Whittier — 2023-09-26

3.B. Conference with Labor Negotiators pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54957.6\nAgency Negotiator: Brian Saeki\nRepresented and Unrepresented Employee: Whittier City Employees’\nAssociation, Whittier Police Officers’ Association, Whittier Police Management\nAssociation, and unrepresented employees

3.C. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation, significant\nexposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(e)\n(1):\nOne Case

3.D. Conference with Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation\nInitiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9:\nOne Case

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. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 3150 - Military Equipment Use Policy\nRecommendation: Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 3150,\nadopting a policy governing the use of military equipment; an amended\nMilitary Equipment Use ordinance, as required by California Assembly Bill\n481 and approve the amended Military Equipment Use policy to allow the\nWhittier Police Department continued use of vital equipment as well as the\nacquisition of new equipment in the future.

12.D. Claims Against the City\nRecommendation: Deny claims filed by Patricia Apolinar and Guillermo\nBlanco.

12.E. 2024 Uptown Business Improvement Area (BIA) Assessment\nRecommendation:\n1) Approve the Whittier Uptown Association 2022-2023 annual report and\nproposed 2024 budget.\n2) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-65 declaring the City’s intention to levy and\ncollect assessments within the Uptown Whittier Business Improvement Area\nfor calendar year 2024.\n3) Schedule a public hearing to consider the matter on October 24, 2023.

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

12.G. California State Library “Zip Book” Grant\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-66, amending the Fiscal Year\n2023-24 Budget to accept a grant from the California State Library in the\namount of $8,466 for the California State Library “Zip Book” Grant.

12.H. Office of Traffic Safety - Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP)\nGrant.\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-67 amending the Fiscal Year\n2023-24 Budget related to supplemental appropriations for the Office of\nTraffic Safety (OTS) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant.

12.I. Police Fitness Center Equipment Replacement\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-68, amending the Fiscal Year\n2023-24 budget to accept $87,058 in funds from the Officer and Mental\nHealth Grant and authorize the purchase and installation of police\ndepartment fitness center replacement equipment.

12.J. SKILLS Organization – Orchard Dale and Scott Avenue Elementary\nAfter-School Programs\nRecommendation:\n1) Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with\nthe SKILLS Organization for the City’s operation of Scott Avenue Elementary\nand Orchard Dale After School Programming.\n2) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-69 amending the FY 23/24 budget to include\n$82,512 for the Orchard Dale Elementary After School Program and $63,728\nfor the Scott Avenue School Program.

12.K. Michigan Park Improvements Project – Notice Inviting Bids and\nModular Building Purchase\nRecommendation:\n1) Find the Project is Categorically Exempt pursuant to Section 15301\nExisting Facilities and 15303 New Construction or Conversion of Small\nStructures of the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines.\n2) Approve Plans and Specifications for the Michigan Park Improvements\nProject.\n3) Authorize the City Clerk to advertise for construction bids.\n4) Authorize the City Manager to purchase a new VESTA modular voting\ncenter at a cost of $235,686.\n5) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-70, allocating funding for the purchase and\nuse of a modular building as a Vote Center and other recreational activities\nat Michigan Park.

12.L. Pickering Avenue Transmission Main Emergency Repair\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. WUA-2023-06 amending Fiscal\nYear 2023-24 Budget in the amount of $238,000 for the Pickering Avenue\nTransmission Main Emergency Repair.

12.M. Utility Users’ Tax Low Income Exemption Qualification\nRecommendation: Introduce and conduct the first reading of Ordinance No.\n3151 finding that the code amendment is exempt from review under the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act and amend Chapter 3.24 (Utilities Tax)\nto increase the income level to qualify for utility users’ tax (UUT) exemptions\nfor residential service users to $56,750.

8.A. Recognition of VolunTeens

8.B. Recognition of Public Works Employees

13.A. 2022-23 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report\nRecommendation: Conduct a public hearing to review and approve the\nConsolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the\nperiod beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023; and Authorize the\nCity Manager to submit the report, along with any public comments received\nand necessary revisions, to the United States Department of Housing and\nUrban Development (HUD).

14.A. City Council Meeting Teleconference Rules and Public Comment\nOptions\nRecommendation: Provide direction on current teleconference rules and\npublic comment options.