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, September 22, 2026, 5:30 PM
City Council Chambers, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
The public may participate via Zoom by clicking the following link:
Zoom Webinar Link in Compliance with SB707
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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 Garcia
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 Legal Counsel; Existing Litigation
Gov. Code 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: City of Sierra Madre v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al.
Name of Parties: Meta Platforms, Inc.
Case No.: 24STCV04913
B. Conference with Legal Counsel; Existing Litigation
Gov. Code 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: Jeremy Gursey v. Southern California Edison Company et al.
Name of Parties: Southern California Edison Company
Case No.: 25STCV00731
C. Conference with Legal Counsel; Initiation of Litigation Gov. Code 54956.9(d)(4)
Number of Potential Cases: 1
D. Conference with Labor Negotiator
Gov. Code 54957.6
City Negotiator: City Manager Michael Bruckner and Assistant City Manager Miguel Hernandez Employee Organizations: Sierra Madre Police Association and Sierra Madre Professional Firefighters' Association
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. Update from Senior Community Commission
A presentation from Commission Chair Stephen Heydorff on programs and services for older adults.
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.
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. 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. First Reading of Ordinance No. 1500 Amending Chapter 16.18 (Urban Lot Split) of Title 16 (Subdivisions) and Chapters 17.20 (R-1 One-Family Residential Zone), 17.30 (R-C Residential Canyon Zone), and 17.59 (Ministerial Design Review Permits) of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code
Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: Government Code sections 66411.7(m) and 65852.21(j).
11. 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 the Regular Meetings held on August 25, 2026 and September 8, 2026
Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities.
B. Resolution No. 26-88 Approval of Warrants for Payment Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(4)- government fiscal activities.
C. Resolution No. 26-89, a Resolution of Intention with Respect to the Establishment of Proposed City of Sierra Madre Community Facilities District No. 2026-1 (The Meadows at Bailey Canyon), Los Angeles County, State of California and Taking Other Actions Related Thereto Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15061(b)(3).
D. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1499 Amending Title 15 (Building and Construction) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code to Adopt by Reference the 2025 California Building Standards Codes with Certain Exceptions, Modifications, and Additions
Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5) - organizational or administrative activities; and 14 CCR 15061(b)(3) - common sense exemption.
E. Ratification of Interagency Agreement with the City of Arcadia for Temporary Police Dispatch Services Recommendation: Approve
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities.
12. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Appointment of City Representative to the Board of Trustees of the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District and Adoption of Resolution No. 26-91 Recommendation: Appoint a Representative or Provide Direction Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(2)- continuing administrative or maintenance activities.
B. Report, Discussion, Direction on the Board & Commission Attendance Policy and Roles, Duties, and Functions of City Boards & Commissions
Recommendation: Provide direction
Not a CEQA Project under: 14 CCR 15378(b)(5)- organizational or administrative activities.
13. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
14. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will adjourn to its next regular meeting on October 13, 2026.
Date Posted: September 17, 2026