City Council/Successor Agency Minutes of 09/24/2025 Page 1 of 4 Final Minutes Approved November 18, 2025
MINUTES
CUDAHY CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING and
CITY OF CUDAHY AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY and
HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CUDAHY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION JOINT MEETING
September 24, 2025 6:30 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor / Chair Alcantar Loza called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Council / Agency Member Daisy Lomelí
Vice Mayor / Vice Chair Cynthia Gonzalez
Mayor / Chair Elizabeth Alcantar Loza
ABSENT: Council / Agency Member Martin Fuentes
Council / Agency Member Amanda Gomez
ALSO PRESENT: Interim City Manager/Community Development Director, Juan Arauz, City Attorney, Stephanie Arechiga, Assistant City Attorney, Shelley Preisler, Interim City Manager/City Clerk, Richard Iglesias, Assistant City Clerk, Estefania Zamora, and Executive Assistant to the City Manager, Janet Andrade.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NONE
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Award a Professional Services Agreement to Ruth Villalobos & Associates, Inc. (RVA) for Preliminary Permit Inquiries for Site 1 (LA River) of the Los Angeles River Area Improvement Project - ABP-001
Presented by the Administrative Analyst
Recommendation: City Council is requested to approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Ruth Villalobos & Associates, Inc. (RVA) for preliminary permit inquiries for Site 1 of the Los Angeles River Area Improvement Project in a not-to-exceed amount of $7,500.
Motion: Vice Mayor Gonzalez motioned to approve the Consent Calendar items, seconded by Council Member Lomelí. Motion passed 3-0-2 by the following roll call vote:
City Council/Successor Agency Minutes of 09/24/2025 Page 2 of 4 AYES: Lomelí, Gonzalez, and Alcantar Loza
NOES: None
ABSENT: Fuentes and Gomez
ABSTAIN: None
5. BUSINESS SESSION
A. Adoption of Resolution No. 25-55 Approving the Purchase of Real Property Located at 4730 Santa Ana, Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 6224-018-007 Presented by the City Attorney
Recommendation: The City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No. 25-55:
Determining that the proposed actions in the Resolution are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because the actions do not authorize or approve any development and therefore no further action is required under CEQA. Approving the purchase of the real property located at 4730 Santa Ana, Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 6224-018-007.
Motion: Vice Mayor Gonzalez motioned to adopt Resolution No. 25-55: Determining that the proposed actions in the Resolution are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because the actions do not authorize or approve any development and therefore no further action is required under CEQA. Approving the purchase of the real property located at 4730 Santa Ana, Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 6224-018-007, seconded by Council Member Lomelí. Motion passed 3-0-2 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Lomelí, Gonzalez, and Alcantar Loza
NOES: None
ABSENT: Fuentes and Gomez
ABSTAIN: None
B. Consideration to Approve Letter to Governor Newsom Requesting to Veto AB715.
Presented by the City Clerk
Recommendation: The City Council is requested to approve the attached letter urging Governor Newsom to veto AB 715.
Motion: Mayor Alcantar Loza motioned to approve the letter urging Governor Newsom to veto AB 715 with edits to the first bullet point to include equal protection against antisemitism, anti–Asian American Pacific Islander discrimination, and anti-Indigenous discrimination, seconded by Vice Mayor Gonzalez. Motion passed 3-0-2 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Lomelí, Gonzalez, and Alcantar Loza
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ABSENT: Fuentes and Gomez
ABSTAIN: None
City Attorney, Stephanie Arechiga requested a motion to reopen item 5A.
Motion: Mayor Alcantar Loza motioned to reopen item 5A, seconded by Vice Mayor Gonzalez. Motion passed 3-0-2 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Lomelí, Gonzalez, and Alcantar Loza
NOES: None
ABSENT: Fuentes and Gomez
ABSTAIN: None
City Attorney, Stephanie Arechiga announced that changes had been made to the exhibits. Assistant City Attorney, Shelley Preisler mentioned that minor revisions were made to the deeds and related documents to reflect the correct entity changing Primestor to 4307 Santa Ana Cudahy, LLC.
Motion: Vice Mayor Gonzalez motioned to approve Resolution No. 25-55 with the correction of the entity name to 4307 Santa Ana Cudahy, LLC, seconded by Council Member Lomelí. Motion passed 3-0-2 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Lomelí, Gonzalez, and Alcantar Loza
NOES: None
ABSENT: Fuentes and Gomez
ABSTAIN: None
At 6:48 p.m., City Attorney, Stephanie Arechiga recessed to closed session.
6. CLOSED SESSION
A. Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) – Public Employee Recruitment Title of Position Under Consideration: City Manager At 7:52 p.m., Mayor Alcantar Loza reconvened to open session.
7. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
City Attorney Stephanie Arechiga announced that all three Council Members were present were present during closed session, direction was given, and no further reportable action
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8. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council / Agency meeting adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
Elizabeth Alcantar Loza
Mayor
ATTEST:
Richard Iglesias
City Clerk