CITY OF MONTEBELLO
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025 AT 6:00 PM
QUIET CANNON
901 VIA SAN CLEMENTE
MONTEBELLO, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL
Salvador Melendez, Mayor
Georgina Tamayo, Mayor Pro Tem
Scarlet Peralta, Councilmember
Ric Alonzo, Councilmember
Danielle Romero, Councilmember
CITY MANAGER
Raul Alvarez
CITY TREASURER
David Matanga
CITY ATTORNEY
Arnold M. Alvarez-Glasman
CITY CLERK
Christopher Jimenez
DEPARTMENT HEADS
Assistant City Manager
Fire Chief
Police Chief
Director of City Clerk Services
Director of Finance
Director of Human Resources
Director of Planning/Community Development
Director of Public Works
Director of Recreation and Community Services
Director of Transportation
Angelica Palmeros
Fernando Pelaez
Luis Lopez
Kimberly Guillen
Michael Solorza
Ramon Figueroa
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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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
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA - CITY MANAGER
CEREMONIAL ITEMS/PRESENTATIONS
1. PRESENTATION TO AND COMMENTS BY OUTGOING MAYOR SALVADOR MELENDEZ PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS (30 MINUTES)
At this time, the public may submit speaker card(s) to the City Clerk staff, for both agenda and non-agenda items, prior to the beginning of this statement; Public Hearing items do not require a speaker card.
The City Council will address non-agenda items during this section and speakers will be called in the order received. Those persons not accommodated during this 30-minute period will have an opportunity to speak under “Public Comments – Continued”, after all scheduled matters have been considered. Public Hearing, Regular Business and/or Consent Calendar items will be addressed at the time that matter of business is heard, in the order received.
Please be aware that the maximum time allotted for members of the public to speak shall not exceed three (3) minutes per speaker. 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 and City Council.
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
REGULAR BUSINESS
2. CITY COUNCIL SELECTION OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE POSITIONS UNDER MONTEBELLO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.08.010, "REORGANIZATION"
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Move to designate one of its members as Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore as called for in Section 2.08.010 of the Montebello Municipal Code.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - CONTINUED
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AB 1234 TRAVEL REPORTS
Members will provide a brief report on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency as required by Government Code Section 53232.3(d).
ADJOURNMENT
The City of Montebello will adjourn to the next Regular Meeting on January 14, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., which can be live- streamed at https://www.montebelloca.gov (Click on Live Stream).
I, Kimberly Guillen, Director of City Clerk Services for the City of Montebello, hereby certify that a copy of this agenda has been posted on or before Sunday, December 7, 2025, no later than 6:00 p.m.
Kimberly Guillen, Director of City Clerk Services
ITEM # 2
CITY OF MONTEBELLO
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Raul Alvarez, City Manager
BY: Kimberly Guillen, Director of City Clerk Services
SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL SELECTION OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
POSITIONS UNDER MONTEBELLO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION
2.08.010, "REORGANIZATION"
DATE: December 9, 2025
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Move to designate one of its members as Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore as called for in Section 2.08.010 of the Montebello Municipal Code.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with recommended actions.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
The City Council will consider the appointment of a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore, as called for in Section 2.08.010 of the Montebello Municipal Code. The rotation is as follows:
Georgina Tamayo
Scarlet Peralta
Ric Alonzo
Danielle Romero
Salvador Melendez
Montebello Municipal Code Section 2.08.010 (Council Reorganization) provides that the City Council must reorganize by selecting one of its members as Mayor on the following
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT - MEETING OF DECEMBER 9, 2025
occasions: (a) the second meeting in November in non-election years; (b) or at the first meeting immediately following the certification of election results in an election year.
Nominations from the City Council are appropriate for the offices of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore. Pursuant to the procedures set forth under Rosenberg's Rules of Order, the Mayor/Presiding Officer would call for nominations for the office of Mayor; a second is not required for those nominated. Once all nominations have been offered by the City Council, nominations will be closed, and the Council will then vote for or confirm the Mayor from the person(s) nominated.
After the Mayor is selected, the same procedure would be followed for the selection of Mayor Pro Tempore.
ENVIRONMENTAL:
N/A
ANALYSIS:
N/A
SUMMARY:
It is recommended that the City Council reorganize in a manner deemed appropriate by a majority vote of the City Council.
ATTACHMENT(S)
None