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Commission members reported that they collected over 70 community surveys at the city’s Earth Day event at Dolphin Park. Commissioners said initial feedback was largely positive about the city’s environmental efforts but that some respondents raised recurring concerns: occasional air odors, illegal dumping, litter and limited recycling access. The commission said it will continue analyzing survey results and share recommendations with the council and staff.

Commissioners also told the council they discussed air-pollution monitoring and refinery-related issues and that the commission and stakeholders will advise staff on the update to the Carson Climate Action Plan.

The council presented proclamations recognizing Arbor Day (April 25) and Earth Day (April 22) and thanked the commission and staff for outreach work.

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- EV grant (Item 26): Council approved the Clean Power Alliance participation agreement to accept $86,900 for an EV charging-wallet pilot program. The motion carried unanimously among members present; one councilmember was absent.

- City Attorney contract (Item 32): Council authorized an increase in hourly billing rates and approved an amended and restated contract with the city attorney’s office to better align compensation with market rates. The council moved and unanimously approved the staff recommendation.

- City Manager employment agreement (Item 33): Council approved the third amendment to the city manager’s employment agreement, authorizing lump-sum payments equal to previously approved one‑time staff payments (described as 6%, 4%, 4% in the staff report), maintaining a nine‑month severance provision, and adjusting automobile allowance and certain benefits. The vote was unanimous.

- Council compensation and benefits (Item 34): Council introduced an ordinance amending provisions on councilmember wages and benefits and approved, by motion, an amendment on matching deferred‑compensation (401a) up to $6,000 and life insurance coverage up to $400,000 with evidence of insurability. The motion carried unanimously.

Consent calendar: Council moved and approved the consent calendar (items through 29) with one pull (item 26) for discussion and a clerical correction to an item 22 resolution number noted in the minutes.

All roll-call results were announced in public; the city clerk recorded the official vote tallies. Where the transcript did not name the mover and seconder for every motion, minutes show the motion and trustee action as recorded by the clerk.

","At its April 15 meeting the Carson City Council approved an $86,900 EV grant, a city attorney hourly-rate increase and amended contract, the third amendment to the city manager’s employment agreement, and amendments to council compensation and benefits; all recorded votes were unanimous among members present.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6602486,"Carson police report distracted-driving citations, street-takeover arrests and mixed crime trends",480,690000,1170000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3001258-a377d43498e438b109a9ccf0154b518e&start=690&end=1170","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3001258-a377d43498e438b109a9ccf0154b518e/thumbnail_690000.jpg","/articles/6602486/Carson-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Carson-police-report-distracted-driving-citations-street-takeover-arrests-and-mixed-crime-trends","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6602486-de2a5831085a4f75d49c3ab07e0194be/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147548&Signature=RGnS45Mxzcp1jxwfh37xlHWI7s~Q1L98NwS9OVlhu5E38RX2PMW-emwLAqIIvUr4YZAxD95nspxrefx~~A94CE-ZX61Tq5vmCrnnWDs~P3kzuO8W1Enxg0cJcYpxXMTZau7WfUmMEkbs5Az6Bk5FNOTsK0B-~q3IvwNClUZtqoJMLaGB3ipMHtFE9x6arnI9uZYkwAbYc9FQ-7qFBJCeunNa57myzbA1DhKt7xsIvOjWTlyikTAAva3381b0khX53ivGiXTJKpcBXQfN9RW6IEYRupkXfkeoq7ykhdbk3PDefFqSwKF2psJnG4HTyu51VQYv9tnuEwIWnQ64F5EftA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Captain Norman of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Carson station reported on public-safety operations, enforcement activity and crime trends during the April 15 meeting.

Norman said the department conducted a distracted-driving operation on April 8 that produced 14 citations for cellphone/texting violations, one citation for speeding and one unlicensed-driver case. He said the department also continued street-takeover enforcement: an April 12 operation produced three arrests and two vehicles impounded, and department staff reported six vehicles impounded across Southern California under Assembly Bill 3085 enforcement.

The captain urged residents to avoid phone use while driving and offered practical safety tips: designate a passenger to handle calls or texts, or place the phone out of reach while driving.

Council members raised street-takeover “hot spots” and requested increased patrols and camera placement. Mayor Pro Tem Hicks named several intersections residents had identified as recurring sites: Carson Street and Santa Fe, Santa Fe and Dominguez, University Drive and Central, and Wilmington and Del Amo. Norman said operations have targeted takeovers in partnership with Compton, CHP and Long Beach PD and that the agency uses license-plate identification under AB 3085 to pursue warrants and impound vehicles.

On statistics, Norman said the city’s Part I crime trends to March 31, 2025 included a roughly 40% decline in robberies classified as “strong-arm” robberies, but an approximately 10% increase in robberies involving weapons compared with the prior year. He said residential burglaries were down about 19%, while vehicle burglaries rose about 6.3%; overall Part I crime was down roughly 5% year-to-date through March.

Councilmembers asked for continued targeted enforcement at identified hot spots and for staff to pursue options for camera placement and patrol scheduling.

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Energy and sustainability staff said the Clean Power Alliance award was competitive and that the amount awarded to Carson will be used to design and launch the pilot, with staff returning to council this summer to present program guidelines and implementation options.

The funding agreement approved by council authorizes the city to accept the grant; program specifics, eligibility criteria and the final design will be developed and brought back to the council for decision.

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The city manager and finance staff said the general fund balance was $219.7 million as of the audited June 30, 2024 figures, and that revenues are forecast to grow roughly 11% year over year while expenditures rise about 7%.

Director of Finance William Jefferson and revenue manager Antonio Velasco attributed the revenue increase to several sources, including sales and property tax growth, oil business tax audit recoveries and litigation receipts tied to Phillips 66, and higher utility-user tax receipts. Velasco said the city’s oil-tax audits and related collections are continuing and noted that litigation receipts and audit adjustments contributed materially to the revenue picture.

Budget analyst Ashton Watts presented the expenditure side and described targeted increases in public works and the information services, project management (ISPM) department to support infrastructure and event preparations for the upcoming World Cup and Olympics. He said proposed total citywide staffing would be 388 full-time-equivalent positions (up from 386) and that proposed salaries and benefits for FY25–26 total approximately $62.7 million.

Jefferson said the proposal includes two new positions to stand up a multimedia division in ISPM; the department’s increased funding to create that division was budget-neutral by reallocating under-spent funds within the department.

On public safety costs, officials told the council they are modeling a 5% increase for the sheriff contract for next fiscal year and cautioned the actual increase could be higher. Jefferson said the contract totaled about $24 million in the current year and that a 5% rise would represent roughly a $2–3 million increase; the city manager noted the contract has seen year-to-year variance between about 3% and 7% in recent years. City staff also said the city’s ability to secure additional deputies is constrained by countywide recruitment and vacancy issues; council members noted Carson currently has budgeted but unfilled deputy positions.

Council members asked for follow-up information on several items: timing for a Marriott hotel development noted as pending financing and entitlement work; status of an RFP for a franchise pipeline consultant that the city said had just been issued; and more detail on capital improvement program (CIP) items, which will be the focus of the second budget workshop on May 6.

Public comment during the meeting flagged operational effects on part-time city workers and event staffing. An AFSCME Local 809 representative said some part-time employees had not yet received a state-mandated minimum-wage increase and warned that 1,500-hour caps and other limits are creating staffing gaps for upcoming events.

City officials scheduled a further workshop on May 6 to review the CIP and other program budgets and plan to return on June 17 with personnel reclassifications and any remaining budget adjustments for council approval.

(Reporting note: staff presented mid-year actuals pulled as of March 31; Jefferson and Velasco provided forecasting commentary.)

","City finance staff presented a structurally balanced proposed budget for FY 2025–26 with a $345,971 surplus, proposed two new multimedia positions, and warned the city may face a 5% increase in the sheriff contract amid ongoing deputy shortfalls.","actionData","errors"]

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