1978 MINUTES City of La Habra Heights Regular Meeting of the La Habra Heights City Council March 10, 2025 Regular Business at 6:30 P.M. 1. Call Meeting to Order - At 6:35 p.m., Mayor John Pespisa called the Regular City Council Meeting to order. 2. Roll Call Present: Mayor John Pespisa, Mayor Pro Tempore Engelhardt, Council Members Brian Bergman, Greg Steffire and Norm Zezula Absent: None Also Present: City Manager Rafferty Wooldridge, City Attorney Todd Litfin, Finance Manager Angie Martinez, Fire Chief Mitch Brookhyser, Los Angeles County Sheriff Hector Beltran, and Administrative Assistant Christina Aguilar Also Present via Zoom: None 3. Flag Salute 4. Presentations, Commendations and Proclamations A. Donate Life Presentation B. FDA Wildlife Recovery Presentation 5. Public Comments Mayor Pespisa pulled item # 20. 20. Consideration of Annexation of Los Angeles County Islands Action: City Council established a subcommittee consisting of Council Members Bergman and Steffire. 6. Committee Comments REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 10, 2025 APPROVED AS SUBMITTED ON APRIL 22, 2025 7. City Council Comments 8. Administrative Reports A. City Manager's Report B. City Attorney's Report Action: No Reportable Action from closed session reported by City Attorney. C. Community Development Report D. Fire Chief's Report E. Sheriff's Department Report Action: Mayor Pespisa pulled a Public Speaker Card. Consent Calendar Action: Moved (Engelhardt), seconded (Bergman), and voted (5-0) to approve consent items 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, AND 14. 9. Waive Reading in Full of all Ordinances, Resolutions, and Meeting Minutes on the Agenda 10. Approval of Warrant Report for February 2025 11. Treasurer's Report for the Month of December 2024 12. Treasurer's Report for the Month of January 2025 13. Minutes: February 10, 2025 - Regular City Council Meeting 14. Project Update and Deadlines End of Consent Calendar Public Hearing 15. Protest Hearing - Unpaid Brush Clearance Costs RESOLUTION NO. 2025-10: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of La Habra Heights, California, confirming a report of costs incurred in connection with the city's Brush Clearance Program; confirming the assessments and liens set forth in such report; and directing that such assessments be collected on the property tax roll At 7:34 p.m. Mayor Pespisa opened Public Hearing. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 10, 2025 APPROVED AS SUBMITTED ON APRIL 22, 2025 At 7:35 p.m. Mayor Pespisa closed Public Hearing. Action: Moved (Bergman), seconded (Steffire), and voted (5-0) to adopt Resolution No. 2025-10 confirming the report of costs incurred by the city and authorizing the assessments as liens to be placed on the tax rolls effective March 10, 2025, and amend the charges to be assessed and placed as liens as follows and adopt Resolution No. 2025-10. End of Public Hearing Administrative Items 16. Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Action: Received and file. 17. Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (COA) program award for FY 2022-23 Action: Received and file. 18. Recommendation to purchase Neogov for city staff recruitment and applicant tracking system Action: Moved (Steffire), seconded (Engelhardt), and voted (5-0) to authorize the City Manager to terminate the agreement with Criterion and enter into an agreement with Neogov, based on forms approved by City Attorney. Authorize the Finance Manager to amend the FY 2024-25 budget to increase General Services account number 101- 150GSD-6235 by $9,356. 19. La Habra Heights Wildfire Defensible Space Workshop Action: Received and file. 21. Benefit Assessment District No.7 Street Improvement Projects Action: Reviewed and discussed. 22. Replacement of the main waterline manifold and water spicket valve repair located at the park Action: Moved (Bergman), seconded (Engelhardt), and voted (5-0) to authorize the Finance Manager to amend the budget for $9,407 in account 101-450PWD-6610 for the replacement of the main waterline manifold which included the master valve, pressure regulator valve, pressure regulator sensor, backflow preventer, and gate valve and repair the water spicket valve by California Arborist Complete Tree Care, Inc. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 10, 2025 APPROVED. AS SUBMITTED ON APRIL 22, 2025 23. Repair of six broken sprinkler valves located at the park Action: Moved (Steffilre), seconded (Engelhardt), and voted (5-0) to authorize the Finance Manager to amend FY 2024-25 budget to increase account 101-450PWD-6610 by $3,400 for the repair of the six broken sprinkler valves at the park. Authorize the City Manager to approve the Purchase Order in accordance with the City's purchasing policy and authorize staff to schedule Coleman's Landscape to complete the work. 24. Los Angeles Conservation Corps litter abatement services agreement for FY 2024-25 Action: Reviewed and discussed, City Council directed staff research more information and bring back at a later time. 25. The Park Equestrian Access Trail at the intersection of East Road and Hacienda Road (continued from February 10, 2025) Action: Moved (Bergman), seconded (Zezula), and voted (5-0) to move forward with the access trail on the condition of confirming if there will be landscaping needs and confirming if there is a budget component. Council requested to bring findings back to the next Council Meeting. End of Administrative Items 26. Individual Council Member information items andlor required Meeting Attendance Reports Action: No action taken. 27. Public Comments on Items not on the Agenda (One Minute) Adjourn Meeting - At 8:37 p.m., Mayor Pespisa adjourned the meeting. Submitted for City Council Approval: a nk 1 Christina Aguilar, Administrative Assistant REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 10, 2025 APPROVED AS SUBMITTED ON APRIL 22, 2025