City Council

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING 5:30 P.M & REGULAR MEETING 6:30 P.M. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2024 COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 The Regular Meeting of the City Council for October 21, 2024, will be at the City of La Habra Council Chamber located at 100 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, California. The City Council Chamber will be open to the public at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting will start promptly at 6:30 p.m. The public is encouraged to participate in the Regular Meeting of the City Council by attending in person or submitting written comments via email to cc@lahabraca.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2024. Written comments sent to the City by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be printed and provided to the City Council prior to the meeting. The meeting can also be viewed live through the City of La Habra website at www.lahabraca.gov/356/Archived-Council-Videos by clicking on "Watch Live" at 6:30 p.m. The City of La Habra live broadcasts and replays City Council Meetings on La Habra Cable Channel 3 and over the website at www.lahabraca.gov. Please note that in person attendance at this public meeting may result in the recording and broadcast of your image and/or voice. The City of La Habra makes every effort to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. Should you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (562) 383-4030 or cc@lahabraca.gov prior to the meeting. Every effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations. ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING 5:30 P.M .: Cancelled. REGULAR MEETING 6:30 P.M.: CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney Jones PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Pro Tem Espinoza ROLL CALL: Mayor Nigsarian Mayor Pro Tem Espinoza Councilmember Gomez Councilmember Medrano Councilmember Surich CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS: 1. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION TO THE LA HABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LOWELL JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS WHO HAD PERFECT TEST SCORES ON THE 2024 CALIFORNIA ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND PROGRESS 2. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION TO THE LA HABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LOWELL JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR PUBLI C COM M ENTS: When addressing the La Habra City Council, please complete a Speaker's Card before leaving the Council Chamber. General Public Comments shall be received at the beginning of the governing body meeting and limited to three (3) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 30 minutes for all public comments, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor or Chair. Speaking time may not be granted and/or loaned to another individual for purposes of extending available speaking time, and comments must be kept brief, non-repetitive, and professional in nature. The general Public Comment portion of the meeting allows the public to address any item of City business not appearing on the scheduled agenda. Per Government Code Section 54954.3(a), such comments shall not be responded to by the governing body during the meeting. CONSENT CALENDAR: Senate Bill 1439 ("SB 1439") amended Government Code Section 84308 to expand the regulation of campaign contributions in excess of $250 from donors involved in certain matters before the legislative body. If the donor has a matter pending before the agency, and the official received a campaign contribution from the donor in excess of $250 in the prior 12 months, the official must publicly disclose the contribution and cannot in any way participate in the decision of the matter. The donor also has a duty to disclose the contribution on the record. In the 12 months following the decision, a local official cannot receive campaign contributions in excess of $250 from a donor with an economic interest in the governmental decision. Public officials are encouraged to closely track all campaign contributions which collectively exceed $250 in any 12-month period from any single source. All matters on Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a Councilmember, City staff member, or member of the audience requests separate action or removal of an item. Removed items will be considered following the Consent Calendar portion of this agenda. Public comment shall be limited to three (3) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 30 minutes per item that has been removed for separate discussion, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor. Speaking time may not be granted and/or loaned to another individual for purposes of extending available speaking time, and comments must be kept brief, non- repetitive, and professional in nature. 1. PROCEDURAL WAIVER: Waive reading in full of resolutions and ordinances and approval and adoption of same by reading title only. 2. APPROVE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA MEETING MINUTES That the City Council approve the City Council of the City of La Habra Regular Meeting Minutes of October 7, 2024. 3. APPROVE DENIAL OF LIABILITY CLAIM OF MR. ANTHONY PANTOJA That the City Council deny the claim of Mr. Anthony Pantoja in order to set a definite six-month Statute of Limitations date. 4. APPROVE ISSUANCE OF A PURCHASE ORDER TO LONG BEACH BMW MOTORCYCLES, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,180.19 FOR ONE NEW POLICE MOTORCYCLE That the City Council: A. Per La Habra Municipal Code Section 4.20.070 (C), utilize the cooperative purchase provision of a competitively bid contract awarded by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, contract order #PO-SH- 23008318-1, for the purchase of one new Police motorcycle to replace a motorcycle damaged in an accident; B. Authorize the City Manager to issue a purchase order in the amount of $38,180.19 from the Fleet Replacement Fund to Long Beach BMW Motorcycles, Long Beach, California, for the purchase of one new Police motorcycle to replace a motorcycle damaged in an accident; and, C. Approve an appropriation of $38,180.19 from the available unencumbered Fleet Replacement Fund balance to complete this purchase. 5. APPROVE NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR EMERGENCY STORM DRAIN REPAIRS AT THE INTERSECTION OF HARBOR BOULEVARD AND ARBOLITA DRIVE, CITY PROJECT NO.1-D-24 That the City Council: A. Approve Notice of Completion for Emergency Storm Drain Repairs at the Intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Arbolita Drive, City Project No.1-D-24, and authorize staff to file the Notice of Completion for recordation; B. Approve the appropriation of additional funding in the amount $57,086.28 from available American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds to cover extra work requested by the Public Works Department for this project; and, C. Authorize staff to credit $31,820.04 of General Fund capital funding back to reserves. 6. APPROVE CONTINUED FUNDING APPLICATION FOR THE CITY OF LA HABRA STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL SCHOOL YEAR That the City Council A. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute and submit the Fiscal Year 2025--2026 Continued Funding Application to the California Department of Education Early Learning and Care Division; and, B. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTI ON NO. CC 2024-__ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING THE APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 CONTINUED FUNDING APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EARLY LEARNING AND CARE DIVISION. 7. APPROVE CONTINUED FUNDING APPLICATION FOR THE CITY OF GENERAL CHILDCARE (CCTR) PROGRAM FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL SCHOOL YEAR That the City Council: A. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Continued Funding Application for the General Child Care Grant Program (CCTR) for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 with the California Department of Social Services; and, B. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTI ON NO. CC 2024-__ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING THE APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GENERAL CHILD CARE PROGRAM (CCTR) CONTINUED FUNDING APPLICATION WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. 8. WARRANTS: APPROVE NOS. 00145299 THROUGH 00145314 TOTALING $289,262.27; AND APPROVE NOS. 850 THROUGH 1078 TOTALING $6,975,554.64 That the City Council approve Nos.00145299 through 00145314 totaling $289,262.27; and approve Nos. 850 through 1078 totaling $6,975,554.64. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION: PUBLIC HEARINGS: Public comments shall be limited to five (5) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 60 minutes for all public comments, for each individual Public Hearing item on the agenda, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor or Chair. Comments must be kept brief, non-repetitive, and professional in nature. 1. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF LA HABRA'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 AND FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 That the City Council: A. Hold a hearing and receive public comments; and, B. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTI ON NO. CC 2024-__ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 AND FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025. CONSIDERATION ITEMS: None at this time. MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR: COMMENTS FROM STAFF: COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS: ADJ OURNM ENT: Adjourned to Monday, November 4, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Closed Session Room 112C, 100 East La Habra Boulevard, followed by the Regular Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not appearing in the foregoing agenda. A copy of the full agenda packet is available for public review at the Office of the C ity C lerk during regular business hours, and on the C ity's webpage at http://www.lahabraca.gov/. Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the C ity C ouncil/Authority/Agency after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the C ity C lerk's Office at 110 East La H abra Boulevard, La H abra, during normal business hours. In accordance with the Federal Americans with D isabilities Act of 1990, should you require a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services to participate in the meeting due to a disability, please contact the C ity C lerk's Office at least ninety-six (96) hours in advance of the meeting at (562) 383-4030. D E C LA R AT ION : This agenda was posted on the bulletin boards outside the south entrance of C ity H all and the C ouncil C hamber, where completely accessible to the public, at least 72 hours in advance of the C ity C ouncil Meeting. ________________________________ Rhonda J. Barone, CMC City Clerk