South El Monte — 2026-04-07

11.a. LETTER FROM EL MONTE/SOUTH EL MONTE COMMUNITY\nOUTREACH REQUESTING A FACILITY FEE WAIVER FOR THE USE OF\nTHE SENIOR CENTER DINNING HALL TO HOST A MEMORIAL\nCEREMONY FOR BLANCA FIGUEROA AND WAIVER FOR ALL THE\nFEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESERVATION\nThe El Monte/South El Monte Community Outreach ("Community\nOutreach") organization is requesting a facility fee waiver for the use of the\nSenior Center Dinning Hall to host a memorial ceremony for long-time\nresident, Patriotic Commissioner, and former Mayor of the City of South El\nMonte, Blanca Figueroa. In addition, Community Outreach is requesting\nCity Council consider waiving all the fees associated with the reservation.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council\ndiscuss and consider:\n1. The requested facility fee waiver for the use of the Senior Center Dinning\nHall in the amount of $300.00; and\n2. The request to waive the non-waived fees associated with the\nreservation in the amount of $902.00.

11.b. LETTER FROM EL MONTE/ SOUTH EL MONTE COMMUNITY\nOUTREACH REQUESTING A FACILITY FEE WAIVER FOR THE USE OF\nTHE SENIOR CENTER CRAFT ROOM AND TO WAIVE ALL THE FEES\nASSOCIATED WITH THE RESERVATION\nThe El Monte/South El Monte Community Outreach ("Community\nOutreach") organization is requesting a facility fee waiver for the use of the\nSenior Center Craft Room to host the organization's meetings and\ngatherings. In addition, Community Outreach is requesting City Council\nconsider waiving all the fees associated with the reservation.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council\ndiscuss and consider:\n1. The facility fee waiver request for the use of the Senior Center Craft\nRoom in the amount of $760.00; and\n2. The Community Outreach request to waive the non-waived fees\nassociated with the reservation in the amount of $1,792.00.\nCorrespondence Items 11.c. through 11.e. next page.\nCORRESPONDENCE (CONTINUED)

11.c. CONTINUANCE OF REQUEST FROM THE MONTEBELLO BREWERS\nBASEBALL CORPORATION FOR A FACILITY FEE WAIVER FOR THE\nUSE OF DEAN L. SHIVELY PARK FIELD AND NEW TEMPLE PARK\nFIELDS\nAND\nCONSIDERATION\nTO\nHOST\nTWO\nBASEBALL\nTOURNAMENTS IN 2026\nAt the March 17, 2026, City Council Meeting, City Council approved a fee\nwaiver request from the Montebello Brewers Baseball Corporation\n(Brewers) for the use of Shively and New Temple Park fields to host their\n2026 season’s practices and games. In addition, Brewers is requesting\napproval to host two baseball tournaments. During the discussion, the\nBrewers proposed modifications to their original request. As a result, City\nCouncil directed staff to continue this item until the following City Council\nmeeting with updated applications, revised fee waiver calculations, and a\nfield use agreement between the City and the Brewers.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council\ndiscuss and consider :\n1. The revised facility fee waiver request for the use of Shively Park field\nand New Temple Park fields in the amount not to exceed $69,700.00;\nand\n2. The Brewers request to host two baseball tournaments.

11.d. LETTER FROM SPIRITT FAMILY SERVICES FOR THE CITY TO\nCONSIDER\nSPONSORING\nTHE\n2ND\nANNUAL\nFUNDRAISING\nLUNCHEON "BLOOMING MINDS" THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH, 2026\nSPIRITT Family Services is a nonprofit foundation in the City of South El\nMonte that promotes mental health challenges for community members.\nThe event will collect funds to empower families to improve health and well-\nbeing and strengthen communities.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council choose a\nsponsorship level ranging from $5,000, $2,500, $1,500, $500 or individual\ntickets at $100 each. Each level has special promotions, including VIP\ntables for the event and advertising opportunities (see letter).

11.e. LETTER OF SUPPORT REQUESTED BY THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY\nCOUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS FOR AB 1786 (HARABEDIAN) — BEST\nVALUE CONTRACTING, WHICH WOULD EXTEND OPTIONAL BEST\nVALUE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY TO GENERAL LAW CITIES AND\nTHE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.\nAB 1786 provides cities with an optional tool to utilize best value contracting\nfor complex infrastructure projects in excess of $500,000, allowing agencies\nto consider qualifications, experience, and project delivery factors alongside\ncost, while maintaining transparency,\ncompetitive bidding, and\naccountability safeguards.\nCorrespondence Item 11.e. (Recommendation) next page.\nCORRESPONDENCE (CONTINUED)\nItem 11.e.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council send a letter\nof support for AB 1786 (Harabedian) to ensure the best value contracting,\nwhich would extend best value contracting authority to general law cities\nand the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.

12.a. MAYOR PRO TEM RUDY BOJORQUEZ\nDiscussion/Action to provide a letter supporting SB 1314 Youth Over\nSmoke Act.

12.b. COUNCILMEMBER LARRY RODRIGUEZ\nDiscussion/Action on Buffer Zone regulations for Election Campaign\nSolicitation near Schools and Parks.

13.a. PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957(b)(1) – ANNUAL\nPUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO\nTERMS OF AGREEMENT\nTitle: City Manager

13.b. PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6 – Conference\nwith Labor Negotiator\nCity Designated Representative: Susie Altamirano, City Attorney\nUnrepresented Employee: City Manager

13.c. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to California Government Code\nSection 54956.9(d)(2): One Matter

13.d. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to California Government Code\nSection 54956.9(d)(2): One Matter

13.e. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))\nName of case: Gloria Olmos v. City of South El Monte, et al. Case Number:\n2:26-cv-03344

4.a.\nPresentation of Certificates of Recogntion to the South El Monte High\nSchool Academic Decathlon Team

4.b.\n2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report

4.c.\nSEM Business Workshop Series Overview

7.a.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL\nMEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 3, 2026, AND REGULAR CITY\nCOUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 3, 2026\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff is requesting approval of Minutes for the\nMarch 3, 2026, Special City Council Meeting and March 3, 2026, Regular\nCity Council Meeting.\nCONSENT CALENDAR (CONTINUED)

7.b.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 26-022,\nAPPROVING WARRANTS FOR THE PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 26,\nTHROUGH MARCH 11, 2026\nAuthorizing payment of City expenditures for the period of February 26,\n2026, through March 11, 2026, totaling $3,023,211.59.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council adopt\nResolution No. 26-022, authorizing payment of City expenditures.

7.c.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 26-023,\nAPPROVING PROJECT ACCEPTANCE AND NOTICE OF COMPLETION\nFOR THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY\nPROJECT, ATP CYCLE 5, ATPL-5352(023)\nOn September 30, 2024, the Engineering Department solicited bids for the\nSafe Routes to School Pedestrian Safety Project, ATP Cycle 5, ATPL-\n5352(023). The work involved installation of pedestrian safety upgrades at\nsignalized intersections and uncontrolled crosswalks including RRFBs,\npedestrian push buttons, countdown systems, overhead pedestrian signal\nsystems, speed radar feedback signs, pedestrian ramps, signage,\ncrosswalks and striping around schools and major destinations. On\nNovember 12, 2024, Toro Enterprises, Inc. (“Contractor”) was awarded a\nconstruction contract for the Safe Routes to School Pedestrian Safety\nProject, ATP Cycle 5, ATPL-5352(023). The final cost for the construction\nwork completed by Toro Enterprises, Inc. is $1,496,102.79.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 26-023, accepting the completion for the Safe\nRoutes to School Pedestrian Safety Project, ATP Cycle 5, ATPL-\n5352(023);\n2. Authorize City Clerk to send the Notice of Completion for recordation to\nthe Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office;\n3. Release retention accordingly.

7.d.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 26-024,\nREPEALING RESOLUTION 23-103 AND APPROVING A FIRST\nAMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACT SERVICES TO\nLOC ARCHITECTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR\nNEW TEMPLE PARK MULTI-PURPOSE/COMMUNITY ROOM, SNACK\nBAR, AND RESTROOM REHABILITATION\nStaff seeks City Council approval to amend the contract compensation\namount for LOC Architects for Architectural Design Services for New\nTemple Park Multi-Purpose/Community Room, Snack Bar, and Restroom\nRehabilitation.\nConsent Calendar Item 7.d. (Recommendation) next page.\nCONSENT CALENDAR (CONTINUED)\nItem 7.d.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 26-024, approving a First Amendment to the\nAgreement for Contract Services with LOC Architects for Architectural\nDesign Services for New Temple Park Multi-Purpose/Community Room,\nSnack Bar, and Restroom Rehabilitation to increase the contract sum by\nSeventy-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars and Fifty\nCents ($79,867.50) for a new total not-to-exceed sum of Two Hundred\nEighteen Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents\n($218,267.50) and to extend the term to November 14, 2027; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute the\nagreement.

8.a.\nAPPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 26-025, AUTHORIZING THE\nFUNDING OF AN APPROXIMATELY 100-FOOT PYLON SIGN IN AN\nAMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED\n$884,608 AND APPROVING\nA\nMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY AND\nSANTA ANITA COMMERCIAL GROUP LLC ESTABLISHING PAYMENT\nCONDITIONS FOR THE FUNDING OF THE PYLON SIGN FOR THE\nPROPERTY LOCATED AT 1127-1223 SANTA ANITA AVENUE\nThe City of South El Monte (“City”) has identified the Santa Anita Avenue\ncorridor as a priority area for economic revitalization. Proposed\ndevelopment at 1127-1223 Santa Anita Avenue (“Property”), which includes\na new In-N-Out Burger and up to five additional tenant spaces, provides the\nCity an opportunity to create a gateway to the City through development of\na commercial pylon sign with the City's name and logo located at the\nProperty (“Project”). To facilitate this project and secure the City’s branding\non the sign, the City Council selected a preferred design at its regular\nmeeting of February 17, 2026. Staff is recommending that the City provide\nmajority funding for the pylon sign in an amount not to exceed $884,608\n(“City Contribution”), which will be paid directly to the contractor that is\nawarded the bid for the pylon sign construction (“Contractor”) as\nreimbursement for the actual cost of the sign. To protect the public’s\ninvestment, staff also recommends that the City enter into an MOU with the\nproperty owner, Santa Anita Commercial Group, LLC (“Owner”), to\nestablish the terms and conditions of the City Contribution.\nPublic Hearings Item 8.a. (Recommendation) next page.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS (CONTINUED)\nItem 8.a.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 26-025, authorizing the funding of an\napproximately 100-foot pylon sign on Santa Anita Avenue in an amount\nnot to exceed $884,608 and approving a Memorandum of Understanding\n(“MOU”) between the City and Santa Anita Commercial Group, LLC\nsecuring branding rights and establishing payment conditions for the\nmajority funding of the pylon sign for the property located at 1127-1223\nSanta Anita Avenue ("Property"); and\n2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute the\nMOU.

9.a.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO HOST THE SEM 2026\nINTERNATIONAL SOCCER WATCH PARTIES\nIn just a few months, the eyes of the world will be on Southern California as\nwe co-host the FIFA World Cup26TM. As the tournament kicks off on June\n11, 2026, the City is planning a series of vibrant family-friendly public\nviewing events, SEM 2026 International Watch Parties ("Watch Parties") for\nhigh-demand matches to provide a centralized location for residents and\nvisitors to gather. These events are designed to be high-impact community\ncelebrations that drive foot traffic for local businesses and enhance the\nCity's profile as a premier event destination.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Authorize the City to host the SEM 2026 International Soccer Watch\nParties events; and\n2. Appropriate from General Fund Balance in the estimated amount of\n$149,253 to the City's Special Events Account (01-151-1543-5952).

9.b.\nSPEED BUMP SURVEY ALONG MICHAEL HUNT DRIVE\nUpdate on staff efforts on conducting community outreach regarding the\nimplementation of speed bumps along Michael Hunt Drive.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and File and/or provide additional\ndirection to staff.