City of Lemon Grove
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Lemon Grove Community Center
3146 School Lane, Lemon Grove, CA 91945
City Council
Alysson Snow, Mayor
Jennifer Mendoza, Mayor Pro-Tem
Jessyka Heredia, Councilmember
Yadira Altamirano, Councilmember
Vacant, Councilmember
A complete agenda packet is available for review on the City’s website.
The City Council also sits as the Lemon Grove Housing Authority, Lemon Grove Sanitation District Board, Lemon Grove Roadway Lighting District Board, and Lemon Grove Successor Agency.
Call to Order / Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
Changes to the Agenda
Presentations
Certificates of Recognition / Proclamation Honoring the 2025 Lemon Grove/Spring Valley “Sixty6ers” – Senior Division Little League West Region Champions and World Series Participants
National Preparedness Month
Public Comment
Digitally submitted public comments received by the City Clerk at [email protected] will not be read out-loud during the meeting. However, they will be provided to the City Council and remain part of the meeting’s records. Per the Lemon Grove Municipal Code Section 2.14.150, live comments are allotted a maximum of three (3) minutes.
Consent Calendar
(Note: The items listed on the Consent Calendar will be enacted in one motion unless removed from the Consent Calendar by Council, staff, or the public.)
1.A Waive the Full Text Reading of All Ordinances on the Agenda Reference: Kristen Steinke, City Attorney
Recommendation: Waive the full text reading of all ordinances included in this agenda.
Ordinances shall be introduced and adopted by title only.
1.B City of Lemon Grove Payment Demands
Reference: Stacey Tang, Finance Director
Recommendation: Ratify demands covering July 23, 2025 to August 21, 2025.
1.C Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes
Reference: Joel G. Pablo, City Clerk
Recommendation: To approve the minutes of the Lemon Grove City Council meetings September 2, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting Page | 2 held on August 5, 2025.
1.D Designation of Voting Delegate to the 2025 League of California Cities Annual Conference
Reference: Lydia Romero, City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution designating Mayor Snow as the City’s voting delegate and Mayor Pro Tem Jennifer Mendoza as the first alternate for the 2025 League of California Cities Annual Business Meeting.
1.E Annual Investment Policy Review
Reference: Stacey Tang, Finance Director/Treasurer
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the updated City of Lemon Grove Investment Policy and rescind Resolution No. 2021-3804.
1.F Note and File Planning Commission Minutes
Reference: Joel G. Pablo, City Clerk
Recommendation: Note and File Approved Planning Commission Minutes for February 24, 2025.
1.G Award of Agreement (No. 2025-31) to Compass Rose GIS, for On-Call Geographic Information System Support Services
Reference: Tom Martin, Public Works Operations and Administration Manager Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) to award an agreement (No. 2025-31) for on-call Geographic Information System (GIS) support services to Compass Rose GIS in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000, and authorize the City Manager to execute any necessary documents.
1.H Award of Purchase Order to Hawthorne Caterpillar for a 2025 Skid Steer Loader Reference: Izzy Murguia, Public Works Director
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the purchase of a new skid steer loader with attachments from Hawthorne Caterpillar through Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Contract No. 011723-CAT for the amount of $124,879.60, and authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute any necessary documents.
1.I Award of a Purchase Order to El Cajon Ford for a New 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning Truck
Reference: Izzy Murguia, Public Works Director
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing a purchase order to El Cajon Ford in the amount of $60,265.24 for a new 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro Extended Range electric utility truck and authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute any necessary documents.
1.J Award of Contract (No. 2025-30) for the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Sewer Rehabilitation Project
Reference: Izzy Murguia, Public Works Director
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution awarding Contract No. 2025-30 to Palm Engineering Construction Company, Inc. in the amount of $2,543,569.50 for the Fiscal September 2, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting Page | 3 Year (FY) 2019-20 Sewer Rehabilitation Project and authorizing the General Manager to execute any necessary documents.
1.K Accept the Connect Main Street Project Phases 1-2 (No. 2023-21) Reference: Izzy Murguia, Public Works Director
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution to:
1. Authorize an appropriation of $75,000 from the TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Program to the TransNet Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget line item “CIP-SGIP Connect Main Street” and
2. Accept the Connect Main Street Project Phase 1-2 as complete and authorize filing of a Notice of Completion
Reports to Council
2. Consideration of the Updated City of Lemon Grove Records Retention Schedule and a Resolution Amending the Citywide Records Retention Schedule for City Records Reference: Joel G. Pablo, City Clerk
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lemon Grove, California, Approving a Records Management Program, Records Retention Schedule Update and Rescinding Resolution No. 2019-3670.”
3. Review and Approve Lemon Grove’s Homeless Action Plan 2025 Reference: Portland Bates, Senior Management Analyst
Recommendation: Receive the presentation, provide comment and approve the City of Lemon Grove’s Homeless Action Plan 2025.
City Council Reports on Meetings Attended at the Expense of the City (GC 53232.3 (d)) (53232.3. (d) states that members of a legislative body shall provide brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency at the next regular meeting of the legislative body.) City Manager’s Report
Closed Session
a. Conference With Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)) Snow v. Pablo, et al. (San Diego Superior Court, Case No.: 25CU041752C) Adjournment
AFFIDAVIT OF NOTIFICATION AND POSTING
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I, Joel G. Pablo, City Clerk of the City of Lemon Grove, hereby declare under penalty of perjury that a copy of the above Agenda of the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Lemon Grove, California, was delivered and/or notice by email not less than 72 hours, on or before the hour of 10:30 p.m. on August 28, 2025 to the members of the governing agency, and caused the agenda to be posted on the City’s website at www.lemongrove.ca.gov and at Lemon Grove City Hall, 3232 Main Street Lemon Grove, CA 91945. /s/: Joel G. Pablo
September 2, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting Page | 4 Joel G. Pablo, City Clerk
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