2025 Apr 15 - CC MINMEETING MINUTES OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025
CLOSED SESSION — Council Member Boyles called the meeting to order at 5:02 PM
ROLL CALL
Mayor Pimentel _
5:04 PM
Mayor Pro Tern Baldino -
5:03 PM
Council Member Boyles -
Present
Council Member Giroux -
Present
Council Member Keldorf -
Present
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION — (Deleted to City Business Only — 5-minute limit per person,
30-minute limit total)
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS;
Mayor Pimentel 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): -1-
MATTER(S)
1. Employee Organizations: Police Officers' Association (POA).
Agency Designated Representative: Laura Drottz Kalty, City Manager, Darrell George,
and Human Resources Director, Rebecca Redyk.
Adjourned at 5:54 PM
Minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the agenda.
OPEN SESSION — Mayor Pimentel called the meeting to order at 6:03 PM
ROLL CALL
Mayor Pimentel -
Present
Mayor Pro Tern Baldino -
Present
Council Member Boyles -
Present
Council Member Giroux -
Present
Council Member Keldorf -
Present
INVOCATION — Pastor Rob McKenna, The Bridge
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Council Member Giroux
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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
1. AYSO Region 92 Boys 10U Premier All Stars — Coach Jordan Stewart
2. Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation — Christibelle
Villena, chairman of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
3. El Segundo Big 5 PTA Run 4 Education Day Proclamation — Tara Gerson
4. Professional Municipal Clerk Week Proclamation — Clerk Staff
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS — (Related to City Business Only — 5-minute limit per
person, 30-minute limit total)
Nicolette Aubourg, resident, spoke in favor of having a laser show as an alternative to the
July 4 fireworks display due to the environmental impact of fireworks and their potential
to cause structure fires.
CITY MANAGER FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS:
A. Read all Ordinances and Resolutions on the Agenda by Title Only.
MOTION by Council Member Giroux, SECONDED by Council Member Keldorf 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:
5. PULLED BY MAYOR PRO TEM BALDINO
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 number 18B: warrant numbers 3054761
through 3054898, and 9003328 through 9003329.
(Fiscal Impact: The warrants presented were drawn in payment of demands included
within the FY 2024-2025 Adopted Budget. The total of $2,236,313.47 ($1,822,687.71 in
check warrants and $413,625.76 in wire warrants) are for demands drawn on the FY
2024-2025 Budget.)
7. 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
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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)
8. Authorize the City Manager to approve the second amendment to Agreement No.
6904B with Temporary Staffing Professionals Inc. for an additional $120,000 to increase
the FY 2024-25 not -to -exceed compensation to $420,000 (total compensation cap to
$470,000) for on -call temporary staffing for all City departments.
(Fiscal Impact: No additional funding is required. Various departments with temporary
staffing needs will utilize funds from budgeted vacancies' salary savings included in the
adopted FY 2024-2025 budget.)
MOTION by Mayor Pro Tern Baldino, SECONDED by Council Member Giroux, to approve
Consent items 6, 7, and 8.
MOTION PASSED 5/0
AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
PULLED ITEM:
5. Approve Regular City Council meeting minutes of April 1, 2025.
(Fiscal Impact: None)
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Mayor Pro Tem Baldino made a correction to the April 15, 2025 general meeting minutes,
stating that not he, but Mayor Pimentel had pulled Consent Item 13 from the Agenda.
Council Discussion
MOTION by Mayor Pro Tern Baldino, SECONDED by Mayor Pimentel, to approve the
minutes as corrected.
MOTION PASSED 5/0
AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf
NOES:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
ABSENT:
None
C. PUBLIC HEARING: None
D. STAFF PRESENTATIONS:
9. Reimpose $0.57 of the originally suspended $5.00 (now $5.30 due to Consumer
Price Index (CPI)increases less prior year adjustment), effective 5/1/25, to increase the
resident portion of the bill to account for the 5/1/25 CPI increase. Approve the reduction
of the City's subsidy for collection of solid waste over five years from 29.42% to 20%
effective 5/1/2025, 15% effective 5/1/2026, 10% effective 5/1/2027, 5% effective 5/1/28
and 0% effective 5/1/29, with no changes to Lifeline Assistance Program accounts. If
approved, reimpose $3.08 of the originally suspended $5.00 (now $5.30 due to CPI
increases, less prior year adjustment in item #1).
(Fiscal Impact: If City Council approves the proposed reduction of the City's subsidy, the
potential savings will be approximately $94,000 in FY 2025-26, $150,000 in FY 2026-27,
$209,000 in FY 2027-28, $272,000 in FY 2028-29 and $340,000 annually starting in FY
2029-30. Staff anticipate the City will save approximately $2.9 million over the next ten
years. If the City continues to subsidize the Solid Waste fee, it would cost the City
approximately $3.6 million over the next ten years. Attachment A in the agenda packet
provides detailed analysis regarding the financial impact of the proposed reduction of the
City's subsidy. Lowering and eventually zeroing out the City's Solid Waste fee subsidy
will provide additional General Fund funding to be programmed for future services or
capital investment for the community.)
Paul Chung, CFO and City Treasurer presented the item.
Council Discussion
MOTION by Council Member Giroux, SECONDED by Council Member Boyles, to
reimpose $0.57 of the originally suspended $5.00 and approve the reduction of the City's
subsidy for collection of solid waste over five years.
MOTION PASSED 4/1
AYES: Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf
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NOES:
Pimentel
ABSTAIN:
None
ABSENT:
None
10. Receive and file an update on the aquatics user group evaluation and Aquatics
Division strategic planning.
(Fiscal Impact: There is no immediate fiscal impact associated with this report. Strategic
planning process with aquatics planning and design firm Councilman-Hunsaker is already
funded.)
Joe Lormans, Aquatics Supervisor, presented the item.
Council Discussion
Council consensus to receive and file the aquatics evaluation and strategic plan.
11. Receive and file the 2024 revenue and use analysis of the sport courts at
Recreation Park.
(Fiscal Impact: No fiscal impact as revenues were included in the adopted FY 2023-24
and 2024-25 operating budget.)
Linnea Palmer, Recreation, Parks, and Library Senior Analyst presented the item.
Council Discussion
Council consensus to receive and file the revenue use analysis.
E. COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS PRESENTATIONS: None
F. REPORTS — CITY CLERK — April is Records and Information Management Month
G. REPORTS — COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Member Keldorf — Requested an update from Recreation, Parks, and
Library staff on the status of Phase 1 of the Recreation Park renovation project.
Council Member Giroux — No report
Council Member Boyles — Attended a SCAG (Southern California Association of
Governments) meeting and reported that elections were held for chairman and
vice chairman of the Community Economic Housing Development Committee; a
presentation was given by staff from Altadena and Pacific Palisades on the
Regional Recovery and Resilience Policy developed following the historic fires in
January to encourage a Fire Wise -Smart Wise approach to municipal and private
property maintenance; during the regional meeting they adopted the 2025 federal
legislative platform and approved the 2025 Active Transportation Program; a
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presentation was given on the use and advances of hydrogen and electric vehicle
technology.
Mayor Pro Tern Baldino — Thanked Recreation, Parks and Library Director Aly
Mancini for assisting with and serving as a judge for Design Week at El Segundo
Middle School. He attended a SCAG legislative update session which focused on
potential changes to California's housing density requirements and asked to add
to next the agenda the creation of an ad hoc committee of two council members to
review and report on senate and assembly housing density bills to select which
pending legislation the City may wish to oppose or support.
Mayor Pimentel — Received praise from an officer from a nearby department for
the El Segundo Police Department and its professional and swift handling of a
felony stop. He announced the City's grant applications had been unanimously
approved. He met with representatives from Aerospace Corporation, which is
planning to put $100 million into their El Segundo campus and has been hiring an
average of 40 PhDs every six months, highlighting the strength of that sector of
the economy. Requested to add an item on Hyperion's inefficient billing practices
to the May 20 agenda that would form an agreement to require Hyperion to be
responsible for its own customer billing, rather than the City, as is current practice.
Council Member Boyles requested to include in the agenda item direction to follow
up with the public request to Hyperion and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
regarding the efforts to hire a general manager for the facility, a position that has
been vacant for some time.
REPORTS — CITY ATTORNEY — No Report
J. REPORTS/FOLLOW-UP — CITY MANAGER — Reported the AQMD received 48
recent odor complaints for the Hyperion Plant and one notice of violation for public
nuisance was issued on April 10; reported that its bioenergy facility generates all
of the electricity used at Hyperion; and they performed regular cleaning of a battery
tank on April 11-14.
MEMORIAL — None
Adjourned at 7:44 PM
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