CITY COUNCIL
FINANCE AUTHORITY
HOUSING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING
Agenda
April 15, 2026, 7:00 PM
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
Daniel Damian
Jean M. Ayala
Alejandra Avila
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.
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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
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
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.
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation — National Library Week presented to Irma Morales, Library Manager for Los Angeles County Library
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. Treasurer's Report CC - February 2026
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for February 2026.
3. Meeting Minutes of April 1, 2026
It is recommended that the City Council approved the following meeting minutes held on April 1, 2026; Special City Council Meeting and Regular City Council Meeting.
4. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), Report on Agreed-Upon Procedures of the City’s GANN Appropriation Limit and Single Audit for Fiscal Year 2024-25 It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the City of Baldwin Park’s ACFR, Report on Agreed-Upon Procedures of the City’s GANN Appropriation Limit and Single Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 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:
• Freddie Romero The claimant alleges bodily injury. • Manuel Granados The claimant alleges property damage. • Cindy Garcia 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. Nomination to Rename Puente Avenue Park as Tongva Park It is recommended that the City Council consider the nomination to rename Puente Avenue Park to Tongva Park or provide alternative direction.
7. Authorize Award of Contract to DASH Construction Company, Inc. for Barnes Park Multi- Benefit Stormwater Capture Project: Caltrans Perimeter Wall (CIP No. 21-198 Phase B) It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve and award the construction contract for the Barnes Park Multi-Benefit Stormwater Capture Project: Caltrans Perimeter Wall (CIP No. 21-198 Phase B) to DASH Construction Company Inc. in the amount of $260,625.00; and
2. Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $26,062.50 for the project; and
3. Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract with DASH Construction Company, Inc; and
4. Authorize the Director of Finance to make appropriations and budget adjustments as necessary.
CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE DISSOLVED COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CONSENT CALENDAR
8. Treasurer's Report SA - February 2026
It is recommended that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for February 2026.
FINANCE AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR
9. Treasurer's Report FA - February 2026
It is recommended that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for February 2026.
HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR
10. Treasurer's Report HA - February 2026
It is recommended that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for February 2026.
11. Baldwin Park Housing Authority’s Warrants and Demands It is recommended that the Board ratify the attached Warrants and Demands Register.
PUBLIC HEARING
12. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance No. 1525 that Amends Chapter 153, Part 11 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code Relating to Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units In Response to Changes in State Law, Amending in its Entirety Chapter 153, Section 153.135 Relating to Objective Design Standards and Finding the Action to be Statutorily Exempt from CEQA Under Section 21080.17 of the Public Resources Code (Location: Citywide; Applicant: City of Baldwin Park; Case Number: AZC 25-01) It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing.
2. 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 21080.17, which exempts the adoption of an Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance to implement the provisions of Section 66310, et. seq. of the Government Code, and therefore no environmental review under CEQA is required.
3. Introduce by first reading, by title only and waive further reading, Ordinance 1525, entitled:
“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK,
CALIFORNIA AMENDING IN ITS ENTIRETY, THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE XV, LAND USAGE, CHAPTER 153, PART 11 (ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS) TO BE IN COMPLIANCE
WITH STATE LAW REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, AMENDING IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER 153, SECTION 153.135 (OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS), AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE § 21080.17” and approve Zoning Code Text Amendment application AZC 25-01.
13. Public Hearing and Ordinance 1526: Moratorium on the Approval, Establishment, or Operation of Data Centers
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing; and
2. Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1526 entitled: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1524 ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON THE
APPROVAL, ESTABLISHMENT, OR OPERATION OF DATA CENTERS TO CONSIDER
ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR DATA CENTERS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65858.”
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
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 9th day of April 2026.
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].