CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Agenda
October 1, 2025, 7:00 PM
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
Alejandra Avila
Daniel Damian
Jean M. Ayala
Emmanuel J. Estrada
Manuel Lozano
Welcome to your City Council Meeting
We welcome your interest and involvement in the City’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about topics coming before the City Council and the action recommended by city staff. You can read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city’s website and in the Office of the City Clerk.
Please note that, in the event of a technical issue causing a disruption in the call-in option or internet-based option, the meeting will continue unless otherwise required by law, such as when a Board Member is attending the meeting virtually pursuant to certain provisions of the Brown Act. Electronic devices are to be turned off while meetings are in session.
How to watch
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Most City Council meetings take place
at City Hall, 14403 E. Pacific Ave.,
Baldwin Park, CA 91706
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Reasonable Accommodations
Individuals with disabilities may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as required by the Americans with Disability Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids will be provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 960-4011.
Public Comments
The public is encouraged to address the City Council or any of its Agencies listed on this agenda on any matter posted on the agenda or on any other matter within its jurisdiction. In accordance with Chapter 39 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code, Speakers must address the City Council as a whole and refrain from making impertinent, slanderous, or profane remarks or disrupt the peace of the meeting. Speaker cards are available at the podium and by request with the City Clerk.
Public Communication
There is a three-minute speaking time limit. This is the time set aside to address the City Council. Please notify the City Clerk if you require the services of an interpreter. No Action may be taken on a matter unless it is listed on the agenda, or unless certain emergency or special circumstances exist. The legislative body or its staff may: 1) Briefly respond to statements made or questions asked by persons; or 2) Direct staff to investigate and/or schedule matters for consideration at a future meeting. [Government Code §54954.2] If you wish to comment on agenda items and are unable to physically appear in person, please email your name, place of residence, item number or to [email protected]. Written comments will be distributed and will be made part of the written record but will NOT be read verbally at the meeting.
Notice Regarding California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determinations Pursuant to CEQA, a "project" is defined as a "whole action" subject to a public agency's discretionary funding or approval that has the potential to either (1) cause a direct physical change in the environment or (2) cause a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. "Projects" include discretionary activity by a public agency, a private activity that receives any public funding, or activities that involve the public agency's issuance of a discretionary approval and is not statutorily or categorically exempt from CEQA. (Pub. Res. Code § 21065.) To the extent that matters listed in this Agenda are considered "projects" under CEQA, their appropriate CEQA determination will be listed below each recommendation. If no CEQA determination is listed, it has been determined that the action does not constitute a "project" under CEQA.
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Welcome and Introduction
• Aldo Dorada, Engineering Assistant
• Farasati Abouzar, Engineering Assistant
• Samantha X Pina, Administrative Clerk II
• Yadira Guevara Carmona, Assistant Planner
• Alberto Rea, Community Services Supervisor
• Carlos Cortes Popoca, Maintenance Worker I, Promotion • Jenny Yu, Management Assistant, Promotion
Presentation - Plaque presented to Paul Lawrence for the 100th Anniversary of Lawrence Doors.
Proclamation - National Hispanic Heritage Month — September 15 - October 15, 2025
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
CONSENT CALENDAR
All items listed are considered to be routine business by the City Council and will be approved with one motion.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a City Councilmember so requests, in which case, the item will be removed from the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
1. City of Baldwin Park’s Warrants and Demands
It is recommended that the City Council ratify the attached Warrants and Demands Register.
2. Approve Meeting Minutes of September 17, 2025 and Revised Meeting Minutes of February 7, 2024.
It is recommended that the City Council that the City Council approve the following meeting minutes of the Special City Council Meeting, Regular City Council Meeting, Finance Authority Meeting and Housing Authority Meeting held on September 17, 2025 and revised meeting minutes of February 7, 2024.
3. Claim Rejection
It is recommended that the City Council reject the following claim and direct staff to send the appropriate notice of rejection to claimant:
• Jacqueline Talley The claimant alleges property damage.
This government claim, and all government claims, should be considered as potential lawsuits in the future. Thus, it is requested that all City Staff, the Mayor and all Council Members refrain from making any statements, whether public or private in nature. It is important that no statements be made so as to not prejudice this claim in any way which can happen if public or private comments are made about this claim by City staff or Council Members.
4. Approval of Resolution No. 2025-034 for a One-Time City Hall Closure It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve Resolution No. 2025-034 entitled, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park, California, approving a one-time City Hall closure from December 22, 2025 through January 2, 2026, and authorizing qualified employees time off during the Holidays"; and
2. Approve the cancellation of the City Council Regular meeting on Wednesday, January 7, 2026; and
3. Direct the Chief Executive Officer to provide adequate notification to the public and take appropriate measures to ensure City Emergency Response Operations remain uninterrupted during the closure.
5. Amend Award of Contract for Citywide Janitorial Services It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the verbiage of the citywide janitorial services agreement to reflect the initial term of one (1) year term, with the option for the City to extend the contract for up to four (4) additional one-year terms with California Cleaning Maintenance; and
2. Authorize the Director of Recreation & Community Services to execute any associated documents associated with the agreement; and
3. Authorize the Director of Finance to make the appropriation and necessary budget adjustments.
6. Approve the First Amendment to the Transit Services Agreement with Southland Transit, Inc. to Extend the Term for up to One-Year
It is recommended that the City Council approve a First Amendment to the Transit Services Agreement with Southland Transit, Inc. to extend the term for up to one (1) additional year.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE DISSOLVED COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
CITY COUNCIL / CITY CLERK / CITY TREASURER / STAFF REQUESTS & COMMUNICATION
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATION
I, Christopher Saenz, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park hereby certify that, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 25th day of September 2025.
Christopher Saenz, City Clerk
For further information regarding agenda items, please contact the office of the City Clerk at (626) 960-4011 ext. 466 or via e-mail at [email protected].