City Council Closed Session

CITY OF BELL GARDENS AGENDA City Council Closed Session Monday, March 23, 2026, 5:00 PM Agenda en Español LOCATION: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 7100 GARFIELD AVENUE, BELL GARDENS, CA 90201 The meeting will be held at Bell Gardens City Hall in the Council Chambers. The public may attend the meeting in person or virtually as instructed below. You may view the meeting live on the City's website at https://www.bellgardens.org/i-want-to/watch-city-council-meetings. ACCESSIBILITY: If requested, the agenda and backup materials will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Any person who requires a disability-related modification or accommodation, in order to observe and/or offer public participation may request such reasonable modification, accommodation, aid, or service by contacting the City Clerk's office by telephone at 562-806-7704 or via email to CityClerkDesk@bellgardens.org no later than 72-hours before the scheduled meeting. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The members of the public may address the City Council on any item listed on the agenda. Public participation are limited to three (3) minutes. Public participation can be made by any of the following ways: IN-PERSON: Members of the public can provide in-person participation at the podium in the Council Chamber. The Council Chambers will have seating available for members of the public to attend the meeting in person, subject to capacity limits. Public participation are limited to (3) minutes per speaker, unless different time is announced by the presiding chair. Speakers who wish to address the City Council should do so by submitting a "Public Comment Card" by 5:00 pm. BY TELEPHONE: Phone Number: (669)900-9128 Webinar ID: 813 3236 4343# Passcode: 2021# To address the City Council press *9 to raise your hand then *6 to unmute yourself when instructed. VIRTUALLY LIVE: Members of the public may participate via Zoom by https://zoom.us/join and entering the Zoom Meeting ID: 813 3236 4343 Passcode: 2021 Public participation may also be made via the Zoom app by using the "Raise Hand" feature when it is your turn to speak the host will unmute you. Participation will not be accepted in the QandA Chat function of the zoom app. Page 1 of 2 WRITTEN COMMENTS: Public participation may be emailed to PublicComments@bellgardens.org or mailed to: City Clerk's Office, 7100 Garfield Ave., Bell Gardens, CA 90201. To ensure distribution to the members of the City Council prior to consideration of the agenda, please submit comments no later than one (1) hour prior to the meeting. Those comments, as well as any comments received after, will be distributed to the members of the City Council and will be part of the official public record of this meeting. For more information, you may contact the City Clerk's office during regular business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday at (562) 806-7704. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Marco Barcena, Councilmember Jorgel Chavez, Councilmember Dr. Francis De Leon Sanchez, Councilwoman Isabel Guillen, Mayor Pro Tem Miguel De La Rosa, Mayor 3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY During this time, the members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items listed on the agenda. Public participation are limited to 3 minutes per person. 4. CLOSED SESSION ITEM 4.1 Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 -Conference with Labor Negotiators City Designated Representatives: Michael B. O’Kelly, City Manager and Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance City Organization: Employee Organizations: Police Association (POA) 5. CLOSED SESSION REPORT 6. ADJOURNMENT Daisy Gomez, City Clerk Agenda Posted on March 19, 2026 Page 2 of 2