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March 25, 2025 ·7:00 PM Final

Council Chamber, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755

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Agenda — 38 items

  1. 1 The City of Signal Hill appreciates your attendance. Citizen interest provides the Council and Agency with valuable information regarding issues of the community. Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. Meetings begin at 6:00 pm with the conduct of any business permitted to be conducted in closed session by the Brown Act (Government Code Section 54950, et seq.), if any, and with the public portion of the meeting beginning at 7:00 pm. There is a period for public comment on closed session matters at 6:00 pm prior to the closed session. In the event there is no business to be conducted in closed session, the regular meeting shall begin at 7:00 pm. There is a public comment period at the beginning of the regular meeting. Any person wishing to comment shall be allotted three minutes per distinct item. Any meeting may be adjourned to a time and place stated in the order of adjournment. The agenda is posted 72 hours prior to each meeting on the City’s website and outside of City Hall. The agenda and related reports are also available for review online at www.cityofsignalhill.org.
  2. 1 A Regular Meeting of the Signal Hill City Council was held in-person in the Council Chambers on March 25, 2025.
  3. 2 To view the meeting live at 7:00 p.m.:
  4. 3 To participate (closed session at 6:00 p.m. and regular meeting at 7:00 p.m.):
  5. 4 A Regular Meeting of the Signal Hill City Council was held in-person in the Council Chamber on March 25, 2025.
  6. (1) CALL TO ORDER – 6:03 P.M. Held
  7. (2) ROLL CALL Held
  8. (3) CLOSED SESSION Held
  9. a. A closed session will be held pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: Approx. 7,800 sq. ft. multi-tenant mixed used lot with 2 buildings, located at 1965/75 E. 21st Street & 2107 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill; Assessor’s Parcel Nos.: 7215-012-002, 7215-013-012 Agency-designated Negotiators: Mayor and City Manager Negotiating Parties: City of Signal Hill; Property Owner, Lori J. Helfer, and their authorized agent, The Dickerson Company, Rachel Dickerson Under Negotiation: Price and terms for potential acquisition 25-853 Held
  10. (4) PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS Held
  11. (5) RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:04 P.M. Held
  12. (6) RECONVENED REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 P.M. Held ▶ jump to 389:51
  13. (7) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Held ▶ jump to 390:08
  14. (8) CLOSED SESSION REPORT Held
  15. (9) PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA Held ▶ jump to 393:56
  16. (10) PRESENTATIONS Held
  17. a. A student representative from Alvarado Elementary School will participate in the City Council meeting by leading the Pledge of Allegiance and ceremoniously presiding over the meeting with the gavel. Mayor Jones will then recognize the student. 25-871
  18. b. The Sustainable City Committee has awarded a Sustainability Award to Ground Education, a locally based group offering a School Garden Learning Program. The program focuses on encouraging kids to explore the important connection between healthy food, a vibrant community, and environmental responsibility by bringing nature to schools. Ground Education facilitates year-round learning outdoors. The City Council will present the Sustainability Award to Holland Brown and Karen Taylor of Ground Education. 25-825 ▶ jump to 398:28
  19. c. The Mayor will recognize the Signal Hill Community Foundation for its 2024 California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS) Service Award of Excellence - Champion of the Community. 25-848 ▶ jump to 403:02
  20. d. The Deputy City Manager/Parks, Recreation and Library Services Department Director will introduce Senior Recreation Specialist Isabela Gil. 25-851 ▶ jump to 410:59
  21. e. The Human Resources Manager will introduce Management Assistant Xochitl Briseno. 25-857 ▶ jump to 413:52
  22. (11) CITY MANAGER REPORTS ▶ jump to 415:18
  23. a. OPPORTUNITY STUDY AREAS ECONOMIC STUDY FINDINGS 25-833 Provided direction to staff Pass ▶ jump to 415:34
  24. b. 2024 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 25-835 Authorized Pass ▶ jump to 482:41
  25. c. CONFIRMATION OF PROPOSED RATES FOR WATER DELIVERED THROUGH THE CITY’S DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND OUTLINE OF PROPOSITION 218 PROCESS 25-867 Authorized Pass ▶ jump to 492:34
  26. 26 page break
  27. (12) CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 518:45
  28. a. WARRANT REGISTER DATED MARCH 25, 2025 25-800 Approved Pass
  29. b. AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - HUMAN HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT REVIEW SERVICES 25-840 Approved Pass
  30. 29 page break
  31. c. CONTRACT AMENDMENT REGISTER DATED MARCH 25, 2025 25-847 Approved Pass
  32. 32 page break
  33. d. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AND MONTHLY TRANSACTION REPORT 24-732 Approved Pass
  34. e. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES 25-881 Approved Pass
  35. (13) COUNCIL AGENDA--NEW BUSINESS ▶ jump to 519:15
  36. (14) ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 521:36
  37. 38 page break
  38. 39 MAYOR JONES adjourned the meeting at 9:11 p.m. _____________________________ KEIR JONES MAYOR Attest: _____________________________ DARITZA GONZALEZ CITY CLERK