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MINUTES OF APRIL 22, 2026
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SAN GABRIEL CITY COUNCIL
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Chan called the special meeting of the San Gabriel City Council to order at 5:34 P.M. on Tuesday, April 22, 2026, in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, California, 91776.
ROLL CALL
Council Members Present: Jorge Herrera Avila, Denise Menchaca, John Wu, Vice Mayor Tony Ding, and Mayor Eric Chan
Council Members Absent: None.
Staff Members Present: City Manager Mark Lazzaretto, Community Services Director Rebecca Perez, Chief City Clerk Sharon Clark,
Human Resources/Risk Management Director Edward
Macias, Finance Director William Kaholokula, Police
Chief Edward Elizalde, Community Development
- Director David Sanchez, Public Works Director Michael Sledd, Fire Division Chief Bradley Davis, and Assistant City Clerk Adam Yang.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chief City Clerk Clark provided information for the public on how to view the meeting.
1. PUBLIC COMMENT - None.
2. FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 BUDGET STUDY SESSION FOR PROPOSED CITY
OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Finance Director Kaholokula and Assistant Finance Director Tang made the presentation.
Discussion included City tree and sidewalk maintenance; code enforcement reporting; grants for assisting homeowners with repairs; explanation of secured, unsecured, other, tax-in-lieu, and supplemental property taxes; fluctuation of projected deficits due in part to Proposition A fund exchange; California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) unfunded accrued liability; Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) projection is negative due to not funding payments in the proposed budget; details of the City-wide internal Al project; annual contract for tree maintenance is not part of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP); replacement of street signs; Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is federal funding; potential public safety facility is not accounted for in the current budget; revenue from a potential sales tax measure would go into the general fund; budget survey details; conservative escalator for property tax revenue in the projection; adopted fund reserves policies; potential for a lobbyist for the City; the budget forecast is conservative; 3% vacancy factor included CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Page 1 of 2 April 22, 2026 in the proposed budget; forecast includes a cost-of-living increase each year; potential uses for the Mission Playhouse Centennial funding; forecast for sales tax revenues; Special Events budgets are for direct expenditure costs only; and Community Services programs that previously had an outside funding source will now be fee-based.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
JULIE NGUYEN, City &
Approved this 5" day of May, 2026:
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ERIC CHAN, Mayor
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