CITY OF MONTEBELLO
CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY
JOINT REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2026 AT 6:00 PM
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1600 WEST BEVERLY BOULEVARD
MONTEBELLO, CALIFORNIA
OPENING CEREMONIES
CALL TO ORDER - 6:00 P.M.
Mayor/ Cha
ir Tamayo called the City Council and Successor Agency Meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. in conjunction with the regular City Council Meeting.
ROLL CALL
Members present were Mayor/ Chair Tamayo, Mayor Pro Tem/ Vice Chair Romero, Councilmember/ Member Peralta, Councilmember/ Member Alonzo, and Councilmember/ Member Melendez. City Clerk/Agency Secretary Jimenez and City Treasurer Matanga were also present.
City Attorney/Successor Agency Attorney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman, City Manager/ Executive Director Raul Alvarez, Assistant City Manager Angelica Palmeros, Management Analyst Samantha Nevarez, and Department Directors Kimberly Guillen, Michael Solorza, Joseph Palombi, Ramon Figueroa, John Soria, David Sosnowski, Cesar Roldan, Fire Chief Pelaez, and Police Chief Lopez were present.
CLOSED SESSION - NONE
REGULAR SESSION - IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CORRECTIONS TO TH
E AGENDA - CITY MANAGER
January 14, 2026: City Council and Successor Agency Meeting Minutes
None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA AND 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/SA 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/SA 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/Chairperson and City Council/Agency.
None.
REGULAR BUSINESS - NONE
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine. Any items a member wishes to discuss, including any items the public submitted speaker cards for, should be designated at this time. All other items may be approved in a single motion. Such approval will also waive the reading of any Ordinance.
Councilmember/ Member Melendez motioned, seconded by Councilmember/ Member Peralta, to approve Item No. 1; the motion was approved unanimously.
1. APPROVAL OF SUCCESSOR AGENCY'S RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE (ROPS) AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Successor Agency Resolution Nos. 26-01and 26-02 adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (26-27 ROPS) and Administrative Budget for the 2026-27 Fiscal year; and
2. Direct staff to submit all required resolutions and related documents to the State of California's Department of Finance per Assembly Bill 26, Senate Bill 107 and all related redevelopment dissolution statutes and guidelines; and
3. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
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, January 11, 2026, no later than 6:00 p.m
Kimberly Guillen, Director of City Clerk Services
January 14, 2026: City Council and Successor Agency Meeting Minutes
Mayor/ Chair Tamayo adjourned the City Council and Successor Agency Meeting at 6:06 p.m.
THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 14, 2026, ARE HEREBY APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON THIS 28TH DAY OF JANUARY 2026.