CITY COUNCIL
FINANCE AUTHORITY
HOUSING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING
Agenda
August 19, 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, if a disruption prevents public participation through the audiovisual platform, the legislative or governing body shall recess the open session and make good faith efforts to restore public access and participation.
If public access cannot be restored after good faith efforts, the body may resume the meeting only after adopting, by roll call vote on the formal findings.
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City Hall, 14403 E. Pacific Ave.,
Baldwin Park, CA 91706
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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. In accordance with Chapter 39 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code Section
39.03(C) Time limitation. Every member of the public addressing the Council shall limit his or her remarks to a maximum of three minutes during all speaking opportunities; provided, that during oral communications just prior to adjournment comment shall not exceed two minutes per speaker. When large numbers of persons wish to speak, the presiding officer of the meeting may announce a reduction of the speaking time allotted to each person so all persons wishing to speak may do so.
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.
Comments in writing
You can provide your comments for City Council in writing by sending it to the City Clerk Department in advance. Your written comments will be distributed and will be made part of the written record but will NOT be read verbally at the meeting. Written comments to the City Council may be submitted by email: [email protected] or mailed to:
City Clerk Department, 14403 E Pacific Ave., Baldwin Park, CA 91706
Communications to the City Council are public record and will become part of the City’s electronic records. Please note: e- mail addresses, names, addresses, and other contact information are not required, but if included in any communication to the City Council, will become part of the public record.
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) 960-401, ext. 466.
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
Presentation - Water Use Efficiency Practices presented by Jose Martinez, General Manager of Valley County Water District
Presentation – Certificates presented to The Home Depot & Oath To Country Foundation for their partnership with serving Veterans through the Operation Hero Home Restoration Program.
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 - June 2026
It is recommended that City Council receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for June 2026.
3. Meeting Minutes of August 5, 2026
It is recommended that the City Council approve the meeting minutes of the Special City Council and the Regular City Council, meetings held on August 5, 2026.
4. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1527 Amending Title XV, Chapter 153 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code relating to Residentially Zoned Lots in the City of Baldwin Park (Location: City Wide; Case Number AZC 25-04).
It is recommended that the City Council waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1527 entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE XV, LAND USAGE, CHAPTER, 153, ZONING CODE, SECTIONS 153.030.010, 153.040.010, 153.040.020, 153.040.030, 153.040.040, 153.040.070, 153.040.080, 153.040.300, 153.130.050, 153.150.130, 153.160.040, 153.200.190 AND 153.210.170 RELATING TO CONSISTENCY OF DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS ON ALL RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PARCELS AND MAKING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT"
5. Consideration of a No-Cost Energy Audit of City Facilities to Identify Efficiency, Cost Savings, and Equipment Upgrade Opportunities
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the Letter of Authorization (LOA) Agreement with Alliance Building Solutions, authorizing the City Facility Energy Infrastructure Assessment Program; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to Execute the LOA Agreement; and
3. Authorize the Chief Executive Office to execute any necessary documents associated to the assessment.
6. Rejection and Reissuance for Request for Proposal (RFP) for Citywide Tree Maintenance Services and Interim Tree Maintenance Services
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Reject all proposals received in response to the City’s original RFP for Citywide Tree Maintenance services; and,
2. Authorize the Director of Public Works to prepare and publish a new Request for Proposals for Citywide Tree Maintenance services with revised evaluation criteria that places a greater weight or emphasis on cost; and
3. Approve and authorize interim Citywide Tree Maintenance Services with West Coast Arborists (WCA) on a month-to-month basis in an amount not-to-exceed $75,000, using the existing service requirements and unit pricing, until a new long-term agreement has been awarded and fully executed; and,
4. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all documents necessary to implement the interim services; and
5. Authorize the Director of Finance to make the necessary appropriation and budget adjustments.
CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE DISSOLVED COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CONSENT CALENDAR
7. 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.
8. Treasurer's Report SA - June 2026
It is recommended that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for June 2026.
FINANCE AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR
9. Treasurer's Report FA - June 2026
It is recommended that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for June 2026.
HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR
10. Treasurer's Report HA - June 2026
It is recommended that the Board receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for June 2026.
11. Housing Authority of the City of Baldwin Park (HACBP) Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) Certification (HUD-52648) for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026 It is recommended that the Baldwin Park Housing Authority Board approve the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) Certification (HUD-52648) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and authorize the appropriate HACBP officials to execute the certification and submit it to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
12. Baldwin Park Housing Authority’s Warrants and Demands It is recommended that the Board ratify the attached Warrants and Demands Register.
PUBLIC HEARING
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
13. Consideration of Mobile Food Truck Vendors and direct staff to bring back an ordinance for City Council's adoption
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the proposed discussion matrix outlined in the staff report below, along with the site locations provided in the attached document.
2. Direct staff to return at a later date with a draft ordinance for Council consideration and potential adoption.
14. San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity Project Updates
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 13th day of August 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].