South El Monte — 2026-02-03

11.a. LETTER FROM THE VETERANS HUNTERS PROJECT ORGANIZATION\nREQUESTING A FACILITY FEE WAIVER FOR THE USE OF THE\nSOUTH EL MONTE SENIOR CENTER TO HOST A MILITARY\nDEPLOYMENT CEREMONY AND A MONETARY DONATION\nThe Veterans Hunters Project organization is requesting a facility fee\nwaiver for the use of the Senior Center Dining Room to host a military\ndeployment ceremony on Saturday, February 7, 2026 from 9:30 a.m. to\n12:30 p.m. In addition, the organization is requesting a monetary donation\nof $300.00 to provide refreshments for the event.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council discuss and\nconsider:\n1. The facility fee waiver request submitted by the Veterans Hunters\nProject organization for the use of the Senior Center Dining Room in the\namount of $300.00;\n2. The fee waiver request for the non-waived fees associated with the\nreservation in the amount of $899.00; and\n3. A monetary donation of $300.00 to provide refreshments for the event.

11.b. LETTER FROM THE EM/SEM JETS ORGANIZATION REQUESTING A\nDONATION TO THEIR VOLUNTEERS AND PROGRAM\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Discussion and/or action.\nCouncilmembers’ Agenda next page.

12.a. COUNCILMEMBER MANUEL ACOSTA\n1. City Manager’s Decision to Remove Public Safety Dept and Replace\nwith Parking Enforcement Dept.\nDiscussion/Action: On December 23, 2025, the city manager replaced\nthe Public Safety Dept with a new Parking Enforcement Dept. What\ntasks and duties that were performed by the Public Safety dept will not\nbe performed by the new Parking Enforcement dept? What are the\nadvantages of removing the Public Safety dept?

12.b. COUNCILMEMBER HECTOR DELGADO\n1. Consideration of a $5,000.00 donation to South El Monte High School’s\nVarsity Football Team in support of their CIF Championship Run.\nDonation would help cover the cost of rings for student/athletes.

13.a. CONFERENCE\nWITH\nLEGAL\nCOUNSEL\n–\nANTICIPATED\nLITIGATION: Pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(2) and\n54956.9(e)(1): one matter

4.a.\nPresentation of Certificates of Recognition to the South El Monte\nCommunity Outreach Church volunteers.

4.b.\nPresentation of Certificates of Recognition to the South El Monte High\nSchool Football team and coaches for their CIF win.

4.c.\nPresentation of Certificate of Recognition to Diana Manzano, Area D\nCoordinator, for her service to the City of South El Monte.

4.d.\nPresentation by Los Angeles County Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief\nPaul Stump.

4.e.\nPresentation by Los Angeles County Sheriff Department Captain Meza.

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

7.b.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 26-005,\nAPPROVING WARRANTS FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 15,\nTHROUGH JANUARY 28, 2026\nAuthorizing payment of City expenditures for the period of January 15,\n2026, through January 28, 2026, totaling $1,033,107.35.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nResolution No. 26-005, authorizing payment of City expenditures.

7.c.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 26-006,\nAPPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT SERVICES\nAGREEMENT WITH COUNCIL FOR WATERSHED HEALTH FOR THE\nMERCED AVENUE GREENWAY PHASE II DESIGN PROJECT\nThe Merced Avenue Greenway Project in the City of South El Monte (“City”)\nis a multi-benefit green street project which includes decentralized Low\nImpact Development (LID) Best Management Practices (BMPs) within the\nstreet right-of-way that slows, captures, treats, and infiltrate stormwater\nrunoff. The City recently completed Phase I Improvements on Merced\nAvenue. Phase II of Merced Avenue Project focuses on the north segment\nof Merced Avenue between Rush St and Garvey Ave within City of South\nEl Monte and El Monte). The proposed improvements include installation\nof infiltration galleries, construction of pervious concrete, connections to the\nexisting storm drain system, roadway resurfacing, reconstruction of\nconcrete curb ramps, reconstruction of non-compliant sidewalks and\ndriveways, reconstruction of curb and gutter, construction of curb\nextensions, and planting along Merced Avenue between Fern Street and\nGarvey Avenue. The City recently received construction phase funds\nthrough Active Transportation Program (ATP Cycle 6). Staff recommends\nan amendment to the Contract Services Agreement with Council for\nWatershed Health, dated July 25, 2024, to finalize the required design for\nthe ATP Cycle 6 additional scope, in the amount of $219,504.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve Resolution No. 26-006, approving First Amendment to the\nContract Services Agreement with Council for Watershed Health (CWH),\ndated July 25, 2024, to increase the not-to-exceed contract sum in the\namount of Two Hundred Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred Four Dollars\n($219,504.00), for a new total not-to-exceed sum of One Million Five\nHundred Eight Thousand Two Hundred Two Dollars ($1,508,202.00)\nand to extend the term of the agreement by one (1) year; and\n2. Authorize City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute the\namendment, approved as to form by the City Attorney.

8.a.\nCONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 1286, AMENDING THE SOUTH EL\nMONTE MUNICIPAL CODE BY MODIFYING TITLE 15 THEREOF\nADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2026 LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nBUILDING CODE (TITLE 26), ELECTRICAL CODE (TITLE 27),\nPLUMBING CODE (TITLE 28), MECHANICAL CODE (TITLE 29),\nRESIDENTIAL CODE (TITLE 30), GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS\nCODE (TITLE 31), AND EXISTING BUILDING CODE (TITLE 33), WHICH\nADOPTS BY REFERENCE,\nWITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS,\nADDITIONS AND DELETIONS THERETO, TITLE 24 OF THE\nCALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS.\nSecond reading of an ordinance amending the South El Monte Municipal\nCode by modifying Title 15 thereof, adopting by reference the 2026 Los\nAngeles County Building Code.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nOrdinance No. 1286 (Attachment “A”) amending the South El Monte\nMunicipal Code by modifying Title 15 thereof adopting by reference the\n2026 Los Angeles County Building Code (Title 26), Electrical Code (Title\n27), Plumbing Code (Title 28), Mechanical Code (Title 29), Residential\nCode (Title 30), Green Building Standards Code (Title 31), and Existing\nBuilding Code (Title 33), thereby adopting by reference Title 24 of the\nCalifornia Code of Regulations with certain amendments, additions and\ndeletions thereto

8.b.\nCONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1287\nAFFIRMING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATION TO\nAPPROVE ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 25-01 TO AMEND THE SOUTH\nEL MONTE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 17.09 AND CHAPTER 5.26\nTO ALLOW COMMERCIAL CANNABIS OPERATIONS IN THE\nMANUFACTURING ZONE AND TO AMEND THE EXISTING REQUIRED\nBUFFER DISTANCES FROM JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES TO 350\nFEET AND MAINTAIN 1,000 FOOT BUFFERS FROM ALL OTHER\nSENSITIVE USES\nPublic Hearing Agenda Item 8.b. continued on next page.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS (CONTINUED)\nAgenda Item 8.b.\nConsideration to introduce Ordinance No. 1287, affirming the Planning\nCommission’s recommendation to approve zoning text amendment to the\nSouth El Monte Municipal Code Chapter 17.09 and Chapter 5.26 to allow\ncommercial cannabis operations in the manufacturing zone and to amend\nthe existing required buffer distances from jurisdictional boundaries to 350\nfeet and maintain 1,000-foot buffers from all other sensitive uses.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing;\n2. Take public testimony;\n3. Determine that Ordinance 1287 is categorically exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15061 (b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption); and\n4. Waive the full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1287 by title only,\napproving Planning Commission’s recommendation and adopting Zone\nText Amendment No. 25-01 to:\n• Amend the South El Monte Municipal Code Chapter 17.09 to allow\nretailer commercial cannabis operations as a permitted use within the\nManufacturing (M) zone;\n• Amend the South El Monte Municipal Code Chapter 5.26 to add the\nManufacturing (M) zone as a permissible zone for retailer commercial\ncannabis operations and amend the existing required buffer distance of\n1,000-foot buffer from all existing sensitive uses except for jurisdictional\nboundaries, the buffer of which will be 350 feet.

9.a.\nCONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1288,\nAMENDING CHAPTER 5.26 OF TITLE 5 OF THE SOUTH EL MONTE\nMUNICIPAL CODE THEREBY AMENDING THE CITY'S CANNABIS\nREGULATIONS IN RELATION TO APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND\nCRITERIA, PERMITTING AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, AND\nMAKE SUCH OTHER CHANGES TO ALIGN WITH LEGAL\nDEVELOPMENTS\nStaff is requesting City Council consider for adoption an ordinance\namending Chapter 5.26 of Title 5 of the South El Monte Municipal Code,\nthereby amending the City’s cannabis regulations, in relation to application\nprocedure and criteria, permitting and operational requirements,\nclarification changes, and other changes in order to align with legal\ndevelopments and to improve the administration thereof.\nGeneral Business Agenda Items 9.a. (Recommendation) through 9.e. next page.\nGENERAL BUSINESS (CONTINUED)\nAgenda Item 9.a.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Determine that Ordinance 1288 is categorically exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15061 (b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption); and\n2. Waive the full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1288 by title only,\namending Chapter 5.26 of Title 5 of the South El Monte Municipal Code,\nthereby amending the City’s cannabis regulations, in relation to\napplication procedure and criteria, permitting and operational\nrequirements, clarification changes, and other changes in order to align\nwith legal developments and to improve the administration thereof.

9.b.\nFISCAL 2025-26 MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommend City Council discuss and\nprovide direction to staff.

9.c.\nAPPOINTMENT OF ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS\nCOMMISSIONERS\nAppointments to be made to the Advancement of Women and Girls\nCommission, which is a five-member commission. The current terms\nexpired on January 31, 2026.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council consider\nappointing five individuals seeking re-appointment/appointment to the\nAdvancement of Women and Girls Commission for a one-year term ending\nJanuary 31, 2027.

9.d.\nAPPOINTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSIONERS\nAppointments to be made to the Community Services Commission, which\nis a seven-member commission. The current terms expired on January 31,\n2026.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council consider\nappointing seven individuals seeking reappointment/appointment to the\nCommunity Services Commission for a one-year term ending January 31,\n2027.

9.e.\nAPPOINTMENT OF PATRIOTIC COMMISSIONERS\nAppointments to be made to the Patriotic Commission, which is a five-\nmember commission. The current terms expired on January 31, 2026.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council consider\nappointing five individuals seeking re-appointment/appointment to the\nPatriotic Commission for a one-year term ending January 31, 2027.\nGeneral Business Agenda Item 9.f. next page.\nGENERAL BUSINESS (CONTINUED)

9.f.\nAPPOINTMENT OF PLANNING COMMISSIONERS\nAppointments to be made to the Planning Commission, which is a five-\nmember commission. The current terms expired on January 31, 2026.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council consider\nappointing five individuals seeking reappointment/appointment to the\nPlanning Commission for a one-year term ending January 31, 2027.