City of Lawndale

City Council Regular Meeting

Monday, April 7, 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 Outgoing Senior Citizen Advisory Committee Members

— Recognizing outgoing Senior Citizen Advisory Committee members.

4. AT&T Update on Public Participation Hearings Dates with the California Public Utilities Commission and AT&T Sponsored Bill AB 470 (McKinnor): The Connected California Act

— Presentation by McKenzie Neely-Wright, Area Manager, External Affairs, AT&T.

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

F. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL

G. CONSENT CALENDAR

Items 5 through 8 will be considered and acted upon under one motion unless a City Councilmember removes individual items for further City Council consideration or explanation.

5. 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.

6. Accounts Payable Register

— Recommendation: that City Council adopts Resolution No. CC-2504-017 authorizing the payment of certain claims and demands in the amount of $1,108,591.55.

7. Minutes of the Lawndale City Council Regular Meeting - March 17, 2025

— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the minutes.

8. Approval of County of Los Angeles' Department of Public Health Contract

— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the Public Health Services Contract with the County of Los Angeles’ Department of Public Health for public health services, effective immediately upon execution through June 30, 2029, with automatic five (5) year terms thereafter.

H. PUBLIC HEARING

9. 2024 Annual Progress Report on the Status of the General Plan and Housing Element

— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Review the 2024 draft Annual Report, make any desired revisions; 2.) Direct staff to forward the report to the State Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research; and 3.) Adopt City Council Resolution 2504-018.

10. Urgency ordinance for a Zoning Map amendment of properties to establish a Housing Opportunity Overlay Zones for various properties within the City and Hawthorne Boulevard Specific Plan; and Amendment to Title 17 of the Lawndale Municipal Code to Chapter 17.54 Housing Opportunity Overlay Zones

— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Conduct a public hearing; 2.) Determine that Urgency Ordinance No. 1210-25 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 15183 of the CEQA Guidelines; and 3.) Adopt by four-fifths (4/5) vote of the City Council Ordinance No. 1210-25.

I. ADMINISTRATION

11. Discussion of SB 79 (Wiener) Transit-Oriented Development Bill

— Recommendation: that the City Council 1.) Discuss the notice of opposition to SB 79; 2.) Authorize the Mayor to sign letter and direct the City Manager's Office to send the notice of opposition; or 3.) Direct staff to communicate to the League of California Cities that the City is not interested in sending the notice of opposition; or 4.) Provide further direction to staff.  

12. Illegal Fireworks Suppression Plan 2025

— Recommendation: that the City Council review the Illegal Fireworks Suppression Plan for 2025. This suppression plan follows the protocols of the previous four years.

13. Reject All Bids for Project 602719-24 Various Locations ADA Sidewalks & Access Ramps

— Recommendation: that the City Council reject all bids and authorize staff to re-advertise the project for bidding.

14. Amendment No. 1 to Cooperative Agreement with LA County- Rosecrans Ave. TSSP

— Recommendation: that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to Cooperative Agreement (Attachment B) between the City of Lawndale and Los Angeles County.

15. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the year ended June 30, 2024

— Recommendation: that the City Council receive and file the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the year ended June 30, 2024.

16. Award of Professional Auditing Services Contract

— Recommendation: that the City Council approve the Contract Services Agreement for Professional Auditing Services with Rogers Anderson Malody and Scott, LLP and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement on behalf of the City. 

17. City Website Agreement

— Recommendation: that City council approve the 3 year agreement with PowerSchool for a total of $16,738.10

J. CITY MANAGER REPORT

K. ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCILMEMBERS

18. Report of Attendance at Meetings

L. CLOSED SESSION

19. Conference with Labor Negotiator

— The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6, with the City Manager, the City Attorney, and the City's negotiators, regarding labor negotiations with Local 1895, Council 36, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, representing the City's mid-management and classified employees.

20. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation

— The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1), to discuss existing litigation: Name of Case: Corprue v. City of Lawndale (LA Superior Court Case No. 20STCV14617).

M. ADJOURNMENT

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 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 April 7, 2025, was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.

            /s/ Yvette Palomo                 

Yvette Palomo, Assistant City Clerk

Date Posted: April 3, 2025