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, May 26, 2026, 5:30 PM
City Council Chambers, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
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PUBLIC COMMENT & ACCESS
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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
A. Council Member Kelly Kriebs
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. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM CITY CLERK REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS
5. REPORTS FROM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL (including reports from City Council related to meetings attended at City expense per AB 1234)
6. REPORTS FROM CITY STAFF
7. PRESENTATIONS
A. Proclamation in Recognition of Older Americans Month B. Proclamation in Recognition of Dane Lenton, Sierra Madre Older American of the Year C. Sierra Madre Civic Club Grant Awards
The Sierra Madre Civic Club is an independent philanthropic organization, serving the community of Sierra Madre. These grant funds are not allocated nor distributed from City funded accounts.
8. 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.
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.
9. 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. Approval of City Council meeting minutes from May 12, 2026 meeting Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities B. Resolution 26-39 Approval of Warrants for Payment
Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(4)- government fiscal activities.
C. Resolution No. 26-38 Authorizing a Supplemental Budget Appropriation from the Water Fund Reserve in the amount of $400,000 and Approval of the Water Main Replacement Agreement with Toll West Coast, LLC
Recommendation: Approve
CEQA Project, exempt under: 14 CCR 15061(b)(3)- common sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment.
D. Resolution No. 26-45 Authorizing a Supplemental Budget Appropriation from the Library Gift and Memorial Fund in the Amount of $80,000 for Fiscal Year 2025/26 Recommendation: Approve
CEQA Project, exempt under: 14 CCR 15061(b)(3)- common sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment.
E. Resolution No. 26-46 Authorizing a Supplemental Budget Appropriation of $174,050 from the General Fund Reserve and Award of a Construction Contract to Ultimate Pool Remodeling, Inc. for the Sierra Madre Aquatic Center Pool Deck Repair and Pools Replaster Project at Sierra Vista Park in the Amount of $324,050
Recommendation: Approve
CEQA - Exempt under 14 CCR 15302 as a replacement/ reconstruction of existing structures/facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity.
F. Professional Services Agreement with Pasadena Humane Society for Animal Shelter and Animal Control Services in the Amount of $364,488 for a Five-Year Period Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities G. Professional Services Agreement with California Consulting, Inc. for Grant Research, Identification, Writing, and Administration Services in the Amount of $111,400 Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities H. Declaration of City-Owned Vehicles as Surplus in accordance with Sierra Madre Municipal Code Section 3.08.100(C)
Recommendation: Approve
CEQA Project, exempt under: 14 CCR 15061(b)(3)- common sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment.
I. Fourth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Willdan Engineering Recommendation: Approve
CEQA Project, exempt under: 14 CCR 15061(b)(3)- common sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment J. Resolution No. 26-41 Initiating FY 2026/27 Downtown Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District Proceedings
Recommendation: Approve
CEQA Project, exempt under: 14 CCR 15061(b)(3)- common sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment K. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1493 Amending Chapter 12.28 (House and Building Numbering) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Places) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code Recommendation: Approve
CEQA Project, exempt under: 14 CCR 15061(b)(3)- common sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment.
L. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1494 Amending Section 17.08.020 (Words, Terms, Phrases Defined) of Chapter 17.08 (Definitions) and Chapter 17.22 (Accessory Dwelling Units) of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code
Recommendation: Approve
CEQA - exempt as an ordinance implementing Article 2 (commencing with Government Code Section 66314) and Article 3 (commencing with Section 66333) of Chapter 13 of Division 1 of Title 7 of, the Government Code, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.17
10. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Resolution No. 26-47 Approving City Council Teleconferencing Procedures Policy Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities
11. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
12. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will adjourn to a special meeting on May 27, 2026.
Date Posted: May 21, 2026