APPROVAL OF MINUTES
EL MONTE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
OF JANUARY 10, 2023
MEETING JOINTLY AND REGULARLY WITH THE EL MONTE HOUSING AUTHORITY; EL MONTE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY; EL MONTE WATER AUTHORITY; EL MONTE PARKING AUTHORITY; SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER EL MONTE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY; HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY; AND, FROM TIME TO
TIME, SUCH OTHER BODIES OF THE CITY WHOSE MEMBERSHIP IS COMPOSED
EXCLUSIVELY OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CITY COUNCIL
1. CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL FOR CITY COUNCIL AND AUTHORITY BODIES:
Jessica Ancona, Mayor/Chair – present
Alma D. Puente, Mayor Pro Tem/Authority Member – present Marisol Cortez, Councilmember/Authority Member – present Martin R. Herrera, Councilmember/Authority Member – absent Victoria Martinez Muela, Councilmember/Authority Member – absent Richard Rojo, Councilmember/Authority Member – present
Julia Ruedas, Councilmember/Authority Member – present
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
m) Mayor Ancona
s) Councilmember Rojo 5-0 (Councilmembers Herrera and Martinez Muela absent)
4. INVOCATION: Chaplain. Chaplain George Ussery, Evangelical Methodist.
5. FLAG SALUTE: City Council. Mayor Ancona
Councilmember Herrera joined the City Council meeting at approximately 6:07 p.m.
6. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT:
This time has been set aside for members of the public to directly address the City Council on agendized items of business (other than those agendized as public hearing or closed session items) or on any other matter of interest to the speaker/caller that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, the Housing Authority, the Financing Authority and/or the Water Authority (collectively, the “Council”). Each speaker/caller will be limited to a single allotment of three (3) continuous minutes total to address the Council on any or all matters covered by this section. As explained more specifically under the Public Hearing portion of this agenda, members of the public wishing to offer comment on items of business agendized under the Public Hearing portion of the agenda shall have a separate allotment of three (3) continuous minutes per speaker per public hearing item.
Except as otherwise provided under the Brown Act (Gov. Code Section 54950 et seq.), the Council may not deliberate or take action upon any matter not listed on this posted agenda but may order that any such matter be placed on the agenda for a subsequent meeting. The Council may also direct staff to investigate certain matters for consideration at a future meeting. Persons wishing to address the Council on matters covered under General Public Comment shall call in or submit a speaker card in the manner prescribed on page 1 of this agenda, above, by or before the General Public Comment portion of the agenda is closed. The City Council shall be under no obligation to entertain comments City Council Meeting Minutes of January 10, 2023
2 from speakers/callers who submit cards or call in to speak on matters covered by the section after the General Public Comment portion of the agenda is closed.
Ignacio Gonzalez – Representative of Southern California Resources Services offering services for disabled people.
Julio Ramirez – Spoke about an article in the newspaper regarding Councilwoman Martinez Muela.
Mike Gomez – Congratulated the newly elected Councilmembers.
Jerry Velasco – Congratulated the new council and expressed his wishes to the new council for this new year.
Cosme Jimenez – Spoke about former Councilmembers.
7. DEMAND RESOLUTION NO. D-678
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA,
ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the attached list of claims and demands totaling $14,452,635.26 have been examined by the City Treasurer and that warrant numbers 1110464 through 1111229, and the payroll period November 16, 2022 through December 15, 2022, inclusive are hereby allowed in the amounts and ordered paid out of the respective funds as set forth.
m) Mayor Pro Tem Puente
s) Councilmember Herrera 6-0 (Councilmember Martinez Muela absent)
8. REGULAR AGENDA:
8.1 Consideration and Approval of a Resolution of t he City Council of the City of El Monte Designating the Member of the Council Who Shall Hold the Title of Mayor Pro Tempore.
RECOMMENDATION OF BUSINESS ITEM UNDER CONSIDERATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Solicit nominations from among its membership for the post of Mayor Pro Tempore;
2. Vote to determine which of the nominees shall be selected as Mayor Pro Tempore; and
3. Approve the attached Resolution designating the Councilmember who has been selected to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore.
Total Cost: N/A Account No.: N/A
Is the cost of this item budgeted? N/A
Resolution No. 10416
m) Mayor Pro Tem Puente
s) Councilmember Rojo 4-1-1 (Mayor Ancona No,
Appoint Councilmember Herrera Councilmember Herrera abstain, and Councilmember Martinez
Muela absent)
m) Mayor Ancona
s)
Appoint Councilmember Martinez Muela
City Council Meeting Minutes of January 10, 2023
3 8.2 A Strategic Study Session of the City Council.
Item not considered.
9. ADJOURNMENT:
At 6:32 p.m.
m) Mayor Ancona
s) Mayor Pro Tem Puente
Adjourn meeting.
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on January 24, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. This Agenda will be posted on the City’s website,
www.ci.el-monte.ca.us, and
physically posted no less than 72 hours prior to the start of the subject regular meeting.
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Gabriel Ramirez, City Clerk
C i t y o f E l M o n t e
APPROVED:
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Jessica Ancona, Mayor
City of El Monte