CITY OF MONTEBELLO
ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2025 AT 6:00 PM
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1600 WEST BEVERLY BOULEVARD
MONTEBELLO, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL
Salvador Melendez, Mayor
Georgina Tamayo, Mayor Pro Tem
David N. Torres, Councilmember
Scarlet Peralta, Councilmember
Vacant, Councilmember
CITY CLERK
Christopher Jimenez
CITY MANAGER
Raul Alvarez
CITY TREASURER
David Matanga
DEPARTMENT HEADS
CITY ATTORNEY
Arnold M. Alvarez-Glasman
Fire Chief
Police Chief
Director of Finance
Director of Planning/Community Development
Acting Director of Public Works
Director of Recreation and Community Services
Director of Transportation
Fernando Pelaez
Paul Espinosa
Michael Solorza
Joseph Palombi
Cesar Roldan
David Sosnowski
John Soria
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NOTICES
This City Council Meeting ("Council") will be held in person and will meet at City Hall – City Council Chambers, 1600 West Beverly Boulevard, Montebello, California. The meeting will be live streamed and can be watched on the City’s website and YouTube Channel via the following link: https://www.montebelloca.gov, and may also be viewed on Spectrum Public Access Channel 3 for all Spectrum cable subscribers.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) any person with a disability who requires special accommodations in order to participate in a meeting should contact the Administration Office at (323) 887-1437 Monday-Thursday from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Please call 48 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to this meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II 1203). If you require translation services, please contact the City Clerk’s office 72 hours before this meeting. Si necesita servicios de traducción, comuníquese con la Oficina del Secretario Municipal 72 horas antes de esta reunión. 如果您需要翻译服务，请在会议前 72 小时联系市书记员办公室
RULES OF DECORUM:
Pursuant to Section 54957.95 of the Government Code, the presiding member of the legislative body conducting a meeting, or their designee, is authorized to remove, or cause the removal of, an individual for disrupting the meeting.
Any such removal will be preceded by a warning to the disruptive individual by the presiding member of the legislative body or their designee that the individual’s behavior is disrupting the meeting and that the individual’s failure to promptly cease their disruptive behavior may result in their removal.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
In-Person: For those interested in participating during the Public Comment period(s) or public testimony period for Public Hearings of the City Council meetings, you may address the City Council in person only the day of the meeting.
Speakers will be required to fill out a speaker card provided at the door and submit it to City Clerk staff prior to each Public Comment announcement period. Staff will number and call each speaker card in the order received. Closed Session begins at 6:00 p.m. and Regular Session begins immediately thereafter; if there is no Closed Session, Regular Session will begin at 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA MATERIALS: The agenda and/or agenda packet are available for public inspection at City’s website at:
Agendas, Minutes, and Videos,
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IN CONSIDERATION OF OTHERS, PLEASE TURN OFF, OR MUTE, ALL CELL PHONES AND PAGERS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION
OPENING CEREMONIES
CALL TO ORDER - 6:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION - NONE
REGULAR SESSION - IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENTS - NONE
The Public Comments were received at the Regular Meeting of January 22, 2025; no additional comments will be accepted.
REGULAR BUSINESS
1. APPOINTMENT TO FILL DISTRICT 5 CITY COUNCIL VACANCY
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Consideration of interviewed applicants and make an appointment to fill the existing vacant City Council Seat for the term ending in December 2026; and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
CONSENT CALENDAR - NONE
ADJOURNMENT
The City of Montebello will adjourn to the next Regular Meeting on February 12, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. , which can be live-streamed at https://www.montebelloca.gov (Click on Live Stream).
I, Kimberly Guillen, Senior Deputy City Clerk for the City of Montebello hereby certify that a copy of this agenda has been posted at City Hall and the City's website and delivered to each member of the City of Montebello City Council no less than 24-hours before the start of the Adjourned Meeting.
Kimberly Guillen, Senior Deputy City Clerk