South El Monte — 2026-03-03

7.a.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL\nMEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 3, 2026\nStaff is requesting approval of Minutes for the February 3, 2026, Regular\nCity Council Meeting.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff is requesting approval of Minutes for the\nFebruary 3, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting.\nCONSENT CALENDAR (CONTINUED)

7.b.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 26-011,\nAPPROVING WARRANTS FOR THE PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 13,\nTHROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2026\nAuthorizing payment of City expenditures for the period of February 13,\n2026, through February 25, 2026, totaling $2,285,782.44.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nResolution No. 26-011, authorizing payment of City expenditures.

7.c.\nADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1289, AMENDING SOUTH EL\nMONTE'S MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 2.48.020 OF CHAPTER 2.48\nTO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE\nCOMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION FROM SEVEN TO FIVE\nCOMMISSIONERS\nAdoption of Ordinance No. 1289, amending South El Monte's Municipal\nCode sections 2.48.020 of chapter 2.48 to decrease the number of\ncommissioners on the Community Services Commission from seven to five\ncommissioners.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council waive the full\nreading and adopt Ordinance No. 1289, amending South El Monte's\nMunicipal Code sections 2.48.020 of chapter 2.48 to decrease the number\nof commissioners on the Community Services Commission from seven to\nfive commissioners.

7.d.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 26-012,\nREPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 26-006 AND APPROVING A FIRST\nAMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH\nCOUNCIL FOR WATERSHED HEALTH FOR THE MERCED AVENUE\nGREENWAY PHASE II DESIGN PROJECT\nWhile the City Council approved this item at the February 3, 2026 City\nCouncil meeting, the contract compensation amount needs to be revised to\nreflect the Council’s intent that was submitted at the February 3, 2026\nCouncil meeting.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve Resolution No. 26-012, approving a First Amendment to the\nContract Services Agreement with Council for Watershed Health\n(CWH), dated July 25, 2024, to increase the not-to-exceed contract\nsum in the amount of Two Hundred Nineteen Thousand Five\nHundred Four Dollars ($219,504), for a new total not-to-exceed sum\nof Nine Hundred Seventy Six Thousand Nineteen Dollars\n($976,019), and to extend the term of the agreement by one (1) year;\nand\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute\nthe amendment, approved as to form by the City Attorney.

8.a.\nA PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE RESOLUTION NO.\n26-013 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE CENSURING MAYOR\nGLORIA OLMOS\nThe City of South El Monte (“City”) has completed an independent\ninvestigation initiated by members of the South El Monte City Council (the\n“City Council”) into allegations of improper disclosure of confidential closed\nsession information by Mayor Gloria Olmos (“Mayor Olmos”).\nThe investigation examined three allegations concerning potential\nviolations of the Ralph M. Brown Act (the “Brown Act”) (Government Code\nsection 54950 et seq.). The investigator sustained one allegation,\nconcluding that Mayor Olmos shared privileged information and materials\nobtained in closed session to an outside third-party unaffiliated with the\nCity. Based on this finding, the City Council is considering a resolution\ncensuring Mayor Olmos.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing;\n2. Take public testimony; and\n3. Consider adopting Resolution No. 26-013, provide alternative\ndirection, or take no action.

9.a.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 26-014 OF\nTHE CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON MAYOR\nGLORIA OLMOS\nThe City of South El Monte (“City”) has completed an independent\ninvestigation initiated by members of the South El Monte City Council (the\n“City Council”) into allegations of improper disclosure of confidential closed\nsession information by Mayor Gloria Olmos (“Mayor Olmos”).\nThe investigation examined three allegations concerning potential\nviolations of the Ralph M. Brown Act (the “Brown Act”) (Government Code\nsection 54950 et seq.). The investigator sustained one allegation,\nconcluding that Mayor Olmos shared privileged information and materials\nobtained in closed session to an outside third-party unaffiliated with the\nCity. Based on this finding, the City Council considered a resolution\ncensuring Mayor Olmos.\nThe City Council may additionally impose limited disciplinary actions or\nsanctions that do not interfere with the Mayor’s ability to perform the core\nfunctions of her elected office or restricting her opportunities to speak, such\nas her opportunity to deliberate on the dais and/or speak to the public. This\nitem is to consider the imposing of sanctions against Mayor Olmos.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: It is recommended that the City Council\nconsider adopting Resolution No. 26-014, provide alternative direction, or\ntake no action.