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BALDWIN PARK CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
AND SPECIAL MEETING
August 7 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 5:38 pm by Mayor Lozano.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Council Member Alejandra Avila
Council Member Paul C. Hernandez
Council Member Ricardo Pacheco
Mayor Pro Tem Monica Garcia
Mayor Manuel Lozano
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Lozano opened Public Communications at 5:38 pm.
Seeing no one wishing to speak, Mayor Lozano closed Public Communications at 5:38
pm.
OPEN SESSION
• Public Works Beautification and Public Art Program
Presented by Director of Public Works Sam Gutierrez
Art Program
Sam Gutierrez introduced Beatrix and Blanca with Backer + Associates. Beatrix thanked
the City Council and staff for their time and provided input from community meetings
held in four locations. Upon further research, the consultants found a picture of Baldwin
Park's early years displaying an electronic board with small light bulbs that spelled out
an announcement and decided to incorporate this concept to their public art piece.
Blanca introduced the concept art work to the City Council showcasing suspended
metal wheels layered in paper picado, each ring representing a different story, with an
LED display board of Council's choice (round, polygon or straight) to announce festivals
and upcoming citywide events.
Council Member Avila asked if the rings were lighted. Blanca stated they did not have
the ability to light up, however, did turn like a tire and the pols on either side of the
display could potentially be lit from the base.
Council Member Hernandez stated the LED display board in the middle of the median
looked busy and could potentially distract drivers. Council Member Hernandez asked
whether this display board could be integrated elsewhere.
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Mayor Pro Tem Garcia stated the design looked very festive but agreed with Council
Members Hernandez and Avila in regards to the distraction it may cause for drivers and
would like to see a more practical design incorporating the art in one location and the
reader board placed separate from the art piece.
Blanca suggested a rectangular reader board would best suit the City's needs versus a
round one and stated the light could be dimmed to avoid collisions due to the bright
light. She also answered questions relating to the dimensions of the reader boards.
Council Member Pacheco requested the team bring back this item with additional
options and different designs.
Additionally, the City Council provided direction to bring this item back and provide
additional design options. Council also requested this design blend well with the
citywide upgrades.
Beautification Program
Mr. Gutierrez introduced Isidro and Luis who have also conducted community outreach
to receive input and incorporate functional upgrades the City's downtown beautification
project. Luis from Infrastructure Engineers provided the City Council with different
designs options to upgrade street light fixtures, decorative crosswalks and monument
signs.
Mayor Lozano provided input on the items he most liked, while Council Member
Hernandez voiced concerns with diagonal parking and expressed interest in bike lines.
Council Member Avila asked staff whether diagonal and parallel parking was an unusual
design, expressed concerns with the safety if parallel parking was implemented and
inquired if this area could be expanded to accommodate additional parking.
Council Member Pacheco asked Director of Public Works Sam Gutierrez where bike
lanes initiated and ended and what the compliances with other lanes were. Mr.
Gutierrez stated they've received positive feedback from residents in regards to bike
lanes.
The City Council provided input on the options they liked best and stated it was
important to them that all the designs complemented one another. Mr. Gutierrez
address Council's questions relating to the amount of lights that would be changed and
provided a project estimated completion year of 2020 to 2021 for this . Additionally, Mr.
Gutierrez updated the City Council on Morgan Park signs.
Ultimately, the City Council provided unanimous direction to staff to commence work
with the teen center digital display and refurbish the decorative sign at Morgan Park.
The City Council recessed into closed session at 6:30 p.m.
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RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
1. Real Property Negotiations Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8:
A. Property: APN:8462-001-007 and APN: 8463-001-012
Baldwin Park, CA 91706
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Stetson Group Inc. and
Paladin Equity
2. Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957:
Title of Position: Director of Public Works, Human Resources/Risk Manager, Chief
Deputy City Clerk
3. Conference With Legal Counsel—Existing Litigation
Pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9:
Case Name: Jason Adams v. City of Baldwin Park Case No. 2:19-cv-00297
Case Name: Jim Ballesteros Jr. v. City of Baldwin Park Case No. 18STCV0013
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
Workers Comp Case Name:
Rudy Augero v. City of Baldwin Park Case No.18STCV00704
4. Real Property Negotiations Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8:
A. Property: 4150 Puente Avenue (CAN 17-06)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Shaun Bershatski, RUKLI,
Inc.
B. Property: 13111 Spring Street & 428 Cloverleaf Drive (CAN 17-
07)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Ming Hong Huang, 428
Cloverleaf, LLC.
C. Property: 5117 Calmview Avenue (CAN 17-08)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Victor Chevez and Helen
Chau, Casa Verde Group
D. 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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E. Property: 14837 & 14841 Ramona Boulevard (CAN 17-10)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Phil Reyes, and Alexis
Reyes, Organic Management Solutions, LLC.
F. 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
G. Property: 15023 Ramona Boulevard (CAN 17-13)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Shaun Szameit, Joshua
Pierce and Kevin Huebner, Kultiv8 Group, LLC.
H. Property: 4621 Littlejohn Street (CAN 17-15)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Teresa Tsai, GSC Capital
Group
I. Property: 5157 Azusa Canyon Road (CAN 17-17)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Mike Sandoval and Ed
Barraza, Elite Green Cultivators
J. Property: 5175 Commerce Drive (CAN 17-18)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Linda Thong, Pacific
Cultivation, LLC.
K. 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.
L. Property: 4802 Littlejohn Street (CAN 17-28)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Marco Perez and Ren
Yoneyama, VRD, Inc.
M. Property: 13460 Brooks Drive (CAN 17-31)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Sigrid Lopez and Artem
Karapetyan, Green Health Industries, LLC.
N. Property: 1529 Virginia Avenue (CAN 18-01)
Negotiating Parties: City of Baldwin Park and Erik Intermill, Esource 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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REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Robert N. Tafoya announced that the City Council unanimously agreed to
settle the Augero v. City of Baldwin Park case for $25,000 to the plaintiff and the said
settlement had been executed and finalized.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, motion was made by Mayor Lozano, seconded by
Council Member Avila, to adjourn the meeting at 7:09 p.m.
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