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LA County |
San Gabriel |
City Council |
Order of Business 7 |
B. APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE LEW
EDWARDS GROUP AND FM3 RESEARCH TO PROVIDE BALLOT MEASURE
POLLING AND PUBLIC OUTREACH SERVICES AND AWARD-WINNING BID
TO THE LEW EDWARDS GROUP AND FM3 RESEARCH
The City of San Gabriel continues to evaluate long-term funding strategies to
address essential public safety and infrastructure priorities. To assist in this
evaluation, retention of The Lew Edwards Group (LEG) and FM3 Research (FM3)
is proposed to provide ballot measure feasibility services, including public
opinion research and strategic communications support. LEG would serve as
the lead consultant, providing overall project coordination and community
engagement strategy, while FM3 would conduct statistically valid voter opinion
research through a baseline survey and, if desired, a follow-up tracking survey.
Based on the scope of services and election timing, the combined not-toexceed cost is estimated at $171,250 should the city proceed with both surveys
and pursue placement of a measure on the November 2026 General Election
ballot. Funds for a ballot initiative have been included in the 2025-2026 Fiscal
Year budget. Additional funds will be included in the 2026-2027 budget to
complete the project. LEG’s standard professional rate is $6,750/month for the
duration of the project (typically through the month of the election itself). These
costs do not include additional City expenditures typically associated with
ballot measure planning, such as information mailings and digital outreach
campaigns, which would be determined separately.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as
defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter
into a Professional Services Agreement with The Lew Edwards Group and FM3
Research to provide ballot measure polling and public outreach services. |
October 21, 2025
LA County
San Gabriel
City Council
Order of Business 7
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| 20251021 |
LA County |
San Gabriel |
City Council |
Order of Business 4 |
I. RESOLUTION NO. 25-41 RATIFYING THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SAN GABRIEL FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION
FOR JULY 1, 2025, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027, AND INCREASING GENERAL
FUND AND RETIREMENT FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT
SALARIES AND BENEFITS
In February 2025, the City and San Gabriel Firefighters’ Association (FFA) began
negotiations for a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The most
recent MOU between the City and FFA expired on June 30, 2025.
Representatives of the City and FFA have reached an agreement on a two-year
successor MOU covering July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027, which needs to be
ratified by the City Council in order to be effective. The two-year MOU with the
FFA is expected to have a total cost impact of $1,459,241, of which $491,752 is
for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and $967,490 is for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. A General
Fund appropriation of $491,752 is needed to cover increased costs for
Department salaries and benefits in Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and a Retirement
Fund appropriation of $56,476 to reimburse the General Fund for the increased
retirement cost.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as
defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-41, which
ratifies the two-year successor MOU between the City and FFA for the period
covering July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, and appropriates funding in the
General Fund and Retirement Fund for increased Department salaries and
benefits in Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and authorizes the City’s negotiators to
execute the MOU. |
October 21, 2025
LA County
San Gabriel
City Council
Order of Business 4
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| 20251021 |
LA County |
San Gabriel |
City Council |
Order of Business 4 |
G. ORDINANCE NO. 722: EXTENDING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR
PLANNING CASE NO. PL16-162 FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, STREET
VACATION, AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 80292 FOR A MIXED-USE
PROJECT AT 220 SOUTH SAN GABRIEL BOULEVARD – FIRST AMENDMENT
TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT – SECOND READING AND
ADOPTION
Ordinance No. 722 was introduced and first reading was conducted by title
only, by a 4-0 vote of the City Council at the October 7, 2025, City Council
meeting. Adoption of Ordinance No. 722 would extend a Development
Agreement for a mixed-use development at 220 South San Gabriel Boulevard
for a total term of eight years; if adopted, the ordinance would take effect 30
days after adoption. The Fiscal Year 2025-2026 adopted budget includes the
cost for required legal publication (Account No. 121-702-00-65-000) and
codification (Account No. 121-702-00-22-000) of the ordinance.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: The Mitigated
Negative Declaration adopted in conjunction with the Project remains valid and
in effect and continues to be the proper and legal environmental document for
the Project.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council waive full reading, conduct second
reading by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 722 entitled, “An Ordinance of
the City Council of the City of San Gabriel, California, Extending a Development
Agreement for Planning Case No. PL-16-162, a Planned Development,
Development Agreement, Street Vacation, and Tentative Tract Map No. 80292
for a Mixed-Use Project at 220 South San Gabriel Boulevard.” |
October 21, 2025
LA County
San Gabriel
City Council
Order of Business 4
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| 20251021 |
LA County |
San Gabriel |
City Council |
Order of Business 4 |
F. ORDINANCE NO. 723: AMENDING AN EXISTING PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE AND APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT FOR A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AT 201-217 SOUTH SAN
GABRIEL BOULEVARD (ZC22-001 AND DA22-001) – SECOND READING
AND ADOPTION
Ordinance No. 723 was introduced and first reading was conducted by a 4-0
vote of the City Council at the October 7, 2025, City Council meeting. Adoption
of Ordinance No. 723 would amend an existing Planned Development Overlay
Zone and approve a Development Agreement for the mixed-use development
known as Rubio Village; if adopted, the ordinance would take effect 30 days
after adoption. The Fiscal Year 2025-2026 adopted budget includes the cost for
required legal publication (Account No. 121-702-00-65-000) and codification
(Account No. 121-702-00-22-000) of the ordinance.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: The proposed
project was reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA). The City prepared an Initial Study (IS) to determine the proposed
project’s potential impact on the environment. The City has determined that the
project may have a significant effect on the environment, but by implementing
the identified mitigation measures, the project’s impacts could be reduced to less
than significant levels. Ten mitigation measures have been identified to reduce
these potential impacts to a less than significant level. The Mitigation Monitoring
and Reporting Program (MMRP) contains the full text of the mitigation measures,
as well as identifies the responsible party for implementation and timing.
The 30-day public review period of the IS/MND was initiated on September 3,
2025 and ended on October 2, 2025. A notice regarding the CEQA comment
period was posted with the Los Angeles County Recorder, published in the San
Gabriel Sun newspaper, and distributed to relevant regulatory agencies.
Additionally, a notice was mailed to owners and occupants within 500-feet of the
project site. One comment letter was submitted to the City during the public
comment period.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council waive reading of the full text and
conduct second reading by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 723 entitled,
“An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Gabriel, California,
Repealing Ordinance No. 700 and Approving Planning Case Nos. ZC22-001 and
DA22-001, to Amend an Existing Planning Development Overlay Zone and
Development Agreement for a Mixed-Use Development located at 201-217 S.
San Gabriel Boulevard.” |
October 21, 2025
LA County
San Gabriel
City Council
Order of Business 4
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