Santa Fe Springs — 2025-07-01

1.\nCLOSED SESSION\nCONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProperty: APN: 8001-003-934\nAgency negotiator: René Bobadilla, City Manager and Cuong Nguyen, Director\nof Community Development\nNegotiation parties: Jamboree Housing Corporation\nUnder negotiation: Price and terms of payments as relates to interests in real\nproperty

10.\nRECOGNITION OF KATHIE FINK (CITY MANAGER)

11.\nCONFIRMATION OF 2024/25 WEED ABATEMENT CHARGES (CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Open the Public Hearing;\n2) Receive any comments from the public wishing to speak on this matter and\nthereafter close the Public Hearing;\n3) Confirm the charges listed in the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner’s\n2024/25 Weed Abatement Assessment Roll and instruct the County Auditor to\nenter the amounts of these assessments against the respective parcels of land as\nthey appear on the current assessment roll.

12.\nRESOLUTION NO. 9963 – AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 9947 ADDING\nTWENTY-THREE (23) NEW FEES, AMENDING EIGHT (8) FEES, AND MOVING\nFOUR (4) FEES FROM POLICE SERVICES TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO\nTHE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE FOR\nFISCAL YEAR 2024-25, AND UPDATING THE NAME TO THE CITY OF SANTA\nFE SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE (FINANCE)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Open the Public Hearing;\n2) Receive any comments from the public wishing to speak on this matter and\nthereafter close the Public Hearing;\n3) Adopt Resolution No. 9963, which amends Resolution No. 9947, adopted on\nMarch 4, 2025, to add twenty-three (23) new fees, amend eight (8) existing fees,\nand move four (4) fees from Police Services to Community Development from the\nCity of Santa Fe Springs Comprehensive Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024-25;\n4) Update the name from City of Santa Fe Springs Comprehensive Fee Schedule\nfor Fiscal Year 2024-25 to the City of Santa Fe Springs Comprehensive Fee\nSchedule;\n5) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

13.\nPUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 9968\nCONFIRMING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR THE\nANNUAL HERITAGE SPRINGS ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 2001-1 (HAWKINS\nSTREET AND PALM DRIVE) AND LEVYING SUCH ASSESSMENTS\n(PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Conduct a Public Hearing and consider adopting Resolution No. 9968 confirming\nthe Fiscal Year 2025-26 Engineer’s Report for the Annual Heritage Springs\nAssessment District No. 2001-1 (Hawkins Street and Palm Drive); and,\n2) Authorize the Levying of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Assessments; and,\n3) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

14.\nPUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 9969\nCONFIRMING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR THE\nANNUAL SANTA FE SPRINGS LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1 AND LEVYING SUCH\nASSESSMENTS (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Conduct a Public Hearing and consider adopting Resolution No. 9969 confirming\nthe Fiscal Year 2025-26 Engineer’s Report for the Annual Santa Fe Springs\nLighting District No. 1; and,\n2) Authorize the Levying of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Assessments; and,\n3) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

15.\n2026 TOURNAMENT OF ROSES FLOAT DESIGN SELECTION\n(COMMUNITY SERVICES)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Review the three (3) Rose Float designs, presented by Phoenix Design Company\n(Phoenix), and select one (1) for production for the 2026 Tournament of Roses\nparade; and\n2) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

16.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING A FISCAL\nEMERGENCY AND CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO PRESENT\nVOTERS WITH A BALLOT MEASURE TO INCREASE THE CITY’S\nTRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX ALONG WITH OTHER ELECTION-RELATED\nACTION; AND FIRST READING APPROVAL OF A RELATED ORDINANCE\nCODIFYING THE PROPOSED INCREASE, SUBJECT TO VOTER APPROVAL\n(CITY ATTORNEY)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Subject to adoption by the electorate, give first reading to Ordinance No. 1160 of\nthe City of Santa Fe Springs, California (“City”) increasing the City’s existing\ntransactions and use tax rate from 1% to 1.25% and making such other\nadministrative amendments and updates requested by the California Department\nof Tax and Fee Administration; and\n2) Adopt Resolution No. 9970 (i) Declaring a fiscal emergency within the meaning\nof Article XIIIC, §2 of the California Constitution; (ii) Calling and Giving Notice of\na November 4, 2025 Special Election for the Submission of a Ballot Measure to\nSanta Fe Springs Voters increasing the City’s 1% Transactions and Use Tax rate\nto 1.25%; (iii) Requesting Consolidation of Said Special Election with the CountyAdministered Election of the Same Date; (iv) Requesting that the Los Angeles\nCounty Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Provide Specific Election Administration\nServices; and (v) Setting Priorities for Filing Written Arguments and Rebuttals\nRegarding the Ballot Measure and Directing Preparation of An Impartial of\nAnalysis; and\n3) Discuss and take action regarding the preparation of ballot arguments.\n4) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

17.\nAPPOINTMENTS TO THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE (CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Review and make appointments to the Youth Leadership Committee as desired;\nand\n2) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

18.\nMINUTES OF THE JUNE 17, 2025 PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETINGS\n(CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Public Financing Authority:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.

19.\nMONTHLY REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DEBT INSTRUMENTS ISSUED\nTHROUGH THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY\n(PFA) (FINANCE)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Public Financing Authority:\n1) Receive and file the report.\nWATER UTILITY AUTHORITY

2.\nCLOSED SESSION\nCONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProperty: APNs: 8011-002-901, -902, -903, and 8011-003-955 to -979 (MC&C IV)\nAgency negotiator: René Bobadilla, City Manager and Cuong Nguyen, Director of\nCommunity Development\nNegotiation parties: Vehicle Parking Limited, LLC\nUnder negotiation: Lease price and terms of payments as relates to interests in real\nproperty\nSUCCESSOR AGENCY

20.\nMINUTES OF THE JUNE 17, 2025 WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY MEETINGS\n(CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Water Utility Authority:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.

21.\nMONTHLY REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DEBT INSTRUMENTS ISSUED\nTHROUGH THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY\n(WUA) (FINANCE)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Water Utility Authority:\n1) Receive and file the report.\nHOUSING SUCCESSOR

22.\nMINUTES OF THE JUNE 3 AND 17, 2025 HOUSING SUCCESSOR MEETINGS\n(CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Housing Successor:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.\nSUCCESSOR AGENCY

23.\nMINUTES OF THE JUNE 3 AND 17, 2025 SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETINGS\n(CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Successor Agency:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.

24.\nAPPROVAL OF LEASE AGREEMENT WITH VEHICLE PARKING UNLIMITED,\nLLC FOR USE OF MC&C III FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PARKING AND\nSTORAGE (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Successor Agency:\n1) Determine that the proposed lease agreement with Vehicle Parking Unlimited,\nLLC (VPU) is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub.\nRes. Code § 21000 et seq.) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Minor\nAlterations to Land); and\n2) Adopt Resolution No. SA-2025-003, approving a five-year lease agreement\nbetween the Successor Agency to the Community Development\nCommission/Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Fe Springs (Successor\nAgency) and VPU for the use of MC&C III site located at 10448 Bloomfield\nAvenue; and\n3) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.\nCITY COUNCIL

25.\nMINUTES OF THE JUNE 3 AND 17, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS\n(CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.

26.\nAQUATIC CENTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (PHASE 1B) – APPROVAL OF\nPREQUALIFIED BIDDERS LIST AND AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR\nCONSTRUCTION BIDS (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the Prequalified Bidders List for Phase 1B; and\n2) Approve the Plans and Specifications for Phase 1B; and\n3) Authorize the City Engineer to solicit construction bids for Phase 1B from the\nPrequalified Bidders List; and\n4) Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Exemption for the subject project with\nthe Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder; and\n5) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

27.\nLANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES – AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE\nREQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Authorize staff to finalize and advertise a Request for Proposals for Landscape\nMaintenance Services on Planet Bids, and\n2) Approve the Third Amendment to the Agreement with Merchants Landscape\nServices, Inc. extending the contract for 90 days to terminate November 1, 2025,\nfor an additional not-to-exceed fee of $255,000; and\n3) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

28.\nRESOLUTION NO. 9971 – ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR\n2025-26 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF\n2017 (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Adopt Resolution No. 9971 approving the Commercial Street Improvement\nSlauson Ave (Sorensen Ave to Santa Fe Springs Rd) Project to be partially funded\nby RMRA, the Road Repair and Accountability Act (SB1); and\n2) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

29.\nSANTA FE SPRINGS PARK PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT – AWARD OF\nCONTRACT TO DAVE BANG ASSOCIATES, INC. (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Adopt Resolution No. 9966 approving a cooperative purchase contract with Dave\nBang Associates, Inc. of Tustin, CA in the amount of $455,719.20 for the purchase\nand installation of playground equipment in accordance with Santa Fe Springs\nMunicipal Code §34.18; and\n2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement with Dave Bang Associates,\nInc.; and\n3) Appropriate $185,000 from the Capital Improvement Program Reserve Fund to\nthe Santa Fe Springs Park Playground Improvement Project (Account No.\nPW230006); and\n4) Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Exemption for the subject project with\nthe Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder; and\n5) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

3.\nCLOSED SESSION\nCONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProperty: APNs: 8011-018-900, -901, -902, -903, -904, -905, -906, AND 8011-019911 (MC&C III)\nAgency negotiator: René Bobadilla, City Manager and Cuong Nguyen, Director of\nCommunity Development\nNegotiation parties: Vehicle Parking Limited, LLC\nUnder negotiation: Lease price and terms of payments as relates to interests in real\nproperty

30.\nRESOLUTION NO. 9953 – INTENT TO VACATE TWO PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY\nEASEMENTS AT THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF CARMENITA ROAD AND\nEXCELSIOR DRIVE AND A PORTION OF FREEWAY DRIVE (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Adopt Resolution No. 9953 declaring City Council’s intention to vacate two public\nright-of-way easements at the southeastern corner of Carmenita Road and\nExcelsior Drive and a portion of Freeway Drive; and\n2) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

31.\nRESOLUTION NO. 9965 – ADOPTION OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (GANN)\nLIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 (FINANCE)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Adopt Resolution No. 9965 setting the appropriation limit for Fiscal Year 2025-26.

4.\nRECOGNITION OF YOUTH SOCCER TEAM FOR WINNING TOURNAMENT\n(PARKS & RECREATION)

5.\nBEST OF SFS: INSPIRING SERVICES – “THE POWER OF GIVING BACK”\n(PARKS & RECREATION)

6.\nPRESENTATION OF APPRECIATION TO ESPN LA AND THE ESPARZA\nFAMILY (PARKS & RECREATION)

7.\nEVERY 15 MINUTES (PARKS & RECREATION)

8.\nLOS ANGELES COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL – MOSQUITO SEASON\nPRESENTATION (CITY MANAGER)

9.\nNORTH STAR ALLIANCES PRESENTATION (PARKS & RECREATION)