MINUTES OF THE LOMITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETNG AUGUST 16, 2016 1. OPENING CEREMONIES a. Call Meeting to Order The regular meeting of the Lomita City Council was called to order at 6:36 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, in the Council Chambers at Lomita City Hall, 24300 Narbonne Avenue, Lomita, CA. b. Flag Salute Council Member Savidan led the salute to the flag. c. Invocation Council Member Traina gave the invocation. d. Roll Call Present: Council Members: Traina, Sanchez, Saivdan; Mayor Pro Tem Waronek and Mayor Gazeley Staff Present: City Manager Smoot; City Attorney Hogin; Assistant City Manager Sugano, Parks & Recreation Director Harding, Public Works Director McAvoy; Administrative Services Director Kamada; and City Clerk Medina. Absent: None 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Council Member Sanchez made a motion, seconded by Council Member Savidan, to approve the agenda. 3. PRESENTATIONS Mayor Gazeley presented certificate to Sogigie Shefra, for her internship assignment with the City of Lomita through the South Bay Workforce Investment Board. Page 1 of 6
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Gilbert Watson, President of Chamber of Commerce, stated the Chamber of Commerce is having a meet and greet at the new Chamber Office located at 2310 Pacific Coast Highway on Friday, August 19, 2016, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. He also stated that there will be an grand opening at the Chamber of Commerce Office on Pacific Coast Highway on Friday, August 26, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL Council Member Traina stated that as a member of the Economic Development Subcommittee, he was invited along with Project Coordinator Felix and City Manager Smoot, to visit the Pecerne Development in Cerritos and the Fresh Choice International Market in Garden Grove. He stated that the Pecerne development looked more like a resort then an apartment complex, and liked the complex. He stated as for the Fresh Choice Market, he toured the market and was impressed with the produce and meat sections. The meat is top quality USDA prime meat. Mr. Traina also stated the store had a lot of ethnic types of foods and it was very busy when he was there. Mayor Pro Tem Waronek stated he visited Poland at a Pilgrimage Village, as part of the World Youth Experience. He had the opportunity to meet the Mayor the City of Krakow. He stated that his visit in Poland was a great experience. He will be attending the Contract Cities monthly meeting; he thanked Council Member Traina for attending the JPIA meeting on behalf of the City of Lomita. He stated that staff is working on the State of the City Address to be held on November 17, 2016 at 12 noon at the Tom Rico Community Center. Council Member Sanchez suggested that the Council form a subcommittee to meet with all the commissioners that serve on a city board/commission. A discussion was held relative to having joint meetings with City Council and various boards/commissions instead of forming a subcommittee. MOTION: Council Member Sanchez made a motion, seconded by Council Member Traina to bring back to City Council various dates to have joint meetings with the boards/commissions. Council Member Savidan stated he visited the Cypress Water Production facility and talked with the water treatment expert. He stated he sampled the water and it had no odor and it taste good. He stated a Water Subcommittee meeting was held and it was a very Page 2 of 6
informative. There were some residents that attended the meeting, who were able to become informed of what the City is doing to improve the water quality. Mayor Gazeley stated he met with the South Bay Mayors, who were invited by Los Angeles City Mayor Garcetti to discuss the Metro ballot measure. He stated that SBCCOG is in opposition of the ballot measure and a letter was sent to Metro. Mayor Gazeley stated he received an email from Jeff Kiernan, the League of California Cities representative informing him that AB17 is alive again. He asked if the City needs to send a letter of opposition for AB17. City Manager Smoot stated that the City had already submitted a letter of opposition for AB17 and there is no need to send another letter. Mr. Smoot did state that staff will keep a close eye on the bill. 6. CITY MANAGER S REPORT City Manager Smoot stated that Project Coordinator Felix is working closely with Fresh Choice Market to open in the previous Haggen Market. He stated that he visited the Percerne Development project to get a picture on the type of work they do. 7. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Waronek made a motion, seconded by Council Member Sanchez, to approve Consent Calendar Items 7 A-N with Item 7j being pulled for discussion. None a. Motion to Waive Further Reading b. Approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting held on August 2, 2016 and the Regular Meeting of August 2, 2016 That the minutes be approved. c. Resolution 2016-39 Approving the Demands and Payroll. That said resolution be adopted approving the demands and payroll. d. Monthly Report for the Administrative Services Department. Page 3 of 6
e. Monthly Report for City Manager f. Monthly Report for Community Development Department g. Monthly Report for Parks and Recreation Department h. Monthly Report for Public Works Department i. June 2016 Treasurer s Report j. Consideration of a resolution to allow property owners within the City of Lomita to participate in the California Municipal Finance Authority Open PACE Program A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lomita approving, authorizing, and directing execution of a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement relating to the California Municipal Finance Authority; consenting to the inclusion of properties within the territory of the City in the California Municipal Finance Authority Open PACE Programs; authorizing the California Municipal Finance Authority to accept applications from property owners, conduct contractual assessment proceedings and levy contractual assessments within the territory of the City; and authorizing related actions. MOTION: The item was pulled for discussion. k. Submittal of a Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan to CalOES and FEMA for review after completion of a public comment period To authorize staff to submit the Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan to the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for review after completion of a public comment period. l. Professional Services Agreement with Tripepi Smith and Associates, Inc. for design of Lomita Water Website Receive and file the Professional Services Agreement with Tripepi Smith and Associates, Inc. for design of the Lomita Water website Page 4 of 6
m. Authorize the City Manager to sign and submit the City s response to the Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury Report Authorize the City Manager to sign and submit the City s response to the 2015-16 Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury Report entitled Appointed Commissions: Transparency Will Maintain the Public Trust. n. Award of Public Works Agreement to Global Power Group, Inc. for the FY 2016-17 City Hall Standby Generator Project It is recommended that the City Council: 1) Award a Public Works Agreement to Global Power Group, Inc. in the amount of $264,000 for the FY 2016-17 City Hall Standby Generator Project; and 2) Approve a total contract budget of $283,300 (which includes a 7% contingency for unforeseen conditions); and 3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Public Works Agreement. 7j. Consideration of a resolution to allow property owners within the City of Lomita to participate in the California Municipal Finance Authority Open PACE Program A resolution of the City Council of the City of Lomita approving, authorizing, and directing execution of a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement relating to the California Municipal Finance Authority; consenting to the inclusion of properties within the territory of the City in the California Municipal Finance Authority Open PACE Programs; authorizing the California Municipal Finance Authority to accept applications from property owners, conduct contractual assessment proceedings and levy contractual assessments within the territory of the City; and authorizing related actions. Taylor Libolt, Director of Energy Efficient Equity for the PACE Program administration, stated the PACE program is now offered in San Diego county and is now launching into Los Angeles County. The program s goal is to offer lower interest rates and increase consumer protection. The PACE program works similar to the HERO Program. The PACE is unique in that it offers a repurchase guarantee, where each contractor is responsible should there be fraud. If fraud is found, the contractor will repurchase the entire assessment from the property owner. If the contractor does not repurchase within 30 days, PACE will purchase the property. Another unique aspect of the PACE Program is the give back program. The California Municipal Finance Authority gives back 50% of the issuance fees to the local communities. Ms. Libolt stated 25% goes back to the City s general fund and the other 25% goes to a local charity. A discussion was held as to how this program works and what is the track record for the PACE Program in other cities. It was suggested that this be continued to another meeting in an effort to gather more information about the program, compare the PACE Program with the other programs, and research which cities have adopted the PACE Program. Page 5 of 6
David Popelka, stated he is not in support of the PACE Program, because once it is placed on your tax bill, there is no way to take if off your property tax bill. This also raises the property taxes for the property. Mayor Gazeley made a motion, seconded by Council Member Traina to continue the item to another meeting so that more information about the program may be obtained. None 8. ADJOURNMENT At 7:15 p.m., Mayor Gazeley adjourned to the next Regular Meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall. Respectfully submitted, Sandra M. Medina, MMC City Clerk Page 6 of 6