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BALDWIN PARK CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
AND SPECIAL MEETING
March 6, 2019, 5:30 P.M.
3rd Floor Conference Room 307 - 14403 E. Pacific Avenue, Baldwin Park, 91706
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m. by Mayor Lozano.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Council Member Alejandra Avila
Council Member Paul C. Hernandez
Mayor Manuel Lozano
ABSENT:
Council Member Ricardo Pacheco
Mayor Pro Tern Monica Garcia
Motion: Mayor Lozano made a motion, seconded by Council Member Avila to excuse
Council Member Pacheco and Mayor Pro Tern Garcia from the meeting. Motion carried
by unanimous consent.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Lozano opened Public Communications at 5:37 p.m.
Seeing no one wishing to speak, Public Communications closed at 5:37 p.m.
OPEN SESSION
1. Mid-Year Budget Presentation
By Finance Director Rose Tam
Rose Tam presented the mid-year budget via a power point presentation and provided
an overview of the revenues and expenditures for each department.
Council Member Hernandez inquired which department incurred additional costs for
overtime.
Ms. Tam clarified staffs recommendation to transfer the code enforcement division to the
Community Development Department would assist overtime costs associated with the
Police Department and further explained the projected deficit of 1.6 million.
Council Member Hernandez requested clarification on the method used to make the
projections.
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Ms. Tam explained the projections were made based on the revenue and expenditures
incurred since January 1st
Council Member Avila asked how much money had been collected thus far for cannabis.
Ms. Tam answered 1.2 million and the outstanding balance was 3.4 million.
Council Member Avila asked how much money was in the reserve.
Ms. Tam stated 6.8 million dollars remained in the reserve fund.
City Attorney Tafoya made clarifications to the City Council regarding the projected
revenue collected by cannabis.
Council Member Hernandez asked if any grants were available to subsidize costs and
whether any other funds could be consolidated and moved to the general fund.
Ms. Tam stated grant money did not assist the general fund.
Chief Executive Officer Yauchzee assured the City Council all accounts were carefully
scrutinized and historically, had shifted and consolidated accounts.
Council Member Hernandez requested further clarification in regards to the overtime.
Acting Chief of Police Bartolotti clarified the overtime costs were attributed to staff
shortages and further added the expenditures for overtime expenses had been historically
consistent with previous years.
Council Member Hernandez requested a detailed report be provided to the City Council
concerning overtime expenditures.
Director of Finance Rose Tam further explained the expenditures in detail for each
department.
Council Member Avila requested staff look at the most cost effective solution for overtime
expenses and asked what the City is doing to collect cannabis fees.
Ms. Tam stated she had a few suggestions to aggressively collect money from cannabis
businesses.
Mayor Lozano expressed his dissatisfaction with the deficit and requested the budget be
reexamined by the executive team.
The City Council recessed into closed session at 6:13 p.m.
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RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
2. Public Employee Appointment (GC §54957):
Position: Chief of Police
3. Conference With Legal Counsel—Existing Litigation
Pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9:
Case Name: Hadsell v. City of Baldwin Park Case No. BC548602
Case Name: Salcedo v. City of Baldwin Park Case No. BC676398
Case Name: City of Baldwin Park v. City of Irwindale Case No. BS163400
Case Name: Jason Adams v. City of Baldwin Park Case No. 2:19-cv-00297
Case Name: Genoveva Benitez v. City of Baldwin Park Case No. BC601768
Case Name: David Garcia v. City of Baldwin Park Case No. BC709009
4. Real Property Negotiations Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8:
A. Property: 4145 Puente Avenue (CAN 17-01)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Edward Avakyan, Jenome
Research
B. Property: 14551 Joanbridge Street (CAN 17-02)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Lih Ping Henry Liou, Baldwin
Park TALE Corp.
C. Property: 4150 Puente Avenue (CAN 17-06)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Shaun Bershatski, RUKLI,
Inc.
D. Property: 13111 Spring Street & 428 Cloverleaf Drive (CAN 17-
07)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Ming Hong Huang, 428
Cloverleaf, LLC.
E. Property: 5117 Calmview Avenue (CAN 17-08)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Victor Chevez and Helen
Chau, Casa Verde Group
F. Property: 13467 Dalewood Street (CAN 17-09)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Darrin Oganesian and Ryan
Oganesian, RD Baldwin Park
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G. Property: 14837 & 14841 Ramona Boulevard (CAN 17-10)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Phil Reyes, and Alexis
Reyes, Organic Management Solutions, LLC.
H. Property: 5148 Bleecker Street (CAN 17-12)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Sergio Torres, Enrique Vega
and Moses Acosta, Medical Grade Farms BP
I. Property: 15023 Ramona Boulevard (CAN 17-13)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Shaun Szameit, Joshua
Pierce and Kevin Huebner, Kultiv8 Group, LLC.
J. Property: 4621 Littlejohn Street (CAN 17-15)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Teresa Tsai, GSC Capital
Group
K. Property: 5157 Azusa Canyon Road (CAN 17-17)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Mike Sandoval and Ed
Barraza, Elite Green Cultivators
L. Property: 5175 Commerce Drive (CAN 17-18)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Linda Thong, Pacific
Cultivation, LLC.
M. Property: 13450 Brooks Drive, Unit A & C (CAN 17-27)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Jonathan Yuan Kai Lee,
Jefferson Liou, and Jerrell Austin Shepp, Cloud
Control, Inc.
N. Property: 4802 Littlejohn Street (CAN 17-28)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Marco Perez and Ren
Yoneyama, VRD, Inc.
O. Property: 13460 Brooks Drive (CAN 17-31)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Sigrid Lopez and Artem
Karapetyan, Green Health Industries, LLC.
5. Conference With Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of
Government Code Section 54956.9:
Potential Case(s): Two (2)
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, motion was made by Mayor Lozano, seconded by
Council Member Avila, to adjourn the meeting at 7:19 p.m.
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION*
Mayor Lozano stated no reportable action was taken. /idOPP
Manuel Lozano, Mayor
ATTEST:
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