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Gardina council signs off on contracts for waste, trees and traffic signals and updates policies
Summary
At its June 23 meeting the council approved a package of consent and administrative items including a three‑year HF&H solid‑waste contract for SB 1383 compliance, a four‑year citywide tree‑trimming contract, a traffic‑signal funding agreement amendment and a policy to handle telephonic/internet disruptions under SB 707.
Beyond the budget and high‑profile land‑use and IT items, the Gardina City Council approved a set of administrative and public‑works actions Tuesday:
• A three‑year contract with HF&H Consultants LLC to support franchise management and SB 1383 (organic waste) compliance, $474,575 plus a 10% contingency; Council noted HF&H’s prior role drafting the franchise agreement and obtaining a $1.26 million assignment fee during a recent hauler transition.
• A four‑year citywide tree trimming and maintenance contract awarded to Tiger Tree Trimming Services for $629,327 to maintain roughly 7,000 trees on a four‑year rotation and to perform diseased/dead tree removals and limited plantings; staff clarified that sidewalk uplift remediation remains a separate CIP task but small removals can be addressed under contract allowances.
• Authorization for a funding agreement amendment with LACMTA for Vermont Avenue/Rosecrans traffic signal improvements (+$1,228,000) and a change order with Iteris ($28,480) to revise plans for a Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering B‑permit.
• Adoption of a formal policy to comply with Senate Bill 707 requiring two‑way telephonic public participation options, translated agenda instructions (Spanish), and prescribed steps (recess up to one hour) if remote access is disrupted. Staff said a clerk’s office staff member will screen and manage incoming remote callers during meetings.
Other routine actions approved included the city’s updated Statement of Investment Policy, approval of blanket purchase orders and several personnel and benefits updates for unrepresented employees. Most items passed unanimously.
