City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – November 4, 2025 1 How to Submit Public Comment
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CITY OF SAN GABRIEL
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 6:30 P.M.
City Hall Council Chamber
425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, California 91776
Mark Lazzaretto
City Manager
Keith Lemieux
City Attorney
Julie Nguyen
City Clerk
Kevin B. Sawkins
City Treasurer
Denise Menchaca
Mayor
Eric Chan
Vice Mayor
Tony Ding
Council Member
Jorge Herrera Avila
Council Member
John Wu
Council Member
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
• CALL TO ORDER
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY: Council Member Herrera Avila • ROLL CALL: Mayor Menchaca, Vice Mayor Chan, Council Members Ding, Herrera Avila, Wu
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER
2. PRESENTATIONS
A. NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH (SIBAN’GNA)
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH (TOVISCANGA)
B. LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and recommendations will be approved in one motion unless a member of the City Council requests separate discussion.
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes are a record of the official actions taken at the City Council meeting.
1. Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of October 21, 2025
2. Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of October 21, 2025 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Recommended Action: Approval
B. MATERIAL DEMANDS
The most recent Material Demands from the Finance Department are presented to the City Council for review and approval.
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – November 4, 2025 3 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Material Demands as presented.
C. 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE
The City Council is scheduled to meet regularly on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. At the end of each year, the City Council schedules the meetings for the year ahead. There will be nominal savings in staff time and utility costs for cancelled meetings.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the 2026 City Council meeting schedule as outlined in the staff report.
D. AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT NO. 25-09 TO SOUTHWEST
PIPELINE AND TRENCHLESS CORPORATION FOR THE SAN GABRIEL
BOULEVARD SEWER REHABILITATION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $779,305 PLUS A 10% CONTINGENCY
The proposed project will rehabilitate the existing sewer line on San Gabriel Boulevard from Angeleno Avenue to Marshall Street utilizing trenchless curedin-place-pipe sewer lining technology. Southwest Pipeline & Trenchless Corporation submitted the lowest responsive bid for the San Gabriel Boulevard Sewer Rehabilitation Project, totaling $779,305, plus a 10% contingency.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: This project is determined to be Categorical Exempt per CEQA Section 15301 – the project consists of minor alterations to existing public right of way facilities. No significant environmental impacts are anticipated for this project.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
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1. Approve plans and specifications for the San Gabriel Boulevard Sewer Rehabilitation Project (CIP 4-12-05);
2. Award the contract to Southwest Pipeline & Trenchless Corporation;
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute Construction Contract No. 25-09; and
4. Approve a purchase order in the amount of $857,235.50 which includes a 10% construction contingency.
E. THEATRE RENTAL FEE WAIVER REQUEST BY OLYMPIA PHILHARMONIC
SOCIETY
Olympia Philharmonic Society is planning a youth orchestra concert at the Mission Playhouse on January 11, 2026, and has requested a partial fee waiver:
a reduction from $6,659.50 to $3,784.50. The event will be presented to the community at no charge for admission. The City has budgeted $12,000 in its annual Rental Subsidy account, account number 152-3532, for fiscal year 2025- 2026 from which the waiver would be charged. Should the City Council approve staff’s recommendation, the remaining balance would be $9,850.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a partial fee waiver of the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse facility rental fee in the amount of $2,150 for the January 11, 2026 performance day.
5. PUBLIC HEARING – None.
6. CONTINUED BUSINESS – None.
7. NEW BUSINESS
A. ORDINANCE NO. 724 AMENDING TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 30 CITY COUNCIL, SECTION 30.02 COMPENSATION OF THE SAN GABRIEL
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADJUST THE COMPENSATION OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PURSUANT TO SENATE BILL 329 – INTRODUCTION AND FIRST
READING
Senate Bill 329 changed the salary cap for city council members to help account for the 300% increase in the cost of living since the last update in 1984. In order to account for inflation and facilitate more diverse city councils, options for City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – November 4, 2025 5 increasing Council Member compensation are presented for City Council consideration. San Gabriel City Council Member compensation was last adjusted in 2009 to $893.70 monthly, pursuant to Ordinance No. 573-C.S. City Council compensation is proposed to increase from $893.70 per month, per member, to either a maximum of $1,275 (Option 1) or $1,608.66 (Option 2A).
Under Option 1, the impact to the General Fund would be an additional $381.30 per month ($4,575.60 annually) per Council Member, or $22,878 total each year for all five members. Under Option 2A, the increase would be $714.96 per month ($8,579.52 annually) per Council Member, or $42,897.60 total annually for all five members. There would be no fiscal impact in the current fiscal year; funds for the increased compensation would be included in the Fiscal Year 2026–27 Budget.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Waive full reading, read by title only, and introduce for first reading Ordinance No. 724 entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of San Gabriel, California, Amending Title III: Administration, Chapter 30 City Council, Section
30.02 Compensation of the San Gabriel Municipal Code to adjust the Compensation of City Council Members Pursuant to Senate Bill 329,” incorporating either Option 1 or 2(A) for the compensation amount.
2. Waive future reading and schedule the second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 724 for the next regularly-scheduled City Council meeting.
ALTERNATIVES
City Council may decide to:
1. Not approve the ordinance at introduction; or
2. Increase compensation to another amount under the maximum of $1,608.66
8. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
9. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS
10. CLOSED SESSION – None.
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11. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 6:30 P.M. Information regarding matters to be considered at each meeting will be available on the Friday before the City Council Meeting on the City’s website at www.sangabrielcity.com.
Materials Available for Inspection. You may view agenda items online at www.sangabrielcity.com/agendacenter, or in person at City Hall, 425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776. Materials related to an item on this Agenda, submitted to the City Council after distribution of the Agenda packet, will be posted on the City website.
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English
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Chinese (Traditional)
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Chinese (Simplified)
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Vietnamese
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