APPROVAL OF MINUTES
EL MONTE CITY COUNCIL CONCURRENT SPECIAL MEETING
OF APRIL 8, 2026
MEETING JOINTLY AND REGULARLY WITH THE EL MONTE HOUSING AUTHORITY; EL MONTE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY; EL MONTE PARKING AUTHORITY; EL MONTE WATER 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: 6:04 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL FOR CITY COUNCIL AND AUTHORITY BODIES:
Jessica Ancona, Mayor/Chair – present
Viviana Longoria, Mayor Pro Tem/Authority Member – present Marisol Cortez, Councilmember/Authority Member – present Sheila Crippen-Thomas, Councilmember/Authority Member – present Cindy Galvan, Councilmember/Authority Member – present
Martin Herrera, Councilmember/Authority Member – present Dr. Julia Ruedas, Councilmember/Authority Member – present
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
m) Councilmember Cortez
s) Councilmember Galvan 7-0
Motion to Hear the Special Meeting
Agenda Item
m) Mayor Pro Tem Longoria
s) Councilmember Galvan 7-0
Approve the Agenda
4. INVOCATION: City Council. Chaplain George Ussery
5. FLAG SALUTE: City Council. Keysha N. Saldaña
6. SPECIAL MEETING PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING AGENDIZED MATTERS ONLY:
As provided under Government Code Section 54954.3, this time has been set aside for persons in the audience to provide comment or make inquiries on matters appearing on this Special Meeting agenda only. Although no person is required to provide their name and address as a condition to attending a meeting, persons who wish to address the body are asked to state their name and address. Each speaker will be limited to three (3) continuous minutes. Speakers may not lend any portion of their speaking time to other persons or borrow additional time from other persons. All comments or queries presented by a speaker shall be addressed to the body as a whole and not to any specific member thereof. No questions shall be posed to any member of the body except through the presiding official of the meeting, members of the body are under no obligation to respond to questions posed by speakers but may provide brief clarifying responses to any comment made or questions posed. The body may not engage in any sort of prolonged discussion or deliberation with any speaker or group of speakers on matters that are not listed on this Special Meeting agenda.
City Council Concurrent Special Meeting Minutes of April 8, 2026
Enforcement of Decorum: The Chief of Police of the City of El Monte, or such member, or members of the Police Department as the Chief of Police may designate, shall serve as the Sergeant-at-Arms of the meeting. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall carry out all orders and instructions given by the presiding official for the purpose of maintaining order and decorum at the meeting. While members of the public are free to level criticism of policies and the action(s) or proposed action(s) of the body or its members, members of the public may not engage in behavior that is disruptive to the orderly conduct of the proceedings, including, but not limited to, conduct that prevents other members of the public from being heard when it is their opportunity to speak or which prevents members of the audience from hearing or seeing the proceedings.
Members of the public may not threaten any person with physical harm or act in a manner that may reasonably be interpreted as an imminent threat of physical harm. All persons attending the meeting must adhere to policies barring harassment based upon a person’s race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, gender, sexual orientation or age.
7. REGULAR:
7.1 Consideration and Approval of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of El Monte Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget by Appropriating $500,000 from the General Fund Reserves and Establishing the City of El Monte’s Compassion Fund.
RECOMMENDATION OF BUSINESS ITEM UNDER CONSIDERATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached Resolution amending the City of El Monte’s Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget by appropriating $500,000 from the General Fund Reserves and establishing the City of El Monte’s Compassion Fund; and
2. Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute all required Funding Agreements and/or Memorandums of Understanding to facilitate the City of El Monte’s Compassion Fund program with the awarding agencies.
Total Cost: $500,0000 Account No: General Fund
Is the cost of this item budgeted? No
Resolution No. 10684
At 9:33 p.m.
m) Mayor Ancona
s) Mayor Pro Tem Longoria
Extend the Meeting past 10:00 p.m.
m) Councilmember Galvan
s) Mayor Pro Tem Longoria 7-0
City Council Concurrent Special Meeting Minutes of April 8, 2026
8. ADJOURNMENT:
At 10:10 p.m.
m) Mayor Ancona
Adjourn the meeting
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on April 22, 2026 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. Although it is the City’s practice and desire to electronically post a copy of this Agenda along with supporting material as part of its website posting, the size or formatting of certain supporting materials may render their website posting infeasible. Nevertheless, all supporting materials related to any item on this Agenda, that is made available to the members of the council may be inspected by members of the public at the City Clerk’s Office located at 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am – 5:30 pm. For more information, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 626-580-2016.
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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