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 OCTOBER 14, 2025
SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF
LA PUENTE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
15900 EAST MAIN STREET, LA PUENTE
OCTOBER 14, 2025
6:30 P.M. SPECIAL CLOSED 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, October 14, 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, 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”)
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.
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.
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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: October 9, 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 October 14, 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 9th day of October, 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 Certificate of Recognition to Esperanza Flores Ballet Folklorico Dance Group, Inc.
Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to Domestic (Mayor Pro Tem Klinakis/Council Member Quinones) Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and La Puente Programs, Re-Employment, Outreach Services (P.R.O.S.) Team 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.) CC/SA AGENDA PAGE 3 OF 5 OCTOBER 14, 2025
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 SEPTEMBER 23, 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 September 23, 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. 25-5956 Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council and Successor Agency adopt Resolution No. 25-5956 approving Warrant Register No. 1602.
D-2 CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO MARTINEZ CONCRETE,
INC FOR THE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS ON OLD VALLEY BOULEVARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $62,700
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) award the contract to Martinez Concrete Inc in the amount of $62,700; and (2) authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement and approve change orders up to 10% of the original bid amount.
D-3 CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR CONCRETE CURBING AND FLAT WORK FOR THE LA PUENTE DOG PARK AT 16550 OLD VALLEY BOULEVARD Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) approve the plans and specifications for Concrete Work for the La Puente Dog Park; and (2) authorize Staff to solicit for bids.
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D-4 CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO TOWO ENTERPRISE INC.
FOR BLOCK WORK CONSTRUCTION FOR THE LA PUENTE DOG PARK IN THE AMOUNT OF $167,586.
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) award the contract to Towo Enterprise, Inc. in the amount of $167,586; and (2) authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement and approve change orders up to 10% of the original bid amount.
E. NEW BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
E-1 INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA PUENTE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING UPDATED FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE
MAPS FOR LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY AREAS, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 51178 AND THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) waive reading of Ordinance No. 25- 991 and read it by title only; and (2) introduce Ordinance No. 25-991, entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of La Puente, California, Designating Fire Hazard Severity Zones,” adopting the updated Cal Fire Local Responsibility Area (LRA) maps for the City; (3) set the date of November 12, 2025, as the date for a public hearing on adoption of the Ordinance; and (4) approve and adopt the Notice of Exemption.
E-2 DISCUSSION REGARDING MISS LA PUENTE (MAYOR PRO TEM KLINAKIS/MAYOR MUNOZ) Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council discuss this item and provide any necessary direction to Staff.
E-3 CONSIDERATION OF FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH ROBERT C. LINDSEY FOR CITY MANAGER SERVICES
Staff Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council provide 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. Klinakis/Munoz 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
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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 9
th day of October, 2025.
__________/s/___________
Martha Torres, MPA, CMC
City Clerk