Stanton — 2025-01-28

12A. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PROVISIONS OF STANTON MUNICIPAL CODE\nCHAPTER 2.32 OF TITLE 2 REGARDING THE PARKS, RECREATION AND\nCOMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION\nThe City Council recently directed staff to bring back an ordinance that fixed the number\nof Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commissioners from seven members, to\nfive members. The proposed ordinance implements that change and also proposes\nrenaming the Commission to the “Community Services Commission.”\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council declare that the project is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act (“CEQA”) under 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. Where it can be seen with certainty that there\nis no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the\nenvironment, the activity is not subject to CEQA; and\n2. Introduce Ordinance No. 1159, entitled:\n“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STANTON,\nCALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTER 2.32 OF TITLE 2 OF THE STANTON\nMUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE PARKS, RECREATION, AND\nCOMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION’S NAME, NUMBER, AND\nAPPOINTMENT PROCESS”; and\n3. Set said ordinance for adoption at the February 11, 2025 regularly scheduled City\nCouncil meeting.

12B. STUDY SESSION ON HOMESTEADING\nAt the September 24, 2024 City Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Torres requested the\nfollowing item be agendized for discussion: “Request to Hold a Study Session Relating to\nHomesteading Within the City.” At its meeting of October 8, 2024, the City Council\nreceived consensus and directed staff to proceed.\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\nor governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the\nenvironment); and\n2. Provide direction to staff.\nJanuary 28, 2025

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.\nJanuary 28, 2025

15D. CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM — DISCUSSION REGARDING REVIEW OF THE\nCITY’S CURRENT MUNICIPAL CODES RELATING TO FENCING REQUIREMENTS\nAND SETBACKS WITHIN THE CITY\nAt the January 14, 2025, City Council meeting, Council Member Barrios requested that\nthis item be agendized for discussion. Council Member Barrios is requesting to discuss\nreview of the City’s current Municipal Codes relating to fencing requirements and\nsetbacks.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council provide direction to staff.

15E. CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM — DISCUSSION REGARDING CLARIFICATION OF\nNAME USAGE FOR CITY PARKS / RENAMING OF PARKS\nAt the January 14, 2025, City Council meeting, Council Member Warren requested that\nthis item be agendized for discussion. Council Member Warren is requesting to discuss\nclarification of name usage for City parks and the renaming of Zuniga Park to Victor\nZuniga Park and Stanton Park to Phillip Stanton Park.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council provide direction to staff.

15F. CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM — DISCUSSION REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY\nRELATING TO NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTERS\nAt the January 14, 2025, City Council meeting, Mayor Shawver requested that this item\nbe agendized for discussion. Mayor Shawver is requesting to discuss public safety /\npublic disasters relating to natural or man-made disasters, revisit the City’s evacuation\nplans, and presentation of resources provided by the Orange County Fire Authority and\nOrange County Sheriff’s Department.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council provide direction to staff.\nJanuary 28, 2025

15G. CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM — DISCUSSION REGARDING PLANNING\nCOMMISSION DEVELOPMENT\nAt the January 14, 2025, City Council meeting, Mayor Shawver requested that this item\nbe agendized for discussion. Mayor Shawver is requesting to discuss the assurance that\nthe City’s Planning Commission is informed of the inner workings of the City’s processes\nin developing the Stanton business community and ways in which the City can apprise\nthe Commission of any changes to local, State, and Federal laws.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council provide direction to staff.

15H. CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM — DISCUSSION REGARDING MAYOR’S\nAPPOINTMENTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS AS REPRESENTATIVES TO VARIOUS\nBOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES\nAt the January 14, 2025, City Council meeting, Mayor Shawver requested that this item\nbe agendized for discussion. Mayor Shawver is requesting to discuss review of the\nMayor’s appointments and each appointees responsibilities and interactions while serving\non appointed boards / commissions / committees / agencies.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council provide direction to staff.

15I. CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM — DISCUSSION REGARDING AWARD OF SINGLE-\nSOURCE CONTRACTS\nAt the January 14, 2025, City Council meeting, Mayor Shawver requested that this item\nbe agendized for discussion. Mayor Shawver is requesting to discuss award of single-\nsource contracts as well as how the City awards bids to local businesses for both building\nand supplies.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council provide direction to staff.\nJanuary 28, 2025

15J. CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM — DISCUSSION REGARDING REVIEW OF THE\nCITY’S GENERAL PLAN AND ANY AMENDMENTS\nAt the January 14, 2025, City Council meeting, Mayor Shawver requested that this item\nbe agendized for discussion. Mayor Shawver is requesting to discuss review of the City’s\nGeneral Plan and any amendments made since its most recent implementation.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council provide direction to staff.

15K. CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM — DISCUSSION REGARDING ADDING ITEMS TO\nAN AGENDA BY THE CITY COUNCIL\nAt the January 14, 2025, City Council meeting, Mayor Shawver requested that this item\nbe agendized for discussion. Mayor Shawver is requesting to review the process in which\nthe Mayor and/or Council Members can place an item on a City Council meeting agenda.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council provide direction to staff.

15L. CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM — DISCUSSION REGARDING COMMUNITY\nDEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES\nAt the January 14, 2025, City Council meeting, Mayor Shawver requested that this item\nbe agendized for discussion. Mayor Shawver is requesting to discuss methods in which\nthe City Council can assist the Planning Department in serving the City’s businesses and\nresidents in expediting process times for applications and streamlining all phases of\nCommunity Development by either increasing the number of personnel and/or\nsubcontracting out a variety of the department’s needs.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council provide direction to staff.\nJanuary 28, 2025

15M. CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM — DISCUSSION REGARDING REVIEW OF THE\nFUTURE OF THE TINA PACIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD\nAt the January 14, 2025, City Council meeting, Mayor Shawver requested that this item\nbe agendized for discussion. Mayor Shawver is requesting to discuss review of the future\nof the Tina Pacific neighborhood and assisting the residents within that district.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council provide direction to staff.

15N. CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM — DISCUSSION REGARDING 4TH OF JULY\nHOLIDAY\nAt the January 14, 2025, City Council meeting, Mayor Shawver requested that this item\nbe agendized for discussion. Mayor Shawver is requesting to discuss in support of\nCouncil Member Taylor’s request for a study session addressing the 4th of July holiday,\nadding to the request, review of new technologies, laws, and resources to eliminate illegal\nfireworks in Stanton.\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. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nSignificant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)\nNumber of Potential Cases: 1

4B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- EXISTING LITIGATION\nPursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1)\nNumber of cases: 1\nCase Name: Tina Pacific Residents Association, et al. v. City of Stanton\nCase Number: 30-2023-01316300-CU-WM-CXC\nJanuary 28, 2025

9B. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS\nCity Council approve demand warrants dated December 27, 2024 – January 9, 2024, in the\namount of $3,123,700.45.\nJanuary 28, 2025

9D. THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR THE STANTON FAMILY RESOURCE\nCENTER UNDER THE COUNTY OF ORANGE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES\nTOGETHER (FACT) PROGRAM\nThe City Council will consider approving the Third Amendment to the Agreement for\nFamily Resource Center Services, which includes an increase in funding for Year Five\nfrom $370,800 to $390,800 and updates related to compliance, security, and emergency\nresponse requirements.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council declare that this item is not subject to the California Environmental Quality\nAct (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3); and\n2. Approve the Third Amendment to the Agreement for Family Resource Center Services\nwith the County of Orange Social Services Agency; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to bind the City of Stanton and the County of Orange\nSocial Services Agency in an amended agreement to provide Family Resource Center\nservices.

9E. RENEWAL OF DECLARATION THAT AN EMERGENCY CONDITION EXISTS\nARISING FROM DAMAGE TO THE WESTERLY END STANTON PARK PEDESTRIAN\nBRIDGE\nConsideration of the City Council to continue declaring the repair an emergency. The\nwesterly end pedestrian bridge at Stanton Park has been damaged and unusable since\nJune 2023. The pedestrian bridge is a major pedestrian walkway serving many of the\nresidents of the City.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council declare that this item is not subject to the California Environmental Quality\nAct (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3); and\n2. Find that the City Council continues declaring the repairs an emergency.\nJanuary 28, 2025

9F. AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2023/24\nCITYWIDE ALLEY RESURFACING PROJECT (TASK CODE NO. 2024-101)\nNine bids for the FY 2023/24 Citywide Alley Resurfacing Project were opened on\nDecember 10, 2024. Based on the post-bid analysis of the bids received, staff has\ndetermined the bid submitted by Sequel Contractors, Inc. to be the lowest responsible\nand responsive bid at $631,370.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct (“CEQA”), Class 1, and 15301(c) as repair, maintenance, and minor alteration of\nexisting streets, sidewalks, gutters, and similar facilities; and\n2. Award a construction contract for the FY 2023/24 Citywide Alley Resurfacing Project\nto Sequel Contractors, Inc. for the bid amount of $631,370 and reject all other bids;\nand\n3. Authorize the City Manager to bind the City of Stanton and Sequel Contractors, Inc.\nin a contract for the construction; and\n4. Authorize the City Manager to approve contract change orders, not to exceed\n$63,137; and\n5. Authorize the City Manager to amend the adopted OCTA FY 2024/2025 – FY 2030/31\nMeasure M Seven Year Capital Improvement Program to include the FY 2023/24\nCitywide Alley Resurfacing Project.

9G. AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CITYWIDE SIGN\nREPLACEMENT PROJECT (PHASE 1)\nThe plans, specifications, and necessary documents for the Citywide Sign Replacement\nProject (Phase 1) are complete. The City Engineer is recommending City Council approve\nthe specifications and plans for bidding, subject to revision by the City Engineer and the\nCity Attorney, to ensure the construction contract is awarded in an efficient and timely\nmanner. The Project plans and specifications are available in the City Engineer’s Office\nfor review.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct (“CEQA”), Class 2, Section 15302 as replacement of existing structures and\nfacilities; and\n2. Approve the bid specifications and plans, subject to revisions required by the City\nEngineer and the City Attorney; and\n3. Authorize and advertise for bids the Citywide Sign Replacement Project (Phase 1).\nJanuary 28, 2025

9H. AWARD A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO NOBEL SYSTEMS, INC.\nFOR GIS SERVICES\nThe City requires the services of a qualified consultant to provide a Geographic\nInformation System (GIS), which is a vital information tool for effectively conducting City\nduties and supporting decision making. Pursuant to the Purchasing Policy, staff is\nrequesting an exception to the standard procurement procedures through the use of\nCooperative Purchasing and is recommending award of a Professional Services\nAgreement to Nobel Systems, Inc. for a term of three years.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council declare this action to be categorically exempt under the California Quality\nAct (“CEQA”), since the action herein does not constitute a “project” as defined by\nSection 15378 of the CEQA guidelines; and\n2. Authorize staff to exercise an exception to the standard procurement procedures\nthrough the use of Cooperative Purchasing; and\n3. Award a Professional Services Agreement to Nobel Systems, Inc. to provide GIS\nservices for a term of three years in an amount not-to-exceed $43,350 or $14,450\nannually; and\n4. Authorize the City Manager to bind the City of Stanton and Nobel Systems, Inc. in an\nAgreement to provide the services.

9I. APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR TOWING SERVICES\nThe City Council will consider approval of the First Amendment to the Agreement for\nGeneral Services – Towing Services with Action Southland Enterprises, Inc., DBA Action\nSouthland Towing to extend the term of the Agreement to September 30, 2025. Action\nSouthland Towing currently provides towing services for the City and the Orange County\nSheriff’s Department.\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. Approve the First Amendment to the existing Agreement for General Services -\nTowing Services with Action Southland Enterprises, Inc., DBA Action Southland\nTowing; and\nJanuary 28, 2025\n3. Authorize the City Manager to bind the City of Stanton and Action Southland\nEnterprises, Inc., DBA Action Southland Towing in a contract to provide towing\nservices to the City of Stanton for an extended term from September 30, 2024 to\nSeptember 30, 2025.

9J. RESOLUTION INITIATING PROCEEDINGS AND ORDERING THE ENGINEER TO\nPREPARE AND TO FILE A REPORT FOR THE STANTON LIGHTING AND\nLANDSCAPING DISTRICT NO. 1\nAs part of the annual update to the Lighting and Landscaping District No. 1, certain\nprocedural resolutions must be adopted by the City Council. The proposed resolution\norders the Engineer’s report for the Fiscal Year 2025/26 update.\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. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-05 initiating proceedings and ordering the Engineer’s\nreport for the Fiscal Year 2025/26 update, entitled:\n“A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STANTON,\nCALIFORNIA, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNUAL\nASSESSMENTS FOR THE STANTON LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING\nDISTRICT NO. 1 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025, AND\nENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND ORDERING THE ENGINEER TO PREPARE\nAND FILE A REPORT IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH”.\nEND OF CONSENT CALENDAR