Alhambra — 2025-10-27

1.\nCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE: XIOMARA CONTRERAS – F2M25-3\nMayor Lee and the City Council wish to commend and thank Customer Service\nSupervisor Xiomara Contreras who will soon retire after 33 years of faithful and loyal\nservice to the Utilities Department and the City of Alhambra. Mayor Lee will present a\nCertificate of Service plaque to Ms. Contreras for her outstanding work for the City.

10.\nNOTICE OF COMPLETION: ROOF REPLACEMENT AT ALHAMBRA FIRE STATION\n74 PROJECT – F2M24-36, C2M25-21, M2M25-163\nOn February 10, 2025, the City Council authorized the issuance of a Notice Inviting Bids\nfor the roof replacement project at Alhambra Fire Station 74, located at 2505 W. Norwood\nPlace. The contract was awarded to Superior Roofing Systems, Inc. in the amount of\n$125,256.00 on May 12, 2025. There were three change orders to the project. Change\norder No. 1 was in the amount of $45,360.00 for a change in roof material, from a onelayer flat tile to a two-piece clay tile. Change order No. 1 is the net amount after the credit\nof $18,495.00 for the return of the original flat tile material. Change order Nos. 2 and 3\nwere for the plywood replacement in the upper deck and perimeter edge in the amount of\n$51,360.00. All change orders were approved by City Council on August 25, 2025. All\nwork has been completed in accordance with the project specifications. It would be\nappropriate for City Council to accept this project as complete and instruct that the Notice\nof Completion be filed with the County of Los Angeles Recorder’s Office.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council accept the work of Superior Roofing Systems,\nInc. for the roof replacement project at Alhambra Fire Station 74 as complete in the amount\nof $221,976.00; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion with the County of\nLos Angeles for recordation; instruct the Finance Department to release the five percent\n(5%) retention thirty-five (35) days from the date of recordation, if no liens are filed; and,\ndirect staff to undertake the steps necessary to finalize the Council’s action. (M2M25-163)

11.\nNOTICE OF COMPLETION: ROOF REPLACEMENT AT ALHAMBRA FIRE STATION\n72 PROJECT – F2M24-24, C2M25-22, M2M25-164\nOn February 12, 2024, the City Council authorized the issuance of a Notice Inviting Bids\nfor the roof replacement at Alhambra Fire Station 72, located at 1215 S. 6th Street. The\ncontract was awarded to Rainy Day Roofing, Inc. in the amount of $140,429.58 on May\n12, 2025. There were two change orders to the project. Change order No. 1 was in the\namount of $17,780 to replace two fascia boards and rafter tails and was approved by the\nDirector of Public Works and Utilities. Change order No. 2 was in the amount of $94,394.21\nfor the additional materials, labor, and onsite equipment and rental as a result of the\nchange in roof material from a one-layer flat tile to a two-piece clay tile and was approved\nby the City Council on August 25, 2025. Change order No. 2 is the net amount after the\ncredit of $10,865.79 for the return of the original flat tile material. All work has been\ncompleted in accordance with the project specifications. It would be appropriate for City\nCouncil to accept this project as complete and instruct that the Notice of Completion be\nfiled with the County of Los Angeles Recorder’s Office.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council accept the work of Rainy Day Roofing, Inc. for\nthe roof replacement project at Alhambra Fire Station 72 as complete in the amount of\n$252,603.79; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion with the County of Los\nAngeles for recordation; instruct the Finance Department to release the five percent (5%)\nretention thirty-five (35) days from the date of recordation, if no liens are filed; and direct\nstaff to undertake the steps necessary to finalize the Council’s action. (M2M25-164)

12.\nNOTICE INVITING BIDS: CEILING REMOVAL AND T-BAR REPLACEMENT AT FIRE\nSTATION 71 HEADQUARTERS – F2M25-58, N2M25-155\nOn August 26, 2025, the City Council awarded contract to Advanced Engineered Solutions\n(AES) for the professional design services, bid support, and construction oversight for the\nHeating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Upgrade project at Alhambra Fire\nStation 71. During the design phase, AES determined there were mechanical challenges\nthat should be addressed before moving forward with the new HVAC design of the\nbuilding. The proposed project will involve removal of existing drywall, installation of\nsuspended T-Bar ceiling, new lighting, and new smoke detectors, and the addition of fans.\nThe scope of work has been completed and the project is ready to be advertised.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council authorize staff to issue a notice inviting bids for\nthe Ceiling Removal and T-Bar Replacement at Fire Station 71 Headquarters, with bids\ndue no later than 10:30 a.m. on December 8, 2025 and opened at 11:00 a.m. that same\nday.

13.\nAWARD CONTRACT: WATER WELL MAINTENANCE SERVICES AND PUMP AND\nMOTOR REPAIRS – F2M25-47, RFP2M25-15, C2M25-51, M2M25-165\nOn August 25, 2025, the City Council approved the distribution of a Request for Proposals\nfor Water Well Maintenance Services and Pump and Motor Repairs for the Utilities Water\nDivision. There were eight proposals received for the project. Staff conducted a review\nand evaluation of the responding proposals and found the General Pump’s proposal the\nbest suited for the City’s Wells, Pumps and Motors needs.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council approve a contract, subject to final language\napproval by the City Manager and City Attorney, by and between the City of Alhambra and\nGeneral Pump for the Water Well Maintenance Services and Pump and Motor Repairs for\nthe Water Division in the amount not to exceed $400,000.00 for one year, with two\nadditional one-year renewal options, for a total amount not to exceed $1,200,000.00 over\na three-year period, authorize the City Manager to execute the extensions if the services\nare satisfactory; and, direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to finalize Council’s\naction. (M2M25-165)

14.\nAWARD CONTRACT: ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR PHASE 2 TRAFFIC\nSIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECT – ADAPTIVE/TRAFFIC RESPONSIVE\nCONTROL SYSTEMS PROJECT – F2M23-47, RFP2M25-19, C2M25-52, M2M25-166\nOn September 8, 2025, the City Council approved distributing a Request for Proposals for\nthe professional engineering design services for Phase 2 of the Traffic Signal\nSynchronization Project (Adaptive/ Traffic Responsive Control Systems). Staff received\nproposals from four (4) companies. Staff reviewed and evaluated the responding\nproposals and found the proposal submitted by Advantec Consulting Engineers, Inc.\nconforms to the RFP and received the highest rating. Proposals were evaluated based on\nteam qualifications, technical approach, project understanding and experience,\nreferences, and overall completeness and quality.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council award contract, subject to final language\napproval by the City Manager and City Attorney, to Advantec Consulting Engineers, Inc.\nfor professional engineering design services for Phase 2 of the Traffic Signal\nSynchronization Project (Adaptive/ Traffic Responsive Control Systems), in an amount not\nto exceed $1,701,013.00; and, direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to finalize\nCouncil’s action. (M2M25-166)

15.\nAUTHORIZE RFP: SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE FOR TREATMENT OF DRINKING\nWATER – F2M25-59, RFP2M25-23\nThe City provides water services to approximately 18,965 customer service connections\nwithin its 7.6-square-mile service area. The City’s water infrastructure includes\napproximately 145 miles of distribution main and 30 miles of transmission pipeline, nine\nactive wells, six booster pumping stations, fourteen water storage reservoirs, and one\nMetropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) service connection. The City’s\nexisting source of water supply consists of groundwater produced from the Main San\nGabriel Basin and treated water purchased from MWD. In order to comply with Federal\nand State regulations Sodium Hypochlorite (NaOCl) solution is applied to local\ngroundwater as part of the treatment process to kill harmful pathogens.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council approve the distribution of a Request for\nProposals (RFP) for Sodium Hypochlorite for Treatment of Drinking Water, with proposals\ndue no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2025; and, direct staff to undertake\nthe steps necessary to finalize the Council’s action.

16.\nACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN\nTRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY UNDER MEASURE R FOR PEDESTRIAN\nIMPROVEMENTS – F2M25-18, M2M25-167\nOn March 11, 2024, the City Council adopted the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian\nImprovement Plan (Plan), which establishes a vision for biking and pedestrian\ninfrastructure and facilitates further planning and funding support for the implementation\nof the City’s active transportation goals. On May 14, 2024, the City formally submitted a\nletter/request to Metro highlighting the City’s interests to reallocate funds toward the\nimplementation of the City’s pedestrian improvements. On July 25, 2024, the LA Metro\nBoard formally took action and approved the reprogramming of Alhambra’s funds. By\nOctober 2024, LA Metro notified the City that the “actual” balance to be reprogrammed\nwas slightly less than the $14.4 million anticipated; the revised value was $14,387,027.50,\nafter adjusting for minor expenses related to the Fremont Avenue Traffic Improvements\nProject in the amount of $12,972.50. Recently, on October 6, 2025, the City received the\nFunding Agreement in the amount of $14,387,027.50 for the City’s Pedestrian\nImprovement Project. The Measure R funds will provide for Project Initiation Document,\nProject Development, Project Approval/Environmental Document, Plans, Specifications,\nand Estimates, and Construction for the City’s priority pedestrian improvements.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council accept grant funds in the amount of\n$14,387,027.50 from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) under\nthe Alhambra Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Project, LACMTA Project ID\n#MR1.9.4.01 and FTIP #LAMIPMR141; appropriate $10,950,027.50 in revenues and\nexpenditures under Measure R for the 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27 Fiscal Years, as\nallocated under the grant; authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all\ndocuments related to grant implementation; and, direct staff to undertake the steps\nnecessary to finalize the Council’s action. (M2M25-167)

17.\nACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN\nTRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY UNDER MEASURE R FOR THE 710 STUB\nIMPROVEMENTS INTO A FOUR-LANE ARTERIAL – F2M25-18, M2M25-168\nOn April 24, 2023, the City entered into a Cooperative Agreement with the California\nDepartment of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Project Initiation Document (PID) for the\n710 Stub Improvements at Valley from a six-lane freeway corridor to a four-lane local\narterial. Featured with the arterial conversion concept are bike lanes, a pedestrian\nwalkway, lighting, parkways with trees and landscape, and stormwater pre-treatment\nelements including water capture and reuse elements. Recently, on October 10, 2025,\nthe City received the Funding Agreement in the amount of $62,400,000 for the City’s\nArterial Conversion Project. The Measure R funds will provide for Project Initiation\nDocument, Project Development, Project Approval/Environmental Document, Plans,\nSpecifications, and Estimates, and Construction for the City’s Arterial Conversion Project.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council accept grant funds in the amount of\n$62,400,000 from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority under the I10/SR-710 Interchange Reconfiguration (Arterial Conversion), LACMTA Project ID\n#MR1.1.1.01 and FTIP #LAMIPMR123; appropriate $9,000,000 in revenues and\nexpenditures under Measure R for the 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27 Fiscal Years, as\nallocated under the grant; authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all\ndocuments related to grant implementation; and, direct staff to undertake the steps\nnecessary to finalize the Council’s action. (M2M25-168)

18.\nAWARD CONTRACT: GREEN STREET DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON MAIN\nSTREET – F2M23-56, N2M25-107, C2M25-53, M2M25-169\nOn August 25, 2025, the City Council approved the distribution of Notice Inviting Bids for\nthe Green Street Demonstration Project on Main Street. On October 9, 2025, bids were\nopened by the City Clerk. Eight (8) bids were received, which ranged from the base bid\namount of $6,396,800 to $9,208,985. Sully-Miller Contracting Company, submitted the\nlowest qualified bid at $6,396,800. Staff reviewed the bid submitted by Sully-Miller\nContracting Company, and found it to be in full compliance and conformance with the\nproject’s specifications. The Project includes installation of four (4) drywells north of Main\nStreet on Birch Avenue and Grand Avenue, 20,000 square feet of bioretention areas, and\nplanting 34 new trees along Main Street. Eastbound traffic lanes will be reduced to two (2)\nlanes and parking along the median will be removed.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council award a contract, subject to final language\napproval by the City Manager and City Attorney, by and between the City of Alhambra and\nSully-Miller Contracting Company, for the Green Street Demonstration Project on Main\nStreet in an amount not to exceed $6,396,800; and, direct staff to undertake the steps\nnecessary to finalize Council’s action. (M2M25-169)

19.\nAPPROVE CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER: OPERATIONS OF ALHAMBRA\nCOMMUNITY TRANSIT AND SENIOR RIDE – F2M19-34, C2M19-38, M2M25-170\nIn 2019, First Transit was awarded a contract to provide contract transit operations for the\nAlhambra Community Transit (ACT) and Alhambra Senior Ride. The agreement with First\nTransit has been extended multiple times and currently expires in June 2030. During\nFiscal Year 2024-25 there was an increase in revenue hours due to traffic delays;\ntherefore, additional appropriations in the amount of $47,864.81 are required to cover a\nbudget shortfall under the contract. The additional appropriations are necessary to\nprocess final invoices and the close out the FY 2024-25 contracted services.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council approve Change Order #1 with First Transit Inc.\nfor the Alhambra Community Transit and Senior Ride contract; increase contract C2M1938 by $47,864.81, bringing the total revised contract value to $2,556,950.31, subject to\napproval by the City Manager and City Attorney; direct the Finance Director to appropriate\n$47,864.81 from Prop A and Prop C Fund Balances; and, direct staff to undertake the\nsteps necessary to finalize the Council’s action. (M2M25-170)

2.\nPRESENTATION OF A GIFT RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF KIRISHIMA, JAPAN\n– ALHAMBRA’S SISTER CITY – F2M7-80\nRecently, Alhambra Chamber of Commerce Member, Mr. Ivan Posey, visited Alhambra’s\nSister City of Kirishima, Japan. While visiting, Mr. Posey met with the Mayor of Kirishima\nand his staff. During the meeting, the Mayor graciously presented Mr. Posey with a gift for\nthe City of Alhambra. Mr. Posey will present the gift from Kirishima’s Mayor and provide\nthe Council with some details about his visit to the Sister City.

20.\nTREASURER’S REPORT – F2M25-1\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council receive and file as submitted the Treasurer's\nReport prepared by the Director of Finance for the month of September 2025, listing all of\nthe City's investments as of September 30, 2025.

21.\nMINUTES\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council review and approve as submitted the Minutes\nof the September 8, 2025 regular meeting of the City Council.

22.\nPERSONNEL ACTIONS – F2M25-2\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council ratify the actions of the City Manager set forth\nin that certain Personnel Actions document dated October 27, 2025 showing the various\nappointments, classifications, salary changes, etc., since the last City Council meeting.

23.\nDEMANDS - F2M25-1\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council approve as submitted Final Check List (261461\nthru 261615) in the amount of $838,554.02 for the period ending September 11, 2025\nand Schedule of Wire Transfers in the amount of $102,184.12 for the week ending\nSeptember 5, 2025; Final Check List (261616 thru 261814) in the amount of\n$1,090,179.39 the period ending September 18, 2025 and Schedule of Wire Transfers in\nthe amount of $1,187,355.64 for the week ending September 12, 2025; Final Check List\n(261815 thru 261815) in the amount of $67,640.00 for the period ending September 18,\n2025; Final Check List (261816 thru 261980) in the amount $2,085,791.50 and Schedule\nof Wire Transfers in the amount of $3,000,466.13 for the week ending September 19,\n2025; Final Check List (174 thru 345 and 261981 thru 261988) in the amount of\n$63,961.92 for the period ending October 2, 2025; Final Check List (261989 thru 262128)\nin the amount of $2,162,080.94 for the period ending October 2, 2025 and Schedule of\nWire Transfers in the amount of $1,378,863.85 for the week ending September 26, 2025;\nand, Final Check List (262129 thru 262301) in the amount of $3,308,927.08 for the period\nending October 9, 2025 and Schedule of Wire Transfers in the amount of $643,541.19 for\nthe week ending October 3, 2025.

24.\nFIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9.18 (SMOKING REGULATED OR\nPROHIBITED) OF THE ALHAMBRA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN\nMULTI-UNIT RESIDENCES OF FOUR (4) OR MORE UNITS – F2M25-7, O2M25-4852\nOn June 23, 2025, the City Council directed staff to research options for prohibiting\nsmoking in multi-unit residential properties. On September 22, 2025, the City Council\ndirected staff to prepare an ordinance expanding the City’s smoking regulations to include\nmulti-unit residences of four (4) or more units. Council requested that the ordinance\ninclude: A three-year phase-in period for existing units; An emphasis on private\nenforcement; Educational resources for smoking cessation and addiction treatment; and,\nNotification and signage requirements for landlords and homeowners’ associations. Staff\nhas prepared Ordinance No. O2M25-4852 in accordance with Council direction.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council declare introduced for its first reading the\nfollowing ordinance entitled:\nOrdinance No. O2M25-4852: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of\nAlhambra, California, Amending Chapter 9.18 (Smoking Regulated or\nProhibited) of the Alhambra Municipal Code to prohibit smoking in multi-unit\nresidences of four (4) or more units\nwhich ordinance will return for a second reading and adoption at the next regular Council\nmeeting.

25.\nSECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER\n2.23 (§ 2.23.030, § 2.23.040, AND § 2.23.050) OF THE ALHAMBRA MUNICIPAL CODE\nPERTAINING TO THE COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF THE HCDA CITIZEN\nADVISORY COMMITTEE – F2M25-29, O2M25-4851\nStaff requests that the City Council declare introduced for second reading and adopt an\nOrdinance amending Chapter 2.23 of the Alhambra Municipal Code relating to the HCDA\nCitizen Advisory Committee The HCDA serves an important role as an advisory body to\nthe City Council, providing recommendations related to the City’s housing and community\ndevelopment initiatives. According to the Municipal Code (§ 2.23.090), the HCDA shall\nmeet once every three months. In addition, per the City’s Citizen Participation Plan, the\nHCDA is expected to meet regularly to provide input and recommendations on key\ndocuments, including the Consolidated Plan, the Annual Action Plan, the Consolidated\nAnnual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), and any substantial amendments.\nThe HCDA Citizen Advisory Committee held a meeting on March 4, 2025. After that date,\nno meetings could be held through September 2025 due to a lack of quorum. With the\ncurrent six appointed members and four vacancies on the ten-member body, all members\nneeded to be present to meet the quorum requirement of six (50% plus one). Due to the\nlack of quorum from March through September, the committee was unable to fulfill its\nadvisory responsibilities or provide formal recommendations during that time. The\nproposed ordinance amends Sections § 2.23.030, § 2.23.040, and § 2.23.050 of the\nAlhambra Municipal Code to reduce the HCDA Citizen Advisory Committee membership\nfrom ten (10) to five (5) members, and to reduce the number of committee member\nappointments by each City Council member from two (2) to one (1). The City Council gave\nfirst reading to this ordinance at the October 13, 2025 Council meeting.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council declare introduced for its second reading and\nadopt the following ordinance entitled:\nOrdinance No. O2M25-4851: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of\nAlhambra, California, amending Chapter 2.23 (§ 2.23.030 – Composition and\nQualifications, § 2.23.040 – Appointment and Term of Office, and § 2.23.050\n– Ex Officio Members) of the Alhambra Municipal Code relating to the HCDA\nCitizen Advisory Committee

3.\nRESOLUTION ESTABLISHING NEW FEES FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION\nAPPLICATIONS – F2M20-51, R2M25-42\nAt the October 13, 2025 City Council meeting, Historic Preservation Application fees were\ndiscussed and continued. The Council requested additional information regarding\nsurrounding cities’ fees and details about the fee study that was conducted. The Council\nalso asked staff to look into additional grant funding opportunities as well. Lastly, the\nCouncil had a brief discussion about Certificates of Economic Hardship that merited a\nfollow up on the topic. Staff reached out to adjacent cities with Historic Preservation\nprograms and inquired about their processes and fees. Information was obtained through\nreviewing municipal codes and fee schedules and then verifying by speaking with\nrespective staff. While each city had slightly different processes and applications,\ntremendous effort was made to try to accurately show what other cities were doing in\ncomparison to Alhambra’s proposed fees. Staff will present information regarding the\nresults of the survey as well as on the topics Council requested additional information on\nat the October 13, 2025 meeting.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council adopt Resolution No. R2M25-42 entitled: A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Alhambra, California, establishing new fees\nfor Historic Preservation Applications to establish new fees for applications required under\nthe Historic Preservation Ordinance, or direct staff as deemed appropriate in providing\nfurther direction on establishing new fees for Historic Preservation applications.

4.\nAWARD CONTRACT:\nPROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR\nPREPARATION OF THE CITY’S OFFICIAL REPORTS FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT\nOF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) – F2M25-43, RFP2M25-11,\nC2M25-50, M2M25-160\nOn July 28, 2025, the City Council authorized staff to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP)\nfor the preparation of Annual Action Plans, Consolidated Annual Performance and\nEvaluation Reports (CAPERs), and professional staff assistance. These are\nadministrative requirements for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME\nInvestment Partnerships funds administered by the Department of Housing and Urban\nDevelopment (HUD). Staff contacted six consulting firms specializing in CDBG and HOME\nadministrative support services and received four proposals. After reviewing the\nsubmissions conducting interviews with all the candidates, staff recommends awarding a\ncontract to Veronica Tam and Associates. The City currently contracts with Veronica Tam\nand Associates, a firm with an extensive history working with Alhambra and a strong\nunderstanding of the City’s housing and development priorities.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council award a three-year contract, subject to final\nlanguage approval by the City Manager and City Attorney, by and between the City of\nAlhambra and Veronica Tam & Associates, for professional services in an amount not to\nexceed $80,100 for the preparation of the City of Alhambra’s Annual Action Plan(s),\nConsolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report(s) (CAPER), and professional\nstaff assistance; and, direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to finalize Council’s\naction. (M2M25-160)

5.\nRESOLUTION MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE\nCOUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NOS. 2 &16 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nREQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE UPCOMING REORGANIZATION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL – F2M25-56, R2M25-40\nOn February 24, 2025, in accordance with Alhambra City Charter Sec. 29, the Alhambra\nCity Council reorganized and rotated the offices of Mayor, Vice Mayor and Councilpersons\nof various departments for the nine-month period ending November 24, 2025. Adoption of\na Resolution is required in connection with the upcoming reorganization of the City\nCouncil; i.e., designating the City’s Board members to the Los Angeles County Sanitation\nDistrict Nos. 2 and 16. By the District’s bylaws, Jeff Maloney, by virtue of becoming Mayor\neffective November 24, 2025, is the City’s Member; and, Adele Andrade-Stadler is the\nAlternate Member to act in place of Mr. Maloney, if necessary.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council adopt Resolution No. R2M25-40 entitled: A\nResolution of the Alhambra City Council pertaining to the designation of the Member and\nAlternate Member of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation District Nos. 2 And 16\nof Los Angeles County

6.\nACCEPT GRANT: OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY – PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE\nSAFETY PROGRAM – F2M25-18, M2M25-161\nThe goal of the Office of Traffic Safety and Pedestrian Bicycle Safety Program is to reduce\nthe number of individuals killed or injured from collisions involving pedestrians and\nbicyclists through grant funding for local law enforcement agencies. The Alhambra Police\nDepartment intends to utilize funding for the FY 2025-2026 Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety\nProgram to enhance community safety through various educational programs. Such\nprograms and services will include classroom education, bicycle rodeos, community\nevents and presentations on an overtime basis. Participation in programs such as National\nWalk to School Day, National Bicycle Safety Month, National Pedestrian Safety Month\nand California’s Pedestrian Safety Month. In addition, the Police Department intends to\nuse grant funding to purchase bicycle helmets to be distributed to community members at\nvarious events throughout the grant cycle.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council accept the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) grant\nin the amount of $46,635; appropriate revenue and expenditure funds in the amount of\n$46,635; authorize the Chief of Police to enter into a contract with the Office of Traffic\nSafety for grant implementation; and, direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to\nfinalize Council’s action. (M2M25-161)

7.\nNOTICE INVITING BIDS: SEWER LIFT STATION NO. 5 REPLACEMENT PROJECT –\nF2M25-57, N2M25-154\nThe Sewer System Rehabilitation Plan completed in March 2009 identified Sewer Lift\nStation No. 5, located at 913 Clay Court east of Granada Avenue and north of Mission\nRoad, in need of complete replacement. The lift station was originally constructed in 1926.\nAlthough the lift station has been well maintained, due to its age and increased sewage\nflow rates into the station, a complete replacement was recommended. Plans and\nspecifications have been prepared. Staff has reviewed the plans and found them to be\nconsistent with the City’s standards.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council approve the distribution of a Notice Inviting Bids\nto qualified contractors for the Sewer Lift Station No. 5 Replacement Project with bids due\nno later than 10:30 a.m. on November 27, 2025 and opened at 11:00 a.m. that same day;\nand, direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to finalize the Council’s action.

8.\nCONTRACT EXTENSION: ALHAMBRA COMMUNITY CENTER\nMANAGEMENT SERVICES – F2M22-65, C2M23-43, M2M25-162\nPROJECT\nOn May 22, 2023, the City Council awarded a contract not to exceed $750,000 for 30\nmonths to Cowley Corbis for project management services for the construction of the\nAlhambra Community Center. The current agreement is scheduled to expire by its terms\non November 30, 2025. This amendment is necessary to complete the Alhambra\nCommunity Center Project. The project had been extended due to unforeseen CEQA\nrequirements, including the Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”). The original agreement\nwas for a mitigated negative declaration path to a final CEQA determination. The project\nalso required additional public outreach and public meetings to review the project's design\nand historical preservation aspects. The Alhambra Community Center is projected to be\ncompleted by July, 2027.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council approve an amendment, subject to final\nlanguage approval by the City Manager and City Attorney, to the contract with Cowley and\nCorbis (Contract No. C2M23-43) for project management services for the Alhambra\nCommunity Center for an additional $500,000 in an amount no to exceed $1,250,000 for\na term of twenty months from December 1, 2025 to July 31, 2027; and, direct staff to\nundertake the steps necessary to finalize Council’s action. (M2M25-162)

9.\nRESOLUTION TO CAST VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE BOARD OF THE\nSAN GABRIEL BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY (WQA) – F2M12-46, R2M25-41\nThe election of the city member and alternate of the Board of the WQA from cities with\npumping rights will take place at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of the\nAuthority set for December 17, 2025. The City of Alhambra is one of the cities in the San\nGabriel Basin with prescriptive water pumping rights, entitled to nominate and vote for a\ncity member and alternate representing cities with pumping rights. At the October 13, 2025\nCouncil meeting, the City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. R2M25-37\nentitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Alhambra, California nominating\nCouncilmember Jeffrey K. Maloney to represent cities with prescriptive water pumping\nrights on the Board of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority. By letter dated\nOctober 20, 2025, the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority confirmed Jeffrey K.\nMaloney as an official nominee for the office of city member of the Board of the San Gabriel\nBasin Water Quality Authority and provided the list of other nominees and a ballot, along\nwith instructions on voting procedure. The City of Alhambra must cast its 8 vote(s) for only\none of the official nominees provided by the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority\nand must cast its vote(s) by resolution of the City Council. The resolution of the City of\nAlhambra City Council casting its vote(s) must be received by the San Gabriel Basin Water\nQuality Authority no later than December 16, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council Adopt Resolution No. R2M25-41 entitled: A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Alhambra, California, casting its vote(s) for\nCouncilmember Jeffrey K. Maloney to represent cities with prescriptive pumping rights on\nthe Board of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority