CITY COUNCIL CLOSED & REGULAR SESSION
AGENDA

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Closed Session: 5:00 PM Regular Meeting: 6:00 PM

550 E. Sixth Street, Beaumont, CA

Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packets are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s office at 550 E. 6th Street during normal business hours.

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CLOSED SESSION

A.

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Martinez, Mayor Pro Tem Fenn, Council Member Lara, Council Member Voigt, Council Member White

B.

PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING CLOSED SESSION

B.1

Conference with Legal Counsel Regarding Pending Litigation Pursuant Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)

Western Riverside Council of Governments v. Urban Logic Consultants Inc., Case No. RIC1712042 and Urban Logic Consultants, Inc. v. City of Beaumont, Case No. RIC1707201 Western Riverside Council of Governments et.al. v Torcal, LLC et. al., Case No. E077073

B.2

Conference with Real Property Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8.

Property Description: APN 417-041-001 Agency Negotiator:  City Manager Elizabeth Gibbs or her designee. Negotiating Parties: City of Beaumont as potential buyer and Holchack Victor J Estate as potential seller. Under Negotiation: Price and Terms. 

B.3

Conference with Real Property Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8

Property Description: APN’s 424-010-009, 010 and 424-010-020 Agency Negotiator: City Manager Elizabeth Gibbs or her designee.  Negotiating Parties:   City of Beaumont as potential seller and ASM Beaumont Investors LLC as potential buyer. Under Negotiation: Price and Terms.

B.4

Public Employee Performance Evaluation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 Title: City Manager

B.5

Conference with Labor Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6

Agency designated representatives: Councilmember Jessica Voigt and Mayor Pro Tem David Fenn. Unrepresented Employee:  City Manager.

C.

ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION

REGULAR SESSION

D.

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Martinez, Mayor Pro Tem Fenn, Council Member Lara, Council Member Voigt, Council Member White

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

E.

ANNOUNCEMENTS / RECOGNITION / PROCLAMATIONS / CORRESPONDENCE

F.

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.

G.

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.

G.1

Ratification of Warrants

• Recommended Action:

  Ratify Warrants dated: 
  March 2, 2023
  March 10, 2023

G.2

Approval of Minutes

• Recommended Action:

  Approve Minutes dated March 7, 2023.

G.3

Quarterly Status of City Council Travel and Training Reimbursements

Review and approval of travel expense reimbursements payable to Council Members for expenses paid out of pocket for City related travel.

• Recommended Action:

  Receive and file.

G.4

Authorize a Purchase Order to Toshiba for Flow Meters in an Amount Not to Exceed $54,000 - Capital Improvement Project (CIP) WW-02 Lift Station Flow Meter Replacement

Purchase Replacement Flow Meters as part of approved CIP.

• Recommended Action:

  Approve and authorize the purchase of the flowmeters from Toshiba, with tax and freight in an amount not to exceed $54,000.

G.5

Resolution Adopting the City of Beaumont Sewer System Management Plan

Formally Adopt the Sewer System Management Plant (SSMP).

• Recommended Action:

  Waive the full reading and adopt by title only, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Beaumont Approving the Adoption of the City’s Sewer System Management Plan in Accordance with the California State Water Resource Control Board’s Adopted Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems, Water Quality Order No. 2006-003-DWQ and 2022-0103-DWQ.”

H.

YOUTH COUNCIL REPORT

Youth Council Report Out and City Council Direction

I.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Approval of all Ordinances and Resolutions to be read by title only.

I.1

Continued Public Hearing and Consideration of Resolution Adopting an Updated User Fee Schedule

Specific service fees to be updated based on comprehensive user fee study. The adoption of this Resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA,” Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.), because it approves and sets forth a procedure for determining fees for the purpose of meeting the operating expenses of City departments, as set forth in Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A) and Section 15273 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines.

• Recommended Action:

  Hold the continued Public Hearing, and

  Waive the full reading and adopt by title only, “A Resolution of the City Council of Beaumont Adopting a Comprehensive User Fee Study and Adopting a Comprehensive Fee Schedule Establishing User Fees for Certain Specified Services.”

I.2

Public Hearing and Consideration of Proposed Amendments to Beaumont Municipal Code Chapters 13.08.110 and 13.09

Recommended changes to Beaumont Municipal Code Chapter 13.08.110 Maintenance of Sewer Laterals and Chapter 13.09 Fats, Oils and Grease (F.O.G.) Management in Food Service Establishments to implement the F.O.G. program and Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP).

• Recommended Action:

  Waive the first full readings and approve by titles only, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Beaumont Amending Chapter 13.08.110 Concerning Maintenance of Sewer Laterals of the City of Beaumont Municipal Code.” and “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Beaumont, California Amending Chapter 13.09 Concerning Regulating Fats, Oils and Grease (F.O.G.) of the City of Beaumont Municipal Code.”

J.

ACTION ITEMS

Approval of all Ordinances and Resolutions to be read by title only.

J.1

Adoption of a Strategic Plan

Adopt a resolution approving the City of Beaumont 2023 Strategic Plan.

• Recommended Action:

  Waive the full reading and adopt by title only, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Beaumont Approving the 2023 Strategic Plan.”

J.2

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Draft Short Range Transit Plan

Review Draft Table 4 of the Short Range Transit Plan

• Recommended Action:

  Review and provide direction regarding Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Transit Services Budget.

J.3

Tesla Addendum to Energy Products Purchase Agreement

Approve Tesla to seek additional Federal Incentives and transfer the retained portion of the funds to the City.

• Recommended Action:

  Authorize the Mayor to sign the proposed addendum whereby if Tesla is successful in receiving the new federal tax credits, the City will receive the 10% retainage listed at $126,597.24.

J.4

Award a Professional Services Agreement to RHA Landscape Architects for a Parks and Community Services Master Plan in an Amount Not to Exceed $249,980 – Capital Improvement Project (CIP) No. P-17

Strategic Plan (Draft) – Priority Level 2, Target 5, Goal 3

• Recommended Action:

  Authorize the Mayor to execute a Professional Services Agreement with RHA Landscape Architects-Planners, and

  Approve a Purchase Order in an amount not to exceed $249,980 allocated to CIP No. P-17.

J.5

Award a Public Works Contract to Dalke & Sons Construction, Inc. for Construction of CIP CF-104 City Hall Renovations in an Amount Not to Exceed $2,498,483

Authorize City staff to award a public works agreement to Dalke & Sons Construction, Inc. for construction of CIP CF-104 City Hall Renovations in an amount not to exceed $2,498,483.

• Recommended Action:

  Award a public works agreement to Dalke & Sons Construction, Inc. for construction of CIP CF-104 City Hall Renovations in an amount not to exceed $2,498,483; and authorize the City Manager to sign change orders up to an additional $209,549 for a total construction amount of $2,708,032.

J.6

Improvement Deferral Agreement between Beaumont ESS, LLC, and the City of Beaumont

Improvement Deferral Agreement between Beaumont ESS, LLC, and the City of Beaumont regarding delayed offsite improvements associated with the relocation of Southern California Edison (SCE) transmission power poles for the Terra-Gen Battery Energy Storage Project (PP2021-0335).

• Recommended Action:

  Authorize the Mayor to execute a Deferral Improvement Agreement between Beaumont ESS, LLC, and the City of Beaumont regarding delayed offsite improvements associated with the Terra-Gen Battery Energy Storage Project.

J.7

Approval of City Attorney Invoices for the Month of February 2023

• Recommended Action:

  Approve invoices in the amount of  $59,345.80.

K.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATES AND DISCUSSION

K.1

SB602

L.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

Economic Development Committee Report Out and City Council Direction

M.

CITY TREASURER REPORT

Finance and Audit Committee Report Out and City Council Direction

N.

CITY CLERK REPORT

O.

CITY ATTORNEY REPORT

P.

CITY MANAGER REPORT

P.1

Wastewater Treatment Plant Update

Q.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

R.

COUNCIL REPORTS

White
Voigt
Lara
Fenn
Martinez

S.

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 April 4, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise posted.