Whittier — 2023-08-22

3.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nWhittier Conservancy v. City of Whittier, Court Case No. 22STCP03523

12.A. Waive Further Reading\nRecommendation: After the City Clerk has read the title, waive full reading of\nall resolutions and ordinances on this agenda for adoption.

12.C. Claims Against the City\nRecommendation: Deny claims filed by Brenda Coronel, Sarah Nadler,\nSalvador Osuna, and Christopher Wilson.

12.D. Whittier Well-Being Initiative - Monthly Status Report\nRecommendation: Receive and file the monthly status report on the Whittier\nWell-Being Initiative.

12.E. League of California Cities Annual Conference - Voting Delegate and\nAlternate Selection\nRecommendation: Appoint Mayor Vinatieri as the delegate and Council\nMember Octavio Martinez as the alternate for the 2023 League of California\nCities Annual Conference to be held on September 20-22, 2023 in\nSacramento, California; and authorize the delegate to take a position on\nbehalf of the City if a resolution is voted on.

12.F. Whittwood Carwash\n16010 Whittier Boulevard\nDevelopment Review Permit No. DRP22-0023\nConditional Use Permit No. CUP22-0013\nTentative Parcel Map No. TPM23-0001 (TPM 84152)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the Planning Commission action\napproving Development Review No. DRP22-0023, Conditional Use Permit\nNo. CUP22-0013, and Tentative Parcel Map No. TPM23-0001, an application\nto make changes to a car wash business with amended conditions of\napproval.\nEnvironmental Review\nThe project is categorically exempt from the environmental review process,\npursuant to Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA).

12.G. Historic Resources Evaluation -Central Park and Hadley/Greenleaf\nHistoric Districts - Professional Services Agreement - Award of\nContract\nRecommendation:\n1) Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional\nServices Agreement with Page & Turnbull to provide technical assistance\nfor the update of criteria for two of the City’s four historic districts (Central\nPark and Hadley/Greenleaf); and\n2) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-61, amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget\nwith a supplemental appropriation for an expenditure of $99,011 for\nhistoric preservation technical assistance.

12.H. Out-of-State Travel- IAPro Users Conference\nRecommendation: Approve out-of-state travel for one Police Department\nAdministration Lieutenant and one Professional Standards Sergeant to\nattend the IAPro 18th Annual Users Conference from October 31 through\nNovember 2, 2023, in St. Petersburg Beach, FL.

12.I. Agreement for Harbor Toxic Pollutants Total Maximum Daily Loads\nMonitoring\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a\ncost-sharing agreement with the Los Angeles Gateway Water Management\nAuthority (GWMA) for water quality monitoring.

12.J. Citywide Guardrail Improvements (Phase 2) Federal Project No. HSIPL-\n5111(069) - Notice Inviting Bids\nRecommendation:\n1) Find the Project is Categorically Exempt pursuant to Section 15301, Class\n1(c) Existing Facilities of the California Environmental Quality Act\nguidelines;\n2) Approve Plans and Specifications for Citywide Guardrail Improvements\n(Phase 2) Federal Project No. HSIPL-5111(069); and\n3) Authorize the City Clerk to advertise for construction bids.

12.K. SWA – Professional Services Agreement for Greenleaf Promenade\nDesign Services – Amendment No. 2\nRecommendation: Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2\nwith SWA for the Greenleaf Promenade Projected Professional Service\nAgreement A22-039, adding $84,500 to the project.

12.L. Santa Gertrudes Avenue Improvements Federal Project No. STPLG-\n5111(070) Construction Management Services Agreement - Award of\nContract\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a\nProfessional Services Agreement with FCG Consultants, Inc. to provide\nConstruction Management Services for the Santa Gertrudes Avenue\nImprovements Federal Project No. STPLG-5111(070) in the amount of\n$368,618.

8.A. Whittier Girls Softball Team Recognition of 6U, 12U, and 14U Division\nAllstars

8.B. Introduction of New Chamber of Commerce CEO - Nicole Shahenian

13.A. Rescission of Specific Plan Amendment No. SPA21-0001, previously\napproved by Resolution No. 2022-69\nRecommendation: Conduct a public hearing and take the following actions:\n1) Receive and file Resolution No. 2023-10 of the Planning Commission\nrecommending rescission of Resolution No. 2022-69, only as to SPA21-\n0001, and of Specific Plan Amendment No. SPA21-0001; and\n2) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-62, rescinding Resolution No. 2022-69, only\nas to SPA21-0001, and rescinding Specific Plan Amendment No. SPA21-\n0001 (Attachment A), which amended the definitions contained within the\nUptown Whittier Specific Plan (UWSP), portions of the development and\nparking standards in the Specific Plan affecting properties within the\nentire Specific Plan, and specific standards for parcels in the Uptown\nCore and Uptown Center areas.\nEnvironmental Review\nPursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA), a project is exempt if it can be seen with certainty that the\nproposed action will not have an effect on the environment. (CEQA\nGuidelines § 15061(b)(3)) The proposed action to rescind the previously\napproved Specific Plan Amendment fits within this exemption because it\nwould return development standards of the Uptown Core and Uptown\nCenter areas of the Uptown Whittier Specific Plan to those previously\nexisting prior to the adoption of the Specific Plan Amendment SPA21-0001.\nThe return of these standards to those existing prior to the recent changes,\nand relating to those limited modifications, will not have any environmental\nimpact, as discussed herein.

14.A. Social Services Grant Funding Program\nRecommendation: Approve the Social Services Funding Program criteria\nand funding focus.

14.B. Selection of Boards and Commissions Applicants - Social Services\nCommission, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission,\nand Personnel Board\nRecommendation: Select applicants to interview for two (2) vacancies on\nthe Social Services Commission, two (2) vacancies on the Parks,\nRecreation and Community Services Commission, and one (1) vacancy on\nthe Personnel Board.