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2025 Apr 01 - CC MINMEETING MINUTES OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025 CLOSED SESSION — Mayor Pro Tem Baldino called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM ROLL CALL Mayor Pimentel - 4:06 PM Mayor Pro Tern Baldino - Present Council Member Boyles - Present Council Member Giroux - Present Council Member Keldorf - 4:07 PM PUBLIC COMMUNICATION —(Related to City Business Onl — 5-minute limit per person, 30-minute limit total) SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: Mayor Pro Tern Baldino announced that Council would be meeting in closed session pursuant to the items listed on the agenda. CONFERENCE WITH CITY'S LABOR NEGOTIATOR (GOV'T CODE §54957.6): -7- MATTER(S) 1. Employee Organizations: Police Officers' Association (POA), Fire Fighters' Association (FFA), Supervisory Professional Employee Association (SPEA), Professional Support Services Employee Association (PSSEA), City Employees' Association (CEA), Police Managers' Association (PMA), and Management Confidential. Representative: City Manager, Darrell George, Human Resources Director, Rebecca Redyk, Laura Drottz Kalty, and Alex Volberding. Adjourned at 5:38 PM Minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the agenda. OPEN SESSION — Mayor Pimentel called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM ROLL CALL Mayor Pimentel - Present Mayor Pro Tern Baldino - Present Council Member Boyles - Present Council Member Giroux - Present Council Member Keldorf - Present EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 1, 2025 PAGE 1 INVOCATION — Susan Truax, City Clerk PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Council Member Boyles SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: 1. National Library Week Proclamation accepted by Mark Herbert, Library Service Manager 2. Commendation to outgoing inaugural Poet Laureate Hope Anita Smith 3. Introduction of New Poet Laureate Kweku Abimbola by John Pickhaver, Arts and Culture Advisory Committee Chair 4. Wildlife Watch Team Certificate Presentation by ESPD Chief Saul Rodriguez, Lt. Cory McEnroe, and representatives from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS — (Related to City Business Only — 5-minute limit per person, 30-minute limit total) Ray Lawson, Long Beach resident and member of the Western States Carpenters Union, spoke about tax fraud and wage theft in the construction industry. Michele Leach, resident and new member of the Arts and Culture Committee, lauded Recreation, Parks, and Library Director Aly Mancini for her participation and spoke in favor of filling the Cultural Arts Coordinator position. CITY MANAGER FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS: A. Read all Ordinances and Resolutions on the Agenda by Title Only. MOTION by Council Member Boyles, SECONDED by Mayor Pro Tern Baldino to read all ordinances and resolutions on the agenda by title only. MOTION PASSED 5/0 AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None B. CONSENT: City Clerk reported the incorrect item was used for No-6 of the Consent Agenda for the March 18 Regular Meeting Minutes, that corrected copies are on the dais for Council review, and that corrected copies will be posted on ElSegundo.org. 5. Approve Special and corrected Regular City Council meeting minutes of March 18, 2025. (Fiscal Impact: None) EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 1, 2025 PAGE 2 6. Ratify payroll and employee benefit checks; checks released early due to contracts or agreements; emergency disbursements and/or adjustments; and wire transfers. Approve Warrant Demand Register numbers 17B and 18A: warrant numbers 3054597 through 3054760, and 9003316 through 9003327. (Fiscal Impact: The warrants presented were drawn in payment of demands included within the FY 2024-2025 Adopted Budget. The total of $4,748,987.45 ($889,362.42 in check warrants and $3,859,625.03 in wire warrants) are for demands drawn on the FY 2024-2025 Budget.) 7. Waive the second reading and adopt an ordinance NO. 1671amending the El Segundo Municipal Code Chapters 15-34 regarding the Cultural Development Program requirement to provide artwork or pay in -lieu fee and find that the ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3). (Fiscal Impact: None) 8. Waive the second reading and adopt an ordinance NO.1670amending the El Segundo Municipal Code Title 15 to update the parking requirements for multiple -family residential development and implement Housing Element Program 9, and find that the ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3). (Fiscal Impact: None) 9. Adopt a side letter agreement NO. 5811 B between the City of El Segundo and the El Segundo Police Managers' Association (PMA) updating the Vacation Leave provision in the Memorandum of Understanding to remove the requirement of completion of probation and/or attainment of Step E in the salary range for placement in the Vacation Leave accrual schedule based on total years of service in the California Public Employees' Retirement System or comparable agency. (Fiscal Impact: Upon City Council approval of the Side Letter, additional Vacation Leave hours will be provided in accordance with the Vacation Leave provision in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). During Calendar Year 2025, these hours may only be used for time off requests. No additional funding is required.) 10. Approve agreement NO.7251 with Insight Public Sector, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $81,929.71 to procure 80 El Segundo Police Department desktop computers with accessories. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all necessary documentation to effectuate such purchase. (Fiscal Impact: Amount Budgeted: $81,929.71 Additional Appropriation: No Account Number(s): 601-400-2505- 8108 ($69,610), 601-400-2505- 8104 ($10,000), 001-400-2505-5206 ($2,319.71)) EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 1, 2025 PAGE 3 11. Receive and file staffs report regarding the status of the permanent repairs to El Segundo Wiseburn Aquatics Center pool heaters and adopt a motion by four -fifths vote to determine the need to continue the emergency action approved under Resolution No. 5519. (Fiscal Impact: The estimated total cost for the permanent repair of the Aquatics Center Pool Heaters is $700,000 ($613,724 repair + $86,276 contingency). The project costs were not included in the adopted FY 2024-25 CIP Budget and requires a budget appropriation from General Fund Reserves to the Capital Improvement Fund. Wiseburn Unified School District (WUSD) agreed to reimburse the City half of the construction cost after the competition of the work, up to $300,000. The budget request is as follows: Amount Budgeted in FY 2024-25: $0 Additional Appropriation: $700,000 Expense Account Number: 301-400-8202-8463 (General Fund CIP - Aquatics Center Pool Heaters) Establish Transfer Out Budget: $700,000 Transfer Out Account Number: 001-400-0000-9301 (Transfer out from General Fund to CIP Fund) Establish Transfer In Budget: $700,000 Transfer In Account Number: 301-300-0000-9001 (Transfer into CIP Fund from General Fund) Set Revenue budget: $300,000 Revenue Account Number: 001-300-XXXX-XXXX (WUSD Pool Heater Contribution)* * Revenue account will be generated after funds are received from WUSD) 12. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Second Amendment to Agreement No. 6772B with LM Investigations LLC to increase the contract amount by $30,000 for a total not -to -exceed amount of $80,000 per fiscal year pursuant to El Segundo Municipal Code § 1-7-9(A). The contract term will remain unchanged and expires October 22, 2027. (Fiscal Impact: Included in the Police Department's FY 2024-25 Adopted Budget. Amount Budgeted: $80,000.00 Additional Appropriation: No Account Number(s): 001-400-3101-6206 (Contractual Services) 13. PULLED BY MAYOR PIMENTEL 14. Reject all construction bids for removal and replacement of two existing Main Street Banner Poles in the 600 block of Main Street, Project No. PW 25-01. (Fiscal Impact: Included in the Adopted FY 2024-25 Budget. If all construction bids are rejected, a portion of the budgeted $100,000 will be used to remove the existing two structurally deficient banner poles and the remainder will be returned to the General Fund. EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 1, 2025 PAGE 4 Amount Budgeted: $100,000 Additional Appropriation: None Account Number: 301-400-8203-8102) MOTION by Council Member Keldorf, SECONDED by Council Member Giroux, approving Consent items 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 14. MOTION PASSED 5/0 AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None PULLED ITEM: 13. Authorize the un-designation of $55,000 from account 001-254-0000-1254 (Designated Police General Fund Balance) and authorize a budget appropriation of $55,000 to account 001-400-3101-6206 (Contractual Services) for the purchase of additional lockers for the El Segundo Police Department. (Fiscal Impact: The fiscal impact on acquiring patrol lockers and charging lockers for uniformed personnel within the Police Department is $55,000. The cost will be paid out of the Developer Impact Fees collected in account 001-254-0000-1254 (Designated Police General Fund Balance). These funds were not budgeted in FY 2024-25 and require un-designating $55,000 from account 001-254-0000-1254 (Designated Police General Fund Balance) and appropriating $55,000 to account 001-400-3101-6206 (Contractual Services). Council Discussion MOTION by Mayor Pro Tern Baldino, SECONDED by Council Member Keldorf, to authorize the purchase of patrol lockers. MOTION PASSED 3/2 AYES: Baldino, Giroux, and Keldorf NOES: Pimentel and Boyles ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None C. PUBLIC HEARING: None D. STAFF PRESENTATIONS: 15. Adopt a resolution NO.5536 modifying the basic salary range for the Lifeguard Trainee, Lifeguard, Swim Instructor, and Senior Lifeguard job classifications. (Fiscal Impact: The annual fiscal impact of adopting the recommended salary ranges is dependent on the City's ability to hire staff to work all projected budgeted hours. The total annual maximum fiscal impact is approximately $43,593. The total includes the following: Lifeguard Trainee Program (20 participants) - $235, Lifeguard (79 current EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 1, 2025 PAGE 5 employees) - $36,884, Swim Instructor (1 current employee) - $349, and Senior Lifeguard (11 current employees) - $6,125. The projected fiscal impact for the remainder of FY 2024-25 is approximately $10,898, which represents the three months left in the year. This cost can be absorbed within the current Recreation, Parks, and Library (RPL) department budget. No additional funding is required for FY 2024-25.) Mayor Pro Tern Baldino recused himself and left the Council Chamber due to a conflict of interest. Rebecca Redyk, Director of Human Resources presented the item. Council Discussion City Attorney Mark Hensley read the resolution by title only: RESOLUTION NO. 5536 A RESOLUTION MODIFYING BASIC HOURLY SALARY RANGE FOR VARIOUS PART TIME JOB CLASSIFICATIONS MOTION by Council Member Giroux, SECONDED by Council Member Boyles, to adopt the resolution. MOTION PASSED 4/0 AYES: Pimentel, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf NOES: None ABSTAIN: Baldino ABSENT: None Mayor Pro Tern Baldino returned to the dais. 16. Receive and file an annual report and presentation from the El Segundo Senior Citizens Housing Corporation Board. Approve the El Segundo Senior Citizens Housing Corporation Board 2025 Operating Budget for the Park Vista senior housing facility located at 615 East Holly Avenue. (Fiscal Impact: Park Vista senior living facility is owned by the City and managed by a third party, Cadman Group. Provided in the summary breakdown below, the facility generated positive net operating revenue of $850,601.54 in 2024 and is projected to generate positive net operating revenue of $942,782.28 in 2025. The current annual revenue supports operating costs, and therefore, operation of the facility does not impact the City's General Fund.) Michael Allen, Director of Community Development and Paul Lanyi, Senior Housing Committee Chairman presented the item. EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 1, 2025 PAGE 6 Council Discussion Council consensus to receive and file the annual report and presentation from the El Segundo Senior Citizens Housing Corporation Board. Council consensus directing staff to prepare an overview analysis to study full privatization of Park Vista Senior Housing. MOTION by Mayor Pro Tern Baldino, SECONDED by Council Member Giroux, to approve the El Segundo Senior Citizens Housing Corporation Board 2025 Operating Budget for the Park Vista Senior Housing facility located at 615 East Holly Avenue. MOTION PASSED 5/0 AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None 17. Approve the El Segundo Cultural Arts Master Plan. (Fiscal Impact: None) Aly Mancini, Director of Recreation, Parks, and Library; John Pickhaver, ACC Chairman; and new ACC committee member Jason Hafley presented the item. Council Discussion MOTION by Mayor Pimentel, SECONDED by Council Member Boyles, to approve the El Segundo Cultural Arts Master Plan as amended, which includes deleting Item 1 from the Staff Recommendations (which had called for updating and revising the Cultural Arts Administrative Guidelines to streamline the process for City -led public art commissions and artist selection); changing Item 2 to indicate the City (not the Cultural Arts Coordinator) will seek grant funding for public art and programming; and to ensure Item No. 4 will refine the Key Performance Indicators to provide denominators for outcomes. MOTION PASSED 5/0 AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None 18. Approve the proposed budget and programming for the Cultural Development Fund, including funding for the Arts and Culture Committee, for FY 2025-26. (Fiscal Impact: The proposed budget for FY 2025-26 is $267,000. The estimated fund starting balance for FY 2025-26 is $1,005,626.) Aly Mancini, Director of Recreation, Parks, and Library; Joan Palmer, CCA Vice Chair; and John Pickhaver, ACC Chairman presented the item. EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 1, 2025 PAGE 7 Council Discussion MOTION by Council Member Boyles, SECONDED by Council Member Giroux, to approve the proposed budget and programming for the Cultural Development Fund, including funding for the Arts and Culture Committee for FY 2025-26, as well as funding for all 2025 Summer Concerts in the Park series. Funding for the Cultural Arts Coordinator position to be ascertained by the Recreation, Parks and Library and Community Development department staff, to be adopted during the adoption of the City's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget. MOTION PASSED 4/1 AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, and Giroux NOES: Keldorf ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None E, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS PRESENTATIONS: None F, REPORTS — CITY CLERK — As of April 1, 2025, the City Clerk's Association of California (CCAC) will be known as California Municipal Clerks Association (CMCA) to better reflect membership. G. REPORTS — COUNCIL MEMBERS Council Member Keldorf — Attended an 88 for 28, Los Angeles County's planning and coordination committee meeting quarterly in advance of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Encouraged seating an ad hoc committee to coordinate El Segundo's marketing activities to attract Olympic teams and ticketholders to our city. Council Member Giroux — No Report Council Member Boyles — 19. Council Member Boyles reported he, Mayor Pimentel, and several members of City staff met with representatives from Continental Development, Smokey Hollow Industries, some brokers, and startup companies for a roundtable discussion of threshold for real estate developments that require California Environmental Quality Act. Attended AED Defibrillator training at Park Vista hosted by the El Segundo Fire Department and reported the ESFD will hold additional AED training at Park Vista. Attended the El Segundo Police Department Badge Pinning Ceremony. Congratulated Jackson Kalb and Melissa Kalb, the owners of Jaime Taqueria, their second restaurant in El Segundo, which will open on Friday. Mayor Pro Tern Baldino — Requested to direct the Ad Hoc Committee proposed by Council Member Keldorf to expand the scope of their marketing efforts to attract EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 1, 2025 PAGE 8 visitors and promote El Segundo in advance of the eight major events that will take place in Los Angeles County in the lead up to the Olympics. Mayor Pimentel — Announced he has been invited to attend a special event this weekend hosted by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Reported that Los Angeles Sanitation lost its $36 million Supreme Court appeal. Water reclamation efforts will debut soon as part of the Los Angeles County water recycling project. Attended a Sweat Equity Alliance meeting and a meeting hosted by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi on E-Bike safety. Announced Measure A fund expenditures start today. Thanked Natalie Myers and the team from L'Oreal for hosting a First Responders Day for El Segundo Police, Fire and Public Works department personnel. Reported the City recently hosted some innovators from London, who visited New York City, San Francisco and El Segundo, and a group from Australia that visited Silicon Valley and El Segundo. REPORTS — CITY ATTORNEY — No Report J. REPORTS/FOLLOW-UP — CITY MANAGER — Reported the AQMD received 42 recent odor complaints for the Hyperion Plant but no notices of violation for public nuisances were issued. The bioenergy facility will be down for maintenance April 5-12, during which time biogases will be flared, but no odors are expected to be released. The first Hyperion Pipeline newsletter was distributed last month. There has been no progress hiring an Operations Director for Hyperion. MEMORIAL — None Adjourned at EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 1, 2025 PAGE 9