Stanton — 2024-06-25

10A. PUBLIC HEARING RELATIVE TO PLACING THE ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE\nCHARGE FOR SEWER SERVICES ON THE PROPERTY TAX ROLL FOR FISCAL\nYEAR 2024/25\nOn August 8, 2017, the City held a noticed public hearing in compliance with Proposition\n218 and adopted the Annual Sewer Service Charges for Fiscal Years 2017/18 through\n2022/23 with Ordinance No. 1068. The approved rates include a 3.5% increase annually\nfor Fiscal Years 2018/19 through 2021/22. A new sewer service rate study has been on\nhold pending the completion of the City’s Sewer Master Plan Update project. Therefore,\nstaff is recommending no change to the Annual Sewer Service Charge collected for Fiscal\nYear 2024/25. The purpose of this noticed public hearing is to confirm the report prepared\nby the City’s consultant, Harris & Associates, and to seek City Council approval to request\nthe Orange County Auditor-Controller place the Annual Service Charge on the property\ntax roll for Fiscal Year 2024/25. The Sewer Service Charge Report (“Report”) prepared\nby the Consultant identifies each parcel subject to the Annual Sewer Service Charge for\nFiscal Year 2024/25 (Exhibit A of Attachment A).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or\nreasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3)\n(the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines,\nCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for\nresulting in physical change to the environment, directly, or indirectly); and\n2. Conduct a public hearing concerning the placement of the Annual Sewer Service\nCharge on the property tax roll for Fiscal Year 2024/25; and\n3. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-25, directing the Orange County Auditor-Controller to\nplace the Annual Sewer Service Charge on the property tax roll for Fiscal Year\n2024/25, entitled:\n“A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STANTON,\nCALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING RATES FOR THE ANNUAL SEWER\nSERVICE CHARGE FOR SEWER SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR\n2024/25”.\nJune 25, 2024

10B. PUBLIC HEARING RELATIVE TO PLACING THE ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS\nFOR THE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND SERVICING OF PUBLIC LIGHTING\nFACILITIES AND MEDIAN ISLANDS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE\nTERRITORY INCLUDED IN STANTON LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT\nNO. 1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND\nLIGHTING ACT OF 1972\nOn May 28, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2024-14, approving the\nEngineer’s Report, and Resolution No. 2024-15, declaring its intention to levy and collect\nthe annual assessments for installation, maintenance and servicing of Stanton Lighting\nand Landscaping District No. 1 (“the District”) for Fiscal Year 2024/25 pursuant to the\nLandscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. Resolution No. 2023-08 also set the date of the\npublic hearing for this matter for June 25, 2024. Harris & Associates, the City’s consultant,\nprepared the District’s assessment roll for Fiscal Year 2024/25 (Exhibit A of Attachment\nA).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or\nreasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3)\n(the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines,\nCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for\nresulting in physical change to the environment, directly, or indirectly); and\n2. Conduct a public hearing concerning the extent of the District, the improvements, the\nproposed assessments, and all other matters pertaining hereto; and\n3. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-26, confirming the assessments for installation,\nmaintenance, and servicing of lighting and landscaping with the boundaries of the\nterritory included in the District and directing the Orange County Auditor-Controller\nplace the assessment on the property tax roll for Fiscal Year 2024/25, entitled:\n“A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STANTON,\nCALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE ASSESSMENTS FOR\nINSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND SERVICING OF LIGHTING AND\nLANDSCAPING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TERRITORY\nINCLUDED IN THE STANTON LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING\nDISTRICT NO. 1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25”.

15A. 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 item\non a future agenda.

15B. COUNCIL/AGENCY/AUTHORITY INITIATED ITEMS FOR A FUTURE MEETING\nAt this time Council/Agency/Authority Members may place an item on a future agenda.

15C. 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.\nJune 25, 2024

15D. CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM — DISCUSSION REGARDING REVISITATION /\nRETURN OF TALK ON THE BLOCK COMMUNITY MEETINGS\nAt the June 11, 2024, City Council meeting, Council Member Taylor requested that this item\nbe agendized for discussion. Council Member Taylor is requesting to discuss\nrevisitation/return of the City’s Talk on the Block Community meetings.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council provide direction to staff.

15E. CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM — DISCUSSION REGARDING REVISITATION OF\nLOCAL PREFERENCE\nAt the June 11, 2024, City Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Warren requested that this item\nbe agendized for discussion. Mayor Pro Tem Warren is requesting to discuss revisitation\nof local preference, in support local Stanton businesses.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council provide direction to staff.

17A. ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT\nAt this time the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will provide the City Council with an\nupdate on their current operations.

4A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\nPursuant to Government Code Section 54957\nTitle: City Manager

4B. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\nPursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6\nAgency Designated Negotiators: Mayor\nUnrepresented employee: City Manager

9B. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS\nCity Council approve demand warrants dated May 17, 2024 – May 30, 2024, in the amount\nof $672,171.72.

9D. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE ON-CALL CIVIL\nENGINEERING SERVICES\nOn March 28, 2024, staff released a Request for Proposals (RFP) soliciting proposals to\nprovide professional, on-call civil engineering services in accordance with the City’s\nPurchasing and Contracting Guidelines. Staff has pre-qualified five firms and\nrecommends entering into on-call services agreements for a term of three years in the\namount of $150,000, annually, with each of the pre-qualified firms. Costs associated with\nwork by these firms will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and funded by each\nproject’s approved budget.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council declare this action to be categorically exempt under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act, since the action herein does not constitute a “project” as\ndefined by section 15378 of the CEQA guidelines; and\n2. Award contracts for professional civil engineering services to Harris & Associates, Inc.,\nRAK Development, Inc. DBA Kreuzer Consulting Group, Onward Engineering,\nStructural Engineering Center, Inc. DBA Professional Engineering Center, and RKA\nConsulting Group to provide on-call professional civil engineering services in the\namount not-to-exceed $450,000 or $150,000 annually for a term of three years; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to bind the City of Stanton and Harris & Associates, Inc.,\nRAK Development, Inc. DBA Kreuzer Consulting Group, Onward Engineering,\nStructural Engineering Center, Inc. DBA Professional Engineering Center, and RKA\nConsulting Group in contracts to provide the services.

9E. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE ON-CALL LAND\nSURVEYING SERVICES\nOn March 28, 2024, staff released a Request for Proposals (RFP) soliciting proposals to\nprovide professional, on-call land surveying services in accordance with the City’s\nPurchasing and Contracting Guidelines. Staff has pre-qualified four firms and\nrecommends entering into on-call services agreements in the amount of $50,000,\nannually, with each of the pre-qualified firms for a term of three years. Costs associated\nwith work by these firms will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and funded by each\nproject’s approved budget.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council declare this action to be categorically exempt under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act, since the action herein does not constitute a “project” as\ndefined by section 15378 of the CEQA guidelines; and\nJune 25, 2024\n2. Award contracts for professional land surveying services to Coast Surveying, Inc., GIS\nSurveyors, Inc., D. Woolley and Associates, Inc, and IMEG Consultants Corp. to\nprovide on-call professional land surveying services in the amount not-to-exceed\n$150,000 or $50,000 annually for a term of three years; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to bind the City of Stanton and Coast Surveying, Inc., GIS\nSurveyors, Inc., D. Woolley and Associates, Inc, and IMEG Consultants Corp. in\ncontracts to provide the services.

9F. AMENDMENT OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA\nEDISON FOR STANTON PARK TO ALLOW AMERICANS WITH DISABILITES ACT\n(ADA) ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES\nThe City of Stanton entered into a License Agreement with Southern California Edison\n(SCE) to continue the lease of Stanton Park (Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 131-091-19 and\n131-091-29) for use as community recreational and parkland purposes. The Agreement\nstipulates that any improvements on Stanton Park must be approved by Southern\nCalifornia Edison. There are two (2) existing ADA parking spaces at Stanton Park with no\nrecord of approval. As such, the Amendment formally permits the use of the two ADA\nparking spaces that are already installed on the property and reiterates no additional\nparking will be allowed to be installed without SCE consent.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council declare this action to be categorically exempt under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act, Section 15061(b)(3) as the activity is covered by the\ngeneral rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing\nsignificant effect on the environment; and\n2. Approve the First Amendment to the License Agreement with SCE and allow the City\nAttorney to make minor edits as necessary prior to the execution of the Amendment;\nand\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the License Agreement\nwith SCE.

9G. APPROVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF STANTON AND\nTHE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE FOR THE FERN STREET REHABILITATION\nPROJECT (TASK CODE NO. 2025-103)\nThe City of Garden Grove has a residential street rehabilitation project that includes\nresurfacing Fern Street from Stanford Avenue to Garden Grove Boulevard. The westerly\nhalf of Fern Street is within City of Stanton City Limits. The City of Garden Grove offered\nto resurface the entirety of Fern Street as part of their project. As such, staff worked\ncollaboratively with the City of Garden Grove to develop a cooperative agreement for the\nconstruction.\nJune 25, 2024\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council finds that that the project is categorically exempt under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), Class 1, Section 15301(c) as repair,\nmaintenance, and minor alteration of existing streets, sidewalks, gutters, and similar\nfacilities; and\n2. Approve the Cooperative Agreement between the City of Stanton and the City of\nGarden Grove to rehabilitate Fern Street; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Cooperative Agreement between the City\nof Stanton and the City of Garden Grove to rehabilitate Fern Street.

9H. RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER OF THE COUNTY OF\nORANGE TO ADD THE PROTECTIVE SERVICES TAX TO THE TAX ROLL FOR\nFISCAL YEAR 2024/25\nOn August 6, 1985, the City of Stanton voters approved an initiative measure establishing\na Protective Services Tax with a 2/3 majority vote. The proceeds from the Protective\nServices Tax are used for fire protection and suppression services provided by the City,\nwhich are contracted with the Orange County Fire Authority. Each year, the City Council\nmust adopt a Resolution directing the Auditor-Controller to place this assessment on the\nproperty tax roll.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or\nreasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3)\n(the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines,\nCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for\nresulting in physical change to the environment, directly, or indirectly); and\n2. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-24, directing the Orange County Auditor-Controller to\nplace the Protective Services Tax on the property tax roll for Fiscal Year 2024/25,\nentitled:\n“A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STANTON,\nCALIFORNIA, DIRECTING THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER OF THE\nCOUNTY OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, TO ADD THE PROTECTIVE\nSERVICES TAX TO THE TAX ROLL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25”.\nJune 25, 2024

9I. FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR\nINVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES (CHANDLER ASSET\nMANAGEMENT, INC.)\nOn June 14, 2022, the City entered into an agreement with Chandler Asset Management,\nInc. (“Chandler”) to provide investment management and advisory services to the City.\nThe original term of the agreement was for two years and authorizes the City Manager to\nrenew the agreement annually. Chandler began managing $25 million of the City’s\ninvestment portfolio in September 2022. Staff is requesting the term of the agreement be\nextended for an additional 3 years, resulting in a total term of 5 years, which is consistent\nwith the term the Finance Department has for its other professional services. Therefore,\nstaff requests that the City Council approve the proposed first amendment to extend the\nterm of the agreement (Attachment A).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) (Organizational or administrative activities\nof governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the\nenvironment); and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the first amendment to the agreement with\nChandler Asset Management.

9J. FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING\nSERVICES WITH WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN\nOVERHEAD COST ALLOCATION PLAN AND COMPREHENSIVE USER FEE STUDY\nOn January 12, 2021, the City entered into an agreement with Willdan Financial Services\nfor the preparation of an overhead cost allocation plan and comprehensive user fee study.\nOn June 28, 2022, the City Council approved the first amendment to the agreement to\nextend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2023. On June 27, 2023, the City Council\napproved the second amendment to the agreement to extend the term of the agreement\nto June 30, 2024. On November 28, 2023, the City Council approved the third amendment\nto the agreement to modify the total compensation of this agreement to $39,880. The\nproject is in its final review stages but will not be completed prior to the expiration of the\ncurrent agreement. Therefore, staff requests that the City Council approve the proposed\nfourth amendment to extend the term of the agreement to allow sufficient time for the\nstudy to be completed (Attachment A).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) (Organizational or administrative activities\nof governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the\nenvironment); and\nJune 25, 2024\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the fourth amendment to the agreement with\nWilldan Financial Services to extend the term for the preparation of an overhead cost\nallocation plan and a comprehensive user fee study.

9K. AWARD OF CONTRACT TO INTERIOR DEMOLITION, INC. FOR THE 8930 PACIFIC\nAVENUE DEMOLITION AND ABATEMENT PROJECT IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC\nHEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE IN THE AMOUNT OF $96,000\nOne of the detached garages associated with the building located at 8930 Pacific Avenue\nwas recently severely damaged by a fire started by transients, and the structure and\nadjacent garages have been red-tagged and must be demolished. The vacant 4-plex\nbuilding located at 8930 Pacific Avenue is also recommended for demolition at this time\ndue to concerns from residents, the property manager, and the City. The City’s\nPurchasing and Contracting Guidelines allow for exceptions to the standard procurement\nprocedures when it is determined to be in the best interests of the City to preserve the\npublic health, safety, and welfare of the community. As such, staff is recommending\naward of contract to Interior Demolition, Inc., which was the lowest responsible bidder in\n2022, at the time of the last Tina Pacific demolition project.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council declare the work proposed under this scope increase to be categorically\nexempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 1, Section\n15301l (3); and\n2. Authorize staff to exercise an exception to the standard procurement procedures in\nthe best interests of the City to preserve the public health, safety, and welfare of the\ncommunity; and\n3. Award a construction contract to Interior Demolition, Inc., to provide professional\ndemolition and abatement services in the amount of $96,000; and\n4. Authorize the City Manager to bind the City of Stanton and Interior Demolition, Inc. in\na contract to provide the services; and\n5. Authorize the City Manager to approve contract change orders with Interior\nDemolition, Inc., as needed and determined by City staff, for any contingencies up to\n15% of the contract amount.\nJune 25, 2024

9L. LEASE AGREEMENT WITH WIRELESS CCTV, LLC FOR LEASE OF CAMERA\nTRAILERS AS PART OF THE SAFE STREETS TOGETHER CAMPAIGN UTILIZING\nCOOPERATIVE PURCHASING\nThe City is launching its Safe Streets Together: United Against Exploitation campaign in\nJuly 2024. One of the impact areas the campaign will focus on is reducing the demand\nfor prostitution and the illegal sale of sex, through the implementation of various\nstrategies. Cameras can decrease the demand for prostitution and human trafficking by\nincreasing the risk of detection and arrest for buyers of illegal sex. The presence of\ncameras provides heightened surveillance and accountability, discouraging individuals\nfrom engaging in or facilitating prostitution and human trafficking. Staff is requesting\nauthorization to lease two solar camera trailers to support the demand reduction\nobjectives utilizing cooperative purchasing and the City of Palmdale’s contract.\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 activities\nof governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the\nenvironment); and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a lease agreement with Wireless CCTV, LLC\nfor two solar camera trailers for a rental term of 12 months and a monthly rate of\n$3,100, for an annual rental amount of $37,200; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to approve additional costs as needed and determined by\nCity staff, for any contingencies up to 15% of the agreement amount.\nEND OF CONSENT CALENDAR\nJune 25, 2024