Signal Hill — 2024-07-23

a. THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, LONG BEACH ANIMAL CARE SERVICES\nSTAFF WILL INTRODUCE A PET AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

b. SIGNAL HILL STAFF WILL INTRODUCE RECENTLY HIRED EMPLOYEES\nWITH THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL: PATRICIA AHUMADA, HUMAN\nRESOURCES MANAGER, WILL INTRODUCE MARIA SALAS, SENIOR\nHUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/ECONOMIC\nDEVELOPMENT MANAGER WILL INTRODUCE CINDY FLARO,\nCOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST; AND DEPUTY FINANCE DIRECTOR\nSIAMLU COX WILL INTRODUCE DESTINY TABER, ACCOUNT SPECIALIST.

c. PRESENTATION OF THE NEW SPOTLIGHT ON SMALL BUSINESS VIDEO\nSERIES FEATURING SHIRLEY’S TEMPLE DELI & MOCKTAILS.\nRECOGNITION OF THE OWNER, STEPHANIE “ESSIE” EVANS, WHO WILL\nPROVIDE A SHORT BUSINESS OVERVIEW.

a. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5.06 (“SIDEWALK VENDING”) AND\nCHAPTER 12.14 (“CAMPING AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ON\nPUBLIC PROPERTY”) OF THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING\nTO SIDEWALK VENDING AND CAMPING\nSummary:\nThe City previously established a permit and licensing procedures related to\nsidewalk vending, and ensured compliance with federal, state, and local laws,\nsuch as food safety requirements and compliance with the Americans with\nDisabilities Act. Despite these standards, the City has seen a rise in\nunpermitted sidewalk vending and activities that pose unique risks to the health\nand safety of the public. Some sidewalk vendors establish large-scale\noperations that block the public right-of-way, empty trash and food waste on\nstreets and sidewalks, and operate in unsanitary conditions. The first change to\nthe City’s Municipal Code reflected in the proposed Ordinance is to amend the\nSidewalk Vending Program to provide the City with the authority to impound\nvending equipment that poses an imminent environmental, health, or safety\nhazard.\nThe proposed Ordinance also seeks to amend the City’s Municipal Code to\nreflect recent decisions made by the United States Supreme Court. In recent\nyears, two Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, Martin v. City of Boise (9th\nCir. 2018) 902 F.3d 1031 (“Martin”) and Johnson v. City of Grants Pass (9th Cir.\n2023) 72 F.4th 868 (“Grants Pass”), significantly affected the permissible scope\nof local regulation of public camping. On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court\noverruled these decisions and opened the door for cities to again enforce laws\nregulating public camping. The references to Martin are now obsolete, requiring\nthe City to amend its Code to reflect the current legal landscape. The proposed\nOrdinance removes any references to Martin and makes no addition to the City’s\nregulations of public camping.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 2 Community Safety: Maintain community safety by supporting\npublic safety services, and increasing emergency preparedness.\nGoal No. 4 Infrastructure: Maintain and improve the City’s physical\ninfrastructure, water system and recreational spaces.\nRecommendations:\n1. Declare that the Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)\n(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the\nOrdinance may have a significant effect on the environment. (14 Cal. Code\nRegs., § 15061(b)(3).) The Ordinance does not authorize any development\nor other activity that could result in a significant effect on the environment;\nand\n2. Introduce an Ordinance, entitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL\nAMENDING CHAPTER 5.06 (“SIDEWALK VENDING”) AND CHAPTER\n12.14 (“CAMPING AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ON\nPUBLIC PROPERTY”) OF THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE,\nRELATING TO SIDEWALK VENDING AND CAMPING.

a. UPDATE FROM NATIONAL COMMUNITY RENAISSANCE REGARDING THE\nWALNUT AND ORANGE BLUFF HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS\nSummary:\nEarlier this year, the City Council authorized the City Manager to negotiate and\nenter into an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with the City’s selected\ndevelopment partner, National Community Renaissance (National CORE).\nNational CORE is actively working on the development of the two proposed\nworkforce housing sites, known as Walnut Bluff and Orange Bluff. National\nCORE has made substantial progress in its due diligence of the Walnut Bluff site\nand in its negotiations with the property owner for site control. National CORE\nalso confirmed that the Walnut Bluff site is financially feasible as an affordable\nhousing project and structured its proposed capital stack to confirm to available\nfunding sources, despite changes to the State budget. The Orange Bluff\nproperty, given substantially more complex and cost intensive site remediation\nissues, will require additional time for due diligence and for National CORE to\ndetermine its financial feasibility. National CORE will present its findings as part\nof this interim status update to the City Council.\nStaff recommends the City Council and Housing Authority Board direct staff to\nrenegotiate the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement to establish separate\nperformance schedules for the Walnut Bluff and Orange Bluff properties. Staff\nalso recommends the City Council and Housing Authority Board also authorize\nstaff to negotiate an Affordable Housing Agreement for the development of the\nWalnut Bluff property.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1 Financial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nGoal No. 3 Economic Development: Improve the local economy, support local\nbusinesses, and create a vibrant downtown core.\nGoal No. 4 Infrastructure: Maintain and improve the City’s physical\ninfrastructure, water system, and recreational spaces.\nRecommendations:\n1. Receive a presentation from the City’s affordable housing development\npartner, National Community Renaissance, regarding its progress on the\nWalnut Bluff and Orange Bluff workforce housing sites.\n2. Direct staff to renegotiate the terms of the City’s Exclusive Negotiation\nAgreement with National Community Renaissance to allow additional time\nbeyond the initial negotiation period to complete due diligence of the Orange\nBluff property.\n3. Direct staff to negotiate an Affordable Housing Agreement with National\nCommunity Renaissance for the development of the Walnut Bluff property.

b. CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR ON-CALL CITYWIDE GRANT\nWRITING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES\nSummary:\nThe City Council will consider authorizing the City Manager to execute six (6)\non-call Professional Services Agreements with qualified firms to provide on-call\nCitywide Grant Writing and Support Services, for a not-to-exceed amount of\n$80,000 each. The contract authority limit for each proposed contract is\nintended to provide the City with the opportunity to use one or more of the firms\nto perform the services. Staff will monitor spending associated with each\ncontract to ensure expenditures remain within the City Council’s approved\nbudget allocation.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1 Financial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nGoal No. 3 Economic & Downtown Development: Improve the local\neconomy, support local businesses, and create a vibrant\ndowntown core.\nGoal No. 5 High Functioning Government: Strengthen internal communication,\nrecruitment, retention, systems, and processes to increase the\neffectiveness and efficiency of City services.\nRecommendations:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a one-year Contract Services\nAgreement, with two additional one-year extensions, with Engineering\nSolutions Services, to provide on-call grant writing and management\nservices, for a not-to-exceed amount of $80,000 annually, in a form approved\nby the City Attorney.\n2. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a one-year Contract Services\nAgreement, with two additional one-year extensions, with Evan Brooks and\nAssociates, to provide on-call grant writing and management services, for a\nnot-to-exceed amount of $80,000 annually, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.\n3. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a one-year Contract Services\nAgreement, with two additional one-year extensions, with Global Urban\nStrategies to provide on-call grant writing and management services, for a\nnot-to-exceed amount of $80,000 annually, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.\n4. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a one-year Contract Services\nAgreement, with two additional one-year extensions, with Land CM to\nprovide on-call grant writing and management services, for a not-to-exceed\namount of $80,000 annually, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\n5. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a one-year Contract Services\nAgreement, with two additional one-year extensions, with Villa Civil to provide\non-call grant writing and management services, for a not-to-exceed amount\nof $80,000 annually, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\n6. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a one-year Contract Services\nAgreement, with two additional one-year extensions, with TPA to provide\non-call grant writing and management services, for a not-to-exceed amount\nof $80,000 annually, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

c. AGREEMENT WITH CLIPA, DBA CELEBRATION STUDIOS, FOR THE\nINSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, REMOVAL AND STORAGE SERVICES OF\nOUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND LIGHTS\nSummary:\nThe City is celebrating 100 years of incorporation this year. To commemorate\nthis milestone, the City Council created the Centennial Celebration Committee\n(Committee) in January 2022 to plan and organize various events and festivities\nthroughout the 2024 calendar year. To conclude the year’s celebrations, the\nCommittee plans to enhance the City’s annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in\nNovember 2024 with an outdoor holiday lights and decoration display,\ncelebrating the holiday season through the end of the year.\nIn January 2024, the City Council expressed support for this endeavor. On May\n9, 2024, staff issued a Request for Proposal for Outdoor Holiday Decorations\nand Lights installation, maintenance, removal and storage services; the City\nreceived six proposals. After reviewing all submissions, the City Council will\nconsider entering into a an agreement with CLIPA, a Limited Liability\nCorporation, DBA Celebration Holiday Studio.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1: Financial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nGoal No. 5: High-Functioning Government: Strengthen internal communication,\nrecruitment, retention, systems, and processes to increase the\neffectiveness and efficiency of City Services.\nRecommendations:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement,\nwith three additional one-year extensions, with CLIPA, LLC DBA Celebration\nHoliday Studio to provide the installation, maintenance, removal and storage\nof outdoor holiday decorations and lights, for a not-to-exceed amount of\n$91,000 annually, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\n2. Authorize a standard contingency of 10% ($9,100) and up to a 180-day term\nextension pursuant to the City’s Purchasing and Contracting Guidelines.

a. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT WITH MAJ ENGINEERING FOR THE ADA\nCURB RAMP INSTALLATION PROJECT\nSummary:\nThe City Council will consider entering into a Public Works Contract with MAJ\nEngineering for the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA, Curb Ramp Installation\nProject. This project consists of the construction of ten new ADA compliant\nRamps at various locations within the City). This project is federally funded by a\nCommunity Development Block Grant (CDBG)\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 4 Infrastructure: Maintain and improve the City’s physical\ninfrastructure, water system and recreational spaces.\nRecommendations:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Public Works Contract with MAJ\nEngineering for the construction of the ADA Curb Ramp Installation Project\nfor a term of 30 calendar days and a not-to-exceed contract in the amount of\n$135,814.00, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\n2. Authorize a contingency of 10% ($13,581) and up to a 30-day extension to\naccommodate the additional scope of work and any unforeseen conditions.\nThe proposed contingency amount, subject to the approval of the Public\nWorks Director, brings the total construction budget to $149,395.

b. NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH DEFENDANT\nKROGER CO.\nSummary:\nStates and cities across the United States have brought litigation against\nregional supermarket pharmacy Kroger Co. related to alleged misconduct to\nopioids painkillers. A proposed nationwide settlement agreement has been\nreached that would resolve the legal claims and require Kroger Co. to pay\napproximately $1.4 billion.\nThe City can opt into the settlement agreement, thereby releasing its claims\nagainst Kroger Co. The funds are restricted to certain opioid abatement or\nremediation uses. The City can either allow the funds to be used by the County\nof Los Angeles or elect to use the funds itself subject to twelve years of reporting\nrequirements to the state. Alternatively, the City can take no action, thereby\nopting out of the settlements, while maintaining its right to pursue litigation\nagainst Kroger Co.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1 Financial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nGoal No. 2 Community Safety: Maintain community safety by supporting\npublic safety services and increasing emergency preparedness.\nRecommendations:\n1. Opt into the settlement agreement with Kroger and allocate the City’s\nportion of the settlement funds to the County of Los Angeles and direct\nthe City Manager to execute any documents necessary to implement the\naction.\n2. Grant the City Manager authority to execute and enter into future\nagreements related to the nationwide opioid settlements.

c. RESOLUTION DECLARING FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE 33RD STREET\nWATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT PURSUANT TO THE PUBLIC\nWORKS CONTRACT WITH TTS ENGINEERING INCORPORATED\nSummary:\nThe 33rd Street Water Main Replacement Project is part of the City’s ongoing\nefforts to replace over 15 miles of existing cast iron potable water pipelines\ncitywide with ductile iron pipes. This project involved replacing approximately\n2,690 linear feet of existing cast iron main with 12-inch and 16-inch diameter\nductile iron water mains, 18 water service replacements, eight fire service\nreplacements, 26 valve replacements and reconstruction of nine ADA curb\nramps.\nTTS Engineering Incorporated (TTS) completed work for the 33rd Street Water\nMain Replacement Project (Project No. 95.22003) to the satisfaction of the\nPublic Works Department and in accordance with the project specifications.\nStaff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution declaring final acceptance\nof the work performed by TTS.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 4 Infrastructure: Maintain and improve the City’s physical\ninfrastructure, water system, and recreational spaces.\nRecommendation:\nAdopt a resolution, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING\nWORK TO BE COMPLETED IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PLAN\nSPECIFICATIONS FOR 33RD STREET WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT\nPROJECT (PROJECT NO. 95.22003), IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE\nCONTRACT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN TTS ENGINEERING\nINCORPORATED AND THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL

d. RESOLUTION IMPLEMENTING NO STOPPING AT ANY TIME ON THE\nSOUTH SIDE OF ELLIS AVENUE\nSummary:\nThe City Council will consider adopting a resolution to implement no-stopping at\nany time along the curb and shoulder of a portion of Ellis Avenue. This\nproposed measure aims to address resident and business concerns of illicit\nactivities, littering, recreational or commercial vehicles parked for longer than 72\nhours, and unpermitted loading and unloading, among other issues.\nRecommendation:\nAdopt a resolution, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,\nCALIFORNIA, IMPLEMENTING NO STOPPING AT ANY TIME ON THE\nSOUTH SIDE OF ELLIS AVENUE FROM GLADYS AVENUE TO THE\nCULDESAC AT ELLIS AVENUE

e. CONTINUANCE OF THE PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL\nEMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO FEBRUARY 2024 WINTER STORMS AND\nREAFFIRMING EMERGENCY CONDITIONS REQUIRING EMERGENCY\nACTION TO COMPLETE EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT PANORAMA\nPROMENADE AND MOLINO AVENUE AND 20TH STREET\nSummary:\nThe City Council will consider authorizing the City Manager to extend the\nproclamation of the existence of a local emergency in response to the February\n2024 winter storms for 60 days. At the February 27, 2024, meeting, the City\nCouncil authorized the City Manager to extend the proclamation of the existence\nof a local emergency. The City Council adopted a Resolution, by a four-fifths\nvote, declaring authority to the City Manager or his designee, pursuant to Public\nContract Code Sections 20168 and 22050, to enter into an emergency public\nworks contract. The City Council also approved a Public Works contract with\nZimprich Engineering Incorporated, for a not-to-exceed amount of four hundred\nthirty-one thousand nine hundred ten dollars ($431,910), for emergency work\npertaining to the Panorama Promenade Trail and the Molino Avenue and 20th\nStreet slope immediate repair projects.\nThe City Council subsequently adopted resolutions, by a four-fifths vote,\nauthorizing the City Manager, or his designee, pursuant to Public Contract Code\nSection 22050, to continue emergency storm damage repairs at the Panorama\nPromenade Trail and Molino Avenue and 20th Street. The City Council will\nconsider adopting a Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee,\npursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050, to continue emergency storm\ndamage repairs at the Panorama Promenade Trail and Molino Avenue and 20th\nStreet. Staff requests the City Council authorize the City Manager to extend\nproclamation of the existence of a local emergency in response to the February\n2024 winter storms for 60 days. Staff recommends the City Council, by a\nfour-fifths vote, reaffirm the emergency continues to exist and, therefore, the\nemergency contract work must continue to be done without a public bidding\nprocess.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1 Financial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nGoal No. 2 Community Safety: Maintain community safety by supporting\npublic safety services and increasing emergency preparedness.\nGoal No. 4 Infrastructure: Maintain and improve the City’s physical\ninfrastructure, water system, and recreational spaces.\nRecommendations:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to extend the proclamation of the existence of a\nlocal emergency in response to the February 2024 winter storms for 60 days.\n2. Adopt a resolution, by four-fifths vote, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,\nCALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE NEED TO CONTINUE THE EMERGENCY\nCONTRACTING AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS\nDESIGNEE(S), PURSUANT TO PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 22050

f. CONTRACT AMENDMENT REGISTER DATED JULY 23, 2024\nSummary:\nThe Contract Amendment Register is a listing of proposed contract amendments\nand project change orders eligible for streamlined processing based upon the\nfollowing criteria as documented in the City’s Purchasing Policy:\n· The City Council authorized funds with the adopted fiscal year Operating\nBudget;\n· Staff are satisfied with the goods/services received to date; and\n· The City Manager reviewed and approved each amendment for\nstreamlined processing.\nThere is one contract amendment being presented for City Council\nconsideration as follows:\n1) ShelterClean Services Incorporated: Bus shelter maintenance services. The\nproposed First Amendment would extend the term through June 30, 2025\nand update the contract amount to reflect a consumer price index rate\nincrease.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No.1 Financial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize the Contract Amendment Register dated July 23, 2024.

g. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AND MONTHLY TRANSACTION REPORT\nSummary:\nThe Schedule of Investments is a listing of all surplus funds invested for both the\nCity and the Successor Agency to the former Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency\nas of the date shown in the report. The monthly transaction report provides the\nchanges in investments for the prior month.\nStrategic Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1 Financial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file.

h. WARRANT REGISTER DATED JULY 23, 2024\nSummary:\nThe Warrant Register is a listing of all general disbursements, issued since the\nprior warrant register, and warrants to be released subject to City Council\napproval.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1 Financial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize payment of the Warrant Register dated July 23, 2024.

a. A CLOSED SESSION WILL BE HELD PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE\nSECTION 54957 TO CONDUCT PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE\nEVALUATIONS.\nTITLE: DEPARTMENT HEADS