City of Lemon Grove
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Lemon Grove Library – Community Room
3001 School Lane, Lemon Grove, CA 91945
City Council
Alysson Snow, Mayor
Jessyka Heredia, Mayor Pro-Tem
Jennifer Mendoza, Councilmember
Yadira Altamirano, Councilmember
Seth Smith, Councilmember
A complete agenda packet is available for review on the City’s website.
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Call to Order / Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
Changes to the Agenda
Presentations – None
Public Comment
Written public comments submitted electronically to the City Clerk at [email protected] will not be read aloud during the meeting. However, they will be provided to the City Council and retained as part of the official meeting record. Pursuant to Lemon Grove Municipal Code Section 2.14.150, speakers providing live public comment are allotted up to three (3) minutes, unless otherwise directed by the Mayor.
August 18, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting – Agenda Page | 2 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: Darlene Morrow-Truver, Interim Finance Director Recommendation: Ratify demands covering July 3, 2026 to August 6, 2026.
1.C Acceptance and Notice of Completion – Edding Drive Storm Drain Improvement Project (No. 2025-08)
Reference: Izzy Murguia, Public Works Director
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution accepting the Edding Drive Storm Drain Improvement Project (No. 2025-08) by Montano Pipeline, Inc. as complete and authorize staff to file a Notice of Completion (NOC) with the County of San Diego.
1.D Continuation of Emergency Procurement Actions for Emergency Storm Drain Repairs Near 3281 College Place – Update 7 (4/5th Vote Required) Reference: Izzy Murguia, Public Works Director
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution by the required four-fifths vote for the continuance of emergency repairs to the storm drain system near 3281 College Place.
1.E Designation of Voting Delegates to the 2026 League of California Cities Annual Conference
Reference: Tony Winney, Interim City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution designating Mayor Alysson Snow as the City’s voting delegate and Mayor Pro Tem Jessyka Heredia as the first alternate for the 2026 League of California Cities Annual Business Meeting.
1.F Approval of Agreement with South Coast Fire Equipment for the Purchase of a Fire Engine
Reference: Fire Chief Bent Koch
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the appropriation of funds for the purchase of a fire engine for an amount not to exceed $1,147,048.84 to be paid in annual installments over a three-year period and authorize the Interim City Manager, in accordance with Municipal Code Section 3.24.100 (B) and (C), to execute necessary documents with South Coast Fire Equipment on a sole source basis for the capital expenditure.
Public Hearing – None
August 18, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting – Agenda Page | 3 Reports to Council
2. Discuss, Provide Direction to Staff, and Conduct the First Reading of the City of Lemon Grove’s Tenant Protections Ordinance
Reference: Kristen Steinke, City Attorney and Tony Winney, Interim City Manager
Recommendation: Discuss, provide direction to staff, and conduct the first reading and adopt the Tenant Protections Ordinance titled “An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Lemon Grove, California, Adding Chapter
18.52 ("Just Cause Eviction") To Title 18 ("City-Wide Regulations") Of The Lemon Grove Municipal Code, Prohibiting The Termination Of Certain Residential Tenancies Without "Just Cause" In The City Of Lemon Grove” 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 Labor Negotiator (Govt. Code §54957.6):
Agency Representative: Tony Winney, Interim City Manager and Gena Burns, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Employee Organization(s): AFSCME Local 127
b. Public Employment (Government Code §54957): City Manager Adjournment
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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 notice by email not less than 72 hours, on or before the hour of 3:30 p.m. on August 14, 2026 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
Joel G. Pablo, City Clerk
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