South El Monte — 2025-11-18

10.a. CONTINUED FROM THE JUNE 3, 2025, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL\nMEETING - UPDATE ON CANNABIS BUFFER ZONE MAPS\nCannabis Buffer Zone Alternatives\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends the City Council review the\nprovided maps and provide staff direction to maintain the current or modify\nthe buffer zone and eligible zones for retail commercial cannabis operations\nwithin the South El Monte Municipal Code.

12.a. LETTER FROM EPIPHANY CATHOLIC CHURCH REQUESTING A FEE\nWAIVER FOR A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT AND CITY STAFF TIME\nFOR THEIR ANNUAL OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE PROCESSIONS\nEpiphany Church is requesting a fee waiver for a Temporary Use Permit\n(TUP) and for City staff time dedicated to public safety support during its\nannual "Our Lady of Guadalupe" processions, scheduled from Tuesday,\nDecember 2, 2025, through Thursday, December 11, 2025.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council to discuss and\nconsider approving the fee waiver request submitted by Epiphany Catholic\nChurch, totaling $3,776.31.

13.a. MAYOR GLORIA OLMOS\n1. Town Hall on Suicide Prevention.\n2. Consideration of leveling off the hilly area by the pool due to liability\nissues.

13.b. MAYOR PRO TEM HECTOR DELGADO\n1. Manage Electioneering and campaigning practices on Public Facilities.

13.c. COUNCILMEMBER RUDY BOJORQUEZ\n1. Review Facility Reservation Forms

13.d. COUNCILMEMBER MANUEL ACOSTA\n1. Safety Measures in the Lexington-Gallatin Neighborhood Adjacent to\nWhittier Narrows Picnic Area.\n2. El Monte/South El Monte Emergency Resources Association.

7.a.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL\nMEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2025\nStaff is requesting approval of Minutes for the September 16, 2025, Regular\nCity Council Meeting.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff is requesting approval of Minutes for the\nSeptember 16, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting.

7.b.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-100,\nAPPROVING WARRANTS FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 30, 2025,\nTHROUGH NOVEMBER 12, 2025\nAuthorizing payment of City expenditures for the period of October 30,\n2025, through November 12, 2025, totaling $1,375,129.71.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nResolution No. 25-100, authorizing payment of City expenditures.

7.c.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-101,\nAPPROVING\nPROJECT\nACCEPTANCE\nAND\nNOTICE\nOF\nCOMPLETION FOR THE SYSTEMIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT\nSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS, HSIPL-5352(025).\nOn January 29, 2025, the Engineering Department solicited bids for the\nSystemic Safety Improvements at Signalized Intersections Project. The\nwork involved installation of raised pavement markers, striping, pedestrian\ncrosswalks, and traffic signal adjustments (implementation of leading\npedestrian interval (LPI)) at twenty-one (21) signalized intersections\ncitywide. On April 15, 2025, PTM General Engineering Services, Inc.\n(“Contractor”) was awarded a construction contract for the Systemic Safety\nImprovements at Signalized Intersections Project. The final cost for the\nconstruction work completed by PTM General Engineering Services, Inc. is\n$337,903.00.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 25-101, accepting the completion of the Systemic\nSafety Improvements at Signalized Intersections Project;\n2. Authorize the City Clerk to send the Notice of Completion for recordation\nto the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office; and\n3. Release retention accordingly.

7.d.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-102\nAPPROVING THE BLANKET AUTHORITY TO FILE APPLICATIONS\nFOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL\nPARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT FOR MEASURE A FUNDING FOR\nPROJECTS AND PROGRAMS\nThis resolution authorizes the City of South El Monte to apply for grant\nfunding through the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space\nDistrict (RPOSD) under Measure A, which supports park, open space, and\nrecreational projects and programs.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council approve\nResolution No. 25-102 which will provide the City Manager or designee with\nthe authority to execute all necessary documents, agreements, and\namendments related to Measure A-funded projects or programs.\nConsent Calendar Items 7.e. next page.

7.e.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-103\nAPPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR\nCONTRACT SERVICES WITH MNS ENGINEERS, INC. TO ADMINISTER\nTHE CALHOME OWNER-OCCUPIED HOME REPAIR PROGRAM AND\nTHE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAM\nOn February 18, 2025 City Council awarded an Agreement for Contract\nServices to MNS Engineers, Inc. as the responsive, responsible bidder to\nadminister and implement the CalHome Owner-Occupied Home Repair\nProgram and the First Time Homebuyer Program.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council\nadopts Resolution No. 25-103 First Amendment to the Agreement for\nContract Service ("Agreement") with MNS Engineers, Inc. to administer and\nimplement the CalHome programs, authorize the City Manager to execute\nthe First Amendment to the Agreement, and approve the use of CalHome\nReuse Funds to immediately fund program implementation while awaiting\nthe new grant award. In order to be in compliance with the CalHome\nguidelines, staff recommends amending the Agreement.\nENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS: The action proposed herein is not a\nproject subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in\naccordance with Section 21065 of CEQA and State CEQA Guidelines\nSections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378. Approving and allocating\nfunds for eligible housing projects is an administrative action that would not\ncause either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably\nforeseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Therefore, the\nproposed action is not a “project” subject to CEQA, as defined in Section\n21065 of CEQA and Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Since\nthe action is not a project subject to CEQA, no environmental document is\nrequired.

8.a.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL\nAND SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 16,\n2025\nStaff is requesting approval of Minutes for the September 16, 2025, Regular\nCity Council and Successor Agency Meeting.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff is requesting approval of Minutes for the\nSeptember 16, 2025, Regular City Council and Successor Agency Meeting.