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COUNCIL MEMBERS
SEAN ASHTON
SEE ATTACHED REVISED SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND
ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE DECEMBER 8, 2020 REGULAR DOWNEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING — 6:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Ashton, Rodriguez, Saab, Mayor Pro Tem Frometa, Mayor Pacheco
INVOCATION: Council Member Rodriguez
FLAG SALUTE: Fire Chief Gillaspie
WELCOME: Mayor Pacheco
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are to be approved with one motion unless a Council Member requests an item be
removed. Removed items will be considered following approval of the Consent Calendar.
1. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 20- , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA, RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CONSOLIDATED WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 3,
2020, DECLARING THE RESULTS AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW: City
Clerk.
2. APPROVE MINUTES: Special Meeting of November 24, 2020: City Clerk.
3. WARRANTS ISSUED: Warrant Nos. 347965 — 348326; EFT Nos. 10281 — 10303; Payroll Wire
Nos. 30004055 — 30004057; Manual Wire Nos. 2076 — 2080, the total amount of $6,269,187.82:
Finance.
PRESENTATIONS
4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS TO RETIRING COUNCIL MEMBERS
5. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE AND PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF
ELECTION TO NEWLY -ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS
DISTRICT ONE
BLANCA PACHECO
DISTRICT THREE
CATHERINE ALVAREZ
DISTRICT FIVE
MARIO TRUJILLO
RECESS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
NON -AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
This portion provides an opportunity for the public to address the Council on items within the jurisdiction of the Council and not
listed on the agenda. It is requested, but not required, that you state your name, address and subject matter upon which you
wish to speak. Please limit your comments to no more than three (3) minutes. Pursuant to the Brown Act, no discussion or
action, other than a brief response, referral to the City Manager/staff or schedule for a subsequent agenda, shall be taken by
the Council/Agency on any issue brought forth under this section.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
6. APPOINT THE MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM 2021: City Clerk.
STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT: In memory of Andy Ornelas, 27, California Highway Patrol Officer assigned to the
Antelope Valley Area Office; and, the lives lost due to COVID-19.
Supporting documents are available at: www.downeyca.org; City Hall -City Clerk's Department, 11111 Brookshire
Avenue, Monday — Friday, 7:30 a.m. — 5:30 p.m. Video streaming of the meeting is available on the City's
website. 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 City Council 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@downe ca.org: 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.
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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
ordenes 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 atencion comercial, 48 horas antes de la reunion.
I, Maria Alicia Duarte, CIVIC, City Clerk, 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 Community and
Senior Center.
Dated this 3rdday of December, 2020.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
Public Participation and Accessibility for the December 8, 2020, Downey Regular City Council
Meeting
Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Executive Order N-29-20 executed by the Governor of California on March
17, 2020, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health Officer Order Revised December 6,
2020 — Temporary Targeted Safer at Home Health Officer Order for Control of COVID-19: Tier 1
Substantial Surge Response, and the State of California Regional Stay at Home Order Triggered by
ICU Capacity, the Regular City Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 6:30
p.m. will allow members of the public to participate and address the City Council during the public
comment portion of the meetings via teleconference.
Below are the ways to participate in the Regular Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
1. View the City Council meeting live stream at:
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DowneyCityCouncil Meetings
2. Join the meeting via Zoom:
Meeting ID: 932 8507 2778 Passcode: 067952
Call Toll -Free (audio only): (877) 853-5247 or (888) 788-0099
Members of the public wishing to address the City Council during public comment or for a
specific agenda item, or both, may do so by the following methods.
3. E-mail: ccpubliccomment downe cyca.org
In order to effectively accommodate public participation, participants are asked to provide
their public comments via e-mail by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
Participants addressing the City Council by email are encouraged to provide the following
information:
a) Full Name;
b) City of Residence;
c) Subject or Agenda Item No.;
d) Written Comments.
4. 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 three (3) minutes. Please be mindful that
the teleconference call will be recorded as any other person is recorded when appearing before the
City Council, and all other rules of procedure and decorum will apply when addressing the City
Council by teleconference.
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Participants addressing the City Council by teleconference are encouraged to provide the following
information:
a) Full Name;
b) City of Residence;
c) Subject or Agenda Item No.;
d) Public Comment.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA I
WHEREAS on March 4, 20M 1 proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist
California as a result of the threat of COVI D- 19; and i
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 redeterminafions 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 hea�lfh needs may
prevent Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs, Cash Assistance Program for
Immigrants, California Food Assistance Program, and In Home Supportive
Services beneficiaries from obtaining in -person eligibility redetermihations,- 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 Stdfe 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:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1 As to individuals currently eligible for benefits under edi-Cal, CalFresh,
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
et seq. shall not be counted for purposes of the 48-month 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, but
not limited to, the Bagley -Keene Act or the Brown Act), and subject to
the notice and accessibility requirements set forth below, a local
legislative body or state body is authorized to hold public meetings via
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 members,
the clerk or other personnel of the body, or of the public as a condition
of participation in or quorum for a public meeting are hereby waived.
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;
(ii) each teleconference location be accessible to the public;
(iii) members of the public may address the body at each
I teleconference conference location;
(iv) state and local bodies post agendas at all teleconference
locations,
(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
A local legislative body or state body that holds a meeting via
teleconferencing and allows members of the public to observe and
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
(H) 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 at 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 local
public health officials have imposed or recommended social
distancing measures.
--All stag and local bodies are urged to use sound discretion and
to male reasonable efforts to adhere as closely as reasonably passible'
to the provisions of the Bagley -Keene Act and the gown 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 E 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,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, against the State of
California, its agencies, departments, entities, officers, employees, or any other
person.
IN WITNESSWHEREOF I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the Great Sea] of the State of
California to be affixed this I 7fh day
of Marc2020.
ALE _PADILLA
Secretary of Mate