South El Monte — 2023-10-10

City Council

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12.a. COUNCILMEMBER HECTOR DELGADO\n1. Discussion to Consider Joining the Dozen or so Cities that have\nBanned Together to Sue the County of Los Angeles on its Stance on\n"Zero Cash Bail."\nRECOMMENDATION: Discussion and/or action.
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12.b. MAYOR GLORIA OLMOS\n1. Consideration of updating the Senior Center Amphitheater.\nRECOMMENDATION: Discussion and/or action.\n2. Consideration allowing the South El Monte Senior Baseball Team\n"Charros" to practice/play at no charge.\nRECOMMENDATION: Discussion and/or action.
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13.a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nPursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4)\nTo consider support for twelve other cities who are plaintiffs in Whittier, et\nal. v. LA Superior Court, et al., LASC Case No. 238TCP03579, including\nthrough a potential amicus brief in support of the cities or through a\npetition to intervene (join) the lawsuit as a plaintiff concerning the cities’\nlawsuit against no cash bail policies for non-violent offenders in Los\nAngeles Superior Court
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4.a. Certificates of Recognition Presented to Volunteers of the South El Monte\nCommunity Alliance Church for Their Service at the City's Summer Events
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4.b. Certificate of Recognition Presented to Active Military Banner Program\nParticipant, Freddy Davalos Ochoa, Actively Serving in the U.S. Air Force
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4.c. Proclamation Proclaiming October 2023 as National Breast Cancer\nAwareness Month
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4.d. Proclamation Proclaiming October 2023 as Domestic Violence Awareness\nMonth
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4.e. Karla Cardenas Introducing Herself as the New District Representative for\nthe Office of Senator Susan Rubio
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7.b. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 23-94,\nAPPROVING WARRANTS FOR THE PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 27,\n2023, THROUGH OCTOBER 10, 2023\nAuthorizing payment of City expenditures for the period of September 27,\n2023 through October 10, 2023 totaling $1,084,431.82.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nResolution No. 23-94, authorizing payment of City expenditures.
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7.c. PROPOSED DARK CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE\nEach year staff request City Council consider “going dark” on the second\nTuesday in November and December due to the Thanksgiving and\nChristmas holidays. This year, however, the second Tuesday in November\ndoes not fall on a city council meeting day.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council approve\ngoing dark on, Tuesday, December 26, 2022, due to the Christmas\nholiday.
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7.d. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 1269,\nREPEALING SOUTH EL MONTE MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 2 CHAPTER\n2.52 TRAFFIC COMMISSION\nStaff is recommending dissolution of the Traffic Commission as the\nordinance establishing the Commission expired in 1997 and there is no\nneed for such a Commission in the City as further described below. The\nproposed ordinance would repeal South El Monte Municipal Code Title 2,\nChapter 2.52,"Traffic Commission."\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Waive first reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1269 to repeal Title 2,\nChapter 2.52 "Traffic Commission;" and\n2. Set the second reading of said ordinance at the next regular City\nCouncil meeting.
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7.e. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 23-95,\nAPPROVING AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO ELECNOR\nBELCO ELECTRIC, INC. FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS\nAT VARIOUS SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS PROJECT (HSIPL5352(020))\nOn August 28, 2023, the Engineering Department solicited bids for the\nTraffic Signal Improvements at Various Intersections Project (HSIPL5352(020)). The work involves furnishing all labor, material, equipment,\nservices, and incidentals required for traffic signal placement, including the\ninstallation of conduits, pull boxes, signal heads, sensor units, pedestrian\npush buttons, traffic signal poles, traffic striping, hauling and disposal, and\ntraffic control throughout. The lowest responsive bid was submitted by\nElecnor Belco Electric, Inc. in the amount of $381,707.00.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt and approve the plans and specifications for the Traffic Signal\nImprovements at Various Signalized Intersections Project (HSIPL5352(020));\n2. Review the bids and find that Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. has\nsubmitted the lowest responsive bid;\n3. Adopt Resolution No. 23-95, awarding a construction contract to\nElecnor Belco Electric, Inc. in the amount of $381,707.00;\n4. Approve a 15% contingency amount of $57,256.05 for a total project\nconstruction budget amount not to exceed $438,963.05; and\n5. Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute the\ncontract.
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9.a. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 23-96,\nAPPROVING A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH PLACER.AI TO ACCESS\nPROFESSIONAL MARKET DATA\nStaff is seeking to enter into a license agreement with Placer.ai, a\nlocation/economic analytics company that studies consumer visit trends,\ntrade areas, and demographics for commercial businesses in the City.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 23-96, approving a license agreement with\nPlacer.ai; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute the\nlicense agreement.