CITY COUNCIL
FINANCE AUTHORITY
HOUSING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING
Agenda
December 17, 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
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
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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
The City Council are also members of the Board of Directors of the Housing Authority and Finance Authority which are concurrently convening with the City Council this evening and each Council Member is paid an additional stipend of $30 for attending the Housing Authority meeting and $50 for attending the Finance Authority meeting.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
REPORT OF OFFICER - COUNCIL REORGANIZATION
1. Reorganization of the City Council - Selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore It is recommended that the City Council follow the established procedures set forth in the City Policy as follows:
At the City Council reorganization meeting in 2025 and each year thereafter, the city council will appoint a council member to serve as mayor and a council member to serve as mayor pro tem in accordance with the following;
1. The current mayor pro tempore will automatically succeed and be appointed to the position of mayor.
2. The elected council member who has served for the longest continuous period of time on the city council who has not yet served as mayor will be appointed to serves mayor pro tem.
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Presentation - Gavel Plaque presented to outgoing Mayor Alejandra Avila Administration of the Oaths of Office to the incoming Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem as follows:
• Mayor Daniel Damian
• Mayor Pro Tem Jean M. Ayala
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.
2. City of Baldwin Park’s Warrants and Demands
It is recommended that the City Council ratify the attached Warrants and Demands Register.
3. Treasurer's Report CC - October 2025
Staff recommends that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for October 2025.
4. Meeting Minutes of December 3, 2025
It is recommended that the City Council approved the following meeting minutes of the Special City Council Meeting and the Regular City Council Meeting held on December 3, 2025.
5. 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:
• Victor Leon The claimant alleges property damage. • Freda Calderon The claimant alleges bodily injury. • Veronica R Madere The claimant alleges bodily injury. • Sean M Frescas The claimant alleges bodily injury.
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.
6. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1522 Amending Baldwin Park Municipal Code Chapter 117 (Rental Rate Increases)
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1522 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE XI, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 117, RENTAL RATE INCREASES, SECTIONS 117.01, 117.04, 117.05, 117.06 AND 117.14 AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE EXEMPT FROM CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)."
7. Authorize Award of Contract to Gentry Brothers, Inc. for FY 26 CDBG Sidewalk Replacement Project (CIP No. 26-005-55047)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve and award the construction contract for the FY 26 CDBG Sidewalk Replacement Project (CIP No. 26-005-55047) to Gentry Brothers, Inc. in the amount of $542,600.00; and
2. Approve a 25% construction contingency in the amount of $135,650.00 for the project; and
3. Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract with Gentry Brothers, Inc.; and
4. Authorize the Director of Finance to make appropriations and budget adjustments as necessary.
8. Consideration for Approval of a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) between the Ctiy of Baldwin Park and Kingdom Causes, Inc. dba City Net
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the PSA for consultant services between the City of Baldwin Park and Kingdom Causes, Inc. dba City Net in the total amount of $1,061,358.38 to operate Esperanza Villa for one (1) year and continue serving twenty-five (25) beds of interim housing for adults experiencing homelessness at Esperanza Villa from December 23, 2025, to December 22, 2026.; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute PSA; and
3. Authorize the Director of Recreation & Community Services to process the necessary documents and grants associated with this PSA contract; and
4. Authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate funds and make the necessary budget adjustments.
PUBLIC HEARING
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
9. Authorization to Enter into Agreement with a Retired Annuitant for Property & Evidence Bureau backlog services using Measure BP Fund.
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the Measure BP Stakeholder Oversight Committee's recommendation to appropriate $165,000 from Measure BP Fund for a three-year contract period; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute a retired annuitant agreement for Property & Evidence Bureau backlog services in a form approved by the City Attorney ; and
3. Authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate funding annually to cover the three-year contract from the Measure BP Fund and make necessary budget adjustments.
10. Contract for Animal Shelter and Animal Control Services with Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA.
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve a two-year animal shelter and animal control services agreement with Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028; and
2. Authorize an annual base fee of $1,085,000 for Year 1 (FY 2026-27), subject to automatic Consumer Price Index (CPI) increases capped at 5% annually thereafter; and
3. Approve a one-time infrastructure fee of $100,000, payable in two installments of $50,000 on July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027; and
4. Provide a 180-day termination notice to the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control, effective July 1, 2026; and
5. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary agreement documents and transition materials;
11. Approval of an Internal Transfer and Repayment Plan from the Measure BP Fund to Partially Fund a Recent Settlement
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the proposed internal transfer and repayment plan from the Measure BP Fund in the amount of $6,000,000, with 0% interest; and
2. Authorize the Director of Finance to make necessary appropriation, budget adjustments, set up the repayment plan and related accounts; and
3. Authorize the Director of Finance to transfer $6M from the Measure BP Fund to replenish the General Fund Reserve and transfer $9.35M from the General Fund Reserve to the Internal Insurance Fund to record the settlement payment.
CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE DISSOLVED COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
12. Successor Agency to The Dissolved Community Development Commission of The City of Baldwin Park Warrants and Demands
It is recommended that the Board ratify the attached Warrants and Demands Register.
13. Treasurer's Report SA - October 2025
It is recommended that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for October 2025.
FINANCE AUTHORITY
14. Treasurer's Report FA - October 2025
It is recommended that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for October 2025.
HOUSING AUTHORITY
15. Baldwin Park Housing Authority’s Warrants and Demands It is recommended that the Board ratify the attached Warrants and Demands Register.
16. Treasurer's Report HA - October 2025
It is recommended that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for October 2025.
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 11th day of December 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].