MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRADBURY HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2021  EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 25-20:  Pursuant to Govemor Newsom's Executive Order N-25-20, the City is allowing Council Members, Staff and the public to participate in this City Council meeting by means of a Zoom video or telephone call. Participants will be able to hear the entire proceedings (other than the Closed Session) and be able to speak during Public Comment, Public Hearing, and other authorized times. Members of the public must maintain silence and mute their microphones and telephones except The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Bradbury was called to order by Mayor Bruny at 7:00 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. PRESENT: Mayor Bruny, Mayor Pro-Tem Lathrop, Councilmembers Barakat and Hale ABSENT: Councimember Lewis  during those times.  MEETING CALLED TO ORDER:  ROLL CALL:  STAFF: City Manager Kearney, City Attorney Reisman (remote), City Clerk Saldana and Management. Analyst Musa Mayor Pro-Tem Lathrop made a motion to excuse Council- member Lewis from the meeting. Councilmember Hale seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. Councilmember Hale made a motion to approve the agenda to proceed with City business. Councilmember Barakat seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. Inc compliance with the California Political Reform Act, each City Councilmember has the responsibility to disclose direct or indirect potential for a personal financial impact as a result of participation in the decision-making process concerning City Attorney Reisman stated he was aware of none.  COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS EXCUSED: APPROVAL OF AGENDA:  DISCLOSURE OF ITEMS REQUIRED BY GOV. CODE SECTION 1090 & 81000  ETSEQ,:  agenda items. None  PUBLIC COMMENT: CONSENT CALENDAR:  All items on the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless ac Councilmember requests otherwise, in which case the item will be removed and considered by separate action. All Resolutions and Ordinances for Second Reading on the Consent Calendar are deemed to "waive further reading and A. Minutes: Regular Meeting of July 20, 2021 B. Resolution No. 21-16: Demands & Warrants for August 2021 C. Financial Statement for ther month of. July 2021  adopt."  Minutes CC Meeting August 17,2021 Page 1of5    MINUTES AMENDED: DEMANDS & WARRANTS:  Mayor Pro-Tem Lathrop had one correction to the minutes on page 5 (remove address from burglary report). Councimember Barakat inquired about Check #16551 in the amount of $191.65 for LARA Membership Fees. What is LARA? City Manager Kearney replied that LARA stands for Los Angeles Regional Agency and it is part of the City of Los Angeles Public Works/Sanitation Department. Councilmember Barakat wondered why these services are not provided by the LA County Sanitation Districts, as they provide sanitation services to the City of Bradbury. City Manager Kearney stated City Manager Kearney stated that a clerical error was discovered in the City Attorney Division of the July Financial Statement. As a result, staff is pulling the Financial Statement off the Consent Calendar to make the appropriate correction Mayor Pro-Tem Lathrop made a motion to approve Consent Calendar Items A (minutes as amended) and B (demands & warrants). Mayor Pro-Tem Lathrop seconded the motion, which was carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Mayor Bruny, Mayor Pro-Tem Lathrop, Councilmembers Barakat and Hale NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Lewis Motion passed 4:0  that he will find out and report back.  JULY FINANCIAL STATEMENT  PULLED:  and bringi it back next month for approval.  MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR: APPROVED:  DISCUSSION ON REDISTRICTING  City Manager Kearney stated that at the July meeting, the City Council authorized Staff to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for redistricting services. The RFP yielded only one response from Bear Demographic & Research ("Bear") in the amount of $70,000. After some discussion with Staff, Bear Every ten (10) years, local governments use new census data tor redraw their district lines to reflect how local populations have changed. Assembly Bill No. 849, adopted in 2019, requires cities to engage communities in the redistricting process by holding public hearings and/or workshops and doing public outreach, including to non-Engish-speaking areas/communities. Districts must be redrawn every ten years tot that each district is substantially equal in population. This process ensure that each City Councilmember represents To the extent practicable, district lines shall be adopted using  SERVICES:  agreed to reduce the price to $50,000.  ANALYSIS:  about the same number of constituents.  REDISTRICTING CRITERIA:  thei following criteria:  (1) Geographically, contiguous districts; minimizes its division;  (2) The geographic integrity of local neighborhoods or communities shall be respected in a manner that  Minutes CC Meeting August 17, 2021 Page 2of5    (3) Geographic integrity of a city shall be respected in a (4) Easily identifiable boundaries that follow natural or (5) Lines shall be drawn to encourage geographic compactness. In addition, boundaries shall not be drawn to purposes of favoring or discriminating against While the process of redistricting may seem simple for a small city like Bradbury, the overall process is guided by a myriad of State and Federal laws and regulations. This includes Elections Code S 21000 & 21600, the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, AB 849 and AB 1276 (Fair Maps Act), and SB 443, among others. Reliance on City Staff to conduct and certify a redistricting process that meets all laws and regulations could lead to pitfalls and future potential challenges, as opposed to certification from a specialized demographer who understands The timeline for redistricting is based on a municipality's election cycle. Since Bradbury's next General Municipal Election is on June 7, 2022, the deadline to complete the City Manager Kearney stated the last redistricting in Bradbury was completed in 2010/11. The budget amount was $50,000. The City has tentatively budgeted $15,000 this Fiscal Year for redistricting. Bear's original proposal was for $70,000. After discussions with Staff, the company agreed to reduce the total estimated cost to $50,000. This amount is still $35,000 over the budgeted amount. Staff would work with Bear to try to further Itis is recommended that the City Council approve the expenditure of up to $50,000 for redistricting services, and direct the City Manager and City Attorney to draft and enter into an agreement with Bear Demographics & Research. Councimember Barakat inquired about the percentage of allowable deviation. Maybe the City is still in compliance. City Manager Kearney stated that it is less than 10%. Staff will check with Bear about the exact percentage. Councilmember Barakat asked where the City gets the population numbers. City Manager Kearney replied that the numbers usually come from the Census Data, but the data is not broken down by addresses, sO the City may have to send out questionnaires to each property again to determine the  manner that minimizes its division; artificial barriers; and ap political party.  REDISTRICTING PROCESS:  the legalities of such a process.  TIMELINE:  redistricting is December 15, 2021.  FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:  reduce costs throughout the process.  RECOMMENDATION:  DISCUSSION:  exact numbers per household.  Minutes CC Meeting August 17, 2021 Page 3of5    City Manager Kearney asked the Council to allow Staff to move forward. Staff contacted 13 companies and received only one City Attorney Reisman stated that the City has to make a good Mayor Pro-Tem Lathrop made a motion to approve the expenditure of up to $50,000 for redistricting services, and directed the City Manager and City Attorney to draft and enter into an agreement with Bear Demographics & Research. Counci-member Hale seconded the motion, which was carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Mayor Bruny, Mayor Pro-Tem Lathrop, Councilmembers Barakat and Hale NOES: Councilmember Lewis ABSENT: None Motion passed 4:0  proposal. faith effort.  MOTION:  APPROVED:  MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER:  City Manager Kearney reported that former City Planner David Meyer had agreed to fill in for Jim Kasama during his recovery from surgery. Mr. Meyer came in today and changed his mind, stating that it was too much for him to take on, sO we are back to square one. Councilmember Hale asked if he could talk to Dave Meyer before Staff will look for a replacement. The City City Attorney Reisman reported that the property owner of 243 Barranca Road has filed an appeal. The judge has not yet acted on the declaration of reimbursement of $12,000 in  Council and Staff agreed.  MATTERS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY:  additional Attorney's fees. Nothing to report Nothing to report  MATTERS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL: MAYOR PRO-TEM LATHROP: COUNCILMEMBER BARAKAT:  MAYOR:  Councilmember Barakat inquired if the School District ever recognized the Council for donating money for the marquee at Councimember Barakat reported that the Sanitation Districts are going to pay off their PERS unfunded liability and pay themselves back to save money. The Sanitation Districts are also looking to scale back on health care costs.  Royal Oaks Elementary School.  COUNCILMEMBER HALE: COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS: ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS:  Nothing to report Not present None  Minutes CC Meeting August 17,2021 Page 4 of5    ADJOURNMENT:  At 7:41 p.m. Mayor Bruny adjourned the meeting to a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.  BhAbany MAYOR- CITY OF BRADBURY  ATTEST:  Clauhs.llna CITY CLERK- CITY OF BRADBURY  Minutes CC Meeting August 17,2021 Page 5of5