South El Monte — 2025-10-07

4.a.\nCertificate of Recognition to Sil Ruiz, South El Monte Librarian, for her\ndedication and exemplary service to South El Monte residents and the\ncommunity.

4.b.\nCertificate of Recognition to the Vietnamese Alliance Christian Church of\nSan Gabriel Valley for their 50th Anniversary.

4.c.\nPresentation by National League of Cities (NLC) on the Water and Sewer\nService Line Program.

7.a.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL\nMEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 2, 2025\nStaff is requesting approval of the Minutes for the September 2, 2025,\nRegular City Council Meeting.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff is requesting approval of the Minutes for\nthe September 2, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting.

7.b.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-085,\nAPPROVING WARRANTS FOR THE PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 3, 2025,\nTHROUGH OCTOBER 7, 2025\nAuthorizing payment of City expenditures for the period of September 3,\n2025, through October 7, 2025, totaling $3,112,350.26\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nResolution No. 25-085, authorizing payment of City expenditures.

7.c.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION No. 25-086,\nAWARDING AN AGREEMENT TO EMERGENCY PLANNING\nCONSULTING (EPC) TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES TO\nUPDATE THE CITY'S LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN (LHMP) IN\nAN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $140,000\nThe Federal Disaster Management Act of 2000 (DMA) requires every local,\ncounty, and state government to have an approved Local Hazard Mitigation\nPlan (LHMP), also known as the Plan. In addition to minimizing the impact\nof major hazard events on the community, completion of the Plan also\nmaintains eligibility for future hazard mitigation funding following any\nsignificant disaster. The City of South El Monte is updating the LHMP,\nwhich will expire in December of 2026.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nResolution No. 25-086, awarding an agreement with EPC to provide\nconsulting services to update the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan\n(LHMP) for an amount not to exceed one hundred forty thousand dollars\n($140,000).\nConsent Calendar Items 7.d. and 7.e. next page.\nCONSENT CALENDAR (CONTINUED)

7.d.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-087,\nAPPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)\nAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE AND THE\nTREEPEOPLE INC.\nThe Treepeople Inc. is a nonprofit organization that successfully received\na federal grant with USDA Forest Service to plant trees in city right of ways\nand giveaway trees to the residents of South El Monte.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nResolution No. 25-087, approving an MOU agreement with Treepeople Inc.

7.e.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-089,\nAPPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO EXISTING AGREEMENT\nEXECUTED ON MARCH 21, 2025, FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE\nWITH TIERRA WEST, INC.\nSince March 21st, 2025, TierraWest has been providing economic\ndevelopment services to the city of South El Monte. Staff recommends\napproving amendment #1 with TierraWest to continue providing economic\nservices in the amount of $49,500.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends approving Resolution No.\n25-089 First Amendment with TierraWest Advisors Inc. to provide\neconomic development services.

9.a.\nCONTINUED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 16, 2025, REGULAR CITY\nCOUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING - CONSIDERATION\nOF INTRODUCTION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1284,\nAMENDING CHAPTER 2.64 OF THE SOUTH EL MONTE MUNICIPAL\nCODE REGARDING WORKING OUT OF CLASS\nSection 2.64.090 of the South El Monte Municipal Code currently\nauthorizes out-of-class compensation but does not address situations\nwhere greater adjustments are needed to maintain equity and operational\neffectiveness. The proposed amendment introduces a third calculation\nmethod, providing employees in out-of-class assignments with three\nalternative methods to ensure fair compensation.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council waive first\nreading and introduce Ordinance No. 1284, an amendment to Municipal\nCode Section 2.64.090 authorizing the City Manager, at his discretion, to\napprove a salary increase in excess of five percent (5%) and up to a\nmaximum of ten percent (10%) of an employee’s base salary, when such\nadjustments are in the best interest of the City and consistent with\nbudgetary appropriations.\nGeneral Business Item 9.b. next page.\nGENERAL BUSINESS (CONTINUED)

9.b.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-088\nAPPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT\nAGREEMENT WITH IYOB TESSEMA AS DIRECTOR OF HUMAN\nRESOURCES AND RISK MANAGEMENT\nThe City Manager is asking the City Council to approve a First Amendment\nto the Employment Agreement between the City of South El Monte (“City”)\nand Iyob Tessema which provides for a five percent (5%) merit-based\nsalary increase effective retroactively to February 13, 2025, and revisions\nto align Mr. Tessema’s benefits with those provided to newly appointed\nDirector-level employees.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: The City Manager recommends City Council\napprove the First Amendment to Iyob Tessema’s Employment Agreement\ncontained herein, and adopt the attached Resolution No. 25-088.