Stanton — 2024-01-09

12A. COMMITTEE REPORTS/ COUNCIL/AGENCY/AUTHORITY ANNOUNCEMENTS\nAt this time Council/Agency/Authority Members may report on items not specifically\ndescribed on the agenda which are of interest to the community provided no discussion\nor action may be taken except to provide staff direction to report back or to place the\nitem on a future agenda.

12B. COUNCIL/AGENCY/AUTHORITY INITIATED ITEMS FOR A FUTURE MEETING\nAt this time Council/Agency/Authority Members may place an item on a future agenda.

12C. COUNCIL/AGENCY/AUTHORITY INITIATED ITEMS FOR A FUTURE STUDY\nSESSION\nAt this time Council/Agency/Authority Members may place an item on a future study\nsession agenda.\nCurrently Scheduled: None.\nJanuary 9, 2024

14A. ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT\nAt this time the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will provide the City Council with\nan update on their current operations.

6B. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS\nCity Council approve demand warrants dated December 1, 2023 – December 21, 2023, in\nthe amount of $3,356,269.98.

6C. NOVEMBER 2023 INVESTMENT REPORT\nThe Investment Report as of November 30, 2023, has been prepared in accordance\nwith the City’s Investment Policy and California Government Code Section 53646.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(5) (Organizational or administrative\nactivities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in\nthe environment); and\n2. Receive and file the Investment Report for the month of November 2023.

6D. NOVEMBER 2023 INVESTMENT REPORT (SUCCESSOR AGENCY)\nThe Investment Report as of November 30, 2023, has been prepared in accordance\nwith the City’s Investment Policy and California Government Code Section 53646.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. Successor Agency find that this item is not subject to California Environmental\nQuality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(5) (Organizational or\nadministrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect\nphysical changes in the environment); and\n2. Receive and file the Investment Report for the month of November 2023.

6E. NOVEMBER 2023 GENERAL FUND REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT;\nHOUSING AUTHORITY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT; AND STATUS OF\nCAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM\nThe Revenue and Expenditure Report for the month ended November 30, 2023, has\nbeen provided to the City Manager in accordance with Stanton Municipal Code Section\n2.20.080 (D) and is being provided to City Council. This report includes information for\nboth the City’s General Fund and the Housing Authority Fund. In addition, this report\nincludes a status of the City’s Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) as of November 30,\n2023.\nJanuary 9, 2024\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(5) (Organizational or administrative\nactivities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in\nthe environment); and\n2. Receive and file the General Fund and Housing Authority Fund November 2023\nRevenue and Expenditure Reports and Status of Capital Improvement Projects for\nthe month ended November 30, 2023.

6F. MEETING DATES FOR THE STANTON CITY COUNCIL, STANTON PARKS,\nRECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, STANTON PLANNING\nCOMMISSION, AND STANTON PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE\nCity Council review the attached 2024 meeting dates for the Stanton City Council,\nStanton Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission, Stanton Planning\nCommission, and Stanton Public Safety Committee.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(5) (Organizational or administrative\nactivities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in\nthe environment); and\n2. Receive and file the Stanton City Council, Stanton Parks, Recreation and\nCommunity Services Commission, Stanton Planning Commission, and Stanton\nPublic Safety Committee meeting dates for the year 2024.

6G. MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS AS REPRESENTATIVES TO\nVARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES\nTraditionally, Council Members have been appointed by the Mayor to serve on\nnumerous outside committees, boards, commissions and agencies. Each appointee is\nresponsible for representing the City and voting on behalf of the City Council. The\nMayor conducts a review and selects appointees, as detailed in Attachment A, with the\nexception of the Orange County Fire Authority (“OCFA”) appointment, which is required\nto be made by City Council Resolution, the Mayor may otherwise make appointments to\neach committee, board, commission or agency by nomination and Minute Order\nconfirmation. In addition, the Fair Political Practices Commission (“FPPC”) regulations\nrequire the adoption and posting of Form 806, Agency Report of Public Official\nAppointments, in order for individual Council Members to participate in a City Council\nvote that would result in him or her serving in a position that provides compensation of\n$250 or more in any 12-month period.\nJanuary 9, 2024\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(5) (Organizational or administrative\nactivities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in\nthe environment); and\n2. City Council confirm the Mayor’s appointments; and\n3. Approve Fair Political Practices Commission Form 806 and authorize the City Clerk\nto post the form on the City’s website.\nEND OF CONSENT CALENDAR

7A. AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nSTANTON, CALIFORNIA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE\nSECTIONS 36937 AND 65858 EXTENDING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE\nESTABLISHMENT OF ANY NEW PUBLIC LODGING, LODGING FACILITY OR\nLODGING BUSINESSES OR USES, AND EXTENDING A TEMPORARY\nMORATORIUM ON ANY EXPANSION, ENLARGEMENT, AND/OR ALTERATION OF\nANY EXISTING PUBLIC LODGING, LODGING FACILITY, OR LODGING\nBUSINESSES AND USES FOR 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS PENDING STUDY AND\nTHE PREPARATION OF AN UPDATE TO THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE AND\nZONING CODE AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM\nCEQA\nDue to the continuing need to protect the public safety, health, and welfare of the\ncommunity from the substantial amount of crime that is occurring at various public\nlodging uses within the City, and the comprehensive nature of the necessary review of\nthe applicable Municipal Code regulations including operational standards, security\nprovisions, zoning regulations, business license requirements, and transient occupancy\ntaxes, the City Council is asked to consider an extension of the interim urgency\nordinance to temporarily prohibit the establishment of public lodging and/or the\nexpansion, enlargement, or alteration of existing public lodging businesses and uses\nwithin the City. The interim urgency ordinance would provide the City with sufficient time\nto study the continuing impacts of these establishments and to develop new municipal\nand zoning code regulations. The length of the moratorium would be 10 months and 15\ndays.\nJanuary 9, 2024\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that the proposed urgency ordinance is:\na) Not a “project” within the meaning of Section 15378 of the State of California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines (Title 14 of the California Code of\nRegulations) because it has no potential for resulting in physical change in the\nenvironment, directly or indirectly; and\nb) Exempt from the requirements of CEQA under Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA\nGuidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the\nactivity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.\n2. That the City Council receive and file the 10-day action report for the conclusion of\nthe 45-day moratorium; and\n3. Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 1137, entitled:\n“AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF STANTON, CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHING A\nTEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANY\nNEW PUBLIC LODGING, LODGING FACILITY OR LODGING\nBUSINESSES OR USES, AND A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON\nANY EXPANSION, ENLARGEMENT, AND/OR ALTERATION OF ANY\nEXISTING PUBLIC LODGING, LODGING FACILITY, OR LODGING\nBUSINESSES AND USES FOR 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS PENDING\nSTUDY AND THE PREPARATION OF AN UPDATE TO THE CITY’S\nMUNICIPAL CODE AND ZONING CODE PURSUANT TO\nGOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 65858 AND 36937 AND\nDETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA”.