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City Council receive and file this informational report.
RIDERSHIP TRANSPORTATION STUDY FOR THE ALHAMBRA COMMUNITY
TRANSIT (ACT) – F2M23-16
In January 2025, City staff contracted Kimley-Horn to conduct a Ridership Transportation
Study for the Alhambra Community Transit (ACT). The study includes an assessment of
the existing transit market, an analysis of ridership and operations, and engagement with
stakeholders and riders. The study evaluated ACT’s current fixed-route system and found
that while much of the City is within a half mile of transit, areas in South Alhambra are
underserved and ACT’s Blue Line is underutilized in these sections. Surveys and operator
input revealed demand for service to specific destinations not currently served, including
Atlantic Times Square, Granada Park, and Garfield Avenue. Based on route performance
and surveys, the study recommends implementing Revenue Neutral Alternative (Option
B), which modifies the Blue and Green Lines to better serve underserved areas while
increasing ridership and maintaining current operating costs. Under this alternative, the
Blue Line will be altered to serve Garfield Avenue and Hellman Avenue, while also
providing enhanced coverage of east Alhambra. The Green Line is slightly modified only
in the clockwise direction, while the counter-clockwise route remains unchanged. Revenue
Neutral Alternative (Option B) is projected to increase Blue Line ridership by approximately
44% and Green Line ridership by about 6%, marking the largest increase among all the
service alternatives considered. Staff has worked closely with First Transit, the City’s
transit operations contractor, and they have agreed to the proposed route improvements
without additional operating costs to the City. The new service is expected to begin by the
end of the calendar year. The proposed route recommendations are budget neutral.
Recommended Action:
City Council review the proposed route recommendations
from the City’s Ridership Transportation Study and direct staff as deemed appropriate. |
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SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS
6.18.090 AND 20.05.010; CHAPTERS 18.02, 20.01, 20.23, 22.08, 22.12, 22.20, 22.24,
AND 22.28; AND DELETING CHAPTER 9.52 OF THE ALHAMBRA MUNICIPAL CODE
– F2M25-16, O2M25-4847
Staff requests that the City Council declare introduced for second reading and adopt an
ordinance amending Sections 6.18.090 and 20.05.010; Chapters 18.02, 20.01, 20.23,
22.08, 22.12, 22.20, 22.24, and 22.28; and deleting Chapter 9.52 of the Alhambra
Municipal Code. Periodically amendments are needed to the Alhambra Municipal Code
(“AMC”) based upon changes in legislation and issues arising in implementation of the
AMC along with fixing typographical errors and making other minor adjustments to
improve the administration of the AMC. This proposed ordinance contains updates to the
AMC related to Community Development that are not contained within the Alhambra
Zoning Code (“Zoning Code”). The City Council adopted a similar clean-up ordinance
amending the Zoning Code at its meeting on April 28, 2025. The specific changes to the
AMC that proposed ordinance makes are outlined in the Director of Community
Development’s May 12, 2025 staff report. The City Council gave first reading to this
ordinance at the May 12, 2025 Council meeting.
Recommended Action:
City Council declare introduced for its second reading and
adopt the following ordinance entitled:
Ordinance No. O2M25-4847: An Ordinance of the Alhambra City Council
amending Sections 6.18.090 and 20.05.010, and Chapters 18.02, 20.01,
20.23, 22.08, 22.12, 22.20, 22.24 and 22.28 of the Alhambra Municipal Code,
and deleting Chapter 9.52 of the Alhambra Municipal Code |
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TREASURER’S REPORT – F2M25-1
Recommended Action:
City Council receive and file as submitted the Treasurer's
Report prepared by the Director of Finance for the month of May 2025, listing all of
the City's investments as of May 31, 2025. |
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RATIFICATION OF EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES FOR EMERGENCY TREE
REMOVAL, DEBRIS REMOVAL, AND TREE REPLACEMENT – F2M25-20, M2M25-97
On January 7, 2025, a severe windstorm caused extensive damage to public trees
throughout the City, including those located in parks, public rights-of-way, and the golf
course. The damage posed immediate hazards to public safety and accessibility,
necessitating an urgent response to remove downed trees, hazardous limbs, and debris,
as well as to begin tree replacement efforts. To address these emergency conditions, the
City engaged West Coast Arborists to provide the necessary labor, equipment, and
expertise. Given the urgency and risks to public safety, the standard procurement and
bidding procedures were bypassed in accordance with Alhambra Municipal Code Section
3.36.070(A)(4), which allows for emergency purchases. Staff is presenting the emergency
expenditures in the amount of $233,355.55 to the City Council for formal ratification, in
order to satisfy audit requirements and maintain compliance with financial reporting
standards. Funding for the emergency expenditures has been recorded under Fund 105
FEMA Reimbursement. The City has submitted a request for reimbursement through the
applicable FEMA grant programs. The final amount reimbursed will depend on FEMA’s
review and approval of the submitted documentation.
Recommended Action:
City Council ratify emergency expenditures in the amount of
$233,355.55 to West Coast Arborists for emergency tree removal, debris clean-up, and
tree replacement services; and, direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to finalize
Council’s action. (M2M25-97) |
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ADOPTION OF BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025-2026 AND 2026-2027 AND THE
FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 APPROPRIATION LIMIT – F2M25-17, N2M25-76, R2M25-26,
R2M25-23, M2M25-1000
This is the time and place set by Notice No. N2M25-76 for the City Council to hold a public
hearing to consider the following:
A.
Budget for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 and Capital Improvement
Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 through 2029-30: The adoption of the
Annual Budget for the City of Alhambra, the Golf Course Clubhouse Corporation,
Alhambra Capital Improvements Corporation, Alhambra Parking Authority,
Alhambra Facilities Financing Authority and the Alhambra Public Financing
Authority for the fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 as well as the Capital
Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2025-2026 through 2029-30, as more fully
discussed in the June 23, 2025 report of the Director of Finance available on the
City’s website and on file in the City Clerk’s Office. The proposed budget reflects
Alhambra’s continued efforts to safeguard and enhance core services that
preserve quality of life, promote property value stability, and maintain the City’s
reputation as a safe and desirable place to live and do business, while addressing
external economic uncertainties. The proposed Budget and CIP reflects the City’s
commitment to maintaining essential services that residents rely on, included wellmaintained streets, high-quality parks, safe and clean neighborhoods, and prompt
emergency response services.
Recommended Action:
After receiving public testimony, the Mayor should
close the public hearing and the City Council should adopt Resolution No.
R2M25-26 entitled: A Resolution of the Alhambra City Council approving the
Budget of the City of Alhambra, Golf Course Clubhouse Corporation, Alhambra
Capital Improvements Corporation, Alhambra Parking Authority, Alhambra
Facilities Financing Authority and the Alhambra Public Financing Authority for the
Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27 and the Capital Improvements Plan for Fiscal
Years 2025-26 through 2029-30; and, direct staff to undertake the steps necessary
to finalize Council’s action.
B.
Budget for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027: The adoption of the Annual
Budget for those portions of the Budget pertaining to the Golf Course Clubhouse
Corporation, Alhambra Capital Improvements Corporation, Alhambra Parking
Authority, Alhambra Facilities Financing Authority and the Alhambra Public
Financing Authority.
Recommended Action: After receiving public testimony, the Mayor should close
the public hearing and the Golf Course Clubhouse Corporation, Alhambra Capital
Improvements Corporation, Alhambra Parking Authority, Alhambra Facilities
Financing Authority and the Alhambra Public Financing Authority adopt Joint
Minute Order No. M2M25-1000 as follows:
RESOLVED by the Golf Course Clubhouse Corporation, Alhambra
Capital Improvements Corporation, Alhambra Parking Authority,
Alhambra Facilities Financing Authority and Alhambra Public
Financing Authority that this Golf Course Clubhouse Corporation,
Alhambra Capital Improvements Corporation, Alhambra Parking
Authority, Alhambra Facilities Financing Authority and Alhambra Public
Financing Authority jointly and severally hereby approve their
respective portions of the Budget for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 and
2026-2027.
C.
FY 2025-2026 Appropriation Limit: Proposition XIII B (Gann Initiative) prohibits
local agencies from exceeding their 1978-79 fiscal year appropriations after
allowing for cost-of-living (CPI) and population changes which are certified by the
State Department of Finance. Proposition 111 allows the City to adjust its annual
limits for the following factors, subject to approval by the City Council:
a)
b)
Either the California Per Capita Income or the percentage change in local
assessment roll from the preceding year due to the addition of local
nonresidential construction in the City.
Either the City’s own population growth or the population growth of the entire
county.
Government Code Section 7910 requires agencies to adopt a resolution each year
disclosing their appropriation limit. In accordance with Proposition 111, the City is
required to conduct a review of their appropriations limit during the annual financial
audit. For fiscal year 2023-2024, the City’s appropriation limit was reviewed by our
auditors, Moss, Levy & Hartzheim, LLP, and determined to be properly calculated.
The calculations in computing the City of Alhambra’s appropriation limit for the
2025-2026 fiscal year are on file in the Finance Department. The appropriation
limit for the 2025-26 fiscal year is $201,962,521 and the applicable appropriation
subject to this limitation is $85,928,695. Therefore, the City is favorably under the
appropriations limit by $116,033,826.
Recommended Action:
After receiving public testimony, the Mayor should
close the public hearing and the City Council should adopt Resolution No.
R2M25-23 entitled: A Resolution of the Alhambra City Council establishing the
Appropriation Limit for FY 2025-26 and approving the annual adjustment factors
used in the calculation thereof; and, approve the annual adjustment factors (per
capita income change +6.44% and City population change +.22%) used in the
calculation of the appropriation limit. |
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APPROVAL OF PARCEL MAP NO. 84017 – F2M25-11, M2M25-89
On July 22, 2024, Tentative Parcel Map No. 84017 was approved to develop a commercial
shopping center consisting of three drive-through, quick-serve food-related uses totaling
7,053 square feet of floor area on an approximately 2.7-acre site within the CMU
(Commercial Mixed-Use) zone located at 132 and 146 South Palm Avenue, and 127 South
Raymond Avenue in the City of Alhambra. On May 8, 2025, the City Engineer signed
Parcel Map No. 84017 and recommended recordation of the same. All Conditions of
Approval applicable to Parcel Map No. 84017 have been met and the project Agreements
and Covenants have been approved and recorded.
Recommended Action:
City Council adopt Minute Order No. M2M25-89 as follows:
RESOLVED by the Alhambra City Council as follows:
SECTION ONE: Based upon the recommendation of the Director of
Community Development in his report dated June 23. 2025, this Council
hereby finds and determines that the herein below described project will not
violate any of the provisions of Sections 66473, 66474.1 and 66474.6 of the
Subdivision Map Act of the State of California relating to findings for approval.
SECTION TWO: This Council hereby approves Parcel Map No. 84017 to
develop a commercial shopping center consisting of three (3) drive-through,
quick-serve food-related uses totaling 7,053 square feet of floor area on an
approximately 2.7-acre site within the CMU (Commercial Mixed-Use) zone
located at 132 and 146 South Palm Avenue, and 127 South Raymond Avenue,
and authorizes the City Clerk to endorse on the face of the map the certificate
which embodies the approval of said map. |
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QUARTERLY CONTRACTS REPORT AS OF MAY 31, 2025 – F2M25-40
On August 26, 2024, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. O2M24-4837, implementing
the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA), as outlined
in California Public Contract Code Sections 22000–22045. On April 14, 2025, the City
Council adopted Ordinance No. O2M25-4845, updating contract thresholds in accordance
with recent CUPCCAA amendments. During this meeting, the Council also requested a
report identifying all contracts awarded between $50,000 and $75,000, which previously
required Council approval before CUPCCAA implementation. Staff has provided a report
identifying all contracts awarded between $50,000 and $75,000 from August 26, 2024
through May 31, 2025, the report is outlined in the Director of Finance’s June 23, 2025
staff report. This report will be provided to the City Council on a quarterly basis moving
forward.
Recommended Action:
as of May 31, 2025.
City Council receive and file the quarterly contracts report |
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CITY CLERK REPORT - NOTICE NO. N2M25-81
The City Clerk hereby reports that she duly gave notice of the Joint Special Meeting of the
Alhambra Public Financing Authority, Alhambra Capital Improvements Corporation, Alhambra
Parking Authority, Golf Course Clubhouse Corporation and Alhambra Facilities Financing
Authority to be held this evening in conjunction with the regular meeting of the Alhambra City
Council pursuant to the order to the Mayor and the Chairpersons of the PFA, ACIC, APA, GCC
Corp., and AFFA in accordance with Section 54956 of the Government Code of the State of
California.
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