CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Agenda
May 6, 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.
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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
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation – Declaring May 2025 as Older Americans Month presented to Xiaohui “Shirley” Cao, a 2026 Older American Citizen of the Year Honoree.
Presentation – 2026 Senior of the Year Plaque presented to Xiaohui “Shirley” Cao.
Proclamation – Lupus Awareness Month presented to Juana Mata, Looms for Lupus Proclamation – Fibromyalgia Awareness Month presented to Juana Mata, Looms for Lupus Presentation - Certificate of Recognition presented to Councilmember Emmanuel Estrada for being elect Board Chair to the San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust Presentation — Certificate of Recognition presented to Maria Moreno, Director of Recreation and Community Services, who was honored by Supervisor, Hilda L. Solis at the Women's History Month Power Hour
Proclamation – Declaring May 3 – 9, 2026 as Professional Municipal Clerks Week presented to Christopher Saenz, City Clerk and Shirley Quinones, CMC, Chief Deputy City Clerk Proclamation – Proclamation – Declaring May 10 – 16, 2026 as National Police Week presented to the Baldwin Park Police Department
Proclamation – Declaring May 17 - 23 as National Public Works Week presented to the Public Works Department.
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 April 15, 2026
It is recommended that the City Council approve the following meeting minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting, Finance Authority Meeting and Housing Authority Meeting held on April 15, 2026.
3. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1525 Amending 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 waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 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”
4. Approval of Standardized City Logo and Authorization to Implement Across City Signage and Assets
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the adoption of a standardized City logo and direct staff to implement its use across all City departments, signage, facilities, and materials as part of ongoing maintenance and capital improvement efforts.; and,
2. Authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate $32,360.00 from Measure R Local Return Fund 254; and,
3. Authorize the Director of Public Works or his designee to prepare necessary documentation to execute the project.
5. Approve Change Order (Amend Contract) with Gentry Brothers, Inc. for FY 26 CDBG Sidewalk Replacement Project (CIP No. 26-005-55047)
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the construction change order (contract amendment) for the FY 26 CDBG Sidewalk Replacement Project (CIP No. 26-005-55047) with Gentry Brothers, Inc. in the amount of $407,000; and
2. Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the Construction Contract Change Order; and
3. Authorize the Director of Finance to make appropriations and budget adjustments as necessary.
6. Award of Contract for Citywide Landscape Maintenance Services to Mariposa Landscapes, Inc.
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve a 6-year and 2-month Maintenance Service Agreement with Mariposa Landscapes, Inc. in an annual amount of $ 222,276.00 for monthly landscape maintenance services; and
2. Approve an additional $91,500.00 per fiscal year to address unforeseen “Extra Work,” defined as services beyond the established Scope of Services for all locations. This may include, but is not limited to, repairs and improvements at center medians, SGR Greenway, Zócalo Park, and other City properties identified in the RFP, for the following:
o $34,000 for non-routine work (e.g., irrigation repairs and replanting on an as-needed basis)
o $57,500.00 for material and supplies ( e.g., irrigation parts, plants, trees, hardscape material, etc.)
3. Authorize the Mayor and City clerk to execute the contract with Mariposa Landscapes, Inc, for landscape maintenance services; and,
4. Authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate $41,258.50 for FY 2025-26 and $139,000.00 for FY 2026-27 from Fund #110 Measure BP Fund as recommended by Stakeholders Oversight Committee on 10-7-2025 and to make necessary budget adjustments for the length of the Agreement for FY2026-2032 Citywide Landscape Maintenance Services; and,
5. Authorize the Director of Public Works or his Designee to process necessary documents.
PUBLIC HEARING
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
7. Approval of the 2026 Annual Report for Military Equipment It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the 2026 Annual Military Equipment Report and the updated inventory of military equipment.
2. Approve the proposed updates to the Military Equipment Use Policy (Exhibit A) to reflect newly acquired equipment, retired equipment, and equipment pending delivery
3. Authorize the Chief of Police to expend up to $10,000 from the remaining FY 2025-26 SWAT operational equipment budget for the purchase of chemical munitions, noise flash diversionary devices, and related delivery systems as identified in the 2026 Annual Military Equipment Report.
4. Authorize the Director of Finance to make the appropriation and necessary budget adjustments.
8. Presentation - City-owned ADU plans: 65% Completion presented by Randall Russom, RRM Design Group
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 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].