South Gate — 2026-01-13

1. Report on South Gate's Budget Status and the Components Required to be Completed\nto Design a Utility Users Tax Measure Including Resolutions Declaring a Fiscal Emergency\nand Calling for a Special Election on June 2, 2026\nThe City Council will consider receiving and filing a presentation on South Gate's Budget Status\nand the Components Required to be Completed to Design a Utility Users Tax Measure. (CM)\na. Adopting a Resolution declaring a Fiscal Emergency;\nb. Adopting a Resolution calling a Special Election, request that the Los Angeles County Board of\nSupervisors ("Board of Supervisors") authorize the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder /\nCounty Clerk ("County Elections Official") to render all services necessary to conduct the\nElection, allow for Ballot Arguments, and an Impartial Analysis; and\nc. Reviewing the draft Ordinance for voter consideration of the Utility Users Tax.

10. Approve Agreement with Gentry General Engineering for Construction of the\nAutomated Meter Replacement Project, Phase V, City Project No. 740-WTR\nThe City Council will consider: (PW)\na. Approving Agreement with Gentry General Engineering, Inc., to replace 1,659 water meters\nunder the Automatic Meter Reading Upgrade, Phase V, City Project No. 740-WTR, in an amount\nnot-to-exceed $1,558,203;\nb. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney;\nc. Appropriating $2,012,649 from the Water Fund to fully fund the Automatic Meter Reading\nUpgrade, Phase V, City Project No. 740-WTR;\nd. Authorizing the City Manager to approve and execute amendments to the Agreement up to a\ncumulative amount of $100,000; and\ne. Approving the Notice of Exemption for the Automatic Meter Reading Upgrade, Phase V City\nProject No. 740-WTR.

11. Approve Purchase Order with Pulsiam to Renew the Software Maintenance and\nSupport Services\nThe City Council will consider: (PD)\na. Authorizing the issuance of a Purchase Order with Pulsiam to renew the Software\nMaintenance and Support Services agreement for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 for the Police\nDepartment in the amount of $128,189.53.

2. Adopt Resolution Initiating Proceedings to Levy Assessments and Ordering Preparation\nof the Engineer’s Report\nThe City Council will consider: (PW)\na. Adopting a Resolution initiating the annual proceedings for the levy of the Fiscal Year 2026/27\nassessments and ordering the preparation of an Engineer’s Report for the Street Lighting and\nLandscaping Maintenance District No. 1.

3. Adopt Resolution to Certify CALPERS for the Industrial Disability Retirement of Ismael\nVervera, a Retired Police Sergeant\nThe City Council will consider: (HR)\na. Adopt the attached Resolution certifying that: a) Employee is substantially incapacitated from\nthe performance of the essential duties of his position; b) Employee’s incapacity is a result of\nindustrial (work-related) causes; c) Employee is eligible to receive Industrial Disability Retirement\n(“IDR”) benefits through CalPERS; and d) The City is not contesting the medical determination of\nindustrial disability.

4. Consulting Contract per RFQ for Planning and Environmental\nThe City Council will consider: (CD)\na. Adopting a list of qualified consultants that staff can select from an as-needed basis to provide\nvarious services for planning, landscaping, environmental, and economic development issues.

5. Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 2024-65-CC with Tetra Tech for Additional\nEngineering Services for the PFAS Treatment Plant System for the South Gate Water\nWells, Project No. 66-WTR\nThe City Council will consider: (PW)\na. Approving Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 2024-65-CC with Tetra Tech to provide additional\ndesign services to enhance the design and performance of the PFAS Treatment Plant System for\nthe South Gate Park Water Wells, City Project No. 666-WTR, in an amount not to exceed\n$142,500;\nb. Appropriate $150,000 in Water Funds to fully fund the design phase on the PFAS Treatment\nProject;\nc. Authorizing the City Manager to approve and execute amendments up to a cumulative amount\nof $100,000 from the Water Fund; and\nd. Authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 2024-65-CC in a form\nacceptable to the City Attorney.

6. Approve Agreement with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc. for Construction Inspection\nServices for the South Gate Police Department’s (SGPD) Heating, Ventilation and Air\nConditioning (HVAC) Replacement, City Project No. 667-GEN\nThe City Council will consider: (PW)\na. Approving an Agreement with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc., to provide inspection services\nfor the construction of the SGPD HVAC Replacement, City Project No. 667-GEN, in an amount\nnot to exceed $84,000; and\nb. Authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.

7. Approve Agreement with BOA Architecture for Design Services for the EOC Project,\n#582-ARC\nThe City Council will consider: (PW)\na. Approving a Professional Services Agreement with BOA to prepare design and construction\ndocuments for the South Gate Emergency Operational Center, City Project No. 582-ARC, for an\namount not to exceed $129,800; and\nb. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.

8. Approve Agreement with Harper & Associates Engineering, Inc. for Design Services for\nthe West Side Reservoir Rehabilitation Project, City Project No. 742-WTR\nThe City Council will consider: (PW)\na. Approving Professional Services Agreement with Harper & Associates Engineering, Inc., to\nprepare design and construction documents for the West Side Reservoir Rehabilitation Project,\nCity Project No. 742-WTR, in an amount not to exceed $48,380;\nb. Amending the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Capital Improvement Program to add the West Side\nReservoir Rehabilitation Project and appropriate $88,380 in Water Funds to fully fund its design\nphase;\nc. Authorizing the City Manager to approve and execute amendments as needed to complete the\ndesign phase; and\nd. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.

9. Approve Agreement with Willdan for Construction Management & Inspection Services\nfor the Automated Meter Replacement Project, Phase V, City Project No. 740-WTR\nThe City Council will consider: (PW)\na. Approving an Agreement with Willdan, Inc. to perform construction management and\ninspection services on the Automatic Meter Reading Upgrade, Phase V, City Project No. 740-\nWTR, in an amount not-to-exceed $149,574;\nb. Authorizing the City Manager to approve and execute amendments to the Agreement up to a\ncumulative amount of $50,000;\nc. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.