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AGENDA
SPECIAL
12:00 P.M.
DOWNEY CITY HALL
11111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA 90241
City Manager Conference Room, Td Floor
SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS
Mayor Blanca Pacheco
Mayor Pro Tem Claudia M. Frometa
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVE MINUTES: BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS OF DECEMBER 17,
2019 AND JANUARY 29, 2020
Ill. DISCUSS THE PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2020-2021 INCLUDING THE CITY CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT
On agenda items only five (5) minutes limit
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Supporting documents if any are available at: www.downeyca.org; City Hall — Finance Department, 11111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA 90241.
Monday thru Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if special assistance is needed to participate in this meeting, complete the City's Title II
ADA Reasonable Accommodation Form located on the City's website and at City Hall - City Clerk's Department, 11111 Brookshire Avenue, Monday —
Friday, 7:30 a.m. — 5:30 p.m., and submit to the City Clerk's Department or contact (562) 904-7280 or TTY 7-1-1, 48 business hours prior to the Budget
Subcommittee meeting.
The City of Downey prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in any of its program and services. For questions, concerns, complaints, or for
additional information regarding the ADA, contact the City's ADA/Section 504 Coordinator at ADACoordinator(o)..downevca.orq: Phone: (562) 299-6619;
or TTY at 7-1-1.
In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the City of Downey prohibits discrimination of any person in any of its program and services. If written
language translation of City agendas or minutes, or for oral language interpretation at a City meeting is needed, contact the City Clerk's Office at (562)
904-7280, or (562) 299-6619, 48 business hours prior to the meeting.
En cumplimiento con el Titulo VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles, la Ciudad de Downey prohibe la discriminaci6n de cualquier persona en todos sus
programas y servicios. En caso de necesitar una traducci6n escrita de las 6rdenes del dia o las actas de las reuniones de la ciudad, o para solicitar un
interprete oral para una reunion de la ciudad, comuniquese a la oficina de la Secretaria de la ciudad al (562) 904-7280, o al (562) 299-6619, en el
horario de atenci6n comercial. 48 horas antes de la reunion.
I, Monica L. Delgadillo, Executive Secretary, City of Downey, do hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing notice was posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54950 Et. Seq., at the following locations: Downey City Hall, Downey City Library,
and Barbara J. Riley Senior Center.
Dated this 191h day of May, 2020. Woniwr I. l)(%nutirto
Monica L. Delgadillo
Executive Secretary
SPECIAL NOTICE
Public Participation and Accessibility for May 21, 2020 Budget Subcommittee Special
Meeting
Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, executed by the Governor of California
on March 17, 2020, and as a response to mitigating the spread of Coronavirus known as
COVID-19, the special meeting of the Budget Subcommittee scheduled for Thursday, May
21, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. will allow members of the public to participate and address the
subcommittee during the public comment section of the meeting via teleconference.
Below are the ways to participate. For any questions contact the City Clerk's Office at
(562) 904-7280.
1. Budget Subcommittee Special Meeting Conference phone (AUDIO ONLY):
Call Toll -Free: (877) 853-5247 or (888) 788-0099
Enter Meeting ID: 921 9995 0503 Enter Password: 401543
Members of the public wishing to address the Subcommittee Members, during the
public comment section of the agenda may do so by the following methods:
2. E-mail: ccoubliccomment(d7downevca.om
In order to effectively accommodate public participation, participants are asked to provide
their public comments via e-mail 10:00 a.m. on Thursdav, Mav 21, 2020.
Participants addressing the Subcommittee by email are encouraged to provide the following
information:
a) Full Name;
b) City of Residence;
c) Public Comment or Agenda Item No;
d) Subject;
e) Written Comments.
3. Teleconference phone number: (562) 299-6622
Calls will be placed on hold in queue and participants will provide their public comments via
speaker phone. Persons speaking are limited to a maximum of five (5) minutes.
Participants addressing the Subcommittee by teleconference are encouraged to provide the
following information:
a) Full Name;
b) City of Residence;
c) Public Comment or Agenda Item No;
d) Subject.
WHEREAS on March 4, 2020, 1 proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist in
California as a result of the threat of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS despite sustained efforts, the virus continues to spread and is
impacting nearly all sectors of California; and
WHEREAS the threat of COVID-1 9 has resulted in serious and ongoing
economic harms, in particular to some of the most vulnerable Californians, and
WHEREAS time bound eligibility redeferminafions are required for Medi-
Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs, Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, California
Food Assistance Program, and In Home Supportive Services beneficiaries to
continue their benefits, in accordance with processes established by the
Department of Social Services, the Department of Health Care Services, and the
Federal Government; and
WHEREAS social distancing recommendations or Orders as well as a
statewide imperative for critical employees to focus on health needs may
prevent Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CaIWORKs, Cash Assistance Program for
Immigrants, California Food Assistance Program, and In Home Supportive
Services beneficiaries from obtaining in -person eligibility redeterminations; and
WHEREAS under the provisions of Government Code section 8571, 1 find
that strict compliance with various statutes and regulations specified in this order
would prevent, hinder, or delay appropriate actions to prevent and mitigate the
effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California,
in accordance with the authority vested in me by the State Constitution and
statutes of the State of California, and in particular, Government Code sections
8567 and 8571, do hereby issue the following order to become effective
immediately:
As to individuals currently eligible for benefits under Medi-Cal, Ca]Fresh,
CaIWORKs, the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, the California
Food Assistance Program, or In Home Supportive Services benefits, and
to the extent necessary to allow such individuals to maintain eligibility
for such benefits, any state law, including but not limited to California
Code of Regulations, Title 22, section 50189(a) and Welfare and
Institutions Code sections 18940 and 11265, that would require
redetermination of such benefits is suspended for a period of 90 days
from the date of this Order. This Order shall be construed to be
consistent with applicable federal laws, including but not limited to
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42, section 435.912, subdivision (e),
as interpreted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (in
guidance issued on January 30, 2018) to permit the extension of
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2. Through June 17, 2020, any month or partial month in which California
Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CaIWORKs) aid or services
are received pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 11200
ef sei. shall not be counted for purposes of the 48-monfh time limit set
forth in Welfare an Institutions Code Section 11454. Any waiver of this
time limit shall not be applied if it will exceed the federal time limits set
forth in Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, section 264.1.
3. Paragraph 11 of Executive Order N-25-20 (March 12, 2020) is withdrawn
and superseded by the following text:
Notwithstanding any other provision of state or local law (including, b
not limited to, the Bagley -Keene Act or the Brown Act), and subject t
the notice and accessibility requirements set forth below, a local
legislative body or state body is authorized to hold public meetings vi
teleconferencing and to make public meetings accessible
telephonically or otherwise electronically to all members of the public
seeking to observe and to address the local legislative body or state
body. All requirements in both the Bagley -Keene Act and the Brown
Act expressly or impliedly requiring the physical presence of membe
e rs
thclerk or other pea rsonnel of the body, or of the public as con�_Iitio'
of participation in or quorum for a public meeting are hereby waivecl'l
In particular, any otherwise -applicable requirements that
(I) state and local bodies notice each teleconference location
from which a member will be participating in a public
meeting;
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','iii) members of the public may address the body at eocr,
teleconference conference location;
(iv) state and local bodies post agendas at all teleconference
locations,
I ,v) at least one member of the state body be physically present
at the location specified in the notice of the meeting; and
(vi) during teleconference meetings, a least a quorum of the
members of the local body participate from locations within
the boundaries of the territory over which the local body
exercises jurisdiction
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address the meeting telephonically or otherwise electronically,
consistent with the notice and accessibility requirements set forth
below, shall have satisfied any requirement that the body allow
members of the public to attend the meeting and offer public
comment. Such a body need not make available any physical
location from which members of the public may observe the meeting
and offer public comment.
Accessibility Requirements: If a local legislative body or state body
holds a meeting via teleconferencing and allows members of the
public to observe and address the meeting telephonically or otherwise
electronically, the body shall also:
(i) Implement a procedure for receiving and swiftly resolving
requests for reasonable modification or accommodation
from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans
with Disabilities Act and resolving any doubt whatsoever in
favor of accessibility, and
(ii) Advertise that procedure each time notice is given of the
means by which members of the public may observe the
meeting and offer public comment, pursuant to
subparagraph (ii) of the Notice Requirements below.
Notice Requirements: Except to the extent this Order expressly provides
otherwise, each local legislative body and state body shall:
(i) Give advance notice of the time of, and post the agenda
for, each public meeting according to the fimeframes
otherwise prescribed by the Bagley -Keene Act or the Brown
Act, and using the means otherwise prescribed by the
Bagley -Keene Act or the Brown Act, as applicable; and
(ii) In each instance in which notice of the time of the meeting is
otherwise given or the agenda for the meeting is otherwise
posted, also give notice of the means by which members of
the public may observe the meeting and offer public
comment. As to any instance in which there is a change in
such means of public observation and comment, or any
instance prior to the issuance of this Order in which the time
of the meeting has been noticed or the agenda for the
meeting has been posted without also including notice of
such means, a body may satisfy this requirement by
advertising such means using "the most rapid means of
communication available of the time" within the meaning of
Government Code, section 54954, subdivision (e); this shall
include, but need not be limited to, posting such means on
the body's Internet website.
All of the foregoing provisions concerning the conduct of public
meetings shall apply only during the period in which state or loco
public health officials have imposed or recommended social
distancing measures.
All state and local bodies are urged to use sound discretion and
to make reasonable efforts to adhere as closely as reasonably possible
to the provisions of the Bagley -Keene Act and the Brown Act, and
other applicable local laws regulating the conduct of public
meetings, in order to maximize transparency and provide the public
access to their meetings.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that as soon as hereafter possible, this Order be
filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and
notice be given of this Order.
This Order is not intended to, and does not, create any rights or benefits,
i.ubstantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, against the State of
California, its agencies, departments, entities, officers, employees, or any other
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the Great Seal of the State of
California to be affixed this 17th day
ALEX PADILLA
Secretary of State