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Council Selects New Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem

CommerceDec 10, 20251 min read

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The City Council unanimously selected Kevin Lainez as mayor and Mireya Garcia as mayor pro tem. The council also continued a public safety presentation and an Emergency Operations Center project agreement to its next meeting.

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Kevin Lainez will serve as mayor, and Mireya Garcia will serve as mayor pro tem after unanimous votes by the five-member council. The council approved routine financial and meeting records, but postponed a Sheriff's Department presentation and an agreement for design plans for an Emergency Operations Center project. No final action was reported after a closed-session briefing on one potential litigation matter.

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Unanimously selected Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Lainez as mayor.
Unanimously selected Councilmember Mireya Garcia as mayor pro tem.
Continued the Sheriff's Department public safety presentation to the next City Council meeting.
Continued approval of a professional services agreement for plans, specifications, and an engineer's estimate for the Emergency Operations Center grant-funded project to the next City Council meeting.
Approved Consent Calendar Items 4 through 12, including warrant registers and prior meeting minutes.
Received a closed-session briefing on one potential litigation matter; direction was provided to the City Manager and no final reportable action was taken.

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Dec 10, 2025, 1:00 AMCouncil Chambersscheduled

CONCURRENT JOINT MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY AND THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COMMERCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

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5:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
ORAL CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
6:00 P.M. - CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
Certificate of Recognition for Steven’s Steak & Seafood House
Certificate of Recognition for the Lizárraga Family, TELACU
Certificate of Recognition for Jerome Castro, Lucery Bakery, Sonny Ciampa, and City Staff Members Anthony Aguilar, Eileen Zamorano, and Mario Moran
PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT CALENDAR
Approval of Warrant Register Nos. 8A, 8B, 8C, and 8A S/A
Approval of Minutes
Professional Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for Citywide Fiber Optic Interconnect Installation Project
Professional Services Agreement with Quality Engineering Solutions, Inc. for the Pavement Management Program (PMP) Update
Award Construction Contract to DASH Construction Company, Inc. for the Roundabout at Greenwood Avenue and Watcher Street Intersection Project
Purchase Heavy-Duty Commercial Tire Changer and Accessory Equipment
Garfield Avenue Median Improvements Project Acceptance
Grant Consideration for Bristow Park Adjacent Mural and Poem
Arts in Public Places Program: Art Installation on 5720 E. Washington Blvd.
SCHEDULED MATTERS
PRESENTATION/UPDATE FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CITY OF COMMERCE
Approval of Professional Services Agreement for the Preparation of Plans, Specifications, and Engineer’s Estimate (PS&E) for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant-Funded Project
Reorganization of City Council
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY REPORTS
ADJOURNMENT
Written materials distributed to the City Council are available for public inspection immediately following the posting of this agenda (at least 72 hours prior to a regular City Council meetings) in the City Clerk's Office, at Commerce City Hall, 2535 Commerce Way, Commerce, California, and the Central Library, 5655 Jillson Street, Commerce, California.
Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. ln compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, notify the Office of the City Clerk at (323) 722-4805 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Council Selects New Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem

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