Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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What Happened
The council's largest approved spending commitments were a $9.69M street rehabilitation contract with Palp, Inc. dba Excel Paving funded by MTA Bond Funds (5-0) and a $5.07M citywide road repair contract with Hardy & Harper, Inc. funded across Measure P, Measure M, and Measure R (5-0); Palp, Inc. dba Excel Paving is a flagged repeat vendor appearing in two agenda items totaling $20.34M on this agenda. The council also approved a $2.32M contract amendment with R2Build (dba R2B Engineering) for Tank Farm Reservoir upgrades from the Water Enterprise Fund (5-0), a $1.08M annual supply contract with Ferguson Waterworks (5-0), a $100,000 purchase order with Roadline Products, Inc. for pavement marking equipment with no council discussion (5-0), a health insurance contribution rate fix directing $2,520 and $2,409 per employee and annuitant respectively to CalPERS (5-0), and a $73,160 JAG grant budget amendment — with the city manager stating primary use will be license-plate-reader cameras — (5-0). Three items were not approved: the FY 2025-26 salary schedule budget amendment — which contains a $96,324 line item sitting just below the $100,000 approval threshold — was tabled at Council Member Duhart's request for more detail; a six-year lease with Fathers and Mothers Who Care covering $175,000 in building renovations at a city-owned property and $2,332 per month in rent was tabled after council members said the staff report lacked cost justification; and a budget amendment to direct approximately $141.82M to CalPERS for pension liability — making CalPERS a repeat vendor across four line items totaling $141.83M on this agenda — was pulled by the city manager, who said he wants to present it at a public workshop first. Nineteen residents addressed the council during public comment, with multiple speakers citing homelessness, a 6.8% property tax reassessment, deteriorating streets and missing street signs, and inconsistent street sweeping; one speaker alleged the city manager has been spending beyond the $50,000 limit set by Resolution 26100 for the past year.
Meeting Sections
Call to Order and Pre-Session Public Comment
0:00:00Before the formal session opened, a resident raised concerns about Resolution 26100, which purportedly authorized increased city manager spending…
Watch this section ▶Roll Call Before Closed Session
0:01:17Roll call recorded Council Members Duhart, Spicer, Darton, and Mayor Sharif as present. Council Member Bowers was not called or confirmed present at…
Watch this section ▶Closed Session: Litigation Matters
0:01:47The council entered closed session at 4:36 PM to confer with legal counsel on two matters: existing litigation in Nayomi Vasquez v. City of Compton…
Watch this section ▶Public Comments on Agenda and Non-Agenda Items
0:03:51Residents raised concerns about street conditions, missing street signs, the city manager's spending authority under Resolution 26100, property tax…
Watch this section ▶Board and Committee Assignments Reorganized
0:52:55The council reorganized assignments for more than a dozen external boards and committees including the Audit Committee, Finance Committee, MTA, SCAG,…
Watch this section ▶Item 5: FY2025-26 Salary Budget Amendment Tabled
1:22:36A budget amendment covering seven salary line items totaling approximately $339,515 — including $60,604 from the Proposition A Fund — was tabled and…
Watch this section ▶Item 6: CalPERS Health Insurance Contribution Rate Set
1:24:30The council approved 5-0 a resolution fixing the employer health insurance contribution rates under CalPERS PEMHCA at $2,520 per month for employees…
Watch this section ▶Item 7: JAG Grant Budget Amendment Approved
1:25:06The council approved 5-0 a resolution rescinding Resolution 26190 and amending the Grants Department FY2025-26 budget to implement a Justice…
Watch this section ▶Item 8: $5.07M Hardy & Harper Road Repair Contract Approved
1:26:47The council approved 5-0 a construction contract with Hardy & Harper, Inc. for citywide road repairs totaling $5,070,000, funded by $3.00M from…
Watch this section ▶Item 9: LACMTA Transit Database Grant Accepted
1:29:59The council approved 5-0 a budget amendment to the Public Works Engineering Department accepting $123,579 from LACMTA via Proposition A funds, and…
Watch this section ▶Tank Farm Reservoir Upgrade Contract Amended
1:30:51The council approved 5-0 a first amendment to the contract with R2Build (dba R2B Engineering) for Tank Farm Reservoir site upgrades, adding…
Watch this section ▶Pavement Marking Equipment Purchase Approved
1:33:09The council approved 5-0 a purchase order with Roadline Products, Inc. for pavement marking equipment and materials not to exceed $100,000. No…
Watch this section ▶Citywide Salary Schedule Amendment Approved
1:33:50The council approved 5-0 a resolution amending the citywide salary schedule for all city employees. Human Resources staff stated the updated schedule…
Watch this section ▶Item 13: $9.69M Palp/Excel Paving Street Rehab Approved
1:36:13The council approved 5-0 a construction contract with Palp, Inc. dba Excel Paving for the Annual Residential Street Rehabilitation Project Phase 2C…
Watch this section ▶Item 14: $1.08M Ferguson Waterworks Supply Contract Approved
1:38:31The council approved 5-0 a multi-year purchasing agreement with Ferguson Waterworks for water utility materials — including fire hydrants and meter…
Watch this section ▶Item 15: Fathers and Mothers Who Care Lease Tabled
1:39:52A proposed six-year lease agreement with Fathers and Mothers Who Care for city-owned property at 920 N. Alameda St. was tabled and continued to the…
Watch this section ▶Item 16: CalPERS Pension Liability Payment Tabled for Workshop
1:48:34The city manager pulled Agenda Item 16 — a budget amendment for CalPERS pension liability payments totaling approximately $141.82M, including $71.99M…
Watch this section ▶Council Member Closing Comments
1:49:58Council members delivered closing remarks covering community events attended since the July 22 meeting, upcoming events including a Veterans Day…
Watch this section ▶Agenda Items
Removal of Officers, Council Members, Boards, and Committees
Appointment of Officers, Council Members, Boards, and Committees
Resolution Authorizing Amendment of Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget
Resolution Fixing Employer Contribution Rate for Medical and Hospital Care
Resolution for Justice Assistance Grant Award Budget Amendment
Resolution for Road Repair Services Contract with Hardy & Harper, Inc.
Resolution Amending Public Works Budget for LACMTA Funds
Resolution for Tank Farm Reservoir Site Upgrades with R2BUILD
Resolution for Pavement Marking Equipment Purchase with Roadline Products
Resolution Amending Citywide Salary Schedule for All City Employees
Proposition A Discretionary Incentive Grant Program MOU with LA Metro
Resolution for Residential Street Rehabilitation Project with Excel Paving
Resolution for Multi-Year Water Purchasing Agreement with Ferguson Waterworks
Tank Farm Reservoir Site Upgrades Contract Amendment
Resolution for Six-Year Lease Agreement with Fathers and Mothers Who Care
Pavement Marking Equipment Purchase Order Authorization
Resolution for CALPERS Unfunded Actuarially Accrued Liabilities Payment
Citywide Salary Schedule Amendment
Annual Residential Street Rehabilitation Project Phase 2C Contract
Contract with Palp Inc dba Excel Paving for Street Rehabilitation Project
Six-Year Lease Agreement with Fathers and Mothers Who Care
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