City of Lawndale

City Council Regular Meeting

Monday, January 6, 2025, 6:30 PM

Council Chambers

14717 Burin Ave, Lawndale,CA 90260

Any person who wishes to address the City Council regarding any item listed on this agenda or any other matter that is within its subject matter jurisdiction is invited, but not required, to fill out a Public Meeting Speaker Card and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the oral communications portion of the meeting. The purpose of the card is to ensure that the speaker’s name is correctly recorded in the meeting minutes and, where appropriate, to provide contact information for staff follow-up.

How to observe the Meeting:

To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can now observe the meeting in person. Members of the public are still be able to view the meeting on YouTube “Lawndale CityTV”, the City Website, and Lawndale Community Cable Television on Spectrum and Frontier Channel 3.

 

Copies of this Agenda may be obtained prior to the meeting inside the Lawndale City Hall foyer or on the City Website. Interested parties may contact the City Clerk Department at (310) 973-3213 for clarification regarding individual agenda items.

 

This Agenda is subject to revision up to 72 hours before the meeting.

A. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

B. CEREMONIALS (Flag Salute and Inspiration)

C. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT

1. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Update

2. Los Angeles County Fire Department Update

D. PRESENTATIONS

3. Recognition of Former Senator Steven Bradford

— Recognition of outgoing Senator Steven Bradford for his service to the City of Lawndale as our Senator and Assemblymember.

E. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (Public Comments)

F. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL

G. CONSENT CALENDAR

Items G.4 through G.6 will be considered and acted upon under one motion unless a City Councilmember removes individual items for further City Council consideration or explanation.

4. Motion to read by title only and waive further reading of all ordinances listed on the Agenda

— Recommendation: that the City Council read by title only and waive further reading of all ordinances listed on the agenda.

5. Accounts Payable Register

— Recommendation: that City Council adopts Resolution No. CC-2501-002 authorizing the payment of certain claims and demands in the amount of $425,917.62.

6. Minutes of the Lawndale City Council Regular Meeting- December 16, 2024

— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the minutes.

H. PUBLIC HEARING

7. Project Selection for the 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant Program Year

— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) conduct a public hearing; 2.) adopt the FY 2025-26 budget for the CDBG program; and 3.) adopt Resolution No. CC-2501-005, approving the City’s participation in the FY 2025-26 CDBG Program.

I. ADMINISTRATION

8. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Educational Piece on Body Worn Cameras

— Report provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

9. City Representatives to Intergovernmental Agency Boards

— Recommendation: that Mayor Pullen-Miles 1.) appoint delegates and alternates to the intergovernmental agencies listed in Resolution No. CC-2501-001; 2.) that the City Council confirm the Mayor’s appointments by directing staff to amend Section 1 of the Resolution by filling in the names of the Mayor’s appointees; and 3.) that the City Council adopt the Resolution as amended.

10. City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittees and Standing Committees

— Recommendation: that the City Council review the current ad hoc subcommittee and standing committee appointments and direct staff on the modification, replacement, or continued appointment of members, if desired.

11. Approve the Engineering and Traffic Speed Study for Prairie Avenue

— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Authorize the speed reduction from 40 MPH to 35 MPH on Prairie Avenue from Redondo Beach Boulevard to Marine Avenue; and 2.) Direct the City Clerk's Office to forward a certified copy of the Engineering and Traffic Survey to the Los Angeles County Sheriff to be used for their traffic enforcement.

12. Update on Hedges/Fence Code Issue

— Recommendation: that City Council 1.) Receive and file this report; or 2.) Provide further direction to staff.

13. Proposed Solid Waste Rate Increase

— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Approve the attached Proposition 218 Notice of Proposed Solid Waste Rate Increases and Protest Ballot and direct staff to proceed with the necessary notifications and preparations for the public hearing, and 2.) Approve the public hearing date for March 3, 2025. 

14. Recommendation to Continue to Use Everbridge as the Citywide Emergency Notification System

— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) approve the budget amendment of $1,353 to retain Everbridge Mass Notification Pro as its sole provider for emergency messaging, and communications in the event of a natural or man-made disaster; and 2.) authorize the City Manager to execute the Renewal Quote for One-Year between the City of Lawndale and Everbridge.

15. Update on Art in Public Places Project from the Lawndale Beautification Committee

— Recommendation: that the City Council approve 1.) the artists and artwork chosen by the Lawndale Beautification Committee for the Art in Public Places project; and 2.) the budget amendment of $15,000 in account 292-000-310.100.       

J. CITY MANAGER REPORT

K. ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCILMEMBERS

16. Local Travel Network Update

Requested by Councilmember Suarez.

— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) discuss and approve the current draft of the City's Local Travel Network Refinements; or 2.) provide further direction to staff.

17. Report of Attendance at Meetings

L. ADJOURNMENT

The regular meeting scheduled to be held on January 20, 2025 was canceled by order of the City Council on November 4, 2024. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, in the Lawndale City Hall Council Chamber, 14717 Burin Avenue, Lawndale, California.

It is the intention of the City of Lawndale to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, you need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, we will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the City Clerk Department (310) 973-3213 prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible. Please advise us at that time if you will need accommodation to attend or participate in meetings on a regular basis.

I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the agenda for the regular meeting of the City Council to be held on January 6, 2025, was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.

            /s/ Yvette Palomo                 

Yvette Palomo, Assistant City Clerk

Date Posted: January 2, 2025