Whittier — 2026-06-09

City Council

#A Order of Business 11
11.A. Approval of Minutes - Closed Session\nApprove the May 5, 2026, Special Meeting and May 12, 2026, Regular\nClosed Session Minutes.
#B Order of Business 11
11.B. Conference With Legal Counsel—Existing Litigation pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):\nWhittier Conservancy v. City of Whittier – Case No. 24STCP03966
#C Order of Business 11
11.C. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nWhittier Conservancy v. City of Whittier – Case No. 25STCP04856
#D Order of Business 11
11.D. Conference With Legal Counsel—Existing Litigation pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):\nWhittier Conservancy v. City of Whittier – Case No. 26STCP01883
#E Order of Business 11
11.E. Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation pursuant to\nparagraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9:\nOne Case.
#F Order of Business 11
11.F. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation. Significant\nexposure to litigation pursuant to Gov 54956.9(d)(2):\nOne Case
#G Order of Business 11
11.G. Conference with Real Property Negotiators pursuant to Government\nCode Section 54956.8:\nProperty: Portions of Whittier Blvd near 12090 Whittier Blvd\nAgency negotiator: Conal McNamara, Executive Director\nNegotiating parties: Adam Lentz, Madison Capital Group, LLC\nUnder negotiation: Price & Terms
#H Order of Business 11
11.H. Conference with Real Property Negotiators pursuant to Government\nCode Section 54956.8:\nProperty: 5760 Pioneer Blvd, Guirado Park\nAgency negotiator: Conal McNamara, City Manager\nNegotiating parties: Whittier City School District\nUnder negotiation: Price & Terms
#I Order of Business 11
11.I. Conference with Labor Negotiators pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54957.6:\nAgency Negotiator: Conal McNamara\nRepresented and Unrepresented Employee: Whittier City Employees’\nAssociation, Whittier Police Officers’ Association, Whittier Police\nManagement Association, and unrepresented employees
#A Order of Business 7
7.A. Waive Further Reading\nRecommendation: After the City Clerk has read the title, waive full reading of\nall resolutions and ordinances on this agenda for adoption.
#B Order of Business 7
7.B. Approval of Minutes\nRecommendation: Approve the May 5, 2026 Special Meeting and May 12,\n2026 Regular Meeting Minutes.
#C Order of Business 7
7.C. Claims Against the City\nRecommendation: Deny claims filed by Monica L. Delgadillo, Pamela\nBrinnon, Harry M. Jacobs, Corina Munoz, Andrew Cubero, Paul Martyn, and\nJacque Gonzalez.
#D Order of Business 7
7.D. Whittwood Town Center Reimbursement\nRecommendation: Approve $353,613 in Redevelopment Property Tax Trust\nFund (RPTTF) to Whittwood 1768 Inc. pursuant to the Owner Participation\nAgreement for the Whittwood Town Center.
#E Order of Business 7
7.E. Fiscal Year 2026-27 Investment Policy\nRecommendation: Approve the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 Investment\nPolicy.
#F Order of Business 7
7.F. Approval of Janitorial Services RFP\nRecommendation: Authorize the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP)\nfor janitorial and custodial services for various City facilities.
#G Order of Business 7
7.G. City of Whittier Membership in the I-5 Joint Powers Authority\nRecommendation: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to submit a letter\nof interest to join the I-5 Consortium Cities Joint Powers Authority (I-5 JPA).
#H Order of Business 7
7.H. Project Partners Inc. - Professional Services Agreement for Project\nManagement Services - Amendment No. 4\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute\nAmendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) No. A22-\n123 with Project Partners Inc. in the amount not to exceed $130,000.
#I Order of Business 7
7.I. Slurry Phase 2 and Painter Avenue & Vicinity Rehabilitation Project\nFY26/27 Funding Resolution for Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation\nProgram\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-25, approving the Slurry\nProgram Phase 2 Project and Painter Avenue and Vicinity Rehabilitation\nProject in Fiscal Year 2026-27 funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and\nAccountability Act of 2017.
#J Order of Business 7
7.J. Uptown Parking District No. 1\nRecommendation: Approve the preliminary budget for the Fiscal Year 2026-27\nfor Parking District No. 1 and set a public hearing for 6:00 p.m. on June 23,\n2026, in the City Hall Council Chamber to hear public testimony and consider\napproving the budget and confirming the assessments.
#K Order of Business 7
7.K. Uptown Parking District No. 2\nRecommendation: Approve the preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for\nParking District No. 2 and set a public hearing for 6:00 p.m. on June 23,\n2026, in the City Hall Council Chamber to hear public testimony and consider\napproving the budget and confirming the assessments.
#L Order of Business 7
7.L. Vacation of Alley, Northwest of Washington Boulevard and West of\nPutnam Street\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-26, vacating the alley\nnorthwest of Washington Boulevard and west of Putnam Street and setting\nthe time and place for a public hearing at 6:00 p.m., July 14, 2026, in the\nCouncil Chambers.
#A Order of Business 8
8.A. Adoption of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget\nRecommendation:\n1) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-27, approving a budget for the Fiscal Year\ncommencing July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027;\n2) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-28, approving and adopting the Annual\nAppropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2026-27; and\n3) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-29, amending Resolution No. 8865 to\ntemporarily suspend and waive fees for certain application services related\nto historic resources.\nAdoption of the Whittier Housing Authority Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. WHA-2026-02, approving the\nWhittier Housing Authority budget for the Fiscal Year commencing July 1,\n2026, and ending June 30, 2027.\nAdoption of Whittier Utility Authority Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. WUA-2026-06, approving the budget\nfor the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.\nFiscal Year 2026-27 Revised Salary Resolution and Management\nBenefits Resolution\nRecommendation:\n1) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-30 adopting the 2026-27 Salary Resolution and\nrescinding Resolution No. 2026-15; and\n2) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-31 adopting the Management Benefits\nResolution and rescinding Resolution No. 2023-52.
#B Order of Business 8
8.B. 1991 Lighting Assessment District No. 01-91 (Foxley Drive)\nRecommendation: Conduct a public hearing for the levy and collection of\nassessments for the Foxley Drive Street Lighting Assessment District No. 01-\n91 and adopt Resolution No. 2026-32, confirming the assessment and\ndiagram and approving the Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for\nFoxley Drive Street Lighting Assessment District No. 01-91.
#C Order of Business 8
8.C. 2025 City of Whittier Hazard Mitigation Plan Update\nRecommendation: The public hearing is expected to be opened and\ncontinued to the June 23, 2026, City Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m. Members\nof the public who wish to comment on this item are encouraged to provide\ntheir comments at that time, where comments will be incorporated into the\nofficial record.\nConduct a public hearing and adopt Resolution No. 2026-33, approving the\n2025 City of Whittier Hazard Mitigation Plan Update.
#D Order of Business 8
8.D. Program Year (PY) 2026-27 Annual Action Plan\nRecommendation: Conduct a public hearing on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27\nAnnual Action Plan, consider any public testimony provided; direct staff to\nfinalize the documents (including revisions if necessary); authorize the City\nManager to execute necessary funding applications, certifications, and forms;\nand submit them to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development\n(HUD).
#A Order of Business 9
9.A. General Municipal Election Date and Term Limits\nRecommendation:\n1) Approve the ballot language for a proposed Charter Amendment Measure\nto be submitted to voters at the November 3, 2026, General Statewide\nElection regarding the scheduling of the City of Whittier’s General\nMunicipal Election and determine the following election procedures:\na. Whether City Council Members will serve as authors in support of or\nopposition to the measure, and if so, identify the author(s).\nb. Whether rebuttal arguments will be permitted, and if so, determine\nwhether the designated authors may authorize other individuals or\nentities to submit rebuttal arguments on their behalf.\nc. Whether the full text of the measure ordinance, the City Attorney’s\nimpartial analysis of the ordinance, or both shall be incorporated in the\nvoter information guide?\nd. The letter designation for the Measure and any alternatives.\n2) Review and discuss term limit options for City Council Members for\nconsideration of placing a related measure before voters at the November\n3, 2026, General Statewide Election.
#B Order of Business 9
9.B. Engineering Evaluation at the Intersection of Hadley Street and\nMagnolia Avenue\nRecommendation: Provide direction on potential modification options for the\nintersection of Hadley Street and Magnolia Avenue to address perceived\ntraffic safety concerns by City residents.