Santa Fe Springs — 2025-11-04

10.\nMINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 7 AND 21, 2025 HOUSING SUCCESSOR\nMEETINGS (CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Housing Successor:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.\nSUCCESSOR AGENCY

11.\nMINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 7 AND 21, 2025 SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETINGS\n(CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Successor Agency:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.\nCITY COUNCIL

12.\nMINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 7, 8, AND 21, 2025 SPECIAL AND REGULAR CITY\nCOUNCIL MEETINGS (CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.

13.\nRESOLUTION NO. 9983 – ESTABLISHING A CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nSCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026 (CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Adopt Resolution No. 9983:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE\nSPRINGS ESTABLISHING A CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE\nTHROUGH CALENDAR YEAR 2026.\n2) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

14.\nRESOLUTION NO. 9982 – DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER\nFOR DETERMINING INDUSTRIAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT FOR LOCAL\nSAFETY MEMBERS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’\nRETIREMENT SYSTEM (CALPERS) (HUMAN RESOURCES)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Adopt Resolution No. 9982 – delegating authority to the City Manager for\ndetermining Industrial Disability Retirement for Local Safety Members under the\nCalifornia Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS).

15.\nAPPROVE THE LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY\n(COMMUNITY SERVICES)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the Library’s new Collection Development Policy; and\n2) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

16.\nADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 9984, APPROVING THE 2025 LOCAL\nHAZARD MITIGATION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS (FIRE)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Adopt Resolution No. 9984, approving the 2025 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan\n(“LHMP”) for the City of Santa Fe Springs (“City”); and\n2) Direct staff to transmit proof of adoption of Resolution No. 9984 to the Federal\nEmergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) for final approval; and\n3) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

17.\nRESOLUTION NO. 9985 – SB-1205 ANNUAL INSPECTION OF CERTAIN\nPROPERTIES (FIRE)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Acknowledge Receipt of Department of Fire-Rescue Report Regarding the Annual\nInspection of Certain Properties.

18.\nMEASURE R FUNDING AGREEMENT NO. MR315.41 WITH LOS ANGELES\nCOUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY – AMENDMENT\nNO. 4 (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve Amendment No. 4 to Funding Agreement No. MR315.41 with the Los\nAngeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) for the Valley\nView Avenue and Alondra Avenue Intersection Improvement Project; and\n2) Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 4; and\n3) Take such additional related action that may be desirable.

19.\nAMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 150 (BUILDING REGULATIONS) AND REPEAL OF\nCHAPTER 153 (SWIMMING POOLS) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF SANTA FE\nSPRINGS TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING\nSTANDARDS CODE WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Introduce and conduct a first reading by title only and waive further reading of\nOrdinance No. 1165:\nAN ORDINANCE OF CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS AMENDING THE CITY OF\nSANTA FE SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE (‘SFSMC”) CHAPTERS 150\n(BUILDING REGULATIONS) AND 153 (SWIMMING POOLS) TO ADOPT BY\nREFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE,\nINCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE CALIFORNIA\nRESIDENTIAL CODE, THE CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, THE\nCALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, AND THE CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE,\nWITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS THERETO;\nand\n2) Schedule a public hearing on December 2, 2025, to conduct a second reading\nand adopt Ordinance No. 1165; and\n3) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

20.\nCOMMERCIAL STREET IMPROVEMENT FOR SPRINGDALE AVENUE,\nWAKEMAN STREET AND JOHN STREET – FINAL PAYMENT (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the Final Payment to Hardy & Harper, Inc. of Lake Forest, California for\n$114,356 (Less 5% Retention); and\n2) Approve the final contract amount with Hardy & Harper, Inc., in the amount of\n$1,600,226; and\n3) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

21.\nMEASURE SFS - COMMERCIAL STREET IMPROVEMENT FOR DINARD AVE,\nMARYTON AVE, MARQUARDT AVE, PARK ST & PIKE ST – AUTHORIZATION\nTO ADVERTISE FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDS (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the Plans and Specifications for the Measure SFS Commercial Street\nImprovement for Dinard Ave, Maryton Ave, Marquardt Ave, Park St and Pike St\nProject; and\n2) Authorize the City Engineer to advertise construction bids; and\n3) Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Exemption for the subject project with\nthe Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder; and\n4) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

22.\nRESIDENTIAL CONCRETE IMPROVEMENTS 2025-2026 – AUTHORIZATION TO\nADVERTISE FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDS (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve adding the Residential Concrete Improvements 2025-2026 project to the\nCapital Improvement Plan; and\n2) Appropriate $485,000 from the Utility Users Tax (UUT) Capital Improvement Plan\nFund to the Residential Concrete Improvements 2025-2026; and\n3) Approve the Plans & Specifications; and\n4) Authorize the City Engineer to advertise for construction bids; and\n5) Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Exemption for the subject project with\nthe Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder; and\n6) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

23.\nLETTER\nOF\nAGREEMENT:\nRECONNECTING\nNEIGHBORHOODS (PUBLIC WORKS)\nCOMMUNITIES\nAND\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the Letter\nNeighborhoods; and\nof\nAgreement\n-\nReconnecting\nCommunities\nand\n2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Letter of Agreement - Reconnecting\nCommunities and Neighborhoods; and\n3) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

24.\nPUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE REORGANIZATION (PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the addition of one new full-time Public Works Maintenance Worker that\nwill focus on Graffiti Abatement; and\n2) Adopt class specifications for the position of Water Customer Services\nSupervisor; and\n3) Approve title change and specification change for Civil Engineering Assistant to\nWater Customer Services Supervisor; and\n4) Approve title change for Public Works Aide to Part-Time PW Maintenance Worker;\nand\n5) Amend the FY 2025-26 Budget to add an additional $50,000 expenditure in\nAccount No. 10104330 for the new PW Maintenance Worker; and\n6) Amend the FY 2025-26 Budget to add an additional $10,000 expenditure in\nAccount No. 50104499 for the differential cost for the reclassified position to Water\nCustomer Services Supervisor; and\n7) Amend the FY 2025-26 Budget to add additional expenditures not to exceed\n$50,000 in various accounts in the General Fund and Water Utility Fund for the\ndifferential costs for the reclassified Part-Time PW Maintenance Worker position\nclass; and\n8) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

25.\nLANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES AMENDMENT NO. 4 – EXTEND\nCURRENT CONTRACT FOR 90 DAYS TO TERMINATE ON JANUARY 31, 2026\n(PUBLIC WORKS)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement with Merchant’s Landscape, Inc.\nextending the contract for 90 days to terminate January 31, 2026, for an additional\nnot-to-exceed fee $306,018.60; and\n2) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

26.\nAUTHORIZATION TO AWARD DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN (RFP 25-13) TO\nPRIMESTOR (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Authorize the award of RFP 25-13 to Primestor for the Downtown Specific Plan;\nand\n2) Determine that the action is categorically exempt pursuant to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.); and\n3) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

27.\nON-CALL PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING SERVICES –\nAUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS\n(COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Authorize the Director of Community Development to advertise a Request for\nQualifications (RFQ) for On-Call Professional Architectural Consulting Services;\nand\n2) Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

28.\nAMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH\nGILBERT A. LIVAS (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the professional\nservices agreement (PSA) with Gilbert A. Livas to modify the compensation\nstructure from an hourly rate to a monthly retainer of $7,500; and\n2) Extend the term of the existing agreement by three (3) years, through January 1,\n2029; and\n3) Authorize the City Manager to take any additional, related action(s) that may be\ndesirable.

29.\nAUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE FIVE (5) TYPE I AMBULANCES FROM\nREDSKY EMERGENCY VEHICLES (BRAUN CHIEF XL MODEL) FOR THE\nSANTA FE SPRINGS DEPARTMENT OF FIRE-RESCUE (FIRE)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Approve the purchase of five (5) Braun Chief XL Type I ambulances on RAM 5500\n4x4 diesel chassis from RedSky Emergency Vehicles in the total amount of\n$2,555,556.25 (including sales tax); and\n2) Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary purchase documents on\nbehalf of the City; and\n3) 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).

7.\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

8.\nMINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 21, 2025 WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY MEETINGS\n(CITY CLERK)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Water Utility Authority:\n1) Approve the minutes as submitted.

9.\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