South Gate — 2025-05-13

1. Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District Presentation\nThe City Council will consider receiving and filing a presentation from Greater Los Angeles\nCounty Vector Control District. (CM)\nDocuments:\nItem 1 Report 05132025.pdf\nPublic Hearings

10. Agreement with Chamber of Commerce for Promotion of Community Activities\nThe City Council will consider:\na. Approving an Agreement with the South Gate Chamber of Commerce for promotion of\ncommunity activities in Fiscal Year 2025/2026 in the amount not to exceed $50,000; and\nb. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.\nDocuments:\nItem 10 Report 05132025.pdf

11. Change Order No. 1 with Fast Deer Bus Charter, Inc., to Provide Buses for Recreation\nPrograms\nThe City Council will consider approving: (PARKS)\na. Approving a change order in the amount of $26,840 to increase the overall original\npurchase order issued to Fast Deer Charter, Inc., to the amount of $67,141 (P.O. No. 0008804) to\nprovide transportation for Parks and Recreation trips for the remainder of the current fiscal year\n2024/25; and\nb. Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to execute any additional documents\nneeded.\nDocuments:\nItem 11 Report 05132025.pdf

12. Purchase and Installation of New Scoreboard for the Marvin Cole Gymnasium\nThe City Council will consider: (PARKS)\na. Approving a purchase order with ABV Scoreboard Services, Inc.(NEVCO) for delivery, and\ninstallation of scoreboard equipment at the Sports Center in the amount of $77,589.23; and\nb. Authorizing the Director of Parks & Recreation to approve any additional costs needed to\ncomplete the purchase and installation of the scoreboards.\nDocuments:\nItem 12 Report 05132025.pdf\nReports, Recommendations And Requests

13. Resolution making certain findings for an exception to the 180-Day wait period\nThe City Council will consider: (HR)\na. Adoption of a Resolution making certain findings that allow a recently retired Director of\nFinance to be hired for temporary, part-time employment with the City of South Gate commencing\nwithin the 180-day wait period from his retirement from the City of South Pasadena.\nDocuments:\nItem 13 Report 05132025.pdf

14. Mid-Year Budget Report and Adjustments for Fiscal Year 2024-25\nThe City Council will approve: (AS)\na. Approve the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Mid-Year Budget Report and Adjustments;\nb. Approve of Fiscal Year 2023-24 Capital Improvement Program Carryovers; and\nc. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Gate Approving Fiscal Year 2024-\n2025 Mid-Year Budget Amendments and Adjustments.\nDocuments:\nItem 14 Report 05132025.pdf

15. Warrant Register for May 13, 2025\nThe City Council will consider approving the Warrant Register for May 13, 2025. (ADMIN SVCS)\nTotal of Checks: $4,401,372.00\nLess: Voids $ (2,351.02)\nLess: Employee Payroll Deductions $ (382,601.36)\nGrand Total: $4,016,419.62\nCancellations: 104574, 104575, 105343, 106463, 106819, 107089, 107642, 107675, 107694,\n107712, 107764, 107848\nDocuments:\nItem 15 Report 05132025.pdf

16. City Council Appointments to the various City Commissions, Committees, and Boards\nThe City Council will consider:\na. Ratifying the appointment by Council Member Maria del Pilar Avalos of Margarita Valenzuela to\nthe Planning Commission. (CM)\nDocuments:\nItem 16 Report 05132025.pdf

2. Authorize City Manager to Execute Agreement with Alameda Engle Properties (AEP) to\nTerminate All Use of the Property at 8530 Alameda Street\nThe City Council will consider: (AS)\n1. DISCUSS a proposed agreement for the termination of all truck trailer storage, the removal\nof all trucks trailers, the implementation of air quality monitoring, and the transition of the\nproperty at 8530 Alameda Street, South Gate (“Subject Property”) to a legally allowable\nuse;\n2 ACCEPT the determination that this matter is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act;\n3 AUTHORIZE the City Manager to execute agreement included in Attachment 1.\nDocuments:\nItem 2 Report 05132025.pdf

3. Appeal of Planning Commission's Decision upholding the Director's Determination to\nDeny an Extension of Temporary Use Permit No. 2020-01 for Truck Trailer Storage at a\nProperty Located at 8530 Alameda Street\nThe City Council will consider: (CD)\n1. CONDUCT a public hearing pursuant to South Gate Municipal Code Section 11.50.040.B;\n2. ACCEPT the determination that this matter is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act;\n3. ADOPT the findings as outlined in the Resolution (Attachment A); and\n4 UPHOLD the decision of the Planning Commission to uphold the determination of the\nDirector of Community Development to deny an extension of TUP No. 2020-01.\nDocuments:\nItem 3 Report 05132025.pdf

4. Appeal of Planning Commission’s Decision upholding the Director’s determination that\nthe legal, nonconforming use for metal processing and/or recycling activities at a property\nlocated at 8530 Alameda Street have been abandoned and can no longer be conducted,\nand the use of the site for truck trailer storage as a principal use is not a legal,\nnonconforming use and must be immediately terminated\nThe City Council will consider: (CD)\n1. CONDUCT a public hearing pursuant to South Gate Municipal Code Section 11.50.040.B;\n2. ACCEPT the determination that this matter is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act;\n3. ADOPT the findings as outlined in the Resolution (Attachment A); and\n4. UPHOLD the decision of the Planning Commission upholding the determination of the\nDirector of Community Development that the legal, nonconforming use for a metal\nprocessing and/or recycling activities at the subject property have been abandoned and can\nno longer be conducted, and the use of the site for truck trailer storage as a principal use\nunrelated to metal processing/recycling activities is not a legal, nonconforming use and\nmust be immediately terminated.\nDocuments:\nItem 4 Report 05132025.pdf\nAttachment A.pdf\nAttachment B.pdf\nAttachment C.pdf\nAttachment D.pdf\nAttachment E.pdf\nAttachment F.pdf

5. Zone Change and General Plan Amendment for a Property Located at 8530 Alameda\nStreet to change the zone from IF (Industrial Flex) to M3 (Heavy Manufacturing)\nThe City Council will consider: (CD)\n1. CONDUCT a public hearing pursuant to South Gate Municipal Code Section 11.50.040.B;\n2. ACCEPT the determination that this matter is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act;\n3. ADOPT the findings as outlined in the Resolution (Attachment A); and\n4. DENY the zone change of the subject property from IF to M3 and amendments to the\nCommunity Design Element and Housing Element of the General Plan regarding removing\nthe subject property from the South Gate College District.\nDocuments:\nItem 5 Report 05132025.pdf

6. Resolution reclassifying the Full-Time Deputy Director of Finance to the Accounting\nand Finance Manager retitling the Full- Time Budget and Finance Manager to the Budget\nand Procurement Manager in the Administrative Services Department\nThe City Council will consider: (HR)\na. Adopting a Resolution to approve the reclassification of full-time Deputy Director of Finance\nposition to a full-time Accounting and Finance Manager and to retitle the full-time Budget and\nFinance Manager position to a full-time Budget and Procurement Manager in the Administrative\nServices Department.\nDocuments:\nItem 6 Report 05132025.pdf

7. Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 2023-58-AC with Executive Management Security,\nInc., for Parks Security\nThe City Council will consider: (HR)\na. Approving Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 2023-58-AC with Executive Management\nSecurity, Inc., (“Agreement”) to extend the term of the Agreement for unarmed security services\nin the amount not-to-exceed $115,000 and to continue services through November 1, 2025; and\nb. Authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 2 in a form acceptable to the City\nAttorney.\nDocuments:\nItem 7 Report 05132025.pdf

8. Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. 2023-94-CC with MV Cheng & Associates for\nTemporary Professional Staffing Services\nThe City Council will consider: (AS)\na. Approving Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. 2023-94-CC with MV Cheng & Associates,\nthrough June 30, 2025, for temporary professional finance and accounting services in an amount\nnot-to-exceed $85,000;\nb. Appropriate $85,000 from the General Fund reserves to expenditure account number 100-\n301-12-6101 (Professional Services) to fund temporary professional staffing service; and\nc. Authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 4 in a form acceptable to the City\nAttorney.\nDocuments:\nItem 8 Report 05132025.pdf

9. Agreement with Sequel Contractors, Inc., for construction of the Citywide Residential\nResurfacing Project, Phase IV, City Project No. 699-ST and the Citywide Sidewalk\nImprovement Project, Phase X, City Project No. 698-ST\nThe City Council will consider: (PW)\na. Approving an Agreement with Sequel Contractors, Inc., to construct the Citywide Residential\nResurfacing, Phase IV, City Project No. 699-ST, and the Citywide Sidewalk Improvement Project,\nPhase X, City Project No. 698-ST, in an amount not-to-exceed $3,638,773, inclusive of the\n$3,546,573 Base Bid and $92,200 in Additive Alternate Bid;\nb. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney;\nc. Authorizing the City Manager to approve contract change orders up to a cumulative amount\nof $545,816 to avoid delaying construction and payment of invoices involving change order work;\nd. Transferring $70,000 in Measure R Funds and $100,000 in Development Funds from the\nFirestone Boulevard Enhancement Capacity, City Project No. 476-ST to the Residential\nResurfacing Phase IV, City Project No. 699-ST, to fund drainage improvements at the intersection\nof the Firestone Boulevard and Dearborn Avenue;\ne. Transferring $89,000 in Measure R Funds and $101,000 in Prop C Local Return Funds from\nthe Garfield Avenue and Imperial Highway Street Improvements, City Project No. 419-ST to the\nResidential Resurfacing Phase IV, City Project No. 699-ST, to fund the construction of the U-turn\npocket on Imperial Highway;\nf. Appropriating $752,540 in Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Funds to the\nResidential Resurfacing, Phase IV, City Project No. 699-ST to fund improvements on Industrial\nAvenue, Pinehurst Avenue, and Hildreth Avenue;\ng. Transferring $210,000 in Road Mitigation Funds and $250,000 in Urban Greening Funds from\nthe Long Beach Boulevard Street Improvements, City Project No. 515-ST to the Residential\nResurfacing Phase IV, City Project No. 699-ST, to fund ADA curb ramps, pedestrian lighting, and\ntraffic loop replacements on Long Beach Boulevard;\nh. Appropriating $350,000 in Water Funds to the Residential Resurfacing, Phase IV, City Project\nNo. 699-ST to fund water improvements on Frontage Road East;\ni. Adopting a finding determining the Residential Resurfacing Project IV as categorically exempt\nunder Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15301 and the projects are\ncategorically exempt under Existing Facilities Section 15301 Class (c) Existing highways and\nstreets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (including road\ngrading for the purpose of public safety) and to be categorically excluded under Section 326 of\namended Chapter 3 of Title 23, United States Code (23 U.S.C. § 326) without significant impacts\non the environment as defined by the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”); and\nj. Approving the Notice of Exemption for the construction of the Residential Resurfacing Phase\nIV Project and directing the City Clerk to file it with the Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder’s\nOffice.\nDocuments:\nItem 9 Report 05132025.pdf