City Council

8.6 APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT\nA NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR THE LYNWOOD SENIOR CENTER RENOVATIONS –\nSENIOR CENTER HVAC REPLACEMENT (CIP project no. 9056.68.178)\nComments:\nAdd two additional paid holidays to the current year and to establish these holidays as\npermanent annual holidays going forward. Staff further recommends that the City Council\napprove the Side Letter Agreements formalizing this change. (HR)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution entitled: “A\nRESOLUTION OF APPROVING SIDE LETTER AGREEMENTS ADDING CHRISTMAS\nEVE AND NEW YEAR’S EVE AS PAID HOLIDAYS BETWEEN THE CITY OF\nLYNWOOD AND THE LYNWOOD EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION (LEA)/AMERICAN\nFEDERATION OF STATE,COUNTY AND MUNICPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME), LOCAL\n1920 AND THE LYNWOOD EMPLOYEES’ MANAGEMENT GROUP.\nComments:\nStaff recommends the City Council adopt the resolution as presented in order to continue\npayment of services provided by Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd & Romo (aalrr) for the\nCity's legal obligations under the Business and professional Code. (HR)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council adopt the resolution as presented in order to continue\npayment of services provided by Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd & Romo (aalrr) for the\nCity's legal obligations under the Business and professional Code. (HR)\nComments:\nOn August 27, 2024 the City of Lynwood was officially named a Community Project\nFunding Grantee by Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City\nwas allocated an award amount of $1,000,000 for the Lynwood Senior Center\nRenovations Project. On July 1, 2025, awarded a contract to Subzero Mechanical for\nSenior Center HVAC Replacement Project through an informal request for proposal\n(IRFP) process. However, due to the federal procurement requirements, a formal bid\nsolicitation is required. As a result, staff recommend rejecting the previously identified\ncontractor and authorizing the project to formally go out to bid. (PW)\nRecommendation: