MONROVIA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
City Council Chambers
415 South Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, California 91016
77 th CITY COUNCIL
Becky A. Shevlin
Mayor
Sergio P. Jiménez
Mayor Pro Tem
Edward Belden
Councilmember
Dr. Tamala Kelly
Councilmember
Larry J. Spicer
Councilmember
Janet Wall
City Treasurer
Alice D. Atkins
City Clerk
Dylan Feik
City Manager
Craig A. Steele
City Attorney
Welcome to the Monrovia City Council Meeting
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 7:30 P.M.
Your participation is welcomed and invited at all City Council meetings. Time is reserved at each regular meeting for those in the audience who wish to address the Council. The City requests that persons addressing the City Council refrain from making personal, slanderous, profane or disruptive remarks. Your attendance at this public meeting may result in the recording and broadcast of your image and/or voice.
MEETINGS: Regular Meetings of the City Council are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 P.M. in City Council Chambers. A full City Council agenda packet with all backup information is available at City Hall, the Monrovia Library, and on the City’s website at www.monroviaca.gov.
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MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA should be presented within a three (3) minute time frame during the time designated as “PUBLIC INPUT.” Speakers will be heard on a first come, first served basis during the 45-minute period of Public Input. Additional speakers will be accommodated during Public Input, Continued, following public City Business. By State law, the City Council may not discuss or vote on items not on the agenda, and will not consider comments on items that are not within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Comments that disrupt the meeting will not be tolerated.
MATTERS ON THE AGENDA: If you wish to address the City Council on a matter on the agenda, please indicate the Agenda Item Numbers(s) on the Speaker’s Information Form. Your name will be called at the appropriate time and you may proceed with your presentation within the time frame determined by the City for the item.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND APPEALS are items scheduled for which public input is either required or desired. The applicant shall be allowed a ten (10) minute time frame to present project testimony and a five (5) minute time frame to respond following further public testimony. Appellants will be afforded the same opportunities. Other members of the public who wish to speak have a maximum five (5) minute time frame to be heard on the specific issue, with no rebuttal time.
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REGULAR MEETING
of the 77th
MONROVIA CITY COUNCIL
City Council Chambers
415 South Ivy Avenue
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
7:30 P.M.
Copies of the Agenda Reports or other written documentation relating to each proposed item of business presented for consideration by the City Council on the Agenda are on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 84308, any party to a City proceeding must disclose on the record any campaign contributions made to a member of the City Council (or commission) in excess of $500 in the past 12 months. This disclosure requirement incudes contributions by the party’s agent and aggregated contributions from persons or entities related to the party. Please make the disclosure as soon as possible, but not later than the beginning of the proceeding. Agenda Reports indicate when Government Code § 84308 applies to an agenda item.
To comply with recent court decisions, the City of Monrovia has advised persons giving the invocation not to recite sectarian references or prayers.
CONVENE Mayor Becky A. Shevlin
INVOCATION Pastor Joel Larson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Dr. Tamala Kelly
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Edward Belden, Dr. Tamala Kelly, Larry J. Spicer, Mayor Pro Tem Sergio P. Jiménez, and Mayor Becky A. Shevlin
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION, IF NEEDED
PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS -
PR-1 Pasadena Humane Pet of the Month
Staff Reference: Kevin McManus, Public Relations & Communications Manager PR-2 Recognition of Student Government Liaison Elyse Vathanadireg PR-3 Proclaiming June 2026 as "LGBTQ+ Pride Month"
PR-4 Proclaiming May 2026 as "California Water Awareness Month" STUDENT GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORT – Student Liaison Elyse Vathanadireg
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CONSENT CALENDAR
All items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion.
There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered in its normal sequence. If you would like an item on the Consent Calendar discussed, simply tell the City Clerk or a member of the City Council.
CC-1 Unadopted Minutes of the May 5, 2026, Regular and Special Meetings and the May 6, 2026 Special Meeting of the Monrovia City Council
Staff Reference: Sarah Godinez, Deputy City Clerk
Recommendation: Adopt the Minutes of the May 5, 2026, Regular and Special Meetings and the May 6, 2026 Special Meeting of the Monrovia City Council
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CC-2 Payroll No. 10 in the Net Amount of $884,112.06, and Warrant Registers dated May 7 and May 14, 2026, in the Total Amounts of $332,260.43 and $662,700.53, Respectively Staff Reference: Rae Bowman, Administrative Services Director Recommendation: Approve Payroll No. 10 in the net amount of $884,112.06, and Warrant Registers dated May 7 and May 14, 2026, in the total amounts of $332,260.43 and $662,700.53, respectively CC-3 Destruction of Certain Departmental Records; Resolution No. 2026-25 Staff Reference: Sarah Godinez, Deputy City Clerk
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-25
CC-4 Award of Contract for Publication of Legal Advertisements to Civic News Group, Inc., for the period ending June 30, 2027
Staff Reference: Sarah Godinez, Deputy City Clerk
Recommendation: Award a contract to Civic News Group, Inc., for the period ending June 30, 2027, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney CC-5 Memorandum of Understanding with the Monrovia Unified School District Related to the School Resource Officer Program for the Period Ending June 30, 2029 Staff Reference: John Donchig, Police Captain
Recommendation: Approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Monrovia Unified School District to continue the School Resource Officer Program through the period ending June 30, 2029, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney
CC-6 Purchase of Five (5) Additional Axon Pro Body Worn Camera User Licenses from Axon Industries for the Period Ending August 14, 2028, in an Amount Not to Exceed $5,782.25 Staff Reference: John Donchig, Police Captain
Recommendation: Approve the purchase of the five (5) Axon User Pro Licenses in an amount not to exceed $5,782.25, for the period ending August 14, 2028, appropriate $1,927.41 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney
CC-7 Purchase and Installation of Police Department Access Control and Personnel Identification System Upgrade from WCC Technologies Group in an Amount Not to Exceed $190,095.50; Approve a Contingency in an Amount Not to Exceed $5,500 Staff Reference: John Donchig, Police Captain
Recommendation: Approve the Police Department Access Control and Personnel Identification System Upgrade from WCC Technologies Group in an amount not to exceed $190,095.50, approve a contingency in amount not to exceed $5,500, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney
CC-8 Amendment No. 3 to the Consultant Services Agreement with Perkins Eastman Architects, D.P.C., dated February 6, 2024. for Professional Design Services Related to the Monrovia Community Center Renovation Project, Revising the Scope of Services and Increasing Compensation by an Additional Amount Not to Exceed $85,760.00 for a Revised Total Amount Not to Exceed $1,742,860 Staff Reference: Rebecca Sandoval, Community Services Director Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Consultant Services Agreement with Perkins Eastman Architects, D.P.C., dated February 6, 2024 for professional design services related to the Monrovia Community Center Renovation Project, revising the scope of services and increasing compensation by an additional amount not to exceed $85,760.00 for a revised total amount not to exceed $1,742,860, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney
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CC-9 Official Police Tow Service Agreement with Soash Enterprises, Inc., dba Foothill Towing, for the Period Ending June 30, 2029, with the Two (2) Additional One-Year Options to Extend, with Performance Review at the End of Every Operating Year
Staff Reference: John Donchig, Police Captain
Recommendation: Approve the Official Police Tow Services Agreement with Soash Enterprises, Inc., dba Foothill Towing, for the period ending June 30, 2029, with two (2) additional one-year options to extend, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney
CC-10 Agreement with Northstar Chemical, Inc., dba Pacific Star Chemical, for the Provision of Water Treatment Chemicals in an Amount not to Exceed $170,500 for the Period Ending June 30, 2027, with Two (2) Additional One-Year Options to Extend
Staff Reference: Victoria Rocha, Public Works Deputy Director Recommendation: Approve an agreement with Northstar Chemical, Inc., dba Pacific Star Chemical, for the provision of water treatment chemicals in an amount not to exceed $170,500 for the period ending June 30, 2027, with two (2) additional one-year options to extend, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney CC-11 Contractor Services Agreement with Safe Sidewalks Incorporated dba Precision Concrete Cutting for Concrete Inspection and Maintenance Services for the Period Ending December 31, 2026, in an Amount Not to Exceed $300,000
Staff Reference: Victoria Rocha, Public Works Deputy Director Recommendation: Approve the Contractor Services Agreement with Precision Concrete Cutting for concrete inspection and maintenance services, for the period ending December 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney
CC-12 On-Call Contractor Services Agreements with Houston & Harris PCS, Inc., and Pipe Tec, Inc., for On-Call Sewer Maintenance and Operations Support for the Period Ending June 30, 2029 Staff Reference: Victoria Rocha, Public Works Deputy Director Recommendation: Approve the On-Call Contractor Services Agreements with Houston and Harris PCS, Inc., and Pipe Tec, Inc., for on-call sewer maintenance and operations support for the period ending June 30, 2029, each with two (2) additional one-year options to extend, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney CC-13 Purchase of Two (2) 2025 Chevrolet Colorado Trucks from Sierra Chevrolet in a Total Amount Not to Exceed $84,829.96
Staff Reference: Victoria Rocha, Public Works Deputy Director Recommendation: Approve the purchase of two 2025 Chevrolet Colorado trucks from Sierra Chevrolet in a total amount not to exceed $84,829.96, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney
CC-14 Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Citywide Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance District; Approval of Engineer’s Report and Notice of Intention of Public Hearing on June 16, 2026; Resolution Nos. 2026- 20 and 2026-21
Staff Reference: Rae Bowman Administrative Services Director Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Nos. 2026-20 and 2026-21 CC-15 Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Park Maintenance District; Preparation and Approval of Engineer’s Report and Notice of Intention of Public Hearing on June 16,2026; Resolution Nos. 2026-22 and 2026-23 Staff Reference: Rae Bowman Administrative Services Director Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Nos. 2026-22 and 2026-23 CC-16 Letter of Support for the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Coalition to Protect Community Services
Staff Reference: Dylan Feik, City Manager
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to send letter of support for the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Coalition to Protect Community Services MONROVIA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026
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CC-17 Amendment No. 1 to the Consultant Services Agreement with Access Control Security dated July 1, 2025, for Security Services Related to City Special Events and Private City Facility Rentals, Increasing Compensation by an Amount Not to Exceed $55,000 for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $80,000, and Extending the Term through the Period Ending June 30, 2027, with Two (2) Additional One-Year Options to Extend
Staff Reference: Rebecca Sandoval, Community Services Director Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Consultant Services Agreement with Access Control Security dated July 1, 2025, for security services related to City special events and private City facility rentals, increasing compensation by an amount not to exceed $55,000.00 for a total amount not to exceed $80,000.00 for the Period Ending June 30, 2027, with two (2) additional one-year options to extend, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney
CC-18 Amendment No. 7 to the Agreement with Mountainside Communion – A Church of the Nazarene, Dated August 1, 2018, Related to the Housing Displacement Response Program (HDRP), Extending the Term through June 30, 2027, in an Amount Not to Exceed $120,000 Annually Staff Reference: Rebecca Sandoval, Community Services Director Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 7 to the Agreement with Mountainside Communion - A Church of the Nazarene dated August 1, 2018, related to the Housing Displacement Response Program, extending the term through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to Exceed $120,000, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney CC-19 Public Meeting Policy Updates Required by SB 707
Staff Reference: Craig Steele, City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt the Reasonable Accommodation and Technology Disruption policies, as presented
CC-20 Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Monrovia, Monrovia Unified School District, and Santa Anita Family YMCA for the 2026 Summer Pool Program at the Monrovia High School Pool Staff Reference: Dylan Feik, City Manager
Recommendation: Approve the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Monrovia, Monrovia Unified School District, and Santa Anita Family YMCA for the 2026 Summer Pool Program at the Monrovia High School Pool in an amount not to exceed $8,000.00, and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents in a form approved by the City Attorney
PUBLIC INPUT
Thank you for participating in tonight's meeting. The City Council encourages public participation, and invites you to share your views on City business. Comments should be presented within a three (3) minute time frame. The City requests that persons addressing the City Council refrain from making personal, slanderous, profane or disruptive remarks.
Citizens who wish to speak on any City business item not on the Agenda should approach the podium during this 45-minute period on a first come, first served basis, or follow instructions for remote participation included on the cover sheet of this agenda. By State law, the City Council may not discuss or vote on items not on the Agenda.
Those not accommodated during this 45-minute period have an opportunity to speak under PUBLIC INPUT, CONTINUED following public City business.
Please state your name for the record. Comments that disrupt the meeting will not be tolerated.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/MEETINGS – None
REPORTS OF CITY MANAGER AND STAFF
RCM-1 City Council Directives Update
Staff Reference: Dylan Feik, City Manager
RCM-2 Library Strategic Plan Update
Staff Reference: Carey Vance, Library Division Manager
RCM-3 Parking Enforcement Update
Staff Reference: Sarah Covarrubias, Police Captain
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REPORTS OF CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND SUB-COMMITTEES
RCC-1 Councilmember Edward Belden
RCC-2 Councilmember Dr. Tamala Kelly
(a) CalCities City Leaders Summit, April 22-24, 2026, Sacramento, CA RCC-3 Councilmember Larry J. Spicer
(a) CalCities City Leaders Summit, April 22-24, 2026, Sacramento, CA RCC-4 Mayor Pro Tem Sergio P. Jiménez
(a) CalCities City Leaders Summit, April 22-24, 2026, Sacramento, CA RCC-5 Mayor Becky A. Shevlin
(a) CalCities City Leaders Summit, April 22-24, 2026, Sacramento, CA
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS -
AR-1 Calling for the November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election; Requesting Consolidation with the Statewide General Election to be Conducted by the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters, and Providing Regulations for Candidates; Adoption of Resolution Nos. 2026-14, 2026-15, and 2026-16 Staff Reference: Sarah Godinez, Deputy City Clerk
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Nos. 2026-14, 2026-15, and 2026-16 AR-2 Preliminary Proceedings Related to the Financing of Capital Improvement Projects and Potential Refunding of Existing Bonds, Including the Establishment of Financing Parameters and Authorization to Engage Financing Professionals, Resolution No. 2026-24 Staff Reference: Rae Bowman Administrative Services Director Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-24
PUBLIC INPUT, CONTINUED, IF NEEDED
At this time citizens who wish to discuss City business items not on the Agenda and who were not accommodated during the 45-minute time period allotted under PUBLIC INPUT above may request to speak before the City Council during this period on a first come, first served basis
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR, IF NEEDED
At this time items pulled from the Consent Calendar above, if any, will be considered.
SCHEDULED MEETINGS
The next Regular Meeting of the Monrovia City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 7:30 P.M., City Council Chambers, 415 South Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, California.
ADJOURNMENT
I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing Agenda was posted at the front entrance of City Hall not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 15th day of May, 2026.
Alice D. Atkins, MMC, City Clerk
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