San Gabriel — 2026-05-05

P.M. on the meeting day will be forwarded to the City Council before the meeting for\ntheir consideration, but will not be read during the meeting. Comments submitted after\n4:00 P.M. will be forwarded to Council but may not be received before the meeting.\nWatch the Meeting Online\nLive broadcasts of the meetings are available using the following link:\nCity Council Meeting Videos\nCITY OF SAN GABRIEL\nCITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA\nTuesday, May 5, 2026 - 6:30 P.M.\nCity Hall Council Chamber\n425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, California 91776\nMark Lazzaretto\nCity Manager\nKeith Lemieux\nCity Attorney\nJulie Nguyen\nCity Clerk\nKevin B. Sawkins\nCity Treasurer\nEric Chan\nMayor\nTony Ding\nVice Mayor\nJorge Herrera Avila\nCouncil Member\nDenise Menchaca\nCouncil Member\nJohn Wu\nCouncil Member\nAmended 4/30/2026\nItem 4C – Sister Cities\nLiaisons Added\nTuesday, May 5, 2026\n• CALL TO ORDER\n• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY: Council Member Herrera Avila\n• ROLL CALL\n1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER

A. MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH

B. ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH AND\nMENTAL HEALTH DAY

C. HISTORIC PRESERVATION 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. MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES –\nCOUNCIL LIAISONS\nThe Mayor is responsible for appointing members of the City Council to serve\non various local and regional committees, as well as liaisons for City initiatives.\nIn addition, it is necessary for the Council to take formal action to designate the\nnew Mayor to serve as the Delegate to the Los Angeles County Sanitation\nDistrict Board and Los Angeles County City Selection Committee.\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 adopt Resolution No. 26-12 confirming\nthe Mayor’s appointments of Council Members to serve as delegates, alternates\nand liaisons to outside agencies and Committees.

D. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 26-11 DECLARING THE CITY OF SAN\nGABRIEL’S INTENTION TO VACATE AN UNUSED SIDEWALK AREA ALONG\nTHE FRONTAGE OF 261 SOUTH MISSION DRIVE, RESERVING A PARKWAY\nDRAIN EASEMENT, AND FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC\nHEARING FOR ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN OR OBJECTING THE\nPROPOSED VACATION\nParcel A adjacent to 261 South Mission Drive has long contained private\nimprovements, with alterations first approved at the June 4, 1996, City Council\nmeeting using a revocable license agreement. Approval was reaffirmed with\nnew ownership at the May 6, 2003, City Council meeting, which was then\ndocumented with an executed encroachment agreement and recorded in Los\nAngeles County Official Records. The agreement-term was only coextensive\nwith the operation of the restaurant, which closed in approximately 2014. The\nCity granted a temporary encroachment permit-covenant and agreement on\nSeptember 23, 2025, to the current property owner to facilitate tenant\nimprovements, remodeling and renovations. Based upon conversations with\nthe owner, and no apparent benefit to the public of the City maintaining\nownership of the encroachment area, City staff analyzed and evaluated possible\nabandonment of Parcel A.\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 adopt Resolution No. 26-11 declaring\nits intention to vacate Parcel A, an unused sidewalk area located along the\nfrontage of 261 South Mission Drive pursuant to Division 9, Part 3, Chapter 3 of\nthe California Streets and Highways Code, reserving a parkway drain easement,\nand fixing the time and place for hearing all persons interested in or objecting\nto the proposed vacation on June 2, 2026 at 425 South Mission Drive.

A. COMPLIANCE REPORT PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 2561\nAssembly Bill 2561 (AB 2561) requires public agencies to hold at least one\npublic hearing annually to report agencywide vacancies, recruitment, and\nretention outcomes for the previous year, and discuss any challenges\nexperienced in hiring and retention during the previous year and efforts to\naddress those challenges. AB 2561 further requires the hearing and\npresentation to be made prior to the adoption of the fiscal year 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 receive and file this report in\ncompliance with Assembly Bill 2561.