MEETING PARTICIPATION NOTICE
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CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 PM
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.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Lara, Mayor Pro Tem White, Council Member Martinez, Council Member Fenn, Council Member Santos
Public Comments Regarding Closed Session
Adjourn to Regular Session
REGULAR SESSION - 6:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Lara, Mayor Pro Tem White, Council Member Martinez, Council Member Fenn, Council Member Santos
Report out from Closed Session
Action on any Closed Session Items
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:
Ratify Warrants dated:
July 23, 2021
July 29, 2021
August 5, 2021
Recommended Action:
Approve Minutes dated August 3, 2021.
Approve a fifth contract amendment for traffic signal and emergency signal maintenance to Saint Frances Electric, LLC in the amount not to exceed $11,010 for emergency services rendered during Fiscal Year 2020/2021.
Authorize City staff to issue a Bond Exoneration Letter for Bond No. 4415087 for Survey Monuments associated with Parcel Map No. 37045,
Authorize City staff to issue a Bond Exoneration Letter for Bond No. 929640170 for Survey Monuments associated with Tract Map No. 31469-10,
Authorize City staff to issue a Bond Exoneration Letter for Bond No. 30055684 for Survey Monuments associated with Tract Map No. 37427, and
Authorize City staff to issue a Bond Exoneration Letter for Bond No. 30055682 for Survey Monuments associated with Tract Map No. 37428.
Recommended Action:
Approve the Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Lisa Wise Consulting for an increase of $11,880 to complete the AFFH component of the Housing Element Update for a total revised contract amount of $287,345 to be paid entirely through grant funding.
Receive and file the attached reports.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Approval of all Ordinances and Resolutions to be read by title only.
Waive the full first reading and approve by title only, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Beaumont, California, Decertifying the Final Environmental Impact Report; Rescinding Adoption of Findings Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Specific Plan No. 07-02, Pre-Zoning Ordinance No. 924, Development Agreement Ordinance No. 925, and Request for the Local Agency Formation Commission to Initiate Annexation Proceedings as to the Legacy Highlands Specific Plan, Site Plan, Land Division, Annexation, Pre-Zoning and Zoning.”
Hold a continued public hearing,
Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation and Monitoring Reporting Program for the Pennsylvania Avenue widening project, and
Direct staff to prepare a Notice of Determination to be filed with the Riverside County Clerk Recorder.
Waive the first full reading and adopt by title only “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Beaumont Amending the Municipal Code to Add Chapter 17.20 Establishing a No Net Loss Program for Residential Capacity Pursuant to the Provisions of SB330.”
Recommended Action:
Waive the first full reading and adopt by title only “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Beaumont Terminating Urgency Ordinance 1111 Imposing a Temporary Moratorium Prohibiting Public Storage Facilities, Moving and Storage Establishments, Automobile Parking Facilities (Including Recreational Vehicles), Truck Stops and Terminals, and Building Storage Yards Pursuant to Government Code Section 65858 as Extended by Urgency Ordinance 1114.”
ACTION ITEMS
Approval of all Ordinances and Resolutions to be read by title only.
Discussion and direction to City staff.
Authorize an amendment to the agreement by and between the Beaumont Unified School District in an amount not to exceed $322,400 and for the Beaumont Police Department to provide one additional trained police officer on a full-time basis as a second School Resource Officer, and
Approve the budget adjustment to FY2022, adding one additional full-time employee to the Beaumont Police Department.
Authorize the City Manager enter into an Agreement for Emergency Services Coordinator between the County of Riverside and the City of Beaumont, and
Authorize the Mayor to enter into an Agreement for Shared Emergency Services Coordinator between the City of Beaumont and the Beaumont Unified School District.
Accept the grant funds by waiving the full reading and adopt by title only, “A Resolution of the City of Beaumont Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Applications and Documents for the Purposes of Obtaining Federal Financial Assistance Provided by the Federal Department of Homeland Security and Sub-Granted Through the State of California and the County of Riverside,” and
Approve the purchase of 28 portable handheld radios and necessary accessories in the amount of $252,984.98.
Waive the full reading and adopt by title only, “A Joint Resolution of the City Councils of the City of Banning, City of Beaumont, and City of Calimesa, and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians to Expand and Diversify the San Gorgonio Pass Regional Transportation System, to Mitigate Environmental Impacts and Support Regional Economic Growth,” and
Authorize Mayor Lara to coordinate with the other entities to secure their approvals.
Discuss and determine a position on the presented resolution to be considered at the upcoming 2021 Cal Cities Annual Conference.
Recommended Action:
Approve invoices in the amount of $87,949.12.
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
CITY MANAGER REPORT
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
COUNCIL REPORTS
- Santos
- Fenn
- Martinez
- White
- Lara
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, September 7, 2021, at 5:00 p.m., unless otherwise posted.