South Gate — 2023-04-25

1. Resolution approving the FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan\nFollowing the conclusion of the Public Hearing, the City Council will consider: (CD)\na. Adopting a Resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan;\nb. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and\nUrban Development the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan; and\nc. Authorizing the City Manager or his designee to enter into agreements with eligible\nsubrecipients in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.\nDocuments:\nItem 1 Report 04252023.pdf\nComments From The Audience - Non-Agenda Items\nDuring this time, members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items not listed on\nthe agenda and within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council and not on this agenda.\nComments from the audience will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; unless authorized by the\nMayor, the time limit may not be extended by utilizing another member's time. There will be no debate\nor action on items not listed on the agenda unless authorized by law. The collective initial period of\ntime for comments from the audience shall be limited to 45 minutes. Any speaker that did not get a\nchance to speak during this segment due to the 45-minute limitations will be able to speak at the end\nof the meeting prior to adjournment.\nNote: The City Council desires to provide all members of the public with the opportunity to address the\nCouncil. Nevertheless, obscene language, comments intended to disrupt/interfere, other actions which\ndisrupt the progress of the meeting or slanderous comments will not be tolerated and may result in\nejection and/or may constitute a violation of South Gate Municipal Code Section1.04.110.\nReports And Comments From City Officials\nDuring this time, members of the City Council will report on matters pertaining to their service on\nvarious intergovernmental boards and commissions as a representative of the City pursuant to\nAssembly Bill 1234. City Council Members will also have an opportunity to comment on matters not on\nthe agenda.

10. Protest Letter objecting to the Replenishment Assessment increase of $35 per acre-\nfoot (approximately 8.5% for FY 2023-24) by the Water Replenishment District\nThe City Council will consider authorizing the Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works to\nsubmit a Protest Letter objecting to the proposed Replenishment Assessment increase of $35 per\nacre-foot (approximately 8.5% for FY 2023-24) by the Water Replenishment District. (CM)\nDocuments:\nItem 10 Report 04252023.pdf

11. Warrant Register for April 25, 2023\nThe City Council will consider approving the Warrant Register for April 25, 2023. (ADMIN SVCS)\nTotal of Checks: $3,956,510.64\nLess: Voids $ (586.67)\nLess: Employee Payroll Deductions $ (406,947.05)\nGrand Total: $3,548,976.92\nCancellations: 94513, 94556, 94754, 95085, 95124, 95452, 95472, 95486, 95528, 96628, 96661,\n96672, 96715, 97149, 97274, 100015, 99776\nDocuments:\nItem 11 Report 04252023.pdf

2. Resolution declaring a continued emergency and authorizing repair, replacement or\nmaintenance activities of public facilities related to the Urban Orchard, City Project No.\n539-PRK without public bidding, pursuant to the Emergency Contracting Procedures of\nthe SG Municipal Code and the California Public Contract Code\nThe City Council will consider making a finding and adopting a Resolution declaring an\nemergency still exists and authorizing repair, replacement or maintenance activities of public\nfacilities related to the Urban Orchard, City Project No. 539-PRK, without public bidding, pursuant\nto the emergency contracting procedures of the South Gate Municipal Code and the California\nPublic Contract Code. (PW)\nDocuments:\nItem 2 Report 04252023.pdf

3. Resolutions preliminarily approving the Engineer's Report and declaring the City's\nIntention to Levy & Collect Assessments and setting a Public Hearing for May 23, 2023 for\nthe Street Lighting District No. 1\nThe City Council will consider: (PW)\na. Adopting a Resolution preliminarily approving the Engineer's Report required for the\nproceedings of the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Annual Levy and Collection of Assessments for the Street\nLighting and Landscape Maintenance District No. 1; and\nb. Adopting a Resolution declaring the City's intention to levy and collect assessments under the\nFiscal Year 2023/24 Annual Levy and Collection of Assessments within the Street Lighting and\nLandscape Maintenance District No. 1 and setting a Public Hearing for May 23, 2023.\nDocuments:\nItem 3 Report 04252023.pdf

4. Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 2020-85-CC with Veronica Tam and Associates, Inc.,\nto update the Housing Element for the 6th Planning Cycle 2021-2029\nThe City Council will consider: (CD)\na. Approving the Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 2020-85-CC with Veronica Tam and\nAssociates, Inc., for Professional Services to update the Housing Element for the 6th Planning\nCycle 2021-2029; and\nb. Authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.\nDocuments:\nItem 4 Report 04252023.pdf

5. Agreement with Unified Field Services Corporation for the Construction of the Hawkins\nNorth & South Tank Rehabilitation, City Project No. 645-WTR\nThe City Council will consider: (PW)\na. Approving an Agreement with Unified Field Services Corporation for the construction of the\nHawkins North and South Tank Rehabilitation, City Project No. 645-WTR in an amount not-to-\nexceed $3,432,764;\nb. Appropriating $3,791,207 in Water Funds from the unrestricted balance of the Water Fund to\nfully fund the project;\nc. Adopting a finding determining the Hawkins North and South Tank Rehabilitation, City Project\nNo. 645-WTR as categorically exempt under Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations,\nSection 15301 and the projects are categorically exempt under Existing Facilities Section 15301\nClass (c) Existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and\nsimilar facilities (including road grading for the purpose of public safety) and to be categorically\nexcluded under Section 326 of amended Chapter 3 of Title 23, United States Code (23 U.S.C. §\n326) without significant impacts on the environment as defined by the National Environmental\nPolicy Act (NEPA);\nd. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney; and\ne. Approving the Notice of Exemption for the construction of the Project and directing the City\nClerk to file it with the Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder's Office.\nDocuments:\nItem 5 Report 04252023.pdf

6. Agreement with Gannett Fleming, Inc., for construction management and inspection\nservices for the Long Beach Boulevard Street Improvements Project, City Project No. 515-\nST, Federal Project Nos. ATPL-5257(033) and HSIPL-5257(037)\nThe City Council will consider: (PW)\na. Approving an Agreement with Gannett Fleming Inc., to provide construction management and\ninspection services for the construction of the Long Beach Boulevard Street Improvements\nProject, City Project No. 515-ST, Federal Project Nos. ATPL-5257(033) and HSIPL-5257(037) in\nan amount not to exceed $468,241; and\nb. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.\nDocuments:\nItem 6 Report 04252023.pdf

7. Agreement with Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt, Consulting Engineers, Inc., for\nenvironmental engineering services\nThe City Council will consider: (CD)\na. Approving an Agreement with Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt, Consulting Engineers, Inc., to\nprovide environmental engineering services in an amount not to exceed $399,093 for a two-year\nand six-month term beginning May 2023 to October 2025;\nb. Appropriating $399,093 from the US EPA 2023 Communitywide Brownfields Assessment\nGrant; and\nc. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.\nDocuments:\nItem 7 Report 04252023.pdf\nReports, Recommendations And Requests

8. Resolution approving the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for the membership to\nthe Gateway Cities Affordable Housing Trust\nThe City Council will consider: (CD)\na. Authorizing the City to join the Gateway Cities Affordable Housing Trust;\nb. Adopting a Resolution approving the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for the\nmembership to the Gateway Cities Affordable Housing Trust; and\nc. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Joint Powers Agreement with the Gateway Cities\nAffordable Housing Trust in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.\nDocuments:\nItem 8 Report 04252023.pdf

9. Discussion whether the City should explore video/streaming the City Council Meetings -\nrequested by Hurtado and Barron\nThe City Council will consider if staff should present a project and program that would permit the\nvideo/streaming of City Council meetings. (CM)\nDocuments:\nItem 9 Report 04252023.pdf