CC/SA AGENDA PAGE 1 OF 4 JULY 8, 2025
SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF
LA PUENTE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
15900 EAST MAIN STREET, LA PUENTE
JULY 8, 2025
6:30 P.M. SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION
7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Closed Session Meeting of the City Council of the City of La Puente is hereby called to be held on Tuesday, July 8, 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 CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS: Munoz, Klinakis, Argudo, Mendoza and Quinones
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
At this time, only item(s) on the Closed Session agenda may be discussed in Public Comments.
RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 Agency designated representative: Acting City Manager Alexander Bauman Employee organization: Service Employees International Union Local 721 (“SEIU 721”)
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION – Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(2) and 54569(e)(1): One Matter
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
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.)
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 July 8, 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 Nadia Mendoza
Council/Board Member Gabriel Quinones
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 3 rd day of July, 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, Quinones
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Presentation of Proclamation Declaring July 2025 as Parks Make Life Better Month Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Activity and Information Briefing
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.) Dated: July 3, 2025 ____________/s/_______________
Valerie Muñoz, Mayor
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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.
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.
A. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING A-1 READ AND APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING OF JUNE 24, 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 June 24, 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. 25-5946 Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council and Successor Agency adopt Resolution No. 25-5946 approving Warrant Register No. 1596.
D-2 CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A PURCHASE ORDER CONTRACT WITH MOBILE
MODULAR FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A MOBILE OFFICE BUILDING FOR THE LA PUENTE DOG PARK IN THE AMOUNT OF $137,463.80
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve the purchase order contract with Mobile Modular for the purchase and installation of a 24’ x 40’ mobile office building for the La Puente Dog Park in the amount of $137,463.80; (2) authorize the City Manager to execute, on behalf of the City, all documents necessary to effectuate this action.
D-3 CONSIDERATION OF A PURCHASE ORDER CONTRACT WITH MAX PRO GROUP, INC. FOR
THE PROCUREMENT OF ONE PORTABLE OUTDOOR LED VIDEO WALL SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC EVENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,074.00
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve the purchase order contract with Max Pro Group, Inc. in the amount of $30,074.00; and (2) authorize the City Manager to execute, on behalf of the City, all documents necessary to effectuate this action.
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E. NEW BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL – None
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 Committee 3. Munoz/Klinakis Senior Advisory Committee 4. Munoz/Klinakis
Business Outreach Support Committee 5. Klinakis/Quinones La Puente Activity Center Design Oversight Committee 6. Klinakis/Mendoza 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 3
rd day of July, 2025.
____________/s/_________________
Martha Torres, MPA, CMC
City Clerk