CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Agenda
November 5, 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.
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Public Comments
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Public Communication
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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
• Carlos Cortes Popoca, Maintenance Worker I, Promotion
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. Meeting Minutes of October 15, 2025
It is recommended that the City Council approve the following meeting minutes of the Special City Council Meeting, Regular City Council Meeting, Finance Authority Meeting and the Housing Authority Meeting held on October 15, 2025.
3. Purchase of FileonQ with Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds.
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the use of federal asset forfeiture funds for this purchase; and
2. Authorize the Chief of Police to execute an agreement with FileOnQ; and
3. Authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate $15,346 from the Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds and make necessary budget adjustment.
4. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1520 to Incorporate Los Angeles County’s Emblem Program into Chapter 128 and Amend Chapter 127 and 128 to Incorporate by reference the County’s Title 11, Health Code, and portions of Title 8, Consumer Protections Code, to allow for the County to Perform Cannabis Inspections and Enforcement Actions within the City; Determine that the Action is Exempt Under CEQA (Location: Citywide; Applicant:
City Of Baldwin Park; Case Number: AZC 2025-02)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Find the proposed ordinance is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) and the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs, tit. 14, §§ 15000 et seq.). Specifically, the ordinance is categorically exempt from CEQA under Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exception) since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment.
2. Waive further reading and adopt, Ordinance No. 1520, entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE
BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE VI, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 127 AND CHAPTER 128, ADDING SECTIONS 127.21 AND 128.31 INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE LOS ANGELES COUNTY’S TITLE 11, HEALTH CODE, AND PORTIONS OF TITLE 8, CONSUMER PROTECTIONS CODE, TO ALLOW
FOR THE COUNTY TO PERFORM INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF
COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY, AND ADDING SECTION 128.32 TO INCORPORATE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY’S EMBLEM PROGRAM.”
5. Consideration to Allocate Funds for Recreational Reimbursement Program It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve $40,000 in Measure BP Funding for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for the Recreational Reimbursement Program in the amount of $40,000 for FY25-26; and
2. Authorize the Director of Finance to make the appropriation and necessary budget adjustments.
6. Consideration to Allocate Funds to Provide Transportation Services for Senior Citizen Trips & Tours
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve $35,000 in Measure BP Funding for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for transportation services for senior citizen trips and tours in the amount of $35,000 for FY25-26; and
2. Authorize the Director of Finance to make the appropriation and necessary budget adjustments.
7. Recommend Acceptance of the Project and Authorize the Filing of a Notice of Completion for City Project No. CIP 24-001-55027 Morgan Park Restroom Improvements It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Accept the construction improvements by Corral Construction Development, Inc. of Commerce, CA in the amount of $422,632 and authorize the recordation of a Notice of Completion; and
2. Authorize the payment of $21,132 in retention funds to Corral Construction Development, Inc.
PUBLIC HEARING
8. Introduce for First Reading Ordinance No. 1519 Adopting the 2025 California Building Code, 2025 California Residential Code, 2025 California Existing Building Code, 2025 California Mechanical Code, 2025 California Plumbing Code, 2025 California Electrical Code, 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 California Energy Code, 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2025 California Historical Code, 2025 California Reference Standards Code, 2025 California Fire Code, and 2026 Los Angeles County Fire Code It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing, and
2. Introduce for first reading by title only, Ordinance No. 1519 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 150 OF TITLE XV AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO CHAPTER 150 TO TITLE XV OF THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, TITLE 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, SPECIFICALLY ADOPTING THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE , 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA REFERENCE STANDARDS CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE AND 2026 LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE CODE,
INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES, AS MANDATED BY CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 18938.”
9. Adoption of an Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 1521 Establishing a 45-Day Moratorium Upon New, Non-Retail, Commercial Cannabis Operations
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing; and
2. Waive the reading and adopt by title only by four-fifths vote the urgency moratorium Ordinance No. 1521 entitled: “INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM
ON THE APPROVAL, COMMENCEMENT, ESTABLISHMENT, OR OPERATION
OF ALL COMMERCIAL (NON-RETAIL) CANNABIS LAND USES, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION CANNABIS MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTION, PROCESSING, DELIVERIES, AND CULTIVATION.”
10. Adoption of City of Baldwin Park Fee Schedule - Building and Recreation Fees It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed updates to the Building and Recreation Fees; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-040 approving the revised Building and Recreation Fees as part of the City of Baldwin Park Fee Schedule.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
11. Consider and approve a Transit Services Agreement for Operations and Maintenance of the City’s Dial-A-Ride, Micro Transit, and Fixed Route Transit Program It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve a 5-year Transit Services Agreement (TSA) with Transdev Services, Inc., and Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement; and,
2. Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute necessary documentation to allow program changes; and,
3. Authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate an additional amount of $58,000 from Fund 244 — Proposition A to ensure enough funds are available to fund the program at the new rate; and make necessary budget adjustments for FY25-26.
12. Select and Approve Downtown Light Pole Banners Design It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Select a design; and
2. Approve design for production and installation be placed on downtown light pole banners; and
3. Authorize the Director of Finance to make necessary budget adjustments.
13. Comparison of Baldwin Park Sanctuary Policy with Richmond Sanctuary Ordinance and Other Regional Ordinances
It is recommended that the City Council provide direction to staff regarding whether to pursue codification of the existing resolution into an ordinance and whether to incorporate additional provisions modeled on Richmond and other California jurisdictions.
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 30th day of October 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].