City Council

12.b. COUNCILMEMBER MANUEL ACOSTA\n1. CONTINUED FROM THE APRIL 21, 2026, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL\nMEETING: Referendum on South El Monte Measure CM\nDiscussion/Action: South El Monte Measure CM was on the ballot in\nNovember 2022, allowing up to three marijuana (cannabis) retail\nbusinesses. The measure received 1,336 YES votes (53.6%) and 1,156\nNO votes (46.4%). Soon after, the city council approved a 1,000 foot\nbuffer zone to protect our most vulnerable residents. The 1,000 foot\nbuffer zone allowed four (4)potential locations for marijuana (cannabis)\nbusinesses to operate in the city of South El Monte. Since then, and after\nmuch discussion, the majority of the city council approved a jurisdictional\nboundary of 350 feet, which increased the number of potential marijuana\n(cannabis) locations in South El Monte to one-hundred four (104).\nIt is apparent, from the hundreds of comments given during the Public\nComment session of the city council meetings from residents and\nconcerned citizens over the last year, the topic of marijuana dispensaries\nand related businesses in South El Monte is of high interest and concern.\nTherefore, the council should consider the concerns wishes of it’s South\nEl Monte residents and place a ballot initiative to repeal and revoke\nMeasure CM in November’s 2026 election.\n\n2. City Manager’s Decision to Approve Unscheduled, Unapproved Projects\nDiscussion/Action: The city council approved a construction contract for\nthe FY25-26 Pavement Rehabilitation Project (City Project No. 644) on\nSeptember 2, 2025. The contract and the Construction Notice, issued on\nNovember 24, 2025, identifies those specific streets, including the date\nand time they were to be repaved. The re-pavement project was\nscheduled and completed between December 1 thru December 9, 2025.\nAllgeyer Street was not on the schedule, however, it was re-paved on\nDecember 9, 2025. The re-pavement of Allgeyer Street was approved by\nthe city manager, and paid for with the construction contingency budget.\nSince Allgeyer street was not in the scope of the contractual budget or\nthe Construction Notice, how was the decision made to solely re-pave\nAllgeyer Street, and not any other streets in dire need of re-paving and\nin the surrounding area?