CITY OF
SIERRA
MADRE
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
Mayor Kristine Lowe | Mayor Pro Tem Gene Goss
Council Member Edward Garcia | Council Member Kelly Kriebs | Council Member Robert Parkhurst Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 5:30 PM
City Council Chambers, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
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PUBLIC COMMENT & ACCESS
The Brown Act provides the public with an opportunity to make public comments at any public meeting. As an alternative, public comment may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] by 3:00PM on the day of the meeting. Emails will be acknowledged at the City Council meeting, filed into public record, and scanned onto the City website for public review.
A copy of the posted agenda and a live video stream of the meeting can be found on the City’s website at sierramadreca.gov , on Foothills Media website at foothillsmedia.org/sierramadre, and broadcast on Government Access Channel 3 (Spectrum).
If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 355- 7135 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
CODE OF CONDUCT
The purpose of a City Council meeting is to conduct City business. Members of the public that behave in a manner that interrupts or obstructs the City Council’s ability to conduct City business may be asked to leave the meeting.
Any and all demonstrations which disrupt, interrupt, or obstruct the City Council’s ability to conduct City business are prohibited. No signs, posters, or other large objects shall be brought into the Council Chambers or other meeting place if doing so would disrupt, disturb, or otherwise impede the orderly course of the meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INSPIRATION
3. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Kristine Lowe, Mayor
Gene Goss, Mayor Pro Tem
Edward Garcia, Council Member
Kelly Kriebs, Council Member
Robert Parkhurst, Council Member
4. REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CLOSED SESSION
A. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
Pursuant to Government Code 54957
B. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
Pursuant to Government Code 54957
C. Conference with Labor Negotiator
Pursuant to Government Code 54957.6
Name of City Negotiator: City Manager
Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney
5. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM CITY CLERK REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS
6. REPORTS FROM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL (including reports from City Council related to meetings attended at City expense per AB 1234)
7. REPORTS FROM CITY STAFF
8. PRESENTATIONS
A. Proclamation in Recognition of National Donate Life Month B. Proclamation in Recognition of National Library Week C. Presentation from the Clean Power Alliance on the Power Ready Project
9. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Any person wishing to speak before the City Council is asked to complete a Speaker Card and provide it to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. Speakers are generally limited to three (3) minutes per person and time may not be delegated; any changes to the allotted time will be announced prior to the Public Comment period.
Under the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda. Persons with a disability who require a disability related modification or accommodation in order to participate in the meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or accommodation from the City Clerk.
Addressing the City Council from the audience is not permitted; all comments addressing the Council must be made from the podium. Only public comment made from the podium will be recognized by the City Council and entered into public record.
10. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be acted on by one roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the City Council requests that a specific item be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action.
A. City Council Meeting Minutes from March 24, 2026
Recommended Action: Approve
B. Resolution No. 26-28 Approval of Warrants for Payment Recommended Action: Approve
C. Letter of Support Assembly Bill 2215 (Calderon) – Urban Water Management Planning Recommended Action: Approve
D. Memorandum of Understanding with the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society Recommended Action: Approve
E. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1492 Regulating Bingo Recommended Action: Approve
F. Ratification of Administrative Increase to Purchase Order No. 26-00174 with Transtech Engineers, Inc. for Interim Public Works Project Management
Recommended Action: Approve
G. Resolution No. 26-27 Adopting the Equipment Rental Rate Provisions of the Caltrans Labor Surcharge and Equipment Rental Rates Manual for Public Works Cost Recovery Recommended Action: Approve
H. Resolution No. 26-30 Approving a Supplemental Budget Appropriation from the Water Fund Reserve and Award of Construction Contract to General Pump Company, Inc. for the Well No. 4 Rehabilitation Project (Spec. No. W425/26) in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,161,374.50 Recommended Action: Approve
11. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Authorization to Initiate a Pilot Program with Uber Transit for Local Transportation Rideshare Services Recommended Action: Approve
B. Report, Discussion, and Direction Regarding Citywide Special Events Policy Recommended Action: Provide Direction
C. Ordinance No. 1491 Amending Chapters 10.04 (DEFINITIONS), 10.08 (TRAFFIC REGULATIONS), and
10.12 (ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT) of Title 10 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) and amending Section 12.24.040 (TRAFFIC REGULATIONS) of Chapter 12.24 (PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION CENTERS) of Title 12 (STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code– to Define and Regulate Electric Mobility Devices
Recommended Action: Approve
D. Resolution No. 26-29 Rescinding Resolution No. 26-16 and Provide Direction on Funding the Downtown Parking Study
Recommended Action: Approve
12. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
13. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will adjourn to its next regular meeting on April 28, 2026.
Date Posted: April 9, 2026