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CLOSED SESSION - IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING REGULAR SESSION
REGULAR SESSION - 6:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor White, Mayor Pro Tem Martinez, Council Member Fenn, Council Member Santos, Council Member Lara
Action of any Requests for Excused Absence
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Adjustments to the Agenda
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
ANNOUNCEMENTS/ RECOGNITION / PROCLAMATIONS / CORRESPONDENCE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA)
Any one person may address the City Council on any matter not on this agenda. If you wish to speak, please fill out a “Public Comment Form” provided at the back table and give it to the City Clerk. There is a three (3) minute time limit on public comments. There will be no sharing or passing of time to another person. State Law prohibits the City Council from discussing or taking actions brought up by your comments.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the consent calendar are taken as one action item unless an item is pulled for further discussion here or at the end of action items. Approval of all Ordinances and Resolutions to be read by title only.
Recommended Action:
Approve Minutes dated April 19, 2022.
Recommended Action:
Ratify Warrants dated:
April 12, 2022, and
April 19, 2022.
Waive the second full reading and adopt by title only, “An Ordinance of the City of Beaumont for the Adoption of a Military Equipment Use Policy, Otherwise Referred to Herein as a Specialized Police Equipment Use Policy, Pursuant to Assembly Bill 481 and Government Code §7070 for Beaumont Police Department.”
Accept Security Agreement and Performance and Payment Bonds for (Project / Bond Number / Improvement):
• Tract Map No. 31462-21 / 9398687 / Monuments,
• Tract Map No. 31462-22 / 9398688 / Monuments,
• Tract Map No. 31462-22 / 21BSBIV3421 / Street,
• Tract Map No. 31462-21 / 21BSBIV3420 / Street,
• Tract Map No. 31462-21 / 21BSBIV3419 / Storm Drain,
• Tract Map No. 31462-22 / 21BSBIV3418 / Storm Drain,
• Tract Map No. 31462-22 / 21BSBIV3416 / Sewer, and
• Tract Map No. 31462-21 / 21BSBIV3417 / Sewer.
Authorize Staff to issue a Bond Exoneration Letter for Performance and Payment Bonds for (Project / Bond Number / Improvement):
• Tract Map No. 31462-21 / 1001124471 / Monuments,
• Tract Map No. 31462-22 / 1001124472 / Monuments,
• Tract Map No. 31462-22 / 1001124466 / Street,
• Tract Map No. 31462-21 / 1001124467 / Street,
• Tract Map No. 31462-21 / 1001124474 / Storm Drain,
• Tract Map No. 31462-22 / 1001124475 / Storm Drain,
• Tract Map No. 31462-22 / 1001124454 / Sewer, and
• Tract Map No. 31462-21 / 1001124453 / Sewer.
Approve Parcel Map No. 37938 as it is in substantial conformance with the approved tentative map.
Approve Parcel Map No. 37696 as it is in substantial conformance with the approved tentative map and Accept Security Agreement and Performance and Payment Bonds for (Project / Bond Number / Improvement):
• Tract Map No. 37696 / 107590445 / Monuments,
• Tract Map No. 37696 / 107590449 / Streets,
• Tract Map No. 37696 / 107590438 / Storm Drain, and
• Tract Map No. 37696 / 107590436 / Sewer.
Waive the full reading and adopt by title only, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Beaumont Proclaiming a Local Emergency Persists, Re-Ratifying the Proclamation of a State of Emergency by Executive Order N-09-21, and Re-Authorizing Remote Teleconference Meetings of the Legislative Bodies of the City of Beaumont for the Period of May 3, 2022, through June 7, 2022, Pursuant to Provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act.”
Or take no action, resulting in the discontinuation of teleconferenced meetings exemptions under Assembly Bill 361.
Approval of the final one-year extensions to the professional service agreements with Scott Fazekas and Associates, Inc. and Willdan Engineering for Building and Plan Check Services.
Approve the final one-year extensions of the professional service agreements with Chambers Group, Inc. and PlaceWorks, Inc. for on-call environmental services.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Approval of all Ordinances and Resolutions to be read by title only.
ACTION ITEMS
Approval of all Ordinances and Resolutions to be read by title only.
Approve the employment agreement with Doug Story as Community Services Director and authorize the Interim City Manager to sign the agreement.
Recommended Action:
Waive the full reading and adopt by title only, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Beaumont, California, Approving an Agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for Services from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023 for Fire Protection Services within the Local Responsibility Areas within the City,” and
Approve the FY 2022/23 agreement with CalFIRE for fire protection services within the Local Responsibility Areas within the City in the amount of $40,493.70.
Award a Public Works Agreement to Crosstown Electrical & Data, Inc. for maintenance services for annual citywide traffic signal maintenance in an amount not to exceed $17,700 per year for three years; for a total not to exceed maintenance amount of $53,100.
It is recommended that the City Council consider this letter of opposition and take action as it deems appropriate.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES AND DISCUSSION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
Economic Development Committee Report Out and City Council Direction
CITY TREASURER REPORT
Finance and Audit Committee Report Out and City Council Direction
CITY CLERK REPORT
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
INTERIM CITY MANAGER REPORT
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
COUNCIL REPORTS
- Lara
- Santos
- Fenn
- Martinez
- White
CLOSED SESSION - IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING REGULAR SESSION
A Closed Session of the City Council / Beaumont Financing Authority / Beaumont Utility Authority / Beaumont Successor Agency (formerly RDA)/Beaumont Parking Authority / Beaumont Public Improvement Authority may be held in accordance with state law which may include, but is not limited to, the following types of items: personnel matters, labor negotiations, security matters, providing instructions to real property negotiators and conference with legal counsel regarding pending litigation. Any public comment on Closed Session items will be taken prior to the Closed Session. Any required announcements or discussion of Closed Session items or actions following the Closed Session with be made in the City Council Chambers.
Public Comments Regarding Closed Session
Report out from Closed Session
Action on any Closed Session Items
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the Beaumont City Council, Beaumont Financing Authority, the Beaumont Successor Agency (formerly RDA), the Beaumont Utility Authority, the Beaumont Parking Authority and the Beaumont Public Improvement Agency is scheduled for Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at 5:00 p.m., unless otherwise posted.