Santa Fe Springs — 2025-08-19

City Council

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11.\nMINUTES OF THE JULY 1, 2025 PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETINGS\n(CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Public Financing Authority:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.
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12.\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
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13.\nMINUTES OF THE JULY 1, 2025 WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY MEETINGS (CITY\nCLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Water Utility Authority:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.
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14.\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
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15.\nMINUTES OF THE JULY 1, 2025 HOUSING SUCCESSOR MEETINGS\n(CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Housing Successor:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.\nSUCCESSOR AGENCY
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16.\nMINUTES OF THE JULY 1, 2025 SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETINGS\n(CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Successor Agency:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.\nCITY COUNCIL
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17.\nMINUTES OF THE JULY 1, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS (CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.
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18.\nON-CALL TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES – AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR RFB\nNO. 25-1 (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Accept the proposal from West Coast Arborists, Inc. in response to RFB No. 251 for On-Call Tree Maintenance Services; and\n2) Award a contract to West Coast Arborists, Inc. from Anaheim, California for OnCall Tree Maintenance Services for an annual fee not-to-exceed $350,000; and\n3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement with West Coast Arborists,\nInc.; and\n4) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
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19.\nRESIDENTIAL STREET IMPROVEMENT 2024-2025 – FINAL PAYMENT\n(PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the Final Payment to Toro Enterprises, Inc. of Oxnard, California for\n$1,718,468.68 (Less 5% Retention); and\n2) Approve the final contract amount with Toro Enterprises, Inc. in the amount of\n$6,615,744.70; and\n3) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
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20.\nSHOEMAKER AVENUE AND BROADWAY AVENUE STREET IMPROVEMENT –\nFINAL PAYMENT (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the Final Payment to Sequel Contractors, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs,\nCalifornia for $312,413 (Less 5% Retention); and\n2) Approve the final contract amount with Sequel Contractors, Inc. in the amount of\n$971,328; and\n3) Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute Contract Change Order Nos. 1\n- 4 in an aggregate amount of $159,485; and\n4) Appropriate $20,000 from Measure SFS funds to the Shoemaker Avenue and\nBroadway Avenue Street Improvement Project (Account No. PW230504); and\n5) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
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21.\nSTREET LIGHT LED CONVERSION PROJECT – CHANGE ORDER APPROVAL\n(PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Contract Change Order No. 1 in the\namount of $44,000 and Contract Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $79,730\nwith Yunex, LLC, for additional work in an aggregate amount of $123,730; and\n2) Take such additional and related action as may be desirable.
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22.\nINTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1161 – DISSOLVING THE TRAFFIC\nCOMMISSION AND REPEALING SECTIONS 70.40 THROUGH 70.44 OF\nCHAPTER 70 (GENERAL PROVISIONS) OF TITLE VII (TRAFFIC CODE) OF THE\nSANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Introduce by title only and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 1161:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS DISSOLVING THE\nTRAFFIC COMMISSION AND REPEALING SECTIONS 70.40 THROUGH 70.44 OF\nCHAPTER 70 (GENERAL PROVISIONS) OF TITLE VII (TRAFFIC CODE) OF THE\nSANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE; and\n2) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
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23.\nFLEET MAINTENANCE SERVICES – AWARD OF CONTRACT TO PCAM LLC\n(PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Award a piggyback contract to PCAM LLC of Commerce, CA in an annual not-toexceed amount of $450,000 for fleet maintenance services in accordance with\nSanta Fe Springs Municipal Code §34.18; and\n2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement with PCAM LLC; and\n3) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
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24.\nPROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE ARROYO GROUP FOR\nPREPARATION OF THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN\n(COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Authorize the award of RFP 25-13 to The Arroyo Group for the Downtown Specific\nPlan; and\n2) Approve a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Santa Fe Springs\nand The Arroyo Group; and\n3) Authorize the City Manager to finalize, execute and act as the City Representative\nfor the Professional Services Agreement with The Arroyo Group; and\n4) Determine that the action is categorically exempt pursuant to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.); and\n5) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
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25.\nAPPROVE AND ADOPT THE 2025 CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS ECONOMIC\nDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES PLAN (EDOP)\n(COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Review, approve and adopt the 2025 City of Santa Fe Springs Economic\nDevelopment Opportunities Plan (EDOP), as prepared by Kosmont Companies;\n2) Direct staff to begin implementing priority action items identified in the EDOP; and\n3) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
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26.\nAMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT WITH LISA WISE CONSULTING\n(COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with\nLisa Wise Consulting (Lisa Wise) to expand the scope of work to include reviewing\nand making recommendations regarding the City’s industrial design objective\nstandards in an amount that shall not exceed $42,275; and\n2) Authorize the City Manager to take any additional, related action(s) that may be\ndesirable.
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27.\nAPPROVAL OF AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT WITH INLAND\nKENWORTH INC. FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MEDIUM AND HEAVY-DUTY\nTRUCK DEALERSHIP (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) between the City of Santa\nFe Springs and Inland Kenworth Inc., for the potential purchase and development\nof a medium- and heavy-duty truck dealership within the City limits;\n2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the ENA in substantially the form\npresented, with such minor modifications as approved by the City Attorney; and\n3) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
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28.\nART IN PUBLIC PLACES FY 2025-26 ART EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM\nAWARDS (COMMUNITY SERVICES)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Authorize the FY 2025-26 award distribution of $66,911.45, as recommended by\nthe Heritage Arts Advisory Committee (HAAC), to fund the Art Education Grant\nProgram recipients.\n2) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
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29.\nAPPROVAL OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PCAM, LLC\n(COMMUNITY SERVICES)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Adopt Resolution No. 9975 approving a cooperative contract services agreement\nwith PCAM, LLC dba Parking Company of America in the amount of $672,900 for\nthe management and operations of the City’s Dial-A- Ride (DAR) services in\naccordance with Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code §34.18; and\n2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract agreement with PCAM, LLC\ndba Parking Company of America (PCAM); and\n3) Appropriate $672,900 from the Transit Budget Account No. 10105850 for DAR\noperations; and\n4) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
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30.\nAPPROVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH VASQUEZ &\nCOMPANY LLP FOR FINANCIAL AUDIT SERVICES (FINANCE)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with\nVasquez & Company LLP for server upgrades required for Financial Audit\nServices in the amount of $227,694 through June 30, 2027; and\n2) Authorize the City Manager, at their discretion, to execute extension options for\nYear 4 and Year 5 in an additional amount that shall not exceed $159,487; and\n3) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
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31.\nTREASURER’S REPORT OF INVESTMENTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE\n30, 2025 (FINANCE)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Receive and file the report.
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32.\nAPPROVE AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AP\nTRITON, LLC, TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION SERVICES TO\nTHE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT (FIRE)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the award of a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with AP Triton,\nLLC, as a sole source provider, to provide professional consulting services for the\nCity’s Response to Request for Proposals (RFP): Ambulance Service: Response\nto Los Angeles County’s RFP; and\n2) Adopt a Resolution to waive the City’s competitive bidding process with AP Triton,\nLLC, with respect to this PSA; and\n3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the PSA and any subsequent\namendments, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form; and\n4) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
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33.\nREGIONAL\nTRAINING\nGROUP\nCIVILIAN\nASSISTANT\nCOORDINATOR (PART TIME): AWARD OF CONTRACT (FIRE)\nPLANNING\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with\nFire Support Services, LLC and award a contract for the part-time Regional\nTraining Group Civilian Assistant Planning Coordinator position, funded through\nthe 2023, 2024, and 2025 State Homeland Security Program grants; and\n2) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
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34.\nADOPTION OF RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACT AS\nTHE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DURING THE EXISTENCE OR\nTHREATENED EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY (FIRE)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Adopt the attached Resolution proclaiming the City Manager to act as the Director\nof Emergency Services during the existence or threatened existence of a local\nemergency, in accordance with California Government Code Section 8630 and\nChapter 26 of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code; and\n2) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.\nAPPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS\nCOUNCIL COMMENTS/AB1234 COUNCIL CONFERENCE REPORTING\nCouncil member announcements; requests for future agenda items; conference/meetings\nreports. Members of the City Council will provide a brief report on meetings attended at the\nexpense of the local agency as required by Government Code Section 53232.3(d).