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CITY OF SAN GABRIEL
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 - 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
Eric L. Chan
Mayor
Tony Ding
Vice Mayor
Jorge Herrera Ávila
Council Member
Denise Menchaca
Council Member
John Wu
Council Member
Amended 10/16/2026
Item 5A – Alternative Options –
Option 1 Revised – Corrected Link
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026
• CALL TO ORDER
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY: Councilmember Herrera Ávila • ROLL CALL
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER
2. PRESENTATIONS
A. DONATION FROM SAN GABRIEL WOMEN’S FOUNDATION AND SAN
GABRIEL HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION TOWARD RESTORATION OF THE
MINI MISSION MODELS AT THE MISSION PLAYHOUSE
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
This is the time set aside for members of the public to address the City Council on Consent Calendar items and on items of interest that are not on the Agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the San Gabriel City Council.
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
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – October 20, 2026 3 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 6, 2026.
2. Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of October 6, 2026.
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.
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. CASH AND INVESTMENT REPORT – SEPTEMBER 2026
In accordance with the City of San Gabriel’s 2026-2027 Adopted Investment Policy (Resolution No. 26-18) and California Government Code Section 53646, the Finance Director is to render an investment report to the City Council, City Treasurer, City Manager, and the City Attorney. The Cash and Investment Report is presented to receive and file in accordance with the City’s adopted 2026-27 Investment Policy.
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 receive and file the Cash and Investment Report for September 2026.
D. FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 YEAR-END APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS [RESOLUTION NO. 26-57]
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – October 20, 2026 4 As the City’s Fiscal Year 2025-2026 financial books are being closed, it becomes necessary to make budget adjustments prior to the forthcoming audit. These adjustments are necessary to allocate additional funds to general fund departments or other funds that have surpassed their initially-allocated or amended budgets. This report seeks the approval of the City Council for these budget adjustments, which may involve transferring appropriations between general fund departments or appropriating funds to a fund that has exceeded its budgeted appropriations. General fund departments and funds that exceed approved budgets are disclosed in the audited financial statements.
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 adopt Resolution No. 26-57 approving proposed amendments to the annual budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
E. AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT NO. 26-22 TO CARTER ENTERPRISES
GROUP, INCORPORATED, DOING BUSINESS AS PAVEMENT REHAB
COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT PEDESTRIAN RAMP IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN THE
AMOUNT OF $228,737, PLUS A 10% CONTINGENCY OF $22,873.70, FOR A TOTAL POTENTIAL AMOUNT OF $251,610.70
The City of San Gabriel (City) allocates a portion of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funding it receives each year towards the City’s Capital Improvement Program Project #1-14-02 for street repairs and sidewalk improvement projects in low-to-moderate-income residential areas. Due to the amounts received and infrastructure needs, the City typically accumulates two years of funds to use annually rather than every year, and for pedestrian ramp improvements in particular.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: This project is determined to be Categorially Exempt per CEQA Section 15301 – the project consists of minor alterations to existing public right of way facilities. No potential for significant impacts to the environment are anticipated in this project.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
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1. Approve plans and specifications for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant Pedestrian Ramp Improvement Project (Capital Improvement Program Project #1-14-02);
2. Award Construction Contract No. 26-22 to Carter Enterprises Group, Incorporated, doing business as Pavement Rehab Company, in the amount of $228,737.00, plus a 10% contingency of $22,873.70, for a total potential amount of $251,610.70; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute Construction Contract No. 26-22, approve a purchase order in the amount of $228,737.00 for the base project contract, and a separate purchase order in the amount of $22,873.70 for contingency.
F. RESOLUTION NO. 26-55 RESCINDING AND REPLACING RESOLUTION NO. 26-43 AND RATIFYING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SAN GABRIEL FIRE MANAGEMENT GROUP FOR THE JULY 1, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027 PERIOD AND INCREASING GENERAL FUND
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT SALARIES AND BENEFITS On August 18, 2026, City Council adopted Resolution No. 26-43 ratifying a twoyear successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and Fire Management Group (FMG). Soon after the adoption of Resolution No. 26- 43, staff identified a minor discrepancy regarding the starting date for the increase in Special Assignment Pay in the MOU amendment that had been ratified. Resolution No. 26-55 rescinds and replaces Resolution No. 26-43, properly clarifies and establishes the starting date for the increase in Special Assignment Pay, and ratifies the two-year successor MOU between the City and FMG for the period covering July 28, 2025 through June 30, 2027.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: This item is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 26-55, which rescinds and replaces Resolution No. 26- 43;
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2. Ratifies the two-year successor Memorandum of Understanding between the City and Fire Management Group for the period covering July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027;
3. Appropriates $305,814 in the General Funds to cover increased Fire Department salaries and benefits in Fiscal Year 2026-27; and
4. Authorize the City’s negotiators to execute the Memorandum of Understanding.
G. REQUEST TO ACCEPT $1,500 DONATION FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS – SAN GABRIEL WOMEN’S FOUNDATION AND SAN GABRIEL HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION – IN SUPPORT OF THE
RESTORATION EFFORTS FOR THE MISSION PLAYHOUSE MINIATURE MISSION REPLICAS AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 26-58
AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 BUDGET TO INCREASE
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000
The City received donations from the Sam Gabriel Women’s Foundation and San Gabriel Historical Association in the amount of $1,500 each to help cover the restoration fees for the mini-Mission replicas located in the courtyard off the Mission Playhouse Glassroom. The San Gabriel Mission Playhouse is home to miniature replicas of all 21 California Missions and the mural of California landscapes that adorns them was completed in 1995 with funding from community member Helen Kennedy. The work was done by Evan LeGrande Wilson of LeGrande Studios, Incorporated. Since then, every 2-3 years, Wilson completes more minor work on the Missions, cleaning them up, fixing broken crosses or bells, or other necessary touch-ups.
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. Accept the donations of $1,500 from San Gabriel Women’s Foundation and $1,500 from San Gabriel Historical Association into the Mission Playhouse Donation Account 152-3920; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 26-58, authorizing budget adjustment of $3,000 within expenditure account number 152-712-07-35-000.
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – October 20, 2026 7 H. SAN GABRIEL FARMERS MARKET – UPDATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH FARM AND CRAFT MARKET, INCORPORATED
On November 18, 2025, the City Council approved a six-month Professional Service Agreement with Farm and Craft, Incorporated to operate a Farmers Market in the Mission District. The market relaunched on April 11, 2026, with a grand opening on April 18, 2026. Since the relaunch, the Farmers Market has provided a consistent community gathering place, increased activity along Mission drive, supported by local farmers and small businesses, and positively contributed to the vitality of the Mission District. The initial six-month term allowed the City to evaluate the market’s operations, vendor participation, attendance, and community benefit.
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. Approve the Professional Services Agreement with Farm and Craft Market, Incorporated for the continued operation of the Farmers Market for an initial one-year term, with the option to extend for up to two (2) additional one-year periods upon mutual written agreement;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Services Agreement and related documents;
3. Authorize modifications to the Farmers Market footprint, including expansion into the area between Carmelita Drive and Broadway, subject to the City approval and applicable operational, public safety, traffic, and community considerations;
4. Authorize staff to evaluate and coordinate operational adjustments to the Farmers Market, including market hours and footprint, as necessary to address operational impacts, parking access, street reopening, and compatibility with Mission Playhouse, Adult Recreation, Grapevine, and surrounding businesses;
5. Authorize the City to cancel or suspend a scheduled Farmers Market event, or require an adjustment to the Market schedule or location, when reasonably necessary to accommodate or facilitate a City-sponsored or Citysupported event, public safety requirement, emergency, or other significant City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – October 20, 2026 8 City operational need, with as much advance notice as reasonably practicable; and
6. Authorize staff to conduct an annual review of the Farmers Market and report to the City Council as necessary regarding market performance, community and business impacts, vendor participation, and recommendations for continued operation.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
A. APPEAL (APPEAL 26-001) OF PLANNING CASE NO. SPR24-084 SITE PLAN REVIEW (508 GERONA AVENUE)
APPELLANT: COLLEEN DOAN
This application (APPEAL26-001) is an appeal of the Design Review Commission’s decision to approve a Site Plan Review (SPR24-084) for a proposed new two-story single-family residence at 508 Gerona Avenue. The property is located in the R-1 (Single-Family Residence) Zone and has a General Plan Land Use Designation of Low Density Residential. This application was approved by the Design Review Commission on September 28, 2026.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: This project is exempt from the CEQA per Guidelines Section 15303, Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures).
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Make a determination on the requested Fee Waiver; and
2. ADOPT a Resolution DENYING the appeal and upholding the APPROVAL of Resolution No. 26-06 for Planning Case No. SPR24-084 for a Site Plan Review of a new two-story single-family residence at 508 Gerona Avenue.
Alternative Options for Consideration
Option 1 – GRANT the appeal, make the findings, and direct staff to return with a Resolution for the DENIAL of Planning Case No. SPR24-084 at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting on November 17, 2026.
Option 1 would mean that the project as proposed will not be approved and the Applicant would be required to redesign the project.
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda – October 20, 2026 9 Option 2 – DENY the appeal, MODIFY in whole or in part, the action of the Design Review Commission, make the findings, and direct staff to return with an amended Resolution for the APPROVAL of the Planning Case No. SPR24- 084 at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting on November 17, 2026.
Option 2 would mean approving the project with modifications in response to City Council direction.
B. ORDINANCE NO. 731 AMENDING SAN GABRIEL MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 34.80(C)(2)(A)(2) TO ALIGN WITH RENUMBERED SECTIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS – INTRODUCTION
AND FIRST READING
Recent updates to the State of California Code of Regulations renumbered and changed the effective date of certain sections that are cited in the San Gabriel Municipal Code. Ordinance No. 731 would amend the municipal code to maintain accurate citations, but otherwise have no substantial or regulatory effect.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: The proposed ordinance update is not a project under the CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), because it consists solely of administrative activities of government that will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Conduct the public hearing and discuss the proposed Ordinance No. 731;
2. Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 731 by title only:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN GABRIEL,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SAN GABRIEL MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION
34.80(C)(2)(A)(2) TO ALIGN WITH RENUMBERED SECTION OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
and
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3. Waive future reading of the Ordinance and schedule the second reading and adoption of the Ordinance for the next regularly-scheduled City Council meeting on November 17, 2026. The Ordinance would then become effective 30 days after the adoption.
6. CONTINUED BUSINESS – None.
7. NEW BUSINESS
A. GENERAL FUND PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026
The Fiscal Year ended on June 30, 2026. This report presents preliminary, unaudited financial results based on staff forecasts and estimates. While actual revenues and expenditures for the concluded fiscal year are still subject to audit, staff have prepared projections to provide a timely overview of the General Fund’s financial performance. The audited financial statements are anticipated to be completed by December 31, 2026, and the audit results will be presented to the City Council for review and consideration.
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 review and file this report.
8. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
9. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS
10. CLOSED SESSION – None.
11. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 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.sangabriel.gov.
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