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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, July 14, 2026, 5:30 PM
City Council Chambers, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Zoom Webinar Link in Compliance with SB707
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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 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. REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CLOSED SESSION
A. Conference with Real Property Negotiator
G.C. 54956.8
Property: 350 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024 City Negotiator: City Manager Michael Bruckner
Negotiating Party: Unknown at this Time
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
B. Personnel
Conference with Labor Negotiator
G.C. 54957.6
City Negotiators: City Manager Michael Bruckner and Assistant City Manager Miguel Hernandez Employee Organizations:
Sierra Madre Police Association Employee Organization
Sierra Madre Professional Firefighters' Association
C. Personnel Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release G.C. 54957
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. 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. PUBLIC HEARING
Any person wishing to speak before the City Council on a public hearing item is asked to complete a Speaker Card noting the agenda item number and provide it to the City Clerk prior to the start of the public hearing. Separate and apart from the applicant (who may speak longer in the discretion of the City Council) speakers are generally limited to three (3) minutes per person; 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 acting on any item not listed on the posted agenda. The applicant may additionally submit rebuttal comments, at the discretion of the City Council.
A. Resolution No. 26-64 Approving the City of Sierra Madre 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan
Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities.
B. Continued Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 1497 Amending Ch. 8.13 (Construction and Demolition Waste Disposal) of Title 8 (Health and Safety) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code Recommendation: Approve
CEQA: 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.
C. Resolution No. 26-73 Establishing Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Special Taxes and Annual Assessments for Community Facilities District No. 1 and Sewer Assessment Districts Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(4)- government fiscal activities.
D. Continued Public Hearing and Adoption of Resolution No. 26-61 Approving the FY 2026/2027 Fee Schedule
Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(4)- government fiscal activities.
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. Approval of City Council meeting minutes from June 23, 2026 meeting Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities.
B. Resolution No. 26-65 Approval of Warrants for Payment Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(4)- government fiscal activities.
C. Resolution No. 26-66 Amending the City's Conflict of Interest Code Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities.
D. Resolution No. 26-67 Reciting the Facts of the Special Municipal Election held June 2, 2026, Declaring the Results and Such Matters as Provided by Law
Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities.
E. Resolution No. 26-68 Approving the First Amendment to Settlement Agreement with Ginkgo Stonehouse LLC and Resolution No. 26-69 Approving the Application to Extend Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 65348 by Twelve Months
Recommendation: Approve
CEQA: Consistent with and in furtherance of a certified Final EIR adopted by Resolution 26-09 on January 27, 2026.
F. Resolution No. 26-70 Amending the Classification Plan and Salary Matrix For Classified Employees Association and Confidential-Exempt Employees, Adopting the Classified Employees Association MOU, and Adopting Amendments to the Terms and Conditions of Employment for the Executive Management and Confidential-Exempt Employees, Approving the City Manager’s Performance Bonus and Resolution No. 26-74 Approving the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget Adjustments and Appropriations Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities.
G. Resolution No. 26-71 Authorizing Form 130 Designation of Applicant's Agent Resolution for Non-State Agencies for California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities.
H. Resolution No. 26-72 Approving Goals and Policies for the Creation of Community Facilities Districts Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(4)- government fiscal activities.
I. Amendment No. 1 to the Lease - Communications Site Agreement with STC One LLC for the Communications Facility at Sierra Vista Park
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. Professional Services Agreement with Wittman Enterprises, LLC for Ambulance Billing and Collection Services
Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(4)- government fiscal activities.
11. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Update on Enterprise Fleet Management Program Implementation and Year 1 Vehicle Selection Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities.
B. Report, Discussion, Direction on Planning Commissioner Moran Request for Extended Leave of Absence
Recommendation: Provide staff with direction.
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities.
12. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
13. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will adjourn to its next regular meeting on August 25, 2026.
Date Posted: July 10, 2026