San Gabriel — 2025-11-04

A. NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH (SIBAN’GNA)\nNATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH (TOVISCANGA)

B. LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

B. MATERIAL DEMANDS\nThe most recent Material Demands from the Finance Department are presented\nto the City Council for review and approval.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council approve Material Demands as\npresented.

C. 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE\nThe City Council is scheduled to meet regularly on the first and third Tuesdays\nof each month. At the end of each year, the City Council schedules the meetings\nfor the year ahead. There will be nominal savings in staff time and utility costs\nfor cancelled meetings.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council approve the 2026 City Council meeting\nschedule as outlined in the staff report.

D. AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT NO. 25-09 TO SOUTHWEST\nPIPELINE AND TRENCHLESS CORPORATION FOR THE SAN GABRIEL\nBOULEVARD SEWER REHABILITATION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF\n$779,305 PLUS A 10% CONTINGENCY\nThe proposed project will rehabilitate the existing sewer line on San Gabriel\nBoulevard from Angeleno Avenue to Marshall Street utilizing trenchless curedin-place-pipe sewer lining technology. Southwest Pipeline & Trenchless\nCorporation submitted the lowest responsive bid for the San Gabriel Boulevard\nSewer Rehabilitation Project, totaling $779,305, plus a 10% contingency.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: This project is\ndetermined to be Categorical Exempt per CEQA Section 15301 – the project\nconsists of minor alterations to existing public right of way facilities. No\nsignificant environmental impacts are anticipated for this project.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Approve plans and specifications for the San Gabriel Boulevard Sewer\nRehabilitation Project (CIP 4-12-05);\n2. Award the contract to Southwest Pipeline & Trenchless Corporation;\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute Construction Contract No. 25-09;\nand\n4. Approve a purchase order in the amount of $857,235.50 which includes a\n10% construction contingency.

E. THEATRE RENTAL FEE WAIVER REQUEST BY OLYMPIA PHILHARMONIC\nSOCIETY\nOlympia Philharmonic Society is planning a youth orchestra concert at the\nMission Playhouse on January 11, 2026, and has requested a partial fee waiver:\na reduction from $6,659.50 to $3,784.50. The event will be presented to the\ncommunity at no charge for admission. The City has budgeted $12,000 in its\nannual Rental Subsidy account, account number 152-3532, for fiscal year 20252026 from which the waiver would be charged. Should the City Council approve\nstaff’s recommendation, the remaining balance would be $9,850.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council approve a partial fee waiver of the San\nGabriel Mission Playhouse facility rental fee in the amount of $2,150 for the\nJanuary 11, 2026 performance day.

A. ORDINANCE NO. 724 AMENDING TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER\n30 CITY COUNCIL, SECTION 30.02 COMPENSATION OF THE SAN GABRIEL\nMUNICIPAL CODE TO ADJUST THE COMPENSATION OF CITY COUNCIL\nMEMBERS PURSUANT TO SENATE BILL 329 – INTRODUCTION AND FIRST\nREADING\nSenate Bill 329 changed the salary cap for city council members to help account\nfor the 300% increase in the cost of living since the last update in 1984. In order\nto account for inflation and facilitate more diverse city councils, options for\nincreasing Council Member compensation are presented for City Council\nconsideration. San Gabriel City Council Member compensation was last\nadjusted in 2009 to $893.70 monthly, pursuant to Ordinance No. 573-C.S. City\nCouncil compensation is proposed to increase from $893.70 per month, per\nmember, to either a maximum of $1,275 (Option 1) or $1,608.66 (Option 2A).\nUnder Option 1, the impact to the General Fund would be an additional $381.30\nper month ($4,575.60 annually) per Council Member, or $22,878 total each year\nfor all five members. Under Option 2A, the increase would be $714.96 per\nmonth ($8,579.52 annually) per Council Member, or $42,897.60 total annually\nfor all five members. There would be no fiscal impact in the current fiscal year;\nfunds for the increased compensation would be included in the Fiscal Year\n2026–27 Budget.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Waive full reading, read by title only, and introduce for first reading\nOrdinance No. 724 entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of San Gabriel,\nCalifornia, Amending Title III: Administration, Chapter 30 City Council, Section\n30.02 Compensation of the San Gabriel Municipal Code to adjust the\nCompensation of City Council Members Pursuant to Senate Bill 329,”\nincorporating either Option 1 or 2(A) for the compensation amount.\n2. Waive future reading and schedule the second reading and adoption of\nOrdinance No. 724 for the next regularly-scheduled City Council meeting.\nALTERNATIVES\nCity Council may decide to:\n1. Not approve the ordinance at introduction; or\n2. Increase compensation to another amount under the maximum of $1,608.66