CITY OF MONTEBELLO
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023 AT 6:00 PM
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1600 WEST BEVERLY BOULEVARD
MONTEBELLO, CALIFORNIA
OPENING CEREMONIES
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Torres called the City Council Special Meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. concurrently with the City Council and Public Financing Authority Joint Regular Meeting of January 25, 2023.
ROLL CALL
Members present were Mayor/Chairperson Torres, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chairperson Peralta, Councilmember/Member Jimenez, Councilmember/Member Melendez, and Councilmember/Member Tamayo; and two at-large seats remain vacant. City Clerk/Board Secretary Jimenez and Treasurer Matanga were also present.
City Attorney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman, Assistant City Manager Arlene Salazar, Senior Deputy City Clerk Alicia Fernandez, Deputy City Clerk Kimberly Guillen, and all Department Directors were present.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY (30 MINUTES)
At this time, the general public may only address the City Council during this Special Meeting on items which have been described in the notice of this Special meeting in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.3(a). Please be aware that the maximum time allotted for members of the public to speak on shall not exceed three (3) minutes per person. State Law prohibits the City Council from taking action or entertaining extended discussion on a topic not listed on the agenda.
Please show courtesy to others and direct all of your comments to the Mayor.
The City Clerk’s Office acknowledged two (2) speaker cards submitted to the City Clerk for Closed Session. Said speaker cards are on file at the City Clerk’s office.
Mayor Torres recessed the meeting into Closed Session at 7:45 p.m. to consider the below-mentioned Closed Session Item, including items from the City Council and Public Financing Authority Joint Regular Meeting Agenda of January 25, 2023.
January 25, 2023: City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 2
CLOSED SESSION 6:00 P.M. (WILL BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE REGULAR MEETING AND WILL BE
DISCUSSED AFTER REGULAR SESSION)
The City Attorney shall provide a briefing on the item listed for Closed Session as follows:
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Government Code Section 54957 (b)(1)
Title: City Manager
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
At 8:03 p.m. Councilmember Jimenez notified Senior Deputy City Clerk Jimenez that she and Councilmember Melendez left the closed session resulting in a lack of quorum.
The Closed Session was reconvened at 8:43 p.m.
City Attorney Alvarez-Glasman provided the following Closed Session Report:
The Closed Session had all five (5) members present; City Attorney Alvarez-Glasman remained behind closed doors with the remaining council body under the attorney-client privilege.
ADJOURNMENT
The City of Montebello will adjourn to the next Regular Meeting on January 25, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. which can be live streamed at https://www.montebelloca.gov (Click on Live Stream).
Date and Posted: January 23, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.
I, Alicia Fernandez, Sr. Deputy City Clerk for the City of Montebello hereby certify that a copy of this agenda has been posted on or before Tuesday, January 24, 2023 by 6:00 p.m.
Alicia Fernandez, Sr. Deputy City Clerk
Mayor Pro Tem Peralta motioned to adjourn at 8:11 p.m. in memory of the lives lost in the City of Monterey Park; seconded by Councilmember Tamayo.
THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 25, 2023 ARE HEREBY APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON THIS 22ND DAY OF MARCH 2023.