CITY OF SOUTH GATE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025
CALL TO ORDER Joshua Barron, Mayor called a Special City Council Meeting to order at 7:56 p.m.
INVOCATION Tina De La Rosa, Acting Director of Parks & Recreation PLEDGE OFALLEGIANCE Jose De La Paz, City Treasurer
ROLL CALL Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
PRESENT Mayor Joshua Barron, Vice Mayor Al Rios, Council Member Maria del Pilar Avalos, Council Member Maria Davila and Council Member Gil Hurtado; City Treasurer Jose De La Paz, City Manager Rob Houston, City Attomey Raul F. Salinas
COMMENTS FROM THE
AUDIENCE-NON-AGENDA
ITEMS Sylvia Masushige, South Gate resident, congratulated the new Mayor and Vice Mayor. She invited everyone to St. Helens Church this Friday. Father Angel will be having a mass.
Robyn Logan, South Gate resident, congratulated the new Mayor and Vice Mayor. She is concerned about fecal matters on Tweedy Blvd., electric bikes, E-scooters and what the city will do in the :[uture to enforce the laws.
Liz Ruiz, Kauffman Avenue, thanked everyone for the events that have happened recently. She stated it is heartbreaking to see certain comments online. Ms. Ruiz neighbor that lives on Nebraska, sent a video of furniture being dumped on city property and suggested security cameras.
Nelson Hermosillo, 10135 Dorothy Avenue, great time attending city events with his family. Spoke about a video on social media involving the mayor addressing parking issues. Mr. Hermosillo apologized on behalf of the community because that video is completely uncalled for. The city does have parking issues, and this should be done civilly and in an appropriate manner.
EMAILS Martha Torres advises thee Council that the Fair Housing Foundation provides South Gate residents with free services, including confidential landlord tenant counseling, discrimination complaint investigations, and multilingual educational workshops. Ms. Torres invites Council and the community to attend a fair housing workshop on December 15th and directs residents to the foundation's website or phone number for additional information.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MiNUTES OF DECF,MBER 9, 2025
REPORTS AND COMMENTS
FROMCITYOFFICIALS ArturoCervantes,DirectorofPublicWorks,hadnothingtoreport.
Tina De La Rosa, Acting Director of Parks & Recreation, thanked everyone for helping during the event. She mentioned the Christmas Parade is on Sunday and the Santa Breakfast on Saturday.
Rob Houston, City Manager, stated the rest of the city staff are good.
Jose De La Paz, City Treasurer, had nothing to report.
Yodit Glaze, City Clerk, thanked everyone that participated and attended the Youth Cornrnission's Pageant of the Trees on Saturday.
Rail F. Salinas, City Attorney, had nothing to report.
Council Member Avalos attended the tree lighting ceremony last Thursday in City Hall. It was an honored to represent the City of South Gate at the Lynwood Parade on Friday. On Saturday, she had the pleasure of attending the Pageant of the Trees. She also attended the bimonthly meeting with the Southeastern Water Coalition Board and highlighted the Board's responsibilities. She wished everyone a Merg Christmas and a Happy 2026.
Council Member Davila wished everyone a happy holiday.
Council Member Hurtado thanked the speaker that mentioned the EV scooters. He too is concerned about the E-bikes. He thanked Ms. Ruiz for bringing up some of the comments on social media. He explained the tree lighting ceremony in the past. December 23rd is his 45fh wedding anniversary. He wished everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Vice Mayor Rios recognized the Cortez family on the AYSO. He is concerned about the lack of doors at the Hollydale Park men's restroom.
He wished everyone a Happy Festive Holidays.
Mayor Barron thanked staff for all city events. He commented on a 5- second video clip on social media regarding parking. He thanked Mr.
Hermosillo for his comments. He wished everyone Happy Holidays.
CONSENTCALENDAR Agenda Item 1 was unanimously approved by motion of Mayor Davila and seconded by Council Member Avalos.
ROLL CALL: Council Member Avalos, yes; Council Member Hurtado, yes; Council Member Davila, yes; Vice Mayor Rios, yes; Mayor Barron, yes.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF DECEMBER 9, 2025 l
CITY COUNCIL The City Council unanimously approved items A & B during Consent Calendar:
a. The cancellation of the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting of Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
b. Authorized the City Council Auditor to review and approve the second warrant register for December 2025.
2 WARRANTS The City Council unanimously approved the Warrant Register for December 9, 2025, by motion of Council Member Davila and seconded by Council Member Avalos.
Total ofChecks: $ 2,181,782.50
Less:Voids $ 0.00
Less: Employee Payroll Deductions ($ 424,992.37)
GrandTotal: $1,756,790.13
Cancellations: None
ROLL CALL: Council Member Avalos, yes; Council Member Hurtado, yes; Council Member Davila, yes; Vice Mayor Rios, yes; Mayor Barron, yes.
ADJOURNMENT Council Member Avalos unanimously adjourned the meeting in Memory of Frank Gehry, designer of the Art Culture Center at 821 p.m. and seconded by Council Member Davila.
PASSED and APPROVED on this 27" day of January 2026. yor
ATTEST:
Yodit l City Clerk