CITY OF LA PUENTE
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
How to Listen Live to the Meeting
Live Audio/Video: Visit the City’s website at https://lapuente.org/agenda/. Click on “View Event” for the current meeting to view it live.
Spanish Translation/Interpretation Services
The City offers live translation and interpretation services in Spanish. To access translation/interpretation during the meeting, please scan the QR Code below or visit https://attend.wordly.ai/join/FWOP-2761.
Additionally, Spanish interpreting services are provided at City Council meetings upon request. Simultaneous interpretation (English-to-Spanish) is available for listening to the meeting and consecutive interpretation (Spanish-to-English) is available to anyone addressing the City Council during oral communications. The use of City provided interpreters is not required and persons are welcome to use their own interpreter. Because many dialects and regionalism exist, the City cannot guarantee that interpreters will be able to interpret into a particular dialect or regionalism, and disclaims any liability alleged to arise from such services.
How to Submit Public Comment
Please note that all comments are subject to the same Rules of Decorum as would otherwise apply to speakers at City Council meetings.
In Person: Public comment may be provided in-person at City Hall, 15900 E. Main Street.
In Writing: Written comments may be sent via email to [email protected] no later than 2 hours prior to the meeting start time. Email comments will be distributed to the City Council and will become part of the official record for that meeting but will not be read at the time of the City Council Meeting. To ensure your correspondence is received by the Council and City staff, please include the subject line “PUBLIC COMMENT.”
CITY OF LA PUENTE
PARTICIPACIÓN PÚBLICA EN LAS REUNIONES DEL CONCEJO MUNICIPAL Cómo escuchar la reunión en vivo
Audio en vivo: visite el sitio web de la ciudad en https://lapuente.org/agenda/. Haga clic en "Ver evento" para ver la reunión en vivo.
Servicios de traducción/interpretación en español
La Ciudad ofrece traducción e interpretación en vivo en español. Para acceder a la traducción/interpretación durante la reunión, escanee el código QR a continuación o visite https://attend.wordly.ai/join/FWOP-2761.
Además, se ofrecen servicios de interpretación en español en las reuniones del Concejo Municipal a pedido. Hay interpretación simultánea (inglés-español) para escuchar la reunión y la interpretación consecutiva (español a ingles) está disponible para cualquier persona que se dirija al Consejo Municipal durante las comunicaciones orales. No se requiere el uso de intérpretes proporcionados por la Ciudad y las personas pueden utilizar su propio interprete. Debido a que existen muchos dialectos y regionalismos, la Cuidad no puede garantizar que lo interpretes puedan interpretar a un dialecto o regionalismo en particular, y se exime de cualquier responsabilidad que supuestamente surja de dichos servicios.
Cómo enviar comentarios públicos
Tenga en cuenta que todos los comentarios están sujetos a las mismas reglas que se aplicarían a los oradores en las reuniones del Concejo Municipal.
En persona: Los comentarios públicos se pueden proporcionar en persona en el Ayuntamiento, 15900 E. Main Street.
Por escrito: Los comentarios escritos pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a [email protected] a más tardar 2 horas antes del inicio de la reunión. Los comentarios por correo electrónico se distribuirán al Concejo Municipal y formarán parte del registro oficial de esa reunión, pero no se leerán en el momento de la reunión del Concejo Municipal. Para garantizar que el Concejo Municipal y el personal de la Ciudad reciba su correspondencia, incluya la línea de asunto “COMENTARIO PÚBLICO”.
CC/SA AGENDA PAGE 1 OF 5 APRIL 22, 2025
SPECIAL SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF
LA PUENTE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
15900 EAST MAIN STREET, LA PUENTE
APRIL 22, 2025
9:00 A.M. SPECIAL SESSION
9:30 A.M. REGULAR SESSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of La Puente is hereby called to be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, commencing at 9:00 a.m., in City Council Chambers, 15900 E. Main Street, La Puente, CA 91744. The public will be provided an opportunity to provide public comment on the items listed on the agenda. The business to be discussed is as follows:
9:00 A.M. SPECIAL SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS: Munoz, Klinakis, Argudo, Mendoza, and Quinones
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(a), you may only address the City Council/Successor Agency concerning any item that has been described in the notice for the special meeting. Please complete the Request for Oral Presentation form and submit it to the City Clerk no later than prior to the conclusion of the first speaker’s remarks. All speakers are requested to observe the City’s Rules of Decorum when addressing the City Council. (LPMC section 2.04.120.)
SPECIAL MEETING BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY SM-1 PRESENTATION AND DEPARTMENTAL UPDATE BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) receive and file the presentation; and (2) provide any necessary direction to Staff.
ADJOURNMENT
AVAILABILITY
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council/Successor Agency regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk Department at City Hall located at 15900 E. Main Street and the Reference Desk at the Library located at 15920 E.
Central during normal business hours. In addition, such writings and documents will be posted on the City’s website at http://www.lapuente.org.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a City meeting or other services offered by the City, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 855-1500. Notification at least 24 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed will assist City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting or service.
MEETING TIMES
Meetings of the City Council shall be adjourned no later than 10:30 p.m., unless a motion to supersede the 10:30 time limit to consider some or all of the remaining items listed on the Agenda, or to consider items which have been added to the Agenda in accordance with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code Section 54950, et seq., is approved by a majority of the members of the City Council. (Ordinance No. 95-727.) CC/SA AGENDA PAGE 2 OF 5 APRIL 22, 2025
Dated: April 17, 2025 _________/s/_____________
Valerie Munoz, Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF LA PUENTE )
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Martha Torres, City Clerk for the City of La Puente, hereby certify that a copy of the Notice and Call of a Special Meeting of the La Puente City Council, to be held on April 22, 2025, commencing at 9:00 a.m., was posted in accordance with all applicable laws and provided not less than twenty-four hours before the time of the meeting to the following:
Mayor/Chair Valerie Munoz
Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Charlie Klinakis
Council/Board Member David E. Argudo
Council/Board Member Nadia Mendoza
Council/Board Member Gabriel Quinones
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 17th day of April, 2025. _________/s/_____________
Martha Torres, MPA, CMC
City Clerk
9:30 A.M. REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS: Munoz, Klinakis, Argudo, Mendoza, and Quinones
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Introduction of LEAD Students Participating in the City Council Meeting
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
If you wish to address the City Council - Successor Agency on an item other than a public hearing matter, please complete the Request for Oral Presentation form and submit it to the City Clerk no later than prior to the conclusion of the first speaker’s remarks. All speakers are requested to observe the City's Rules of Decorum when addressing the City Council. (LPMC section 2.04.120.)
BOARDS/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Council Members provide a report on any Boards/Commission/Committee meetings that they have attended or that have occurred.
ORGANIZATION DEL/ALT MONTHLY MEETINGS TIME
California Contract Cities Association Argudo/Quinones 3 rd Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Sanitation District 15 & 21 Munoz/ Klinakis 4
th Wednesday 1:30 p.m.
League of California Cities L.A. Div. Argudo/Mendoza 1
st Thursday 6:30 p.m.
City Selection Committee Mendoza/Klinakis When Necessary 6:30 p.m.
San Gabriel Valley COG Argudo/Quinones 3
rd Thursday 4:00 p.m.
California JPIA Munoz/All Council 4
th Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Foothill Transit Governing Board Munoz/ Klinakis Last Friday of the Month 7:45 a.m.
San Gabriel Valley Mosquito &
Vector Control District
Klinakis 2
nd Friday 7:00 a.m.
CC/SA AGENDA PAGE 3 OF 5 APRIL 22, 2025
A. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETINGS A-1 READ AND APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING OF APRIL 8, 2025
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council and Successor Agency waive the reading and approve the Minutes of the City Council and Successor Agency meeting of April 8, 2025.
B. PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL
B-1 CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED INCREASED RATES TO COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE RATES BY VALLEY VISTA SERVICES AND
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE RATES Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) open the public hearing and receive public input; and (2) adopt Resolution 25-5928 approving Valley Vista Services’ request for a rate increase for solid waste collection services to residential and commercial clients based on the documented increases in the cost to provide solid waste services to the City.
B-2 CONSIDERATION OF AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PUENTE MAKING FINDINGS AND EXTENDING BY TEN (10) MONTHS AND FIFTEEN (15) DAYS THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 25-989,
ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ADVERTISING AND OPERATION OF
SHORT-TERM RENTALS WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PUENTE
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) open the public hearing; (2) take public testimony; (3) close the public hearing; (4) read the ordinance by title only and waive further reading; and (5) adopt Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 25-990 - An Interim Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of La Puente extending by an additional 10 Month and 15 Days the terms and provisions of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 25-989, establishing a temporary moratorium on the advertising and operation of short-term rentals within the City of La Puente.
C. UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL – None
D. CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered to be routine in nature and may be enacted by one motion approving the recommendation listed on the Agenda. One or more items may be removed from the Consent Calendar so that said item(s) may be discussed and considered individually by the City Council/Successor Agency, if a motion to remove the item(s) is approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the City Council/Successor Agency. Those specific item(s) will be considered as the first item under New Business.
D-1 CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING WARRANT RESOLUTION NO. 25-5929 Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council and Successor Agency adopt Resolution No. 25-5929 approving Warrant Register No. 1591.
D-2 PRESENTATION OF MARCH 2025 REQUISITION SUMMARY REPORT Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report.
D-3 PRESENTATION OF MARCH 2025 INVESTMENT REPORTS
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report.
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D-4 CONSIDERATION AND RECEIVE AND FILE OF THE 2024 HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL
PROGRESS REPORT
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) receive and file the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report; and (2) direct Staff to submit the report to HCD and OPR.
D-5 CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH COMMUNITY WORKS DESIGN GROUP FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES RELATED TO THE DOG PARK AND NATURE TRAILS IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,959.00 Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Community Works Design Group in the amount of $9,959.00; and (2) authorize the City Manager to execute the Amendment on behalf of the City.
D-6 CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PERMIT FOR THE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS AT THE 2025 BASSETT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION CEREMONY ON JUNE 5, 2025
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-5930 approving a permit for the public display of fireworks for Bassett High School’s 2025 Graduation Ceremony on June 5, 2025, pursuant to all applicable code requirements.
D-7 CONSIDERATION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH EVENT SOUND
PROFESSIONALS (ESP) TO PROVIDE AUDIO SERVICES FOR CITY SPECIAL EVENTS Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve the Professional Services Agreement for audio services provided by Event Sound Professionals; and (2) authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.
E. NEW BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
E-1 PRESENTATION OF MARCH 2025 BUDGET REPORT
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report.
ADHOC COMMITTEE REPORTS
Council Members provide a report on any Ad Hoc Committee meetings that they have attended.
NAME 1. MEMBERS
Code Enforcement Committee 2. Klinakis/Mendoza
La Puente Park Fees, Ordinance and Program Oversight Committee 3. Munoz/Quinones Project LEAD Committee 1. Mendoza/Quinones
LPQT Action Committee 2. Mendoza/Quinones
Rowland, Bassett, and Hacienda La Puente Unified School Districts Liaison Committee3. Munoz/ Klinakis Senior Advisory Committee 4. Munoz/Klinakis
Business Outreach Support 5. Klinakis/Quinones
AB 1234 REPORTS
ORAL COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL
ORAL COMMENTS FROM STAFF
CC/SA AGENDA PAGE 5 OF 5 APRIL 22, 2025
ADJOURNMENT
AVAILABILITY
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council/Successor Agency regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk Department at City Hall located at 15900 E. Main Street and the Reference Desk at the Library located at 15920 E.
Central during normal business hours. In addition, such writings and documents will be posted on the City’s website at http://www.lapuente.org.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a City meeting or other services offered by the City, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 855-1500. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed will assist City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting or service.
MEETING TIMES
Meetings of the City Council shall be adjourned no later than 10:30 p.m., unless a motion to supersede the 10:30 time limit to consider some or all of the remaining items listed on the Agenda, or to consider items which have been added to the Agenda in accordance with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code Section 54950, et seq., is approved by a majority of the members of the City Council. (Ordinance No. 95-727.)
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted in accordance with the applicable legal requirements.
Dated this 17th day of April, 2025.
_________/s/_____________
Martha Torres, MPA, CMC
City Clerk