Signal Hill — 2025-06-24

a.\nPUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE\nDIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING\nMAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 AND LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON\nASSESSABLE LOTS AND PARCELS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26\nSummary:\nThe City formed the Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 (LLMD)\nin 1992 to fund the maintenance costs of common landscaped areas within the\nCalifornia Crown Tract. The California Crown Tract lies south of East Hill Street,\nnorth of East 19th Street, west of Temple Avenue, and east of North Orizaba\nWay. Annually, the City Council must initiate proceedings to renew the levy and\ncollect special assessments for the LLMD. The proposed Resolution declares\nthe City Council's intention to levy and collect the proposed assessments. The\ntotal proposed assessment for all California Crown Tract lots for Fiscal Year (FY)\n2025-26 is $106,564.\nThe proposed annual assessment for basic lots is $1,077.30, representing a\nfour percent increase of $41.43; the proposed yearly assessment for landscape\neasement lots is $1,446.80, representing a four percent increase of $55.65.\nProperty owners approved the proposed assessments within the LLMD through\nthe last Proposition 218 hearing that occurred on June 14, 2022. Staff is\nrequesting the City Council adopt a Resolution to declare the intent to levy and\ncollect assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for the LLMD.\nStrategic Plan Goal:\nGoal No. 1\nFinancial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nGoal No. 4\nInfrastructure: Maintain and improve the City’s\ninfrastructure, water system, and recreational spaces.\nphysical\nRecommendations:\n1. Staff recommends the City Council open a public hearing, consider public\ntestimony, confirm the diagram, approve and adopt the proposed annual\nassessments, and declare the City Council's order to levy and collect\nassessments for the Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1.\n2. Adopt a Resolution, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,\nCALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR\nLANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 AND\nLEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON ASSESSABLE LOTS AND PARCELS FOR\nFISCAL YEAR 2025-26.

b.\nCOMMUNICATION SPECIALIST CINDY FLARO WILL PRESENT ON THE\nCAPTURE SIGNAL HILL CITYWIDE PHOTO CONTEST.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS

a.\nFACILITIES MASTER PLAN\nSummary:\nThe City of Signal Hill’s 2023-2028 Strategic Plan identifies the need for a\nCapital Facility Master Plan (FMP) to assess current, deferred, and future\nmaintenance needs at City-owned facilities. The FMP serves as a framework to\nguide long-term investments in maintenance and infrastructure improvements.\nOn October 24, 2023, the City Council authorized a professional services\nagreement with Bureau Veritas Technical Assessment, LLC to conduct a\ncomprehensive assessment of 12 City-owned facilities. The resulting FMP\nincludes routine maintenance schedules to preserve facility conditions and a\nfacility Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that prioritizes projects based on\nurgency and critical need.\nThe FMP provides a strategic roadmap to implement consistent maintenance\npractices and prioritize major repairs that support uninterrupted service delivery\nacross all City facilities. Staff recommends the City Council adopt the completed\nFacility Master Plan Assessment Reports; if adopted, staff would begin\ndeveloping an implementation plan, identifying funding needs, and return to the\nalso utilize the assessment reports to pursue grant funding opportunities to help\nfinance the implementation of capital improvement projects.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1\nFinancial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nGoal No. 4\nInfrastructure: Maintain and improve the City’s\ninfrastructure, water system, and recreational spaces.\nGoal No. 5\nHigh-Functioning Government: Strengthen internal communication,\nrecruitment, retention, systems, and processes to increase the\neffectiveness and efficiency of City Services.\nphysical\nRecommendation:\nAdopt the Facilities Master Plan Assessment Reports substantially in the form\nattached.

b.\nPUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT WITH SPIESS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,\nINCORPORATED FOR THE GUNDRY RESERVOIR ROOF REPLACEMENT\nAND REHABILITATION PROJECT (PROJECT NO. 95.23001)\nSummary:\nThe City’s Water Master Plan identifies the Gundry Reservoir Roof Replacement\nProject as a critical priority project. The Gundry Reservoir, located within\nReservoir Park at 3315 Gundry Avenue, is a cylindrical concrete water storage\ntank with a five-million-gallon capacity, originally constructed in 1929. Over the\ndecades, the reservoir has undergone multiple upgrades, including the\nreplacement of its original wooden roof framing with a steel structure in the\n1990s and the application of a watertight coating in 2006. In March 2022, an\ninterior and structural inspection identified failing structural roof members,\nnecessitating a complete roof replacement and recoating to ensure continued\nwater quality and structural integrity.\nStaff issued a new Notice Inviting Bids to re-advertise the Project on March 14,\n2025. Following a competitive bidding process, staff recommends the City\nCouncil award a Public Works contract to Spiess Construction Company,\nIncorporated, as the lowest responsible bidder, for a not-to-exceed amount of\n$6,707,137. Staff also recommends the City Council authorize a 10%\ncontingency for a total construction budget of $7,377,851. If approved, the\nconstruction is slated to begin in October of 2025; staff anticipates the contractor\nwould complete work by May 2026. Staff proposes funding the project with\ncapital funding from the Water Division, along with a $3 million bridge loan from\nthe General Fund.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1\nFinancial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nGoal No. 4\nInfrastructure: Maintain and improve the City’s\ninfrastructure, water system, and recreational spaces.\nGoal No. 5\nHigh-Functioning\nGovernment:\nStrengthen\ninternal\ncommunications, recruitment, retention, systems, and processes to\nincrease the effectiveness and efficiency of City services.\nphysical\nRecommendations:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Public Works Contract with Spiess\nConstruction Company, Incorporated, for the construction of the Gundry\nReservoir Roof Replacement and Rehabilitation Project (Project No.\n95.23001), for a term of 120 working days and a not-to-exceed contract\namount of $6,707,137 in a form approved by the City Attorney.\n2. Authorize a contingency of $670,714 and up to a 60-working day extension\nto accommodate additional scope of work, changes, or any unforeseen\nconditions, to be utilized if approved by the Public Works Director, for a total\nconstruction budget of $7,377,851.\n3. Adopt a Resolution, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,\nCALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND AUTHORIZING\nBUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.

a.\nPROPOSITION A LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY\nTRANSPORTATION FUNDING APPROPRIATION\nSummary:\nThe City receives Proposition A revenues each year to be utilized for\ntransportation-related programs. Proposition A is a voter-approved half-cent\nsales tax in Los Angeles County, generating revenue to cover transit service\ncosts. The Proposition A Funds are restricted to transportation-related uses,\nsuch as providing subsidized transit services for Signal Hill residents, seniors,\nand individuals with disabilities. All new and ongoing projects must be submitted\nfor approval to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority\n(LACMTA). Any remaining unexpended allocation would be budgeted and spent\nwithin the three-year cycle. The City is estimated to receive approximately\n$296,132 in FY 2025-26; however, the entire allocation has a three-year life\nspan and does not need to be expended within the first fiscal year. The total\nproposed expenditures, including prior rollover fund balances, are $441,177.\nThe City Council will consider authorizing the planned expenditures of\nProposition A funds and proposed Contract Service Agreements with the Long\nBeach Public Transportation Company (Long Beach Transit) to provide\nDial-A-Lift and Fixed Route Bus services for FY 2025-26.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1\nFinancial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nGoal No. 5\nHigh-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 submit a request to LACMTA for FY 2025-26\nProposition A Transportation Programs based upon the estimated funding\nallocation of $296,132.\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Contract Services Agreement\nbetween the City, Global Paratransit, Incorporated, and Long Beach Transit,\nfor a one-year term, not to exceed $9,627, for the Dial-A-Lift service, in a\nform approved by the City Attorney.\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Contract Services Agreement\nbetween the City and Long Beach Transit for a one-year term, not to exceed\n$112,957, with a contingency total of 10% of the base compensation for the\nFixed Route Bus Services, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\n4. Adopt a resolution to adopt a budget adjustment appropriating $120,802 to\nsupport expanded recreational transit services and additional bus shelter\nenhancements, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,\nCALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND AUTHORIZING\nBUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.

b.\nCONTRACT AMENDMENT REGISTER DATED JUNE 24, 2025\nSummary:\nThe attached Contract Amendment Register is a listing of proposed contract\namendments and project change orders eligible for streamlined processing\nbased upon the following criteria as documented in the City’s Purchasing Policy:\n·\n·\n·\nThe City Council authorized funds with the adopted fiscal year Operating\nBudget.\nStaff are satisfied with the goods/services received to date.\nThe City Manager reviewed and approved each amendment for\nstreamlined processing.\nThere are five contract amendments for City Council consideration as follows:\n1. Ron’s Maintenance, Incorporated, First Amendment for Catch Basin and\nStorm Facilities Cleaning and Maintenance Services extending the term\nthrough June 30, 2026, and increase the contract amount by $57,580 for a\nnew not-to-exceed amount of $106,760.\n2. T.E. Roberts, Incorporated, Second Amendment for on-Call Water\nInfrastructure Maintenance and Repair Services, extending the term through\nJune 30, 2026.\n3. W.A. Rasic Construction Company, Incorporated, Second Amendment for\non-Call Water Infrastructure Maintenance and Repair Services extending the\nterm through June 30, 2026.\n4. Michael Baker International, Incorporated, Third Amendment for Community\nDevelopment Block Grant and Permanent Local Housing Allocation\nConsulting Services, extending the term through June 30, 2026 and\nincreasing the contract amount by $25,000, for a new not-to-exceed amount\nof $137,500.\n5. CLIPA, LLC DBA Celebration Holiday Studio, Second Amendment for\noutdoor Holiday Lights Decoration Services extending the term through June\n30, 2026, and increasing the contract amount by $70,000 for a new\nnot-to-exceed amount of $161,000.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1\nFinancial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize the Contract Amendment Register dated June 24, 2025.

c.\nAPPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES\nSummary:\nRegular Meeting of June 10, 2025 and Special Meeting of June 18, 2025.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 5. High-Functioning Government: Strengthen internal communication,\nrecruitment, retention, systems, and processes to increase the\neffectiveness and efficiency of City services.\nRecommendation:\nApprove the meeting minutes.

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

e.\nWARRANT REGISTER DATED JUNE 24, 2025\nSummary:\nThe Warrant Register is a listing of all general disbursements issued since the\nprior warrant register and warrants to be approved by the City Council.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1

a.\nA CLOSED SESSION WILL BE HELD PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE\nSECTION 54957(B)(1) TO CONDUCT PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE\nEVALUATIONS.\nTITLES: DEPUTY CITY MANAGER/DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION\nAND LIBRARY SERVICES; DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY\nENGINEER; DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; CHIEF OF\nPOLICE; AND ACTING ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES OFFICER/FINANCE\nDIRECTOR.