City of Cerritos COVID-19 update City Facility Hours Please note that the following information COVID-19. There were 76 reported cases of COVID-19 For a complete list of City facilities open for public is current as of press time on August 18. For and one death in the unincorporated area of Cerritos. use, visit cerritos.us. Signs are posted at all City facili- the most updated City information related to This represents an increase of 237 cases and a decrease ties regarding safety requirements. Everyone age 2 COVID-19, please visit cerritos.us. of one death in Cerritos since the August issue of “The and older must wear a face covering when inside any Per the current Los Angeles County Health Officer Cerritos News.” The number of deaths was readjusted City of Cerritos facility. Order, everyone age 2 and older must wear a face covering following recent data received by the County. City Hall when inside any City of Cerritos facility. Signs are posted On July 28, the Consumer Financial Protection • Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at all City facilities regarding safety requirements. Bureau (CFPB) released an online tool to help renters Cerritos Sheriff’s Station/ County of Los Angeles Public Health reports that and landlords impacted by the pandemic easily find Community Safety Center COVID-19 transmission increased substantially in and apply for payment assistance for rent, utilities and • Open 24 hours per day, seven days a week July, fueled by the Delta variant. The majority of other expenses. The Rental Assistance Finder, available Cerritos Library new cases are being seen in unvaccinated individu- at consumerfinance.gov/renthelp, connects renters and • Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. als. While vaccinated people are seeing a rise in new landlords with state and local programs that are distrib- • Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. COVID-19 diagnoses, they are primarily experiencing uting billions of dollars in federal assistance nationwide their infections as bad colds and not as severe illnesses to help renters stay housed during the pandemic. Cerritos Senior Center at Pat Nixon Park • Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. that bring them to the emergency room. “Library News” Anyone age 12 and older living or working in L.A. The September 2021 issue of the “Library News” will Cerritos Park East, Heritage Park and Liberty Park Community Centers County can get vaccinated against COVID-19. Vac- not be published. The publication is on hiatus pending • Open from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on weekdays cinations are always free and open to eligible residents the scheduling of upcoming programs and events. and workers regardless of immigration status. To find • Open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on weekends starting Public Health Resources a vaccination site near you or make an appointment Saturday, September 11 For the latest updates on COVID-19, please visit the at vaccination sites, visit: vaccinatelacounty.com or Heritage Park Play Island following websites: vaccines.gov. • Closed for maintenance Monday, September 13 • County of Los Angeles Department of Public COVID-19 testing continues to be widely available through Monday, September 20 Health, publichealth.lacounty.gov throughout the County. Visit covid19.lacounty.gov/test- • California Department of Health, cdph.ca.gov Cerritos Olympic Swim and Fitness Center ing to make an appointment. • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cdc.gov • Closed due to ongoing repairs As of press time, the County reported a total of 3,389 • World Health Organization, who.int Iron-Wood Nine Golf Course cases of COVID-19 in Cerritos and 57 deaths due to • Open 6:30 a.m. to sunset • Reservations required Patriot Day remembrance planned September 11, 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of floral tribute at the Veterans Memorial. The public City facilities observe Patriot Day, held in memory of the nearly 3,000 lives is invited to visit the tribute and pay their respects lost in the September 11 attacks of 2001 in New York, through Monday, September 13. The Cerritos Library Labor Day Virginia and Pennsylvania. will present an exhibition of posters from the 9/11 Cerritos City Hall, the City Clerk’s Office, the Cer- The City of Cerritos will commemorate this anni- Memorial & Museum titled “September 11, 2001: ritos Senior Center at Pat Nixon Park and the Cerritos versary with flags in honor of each person who perished The Day That Changed the World.” Library will be closed on Monday, September 6 in placed on the Cerritos Civic Center grounds and a observance of Labor Day. Cerritos Park East, Heritage Park and Liberty Park Industrial development are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and the Cerritos Contract awarded Sports Complex will be open from 2 to 8 p.m. Cerritos project approved Iron-Wood Nine Golf Course will be open from 6 a.m. for assessment The Cerritos City Council recently approved a to 8 p.m. Reservations are required for course play by of Civic Center conditional use permit to allow light industrial calling (562) 916-8400. The Cerritos Olympic Swim parking structure warehousing and office uses for a property on 15912 and Fitness Center is currently closed for repairs. Piuma Avenue in Cerritos. There will be no street sweeping and trash pick-up The Cerritos City Council recently awarded a The site includes two parcels: a 10,084-square- on Labor Day. Schedules will be delayed by one day $70,585 contract to the IDS Group, Inc. to perform foot parcel located in the City of Norwalk; and a for the remainder of the week through Saturday. The structural assessment and prepare for the rehabilita- 44,866-square-foot parcel in the City of Cerritos. The COW and Dial-A-Ride transit services will not operate tion of the Civic Center parking structure, which project site is currently used as a truck storage yard, on Labor Day. is widely used by patrons of City Hall, the Library, housing a large office trailer, large tractor-trailers, Sheriff’s Station and Cerritos Sculpture Garden. semi-trucks and other vehicles. The building was structurally designed by the IDS The Cerritos City Council also approved a request Sign up for E-News Group, Inc., a structural engineering consultant in to construct a new, two-story industrial building and Irvine, in 2001 under a contract with Walker Parking related site and landscaping improvements at 15912 The City of Cerritos E-News service provides Consultants, the architect of the project. Piuma Avenue. The proposed architecture will be residents with access to the latest City news and The project includes a seismic evaluation of the contemporary in design with a variation of white information. Participants can sign up for e-mails, text building, bringing the structure up to code, imple- and grey tones. The roof design features high parapet messages or both. Subscribers can choose to receive menting strengthening measures and repairing walls to screen all future mechanical equipment and notifications on a variety of topics, including agenda cracks and spalling issues. vents from view. postings, recreation information, crime information, The work is expected to be completed by June 2022. Proposed landscaping highlights will feature street closures and more. To sign up, click the “E-News” water-saving shrubs, succulents and groundcover. red envelope link on the homepage of the City’s web- site at cerritos.us. September 2021 • Volume 50 • Number 9 Published for the Citizens of Cerritos City Council/Successor Agency meetings are held to the Cerritos Redevelopment Agency Resolu- the City of Cerritos proclaiming the termination at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of every tion No. 2021-02, a joint resolution of the City of the COVID-19 local emergency and rescinding month at City Hall. For details, call the Office of the Council of the City of Cerritos and the Successor Resolution No. 2020-05 and any related executive City Clerk/Treasurer from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday Agency to the Cerritos Redevelopment Agency, orders issued by the Director of Emergency Services. through Friday at (562) 916-1248. approving and adopting the annual investment • Waived full reading of and adopted Resolution No. June 24, 2021 policy for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. 2021-15, a resolution of the City Council of the • Awarded a contract in the amount of $143,341 for • Received and filed the report about the 2020 Ur- City of Cerritos approving and adopting the annual construction of asphalt improvements in residen- ban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage appropriation limit for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. tial streets (total bid), Project No. 14088, Bid No. Contingency Plan; and • Waived full reading of and adopted Resolution 1425-21, to All American Asphalt and rejected the • Directed the City Attorney to: a) Compose cor- No. 2021-16, a resolution of the City Council of other bids; and respondence of the City’s position relative to con- the City of Cerritos in support of the Invest in • Authorized the City Manager or his designee to cerns with the adoption of the 2020 Urban Water America Act (HR 3684), federal funding high- execute any project-related change orders. Management Plan (Plan), including the short ways, transit and rail across the country, includ- • Waived full reading of and adopted Resolution timeframe required for completion and inac- ing the Del Amo Bridge Replacement and Traffic No. 2021-10, a resolution of the City Council of curate population growth data within the subject Signal Synchronization Project. the City of Cerritos adopting the Cerritos Electric report as currently presented, and b) Transmit • Waived full reading of and adopted Resolution Utility (CEU) 2021 Physical Security Plan and the summary to the various applicable agencies No.