SPECIAL SOUTH GATE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL SOUTH GATE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at
5:00 p.m.
SOUTH GATE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
8650 CALIFORNIA AVE
SOUTH GATE, CA 90280
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City Officials
MAYOR,
Joshua Barron
CITY CLERK,
Yodit Glaze
VICE MAYOR,
Al Rios
CITY TREASURER,
Jose De La Paz
COUNCIL MEMBER,
Maria del Pilar Avalos
CITY MANAGER,
Rob Houston
COUNCIL MEMBER,
Maria Davila
CITY ATTORNEY,
Ra
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l F. Salinas
COUNCIL MEMBER,
Gil Hurtado
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Meeting Schedule
1 The regular meetings of the City Council are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, closed session business will usually commence at 5:30 p.m., when scheduled, and general business session will commence at 6:30 p.m.
Brown Act
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City's Vision Statement
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Public Communications
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Call to Order/Roll Call
CALL TO ORDER:
Joshua Barron, Mayor
ROLL CALL:
Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
Open Session
1. Certificates of Appreciation to the South East High School Girls Volleyball Team for Winning the 2025 CIF LA City Section Girls’ Volleyball Championships Division IV
The City Council will issue Certificates of Appreciation to the South East High School Girls Volleyball Team. (CM)
Documents:
Item 1 Report 03102026 Open.pdf
2. Proclamation declaring March 2026 as Women's History Month
The City Council will issue a Proclamation declaring March 2026, as Women's History Month (CLERK)
Documents:
2 Item 2 Report 03102026 Open.pdf
Closed Session
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – PENDING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a),54954.9(b)(3)(C),and 54956.9(d)(1)(4)
a. Luis Mondeagon v. City of South Gate, et al.
b. Esteban Hernandez v. City of South Gate, et al.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Representative: City Manager
Rob Houston
Unrepresented Employees: Top Management/Department Directors Hourly Employees
Employee Organizations: SGMEA
SGPMMA
SGDMA
SGPOA
SGPMA
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Documents:
Item 1 Report 03102026 Closed.pdf
Adjournment
I, Yodit Glaze, City Clerk, certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Meeting Agenda was posted on March 5, 2026, at 3:40 p.m., as required by law.
3 Yodit Glaze
City Clerk
GENERAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The City Council adopted new rules relating to the conduct of the public meetings, proceedings, and business in the City of South Gate on July 12, 2022, (Resolution 2022-38-CC) and go into effect on August 1, 2022. Resolution #2022-38-CC is available at the City Clerk’s Office.
MEETING SCHEDULE
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PUBLIC COMMENT/PARTICIPATION
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CURFEW
In absence of a motion duly adopted by majority vote of the City Council, the Presiding Officer may adjourn the City Council meetings at 10:30 p.m. The Presiding Officer may ask the City Council if any agenda items listed should be continued or dealt with during the meeting. For those items to be continued, the City Council can direct the item be placed on the next City Council agenda or the current meeting may be adjourned to a time certain at which time the meeting shall be reconvened as an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council and action upon the published agenda continued.
STAFF REPORTS
4 As a general rule, staff reports. or other written documentation are prepared/organized with respect to each item of business listed on the agenda. Meeting agendas and staff reports are available at least 72- hours prior to the scheduled regular City Council meeting and a minimum of 24-hours prior to a Special City Council meeting. There are times when the City Council receives written material. revised material after the posting of agendas, these materials are become a public record and will be available for public view within 72-hours after the meeting in which they were received. Those materials and any other public document can be inspected in the City Clerk's Office located at 8650 California Avenue, South Gate.
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March 2026 as Women's History Month
WHEREAS, women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historic contributions to the growth and strength of our Nation and our local communities in countless recorded and unrecorded ways; and WHEREAS, women have played and continue to play critical economic, cultural, and social roles in every sphere of life by constituting a significant portion of the labor force working inside and outside of the home, within corporations, the military, federal and local govemment agencies and educational institutions; and WHEREAS, women have provided the majority of volunteerlaborthroughout history and have been particularly important in the establishment and advancement of charitable, philanthropic, and culhiral institutions wit our communities; and WHEREAS, women have been leaders, not only in securing their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and other movements that have helped shape our Nation and communities; and
WHEREAS, women continue to serve as leaders, innovators, educators, caregivers and public servants whose contributions strengthen families, communities, and the workforce; and
WHEREAS, Women's History Month provides an opportunity to reflect on the courage, determination and leadership of women who have broken barriers, advanced equality, and inspired fiiture generations; and NOW, THEREFORE, be it proclaimed on this 10" day of March 2026, that I, Joshua Barron, Mayor of the City of South Gate, on behalf of the City Council, do hereby proclaim the month of March 2026, as Women's History Month in the City of South Gate, and encourage all residents to recognize and celebrate the achievements and contributions of women throughout history and within our community.
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Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney K'FS
March 5, 2026
Item No. 1
SUBJECT: CLOSED SESSION ITEMS FOR THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF March 10, 2026
The following item should be listed on the Closed Session Agenda for the Special City Council Meeting of the City of South Gate on March 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PE,NDING LITIGATION Pursuant to Governrnent Code Section 54956.9(a), 54954.9(b)(3)(C), and 54956.9(d)(1)(4) a. Luis Mondeagon v. City of South Gate, et al.
b. Esteban Hernandez v. City of South Gate
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Pursuant to Governrnent Code Section 54957.6
Agency Representation: City Manager
Rob Houston
Unrepresented Employees: Top Management/Department Directors Hourly Employees
Employee Organizations: SGMEA
SGPMMA
SGDMA
SGPOA
SGPMA
If you liave any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the City Attorney's Office immediately, 29