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 MAY 13, 2025
SPECIAL SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF
LA PUENTE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
15900 EAST MAIN STREET, LA PUENTE
MAY 13, 2025
6:30 P.M. SPECIAL SESSION
7:00 P.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, May 13, 2025, commencing at 6:30 p.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:
6:30 P.M. SPECIAL SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS: Munoz, Klinakis, Argudo, Mendoza, 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 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) receive and file the presentation; and (2) provide any necessary direction to Staff.
SM-2 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.
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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.) Dated: May 8, 2025 _________/s/_____________
Valerie Muñoz, 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 May 13, 2025, commencing at 6:30 p.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 Gabriel Quinones
Council/Board Member Nadia Mendoza
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 8 th day of May, 2025.
_________/s/_____________
Martha Torres, MPA, CMC,
City Clerk
7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS: Munoz, Klinakis, Argudo, Mendoza, and Quinones
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to Teen Voice Graduating Senior Presentation of Commendation to Local Heroes from El Sushi Loco Restaurant Presentation of Proclamations on Behalf of Looms4Lupus in Support of May as Fibromyalgia Awareness Month and Lupus Awareness Month
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and La Puente Programs, Re-Employment, Outreach Services (P.R.O.S.) Team Activity and Information Briefing
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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. (Ordinance No. 06-843.)
BOARDS/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Council Members provide a report on any Boards/Commission/Committee meetings, listed below, that they have attended or that have occurred.
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.
A. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETINGS A-1 READ AND APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETINGS OF APRIL 22, 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 meetings of April 22, 2025.
B. PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL - None
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. 25-5931 Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council and Successor Agency adopt Resolution No. 25-5931 approving Warrant Register No. 1592.
D-2 CONSIDERATION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH NICHOLS CONSULTING ENGINEERS, CHTD TO UPDATE THE CITY’S PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,980
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve the Agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers, CHTD to update the City’s Pavement Management Program in the amount of $24,980; and (2) authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.
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D-3 CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HDL COREN & CONE FOR PROPERTY TAX MANAGEMENT
SERVICES
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with HdL, Coren and Cone; and (2) authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.
D-4 CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE ENTITIES PERMITTED TO SELL SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS IN THE CITY FOR 2025
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-5932 designating the entities permitted to sell safe and sane fireworks in the City.
D-5 CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR CITYWIDE SLURRY SEAL FY 2024-25
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) accept the Project as complete; and (2) authorize the City Clerk to execute the Notice of Completion.
D-6 CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER FOR THE OLD VALLEY BOULEVARD SEWER EXTENSION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,200.00
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) authorize the City Manager to execute a contract change order with Excel Paving Company in the amount of $90,200; and (2) adopt Resolution No. 25-5933 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program Budget.
D-7 CONSIDERATION OF A RELEASE OF COVENANT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 136, 138, 140, AND 142 GLENDORA AVENUE, LA PUENTE
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council approve the Release of Covenant for property located at 136, 138, 140, 142 Glendora Avenue, La Puente.
D-8 CONSIDERATION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DRAKE TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES INC. FOR SPECIAL EVENT TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $140,000.00
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve the Professional Services Agreement with Drake Traffic Control Services Inc. for Special Event Traffic Control Services in the amount of $140,000; 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 CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND STREET
SWEEPING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH VALLEY VISTA SERVICES TO UPDATE THE
DISCOUNT PERCENTAGES FOR THE SENIOR CITIZEN AND LOW-INCOME RATES Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve Amendment No. 2 to the Solid Waste Collection and Street Sweeping Services with Valley Vista Services increase the percentages on the senior citizen and low-income discounts; and (2) authorize the City Manager to execute the Amendment on behalf of the City.
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E-2 DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING THE FINAL FLOOR PLAN OF THE PROPOSED
ACTIVITY CENTER BUILDING AT LA PUENTE PARK
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council discuss this item and provide any necessary direction to Staff.
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
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 8
th day of May, 2025.
_________/s/_____________
Martha Torres, MPA, CMC
City Clerk