S EVE AS PAID HOLIDAYS BETWEEN THE CITY\nOF\nLYNWOOD\nAND\nTHE\nLYNWOOD\nEMPLOYEES'\nASSOCIATION\n(LEA)/AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,COUNTY AND MUNICPAL EMPLOYEES\n(AFSCME), LOCAL 1920 AND THE LYNWOOD EMPLOYEES’ MANAGEMENT\nGROUP.\nSeptember 30, 2030. (PW)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution entitled: “A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD APPROVING\nTHE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN\nTHE LOS ANGELES GATEWAY REGION INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER\nMANAGEMENT JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AND THE CITIES OF DOWNEY,\nLAKEWOOD, LONG BEACH, LYNWOOD, PARAMOUNT, PICO RIVERA, SIGNAL HILL,\nSOUTH GATE, AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT FOR\nCONTINUED ADMINISTRATION AND COST SHARING TO PREPARE AND\nIMPLEMENT A WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND COORDINATED\nINTEGRATED MONITORING PROGRAM (CIMP) AS REQUIRED BY THE REGIONAL\nWATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, LOS ANGELES REGION, NATIONAL\nPOLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM\nSEWER SYSTEM PERMIT ORDER NO R4-2012-0175 MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM\nWATER SYSTEM THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2030.”\nComments:\nOn March 27, 2015, American Tower and Verizon entered into a management agreement\nand a master prepaid lease. This resulted in American Tower subleasing, managing,\noperating, and maintaining the Verizon Wireless leased premises. The City of Lynwood\ncurrently has a lease agreement with American Tower for the Verizon Wireless facility on\nCity-owned property. American Tower is requesting that the City approve a second\namendment to the lease agreement relative to the monthly lease payments and the\nannual escalator. (CD)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution entitled: "A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, COUNTY OF\nLOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING A SECOND AMENDMENT TO\nTHE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN TOWER FOR THE VERIZON WIRELESS\nFACILITY AT 5107 JOSEPHINE STREET IN THE CITY OF LYNWOOD."

8.5\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD APPROVING\nA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ATKNSON, ANDELSON, LOYA,\nRUUD & ROMO FOR LEGAL/INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES

8.6 APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT\nA NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR THE LYNWOOD SENIOR CENTER RENOVATIONS –\nSENIOR CENTER HVAC REPLACEMENT (CIP project no. 9056.68.178)\nComments:\nAdd two additional paid holidays to the current year and to establish these holidays as\npermanent annual holidays going forward. Staff further recommends that the City Council\napprove the Side Letter Agreements formalizing this change. (HR)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution entitled: “A\nRESOLUTION OF APPROVING SIDE LETTER AGREEMENTS ADDING CHRISTMAS\nEVE AND NEW YEAR’S EVE AS PAID HOLIDAYS BETWEEN THE CITY OF\nLYNWOOD AND THE LYNWOOD EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION (LEA)/AMERICAN\nFEDERATION OF STATE,COUNTY AND MUNICPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME), LOCAL\n1920 AND THE LYNWOOD EMPLOYEES’ MANAGEMENT GROUP.\nComments:\nStaff recommends the City Council adopt the resolution as presented in order to continue\npayment of services provided by Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd & Romo (aalrr) for the\nCity's legal obligations under the Business and professional Code. (HR)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council adopt the resolution as presented in order to continue\npayment of services provided by Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd & Romo (aalrr) for the\nCity's legal obligations under the Business and professional Code. (HR)\nComments:\nOn August 27, 2024 the City of Lynwood was officially named a Community Project\nFunding Grantee by Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City\nwas allocated an award amount of $1,000,000 for the Lynwood Senior Center\nRenovations Project. On July 1, 2025, awarded a contract to Subzero Mechanical for\nSenior Center HVAC Replacement Project through an informal request for proposal\n(IRFP) process. However, due to the federal procurement requirements, a formal bid\nsolicitation is required. As a result, staff recommend rejecting the previously identified\ncontractor and authorizing the project to formally go out to bid. (PW)\nRecommendation:

8.7 PROJECT ACCEPTANCE FOR THE LYNWOOD URBAN BIKE TRAIL LIGHTING\nPROJECT CIP No. 2350|2351|9056.68.149

9.1 SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH\nTHE CONSERVATION CORPS OF LONG BEACH (CCLB)

9.2 CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution entitled: “ A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD APPROVING\nPLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISEMENT OF A\nNOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR THE LYNWOOD SENIOR CENTER RENOVATIONS –\nSENIOR CENTER\nHVAC REPLACEMENT\nPROJECT\n(CIP PROJECT\nNO. 9056.68.178).”\nComments:\nOn February 18, 2025, the City of Lynwood awarded a construction contract to Amtek\nConstruction for\nthe Lynwood\nUrban Bike\nTrail Lighting\nProject, CIP\nNo. 2350|2351|9056.68.149. The project has been completed and is now ready for\nacceptance by the City Council (PW)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution entitled: “A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD ACCEPTING\nTHE LYNWOOD\nURBAN BIKE\nTRAIL LIGHTING\nPROJECT CIP\nNo. 2350|2351|9056.68.149 AS COMPLETE; AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE NOTICE\nOF COMPLETION WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY RECORDER’S OFFICE AND\nTHE RELEASE OF THE 5% RETENTION 35 DAYS AFTER THE ACCEPTANCE.”\nComments:\nStaff is requesting that the City Council approve a second amendment to the professional\nservices agreement with Conservation Corps of Long Beach to perform cleanup services\nthrough June 30, 2026. (CM)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends that the City Council of the City of Lynwood approve a resolution\napproving the Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with the\nConservation Corps of Long Beach (CCLB) to -\n1. Extend the term of the agreement through June 30, 2026; and\n2. Appropriate $75,000 to fund cleanup services under the amended agreement.