Community Safety Committee Meeting

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CERRITOS COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMITTEE HELD ON NOVEMBER 19, 2025, IN THE CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 18125 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, CERRITOS, CALIFORNIA. 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Committee Member Ballentine 3. Roll Call The following members of the Community Safety Committee were present: Member Mike Ballentine Member Roumel DeLeon Member Gordon Hom Member Leila Nam (arrived at 7:02 p.m.) Member Jonathan Tan Vice Chair Karen Wilson Chair Sebastian Gonzalez The following members of the Community Safety Committee were absent: Member Daniel Kim Member Mike Rosario Member Sarju Vora MOTION: It was moved by Vice Chair Wilson and seconded by Member DeLeon to excuse Members Kim, Rosario, and Vora’s absence from the Community Safety Committee meeting of November 20, 2025. The motion carried (7-0-3-0) as follows: AYES: Ballentine, DeLeon, Hom, Nam, Tan, Wilson, Gonzalez NOES: None ABSENT: Kim, Rosario, Vora ABSTAIN: None 4. Presentations 4A. Review and consideration of an informational presentation by the Public Works Department of the proposed water and sewer rate adjustments. An informational update on the proposed water and sewer rate adjustments was given by Chris Kuebert, Assistant Director of Public Works. Chair Gonzalez opened the public comments period. Kamal Gupta expressed his concern over the proposed water and sewer increases and potential impacts to residential and commercial users.

Seeing no further speakers, the Chair declared the public comments period closed. 5. Public Comments and Suggestions Chair Gonzalez opened the public comments period. Richard Kith inquired how the City is addressing public safety issues within the community and what further community involvement is being done to ease the residents. Deputy City Manager Ryan Carey announced that prior to the meeting the Community Safety Committee members received full-text, unredacted copies of one (1) written comment submitted for Item 5, by the deadline listed on the agenda and for inclusion in the official record. Requests for copies of the written comments submitted for this meeting can be made during regular business hours to the Community Safety Division. Seeing no further speakers, the Chair declared the public comments period closed. 6. Consent Calendar 6A. Approval of Minutes Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 7:00 P.M. Community Safety Committee Regular Meeting Minutes MOTION: It was moved by Vice Chair Wilson and seconded by Member Hom to approve the Community Safety Committee Regular Meeting minutes of Wednesday, September 17, 2025. The motion carried (7-0-3-0) as follows: AYES: Ballentine, DeLeon, Hom, Nam, Tan, Wilson, Gonzalez NOES: None ABSENT: Kim, Rosario, Vora ABSTAIN: None 7. New and Old Business 7A. Review and consideration of informational status reports on community safety matters including crime statistics, traffic, crime prevention and special projects, and emergency preparedness. Captain Dru Strong reported that Part I crimes have decreased by 37% from the same time last year. He attributes the reduction to the City’s commitment to reduce crimes through utilizing Southwest Patrol, a reduction in response times, ALPR cameras throughout the City, and an emphasis on the green bar initiative. Sergeant Neil Wendland reported that the Sheriff’s Department have noted an increase in single-vehicle incidents, usually due to distracted drivers, within the last month. He mentioned that deputies have been patrolling schools for vehicles not yielding to pedestrians in the crosswalk.

Chair Gonzalez opened the public comments period. Kamal Gupta reported his concerns about suspicious vehicles and commercial trucks parking on Claretta Avenue. Richard Kith reported that he has observed multiple vehicle violations at Carmenita Middle School. Cerritos Resident offered a suggestion that the City offer discounts on installing alarm systems and free steering wheel locks. Seeing no further speakers, Chair Gonzalez declared the public comments period closed. MOTION: It was moved by Vice Chair Wilson and seconded by Member Ballentine to receive and file the report. The motion carried (7-0-3-0) as follows: AYES: Ballentine, DeLeon, Hom, Nam, Tan, Wilson, Gonzalez NOES: None ABSENT: Kim, Rosario, Vora ABSTAIN: None 8. Communications 8A. Reports from the Committee Staff Liaison None to report. 8B. Reports from the Community Safety Committee Members Committee member DeLeon expressed his gratitude to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies for their responsiveness. Committee member Nam mentioned the importance of obtaining locked mailboxes to deter stolen mail. Vice Chair Wilson inquired about the Neighborhood Watch program and who is the point of contact if a new block captain wanted to receive materials or information about conducting neighborhood watch meetings. In addition, she expressed her gratitude to the first responders from Fire Station 35 and Cerritos Sheriff station deputies who attended the Zone 54 Halloween event. Chair Gonzalez appreciated the Paper Shredding Event as a safe way to dispose of sensitive information. He also mentioned upcoming City holiday events and wished everyone a safe holiday season.

9. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 7:43 p.m /s/Ryan Carey____________________ __ Ryan Carey Deputy City Manager ATTEST: /s/Sebastian Gonzalez____________________ Sebastian Gonzalez Chair APPROVED: January 21, 2026

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

CERRITOS COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMITTEE

WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 19, 2025 -

7:00 P.M.

CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 18125 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, CERRITOS, CA 90703

Agenda Materials:

The complete agenda for this meeting is available on-demand at cerritos.gov and at the Community Safety Center service counter, 18135 Bloomfield Avenue (Sheriff’s Station), Cerritos, CA, 90703 during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., weekend and observed holidays excepted). Any materials submitted to the Committee after distribution of this agenda will be available for public inspection at the Community Safety Center service counter during regular business hours. Requests for agenda materials or meeting participation assistance can also be made by email to community_safety@cerritos.gov or by phone at (562) 916-1266 during regular business hours.

Order of Agenda

The Committee, by majority of those members present, may reorder the business items listed on the agenda.

PUBLIC OBSERVATION AND PARTICIPATION

The public can observe the meeting via livestream on the City’s website at cerritos.gov, on cable television at Cerritos TV3, or in person in the Council Chamber.

Public Comments

Members of the public may provide public comment for this meeting in person at the meeting or in writing as described below.

In-person public comment : Public comment on business agenda items will be opened and may be provided during consideration of that business agenda item. Public comment on Consent Calendar and non-agenda items will be opened and may be provided during Agenda Item No 5.

Written public comment (hard copy or email) : Public comment may be submitted via email to community_safety@cerritos.gov or by hard copy to the Community Safety Center service counter no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Please identify the agenda item number in the subject line of the email or hard copy document. All written correspondence received by the 3:00 p.m. deadline will be distributed to the Committee prior to the meeting and retained with the official meeting record.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations

In compliance with the ADA, any person with a disability who requires accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should contact the Community Safety Division at (562) 916-1266 to request accommodation. The City will use its best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations related to the meeting.

1.

Call to Order

2.

Pledge of Allegiance

3.

Roll Call

4.

Presentations

4A.

Review and consideration of an informational presentation by the Public Works Department of the proposed water and sewer rate adjustments.

Agenda

PowerPoint

5.

Public Comments and Suggestions This section is reserved for public comment on Consent Calendar and items not listed on the agenda but that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. Verbal comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker, subject to the Chair extending to a maximum of five minutes per speaker, with a total time allotted not to exceed 45 minutes unless the Chair extends.

6.

Consent Calendar Items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. Subject to the discretion of the Committee, there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Committee member or citizen so requests, in which event the item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately.

6A.

Approval of Minutes Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 7:00 p.m. Community Safety Committee Regular Meeting Minutes.

Minutes of September 17, 2025

7.

New and Old Business

7A.

Review and consideration of informational status reports on community safety matters including crime statistics, traffic, crime prevention and special projects, and emergency preparedness.